Hikaru and Kaoru were across the way, watching the girl with narrowed eyes. When Yuuki was about to pass back by, they saw her stick out her foot. Kaoru leapt up, just as Yuuki squeaked and started to fall. He quickly grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back, towards him before she could fall on the platter, which made a racket. It was completely silent as Yuuki breathed hard, shaking.

"Are you two okay?" Hikaru asked, reaching over to help Kaoru and Yuuki steady.

"F-fine…" Yuuki stammered, still trembling.

"Same…" Kaoru muttered. But then he quickly straightened up and squared his shoulders, staring straight at the girl. "Mam, I'm afraid that you will have to be leaving now. You have no place to cause harm to our friend Yuuki."

"Friend? How is he your friend?! He's just another dog that the host club decided to take in! You're just being nice to him because his parents died!" She said disdainfully. Yuuki's eyes seemed to glaze over as she bit her lip.

"I bet the reason you're such a bitch is because you're jealous" She said hoarsely. Without another word, she strolled right out of the room, and didn't look back. After that, she was at a full force run. Tears were starting to roll down her cheeks. Why had that girl said something awful like that? It made her heart sting, sending a bitter swell of sadness into her system. Since it was afterschool, she knew that no one would be using the libraries. She ran into the first one she could find. The libraries were beautiful and huge, almost like in Beauty and the Beast. She quickly went upstairs into the loft, which had comfortable seating for students to read in. There was a huge window that overlooked the courtyard. She made her way to the window, and sat down in one of the chairs.

She looked out onto the courtyard. It was beautiful still, the flowers were being blown by the wind, making them look like a moving rainbow. She sighed. Why is it that I have these wonderful times and then someone has to go and ruin them? She thought miserably. She put her head in her hands and looked out at the view, spacing out until she heard the clatter of stone. She sat up, seeing one of the twins run out onto the courtyard.

"Yuuki? Yuuki where are you?" It was Kaoru. She sighed softly and put her head in her hands, closing her eyes. She didn't hear the library door open or close, nor the soft footsteps that came up the stairs.

Yuuki sniffed, trying to get her tears under check. But the girl's harsh words kept replaying in her head. "Are they really just being nice to me for that reason?" She asked bitterly.

"Now do you really think that's true?" She heard a soft voice say behind her softly. Her eyes widened when she saw the other twin leaning up against a chair, looking at her concernedly. "Well I have a few reasons to…" She muttered.

"What do you mean?" "Well for one thing, you were only nice to me the first day we met; the day my parents died. That was the only day you've acted like my friend." She said quietly, gazing out the window. "And you obviously don't trust me…And I probably piss you off a lot." Her voice became softer as the tears spilled over onto her cheeks faster.

He reached out and wiped a tear from her cheek. "You apologized for that…I have no reason to be mad at you…but the truth is, I was mad. I was mad because you reminded me so much of a girl that I really liked…and a girl I can not attain."

"Haruhi." She said simply.

"Yeah."

"Well…I'm sorry Hikaru, I truly am…but I better go now, I probably have to go apologize to that girl." She stood and walked past him.

"Now wait a second.." He said. He reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her towards him. She hit his chest, and stepped back, not looking at him.

"Sorry" She whimpered. He didn't say anything, but surprised her with a simple gesture. He pulled her into an embrace, and held her there.

"Yuuki-chan, it's okay if you're sad. It's okay if you're moody…that's natural. You just lost some really important people in your life. You should've taken some days off from school. You need to mourn their death Yuuki, otherwise it'll keep affecting you. You just need a good cry." He said softly.

At first she didn't say anything, probably because she was completely shell shocked to hear this coming from Hikaru. Then a choked sob came from her throat. "I miss them so much…I-I have nightmares…I can't sleep…it's so hard…" She sobbed, pulling Hikaru closer to her and crying into his chest. She felt his hand glide across her back softly; it was comforting. He held her there and let her cry for a while. She didn't know long how it was.

She didn't care.

Once her breathing slowed, she quickly pulled away, and her eyes widened. "Oh my gosh…I'm so sorry! I got your shirt all wet…"

"It's okay…But we better get back now or Kyouya might have a seizure." He replied, smirking lightly.

"Right…it'd be bad to upset 'Mommy' as Tamaki calls him." She said, trying to lighten his and her mood.

"Yeah, when Mommy gets mad, it's time to face the music." He said chuckling.

Yuuki smiled. Hikaru really isn't that bad…he's just a little immature at times I guess…I hope we can be good friends instead of worst enemies... She thought as they exited the library and made their way down the hall. Yuuki couldn't help but feel nervous as they approached the music room. She tried to contort her features into a relaxed and carefree expression, but she knew that she was too upset with this girl for that. She paused before the doors, taking in a deep breath. When she went in, it was pretty much dead quiet. Most of the girls were staring into their laps, but looked up when the doors opened.

"Yuuki-kun! You're back! We were worried that you wouldn't come back…Are you okay?"

"I'm sorry I worried you. Yes, I am fine, but I need to have a word with the young lady who does not fancy me very much." She said with a charming smile. The girls all seemed fairly relieved, and a few of them pointed to the girl who was still sitting in her seat, calmly sipping her tea.

Yuuki walked up to her confidently, and then waited for her to say something. The girl looked up at her, and said snidely. "I believe you owe me an apology."

"She doesn't owe you anything!" Hikaru snapped. The girl's eyes widened, and she seemed extremely upset.

"Hikaru-kun, how can you walk around with this thing? All he does is go around and ask for sympathy! That's why so many girls like him and why everyone talks about him!" She said angrily.

"Don't you dare call Yuuki a thing. He isn't asking for sympathy. In fact, he keeps to himself and he's really rather nice. Also, he's my friend so I suggest you stop picking on him. You could be kicked out of the host club because you tripped him on purpose." He said defiantly. Yuuki stared at him. Did he just call me his friend?

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To her surprise, the girl's bottom lip trembled. She stood up and began to walk out. Yuuki sighed in relief, only to find a strong sting on her cheek. The girl had just turned around and slapped her. "I HATE YOU!" She screamed. She then ran out of the room. Yuuki couldn't believe what had just happened. She could feel her cheek pulsing.

"Hey! Yuuki's back!! WOAH! What happened to your cheek?!" Honey asked, bursting through the doors along with Kaoru, Tamaki, and Haruhi.

"Eh…long story short, I have someone who really doesn't like me here." Yuuki said, bringing her hand to her face. Her cheek felt hot against her fingers. "Ouch." She muttered.

It had been a long day, so as soon as Yuuki got home she groaned. "I'm really tired…I guess I'm off of my sugar high…"

"Today was exhausting…I'm so glad tomorrow is Friday." Hikaru replied.

"Yeah, tomorrow is going to be fun! Kyouya told me that the trip to the beach has been approved, so you guys and I are going to go get food supplies tomorrow after school." Kaoru said excitedly.

"Well in that case, let's all go to bed early so we'll be able to stay up later tomorrow night during the car ride. Anyways, what do you guys want for dinner?"

"Anything is fine with me!" Kaoru said, getting absorbed in the food checklist he was making.

"Yeah, same here. If you want Yuuki, I can all out your French words for you while you cook…" Hikaru called into the kitchen after Yuuki.

"That'd be AMAZING Hikaru…I need to study!" She replied happily. Kaoru smiled…they were FINALLY getting along.

As soon as dinner was cooked, which was steak and baked potatoes, they sat down to eat.

"How is it that you manage to always cook amazing stuff?" Hikaru asked.

"I guess it's just a talent of mine~" She fake boasted.

He chuckled, and they continued their conversation. It was almost as though it was habit when they all moved into the living room to finish their remaining homework. It was a lot easier because they all helped each other in areas they weren't strong with. Once Yuuki had finished, she was helping Hikaru with his math homework.

"This is really nice, you know?" Kaoru sighed.

"Yeah." Yuuki replied, smiling.

Soon after that, they each strolled down the hallway. Yuuki paused at her door. "Goodnight." She said quietly.

"Night." She heard both Hikaru and Kaoru reply.

*

The next day went fairly quick for Yuuki. Soon, they all had been assigned things to get for the car ride. Yuuki and the twins were in charge of food, so they went to the supermarket.

They had gone to a commoners super market, so of course the twins were fascinated.

"Look at this, Yuuki!" Kaoru pointed to a pack of Sour Patch Kids. "Don't you think this promotes canablism?!"

She laughed. "They're actually really good. Get some!" She ordered.

"What about these?? Do they actually taste like fish?!" Hikaru asked, holding up a pack of Swedish Fish.

"No, but they're addicting. Now get those, and let's go already! I've got to get to the other sections before we buy out the whole store…" She said, grabbing their sleeves.

They then went back home to get all of their luggage.

"Hey guys, I'm going to go change, I'll be right back!" She called. They looked at each other and shrugged. After a few minutes she was back, and they couldn't help but notice how cute she looked. She had dark navy skinny jeans on with a white baby doll shirt. Over the shirt was a black ¾ sleeve length ruffled cardigan. (It didn't button up.) Around her neck was a blue scarf that had an owl on it, and she had a silver necklace with a bejewled turtle. (She was wearing black ballet flats, btw.)

"You look cute. Trying to get the attention of any boys?" Kaoru commented slyly, winking at her. Her face turned pink.

"N-no. I just like to look good, I guess. " She stammered softly, blushing a little.

"W-well, let's go!" Hikaru said, grabbing both Kaoru and Yuuki by the arm. Hikaru called shotgun, while Kaoru was forced to sit in the back. When they got to the school, they saw that a limo was waiting for them. Yuuki parked her car and locked it, knowing that the school gates would be closed. She then went around back to get the luggage out, but was stopped by Hikaru.

"Allow me." He said, smiling lightly.

'Thanks!" She chirped. "Haruhi!" She cried at the sight of her friend. She went up and hugged her. Once the luggage was in the trunk they all got in. The seating goes as follows: Kyouya, Honey, Mori. Then Haruhi and Tamaki are on the side, and Yuuki is in between the twins. (On their request..)

"Why do I have to be between you two? I wanna sit with Haruhi." She pouted.

But, what if we get bored?" The two whined.

Yuuki sighed. This was going to be an interesting car ride… Hello Everyone…I know, I've been gone for ages. =.= I've been massively busy trying to keep up with school, but here is another chapter. I'll be posting more, I promise. I'm having writers block though…Would anyone like to help me collaborate on this? I need help x.x

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I know I said it was supposed to be a lockdown, but I got sick of the idea and so now they're going to the beach. I'll go back and change it, I'm just trying to get this out there before people get pissed. xD

ILY guys! :3