The sun was just starting to rise, but Ayame was wide awake. She was already dressed and was brushing her hair while looking at her reflection in the mirror.

She had a good hour before her mom would be up to take her to school. She grabbed her notebook and began to write.

"You and that notebook."

Ayame jumped slightly and looked up. It was her mother. She just stared. She thought her mother was still asleep.

"Morning, kid." Miki greeted and sat down on the bed.

"Morning."

"What do you always write in there?" Miki asked. Ayame didn't answer. Her phone buzzed. Miki looked at the phone and smiled.

"Hey, Kid."

Ayame looked at her mother.

"Never mind…" Miki said then got up, "I'm gonna go make breakfast."

Ayame nodded. When the door closed, she picked up her phone. It was Kyo.

"How'd I get his number on my phone?" Ayame wondered but looked at the text anyway.

'Hi Aya!'

Ayame closed her phone and put it under her pillow. She laid back down on her bed and stared at her ceiling.

She thought about Saturday. She didn't know what to do now. They called her their friend. She'd never been anyone's friend. Except Rin. Rin was kind of her friend. What was she supposed to do now?

Her thoughts were interrupted by her mom calling her downstairs for breakfast. Ayame shoved her phone and her notebook into her school bag and went downstairs.

Ayame sat down and began eating. When she finished, she grabbed her bag and put on her shoes.

As soon as Ayame stepped foot into the classroom, Tamaki jumped in front of her, greeting her happily.

"Good morning!"

"Morning."

Ayame made her way over to her desk, limping slightly.

Tamaki bounced over all smiles and rainbows, unaware of Ayame's limp.

"It is way too early for someone to be so happy." Ayame said and took out her notebook. She put on her headphones and played some music.

She watched as Tamaki blabbed. She couldn't hear him, but she saw his lips moving.

"Ayame is so rude! Tamaki is trying to speak with her but she's listening to music instead!" A girl said to her friends.

"How rude!" The girl's friends agreed.

Ayame noticed the girls staring at her. She took off her headphones, shot the girls a glare, then looked up at Tamaki.

"Tamaki, I don't really care." Ayame suddenly said, cutting Tamaki off mid sentence.

Tamaki stopped. His eyes began to fill with tears. "A-A-Ayame…" He whimpered.

"Wh-What?! Why are you crying?!" Ayame was surprised. This guy was so easy to upset!

The group of girls glared at Ayame. Ayame groaned. She didn't know what to do.

"I-I'm sorry! Stop crying!" Ayame cried. But Tamaki was still sad. He scooted off to a corner and sat there, sulking.

"Kyouya! Make him stop!" Ayame said. Kyouya, however, did nothing to make Tamaki stop.

"Some help you are…" Ayame grumbled and walked over to Tamaki.

"Hey. I said I was sorry. Get up, you big baby." Ayame ordered and pulled Tamaki to his feet.

"Ayame?"

"What?" Ayame asked, annoyed.

"Will you come by the Host Club today?" Tamaki asked.

"Why?"

"Please?"

"Will it make you stop crying?" Ayame asked. Tamaki nodded. Ayame sighed, "Fine… I'll go…"

Tamaki smiled brightly and cheered. He then hugged Ayame's head.

"Let go…" Ayame ordered with a sigh. Class hadn't even began and she was already tired of this.

The door opened and a few girls began squealing.

"Hey, is Ayame Satou in here?"

Ayame raised her hand. She began waving it side to side. "Over here."

Her head was still trapped in Tamaki's arms. Kyo walked over and laughed.

"Well, well, well…" Kyo laughed, "Look at this."

"Shut up and help me." Ayame growled.

"Alright, alright…" Kyo looked at Tamaki, "Do you mind letting go of my sister?"

A few girls began to whisper amongst each other. Some of them didn't know that Kyo and Ayame were step-siblings. So the news surprised them.

Tamaki reluctantly let go of Ayame.

"Thanks…" Ayame said and fixed her hair. Kyo stared.

"What?" Ayame asked, getting a little creeped out by the staring.

"Your hair."

"What about it?"

"You should dye it purple! Then we'd match!" Kyo chuckled and ruffled Ayame's hair, making Ayame have to fix it again.

"Why would I want to match with you?" Ayame asked.

"We're siblings!" Kyo grinned.

"No, we're not."

"Step-siblings." Tamaki offered. Ayame shot Tamaki a look then turned back to Kyo.

"Why did you come to my classroom?" Ayame asked Kyo.

"To see you, of course, sillyhead! You're my little sis!" Kyo grinned.

"I'm not your sister." Ayame replied, "So you can stop pretending to like me."

"I'm not pretending…"

"I thought you liked Kyo…" Tamaki said, thoughtlessly. He was thinking back to when the twins found Kyo's CD in Ayame's room.

"What?" Ayame asked.

"Don't you have his CD?"

Ayame laughed mockingly, "No. I don't."

Kyo thought for a minute then said, "You know… I think I did see my CD in your room when I went there a few visits ago…"

"You're probably mistaken." Ayame pushed Kyo to the door, "Well, class will be starting soon, you better get going."

Ayame shoved Kyo out and into the hallway then shut the door. Ayame took a deep breath then turned to Tamaki who flinched when he saw Ayame's expression.

"S-scary!" A few girls cried. Ayame sighed and looked down, shaking her head as she walked back to her desk.

"You shouldn't have told Kyo that."

Ayame placed her hand on the doorknob and shook her head. She turned the knob and walked in.

"I'm back…" Ayame announced unenthusiastically.

"Hi Senpai." Haruhi greeted.

"We're not currently open." Kyouya said.

"Oh…" Ayame turned to Tamaki, "Then why did you tell me to come here?!"

The door opened and closed, "Hey, I'm here. What did you guys want?"

"Kyo-chan!" Honey said and bounced over.

"Hi Honey." Kyo greeted with a smile. He then spotted Ayame. "Hey! Sis! I didn't know you went to host clubs!"

"I don't. I'm here so Tamaki would stop crying."

"What about the other times?" the twins asked.

Ayame rolled her eyes, pretending not to care, but there was no denying that her cheeks were turning a very light shade of pink.

"It's okay! I'm totally fine with you going to these kinds of things!" Kyo chuckled and ruffled Ayame's hair.

"Why do you keep messing up my hair?" Ayame complained.

The hosts watched, they liked watching the two of them interact.

"Why are you here?" Ayame asked, realizing Kyo was at the host club.

"Tamaki asked me to come by here."

Tamaki hid behind Haruhi, sensing that Ayame would glare at him again.

"Fine, whatever. I'm going to sit."

Ayame sat down in a chair near a window. She put her bag on the table in front of her and stared outside.

"Look, she's grumpy." Honey said.

Kyo frowned, "Ugh, I hate when she's upset…"

"Why? She doesn't seem to care much for you." Hikaru asked.

"What?" Kyo turned to look at Hikaru.

"She doesn't seem to care much for you, why do you care so much about her being upset?"

"I like to say it's because she's my little sister, but we're not blood related. I guess…" Kyo looked at Ayame, "It's because I've seen pictures of her when she was younger. She looked so happy all the time. But when I see her now, she's never smiling. She doesn't seem happy. I want to see her smile like she did in the old photos."

Ayame put on her headphones and began listening to music.

"I wanna cheer her up." Kyo said.

"How?" Honey asked.

"I don't know… I don't actually know Ayame that well…" Kyo frowned.

"You don't know her that well?"

"No. She doesn't really give out information about herself."

"Music." Honey suggested.

"What?" Kyo asked.

"Music." Honey repeated, "She listens to music a lot. So maybe that'll cheer her up a bit."

"Good idea… But what to play…"

"Play?"

"Yeah. Is there a piano around here?"

"This is a music room. Of course there's a piano!" Tamaki said and uncovered the piano.

Ayame got up and walked over to Haruhi.

"Do you know where the drinks are? I'm thirsty."

"Oh, I'll bring you some tea, if you like." Haruhi smiled.

"Thanks." Ayame replied and sat back down.

"What song?" Honey asked.

"Her favorite song." Mori offered. Kyo looked at Mori in surprise.

"He talks!" Kyo gasped. "I've never heard you talk before, Mori!"

"Well… What's her favorite song?" Hikaru asked. Kyo shrugged.

"I don't know. But I think we should play this." Kaoru took out his phone and played a song by R-Yu.

"That's… that's perfect!" Kyo said. He frowned, "But I don't know how to play that."

"I do." Tamaki said.

"You do?"

"Yeah. I learned it once."

"Then go and play it!" Kyo said and pushed Tamaki towards the piano.

Haruhi walked in and set a tea cup on the table in front of Haruhi.

"Haruhi… Why did you join the host club?" Ayame asked.

"I was kind of forced to… I owe a debt and this was the only way to pay it." Haruhi explained.

"Oh… I see…" Ayame said thoughtfully, "How is it going so far?"

"Pretty good." Haruhi smiled, "But the others are kind of weird and crazy."

"They seem weird and crazy." Ayame agreed.

Then piano started to fill the room. Ayame was surprised and looked at the grand piano in the middle of the room. Her eyes widened as she recognized the song.

"Wingless Angel…" Ayame whispered.

"Wingless Angel…" Ayame repeated. She suddenly remembered the days she spent on the floor of the living room with her dad learning this song on the guitar. Tears started forming in Ayame's eyes and she quickly wiped them so no one would see.

Something came over her and Ayame stood. She walked over to the piano and stood behind Tamaki.

'You're my angel without wings, you're the light in the darkness telling me it'll be okay. You give me the strength I need, and make me continue on.' Ayame sang. Her voice was like an angel's. Everyone in the room was in shock. Ayame had the most beautiful voice they had ever heard. Tears formed in everyone's eyes. The combination of Tamaki's piano playing, and Ayame's angelic voice could bring anyone to tears. It was so beautiful.

The song was halfway over and Ayame realized then that she missed music. She thought she had lost interest, but in fact, she loved it as much as she always had. She just couldn't feel it because of the pain she felt when she remembered her father. But her love for music was always there. She just lost sight of it for a while.

'And I'll never let you go' Ayame sang the last line and smiled softly. Her dad had written that song for his first album. And it was dedicated to Ayame. Singing the words, Ayame realized how much her father loved her back then.

"Wow! Aya-chan! Your voice is amazing!" Honey complimented.

"Yeah, Senpai! We didn't know you could sing so well!" The twins said and gave a thumbs up.

"Wow, sis…" Kyo was speechless.

"What?"

"Your voice is like an angel's…" Kyo said with a smile.

"Thanks…" Ayame thanked.

Mori ruffled Ayame's hair, "…Good job."

Ayame looked at Mori and smiled, "Thanks, Takashi-senpai."

"Oh! Ayame! How's your ankle?" Tamaki asked, remembering Ayame's fall down the stairs.

"Well… I went to a doctor yesterday. He told me to take it easy and not do anything extreme. So I can't run or anything for a few days." Ayame said.

"Wait… What happened?" Kyo asked.

"Ayame-senpai fell down some stairs on Saturday when we took her to the mall." The twins explained.

"You took Ayame to the mall?" Kyo asked.

Honey nodded and grinned, "Yeah! It was really fun!"

"I'm surprised Ayame agreed to it." Kyo murmured.

"I didn't. They dragged me there!" Ayame replied.

"You didn't object!" Hikaru said.

"Yeah! In the car, you were perfectly silent." Kaoru agreed.

"I fell asleep." Ayame stared blankly at the twins.

"We will opening soon, so I suggest you all get dressed." Kyouya said, not looking up from his notebook.

Ayame sat back down and Kyo sat across from her.

"So, how was the mall? Kyo asked.

"I fell down a flight of stairs." Ayame replied plainly.

"Is that all?" Kyo chuckled.

Ayame rolled eyes, "Well… The twins made me get clothes."

"Can I see?" Kyo asked.

"No."

Kyo pouted. A few minutes later, the hosts came out dressed like ninjas.

"Ninjas." Ayame raised an eyebrow.

"Woah! Ninjas!" Kyo cheered.

The host club was now open for business. Ayame stayed where she was while girls squealed and hosts shuffled around, entertaining.

"Kyo, you should be one of them." Ayame suggested.

"Really?"

Ayame nodded.

"Are you saying I'm good looking and charming?" Kyo asked and grinned.

"No. I'm saying you're an idiot who would fit in perfectly." Ayame replied.

"That's no way to talk to your adoring brother!" Tamaki scolded.

"Get lost." Ayame rolled her eyes.

"Mommy! Ayame is being mean again!" Tamaki cried.

"Mommy?" Ayame raised an eyebrow, "Who is 'Mommy'?"

"I am." Kyouya sighed.

Ayame burst into laughter, "You-You're a mother?!"

Everyone turned and stared at the laughing female. Most surprised, some glaring, some happy that Ayame was somewhat enjoying herself. Kyo was the most surprised. In the whole two years that he had known Ayame, he had never once heard her laugh like that.

Ayame calmed down then noticed everyone was looking at her. She felt herself blush then hid her red face and glued her eyes to the page in front of her.

"Hey! Aya-chan! Come sit with us!" Honey called. Ayame looked over quickly then looked back her notebook.

Kyo reached over and closed the notebook. Ayame looked up, her eyes both confused and angry. "Go." Kyo ordered and nodded toward the two seniors.

Ayame pouted slightly and got up. She was about to reach for her notebook when Kyo shook his head, got up, and pushed Ayame towards the hosts.

Ayame looked back to make sure her notebook was safe then walked over to Honey and Mori.

"Hello." Ayame greeted.

"Hello Aya-chan!" Honey greeted back, smiling brightly. Honey got up and jumped and held onto Ayame.

"Mitsukuni-senpai, please let go." Ayame requested awkwardly. Honey did as he was asked and sat back down next to one of his guests.

"Ayame." Mori said and smiled. Ayame looked over and smiled back.

"Hello Takashi-senpai."

Ayame sat down next to Mori. Mori poured her some tea and they began talking (mainly Ayame spoke though).

Ayame looked at her watch. Her mother was supposed to pick her up almost an hour ago. She sighed. How was she supposed to get home? Her doctor told her not to walk home for a while.

She sat down in the grass and tried to call her mom. She called 3 times but no answer.

"Where is she?!" Ayame yelled to the sky.

The host club activities for the day finally ended and Mori noticed Ayame sitting under a tree on the grass and decided to walk over.

Ayame had her face resting on her knees. She was thinking. Maybe she could walk home anyway. Her ankle might get worse but it's better than staying at Ouran over night.

"Ayame?"

Ayame looked up and saw Mori.

"Senpai? What're you still doing here?" Ayame asked.

"Activities ended. Why are you?"

"My mom isn't here to pick me up…" Ayame replied.

Mori thought for a moment then offered his hand.

"Hm?" Ayame looked at the hand then up at Mori. She shrugged and took it anyway and was pulled to her feet.

Mori picked up Ayame and carried her on his arm.

"Wait! Put me down!" Ayame cried.

"Your ankle hurts, right? I'm going to carry you." Mori said. Ayame looked away, blushing slightly.

"W-Whatever…"

Mori looked at Ayame and smiled but Ayame didn't see.

"Hey, Boss, isn't that Ayame and Mori-senpai?" The twins pointed at the two teens.

"Yeah… It is!" Tamaki and the twins watched the scene.

"What are you three doing?" Haruhi asked.

The twins pointed again and Haruhi's eyebrows rose.

"Oh…"

"Where are you taking me?" Ayame asked. Her question was answered when she was placed in a limo.

"Wait… What?!"

Mori got in and sat next to her.

"I'm going to take you to your house." Mori replied.

"O-Oh… Thanks…" Ayame thanked and buckled up. The limo started up and began to move. Ayame looked out the window and. What's up with her lately? She was laughing! She was blushing! She was stuttering! She was feeling! What was going on?!

They arrived at her house and Ayame got out. Mori got out as well to help her to the door.

"I'm fine. You don't need to help me." Ayame said quietly but Mori didn't listen and helped anyway.

"Thanks for the ride." Ayame thanked once they got to the door. She opened it and stepped inside, "See you tomorrow." She smiled.

"Goodbye." Mori replied then waved once before going back to his limo.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Miki asked.

The sudden question startled Ayame and she shook her head quickly.

"No! He just gave me a ride because you weren't there."

Ayame took off her shoes and went upstairs. Miki shook her head and watched her daughter. She chuckled lightly then sat down to watch TV.

Chapter 10! Yay! ^^
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