Absquatulate

CHAPTER SIX

//Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club.//

CHAPTER SIX
SCHOOL BEGINS

Asami feels like someone is watching her. She stares out her bedroom window with a frown on her face as she observes her surroundings. The eerie feeling started a few weeks ago when she came home from her interview. Luckily, she passed the interview portion and has been selected to attend Ouran Academy. She has an inkling that those two interviewers who immediately showed disdain for her last name properly fought to not allow her in. She is thankful that the other interviewees liked her enough to allow her through. She worries about what is going to happen if she has one of those two interviewers as a teacher. Maybe they will try to fail or humiliate her. Her mind gets distracted when the street lights across from the mansion flicker before going completely out. She hums, tilting her head to the side while her thoughts run a mile a minute. This is usually the beginning of horror movies. If the street light comes back on and someone is under it, she is bolting to Tamaki's room for safety. Tamaki has "main character love interest" energy so he'll most likely survive in a horror movie. Asami considers herself the tragic side character that the main characters find themselves helping for an episode and who pops up randomly for plot convenience—meaning that she will be killed during the horror movie. Asami can feel the hair on her arms stand up after she notices a dark figure moving in the shadows of the street light. "Not today," she mumbles and quickly leaves her room, heading down to Tamaki. She knocks on the door and patiently waits. The door opens to reveal a tired Tamaki in his pajamas with horrible bedhead.

"Asami?" He yawns. "It's not time for school yet, right?" He turns his head to look at his alarm clock for the time.

"No, it's only two in the morning. Something freaky happened and I got scared. Can I sleep in here with you?" She asks. His eyes soften and he nods, opening the door wider for her to come in. She walks in and immediately sees that he has bought new black-out curtains. "When did you get those?" She asks, carefully watching his body behavior. He tenses for a minute and that tells her everything. "You've been seeing the dark figure across the street too." He snaps his head towards her with wide eyes.

"They're bothering you too?" He asks.

"I kept having this feeling like—"

"You're being watched." He finishes. She nods her head. "I think it's Maru." He mumbles.

"Are you sure?" She questions, climbing into the left side of his bed. She builds a pillow barrier between the two since she tends to kick in her sleep. This is not the first night the siblings slept in the same bed. It was a bit weird for Asami when Tamaki asked if she wanted to have a sleepover one night after the charity event occurred. She assumed he was fearful that Emica was going to show up in the middle of the night and take her so she indulged him. Ever since then, they typically have one sleepover every week. She appreciates how warm and welcoming Tamaki has been. She loves the normal sibling activity between them since she always wanted siblings growing up. She wonders how things would be if Tamaki was cold and mean to her when they first met. She would've understood that reaction considering they have not seen each other since they were toddlers. She snaps out of her thoughts once more when Tamaki slips into the right side and lays down, staring up at the ceiling.

"No, it's just a feeling because who else could it be?" He freezes. "Oh no, what if it's Emica?" He hisses, jolting up.

"Tamaki, it's not. Remember she's on the other side of the country," which Asami knows is a lie, "and the Ootori police force is tracking her. They'll alert us if she is anywhere near us." She assures him. "Go to sleep. We'll talk to father about this in the morning." He slowly nods his head and settles back down. She flips onto her side facing away from him and closes her eyes. A few moments of silence pass by before the sound of snoring fills the room. She tries to not laugh at how Tamaki snores like a walrus. If any of his customers heard him sleep, they'll probably run in the other direction. She cracks open an eye and stares at the curtains. Could Maru break into the mansion? Could Emica? It's quite concerning to know that each Souh sibling has a person after them—technically Tamaki has two since Emica did want to initially kidnap him too and probably will the next time she gets the chance to. Asami knows that Emica would never hurt them because she wants them to be a perfect family together, but Maru... After hearing about what she did to the other hosts and customers, it is very likely that Maru would hurt them. She frowns and her right fist tightens. She needs to protect Tamaki from both crazy women. He has done so much for her these last few months that is it only fair that she returns the favor.