A/N: Hello my fabulous readers! I'm sorry that I haven't updated lately but there's been a lot of family things going on, along with the start of the new school year, so it's been kind of hectic. Anyywaayy... This chapter is one of my longest, and also one of my least favorites. You don't want to know how long it took for me to finish it. Seriously, a LONG time! That's pretty much the only reason I dislike it, although I do feel like it moves too quickly. Unlike most of my other chapters, which cover maybe a day or two, this chapter spreads out over the entire weekend. Um.. As the title says, Aislin goes to the dance, we see quite a bit more of this new character Yuki (who asked her to the dance) and Kyle even gets time in this chapter (because I love him too much to leave him out. ^.^) Anyway, I hope you like :)

Also I have a little question for you (answer in the reviews) what is your favorite ship in OHSHC? You know you have one... Also, do you think Aislin should be with anyone in the story? (seriously... I'm open to suggestions... right now -in my mind, atleast- she is forever alone)

I wake up at 5:30 AM with my homework still spread out around the bed. I guess when I fell asleep yesterday I didn't wake up that night. I fell asleep at like 7 o'clock so I woke up earlier than usual today. And to make it worse, today is Saturday. That means I don't even have to go to school, yet I still woke up early.
I didn't really realize that there's a telephone in my room until it starts ringing. I cautiously go to answer it. Who calls before 6 AM? "Hello, Aislin?" The voice on the other end says. I should've known who it was.

"What do you want, Hikaru?"
"Someone's mean this morning, did I wake you?"
"How did you get my number, anyway?"
"I told you, Kyoya knows everything."
"Of course. So what do you want?"
"We wanted to know if-" It's a different voice this time.
"Kaoru, too?"
"It's called speakerphone, Aislin."
"So everyone is going to this carnival, and you should come too." This time it's Hikaru talking. "Um... Okay...?"

So here I am, walking aimlessly around the faire grounds alone, because I was the only one that was where I was supposed to be. Nobody was where we'd prepared to meet. I have already bought the carnival tickets, so why try to have some fun anyway?
I'm waiting in line for some snacks when I hear someone familiar. "Aislin?" I turn and see Yuki standing behind me. "Oh, hey." I say awkwardly. "Who are you here with?" He asks. "Well, I'm sort of supposed to be with my friends... but I can't find them. " He looks at me with a softer expression than before. "A girl as amazing as you shouldn't be left alone like that." He says and I blush a little bit. I get to the front of the line and reach for my purse to pay. Yuki stops my hand, however. "Here, I'll pay for you." He says and does as he said he would.

So somehow I end up spending most of the day with Yuki. It's not that bad, though, because I realize a lot about him that I didn't know before. He is a lot nicer, and funnier, than I'd expected him to be. I don't see why Kaoru, Mori, and everyone else dislike him. I find that I like him more than I thought I would. This thought makes me blush a little.

"Oh, I hadn't noticed the time! I'm sorry, but I have to leave." Yuki says, looking at his watch. "It's fine." I say. "Aislin! There you are!" I turn and notice pretty much the entire Host Club coming towards me with the twins leading the way. "Okay, well... bye." Yuki says, and I turn towards him. "Bye!" I say, smiling. He starts blushing, and I wonder why for a moment, but my questions are answered when he leans in and kisses my cheek before leaving. I'm pretty sure I'm blushing a lot more than he was.

"Who was that?" Almost everyone asks as they walk over to me. "Yuki." I answer quietly, still a little bit dazed and confused about what just happened. I get mixed responses from everyone, but no one really says anything. "So, are you two like... together?" Hikaru is the first one to say anything. "Um... I don't think... I-I don't know..." I answer awkwardly. "Well, good for you." Kaoru says, sounding sort of disappointed. I can't help but wonder if the main thought going through his mind is that I'm still not listening to them. Still, I don't see why they don't like Yuki.

"Let's get some ice-cream!" Honey says very loudly as he grabs my arm and pulls me towards an ice cream stand. We stay at the carnival until it starts to get dark, and Haruhi suggests that we go home. When I get home, Kyle is doing some kind of puzzle in the living room. "Were you here all day?" I ask him, and he nods. "That must've been boring... and lonely." He nods again.

"Maybe next time you should make plans with your friends." I suggest, and he looks at me kind of sadly, and nods. "Yeah, I will." He says hesitantly, and he stutters a little at the end. It is really hard for Kyle to speak in Japanese-which he is doing now- but he is learning. Since my family traveled often when I was younger, I'm bilingual. It was hard at first, but it eventually became easier to learn to speak a new language. For Kyle, learning like this is hard. We know that it's hard for him, so we try to help. However, since he has to speak Japanese all day at school, we give him a break by speaking English at home. It helps me a bit, too, because English was also my first language. I was born in Ireland, yes, but spent most of my childhood in England. I assume this is why my parents traveled there when they were looking to adopt.

Whenever I tell someone that I've traveled to many places, they always ask me what cultures I liked best. However, I never really know. Everywhere that I've been has had very good things about it. How am I to compare, for example, Italy and France. They are both great countries and both have great things about them, but these great things are very different. One might love the food in Italy, and the scenery in France. How does that compare? I have traveled through 10 different countries, lived in 4 of them, and have lived in two different continents. You would think that I'd be done with traveling, yet I still yearn to experience more. There is one place that intrigues me the most: America. It is considered the melting pot of the world. It is supposed to have so many different cultures all in one, and this is what spikes my curiosity. I need to see this for myself.

"Well, I have... somewhere to be." Kyle says as he leaves the room. He's acting sort of strange. The maid that was in the room, Sophia I think, looks at me strangely. "He has been acting ... Is something wrong with him?" She asks probably as politely as she can while still getting to the point. "I... I don't know..." Is my only answer. Now I need to find out.

The next day comes quickly, it's Sunday. Today is 'family day'. The 'most fun day of the week', as mom calls it. The only thing about this day is that both parents are home. That is what I like about it, anyway. We go through mom's 'special breakfast', and Kyle looks sort of sad. I ask him if anything is wrong, but he insists that he is fine. We go through the rest of 'family fun day' playing board games and such. Kyle still seems to be acting strange. This time Mum notices as well. "Kyle, dear, are you feeling alright?" She asks softly.

"Actually, I'm not." He says in almost a whimper. "I feel sick to my stomach." Mom does several things, some involving thermometers, to Kyle, then concludes that he should stay home from school. He just nods. It seems a little convenient that he gets sick on Sunday, the night before school, but I don't say anything.
It starts to get late and we all go to bed. I can't help but think of tomorrow. Tomorrow is Monday, the day of Ouran Academy's Ice Breaker Dance. I'm not sure if I'd say that I'm excited or not, but I am sort of nervous. This will be my first time participating in any of the sort, and I don't know what to expect. We get a whole day off to prepare for the dance, and Yuki says he'll be here to pick me up at 6 O'clock, an hour before the dance. In theory, we will leave early and have extra time before, but I still expect us to barely be on time.

The day is here already, the day of the dance. At about noon, I start working on my hair and makeup. For my hair, I curl it nicely before pulling the front bang-area back and angel-braid it. It sounds more elaborate than it is, but I need Mum's help for the braid. For my makeup, I just use really light colors that compliment my dress, and I go really light on it. I don't like make-up. For my dress, I'm wearing one of Mom's designs. It is a light turquoise colored dress that goes to my knees. On the side of the dress, there are white accent details in patterns. I the end, a few hours later, it all looks great.

Mom wanted an excuse to leave just about as much as she didn't want dad to be here. So, they went out to dinner tonight. I feel a little strange about leaving Kyle home alone (so did mom) especially since he's not feeling well, but he insists he'll be fine. So now it's 6:30 PM and I'm waiting for Yuki. Yes, that is 30 minutes after he said he'd be here. However, I did account for us running late, so we should be fine. But it is getting late, and the dance will start soon. I decide maybe I should head over there alone.

When I get to school,they are still not allowing people into the dance hall, but you can go into the main school building. I go into the building and just walk around randomly, going to the front every once in awhile to check if Yuki is there. I don't see anyone that I know. Why did I even come? It's really awkward for me, seeing everyone with their groups of friends, and me being alone.

I'm in a fairly secluded area of the building when I notice a familiar face. Yuki? I can't see him very well, but I'm pretty sure that it's him. I move a little closer, both for validation and to ask what he's doing. He doesn't seem to notice me, but I notice him. Him and the girl that he's with. I don't see much other than the closeness of them, and the obvious 'walking-in-on-a-moment' atmosphere. I make a slight choking sound and he turns and notices me. I hear him call to me, but I don't listen and instead run in the opposite direction. Even though I've been at Ouran for awhile, I don't really know where I am- nor do I care. What I do know, is that almost nobody is in the school right now, and I want to be alone. I pick the first door that I find and go inside. However, the room is not empty as I thought it would be. It seems that I've walking in on a club meeting- more specifically, a Host Club meeting. Of course. I don't care, I just close the door and lean against it, not knowing what to do.
"Aislin?" Several voices ask, confused. "I thought you would be at the dance." Honey says. "Why are you crying?" Kaoru asks. I am crying? I hadn't noticed. I've only been in the club room for about a minute and everyone's crowded around me. I'm still leaning against the door, so I slide down to sit on the floor. I don't like this. Aside from the obvious reasons to be upset, I was made a fool of. I've been made to look weak in front of my friends. Now, I'm no Super Girl, I've never been a strong type of person, and I'm sure that no one sees me as one. But, I do know this: Once you see someone in a weak moment, it changes your opinion of them. You don't see them the same anymore. I also must seem very stupid to them. They warned me several times not to trust Yuki, yet I did anyway.

I am asked again "What happened?" But I can't really talk right now. Well, more like I don't want to. "You told me so." Is all that I say. I probably deserve the humiliation, I was too trusting. I expect an 'I told you so', but I am taken by surprise. Kaoru sits down next to me, and hugs me for a moment. After he pulls away he says "It's not your fault that he's a jerk, Aislin. You are right to think that everyone at least deserves a chance. Some people take advantage of that. It seems like it's often the best people who get treated the worst, and that's just not fair." He stands up and extends his hand to help me do the same.
"He'll get what's coming to him." Hikaru says, and I wonder if he's planning on personally ensuring that. He continues before I can say anything, though. "He likes to mess with your feelings? Probably thinks you were pretty jealous. What do you say we turn that around on him?" And so, I'm going to the dance-for a second time- with my six dates (The entire Host Club, minus Haruhi, who is sick) According to them, I should still get to go to the dance and enjoy myself, and maybe get revenge in the process. I tried to explain to them that the dance wasn't that important to me, but apparently Tamaki is very stubborn about helping people. But at the same time, he's ignorant to the fact that this won't really be helping me that much. When we arrive at the dance, it has already started, so we end up making an entrance. Not like the Host Club wouldn't get noticed anyway. It's pretty awkward for me, still being pretty upset. Part of me wishes that I'd stayed and yelled at him, but I also know that I probably wouldn't have anyway.

"May I have this dance?" I look up and see Mori standing in front of me, hand extended. I take his hand, "Sure." I say, smiling. I dance with Mori for awhile, then Hikaru cuts in. "You know, you clean up nice." He tells me. "I didn't expect that." He seems to like to find semi-polite ways to insult me, but I don't really care. He twirls me around and unexpectedly lets go of me. They must've planned this carefully, because I twirl right into Kaoru. "My turn?" I just laugh "Yeah, I guess so."
"Are you having fun?" He asks, looking kind of concerned. Do I look worried or something? "Yeah, I am." I answer, and he smiles. "Good." All in all, I have a pretty good night. Besides the unfortunate beginning, I realize that I have some pretty good friends by my side.