HEY! BACK! I hope. Sorry it's taken so long for the update! I've been in a really fluffy mood and I wanted to write sommething romantic, but I can't because the only real couple is Tamaki and Haruhi and she is the least romantic person ever! Gah! So here's a short chapter before I suffocate you with fluff. But even though it's short it's quite important! xD

Chapter 11

Mai walked towards the music room curiously, wondering why there was a mob of girls outside the doors instead of inside. That was unusual.

"What do you mean we can't go in?"

"What's going on?"

"Why is the Host Club closed?"

"That doesn't make sense."

Girls' complaints and questions floated through Mai's ears, not really soaking in. She wasn't one of the many girls who fawned over the boys in the club. Sure she'd been chosen to participate in their silly talent show, but she wasn't jumping up and down with excitement about it.

"We'll be open shortly," Hikaru said as he tried to push back the mob of girls.

"The king is going over some stuff with the vice-president. They are discussing some issues within the club," Kaoru finished.

Mai pushed her way through the girls, trying to get to her partner for the talent show. They still hadn't decided what to do and the talent show was approaching.

"Hikaru? Hey, we need to talk about the talent show!"

The girl stumbled forward, partially from tripping and partially from being shoved by the other girls. What was wrong with the girls here?

She was met face to face with the two twins, both of them looking at her with the same mischievous smile. They both felt like playing the same game.

"Which one of us is Hikaru?" they asked in unison.

Airi sat sniffling, not wanting to ever go back in that school again. She should've known better. She should've known that all men were the same. What made her think that this one would be different?

"You okay?"

The girl looked up at the sound of the vaguely familiar voice, surprised to see Mori of all people standing in front of her. He looked even more tall and intimidating since she was sitting at the fountain.

"Mori-sempai," she said in a small voice as she wiped her eyes, "What are you doing here?"

"You're crying," he answered, "I wanted to make sure you're alright."

"Oh."

She rubbed her nose on the sleeve of her yellow dress, not really caring if it got dirty. The thing was hideous enough already.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she answered, "Just some… miscommunication between Kyouya and I."

Mori nodded understandingly, placing a large hand on her shoulder. He knew he couldn't say anything that would make him sound suspicious, but then again, saying anything would do the trick. So, to be safe, he just grunted in what Airi assumed was a positive response.

"He's usually so forward," Mori said as he sat beside her, "I don't think it's possible to misunderstand him."

Airi looked at him surprised. Why was he talking to her so much? He'd seemed nice, but she knew that he talked to basically no one. But now he was sitting here with her, still tall and scary, but suddenly seeming to reveal a much sweeter, gentler side of himself.

"This was kind of an obvious blunder," she muttered, "But it's ok I guess. We'll fix things, I hope. Kyouya's not a bad guy."

Mori winced as she gave him a hopeful smile. This wasn't going the way he hoped.

"Well you're probably the first to say that," Mori mumbled, "Except for maybe Haruhi… but she likes everyone."

The girl looked at him confused. Was he trying to make Kyouya sound bad? But she thought they were friends. After all, they were two most alike, being the only ones who were always calm and at ease. Or at least that's what it seemed like. Perhaps they weren't really that alike after all.

"Well it doesn't matter if he's a good guy or not," Airi sighed, "He's my partner in the talent show and it's not like that can change. And, whether I want to admit it or not, he's an exquisite dancer."

Mori caught the slight gleam in her eye as she thought of him. Maybe he should give up. She really seemed to care about Kyouya, even if he wasn't the nicest guy around. And it wasn't like Kyouya had ever done anything to him. Fine. He'd let Kyouya have his chance. But if he did anything to hurt Airi…

"Airi!" a familiar voice called.

The two looked and saw Haruhi, who was standing beside a row of bushes. She was happy to see Airi, but wondered what on earth Mori was doing there. He wasn't exactly the social type after all.

She decided to figure that out later and instead turned to Kyouya, who was sitting (hiding) behind the row of bushes. He was hunched over, his chin on his knees, looking unusually vulnerable. Haruhi had to admit that he looked kind of funny, seeming more like a child than a seventeen year old, pouting behind a bush.

"Sempai, come on," she muttered, "Just go over and talk to her."

"I don't know what to say," he snapped, "You said to speak from the heart. I don't know really have any experience in that."

Airi watched as Haruhi conversed with the bush, wondering if she was okay. She took out her phone and caught her breath when she realized what time it was. Damn! Why was this happening to her all the time as of lately?

"Crap, I'm going to be late again," she groaned.

She looked back at Haruhi quickly. The girl had called her name, yet she was still too busy talking to the bush to look back. Maybe they'd talk about it later. Plus there was no way she could be late… again.

"Bye, Mori," she said as she got up, "I'll see you tomorrow."

Mori just nodded his head, returning to his usual, silent self. Airi gave him a quick smile before turning and running off to go find her ride.

After what felt like hours, Haruhi finally managed to pry Kyouya away from the bush, pushing him out into the open air. The man stumbled a bit, but quickly regained his balance, instantly pushing his glasses up.

Honestly, as if this wasn't embarrassing enough.

Kyouya glanced over to the fountain and noticed Mori walking away from it. Without Hunny-sempai? That was odd. But then he realized that there was no one at the fountain. So where was Airi? He extended his gaze and caught her running the other way.

Running.

Hell, no, she wasn't getting away that easy! In a flash, Kyouya was after her, leaving behind a very confused and dazed Haruhi.

Airi ran quickly, knowing that if she'd be late she could possibly lose the one thing that truly mattered to her. There were no cars coming in the street ahead so it looked pretty safe to cross. Yet just as her foot was about to step on the pavement, something grabbed her wrist and yanked her back, causing her to gasp and drop her textbooks on the road. She caught only a glimpse of the car that was going to hit her: black, dark windows, expensive. But she was whirled around and pulled to the safety of someone's arms.

The car's horn made her jump and she found herself being pulled closer to her savior. She looked up and her eyes widened.

Of course.

I can't keep couples broken apart for very long. It kills me. You should probably remember that for future reference.

Also, I made Mori nicer because my friend started reading this before ever actually watching Ouran and this caused her to dislike Mori. *tsk tsk* So when she watched it, she liked Mori because he's the most normal besides Kyouya. I think the show frightened her a little to be honest, she's not an anime person :P

Speaking of the show, you guys know CloudEnvyKunoichi, right? She stalks my profile and comments every chapter (which makes me love her more) Well she and I made a dub of the first episode of Ouran... Oh yeah. It might be on YouTube soon (we still have like four minutes left) so when it's up, I'll give you the link. That way you can hear my gorgeous voice. Just kidding! But yeah, I play Kyouya, Haruhi, Kaoru and Hunny and Cloud plays Tamaki, Hikaru, Mori and that mean girl in the first episode... Plus we both play all the squealing girls.

On a kind of random note... ARE ANY OF YOU ARTISTS? I know that's totally random, but I've seen some awesome fan art in my days and I was curious if any of you would draw something for this story, like Airi and Kyouya and Mori or something like that. If you can draw, please let me see because I'd love to see if you guys would draw something based off my work! That way I could admire the talent of all my lovely readers -heart-

So... now that I'm back... you going to review for me? Please? It was weird because I thought I had 57 reviews for this story and now it says 56 so my ego has been crushed, even though I don't know if you can remove a review. It's probably just my mind playing tricks on me. Anyway! REVIEW! I love you guys!