"So Kyoya-senpai? What do we do we do now?" Haruhi asked.

Kyoya's glasses gleamed, hiding his eyes, as his brows knit a bit closer in concentration.

"It's simple really. We arrest her." Kyoya said calmly, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose a bit more.

Everyone stared at Kyoya not really knowing what to say.

"We'll bring her back to one of my family's stations and go from there…and her younger brother will be coming along as well. He's not under arrest but he does need to come along." Kyoya said, laying things out.

"No! Sissy, I'm scared!" Kouta sobbed.

"Otoori!" Yamazaki shouted suddenly. "I'm begging you! Let us go! I'll do anything!"

"I'm terribly sorry Miss Yamazaki, but my decision still stands." Kyoya said, taking a set of handcuffs out of his pocket.

Despite her struggles, she couldn't overcome the strength of Honey and Mori…

"Let her go! You're hurting her!" Kouta pleaded.

Haruhi frowned and walked up to the sobbing boy carefully and knelt in front of him.

"Hey, I know this is scary and things are rough but don't worry ok? Everything will work out. I promise." Haruhi said with a smile.

The little boy's sobs turned into sniffles as he seemed to be comforted by Haruhi's words.

"Th-thank you…miss…." Kouta whimpered.

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Tomoko Yamazaki sat alone in a room with her head hung and tears dripping off her chin. Her hands and ankles were cuffed…she couldn't believe it; she had really been caught. This just…it wasn't supposed to happen!

There was a knock at the door. She didn't look up. She could here footsteps approaching her; she knew those footsteps; she recognized the sound of the weight connecting to the floor and the rhythm.

"Kyoya Ootori." She said quietly, acknowledging her presence.

"Miss Yamazaki, the pottery you stole has been sent back to Egypt. By now you must realize that not only have you broken the law by stealing, but you've also caused international disturbance. Miss Yamazaki, what we're talking about are years in prison over in Egypt." Kyoya explained, taking a seat next to her.

She was silent for at least ten seconds before speaking.

"That's fine…but…you have to promise that Kouta gets the proper care and that…we can send letters back and forth…" she said quietly.

Kyoya made a small sound of surprise. This girl…just a few days ago she had seemed so aggressive, raw, uncaring, and devious….but now she was so calm, full of depth and emotion, and complete honesty. Was this the real Tomoko Yamazaki? Or were both of them the real her?

"Miss Yamazaki, I'm afraid you've jumped to conclusions. I wasn't finished explaining my point." Kyoya continued.

Tomoko looked up slowly with red, puffy eyes. She looked so weak and desperate; so alone.

"Seems that luck was on your side, Miss Yamazaki." Kyoya said calmly, standing up to take a few steps and push his glasses up a bit. "The owner of the museum we borrowed the pottery from was an orphan when he was your age as well."

Yamazaki's eyes widened and her mouth opened a bit in surprise as silent tears continued to run down her cheeks.

"I explained your situation to him. He was angry…but he had decided to give you the benefit of the doubt. Miss Yamazaki, you and your brother are free to go." Kyoya said turning to her.

"Don't mess with me…are you serious?" she breathed.

"What would I have to gain by lying to you?" Kyoya said smiling a bit.

"Th-thank you…thank you so much!" she sobbed.

"However." Kyoya said, interrupting her tears. "You and your brother are required to live with my family until you are eighteen; this way my family will always be able to keep their eyes on you. Secondly, you will be required to attend Ouran Academy, and your brother will be attending the elementary school associated with Ouran. If you refuse these conditions, then I will be forced to have you arrested, in which case you will be serving time Miss Yamazaki. Now…what is your decision?"

She stared at him for a long time before letting her head drop in shock.

"Go back to school….I haven't been in school for two years….and my brother as well…and live with the Otoori family? I don't know if I can do this…I…I might fail at it." She said clenching her fists.

Kyoya's face turned to one of interest. "What do you mean by "fail"?" he asked.

"I just…I hate hate hate losing….or doing bad at something! I like to think I can take care of myself and my brother….I just….look, it's going to be hard for me to suddenly be under control when for two years I've been entirely independent! I haven't relied on anyone!" she shouted, with her eyes clamped shut.

Kyoya was silent for some time before he spoke again. "If you hate losing, then you essential to at least try."

She gasped and looked up at him.

"By not even trying than you have already lost. And by not trying you won't know if you're good at something or not. For someone who's as determined as you, you sound like a quitter." Kyoya said. His gaze was intense…those eyes were so powerful; they borrowed into her lavender ones.

"I….." was all she could get out. Ugh she hated this. She hated being at a loss for words and feeling vulnerable.

"I'm waiting for your decision. Miss Yamazaki?" Kyoya said, finally offering a half smile.

"…..ok." she said finally.

Kyoya smiled at her. "Taking a risk again. That sounds a bit more like the Yamazaki that locked me in that safe at Ouran Academy."

With those words, Tomoko couldn't help but smile at least a bit.

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"Sissy!" Kouta screamed when he saw Tomoko finally emerge from the Ootori Private Police Station.

"Kouta!" she said with relief as she picked him up and hugged him close.

"I thought I was never gonna see you again!" Kouta cried.

"Of course not….big sis is always gonna be here ok?" Tomoko said trying to comfort her brother.

"Miss Yamazaki." A smooth friendly voice said.

She looked up to see Tamaki standing before her with a gentle smile.

"You're looking much better now. Allow me to reintroduce myself; I'm—" Tamaki began.

"Tamaki Suoh; I know." She said dully. Her brother giggled at her behavior.

Tamaki laughed nervously.

"The others with you are Mitsukuni Haninozuka, Takashi Morinozuka, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, and Haruhi Fujioka." She said.

Everyone blinked at her.

"Geez, she's like Kyoya-senpai; she knows everything." Haruhi said dully.

"Hey sissy! Tamaki-chan said that if you came back, we were gonna be living at the Ootori house! That means we have a home again!" Kouta cried happily, rubbing his face against his sister's neck.

She looked up with surprise at Tamaki who simply smiled.

"Tamaki-chan and I are already friends! I'm friends with all of the now! They're so nice!" Kouta said enthusiastically.

Tomoko smiled at him but there was something behind that smile….sadness? Worry?

Suddenly Kouta jumped from her arms.

"Hey everyone! My sister's name means "friends"! Will you all be her friends?" Kouta said happily.

"Kouta!" Tomoko said.

"Sissy…doesn't have any friends to play with or look out for her and she always has to take care of me…so because her name means "friends", I want her to have lots of them!" Kouta said beaming.

Everyone smiled gently at her.

"I…I don't need…" she started, as she backed up a few steps before bumping into something.

Spinning around, she was faced with Kyoya's intense gaze once again. This time he smiled….. a real smile?

"So then Miss Yamazaki." Kyoya said extending a hand to her. "Care to be friends?"

Tomoko looked from Kyoya to the rest of the host club and repeated the process several times before collapsing to her knees and crying into her hands.

"I-I've never cried this much before in my life! I hate this! I-I hate looking like a baby!" she sobbed out.

Haruhi approached her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Everyone cries every now and then you know? I mean, it's annoying if you do it all the time but it's not a bad thing to cry." Haruhi said smiling.

"I…I still hate it!" Tomoko shouted, causing everyone else to laugh.

"H-hey, it's not funny!" she shouted. She blinked several times as Kyoya extended a hand to her.

"Miss Yamazaki, would you like to come see your new home?" Kyoya asked; his more business like exterior had returned once again.

"….sure…"

(A/N: Yay! :D now we're getting somewhere. Hey sorry for the long wait again…I know I say this too much, but life has been insane….so yeah….ugh…anyway, I'll be posting the next chapter soon! :D Thanks for reading and reviewing!)