"I'm WHAT?!" I yelled suddenly standing in front of my dad. I saw his eyes darken.
"You're engaged", he said surprisingly calm. I couldn't believe him!
"To who?" I yelled again clenching my fist. My father wouldn't even look me in the eyes. Tch, wussy.
"The Hitachiin family have two sons. You're going to marry the oldest. If you do this, then I'll be pleased", he said. As if I want him to be pleased with me. I planned to tell him... that I want to keep traveling.
"This is not fair, father", I whispered. He looked up at me.
"Life is unfair. The sooner you learn it, the better", he said standing up. My father looked down at me, disappointed. "You're going to Ouran with Kyoya."
"B-but... what if they find out?" I asked startled. I'm already an outcast in my family, I don't want to be an outcast to the rest of the world.
"You better make sure they don't, then", my father said and exited the room. I felt down onto my knees. Haven't I sacrificed enough already? I slammed my fist against the ground. I was four times stronger than an average human, this didn't hurt me, not even a little bit. Suddenly, someone wrapped his arms around me. I looked up to see Kyoya's concerned face.
"What happened?" he whispered. I just shook my head and pushed him away. Before he could even follow me, I ran highspeed out of the room. I acted like a little child, I knew that. But I didn't care. I'll regret that later.
~♡~
After a few minutes running, I stopped. It was cold and humid. I made my way to the stoplight and waited for it to turn green so I could cross. There was only one other person here. A girl somewhat short with cropped brown hair and two large brown eyes. She was talking with someone on the phone.
"Senpai, my father doesn't like you. None of you are coming", the girl said. I couldn't help but listen to the conversation. She sighed and started crossing over while still talking to the phone. I saw a car coming. The girl crossed without even looking left and right. The stoplight didn't even turn green. The car come closer, the driver was distracted so he didn't see the girl. It all happened so fast I didn't get a chance to think. I just reacted. I ran forward, grabbed the back of the girl's dress and pulled hom backwards with all my strength just as the car sped by us. It all happened in high-speed. We tumbled back and she landed on top of me. My breath slammed out of my chest painfully. The girl immediately rolled off me.
"Are you alright?" the girl asked, her big brown eyes filled with concern and awe.
"Uh... yeah, I think so", I groaned.
"I can't believe I just did that. You- You saved my life."
"It's fine. It was a good thing I was here, I guess." She scooted closer and winced when she pushed my hair back.
"You have a cut on your head", she said breathlessly. I felt it with my fingers and squinted as it stung. My fingers had a little blood on them, nothing alarming. It'll heal in a few seconds. I tried to stand but she held me down.
"Woah. Wait, ok? Let me call an ambu-" she suddenly stopped talking and looked at my cut... or at least the place where my cut should be. Crap, I thought.
"You healed...", she whispered. I stood up.
"You can't tell anyone about this. You do owe me after I saved your life", I said smiling. The girl nodded.
"I will agree to this if you explain to me what happened and what you are-"
"That's a long story", I cut her off.
"I have plenty of time", the girl said smiling.
~♡~
"Your father sure is cruel", the girl said while walking into the room with two cups of tea.
"I like your straightforward nature", I said smiling. Then I realised something. "Ne, what's your name?"
"I'm Haruhi Fujioka", the girl said sitting down next to me. I took a sip of my tea as she told me things about herself. Then she realised, too, that I didn't tell her my name.
"I'm (Y/N) Ootori. And I have to say that the tea is delicious!" I said raising my cup in the air. Haruhi giggled and then her eyes widened.
"Ootori?" she asked. I nodded, she probably has heard of my family and their business. "So you're family of Kyoya Ootori?"
I looked at her, surprised. "Yes. Do you know him?" Haruhi nodded.
"He goes to Ouran, just like I do."
"You're going to Ouran? You must be pretty smart, then", I said smiling. She's a "commoner" just like Kyoya would say, so you can only enrol into the school if you have good grades.
"I guess," she shrugged and took a sip of her cup. Suddenly, the frontdoor swings open and a woman comes in.
"Ha-ru-hi~!" she yells. "Tadaima!"
The woman hugs Haruhi thightly.
"Welcome home, dad", she says not bothered at all. I smile at the sight. Haruhi is calm drinking her tea while Mr. Fujioka is hugging her. A giggle escaped my lips and Mr. Fujioka immediately releases Haruhi. Cross dressing?
"Oh, are you a friend of Haruhi?" Mr. Fujioka asks me with a big smile on his face.
"(Y/N) saved my life. But I would like to consider her as friend", Haruhi said facing me with a warm smile. I nod.
"You saved my daughter?! I can't thank you enough!" he said hugging me.
"It's nothing, Mr. Fujioka. Really",I said. He pulled back.
"Don't call me Mr. Fujioka. It makes me feel so old. Call me Ranka", he tells me as he sat down next to Haruhi. Then I remember that I ran off without my phone and have been gone for hours. Fuyumi and Kyoya must be concerned. I stood up.
"Thank you Haruhi for the tea", I said bowing slightly,"but I really have to go now. My parents must be worried." That was a lie. They would never be worried about me.
"You're always welcome, (Y/N)!" Ranka said waving while Haruhi and I walked to the front door. Which was only a few steps away. I opened the door and stepped outside.
"Thank you for saving me again", Haruhi said. I smiled.
"It's nothing. And Haruhi?" she looked up when I said her name,"Could you... Could you please keep it a secret? Uh... my abilities and the rest, that is." Haruhi nodded understanding.
"I will. Walk safe home", she said.
"Who said I was going to walk home?" I chuckled. Haruhi looked confused and before she could say something, I ran away. Faster than she could blink...
~♡~
I saw that only a few lights were still on in my house. Luckily, my brother was sleeping in the room next to me. I climbed up the tree, like a squirrel, and sat on a branch. Checking one more time if no one could see me. Than I jumped to my window that I left open. I landed safely in my room. Stretching my arms, I walked over to my bed and threw myself on it. But instead of landing on something soft, I landed on something hard. I sat up rubbing my back and turned around to see that I sat on my bag.
"Oh, I forgot about that", I said and opened the bag. I only had one bag because I was told not to bring too much stuff. The only things I got in here is my favourite knife, gun, a few pictures of my trip and a notebook. I pulled out a box, in the box is where I placed the pictures. I carefully opened it and saw Project T55 smiling in the camera. Her name is Viktoria Nova, she's from Bulgaria and speaks five languages. She's my best friend and one of the strongest... uh Supernaturals I've ever met. She can read people's emotions and can even tell people what to do whatever she wants to by just looking at them in the eyes. She's also the best fighter I've ever fought with.
"We've been worried sick you know?" Kyoya said startling me and dropping the box onto the bed.
"I'm sorry", I whispered and put the pictures back in the box.
"Where have you been?" he asked shoving his glasses up his kose again.
"Just... running around...", I shrugged. Kyoya and I looked at each other in the eyes. He knew I was lying. After a few moments he broke the eyecontact and sighed. Then, he walked over to my bed and kissed me on the forehead.
"You should go to sleep", he said and walked out of the room. I kicked out my shoes and threw myself on the bed.
Again being reminded of the bag on the bed. I kicked it of the bed too, something slipped out of the bag and I looked surprised up to see a letter. I stood up and walked over to it. My name was written in big bold letters on it. I recognised project C17's handwrite. His name is Steven, the one from Russia. I picked up the letter and sat on my bed. When I opened it there fell a petal out of it. It was black. And I didn't know any flower that was black so I sniffed it. A rose...
(Note: Don't forget your senses are better than that of an human. Keep that in mind at all times. I will not repeat this.)
Why did Steven sent me a petal of a rose? And painted it black? I put it aside and unfolded the paper.
Hey (Y/N),
Do you miss me already? You're probably wondering why I put a letter in your bag... with a black painted petal. I know you already figured it is a rose. I will keep it short because I don't want you to figure it out just yet.
Aalina is dead. Marco Shields said that she killed herself. She apparently couldn't handle her abilities. But I didn't believe him. So I secretly flew to Germany. I was right, she didn't kill herself. She's been killed. I suspect that I.H.F. has something to do with it.
(Note: I.H.F. stands for Increase Health Foundation)
I tell you this because I trust you. You can't tell anyone about this. I'll sent you every Sunday a letter with a black petal so you know that it's me. This is the last letter where I will mention any names. Don't call me or reach me in any way. It's too risky. They are already after me. Every time you've read a letter burn it or give it to your dog. I don't care as long as no one can read it.
I'll keep you updated.
I promise. And if you don't get any letters than I'm heading either your way or I'm dead. Wait a month then before you start searching for me.
I'll give you more information next time.
Your friend,
Steven
A.k.a. Project C17
I didn't realise I've been crying until a tear fell on the paper making it a little wet. Aalina was ten years old. How could they kill a little girl? I lay down with the letter crumbled in my hand and cried myself to sleep. She's been the first supernatural I've met and accepted me. How could they?
Not to mention that tomorrow is my first day at school.
I eventually drifted off in a dreamless sleep.
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