C-H-A-N: I'm so~ sorry! I totally have this story written up to chapter 20, and thought I had uploaded to where I had written. But apparentally I haven't. So you guys are going to be getting four chapters now~ I hope you guys are enjoying my story, and please leave me feedback, or send a message my way if you're reading this. Thanks to those of you who have in the past! And any type of feedback, even negitive, is welcomed~ On a different note: My winter break just ended, saddly, and I'm so tired at this point. My friends and I threw a surprise party, which surprisingly actually worked! But that was two days ago, and I'm still wore out from it (not that there was drinking or anything), and don't want to be back at school. Anyways enough of my griping. Go read the story now~ (and review ;D)

Chapter Twelve

"There is a reason. There's a damn good reason." I sighed lightly. Why was I even here, they totally didn't need Yuki or I here to complete this 'mission'.

"This way Haru-chan!"

"How cute…" Yuki and I shared a glance, these idiots just wanted to see Haruhi in clothes other then her normal guy uniform.

"Ah, in that miniskirt, she almost looks like a doll." I sighed, these guys were almost all idiots, aside from Mori and Kyouya.

"In other words, you just wanted to see her like that." Yuki and I gave Tamaki a fierce glare, which he didn't notice since his back was to us. We then both hit him, and the twins, on the head saying,

"Idiots!" I let out a soft sigh as we just walked down the hallway to Shiro's classroom. There was no point in Haruhi and Honey to sneak in before us. I heard Haruhi's voice before we walked into the classroom.

"There's no one here."

"Oh, there's no one here, is there?" I glanced over at the twins when they started to speak,

"This takes me back."

"I wonder if my graffiti is still here." I glanced over directly at Kaoru; didn't he know that damaging school property could get you suspended?

"Doubtful. The school changes out all the desks each year." Yuki gasped, and I could feel one of my eyes starting to twitch slightly. That seems a bit extreme. I'm rich, but I still think that is just flaunting your money, which is generally not a good idea. Then again I suppose that the tuition makes the school able to do so.

"Let's go to the cafeteria after this."

"And the gymnasium, too." Did they already forget that we came here to find Shiro; I still wasn't exactly sure why we needed to find Shiro in the first place, he needs to learn to deal with his problems on his own.

"Good idea, good idea."

"If you're going to come in such large numbers, there's no reason to disguise ourselves and sneak in, is there?"

"They had a stupid reason Haruhi."

"Who cares?"

"There's nobody here." I glanced towards the door, hearing footsteps, most likely from a teacher. Everyone else ducked down, except me, until Yuki grabbed my hand and pulled me down. Both Yuki and I were in a different row then the others, so we couldn't see each other, but could hear what they were whispering.

"If the teacher finds us…"

"It sure will be a pain coming up with an excuse why we snuck in." I leaned in towards Yuki and whispered, so the others couldn't hear me,

"We didn't really sneak in did we? I mean we walked right through the front door."

"Yeah really, and an excuse wouldn't be that hard to come up with."

"Sh be quiet. Zip your lips!" I glance at Haruhi as she walked by, checking to see if the teacher was gone yet or not.

"Looks like he's gone." I listened as everyone else stood up, but I just flopped all the way down on the floor, letting my back lay flat against the floor, and closed my eyes. "But now that we've snuck in like this, how are we going to find out more about Shiro?"

"Here's something interesting."

"What is it? Shiro?" I lazily opened my eyes, blinking slightly. I guess they were looking at the pictures on the wall?

"The Classical Music Club, huh?"

"He seems to be enjoying himself. So Shiro really can look like that, when he smiles."

"Yeah."

"Well then… We should go find Shiro!" I chuckled lightly at the enthusiasm in Honey's voice.

"Hey Ace, are you coming, or are you just staying here?" I glanced at Yuki as she spoke to me.

"Oh I forgot Ace was here."

"Oh thanks so much Hikaru, I really appreciate the thought. Yeah I'm coming Yuki." I then got up, and we all walked to where the music room was located.

"There he is. That's Shiro." I smiled as I watched the two, Shiro and a little girl about his age. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but I couldn't help but notice that they both liked each other, that they both had a childhood crush on each other. The little girl then started playing the piano, which I could hear. I was slightly jealous that a little girl could play piano better then me; my mother had me take lessons when I was younger. Though if you have a talent then you should put it to use, so it was nice that she was actually playing piano.

"Pardon me, miss…" Was Tamaki seriously flirting with a little child? Maybe Yuki was right; maybe Tamaki really is a little bit of a pedophile. "I could not find a rose more beautiful than you, but please take this. Incidentally, I wonder if you would tell me about that girl playing the piano."

"That's Kamishiro Hina."

"Hina, is it?"

"Yeah, but you better not go falling in love with Hina." Does this little girl even realize how wrong that is in general?

"Why?"

"Didn't you know? Hina is going to be moving away real soon. Her father has to move to Germany for his job before the end of next week."

"What are you doing! What are you doing here!" Tamaki then picked Shiro up, placing him on his shoulder. "Hey! What are you doing! Put me down! Put me down!" I sighed, looking at the poor girls watching us kidnap Shiro. I then turned around, jogging back to them.

"Don't worry about Shiro, he'll be fine. Tamaki's methods are a little different, but he's helping Shiro out." I then turned back around, noticing that Yuki and Mori had waited for me.

"'A little different'? Right he's kidnapping a little boy."

"Yes well Yuki, did you want those two little girls to worry about him? Besides he should be fine, I think."

"Ace, Yuki."

"Okay Mori, you're right we need to catch up to the rest of them." Mori nodded his head, and Yuki followed us to where the rest of them were. We ended up back in the third music room. I still don't get why I had to go, why I couldn't stay here and take a nap.

"What do you think you're doing, you idiot king!"

"You're the idiot. Teach you how to make women happy, you say? Don't make me laugh! However much you ask, how are we to answer that? It's not some unspecified number of girls you want to make happy, it's just on girl, Kamishiro Hina, isn't it? Only you can find the way to do that, right? Listen to me, as hosts, it's our job to make the girls happy. But the truth is, when it comes to a single girl that you like, it's not as a host that you must face her, but as a man. It's not being a full-fledged host that you want to become, it's a full-fledged man, isn't it?"

"It doesn't matter anymore. There's no time. I just wanted to at least watch her play as much as I could before she left. That's all."

"That set piece was a duet arrangement of a Mozart sonata, right?" Tamaki then walked over to a giant curtain, pulling it back to reveal a piano. I wonder why they always had the piano covered, or why Kyouya didn't have a student play it while the girls were here.

"Has there always been a grand piano in this room?" I glanced to Haruhi as she spoke.

"This is supposed to be a music room, after all."

"Yes, even though it may not be in use."

"It is a music room, after all."

"It is a music room."

"It's always been there before, it was just where you couldn't see it."

"You know Haruhi, with all the crazy things in here it wouldn't have surprised me if they didn't have a piano in a music room." Haruhi glanced at me, where I was currently laying on a couch, as I spoke up.

"Personally I think these boys just like messing with your head Haruhi." I giggled lightly at Yuki's statement. She would think something like that up. Tamaki then started to play the very same piece that Hina was playing earlier. I am very surprised. It's one thing to recognize a song by hearing it, but it was another thing entirely to play a piece like that from memory, without any music what so ever.

The next day

I was sitting in the library with Mori and Honey, trying to study history with them. We had decided that the days when Mori didn't have his kendo meetings, we would meet earlier to study, while Tamaki helped Shiro with his piano piece.

"Hey Ace?" I glanced up at Honey, meeting his eyes.

"Yeah? What is it?"

"Well Takashi and I were wondering if you liked Yuki?" I could feel my eyebrows furrow in confusion, of course I liked Yuki, she was my close friend, unless he meant that in another way.

"Naturally, he's my friend, unless you mean in a different way." Honey then nodded his head. I sighed lightly, while blushing slightly from the awkwardness of the situation. "No I don't like Yuki as anything but a friend, it'd be to weird other wise, trust me." Honey smiled brightly, nodding his head.

"Good." I turned to look at Mori confused by what that was supposed to mean. "Let's study." I nodded my head again, a strong blush covering my face.

Six days later

"Welcome, princess." All of us host spoke in unison, after Hina opened the door.

"Today's main program will be Takaoji Shiro's… piano recital." Tamaki then walked over to the piano, pulling out the chair. "Princess, if you please."

"Let's play together."

"Okay!" I smiled; the two were very adorable together. They then started to play together, on the two pianos.

"We've done a good thing."

"Wholehearted love… Is that another way that Shiro takes after you, Tamaki-senpai?" I smiled at Haruhi; she just indirectly complemented Tamaki.

"Yeah, positively so."