Akami got up from her bed and stretched. The sun light from outside cast a glow in her room. It showed all of her sketches and paintings, and some doodles that were spread all over her floor. Canvases and art supplies everywhere.

She yawned and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Then she turned to her nightstand where they flier lay.

'That's right, I accepted the challenge on behalf the Host Club' she thought as she remembered yesterdays events. She took the flier and examined it again.

" 'Create a masterpiece showing what you think art is. It can be presented in any way from canvases to pictures to sculptures. The winner will get a special, one of a kind art kit, including pain, water colors, charcoal, and other valuable essentials needed for a work of art.'" She read it over aloud.

A white puffy cat scattered its way into the room and jumped on her bed. She started petting it.

"What do you think Milky? Do you think I could do it?" She asked the purring cat. It just started purring louder. She smiled at the silly creature.

"Alright then, lets get to work!"

At the club, after school, Akami walked in. The hosts were getting ready to open. They stopped when they noticed Akami. Tamaki immediately sprung into action.

"Ah! My princess! What an honor it is for you to join us," he brought out the charm and took her hand and kissed the back. She stared. And stared. And only stared.

Soon he was in his corner again from lack of response to his "irresistible charm". Hikaru and Kaoru started laughing. Haruhi sighed. Hunny wad eating cake with Mori right behind him.

"Ah. Akami. Welcome. You may take a seat if you wish, we are just about to open," he led her to a sofa and sat her down. There was tea already placed in front of her. She put her bag nest her and took a sip.

Today she wore a white shirt that still seemed too big, and once again showed her black tank top. And she wore blue jeans, that also had paint smudges on them. Her hair in in the same messy ponytail from yesterday.

When the club opened the girls started filling in. Akami sat in the back and started watching each host in their duties. Immediately she grabbed her sketch book and started sketching.

After an hour one of the girls finally noticed the girl with no shoes in the back, absorbed in her work. She turned to Tamaki.

"Tamaki? Who is that girl?" Tamaki turned to Akami and then back at the customer and smiled charmingly.

"She is the girl that will be representing the Host Club in an art competition," he said. The girls then became interested.

"Is she good?" One of them asked.

"Why don't we find out." He looked back at Akami. "Akami-chan!" She looked up from her sketch with wide eyes. The others stopped to see what Tamaki was yelling about. "Could you come here for a second?"

Akami got up with her sketch book in hand and walked over to the table. She stopped in front of them and nodded for him to continue.

"These princesses here want you to paint a small picture for them. Is that all right with you?" He asked.

Akami looked over the girls. She took in every inch of them and analyzed it all. She then nodded.

"Really?" One of the girls asked. Akami nodded again.

Tamaki made room for her, next to him on the sofa. Akami sat down and turned the page of her sketch book to a clean sheet.

Three girls sat in front of her, others crowded around. Akami decided to only draw those three in front of her.

"What are your names?" She asked before she started.

"I'm Kimiko," the one with dark hair and blue eyes said.

"I'm Mai," she was the one in the middle, who had golden eyes and red/orange color to her hair.

"I'm Mitsuki," the one with violet eyes, and light brown hair said.

Akami nodded. She averted her eyes to Mai and took her in. Then looked back down at her sketch book and began her drawing. Every few minutes she would look up at the girls to get a good look at them before looking back down.

After 30 minutes the others went back to their work while Akami and the girls stayed in the same position.

"So Akami how long have you been drawing?" Kimiko asked.

"Ever since I was three," she answered.

"Really? Wow, who taught you?" Mitsuki asked that.

"I did."

"How?" Mai questioned.

"I watched my parents. Keep still." The three stopped moving and sat still.

"I cant wait to see how it turns out." Mai said with a smile on her face. Akami looked up at the three that were smiling at her. She blinked once.

"Keep still," she mumbled, barely audible. But the girl heard and went back to their original poses.

Another few minutes passed and Akami took a deep breath and slowly let it out.

"It's done."

"Really? Can we see?" Mitsuki jumped from her seat, he back cracking. She flushed and smiled sheepishly. "Oops."

Her two friends laughed as they too got up. They stretched out their muscles and went to Akami's side. When they peered down at the painting they gasped.

"That's amazing!" Kimiko exclaimed loudly, scaring the everyone in the room. This time she flushed crimson. "Oops. Sorry."

Akami smiled to herself.

"Akami-chan. This is amazing," Mai said as she examined the picture.

"Do I really look like that?" Mitsuki asked. Akami's sketch held the girl, smiling on the sofa, close together. Showing their friendship.

"Yes, you do." Akami smiled up at her. Mitsuki felt herself tear up. She threw herself on Akami.

"You're the best Akami!" She cried. The other two laughed. By now most of the room was gathered to look for themselves.

After all of the praises were done, Akami went back to her corner, once again invisible. But this time Mai, Mitsuki, and Kimiko followed her.

Akami looked up the girls that were taking their seats. Mitsuki and Kimiko in front and Mai next to her.

"You don't have t-"

"We want to," Kimiko interrupted.

"But-"

"No buts," Mai said.

"Why-"

"Because we want to," Mitsuki gave her a toothy smiled. Akami was confused y their actions, but didn't push it.

Tea was placed in front her and her new 'friends' and while they drank and talked, Akami worked. At some moments the girls would mention something to her and she would be in a small portion of the conversation.

But they didn't mind. They just stayed.

When the Host Club was over and the girls were leaving the three gave Akami a hug and waved bye. Akami gave a small wave in return.

"Aka-chan made friends!" Hunny cheered. "Right Takeshi!" Mori nodded.

"Akami-chan, you act as if you've never talked to people." Haruhi said.

"I usually don't."

"What! How can that be!" Tamaki asked frantically.

"I don't talk much," Akami said quietly.

"Well why not?" Hikaru and Kaoru asked in harmony. Akami shrugged and packed her things in her bag.

"I'll be back tomorrow to get more sketches done," she said before she left. When the door closed Tamaki turned to Kyouya to explain. He sighed but nodded anyway. Haruhi sweat dropped.

"Akami has never had much of a social life. Since she started getting into art at the age of three she has always been absorbed in it. When school started she always did great on exams but never paid attention in class. She always kept her distance from other kids, and so she was labeled as a freak and weird. Some people, even to this day, call her that."

"Ohhh," Tamaki, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Hunny said in wonder at the same time.

"In other words, she's a social misfit," Haruhi stated bluntly.

"Haruhi! That was mean!" Tamaki, and the twins exclaimed.

"But true," Mori said. They turned to him.

"Mori, do you know something?" Hunny asked. He nodded.

"The other day, before this challenge lobelia, I saw her walking around the school at lunch. I was practicing some kendo at the time and was going back when I found her. Some other girls were crowding around her saying some stuff. When they left she had a blank face on. It held nothing. Like those hurtful words didn't reach her at all."

"Poor Aka-chan!" Hunny cried. Haruhi face palmed.

"Then we will help her find emotion!" Tamaki declared. The background changed to him standing on top of a cliff with a sunset and the waves crashing dramatically by him. The twins appeared behind him.

"Milord!" They exclaim dramatically. Fake tears spilling out.

"Idiots." Haruhi said. The waves then soaked the three as they all ended up in a corner. "But it may not be such a bad idea."

Now the three plus Hunny were looking up at her with large, puppy eyes. She twitched.

"Very well then. Operation 'Find Akami's Feelings and Get Her to be Social' is active!" Tamaki orders.

"Yes sir!" Hunny and the twins solute. Kyouya and Haruhi sigh exasperated. Mori just watches the dramatic scenes before him with a small smile.