Hikaru glanced around the wide expanse of the entrance hallway. It was packed with people, milling about in formal dresses and tuxes as they sipped from champagne flutes. This was exactly the type of atmosphere he'd grown up in, but this time he was just bored. He and Kaoru had been forcibly dragged to the gathering by their mother. After spending ten minutes explaining that they were not to leave under any circumstances, she had left with their father; gallivanting around to greet some of the more prominent guests. Kaoru's "Host Mode" had kicked in the second he spotted a pretty girl across the room. His twin hadn't returned from the corner he'd pulled her off to.

"You could at least look like you're enjoying yourself" Hikaru barely glanced over his shoulder as Kyoya spoke. He should have known the Ootori family would be here to. If his mother had brought him to it, it was definitely important.

"I would. Except I don't even know who's throwing this lovely party, nor do I have any clue why my mother brought us here" Hikaru sulked, pointedly turning his eyes away from the older boy.

"It was thrown by the Hakua family. More specifically; Koto and Yusica Hakua. The owners of Hakua Media, Red Star Studios, and Seijuro-Medical distribution. I assume it was a way to assimilate their presence in the usual crowds after their move from South Korea. They have two daughters that are your age, and two that are in middle school. They will all be attending Ouran when Monday comes along"

Hikaru nodded like he was paying attention. He hadn't even heard about the Hakua family before this, though his mother mentioned Red Star often enough. It was the exact same studio she recruited a lot of her models from. She was probably friends with the Hakua family...though she'd never mentioned it to Kaoru and Hikaru.

"Kyoya!" Hikaru was snapped out of his thoughts by a bubbly voice breaking through the noise of the classical music. "Mother told me you were here!"

"It's nice to see you too, my dear" Kyoya was uncharacteristically charming as a pretty girl approached them, heels barely clicking against the tile floor. "Hikaru, let me present Kirihe Hakua. Kirihe, this is Hikaru Hitachiin. I'm sure you've met his mother"

"Ah yes! Yuzuah is always talking with my mother about new shows and models." Kirime turned her attention to Hikaru.

He looked over her quickly. She was nearly at his height in the heels she was wearing. A dark blue, sleeveless party dress ended just above her knees; exposing milky skin. She was slender, but not horribly so. He traced the curve of her dress to her face. Her gray blue eyes had apparently been observing him as they looked through the long, silky strands of raven colored hair. She was pretty. Strikingly so.

"Pleased to meet you" He impulsively took her hand, kissing it before giving a final squeeze and letting her go.

"The pleasure is mine" Her eyes lit up as she looked from Hikaru to Kyoya. "I still have to mingle a bit. But I'd like to talk some more before you go! You must introduce him to Seiyu, Kyoya!"

"I'll be on the lookout for your sister" Kyoya bent to place a light kiss on her cheek before she bounced off toward the stairs.

"She's a bit much, isn't she?" Hikaru said skeptically as they let her go.

"Some might say that" Kyoya straightened his glasses. "Others find her charming. She is a possible heiress to her parent's company. And even if she doesn't inherit the companies, she's still close to the top of her class. And beautiful to top it off"

"You're clearly interested in her, so why are you trying to sell her appeal to me?" Hikaru looked at Kyoya from the corner of his eye.

"Hah" Kyoya chuckled as they watched Kirime meet up with Tamaki's father on the stair landing. "I would never marry someone expected to marry into another family. What gain would that give mine?"

"So you think I would get some sort of gain from it?" Hikaru snorted. Kyoya just didn't make sense.

"I think you would be interested if you gave her a chance, Hikaru. She'd be good for you. Balance out your impulsiveness" Kyoya shrugged. "I'll see you in a while. If Kirime comes back, be nice to her. Especially since her mother and yours are watching.