Behind The Lens - Takashi Morinozuka

Chapter Five - Keeping Warm

Taking shelter from the unforgiving weather, the two girls sat on the plush couch across from the sofa chair which Suoh had made himself plenty comfortable in, sipping the hot green tea which Tetsu had prepared for them. The silence was slightly awkward, a the blonde still had not explained the reason for his visit, the only words he spoke were him asking to come inside to warm up. Another quick sip of the hot drink finally thawed him enough to being conversation with his two upperclassmen. "So," he began, "I was wondering if you two were close with Morinozuka and Haninozuka." He stated.

Hiromi's eyes widened slightly, meanwhile Kanna remained completely displeased. "So you're here to make connections or something else?" She asked, blank faced and slowly sipping her own hot drink.

Tamaki suddenly became panicked, frantically waving his hands in front of himself, face becoming red. "No! No of course not!" He huffed, trying to calm his quick-beating heart. "I was just-" The blonde sighed, looking up at the girls, violet eyes glossing over, "I'm trying to get them to join a club I plan to start, and I was looking for a bit of help."

It was the brunette's turn to sigh, looking blankly at the boy, "They're both already in clubs, Suoh. Plus what makes you think we could help?"

"You guys are close with them, right?" He rebutted, edging closer to the duo who stared back.

Kanna finally gave in, offering a kind smile. "Yes we are friends with them, but Suoh-"

"Call me Tamaki!"

"No." She deadpanned, flicking some navy hair back over her shoulder. "We are friends with them, however," she pinched the bridge of her nose, "you realise they're their own people. Those two may do as they please, whether or not they join into whatever you are scheming up is their choice." Kanna sighed, looking back up at the boy, whose bottom lip stuck out in pout.

Despite their attempts to calm the boy, his determination only seemed to grow. "Then I'll just have to convince them myself!" He declared, pointing a single finger high into the air as he stood. As Hiromi began to try calm him, he quickly shot out the doorway, jumping into the limousine (which was still parked out front for some reason) and zipped off, leaving the large driveway and into the evening.

Tetsu walked back into the room, looking questioningly at the duo, before they just stood and left, clearly not bothered by the display which just unfolded in front of them. "Tetsu, we'll be going now!" Called Hiromi over her tanned shoulder, "Don't worry yourself with dinner, we're going to be studying!"

The butler nodded, still sceptical, and went back to cleaning the foyer as the girls disappeared up the stairway. He quietly chuckled to himself, feeling as though the boy would be back soon. Why wouldn't he be? After all, not only are the girls helpful to him, but the aloof boy also forgot his phone.

Kanna let herself fall backwards into the plush sheets, letting out an exhausted huff, puffing out her pale cheeks. She felt like her arm was going to fall off- their literature teacher had no mercy for the winter break, attempting to stuff as much extra work into their schedule before the actual holidays began.

"I thought rich schools were supposed to be easy, like it was more of a formality for us to attend." Hiromi complained, stretching out her legs and arching her back until a quiet but satisfying 'crack' was made. "Why is our teacher so mean?!" Her voice whined, a small grin still placed on her lips.

A soft knock at the door cut Kanna off before she could reply, as Tetsu walked in with a plate, a small amount of steam coming off. "Young Miss I brought you and your friend a snack." He stated, a small smile on his face as he placed the plate on the small table in the middle of the room. "I know it's a little late for carbohydrates but please fuel yourselves if you plan to continue working."