A/N: I'm on a roll people! Haha, chapters are coming easily lately. SADLY though, school starts tomorrow for me sooo updates may be a little slower. 2,000 VIEW MARK PEOPLE (gah I'm so happy!)! I hope you all enjoy~ R&R!

popsoda2121: Here is the update my reader~ =) hope you enjoy.

SmolderingBlackRose: Haha! No one saw what I wrote coming~ I like the cyber cookie comment =D I'll be getting to the whole Hikaru and Kaoru and Akari thing soon. I have it all planned…. Hehehe. Prepare for drama!

(First) Guest: Haha duly noted~ ;-)

Shadow Fox 2013: Even I was excited for this one! Akari makes a major leap for her character and I was really hyped to write it. =D

XxXKuroNeko7XxX: I'm happy you like it! I know, long chapters can be so hard to find. I feel your pain! I'm happy that Akari isn't taking over Haruhi because I actually really like Haruhi as a character so I was hoping that I could fit in both. Yeah, cliffhangers are a pain, even I hate them as I write them *face palm* I'll make sure I don't go too crazy on them for you. Thank you for voting on my poll~! I usually end up putting in a moment for whoever is voted for just because I like everyone in the host club. Keep an eye out for it.

(Second) Guest: Hehe *thumbs up* Noted and factored in. =P I always put in moments and I'm going to start to get into a section that really involves some Hikaru, Kaoru, and Akari drama.

Skye.O: Yeah, choosing who was there was a big problem for me! I couldn't decide on who I should put in! I hope you like how I wrote it! =D Enjoy~

TartPixie: I know right! I was thinking of it and I'm like, OH MY GALLIFREY, medicine! The perfect and most fitting thing I could think of... GAH! Reference! I love it! Spoilers indeed! I'm happy I managed it well; it was a kind of iffy thing for me. Hope you enjoy~

SilverTear13: Noted~ =D I'll make sure they have a moment or something for you.

I've blown out a total of 25 birthday candles to make my wish come true ever since I watched OHSHC…. Well maybe 39 will work better.

"I… It isn't…" I stumble over my words, cold fear griping me.

"Akari… we heard what he said. Why do you need medicine for that?" Fujioka-san asks, flanked by the twins, all of them staring at me with concern and worry. Can I trust them? Is it worth it? Will they look at me differently? I would… I used to be clinically insane for all of about two days, and after that suffered a special case of amnesia before finally regaining the barest semblance of control long enough for Uncle to teach me how to act.

I'm not someone that can trust easily…. Not anymore. The host club has been nothing but kind and a little crazy to me ever since they forced me to spend time with them. I still hate them for making me spend time with them but… it wasn't that bad after a while.

"Akari, what is going on?" the twins ask, the three of them still in the threshold of Fujioka-san and I's room. Why are they looking at me like that? Why do they have to be so much like my staff? Worried about me. Caring. This isn't good at all.

"It's….it's a long story," I finally say, gripping my knees so hard my knuckles ache. I had already washed off the cover up at some point while I was asleep and the majority of my hands are purple. I look down at my feet and see them pretty much the same. I make my hesitance on the subject that they're asking about obvious; I don't want to tell them at all. I hope they drop it. I hope that they understand that I don't want to talk about it and will pretend that nothing had happened. But I know that they won't be able to do that.

They all move to sit on the large bad with me, and we end up in a circle all eyes on me. "You don't want to talk about it," Fujioka-san states blankly, staring at me with her large brown eyes full of determination and worry. I shake my head and her expression become frustrated.

"We don't care," Hikaru-san says firmly and I bite my lip. Why is he pushing the subject?

"What Hikaru mean is that, you have to tell us what you need it for Akari, we are just worried," Kaoru-san amends, sending a look at his brother before focusing on me again. I don't relax at all, instead turning my head down so I don't have to see their expressions. Should I tell them? Wait, I don't have to tell them why exactly…. I don't think I can. I haven't been able to say it ever since it happened.

"I….Something h-happened and I-I-it was bad. I w-was hurt and s-sad. So Uncle h-had me take m-medicine that h-helped me. I thought I was f-fine but I guess I'm not b-better yet," I force the words out, my throat aching from the lump in it.

"What happened?" Hikaru-san asks and I tense up even more, starting to shake a little.

"It's fine. You don't have to tell us Akari," Fujioka-san says and my head snaps up to meet her steady, comforting gaze. "We just wanted to make sure that you weren't sick."

I nod and say, "T-thank you."

"What for?" the twins ask, looking at me in confusion. I wrap my arms around myself, as if to keep all the pieces of me together.

"F-for worrying. B-barely anyone d-does," I answer, looking around nervously. Arms wrap around me and Hikaru-san and Kaoru-san squish me in between them in a hug.

"Awww, even our dear mutt can be cute," the twins coo and I blush. I 'm not… cute.

"Okay you two, get off of her, I don't know about her but I'm tired and would like to go to sleep," Fujioka-san orders and the twins grumble but don't release me.

"We could always-," Hikaru-san suggests.

"Sleep with you," Kaoru-san finishes, and Cheshire grins stretch across their faces at the prospect. I push them both off of me simultaneously and they fall off the bed with an 'oof'.

"No, I'm perfectly fine with my own bed and I'm sure Fujioka-san feels the same. Goodnight you two," I mutter, getting under the covers

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(Kyouya P.O.V.)

The door shuts behind the twins and their expression immediately drop once they turn to us. This is definitely a…. worrying development. "What happened to her Kyouya?" Tamaki asks, staring at me expectantly. I push up my glasses and sigh; closing my book once I finish writing down what just occurred.

"I don't know. Although by what Akari said, this means that her records were changed," I answer, hiding my frustration. Something seemed odd about her records but I never suspected something like this. Akari's uncle, Gingo Oita, had not gotten the medicine from an Ootori company, which makes me wonder what the Oita family could possibly be hiding. They are being particularly meticulous about the process hiding of it. There are so many unknowns. I rub my forehead and look at everyone.

"There isn't much we can do right now Tama-chan. The only thing we can do is wait for her to tell us what happened," Honey-senpai tells him, clutching his bunny to him. Mori-senpai nods to agree and the rest of us stand in somber silence. There is a lot no one knows about the elusive Akari Oita. If I can help it, that will change soon.

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(Akari P.O.V.)

I lean against my limo, watching as everyone loads up in the other one. Suoh-senpai stands on the steps of the villa, frowning angrily. I raise my eyebrow as everyone seems somewhat pissed off with the second year. What happened? "Be careful, Haruhi," Hikaru-san warns, staring at Suoh-senpai.

"His highness apparently has a thing for S&M, too," Kaoru-san says and I look at Suoh-senpai in bewilderment. How the hell did he get them to think that?

"I told you it wasn't like that!" Suoh-senpai argues.

"I see. So that's what S&M is," Fujioka-san says blankly. "I let you get away with something funny without even knowing it," she adds as she rolls up the window.

"It wasn't like that! I did it for your sake!" Suoh-senpai yells. I rub for forehead in frustration, what the hell is wrong with these people?

"Start driving," Ootori-senpai orders and I cover my mouth with my hand to suppress a chuckle. They're leaving him behind? Priceless!

"Hey! Don't leave me behind! Wait!" he wails, chasing after the retreating car. I start laughing loudly, he is so stupid! Does he not realize another limo was right behind the one he is chasing?

I slide into my seat and tell Oikanawa, "Come on, let's go catch up to him so that we can give him a ride."

"An interesting bunch you call friends Akari-sama," he comments, driving up to Suoh-senpai's hunched over form. I laugh at his comment and roll down the window, a huge grin on my face.

"Hey Suoh-senpai? Do you need a ride?" I ask, trying not to laugh as he looks up at me hopefully.

Surprisingly, nothing really changed. The twins are still oddly attached to me at the moment and Fujioka-san never mentioned what I told them. In an odd way, that is both relieves me and makes me feel a bit nervous. Do they resent me but don't show it? I can't help but doubt it and I try to just believe that they are my friends. It's just hard for me now, which is really frustrating. Ootori-senpai is starting to ask about me too, which is kind of (really) creepy. I mean, honestly.

"You left me behind!" Suoh-senpai cries, tears falling down his face as he confronts his family.

"It does seem like that doesn't it," Ootori-senpai replies, still not looking up.

"We didn't want to risk you infecting Haruhi somehow," the twins respond, glaring slightly at Suoh-senpai. "We don't want her to get some of your S&M tendencies do we?"

"I don't have those tendencies!" Suoh-senpai argues and turns to me for help. "My sweet younger daughter will help me right!"

Everyone looks at me expectantly and I start laughing, gasping in between for air. "What's so funny Ri-chan?" Haninozuka-senpai asks, padding up to me.

"You guys…are so….weird. Haha. I can't believe… you… thought….Suoh-senpai likes S&M!" I chuckle. Where do they get these kinds of ideas?

"Hey! We all saw him trying to blindfold Haruhi and have her put in earplugs!" Hikaru-san defends.

"Yeah, he was going to do S&M on her!" Kaoru-san argues, both of them glaring at Suoh-senpai again.

I stop laughing and look at Fujioka-san in confusion before switching my gaze to Suoh-senpai. I finally say, "Okay, that was weird but I doubt he was trying to do S&M."

"Che, whatever," the twins dismiss me, wrapping Fujioka-san in a hug. "We just wanted to protect our precious toy."

I had a doctor's appointment the day of the culture festival so I was absent for the first half of the day but my parents strongly encouraged me to attend the rest of the day to meet students form other schools. I figured I might as well go to the host club, Ootori-senpai would roast me alive if I didn't show up. I'm sure he knows when my doctor appointment ends. Although, it is kind of amusing to picture him doing so….. I shake my head as I walk down the halls, looking for any familiar faces. Yui-chan usually fights to come here, I wonder where she is. I shrug, she's probably checking out the students from other schools. It wouldn't be the first time she did this. I'll have to find her later.

"This doesn't even seem to be worth discussing," a feminine voice comments in a stern tone. "Now that we know the situation, we cannot allow this maiden to remain in this club. We must prepare the paperwork for a transfer to Lobelia at once, and welcome her to the Zuka Club!" What the hell? Why do the strangest things always happen when I'm not there? The doors are already open so I walk in quietly, no one noticing me in their shock. I blink in confusion as I see the three guests. Isn't that the Lobelia uniform? Amakusa-san holds Fujioka-san to her chest. Two other girls from Lobelia flank her, staring down the host club. Amakusa-san's family had come over to my house for a dinner and she had told me she was in a club… so maybe the other two girls are in it too. Huh, so it really is a club standoff, how strange.

Are they fighting over Fujioka-san? It oddly makes sense. "J-just a minute, please! There seems to be some misunderstandings here," Fujioka-san protests, pulling out of Amakusa-san's grasp. "You've labeled Tamaki-senpai a halfer, for one." I raise my eyebrow, what the hell does that mean?

"Tama-chan is a halfer. A French and Japanese half-chan!" Haninozuka-senpai explains and I face palm. While that explains the blonde hair Suoh-senpai has, why does he have to mention that now when Fujioka-san is trying to make a point?

"Ah. But still, I'm not so sure about calling the Host club fledgling and picking on them on other pretexts, as well," Fujioka-san argues and I shake my head at the poor girl. She's wrong about that.

"No, we are pretty new. We were only founded two years ago," Hikaru-san deflates her argument easily.

"His highness created it two years ago when he entered high school after all," Kaoru-san adds. Not helping you two… not helping.

Fujioka-san starts again in a more deflated tone, "Well, be that as it may, if anything, saying their club activities are only held to satisfy their own appetites is going too far. It's not as though they're charging their guests anything." Oh, how ignorant you are Fujioka-san.

"I wouldn't call it a charge, but we do have a point system. We offer priority service, depending on the price of items won in net auctions on the club's homepage," Ootori-senpai informs her while fiddling with his computer. Liar. That only works for third years. "Ah, you see here, Haruhi? Your used mechanical pencil just sold for a winning bid of 30,000 yen. Good for you," he adds, showing us a picture of her pencil with a sold sign. I shake my head at how sad that is, it's a shame what fan girls are reduced to these days.

Fujioka-san leans over the computer and exclaims, "That's the one I thought I lost!" Oh God, that's a low blow. "This is the first I'm hearing of any of this, you know! I never heard we were talking money for this!" she rages at Ootori-senpai, who remains unperturbed.

"You thought we were providing this service as volunteers?" Ootori-senpai asks. Well, obviously. "Well, if you subtract expenses we have for throwing events, costumes, and refreshments for our guests, we do make a slight profit," he thinks out loud, making Fujioka-san grab her head in exasperation. I would too if I was in her shoes.

"Then please don't go selling other people's things without permission! That's thievery!" she yells. Bet you the twins did it.

"It's not thievery. It fell on the floor," the devils protest. Told you. She snaps her glare to them but they get into a nonchalant position, not paying attention to her. Yeah, I'm not getting involved in this.

Suoh-senpai gets in her face, wailing, "Waah! I'm sorry, Haruhi! It's not like we were hiding it from you! Here, you can have my pencil!" God, that's a bit annoying…. And hilarious. I don't know how I have been keeping myself from laughing right now. "See? It has a teddy bear," he explains, showcasing his.

"I don't want that thing," Fujioka-san says blankly. Harsh.

"Then is you like, I'll tell you all the secrets of my success, together with the grand memories of my 17 years," he proclaims, throwing his arm out like an idiot.

"No, of all the things I'm hearing the first time, I care about that information the least," she argues. Well, I wouldn't say that. I found his pleas for her to turn into a girl marginally worse.

"You don't care?" he asks, aghast. Cue the emo corner.

"You poor thing. It must be a shock to be so deceived," one of the girls console, and the rest of them crowd around Fujioka-san.

"Come on, dump this bunch, and come over to us," the shorter one implores and I roll my eyes. There isn't any way I'm allowing Fujioka-san to leave to Lobelia; she's the only one that keeps me form killing the entire host club half the time.

"Amakusa-san? Is that you? Who are your friends here?" I ask, walking up to her. The three of them are immediately in my face, surveying me up and down.

"My my. Dear Akari, it is a grace to be able to see your darling features once again. How have you faired my dear maiden?" Amakusa-san proclaims dramatically, grabbing my hand and kissing it. I don't' react, only pulling my hand out of her grip gently and ignoring the host club as they make ranging noises of surprise. She sighs and says woefully, "I see you haven't changed your mind on your standing on the matter. No matter, I will forever wait for you my dear."

"This is the dear girl you have told us of Benibara-sama? She is as striking as you have told us, it's a shame she won't exchange to Lobelia," the girl with pale blonde hair sighs.

"She is a gem indeed," the one with shorter hair agrees.

I smile at them and say, "No, I haven't changed my mind Amakusa-san. Thank you for the compliments though. Now, Fujioka-san needs time to think about it." And for me to stop her from leaving. "May you please come tomorrow for an answer?" That will definitely be no.

"I was just about to suggest this," Amakusa-san agrees, nodding to the other girls. "The maiden is all shaken up today. We'll be expecting a favorable answer," she directs to Fujioka-san. She puts her hand on Fujioka-san's shoulder as she waltzes past with the other girls. "The offer still stands Akari. Well… adieu," she bids, twirling away.

Fujioka-san has her head tilted forward so that her eyes are hidden and she turns to glare at the host club, making them lean back slightly in fear. I shake my head and move behind her, they are such idiots. "I'll be excusing myself too, now," Fujioka-san says. Ootori-senpai starts taking pictures at her dark aura and she walks out, not saying another word.

Suoh-senpai immediately starts freaking out and cries, "What good does it do to tell the truth, and just pour more fuel on the fire?!"

"The facts are the facts," Ootori-senpai says stubbornly and I rub my forehead in exasperation.

"That's where the term 'withholding the truth' comes in handy," I mutter. A lot could have been avoided if they had. I wonder what Fujioka-san will do; it's hard to say honestly. Then again, she would have to leave the host club, which I can assume is both good and bad for her.

"Maybe we shouldn't have sold her pencil after all," Haninozuka-senpai comments, not really paying attention to Suoh-senpai.

"Hmm, it might have been a keepsake from her mother," Kaoru-san contemplates and I furrow my eyebrows. Who would have a pencil as a keepsake? I mean, there isn't anything wrong with it… it's just that's kind of out there.

"Nah, it was just a freebie from an electronics store," Hikaru-san refutes.

"Gentlemen, think about it," Suoh-senpai implores as her puts a hand against a window and I feel a tick mark form. Oh, so I'm not here anymore? Assholes. "Haruhi may be basically indifferent, but if she had to decide, she does tend to favor men's clothing." What the hell? "Besides, when she first joined the Host Club, didn't she say…" he trails off, probably recalling what she said. Oh yeah just leave me in the dark. THANKS YOU GUYS. "Why did I never realize it before?" he asks somberly. Yeah, he doesn't realize a lot of things, this isn't anything new. I'm just the tiniest bit bitter about them forgetting me. I'll get over it. "It's just possible that the Zuka Club is a much better match for her than the Host Club could ever be, isn't it?" Ha! Amakusa-san and those girls were part of a club. Wait, doesn't the Zuka Club do performances? Everyone freezes up as he finished.

"What's more, she is far more suited to go to a girls' school," Hikaru-san says fearfully. How?

"Waah! Haru-chan is going to transfer away!" Haninozuka-senpai wails.

"What do we do?" Hikaru-san asks.

"With Haruhi's smarts, she'll easily pass Lobelia's scholarship tests," Kaoru-san panics.

"At Lobelia, she'd probably be able to pay back her 8 million yen debt," Ootori-senpai says and I watch as they all panic. Oh God. If I wasn't part of this I would probably either be laughing or think it was sweet how worried they are. But all I can be right now is annoyed.

"Calm down!" Suoh-senpai orders. Oh yeah, cause he is the epitome of calm. "Calm down, gentlemen. Listen to what I have to say. I have a secret plan," he informs them, holding a hand up to exaggerate his point. They all start clamoring and I feel my irritation rising to dangerous levels.

"WILL YOU ALL SHUT UP?!" I yell, making them all flinch and cower back slightly.

"Mutt has quite the bark doesn't she," the twins whimper and I glare at them before taking a deep breath and pinching the bridge of my nose.

"Look, I doubt Fujioka-san will transfer so suddenly and risk putting herself behind in her studies. Calm down," I order and they all stare at me blankly for a second. Then Suoh-senpai starts talking. You know what? Screw it; they can all make fools of themselves somehow. I stalk out the door.

"I swear that I didn't say anything!" I promise, staring desperately at Boss.

"Then why the hell are the cops everywhere?" he asks, glaring at me. This is when he scares me the most. When he's quiet and angry, that is how I know that trouble is on the way. He lets all of his anger out once he yells. Now, he's just a contained bomb, waiting to be set off.

"You've been having those weirdoes you hired make sure that I can't do anything!" I nearly screech, stress making my voice rise octaves. He doesn't relax at all and my panic rises. He doesn't hurt people he considers traitors physically if he can help it. No, he hurts them mentally and emotionally.

"I don't think that you're telling me the truth," he states, walking up to me and grabbing my chin. "How can I know that you aren't lying? I might have to get some insurance so that I know you aren't."

"You asshole! I didn't do anything! Don't you dare hurt th-,"

"Or what? What the hell can you do to me?" he taunts and I grit my teeth. I can't do anything. "I'm going to say this so that you can understand. If I find out that it was you who told the cops, I'll make you wish you weren't alive."

I freaking love cover up at the moment. I woke up a couple of hours before I was supposed to get up from nightmares and couldn't go to sleep again. The result was bags that make me look like a panda. Therefore, I used the wonder of cover up. Figures that most people won't even see my face because of the Zuka Club performance. I shrug and follow the stream of students that were leaving. I hadn't been able to catch up to anyone so I was wandering 'alone' in a sense. I was debating whether or not to go to the Host Club or just wait to hear about it another time. You know what, I would rather hear myself, if just to spare myself the dramazation of the story I know Suoh-senpai will do. I wade out of the stream of strangers and walk the familiar halls of Ouran to the Host Club.

I wonder if they actually followed Suoh-senpai's strange plan. I only heard pieces of it but one of those was 'they aren't the only ones that can cross-dress'. Suffice to say that I was thoroughly freaked. I stop at the corner before the doors to the Host Club, straining my ears for any odd sounds. The Zuka Club come spiraling down the hallway and suddenly fall over. Was that…. A monkey? What the fuck!? I look back at the direction the Host Club is in and strain my ears again. Is that Renge? "Don't go…. On your own!" I hear Suoh-senpai yell. What did he say in between? I'm not gonna guess.

Okay, I have to figure out what is going on. I pad to the doors and crack them open, letting a sliver of light in. I can't see anything damnit. I open it all the way, letting a lot of light in and showing me… "What the hell did you guys do?!" I ask, staring in disbelief and confusion at the scene before me. All of the male members of the Host Club (excluding Morinozuka-senpai THANK GOD) are cross-dressing and wearing audacious makeup along with ball gowns.

"Hey Mutt!" the twins chorus, waving around their orange fans.

"Ri-chan~!" Haninozuka-senpai yells.

"My dear Daughter!" Suoh-senpai greets, throwing his extensions over his shoulder.

Fujioka-san is laughing at them, clutching her stomach to keep from falling over. "They *giggle* thought that I would stay *chuckle* if they cross-dressed," she manages to get out before falling over from laughing so hard.

I stare at them with a blank face and all the conversation starts to peter off until it's silent, all of them staring at me. "You… cross-dressed," I say slowly. I pull my bag up to my chest and grip it tightly.

"Mutt?" the twins ask.

"You all are…." I start, putting my bag on my table and leaning on it. "So hilarious!" I finally laugh, leaning on the table and putting my hand in my bag, but none of them notice. I grin and pull out my phone, taking a picture and putting it back in my bag before anyone notices. I am definitely going to hack the website and put that on there. The conversation starts all over again and I just pull sit on the table, laughing silently to myself.

"So… you aren't leaving either right?" Kaoru-san asks, coming next to me in his dress. I start laughing all over again, clutching my stomach like Fujioka-san had earlier.

"Leaving? Of course not! My parents hate Lobelia, they don't' like the whole preforming thing," I explain, smiling at him. "That's the only reason I'm even still at this school actually," I add, looking at everyone else.

"Good, we were both worried you were going to leave Ri-chan! We wouldn't want that huh Takashi?" Haninozuka-senpai asks his cousin, grinning widely at me.

"No," he responds.

I wave my hand at them in a dismissive gesture and comment. Two arms wrap around either side of me and I find myself squished in between the Hitachiin sisters and Fujioka-san. "We wouldn't want to lose our dear mutt and toy would we~?" they sing. You know, singing isn't really their best suit.

"It would be damaging to our sales," Ootori-senpai comments.

"I would never allow my dearest daughters leave this place!" Suoh-senpai proclaims and I roll my eyes.

"Like Hika-chan said earlier, we want to run the club with both of you," Haninozuka-senpai chirps and Morinozuka-senpai hums in agreement.

"Now, onto a serious matter! Which one is the prettiest?!" Oh yeah, this is definitely the Host Club.