Hey guys sorry for such a short chapter last time! I'm pretty sure I had more words for my authors notes than my story. I think I'll be answering basically everything about Akari's character (even the obvious) and try and explain why I might have had plot holes. Some of you have pointed out some I never even meant to happen but the excuses it gives me to make changes to story I think are sometimes worth it. Sorry if I don't answer all your questions with this chapter. I don't think I'll be writing any more one on one chapters because I'm wanting to get to that romance point in the story. So if you haven't voted or your character isn't in the lead, get to the voting poll and leave a review and try to get as many friends as you can!

Wow so many replies! I really enjoyed reading them and am happy that you guys are enjoying this story more than I thought! I love talking to you guys on what you think and its interesting about why you think Akari should end up with a certain someone from the host club. Onto the said replies!

Mahagony07: I'm really sorry about the comma mess-ups! I also understand what you mean about starting the sentence with the word 'but' twice, it's kind of a habit I guess. My fourth grade writing teacher would be yelling at me right now if she knew I'd done it in the first place. I really don't remember the "I wore my own clothing to cover up the scars" sentence from the second chapter sorry! If I read it, I'd probably have the same question. Like I've said in previous chapters, I'll be rewriting the chapters soon or when I'm done! I'll make sure to get that out of there! As for the ok and okay comment, I'll be sure to remember that. Your right about the professionalism and its just habit to say ok. Also, I would never think something like screw you when someone's voicing their opinion for something that's my first time doing so don't worry! I don't think anything bad of you or the rest of my reviewers.

Akari's relationship with her brother is a one-sided incest. Their parents are sadist but her brother is changing just to add a twist to the plot (sorry if that's a plot hole, I just feel like I need to put it there). Everyone has been saying the torture was extreme for just a small thing and I can agree but like I said, their sadist and I'll explain the other reason in this chapter (I'm not dumb enough to spoil it when it's so close!) She didn't go to the police because as I've also said in previous chapters, her parents are the most powerful force in Japan. At least I hope I did. If I didn't, oops. She didn't go to the police because at first she didn't get a chance, being locked up and all, and its no use when her parents have the status they do. Remember, everyone is scared of them even their own kid.

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Insanity runs through my vains: Glad your enjoying! I'll add your vote to the poll and would love to hear your opinion of why! Hikaru is also my favorite twin but I must admit, I absolutely love the gentle side of Kaoru and love writing about it. I'm sorry I made you cry but I'm also happy that I could make you feel a rare emotion!

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.129: I knew they'd be OOC from the start but I've been trying to get them more into character as I go along but you're right, it hasn't been my first concern. Dx I've never been really good at dialogue either so I really appreciate the suggestion. It'll hopefully help me improve my writing and I've been trying to do those exact things. I guess it hasn't been working xD I totally understand about the making every word count and I don't mind if you seem a little overcritical (You don't by the way). Hope to hear more from you and I'll add a vote to the poll for your Kaoru comment! ;P I know my Beta will love it xD

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Sorry guys! Wow one page of reviews. I won't be posting any more review replies in the chapters, it's just been taking too much space so I'll be sending replies via PM. That is unless I can't and I've run across several like that so if your account is like that, expect a reply in the next chapter! I'll try to reply as soon as I can to the accounts who I can reply to but it might take a while. I'm not really on ff 24/7. Now onto the story before I get killed!

Chapter 10

"A mystery easily solved if you ask in the right places," Came a cold voice from the door. I felt myself pale considerably. I knew that voice. Last time I'd heard it was the night when he came to apologize but that didn't matter after all he'd done. I could take the torture from my parents, I didn't mind being ignored, and I could manage the confusion from the lack of memories before the Hamada's. What I couldn't take was the backstabbing of playing with toys and then playing with bodies. I couldn't stand how we'd play together when our parents were near but then when they turned their backs, I'd find myself in a bed under him completely unable to move. I couldn't stand the betrayal. It shouldn't have surprised me though, it was the whole meaning of his name.

"Uragari." I hissed, venom dripping from my voice. I saw Tamaki and Kyoya flinch and look over at me in fright. I saw them back away, probably from fear, but I didn't react. I was done dealing with my brother. Uragari seemed to sense my sudden intense hatred because he took a step into the hallway.

"Akari calm down. I know that something's going on, Mom doesn't just leave the house and come back hours later with a killer look in her eyes. I can help you get past whatever is causing you pain. I can tell it is by the look past your guarded eyes." He said, softening his tone with every sentence. He made a gesture with his head but I didn't pay any attention to it.

"I don't care what you're doing here and I don't care why or what your excuses are. I want you to go away with Mom and Dad and leave me the hell alone! I've had enough of your guys crap!" I was hysterical by the end of my short little speech of anger at my brother. It was as if all my anger that had been bottled up over the years from the torture, the ignorance from others, and the nasty deeds of my brother had spilled over with his arrival. In a distant part of my mind, I heard a little voice that seemed to be the only sane part of me left for the moment. It wondered why I was so close to the edge of insanity, why all of it was spilling over now. But the insane part of me shoved it aside like it was a little fly.

All of a sudden I felt 2 different hands envelope me from either side. Before I could look, I felt someone hit the back of my head knocking me out cold.

Normal POV

Kyoya quickly knocked out Akari after seeing the insanity rising up in her eyes. He'd never seen her anywhere near the angry and wondered where it had come from.

"Why did she act like that?! Who are you?! What are you doing here and how did you get in?!" Tamaki burst out worriedly with a touch of anger. You only saw it in him when someone was in pain because of another and he wanted to make them feel better.

"The gunshot was coated with something special our parents made, I'm her brother, I came to make sure she was ok, I was let in and easily made it past your friends," Uragari said calmly adding in as an afterthought, "And you don't have to worry about them, their just unconscious." He moved closer to Akari, only stopping when Kyoya moved in front of him, pushing his glasses up nonchalantly.

"What did you mean earlier by asking the right places?" Kyoya asked calmly. Kyoya put his arm to block Tamaki who had started forward with bulging eyes whenever Uragari started making his way towards Akari. He didn't seem to particularly like the unconscious part of the explanation.

"The answers in the question. I came to tell Akari the truth about her past whenever I found out Mom had tracked her down."

"Tracked her.. Down?" Tamaki said slowly, as if testing it on his tongue.

"Every few months she gets 'gifts' from our parents that she probably sells or trashes which is for the best. She knew that whenever they found her, she had to find a new place to live but they always found her again. This time I guess it was worse than usual..." Uragari whispered at the end, letting a few stray traces of worry into his eyes. Showing emotions was a big deal when it came to Hamada's. They were supposed to be cruel, distant, and ice cold. Only Akari seemed to be a little different.

As if sensing these thoughts, Uragari explained why, "Akari, as you have probably already seen, is a lot more emotional than the rest of the family. Our parents tortured her for years but time was suspended for Akari. I personally think it dealt with the separation..." Uragari trailed off in thought.

"Separation? From what?" Tamaki asked slightly confused.

"Separation," Kyoya started, "From her real family. She's not really from the Hamada family is she?"

"H-h-how did you know?" Uragari stuttered in shock. Tamaki also seemed to gape at Kyoya as if he were crazy.

"She told us a story about a sun and moon family and now with your explanation of her weird mood swings, it clicks into place," Kyoya explained.

Uragari nodded, "That makes sense. She's probably told you how she was tortured and showed signs too."

"Wait so it's true?! How is that even possible?!" Tamaki burst out all of a sudden, seeming to have just caught up. Kyoya sighed and pushed up his glasses in annoyance. He had just mentioned the story, why couldn't he pay attention?

"Moron," Kyoya said simply, "Remember her story?"

"It's simple Tamaki. The story of the sun family being invaded by the moon family is true. At the time, Akari was the daughter of the sun's. I was little when it happened but old enough to remember. You see, our parents wanted the special blood they have in their veins. They accidentally killed the family but I found Akari in the house. I knew what my parents were capable even at that age so I brought her to them out of fright for myself.

"They were happy but of course in their insane maddening way. They never treated her all that well and seemed quite happy when she gave them an 'excuse' to start torturing her. I never saw her a single day during those years," Uragari explained with a frown, eyes softening with a little sincere care that showed through his coldness.

"So your saying that the only reason they tortured her," Kyoya started slowly with anger easily concealed.

"Was to get some kind of stupid special blood?" Tamaki finished seriously with obvious anger in his eyes and voice. "That's the only reason she has all those scars on her?! No one should go through so much torture at once, let alone for such long periods of time! Especially for something so stupid!"

Uragari shrugged, "Basically. It's not your average 'special' blood though. Though I guess no special blood is average... Onto the point. This blood allows the body to heal faster than the average system. According to my parents, every morning when they came back to torture her more, her wounds from the previous day had healed. Except for the one's that left scars of course. Those had, obviously, left marks."

"You're kidding," Kyoya said quietly with a gasp from Tamaki. "That explains the gunshot wound."

"She'll probably be fully healed by the end of the day. Also, as for the earlier answer of the coating on the wound, it's a special powder our parents made. It doubles certain strong emotions such as anger and sadness. I'm not sure if it interferes with the healing or if there is some kind of virus within her body. You might want to get that checked. You never know with our parents."

They sat in silence for a while, waiting for Akari to wake up when Tamaki seemed to remember the other hosts in the hall.

"Oops," Tamaki said with a soft chuckle from Kyoya while Uragari continued to stare at Akari. Kyoya got up to help Tamaki drag in the other hosts but Honey and Mori had woken up at that point.

"Someone released a smoke bomb," Mori grumbled simply, comforting Honey so he wouldn't have a mood swing. Tamaki was a little scared to see if it would be bad for them. The twins chose this moment to wake up too and seemed a little put off to have been attacked in what was supposed to be a safe house.

Hikaru crossed his arms and said, "I would really like to meet the guy,"

"That put us to sleep so easily. If we were attacked," Kaoru continued.

"Then is Akari ok? And if we're all out here,"

"Then whose with her in there?"

"She's probably... fine guys, just... a little... sore," Haruhi muttered as she was waking up, seeming to have heard the end of the conversation. Hikaru guessed she was talking more about herself towards the end.

"You guys won't like it but," Tamaki trailed off, scared to finish the sentence with Honey and the twins so close.

"But?" The twins said in unison with obvious tension. Hikaru seemed a little angry that Tamaki was stalling.

"We left her with her brother. And we learned a lot about her past."

With Akari and Uragari

Uragari was rubbing his hand against Akari's head softly. He ran his fingers through her bangs and pushed them out of her face to look at her more clearly. She's so pretty, even with the horrible tint of the Hamada's, Uragari thought. He stared at her pale skin plagued with circles under her eyes. Her mouth was slightly open and you could see the rise and fall of her chest to signify her breathing even under the covers. Uragari moved his hand down to her chin and held it lightly, running his thumb over her lips.

He wondered what kind of a girl Akari would be if she had grown up without the disturbance from the Hamada's. He hated seeing that guarded and scared look in her eyes whenever they were around. He wished she would look at him with adoration and love rather than hate and fright.

Uragari pulled away when he heard the voices of the awakening hosts. He dragged his eyes over to the door when it made the creaking sound to let people know it was opening. No one came in at first and as he was about to look away, the twins burst into the room looking like they were going to pummel someone. Then came in Honey and Mori, looking like they were trying to stop them. After them were Haruhi, Kyoya, and Tamaki who seemed content to watch things unfold.

Akari's POV

I had woken up a little after Kyoya had knocked me out. It was around the time when they had been talking about me being separated from my real family. It shows how much restraint I have from the way that I was able to pretend I was still out cold. I had nearly blown my cover when I felt my brothers hand on my chin. I was pretty sure he would've kissed me if the hosts hadn't walked in. It was a good thing too because I was about to bite it.

I heard the twins come in first by their obvious angry stomping and unison shouting. It amazed me how they could be so in sync at times. Next I heard the silent yet heavy footsteps of Mori and knew Honey was nearby. I heard Haruhi sigh but didn't hear any footsteps so I figured she, Kyoya, and Tamaki would be near the door. I also knew my brother was still near me.

I peeked open an eye to see what was going on and found my estimations were right. Hikaru came barreling over to Uragari and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. I paled slightly, waiting to see if my brother did anything but he didn't even raise a hand.

"Hikaru, put Akari's brother down. You don't know what he could do," Haruhi said calmly and I silently thanked her for her sensibility. Hikaru seemed rather annoyed to be told what to do but he did anyway. Eyes narrowing slightly, I looked at my brother to gauge his reaction. He seemed to sense my gaze because he turned his head and looked over, causing me to close my eye again in false sleep.

"You heard every word of our conversation, didn't you Akari," He said it like a statement rather than a question. I didn't want to acknowledge him but I opened my eyes and nodded, for the others sakes.

I heard their individual responses rather than saw. It wasn't hard to tell if you could distinguish their sighs and gasps, or grunts in Mori's case.

"Akari," My brother started a little hesitantly, "Do you want to get some rest?" I looked up at the question, surprised that he cared.

"That's a good idea, we should leave Akari alone for a while. Let her catch up on her sleep," I heard Tamaki say from somewhere behind my brother. I frowned and was about to reject when I caught the twins looking at me, daring me to refuse. I wasn't quite ready to see what they had in mind if I didn't agree.

I sighed in resignation, laying back down against the pillows. Someone was pulling up the covers. I looked up and saw Honey and Mori. Honey was smiling so I offered one in return. Then I laid my head back down and closed my eyes, and to my surprise, was asleep in minutes.

Normal POV

They all watched Akari fall asleep before slowly and quietly exiting the room. Standing in silence, they all waited for someone to speak. Finally, Uragari spoke, "I know this will be a lot to ask, and I don't expect you to really trust or respect me to do it but,"

"Your right about that buddy. Why would we do anything for you?" Hikaru butted in, seeming rather annoyed.

"Because I'm not asking on my behalf. I'm asking on Akari's. She's going to need someone close to look after her in a special way here soon. And I'm relying on you guys to figure out who will do it and to do it at the right time," He answered quietly. Everyone stilled at that and just as the silence was becoming too tense, Tamaki broke it with a simple stupid phrase,

"Of course we'll look after her! Especially me, I mean, a father has to watch his precious daughter!" Everyone looked at him, seeming to realize he wasn't quite clear on what Uragari meant, but probably will if the time comes. Uragari sighed, a little annoyed at his obliviousness. What an idiot. Maybe he'll know what I mean when he gets the chance. He saw the other hosts nod and knew that even if Tamaki didn't understand, at least the others did. And that meant Akari had at least 5 others to lean on. He also knew the girl (what was her name?) would be there for her the best she could. Maybe even Tamaki would too, if he could ever get out of that family theory of his.

What did you guys think? Hopefully this helps with her background a lot and seals up several plot holes. If you find any, please let me know and when I try and rewrite the chapters, I'll try and seal them up! I hope you all enjoyed the long chapter (over 3,500 words xD) and I hope I promised you guys one in the last chapter. If I didn't, well it's just a happy surprise! Feel free to leave a review, till next time!

This will probably be the last chapter to vote but if it's not, you guys only have till the chapter after next. I'm hoping to get her together with one of the hosts next chapter but like I said, if I don't it will be the one after next! So get those votes in and feel free to cheat and use the poll and review, I'll add both because I can't tell whose voted on the poll. Though do know I won't add more than up to 3 votes on a review and that's for different people. This means that if you leave 3 reviews for the same person, I won't add 3 votes. Kaoru is still in the lead with a dropping Honey and a jump in both Kyoya and Hikaru!

Kaoru: 28

Honey: 23

Kyoya: 14

Mori: 11

Hikaru: 8

Tamaki: 2