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Dear Sakurako-nee-san,

Everything seems fine now for the moment. We have found a club room, and we are really getting along well with the Black Magic Club members.

-Host Club at Work-

"Haruhi! We need more supplies of instant coffee!" Tamaki rampaged around in search for Haruhi.

"So the students here do drink instant coffee," Nadeshiko was surprised. With rich students boarding here, she had never expected to see something like instant coffee at Ouran.

"Well of course, it has been popular in the Host Club ever since Haruhi introduced it to us," Tamaki replied with joy, nodding his head to show how much he favored pheasants' products, "Instant ramens can also be found here."

Once at this topic, Tamaki starts to introduce all sorts of pheasants' products, taking them out one by one as he continues. Once again, no one was able to intrude his small little personal bubble.

"Putting this aside…"

"WHY ARE THE TWO OF YOU HERE AGAIN?" Getting much irritated by the presence of the sisters, the twins finally exploded.

"Oh my, shouldn't both of you be doing the piggy bank thing?" Barako added some sugar cubes before taking a few sips of her tea, "Such fragrance."

"Should we get the same tea leaves as this?" Nadeshiko seems delighted as she tried the tea as well.

Swearing under his breath, Hikaru sat down furiously, eyeing the sisters in suspicion, "Shouldn't you two be in the OTHER club room?"

As if he had noticed something, Hikaru jumped up after having a sip of tea, "Enemies! You two are trying to steal our customers, aren't you?"

"My, how tempting, but no," Barako had no need to do such things, nor did she have to, yet she silently pitied Hikaru for his stupidity, "The Black Magic Club has not yet cleared up the space that we need, so we will still, to your despise, be in your care."

Barako smirked, enjoying the sour faces of the twins.

"What if we make it 3 hours instead, Hikaru?" His sweaty palms held on tight to the stop watch, worried how his dear brother might react. "Somehow… I don't think three minutes is enough."

"I have to take Haruhi to the hospital!" Tamaki was squirming around in the bear costume, with his mind entirely filled with thoughts of Haruhi. Never did Tamaki realize someone fuming at the corner of the club room…

"Did you SAW that?" Hikaru threw himself onto his chair, resting both legs atop of his table with a loud thud, "Haruhi was obviously blushing at the sight of that stupid Highness!"

Kaoru strolled into the classroom straight after Hikaru stormed in. He sat down quietly in his seat, realizing that it was indeed lonely without Haruhi sitting between the two of them.

"What did Highness did? I mean, what was with the sudden change in Haruhi's attitude to Highness?" Hikaru had to take a deep breath before continuing, "Does this mean that Haruhi has realized her feelings for the Highness?"

The face that was once ruled by fury was instantly engulfed by worries and anxiousness.

"Does this mean that I don't stand any more chance?"

The worried-stricken Hikaru turned to Kaoru for comfort, yet Kaoru showed no concern at all.

"I can't help you," Kaoru stood up and started leaving the room, "I had already left the stage."

Kaoru walked around the school campus aimlessly. Sure enough, he was not so slow to have not realized the sudden change in Haruhi. Once the protagonist realizes Haruhi's feelings, Hikaru would definitely stand no chance. Hikaru must have realized that, but he was too stubborn to acknowledge that fact.

Kaoru tried to find ways to apologize to Hikaru, but decided to let it be. He had to be cruel, or how would Hikaru accepted the truth? The truth, that Hikaru, soon, will be have to get off the stage, just as he had.

Even now, Kaoru still feel the lost in having to give up on Haruhi. He was sure that his feelings for Haruhi would not lose out to his brother's. But, Kaoru knew. He knew how to let go, before he gets hurt.

Strolling past the fountain around the garden, he spotted some roses lying on the ground. Just as he tried to pick up one of the rose, his fingers were pricked by the thorns. Letting out a small gasp, Kaoru dropped the rose immediately.

"The beautiful and tempting rose. The beauty makes one want to reach for it. But, it's all too late," Kaoru turn around to face the shadow behind him, "It is useless, even if you were to let it go now, since you're hurt the moment you try…"

Barako, appearing from the shadows of the high bushes, strolled past him and went forward to pick up one of the rose.

"Roses, a beauty, yet a sin," Her grip was so hard that the thorns had pricked her hands.

Blood trickled from the tip of the rose's stem, tainting the stem with dull red color. Barako, as if not noticing Kaoru's presence, picked up the rest of the roses and disappeared from the sight of Kaoru.

Kaoru stood there, stiffened. He had totally no idea of what had happened. Barako surely creep him out, but he had felt something else, sorrow. However, he found himself wondering about the club that the sisters are going to set up. Was it the egoist club?

Of course, the best way to not get hurt is to be occupied with something else, Kaoru thought. Something that would distract him from the pain. Yes, the answer, he already has it in his heart…

*Disclaimer: Bisco Hatori's work does not belong to Muramori.

Author's Note:

How's the story with the twinss so far?

Comments pls! ^^

Feel that the sisters are really creepy at times. Hohoho.

The third part of this chapter can be found in the actual story.

It's from the end of chapter 57!

Hope you guys enjoyed the chpt. Had to squeeze lots of brain juice for dialogs!

P.S. Sorry for the poor grammar. :P