I walked into the third music room casually, and found that it was dark. I registered this, but the lights were quickly turned back on. My eyes took a while to adjust. Six voices sang out, "Happy birthday!" Three different names were called. Well, a name and two nicknames (not including the –chan name): Kimiko, Kimi, Miko, and also Kimi-chan.

My name is Kimiko Tanaka. I'm 15 years old, a first-year student at Ouran Academy. Class 1A. My birthday is October 8th, making me a Libra. Blood type AB. My closest friends are the host club, who I always hang out with and lend a hand to. The president, Tamaki Suoh, along with the older Hitaachin brother, Hikaru, call me Miko. Kyoya Ootori and Takashi Morinozuka (or Mori) call me by my name. Kaoru Hitaachin calls me Kimi. And Mitsukuni Haninozuki (Honey) calls me Kimi-chan.

But yeah, I'd met Tamaki and the twins around the same time. Kyoya and Mori I met later, and then Honey I'd known shortly before Tamaki. Tamaki cared for me as if I was a younger sister, having known the twins a good seven years they felt like really close friends or brothers, and Honey was like the younger brother I'd always wanted. (Although he's older than me.) Kyoya and Mori I didn't know well enough… Then there was Haruhi. We're okay friends, I guess.

Presently Honey was holding a big, scrumptious-looking cake. "I made a special cake for you, Kimi-chan! Takashi helped me with it."

"Why, thank you," I laughed.

So we ate the cake, the first bite going to me of course, and afterward a few games and whatnot. "Which one is Hikaru?" was obviously the first. They'd never fooled me. "Hikaru." I patted him on the head. "And Kaoru." Being fonder of Kaoru I kissed him on the cheek. No one knew (except for Honey, who teased me a bit, and most likely Kyoya, who knew everything), but I had really liked him for a while. Twins aren't totally the same, as we all know. He was the calmer one.

"Hey, how come he gets a kiss?" Hikaru good-naturedly complained. Kaoru stood there, somewhat astonished. I skipped off and flopped on the couch, stretching out with some English work I remembered I had to do.

Tamaki stood over me with a disapproving glance. "What are you doing class work for? It's your birthday, live a little!"

I smirked. "Just because you think you're above class work, doesn't mean I am." He frowned and pulled me up. I sighed. "Fine, fine. I'll live a little."

"Good. Because we have some clients here to wish you a very happy birthday."

"Huh?" Clients… That weren't female? They were usually always female. But these were in fact males. And rather attractive ones. They crowded me, asking me questions and trying to make moves… I fled to my room.

"Oh, senpai. When will you learn?"

"Learn? All he's ever learned to do is flirt and be obnoxious." I looked over. Kaoru leaned against the doorframe, then walked in to sit beside me. "So. I didn't know you felt that way about me." He seemed a bit timid about it.

I felt my face heat up. "Um, well…"

He grinned. "Honey told me."

Exhaling a breath, I admitted, "Okay, yeah, I really do like you… But you and Hikaru seem to be all caught up with Haruhi."

Shrugging he replied, "I'm just going to let Hikaru have a shot."

"Why?"

"He's my brother, and I care about him. He deserves her more than I do."

"That's not true! You deserve whoever you want."

"Doesn't matter. It was half just to annoy Tamaki, since we all know he's madly in love with her. Hikaru can try, but she'll probably end up with him in the end." He shook his head.

I ruffled his hair. "Well, I hope you aren't too hurt…"

"No, I'll be fine. I've got you, right?"

I smiled. "Yeah." And we kissed. It felt like it had been something delayed… But it felt right.