A/N: Hello loves! I'm back again with another chapter. Get ready for some fluff! Song for today is Good Enough by Evanescence.
I don't own anything except Wren.
The next day I couldn't get Tamaki out of my space. This morning I walked into class and he literally transported to my side.
"Wren, how are you feeling, did you go see a doctor? Oh my heroic daughter saving poor Hunny, how brave yet stupid of you! Daddy would just feel horrible if you were seriously hurt. Were you seriously hurt! Oh no, you probably only have a couple days to live because of some freak injury that only happens to a few people. I won't let you take her!" By now he was sobbing and screaming at the sky. Our classmates were starting to stare so I grabbed him by the ear and dragged him to his seat.
"Thank you Wren, I trust you're feeling better?" Kyoya said politely.
"Yes, I am fully recovered." I directed my statement at Tamaki, causing him to cower away from me.
"I'm glad. It would not be profitable for us if you were unable to wait on the guests."
"Oh, come on Spooky, I know you're just a big ol' softy." I smirked at the confused face he made. The teacher then walked in so I wasn't able to receive any response. I drifted off at some point so Tamaki had to wake me up for lunch. Lunch was wondrous nowadays since I now had a lunch to eat, provided by Takashi's kitchen staff. I decided I would bake them some of my famous double chocolate cookies as a token of my gratitude today after hosting hours were over. I hummed in pleasure and went to sit in my normal spot, in the tree that I had climbed on my first day here. The hosts tried to get me to sit with them but I enjoyed the solitude. I could only handle so much of them. Haruhi and Takashi kept them from barging in on me so I didn't have to worry about that. I found a nice branch to lean on and opened my bento which contained ramen. I was almost done when a flying object knocked it out of my hands. Another one flew at me, but this time I caught it. Opening my hand I found a rock. More of them came and I fell out of the tree while attempting to dodge them. Groaning, I tried to get up, but was forced to the ground again when the rocks started to actually hit me. I kneeled down and covered my face before rolling out of the way. I then jumped up and ran behind the cover of some trees. Peering out I found a group of girls dropping their rocks and running away. I sighed. So it has begun. I gave myself a once over and saw a huge gash on my forearm, probably from falling out of the tree. Other than that there were only bruises and small scrapes, nothing major. I gathered my things and headed for the infirmary, knowing I couldn't go to class like this. The nurses ushered me into a bed and cleaned my wound. I explained to them that I fell out of a tree, leaving out the why it happened, and they lectured me on how a 'proper young woman shouldn't be putting her life in danger'. Whatever. After I was all patched up I went to last hour, a jacket I had borrowed from the lost and found covering my forearm since mine had gotten torn. I told Tamaki and Kyoya that I had fallen asleep in one of the classrooms and that's why I was late. They bought it... I think. After class we all went to the clubroom and set up. Today's cosplay was jungle themed and I must admit, Takashi shirtless was quite nice. The twins noticed my slight blush and wrapped their arms around me.
"Liking the view?" Hikaru smirked.
"I would like the view of you two walking away."
"Wow, if you wanted to see our asses so bad all you had to do was ask." Kaoru said exaggeratedly loud, causing Takashi to glance at us questioningly.
"You guys just think you're so hot don't ya." I bit back. Suddenly I was dipped backwards and the twin's were directly in front of mine.
"What girl wouldn't want too handsome twins loving her. It's the ultimate romance." They both purred in my ear. I shoved them away and gave them the death glare, making them shrink back.
"Kaoru, Hikaru, knock it off." I looked at each of them in the eyes as I said their names, and they looked surprised.
"How do you know which is which? You get it right every time." Kaoru asked.
"Well, it used to be because you have slightly different vocal pitches, and since I am a music student I've been trained to listen for that kind of stuff. But as I got to know you two better I can tell by how you act. You both have very different personalities and that makes it easy to tell you both apart. For instance, Hikau, you are more of a trouble maker, so I know it is you when you ask me to help you with a prank. And Kaoru, you are very observant. You are always keeping track of what is going on, and therefore you are more quiet and soft-spoken, especially when you are by yourself." They were shocked at my explanation. I knew everything I said was true; I have been spending a lot of time with the twins lately because they like to involve me in their pranks and brotherly love routine. And behind their act they really are very different people who have become dear to me.
"This is why you are our favorite Wren." they said together, hugging me a bit more tenderly this time.
"Of course I am, I'm awesome" I joked back.
"My lovely daughter!" God dammit, what now Tamaki?
"Haruhi won't wear this, but you will, won't you?" He held up a two piece jungle princess costume that showed a lot of skin.
"Why won't Haruhi wear it?" I asked, trying to get out of this.
"Because she is running errands right now."
"Oh, well I should go help her, it isn't good for a lady to go out on her own!" I exclaimed desperately.
"You're right, hurry and save my poor flower before it is too late!"
"You got it chief!" I saluted to him and dashed out the door. Faintly I heard the twins say something about me being a lady as well and a wail, but I just shrugged it off.
I ran to where Haruhi was walking at a leisurely pace and pulled up beside her.
"What are you doing?" she asked, peering at me curiously.
"I thought you could use a little help!" I bubbled innocently.
"You just wanted to escape didn't you." She stated bluntly.
"Yep!" Haruhi sighed at my enthusiastic response while I smiled cheekily at her.
"So what are we getting?" I leaned over her shoulder to get a better look at the list she held up to me.
"Ah, commoners coffee. Those bastards have to make instant coffee sound so terrible don't they."
"My thoughts exactly." Haruhi grunted. The rest of our trip was filled with comfortable conversation. It felt good to have a girlfriend to talk to instead of chatting with boys all the time, and I think Haruhi appreciated it too. We bought all of the supplies and were going back to the school when we were suddenly swept up. All I saw were skirts and then I was in a limo. I peered around and was disturbed to find a woman holding Haruhi in a very romantic position.
"What beautiful eyes you have maiden." Oh no! It's the crazy female version of the big bad wolf! I swiped Haruhi away from her and did this weird growl thing... Maybe I was the big bad wolf!
"Precious maiden, do not fret! You will have your turn in due time." The crazy lady exclaimed in a way not unlike Tamaki. My turn?! I feared for my life, or at least my body.
"Okay, it's time to go. Come on Haruhi." I opened the door to only to find that the car was already in motion. Slowly, I shut the door and calmly looked to the random strangers.
"Okay, who are you and where are you taking us?"
"I am Chizuru Maihara." She has long, blonde hair and derpy eyes.
"I'm Hinako Tsuwabuki!" This one has this bob-style haircut and looked to be the youngest.
"And I'm Benio Amakusa, and we are from St. Lobelia's prestigious all girls academy!" She had a low voice and looked to be very tall.
"Okay..." I began, patience lost, "And where the hell are you taking us!" I finished angrily. They backed away in fear of the evil glint in my eyes, as they should. Be afraid, be very afraid.
"Um, where do you wish to go maiden?" Hm, taxi kidnappers, interesting.
"Can you bring us back to our school, Ouran Academy?" Haruhi asked politely.
"Haruhi," I droned, "they kidnapped us, this is not the time to be nice!" She just rolled her eyes at me while I pouted. The other girls looked at us with hearts in their eyes. I glared at them in return.
"You heard her, to the academy!" I snapped. They hurried to inform the driver of our change in location while I smirked. I could get used to this. After we arrived I let myself out of the limo and dragged Haruhi, who was holding our bags, to the clubroom. I knew the other girls were following us, but I decided that if I don't acknowledge them, they will fade out of existence. Yes, I do realize the idiocy of the plan, but it's all I got right now. I was about to enter the doors, but one of the girls grabbed me from behind. I nearly went ballistic, but calmed myself since I could easily kick all of them into next week. Looking to either side of me I saw the derpy girl holding Haruhi and the short one opening the door. So Wolfie was the one holding me... grrreeeaaat. The doors were finally pushed aside and the first thing the hosts try to do is welcome the girls to the club. What the actual fuck, did they just not notice Haruhi and I?! Okay, it was only the twins and Tamaki that did it but still, could they be any more oblivious? I cleared my throat and glared. Takashi raised his eyebrows but I just shook my head at him, defeated.
"My daughters, why are this women holding you!" Tamaki held his hand out to us, confused.
"Oh, they just kidnapped us, the usual..." I droned sarcastically.
"I knew I shouldn't have left you to go by yourself, this is all my fault!" He had began spinning around as he spoke, crying and being as dramatic as possible.
"Who are these idiots ladies!" Ms. Tall Lady asked, disgusted.
"Our friends." Haruhi deadpanned, watching Tamaki boredly.
"These idiots don't deserve to be in the presence of two beautiful maidens! Don't worry, we will save you!" The girls said together, putting us down so they could do this elaborate routine. I'm just done with them entirely. I made my way over to Takashi, who was messing with a cool sword. I watched him peacefully while hell broke loose behind me.
"Hey Takashi?" I broke him out of his concentration and his eyes glanced at me questioningly.
"Do you know where the home ec. classroom is?" He nodded but his eyes continued to question me.
"I want to bake your staff and family some cookies to show my appreciation." I decided to make everyone cookies since they all deserved them. Takashi's eyes warmed and he nodded in understanding.
"Follow me." he motioned to a side door I had never noticed before. Thank god we don't have to go through the craziness of the others. We walked in comfortable silence through the halls for the five minutes it took to reach the room. When we arrived I gazed at the expensive equipment they had for the students. It looks like one of those fancy kitchens you see on cooking shows.
"Alright!" I clapped my hands together then got to work. I gathered all the ingredients and spread them on the table, along with bowls and measuring cups. Preheating the oven took me a few minutes because the oven is super high tech. I was expecting to just turn a knob but no, the oven flipping talked to me.
"Hello, what would you like to bake today?" It said in a surprisingly human-like voice, effectively scaring the crap out of me. After staring at it for a while I realized I would have to talk back to it.
"Um, preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit." I responded awkwardly. I could feel Takashi smirking behind me.
"Oh shut up." I growled at him, embarrassed, making him chuckle.
"Oven preheated." My attention snapped back to the oven in surprise. That was fast! I shook my head and went back to the table.
"You can help if you want Takashi." After a bit of hesitation he came over to me.
"Okay, so first we need to mix the cocoa powder, butter and sugar together." I measured the stuff out and he poured it in a bowl. After it was all in he began to put it into an electric beater, but I stopped him.
"Nope, we are doing this commoner style, it tastes better that way." I held up a wooden spoon and took the bowl.
"You stir it in small, fast circles, making sure to get all the chunks." I demonstrated for a minute before holding it out to him. He took it and followed my directions exactly.
"Alright, that's good. Now we have to put all the other dry ingredients in another bowl. I measured out the flour and when I put it in the bowl, some of it came back up and stuck to my face. I blinked twice in shock, then shook my head.
"Calm down flour!" I scolded and Takashi laughed at me. I glared at him and grabbed some more flour, which I threw in his face. I cracked up at his now pale complexion and he smirked evilly. I backed up but he was too quick. He reached out and tickled me. I fell backwards and tried to grab the table, but ended up grabbing the bowl of flour. I fell on the ground and the powder spread all over my body.
"I win." Takashi said victoriously, copying my words from a few days ago.
"Yeah, whatever." I grumbled "Now help me up." He held out his hand and pulled me up, our faces close together. But this time our faces didn't turn red, we weren't awkward and embarrassed, it felt... natural.
"Let's finish the cookies." I whispered after a moment and he nodded. The rest of the baking went off without a hitch and soon we had four batches of sweets in front of us.
"Yay, we finished! Now we just need to devise a plan to hide them from Hunny." I joked. We found some tupperware and packed up the desserts, save for two. I held one up to Takashi and munched on my own.
"Try it."
He took the cookie from my hand and bit into it, his eyes lighting up at the taste.
"You like?" He nodded in confirmation and I punched my fist into the air.
"Yes, cookie making is a success! Let's grab our stuff and head out, I can't wait to hand these out!" I made my way back to the club room, but stopped just outside the doors.
"Do you feel that Takashi?" He glanced at me questioningly. "The feeling of intense distress. What did we miss?" He shrugged and I peeked through the door. Tamaki was creating a plan on a whiteboard, and knowing him it was going to be ridiculous and something I want no part of. I gestured at Hunny who was looking my way and he snuck over to me.
"Hey, Takashi and I are about to head out, you coming?" I whispered, my head still just halfway through the door.
"I'm going to stay, but you guys can leave! I'll bring your guy's stuff with me and meet you back at Takashi's for dinner!" Hunny whispered back, albeit loudly.
"Cool! Here, have a cookie!"
"Yay!" After taking the cookie Hunny rejoined the group.
"Hey Hunny, where'd you get that cookie?" I quickly removed my head from the doorway and without thinking took Takashi's hand and ran down the hall and around a corner. I heard the door open... and then close again. I released my pent up breath and looked down at my intertwined hand. I yanked my hand away and stared at the ground.
"Sorry, we had to get away from the door, or the host club would have caught us." I wasn't expecting a response but I felt his hand on my shoulder and heard him say
"It's okay." I smiled at him nervously before filling him in on what Hunny said.
"So, we are free to go to the house!" I concluded happily. He nodded and pulled out his phone. Before her could dial anybody I tugged on his sleeve."Hey, do you think we could walk back, I mean it's not too far and the weather is so nice today." I glanced at him bashfully, I can't even believe I had to gall to ask him that.
"Sure." He didn't sound annoyed, which I was thankful for. I realized he was carrying all of the tupperware under his arm... There are eight of them, how is he even doing that? I grabbed half of them and walked down the hall ahead of him so he couldn't protest.
"Wren, You're going the wrong way." I stopped dead in my tracks and hung my head.
"Curse you sense of direction!" I yelled at the sky, holding my fist up like I was some cliche villain.
"Well, lead the way! I actually have no idea where we are!" I cheered. Takashi chuckled and led us outside. I set down the cookies and ran around, spinning my arms and giggling. "I love the free feeling you get when you go outside in nice weather after a day spent inside, especially when you don't have to worry about anything!" It smelt like rain and the clouds were hiding the sun, giving of a peaceful glow. I breathed in deeply and looked back at Takashi. I had never felt more relaxed. I skipped back to the cookies, almost tripping but managing to catch myself. "You ready to go?"
"If you're sure you are." Takashi teased back. I stuck my tongue out at him, because if I tried to pout it would instantly return to a smile.
"C'mon Ninja Buddy, let's go on an adventure!" I charged on ahead, but not too far, incase I got lost.
"What adventure could this possibly become?" He asked once he caught up to me.
"I don't know, that's the fun of it. Maybe we will find a rare pokemon or the Master Sword! That would be awesome." I went into daydream mode and thought of what would happen if we really did find those things. I snapped out of it though when Takashi chuckled. He gave me one of his genuine smiles and I knew I would rather see that then find some stupid pokemon. I smiled back with the pure joy I feel right now. There really is no place I'd rather be. And then it started raining. It began with just a few drops, before all the rain decided to come down at once in a heavy downpour. I couldn't help myself from laughing. If this is the world's attempt at ruining my happiness it wasn't tried to pull me under a cover but I pulled away, setting the tupperware down
"Why hide from the rain when it's much more fun to be right in the middle of the storm?" I ran out into the middle of the sidewalk and threw my head back, raising my arms up and just soaking in the beauty of it all. A song I learned from my sister popped into my mind.
"Under your spell again
I can't say no to you.
Crave my heart and it's bleeding in your hand.
I can't say no to you.
I realized the meaning of these words but somehow I wasn't afraid to keep singing them.
Shouldn't let you torture me so sweetly.
Now I can't let go of this dream.
I can't breathe but I feel...
Good enough,
I feel good enough for you.
Drink up sweet decadence.
I can't say no to you,
And I've completely lost myself, and I don't mind.
I can't say no to you.
Shouldn't let you conquer me completely.
Now I can't let go of this dream.
Can't believe that I feel...
Good enough,
I feel good enough.
It's been such a long time coming, but I feel good.
I began to sing with real heart and purpose, meaning every word that came out of my mouth.
And I'm still waiting for the rain to fall.
Pour real life down on me.
'Cause I can't hold on to anything this good enough.
Am I good enough for you to love me too?
I whispered the last line, sorrow creeping into my voice, but I drove it back.
So take care what you ask of me,
'cause I can't say no
I ended softly, still in the middle of the rain. I peered back at Takashi curiously, but I couldn't find him. I felt arms wrap around me from behind and a warm body meet mine. I relaxed in his embrace, no longer worried he would reject me because of my words. We stood like that for a while, not caring that our clothes were soaked or that it was beginning to get cold. None of those concerns seemed to reach us, we were in our own bubble, separate from the realities of the world. We reluctantly broke apart and shared a warm smile with each other.
"We should get back." Takashi whispered, as if the moment would be shattered like glass if he raised his voice anymore. I nodded, grabbed the cookies, and we walked on, our hands somehow intertwined and the rain still pouring down on us. We stayed in a comfortable silence, needing no words to articulate what had just went on between us. It was sacred, at least to me, because it marked a development in our relationship. Our friendship was on the verge of evolving into something else and I didn't want to push it. We were almost home when I saw a puppy shivering on the side of the road. I let go of Takashi's hand and ran over to it. I threw off my jacket and wrapped it around the pup. My jacket was wet but at least it retained the warmth of my body heat. Takashi added his jacket and the pup stopped shaking so violently. I saw Takashi pick up my discarded cookies.
"We should get it to the house." I said to Takashi, who nodded. We hastened our pace, somewhat because of the cold but mostly for the dog. When we made it home Takashi grabbed a couple of towels and we got to work drying off the puppy. I continuously rubbed its body to keep the circulation going and I hoped to Kami it would make it. About 10 minutes later it had stopped shivering completely and its heart rate was back to normal. I sighed in relief and Takashi's face relaxed.
"He's alright." I whispered to myself, and Takashi nodded in agreement. "What are we going to do with him, I don't want to put him back on the streets."
"We'll keep the adorable thing of course!" Kira voiced from behind me, making me start. "Takashi is always bringing in animals, this isn't anything new." She elaborated and I peered at Takashi.
"You have other animals you didn't tell me about?" I said in a mock threatening way. Kira chuckled at me.
"Why yes, he has a red panda and a chicken, Tanuki and Piyo." I glared at Takashi for a moment then smiled at Kira.
"That's wonderful, I hope I can meet them one day!" Takashi looked away sheepishly and I couldn't help but giggle, and neither could Kira.
"Aw, you two are just too cute!" She squealed in a very fan-girlish way, making Takashi and I blush. "Oh dear, you two are soaked! Why don't you get cleaned up, I'll stay here." We nodded and quickly changed in our rooms. I decided I would wait to take a shower. We went straight back to the main room, the pup lying docile in Kira's lap. A thought suddenly struck me.
"Oh, I made some cookies for everyone!" I handed her the tupperware filled with the cookies for the family. "This is for you, Mr. Morinozuka, and Satoshi and these," I grabbed the other tupperware, "are for the staff, is there a place I can go to give it to them?" Kira took her cookies and smiled her charming smile.
"You are the cutest thing, aren't you! Takashi, why don't you lead her down to the staff's quarters, I'll take care of the dog. I already called a vet to come look at it." Takashi nodded his head and I thanked her. He lead me down the hall and down a staircase which took us down to the basement, which is also the staffs living place. It was nicely furnished and very hygienic, relieving me of any fear that they may be mistreated. Not that I ever believe it was possible for the Morinozuka family to do anything harmful to anyone, it was just an irrational fear.
"Takashi, what are you doing down here?" A pleasant looking old lady said sweetly. "And who is this?" I unconsciously hid behind Takashi, feeling a bit shy for some odd reason. He nudged me and I got over my strange timidness.
"Hi, I-i'm Wren." Well, I kinda got over it.
"Hello honey! I haven't seen you before, are you a friend of Takashi's?"
"Aya, she lives here now." Said person chimed in.
"Wow, you two have already gotten that far?" She wondered.
"No! He's just helping me out." I exclaimed, my face beet red.
"Oh, sorry then, you two look like a couple so I assumed..." After an awkward silence I thrust out my hand, the one with the cookies.
"H-here, I made you all these. I-I hope everyone likes them."
"Aw, you're so sweet. Hey everyone!" Aya called out to the staff that were lounging.
"What is it Aya?" An older man who I believe is the driver asked.
"Ms. Wren made us all cookies." A crowd quickly gathered and the desserts were distributed out. Luckily the entire staff was down here since it was break-time.
"These are wonderful!" What was creepy was the whole group said it at the same time.
"Heh, thank you, I'm glad you like them!" I smiled bashfully.
"You're so cute!" A brunette teenage boy hugged me viciously, making me very, very uncomfortable.
"Um, thank you but do you think you could get off please?" I was a bit muffled, but apparently he heard me because he released me so quick I stumbled a bit after losing the support he was giving me. Of course it was support I didn't want in the first place. Cheeky bastard.
"Sorry, I just get excited easily!" he giggled.
"No kidding." I whispered under my breath, glancing at him wearily.
"Don't be rude now, introduce yourself." Aya scolded the boy, which made him turn back around to me sheepishly.
Oh god, it's okay. I just want to leave and not be pulled into any shenanigans that may ensue. Plus I wanted to check on the puppy. My thoughts were ignored, which is to be expected I suppose. Am I glad he isn't a mind reader... well yes, when you put it that way. I spoke to myself as if I was two separate beings, a habit I had picked up when I was a bit lonelier than I am now. I guess I haven't quite outgrown my craziness yet.
"...Toby." Yes! I tuned in at the perfect time!
"Nice to meet you Toby, I'm Wren." Can I leave now?
"Oh Wren, I know we will be the bestest friends! We can have sleepovers and talk about the boys we are crushing on and take those quizzes in the magazines!"
"Um, ok. That sounds nice actually!" I responded. I could invite Haruhi too and we could have a girls night type thing. I had no problem with having a sleepover with a guy, and it does help that he is gay. I wonder if Toby and Haruhi would let me glam them up, that would be so fun!
"You can play with your new friend later, now it's time for the evening chores." Toby sunk dramatically when Aya told him this and I hurried to reassure him.
"I'll come visit you again soon so we can hang out, okay?" Toby nodded and smiled, which made me smile back. I waved and Takashi and I went back upstairs.
"You were strangely nice back there." Takashi said after a few moments.
"Yeah, I just couldn't be mean, he's too much like a child and I respect that he is able to freely admit that he is gay." Takashi nodded but then added, "But Tamaki acts like a child and you're... not the nicest to him." I snorted in response.
"Tamaki does not act like a child, he acts like an idiot, so I treat him the same as I treat all idiots." I smiled widely at him, enjoying the pleasant conversation that erupted between us. My face morphed into one of mock teary-eyed happiness and Takashi furrowed his eyes at me.
"I'm just so proud of you, starting a conversation all by yourself! Again!" I pinched his cheeks and tried to stop myself from laughing at his squished face... I failed horribly and was soon rolling on the floor laughing. I looked up to see Takashi's amused smirk and his hand reached out to help me up. I began to wonder why he still talks to me. I grabbed his hand and after he pulled me up I whispered a thank you. He would probably see it as a gesture of politeness but it meant so much more. It was a thank you for everything he had ever done, it was a thank you for taking me in, a thank you for keeping me company, a thank you for putting up with me, a thank you for laughing with me, a thank you for keeping me alive. I repeated the words under my breath once more and Takashi clasped his hand with mine. I can only hope he understood even a fraction of what I was trying to tell him. I smiled at him again and tugged on his hand.
"Let's go check on the pup." He nodded and we released each others hand before going into the living room. Kira and Mr. Morinozuka were sitting with the pup, who I now had the chance to look at properly. It was mostly black with a white snout and white paws. It also had a beautiful white star on it's chest and by the way it was holding itself, I could tell it was a girl. She was fluffy and I was pretty sure she is a border collie australian shepherd mix. But her best feature was her vibrant blue eyes which were studying me intently. Someone had dried her fur so she was a big fluff ball. As I approached she yipped and ran over to me. I knelt down and hugged her while she furiously licked my face. I giggled and pulled away from her. She ran over to Takashi so I took the chance speak to Kira and Mr. Morinozuka. I bowed a bit in greeting before asking what the vet said.
"Dr. Tamaru said she will be fine after a few days." Kira informed me. I sighed a breath of relief.
"Kira, Mr. Morinozuka, I'm sorry for causing both of you so much trouble." I said awkwardly, embarrassed that I had made such a commotion.
"Not at all Wren, I'm glad we could save her. We have never had a dog and Satoshi has wanted one for a long time anyway. Oh, and please call me Asuma, you are a part of the family now." Asuma told me. My heart filled with joy and my eyes misted over a little.
"I really appreciate that." I bowed my head in respect. "Speaking of Satoshi, where is he?"
"He had a club meeting, he should be back any moment."
"This will be a wonderful surprise for him." Kira cheered.
"Thank you for helping me, not only with this, but with everything."
"Don't mention it." Asuma and Kira smiled warmly, making me blush. I joined Takashi and the pup and whispered in his ear. "We should hide her in Satoshi's room. We could put a little bow around her and a tag that says for Satoshi!" Takashi nodded and we set off on a search for the objects we needed. I tied the pretty red bow we found on the dog's neck and then Takashi attached the tag to it. We heard the limo pull up so we rushed into Satoshi's room, dog in tow, put her on the bed and ran to the next room over so we could watch the scene unfold. I peeped out the door crack and saw Satoshi dragging his feet to his room. He looked upset, which made me happier to have found the pup. Satoshi went into his room and I dashed to his open door so I could see his expression. The dog had jumped off the bed and ran over to Satoshi. I laughed at his dumbfounded expression. He bent down and picked up the dog, who proceeded to lick his face vigorously. He laughed pleasantly and with the pup in his arms he read the tag. His face lit up when he read the words. Satoshi looked around and saw Takashi and I before we could escape.
"Did you guys put her here!" He asked, still very surprised.
"Yep, do you like her?" I responded, anxious for an answer.
"Of course! She's perfect. I've always wanted a dog, where did you get her?"
"We found the poor thing out in the rain, so we took her here to get her fixed up. She's perfectly healthy by the way. Your parents suggested we give her to you." I filled him in while Takashi nodded.
"Thank you so much!" Satoshi gave both of us huge hugs before returning to the dog.
"What are you going to name her." Takashi asked. I was curious too.
"Hmm..." He sat in thought for a minute. "I've got it!" He looked directly at the dog before saying, "I dub thee Iris!" Iris wagged her tail in agreement and gave a small bark.
"I really like that name!" Takashi nodded in agreement with me and Satoshi smiled.
"Come on Iris, let's go thank Mom and Dad!" She followed him out, which made me grin.
"I'm glad we did that." Takashi looked me in the eyes and showed me his beautiful smile.
"Yeah, me too." Suddenly, Takashi's phone started ringing. He answered it with a 'Hmm' and I could hear Tamaki's loud, frantic voice from where I was standing. Takashi put it on speaker so we could both hear him clearly.
"Haruhi is going to leave us!" He sounded like he was close to crying.
"Hold up Tamaki, explain to us what is going on." I said calmly, cutting him off in the middle of his rambling.
"Wait, who is this?" He asked, and then his mind went in a weird direction. "Wait, Mori, is this your real voice? No wonder you never talk. But don't worry, I won't tell anyone..."
"Tamaki, what the heck, it's Wren talking, not Takashi." I said, half exasperated, half amused. Takashi had the ghost of a smile on his face as well.
"Oh, hello Wren! How is my wonderful daughter doing today?"
"I'd be a lot better if I could get through this conversation."
"Of course!" He chuckled nervously, "Well, Haruhi is going to leave us to stay with those horrible girls who kidnapped you two!" And we are back to the dramatics.
"And what makes you say that?" I humored him, hoping he would get to the point.
"Well, we kind of sold her pencil, and she got really mad..."
"Well no wonder, you shouldn't sell other people's things without getting their permission first." I scolded, slightly mad that they would do something like that. I better protect my things from those fiends.
"I'm sorry!" Tamaki wailed. "But we have a plan to get her back." He said determinedly. I swear, he is bipolar as hell. He filled Takashi and I in on his plan and I couldn't help but laugh at his crazy antics. I was glad all I had to do was make sure Haruhi went to the host club.
"Okay, sounds good. I'm sure it will work perfectly." Tamaki didn't quite pick up on my sarcasm.
"You're right, this is the best plan I've ever created isn't it!"
"Yep, it sure is, bye now."
"Bye~!" I hung up and Takashi pocketed his both looked at each other and shook our heads good humoredly.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed! Reviews are always welcome :) Bye~
-Ptera