Something Sweet

Ch. 12: Rivals of Rivals Leads to Reunions

At the Host Club I was baking until I heard a commotion near the entrance. I ignore it and continue with my delicate work.

I was zoned out and to my surprise I see a familiar face. I walk over with a bowl of broccoli and carrots and set it down on the table where Haruhi is hosting. "I believe you preferred healthy snacks as to sweets such as cake." I inform as his eyes widen and narrow at the sight of me. "Yasuchika."

"Yuuto Umeko..." He growls, drawing attention and then gasps as he strikes out at me. I jump backwards, dodging.

"Chika-chan, what are you-" Honey starts until I begin to block his many strikes effortlessly. He kicks out and I flip backwards, only sparring him a glance with no emotion to my face.

He pulls out a weapon, a retractable metal baton. I hear someone narrating a play by play of our fight but I ignore it. "I will give you to the count of three to stop this before I end this." I warn and he glares at me. One, two...

"Three." He says for me, bringing down is metal baton. I catch his wrist and throw him by the arm with one hand while stealing his weapon.

He hits the couch as planned and I turn to him swiftly, with a sharp move of my new weapon. I charge him and bring it down on his form, making him flinch in preparation only to see it pointed down at him.

"Match goes to Yuuto-senpai with a sparring move!" Someone yells and I give him his weapon back, turning on my heel.

"Chika-chan, Yuu-chan, why did you two fight? Do you know each other?" Honey asks and Chika and I look to each other and then back to Honey.

"He knows." I say and Chika nods.

"I tracked her down after the fight was forfeited and she was disqualified. I tried to return the honor back to our family by beating her for you since you couldn't." Chika explains and they all look to me in surprise.

"Yes, although I prefer not to fight with younger kids." I say and Honey's eyes widen.

"Really? Yuu-chan, you never told me." He says and I shrug.

"It only happens if we somehow run into each other. I didn't think to tell you on the account that it happened so sparingly." I explain, grabbing the bowl and holding it out for Chika. He takes it, eating the carrots.

"If you know that this is your long awaited rival, why haven't you tried to defeat her?" Chika asks, agitatedly.

"Yuu-chan is my friend! I don't wanna fight her." Honey says, hugging me. I hug him back warmly.

"You would be friends with a rival? You too, Umeko?" Chika asks, outraged.

"I don't see Yuu-chan as my rival." Honey says simply as I set him down.

I hear it before it comes. My hand is out as I catch the smooth pebble that was slingshot at me, then another. "Well, well, well, big sis, long time no see." Two voices say in unison. Akira and Arata. I turn around to see two tall boys with blonde hair leaning against each other with their foot to each other and a slingshot in their hand.

"To think we had to come all the way out here to just see you." A girl with her black hair in a ponytail, lounging on the couch, eating a cherry. Rina.

"He's so cute!" A smaller girl with a short black bob and a pink bow squeals as she looked and touched Honey. Izumi.

"This place disgusts me." A taller woman with a slick black bun with her bangs covering one eye and in a black suit mutters with a hand on her hip. Machiko.