A/N: I feel so out of it right now, but I promised a chapter. I'll do my best to keep to that. Thank you to everyone who's reviewed so far! And no, I did not skip a chapter, just keep reading and trust me, alright?

Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran High School Host Club. I make no profit from this.


"You act differently without Hikaru..." Niyah murmured, staring at the floor. "I never really see you without him..."

Kaoru smiled and ruffled her hair. "I try my best to understand people. Hikaru isn't the best at it, so I do what I can." He smiled. "But I imagine you act differently when you're not around Nara, even when you're on good terms, don't you?"

Niyah shrugged slightly. "We weren't always together, so I don't act all that differently..." She paused and crossed her arms over her chest, still making it a point not to meet his eyes. "When we were eight Nara got into some big trouble and ended up going to a boarding school for a few years... And when she came back she alternately gave me the cold shoulder and was all over me. It was so odd... and hard to deal with. When she got... when she got that boyfriend, she started treating me nicer until... until she walked in on him trying to..." Niyah swallowed hard.

"What kind of trouble did she get into?" Kaoru was trying hard not to push Niyah too far, but her answers could change the course of their actions.

"Um..." Niyah's chin went down to her collarbone, but Kaoru could still read the embarrassed look on her face. "Mom caught her smoking marijuana with some other serious druggies... So Mom and Dad decided to nip that in the bud by sending her away..."

Kaoru sighed. It appeared that both twins had serious issues, maybe more than he and Hikaru could handle alone...


"Why are you crying?" Despite all the acting attempts in the world, Hikaru's tone came off rude. "You're not the one who got hit by your sister! You don't have any reason to cry!"

"Shut up! You're an idiot!" Nara stood, grabbing her purse off the ground, but spilling it in the process. An orange prescription bottle rolled out onto the ground and Hikaru snatched it up. "Give that back!" Nara made a grab for it, but Hikaru held it out of her reach.

"Nope." He eyed the label; yes, it was prescribed to her. From the name he could take an educated guess and say it was an anti-anxiety medication, but beyond that, he didn't have any clues.

"Hikaru Hitachiin!" Nara tackled him to the grass, grabbing the bottle and stuffing it into her purse. "Don't come near me ever again!" She stood up, rushing away. Hikaru grinned, he had just found a valuable secret, as far as he was concerned. He glanced after her, trying to decide if he should try to get more information out of her, but she was long gone. He headed into the school; ready to share his valuable information with Kaoru.


Hikaru walked into the classroom, and Kaoru jumped up, to attention. "Hikaru!" Kaoru rushed over to him. "You're all covered in grass stains and your uniform is ripped! What happened?" Kaoru studied the tears in Hikaru's uniform, worrying over him. "Are you alright?"

"I'm alright now that I'm with you, Kaoru." Hikaru smiled, tipping his forehead to Kaoru's. Across the room, Niyah averted her eyes in an attempt to hide her impending blush.

As Hikaru and Kaoru shared a brotherly moment, Niyah tried to think about if she wanted to proceed with this. Nara had clearly tried to injure Hikaru, and hopefully in a few years, Niyah would be out of the house and away from Nara by all means possible. So why did she even have to drag them into this? Simple, she wanted Nara to be happy. And to Nara, happiness meant a boyfriend. It was hard to play matchmaker, but if Niyah could get Nara with Hikaru, maybe, just maybe she'd be happy again. Never mind Niyah's growing attraction to Kaoru, that would go away with time, at least, she hoped. Her main focus was Hikaru and Nara.

"Are you alright over there?" Both twins chorused, all wild grins and sparkling eyes. Niyah made an effort to look happy and nodded. "Then we have some talking to do." The twins sat next to her, smirking.

Niyah would do anything to make Nara happy.


A/N: Another short chapter, sorry. I just really wanted to have one up today, like I promised some people. What'd you think?