I only own TSUKI and the line of clothing. (I do like designing X3).

Italic is for empasizing and when it's not Tsuki's P.O.V. (point of view)

Enjoy and review!

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Chapter 2 – Friends

Kaoru answered easily, "Yes…how did you know?" That's how I caught him and the threads that connected me to him and the host club began to tangle, slowly tightening into an inseparable knot.

I grinned at me, "I got you." I calmly stated rather than laugh and mock him. I saw him with a cute puzzled expression on his face as he thought back to what I said.

The polite smile that was on his face stoned as he caught on. 'Hey, Kaoru… Is her last name Fujioki?' Her.

"W-what?! I mean! What do you mean!! I assure you, Haruhi is a boy!" he was panicked as we walked to the host club. I just kept a sly smile to him and watched as he tried to hide his panic. He also tried t convince me otherwise though it was not at all convincing.

I pushed open the door and saw the other members of the host club, Haruhi was also there.

"Kaoru! You're late…" Hikaru stopped when Kaoru ran over to his twin and whispered 'she knows'. "Know what?" Hikaru asked and his brother pointed at Haruhi. The other members quickly caught on. Haruhi walked over to me, curiously.

"Haru, do you remember me? From years before…the year after your mother passed." I whispered gently to her as she stared at me, unfazed.

"Yes, though I didn't think you'd recognize me. I knew who you were ever since you entered… The way you walked, talked, and acted is so much like how you were back then," Haruhi smiled at me and all the memories were there.

"YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?!" The host club members except Haruhi exclaimed after we explained to them. We were childhood friends but I moved to Europe because of my dad's work when Haruhi and I were still pretty young. My dad had gotten richer since his succession in designing buildings. My mom had tons of lines of popular clothing since she was a well known designer of clothes and anything else you could wear. I returned to Japan since I was having problems wherever I transferred too and Ouran was my last chance school. If I didn't behave I'd get expulsion and go to a finishing or boarding school excluded from the outside world and any civilization.

"Wow, you're bad!" Hunny smiled.

"I can't help it!!" I cried "Bothering and pestering people is fun! Making them so mad and all!!!"

"You're kind of twisted," Kyoya said as he pushed up his glasses.

"She reminds me a little of two identical rascals…" Tamaki glanced at the twins accusingly.

"Being twisted is fun! I mean, seriously, everyone's a little twisted or crazy or weird some way or the other," I sighed as I told them one of the things I truly believed.

"Okay…" they went and I just sighed again.

"I'm off! I'll see you guys tomorrow, I have a show to attend in an hour or so. See ya's, and byes!" I stalked off and quickly made sure I had everything I needed before entering the car. As soon as I slammed the door shut, the car was speedily going to the next destination, Solo-Gururu gallery.

"I must off, too. I have a show to attend also where many politicians and famous faces are attending." Kyoya sighed and shut the treasurer book he held in his hands shut.

"The one at that gallery, right?" the twins asked, "Our mom's going to be there and she expects us to be too." There was sudden twinkle in their eyes and they thought of a plan.

"No." Kyoya noticed the grins on their faces.

They two sighed, "Hear us out! We can get some publicity among the politicians or even the others. It'll be a sure benefit, and the rest of the guys could come!" The word 'benefit' rang in Kyoya's mind as he thought of many ways to benefit. He muttered only two words to everyone before walking out, "Let's go."

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I watched from back stage as the announcer began the introduction. The show was beginning, my show.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! This evening you will see various lines of clothing, but to start us off is dear Shizuku Keiko's daughter's new line or wear for teens… CardZ! By the very own and still young, Shizuku Tsuki!" The lights rather dimmed and a slight mysterious jazz-blues went out of the speakers.

Kyoya and the rest of he club members studied the stage as it was beginning.

"Tsuki? That's the name of the new girl, right?" Hunny said quietly to Mori as the first model went on stage.

The first model was a tall boy with dark makeup on with a school uniform look. As he walked down the stage, the hollow sounds of his steps were in tune to the beat and the way he walked was calm and cool. He looked sly, playful, mysterious, and…unpredictable all at once. When he walked to the front, instead of stop walking and pose, he spun, pivoted, in a circle as if dancing and then posed coolly and playfully. He then slickly said: "Joker". The name of this clothing, jewelry, and shoes he wore. The crowd was captivated not only by the clothing but the personality and atmosphere. The dark blues of the stage lights were adding to the effects. Then a couple with similar makeup on started walking, adding a beat of their own onto the song. The first model took a step backward and turned around, walking in the middle of the stage. The area took new color, dark shades mixed with brighter ones of oranges, greens, and red. As they passed each other, Joker was in the middle of the two. The couple raised their linked hands the first model pretended to trip and the hands brushed his hair. The crowd loved the models. As the coupe came to the front of the stage they did a few fancy dance moves that partners for pairs ballroom dancing did. The girl of the couple said 'Queen' as the boy said 'King'.

Looking out from backstage, it was time. I walked out and the couple came back. As we passed, they two linked their hands and danced around me. I had added my own beat to the whole thing in place of Joker's since he was already off. All three of us sang our soft chant, like a kid's game.

It was a quick chant and when I arrived at front I said, "Ace, last but not least. Controller of all and the true one, Ace." I took a bow and walked back to link arms with Joker. Queen and King were behind us and together our beat completed the song.

"Ace!! Not only is she is a model…but this is indeed Shizuku Tsuki!" There was great applause as we bowed.

"That's her, isn't it?" Tamaki and the twins said to Kyoya.

The Ohtori third son nodded, "Yes, Tsuki. Daughter of Keiko, designer of Not old yet, and Mumbo."

I walked to join everyone who was enjoying the party. There were many praises and one particular group surprised me by their presence.

"Haruhi!" I smiled at my childhood friend, "Did you enjoy my show?"

She smiled and nodded.

"I never knew you were a designer, you were brilliant!" Tamaki smiled and I said thanks.

I probably rarely mention it since all I'm doing is trying to beat my mom at our own trade…it was merely…too childish to even bothering to mention. My mom and I never really got along; even our tastes in style were far. She designed classy clothing for the rich, meant to be worn at balls or formal events. My trade was teenage clothes for people with wild sides and tastes. Not having anyone to turn to, to talk too, was always driving me nuts even though I knew the reason nobody preferred to be around me much was because I drove them away. I swear…though…I hated being alone all the time. I got used to it, I guess, even if I didn't ask or want it…I still had to bear and live with it. I was not about to give into weakness and break down and cry. I would never give up. But now…I didn't know the start of new companionship, relationship, and inseparability was about to begin.

"Tsuki-chan, Tsuki-chan!" Hikaru and Kaoru ran over…they were coming back from talking with their mother, a designer.

"Hey, Hikaru, Kaoru." I greeted them with a slight smile.

"Our mother sends her regards, you did a terrific job," Hikaru sighed and smiled back.

"She also wonders where she can order your clothing, she thinks they'd look great on us," Kaoru gave me a slight smile.

"Please tell her, my deepest apologies. My clothes wont be on sale until I get a few more lines out…then I could have a store!" I laughed with all my heart, "Then you guys HAVE to check it out, 'Kay???" I smiled at them. "Okay, Kaoru?" I whispered to him and he just looked away a little, his face a little red. I was a bit of a random girl anyway…

"Yeah, yeah…we'll be there…and we'll go and bother you… EVERY DAY!" He looked a little embarrassed as the rest of them smiled and assured me they'd come.

"Ever consider a loan?" there was a flash of Kyoya's glasses.

"Umm…I can a-afford it," I was rather freaked by his benefit situation thing…creepy.

I wandered off from the group as they raided one of the tables serving food. I sat myself down on a chair in the bar. I was taller and by my outfit and makeup I looked older. I sure didn't plan on drinking but getting some peace. I didn't feel up to hanging out with people I didn't even know and playing along with the games they played. I was never meant to be with others.

A hand gently tapped my shoulder. "Ah, Kaoru! You scared me!" I chuckled nervously.

"You do know it is an 18-above bar, right?" He mocked me slightly and took a high seat next to me and directed his eyes sideways to glance at me.

"It's not like I'm going to drink! I just…needed some…y'know…peace…" words started to slip out of my mouth easily even if the emotion I was expressing was painful, "'Cause…y'know… I'm not used to it, I mean, having people to talk with, socialize with… Doing things for them while they do stuff for me… Praising one another so easily and they aren't even lying! I mean, friends…" I sighed.

"You're…like Hikaru and me… A slight resemblance… We weren't always like this, I mean having friends… It used to be just Hikaru and me, and that was it…our own world made of the two of us. They treated us like separate and sometimes the same… Hikaru and I are the same…that is absolute yet, we are different and that is also absolute." He said with a sort of sad expression on his face. He glanced at me, breaking his faraway stare when he spoke the words. I cocked my head to the side, returning his gaze. "Don't cry," he suddenly said.

"It's character, right? There's nothing wrong with feeling two opposite feelings for one situation… I want to have friends, someone to lean and share this burden with even though I'm scared they'll leave me at the end. Yet…I don't need 'em… I don't want them, I don't need people to rely on me and use me… People would say I'm contradicting myself if I told them…and it would be rather unusual…" I folded my arms and laid my head on the table…I felt a familiar sorrow hit me…I held so many secrets, saw and did too much to be innocent, and felt…lonely…for so long. To suddenly have Haruhi and the host club there…

He said something that touched me, "Not milord. Tamaki would never do that; he'd say it's called character… And I think Hikaru and I will definitely understand you…you're similar to us. He's just not used to you yet, but I'm sure he'll like to be your friend." I just stared at him for a bit with a dazed expression and sat up while stretching my arms.

"Well!" I got up and began to walk to the door, only stopping when Kaoru called to me. I chuckled softly to myself.

"Where you going?" he said, catching up to me and stopping.

I kept walking, leaving him, while I said, "To dance!" I declared this heartily and looked over my shoulder with a slight crooked grin, "So you coming or not?"

I saw him laugh and it captured me. A ping of the heart and I was instantly lost in out moment. He finally stopped and smiled, "Yeah, coming, coming!"

Friends aren't as bad as they seem… If you find the true ones, they accept you as crooked as you are…as broken and tampered as you are. This friend I made today was indeed twisted like me…but someone showed him the light and touched his heart with simple words and an accepting open hand, telling him to come. Tamaki…Suoh Tamaki…milord…that was who. With the same morals that touched Kaoru and taught him…he used them to tell me, he accepted me and wanted me to be around…cared for me. This, now, touched me deeper then anything before… But, someone, tell me… when you're touched…how does it truly feel?Is the emotion I feel now…heart racing and chest pounding…nervousness when I'm around them, yet comforted?Can someone tell me…is this the feeling of being 'touched'…or something different altogether?

Someone please tell me…since it feels as if I'm going to die and my heart's going to burst… What is this emotion?