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Two weeks had passed since the whole fiasco at the pool. Since then, I had gotten slammed with requests for business from other companies who thought it would be easier to negotiate deals with me rather than my father. I either handled it or sent them back to my father. In fact, I had gotten so much work that I couldn't even do my laundry or sleep for more than a couple of hours at night. They apparently didn't care that I was in a different time zone, therefore they would call in the middle of the night and early morning.
In fact, I was so busy that I had not gone over to anyone's house the past two weeks. And as soon as I got into the Host Club, I would sleep until it opened, I'd be swamped with customers, then, once it was over I either had to make a call or got a call and had to leave because of it. Incidentally, this left me with no time to talk to Takashi about the "incident" that had occurred two weeks prior. This also meant the twins were crabby because I had been "ignoring them", causing them to cling to me even more during class. Haruhi-chan had tried to stop them, but it was of no use. There was no stopping them once they got an idea lodged in their heads.
So now, I was at school wearing a white form-fitting shirt, ripped jeans, black converse, and my angel-wings necklace because I had run out of uniforms. My hair was slightly curled, it was now reaching the bottom of my shoulder blades. I was also trying to sleep on one of the Host Club's couches. School had mercifully ended and I had managed to stay awake most of the time. I was awake for two thirds of the classes. Right now, I was early, so not everyone was here yet. Apart from me, only Kyoya-sempai, Tamaki-sempai, and Haruhi-chan were here. I was so tired I feared I would collapse from exhaustion.
I heard foot steps approach me. "Rena-chan, if you want to sleep, you can use the bed Honey-sempai uses for his naps. I'm sure it would be easier to fall asleep there." Tamaki-sempai informed me kindly. I opened my eyes and looked up at him.
"Okay, thanks." Was the only reply from me. I desperately needed sleep. I hadn't slept in 36 hours and I was getting really cranky. I almost ripped the heads off of the twins multiple times, the only thing holding me back was the witnesses. And the paperwork was a bitch.
I flopped onto the small bed with no amount of grace. But I really couldn't find it in myself to care. As soon as my head hit the pillow I was asleep.
~3rd Person POV~
Lorena fell asleep on the couch as Haruhi pulled the thick curtain-like cloth together to keep the light out, showing her motherly-side a bit.
Soon enough, the doors opened and everyone looked, expecting Honey and Mori to come in. But it wasn't them. It was a dog. A pit bull to be exact. He was a big dog, muscular. He was grey with a white belly and snout. He had a scar running over his right eye and the tip of his right ear was missing. He had a thick brown leather collar with a leash attached to it, but no one was holding it. Frankly, he looked frightening.
He sniffed around for a minute, as if searching for something. He sniffed until he stopped at Lorena's book bag, where she left it sitting against the couch she had tried to sleep on earlier. He growled.
By now, Kyoya-sempai and Tamaki-sempai had place themselves in front of Haruhi-chan, fearing the worst.
A young man burst through the doors the fear-inducing dog had just come from. He was tall, though not as tall as Mori. He had dirty blonde hair that was ruffled from running around. He had bright green eyes and was breathing hard, presumably from chasing the dog. He was dressed in simple blue jeans and a black Star Wars t-shirt. He was lean, but muscular.
The dog ripped the Hosts' attention away from the man by running towards the back of the room, growling. And it was heading straight for the sleeping and helpless Rena-chan.
"NO!" Everyone yelled at the same time. They heard a scream and all ran as fast as they could to Rena-chan's rescue. Fear coursed through their veins, hoping above all hopes Rena-chan was okay. Kyoya-sempai was there first.
Kyoya-sempai flung the curtains open with no amount of restraint. What they saw made their blood run cold. Rena-chan was flailing under the dog trying to push it off.
But it wasn't attacking her, it was licking her. All over her face too. Her face was scrunched up, trying to get it to stop.
The mysterious man pushed past them and grabbed the dog's collar with one of his large hands. He was laughing too. "Hahaha - sorry Little Cub - hahahaha - he got out of my grip." He said, not even trying to cover up his laughter.
Lorena's head shot up from wiping the dog slobber off of her face. She looked at him for a split second before jumping up, struggling for a second with the blankets. And... She was smiling, not a usual small smile that never really reached her eyes. Oh no, this was a full on, eyes crinkled, teeth-showing smile full of happiness.
She jumped onto the man as soon as she was free of the blankets. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he spun her around, laughing heartily the whole time.
That was when Mori-sempai and Honey-sempai ran into the room as well. "We heard a screa-!" Honey-sempai yelled worriedly, stopping when he saw the two people still hugging and spinning. When they finally stopped spinning, they could see it was Rena-chan and some mysterious young man.
The man pulled back from the hug, Lorena's legs still wrapped around him. "Missed me Little Cub?" He asked teasingly, mirth sparkling in his eyes. He began walking back to the front of the room, towards a couch, his arms keeping Lorena from falling, one around her mid-section and the other under her thighs. She laughed. And not just a small snicker or chuckle the Hosts were used to, a full-on happy laugh spilling from her still smiling lips.
"Not at all!" She teased back. She went back to hugging him, arms wrapped around his neck. The man sat down on one of the couches on the left side of the room from where Mori and Honey were standing, shocked.
No one but the man heard it, but Lorena whispered into his neck, "Of course I missed you, idiot!"
She pulled back and slid off his lap, now sitting on his left. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders protectively. The dog barked. It had followed them and was now in front of Lorena, trying to get her attention.
"Creature!" She called affectionately, "What are you doing here baby?"
"Well, I came for your birthday of course!" The man replied smugly, obviously knowing she was talking to the dog.
She smacked him on the arm. "Not you stupid! Why did you bring him here? You probably gave everyone who saw him a heart-attack!"
He shrugged nonchalantly, "Eh, I figured he'd sniff you out for me. And he insisted he come when I picked the lock on your apartment door." Lorena just laughed. Another hearty laugh full of happiness the Hosts were not used to at all from her.
Haruhi interrupted them politely, "Ah, Rena-chan, who are they?" She motioned to the man and the dog.
She looked up at her and around at everyone else who had come and stood around the couch, watching silently.
"Oh! Sorry guys! Everyone, this is Michael Graves. Michael, this is Haruhi, Tamaki-sempai, Kyoya-sempai, Hikaru and Kaoru, Honey-sempai, and Takashi. They're my friends." She introduced, pointing to each in turn. He nodded and waved to them. Takashi tried very hard not to glare at the intruder, very jealous that he had dared be so close to his Lorena and carry her. Only he got to do that. No one else.
"Rena-chan, you're going to have a birthday soon?" Honey-sempai asked, excited at the prospect of birthday cake.
"Yeah, I am Honey-sempai, tomorrow in fact." Lorena answered sweetly. "But I'm not going to celebrate it." She glared at Michael for the last bit.
He ruffled her hair the way an older brother would, "Of course you are Little Cub! You only turn 16 once after all! You wouldn't come back to America, so I came to you!"
"No I'm not!" Lorena argued. "What about you huh?" She started, a teasing tone to her voice, "You only turn fifty once after all." She mimicked him.
"Hey! I'm not that old! I'm only nineteen!" Michael complained. Lorena hummed in disbelief. "I'll show you who's old!" He said with a mischievous glint in his eyes. He tackled her to the floor, wrestling with her for a minute until he got her flat on her back, him on top of her, face-up. He just laid there, despite her trying to push him off. He made no move to get up.
"Good Lord, what do they feed you in the army?! You weigh a ton!" She cried out, straining her voice purposely, making it sound as if he was heavier than he really was, pushing on his shoulder blades to try and get him off of her.
"We'll save you Rena-chan!" The twins declared at the same time, sliding her out from under Michael by her arms and placing her on her feet. She brushed invisible dirt off of her jeans and fixed her white shirt.
"Did you curl your hair?" Michael asked, still lying on the floor.
"Maybe, what's it to you?!"
"I like it." Michael replied, smiling up at her. She grinned back.
"Whatever you say," she started, "old man!" She added quickly. When he started to scramble up to his feet, determined to catch her again, she squeaked. She ran around the couch and hid behind Takashi. Michael chased her around the couch and stopped at the other side of the large Host.
Lorena hung onto the back of Takashi's jacket and stuck her tongue out at Michael. Takashi looked at her quizzically under his arm.
Kyoya interrupted the madness by clearing his throat loudly. "Excuse me, but I believe it's opening time." As soon as he said that, the doors opened and the customers spilled in, going to the couches of their choice.
A/N: So? Who do you think Michael is to Lorena? Please excuse any spelling and/or grammatical errors. I tried to put in link for the outfit she's wearing I have on Ployvore, but it wouldn't work. Does anybody know how to get it to properly link to it? Is there something specific you have to do?