Her Smile

Chapter 5

"Oh, Tora-kun!"

I turned int the middle of the hallway to see on of the girls in my year. I forget her name and I immediately felt sad.

"Hai?"

"You may not know me, but I'm Misaki Tojo." She said, bowing. "I was told by a very short girl that she is waiting for you by the front gates."

I scrunched my eyebrows and turned to Haruhi. "Tell my cousin I'll be there soon."

She/He nodded and kept walking towards the Host Club as I walked in the opposite direction. "Arigato, Tojo-san." I called out and made my way down the pale pink stairs. I passed groups of giggling girls who made their way up the steps, chattering loudly about how cute Honey-senpai was.

I laughed under my breath. Those boys and Haruhi sure know how to make a girl feel special. I'm just afraid that they'll begin to hate me because I'm Tamaki's first cousin.

I stepped outside into the cool air and began searching for a short girl. That's when I spotted her.

Her short, light peach hair cascaded over her shoulders. and her white dress fit her beautifully. Her chocolate brown eyes darted everywhere but where I stood. A frown was upon her rosy lips, but a sneaky look filled her eyes. She was such a mischievous girl, but she was my cousin, though she wasn't Tamaki's. She is related to me by my mother's side. We resembled each other a lot, despite the hair and eyes.

She's the same age as I am, and just loves singing. Whenever I was with her, she'd always sing while I played the piano for her. She's eventually pick her violin, and play along. Sadly, her father didn't appreciate the music we played, and wants Sakura to be more of a business lady than a school-girl.

Our eyes finally met when she screamed, "Tora!"

I called back, "Sakura!"

She ran towards me and I hugged her, my head resting on top of her head.

She giggled and said, "I've missed you so much."

I smiled and hugged her tightly. "I've missed you too! How did you persuade your parents?"

She leaned away and grinned cheekily, "It'd my cheekbones."

I rolled my eyes and said, "Welcome to Ouran Academy, Sakura-san."

Her family beat mine in the royalty lineage. She was actually a princess of a small country. My mother was originally the next in line, but when she met my father, she gave the throne to her brother, Sakura's father. He accepted it gratefully and did his best to be a great king. Sometimes though, his and his wife's business would get in the way, and they'd rarely see Sakura. They tried to keep her around so they could see her as much a they could, but in the end, they never saw each other much.

Sakura loves he parents though, and she seems to be ready to take the throne when she comes of age. Now, she is just looking at suitor's.

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Sakura hid behind me as we entered the Host Club.

"Tora~" Honey sang as he jumped towards my feet.

"Hi Honey-senpai!"

I looked up at Mori and smiled a bit. "Hi Mori."

He smiled at me and patted my head. "Hi Tiger."

I smiled and felt a pair of eyes on me. I turned my head with Mori's hand still on top of it and saw Sakura staring at me.

"This is my cousin, Sakura Uzinami. Sakura, this is Takashi and Haninozuka. We call them Mori and Honey." She nodded and looked at Honey and grinned. "We're almost the same height!"

Honey clasped his hands and said, "Yay! Let's eat cake sometime, okay?"

Sakura nodded sweetly and looked up at Mori.

She whispered towards me and said, "He's taller than Zuko!" I nodded.

Zuko was a friend from her country who was also the head of military there. We never really talked too much, but he was Sakura's and my friend. He was very kind to us both.

I looked up to see that Mori's hand never left my head. I blushed and swatted his hand lightly. Just as my hand touched his, while Honey went to show Sakura his cake collection, Mori grabbed my hand and kissed it. My eyes widened and I whispered, "What was that for?!"

He smiled softly at me and said quietly, "Pretty hands aren't meant to hit. They're meant to caress."

I blushed as he laughed.

"Sakura!" Tamaki yelled.

"Tama-chan!" Sakura called back.

Mori turned away to see what the commotion was about, while I just stared at him in wonder. I stared at his toned muscled under his school attire. I reached out slightly towards him. No one has ever taken care of me the way Mori has.

Once, I had driven in a storm where there was a tornado watch. I told my boyfriend when I got home while my heart was still racing. I was completely distraught and scared. The thunder was loud and the lightning was bright. The wind seemed to be howling.

He just said simply, "Don't do that."

Nothing like, "I'm so glad you're okay!" or an "Are you crazy?! You could have gotten hurt!"

Just a light pop on the hand and he moved on to why he had for lunch.

But Mori...Mori took care of me. He didn't want me to get hurt. He wanted to show affection toward me. He wants to pat my head while other's just wanted other things. Mori...kept me safe from harm.

I hugged Mori from behind while these thoughts filled mind. He rested his hands on mine and squeezed them lightly, "Thank you for taking care of me, Mori-senpai." I said, almost not finding my voice. "You're welcome, Tiger-kun." He said quietly.

Mori wanted me.

Right?