Hi Guys, sorry about the little wait :) and i'm sorry i wont be able to put up a chapter next week at all cos i go on holiday for a few days and i've got school before that.

as always, sadly, i don't (and never will) own Ouran :(

enjoy! :D

Akiko POV!

How could she be so stupid! I mean, she really should have just said sorry and gotten it over with. I noticed the marshmallows (along with the boys of the school) watching me as I ran through the large expensive halls of the school.

"Aki-Chan!" I heard a voice yell behind me but I didn't stop to look, though I could tell that Sakura was running to catch up with me. I took another left turn and walked into the girls' bathroom where I saw a few girls looking at me.

"Eww," one of them exclaimed and I looked in the mirror at myself. I wasn't surprised she had said that, especially with what I looked like at that moment in time. My hair had gone frizzy from me running, my top was crushed and I had huge tear stains down my face. Opening my bag, I pulled out a brush and my mini makeup bag and got to work fixing myself. I had almost finished when one of the girls to the side of me pushed me out of the way and onto the floor… just as Miki and Sakura walked in.

"Ouch," I mumbled and Miki glared daggers at the girl.

"Oops, sorry," she said fakely and Sakura helped me up before she and Miki left the room, most likely waiting outside for me. I brushed myself down and I went to leave when I heard the girl hiss next to me.

"Don't think that because you got in here you're all it. Everyone knows how a commoner will never win our respect around here…" she droned on- I wasn't really listening much. All I did was hold my head up high and walk out of the room to my friends. Behind me, I heard her scream, probably because she realised she had been ignored… I didn't even hear her name properly.

"Done?" Miki asked and I nodded. "Tsume Asari, class 2b… not the brightest spark obviously," she laughed and I looked at the tall girl.

"How did you know that?" Sakura asked- clearly not listening like me.

"Unlike you two I actually listened, and she's clearly not bright as she doesn't know who she's messing with," she said and Sakura and I put our mouths into O shapes.

"Suppose," I shrugged as I ran a hand through my hair.

"Aki-Chan?" Sakura said and I turned to her. "Why did you leave?" she asked. We continued walking and I ran a hand through my hair again.

"I don't know. It was an automatic reaction I guess. I don't think she understands how much I would hate it if she got hurt," I said.

"She does," Miki said from my other side and Sakura and I turned to her. "Twins… have a stronger emotional connection than anyone else… physical connections too. Even if they're not there, it's like they are," she continued, taking a small glance behind us as she said the second part. I looked up at the ceiling and smiled- I knew Akira too well and she was just like that. "It's one of those kind of connections where there could be a life or death situation and one twin might go to go the wrong way- though the other would stop them and lead them the right way. It would be, how to say it, kind of like having a guardian angel constantly with you," she finished and I looked at the ground, smiling sheepishly.

"You're right!" I said and Sakura beamed.

"You sure know about twins Miki-Chan," she said and I nodded.

"Yeah…" Miki replied faintly and I looked ahead of us hearing my name being called. I saw Akira and Yuki standing facing us and I couldn't help but run up to Akira and hug her.

"Sorry 'Kira," I said and she shook her head.

"That's what I was about to say," she joked and I grinned at my twin.

"Shall we go back to that music room place?" Yuki asked, poking her head in between us and I scoffed.

"Yeah right…" I started.

"If we go there, that glasses dude's gonna demand his money," Akira finished and Yuki shrugged.

"I guess."

"Guys… the bell just went," Miki pointed out and I sighed. Great we've got to face those Hitachiins again now… fucking perfect.

"Great…" Akira said and I smiled.

"Read my mind."

"Shall we meet at the third music room at lunch? I need to have a talk with Ootori," Yuki said and Akira and I gasped.

"Oh my god! She's not giving him the silent treatment anymore!" we yelled, waving our arms and running around like maniacs.

"Well, well. Look who we have here," I heard a familiar voice say and I stopped running when a hand fell down onto my shoulder. I turned and saw Kaoru standing behind me smiling and Hikaru over with Akiko. When she saw him, as expected, she frowned and turned away. I sighed.

"Come on," Hikaru said dragging Akira away by the arm. We all laughed as she turned her head and gave us the 'help me' look. Kaoru sighed and began to walk away with me too.

"Remember," Yuki called after us. "Third Music room at lunch," she continued and I waved as I fell into step beside Kaoru.

"So, you and Hikaru don't seem to be too much alike," I said and Kaoru shrugged.

"Well we are, just different in our own ways," he said. I nodded.

"It may not seem like it, but 'Kira and I are actually quite different ourselves. She's got a lot more of a short fuse while I'm more rational and easy going. I've got a tendency to accept things easier than 'Kira, and she's not as into trusting people as I can be, well, not after… that," I finished bluntly and Kaoru blinked.

"That?" he asked and I sighed.

"Well, Akira had a boyfriend once, a boy named Katsu. He had been a nice guy; one who we had always put our trust in. Though one night, Akira had been alone with him and I had this weird feeling so I ran downstairs to them and noticed Katsu had a knife in his hand and had stabbed himself in the chest. I noticed he was holding it behind 'Kira so all I had to do was shout and she turned and moved just in time," I said and Kaoru placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Well it's no wonder she finds it hard to put her trust into people…" he trailed off. "What happened to him?"

"Akira and I managed to pin him down after calling the police and they eventually came and took him away. A few days later we were told he had died from hitting a vital organ," I explained and Kaoru swallowed.

"Why do you think he tried to kill them both?" he asked and I could only shrug.

"I really can't answer that… nobody ever figured it out,"

"Hmm…" he said and I looked at him.

"I've always been good at that kind of thing. Knowing who to trust, I mean. I can tell that you and Hikaru are trustworthy, though she doesn't really see it yet. I guess you could call it the sixth sense…"

Ok, sorry that this chappie was a bit shorter than the others, and if you didn't read the top, there wont be a chappie up next week. Thanks bye!