"Hey Taka-chan, look at this!"
Takashi looked over just in time for the girl to settle a small flower crown on his head. He stopped himself, touching at it as it fit nearly perfectly on his head. Nearly. One edge began to droop down, brushing softly on his left ear. The way it a skewed itself made the little girl laugh.
"What is it?" He asked softly, touching it again before slipping it off and holding it in his hands.
"It's a crown, silly. You're supposed to just wear it on your head." She said, taking it of his hands and settling it on his head again.
The two children were knelt there beside a small lake beneath a shady tree while the misty rain fell around them. The willow's branches dropped around them and flowed in the gentle breeze as the children enjoyed their time. The grass around them was lush and cool, swaying and the blades dancing with the soft breeze that passed them. There was a soft chill in the September air, crisp with the addition of the cold lake water.
"Hey Taka-chan?"
"Yeah?" The boy looked over at the girl who was staring out on the lake fondly.
"You think…we'll always be hanging around like this?" She asked softly, her bubbly personality fading into one of thoughtfulness as she pulled her legs towards her and stared at the water.
He could only look at her and smile softly. "I don't see why not. Don't be worried. We're always going to be friends."
She looked at him again and watched him for a moment before her lips pulled into a gentle smile.
"Do you promise that?" She asked, her voice turning back to the happy one it was just a few moments before.
Takashi nodded and grinned at her, making her laugh gently.
It was then the two heard the voice of a woman calling from far off. She stood under an umbrella and called the girl's name. It was her mother and the girl groaned sadly.
"Aw, I gotta go Takashi." She said, pushing herself up and Takashi standing up with her. He didn't say anything to her leaving but she giggled before leaning over and kissing the boy's cheek.
"Bye Takashi!" Quickly, she rushed off into the rain after her mother.
Takashi just stood there, his hand against his cheek as he watched after her. "…Bye Sada…."

It had been a few days since the dinner at Sada's home. Shortly after Mori and she had returned to the dining hall, things between the group had livened up again but there was still the knowledge hanging in the air. But the two conversed as if it had been so natural and there was no worry of being judged for it. The rest had tried to forget it and enjoyed the time and they had. The room had been nothing short of elegant and the food had been wonderful.
But while they had tried to ignore it, Sada had the sinking feeling that something had happened while they had been gone. She felt that there was something different with them all. Between her and Mori, it felt just the same as when they had left, so what had happened with the group when she had stepped away? Whatever it had been, it had the lingering affect.
Since they had accidently come too early, she had just decided to eat in her work out clothes as she hadn't really had time to change and it would have been rude to let her guests wait on their host. Not that anyone else seemed to mind, except for Hikaru who made the occasionally "look like a boy" joke. As she always expected them, she didn't care.
Afterwards, she had felt she had grown closer to the group. Not only was she being able to be close to Honey and Mori again, but she was gaining new friends as well. Which was good because if she hadn't met them, she would have been roaming the school by herself….looking pretty awkward.
But that wasn't something she needed to worry about.
Sada stood again in the Host Club, watching as the boys went to their work and laughing to herself every now and again at their over acting. She would laugh even harder when they girls would go crazy for it. How they did it, she'd never know.
She had taken refuge on one of the cots, bent over a notebook as she worked at homework from a class. It seemed that only she and Haruhi were ones concerned about their school work. Unlike all these other students, she wasn't here to play and if her grades were bad, there would be punishments from her father. Her hair was as normal, pulled into a ponytail and even in a dress, she heard the whispers around her how she looked boy-like. Ignoring the comments, she tried to focus on her work.
"Sada-chan!" Looking over, she watched as Honey ran to her and nearly tackled her to grab a hold of her arm. "Sada-chan, come on! Come eat cake with Takashi and I!" He exclaimed, trying to drag the taller girl over. Abandoning her school work, she let the older boy pull her over to their table. However, she had been unaware of the two other girls who sat there. They were waiting for Honey and the seats next to Mori were empty.
'Gee, wonder which seat is for me...'
Sada just laughed softly despite herself and sat next to Mori when Honey finally released her hand.
"So, you're Sada? Honey has been mentioning you, we thought it would be nice to meet you!" One of the girls said, staring over at her.
Sada was taken back when the spoke to her. She hadn't been expecting to really be part of the conversation, just there to eat some cake like Honey had wanted. She smiled and nodded, willing to try and converse a bit despite not really being prepared to.
"That's me alright. How ya doin'?" She asked, giving the two a wave.
"Honey-Sempai told us you used to be his student, is that really true?" One sitting to the right of Honey asked before the little boy put his head in her lap and the girl's face went red, a squeal for his cuteness coming right after it.
Sada looked over at Mori in desperation playfully but he just smiled at her, leaving his head resting on his hand.
"Yeah, it's true. I was his student for a bit before I had to leave and it was a couple years before he stopped to join the host club." She explained, rubbing at the back of her neck nervously.
"That's amazing! To have known Honey for so long and being reunited like this. You and Mori seem to be close too. Did he help teach you?"
Mori now chose to look down on Sada as she stared across at the two girls. She was silent after the question was asked and frowned softly but it was gone as quick as it had come and she smiled. "Not exactly. The last time I had seen Ta-...Mori, was during a class and be had come in. Really, we haven't talked since were children." She explained, her smile seeming a bit sad. While the other girls felt the feelings of the smile, she stood up from the couch.
"Do excuse me, I need to be heading home now. Sorry guys. Bye Honey." she turned and looked at Mori on the couch. "Bye Mori."She said and before he could answer, she walked away from them. Mori stared after her and remained silent, knowing something was up.
It was hard thinking about the past. In truth, being around Mori was wonderful but it ached at her heart. Of course she loved to be in his company but he had forgotten what had been between them. Or had anything really been between them? She had stepped into his life again and many years had passed between them.
Sada didn't get far before someone caught her arm and she looked back to see Kaoru there. He had a look of concern on his face and his grasp on her was gentle.
"Sada, are you alright?" He asked softly, gently trying to pull her off to the side. But she didn't move but laughed softly.
"Yeah, I'm fine dude. Don't worry about me. I have to head home. Gotta train, you know? Doesn't happen on it's own." She said, watching Kaoru reluctantly release her arm. He knew something was wrong and he was determined to try and help her. It tugged at his heart to see her so upset.
"I'm here to help you if you need someone." he said, watching her and that concerned look still didn't leave his face. While he had let go, she took his hand, squeezed it once and let go. "Thank you Kaoru, I'll remember that." With that, she walked out of the room.
The orange haired boy watched her as she left. He was unaware of the other, older boy watching as well. When he turned to go back to Hikaru, he never noticed Mori who turned his head as well after watching her with Hikaru and watching her leave.

After the club had finished for the day, Hikaru was checking the tables and straightening them before leaving. He and Kaoru were the ones for that day to stay behind and check before leaving for the day. As he made his way around, he stopped as he stopped something on one of the tables.

"Hey Kaoru, found something!" He called, reaching out and picking up a notebook that was left on the table, opened to a page that seemed to be school work.

His twin soon came up beside him and looked to see what it was he had. "A notebook?" He asked, taking it from Hikaru and flipping through it. He searched thoroughly through the work until flipping to the front. A name was written right behind the cover of it.

"Oh, it's Sada's book." Hikaru noted, staring over his brother's shoulder to look at it. They were silent a moment, Hikaru waiting for Kaoru to reply but his twin was silent. "So then..." Hikaru walked in front of Kaoru and slid the book from him, looking it over. "Should we send someone to deliver it to her?"

Kaoru frowned softly and shook his head, taking the book again. "No...I'll go take it to her. Go home first, kay?" He said, turning and walking out of the room silently. Hikaru just stared at the door after his brother had left. It was odd that he wanted to go on his own. Guessing already what was going on, he shrugged and continued his work to leave his brother to the delivery of Sada's notebook.