A/N: I AM SO SORRY! Dance is crazy, and it's my friend's birthday and my other friend's birthday... AND THEN, school... Ugh. THEN! I have a lung infection right now, so I'm sick for who knows how long... SO yeah, doctors(scary! just kidding... maybe) anyway... I hope you guys haven't gotten bored! On with the story!

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Later That Day - After The Host Club Meeting

"So, do I come here tomorrow?"

"Yes! Me and Takashi will show you the way!" Mitsukuni chirped.

Muse smiled gently, "Okay then. I'll see you here tomorrow!" She waved as she exited the room and walked through the silent hallways.

"Hello, mistress."

"Hi, Mr. Sawabe!"

The older gentleman smiled, "Well, you seem rather chiper. Did something happen at school today?"

Muse sweatdropped, 'Yeah, only a lot.'

"Mistress?"

"Oh," Muse eyes widened, "Sorry, Sawabe. I wasn't paying attention."

"I could tell," the man laughed.

A maid opened the limousine door, "Good afternoon, Mistress Usui."

"You two are too formal. Do as you please around me! It's my father you have to watch out for," the teen winked.

"Yes, Muse," the pair smiled.

"My little girl is home from her very first day of school! How was it?" Tsuda jumped in his daughter's face.

"Let's talk inside, over dinner?"

"Fine, but hurry and wash up. I want all the details!"

Muse jogged upstairs, she didn't care about her heart at the moment. All she wanted to do was tell her dad about what a fantastic day she had. She changed into comfortable clothes, sweats and one her father's old shirts, if you could believe it. Yes, they were rich, but they didn't like to flaunt their money around. Other than the servants and the actual house, they lived a normal life.

The teen was rushing down the stairs again, when she heard a vase shatter, "Dad?"

There in her dining room, were two boys that were in Haruhi's friend's class, who threw a vase at the wall. Next to the wall, was a quivering figure that looked like a man, in a pool of dark red liquid that you would find after you pricked at a rose.

"Daddy!" Muse yelled.

One of the boys looked at her and smirked, "Oh, a chick!"

"Lauryn! Go! Run to Takashi's, please! They're from yakuza!" Tsuda whimpered out to his daughter.

"Oh no, where's the fun in that? Why don't you stay with us? Please, enjoy the show," the other male forced her into a chair and tied up her small frame.

"Yes, now where were we?" the man that was harassing her father grabbed a knife from the table, and threw it.

"No!" Muse cried out.

"Shut up!" the one forcing her down barked.

Muse felt a stinging sensation on her cheek.

The thrown knife hit Tsuda in the leg, making more of the thick, glimmering liquid pour out. The Usui matriarch screamed in pain, making his daughter cringe.

"Now, how would you like your death? Slow and painful, or fast and painless? Slow and painful sounds pretty good to me, after all, where would be the fun in letting you die fast?"

"Please... Let him go. I'll do anything..." Muse whimpered. There was nothing worse imaginable, than watching someone die before your eyes. Knowing there isn't anything you can do.

"Anything?"

Meanwhile At The Morinozuka Estate

It was silent at the dinner table; the Morinozuka's ate, but did not speak. The only sound was the clinking of dishware.

Takashi excused himself from the dinner table.

"Takashi? Is something wrong?" Satoshi asked with curious eyes.

"No. I just feel tired. I'm going to sleep," with that, the gentle giant stalked up to his room. He couldn't seem to shake this feeling of unease. Everything was normal, right?

A knock came from the other side of his door, "Master Takashi? There is a call for you."

He sighed and trudged to the other side of the room, where his door was located. Takashi pushed open the door, and held his hand out for the phone, nodding.

The servant dropped the phone in his hand, then scurried off to do more housework.

"Takashi! Are you there?"

"Hnn."

"Okay, good. I think something weird is going on; I have a bad feeling," Mitsukuni explained.

"So it isn't only me?" Takashi wondered out loud.

"We should see what's going on. By that, I mean we should go to Tama-chan and the other hosts' houses."

"Hnn. Let's meet at Tamaki's house," Takashi answered and hung up.

At The Suoh Estate

"What? You two feel uneasy?" Tamaki looked worried.

"Yes, we wanted to know if you were alright."

"Well, yeah, I feel fine."

"Okay, let's go, Takashi." Mitsukuni looked disappointed.

"Wait! I wanna go too!"

At The Usui Estate

"Well, this is the only place we haven't checked," Tamaki announced.

"What are the odds," Hikaru started.

"That's she's actually in trouble?" Kaoru finished for his twin.

"I don't know... But I don't wanna take any chances," Mitsukuni pouted.

"Let's just knock on the door," Haruhi said bluntly. Although, the hosts could tell she was worried for her new friend. "Senpai?" the first year asked, after knocking several times. She twisted the knob of the door and pushed it open. 'Ugh, heavy!' The girl stood frozen, but the other hosts couldn't see inside the open door because Haruhi didn't open it all the way.

"Haruhi?" Kyoya asked, still not looking up from his black book.

A girl screamed from inside the mansion. All the hosts moved into the hallway inside the house.

"Mu-chan?"

"Who is that?" One gruff voice yelled, making the teen whimper.

"Did you rat us out?" A different one screamed. A slapping sound rang out through the mansion corridors.

"No, I don't know who that is!" Muse cringed away from the two.

"Well, you deserve a punishment!"

An agonised voice made the hosts shudder. Glass shattered against a surface, bringing a scream out of the pained girl. "Stop, please."

"You said we could do anything as long as your father's okay! But, really, where's the fun in that?" The hosts heard a gun being cocked.

"Mu-chan! No, hurting my friends is bad! Sto-" Mitsukuni was filled with rage, but it all dissipated when he heard the trigger being pulled.

A man's scream, along with a young woman's, made the house echo with the terrible pain filled sounds.

"No! Muse!" Takashi yelled and ran into the dining room.

"Oh shit, the hosts are here!"

"We better go!"

The criminals ran out of the mansion, unseen by anyone except the Usui girl.

Takashi arrived just in time to see the backs of the two harassers. He was about to run after them, only seeing red, when he heard crawling next to him.

Muse dragged her leaden body over to the corpse of her only parent. The girl plopped herself in the blood puddle that was leaking out of her father's body. She was shaking and mumbling incoherent words to herself. Lauryn Usui scooped the burgundy liquid up in her hands and let it run out her finger and splatter back on the floor. Tears streamed down her face, mixing with the blood of the one she loved. 'Daddy...'

"Muse..," Takashi looked at her, with sorrow overflowing in his usually very calm eyes.

"No! He's not gone! Daddy!" She cuddled into the dead man.

Takashi walked over to her, "Stop." He picked her up by the waist.

"Let me go! Stop, Takashi!" The senior girl protested, thrashing her limbs around.

He set her down on the floor, but he didn't let her go. Instead he grabbed her wrists with one hand and grabbed her face with the other, "Stop!"

She stifled her squirming to look Takashi in the eye. As soon as he let go of her, she glared at him and walked over to a vase.

Takashi looked scared for a minute, but quickly recovered when he saw her at the vase across the room, "Don't."

She scrunched her face and threw it against the wall, screaming. It shattered instantly; ricocheting back at the girl. Muse blocked herself with her arms, but a shadow loomed over her.

The Morinozuka shielded her from the flying glass pieces. The hosts, who were now in the room, did the same.

Takashi turned to look at the girl behind him, with anger and worry in his eyes, "Are you okay?"

Muse's eyes were full of shock. She looked at Takashi, who was holding his stomach. The Usui grabbed his hand and saw there was the same liquid that coming out of her father, dripped from cuts in his shirt. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for you to get hurt!" She wept into his side. "Why do I hurt everybody?"

"You don't hurt everyone, Muse-senpai," Tamaki said saddened.

"Yes I do! I hurt Takashi and Mitsukuni, my mom, and... my dad..."

"Shut up."

All of the hosts looked in the direction of the noise, surprised, especially Muse and Mitsukuni.

"Wha?" Muse looked at Takashi, confused.

"You don't hurt everyone. I chose to protect you, and so did your dad. As for your mom, it was an accident. Don't say that."

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry..." Muse sobbed on his chest. The cries slowly turned to nothing.

Takashi lifted her head off of him, to see her eyes closed. He smiled for a moment and picked her up. Her head tilted towards his neck; he blushed slightly, so the hosts couldn't tell. The Morinozuka expected warm, soft exhales on his neck, but all he got was nothing. He lost his footing and almost dropped the girl.

"Takashi? What's wrong?" Mitsukuni carefully maneuvered the floor, jumping over objects until he got to the couple. He was soon followed by the rest of the host club.

"She's not breathing..."

At One Of The Many Ootori Hospitals

'Ugh, my chest hurts... What? Where am I?' A teenage girl wondered.

"Mu-chan! I am so glad that you're finally awake!" A young boy squeezed her, surprisingly strong in her opinion.

She looked around the room, blushing profusely when she saw all of the handsome men at her bedside. "Eh? Ah, who are you?"

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A/N: Haha, made you wait for a cliffy!(: Don't kill me! (I kinda like living...) Sorry for the short and crappy chapter! I'm a terrible person! Anyway, don't forget to recommend this story to whomever! I can't believe people still looked at my story when I haven't updated in so long! It's late in the U.S., but I will try my best to keep writing whilst sing quietly, because I don't wanna wake up my roommate... Thanks to: smallncrazy91, WonderfilledNight, year-of-the-panda, Tati334, brokenXangel15, and Never Dying Sun, for following my story! Thanks to: year-of-the-panda, horseluvr888, Tati334, brokenXangel15, and Never Dying Sun, for favoriting my story! Thanks to: year-of-the-panda and , for reviewing my 3rd chapter! Thanks to: Tati334, for following AND favoriting me! Merci! I have to write the new chapter so bye!