A/N: hey y'all! :D Thought I'd give you guys a chapter before I head off camping for the week :) Enjoy!

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Ouran HSHC, but thanks for asking.

"He sees everything black and white, never lets nobody see him cry; I don't let nobody see me wishing he was mine..." -Taylor Swift, "I'd Lie"

About one month later from the last chapter, this happened!

I am on enemy lines. I constantly look at my surroundings: look to the left..look to the right..look to the left again...okay, they're not here. I sigh in relief and walk down the hallways. My footsteps echo across the hallways and I try my best not to let my heels click on the floor; they might hear them. I know I'm acting paranoid, but I can't help it, because if I stop acting paranoid, they'll catch me. The two of them have been trying to find me for an hour, but I'm not letting them catch up to me. I know what they want and they're not getting it. (A/N: if any of you reading this have a dirty mind, no, it is not what you're thinking.)

Okay. I suppose I need to explain what's going on: the twins have this weird idea in their ginger heads that I like someone. Specifically, that I like someone in the host club; and every freaking time, I tell them that's not true, because I don't like anyone, Host Club or not. And yet, they still ask me the same question over and over again, because they're so convinced that I have a stupid crush on someone. Well guess what: I DON'T!

To continue, Hunny-senpai came up to me today after school and told me Hikaru and Kaoru were looking for me. When I asked why, Hunny said that they are trying to get me to go to the Winter Ball we've been planning using "extreme tactics."

I've been hiding ever since, waiting until everyone is out of the school so I can get the heck out of here.

The Winter Ball is tomorrow night, and Tamaki has been planning the stupid thing since Halloween ended. I've grown sick of his voice talking about "the most wonderful time of year" and "the season of romance" and "blue and white roses." I've already told him I couldn't go: got lots of homework, my parents need me for something, even the dumb excuse that Haruhi and I are choreographing a dance for something. Yes, he bought the last one.

My clammy hand touches the cold brass doorknob to the room of the Host Club, and I open it a sliver. All the windows are dark and the lights are out. I open it a bit wider and peek my entire face inside. My eyes get used to the darkness and I make out the couch, piano, and end tables...but no ginger heads. I walk inside, the cool air blowing my bangs out of my face as I make my way to my favorite armchair.

Suddenly the lights turn on overhead, and the next thing I know I am on the floor and all I can see is carroty hair.

"We've been expecting you.." Hikaru says in a mischievous voice.

"I noticed." I say darkly, my voice muffled. My face is in one of their chests. "Can you get off me?"

"Nope," Kaoru says, in an equally mischievous voice.

"Kaoru." I say, the frustration boiling in my veins, "in case you didn't notice, it's kind of hard to breathe when your chest is on my face!"

"Too bad!" both of them say in unison, and I can practically hear the grins in their voices.

"What do you want?" I shout, knowing perfectly well what, my nose pressed hard against Kaoru's chest.

"You know perfectly well what!" Hikaru says.

"You need to come to the winter ball!" Kaoru finishes.

I somehow manage to push both of them off of me and sit up, my hair floating around my face because of all the static. "How many times do I have to tell you? I. Am not. Going! and that's that!"

"You need to go!" Kaoru cries. "The boss will FREAK if you don't!"

"He'll get over it," I reply, rolling my eyes.

"Yeah, just like he got over it when Haruhi went 'missing.'" Hikaru says sarcastically. "Trust us, Emiko, if you don't go, Tamaki will cling to you, pleading with you to ask why you didn't come and grow mushrooms on Monday."

"We've had experience." Kaoru says, shuddering. "you do NOT want to make the boss upset."

I close my eyes and take a deep breath. "Why do you guys want me to go so bad?" I ask, rubbing my aching temples.

"Because." they both say in unison.

"I figured as much..." I mutter.

"And besides-" Kaoru begins.

"-he will be there..." Hikaru finishes with a wink.

Oh no. Not this again. "I don't like anybody!" I exclaim.

"Oh please, Emi, don't bother lying." Hikaru says bluntly.

"I'm not lying! I don't have any interest of any kind in ANYBODY!"

"Then why is your face red?" Kaoru says, grinning broadly.

I look in the mirror out of the corner of my eye. My face is red, tomato red - CRAP! I look back at them. They're both in the same position, arms crossed, knowing grins on their faces. I'm so mad I can't think of anything to say back. I want to say something mean and blunt, but all I can do is do the most childish thing in the world: I stick out my tongue.

The twins laugh. In fact, they can't stop laughing for about ten minutes.

When Hikaru finally caught his breath, he said: "I'm truly offended, Emiko."

"Shut your face." I growl. I've had enough of this. I turn around and walk to the door; I am getting out of here, going home, taking a nap, and forgetting about tomorrow.

"ah ah ah..." I hear Kaoru say. "I wouldn't do that if I were you..."

I turn around. "And why the heck not?"

The twins' ever-mischievous grins return to their faces as they hold up a couple pieces of paper stapled together at the sides. My eyes widen and I can feel my jaw dropping and all the angry steam being released from my ears. This is not good. This is not good at all. What the twins are dangling from their fingertips is sheet music. My sheet music. Specifically, the sheet music of one specific song that just so happens to be about one specific person.

Oh, they're in deep crap now.

"Where did you get that?" I say, barely above a whisper. The twins' grins immediately disappear as they hear the amount of poison in my voice. Not very many people have seen me mad, and if they have, it usually ended in serious injury among the other person.

The twins pointed to my bag, which I dropped when they tackled me. It was open.

"Never leave your bag open." they both say in unison.

Epic silence.

"We've seen the way you look at him." Kaoru says quietly.

"If you don't go, we'll tell him everything...and show him this." Hikaru says, smirking and holding up the sheet music with: Dedicated to "Him" written in the corner.

I snatch the sheet music from him. "Fine." I snarl, then stomp out of there.