"Yeah, she's smiling, but don't let that fool you. Look into her eyes. She's breaking inside."

"I found a lost maiden." It was another music room, but this one had a group of guys and a girl in it.

"Excuse you. I am not a lost maiden."

"Excuse them. They're always like that." When the girl spoke up, I turned my head to her. She gave me a smile.

"How come you're the only girl here?" They all took me for surprise. "Oh, come on! I'm not an idiot! If you guys look like that, that means that all the others mistook her for guy. God, this school is worse than I thought. May God be with them. May God bless their souls." I made my hands into the praying position. After a moment of silence, I burst out laughing. "Yeah, right! Like I'd do something like that for them. I don't even believe in God!" The twins made their way to me.

"It looks like we have another troublemaker here." I grabbed and stretch the cheeks of the one on my right. "Ow, ow, ow, ow!"

I laughed. "What are you a dog? Ow, ow, ow, ow!" I imitated the poor guy.

When I finally let go, they both said, "You shouldn't do that." Knowing myself more than anyone, I shrugged my shoulders without care.

I turned back to Tamaki. "You said you'd clean me up, so what now?" He seemed a bit shocked but went back to his original state as a dimwit.

"It's about time to start the club." This time, it was Ootori Kyoya. I knew him since I've met him during a business trip with my brother. "You can request a host, or you can leave." I gave him the annoyed look.

"Well, hello to you, too, Kyoya. Have you seen my brother lately?"

He didn't even look up from that laptop of his. "I don't believe so. It's been a while since our families worked together. Your debt is still stacked high, though." I face-palmed myself.

"I know that. I was just asking about my brother. It's been 13 years since I've last seen him or at least heard his voice." The typing continued without stop.

"I believe he is in America right now. According to my information, he is trying to invest in wood in Alaska."

"Thanks. Well, I'm going to leave now. Later, dudes." I walked in my classroom to get my stuff, only to finding they weren't there. I have my headphones, clothes, books, and, most importantly, my basketball in there! Scanning the place, I couldn't find anything. Running around the school, I searched for them. This dress and these shoes are killing me! As I ran, I took them off, leaving only my shorts and tank top on. The dress and shoes were now scattered on the floor.

Stopping at a window, I found my belonging in the pond right outside the school. Are you kidding me! My headphones and my clothes! No, my basketball! I ran outside at maximum speed. I got in the pond and grabbed my headphones and my basketball first. Then, I set them on the dry concrete beside the pond for them to dry. I grabbed the other stuff and did the same. I lay on the concrete beside my stuff. Great, I had nothing to change into, and all my clothes and I were wet. When they dried, I pick them all up and stuffed them in my bag and went to retrieve my uniform.

"Yu-chan, what happened?" I froze, but judging from the voice, it wasn't him. I turned to see Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai. "Don't worry about it." I picked up my uniform and walked away calmly, leaving them there to stare at me. The pictures and the voice of my brother flashed about in my head. "Yu-chan. Yu-chan. Yu-chan." Stop it. I started running. Stop it! I ran even faster. Tears were falling again. They were flying behind me as I sped out of the school. The pathways were scraping the bottom of my feet, but I just kept going until I got home.

I closed the door and slid down until I was on the floor. I put my headphones on, praying they were still working properly. Miraculously, they did. I hugged my knees up to my chest, buried my face into them, and closed my eyes, waiting for the music to take me to my own little world. I may seem like that tough tomboy on the outside, but on the inside, I'm just a girl who is afraid of everything and doesn't like to talk or be near others. I've been crying too much today. Let's just hope Kise is there again. I changed and took my basketball to the same place where we first met.

He was there but with two other guys. They're high school students. I got closer. They were looking at the basketball court next to them on the other side of the fence. The one with light blue hair went over there and talked to the guys who were beating some other guys up. Then, Kise and the other one went over there as well. I finally got there. "Mind if we play, too?"

I smirked. "Count me in as well, Kise." They all looked at me. "I need to get my anger out on something. I thought I'd do it with basketball. Let's play." My eyes were dead serious.

We crushed those punks. "I was hoping to play one-on-one with you again, Kise, but I guess that was okay. Your friends here aren't bad, either." I nodded to the other two.

"What was that? I could crush you if we played one-on-one." The tall redhead was a bit angry.

"You sure about that, dude?" I think I just hit below the belt, but all was well. "If you're so sure, play one-on-one with me. You can at least entertain me a bit while I'm in this state."

"Hey, there you guys are!" A girl jumped on the one with light blue hair, bending his legs forward. "Kuroko, don't ever do that again! Kagami, let's go!" So, those dudes' names are Kuroko and Kagami.

"Kagami, what about our game?" He turned back. "Do you play basketball on a team?" I shook my head. "My school doesn't have a girls' team." His eyes became serious.

"Well, make one. I want to see just how good you are." I thought about it.

"I might, but I'm more of a soloist. How about the next time we meet? Then and there." He smiled.

"Sounds good." I turned back. Kise was gone. I was hoping to play against him today, not play with him.

Instead of practicing alone, I walked aimlessly around the area. When I snapped out of my thoughts, I was in front of a daycare I used to volunteer at. I decided to pay a visit, so I made my way there and entered the place. Many of the children came over to hug me. "Long time know see, Yuuki." I looked up to see the manager of the place. "It really has been, Tamiko-san."

I patted a child's head and turned to face Tamiko-san completely. "How has basketball been?" Tamiko was the one who called me an egoist back when I went to my brother's school for the first time.

"It's been great. Have you heard word from onii-chan?" Tamiko-san just shakes his head with a sad expression on his face. "I see. Well, moving away from that topic, how about I help you for the rest of the evening?" His face lit up.


Well, I'm numb. Without any feeling whatsoever in my arms and legs, I dragged myself into my room and onto my bed. Those kids really knew how to get me tired. I turned to lie on my back when my phone started to ring. The caller ID said "unknown" on it. I answered it out of curiosity. "Hello?" There was a bit of silence before a familiar voice spoke up.

"Yuuki, are you all right? I heard what happened today." It was, of course, Tamaki. In the background, I could hear Kyoya telling Tamaki to give his phone back.

"Why wouldn't I be okay?" I could feel Tamaki's voice slapping me.

"From what I heard, you were crying when you ran out of school today! Is it true? The seniors told me that you didn't have your uniform or your shoes on! You were walking around in your underwear!" I mentally face-palmed myself due to his denseness.

"So what if it was true? I didn't walk around in my underwear, idiot. Who or what do you take me for? I was in a tank top and a pair of shorts. If that is all, I'm going to hang up." With that, I ended the call.

It was a long day. I got into a comfortable position and slept soundlessly with my headphones still on. I went to my little world again. When I was a kid, onii-chan used to say that I had a habit of singing in my sleep when I had my headphones on. Those headphones were a present from him along with the basketball. I've kept them even to today. I can't afford to lose them. I can't even afford to leave home without them. That's how much I love them—how much I love him.

I can't go on without you.

Be it today or tomorrow.

You are a part of me.

I would not leave you so.

I love you.

I believe you do as well.

You will live on in my heart.

Your voice will chime with mine like a bell.


I do not own Ouran High School Host Club nor do I own Kuroko no Basuke. I do not own anything except my OC.

I fixed this chapter up a bit.

Until next time, my fellow readers~^^