Author's Note- I'm really sorry Rane-chan but I don't have to time to write another story on top of the others I must complete. Anyway onto the next chapter, I hope it's not too pointless.

I don't own anything of any value, meaning the anime/manga or anything along those lines.

"Mr. Fujioka, you may come in now" the principle's voice called through the door, the foot that had been rapidly and impatiently tapping against the floor, immediately stopped, as I vaulted out of my seat and strode through the door. Today was my official first day at Ouran and I just wanted to crawl back into bed and pretend I didn't need the distraction.

The principle gestured to a seat across from his desk and once I was seated, he leant forward with his elbows propped on the desk. "Mr. Fujioka, I have been informed of the position you are in and how you like to remain undisturbed whenever possible, so I have placed you in a class that is slightly below your normal rank. Your teachers are already informed of your intellect and situation, you shouldn't be bothered too much. I hope you'll be very successful at Ouran" and I was dismissed.

I walked quietly into class and stood at the front while the teacher introduced me to the class. The teacher pointed out a seat at the window and I went and sat, without uttering a single word to anyone. Somehow, when the principle mentioned my situation and position, an invisible box formed to protect me from everyone else, or perhaps to hide me from them.

I could hear the girls whispering and cooing among themselves about what my favourite colour was, did I have a girlfriend, what type of girl I was most likely interested in and all other crazy things to help them think they had a chance with me. It was sickening.

I stared out the window and locked everything out. Until it was just me and the garden on the other side of the glass pane. My paper was unmarked with notes, not that I needed any, I'd heard it all before. In a world of silence, that was just my own, I heard laughter.

I pushed it away; I didn't want to hear him. I didn't want to laugh or smile, like I did so often. As long as you're in the world, I'll always be smiling. That was once a simple promise, simple to make and simple to keep. 'Except you forgot to add what would happen if you grew tired and left, and I can no longer see you smiling' I told the phrase that came uninvited and ruined my silent world.

I felt rather than saw the person come up to my desk and drop an envelope on it. I let the person go and never once looked away from the other side of the widow pane, never once left my silent world and never once looked around for someone who could engage me rather than distract me, like I've been trying so pointlessly to do. The distractions never last long enough and then once I'm home, in an empty apartment, full of pictures that represent a 'once upon a time', what can distract me then.

Kaoru's P.O.V

Ko was still in the classroom. A plain white envelope was perched on the desk in front of him. He was gazing out the window, his eyes were glazed and empty as though the thing that made Ko himself had departed and left only a shell behind. Slowly Ko's eyes or eye drifted downwards and rested on the desk in front of him. A single piece of silver rain trailed down his cheek. It plopped on the desk and splattered the envelope. Slowly, almost as though he was exhausted, his hand came up and wiped the tear trail away.

Ko pushed himself up from his desk, causing his chair to scrape against the floor. Not once had he looked over to see Haruhi, Hikaru and myself, waiting for him at the door. Ko picked up the letter and stuffed it into his bag.

He looked up and smirked in our direction or at least in Haruhi's direction. He glowered when he saw us. He walked towards us with the same grace and self-assurance as yesterday, but now it had gained certain aloofness, like an invisible fortress that separated Ko from us and us from Ko. It was a barrier that only Haruhi could break.

Ko talked to Haruhi, he laughed and smiled with her. Some of the darkness even left the depths of his eyes for her. Haruhi brought him into the light because that's where she always was. The darkness that Ko had hidden from the sights of others, only to surface when he was angry, fled like Hades himself was at its heels.

I noticed the darkness when he first got angry at us. I think Hikaru might've too but he hadn't mentioned anything. Haruhi could see it, that I knew.

Every glance that Haruhi sent her brother had the very same undertone. Are you okay? It seemed to ask. Whatever Ko's answer was Haruhi obviously found it acceptable, so I decided the smartest, least physically and mentally damaging thing to do was to just leave it.

Without me noticing it, we had made our way to the Host Club while I'd been trying to wrap my head around the enigma that was Ko. Ko set himself up on a couch, his back was propped against the arm and he sat sideways with one of his legs stretched out and the other bent with a careless arm resting on the knee.

Miyako's (Ko's) P.O.V

As the girls poured into the room, Tamaki made his grand announcement. "My dear princesses, as you know here at the Host Club we have many types for you to choose: Myself, The princely type, The Devilish type, The boy-lolita type, The wild type, The cool type, The normal type" he said pointing to each one "and now a previously un-introduced type for your pleasure if you choose him" Tamaki smiled brightly and pointed over-dramatically at me. "The Remote Type, Fujioka Ko. If you loved Haruhi, try his twin Ko".

All eyes landed on me as though waiting for a speech and silence descended on the room. "Tch" I said, ignoring the screaming fanatical girls that were going crazy over my response, and looked out the window.

"He's so sexy". "I know and he has that mysterious vibe". "Ooh and he's so closed off, I bet I could get him to open up". "No way, I could" and it went on and on. They just kept talking.

I glanced at the girls I was playing host to, they didn't require me to talk, they were content to just sit and stare at me. One of them caught me eye and I smirked, said girl fainted and all her friends went off on about how lucky she was.

I could hear the twincest act going on behind me and I mentally gagged. My eyes widened fractionally as they brought me into it. "Hikaru" Kaoru began, standing behind me "don't you think ladies are exceptionally lucky to be spending their time with Ko. I don't think I can share him around much more, it's killing me".

Hikaru joined Kaoru and said "I agree but I hate the idea of sharing you with anyone, but for Ko I'll make an exception because I too hate the idea of sharing him. Ladies, it seems you'll have to put up with us too" The girls squealed something along the lines of "The twins and Ko, I'm in Heaven".

The twins sat on either side of me with their arms once again slung over my shoulders. "Let me go or I'll seriously eat you," I threatened. The twins just grinned at me. The girls squealed again, this time about the twins and how I 'talk' to them.

I sighed and almost jumped off the couch. I was halfway to the door when the twins finally caught up. "Ko, where you going? You have these lovely ladies to entertain". I glanced back and smirked at them, causing more squeals and said "Tch" which completely drove them mad, they screamed and cooed and squealed, even other the host's ladies did to.

I shoved the twins away from me and left.

Kaoru's P.O.V

Everyone rushed to the window to catch a last minute glimpse of Ko as he supposedly stepped into a limousine. There was no limousine and it was raining, he walked from the school grounds and turned the corner, disappearing from sight, without even pulling out an umbrella. The last thing we all saw was his hair swaying back and forth in the breeze and spraying droplets of water here and there before it too disappeared with the rest of him, into the silvery rain.