Chapter 4

Mamaw!" Hannah jumped up, running toward the feeble old woman that was standing outside. "Hannah! Are you hungry? Who's your friends?" Hannah smiled, nodding. "of course. I didn't eat when we left the hotel. Guys! Come meet my mamaw!" she hollered, motioning for them. They walked over to her and the old woman. "good morning, Ma'am." Tamaki bowed. "there's no need for that. Come inside and eat." the old woman entered the house, with Hannah and the Host Club following behind. Hannah smelled the air. "Gravy and biscuits." she smiled, missing the smell. "No one can make better gravy and biscuits than my mamaw." Hannah told them, fixing a plate. "have you guys eaten yet?" she asked them, placing the plate down. Everyone shook their heads. "alright, I'll fix you guys a..."

"no. you go eat. I'll fix their plates." her mamaw interrupted, standing in front of the stove. Everybody, even Hunni, got a plate piled with the food. "it seems there's still something in the oven." Kyoya mentioned, moving to sit beside Hannah. "Oh! That's them." Hannah's mamaw moved to the stove, opening it to get something out. Even though everyone was in the living room, Hannah only needed one smell to know what her grandmother had brought out. "Mamaw! You made Cinnamon Rolls!" Hannah got up to help her grandmother. "yes, Hannah, will you help me put the icing on it? I'm getting tired, I need to put my oxygen on." the woman moved to a chair, and placed some sort of tubes in her nose. Tamaki and the twins went into the kitchen where Hannah and Hunni where icing the cinnamon rolls. "Hannah." Tamaki crouched, whispering in her ear. Her shoulder came up and rubbed her ear. "Tamaki. I told you not to do that. It's weird. What is it?"

"your grandmother...'"

"...has tubes in her nose."

"is that normal for commoners?" Tamaki asked, peering at the old woman watching a old western show. "yeah. As long as I can remember, she's been using a huge machine in her room. It used to just be sleeping with it on, but now she goes everywhere with her oxygen." Hannah said, walking outside to smoke. Tamaki went along with her, the twins right behind them. "what do the doctors say?" Tamaki asked. "the doctors can't do much. Mamaw keeps on saying things like her time here is almost up. I don't like talking about it, Tamaki." she walked away from him, and went down the hill. "where's she going?" Tamaki wondered out loud. "she does that when she's worried about something." a voice said behind them. They turned around to see Hannah's mother walking toward them. "there's this place she goes. It gives her peace, even though it's quite a walk, she goes there." the mother walked inside, where Hunni was getting a plate full of Cinnamon Rolls. "Mother! You should be resting." "don't you tell me to rest! I'm fine!" the two bickered, but Tamaki wasn't listening.

"Hannah! There you are!" Haruhi ran toward the girl, hugging her. "Haruhi? What's going on?" the rest of the Host Club held onto her, except for Kyoya. "what's going on? Why is everyone hugging me." Hannah pushed everyone off her, and went to Kyoya for information, but Tamaki grabbed her. "Tamaki? Don't be weird again." Hunni was sniffling, which isn't out of the ordinarily, But the twins weren't their normal kidding attitude. "Hannah..." Hikaru said her name. She looked at him, and all life drained out of her. "no." she pushed Tamaki away and started for her grandmother's house, but Mori grabbed her. "let me go, Mori." she exclaimed, trying to push the giant away. "she's not in there. She's in the hospital." Mori explained to her. "she had..."

"...a heart attack..." Koaru had his fists to his side, his head down. Hannah went weak, her body limp. "where's mom?" she asked. "Ann went to the hospital already. She said to come when you were ready." Kyoya said in his normal voice, but it held something. His normal calm voice held a bit of sadness for the girl he loved. Mori sat her down on the ground. When her feet hit the ground, she ran away from everyone. Tamaki ran out after Hannah. He followed her without her knowing. He waited until she disappeared behind some trees before following her. She was sitting beside a tombstone, her face covered, her back turned to him. "I don't want to talk." Hannah whispered, her face still covered. "i didn't come to talk." Tamaki said, sitting down beside her. "your sitting on a war hero's grave." she told him. He jumped back up. "my apologizes, dear ghost." Tamaki bowed to the grave. He bent down in front of Hannah, and gathered her in his arms. "Tamaki, what are you doing?" she muttered against his blonde hair. "it must be hard to see someone so close to you to slowly die in front of your eyes." Tamaki consoled her. "your wrong. I've prepared for this for so many years." she said, pushing him away and standing up to walk away. "then why are you crying?" he asked, freezing her in her steps. "I'm...not crying." she lied, wiping the tears away. Tamaki shook his head, and stood up. He walked toward her, and hugged her from behind. "it's okay to cry. You love her, and she obviously loves you. Even if she dies, she'll still be alive. Your heart, your family's heart. She'll be in your heart." Tamaki comforted her. She turned around, and hugged onto him. "thank you, Tamaki."

Mamaw! How you feeling?" Hannah whispered, walking into the ICU room. "I'm fine. They won't let me dip." the old lady grumbled. Hannah smiled. "Mamaw, you know your not allowed to." the old woman nodded her head. She started bickering with Ann, letting everyone know she was okay. "what do you mean I can't go back there?" they heard a girl's voice scream behind the ICU's double door. Everyone in the Host Club shook their heads, but Hannah looked at the doors with a glare. "She is being very rude." Hannah said, walking toward the door. She opened it and was immediately pounced by skirts. "oh wow! Hannah, you look wonderful! Even better than your pictures!" the girl finally let go to step back and look at her better. "I'm sorry, where are my manners. I'm Renge, the foreign exchange student." Hannah blinked, all thoughts on the girl's rudeness vanished from her mind. "Renge? Well, it's a pleasure to meet you. I presume your here to see my grandmother?" Renge smiled, nodding her head. "come with me." she lead her to where Hannah's mother and grandmother were still bickering. "well, if it isn't little Renge. Don't worry about me child, I'll be fine." the old woman told the foreign girl, a smile to prove her words farther. "come on, Renge. I've been wanting to talk to you face to face for awhile." Hannah said, draping a arm around the girl's shoulder and leaving the hospital. When they got outside, Hannah light up a cigarette, enjoying it's smooth taste. "so, why did you become part of the foreign exchange program?" Hannah asked the girl, staring at her. "i was asked to come to America. I thought it would be a good chance for future business partners. So, I joined. It was quite an adventure, learning about the common American student life." Renge told the American. "and you pulled strings to get me on this didn't you?" the girl nodded, amazed that the girl saw her plans. "I appreciate it. I was granted a scholarship to continue going to Ouran even when the foreign exchange is over." the two girls talked about the schools they intended, barely noticing that the other Host Club was watching the bond that was forming between the two girls. "Hannah?" Ann walked out of the double doors, walking toward her daughter. "yes mother?"

"i will be leaving to collect some clothes. I'm going to stay with mom. Are you going to be alright on your own?" Hannah nodded, reassuring her mother. "oh, I forgot to tell you this morning. A letter came for you a few weeks ago." Ann handed her daughter a letter before leaving. "who's it from?" the twins asked, peering over her shoulder. "no body." she said nonchalantly, throwing the letter on the ground, not bothering to open it. She walked away, her hands in her pocket, discarding the fully smoked cigarette. Tamaki picked it up, reading the return address. "Sam Smith? I wonder who that is? And why she wouldn't even look at it?" Tamaki questioned, looking at Kyoya. He shrugged, looking at the girl who climbed in the waiting limo. "she has asked me not to mention anything about it, so I will not." Kyoya and the others got in the limo, the letter hidden in Tamaki's pocket. As they made their way to a restaurant in Knoxville, Renge and Hannah talked more about what had been happening in Ouran. "so, you two got together?" Renge exclaimed, holding Hannah's hands. "yes." she smiled, laughing at her new friend's behavior. "so, the plan worked?" Renge turned to the twins for confirmation. "Plan?" Kyoya said this one word at the twins with threat in his voice. "of course! The twins told me about how Hannah was like, and I decided that you two would be good for each other. I was right, of course. You two do make a lovely couple." Renge exclaimed, staring at the two spoken persons. "so, you three tried getting us together, and what was your profit from this plan?" Kyoya asked the treacherous group. Both twins looked at each other, but didn't say anything. Renge looked ready to say something, but stopped. Hannah grinned, snuggling up to Kyoya. "you idiot. They did it because they thought we would be perfect together." the twins nodded their head in agreement, Renge started talking about something, but no one was paying attention. When they got to Knoxville, they let Hannah choose a restaurant. She knew the perfect place. She led them to a small restaurant called Apple Bee's. When they sat down and ordered their drinks, Tamaki began digging in his pocket. "why did you throw this away?" he asked her, producing the letter she discarded. She blinked at it before glaring up at Tamaki. "I won't speak about it." she told him, opening her menu to look at the food. Tamaki looked ready to say something, but Kyoya shook his head at the french blonde. "don't bother, Tamaki." he told him, opening his menu as well. "Hunni, do you like Chocolate cake?" Hannah asked the 18 year old, showing a picture of a chocolate cake in the menu. "yes, what is that?" he practically drooled at the chocolate sauce that was in the picture. "it's called molten lava cake. It's really good." she told him, looking over the menu. After they ordered, everyone settled back to wait. When their food arrived, except for Hunni who was eating the molten lava cake he ordered, the tense air around them relaxed into playful conversation and twins flirting with Haruhi with Tamaki getting angry at the two "mischievous doppelgangers." as he called them. A woman cleared her throat getting their attention. "do you really think it's a good idea to let a small child eat that much chocolate at one time?" she asked the high school group in front of her. The twins chuckled as Hannah threw her arm over the booth and positioned herself where she could see the woman. "what child?" she asked, knowing full well she meant Hunni-senpai. "the small blonde one. Eating that much chocolate is not good for a child like him." Hannah shrugged, not removing her eyes. "he'll be fine." she told the nosy woman. "Miss. I am from DCS, and I could very well take this child away right now." she threatened Hannah. "oh? Could you now?" she looked over at Hunni, who had chocolate dripping over his chin, until Mori-senpai cleaned him with a napkin. "I didn't realize she could take adults away. What world are we leaving in, I wonder." she remarked, a knowing smile on her face shared by Hunni. "DCS can not tell an adult what to do, but DCS is able to take minors away from abusive and unfitting homes." Hannah laughed, thinking this way funny. The twins joined her laughter, knowing full well how old Hunni-senpai really was. "Hunni, can I see your passport?" Hannah asked the small blonde. He nodded, pulling it out to her. Hannah leaned over the booth, butt in the air, to hand the woman the passport. "why don't you open that before you go threatening me anymore? It would be the safest thing to do." the woman did, a face of disgust at the way the high school student was treating her. The look changed quickly to disbelief when she looked at the picture, the age and then at Hunni. "18? this child is 18?" she blinked, shocked at her own stupidity. "yes, he is. Now, if you want to try taking him away, then go ahead. He's old enough to live on his own, if his parents in Japan are okay with it." she took the passport back, and settled down when their food arrived. After they left, full and a restaurant manager beaming after them, the air around them was wonderfully happy, despite the events that happened that day. It was beginning to get dark, but no one was ready to go to the hotel. Instead, they decided to walk around, visiting some of the 24 hours stores. Around 3AM, they go back to their hotel, sleeping the night away.