It was a snowy day. Several pairs of eyes watched as a very pale young girl ran down the street, tears coming down her face, as she looked back towards the high school, where she was running from.

The girl had long red curled up hair that fell past her butt. She was wearing a blue watery masquerade ball gown with a satin blue underskirt. /Look it up on google by Liana's Paper Dolls./

Heels hitting the concret, dress train lifted, a girl of the age sixteen running home crying. Sounds like a Cinderella story, huh? Maybe it is... Maybe it isn't.

I DO NOT OWN OURAN! I ONLY OWN OC CHARACTER HANA, MOMO, KIMIKO, AND SEIMEI!

"SEIMEI! MY FOOD, NOW!"

"Coming, Momo..."

She lifted a tray and put it on her head and held one in each hand. She swiftly made it up the staircase and opened up the first door.

"Here's your food, Momo."

"About time... And take the laundry with you."

"Yes, Momo."

She then took a bag into the hand that was freed and walked out of the bedroom and and shut the door and went to the next one. She opened the door and sat the tray down in the other hand.

"Here's your food, Kimiko."

"Hmph. Take the laundry out."

"Yes, Kimiko."

With the free hand she then picked up the bag of laundry and shut the door with her foot on the way out. She then went to the next room and left the bags of laundry on the floor and opened the door and went in and placed the tray down on the bedside table.

"Here's your food, Hana..."

"Good... Seimei... I want you to clean the floor, do the rugs, clean the windows, the kitchen, the living room, and then you can go to school."

"Yes, Hana."

"And do take the laundry with you..."

"Yes, Hana.."

Seimei then took the laundry bag and left. She placed one on her head and the other two, one in each hand and went and did the laundy. She quickly fixed up the kitchen and living room, and began to sweep the floors all around while, doing the mirrors when she got to them. She then would go back and do the rugs and then cleaned herself up and got ready for school.

She wore a black skirt, a white sleeveless shirt, a blue jacket with the school's symbol on the front, and a tie. She wore the jacket open so you would be able to see the tie. She wore thigh high black stockings and black dress shoes. She then went and began her journey on the way to school.

She sighed and pulled her jacket closer together as the wind blew hard and very cold. She then looked both ways and crossed the street and walked up the small flight of stairs and into the Ouran High Academy grounds.

She, once again, ignored all the people staring at her and her unnatural curly hair and her deep ocean blue eyes. She quickly went up the second level and and went to class. 2A, was her class, and it was thanks to her dad, who died, after marrying Hana. She sat down in her seat and began quickly on her work.

"Young princess! You must come to the host club today!" A certain blonde said to her. She looked to him and quickly shook her head no.

"I'm sorry... But... I can't... I have to go straight home today... I'm sorry..." Seimei whispered, and dipped her head low hiding her face during class.

The bell rang for lunch and she stayed behind while everyone else went to the cafeteria and she looked out the windows. She sighed and watched the wind blow the blossom trees. She turned her head when she heard people come running in. Twins, who were fire red heads, and had green eyes.

"Have you seen a tall blonde with purple eyes, and a tall dark haired guy with glasses?" They asked together. She blinked, "To the cafeteria, I guess..." They looked at each other then back at her. Her eyes widened when they slinked up to her. "We've never seen... You around the... Host club... Why?"

Seimei shrunk down into her chair, stuttering, "I.. I have to be home... After school... To.. Do chores... "

"SEIMEI!"

Seimei flinched and hid under her desk, glad there was wood right where her legs would been shown. She gave a pleading look to the twins to help her out.

Momo and Kimiko flew into the room and looked around and saw the twins. They smiled, acting all innocent. "Have you seen a curly redheaded girl with blue eyes, around here?"

"No we haven't. Why, is she your sister?" The twins asked.

"Step sister.. We were going to have lunch together," Momo said with a giggle.

"She must have went to the lunch room already?" Kimiko asked. The twins nodded and watched the girls leave. Once the door was shut, Seimei got up from the floor and stood up and bowed to the twins. "Thank you for helping me..."

They nodded, then left. It wouldn't be the last time that they saw her. Seeing as it was winter, it would soon be snowing. Seimei knew of the host club and their winter ball. She secretly loved a certain host but kept quiet about it, because she were to let on about her feelings, she would've been killed.

It was a month later and the host club had just announced the winter's ball. It was to be a masquerade. Seimei was ready for the occasion. She had been little by little sewing a dress together and making a mask for the ball. She had been invited by the host she fell in love with. Takashi Morinozuka.

He was so silent and strong. So protective of those he loved. She wish she could have done more to protect her father from the evil woman he had married after her mother had died. Seimei would watch him, from the shadows or from behind pillars, take care of his cousin Mitsukuni Haninozuka. The way his eyes penetrates one's soul and would know from one look if she or he needed help. But for some reason... He would never look her way. Or if he did, she quickly hid.

She had waited for the evil twins of her step sisters to leave and then got ready for the ball. Hana was out of town on business, possibly trying to get married to another rich man. Her hair was placed into a messy but formal bun. She has put on her dress and then put on black Korean style ankle wrap wedges.

Her mask was white with a blue swirls going from the forehead down the nose and small crystals at the end of each swirl. She grabbed her mask and put it on and then walked the ten minute walk to Ouran. She was going to be the last one there, but at the moment she didn't care.

Once she had gotten there, she walked to the ball room and noticed that there were men there to open the door. They looked at her and opened the door. She walked through after saying thank you. She found her self standing on top of a stair case. The whole host club minus Takashi and Kyouya had their jaws wide open.

Music was lightly playing as she walked to the first step. She looked around and Takashi looked to his cousin.

"Go to her!~ She needs an escort down!" Mitskuni said, encouraging his cousin to his possible crush. Unknown to Seimei, Takashi had developed a crush on her. Takashi walked and went up the stairs. Once there he bowed and held out his arm. Seimei blushed behind her mask and took it. They then began to walk down the stairs.

Tamaki struck up the orchestra behind him and let the girls and Seimei have the night of their lives.

Instead of letting her go, "May I have this dance?" Takashi asked her. Seimei looked up to him and nodded. They began to dance then. Girls cleared the way for the couple. Takashi looked into her eyes and knew who she was and wanted to know why she looked so scared but yet so beautiful. She was hiding so many things.

They continued to dance through the night. It struck eleven o clock. Seimei tensed.

"I.. I have to go!" She whispered and turned out of Takashi's grasp and began to hurry towards the only exit. She saw her step sister Kimiko and Momo make their way towards them. Takashi grabbed Seimei's wrist.

"Don't go.." Was all he said. She smiled a sad smile. She turned and looked at him. She stood on her toes and kissed him, before then running out and away. She took her mask off once she reached outside and hid the mask in her school locker, on the way out. She ran past old couples and tears began to roll down her face.

Because of her running, her bun fell and her hair fell to her past her behind. She looked behind her and made sure no one followed her. But there Takashi was, standing by the front gate of the school, watching her run off.

The host club followed the quiet host to the gate.

"Looks like we have a Cinderella on our hands... I wonder who she was," Tamaki said. Kyouya nodded, frustrated on how this one simple girl, could get away. Haruhi looked to Tamaki and quickly kissed his cheek. Tamaki then looked to Haruhi and smiled and kissed her. She kissed back. The twins chuckled and helped the lovebirds back into the ball.

Mitskuni stayed with his cousin. If Takashi was like this, he knew he found her. The one he needed in life. Mitskuni smiled to himself and began to think. Seimei, once home, undressed and hid all evidence of her going to the ball and changed into a black tank top and pink fluffy pyjama bottoms that has skulls with santa hats and snowflakes on them. She quickly hopped into bed and fell asleep dreaming of the bravest thing she did that night.

She kissed Takashi Morinozuka and felt proud and brave.