Kiki Mason - for LenKiki blinked as she looked Len in the eye, her hand still in both of his. After her embarrassing outburst, she had expected him to either think she was a total freak and ditch her, or to force her to tell him everything, or to just let it go and pretend nothing happened, but this… this was something she never thought could happen, but it was so much better… to have someone who understood her and accepted her without having to know all the details… All this time, she had thought having lots of friends and being super popular was all she wanted, all she needed to be happy, but having one person who truly understood her in a deeper way somehow made her even happier. She smiled at him and replied: "Music and bananas, huh? I can live with that. Just don't turn your music up way too loud or leave your banana peels lying around on the ground, and we'll be safe." She winked at him, beaming with happiness.
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Tamaki Suoh - for KyoyaTamaki stopped playing with Antoinette and stood to face Kyoya, growing serious again as he listened to his friend's wise words. "I… I think you're right, Kyoya… Haruhi's not… not really my daughter and… It's not only because I wanted a family that I called her that: it is indeed, as you said, because of these feelings that I couldn't explain, but… Kyoya, I can't be in love!!! What about the host club? What about my mission in life to make every girl happy?"
Suddenly, his face grew pink in a mixture of terror and victory as he realized what else Kyoya had just told him. "H-Haruhi loves me too???" he gasped, then after a pause, started to panic and added: "Haruhi can't love me! She's too young to have lovey-dovey butterflies and if she had them, it wouldn't be for me… I mean, she loves all of us! We are her family! And, and, and… I am not in love with Haruhi! And even if I was, she wouldn't be in love with me! And even if she was, we could never be together because it would tear apart the Host Club! And, and…"
He was interrupted by Antoinette, who, while sniffing the air, suddenly ran to the open door and started barking furiously, wagging her tail in the process. He blinked at her in confusion: what in the world could possibly be the matter?
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Livini wrote:Ryo Mason - for Kirito
Ryo listened to what Kirito had to say, and it made him kind of mad. Why were so many adults such idiots?
"What an ass," he answered, "not even accepting you for your gender. Even my mom isn't that bad, though she comes pretty close. She never accepts me or dad for who we are, but at least she's not a frickin' sexist. Of course, she can't really be, since she's a woman… You know, I shouldn't even care what that woman thinks: I hate her and she hates me and we both know it. She says I'm gay and lazy and a freak and babyish and I'm just like my dad and I'm gonna end up killing everybody and I should make friends and a career and I shouldn't get in fights or play with toys or be different in any way, and hey, I've heard it so often I should be immune to it by now… But somehow it still bothers me, and then what she says to me is nothing compared to how she treats my dad. He makes one mistake and she treats him like he's some sort of monster. And the worst part is, he believes it. And my darn sister Kiki's on her side and mom spoils her, because she's the good child, not a freak like me, and then Kiki bosses me around like she's the older sibling instead of me… What a mess we're in, huh? But at least I've done one thing on mom and Kiki's list: I've made a friend. And even though I normally wouldn't want to do anything they want me to do, I'm still happy that you came along…" He paused for a minute. "I haven't talked this much in ages… Kiki would be proud." He sort of laughed, then added: "Hey, if you want, I can tell you the whole story. I don't know what year you're in: I don't think Kiki would want you to know… Do you know my sister? If you're in first year, you may still meet her, so then maybe I shouldn't tell you… but it's kind of the key to why my mom's turned into a dictator…" He looked at Kirito questioningly, then reached out to put his arm around her to comfort her. He didn't quite put his arm down on her shoulders yet, because he wanted her approval first, so he looked at her and waited.