These chapters are getting harder and harder to start. Aiii...

Ayumi: Don't worry, you'll get through it. It's not like you're going in blind.

Nana: I guess. OOO. Anyway guys.

WEEE REAACHED OVER 100 REVIEWSSS~ HOHOHO! Watchya think about that? Everything. You think everything. Anyway, I think we should party.

Kyoya: party on your own time. I want my explanations, and you need to write the chapter.

Nana: EVIL MAN. EEEEVIL MAN. You're lucky, you're cool.

Kyoya: I'm much more than that. Wish me to prove it to you?

Nana:...N.O.

Also, Escape to Ouran: You don't have to wait for me to send you a message. just send one every once in a while. I'll answer more often than not. I just tend not to carry on conversations through PM after the day it started. It's a habit for some reason? I dunno. Not that I think about it I need to clean out my PM inbox...Spanano spamed it. Pfft xD

Without further adieu, here ish yo chapter?

"And that's how Katsu and I became friends."

Ayumi ended the story with a sad nostalgic tone, she stares at her and Mori's hands; feeling conflicted between happy and sad about the memory. She felt Mori take one hand away from hers to pat the top of her head. He whispered in her ear.

"Thank you."

"It's no problem. Again, you all deserve to know..." She turned back to the rest of the boys. Their expressions were all varied but they all held a sense of surprise and sadness. Kyoya adjusted his glasses, and regained composure, although it didn't look like he had lost it to begin with. He had quite a good mask built up.

"So, that explains the problem. Why can't I find information on this? You would think with something this phenomenal I would be able to." He said.

Ayumi sighed. "Well, the days after that...Apparently things were handled badly." She got curious looks when she said this. Honey hugged Usa-chan tighter.

"What happened Ayumi?"

She laughed a little and patted his head. "Well...Her father obviously wasn't a fair man about it all. In fact from what I heard it was even a few days before Katsu's mom had convinced him that she should see a doctor." She looked at Kyoya.

"Once they managed to get Katsu out of her room they went. The doctor had determined it was a mental problem due to immense stress and pressure on Katsu at birth, as well as damage done to Ryuka's stomach right before delivery. The pressure with tutoring at a young age could have also caused added effects to the damage already done." Ayumi paused again.

"The doctor said all he could really offer therapy at that point. The damage was done, and without further stress like she was getting it would probably not happen as often, but that would be as she grew up...Her parents didn't take it well." She frowned at the end of that.

"...Her father was angry with her wasn't he?" Kyoya presumed.

"Actually no. He just gave up on her." Her bluntness didn't lessen the fact at all. "He dropped the tutoring, but he didn't do it to help Katsu. He did it because Katsu couldn't be his heir anymore. She was unfit and after that his goal for her was simply marrying a good young man of business from another wealthy family. He's still looking at that fact."

These facts made Haruhi disgusted, she finally spoke out.

"Who the hell does that? Who treats their own kid like that? Just like some property and means of benefit!" She barked. Ayumi gritted her teeth, angry at these facts too.

"Its how things work in the world of business Haruhi. You look out for number one, and any means of benefit needs to be gained. With no heir his company will go to the dogs. Katsu's father did what was right for his business."

"Yes, because treating a young 6 year girl like just some asset is right! You just shut the fuck up Kyoya!" Ayumi shouted at him, her fists shaking. Kyoya simply stared at her. 'Did she really just swear?'

He was about to respond but Ayumi cut him off furiously. "You don't know a damn thing! Katsu's dad dropped her on her ass, treated her like a mistake, something to hide! The reason you can't find anything on this is because he isn't willing to let Katsu's problem ruin his reputation!"

Ayumi was still fuming but was kept from yelling anymore by Mori, putting his hands on her shoulders and bringing her back. He quietly spoke to her and tried to calm her down. She was nearly on the brink of tears.

"It's alright. Just calm down."

"But he!-"

"Shh I know Ayumi just..." He looked for something for her to do to de-stress. He couldn't find much, so he picked up Usa-chan from the couch where Honey had left it; he was too busy at the moment focused on Kyoya along with the others to notice.

"Hug the bunny?" He offered the pink ball of fluff to her. She stared at it bleary eyed for a moment, before cracking a smile. She laughed and hugged him.

"Thanks Takashi, I needed that." She said still lightly giggling, although it sounded kind of melancholy.

She looked back at the others who were all staring at the couple again. Tamaki looking like a proud father, Honey was gleaming cutely, and Hikaru and Kaoru were smirking like idiots. Kyoya remained lightly smirking, but with more of his signature cool air to it.

Ayumi's and Mori's faces turned into tomatoes. The twins began laughing.

"You two g-give-"

"-the best reactions to attention!"

Ayumi simply mumbled in reply. The room suddenly burst into its usual antics. It was a nice transition for all of them, away from the deep heavy, and strictly classified discussion they all had. Soon they noticed it was getting late, so the hosts began leaving for home. After twenty minutes more of them were gone, the only ones left being the twins. In the orange light of the sunset outside they saw a familiar figure wandering the court yard.

"Hey, that Katsu?"

"What's she doing back here?" They looked at each other, and shrugged simultaneously. They watched her for a bit. She had a bag slung over her shoulder and was walking with a pensive look on her face. What could she be thinking about? They were curious.

Hikaru got up and headed to the doorway, with his brother soon after. Kaoru locked the club room doors after himself and went after Hikaru who was running down the hallway hastily.

"Hey wait up Hikaru!" He called after him.

After Katsu had been kidnapped from the club room, Kiseki had taken her into his car and sped off somewhere. With the stereo blasting moderately loud Katsu looked at him.

"So where are we going exactly?" She asked. Kiseki grinned.

"Getting your skates sharpened of course. You need it if you're going to be going for this." He turned his attention back to the road.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgot about that. Always good to get them sharpened a few weeks before." She commented. Kiseki nodded his mind elsewhere as he drove. He was hoping that Ayumi knew what she was doing. He was aware of Katsu's situation too, but only after it had slipped once while they were hanging out at his house. She had looked so scared; he didn't want to see that side of her ever. He had agreed on keeping it a secret after Katsu's parents literally threatened him and his family with bankruptcy.

They eventually got to the skate shop, and had to sit around the waiting area until the sharpening was done. While they waited, of course Katsu decided to mess with everything on display. First she went to the boots.

She scanned the wall, feeling the weight of each one and the texture, until she came to one in particular.

"Pfftt. WHO WOULD WANT A BOOT LIKE THIS?" She practically shouted. Kiseki looked unaffected by the outburst, unlike the people around him; he simply sat up and looked behind him.

"Watchya mean?"

She picked up the boot in question and shoved it in her friend's face. "This!"

The boot was a standard issue skating boot, stiff and padded with enough support and foam on the inside of the tongue. The only thing different was instead of standard issue white finish, it had the image of leaves all along the surface. It must have been done digitally, Kiseki guessed. Katsu was too busy with the fact that they chose leaves of all things.

"Who would go 'Oh, I LOVE trees, I'ma get leaves on my boots. Hurhur, maybe that'll make them eco-friendly, because I'm so cool and better than people like thaaaat.' " She said.

"Pfft. Hahaha. Okay, that was funny, but really who would think like that?" Katsu stopped mocking no on specific, and sat back down next to him, but she ended it with a remark.

"Some people would honestly do that. Trust me, I know people."

"Yes yes, because such an odd person such as you would know."

"I would, thank youuu~" She sang.

He sat there, letting her think she had one until "Yeah, you sure do know these things. Just like you proved that at the water park that one time. What was it you said to the man? 'Oh, but corn syrup isn't as tasty as maple syrup!' " He began laughing at the memory. Katsu began flustered.

"H-Hey, you shut up! That was in 8th grade, okay?"

"AKA last year."

"..Shut, UP!"

"Ahahaha~! Oh c'mon you know you love me!"

"...S-Shut up Kiseki. Just shut up and stop being right about everything!"

"Ah my dear Katsu, you know that is nearly impossible, but I will try, just for you~"

"...Pfft."

After the sharpening was done Kiseki drove Katsu back to the school. He knew her car was left there and she would have to drive it home and all. He gave her a hug goodbye and said she would see her tomorrow for lessons. She ended up whacking him for another mention of the water park incident, and started heading back to the school entrance with her skate bag slung over her shoulder.

She got through the entrance doors when she was attacked by the twins. They were running to fast and the three of them became a big heap on the pink tiled floor.

"Baah, you ginges get off! Naagh!" She flailed, kicking her legs and flapping her arms like a fish out of water. The twins scrambled to get off her and sat on the floor next to each other.

"Well Hello there." Hikaru greeted.

"Fancy meeting you here." Kaoru added with an innocent smile. Katsu huffed.

"We'll hello good sirs. Mind showing me where the rest of you idiots are?" She asked politely.

"They all went home. We're the only ones still here. We felt like staying in case you came back." They explained. Katsu nodded.

"Well that was nice."

"It was!-"

"-Thank you for-"

"Noticing our generosity of our presence~"

We aim to procreate." Kaoru ended, they both posed with a show of jazz hands like they had just finished a grand performance. Katsu sweat dropped.

"...You aim to have sex?"

"What?"

"Procreate equals sexy times."

"..." They stayed quiet. Hikaru and Katsu turned to Kaoru questioningly.

"You used another word without knowing what it means first, didn't you?"

"...Maybe." Kaoru shied away from her gaze, Hikaru simply snickered.

"You never cease to amaze me Kao." They sat there in mutual silence for a minute before Katsu began talking again.

"So Kao, how's yer day goin'?"She asked.

He hesitated a bit, wondering if he should tell her that they now knew her secret, but decided to go vague for now. "Fine, Hikaru has been pretty quiet though." He motioned to Hikaru spacing out.

"Oh..." Katsu grinned. She jumped up and shouted in his head. "Yooooooo HIKARUU! WAKEY WAKEY!" Hikaru nearly jumped three feet off the ground. He fell on his butt with a thud.

"Oww!" Katsu just laughed then helped him up. "When'd you get here?" he asked.

"Bah, as unobservant as ever ain'tchya, silly ging. You forget me so easily!" she mocked. "You're losing your senses. You might need a hearing-aid! Oh how horrible!" she said dramatically, as if a spotlight was blaring down on her. Hikaru sweat-dropped.

"Right."

"What's got your undies in'a bunch today?"

"Nothing."

"Spill it!"

"Nothing!"

"..Right." She sat back down giving up on the direct approach. She didn't have any other way of going about it so she opted to stare at Hikaru until he cracked under the pressure. She burned holes into him. She wasn't gonna give up. As she was trying to pester him, she reviewed his features. She saw his hair was always in that cute messy sort of style that she was used to. He looked like a 'flamboyant ginger bread cookie' as she put it. His eyes made him look like a cat. A Cheshire cat to be exact. Although, she wasn't really sure on what a Cheshire cat was. None the less, the type fit him. She noticed he always had that wild glint in his eyes that separated him from his brother. Kaoru was the sweeter half, Hikaru was the devil.

Katsu began to giggle. She liked the fact that he was the more devious half of the two. Perhaps that's why whenever she looked at him lately; she would get a bit of a tingly feeling; as if she was going to enjoy whatever came from the boy for that day. Though others may view their ways as methodical, Katsu saw some different aspect of their pranks and acts every day. The thought of that made her grin. Though, she wasn't too sure why she did. Perhaps she wanted to be able to pull pranks with Hikaru too? It was always fun when they did that. Yeah, maybe it was something like that.

"What are you laughing at Katsu?" Kaoru noticed her snickers. He saw a blush plastered across her cheeks. He followed her gaze to his brother. He grinned. 'Sights set on Hikaru eh?'

"Why you blushing? Hmm?" he jeered. Katsu blinked from Kaoru bringing the fact to her attention. Then her face scrunched in thought.
Kaoru gasped to himself. 'Is she finally thinking what I think she's thinking?'

Hikaru looked at Kaoru. "Wh-" He stopped talking. He tilted his head questioningly. "Why are you blushing?" he asked Katsu. Her blush darkened a fraction, though it was barely noticeable. Hikaru's eye brow rose out of curiosity.

'Why am I blushing? I don't usually do that. It's probably a coincidence, right? It's not like I like either of the twins or anything. Kaoru is more like a gay best friend to me- though I don't know if he's really gay or not, but if he is it makes no difference to me. Anyway, he isn't boyfriend material and Hikaru...well. Hikaru is a pompous sarcastic ass! Sure, he's wicked funny, I love talking and joking with him, but c'mon, he's a flamboyant ging! It's not like I could even see myself with him. Right?'

As she was thinking the brothers together got in her face, side-by-side with equally curious looks in their eyes. They had actually been there for about half a minute before Katsu even noticed. They could tell she was having some sort of inner conflict. When she finally snapped out of it, Katsu had a hard time starting to talk.

"A-Ah Um...-GET OUTA MY F-FACE YOU GINGS!" She shoved them away and stood up, putting her hands on her hips stubbornly. The twins laughed a little, but stopped once they realized she was out the door and heading to the parking lot. They ran after her.

"Oi! Wait!" She stopped and looked at them questioningly.

"Ah-" Hikaru tried to begin but couldn't seem to find the worlds. Kaoru managed to find something to say though.

"If you ever...um, need to talk about something; we're here, okay?" He said.

"Anything at all." Hikaru reinforced. Katsu blinked.

"..Uh, o-okay." What were they trying to get at? "I'll remember that, thanks guys." She began walking away again.

When she was half way in her car she heard Hikaru yell back at her again.

"Call us tomorrow you crazy idiot!"

She grinned. "Alright ya crazy ging!"

Maybe things would go back to normal among her friends after all.

Yes, yes, pointless chapter is pointless.

But I gaves you inklings, yus? Course I did.

I know, I know, this was probably not worth the wait but I tried to make it as good as it could be.

I'm contemplating using another episode plot for the next episode. It would be very altered to Katsu's point of View and her being a monkey wrench in the episode to make it more...MERRR, but I'm not liking the fact that I'm using another episode. It feels very uncreative and unoriginal.

HOW ABOUT THIS.

You guys vote? Review and vote if you think I should

A) Use the episode, it will add more to love interests.

OR

B) Don't use it. It's better to be more original on your own.

Please do this? Thank youu~