A/N: Hello again! I hope everyone is having a great day! I know I am! A special thank you to scarletpelt and golden-priestess for following and faving! You guys made my day! Again, Ouran is not mine, only my OC(s) are. Enjoy! :)
It was yesterday that I had met the Host Club. Yesterday that I had gotten the surprise phone call from my older sister. Yesterday when she broke down in front of me and told me how she wanted me to rely on her sometimes.
She had spent the night with me at my apartment. I still needed to unpack everything, but I had had the basic furniture delivered from a store the day I had arrived in Japan. She didn't complain.
I was now back at school, heading to class. I knew that the Host Club would be wanting answers. I would tell them only what they needed to know. Which wasn't much. Barely anything in fact. But, I wasn't about to go spewing my whole life story to them. Oh no, I only met them yesterday after all. Don't get me wrong, I had immediately gotten the impression that these people could be trusted, but I had never told anyone all of my tricks and secrets before. I wasn't about to start now.
I had finally gotten to class and sat down at my desk. The twins weren't here yet, nor was Haruhi. Fine with me, a few minutes of silence would be nice. I just turned up my music. I was currently listening to a mix of Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Led Zepplin, and Metallica. I had no idea what was in store for me today.
I laid my head down on my crossed arms on the desk. The jet-lag was wearing off, but I still felt like hibernating with the bears. It didn't help that I had been working at home as well.
Just then, the twins and Haruhi strolled in. Well, the twins were dragging Haruhi around while pestering her. Same thing.
When they spotted me, they glanced at each other out of the corner of their eyes. They both grinned mischeviously, a plan forming in their heads. They casually walked over to me, abandoning Haruhi for now. With one on each side, they slung an arm around my shoulders. They wanted answers.
Simultaneously, they said, "Rena-chan, tell us what you and your big sister were talking about? You should really let your feelings out every once in a while. Talking might help!" I just chuckled to myself, they were gonna have to try harder to get me to talk.
I replied with, "Nope! I only wanna explain it once, since I know you all want to know. I guess you'll just have to wait until after school." Their faces fell for a split second, but went back to grinning instantly.
At the same time, they stood in front of my desk, pulling my earphones out. "Very well Rena-chan! We'll wait for your explaination if... You win the 'Which One Is Hikaru' game! If you lose, you have to tell us everything!" They grinned. They pulled out green hats and placed in on their heads, hiding their hair-partings. Their grins obviously said that they expected to win. Amatuers.
Haruhi was by now standing next to me. She looked at them, then me. "Guys! That's not fair! She only met you yesterday! How would she know which is which?" Haruhi said, standing up for me. Their grins only grew wider. I just smiled a small smile and opened the video recorder on my phone. I hit the RECORD button. This was going to be priceless.
"Give it your best shot boys."
Their smiles got even wider, if that was even possible. They spun around in a dizzying manner that no one would be able to keep up with. They stopped and looked at me with triumphant smirks. It was only then that I had noticed everyone in the class-that was there-were staring at me. They apparently wanted to see my impending failure. I smirked right back at them.
Beginning with the one on my right I said, "You're Hikaru, and you're Kaoru." I pointed to each in turn. I knew I was right. No doubt in my mind about it.
Almost imperceptively, they glanced at each other out of the corners of their eyes. Normal people wouldn't have seen it. But I did. Grins still plastered on their faces, they simultaneously exclaimed in a sing-song, almost mocking voice, "Uh oh! You got it wrong!"
My smirk only grew into a smile, though it didn't quite reach my eyes. For the first time, since I had met them, I looked into their eyes. I replied coolly, "I know I'm right. There is no tricking me, you'll just have to wait for my explanation to everyone at once, and only what I choose to reveal to you guys."
Their faces were better than I could have ever imagined. Their grins were instantly wiped off, they knew I had won. They knew by the very fact that I had actually looked them straight in the eyes.
I struggled to hold in the real smile that threatened to crack my face open. The only sign of this was the corners of my lips lifting only ever-so slightly. It had been so long since I had been so amused by someone.
I stopped recording and put my phone away. I could tell the twins were having a "telepathic conversation" by the way they looked at each other. No doubt, I had only piqued their interests.
The bell rang.
The twins went back to their seats, Haruhi stood a little longer, staring at me in disbelief. The other spectators, equally dumbfounded, went to their own seats.
Class began.