第2章 (Chapter Two)

**Flashback**

"Ya-chan, what happened?" The small boy tugged on the sleeve of her dress.
"Yeah. Your eyes fogged over all of a sudden and you started crying." Hikaru eyed her warily. Aiya sighed. They had seen it, she could tell them. However, she thought she'd put aside the vision for now. She obviously couldn't tell them something so depressing. "Well, I have a sort of...ability."

**End Flashback**

"What kind of ability?" Hikaru asked quizzically.
"Well, I just discovered it a few months ago so I don't have a very good handle on it yet. Because of that, if there's too many people, or I'm not paying attention, if I touch someone, I can see a piece of their past and a glimpse in their future." Well, THAT news went over about as well as a ton of bricks. Everyone had the same exact expression on their face: mouth agape, and eyes wide open. As expected. After all, that sort of thing wasn't really what you'd consider: "normal". Then, the question she had been dreading, was asked. "So, what'd you see when you touched Kaoru?" Abruptly, the girl stood up, startling the group and making them back up. The expression on her face was hard to read.

I can't tell them. I just can't. "N-Nademonai. Ano, I have to go." She walked as fast as she could to the door but was stopped by a tug on the skirt of her dress. She looked down at the adorable, bunny-loving boy. "Ya-chan, daijoubu?" His innocent eyes reminded her of the small boys in her vision, which of course led to the other scene. She had always been sensitive, but to imagine that happening, even to someone she barely knew, was too much. Curse this damn ability. Against her will, she began to cry silently. She slid down the door and to the floor, covering her face with her hands. Someone placed a hand on her shoulder, making her look up.

The group had gathered around her, worry etched in their faces. The one who had placed the hand on her shoulder was none other than Kaoru, making her cry harder. "Can you share what you saw?" His kind and quiet voice was probably worse than if he had been yelling at her. A long pause ensued before Aiya slowly nodded. "I won't blame you if you hate me after this," she warned. Taking a deep breath, she told about the first scene: the two small kids. Hikaru and Kaoru nodded, as if they remembered it, which they probably did. Then, she hesitated.

There was another long pause as the group stared expectantly at her. After a while, she told of what she had glimpsed in the future of the twins. When she finished, the room was dead silent. Everyone all knew who the two were in the vision. The mystery, was who the one was on the ground. Aiya lowered her eyes, not wanting to meet any of theirs. Someone gently touched her head, removing her glare at the floor. It was Kaoru. He smiled kindly. At the smile, a strong sense of deja vu hit her, making Aiya double over. It felt like a battering ram had slammed into her stomach and was currently drilling.

Her face contorted in pain. Dimly, she could feel someone pick her up and place her on something soft. Pairs of hands were shaking her. Finally, the pain gradually subsided. Her surroundings blurred, then cleared and she saw the group staring at her, once again, worriedly. It was honestly becoming a habit. She plastered a smile on her face. "I'm okay. I'm sorry for making you worry."
"Tsujimine-san, what happened?" Tamaki helped her sit up.
"I don't know. When Kaoru-kun smiled, I think it triggered a memory. Something that I should know. But now it's gone again." Before anyone could respond to this obviously shocking news, the lavender-eyed girl glanced up at the clock on top of the door.

"Ah! I have to go home." Aiya stood up and bowed. "I'm sorry for having to tell you something you'd be better off not knowing." Grabbing her bag, she walked out, sending a sad smile at the group watching her. Once the newcomer had exited completely, the group turned to Kyoya. "Kyo-chan, what do you know about her?" Kyoya sighed. "Almost nothing. She is Tsujimine Aiya, 15, and in Class 1-A. She's a female and it listed her address. That's all." Once again, matching expressions of surprise appeared on the group's faces. The third son of the Otori household knew everything about everyone at Ouran High School, even the new students. To hear him say he knew next-to-nothing, was shocking. Kyoya was obviously irritated at his lack of surplus knowledge so everyone decided to transfer the topic to the vision. "Maybe tomorrow we can ask her if there's a way we can prevent...THAT from happening." The room went quiet again, a deafening quiet, threatening to squish the occupants with its thickness. Surprisingly, Mori spoke up. "I guess we'll see tomorrow." The group nodded and reluctantly went their separate ways.

The next morning, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Haruhi tried to talk to Aiya, but she was placed in the front, resulting in a great distance between the four. As soon as class was dismissed, the girl walked outside, while the classroom trio were trapped in a barrage of fangirls. By the time they got free, their quarry was nowhere to be seen. After school, the Host Club kept on the look out for the elusive girl, but she didn't visit again. This repeated for four days. Finally, on Friday, seven exhausted Hosts collapsed on the couches in the "unused" music room.

"We can't get her in class," the twins whined in unison.
"I have not seen her anywhere, and neither has Tamaki." For once, Kyoya was NOT scribbling on his clipboard.
"Takashi and I can't find Ya-chan in the cafeteria!" Despite his complaints of tiredness awhile ago, he was eating a slice of strawberry cake.
"And today, she didn't even come to school." Silence fell upon the seven as they pondered the whereabouts of the missing girl. Suddenly, Honey had a brilliant idea. "We can visit her house! You have her address, don't you, Kyo-chan?!" The boy in question nodded, but his glasses had a glare, hiding his eyes.

The twins smirked and said in sing-song, "Kyoya-senpai's a stalker!" Their teasing was cut short, however, by a glare from that same boy. "I guess it would not hurt to make a visit. I need information on this new transfer student."
"Uwai! We're going to Ya-chan's house! Can we go today?!"
"I don't see why not."
"Then it's settled! Host Club, we are going to visit this elusive new student!" Cheers rang as four boys ran out of the room, three others following behind. The sun had moved from it's place high in the sky to a new position closer to the horizon. A perfect afternoon to make a surprise visit. Hopefully.