Hey everyone!

Just letting you know that if you see words that are underlined, that means they are spoken in French.

Soooo underlined speech = French :)

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own OHSHC lol


I want to say something. I need to say something. But my vocal chords won't work. The girl in the hospital bed turns to face me and I gasp. It's my face. Except this version of me has a large, silvery scar on her right cheek that branches out in three directions.

"Kuri." I whisper, running over and wrapping my arms around her. She's limp for a moment, then she stiffens and grabs my shoulders, pushing me away harshly.

"Don't touch me." She growls, and I suck in my breath in surprise, feeling the onset of tears. "I don't want you in here." She says.

"Kuri?"

"Get out!" She shouts.

"But – "

"I hate you! Get out!" Kuri screams and I dash from the room, tears pouring down my face. Kuri's finally back after so long. But why does she hate me?

It takes a few hours before my parents come home with Kuri. She probably should have stayed in the hospital for a while, but none of her injuries seemed to be too recent and my parents pulled a few strings so she could come back sooner.

I watch from afar as they help her move into her room. They almost put her in the room next to me, but she refused, so they set her up in a room down at the opposite end of the hall. Every time I even attempt to go near her, she screams at me, telling me she doesn't want to see my face.

I sit in my room, staring at the old pictures, remembering how happy we used to be together. What is it that makes her hate me now? What did I do to have made her be like this? I thought that everything would be okay if we could just find her, but I suppose I was wishing for too much.

"Etsu?" It's my Mom.

"What happened to her?" I ask. "How did you find her?"

"She was being kept in a cabin in the mountains. That's all she'll tell us. Police picked her up a few towns over. It seems she escaped on her own." She answers softly.

"That's awful." I whisper.

"By the way Etsu, her Japanese is only what she learned from before she was kidnapped, so speak to her in French for a while."

"As if she'll even let me talk to her." I say, pulling my legs up on the bed and wrapping my arms around my knees.

"Give her time." Mom smiles and I shrug in response.

"Is it okay if I skip school for a few days?"

"Of course." With that, Mom leaves me alone with my thoughts.

*three days later*

"Etsu! Where've you been? Did anything happen to you?" Hikaru bombards me with questions when I enter school after missing three days. "I – we – were worried about you." He continues, as he, Kaoru, Haruhi, and Ryoko surround me.

"I'm so sorry." I say quietly. I didn't even text anybody. None of them have any idea what's going on.

"What happened?" Kaoru asks, beating Hikaru to the question.

"We found Kuri." I whisper, and the only one who looks surprised is Haruhi.

"After so long?" Ryoko questions.

"You knew about her?" I ask in surprise. Ryoko just nods.

"Isn't this a good thing though? Why do you look so sad?" Hikaru asks, putting his hands on my shoulders.

"Wait, who's Kuri?" Haruhi breaks in, confused at what's going on.

"My twin. She was kidnapped a long time ago." I give a hasty explanation. "She's back now but…she hates me. She won't even look at me. I can't even go near her." I drop my gaze to my feet, shifting uncomfortably.

"That's awful." Hikaru says quietly. I know he wishes he could hug me, but that might not go over so well in the classroom setting.

"There's another thing." I continue. "She was pronounced mentally healthy by her doctor yesterday, so she's joining Ouran. She'll be coming in today." As soon as the words come out of my mouth, I hear footsteps and there's a silence in the classroom. I look at the door to see Kuri standing there in her Ouran uniform. If it weren't for the scar on her face, everyone would probably think it was me.

"Well you don't have to stare." She spits sarcastically at her classmates. They're looking at her scar and she knows it. Before anyone has a chance to respond, the teacher starts class, and we're all forced to sit down in silence. My parents have told me and Kuri that we must stay by each other. Which means Kuri will be following me around all day spewing her hatred. How am I supposed to deal with this?