BOO! Sooo, sorry for the long wait. I'm sure you'll love the plot twists in this chapter. Theres two of them.

Suffice to say, if you don't know who the footsteps are after this chapter, then you'll have to ask.

Also, a lot of people were confused as to who Shi-chan was. Shi-chan is Shiro, the grade school kid who becomes the naughty type for one episode only. :)

Chapter 7

I didn't realise at the time, but the footsteps were the beginning. I went home, got changed, read a book and waited for my parents to come home. I didn't think there was anything special about that day. I met an old young friend of the Clubs, even if he did sound rude and spoiled. I also got really angry over and over again. It was nothing special though. That night, I had dreamt of the footsteps and that was when I remembered them. Just the footsteps, the ones just out of step with mine, then the falter as I went past. Then something happened. A shape walked out of the darkness. Everything was dark still, but there was still something there. It was getting bigger, and I realised it was getting closer. It paused as it went past me and I then realised, I was replaying me running through the corridor.

I woke up the next morning, dream forgotten. But the footsteps haunted me the next day. And the next day. And the next. Everywhere I went, anytime of the day I heard them, even over the steps over thousands of others. I'm not sure why it haunted me so, but for the next month, I was ever so jumpy.

"Hitomi-chan?" I looked up from my reading and turned my head to face Hana. "What are you reading?" I breathed in the air. Today was our day off school and me and Hana were spending it in the local park. I had told Jacque to get me clothes that would enable me to blend in with the rest of Japan. Hopefully he hadn't failed me. It didn't seem so as no-one had tried robbing me yet. I had just needed to escape from the house.

"The little white horse. It's about a girl who goes to this place called Moonacre and sees a unicorn and tries to unravel a mystery that surrounds the place. It's a nice s-" I could hear the footsteps. "A nice st-" They faltered. I tried again. "A nice story... I gotta go... bye Hana-chan." I stood up and rushed to put everything in my bag and picked up my stick. I ran off, following the footsteps, placing the stick in front of me to make sure I wouldn't run into anything.

"Hitomi-chan! Wait! Hit-" Her voice trailed off as did the footsteps. They had faded, just like they always did. It was like I was being haunted from beyond the grave. I stopped running and turned around, trying to hear the ghost feet.

"Okay, now I need a shrink." I muttered softly. I chose a direction at random and started running again, hopefully not in the direction of Hana. She was nice in her own way, but her ditzy thinking was the last thing I needed right now. If I mentioned to her that I thought I was being haunted, she would demand to have a séance and that would not end well. I heard the steps again, louder than ever. They echoed as they went past me and I followed them, occasionally muttering the quick apology to anyone I ran into. Finally, there were fewer bumps and hits as people became less common, but still I chased after the steps. They turned a corner and stopped. Rain started falling and I turned the same corner they had. I could tell from the wind that I was in an alley of some kind. The cold wind bit me, and started to tear at my hair. And it was sheltered here. Then realisation hit me with full-blown force. I was lost.

...Lost...

Cue the short hysterics.

"HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO GET HOME WHEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE I AM? I HAD TO BLUNDER IN, DIDN'T I? NO THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I WAS DOING OR EVEN WHERE I WAS GOING AND NOW I'M FUCKING LOST? WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING?"

As I yelled and cursed, the wind howled with me, whipping away my words even as I shouted them. I repeat, it was sheltered here, being in an alley and I shudder to think what it was like outside this place. I slowly realised that I couldn't stop and that I must have finally gone insane.

I could hear his footsteps, growing closer, gaining on me. I ran even faster, as fast as I could. I got to the street and darted out between two parked cars. I wouldn't let him catch me, no, never. I would run out of my own skin, until I became someone else, anyone else but awful me.

"Darce!" David called again. "Stop so I can –" That's when I heard the terrible noise from behind me: brakes squealing, a sickening thud, and then a silence far more terrifying than the sounds that had come before.

There was a scream. And another. Even through the pouring rain and howling wind it was enough to stop my ranting and I turned to the direction it came from. My blood became cold and I shivered as I tentatively followed the screams. Something felt wrong and I really didn't want to know why.

But for some reason, I had to follow. There was something inside me. Something akin to an urge, or instinct pushed me onwards. I walked quickly, my stick in front of me to make sure there was nothing for me to trip over. Thunder roared its anger and I faltered before my foot came down. Fear drove itself into my skull as the wind and rain increased.

If you were to walk into the apartment, Haruhi would be found underneath a table, wrapped in a blanket, shivering with fear. She had always been afraid of thunder, but this was different. This storm felt almost evil somehow. Like it had a purpose that wasn't good. The wind rattled the windows and shook the whole building. One thought managed to worm its way through her terror.

'Senpai's going to worrying so much about me.' The thought was so small that she didn't notice. Neither did she notice the slight blush on her cheeks as she Tamaki entered her mind.

Tamaki paced around his room, his thoughts on Haruhi. His sweet beloved daughter would be so terrified right now! If only he was there, he could...

His thoughts raged on. Each scenario involved him being the hero, with Haruhi looking up to him, adoration evident in her eyes. But with these endings, he had to first make his way to the commoner's apartment. He shuddered at the thought of Ranka, Haruhi's real dad, barging in and stamping all over Tamaki.

The transvestite was really scary...

He had two choices, both of which were not very appealing. He could either go to Haruhi's rescue and risk being found by Ranka, or stay in his manor and leave Haruhi to shake and shiver. To help his mind that was in turmoil, he decided to ring Kyouya.

How could the weather change so quickly?

The screaming faded into silence. With how loud it had been, I should have been there already, but it seems that this time, my distance judging was not as it was yesterday, or even a few hours ago. Without anything to guide me, I kept going in the same direction, the walk gradually becoming a run.

And there was still that little urge in the back of mind.

Quickly, Run! Quicker...

The sudden drop from curb to road made me fall flat on my face. I tried standing back up, but my ankle gave in every time I tried. Eventually, I managed to stand up, making sure to put little pressure on my left ankle. I clapped my hands to my ears as a car horn blared its warning and brakes squealed and shrieked as they struggled to stop the car on the wet road. Before I knew what happened, I was laying face down again. The water I laid in began to grow warm and sticky. Sounds grew fainter as I gradually became unaware of my surroundings.

Then there it was. The very same scream I had heard not 10 minutes before,

The last clear thought I had before oblivion embraced me was 'This is how I die.'

"Tamaki, now is not a good time." Kyouya's irritated voice reached Tamaki's ears almost as soon as the ringing stopped. This was to ensure that the annoying blonde didn't start speaking, for if he did, he wouldn't stop. The sirens could be heard somewhere on Kyouya's side of the line and also the rain. The 'cool type' was definitely outside.

"But Haruhi mi..." Kyouya cut across him.

"Not ten minutes ago, there was a car accident. A girl has been badly injured and 4 cars have crashed into each other. No doubt that the car that hit the car was speeding. I don't have time for this."

"Why are you there then?" Tamaki had almost forgotten poor Haruhi at her home.

"Because my father wants me to see accidents first-hand so that if I'm ever called to an emergency for whatever reason, I'm used to the sights. Now get lost." Tamaki winced as Kyouya hung up on him.

He started pacing around the room again, frustrated by the fact that he had gotten no closer to solving his dilemma. His thoughts turned to the girl that had been injured and if she would be okay. Ever the emotional and overdramatic person, his eyes welled up at the thought of her parents and how they would react.

Kyouya looked at the mangled girl on the stretcher with cool eyes. He recognised her. Of course he did. She did go to Ouran High School after all. He flipped open his phone and sent a text to his closest friend, knowing that Tamaki would be going out of his mind wanting to know who it was.

10 minutes later, everyone in the Host Club knew who was in intensive care.

The next day, the whole school knew.

DRAMATIC!

Okay, so this story moved on far quicker than I wanted it to. I had been planning on the twins knowing Hitomi happening in chapter 10 and the car accident happening in chapter 20, and leave loads of little hints here and there, but I couldn't think of anything to fill in the gaps and what I could think of, I just couldn't seem to write down very well. Hopefully this story will carry on for at least 20 chapters.

IF YOU PEOPLE GIVE ME IDEAS!

Review replies:

Naien543: I didn't think there were many stories with blind people in... Could you tell me a few? It would be greatly appreciated ;p

Sapphy is another OC I have in a story called Denied. Unfortunately, she is a mary-su, so the story is being rewritten so that she isn't as bad. You won't have to read Denied to understand this story though. :) I wouldn't put you through the torture.

Numbersixteen: Thanks for not killing anyone this time! I hope this update is up to your satisfaction.

Meg L.H: I could see that you had changed your name :) Shi-chan is Shiro, the grade-school host. I love Mori too! Suzuki will confront her past sometime soon, hopefully... if she recovers from the accident *cackles evilly* Kyouya might have to tell her story, now she's in hospital. The bad man...? Let's just wait and see about him shall we }:)

And Hikaru and Kaoru? That will also have to wait.

AbbyinUnderland: Who said the faltering footsteps guy was in fact, a guy? It could have been Nekozawa, or even Hana, or maybe someone totally random. Just to throw you off. Your logic was great though, and I'll have to give you almost top marks for the effort. (ALMOST because you didn't get it right). The picture is me, cosplaying L

Burning Moon of the Sky: It was Shiro :p

Narutofallenangel123: I am planning on having Hitomi hook up with someone, just not too sure yet. At the moment it could slip any way. There is a poll on my profile, if you wish to have an input.

DinosaursgoRawr101: Thankies ^-^

SnapeisLoyal: Loving your name, right here.

Read This!There is a poll on my profile. It is about Hitomi. Who do you want her to get together with? Answer this question via the poll on my profile. It's only had two votes. Please, I beg you! Dx

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