Keep It Together (OHSHC/Hikaru Love Story)

Chapter 25

Summer vacation had finally arrived, and I couldn't have been happier. I was ready for a break from schoolwork and the Host Club. I loved the guys and all, but I didn't think I could handle them or the customers for much longer.

On the other hand, I wasn't excited to return to France to talk about a wedding I didn't want to happen. Plus, it was going to be hard to know I would be so close to Mama but forbidden to see her. And to top it all off, Eric was going to be incredibly stressed. Over the past few years, Eric's family's company's stock prices had gradually gone down in large increments. I had caught wind of a rumor claiming they were about to be bought out by Tokarev, which Eric had told me wasn't necessarily true, but they had made an offer. It was going to be like a zoo in his house.

I guessed I was happy about being back in a familiar place, though. And it wasn't like Eric was all bad. He was still a great guy, and I liked hanging out with him. I just didn't like the engagement part, and I wasn't sure I was going to be able to help with his concerns.

About three days into summer vacation, I was sitting in my family's private jet, waiting for it to take off. It was going to be a lonely flight, but it wasn't the first time. I heard my phone begin to ring, and I turned it off, not even checking to see who it was. I didn't want to get yelled at by one of the flight attendants. Or, at the very least, be given glares for the entire flight.

It was time for me to take off, and I waited for the announcement to inform me of just that. Instead, a nervous woman working on the plane came up to me. "Um, Mistress Katashi? I think you might want to see something," she said to me.

I followed her to the door of the plane and went down a few of the steps. I gasped at what was blocking the path of the plane. "Ce qui se passe? What is the meaning of this?" I demanded angrily. Why was there a helicopter blocking the take off zone? The woman looked completely dumbfounded, and another came up to me holding a phone on a tray.

"There's a call for you," she offered me the phone.

I took it and asked angrily, "Hello? Who is this?"

"Katashi! I've been trying to reach you all morning!" Tamaki yelled in my ear.

"I'm about to take off for France; I couldn't have my phone on! Is this helicopter yours?" I questioned, glaring at the machine in front of me. I saw two people get out of it, and I immediately recognized them as Hikaru and Kaoru.

"You have to come with us! Haruhi was turned out of her home, kidnapped by gypsies, and forced into servitude in Karuizawa!" my brother yelled.

"You're talking nonsense! Did you really just arrêter my flight?" I shrieked. The twins smirked when they reached the steps leading to the jet, and I gave them a warning glare.

"Well, hello there, Katashi," Kaoru greeted me.

"Fancy meeting you here," Hikaru grinned as they started up the steps.

I dropped the phone and shouted, "Don't you dare!" They picked me up and ran back to the helicopter despite all my struggling.