Ouran Host Club Hostess (DISCONTINUED)

Deep Fears and Beautiful Endings

The wind outside was getting worse, and I could see the palm trees beginning to bend with the force. A harsh shower of cold raindrops hit me before I could shut the window of my room. The sky thundered, and though the sound was mostly muted by the double-paned glass, I could feel the sound through the air.

I hope Haruhi is alright, I thought as I walked out of the room and wandered downstairs to the main room where everyone was. Haruhi, Kyouya and Tamaki had disappeared earlier from the table and none had returned, so the rest of us had washed up. Actually, I had to teach the twins how to wash up dishes without the help of maids and a dishwasher as they had never done that before.

"Wow, it's really storming," Kaoru commented, staring out the window at the night.

I nodded and walked over to them. "Yeah, it is. I hope it doesn't, though."

The twins turned to look at me curiously. "What, are you scared of storms?"

"No," I told them. Even though I really loved rain and the sound of thunder and the sight of lightning, Haruhi was terrified of thunder. "I actually really like rain and thunder." I left it at that. That was Haruhi's fear, and even though I didn't get it, I accepted it anyway. "You guys are really bent on winning this game, aren't you?"

They looked surprised, as though the game had been the last thing on their minds. "Forget the game" Hikaru said, shaking his head.

"Right now, we're curious," Kaoru cocked his head to the side. "What exactly are you afraid of?"

I arched an eyebrow, but then I shrugged. "A lot of things," I replied. "And one of them is not being able to save the people I care about. Haruhi and I, we're similar that way. We both want to always to stand up to bullies and protect the weak. The problem is...well...Haruhi isn't exactly physically strong."

"You are," Hikaru pointed out.

I nodded. "Yeah, because I got tired of being a pushover all the time when I was little. It may not look that way now, but once upon a time, I was a complete and utter doormat. I couldn't put two words together without losing my voice because I was so scared of other people."

The twins stared at me lankly. "You're right," Kaoru said. "That does seem a little difficult to imagine."

I smiled tiredly at them, and then ii yawned widely. "Anyway, it's getting late, isn't it?" I turned to the twins, and then to Honey and Mori who were reading a little way away. "Shouldn't we all head to bed?"

Hikaru wrapped an arm around my waist while Kaoru draped one on my shoulders. "It's going to be cold tonight," Hikaru brushed his fingers against the skin of my neck. "Do you want to sleep in our room with us?"

Kaoru slid his hand over my shoulder. "We'll keep you nice and warm," he murmured. "We promise..."

For a second, I considered taking them up on their offer for two reasons. One, curiousity: I wanted to see how they would react if I actually agreed to one of their perverted schemes. Two, I had just been through a very emotionally and physically draining day, and I really wanted to cuddle with someone/something and go to sleep. Unfortunately, I had left my stuffed bear at home.

I wonder if Haruhi would be opposed to sharing beds, I glared at the twins but I didn't push them away. "Okay, no. Must the two of you be such perverts?"

They grinned at me with seductively innocent smirks. "What do you mean, Kyo-chan?" They asked. "We just want to be able to keep our cute toy warm and safe during the night!"

"I am not a cat," I told them. "I can keep myself warm, got it?"

"You're still our cute, little kitten though," they both rested their cheeks on the top of my head. I touched the cold glass and traced a line through the condensation on it. The twins watched with curiousity as I drew several flowers and hearts on the surface, and then I wrote my name. finally, wiped it all off again and waited for more vapour to condense on the glass.

We heard footsteps, and Kyouya walked into the room. "I left Tamaki and Haruhi in my room about fifteen minutes ago," he told us. "We should probably see what the two of them are doing."

Even though my natural reaction to my cousin being anywhere alone with a guy, Tamaki was way too much of a cute, caring, naïve little dork to actually harm her. The twins took their arms off me and we all headed for Kyouya's room.

"Was it really okay, though..." Hikaru said.

"...to leave the two of them alone?" Kaoru finished.

Kyouya smirked at them. "This is Tamaki we're talking about," he said as we turned a corner and fond his door. "What sort of mistake do you expect him to make?" We opened the door.

"See?" Tamaki was crouching in front of Haruhi, who was kneeling on the ground with a blindfold over her eyes. "If you put on a blindfold, you won't see it!" He was telling her. "And if you put in ear plugs for the noise..."

"Ah!" Haruhi looked happy. "It's true!"

Aw, Tamaki you're such a huge dork and a complete whackjob but you really care about my cousin! I smiled at the two of them, until the twins ruined the scene. "This guy's the worst!" They said, alerting Tamaki and Haruhi to our presence. "What kind of play is this? Honestly, trying to initiate Haruhi into S&M!"

"No," Tamaki waved his hands around in denial. "It's not like that! I was just trying to help her cope with the storm! It's not like that!" I burst out laughing. Teasing Tamaki was just too much fun! His reactions were always the best. I walked over and untied the blindfold.

"Come on, Haruhi," I pulled her up. "We should sleep. And don't be alarmed if I cuddle you a lot unnecessarily tonight, I need the comfort."

oOo

We left early the next morning, and the twins were still teasing Tamaki about last night's events. "Be careful, Haruhi," Hikaru warned her. "Apparently, our lord has some S&M fetishes!"

"It's not like that!" Tamaki yelled at them. I snickered and slipped into the car beside Haruhi. "It wasn't like that! I was doing it for your sake!"

"Drive," Kyouya told the chauffeur, and the car took off without a certain blonde lord.

"Uh," I twisted around to look out of the back window of the limo. "You guys, aren't we forgetting something?"

Kyouya turned to look at me, a small half-smirk, half-smile on his face. "No, I don't think so." I sweatdropped as we heard Tamaki screaming behind us for the car to stop.