"Tamaki-sempai, please slow down, we have plenty of time!" Haruhi protested as we were dragged from clothing store to clothing store. The Host Club was eager to dress up (and dress us up as well) so they ran around the large stores, picking up anything cute or stylish they could find, and either dress up, or dress US in the clothes.

"I don't think I've tried on these many clothes since... I just don't think I've tried on this many clothes..." I said, eyeing the frilly blue dress the twins shoved in my face. I stepped back, and felt the collision of knocking into someone a bit shorter than me. I yelped as I felt the world turn. A small squeal, and I was lying on my back with my legs resting on top of someone's back.

"Yuki! Miss!"

"Oh my god, are you ok!?" I asked, scrambling to help her up. I felt my own face burn with a small blush, and I saw that her bags had spilled on the floor. "I-I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to knock you over, are you ok?" I asked. The girl looked up with large, purple eyes, and nodded.

"Y-yes, I-I am very sorry for running into you."

"Eh? N-no! It was my fault for not looking where I was going, I'm sorry!" I said, flashing a small smile. She blushed lightly, looking down. "Oh! Here are your bags..."

"Th-thank you, sir."

Apparently, she can't tell I'm a girl. But then again, I am wearing boy shorts, a t-shirt, and I did just get my haircut. I smiled wider.

"It's the least I can do."

"Who is this?" Hunny asked, bounding up with a wide smile.

"O-oh, m-my name is Kimiko Cross, it-it's nice to meet you..." She said quietly. Hunny's smile widened.

"I'm Mitsukuni Haninozuka! But you can call me Hunny! Nice to meet you!"

"My, my, my—"

"—Look what the dog dragged in~" Hikaru and Kaoru grinned, appearing on both her sides. Kimiko tensed, looking shocked and frightened.

"It's ok, they won't hurt you." Haruhi said, pinching the twin's arms. They yelped and backed away behind a clothes rack. "My name is Haruhi Fujioka, it's nice to meet you." She smiled. She nodded, and then looked up in awe at Mori.

"So! What's your name?" Hikaru and Kaoru grinned.

"She just said it was Kimiko-chan! Can't you guys listen?" I scolded them, sending a disapproving glance. They shrugged, looking back at her. "Eh?" Kimiko's eyes were wide, and almost frightened, and she was clutching her bag to her chest. "Wh-what's the matter? Are you hurt?" She shook her head, wiping her eyes.

"Here, let's go somewhere else." Haruhi suggested. We led Kimiko out of the store, asking the clerk to hold the items for us, (not that we'd give the twins the satisfaction of buying the clothes) we went to the Food Court and sat down in the open booths.

"Are you shy around people?" Hunny asked, Usa-chan was sitting on the table. Kimiko nodded slightly, looking down at the table. I smiled.

"That's ok! Meeting new people is always an adventure!" I said. She nodded. After getting Hikaru and Kaoru to settle down a bit, we all started to talk. I don't know how long we talked, but we learned that Kimiko likes to read, play the piano, and watching animals and being outside where she can be close to nature. We also learned that her parents died, and she lives with her aunt in Japan.

Parting with her was difficult, but we went back to the store where Hikaru and Kaoru bought the clothes for us, insisting we wear them. And after eating lunch at a nice diner, we went back to the hotel before going to the beach again.

Hikaru and Kaoru were body boarding, Hunny was looking for shellfish, and Tamaki and Mori were watching everyone while Haruhi sat under an umbrella. Kyoya and I were sitting on chairs, and I was busy making a pile of sand with my feet. "Yuki! Join us in the water!" Hikaru called. Sighing, I stood, digging my feet into the sand as I made my way over to them. "Have you ever body-boarded before?" They asked as I waded toward them, shivering slightly. I shook my head.

"I've never really tried..." I mumbled, looking out across the water. Then, a board was shoved into my arms, and I stumbled back slightly, the water sloshing around me.

"We'll teach you!"

"E-eh?"

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"Like this?"

"Don't lean to far forward! You might fall off!"

"Yup, just like that!"

"Try to kneel on the board!"

"Are you crazy!? I'll fall!"

"Not if you balance yourself correctly!" I rolled my eyes slightly, the smile on my face giving away that I was having a lot of fun. The twins were not bad teachers, as long as they weren't pranking you, or making you look like a fool. I slid off the board as I got closer to them, holding it over my head.

"That was fun!" I smiled. They grinned at me.

"Now watch the masters!"

Masters indeed. They even started to pose for the girls on shore, who were squealing with delight. I sighed, shaking my head. "Show-offs..." I went out to swim, not going farther than I could touch the bottom with my toes. Looking down, I could see the shadows of small fish darting around on the bottom. I took a deep breath and ducked my head under the surface of the water, squeezing my eyes shut as I went down and came back up, wiping my eyes with my hands.

"Yuki! Watch out! Big wave!" I turned quickly, and barely had enough time to take a deep breath as the wave came crashing down on me. My hand flew up to hold my nose and cover my mouth as I felt the sand and pebbles scrape against my face, legs and sides. Despite covering my mouth, I accidentally inhaled water and choked, not knowing which way was up. I had to spit out a mouthful of sand. I began to panic as I felt myself begin to get pulled out to the sea.

I flailed my arms and limbs, and my fingers scratched at the sand, trying to get a grip of where I was, but I couldn't and soon, the sand slipped out of me grasp and my feet couldn't touch the bottom. I think my head broke the surface a couple times, and I screamed before getting dragged under.

And then, someone grabbed my wrist, and pulled, and when I felt air on my face, I let go of my nose and mouth and coughed as I was lifted into arms. "Yuki! Are you alright!?" I couldn't answer, I shook as I threw up water, coughing.

"T-Towel..." I gasped out. One was shoved into my hands, and I wiped my eyes, sneezing, and coughing out water at the same time. My throat burned, and tears automatically fell from the salt water. I pressed my eyes into the towel, shaking as I cried.

"Are you ok? Do you need a doctor?" I shook my head, wiping my eyes.

"I-I'm ok, I think." I coughed some more. "I'm just a little surprised." I looked up and saw Mori looking down at me, concerned. I smiled slightly, "you can put me down, I think I can stand..." I felt my feet hit the sand, and I steadied myself with his arm. "Th-that was adventurous..."

"Don't joke about that!" Hikaru suddenly burst out.

"Well, what more can I do? I'm alright, salt water doesn't kill you instantly, and it's over, so what else is there to do?" I asked, wiping some sand off my elbows. My nose was still burning, and my eyes stung.

"You could have drowned!" Hikaru fumed. I looked up apologetically.

"I'm sorry Hikaru, but I don't get why you're so upset. I didn't drown, I'm standing right here. Though I think I'll stay in the sand for a while." Hikaru's bangs covered his expression, but I didn't prod any further, neither did the rest of the host club.

In the end, Tamaki brought us to a restaurant by the hotel to eat lunch. I shook off what had happened previously, and soon, we were all laughing and talking normally again. Later that night, we went on a cruise with the guests, and the twins went around taking pictures of us with the ladies, and then some more goofy photos. I knew they were going to make a book and sell it to the guests later on. We were on the cruise for four hours; the last half hour was dedicated to fireworks, as this was our second to last night. Time went by so fast, even though I could remember every detail of the vacation. But when we got home, it would be back to the classroom.

We all parted ways at the hotel, the ladies taking cabs to theirs, and we went our different ways to the rooms. Haruhi and I washed up, then got ready for bed, and we were lying in our beds when there was a knock on the door. Casting curious looks at each other, Haruhi got up to answer the door. "It's us." It was Hikaru and Kaoru. They were smiling mischievously. Haruhi gave them a bland look. "We were wondering if you wanted to get snacks with us." They grinned. Haruhi sighed.

"You guys do realize it's almost ten, right?" They nodded, "and the only store that's going to be open are convenience stores, right?" They nodded.

"Milord wanted to look a the snacks there, they're different than the other stores back home."

"And why do we have to come along?"

"Well, you guys don't have to. But Milord will most likely come down here himself to get you guys."

"I'll go then, someone needs to watch over the three of you..." Haruhi muttered, shutting the door in their faces, blocking their triumphant grins. "I guess I should get dressed, then." Haruhi said.

"I'll go with you if you want." Haruhi shook her head.

"No, it's ok. You need to sleep, it's been a long day for you. I'll just tell them you're too tired or something." I smiled slightly.

"Ok."

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I don't know how I got there, all I knew is that I was deep in the ocean, and the surface was no where near my reach. I flailed my arms, trying to swim up, but the underwater current tossed me around, and I was helpless.

What am I going to do?

The question ran through my head a million times, and I could feel myself panic. What if I drowned? I would never get to see the others again, never tell them how much I loved being with them, never ever see them smile. I felt the need to cough, but I knew I couldn't; I would inhale water and panic more, then drown.

Help me!

I felt a pressure on my shoulder, but I couldn't open my eyes. I covered my mouth and nose with my hands, feeling my lungs begin to burn.

"...open... Yuki!... eyes...!"

No! Don't open your eyes; the salt water will blind you!

"..breathe..! Yuki...!"

No! Don't listen to them, you'll drown!

I thrashed, taking a breath, but water filled my lungs. I choked, grabbing my throat.

"..Yuki!... YUKI!" And then, I could breathe again, and I jolted up, coughing. Through the darkness, and my tears, I could see the fuzzy outline of Kyoya sitting on the edge of my bed. I grasped his shirt, shaking.

"K-Kyoya-se—" I cried, holding onto his shirt as I shook.

"Are you ok? What happened?" He asked.

"I-I had a nightmare that I was drowning." I choked out, trying to stop the tears half-heartedly.

"I guess the ocean was a bit more traumatic than we thought." Kyoya said. I nodded, and jumped when he tried to stand up.

"D-don't go, I just.."

"You don't want me to get the others?" Kyoya asked. I shook my head. Haruhi was still gone with the twins to shop for snacks, so I was alone in the room, save for Kyoya.

"N-no.. I-I'm ok, ju-just... k-kinda shaken..." I felt the bed shift as he wrapped his arms around me. Every time I thought I was ok, the nightmare would come back, and a new set of tears would fall.

"Yuki..." I flinched slightly; his voice was right next to my ear, "Yuki, it's ok, you're not going to drown, I'll make sure of that." A slight pause, "Yuki, look outside the window." A small nudge on my back, and I turned slightly to look outside. There was a full moon, and I could almost see all of it. "It's ok, I'm here. It's ok." Kyoya whispered.

And in during that time, I became aware of his arms around me as he whispered soothing things into my ear, and the closeness we shared. I was embarrassed, happy, and a little scared.

I was scared of how right it felt.