Woohoo! Chapter 9! Thank you to all my reviewers; Cookie Mafia Boss, As-The-Fire-Blazes, Sinnel and Sora Rai! You guys rock! Anyways, Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ouran High Host Club. I do, however, claim ownership of my OC(s).
Oh my god something is wrong with Hunny!
This was Eyrie's first thought after waiting a good ten minutes for Briar to get back.
Calm down Eyrie. Maybe it isn't that bad. It is Briar we're talking about. Knowing that idiot he probably got lost.
She brightened a bit at the thought. She had gotten sick of her bed and pulled out the plugs to pace around her small hospital room. They hadn't been able to find a very suitable hospital gown in her size so the one she was wearing hung down passed her knees and the sleeves stuck out ridiculously far. They had put her arm in an arm sling like the one they use for people with broken arms. She had managed to organize her ponytail from the frazzled mess it had been but there was still areas crusted with dried blood. She sat on the edge of the bed just as the door opened.
"We made it men! After a long trek through unknown territory we have reached our destination!"
Eyrie looked over to see Briar and the host club file into her room. Tamaki was being forcibly removed from the doorway where he had been standing in a victorious pose.
"Idiot king!"
"Get out of the way!"
"Are you always like this?!"
Briar walked up and sat down in the chair he had been using earlier. "First I had to stop and make a call. Then these idiots decided it would be a good idea to find the gift shop and got lost!"
Eyrie looked at the vein that was popping out of Briar's forehead. He looked throughly irritated and was leaning back with his arm over his eyes.
"Hmm...sounds like something you would do." she said emotionlessly. He immediately shot her a glare, to worn out to think of a decent comeback. Suddenly the twins and Tamaki were in her face.
"Are you feeling alright?!"
"Aren't you supposed to be hooked up to those machines?!"
"I'll get the nurse! Nurse!"
Suddenly her dark aura appeared and she seemingly loomed over them while they coward from her. "Don't. You. Dare."
Kyoya fingered the IV that had been feeding her pain medication. She had flipped the nozzle off and simply left it hanging.
Hmm...
"Miss Eyrie? May I suggest at least having this one in? I'm sure it will relieve some of the pain you must be feeling from such a serious wound."
Eyrie turned to him with her usual nothing expression. "Oh that isn't necessary. It doesn't hurt. The wound really isn't that bad. Besides any type of pain medication won't work on me. I'm essentially immune. So it's useless."
"What do you mean...immune?" Haruhi asked in confusion. "How could you be immune to something like that. Its very strong."
Eyrie opened her mouth to answer but then the doctor entered.
"One more check up for the day! Oh!" The man looked around in surprise. Then he finally took notice of her standing state. "Miss! I don't think that's a good idea! You've lost so much blood today and you really should take the pain medication!"
"Is she really hurt that badly?" a small voice asked. They all turned to see Hunny staring at the ground. "Why does everyone keep saying she needs that stuff? Was it really...was it really that bad?"
"Absolutely." the doctor said bluntly. "A wound like that...well. I'm surprised she's even standing at all. She should be writhing in agony from any movement whatsoever. The fact that she is conscious and able to keep her composure, not to mention balance, without any medication is astonishing. Young lady your threshold for pain is amazing. From a medical point of view I'm really not sure how you're able to stand it."
Hunny's eyes started filling with tears. They slowly started sliding down his face as he bowed his head. Suddenly he felt a single arm wrap around his shoulders. He looked up in surprise to see Eyrie giving the doctor a cold look.
"Will you please tell us what you came here to tell us? I'm afraid I'm in the middle of a visit."
The doctor looked a bit shocked at first then opened his folder. " Well, ahem, you didn't suffer any internal damage though the surface of one of the arteries of your arm show that something rubbed there and almost broke through. Your man here said that one and a half of the dog's teeth were lodged in the wound and that you managed to dislodge it correct?"
Everyone in the room except Briar and Eyrie nodded vigorously.
"Amazing. If anything had gone wrong it would have punctured the artery and you would have bled out before the ambulance had even gotten there. However the wound doesn't even show any signs of that kind of entry. You are extremely lucky madam."
"Luck has nothing to do with it." Eyrie said with no hint of emotion. "If you have intellect, use it. It is that simple."
"Oh. Ah, um." the doctor finally gave up on trying to think of how to respond and left. Once the door shut behind him Eyrie turned to Hunny and looked him in the eyes.
"It isn't your fault."
Hunny's eyes brimmed with tears.
"None of this happened because of you. It was my decision to protect you and I stand by it."
The tears slipped down his face quietly. His eyes dropped.
"This-all of this-was out of your control; and you can't take back the past so why not embrace it! Besides..."
Eyrie lifted his eyes to hers. To his surprise she gave him a smirk.
"I'd do it for anyone so don't flatter yourself."
"Waahhh!" Hunny's tears burst forth in great sobs as he flung his arms around Eyrie, careful not to jar her shoulder.
"Heh." she placed her free arm around him and briefly rested her cheek on his head. Then she lead him over to the tissues and started cleaning up his face.
"Wow. We never would have pegged you for a motherly instinct type." the twins said blandly. Briar started laughing.
"Really?! Oh my goodness. You really didn't notice?!" he said. The hosts looked at each other in confusion.
He does realize we've only known her for four days right? their thoughts overlapped.
Still... Kyoya thought, bringing a knuckle to his lip. Even though we haven't known her that long its like...its like she's already one of us.
Mori strode over to where she was sitting with Hunny and bowed.
"Thank you. You protected Mitsukuni when I could not. I am indebted to you."
Hunny got down from the bed and went to stand next to Mori. With an uncharacteristically serious face he bowed. "You have saved my life! The Haninozuka's are forever in your debt!"
All of them...? Eyrie thought, trying not to sweat drop. "Takashi. Mitsukuni. I accept your thanks but your debts are not something I need. I truly would have done it for anyone. I didn't do it for gain. I just...can't imagine a world without Hunny."
For the first time since they met her she smiled. It was extremely small and barely there but the gentle look in her eyes made them all reel in shock. Eyrie sweat dropped when everyone except Kyoya was leaning on a wall with shadows around them.
Cute! She's super cute! they overlapped.
I mean she was cute before...Hikaru thought.
But with that nothing expression... Kaoru mused.
How could we know how completely adorable she really was?! Tamaki thought, letting go of the wall and grabbing his head.
"Wow. That was..." Eyrie began, slowly tearing her eyes away from the six shadowy figures to look at Kyoya. He raised a brow. "Maximum idiocy. Truly, that was the first time I saw it happen but...wow. If this is how you react to one little smile..."
"Just try not to go beyond that." Kyoya said with an obviously fake smile. "I'm not sure their minds could handle it."
"Are you two making fun of us?!" Tamaki asked.
"She just surprised us is all!" the twins cried.
Briar smiled as he watched them together.
She...really does fit in with them. Then I guess...I wont mind...having them around for awhile.
"Miss Omorfie?"
Eyrie looked up from the book Briar had brought her from the mansion. Three men were walking into her hospital room. All of them were dressed in suits and one was carrying a briefcase. The older gentleman was obviously Kyoya's father and the young man Eyrie figured was his older brother. The middle age gentleman with the briefcase was stiff and had his nose turned up.
A lawyer.
Eyrie slid out of the bed with ease and bowed to them. "Mister Ootori. It's an honor. And I see you have brought your eldest son. To what do I own this pleasure?"
His face registered no emotion as his son gave her a surprised look. He looked over at his father, wanting to see what would happen. Mister Ootori examined the girl in front of him. He knew what the doctors had told him about her but it still had not been much.
"The pleasure is ours. Though it is unfortunate for us to meet under such circumstances. Please, wont you sit? You've been through quite the ordeal today."
"Yes. I'm sorry for my appearance. These gowns are rather unflattering." she said. Though her voice held amusement her face was expressionless.
Just as Kyoya said. Mister Ootori thought to himself.
"Not at all. It suits you surprisingly well for someone of your stature..." he said, barely disguising the jibe as a compliment.
"Why thank you. Kids these days do like to keep up with the latest trends. Though a busy man like yourself is obviously to caught up in work to worry about such things." she gave him a polite look after quickly looking him over.
"Heh." Kyoya's father gave a smirk and held out a hand for her to shake. She gave him a slight smirk before shaking his hand firmly.
So Kyoya's bet was correct...he thought with amusement. He thought of the report Kyoya had given him about the new student after her second day.
"I really have no firm basis for it yet but I am willing to bet that in a battle of wits Miss Omorfie could easily hold her own."
"I am truly sorry that our first conversation has to be one of this nature but I am afraid it has to be done." he motioned the lawyer over. Eyrie stiffened briefly at the sight of a human being ordered around like a dog. "We need to know if you will be suing."
"Suing? For what?" she asked with a raised brow.
"Well your injuries were caused by the carelessness of people employed by my company. It is only natural if-"
"Don't be silly. Of course I'm not suing. How petty."
All three of the men looked at her in surprise. "Miss...Omorfie?"
"I was the one that threw myself in front of that dog. Yes it is true that the dog shouldn't have been there in the first place but to make mistakes is to be human. As long as there is something to learn from it."
"I see." Mister Ootori said calmly, once again looking her over. "Then I want to personally apologize to you for what happened."
"While I will accept your apology I really don't see a need for it. It has truly been a pleasure to meet the father of Kyoya. He has great potential; I can't wait to see where he ends up."
She gave the eldest Ootori a brief look that was a cross between mischief and knowing.
Ah so she knows of his struggle to over come his brothers. This is a surprise. This girl...is impressive.
"Briiiaaaarrr."
Briar shot up from his position on the chair and ran to Eyrie. "What is it?! Does anything hurt?! What's wrong?!"
She turned to him with desperation in her eyes. "I'm...so...bored. I am SO bored! Get me out of here! Please! There's nothing to do!"
He chuckled then remembered something and looked at the clock. He refused to meet her eyes and started rubbing the back of his neck. She eyed him suspiciously.
"You, uh, wont be bored for long." he mumbled. Suddenly they heard an overly frantic voice float down the hall. Her eyes widened. The door burst opened to a frantic man.
"Bunny! Are you okay?! You aren't dying are you?! Speak to meeeee!"
By now he was about an inch away from her face. He was about forty with black hair styled much like Kyoya's father. His eyes were a light hazel color that were framed with long lashes, his jaw was square and his nose was long and straight. He had full, pink lips and was very tall and lean. His skin was lightly tan and he had on a rumpled business suit.
"Are you in shock?! Are you mute?! Briar didn't say anything about your sweet voice being ripped away from you!"
"Uncle is it really necessary for you to be so close?! What are you doing here?!"
He leaned back with a dramatic sigh. "Briar called me and as soon as I heard the word injured I came right away."
Literally, Briar mouthed behind him before sitting down. Eyrie sighed and suddenly perked up. Still tuning out whatever her uncle was saying she scanned the area behind him. He noticed and gave her a mischievous grin.
"And of course I didn't come alone. Though you'll have to wait until later. She said she wanted to go get your school work...and maybe get a peek at the host club."
"I hope Eyr-chan is eating good in there. Maybe we should bring her cake?"
The host club was walking toward the club room together for a change. They had all been pretty worried about Eyrie that day at school and the girls constant questioning had been a hassle. They didn't know Eyrie very well yet and none of them knew how much to tell them without her being uncomfortable when she came back. It had been Kyoya who had finally said something.
"I'm sorry but we can't really answer your questions at the moment. We ask that you please respect the privacy of the host club's manager as you do the hosts themselves."
After that the girls had stopped asking. The hosts walked up to Music Room 3's door and were surprised to find it opened with girls milling at the threshold, whispering behind their hands and occasionally glancing inside. The one named Hana rushed over to them.
"You- She's- Just go in!"
The hosts looked at each other in confusion then rushed inside. Standing in the middle of the room was...
"Eyrie! How did you get out so early? We thought you weren't being released until tomorrow and- wait what are you wearing?" the twins stopped their small jog and took in the girl's outfit. She was dressed in a deep red pleated mini-skirt and a fitted black suit jacket. On her feet were simple, black ballet flats and her hair was done up in girlish, curly pigtails.
"Maybe she hit her head at some point?" the twins asked. "Maybe its not really her?"
"But she has the same exact face! How can it not be her?" Tamaki asked, all of them staring at the girl with wide eyes.
"Oh dear it seems I've started a bit of a stir. How fun! Oh but I'm not Eyrie!" the girl giggled and grinned, giving them a peace sign. "I'm her twin, Camille Omorfie!"
Alright so let me know how you guys liked the chapter! I had an unusually good time writing it. I really want to know what you guys think of this one! Is it too soon to ask you how you like the two new members of Eyrie's family? Well review please! Anyway, Thanks for reading!