Chapter 3

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Fortunatly, Honey and Mori had needed to get back to the club, so they couldn’t come in like Honey had been bouncing excitedly about on the way there. So Carter didn’t have to worry about explaining why there happens to be no furniture. It was a pretty normal night after that, the sisters went to buy some groceries with Carters large savings that is for food and food only until she gets a new job- and then they went back home did some homework, ate, and went to hang out with Haruhi for a while. Carter had a long and tearful hug with Ranka the moment he walked through the door and then he agreed to watch Ella until they got back the next day.
With the knowledge that she wouldn’t have to worry about her sister for a day, Carter went to sleep on her pile of blankets while Ella had her first sleepover with her uncle Fuji.
The problem was waking up.
First there was a light knock on the front door, so Carter got up groaning at the fact it was barely light out, and answered the door in her shorts and tank top, gasping when she see’s the host club. “The sun isn’t even up,” She groans with a huff before rubbing her face. “Give me a second to get dressed-what am I dressing for?”
“You don’t need to bring clothes, we have everything that will be needed waiting for us,” The twins say and Carter looks at them and shivers, “So creepy,” She mutters and steps out, “Alright, let’s g-”
“Glasses,” Mori interrupts, noticing Carters lack of them and the squinting that was taking place as she woke up. “Correct, thank you,” She says and in her tired state, she leaves the door wide open when going back inside, towards her room. So when she comes out, she sees the twins looking around curiously with Honey while Mori is at the plant corner, watering ones that have stickers to match the watering chart taped on the wall above them.
“Where are your dishes or cooking utensils?” Kouru asks bluntly and that is of course when Tamaki comes in, “What? Look in her cabine-”
“Guys, I was at school all day yesterday, spent the night before that at Haruhis which was the day I got here. I haven’t unpacked yet. Now, are we going or not?” Carter snaps and Tamaki nods, “Yes, Haruhi has already been acquired, wouldn’t want to make her wait. To the car!”
Tamaki drags Carter out by the wrist while the twins follow closely behind. Mori and Honey taking a little longer so they can lock the apartment back up.
“Takashi, she has no boxes to unpack,” He says and the cousins share a sad look before both subconsciously come to an agreement, ‘protect Carter’. 
The car ride was interesting. The first thing Carter did was take the sack off of Haruhi’s head. “I agreed to go, why did they kidnap me?” She growls and Carter just chuckles while folding her legs up and untying her hair from it’s bun, releasing a floppy mess of curls to her mid back. “Oh Haruhi, why can’t you have long hair like darling Carter?” Tamkai sobs, kneeling on the floorboards in front of the two girls as everyone clambers in and shuts the doors. But his sobbing and Haruhi’s annoyance is interrupted when the “daddy” of the clubs eyes refocus on his newest daughters exposed thighs. 
“Wow, boss, you stare pervertedly at Carter almost as bad as you do Haruhi,” The twins say and the three manage to scuffle inside the limo while Honey climbs over to see what caught Tamaki’s attention. “The scars are from your surgery, but what are all of these bruises from?” Honey asks and Carter shrugs.
“They just show up some mornings, but how did you know about my surgery?” Everyone in the car just looks at Kyoya who smirks at his phone, “Yes, I found a limited amount of medical history, but you were never diagnosed with anemia,”
“Well, it ran in the family and a few years ago I had to get my stomach flushed because my body stopped digesting red meat and pork, so I would not be surprised,” Kyoya hums and types a note into his phone before looking up at the girl, “Let me know of any other slightly concerning symptoms soon so I can put them in your file. Can’t have you getting sick on us, you and Ella are going to have a check up and some health tests done on Monday during final period with one of my family physicians,”
“I’m not sure if I’m being pampered or documented for future blackmail… show me the contract,”

“Haruhi, who are they?” Carter asks as her friend is brought out of a random room in a dome building of tropical paradise. “The twins’ twin maids. They’ll help you find a bathing suit… Or just force you into one. You got a contract, so you might get special treatment.”
She did. Carter knew by the options in front of her that someone besides the twins and Tamaki had a say in what the demonic twin maids would get to shove her into. Carter ended up in a 50’s style bikini which was solid baby pink with pale blue roses all over it, “Can’t I have a say in colours?” She had asked when seeing a purple and green version, but the maids said something about complexion and threw her outside in the babyshower coloured one.
“Why aren’t you limping?” The twins question as Carter walks out towards the pool area, standing beside Mori and Honey’s table of cake and juice. “I’m not wearing shoes and it isn’t stiff from sleep anymore,” 
“Yes, those flats you were wearing yesterday were quite out of style, but still designer, so I must give you props,” Kyoya chuckles as he scans through the few notes she and Haruhi made on the contract. “Yup, found them for three dollars at a thrift store about two years ago,” Carter smirks, still proud of the find. 
“Well, you’ll have two pairs of new shoes arriving tomorrow, much more supportive to keep you from re-injuring your leg from incorrect walking,” He says and Honey takes the break in conversation as a chance to join, “Carter-chan! Do you want some mango juice or coconut water?” Said girl’s eyes light up in excitement, “Coconut water?” She asks and happily sips from the cup Mori hands her, the tall male hiding his slight blush that gained from his sitting down position putting him at eye level with her chest.
“I haven’t had this in so long, thank you for the treat,” Carter says, gently setting the cup back on the table as Haruhi comes out wearing a cover over her bathing suit with Tamaki inching behind her. “Are there any bets on when he is going to confess to her?” Carter asks, not noticing the evil look the twins are giving her from behind. Honey and Mori shrug and before Kyoya can answer, Carter shrieks in surprise as she is lifted and tossed into the deep end of the pool. 
Luckily, as an avid swimmer, she swims straight up and splash water back on the twins. “That was rude,” She mutter before sighing in content and leaning back to float and relax, “But it’s been a while since I’ve been in a pool,”
Mori and Honey jump in to swim with her, leaving Kyoya and Haruhi alone with the twins while Tamaki pouts in a corner for some reason. “Is it just me, or are those two both crushing on Carter?” Hikaru asks and Kyoya shakes his head, “No, Carters been through a lot of hardships in her life and it shows in her demeanor, especially around males. Mori and Honey senapai’s training put them through a lot as well, they seem to just be protective,”
“Yeah, she trusted them first because of how they were around Ella. She got better with all of you, but I bet if Mori had thrown her in the pool instead of you two, she wouldn’t have screamed. She isn’t scared of the four of you because of me, but I think the only person she is okay with besides them, is Kyoya,” Haruhi says as they all watch Carter jump out of the water behind Mori and onto his back while giggling with Honey who does the same to his cousins front.
“There is also the other factor that we need to hold off for a few months,” Kyoya adds and Haruhi nods, “Yeah, Mori and Carter seem to have gotten really close, really fast,”
The three in the pool, not knowing any of the conversations going on, continue in their game, Carter happily winning since water was the only way she could be active without pain. And living on the beach did wonders for her speed. “Carter, want to go eat cake?” Honey asks from Mori’s shoulders as the taller starts to wade towards the stairs. 
“No thanks, I’d rather swim for now,” And she does, she swims laps for about an hour before Honey jumps back in with a kids floaty around his waist. The two go to splash eachother when the entire pool vibrates and girl appears in cosplay on a machine. “Who’s that?” Carter whispers and Honey frowns, “She scares me and tried to marry Kyoya-chan one time,”
Carters eyebrows shoot up for a moment before slowly nodding, accepting the explanation without argument. The two then continue swimming until Honey accidentally splashed her, resulting in a full on battle. They heard the achy click of the lever, but didn’t acknowledge it until Honey say Carter freeze and look around. 
“Do you feel that?” Carter asks, watching as Honey nods and looks around. “Tamaki, what did you d-” Carters scolding gets cut off when an indoor tidal wave climbs over the pool and floods Honey and Carter into different parts of the spa.

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