The Silence I Needed (Mori x Reader)

Shippers on the Shore

Hey there readers! I just thought I'd let you know I did a bunch of editing recently, so there's a lot of changes in the chapters. Nothing enough to change the storyline, but I don't think it'd be a bad idea to reread and refresh your memory. Also, I've decided to start writing slightly longer chapters. Let me know if it's too much and should go back to the length I had. And please continue to let me know about any grammatical or spelling errors you find while reading.

There are lots of things I like about the beach. I like the ocean, and the clear skies. I'm not a fan of sand, but I do like things that you can find in the sand, like shells. I also love the sunset. You can see it anywhere, but there's something about seeing it drift below open waters that's special.

It was time for the host club's beach trip. Benio was elated when I asked her to come with. The host club was a little hesitant when I requested Benio's company, but Haruhi thought it was a fun idea. No one argued against them. The three of us were all sprawled across a beach towel in our swimsuits. Haruhi had started wearing a swim shirt and trunks to these events so they could at least stand in the water with everyone. Benio perused the beach. There were, of course, the girls all on top of and under the hosts. There were the girls who were eyeing up the new girl, Benio, in her almost modest swimsuit. And of course there were the girls burning holes in my skull with their eyes. "Now I see." Benio muttered. "Darling this treatment is just horrible. What am I going to do with you?"

I laughed at her teasing and fell into her lap. "Protect me, Lady Benibara! Oh, how their envy drains me! Won't you save me from their gaze?" Haruhi and Benio laughed too, and she hugged me into her lap. It was apparent that the guests watching us didn't bother her when she kissed my forehead..

"Forever and always, (Y/N)." Apparently the guests were going to do something about this. They whispered about me cheating on Mori with this girl, and rushed off to find him. I'm not worried. He knows how my relationship with Benio works. He ended up coming over to our blanket anyway with a soft smile and a hoard of girls behind him. He nodded towards her and knelt next to us.

"Benio." They shook hands while I was still in her lap.

"Mori." Her smile towards him was almost real. "(Y/N) tells me wonderful things about you. For her sake, I have decided to tolerate you. You should be honored." She smirked when I pushed at her shoulder. "I'm glad you're still allowing us to be friends despite the recent feud between our clubs." I could see the gears turning in all the girls' heads as they tried to figure out what exactly was going on.

"It's not my choice." Mori spoke, taking my hand. "Who (Y/N) decides to let in her life is her choice. I'm just happy to be a part of it." I pulled the both of them into a group hug. The girls behind us were struggling between being angry, confused, and happy for us.

"Heads up, Senpai!" Hikaru and Kaoru were running towards us. They were after a volleyball that was flying through the air. Benio was up so fast that I tumbled onto the blanket. She got in front of us and passed the ball with ease. It practically landed back in Kaoru's hands. "Thanks, uh, Senpai."

Benio sat back down like nothing happened. Mori left when Hunny started calling to him about crawfish or something. She was smiling. Smiling for real. When she caught us staring, she jumped. "What? I have hobbies." Benio never ceases to surprise me. There's so much about her that I don't think she gets to express unless she's with me. She has to be a role model at her school, but here she's just another girl. An individual. I grinned, knowing she enjoyed the nickname Senpai instead of the title of Lady Benibara. It seemed as if a lot of girls enjoyed her display. It was cool, they said (and she also protected two hosts, so I'm sure that counted for something). She tried hard to push them away. When she joined on the trip, she promised the hosts that she was not there to steal guests. It definitely looked like that's what was happening at the moment, though.