I'm REALLY proud of this and the next chapter. This chapter is kind of bittersweet, so be prepared. But, ANYWAYS, thank you SO MUCH for returning for chapter 3!

Thanks to kyochan101 and MusicisMyWorld for reviewing! You make me a happy fangirl!

Bisco Hatori owns Ouran(:

On to Kaoru's chapter!

"Really? That'll be fun! And you, Kaoru? What'd you do this week?" Haruhi asked.

"Nothing of importance happenned. I calmed down a girl, I think, though... Oh, that reminds me, Hikaru." The dark-haired mirror image turned to Kaoru. "I told her if she ever needs anything, she can come to our apartment. If I'm not there, you keep her company, okay? Don't traumatize the poor girl."

Hikaru chuckled and affirmed that he would do as told.

She squeezed her grey eyes shut, almost painfully. After leaning against the wall, she slid down into a sitting position, covering her ears and tilting her head in a way that made her blonde hair with edgy red streaks fall in front of her eyes, just in case they betrayed her and opened.

She heard glass break in the next room over and then a scream. The voice of her mother shouted at the man, who is her father. He screamed something about divorce, and she screamed about some slutty, pregnant whore. The blonde looked up sharply with fear stricken eyes when a door slammed shut in the next room. Her mother left, which meant-

"Stand up," her father commanded, and - from past experiences - she did as she was told. He grabbed her wrist and threw her onto her bed.

She scrubbed and scrubbed, trying to wash away the dirtiness of it all. She had scrubbed her whole body at least seven times, varying the soaps she used, until she was relatively content. The girl dressed into sweats and a T-shirt from a math competition two years ago. She combed her hair, before cracking the door, making sure her father was gone. When she confirmed it, she walked into the kitchen and quietly made a bowl of soup. She jumped when a knock sounded on the front door.

The blonde carefully opened the door, leaving the chain lock locked. She looked through the crack, her medium-length not-too-dark, but not-too bright blonde hair covering one grey eye.

"Hello?"

"Hey," a auburn-haired teen rubbed the back of his head, "I heard some noise earlier, and wanted to make sure everything was okay here..."

"Who are you?" she questioned before even thinking about answering.

"Kaoru. I'm an exchange student. I'll be starting at Boston Secondary Academy in the next school year," he said, peering into her visible grey eye.

She noted that it would be the same high school as her, and she shut the door, unlocked the chain lock, and opened it again, noting his amber, almost cat-like eyes. Kaoru took her in; he noticed how her grey eyes showed a slight spark of fear, and the layers of her blonde hair flipped out, giving it a feathery look.

"I'm Brielle," she said warily, getting uncomfortable under his gaze. Kaoru held out his hand, and she offered her shaky one in response, and they shook hands.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," he said.

"So, where are you from?" she was avoiding answering his question, and he noticed it. But, he thought, maybe she doesn't want me to know. He reminded himself it wasn't his business to pry.

"Japan. Is my English okay? Do I have a weird accent?" he chuckled.

"Your English is great; and yeah, your accent is kind of noticable," she said, glancing behind him for any sight of her father.

"Thanks... Where do you go to school?"

"I'll be a junior at Boston Secondary Academy," she said with a slightly awkward nod as she pursed her lips.

He knitted his eyebrows together, then said to himself, "If high school is tenth to twelfth grade in Japan, and I was going to be a second year there," Brielle looked to him as though he was crazy in the smallest bit, "then that means..." he looked back at her with a smile on his face, "I'll be a junior also."

Just then, a mirror image of Kaoru, except with ash colored hair, walked up to him and leaned against him. Brielle smiled.

"You have a twin?"

"I'm Hikaru. Sorry to interrupt but the Boss is ranting about Haruhi blocking their "love door" again..."

Brielle looked at him with confusion, "Just how many people are going to BSA, anyways?" She bit her lip, a nervous habit, as she looked over the twins' shoulders again.

"Um... Well there's the Boss, Haruhi, Kyoya-senpai, Hikaru, and I..." Kaoru said, holding up five fingers, "And there are two more... but, Hunny-senpai and Mori-senpai are transferring into Boston University."

He and Hikaru smiled identically, before Hikaru continued, "So... you have seven new neighbors. Hey, Kaoru," he said, turning to his barely-younger brother, "Meet me at Haruhi's apartment. Boss is going insane about the door, and you aren't gonna want to miss it. I was thinking we could stand in Haruhi's apartment and open the 'love door' and then Boss'll get excited, then see it's only us," Hikaru was laughing sinisterly throughout this entire plan.

Kaoru nodded, and Hikaru jogged away.

"Sorry about him..." he said, and Brielle smiled.

"He seems kind."

Kaoru smiled thoughtfully, "He has his moments... They're rare, but he has them... I'm sorry, but I've got to go... It was nice meeting you."

"Likewise," she waved as he headed off.

Kaoru stopped in his tracks, and turned around, "Hey. If you ever need anything, or even if you just want to talk, don't hesitate to come to Hikaru's and my apartment. We're in apartment 518."

Brielle smiled thankfully to him and nodded, before they waved. She went inside, locked the chain lock and the bolt, then returned to her now-room-temperature soup. The conversation with Kaoru had extremely calmed her down. She spooned some of the liquid and noodles into her mouth, somewhat less scared of anything her father could ever do to her.

Well? I like this pairing, how about you?

I've rediscovered Legally Blonde the Musical, and now I'm obsessed with it all over again. (Mainly Christian Borle as Emmett 3) There's this sound he makes in the "Take it Like a Man" number that makes me go into cute animal mode.

Ahem. Sorry 'bout that.

Next chapter is Hikaru! You'll love the OC!

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