Tomoko sits at her computer, not planning to go to bed anytime soon. It was almost midnight and her parents would be home soon. She sat, watching video, after video. She heard her brother in the next room, he was on his laptop. She knew the faint tapping sound of his fingers hitting the keys. 'Probably on a chat room, talking to sluts...' she thought. Downstairs, the phone rang.

'I'll get it!' She said, just loud enough for Tomoki to hear, not being bothered to shout.

'Who the hell is calling at this time of night?' She thought, feeling pissed off. 'Maybe it's Yuu-chan, but she would use my cell. Probably one of Tomoki's friends...' When she picked up the phone, she was greeted by a man, sounding about in his mid 40's.

"Hello? Is this Hahaoya Kuroki?" The man said

"I... Err...N-n-'

"Okay so the apartment will be ready for you to move into in a week, I hope that's okay, the family that wants to move in.."

The man kept going on and on about the new apartment but all that was going through her mind was one thought.

'We're moving?'

She ran upstairs and swung the door to Tomoki's room open. "Get up, we're going downstairs" she said coldly.

"What the hell!" He shouted

Tomoko put her hand over his mouth, took his wrist and pulled him out of bed. He was walking by himself by the time they were downstairs.

She sat him down in the kitchen and started telling him what she had heard. For some reason, she got the words out without stuttering.

"We're moving?" Tomoki whispered. His voice held a fusion of confusion, anger and sadness. He stood up and started to make hot chocolate. He made Tomoko's with extra marshmallows and whipped cream, her favourite. He knew that Tomoko had trouble making friends and he was worried about her. Tomoki may have a icy, mean exterior, but on the inside, he really cared about Tomoko.

"M..Maybe it was a wrong number?" Tomoko suggested

"No, that kind of thing wouldn't be a wrong number" Answered Tomoki.

They went through many options that night but they all had reasons why not.

Prank call, no, a middle aged man wouldn't be prank calling anyone. And who prank calls the house?

Their mom having an affair with a man and that's his way of saying he booked a hotel to have sex in, no, her mother is a very busy woman and wouldn't have time for that, besides, she is happy with their father.

Tomoko heard the door unlock from the other room as her parents walked through the front door.

"Is it true that we-" Tomoko began but got cut off by Tomoki

"H-have foxes?" He said "At the end of our garden" he added quickly, trying to sport a curious smile in the process.

"I should think not, well, not living in our garden, just some living around the neighbourhood. Okay you two, up to bed!" Replied their mother.

As Tomoko and Tomoki separated to go to their rooms, Tomoko asked Tomoki if she could sleep in his room. She expected him to kick her out, literally, but said something that made her stop thinking.

"Yeah, sure. You can have the bed if you want, I'll sleep on the floor."

What was going through his mind?

That night, she lay awake, wishing, hoping for away that the people moving into her house could be hit by a meteor or something. She didn't want to go, by the looks of it, neither did Tomoki. She had so many questions to ask. Tomorrow, everything should come clear.

In the morning, Tomoko was woken up by the faint rays of sun gliding in through the parting in the light blue curtains. Tomoki was downstairs, she could hear his voice clearly among the noise of her cat, the TV and her parents.

She got dressed and quickly went downstairs. It was the summer break, when she went back to school she would be in 2nd year. That's all she could think about as she went downstairs. Each step she took she felt more and more confident. If she survived a year of being ignored, she could live through 2, or 3!

When she got downstairs, her mother called her into the kitchen. Tomoki, her father and mother were sitting at the table.

"I've made you pancakes!" Her mother cheered, her words failing as she tried to sound happy. Tomoko knew what was coming. She was moving, she'd get over it.

"Uuum... I..I've got something to tell you both..." The siblings exchanged a glance.

"W-were moving.. But there is a great school near where our new house is! It's called Ouran Academy... It's only a 10 minute walk!"

Tomoko and Tomoki both stared at each other, mouths and eyes wide open.

"Ouran Academy?" They both gasped in unison. "That's one of the best schools in the country! How can we afford it?" Tomoki exclaimed, clearly delighted. Their mother explained that their father had got a new job which pays more.

"We're leaving in a week, you might as well get you're things packed now. The moving van can carry the heavy stuff but we will have to take a lot of loose items in the car"

It was really happening... They were moving.

It was moving day. All of Tomoko's things were either in her bag or the moving van. Her bedroom looked so... Empty. She walked around for a bit. In one corner, there were some scratches. That was the time when Tomoko and Tomoki were a lot younger. Tomoko was 7 and Tomoki, 6. They had carved their names into the wall. Slightly further up the wall there were some pen marks. They had drawn on the wall a year later, when They were 8 and 7. They had written on the wall, like graffiti. Tomoko had written "I love my brother" and Tomoki had written "I love my sister". A tear fell to the ground and she didn't notice Tomoki walk in. He hugged her from behind, but with her not expecting it, she jumped back and they both fell over. They were silent until Tomoko started giggling, Tomoki then started laughing until they were literally rolling on the floor. They heard a shout from downstairs.

"Kids, time to go"

'So this is it. We're moving away' Thought Tomoko.

When they got into the car, Tomoko looked back at her house and her mind was overwhelmed with memories from the home she grew up in. She looked at her brother and he was doing the same, 'probably gonna miss all of his friends and the sluts that wanted to sleep with him' thought Tomoko. Their destination was about 4 hours away so she was told to get some sleep. She had bought her DS so she would just play on that until they got to the new house.

Tomoki sat in the car, not really speaking. He started wondering what the new house would be like. Maybe it had a swimming pool. Maybe it had a really big garden that he and his new friends could come back to. Maybe he had a huge bedroom. His bedroom might have a great view of the city, it might have a balcony! 'What about the neighbours?' He thought. They might be kids the same age as them, they might be adorable little children who look up to us as older siblings. He was trying to mask his sadness with excitement, it helped take his mind off everything.

The journey was long and tiresome. The air between the siblings was filled with silence and anxiety as they came closer the new house.

Tomoko started to think about the new house was like. 'Maybe I'll have a big room, with space for all of my games, a TV and room for my computer and desk. I hope the new school isn't full of sluts like my last one...' She thought, not wanting this 'Ouran Academy' place to be anything like her old school. The journey dragged on and on until finally, they pulled up in front of an apartment building.

"We're here!" Her parents cheered