A/N: I know, I know. I didn't get two in yesterday. I'm sorry, but things happened. I'm going to try and finish this story up either tonight or tomorrow/tomorrow night. I'm doing what I can, I swear.

Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran High School Host Club. I make no profit from this.

"You're an idiot, you know that?" Hikaru screamed as he chased Nara Jamil across the property. "You're childish and you're an idiot, and you're cruel!"

"Shut up!" Nara yelped, sounding a lot like a dog that had just had its foot stepped on. "Shut up, you don't know anything!" She glanced back at Hikaru, trying to gauge distance, and tripped, falling flat on her face. Struggling to sit up, she buried her face in her hands, however muddied they were, and proceeded to cry.

For the first time in this whole scenario, Hikaru felt bad. Here was, likely, the toughest girl that he had ever met, and he had made her cry. He had made Nara Jamil cry. In an attempt to make up for it, he helped her to her feet. Nara wobbled and limped off one ankle, and now Hikaru felt even worse. He pulled her arm over his shoulder so he could support her, and then guided her back towards the house.

"Thank you..." Nara whispered. She sounded as if her very soul was broken; this was not the girl Hikaru had come to know.

"If you were nicer to your sister we wouldn't be in this mess." It was an immature and rude thing to say, but Hikaru couldn't help it. It was true.

"I can't help it..." Nara murmured. "She never worries about anything. She's so brave. She's everything I'm not and I hate it. I can't take that she got every good trait and I'm left with bitchy, bossy, and scared of not being good enough."

Hikaru said nothing, for fear it would upset her further. He sat her down on the porch and attempted to wipe the mud off her cheeks.

"And... And she gets everything." More tears slipped down Nara's cheeks, landing on Hikaru's fingers. "She gets the good grades, she gets the good attitude, and she gets my boyfriend..."

"Your boyfriend tried to rape her." Hikaru tried to keep his tone soft, but it still came out brusque. "She wasn't trying to steal him."

Nara wrapped her hands around Hikaru's hands, unable to meet his eyes.

"You knew he was no good, didn't you?" Hikaru couldn't seem to be mad at this girl, not anymore anyway. "You knew he was a horrible person and he made you feel good about yourself, so you kept him." Nara nodded miserably. Hikaru could tell just by the look on her face how guilty she felt. "Does your ankle still hurt?" Hikaru sighed. The poor girl was a mess; her silk pajamas covered in mud, her hands bloodied from her fall, and of course, tears rolling down her face. Nara nodded again, slowly. Hikaru pulled up the hem of her pant leg, inspecting her ankle. He was no doctor, but there wasn't any swelling. "Can you move it?"

"Yes." Nara rolled her ankle around, though she flinched, and wiggled her toes.

"It's not broken. You probably sprained it though." Hikaru helped her to her feet, letting her lean on him. "Let's get you inside."

Nara nodded slightly, and let him guide her into the house.

"Are you going to be alright?" Kaoru could feel a blush creeping across his face. Niyah had managed to stop crying somewhere around ten minutes ago, but she was still pressed close to him, and she didn't seem to plan on moving.

"Can I just... stay here a little longer?" Niyah's hands were fisted around his shirt, they were on the floor, and Niyah had tearstains on her face, but Kaoru's heart was pounding. He hoped she couldn't feel it.

"Sure." Kaoru offered her a smile, but there was something he had to ask. "Niyah?" When she looked up at him, he carefully proceeded. "You said that Nara liked Hikaru... so who do you like?"

Niyah bolted away from him, standing up quickly and moving to the far side of the room. "That's not important." She turned to the window, but Kaoru had already seen her reddening face. "What's important is that Nara's happy. If she's happy, I'm happy."

Feeling a pang in his chest, the odd feeling that he had thought exactly that about Hikaru before, Kaoru slowly walked up beside her. "Just because Nara is happy doesn't mean you can't be happy too." Niyah looked down for a minute without saying anything, then shook her head

"If she's happy, I'm happy." Niyah repeated, though this time it sounded unsure. Leaning close to her, Kaoru softly touched his lips to her temple. Niyah blushed red, but looked up at him. "You." She whispered.

Kaoru blinked. "Me what?"

"I like you." Niyah shifted her gaze back to the window. "But... even if you actually liked me back...I can't be with anyone until I know Nara's happy."

Kaoru hesitated. Apparently a slight shift would have to be made in their plan...

A/N: What'd you think?