Sabine stood outside the large pink school. It was nighttime right now and she was here for a ball that was being held by the host club. She wore a blue dress with lighter blue on the top that faded to a darker blue down the skirt with navy blue trim. Her long, black hair was held back by a purple and red ribbon. Her makeup was simply done with blush dusted on, defining the pink in her cheeks a bit with grayish blue eye shadow and small, open toed heels that were a crystal blue color and matching ribbons tied around her ankles.

She sighed and stepped up to the large doors and into the building. It didn't take to long to find the ball room and when she enetered, Sabine saw the hosts lined up at the top of the stairwell, all wearing nice suits. There was a buffet table along the wall and a band in the corner for the dance. She had to admit, this looked like it would actually be kind of fun. Her family never allowed her to attend or host a ball so she had never been to one. Then it hit her... She didn't know how to dance.

Just as the thought crossed her mind, the musicians began to play. The music rang out through the ballroom and everyone got with their partners to dance, the hosts going from girl to girl. Sabine chuckled as she watched Mitskune let a girl spin him around in the air and made her way to the terrace, hoping to leave the ballroom before she could be asked to dance.

She pushed her way through the crowd and stepped out as the crisp night air hit her face and she was bathed in moonlight. Sabine let out a sigh of relief. 'I just need to last the rest of the night to save myself the embarrassment...' She thought as she leaned her elbows on the balcony and rested her chin in her hands as she gazed up at the sky.

Takashi looked over at the balcony as he danced with one of the girls to see Sabine standing out there alone. He gave the girl a small smile before kindly ending the dance and stepping out to stand behind Sabine. He removed his blazer coat and placed it on her shoulders as he stepped up next to her. "It's chilly out."

Sabine looked up to see to see him standing next to her before standing up to her full hight, coming up about a half a head shorter than him. "So it is... Thank you." She gave Takashi a small smile. He had become one she considered a good friend.

"What are you doing out here?" He asked curiously. She never did seem the type to like crowds though.

"... I can't dance." She admitted after a moment of silence.

Mori looked at her in surprise. "I see..." He smiled and held his hand out to Sabine who gave it a confused look. "Only way to learn is to do." He said as he grabbed her wrist and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"You sure?" She asked as their fingers intertwined.

He nodded and smiled, "what are friends for." Sabine gave him a small smile and let him lead her on a dance as he gave her pointers. Soon she was dancing and twirling with the music as if she'd done it for years.

"Your a natural." He replied with a smile.

Sabine smiled at him, "thanks. This is... More fun than anticipated." She chuckled and laughed as Mori spun her around.

'She has a beautiful smile... It makes me happy to see her laugh.' Mori smiled and laughed a little as they danced.

'Thats the first time I've heard him laugh... Or see such a big smile.' Sabine let him spin her a few times before coming back up. 'It's kinda nice.'

"I'm glad we're friends." They said at the same time. The two stared at each other blankly and burst into laughter.

By the end of the night, Haruhi had accidentally kissed another girl because of Tamaki's jealous antics and Princess Konaka ended up getting her dream guy. Sabine was leaning against the balcony railing again and sighed as she thought about it all. Here she was, living among somewhat normal kids, that did normal things. Once again she had friends and went to school and got invited to things. It made Sabine smile to think about it but the smile soon turned into a frown as she thought about being forced to leave it all behind so soon after getting it.

"I swear I lived..." She sang quitely the final line of her song as tears welled up in her eyes. Now that she was living she didn't want to let it go. Fate was such a cruel thing sometimes. Sabine turned to walk back inside only to run into someone and looked up to see Mori once again. "T-Takashi... You startled me." She said as she looked away quickly.

Takashi turned her chin up to face him and pulled out a handkerchief. "You're crying... Why are you upset?" He asked as he wiped away some of the tears.

Sabine placed her hand on his and pulled it from her face. "I was just... Thinking."

"About what?"

"... I don't want to lose you guys." she admitted.

Mori was surprised once again. "What do you mean?"

Sabine silently shook her head, "n-nothing... Nothing important... My ride will be here soon." With that she stepped around Mori and walked away as he watched her go.

"What are you hiding...?"