Authroess' Note: Ehhh... Haruhi's too difficult to comprehend XDD And I've scanned in my Kagetori pic, if you want to look at it... go to: http://i66. photobucket. com / albums / h263 / shadowkavic / KagetoriHitachiin0001.jpg (take away the spaces)

Chapter Four: Newcomer

Haruhi's POV

Where could they be? I wandered through the hallways, looking in different classrooms and even restrooms. Hani was trying to help, though he was only getting in my way. "Hani-senpai, maybe you should go and wait for Mori-senpai?" I suggested as we neared the Kendo hall. "Umm… Okay!" He agreed easily, and skipped toward the large wooden doors. Hm… I followed him, not believing that the twins could be in the Kendo hall.

Hani jumped up at the doors, reaching for the handle, when the doors slid open and revealed Mori, dressed in his uniform and holding a bamboo sword over his right shoulder and a towel in the other. "Ah, Mitsukuni." He let out a short greeting and picked up his cousin on a piggyback. "Good morning, Mori-senpai. Have you seen the twins by any chance?" Mori shook his head. "Ah, I see… Okay, thank you. Hani-senpai, you shouldn't eat too much cake in the morning." I gave a small warning before walking off in the opposite direction, and the two other hosts returned to the music room.

As I approached the third music room, I heard someone scream. Kaoru! I flung open the doors and ran in. "Kaoru? What's… Ah…" I stopped, a bit startled to see another figure in the room with orange hair other than the twins. "Get the fuck out of our room!" Hikaru yelled. "Hikaru… language…" I stepped toward him and noticed Kaoru trembling under his arm. "Kaoru?" I blinked.

"Ahh, you must be Fujioka Haruhi. I'm Kagetori. Hiatchiin Kagetori." He introduced himself, holding out his hand.

"…Hitachiin…?" I looked at the twins for an answer, but Hikaru was already helping Kaoru to the couch, Hani and Mori waiting for them with a glass of cold water. "I'm their half-brother." The newcomer pointed at the twins. "Ah…? Hikaru, you never told me you had a brother."

"I don't." Hikaru replied coarsely. Kagetori let out a nervous laughter. "Heh, he didn't know about it until last night. I'm transferring in today, to your class."

"THERE IS NO WAY I AM SHARING A SAME CLASSROOM WITH THAT BASTARD! GET HIM OUT RIGHT NOW!" Hikaru ordered, glaring. "Hikaru, what's wrong?" I asked, walking over to him and kneeling next to Kaoru. "What's happened to Kaoru?" I hoped to get some answers, but Hikaru turned his head. "Come on, Kaoru. No school for you today. Let's go home. Kyouya-senpai, please call a car. I don't have my cell phone with me."

I stood and watched as Hikaru helped Kaoru stand up and leave the room, passing a deadly look at his half-brother. I was still confused, looking at Kyouya in hopes of an explanation as he seemed to know everything, but as he snapped his cell phone shut, he looked away and continued to scribble something into his black notebook.