I only own TSUKI.

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

Author's note--- To my dear readers, I am very happy you have decided to read this and please bear with me…not everything I write makes sense and maybe there are too many 'moments'. And also, this story is basically evolving around our main character Tsuki, Kaoru, and Nekozawa. Later, depends, there may be moments for Hikaru and Haruhi and Tamaki. Please enjoy and review.

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Chapter 3 – The Calm

I yawned as the bell rang, signifying that school was now at end. This school had a paper and when I caught a glimpse of it on someone's desk, it had said something about the Black magic club. That boy I met yesterday…didn't he say something about that club? I tried my best to clear my mind, but I had little prevail. I slipped out the door and walked down the close to empty hall way. Many people decide to stay awhile to talk to friends and the little friends I did already gain had clubs to attend. I was deep in thought and I didn't notice when I crashed into someone.

"Oof!" I said when I crashed into the person. I felt hands steady me from falling.

"Are you okay?" A voice that was somewhat familiar asked. I looked up to see the boy I saw yesterday…the one who mentioned the black magic club.

"Yes, I'm fine… I'm very sorry…I wasn't paying much attention and…" I broke off to see the boy staring interestedly at me. "My name is Tsuki, by the way…" I meekly said the last sentence since my eyes had locked onto his…his eyes…were beautiful.

"Nekozawa…Nekozawa Umehito…" he said in a rather calm voice and I smiled.

"Okay, Ume, can you show me around the school or does your club begin soon??" I asked, smiling.

He smiled slightly and nodded, and we were off. We walked around for awhile before Nekozawa headed toward to his club.

He pushed the door open and it creaked a long cry that sounded like a newborn baby's wail. As the creak died down I peered into the dark room, it took a few seconds before my eyes adjusted to the sudden dark. I padded into the room and noticed the figures clothed in black cloaks like Nekozawa.

"Welcome to the Black Magic Club……" They greeted me with cackles and lightning flashed and to my amusement on the walls behind them…their shadows didn't appear.

"So what are you guys doing?" I asked a boy who smiled at me and explained.

"Umehito…is she the girl you talked about?" a girl with fair hair standing beside him asked. She had followed his gaze and was now, like him, was watching the girl.

Nekozawa and Bereznoff heads both jerked to look at Yamato Kimi, one of Nekozawa's (few) close friends who shared an interest in dark arts. He racked his brain for words and when he found them he said them slowly in a controlled voice despite the stutter, "H-how…did you know?"

"I was around when you said it…about how you're…interested in her…" Kimi's eyes narrowed on the girl with wild black hair who now was laughing along with some of the others.

This time the boy didn't answer, he merely looked at his puppet and as he raised his head, he stalked off to the red eyed girl. Kimi cocked her head a little to the side and just watched silently as now not only the other members laughed but the mysterious boy had joined them.

"Ehhh?? Really?!" I went as the others told me an interesting fact about dark arts in the medieval days. A lot of the so called "witches" were just normal people; the real ones who did black magic were never caught. They never harmed anyone unless they did something to them or they were doing 'light stuff' just to tease them. I had only been here for awhile but already they had welcomed me.

"Isn't it about time to start the…ceremony?" a fair haired girl asked and I shifted my gaze on her. She was staring at me with her ice cold eyes piercing me. I felt a slight shiver run through me…it was the way she looked at me…it was the hate.

The others who were talking to me began saying, "Kimi…"

"Oh, I'm sorry," I glanced at the time on my cell, "I shouldn't be bothering you any longer." Kimi's stare now bored into me and I could tell she detested me. I looked away and said goodbye to them.

"So I'll see you later! Maybe I'll drop by when you guys have more time." I smiled at Umehito.

"Yes…that'd be…nice," he smiled slightly as Bereznoff waved one of his little hands at me.

He stared as she went and didn't slip back into the room until she had turned the corner. Somehow he had a slight empty feeling inside as the ceremony began.

As I turned the corner I saw a similar figure walking ahead. Smiling, I ran up to him.

"Kaoru!" I greeted him after I had caught up to him.

He seemed a bit surprised to see me, "Oh, Tsuki! What are you still doing here?"

"Oh, I visited the Black Magic Club for awhile but slipped out when they were going to start a ceremony," I explained and from he queer expression on his face I quickly changed the subject, "Where's Hikaru?"

"Oh…he's with Haruhi and the others at the club. I'm just going back to get something…" He said as we turned into 1-C. He looked on his desk, around it, and then dropped onto his knees to peer under his desk.

"What are you looking for?" I asked but he had already gotten up and now held a necklace with a four-leaf clover pendent. What was cute about the pendent was the clover wasn't green but a defiant deep crimson.

He leaned against his desk fiddling the pendent with his fingers as his eyes focused on the clover. "This…is my lucky charm. It's an item that distinguishes me from Hikaru. It was given to me from Dad. Hikaru had a grey eagle but he lost it long ago."

"It's nice, very cute. And I definitely know…" I stopped looking at the clover and stared at Kaoru, "it's very important to you. It's your passage…your key to difference. Independence." He looked at me now with an asking speechless look. He recovered and leaned over, his head above my shoulder. He leaned back in a second and as he was back against the desk, gazes away from me. I looked down to see the necklace now on me, I fingered the pendent questionably. "Kaoru…?"

He was still not looking at me, "It's for you from me. 'Cause you're different, y'know… though in a good way, you're my special…" He broke off then and I smiled slightly. I looked down at the floor.

I tugged on his hand gently pulling him a little, "Thanks…I'll keep it safe, 'Kay? But now…can you show me to the exit? The schools so big…and I get lost so easily" I glanced up to see him chuckle as he started to pull me.

"C'mon! Let's get going!" he looked over his shoulder at the window, "Looks like it's going to rain soon…" The sky rumbled but not a drip dropped as the clouds were all in place. This was only the calm. The storm was only approaching. Though, little did I know what happened next was cold and dreary…with a storm of emotion.