Hero | ohshc

XLV

"You're disgusting. A woman who attempts to kill her own granddaughter deserves whatever she gets," my anger soared through the roof. My fists clenched and the digging of my nails into the palm of my hand offered a sense of grounding. The old woman in front of me creased her wrinkly forehead, her eyes flaring as well as her nostrils. 

"You always were a trouble child, whatever you get you deserve as well. Now, I refuse to talk to you any longer."  She quipped, her eyes staring deep into mine. Even though her face was blank you could tell that the wheels in her mind were churning, emotions of pure hatred and anger visible in the clouding of her eyes. 

"Eclair, come over here." Shizue ordered and stepped back, my line of sight moving from the old hag in front of me to the woman who was staring at us all earlier. Blonde curls rested atop her chest, the bright pink dress swaying around her knees. A pair of binoculars were twisted continuously in her hands behind her back.

"Tamaki." My brother who stood behind our grandmother, perked up, "for the duration of the school fair today and tomorrow, you are to escort Lady Eclair here." The blonde lady continued to stalk up to Tamaki, stopping a few feet in front of him with a sly smile.

I frowned deeper and spun around, my dress fluttering around my thighs. I stormed towards the rest of the host club, standing next to the water fountain in the middle of the room. I watched from the corner of my eye as Eclair got in Tamaki's face, leaning in more so as if personal space was nonexistent. 

I squeezed in between the twins. 

"She's planning something," I whispered quickly, the twins glancing back at me from either side, "her eyes. I don't know what it is but I don't like it..."

Honey leaned forward, turning his head to look at me from the far end of the line. "Do you think she's going to try again?" The pink bunny in his arms got squeezed tightly and a hand appeared on Honey's shoulder, Takashi staring down at him.

"Is something wrong?" Shizue didn't spare a glance at Tamaki whom she was talking to, "I'm telling you to."

"I'm in your hands," Eclair raised the binoculars right up in his face, "Tamaki."

Can't she fucking afford glasses instead of shoving a pair of gold binoculars in my brother's face? I tutted and glared at the two women surrounding my brother.

Tamaki smiled and I heard a quiet scoff behind me. "Don't you think he's too naive? He needs to take a lesson from you Aki-chan." The familiar touch of Yi Shen ran down the side of my shoulder, and I could feel her forehead press against the flat of my back. 

"Very well, grandmother. I will do everything in my power to see that she will be happy." He let loose an uncomfortable, small smile.

"He definitely should," I gritted my teeth and folded my arms. "I just hope his serious streak will kick in soon so he has some sense."

-

Tamaki left with both Shizue and Eclair, leaving me with the rest of the host club. Even though the majority of the happy air in the room returned, I still felt a heavy feeling of unease in the pit of my stomach every time I thought about Shizue. It dragged me down, filling my body with a sense of guilt. A headache formed around my temples.

"So Tama-chan isn't coming back is he?" Honey sat at a table near the corner of the large ballroom, Takashi standing behind him. I could feel both boys' stare on my back, the feeling made the hair on the back of my neck prickle.

"Is he seriously planning to escort,"

"That girl for the duration of the school festival?" The twins crowed out in a tone of boredom.