Hi people, hope you are having a nice weekend :3 This is a really early warning saying I won't be here for a lot of August and some of July cos I'm going to a wedding then going to Thailand. I'm hoping to smuggle my laptop to Thailand but that is very unlikely and it is even more unlikely that I will have internet connection so I will try and make up for it after unless I finish the story by then which depends on how many of my ideas I use in this story. Ok, I will finish talking crap and continue with the story.

'Haruhi!' Tamaki ran towards her from the Otori hospital main entrance. Haruhi only stopped momentarily.

'Where is he?'

'Second floor, room 16,' Tamaki pointed towards the stairs. Haruhi ran up them, her usual sluggish running had changed to a speed almost as fast as Huni's. Tamaki followed behind her, 'Kyouya says your father is stable right now, you should calm down and not over-exert yourself.'

Haruhi ignored him and she found room 16, the door had a pull sign so when Haruhi ran into it expecting it to open inwards she smashed into it painfully instead. She ignored her throbbing head and tugged the door open.

'Haruhi? Was that attempting to break down the door?' Kyouya blinked, amused but not in the mood the tease her much about it. Haruhi stopped at the side of the hospital bed. She could hardly recognise him through the bandaged and tubes. She placed a shaky hand on her father's chest, feeling the faint thud of his heart against her sweaty palm.

'It's worse than it looks. He only has one broken rib, a few cracked ribs a broken arm and a lot of bruises. The internal bleeding has been stopped.'

'Only?' Haruhi knew it could have been worse but..., 'It's my fault he's like this,'

'I don't see how-,' Tamaki, who had fallen into the room after tripping on the corner of the door.

'Imutzu did this, he even pinned a note to my father's head! If I'd been thinking straight those years ago he would be in prison or something then my dad wouldn't be in a hospital bed,' Haruhi knelt on the floor next to the bed and rested her head on the sheet, watching her father's breathing.

'Oh yes, the note I told you about over the phone,' Kyouya handed Haruhi a small piece of bloodstained paper, 'they couldn't find any DNA on it apart from Ranka-san's.'

'Great...' Haruhi sighed sarcastically and opened the scrap of paper.

Guess who?

I told you I'd get you for that little stunt your friends played on me.

Next I'll get the big guy who hit me.

My friends had fun beating up your poor weak daddy.

If only you'd been quiet and let me play with you...

Love,

Me xxx

Haruhi grimaced then looked back at her father.

'You guys can go now, you have school tomorrow,' Haruhi glanced at her watch, one thirty. Her eyelids and body felt heaving but her brain refused to slow down.

'But Haruhi-,' Tamaki whimpered.

'There's nothing you can do. I'll be fine,' Haruhi pulled a chair towards her father's bed then leant her head by his hand.

'Come, Tamaki,' Kyouya pulled his friend by the collar, down the stairs then shoved him into a limo before entering his own. Why did I even bring the idiot?I suppose if I hadn't told him we would have paid for it in the morning.

~.~.~.~

'We didn't think you would be at school today, Haruhi,' the twins looked up from their desks.

'Well I am,' Haruhi looked awful. She had deep rings under her eyes and her skin was pale. The twins observed as her hands shook when she tried to steadily lower herself into her chair. Instead she fell into the chair then sat looking vacant.

'Are you sure you should be here?' Kaoru bent next to her and inspected her face worriedly.

'I'm here now and I have some work to do so I'm not leaving,' Haruhi laid her head on the wooden desktop, 'now if you excuse me I got three hours sleep last night so shut up.'

'Geez Haruhi, how important could this work be? You could just do it tomorrow,' Haruhi eyed Hikaru with a slight evil aura, 'fine,' Hikaru mumbled. Put off by Haruhi's bad mood.

Haruhi didn't manage to catch up on any sleep. She had woken up at six in the morning to go home and get ready for school, remembering to pack a small handheld cam recorder her father treasured. Sorry dad, but it'll help catch the man who did that to you.

At lunch Haruhi didn't eat anything, the hosts assumed it was because she was too upset about what had happened to her father (Kyouya had informed all the rest of the hosts plus Arai that morning).

Kyouya and Mori could read her eyes though and they didn't show sadness. They showed hidden fear. But why fear? It was true Hokari was back at school, smiling smugly to himself every time he saw one of the hosts, but Haruhi knew they wouldn't let Hokari Imutzu get anywhere near her.

'Kyouya-senpai?' Haruhi spoke up suddenly. Kyouya turned to her in surprise, 'is it true there aren't any security cameras in the bathrooms in the school?'

'...yes. Tamaki's father believes the students should have a certain amount of privacy,'

'Good job I brought one,' Haruhi murmured to herself.

After that Haruhi didn't say a word to any one unless spoken to. When she did her voice seemed to fight against her and came out a slightly raspy and squeaky. The twins didn't know what to do so they ignored her.

'Mr. Fujioka what is wrong with you today? You are normally such a good student but you aren't concentrating today,' the teacher eventually got fed up with Haruhi's out of the ordinary behaviour.

'Sorry Sensei,' Haruhi mumbled.

'Er... Sensei? His father is in hospital,' Kaoru whispered just loud enough for Haruhi, his brother and their teacher to hear.

'Oh. Well. Carry on,' the teacher finished awkwardly then resumed teaching.

'Thanks,' Haruhi sighed heavily then waited for the last half an hour of lessons to finish. As the minutes went by she felt more and more sick. Her stomach knotted in a thousand places and her head spun. The bell rang and Haruhi mumbled 'bathroom' then ran towards the closest girl's bathroom. Hoping it would be empty.

After throwing up yesterday's dinner and the breakfast she had shared with Mori she wiped her mouth and rinsed it out in the sink. She took off her blazer and pulled up her sleeves. Then she spent a few minutes washing her face and arms with cold water to freshen up and wake her brain out of the daze it had been in all day. She slowly walked towards the door and pulled it open, stepping out into the hallway. She didn't get very far.

A hand yanked her back in.

'Aren't I lucky we're all alone again,' hot breath brushed against her cheek. He licked her ear, Haruhi suppressed a shudder of fear and disgust, 'now I can finally finish what that interfering bastard Arai interrupted two years ago.'

'Get of me,' Haruhi said shakily through clenched teeth.

'Nah, that wouldn't be any fun. Aren't you even gonna look at me?' he grabbed her shoulders hard and pulled her around, Haruhi willingly spun around on her heels, 'shall we see if you've got any prettier since last time?' he pulled down at her shirt, ripping the top few buttons then leaning closer to her.

Haruhi's mind raced, memories form the past flashed behind her eyes and she screamed and kicked him. Hokari growled in anger and staggered back, using the wall to stop him from collapsing. Haruhi used the chance to try and get out the door.

That's it, abandon the plan and get out of here. I can't take it all over again.Haruhi told herself and she tried to grab the door handle with trembling hands. She soon stopped when she couldn't breathe.

'What was that for bitch? You should've been a good little girl and listened to me. It's no fun killing them before the fun, your daddy put up less of a fight,' Haruhi squeaked and scratched at Hokari's hands. They didn't loosen their grasp around her throat. She kicked him again and his grasp loosened enough for Haruhi to gasp for air then attempt another scream. But then his hands closed again, harder. He rattled her like she was a sack of potatoes.

'Stop it!' he hissed and repaid the kicks she had given him. Something cracked. Haruhi let out a small whimper and went limp.

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