My Burning Memory

Rayven Meets Some of The Host Club

    It was directly after second period when the blonde boy (Tamaki) , who I deemed to be The Creep, grabbed my arm and dragged me to an abandoned hallway. I had absolutely no clue where we were nor what we were doing,

     "Excuse me, where the hell are we going and who gave you the authority to grab me!?" I yelled, grabbing his attention for a few moments. The Creep threw me over his shoulder as I started to beat him, refusing to let me down.

     "PUT ME DOWN, TAMAKI!" I screeched down the hallway yet he still refused. 

      I was pretty sure that my skirt didn't cover me completely and I was extremely embarrassed, he could turn his head at any time and see what was underneath. That was exactly what he did too. The Creep stopped and I glanced at him to find that his face was a tomato red. I gasped and desperately attempted to pull my skirt down, a little farther.

     "SEBASTIAN, KYOYA!" I cried out, squirming in The Creep's grip. He remained frozen in spot and continued staring, that pervert! I heard a door open, behind me, and felt The Creep wince underneath me.

     "Tamaki," I heard Kyoya growl softly. Tamaki set me down slowly as Kyoya grabbed him by the collar and pushed him up to a wall.

     "What the hell, do you think you're doing, picking up my sister and looking under her skirt!?" I flinched from the tone of Kyoya's voice, it sounded like he was ready to beat The Creep up. 

     "Set him down, Mr. Ootori," We turned our heads to the voice of Sebastian and he looked more livid than Kyoya. I looked back to my brother who had set Tamaki down, already. Sebastian marched over to Tamaki and dragged him back to, what I assumed, was his office.

     Kyoya quickly approached me and I ran into his arms, burying my face into his periwinkle jacket. He wrapped me in his embrace and I let out a sigh of relief,

    "You're safe now, Rayven. Don't worry about Tamaki, he'll be dealt with." I nodded and refused to let go, regardless of his attempts to pull me off of him. I tightened my grip on him as he lead us back to the room he came from. 

     I heard laughter, the clinking of tea cups against smaller platters, and chatter amongst the room, yet I still refused to show my face after that incident. 

     "Rayven, don't you think you're being childish about this? You're a fifteen-year-old girl who is hiding her face in the jacket of her older brother," I shook my head as he sighed and patted my head. "If you're going to be this persistent about staying with me, why don't you introduce yourself to The Host Club?" I peeked up at Kyoya who was unamused, he tapped the tip of my nose as I let go of his jacket.

     I looked around to find everyone occupied, who am I supposed to talk to? Surely Kyoya is annoyed with me by now. I sighed in defeat and sat at an open table, pulling out a textbook and my homework.

     "Would you mind if I sat here?" I looked up to find a boy with brown hair and large brown eyes gesturing towards the seat, I shook my head and he sat before me. I smiled and went back to my homework, quickly finishing it up. 

     I wrote down a couple more things and tucked the supplies back into my bag, looking up to still find the male remaining in the seat. I tapped on his shoulder, tilting my head to the side. Was he watching me the entire time?

     "I'm sorry to say, ladies, but The Host Club is now closed. We'll be needing you to take your leave, have a great rest of your day," A group of boys surrounded the exit and gestured the ladies out, I grabbed my bag and was about to leave until the doors were closed before me.

     "Not..." One boy, with orange hair, started.

     "So..." Another boy with the same styled, and colored hair, continued.

     "Fast," They concluded and stood extremely close to each other, blocking me from my exit of choice. 

     I glanced at the windows and started walking towards them only to be blocked off by an extremely short boy who had blonde hair like The Creep, brown eyes, and held a pink bunny. I frowned and looked around, those were my only two exits out of this enormous room! What the hell!?

     I swung my bag over my shoulder and started to run, only to be caught in the firm arms of a silent yet tall man. I glanced up as he peered down at me, a look of curiosity in both of our eyes. I gave him my signature head tilt and the tall man gently set me down, a firm arm still around my waist.

     As I was in the middle of planning an escape route, the doors burst open to a furious and embarrassed blonde boy, none other than The Creep.

     "Tama-chan, where were you?" The smaller blonde asked as The Creep walked up to him.

     "I was talking to my new professor," He growled and looked over at me, glaring. I raised an eyebrow, not amused by his action, and stifled another eye roll.

     "Oh, Tama-chan, do you know who she is?" The younger blonde pointed at me and I hung my head, trying to avoid all of the attention.

     "She's in Kyoya and I's class. She's destructive, clever, and has a dangerously dark beauty, almost like a fire," My eyes widened and I glanced at a worried Kyoya as I covered my eyes, attempting to stop the memory of my horrendous past. I I threw my head back and let out a blood-curdling scream as I collapsed to my knees, the memories rapidly flashed by.

     Flash- the burning smell of wood. Flash- the orange streaked sky. Flash- the tumbling manor. Flash- the ringing of my horrendous screams. Flash- Mother's still inside, I need to save her. Flash-  my pleas to go inside and save her were denied. Flash- the need to run in and find her was urgent. Flash- she's announced deceased the next day. Flash- sobs and screams echoing in my mind. Flash-

     "RAYVEN, SNAP OUT OF IT!" I heard someone screech which caused some of it to go away and I sobbed into the shoulder of whoever was holding me. Unfortunately, it was not done and sped up with the same images, dreaded emotions, and stomach-churning screams. Clutching my head, I continued screaming until it all faded into a familiar darkness.