Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran KouKou.
Title: A Patchy Existence - Chapter Ten - If It Makes You Happy
Author: Frigid-chan. For questions, comments, and suggestions please mail rainecloud46 at yahoo. Emails are preferred over comments.
Rating: T
Notes: I appreciate constructive criticism, no flames. This chapter would have been up a lot sooner, but it wouldn't let me upload for some reason... Anyway, the next chapter will be the last one in this story. However, I will post the sequel to this sometime soon.

"Kaoru-kun! You're late!" a chorus of girls' voices greeted him as he hurried over to the table with his brother. His breathing was shallow from where he had run up the stairs in an attempt not to be late. He regretted ever running, especially since he was late anyway. It wasn't even his fault! One of the Black Magic Club members had just stopped in front of him and stared at him from underneath their cloak. He had a blood lust for those people now. Usually he wasn't the one to hold a grudge over something silly like that, but after Kyoya's lecture he was in a different state of mind.

"Yeah, sorry, I was distracted," he rubbed the back of his neck as he took his seat next to his twin who immediately latched onto him. He blushed, just like he had taught himself to do at his twin's cue. He looked away as Hikaru nuzzled his neck, whining about how worried he had been.

"Kaoru-kun, Hikaru-kun, have either of you seen Luna around? We heard about what happened with her family and everything, but she hasn't been in class for a week. You're friends with her, aren't you? Do you know anything?" one of the flushed girls asked timidly.

The twins looked to each other. It was true – Luna hadn't been in class for the past week. In fact, they hadn't seen her at lunch or any of the free periods either. Tamaki had been hoping that she'd stop by during Host Club one day, but there was no such luck. They figured she was just skipping school or something. They shrugged and looked back to their princesses. "No, but we miss our little play thing," they said in unison.

"OH MY GOD! I'M CURSED! CURSED I SAY!" a scream erupted from the other side of the room, easily recognizable as Tamaki's voice. He was hiding behind Kyoya, squealing as he pointed at a puppet lying on the floor. Hunny had crawled into Mori's lap for protection, and the twins clung to each other. Tamaki had stepped on Beelzenef…Again.

However, Nekozawa was no where in sight. His magically appearing doors were there, though. But instead of Nekozawa, a girl in a vintage black dress with lace, long black hair, and a hooded cloak stood where the Black Magic Club's king should have been. She stepped out of the doorway, carefully and quietly closing the door behind her, as if she was attempting not to make a scene. The doors disappeared after being closed, and she stood with everyone staring at her – particularly Tamaki who still believed the girl was a demon sent to castrate him…

The twins stood, whipping out their trusty flashlights – just in case the girl was as easy to get rid of as Nekozawa was. They stalked over, circling the girl curiously. She only moved once and that was to retrieve the fallen puppet and shove it into the black ribbon that was tied around her waist. Kaoru crouched down to look under her hood, and his eyes widened slightly at the sight. "Lu…Na?"

The girl pulled her hood down, and then shook off the wig. Sure enough, it was Luna. Tamaki screamed, running over to the girl and nearly knocking her down as he embraced her. "My precious daughter! What have they done to you?! You look like a hoodlum!" he cried.

"I did this to myself…" she said slowly, gently pushing him away with a smile. "I know that it's strange, Daddy, but…It was for a good cause, I promise." She let out a squeak when she was dragged away by the twins and forced into a chair next to a girl she recognized from her class. She looked around in confusion, a look of fear almost appearing in her eyes. Why are they so upset? It's just an outfit change! Look at them; they're dressed as bugs with sticks!

"Honored guest," the twins said in unison, seating themselves across from her. She looked over her shoulder, hoping that Kyoya wouldn't approve. To her disliking, the Shadow King nodded before returning to his eager princesses. "Why are you doing this?" they both hissed when the Host Club had returned to its normal state, minus Tamaki who was still pacing back and forth as he tried to think of a way to reverse his curse. "Nekozawa-senpai did this to you, didn't he?"

"He said it would make him happy," she said with a small smile, gazing down at her hands as she played with the little puppet she had previously picked up off the floor. Tamaki had left a foot print on it… She sighed inwardly. Now I have to wash him…, she thought dejectedly. Feeling their stares, she looked up at the twins. Hikaru looked irritated and Kaoru looked kind of upset about the whole thing. She then glanced over to the girls who were staring at her with wide eyes. What was their deal?

"Luna! You look so cool like that!" one of them cooed.

"Will you put the wig back on?" another sighed dreamily.

"Um…Sure…" she said slowly, fluffing the wig out before carefully placing it over her short hair. She blinked when the two girls gave her the same look they gave the twins when they were showing their brotherly love. She scooted away from the table and quickly stood, brushing her dress down. "E-Excuse me, I must be going. Umehito is waiting, after all," she waved and made haste to get to the door. She thought she had safely escaped, but someone grabbed her hand just as she had started down the hallway. "Please," she said softly, turning to face the person.

"Just listen," Kaoru said softly, looking over his shoulder to make sure his twin hadn't followed him. Luna nodded, clasping her hands together once he had released her. He placed his hands in pants pockets, more out of nervousness than out of habit. "Don't…Dress like that…It's weird," he said, fighting to form a proper sentence. She only smiled at him and took his hands in hers. She smiled at him when he faintly blushed and looked away.

"Would that…Make you smile?" she asked sweetly. Her blue eyes searched his features until he made eye contact.

"Yeah…"

"Then I'll do as you wish," she said as she released his hands. She turned on her heel, but held back. "Oh, and Kaoru?" She turned and quickly placed her hands on his shoulders. Before he had a chance to move, she placed a chaste kiss on his cheek. "Thanks for caring," she whispered, before disappearing through Nekozawa's magically appearing doors.

"Decided to a pay visit to your friends?" a familiar voice asked as she closed the large doors. She turned and winced, trying to force her eyes to adjust to the dim light. Her fiancé was standing near the altar in their club room, which wasn't really a room but an unused closet that they used since they weren't an 'official' club as of yet. She nodded and hurried over to stand by his side.

"Umehito?" she asked, unsure of herself. He looked over at her, naturally Beezlenef looked as well. "There are no windows, the lights are off. You only have candles lit. Please, let me see who you really are." She lifted a hand to pull down his hood, but just as she was about to touch it, he pulled away.

"I can't," he said simply, taking a step back.

She withdrew her hand slowly, holding it to her chest with a hurt expression. They were getting married in a week, weren't they? Why was he being so secretive about everything…? It wasn't fair. Then again, when had her life ever been fair? She turned quickly and began moving toward the exit. "I understand." She stopped with her hand on the door's handle and looked back, a sad smile on her lips. "It's alright, Umehito. If you don't want to show me, I understand." She turned the door handle with a sad sigh. "Well, I'll see you at home."

"Wait!" he grabbed her hand and pulled her close. The cloak and wig lay on the floor. Their lips connected in a brief kiss before he pulled away, grabbed his cloak and wig, and disappeared into the darkness.

She brushed her fingers over her lips in shock. She could feel tears starting to burn her eyes. "Umehito?" she called, pushing the door open in haste. "I'm sorry for making you do something you didn't want to do!" And then she did the only thing she could remember how to do – run. That was her first kiss. Right there - and it was so not cool. There was no spark, no emotion, no anything. She bit her lip. Everything was so messed up!

"I have a week - one week to stop this," she muttered, wiping her tears roughly away with her sleeve as she ran down the hall. Originally, she was going to just go along with the marriage, but after that kiss… No, just, no. She couldn't go through with it. Her heart wasn't where her future was, and that she did not like.

Skidding to a stop in front of the Third Music Room, she took a deep breath. Right now, they were the only ones she could turn to. And if anyone could help her it was Kyoya and his family's police force… And if he wouldn't help her…Then, she was screwed. "Please…Don't let me down," she whispered before slowly pushing open the door.