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Sweet as Sugar
Chapter Thirteen
You weren't new to expensive architecture. In fact, your family was known for their lavishly designed buildings. Your family had made its fortunes in the hotel and luxury real estate business for generations. But even with that you were impressed with the sprawling estate you saw before you. Like with your grandparents it seemed that the Haninozuka family liked more traditional architecture. It didn't have a Meiji or restoration era layout as far as you could tell, it definitely gave you old world vibes. Especially with the way the woman in the kimono was tottering along the stone step way. There was something that seemed so fantastical about this place that you almost forgot your nerves.
Unfortunately as you had to slip your shoes off before you could step up onto the ramp, they all came rushing back. You were lead towards an area that looked like it had been prepared for you right down to a pot of tea. It wasn't the first time that you realized that Kyouya had made himself scarce. He'd pretty much just dropped you off at the front gates. And he must have called ahead because a maid had been out to greet you right away. He had planned for you to go to Honey's house today regardless of your answer.
"The young master will be here shortly."
You acknowledged what she said as you sat as best you could in your school uniform. One thing you were glad abou was that having such a large skirt gave you an excuse not to sit in a seiza. Instead you sat cross legged with the pillow under your butt and your skirt all around you as you waited for Honey.
What you couldn't have known was that you actually made a picturesque image sitting near the low table with one of the sliding doors open. The way that your dress contrasted with the setting highlighted how distinct you were from the background. And yet you reminded the stunned on looker of a flower with the way you were sitting. You definitely weren't part of what he expected to see when he got home.
Feeling as though you were being watched, you turned your head to look out from the open shoji door. There was a young man standing out there in a white uniform. It was a uniform that you recognized as being from the private Ouran Junior High School.
Carefully as you could, so you didn't look like a clumsy child, you stood up. Your motions made your onlooker remember his manners as he approached closer towards the wooden runway around the structure you were in and bowed.
"Haninozuka, Yasuchika. Pleased to meet you," he introduced himself formally as he bowed.
You returned the action in kind. Once the formalities were out of the way you noticed that the younger Haninozuka seemed hesitant about what to do next. Not that you could blame him. It was a bit of an awkward situation to know if you should make small talk or continue to wait for Honey on your own and kind of ignore The younger Haninozuka's presence. You figured ignoring him was against your nature.
"I came to talk with Honey," you informed him.
Yasuchika seemed surprised. "Why? What did that alien do?"
His choice of reference stunned you for a moment. Alien? Where did he get that from? It was true that Honey seemed like an eternal child on the outside but you had never thought he was alien. You looked at Yasuchika as he sat in perfect seiza at the low table across from you.
"Alien?" You asked as you began to sit back down.
"Don't tell me you're one of the girls from the school that think he's 'so cute'," that concept seemed to offend him somehow. "If you are you should just leave now."
"That's rude," you scolded; and then you realized that you had been a rude thing to stay back. Your cheeks colored in embarrassment as you went to apologize.
"Look, you should just leave now. If you came to see my brother, you're wasting your time. He hasn't come out of his room in a week. I don't think he's going to start for a girl, no matter how cute you are."
It was his turn to be a bit flustered as you teased, "You think I'm cute?"
"Th-that's not the point," Yasuchika practically stuttered as he adjusted his glasses.
"Hmm, I don't know. You called me a stupid girl for thinking that you brother was 'so cute'. So I think you saying that I'm cute is relevant."
You should not have been as informal as you were. You had only just met Yasuchika. He wasn't Mori or Honey, the two of whom you had known for a while. You shouldn't have been so informal with the junior high schooler. But you were.
The blush that quickly overtook his face was cute. He got so flustered from your teasing that you even saw a how he tried to be angry instead.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to embarrass you so much," you apologized. "I came here at the behests of Kyouya Ootori. He believes that I can get Honey to come back to school."
"Why you?"
You struggled. However you answer almost seemed ignored as Yasuchika straightener up. He looked like he'd just spotted a predatory animal. Yasuchika states to slide out of his Seiza stance but he wasn't fast enough.
What happened after was a bit of a blur. What you did know was that Yasuchika has been attacked. It wasn't until the tangle of arms slowed down that you saw by whom. Honey held his brother in a deathlock in the ground; arms and legs secured around the junior high schooler.
You'd heard about how the Haninozukas were expected to duel one another when they saw each other. But it was different seeing it in person. Especially as you realized that Yasuchika had stopped moving yet Honey still held on.
"Honey!" You released in shock as you realized that Yasuchika was turning colors.
Honey was choking him and he had already tapped out. When you'd said his name a second time, however, Honey's attention seemed to snap towards you. He released his brother and he smiled.
"You came home!"
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