~Jungle Pool Pt. 1~

"Ah, Kofuyu, I was looking for you," said Kyoya while he approached her. Kofuyu eyed him suspiciously. Beneath one of his arms, he held his notebook, over that same shoulder, he carried his schoolbag. She didn't see anything out of the ordinary with his physical appearance.

"You were? Why?" She asked skeptically. Kyoya waved her off and reached his free hand out. He grabbed onto the back of her elbow and led her in the direction he came from.

"Nothing to worry about. We had some last minute changes, and the host club won't be running today."

"Then where are we going?" She went along with wherever Kyoya was dragging her anyway. Her eyes flickered down to where Kyoya was holding her.

"You'll just have to wait and see," replied Kyoya. Kofuyu rolled her eyes and began to complain.

"Seriously?" She whined.

"Think of it as a... surprise."

Kyoya lead her to a limousine with the driver standing right beside it. The driver spotted Kyoya and instantly opened the door for him. Kyoya motioned for Kofuyu to step inside first. She sighed, and ducked into the car.

"Okay, where are we going? If I'm not home by a certain time, my aunt will get worried," complained Kofuyu as soon as Kyoya got into the car. This time, Kyoya sighed too.

"Yeah, yeah, don't worry about that. I've already called and informed her of your location and of what time she should expect you to be home."

"I'm sorry, you called her?" Her head snapped towards him, her eyebrows furrowed, and she leaned closer to him.  "What did you say to her? What did she say to you? Why would you do that?"

"You spend almost every day after school with us, Kofuyu. It would only be respectful to let your guardian know that you're being taken care of." Kyoya sent her a small smile, and she went back to leaning away from him. She turned to look out the window and prepared herself to sit in silence for the rest of the car ride.

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Kofuyu and Kyoya arrived to the resort just before the others did. Kofuyu didn't bother asking why they didn't all take one car even though that would be the more economically friendly option. Before Kofuyu could look around to figure where they were, her arm was grabbed by Hikaru who was leading her in another direction along with Kaoru and Haruhi.

"Do you know where we are?" asked Haruhi. Kofuyu glared at the twin beside her and tore her arm away from him. She looked at Haruhi and shook her head.

"Nope. Ootori wouldn't tell me anything," Kofuyu groaned. The twins chuckled at their conversation but said nothing about where they were going. Hikaru and Kaoru stopped the girls in front of the women's restrooms. Two identical ladies wearing maid uniforms were standing there with happy smiles.

"Here. Do what you have to do!" Hikaru and Kaoru told the maids.

"Okay, we'll do what we can," the maids spoke in unison just like the twins did. Kofuyu watched curiously, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Miss Fujioka, Miss Ikehetta, if you'd follow me," One maid spoke.

"But why?" Haruhi questioned, backing away from the maids. The twin maids didn't answer. They grabbed both of the girls and brought them into the restroom. Although Kofuyu was more willing to go along with it than Haruhi was, she still didn't want to be there.

Each maid assigned herself to one of the girls. The one beside Kofuyu pulled her school bag away from her grasp then pushed her cardigan off of her shoulders.

"Woah, wait, what are you doing?" protested Kofuyu.

"Hey, stop that!" Haruhi complained as the maids slowly undressed them from their jackets.

"We've been asked to help you two choose a swimsuit," the maids explained.

"We've brought all of our mother's latest designs for you to choose from!" Hikaru shouted from the other side of the door.

"Just pick whichever one you want!" shouted Kaoru.

Kofuyu watched as the maid beside her brought up a bunch of of bathing suits of all types on coat hangers and held them up to her body. Only one of the many pairs caught her eyes. It was a white two piece with a few ruffles, and when the maid held it up to her chest, Kofuyu sighed and pulled it out of her hands.

"Okay, this one will work. It doesn't matter what I wear," Kofuyu said and tried to play it off like she really didn't care. "I can change myself too." Kofuyu stepped into one of the bathroom stalls and began to change into the two-piece. When she was done, changing, she stepped out of the stall, dropped the rest of her clothes where the maid had put her other stuff, and headed towards the door.

"That one suits you really well, Miss Ikehetta!" The maids complimented her and handed her one of the resort's towels as she left. Kofuyu mumbled a small thanks.

When she stepped out of the bathroom, Tamaki and the two twins were standing outside. The three guys looked at her instantly. She quickly became uncomfortable at how they were staring at her.

"What?" She spoke a little harshly. The twins decided not to say anything and shook their heads. Tamaki was about to open his mouth, but she had already started to walk away.

"She looks so... innocent and girly," Hikaru and Kaoru commented after she walked away. Kofuyu rolled her eyes and pretended not to hear them.

Kofuyu found an empty beach lounge chair that was perfectly covered by one of those large umbrellas. She crossed one ankle over the other and leaned against the chair. Her eyes scanned the area for a certain host. She quickly spotted him sitting at one of the bars with his black notebook.

Their eyes met, and she shook her head disapprovingly. "He could've just told me this was where we were going. Where even are we?" Kyoya turned away from her, and Kofuyu's eyes raked over his bare torso. She tore her eyes away quickly when she realized what she was doing.

Kofuyu shook her head to herself and looked down to her bare feet out of embarrassment. She desperately hoped no one had saw what she was looking at. Luckily for her, Honey and Mori were busy doing their own thing in the tide pool, and the three others were still waiting for Haruhi to step out of the restroom.

She looked back at Kyoya, but this time she decided to over there to talk to him. She pulled herself up into the seat beside him and stared at him blankly. Kyoya glanced away from his notebook and looked to her. He kept his gaze on her face to stay respectful. "You look nice," he complimented.

"Ha," Kofuyu scoffed. "Yeah, okay, whatever." Kyoya smiled, just barely, at her reaction to a compliment. She leaned forward against the bar table and crossed her arms in front of her chest to cover herself a little more. "You really couldn't have told me this is where we were going?" asked Kofuyu. Kyoya shrugged and turned his head forward. "What are we doing here?"

"Uh, yeah, where are we?" Haruhi asked from behind them. Kofuyu noted her outfit, the yellow pull-over and green shorts, and decided to question her about it after she got some answers. Kyoya turned his body around to be able to easily face both girls at the same time, and Kofuyu did too.

"This place is a brand new theme park that my family, the Ootori group runs. It's called the Tropical Aqua Gardens," explained Kyoya.

"I thought your group focuses on medical fields and hospitals," Kofuyu stated. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Yes, but my family likes to diversify and try different things. Besides, this place could be classified as a healing facility."

"I guess I can see that," Kofuyu hummed. "It's therapeutic."

"Think of all the people who are overworked that would just love a vacation in the south tropics. However, they may not be able to get the time off, or they may not be able to afford it." Kyoya adjusted his glasses as he spoke. "Those people can now seek refuge here at this theme park and reduce their stress levels. The Ootori group's primary concern has always been for the good health and well being of the general public."

"Uhh, yeah, okay," Haruhi replied softly.

"Are you sure the primary concern isn't making money?" Kofuyu shot back. Kyoya narrowed his eyes at her for a second, but there was no actual anger in the expression. "Alright, then what are we doing here?"

"The park doesn't officially open until next month, but the host club was given a special advance invitation," answered Kyoya.

"This is so relaxing!~" Tamaki sighed happily. "We don't have to worry about keeping all of our guests entertained for once. It's truly like a holiday for handsome young soldiers." Kofuyu cringed and turned back towards Haruhi.

"What's up with the outfit? I thought we were wearing swimsuits," Kofuyu told her. Although she wouldn't admit it, she was hoping she wouldn't be the only one wearing a two piece.

"Yeah, I don't know. Tamaki insisted I wore it," Haruhi shrugged.

"Really? I thought you would've been all 'I want to see Haruhi in a swimsuit'," Hikaru did a poor impression of the blonde.

"Yeah, who would've guessed you'd make her cover up out of all people," Kaoru agreed.

"I know what he's up to. He made Haruhi cover up because he didn't want anyone else to see her in a bathing suit!" Hikaru accused.

"He must be one of those jealous pervert types. That's pretty twisted," Kaoru pressed on. Kofuyu rolled her eyes. She easily understood that the two were making fun of him just to see him squirm.

"What!? That's not it at all! I was just trying to protect her innocence as any father or guardian would!" Tamaki reasoned. "After all, even if she is wearing a swimsuit, it is not decent for a lady to walk around half naked in front of boys!"

"Uh, huh, yeah sureee!" Hikaru and Kaoru replied sarcastically. Before the twins could continue, Tamaki turned to Kofuyu.

"S-Speaking of which, I have another one if you'd like to, you know, cover up," Tamaki nervously held another coverup that was slightly different than the one Haruhi wore. He tried offering it to Kofuyu, but she just stared at him.

"Yeah, no thanks," she declined. "I'm... going somewhere else." She pushed herself off the edge of the stool and headed to where both of the third years were. Kyoya, Tamaki, and Haruhi watched as she walked away, all for different reasons.

Tamaki felt the need to get her to cover up, but he knew Kofuyu wasn't going to listen to him that easily. It also didn't help that he was slightly intimidated by her.

Haruhi stared at her because she wanted to go with her and get away from the hosts, but she wasn't in the mood to go swimming. She wasn't sure if it was because she didn't want to wear a swimsuit in front of the others, or because she was tired because of the full day of school she had finished.

Kyoya, however, he was just trying to get a good look at her outfit without letting her know he was looking.