Pieces of my heart

by yukihime211

Meet Sakuya Mazaki as she enters the realm of rich Ouran students. There, she meets the ever eccentric Host Club. From the start, she gets on the wrong foot with the ever problematic twins. But from the hate relationship, will love bloom?

11. Puzzle Pieces

Hey everyone! Yukihime211 here. Forgive me for the 2 month intermission! Thank you all for your patience. This is an extra long chapter as usual so thanks for reading! This focuses more on Sakuya's past. Almost all your questions will be answered in this chapter! ^-^

Disclaimers:I do not own Ouran Host Club. Just the plot and my Oc. Some of the characters might be a bit AU so sorry.

Chapter 11

Puzzle Pieces

Handing over the candy to Hunny, I knew he was excited. Valentine's Day had already passed, but I decided that I should at least thank Hunny for dressing up just to see how I was on Friday. He chomped down on the candy with happiness. The twins came from behind.

"Hey, what about us?" they asked.

I giggled and looked over smugly.

"I thought you said Valentine's Day was taboo. I was planning on making you some, but since you said that you didn't want to go through the trouble, I gave them away to some random guys in class 1-B," I teased.

Their eyes widened.

"Are you nuts?! Now they're going to think you like them," cried out Hikaru.

I sighed.

"I'm kidding. Besides, if I did, you know I'd say they were giri*," I explained.

The twins scowled. (Giri means obligation chocolates/valentine's day goodies ex: just friends) I handed other small bags of candy to the rest of the club members.

"So, does that mean we don't get one?" questioned Kaoru.

I smiled and made two more small bags of candy appear.

"I figured you guys would take back the comment," I noted.

The two looked at the meager bag.

"That's all we get?" they questioned.

I crossed my arms and sighed.

"What'd you expect, a 10 foot tall box filled with chocolates?" I teased.

They looked down at me with a serious face.

"That would help," they informed.

I rolled my eyes. These two. I sat in my usual chair near the window and quietly waited for my fans to arrive. The doors opened and my first customer walked in. He walked in with a big cheesy smile planted on his face and took his rightful place in the chair beside me. He was an athletic kind of guy who was currently in the cross country team. Rather slim with spiky brown hair. He was cute. Not the whole I'm in love with him sort of deal, but as in his sunny personality sometimes made people smile. He had somehow come up with a weird nickname for me. Yamato Tsukishima, First year class B.

"Good afternoon Tsukishima-san," I greeted politely.

He nodded and chuckled.

"No need to be so formal, Yaya," he explained.

I laughed forcefully. This was our sixth "date" so far. Back to the nick name ordeal, the second I started working on Saturday, I discovered that he was my very first customer. He remarked that the last hiragana in my name was rather strange, as the typical 'Saku' name was Sakura. Teasingly, he pointed out that ya was usually placed after a word to make shop. Like ramen-ya. Of course the kanji for my name was typically different. Thus, he began calling me Yaya. I was glad that the twins hadn't heard. Who knows how'd they react to the silly name. They'd probably tease me the entire year.

"Uh, alright...Yamato-kun," I replied.

He grinned and nodded in approval.

"That's better," he said smiling.

I sighed quietly.

"How was practice?" I questioned.

He looked out the window curiously, but turned his attention back to me. He grinned and began his tale of beating his previous mile time. He pantomimed his arms in starting position and moved them back and forth.

"So there I was. Feeling my lungs were about to give out..." he began.

I could see this was going to take a while.

***

Hikaru and Kaoru peeked from the couch across the room. They were quietly spying on Sakuya and Yamato. Hikaru wasn't too happy with Yamato. There wasn't a day where the three could play together anymore. It seemed as if the hostess ordeal was actually receiving a lot of positive out looks. There was of course economical increase. Most of all, the customers had tripled. A very good sign for the vice president. Kaoru watched silently as he saw Sakuya half listen to what her customer was saying. He grinned. If Kyoya were here, she'd probably get a good scolding. She drummed her nails on the table silently and nodded and acted as if she were actually listening. Kaoru glanced at his twins.

"Doesn't look like she's very interested in him," he surveyed.

Hikaru nodded and their interest diminished. The two sat normally on the couch and toyed with some binoculars.

***

"And that's why I've been chosen to lead the team to victory!" Yamato said with a raised fist.

I sat up straight and nodded. Kyoya passed by watching closely if there were any signs that I had been slacking. I stood from me seat and smiled.

"That's pretty amazing. I'm sorry for not asking before, but would you like some tea or something to drink?" I asked.

He smiled and nodded.

"Sure! I'll have some juice," he grinned.

I nodded and walked quietly to the kitchen. I arrived back with the tray and set it down. He drank and we made small talk. A natural host, was what Tamaki had called me. But I felt I didn't have a clue on what that even meant. A few hours passed by and he waved. I sighed. The rather over talkative Yamato was on his way home. I glanced at the schedule and noticed my next customer would arrive in a few minutes. I scanned the list and noticed it was a newcomer.

"Better lay it on thick," I thought.

The doors opened and a serious young man walked in. He had pitch black hair and rather light green eyes. Third year class B. I smiled my brightest smile as he took at seat.

"Good afternoon. I'm so glad to finally meet you," I greeted.

I felt like gagging for acting so phony. He nodded.

"Hey. So you're the new member Sakuya Mazaki?" he asked.

I looked at him curiously.

"Yes I am. So, tell me a little bit about yourself," I giggled.

Agh! This is torture. I hated myself right now. He was pretty quiet, which was weird when most of the customers were chatterboxes. I guess it was up to me.

"Are you interested in any...sports?" I asked.

He shrugged. He wasn't being very cooperative.

"I'm more of the intellectual type," he explained.

I nodded.

"Well, what do you like to do for fun?" I asked.

He sighed as if he thought I was an idiot. He was getting me mad. Sure, I wasn't the smartest of people, but that didn't mean he had to treat me like that.

"Fun? That is juvenile. There are better things I can do with my time than play. But if you mean what stimulates my mind, I'd say I enjoy the calming work of crunching numbers," he claimed.

Great. I've got to spend more than an hour with an antisocial jerk who thinks I'm an idiot. A bit of a nerd too. But if that's the case, why would he be placed in class B? I felt like a dead weight was placed on my chest. I hoped silently that this would be the last time he would ever request me. I glanced closely and felt as if he were familiar.

"Forgive me for being way out of line, but I feel as if you're very familiar. Do you by chance have any relatives that are foreign?" I asked.

A small smirk played on his lips. He crossed his arms slightly and just stared. My eyes widened. I knew that pose very well!

"Hm. You must be thinking about my cousin. But before that, I should tell you my name. Yuichi Nogi. Ryan Ackerman is my cousin," he explained.

I dropped the act right then and there and I stood up.

"I think we should end this now," I concluded.

If he was Ryan's cousin, that only meant that he was watching me until his cousin came back. He looked at me skeptically.

"What is your reason behind that?" he asked.

I sighed. Now it was my turn to look at him like an idiot. I glanced over slightly to see Kyoya talking to the twins. I leaned close.

"You're just here to watch over me until your precious cousin comes back. You have no real interest in me. I think it should be best if you never see me again. I've told Ryan countless of times that I have no interest in him, but it seems like that never gets through his head," I whispered.

He looked rather impressed.

"You're smarter than you look," he concluded.

I sighed and sat back down.

"Can we wrap this up?" I asked.

He nodded and stood.

"Of course. I was getting rather bored with you," he pointed out.

I fumed silently and in took deep breath. I smiled the cheesiest smile I could muster up and bowed slightly. He stepped back from the blinding light. Heh. I shrugged and led him to the door.

"Have a nice day. I hope to see you again soon," I said dripping with sarcasm.

He shrugged and walked off like it didn't really matter. I sighed and sat on the couch silently counting the time until club hours were over. Thankfully, he was my last customer for the day so I just kicked back. The twins walked over curiously. They scanned my little area and then looked at me.

"What happened to your other customer? I saw him come in and then left just as quickly," questioned Kaoru.

I sighed and decided it was best to keep that all hush hush.

"Well, let's just say that we got off on the wrong foot," I explained cryptically.

They sat down beside me.

"Did he say something to you?" asked Hikaru with a hint of disbelief.

I took a hold of some of the fabric of my dress and tightened my grip on it as I felt myself tense. I glanced up trying to keep out all emotion to prevent the twins from trying to go after Yuichi.

"He just grew tired of me and left," I commented blandly.

Hikaru grimaced with Kaoru looking shocked.

"WHAT?! Why would he request you if he was just going to leave like that?" asked the twins in unison.

I shrugged while glancing out the window. I gasped as I pressed my face close to the window. Looking up at me I realized it was him. Ryan. I took a hold of the curtains and slid them shut. I pressed my back to the window in fear.

"Maybe he was dared to come or something," I pointed out.

Kaoru looked at me rather suspiciously while Hikaru seemed to believe me. There was another matter that seemed to bother them. They leaned close to study my face. Hikaru placed a hand on my forehead.

"You okay? You look real pale," surveyed Hikaru.

I blushed slightly and nodded. Kaoru half smiled and looked at me skeptically.

"Why'd you close the blinds?" he asked.

I flicked my gaze away from his honey colored eyes. My mind grasped at straws.

"The day just looked way too gloomy to have the curtains drawn," I blubbered.

The two looked at me with confusion.

"What are you talking about? Today's weather is like in the sixties and the sun is blazing out there," Hikaru pointed out.

I sat on the couch and closed my eyes. If he was here, what was going to happen tomorrow if he found my room number?

***

Shivers ran down Sakuya's back as she looked rather nervously out the window. Kaoru had a suspicion that there was something going on, while Hikaru thought she was suffering from a cold. Kyoya strolled along to make his rounds and stopped in his tracks. He glanced at the three curiously.

"Shouldn't you three be working?" he asked.

The twins yawned, while Sakuya flinched while looking down. Kyoya made note of it.

"Sorry," she mumbled.

There was something that she wasn't telling them. As usual. Sakuya stood up and gazed sideways at him.

"Is there something you'd like to say?" asked Kyoya.

She nodded.

"Would it be okay to leave early? I'm feeling kind of down since my customer just left. I'll take care of the penalty tomorrow, but I really just want to go home," she explained.

Kaoru frowned slightly as he knew that she was lying. Kyoya looked rather fooled as he agreed and she made her way out the door with her things. She sighed and walked out the door rather fidgety. The twins gazed at her as she entered her car and drove off.

"Liar," whispered Kaoru as the car was out of his vision.

Hikaru looked over at Kaoru curiously.

"True. She looked like she was relieved when we first saw her. But then she started acting like she saw a ghost or something. What do you think made her say something like that?" wondered Hikaru aloud.

Kaoru shook his head. He wasn't too sure himself, but what was evident was that there were a lot of secrets that girl was keeping from them.

"Who knows," he said absently.

The two went back to work with their customers. Haruhi had the tea tray in her hands and slowly walked around with iced tea for the customers. She scanned the room curiously and noted that Sakuya was missing. She set down the tray and distributed the drink with iceberg cold ice which sent a chill down her spine whenever touched with bare hands. She placed a drink on the table near the twins.

"Did Sakuya leave early?" she asked.

The two nodded while looking like they were deep in thought.

"Yup. She was upset that a customer dumped her," explained Hikaru.

Haruhi looked confused.

"That doesn't bother her. I mean, sure there has never been a customer that full out just dumped one of the hosts, but she just really could care less," she pointed out.

The twins looked at her and burst into a fit of laughter. Their customers flinched slightly but smiled and blushed at the unusual display. This was the first time they had actually seen them look genuinely happy.

"So cute~!" the girls cried out.

Haruhi looked at the two like they were crazy.

"Did I say something wrong?" she asked.

The two calmed down and breathed in deeply.

"No. You're just being your usual blunt self. But you know, it is weird that she'd say something like that. We've been thinking about it for a while now. She really didn't even look that hurt. Actually, she looked relieved," explained Kaoru.

Tamaki walked in with his usual princely entrance. He smiled gracefully and happily jogged over towards Sakuya's little corner. With her not in sight, he sighed.

"I missed her," he said rather crestfallen.

Haruhi looked over at him in curiously.

"Why'd you want to see her Tamaki?" questioned Haruhi.

He glanced over to see Hunny still munching on the candy that Sakuya had given him. His eyes teared up.

"She was giving out candy bags and she didn't get one for me?" he asked dramatically.

He burst into a fit of tears and went into his corner. Haruhi sighed and placed her hand in her breast pocket. She pulled out a heart covered candy bag with a little paper with a crown. Obviously, Sakuya hadn't forgotten the others. She labeled all the candies and had handed Haruhi the bag to hand over to Tamaki.

"Here. She left this with me to give to you," she informed.

His tear glistening eyes shone. He smiled and took the bag in his hands.

***

A cell phone was whipped out and placed at the ear. He wore the Ouran uniform proudly with black sunglasses helping him blend in. (As if that would help any. That just made him stand out more) He had been tracking down Sakuya since that afternoon. He knew if there was going to be any information to help both parties, that it would take a while. He thought back at his actions and decided that it was a bad idea to walk into a foreign place head on. A strong feeling made him decide that his next move would need more intricate and meticulous thinking. He smirked.

"Hello, Boss? Yeah. She's on her way home. Hm? Any progress? Nope. She's tough to crack," he concluded.

He cringed at the sound of a deep male voice scolding him. Sighing boredly, he waited patiently for his ill tempered boss to calm his nerves. An annoyed expression flickered through his face as he listened.

"Yes. I know. But these things take time. I'll call you as soon as there is any slight change," the young man explained.

He snapped his phone shut and walked back into his car and drove off.

***

I arrived to my house with a pounding skull. What was I going to do about my problem with the others. It seemed that keeping secrets was probably not the best idea, but I had no clue how I was going to explain all the drama to them. As I trotted up the steps, I noticed one of my maids looking at me with concern.

"Are you alright Sakuya-sama? You look rather pale," she noted.

A tightlipped smile graced my face.

"I'll be alright. Thank you for your concern though. Would you be so kind as to give me a painkiller later on though?" I asked.

She nodded with concern and scuttled off to do her usual duties. I arrived to my room and slipped out of my shoes and uniform. The blinding light of the sun made me flinch as I closed the curtains. Why couldn't the day be cloudy? I sat only wearing some cut out shorts and a tank top. My usual get up for after school. Music filled the room as the sound of piano eerily played downstairs. Could it have been one of the maids? I crept out of the room and down the stair in time to see a young man with dark colored hair. He was playing a rather dark tune as I came from behind. Curiously, I sat on the steps while listening to the chilling music. The last note was hit and his voice slammed into my face. (Figuratively)

"Can I help you?" he asked.

I stood up in confusion. How did he know I was behind him? He slowly turned around and my eyes widened. What in the world was he doing here? Yuichi Nogi sat at the piano looking at me with his cocky looking smile.

"What are you doing at my house?!" I cried out in surprise.

He smirked. I could tell that genetics were quite similar if I compared Yuichi and Ryan's ways. That smile especially. He flickered his gaze around the room.

"Your father must have some rather bland taste," he noted.

My body shook and cheeks were beginning to become tinted pink. Frustrating as he may be, I knew there was something up with his visit.

"You have no right to critique my father's taste! Although I must agree with you on that subject. But that's not important. How did you get here and why have you come?" I asked.

Yuichi surveyed the grand piano. There was a dark sheen glossing the unused musical instrument. It had been almost six years since this was last touched. Drooping eyes and a grim line painted the face with pure emotion.

"I have come to speak with your father," he finally answered.

A soft breeze entered the window and the drapes fluttered peacefully near the piano. I never remembered having a window open and I certainly didn't hear the doorbell or anyone knock. Was it possible that he had entered the open window? I shook my head. Of course not. I mean, would a rich kid really need to sneak into a house? Judging from the Ouran students, they seemed to avoid labor as much as possible.

"What business do you have with him?" I questioned suspiciously.

He shrugged nonchalantly and glanced at the window.

"I'm not sure whether that's any of your business," he pointed out.

A growl was itching to leave my lips, but instead I in took a deep breath. I looked back up at him with my hair dancing softly behind me and an involuntary shiver made me decide it was time to close the window. Cautiously, I passed Yuichi and slammed the window shut. Deciding that this was no longer my business, I walked towards the stairs. There was no point for me to make an even bigger deal with this supposed conversation my father needed to have with him. I turned away from him and was about to make my way up the stairs when he said something that made me stop in my tracks.

"Your intellectuality is dim, but I must admit that the outer shell work is quite remarkable," he remarked as he eyed me.

The comment although seemed hard to comprehend, still made chills run down my back. I was sure I was going to regret what I was about to say, but curiosity got the best of me.

"Could you please rephrase that without the whole cryptic outer shell comment?" I asked.

He face palmed and made me feel like an idiot again, but glanced at me sideways with a slight smirk.

"As you wish. I'll try to dumb down the language so that even a chimpanzee may be able to understand," he remarked.

I huffed and felt my blood pulsate with pure rage. I fought to restrain myself. He was way worse than the club members, that's for sure. Wait, I take that back. The guys would never go as far and insult my intelligence. Not even Kyoya. I was sure that Yuichi had no social graces for the common people.

"Well?" I asked waiting patiently.

A smirk played on his lips and then flickered to one of seriousness.

"Sexy legs," he spouted out of place.

AHHH!!! I reeled back in writhing embarrassment. How could he say such things?! He might have a calm exterior, but this guy was definitely dangerous. I backed away. Saying such things without feeling the slight bit embarrassed actually surprised me. They're just shorts and they aren't even that short! I turned and ran up the stairs.

"Don't ever come back!" I cried out.

I heard a distinct chuckling and the sound of his shoes tapping on the hard wood floor. Arriving at my room, I took the precaution to lock the door. Who knows what was running through that warped man's mind. I sat on my bed and began to work on my homework while my thoughts drifted away from what was to come tomorrow.

***

Ryan strolled into the office wearing a pair of faded jeans and dark blue shirt with the first few buttons unfastened. His dark shades protected him from the overbearingly colorful room. A bright blood red color stained the walls. Nonchalantly, he glanced at the various plaques hung up around the room. A stout woman with a bob cut hairstyle adjusted her glasses and glanced over at him.

"May I help you young man?" she drawled.

He shrugged boredly to fit his bad boy persona.

"I was told to come here for some placement test," he explained rather annoyed as if this was a waste of his precious time.

The woman nodded cautiously and handed him a stack of booklets. Deep in her mind, she had the feeling that he would end up in a D classroom. Most of the wealthy yet troublesome students were placed there either due to lack of intelligence or to isolate them from messing with the proper ways of the Ouran students.

"You have four hours," she informed.

Ryan sighed heavily and got to work with a lead pencil in hand. His scores wouldn't matter. A certain someone high up would make sure that he'd get into Sakuya's classroom. A small smirk formed on his pale lips. This was going to be a snap.

"Just you wait Sakuya. I'm going to make you wish you never turned me down," he thought.

A dark shadow loomed in the office and the stout woman shivered while dark clouds began to cover the beautiful sunshine.

***

Hunny and Mori sat quietly next to each other as the other host members had already left.

"Something is the matter with Saa-chan. She looked like she saw a ghost," recalled Hunny.

Mori nodded silently and glanced at the clouds. The sure sign of trouble brewing.

"Its going to start raining soon," he said quietly.

Hunny agreed quietly and the two walked out of the deserted club room. The empty hallways creaked slightly as they made their way down the stairs when they heard a rather familiar voice inside the attendance office. Quietly, the two inched closer to see who it could be. Hunny opened the door a smidge in order to hear the suspicious conversation. It might be a violation of privacy, but it was with good cause. A chuckle escaped a young man's voice.

"Heh. Not a problem. Everything is going as planned. So, you say she's in Class 1-A? Perfect. Sakuya is in for a shock when she finds that her past is catching back up with her. Yeah, I know. Don't worry. I won't mess up this time," the young man noted.

Hunny gasped. That was Ryan's voice. Sure they had only met him briefly, so it was pretty simple to figure out. When Ryan first showed up, Hunny had a real bad feeling about him. Especially since he arrived with Mori just around the time Ryan said that he never gave up on things that interested him. It was also around the time that the two felt that Sakuya was keeping secrets from them. No girl would call an obsessive guy a friend. They wouldn't even be on the acquaintance level. Hunny backed up and Mori followed behind him as they walked away as quietly as possible. Hunny had a dilemma. He could either tell the others or keep it a secret. He had a feeling that Sakuya didn't want this to come to light.

"What should we do Takashi?" asked Hunny.

Mori looked down with worry on his usually stoic face.

"We wait. But, if there is any sort of implication that he is trying to harm her tomorrow at school, we act," concluded Mori.

Hunny nodded and the two treaded out of the empty corridors of Ouran. Unknown to the two seniors, Ryan's head had popped out in time to hear the Amazon talk about taking action. He scowled at the back of their heads. He wasn't too worried about the shrimp as much. He knew that the little guy was weak. (Far from the truth) His plot would not be jeopardized. The only real change was his tactic to get her alone.

***

Walking into the classroom, I was prepared for the worst. My gut was telling me he was going to make an appearance today. I was here to put that to a stop before any of the others caught on to my troubled past. Glancing at the wall and taking a deep breath, I opened the door and walked in to find Ryan Ackerman sitting on my desk. The students glanced over at me and whispered towards one another. I felt frozen in place as he idly walked over with the same stupid smirk his cousin had used on me the day before. Shivers ran down my back and our eyes locked. His icy blue eyes pierced like sharp icicles. I averted my gaze and willed myself to move forward. I scanned the room and relief flooded my body when I realized that Haruhi, Hikaru and Kaoru were nowhere to be seen. Kuragano stepped in and awkwardly decided to introduce herself to the obvious foreigner. She cleared her throat and bowed slightly.

"Ah, G-good morning," she stuttered in her strained English.

He flickered his light orbs and focused on the flustered girl. He smirked and held up his hand in a slight wave.

"What's up?" he asked in fluent Japanese.

My eyes widened. That jerk! All this time I thought he didn't understand a speck of Japanese and he turns out to be a professional?! He let me believe I could keep my guard and his stupid mouth from saying anything to the others. I was a fool. My eyes blazed. The people around me nodded at his skill and like that, he was accepted. The guys encircled him and chatted up about his origins. The girls giggled at his handsome features and huddled in a small clique' to talk about how hot Ryan was with his bad boy attitude. I gritted my teeth together and tackled through the guys to get to Ryan. As painful as it was, I somehow got through. Without hesitation, I clasped my hand onto Ryan's collar and dragged him towards the nearest exit and slammed the door behind me. I spun around to face him and grimaced. He looked rather amused, but not all that uncomfortable at my intense gaze.

"Why are you...here?" I questioned slowly.

He crossed his arms and cocked his head while widening his eyes implying he was oblivious.

"What do you mean?" he asked innocently.

My brows furrowed in anger and my hands were balled up in tight fists.

"You know very well what I mean," I accused.

***

Laughter and fooling around took place through the halls of Ouran as honey eyed twins and dark brown haired Haruhi walked silently next to them. She really didn't get how those two could be so chipper this early in the morning. Rounding the corner, Haruhi noticed a petite girl and a foreign looking guy in a corner bickering near one of the doors that led to Class 1-A. She entered ahead of the twins through the other door and noticed that half the class was huddled near the door that overlooked the couple.

"What are you guys doing?" she questioned.

The class jumped in surprise and turned to look at her guiltily.

"There's this new guy that just transferred in and he is sooo hot! But what's his relationship with Sakuya? I mean, she just sort of dragged him out the door," a girl explained.

The moment her name was uttered, Kaoru and Hikaru entered the class. Kaoru flinched as Hikaru looked rather annoyed, he walked over and crossed his arms.

"Oh really? So, who is this guy which you speak of?" asked Hikaru dripping with jealously.

Quietly, Kaoru backed up out of the room and pressed his back in order to camouflage out of the bickering couple's vision.

"Why can't you just leave me alone?" asked an exasperated Sakuya.

Kaoru tensed as he heard a cool male voice.

"Well, why should I? We belong together," he insisted.

She sighed.

"We never have," she replied.

Kaoru leaned closer and felt slightly annoyed with this mysterious person. Kaoru shuffled closer, but didn't expect the door to slam harshly. The gasps erupted from both parties.

"You know that Amazon and Shrimp you showed to me last time? I'm pretty sure you never told them the real story about how we met or your previous lifestyle. It would be so devastating if it were to just slip and-" he began.

Sakuya shifted uneasily.

"Stop. I know. If you want to talk about this, we'll do this outside of school," she said in defeat.

Kaoru flinched when he heard a chuckle rumble.

"Good. There's a small cafe' near the school that I saw on my way here. Why not go there?" he asked.

Sakuya nodded in defeat and the two began walking towards Kaoru's direction. With great ninja skills, Kaoru made his way quietly back into the classroom. He felt proud to realize he inherited his father's skills. Kaoru sat in his seat and glanced over to see a red faced Hikaru. Haruhi sighed heavily and sat quietly while waiting for the teacher to arrive. The room fell silent as Sakuya and Ryan entered the room. The male in question wore a smirk of victory, while Sakuya had a face of defeat and depression. She sat with the twins and Haruhi with her head hung low. Her shoulders sagged and she sighed heavily. Hikaru glared over at the "boyfriend" and looked over at Sakuya curiously.

"You okay?" asked Hikaru.

She glanced over with quiet desperation.

"I...I'm okay," she choked out.

Definitely not okay. Haruhi looked at her curiously.

"Are you sure?" she asked.

Sakuya broke eye contact and nodded. The sure sign she was fibbing. Ryan breezed by and placed a hand on her desk while leaning forward to have his lips securely next to her ears. He covered his mouth to the side to keep the others from reading his lips and whispered into her ear. Her eyes widened and she pulled back in alarm. The sound of chair scraping floor resounded as Hikaru got up abruptly from his chair and had a cherry colored complexion.

"What the Hell?!" he cried out.

Everyone flinched in alarm. Kaoru sighed. He knew his brother could never control his temper that well. Standing up, he restrained his elder brother from harming the new student.

***

In class 2-A, Tamaki and Kyoya were outside the classroom wooing the girls which surrounded the two. A small group of first year boys walked by.

"Hey, did you hear that Hikaru went ballistic when he found out the new kid had some relationship going with Sakuya?" asked one boy.

The other agreed.

"Sakamoto told me that Sakuya was so mortified that she went to the Nurse's office," informed the other.

Kyoya looked up around the time the boy talked about a new kid, which in his translation meant it was a guy who was into Sakuya. Like there wasn't enough guys. It was very clear though that Sakuya was oblivious to most of these harboring feelings. He sighed and Tamaki, on cue ran out of the class to see how his beloved "daughter" was doing. Kyoya slowly walked behind him. His mind was shrouded with thoughts of his next action. Arriving at the Nurse's office, it dawned on him that this was her third time at the office since she transferred. He wondered if maybe she had some sort of health issue. The second year Prince and dark lord entered the room and found Sakuya sitting on the chair looking rather spaced out. Her eyes were glassy and a blank look was planted on her face. Tamaki walked over cautiously and sat down next to her.

"Sakuya-chan? Are you alright?" asked Tamaki timidly.

She looked over with a pained expression, but slowly she looked up and managed a small smile as the glassiness faded.

"Yes. I'm alright. Sorry for worrying you guys. I just needed to get away from the issue. I couldn't really handle it," she explained.

Kyoya looked at her in amusement.

"So, you're running away from the problem? Sounds cowardly, if you ask me," commented Kyoya.

Her head snapped to look at him with malice.

"Oh really? What would you do in my situation if there were a couple of girls practically scratching their eyes out?" she questioned.

He looked at her with surprise.

"Did that mean that her ex boyfriend and Hikaru were involved in some sort of fight?" wondered Kyoya.

Tamaki sat next to her and patted her hand.

"Its alright Sakuya-chan. But, if you're ever in trouble again, just know that we're here to help," explained Tamaki.

Sakuya agreed and actually looked a lot better. She rose from the chair and the three made their way back to her classroom. Kyoya glanced at Sakuya curiously.

"So, did your boyfriend get into a fight with the twins or something?" asked Kyoya.

She stopped dead in her tracks and slowly turned to face Kyoya. She had a weary look on her face, but she managed to look irritated.

"He is not my boyfriend. He never was and never will!" she cried out.

She ran off towards a random direction with Tamaki running after her. He sighed heavily. It looked like he made a major mistake in saying something like that. He slowly walked over just to take a peek at the guy that seemed to have upset Sakuya.

***

My face burned with frustration. I just couldn't believe that Kyoya would say such a thing! I knew I was overreacting, but Ryan was someone that really caused me stress. I mean, I know Kyoya had no idea, but I just couldn't help myself. I pressed my back to the wall as I kneeled on the ground. My pounding heart and heavy breathing was slowing down, but I felt my eyes watering. I blinked as I tried to keep the tears at bay. I shuddered as the thoughts of the past flooded my mind. It was my fault after all. If only I wasn't so selfish. If only I could have just held my tongue. But I didn't and I ran. Ryan coming back into my life was a big mistake. The few months that I had tried my hardest in keeping my secrets were sure to come crashing down any minute. I buried my face in my hands and tried my hardest to calm down. I was, after all, going to have to meet that jerk later. I just hoped no suspicion would arise around the club members. Slowly, I rose from the ground and dusted imaginary dirt from my dress. Upon entering the classroom, the first thing I saw was Hikaru with a bruised arm. He and Ryan had gotten into a physical fight, but the kids broke it up before any of the teachers got a chance to intervene and probably would have given the two detention. I sighed as the scene replayed in my mind.

Flashback...

Ryan looked over his shoulder disdainfully with his icy blue eyes at Hikaru.

"What's your problem? Getting all pissy at me when she isn't even your girlfriend. You should butt out of your classmate's business," snarled Ryan.

My eyes practically popped from my eye sockets from shock. How could he say something like that? Hikaru growled viciously and lunged towards him as he broke free from Kaoru's grasp. The crowd gasped in surprised. No! Why now of all times does this have to happen? Hikaru snapped his fist and smashed it on the opposite wall. Hikaru winced and scrunched up his face in pain. Ryan had easily dodged the attack and took the forward as an invitation. Positioning himself with gracefulness and awaiting the next attack. Hikaru got up and assessed the situation while slowly coming back towards Ryan.

"What gives you the right to tell me off? I bet you and her were never together in the first place!" he screamed.

I nodded to myself while the rest still kept their attention on the on going drama. Ryan looked at him with an arched brow and chuckled.

"You're just stalling now. From the way you moved, I bet you don't even know the first elements of fighting. Typical wimpy rich boy. I bet your mom used to dress you up as a girl when you were younger," he probed.

That made Hikaru snap and once more ran at him. He was like a boar on a rampage. Not looking or controlling his speed and blindly going at the skilled hunter. I spun to take a look at Kaoru who's expression was unreadable. I tugged on his sleeve to catch his attention.

"Aren't you going to stop him? He's going to get hurt if he continues to just charge at him. Ryan may look weak, but he's taken at least four years of judo!" I rambled.

He looked down at me with a helpless look on his face. He placed his hands on my shoulders and sighed.

"I'm not sure I can. Hikaru's temper is the hardest to cool. Especially if it involves some sort of insult from a conceited guy," he explained.

I groaned in exasperation. What was I supposed to do? I glanced over to see Hikaru slammed on his right arm against the hard wall. Ryan looked over smugly and confidently while looking down on Hikaru as if he were a toddler. Not one scratch had befallen on Ryan, while Hikaru looked like he was going to have a few bruises lacerating his back and arms. I could no longer bear to watch. I marched forward while shrugging off Kaoru's hands. Breathing deeply, I squeezed through and ended up in between Hikaru and Ryan. I glared at the two of them and noticed Hikaru's heavy breathing.

"That's enough you two! Stop fighting or someone is seriously going to get hurt," I warned.

Ryan smirked and took a hold of my right hand. Tugging with great force, he threw me off balance and sent me colliding into his chest. His strong arms snaked around my waist as he pulled me close and tightened his grip so much that it made me cry out. He looked over his shoulder at Hikaru.

"That someone would be you. So what are you going to do about it?" mocked Ryan.

I tried wriggling free of his grasp by placing my hands on his chest and leaning back, but it seemed to be getting me nowhere.

"What are you doing?! Let go of me!" I squealed.

From the corner of my eye, I noticed that Hikaru was no longer going to be able to be pacified. Desperately trying to get free, I found my chance as I kneed Ryan right where it counted. He keeled over and groaned loudly. I pulled away in time and looked down at him. He lifted his head slightly and chuckled softly. There was a sort of gleam in his eyes. I shuddered.

"Feisty as ever. Just the way I like 'em," he noted.

Before Hikaru could react, the strongest guy in our class pulled the angered teen away and took him outside. The room was silent as everyone's attention was directed at me. My face flushed and I placed a hand on my forehead. Haruhi looked over at me with wonder. Meekly I walked towards the door, but turned back my attention towards the others.

"If you'll need me, I'll be in the Nurse's office," I explained.

Thus I left and headed to the only place where I actually felt safe.

End Flashback

The room fell silent as I noticed Kyoya was waiting patiently at the front of the class. I scanned the room curiously and wondered exactly where the teacher had gone.

"Kyoya-senpai? What are you doing here?" I asked skeptically.

My heart swelled. Why did he have to bring that up? I pressed my

He glanced over at Hikaru and at the other club members.

"I came to check up on you guys. Oh, and by the way, have you by chance seen Tamaki? He was chasing after you and then he just disappeared," surveyed Kyoya.

I shrugged but knew Tamaki would eventually look inside the classroom. I sat in my usual seat next to Haruhi and Kaoru. I sighed as I knew that suspicions were increasing when I remembered blabbing about Ryan's four years of Judo. They must think we were childhood friends or something! Ah damn. I couldn't wait for school to end. There I could talk to the catalyst without worrying about others overhearing us. I had a fairly good idea of what he was going to talk about though. I glanced to my right to notice that Ryan was staring very intently at me. It was as if I never kneed him. Yeah, harsh. But I was getting sick of his stupid ways. I turned away and decided then and there I would never look at him ever again during class.

***

Tamaki walked around in a frenzy as he tried to keep up with Sakuya. He had lost sight of her when he rounded the corner and realized that she had just vanished. Sullenly, he walked towards his classroom as the bell was about to ring. He entered his classroom and sat in his seat. A small figure smiled and jumped on his back.

"Hiya Tama-chan!" squealed Hunny.

Tamaki smiled and looked at the two with confusion.

"Hi there Hunny, Mori. What brings you two to class 2-A?" asked Tamaki.

Mori sat in Kyoya's chair quietly as Hunny sat on the desk. The girls in the class giggled and waved at the third years.

"We wanted to see how you guys were since there was a meeting for our sensei and we had a free period," explained Hunny.

Tamaki nodded, but in the midst of what Hunny said, he felt that there was more to this visit than intended.

"Really? So, is there some other reason besides that?" he wondered out loud.

Hunny flinched. Of course there was more. But what could he say? He smiled half heartedly and knew that he had to leave before he blurted out any information.

"Oh!! Yeah...I heard that a new pastry shop opened up a block away from the school and I was wondering if you'd like to check it out," supplied Hunny.

Tamaki smiled and felt complete.

"That's a great idea! Then Sakuya-chan and Kyoya can reconcile. It seems that he upset her with talk of a boyfriend," explained Tamaki.

Hunny nodded and took his leave with Mori trailing behind him. After passing the door, the worried expression flickered through the 3rd year teens. They knew that Ryan was starting to cause trouble. Hunny wasn't to sure what the

next move was, but decided that Kaoru would have an idea on what was going on.

***

Kyoya took a good look at the supposed ex boyfriend that had upset Sakuya so much. He wasn't too sure on the young man's name, but it didn't take that long to see it was a foreign born student with the palest of blue eyes. He noted that Sakuya seemed rather nervous and frightened whenever she glanced over and looked at him. There was a great chance that he was the key to the secrets that Sakuya always seemed to lock up deep in her heart. The thought brought on jealously into his mind. He wasn't sure why, but he felt a bigger gap was formed between him and Sakuya. He had always thought he knew more about her than any of the other club members as he had been at her father's party and the fact he was blackmailing her from the incident at the festival back in January. Kyoya glanced at the clock and left. He knew that some sort of scheme would be arranged by one of the club members at any moment. There he would finally find the origins of the mysterious Sakuya. The classroom watched quietly as their senpai left the room. Haruhi was rather surprised.

"Weird. Its pretty unusual for Kyoya to arrive to class late and waste his time here," commented Haruhi.

Hikaru glowered quietly with Kaoru glancing over at Sakuya. She looked okay, but he knew that she was probably in turmoil. He was pretty sure what cafe' Ryan was talking about and decided it best to follow them. Deep inside, he felt this person was rather dangerous.

"He didn't even break a sweat when he flung Hikaru against the wall," noted Kaoru to himself.

He shivered at the thought and closed his eyes. He knew he would need the help of the others if he were to pull this off.

***

After Class...

The day ended rather quickly and I knew that if I were to get out of club duties, I would have to come up with some lie. Not something I really looked forward to. I sighed and turned to look at my friends. Haruhi glanced at me curiously.

"Hey Sakuya. What's up?" she asked.

I bit my lip and squeezed my eyes shut. This was something I had to do now. I opened my eyes and sighed.

"Uhm, Haruhi? Do you think you could tell Tamaki-senpai that I'm sorry I missed the club duties and that I had some family matters I had to attend to. I really didn't expect to miss another meeting, but this is rather urgent," I declared.

She nodded looking at me with curiosity. It was as if she knew that I wasn't telling the entire truth.

"Okay. But don't you think it would be best if you told them yourself? I mean, you're probably going to have a depressed Tamaki on your hands and an angered Kyoya," noted Haruhi.

I bit my lip. I knew this from the beginning and what I was doing probably looked like I was just being selfish. No...I am selfish. Standing up, I nodded and left without a word. Rounding the corner, I slammed right into a wall. Wait...wall? My eyes trailed above me as I came face to face with a sea of guys blocking my escape. The guys looked over at me with deception.

"You're skipping out on hosting? But I was scheduled to see you today," whined a dark haired 2nd year.

I mustered up a sweet smile and tilted my head. The dark haired guy blushed.

"Forgive me. I would have stayed if it wasn't for family matters. I know I shouldn't be bringing up troublesome things that will distract me," I apologized.

The entire group of guys looked away guiltily. They merged out of the way and dispersed. Sighing, entered my car which was waiting outside. Silently, I was mulling over the idea of wearing a disguise just in case I met with anyone that would recognize me. The mansion came into view as the car made a slow and steady stop in front of the gates. Once

inside, I entered my room and raided my closet for something that would look okay to wear out.

***

Hikaru burst through the club doors enraged. Haruhi sighed as she trailed behind him. Hunny looked up curiously but had a pretty good idea what was the matter with him. Kaoru walked in with a strained look on his face and sat down on a chair as a meeting was about to commence.

"What's wrong with Hikaru?" asked Hunny.

Haruhi decided it was best to say what was the matter.

"He's upset that Sakuya left early since he didn't have time to hang out," she explained.

Hikaru sat in a corner and pouted, while Kaoru bit his lip trying to think of when the best time would be for him to spill his guts. Hunny looked around in concern with Mori following his lead.

"Where's Sakuya?" asked Mori with a strain in his voice.

Before Haruhi even had to time to answer, Tamaki and Kyoya burst through the door. He smiled broadly and scanned the area as if he had the anticipation of seeing Sakuya. Immediately, his face fell.

"Why isn't Sakuya-chan here?" he questioned.

Haruhi sighed.

"She said she wouldn't come because she had to meet up with some kind of family emergency," explained Haruhi.

Kyoya looked over curiously, but deep inside, he was just as pissed as Hikaru. Tamaki slumped on his chair and buried his face in his arms. Kaoru bit his lip and knew that it was time to tell everyone the news.

"You guys. I've got a confession to make. When Hikaru and Haruhi entered the class, I went back outside and overheard that Sakuya was going to meet up with the new kid," confessed Kaoru.

The room fell silent. Hunny looked up in worry in his clear brown eyes as he held tightly to his stuffed bunny. He knew that there was something going on with Sakuya the minute he found out that Ryan entered the school.

"I have a bad feeling about Ryan," whispered Hunny.

Mori nodded in agreement. Kyoya's ears perked slightly at Hunny's words.

"What do you mean?" asked Kyoya.

Hunny rubbed his teary eye.

"The first time we met Ryan was at the Christmas party in December. He wasn't very nice," explained Hunny.

Tamaki gasped and looked up curiously from the comfort of his arms.

"Do you mean he was rude to you and Mori?" questioned Haruhi curiously.

He shook his head and looked out the window with a pensive look on his face.

"He was trying to steal Sakuya's first kiss," insisted Hunny.

Hikaru glared and rose from his chair while Kaoru sighed. He rose his fist to the air in passion and looked up to the sky.

"We're not going to let that happen!" he cried out.

Tamaki rose from his chair and nodded vigorously.

"Of course! We must follow her and make sure she is safe from any harm," declared Tamaki.

Everyone huddled up with Haruhi looking rather unimpressed.

"You think maybe we should just leave her alone?" asked Haruhi.

She felt this really wasn't their business. Yet as many knew, her opinion meant nothing to the others.

"Here's the plan," whispered Tamaki.

***

I walked out of the house wearing a black mini skirt with an embroidered black tank top and a black jacket as well as black boots that ran up to my knee caps. My hair was straightened and past my waist in its usual color. A single blue rose clipped on the top right part of my hair. No one would ever expect me to wear something like this. I entered the car and closed the door behind me. My driver glanced back at me patiently.

"Where to Miss?" he asked.

I inhaled and exhaled once in preparation of my next destination.

"Kuro Neko Cafe'," I whispered.

He nodded and the journey to my so called death awaited. After half an hour of driving, I arrived to a cafe that had a Victorian feel as gargoyles were set on either side of the rather large looking cafe. There were blood red and white blue sprayed roses planted near the entrance. I shivered slightly. This was definitely not a place where I'd ever go of my own accord. It had a creepy feel as practically everything was black or blood red. I was grateful that the sun was still up and that there were illuminated lights inside. I entered the cafe where a group of heavily cloaked people had control of a rather large table. Must be in an occult or something. I took my seat on one of the blood red seats with a design of spider webs etched onto the bottom part of the chair. The table was made of a black granite and a small vase was

placed there with a dead looking rose sticking out from it.

"Way to pick a creepy place to meet," I mumbled.

I glanced over at the occult table and a noticed one of them heading my way. He wore a hooded cloak with his pale skin contrasting with the midnight colored hair. His eyes were a piercing dark brown and on his right hand, he wore a freaky looking cat puppet. On his lips, he carried an eerily cheerful smile. He stopped at my table and bowed slightly.

"Good evening miss. Berzenoff couldn't help noticing you looked lonely. Would you like to join our group?" asked the young man.

I scrutinized slightly and heard the little voice in my head repeating the words," Don't talk to strangers." My gut feeling though, didn't portray this guy as being harmful. I gazed up at his dark eyes and stood.

"I'm sorry. I'm actually waiting for someone. Maybe next time," I apologized.

He sat in the chair across from me. There was a knowing look on his face.

"If you'd like to have some tea, please don't hesitate to head to the Black Magic club and take a look at our merchandise while you're there. We sell voodoo dolls and for a limited time, a free tarot card reading for every $25 purchase," he said in a cheerful yet creepy voice.

Huh. For a club president of a creepy occult, he was pretty nice. My lips twitched into a sliver of a smile and I nodded.

"I'll keep that in mind," I replied.

He smiled happily and stood up, but bent forward and squinted his eyes to take a closer look at me.

"You are almost the spitting image of the previous priestess of the dark arts. She collected the souls of the dead and used their energy in her spells. But that story is for another day. Well, Berzenoff and I must get going. If you ever come around our club, just ask for Umehito Nekozawa. Until then, I bid you adieu," he babbled as he made his way back to his table.

I nodded and waved slightly. I sat back down and sighed in relief that he never asked my name. I had never seen him before, but I had a feeling he went to Ouran. I guess maybe the disguise worked. I smiled and sat down and waited patiently until he arrived. My mood plummeted when the door opened and Ryan walked in and scanned the area. I placed both my hands on my lap and clasped them together with my head hung low. I shifted my gaze and my eyes locked on unintentionally to his icy orbs. He smirked and took a seat in the chair across from me. He looked me up and down and nodded.

"Undeniably the hottest thing you've worn," he commented.

***

He sat in a secluded spot and kept a tape recorder close to the table consisting of a couple. He had promised his boss that nothing would stop him from keeping an eye on his daughter. Unbeknownst to his stalkee, he had set up the human wall in order to coax out information on Sakuya Mazaki. Not only that, but he had even followed her to her house. He was the perfect spy as she had no clue that there was someone following her. He was rather surprised that her friends were left in the dark of her past. Although, most people would rather keep their past hidden to have the others not think of them as a bad person or something. He smirked slightly as he adjusted his shades and buried his face in one of the menus. Abruptly, his cell phone buzzed. He had a text message. Flipping open his cell, he checked his messages and grimaced. It was his boss. It was the typical message of wanting to know where he was and what his daughter was doing. Quickly he thumbed his message and pressed send. A young woman wearing cat ears and a maid outfit walked up to his table with a notepad.

"Have you decided yet master?" she asked gloomily.

He scanned the menu nodded.

"Just bring me a black coffee and a bloody blueberry muffin," he ordered.

The waitress bowed and took her leave. He sat back and glanced out the window where six suspicious looking figures entered the creepy cafe'. His eyes widened in surprise. Although they were heavily disguised, he knew that they were the Host Club members.

***

Haruhi groaned at the supposed great plan. She crossed her arms and stared at her friends.

"I'm beginning to feel like most of your plans always seem to point towards dressing up," recalled Haruhi.

Tamaki walked out of the dressing room wearing some dark jeans and a long sleeved black button shirt. A silver cross chain necklace rested on his neck. A temporary coat of black hair dye was lathered all over Tamaki's light colored hair. The twins glanced at each other in awe. They were speechless.

"Usually Milord's disguises are pretty lame, but this time it might actually work," commented Hikaru.

Kaoru agreed and looked at the other costumes set out for them to wear. All of them consisted of the color black.

"Yeah. Strangely, it really suits him. He could make a great emo," complimented Kaoru.

Haruhi glanced at the gothic Lolita outfit set out for her. It was ultra frilly with a headband and a black rose on the right temple. She scrutinized at the sight and glanced over at Tamaki with her trade mark 'you've got to be kidding' roll of the eye.

"You expect me to wear something like this? Wouldn't this just capture more attention?" questioned Haruhi.

Kyoya shook his head as he walked over with a flyer in his hand.

"Don't tell me you've never heard or seen Kuro Neko Cafe'. The whole place screams Goth," explained Hikaru.

Kyoya placed the flyer on the table and on it was the creepy cafe where a few black cat maids sat on the steps where odd colored roses were planted. After much talk, everyone was clad in black and Haruhi donned on the frilly looking gothic Lolita outfit. The seven piled into two cars and drove off towards the strange cafe'. Upon arriving, it was time to split up to draw in less attention. Tamaki looked over Haruhi happily.

"I volunteer Haruhi and myself as the lovey dovey couple," called out a giddy Tamaki.

Kyoya sighed. The typical Tamaki reaction.

"What are we supposed to be then?" questioned Hikaru.

He was dressed in a rather simple black t-shirt and black leather pants with a spiky like belt. On his wrist, a similar spike bracelet. His hair was spiked up and sprayed with temporary black dye spray. Kaoru wore some glasses with the school uniform underneath excluding the coat and a hooded cloak similar to the black magic club. Not the most flattering of things Kaoru had worn, but it was for a good cause.

"I've got a better idea. Why don't we all just sit together," suggested Kyoya.

The others looked at him with confusion.

"Won't that just look weird? I mean we're not exactly dressed like people we'd actually hang out with," noted Haruhi.

Emo, punk, gothic Lolita, and occult members were the categories that each one fell into. Kaoru sighed.

"Okay. How about Tamaki and Hikaru take the table on the right, while Haruhi, Mori and Hunny take the left table. Kyoya and I will take the middle," Kaoru concluded.

Tamaki sulked, but knew it was for the best. He slowly made his way to the table and slumped with an annoyed Hikaru trailing behind him. Hunny, dressed in a long sleeved black dress with lace sleeves and a his wig was in a long curly ponytail. A black chocker with a miniscule fake silver dagger dangling from it securely on his neck. Mori wore a long silk black shirt and black pants. Plain and causing the least attention. Hunny pulled on Haruhi's hand as Mori followed close behind. Everyone was in place and tried their best to look like they belonged. Kaoru scanned the cafe' until his eyes fell upon the table where a familiar looking young woman sat with the conceited foreigner. Looking closer, he realized it was Sakuya in disguise. He flipped out his cell phone and texted the others with a quick sentence. Simultaneously, they checked the text and their gaze traveled to a secluded area in the corner. Gratefully, each were in a safe distance of overhearing their conversation. All that was left was to wait and see what the meeting was about in the first place.

***

I sighed and protectively twisted my chair the other way. He was just not someone to be trifled with. With his elbows on the table and his hands cupping his head, he looked at me with intense hungry eyes. I averted his gaze and instead placed my attention on the menu in front of me. All of the foods had some gruesome names though. It was a wonder how these people even had so many customers. But who was I to judge?

"Well, now that we're alone, why don't we start off with why are you here?" I questioned.

He chuckled and shook his head.

"Always comes down to business. Why can't we just enjoy ourselves and talk about this after lunch," he suggested.

I shook my head. I would not spend more time than needed with him. Especially since that incident that changed my life forever.

"I'm sorry but no. I accepted your offer and came here. Now its time for you to fulfill your side of the bargain," I encouraged.

He sighed and called for the waitress. She arrived dressed in a maid outfit and furry black cat ears. As before, definitely a weird place to have a cup of tea or something.

"May I take your order master?" she questioned.

He smirked and nodded.

"I'll have a black coffee," he ordered.

She looked at him oddly, but shook her head to clear her mind. She nodded at his order and looked over at me in anticipation.

"I'll have a hot chocolate," I informed.

She bowed slightly and left. He chuckled. I looked up in curiosity.

"What?" I asked indignantly.

Ryan shifted his hand from his chin and slowly crept over to my side and took a hold of my hand. He caressed my hand with his thumb and tilted his head slightly.

"You haven't changed a bit. I remember when we were kids that you used to always ask for the same thing," he surveyed.

I turned away and blushed with my arms crossed as I slipped my hand from his grasp. He just chuckled once more.

"Geez. Forgive me for not having adult like taste buds. I can't understand what's so delicious about a bitter coffee. I'd much rather prefer sweet over bitter," I explained.

He leaned forward in his chair and placed his hand on my cheek as he guided my head to look forward and directly at him. His icy blue eyes looked deeply into my eyes.

"Reminds me of the old times. You've never liked bitter things. Not even coffee flavored ice cream," he recalled.

I turned my gaze away and pushed away his hand from my cheek. I closed my eyes as my mind drifted to the first time we met. I was six years old and it was my first visit to the US. My parents had come to visit a family friend that was also a potential business partner.

Flashback...

I was dressed in the usual girly pink summer dress with my golden colored hair tied up with ribbons in pigtails and white sandals. It was unbearably hot that day that even sitting under the shade didn't seem to help. Various trees surrounded the large estate. It was sort of like a forest. Dark green grass covered the entire ground with only a sliver of cement set out for parking cars and a trail heading for the only road out of the estate. I was on the porch with beads of sweat dripping from my forehead. I really just wanted to go to the hotel and have the air conditioner cool me off. As I sat quietly and listened to my parents talk to the Ackerman family, I heard a distinct splash coming from the right part of the forest. Sluggishly, I stood up from my seat and took a long sip from the last of my tropical punch juice box. With the little energy I had, I jogged over towards the noise. I knew my parents wouldn't approve me running off from them, but I had always been a curious person. Drawing closer, I heard a high pitched battle cry. I gasped as my mind recalled an old cowboy movie I had watched with my dad the other day.

"Indians!" my mind screamed.

I walked closer and crept quietly as my eyes widened at the crystal clear stream that traveled for miles on end. At least, that's how it felt to me. My body was on auto pilot as I drew closer and ended up near the stream. I cupped my hands and dipped them in the inviting water. It was cool against my blazing and tanning skin. I sighed and leaned my head forward to drink the cool liquid, when a pair of hands from behind wrapped around me and immobilized my arms. I cried out in surprise and spilled the cool water on my dress.

"Mommy! Daddy! Help me!!!" I wailed

Tears tumbled from my rosy cheeks and my heart thudded loudly. Sobs escaped my throat as I thought I was a goner for sure. I trembled and my wails echoed throughout the forest. Immediately, the hands that were securely wrapped around me let go. I turned slowly to see a boy my age clad in a Power Ranger costume. A black ranger mask was set on his face. My eyes widened as I backed away. He walked closer cautiously.

"H-hey. Sorry for scaring you," apologized the boy.

I cringed and when he was just about reaching distance, he outstretched his hand for me to take. I shook my head and clenched my eyes tightly as I shoved him away from me.

"No! Get away!" I screamed.

A splash drenched my face as I opened my eyes and realized that I had inadvertently pushed him into the stream. I gasped as he sputtered and flailed about. He must have not known how to swim! I laid on my stomach and inched as close as I could to the stream and outstretched my hand. He took a hold of it, but in the process, he pulled me in too. I cried out as the two of us flailed about. Water temporarily blinded me as I heard the sound of flip flops. I rubbed the water from my eyes and saw a boy around ten with bright green eyes and pale blonde hair. He looked at the two of us and sighed. He kneeled and crossed his arms.

"You guys do realize all you have to do is get up. I mean, its not even that deep," the boy noted.

I stood up and saw the water only reached to about my waist. I pulled up the masked boy and pulled of the mask. Underneath, was a rather cute seven year old boy. His hair was a ultra dark brown color which at the moment was matted down by the water. He had light sky blue eyes that some how reminded me of icicles. Long lashes framed his eyes. While I stood at three feet six inches the boy stood at about three feet eight inches. I coughed slightly as I slowly climbed out of the stream drenched from the tip of my roots to the bottom of my feet. My ribbons had come undone and fell back into the stream. I outstretched my hand to grab it, but they traveled with the stream heading south and out of my reach.

"My ribbons!" I mourned.

They boy jumped back into the water and took a hold of my ribbons as he made his way back to the bank. He sighed and handed me the ribbons and walked out of the water.

"Here," he said in an embarrassed tone.

I looked down at the soggy pink things my mother had taken almost an hour to fix my hair with. Tears dribbled down my cheeks as I hugged the mysterious boy and held him tightly.

"Waah! T-thank you!!! S-sorry I pp-pushed you~!" I hiccupped.

He sighed and began to pet my head.

"S'okay. I understand," he said soothingly.

The blonde kid scratched the back of his head and sighed.

"I'll get one of the adults. It's not sanitary to air dry after jumping into a bacteria infested stream," teased the boy.

I looked up with eyes wide as saucers.

"B-bacteria? What's that? Is it contagious?!" I questioned.

The boy erupted into a fit of laughter. The icy blue eyed boy released me and glanced over at the elder boy with a stern look. They elder boy wiped away a stray tear from his eye and took deep calming breaths.

"Sorry buddy. I couldn't help myself. Your little girlfriend sure is cute. For a little kid, she sure knows some big words. Huh. She's the first kid to know the word contagious yet not know what a bacteria is," noted blondie.

The icy eyed boy blushed slightly and outstretched his hand for me to take.

"Come on. Let's take you back with mom and dad. They'll give us a change of clothes," he explained.

I took his hand and he led me back out of the forest and to the porch where I had been waiting for my parents. Realization hit me as I figured out that he was probably the little play mate my mother was talking about. We entered the living room and the room fell silent. My dad rose from his chair in alarm with the boy's parents not far behind.

"What the hell happened?!" cried my father.

I looked down guiltily. The boy glanced over at me and then looked up at my father.

"We fell," he explained bluntly.

His parents walked over in concern and fiddled with the boy and dithered about the occurrence.

"Are you alright Ryan? You weren't playing around the stream again, were you?" questioned his mother.

He sighed and nodded.

"Sorry Mommy," he said with a quivering lip.

She hugged him tightly and stroked his head. My father kneeled to my level and looked into my eyes.

"Did you fall in as well?" he wondered.

I nodded and shivered. Tears spilled from my eyes.

"Th-the big b-boy s-said that I was c-covered in bb-bacteria!" I wailed.

Everyone turned to Ryan in shock. He shook his head vigorously.

"Not me! It was Alex!" he accused.

The adults looked at me in wonder.

"Is that true? Was it Alex?" asked his father.

I shrugged in confusion.

"Who's Alex? Is he the boy with the yellow hair?" I questioned.

The room burst into good hearted laughter. They nodded and sighed.

"Why don't we get you cleaned up. I have some spare clothing I think will probably fit well on her," noted his mother.

Everyone agreed and she led me away from the others to get dried and changed. After about half an hour of getting clean and putting on a new pair of clothes, I walked out with my hair dried and placed in a high pony tail. I wore what looked like a school uniform what with the pleated skirt and crisp white shirt that carried a bright green ribbon. Ryan's mother squealed with pleasure.

"I didn't expect my doll clothing to fit her so well. Isn't she the sweetest thing? I've always wanted a little girl. Ah, but the baby shop is closed for business now since a certain someone went to get fixed," she emphasized.

My eyes were wide with curiosity as I scanned the room for any sign of what I was looking for.

"You guys have a dog?" I asked with excitement.

The grown ups laughed nervously. Quietly, the boy I figured was called Ryan entered wearing a similar outfit to what I was wearing. He actually looked pretty cute with his dark brown hair placed in a tiny pony tail. He looked like a prince. I was in the midst of bowing, when I remembered that it was rather strange for a girl to do that here. I curtsied slightly and glanced up.

"How do you do? My name is Sakuya," I greeted formally.

He looked at his mother in wonder and she grinned down at him. Shrugging, he outstretched his hand in an alarming manner. I squealed out in surprise and hid behind my father. He laughed slightly and looked down at me and patted my head.

"Don't be alarmed. That's how you greet people here. Oh and that curtsy would be put to use better if we were in London and visiting the Queen. But this is America sweetie. So go ahead. He won't bite," encouraged my father.

I slowly walked over to him cautiously and closed my eyes as I outstretched my hand. The soft touch of his hand slipped into my own as he shook it firmly. I opened my eyes and saw it was okay. I smiled.

"Ryan Ackerman. Six and a half years old. Kindergarten," he introduced.

I giggled and switched my hands so that I held his left while he held my right. The adults stared in awe and chuckled. As the women clutched their arms together and sighed.

"Awww. Don't they look so cute together?" cooed one of the grown ups.

Everyone agreed. My mother looked closely and smiled. She kneeled low and sized us up. She nodded in approval. Static blurred her face.

Wait, why does she looks so blurry?

"You know, those two would make great children models, don't you agree?" inquired my mother.

I beamed up at her.

"Really Mommy? I can be a model like you?" I asked in amazement.

She chuckled and nodded. I giggled and shifted over as I rested my head on his shoulder and winked while making a peace sign. The room went wild with the adorable display. Ryan blushed slightly and scratched the back of his head.

"I must find my camera. This is just too cute for words!" cried out Mrs. Ackerman.

Later that day, Ryan and I sat down on the porch while he ate his mocha flavored ice cream. I crinkled my nose at his choice as I slowly licked my bubble gum flavored ice cream.

"Yucky! I hate coffee. Ice cream should be sweet, not bitter," I noted.

He shrugged and continued eating his ice cream.

"Does it really matter? Ice cream is ice cream no matter what the taste," he explained.

I eyed him as if he were some sort of alien from outer space.

"You're weird," I said bluntly.

He laughed quietly and shook his head. He gazed at me with his icy blue eyes that were filled with warmth. He took one of my sticky hands and held it in his own. He squeezed slightly.

"We're going to be good friends," he said smiling.

End Flashback

heart and looked down. He used to be my best friend in the entire world. But then all of a sudden, he changed. I glanced up and looked at his now cold looking eyes.

"What's with that look?" he asked.

I gave him a pitied look and just shook my head. Our drinks came and I sipped the hot chocolate cautiously. I winced slightly as the warm liquid scalded my sensitive tongue. As I reached for the napkin, my eyes fell upon a faint scar on Ryan's right arm as he had rolled up the sleeve of his crisp new uniform. This was proof of when he changed from such a kind soul to one of pure anger and rebellion.

"I was thinking how much you changed. It was because of that incident, wasn't it?" I inquired.

He looked at me with wide eyes, but then flickered back to his normal cocky composure. The expression told it all. Alex was four years older than Ryan. He was also his big brother. They were always close and as Ryan got older, hung out a lot together. Although I was not in the United States at the time, news traveled fast.

Ryan was only nine years old. It was mid summer and the two were walking around the forest as usual, when these men cloaked in dark suits popped out of nowhere and attempted to kidnap the sons of the wealthy corporate leader also known as Oliver Ackerman. At the time, the elder Ackerman had been taking Judo lessons used one of his moves to make the would be kidnappers quite irritated. They immediately took a hold of Ryan and held a pocket knife with the point dangerously close to the jugular. Ryan struggled to free himself from the others, that the kidnapper dropped his knife which spiraled down and sliced Ryan's forearm which must have cost him excruciating pain. Alex was enraged and blindly went in to tackle the perpetrators. What he didn't expect was one of them to pull a gun. Ryan tried to break free of the kidnapper by biting him, which led the guy to push him off and back hand while having him hit the back of his head on a tree. The last thing he heard was the ring of a gunshot. When he came to, the ambulance had shown up and had hauled him up to get stitches for his arm. As for Alex, I don't have the full details, but he passed away. There of course was implication that he was shot in some lethal area. That's when everything changed. He quit being the usual sweet kid he once was and started acting up against society. I think it might have had to do with the fact that the police never found the ones that brought grief to the Ackerman family. It was now his duty to take over his father's job. This brought on some resentment as that was to go to the eldest son.

I grimaced. It was roughly around the time that I came to visit him after half a year had gone by. I sipped some more of my hot chocolate and stared silently at him.

"I'm sorry. I know it was probably very painful for me to bring that up. I had no right," I whispered.

I glanced over at him and sighed. Would there ever be a remnant of the boy that I had come to almost love? Yes. I admit I once had a crush on him. Although he wasn't my first crush. But that story is for another day. He looked over with a blank face and just nodded. The usual smirk flickered back into his face as he took a swig of his black coffee.

"Why don't you make it up to me?" he questioned.

My eyes widened slightly and then narrowed as I crossed my arms. He leaned forward and his warm coffee breath fanned my face. I stood perfectly still.

***

Hikaru's face was splattered with rage. From his stand point, it looked a lot like Ryan was kissing Sakuya as he had moved closer to her and she didn't seem to be pulling away while Kaoru glanced over feeling hurt. It looked pretty clear that she really must have liked Ryan at some point. Kyoya sipped his coffee while contemplating whether to walk over and accidentally, "spill" the hot liquid on Ryan's crisp new pants. It was a thought that made him chuckle quietly. As for Hunny, he was concerned with Sakuya's well being and worried of what Ryan would do next. Haruhi glanced over and sighed.

"Maybe you jumped to conclusions. If you asked me, I'd say we were barging in on a date," explained Haruhi.

She was drinking a strawberry milkshake and fiddling with the straw while glancing at Mori and Hunny. Hunny was eating a piece of cake splashed with strawberry souse to make it look like blood, while Mori drank some tea. Hunny cocked his head slightly.

"Wait. Do you hear that?" asked Hunny.

Haruhi listened intently, although wasn't too sure what Hunny was talking about. She glanced over in a confused manner.

"What do you mean? I don't hear an-," began Haruhi.

A prominent "CRACK" sent the customers jumping. Everyone turned their attention to Tamaki's table as his glass of water had cracked under the pressure of his hand. He slowly removed his hand as blood trickled down his palm. Haruhi cried out in surprise. Kaoru sighed in relief as he noticed that Tamaki's distraction had postponed the kiss. Tears were threatening to spill from Tamaki's eyes, but he kept his composure as a cool and strange emo like punk.

"Idiot," whispered most of the club members.

Sakuya glanced over in shock at the others as if a spell was broken. She wondered if the boy was alright, but turned her attention back to Ryan. The club members sighed as the past was sure to come to light.

***

I glanced over at a young man with midnight colored hair. He looked strangely familiar, but I ignored it and faced Ryan once more. What could I do to make him realize that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be more than a friend now. I was afraid of what he could do now that he had the experience of a judo master as my thoughts of Hikaru getting injured entered my mind. The sloshing liquid was tipped in a downward direction as the warm steam was emptied of its contents. I watched in amusement as Ryan finished the last of his coffee. This must have meant that our meeting was almost over.

"So, what was it that you wanted to talk about?" I questioned lightly even though I was feeling rather strained.

He glanced up at me and nodded.

"Ah yes. Of course you're curious about my visit ne? Well, my fiancée I will answer that question by simply saying th-," began Ryan.

The sound of a table rattling and grating chair turned heads.

"F-fiancée?! What is the meaning of this?" cried out a familiar male voice.

I spun around and saw the black haired violet colored....Tamaki! My face warmed with surprise. What was he doing here? I doubted he was alone. A chorused groan overtook the dreary place as the members emerged. Kaoru and...K-Kyoya were dressed as Nekozawa's followers. A flicker of a smile passed through my face. It suited him so well. I covered my mouth as I knew if I were to even chuckle at his get up that it would mean terrible consequences. Hunny was once more cross dressing with Haruhi at his side looking very much like how she might have looked if she had not chopped off her hair. Hikaru stormed over as he took his rightful place beside Kaoru. He looked pretty good with his hair that color, but of course he looked rather furious in my direction. Ryan glanced over in my direction with a cocked head.

"Friends of yours?" noted Ryan.

Wow. I may be stupid, but even I could tell that the twins' face from the rest or the world. The costumes really weren't that elaborate that I couldn't at least make out who they were. I glanced over at my friends who looked over at me in shock. Kaoru stepped forward after removing his hood and glasses. He looked so hurt.

"So, you guys are engaged?" questioned Kaoru.

WHAT!? My eyes widened in surprise. I shook my head and waved my hands around in an embarrassed manner.

"NO~!" I cried out abruptly.

They looked at each other in disbelief. I glanced over at Ryan and shook my head.

"Doth she protest too much, brother?" observed Hikaru in an irritated manner.

I gasped. It was the first time he ever looked at me so...coldly. I clenched my hands tightly in fists and squeezed my eyes shut. Hunny walked over and placed a comforting hand on my shoulder. Slowly, I opened my eyes to look down at his syrupy ones. I felt like I wanted to break down in tears, but I didn't. I sat in one of the chairs and rubbed my temples. Haruhi looked over at Mori as the two looked like they'd be on my side. They moved next to Hunny as the three of them sat beside me. Tamaki, the twins, and Kyoya stood perfectly still in their place.

"It's the truth. I'm sorry that I never told you this before hand, but I thought this part of my life was over. I never expected it to come to this," I desperately pleaded towards the four.

The twins and Kyoya didn't even look at me as Tamaki flinched. It looked like I was getting to him. The rest looked at me as if waiting for my explanation. I sighed and nodded.

"Well, what Ryan said was partly the truth," I informed.

Gasps echoed the cafe'. Kyoya adjusted his glasses and waited while the twins just didn't even face me. Hunny tugged on my sleeve.

"What do you mean partly the truth?" questioned Hunny.

My attention directed itself to the sunset while the colors were staining the sky a pretty pink. My mind reeled as another flashback entered my vision.

I was ten years old and my fear of Ryan had increased. He had been in a fight with a rather large twelve year old and had sent him to the hospital. Luckily, we were spending the summer in London.

But maybe it wasn't too lucky

. I was barely coming out of a photo shoot for a new line of clothing when my parents arrived to pick me up. I looked up at them smiling as I retold them the day's events and how nice all the staff was. They nodded but looked slightly tightlipped once we arrived to the house.

"What wrong?" I asked curiously.

They just smiled and sent me on my way to get washed up for dinner. I was suspicous something was going on, but decided that it was best to just forget about it. This probably had nothing to with me. Just as I entered the bathroom, I heard the strained voices of my parents.

"Don't you think this might not be such a good idea?" questioned her mother.

My father just grunted and sighed in exasperation.

"Well, I think it's for the best. Maybe this will help out the business. Our ties with the Ackerman's seem to have become strained ever since that incident," he emphasized.

Ackerman? I slowly made my way down the stairs and pressed my back to the wall as their voices grew louder.

"That isn't the point. Saki-chan is just so young. That boy is dangerous, Kou. Who knows what would happen if the two were left alone," she insisted.

I strained my neck to see what they were doing. My mother was facing towards the oven while my father sat in his usual chair stroking his chin in wonder.

"Well, how could I say no to my friend. He seemed so desperate for our help. He says that Sheryl thinks Sakuya could change him. She says that everytime they're together, he seems to soften up a little," my father explained.

Shivers ran down my spine. Sure he was nice, but he just wasn't the same. Those cold and distant eyes were just something that I wasn't too sure I could handle.

"Yes, but an arranged marriage?" she inquired.

Marriage?! My foot caught on a step and I tumbled down the last four steps. My parents spun around and turned their attention to me. My mother came rushing towards me in worry as she helped me up.

"Are you alright Saki-chan?! Do you have any bruises?" she asked in worry.

I pulled away from her and took a step back with wide eyes. I balled up my hands into tiny fists and I felt myself tremble.

"Marriage? Marriage?! I guess the cat is out of the bag now. When were you planning on telling me this huh? The night before the wedding?! Have you even considered my feelings? Why won't you understand that I don't want to have anything to do with him. All he ever was to me was my best friend. But now he just...just scares me. There's an uncontrolable beast that is dormant inside him that could snap at any moment. He's unstable. I wouldn't even be able to pacify. Last summer, that incident proved it. But I guess all that matters is your precious business partner. You'd sell your only child if it meant good terms with your peers," I sneered.

Tears spilled from my mother's cheeks as she buried her face in her palms in shame. My father's face turned bright red with rage as he stomped over in my direction. His larged hand came crashing down on my right cheek with a deafening smack. My mother gasped in shock. Tears stung my eyes and I blindly ran towards the front door and opened it. I turned back once and mustered up all my energy to say the words that every parent was afraid to hear one day.

"I HATE YOU!!!" I screamed will all my soul.

I charged out of the house and onto the streets not knowing where I was going or what I was going to do. I heard the distinct slam as the panting of my mother and her incredible running skills were coming straight at me.

"Saki-chan! Come back!!" she called after me.

I made no move to turn around. I was not going to be forced into a marriage when I hadn't even had my first boyfriend! Let alone go through puberty.

Thinking back, I knew that I was being unreasonable. A big time spoiled brat. The only thing they ever asked of me when I've had such a great life, and I flipped out on them. Good job Sakuya. You're the brattiest person alive and all of it was your fault.

I somehow managed to get away from my mother and hid behind some bushes. That was the last time I ever saw my mother.

I sighed ridgidly as my voice felt shaky. I turned my attention to the others. Tamaki was bawling his eyes out like usual and he hugged me with great force.

"It's just like in those soap operas. So very moving," he wailed.

I patted his back akwardly.

"There, there?" I said in confusion.

Hunny looked over at me with worry.

"What happened to your mama Saa-chan?" he asked.

I bit my lip. Haruhi looked at me with empathy while Mori sat staring over stoicly as usual. The twins looked over at me with wide eyes.

"That was the argument you were talking about back in January?" questioned Hikaru.

I nodded. I glanced over at Ryan who looked rather unfazed by all the things I had said about him. Kaoru placed his hand on my shoulder and looked at his feet.

"I'm sorry," he apoligized.

A smile escaped my lips as I shook my head.

"There's nothing to apoligize for. Of course this looked rather real to those who didn't know the situation. It was my fault for not explaining to you all this stuff," I commented.

Kyoya nodded slightly.

"I see. So you have no feelings whatsoever for him? I find it rather impressive that he'd come all the way from the United States just to come see you," noted Kyoya.

At the comment, Ryan smirked and crossed his arms.

"Yeah well. I won't give her up that easily. I figure that the more time I spend with her and keep insisting, she'll crack under pressure," he informed.

My eyes widened in surprise. He had just revealed his true intentions like it was nothing. I slumped. Way to dump a load of feelings on me. I checked my cell phone and noticed that it was well over 8:30. I sighed and got up from my chair and walked up to the cash register to pay for my drink.

"I've got to get going. Sorry guys. Maybe we can discuss this into more detail then," I said as I waved goodbye.

My ride was already set and I left in a hurry. For now, they'd just have to do with the bit of information I had now engraved in their minds.

***

The male club members glared over at Ryan. Hikaru tensed, but knew that if he tried to fight him, he'd only lose. Ryan glanced at the seven members and cocked his head.

"Who are you guys to Saki anyway?" he asked.

Hikaru glared.

"SAKI? What the hell is that? So you think you're so great since she used to be your childhood friend? That's pathetic," scoffed Hikaru.

Ryan glanced at him calmly and stood from his seat. He had a smug look on his face.

"I bet you're just jealous. You've only known her for less than four months. You probably just call her Sakuya-chan like the rest of the 1st years," commented Ryan.

Hikaru growled, but Kaoru rested a hand on his shoulder and shook his head. Tamaki broke the ice while smiling with charm.

"We are the Host Club located in Music room 3. Where we entertain beautiful girls with too much time on their hands," proclaimed Tamaki.

Ryan looked unimpressed.

"So, in other words, you guys are male prostitutes," he decided.

Everyone looked at him in shock, but Kyoya intervened.

"You're being rather bold for someone we just met. Let alone you haven't even introduced yourself. You should know better than to insult ones culture it makes it look like you're barbarian. As for the comment about being a male prostitutes, that is far from the truth. From the moment it was formed, we have never done something so unsightly. Simply think of us as gentleman like escorts," he said with a scary smile.

The twins, Tamaki, Haruhi, and Hunny looked over in fear. Ryan twitched in surprise and took a step back gaping. He composed himself and crossed his arms.

"I'm Ryan Ackerman," he stated.

Kyoya chuckled and he bowed slightly.

"My name is Ohtori Kyoya," he informed.

The two were having a sort of face off from the point of view of the others.

"A pleasure to meet you, Ohtori-senpai," Ryan said dripping with politeness.

It was the battle of courtesy. The twins snickered at the sight.

"Kyoya got to him," commented Kaoru.

Hikaru agreed with a nod as the others began greeting and introducing themselves to Ryan.

"So, are you guys her boy to- I mean, her friends?" asked Ryan.

Hunny nodded enthusiastically. Haruhi intervened.

"Well, I guess we're her friends, but it started out that she became part of our club," Haruhi explained.

Ryan glanced at her in curiously.

"Interesting. When is this club open?" he questioned.

Tamaki stood up and flipped his hair slightly.

"After school of course!" exclaimed Tamaki.

A smirk was placed on his face and a dark shadow loomed. He bowed slightly.

"Nice. Anyway, I've gotta go. See ya later," he waved.

He left the cafe with the Host club staring after him.

"What was that about?" questioned Hikaru.

Everyone shrugged and made their way out the door after paying for their drinks and headed back to their home.

A certain male Ouran student glanced over in wonder. He smirked slightly. This information was rather interesting. Not only did he get a glimpse of Sakuya's past, but he realized that those young men she hung out with were rather...interesting people. He sipped the last of his coffee and flagged down the waitress. His green eyes flashed with curiosity and he ran a hand through his pitch black hair. He stood up from his seat and paid the cat girl and he made his way towards his car. He slipped his sunglasses back on and closed the door behind him.

***

"WHA?! What are you doing here?" I cried out in surprise.

Ryan crossed his arms and had his trade mark smirk on his face.

"What? Aren't you happy to see me? I went through all the trouble to come here and that's how you greet me?" he teased.

I spun to look at the club memebers in wonder. Haruhi shrugged. The twins sighed.

"Blame M'lord. He was going on and on about this place," explained Kaoru.

I glared over at Tamaki who was hiding behind Kyoya in fear.

"Forgive me Sakuya-chan!" he cried out.

I sighed and took my seat on the couch. Well, he was a customer. Kyoya walked over to Ryan.

"Please do try not to embarrass your country with your barbarian like ways," he teased.

Ryan reddened slightly but cooled down.

"Of course," he said through clenched teeth.

The twins snickered and I giggled slightly. I think I'm starting to like Kyoya.