"I don't understand..." A quiet voice murmured as sapphire colored eyes widened.
"What's so hard to understand?"
"We just don't like you anymore." Two harsh child voices answered and their golden eyes burned into the sapphire eyes of the girl in front of them.
"Now go away." They said simultaneously as tears appeared in the girl's eyes and she ran from their locked forms.
"Aww, Mariko! Come on! Come to the Host Club with me! You'll like it, I promise!" Ayame practically dragged the poor girl to the doors of the Music room on the third floor of the school her new friend was newly attending.
"Ayame-senpai...I don't think..." The girl's voice was reluctant as her sapphire eyes eyed the room suspiciously as they stood outside.
"Come now, it'll be fun! You just have to meet the hosts! They are too adorable!" Ayame gushed as the younger of the two still looked apprehensive.
"Not for long..." She agreed reluctantly before she was forcefully dragged into the music room. Once there she was overwhelmed by a blinding light and the overpowering scent of roses. Her eyes widened as she stared at the group of men in front of her. Ayame was practically fainting as they smiled at them. Mariko frowned when she laid her eyes upon twins that stood together, their bodies locked with one another. Ayame grabbed her arm again and dragged her to a couch where she waited for her "host."
"This is stupid." Mariko whispered to herself as she crossed her arms across her chest and huffed out a breath of air in anger. Ayame simply ignored the younger girl as she waited patiently for her host.
"Hikaru..."
"Kaoru..." Ayame squealed in excitement as the twins appeared in front of her and Mariko's eyes widened.
"We just don't like you."
The twins turned their attention to the two ladies in front of them and their gazes lingered on the new girl. She possessed curly raven hair and shining deep blue eyes that reminded them of sapphires. Her pretty face was set in scowl and her pose was positively hostile as she sat beside her friend.
"Princess, you've brought a new friend..." One of the twins spoke endearingly to Ayame who practically melted at the sound of the voice. Mariko frowned.
"What is your name?" The other twin asked as they leaned toward Mariko whose frown deepened.
"My name is none of your concern, because I am leaving." Her voice was harsh as she climbed to her feet and everyone stared at her.
"Mariko!" Ayame whined before she turned to the shocked twins.
"She's new! She doesn't..."
"Mariko..."
"Hurashima?" The twins concluded as Ayame turned to them in surprise and Mariko froze midstep. She turned to face the twins as their eyes widened. A memory flashed across the twins' minds as they stared at the girl.
"Kaoru. Hikaru! Come on! Let's go play!"
"Which one of us is Hikaru, Mari-chan?"
"Why the one on the left is Hikaru and the one on the right is Kaoru! Now come on! Before the snow melts!"
"Which one of us is Hikaru, Princess?" The twins asked coyly as Mariko's face went livid.
"Not that stupid game again! The one on the right is Hikaru and the one on the left is Kaoru! Now leave me alone!" She yelled angrily as she disappeared out of the room leaving the stunned Host Club behind staring at the now pitiful looking Hitachiin twins.
"Hika-chan, Kao-chan who was that girl?" Hunny looked between the frowning twins as he sat upon the shoulders of his cousin.
"Mitsukuni..." Mori warned before Haruhi smiled at the twins.
"She seemed to know which of you was which." She supplied as Tamaki pointed dramatically at them.
"What did you do to that poor girl?!" He asked as Kyouya stepped forward pushing hsi glasses up on his face.
"Her name is Mariko Hurashima. She's the daughter of a music producer and a singer. According to her records she's been in Europe for the past 8 years. It seems she moved here after her mother's recent passing..." He supplied informatively.
"Her mom..."
"Died?" The twins asked as they finally looked up and Kyouya nodded.
"Yes, about 6 months ago." He informed them as he reread over his notes to make sure.
"So why she so angry at you guys?" Haruhi asked as the twins looked down.
"We told her to go away."
"When she moved to England." The twins supplied as everyone stared at them.
"You three used to be friends?" Tamaki asked in surprise as the twins nodded.
"She was the only who..."
"Could tell us apart." The twins answered and Hunny stared at them with teary eyes.
"And you guys were mean to her?!" He asked dejectedly as Hikaru and Kaoru stood up angrily.
"She left us!" They yelled simultaneously as everyone stared at them.
"Mariko..." Ayame pouted as she sat next to the fuming girl at lunch.
"I cannot believe I have classes with them..." Mariko muttered angrily as she crossed her arms across her chest and huffed out a breath of air.
"With who?" Ayame asked, curious why her friend was so angry.
"Them!" Mariko pointed toward the Hitachiin twins who had just entered the cafeteria.
"Hikaru and Kaoru? You have classes with them?" Ayame asked enthusiactically as Mariko nodded, furious at her predicament.
"And father won't let me transfer..." She grumbed. She poked at her ignored food, her appetite gone from having to look at the twin disasters.
"Excuse us, Tochikura-senpai?" Ayame looked up as Mariko froze and the twins smiled coyly.
"May we sit with you two today?" They asked as Mariko tensed, a frown burying itself deep in her pretty face.
"O..of...c..course!" Ayame giddily agreed as Mariko climbed to her feet.
"Well I'm finished so I'll..."
"Don't you want to have lunch with us, Mari-chan?" Mariko froze and glared at the smirking twins.
"No." She answered lividly as she grabbed her food, threw it away, and stormed out of the cafeteria.
"Hikaru..."
"Yes Kaoru?" The older twin turned to his younger copy as he turned from the window.
"Do you think maybe we should apologize to Mari-chan?" Kaoru asked softly as Hikaru's eyes widened.
"Why would we do that?"
"Because she came back just like she said she would..." The younger Hitachiin answered and his brother looked down at his feet.
"She won't accept it." He replied simply as Kaoru sighed.
"Maybe..."
"Kaoru! She doesn't want anything to do with us anymore! Just accept it!" Hikaru scolded his younger twin as Kaoru stared at him.
"But Hikaru!" Kaoru argued before frowning at his older brother.
"Why won't you even try, brother?" He asked as Hikaru sighed.
"Because she hates us now..."