Amber peeked out at the crowd and was pleased to see that the club was packed but she was not glad to see that the Host Club were in the seated area and while not directly in front of the stage, they were still really close and rather obvious, at least to her.

Her hands shook as she clenched her fist before she took a calming breath and walked onto the stage. Sitting behind the keyboard, she glanced around the club with a smile before speaking;

"Hey guys, I'm Amber. Most of you will have seen me perform during the week and have probably been to one of my acoustic shows before but for those who haven't, welcome and I hope you enjoy my performance."

Her voice was quieter than normal as she spoke, her eyes glancing in the direction of the Host Club every so often. Taking a breath she allowed her fingers to glide over the keyboard.

As she began to sing, all thoughts of the Host Club had passed from her mind, all she could think about now was the song flowing from her hands and her lips. It was just her and the keyboard; there was no audience, no stage and no outside world.

"If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks then I will follow you into the dark."

Playing the last notes, she finished the song and smiled as the audience clapped and cheered.

The Host Club sat through the performance in relative silence, only broken when Honey and Tamaki cheered whenever she finished a song bringing her attention on the loud pair and causing a light blush to form on her cheeks.

Haruhi watched her play with great interest, now she knew what Lace meant on Thursday when she said that Amber could capture the audience. There was no dancing and the little crowd interaction was made with smiles and looks yet somehow the whole club was captivated by her voice.

Despite it being Amber up on the stage, Haruhi couldn't help but feel Kohaku's personality as she sang. The songs all seemed to be slow and quiet yet her voice could be heard perfectly throughout the club.

"Now for the last song of the evening," Amber said.

"Now if this isn't your first acoustic set with me then you'll know that I normally have a guest singer. It's the same for this performance now please give a warm welcome to a close friend of mine, Ryuu!"

The chemistry between the pair on stage was almost visible as they sang, the glances between them and the passion in their voice only added to the performance. It was clear that the two were either very close or very good actors.

Amber smiled as she walked off stage, feeling as exhilarated as she always did after an acoustic set. There was something different about singing along to the music she played, a sense of accomplishment. After all, anyone could sing along to backing tracks but to be able to sing while playing, this was something she believed showed real talent.

Instead of changing back into her normal clothes, Amber sat in the changing room with a smile on her face. She had done it, she managed to perform in front of them and didn't screw up, in fact the only time that she noticed them was at the beginning of the performance and whenever she heard Haninozuka – Senpai and Suoh – San cheering for her but otherwise it was so... so easy to pretend they were just strangers, like the other people in the club, people who didn't know her as Kohaku, just Amber.

A loud knock broke her from her trance and she opened the door and poked her head out.

"There you are! You have some fans outside who want to see you," Ryuu said, grinning down at the small girl.

"Great, you'll come out with me as well won't you? You probably have some fans out there too," Amber twirled a piece of the wig between her fingers while looking up at him.

"I suppose I have to. Someone needs to keep an eye on you and make sure you don't scare Lace's customers away," Ryuu winked at the girl and led her out of a back entrance were around a dozen people, not including the Host Club who stood off to the side, were waiting to see her.

"Hey guys! Thanks for coming to see me!" She grinned at them.

The Host Club watched as the girl spoke with those who had waited behind to see her, signing the odd autograph and posing for a few pictures. She seemed to be rather familiar with several of the fans which suggested she already had a small fan base. As they watched, all of them realised how different she acted when she was 'Amber', she was talking openly with her fans and even laughing!

"Hey Tono, don't you think it's weird that she acts so different when she is dressed like that?" Hikaru asked, eyeing the girl.

"Yeah, it's like she's another person completely," Kaoru said.

"Maybe… she has a split personality." Both twins said, causing Tamaki's eyes to widen as he recalled 'Black Honey' and Kyoya's 'other' side.

"Mommy! What's Kohaku – Chan's blood type?" He asked, holding onto Kyoya's arm.

"Why do you assume I would know that, Tamaki?" Kyoya asked blandly.

"…You don't?" The twins asked staring at Kyoya who merely adjusted his glasses as he pulled out his phone.

"Her blood type is A."

The twins and Tamaki breathed a comical sigh of relief at the fact that she didn't have a split personality.

"Maybe Ku – Chan is self-conscious?" Honey added.

"If she was self-conscious then she wouldn't be able to perform like that, Honey – Sempai," Hikaru said.

"I think he's right, Hikaru. Nakamura - Sempai is self-conscious but Amber isn't," Haruhi said.

"Tch, that's stupid. They're both the same person!" Hikaru pointed out.

"To you maybe, but I don't think it's that way to Nakamura-Sempai. When we were having tea, she spoke as if Amber was a different person," Haruhi informed the group.

"Oh poor Kohaku! How terrible she must feel about herself for her to take on a new personality! With our help she will be able to transform in to a confident woman that I will be proud to call my daughter!" Tamaki exclaimed, rather loudly grabbing Amber's attention as she waved off the few fans that were left.

Amber hugged the teddy that a girl had given her, it was the same shade as her wig and extremely soft. As the last of the fans left, she turned to the Host Club who were talking about something that she couldn't quite hear but as she walked up to them

"Did you enjoy the show?" Amber had directed the question towards Haruhi but as the girl opened her mouth to answer, she was cut off by an enthusiastic Tamaki.

"Your voice was beautiful! It was like a siren calling to my heart, a lullaby for a troubled mind. Oh, I loved it!" He exclaimed, eyes glittering in exaggerated adoration.

Amber blinked before ignoring him and looking at Haruhi expectantly.

"You were good, Nakamura-Sempai," Haruhi said with a smile.

Amber gave a sigh of relief and smiled at Haruhi; "Thank you, Fujioka – san."

"Hey, Kohaku – Chan, what do you want me to do with this cake?" Ryuu asked as he walked up holding a white box.

"Oh yeah! It's the first time a fan has ever baked me a cake, I don't want to throw it away. Lace didn't want it?" Amber asked as Ryuu held the cake away from her.

"Nah, she's on another diet she says," Ryuu said while rolling his eyes.

As Amber bit her lip in thought, she caught sight of her small, blonde Sempai on top of the shoulders of Morinozuka-Senpai.

"Ah! Haninozuka-Senpai, would you like the cake? It has strawberries in it so I can't eat it and I don't want to throw it away since the girl worked hard on it, I know that it's not like the expensive cakes you're used to…" Amber trailed off as she looked at her Senpai who grinned and held his hands out for the box. She couldn't help but grin at him, he really was like a little child, he was SO CUTE!

"Why didn't you just tell the girl that you couldn't accept it?" Hikaru asked.

"If one of the clients made you something as a gift, would you accept it?" Amber asked Hikaru.

"Well yeah, otherwise they might not come back to the Host Club if we reject them," Hikaru answered.

"Yes, because you hurt their feelings. It would've been the same with that girl, she didn't have to make me a cake, and it's not her fault that I'm allergic to strawberries. It would have been rude to decline the cake but I did tell her my favourite flavour in case she makes it again."

Amber turned and headed back inside, followed closely by the Host Club.

"Why are you following me?" Amber asked, feeling just a little freaked out.

"We want to talk to you some more," Hikaru and Kaoru said simultaneously.

"Right… I'm going to get changed."

Amber gave the twins a strange look before hurrying into her dressing room.

Ryuu had ushered the boys and Haruhi into the main club where Lace was sitting at a table counting the club's intake for that night.

"Have a seat guys, Lace and I want to have a little talk with you," Ryuu said taking a seat beside Lace.

The Host Club exchanged glances warily before sitting down in the chairs that had been arranged for them.

No one spoke for a moment while Lace finished sorting out the finances and when she was finished with that, she looked up at the boys and Haruhi with a serious face.

"Now I don't know how Kohaku met you lot but even though you seem like a nice bunch, I will warn you now. If you hurt her in anyway, you will regret it. That girl never speaks about school or friends, she tends to avoid the subject all together but the fact that you've come to see her perform means that she trusts you to a certain extent, I'm warning you now. Do not break that trust otherwise Ryuu and I will find out and we won't be too happy," Lace stared down the Host Club as Ryuu sat there, silently.

"We have no intentions of hurting Nakamura-Senpai," Haruhi said.

"Even so, just keep it in mind. That girl is like family to the both of us and we don't want to see her hurt."

A silence fell in the room as Lace finished speaking, only to be broken as Kohaku walked into the room with her bag.

As she glanced at everyone seated and took in the silence she spoke;

"Am I interrupting something?" She asked nervously.

Lace grinned, easily slipping back into her happier mood, and spoke; "Nah chick, I'm just having a chat with your friends here but never mind that, you were great tonight!"

Kohaku blushed slightly and grinned, proud of her performance; "It went really well, the whole club was packed!"

"Of course Kohaku – Chan, you're becoming our own little star," Ryuu teased as he folded his arms behind his head.

"And our little star needs to get paid, so get your butt over here," Lace picked up a pile of notes and put them in an envelope.

"Here ya' go, your weekly pay and a bonus for a full house tonight. So in total it's 40,000 yen, well done girly," Lace winked at Kohaku as she handed the shocked girl the envelope.

Kohaku was speechless as she stared at the envelope, she knew Lace was talking about giving her a bonus if the place was packed but she didn't expect anything near that much.

"Now before you leave, remember that the club won't be open for the next two weeks," Lace reminded her as Kohaku nodded. Lace's younger sister in America was getting married and so she had to be there.

"I remember Lace; your flight is on Monday morning right?" Kohaku asked.

"Yup and when I get back, I'll let you know what nights you have to come in but for now, just enjoy your time off!" Lace stood up and hugged the girl, who eagerly returned it.

"You really should get going, it's already dark outside and I hate you walking home, especially since you have that envelope," Lace said worriedly, biting her lip.

"I will I'm just going to say bye to Ryuu."

As Kohaku left Club K, she glanced back at the Host Club who had followed her out.

"Umm, what are you doing?" She asked.

"We're going to walk you home, Ku – Chan!" Honey said enthusiastically while Mori nodded.

"I'll be fine; you guys don't have to do that..." Kohaku trailed off as she glanced at her Senpai.

"But we want to! If we walk you home then you won't get hurt in any way!"

Kohaku blinked before smiling slightly and murmuring thanks. As the group began walking, Kohaku drifted towards Haruhi and started talking to her, while Tamaki and the twins looked on.

"Hey, Tono... Kohaku-Senpai seems to be getting awfully close with Haruhi," Hikaru pointed out.

"Well of course she would! She is Haruhi's sister after all! They will become close and form sisterly bonds!" Tamaki exclaimed, while imagining Haruhi and Kohaku in dresses, skipping and holding hands.

Kohaku stared at Tamaki while he skipped around, with stars in his eyes, obviously in a completely different place in his head.

Glancing at Haruhi, she saw the younger girl roll her eyes and asked; "Is he...?"

"Yeah, he's always like this, don't worry you get used to it and you'll be able to ignore it."

While staring at Tamaki, she slowly nodded her head in understanding.

Hikaru grabbed Tamaki, literally pulling him out of his daydreams before whispering to him;

"Tono, think about it. If Haruhi becomes good friends with Kohaku – Senpai, maybe she'll start acting like a girl!"

Tamaki gasped in realization and once again, began daydreaming of Haruhi, in a dress, with long hair, acting extremely girly.

"Yes! We must push them together and encourage their sisterly bonds so that Haruhi will realize that she IS a girl!" Tamaki exclaimed loudly.

"I already know I'm a girl, you idiot. Don't make stupid plans like that!" Haruhi scolded Tamaki who immediately became depressed at being over heard.

Kohaku watched on, unable to look away, as Tamaki sniffled like a child and cried to Haruhi while she ignored her Senpai's childish antics.

She couldn't help the giggle that escaped her lips at the absurd scene before Kyoya spoke;

"Isn't this your apartment, Nakamura-San?"

Kohaku turned and glanced at the building before realizing that he was right, they had already arrived at her home. Blinking, she stared at the several, expensive cars that were parked in front of the building before turning to Kyoya with questioning eyes.

"I called them to pick us up from your apartment, how else did you think we would get home?"

Kohaku didn't reply, but her eyes flicked towards Haruhi who was walking to her side.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Tamaki will make sure she gets home fine."

As Kohaku began to walk up the stairs, she turned when Honey called out her name, turning she was surprised to see most of the Host Club waving at her as they began to climb into their cars. Waving back, she couldn't help the small smile that graced her lips.

'Maybe Fujioka – San was right, maybe they aren't that bad.' She thought to herself as she entered her small home.

A/N: Hi there again! Happy November! I really like the way Lace and Ryuu act in this chapter all protective of Kohaku! In the beginning they weren't supposed to play that big of a part but they sort of demanded more lines and yeah. ~_~

Erm, thanks to all who have added this to their alerts/favorites and big thanks to Itsgoose2u and 2featherbraids for reviewing! Reviews actually make me happy because I'm weird like that.

The song featured in this chapter was "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" Originally by Death Cab For Cutie but I'm sort of obsessing over a cover on YouTube by KurtHugoSchneider, you should totally look it up if it's your kind of music.

OH and for reference 40 000 yen is roughly £320.