Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. I make no lie of the fact I have lacked in my updating of this fanfic, and I apologise, but in getting through the loss of my older sister over the last few weeks, I have rediscovered a lot of my motivation and inspiration…and in doing so I found it for this particular fanfic again as well. So welcome to the newest chapter, and I would just like to say that it was one review that had this fanfic lingering in my mind for a while, whilst I was upcountry to be with family at such a tragic time. So "HarutaYari" yes your review worked, and thank you!

Okay, sad beginning over, now onto the newest chapter which I hope you enjoy, please review and thank you for reading!

The following few days that led up to the impending weekend had been long and tedious to Kaoru who anxiously awaited his agreed date with Sarina. It had surprised him how he had come to be alone once again with the newest student to Ouran High School since his encounter with her at the stables. Having seen her out in the gardens during a break between lessons, Kaoru had been in the middle of one of his highnesses games that Tamaki seemed to enjoy on the occasion. So playing a game of hide and seek, the twins had been ordered to hide separately, despite arguing that they were one of the same.

'The rules are quite simple, you each hide in a different place,' Kyoya highlighted, 'unless you wish to help me do some of the accounting and filing in your free time for the Host Club,' he remarked smoothly, the twins having eyed him up dangerously as they both walked off simple commenting "fine." Truth be told, neither of them enjoyed Kyoya's way of "encouraging" them to do as they were told.

'But, if you find one of us,'

'…you have to play the "which one is Hikaru" game…'

'…and if you guess incorrectly,' Kaoru concluded,

'Then you haven't actually found us,' Hikaru noted.

Though both of the twins noted how Haruhi was not acting impartial to it, probably due to her wanting to keep Tamaki happy. After all, he had not experienced an upbringing with such careless fun as the others had done.

'Honey will go hide!' Honey exclaimed excitedly, going to run off when Mori picked him up quietly.

'The game will be played in the gardens,' Tamaki beamed. 'You have two minutes to hide, go!' he said in excitement, the hosts all disappearing to various locations. Though whilst Honey chose a less discreet place behind a trimmed fern, Haruhi going to the maze and the others finding equally complicated places, Kaoru took himself off to the other side of the gardens where the fountains stood…

Though as he ran, Kaoru suddenly bumped into someone without looking, the girl before him falling back, though he caught her hand and brought her back up, his hand resting behind her waist.

'Ah I'm so sorry,' he began when he realised who he held…Sarina.

'Kaoru?' she remarked, the younger of the twins letting her go as she regained her balance.

'Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't see you.'

'It's alright,' she smiled, 'we do seem to have a habit of finding one another somehow. Though never in a formal manner…'

'No,' he responded with a light shake of his head, his bright hair colour shining in the sunlight. 'I was just playing a game with some friends. We have a free lesson so erm…' he began trailing off as he rubbed a hand on the back of his neck, wondering why he found it so hard to talk to her.

He had been a host for so long…how could he possibly find it difficult?

'Well, I was just on my way to see my music teacher, so I'd better go,' she smiled,

'You play an instrument?'

'I learnt the piano when I was younger…but I don't play now so much…I sing,' she responded softly. 'So I'm studying for my next grade exam,' she explained, Kaoru nodding as he found himself completely intrigued by this young woman. Since starting Ouran, many girls pursued him and his twin, though at that time it had been for the both of them, neither one or the other…for no one could tell them apart. But Sarina…she had seen his twin…yet she continued to speak to only him. She also didn't chase him in the way others had, she showed a genuine interest. Whatever it had been as she went to leave, Kaoru suddenly felt like his heart was acting over his mind as he suddenly called after her.

'Sarina,' he remarked quickly, the red head turning to look at him in slight surprise. 'I…would you perhaps like to meet me for a day out…instead of just by chance…?' he asked, feeling like his heart was beating a little faster as he waited for her answer.

'I would love to…'

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Kaoru had found as he walked to class with his twin on that Thursday morning a few days on; that he didn't worry so much about the date itself but his brother's reaction…He had also yet to discover if Sarina knew that he and his brother worked for the host club. There was so much to consider…so much to think about and yet…Kaoru couldn't help but feel some sense of looking forward to seeing her.

Sitting in a mathematics class that day however, Kaoru had been sat on one side of Haruhi, Hikaru being on the other side when the door opened as Sarina walked in. 'I'm sorry I'm late sir, I've only just received my full timetable, as some of my subjects had to be switched…' she remarked in a sincerely apologetic tone.

'I see, and your name?'

'Sarina Kaho…'

'Don't worry Miss. Kaho…just take a seat and copy everything on the board,'

'Yes sensei,' she nodded, taking a seat nearer to the front of the class than Hikaru, Kaoru and Haruhi. Though as amber met emerald before Sarina sat down, Kaoru tried to hide the apparent heat in his features as he attempted to resume his work…

Yet as the lesson ended, Kaoru's attention was recaptured by Hikaru.

'Ready to go?' he questioned, his twin nodding as he stood, the pair walking side by side with Haruhi as they left the room; Kaoru focusing on his brother and Haruhi's conversation as they walked down the corridor.

'Can you believe how many questions he set us?' Haruhi sighed in exasperation, 'how I'm going to keep up with all my schoolwork and the host club duties this year is beyond me.'

'Just skip a few hosting sessions?' the twins suggested in lazy unison.

'Oh yeah…I could just imagine Kyoya's reaction. I'd somehow gain another debt if I did that-' Haruhi returned running a hand through her short brunette hair.

'Well provided you don't break any valuable objects during that time, I should have no reason to do that,' Kyoya remarked smoothly, startling both Haruhi and the twins, though Hikaru and Kaoru quickly recomposed themselves. 'Not that Tamaki would allow you to be in any kind of financial difficulty. But the host club does aim to allow adequate study time for the hosts.'

He never misses a thing Kaoru thought as he walked casually like his brother, Sarina walking past them with a slight glance in the twin's direction before continuing on.

'Hey Kaoru, you seem quiet today…'

'Ah, sorry, I guess I didn't sleep too well again last night…'

'Again…?' Haruhi questioned, Kyoya writing on his clipboard, seemingly ignorant of the conversation now as they talked. 'Why haven't you been sleeping well?'

'Oh it happens every now and again, I guess I just have a few things on my mind…during the day it's alright, but when you settle down at night there is nothing else to do but allow your thoughts to flow,' he remarked.

Though as he looked after the girl down the corridor, Kaoru wondered how she would react if she saw his part as a host…the group going in for their newest session, with a traditional kimono theme, though as they all played their roles, Kaoru couldn't help but think of the girl only he had met…

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As Saturday arrived, Kaoru was happy to discover that his brother was spending the day at the stables.

'You sure you don't wanna come?' Hikaru offered, putting on his riding boots as he readied to leave.

'I'm sure, I have a few things to do today and besides, your riding is what makes us different in at least one way, so you don't want others at the stables confusing us as well,' Kaoru smiled, Hikaru seeming to accept that as he pulled on a jacket. Though as Kaoru wished him well and asked of him to take care, Hikaru seemed to dismiss it airily as he walked downstairs, leaving Kaoru to change for his date later that morning. Kaoru often worried about his older sibling, knowing how Hikaru showed little regard for himself at times, let alone others. But Kaoru knew his brother's heart was in the right place. He just somehow wished he could be seen as more of an individual at times…Though as he looked at the clock, the young host club member silently wondered if the day ahead would go as well as he hoped. He had never really gone out with someone alone before, his nerves reflecting on this as he got ready.

He had arranged a date like it before, but it was to aid his brother in effect, Kaoru never going on the date in the end, though from watching his brother, he knew certainly how not to treat Sarina that day. Though Hikaru had simply been nervous, Kaoru could feel that now in his own way as he prepared for a real date.

Wearing light blue faded jeans with a loose fitting white t-shirt, Kaoru adored the look with a thin silver chain that held a pendant with the Japanese symbol for "wing," Kaoru believing wings to be a link to him and his brother as they were both a part of each other, alike two sides of the same coin. With a light styling of his hair, Kaoru then put his keys in his pocket after pulling on a hooded jacket and left his room, ready to leave.

'Master Hitachiin,' the head butler nodded, 'are you going out?' he questioned as Kaoru walked down the stairs.

'Yes, has Hikaru left?'

'Hikaru? Oh…yes, Master Kaoru, he left moments ago,' the butler responded, Kaoru saying nothing more other than a goodbye as he went outside to meet his driver. Though a sigh escaped his lips...He had known the butler was unaware of which twin he was speaking to, which at one time had been fun for the twins, both of them being able to easily trick and confuse whomever they chose.

But for Kaoru, as he headed into town that morning he could only hope Sarina would see him for who he was…

As he was driven into the town Kaoru considered offering Sarina a rose. Yet from working for the host club for so long, Kaoru was determined to act with as much meaning as possible. Thinking if all went well, a rose would be more of a surprise, and more of a romantic gesture which as he believed was what a rose is intended to be. Of course the girls that visited the host club adored to be treated in such a way, as if they were with a long term boyfriend that cherished them and made them feel like they were the only thing that mattered…Smiling slightly to himself as he thought of his friends at the host club, Kaoru hadn't realised they were slowing down…Kaoru had agreed to meet Sarina outside the library, the younger of the twins finding that she hadn't yet arrived when he got out of the car. Though being a little early, Kaoru waited patiently outside for her, checking the time carefully in the hopes she may arrive soon, though he felt a wave of anxiousness wash over him.

Kaoru had never done anything like this before…let alone without anyone knowing. But he had been a well-liked host for over a year at the Ouran High School…that experience alone should surely help enough…shouldn't it?

'Kaoru?' Sarina spoke softly, the moment arriving quicker than anticipated as he saw Sarina approach. The young red head wore a deep cerise coloured dress that formed into a halter neck at the top which tied neatly underneath her hair, the skirt of the dress having faint pleats running through it. With a simple diamond pendant around her neck, and a set of matching earrings, showing amongst the elegant curls in her luscious ruby hair, she was a picture of elegance to the young host who now felt how his hands were unsteady in slight nervousness as she met him.

'Did you think I wasn't coming?' she offered with a smile, Kaoru having paused for a moment before shaking his head with a light smile, actions speaking more than words at that moment as he reached for her hand and kissed it softly. Taking in every detail of her features as he came to look into her eyes, Kaoru smiled at her in a way that Sarina found breath taking, his beauty and charm being one she found hard to avoid as he then straightened up.

'Ah, erm…shall we?' Kaoru began, Sarina nodding as they started off down the street. 'So, how have you found Ouran High School to be?' Kaoru asked politely, Sarina thinking it over for a moment before answering.

'It is a love school; the students are all fairly pleasant too…I suppose I'm still just getting to know this place really…' she mused thoughtfully. 'I still miss my hometown, but I like it here…' she remarked. 'But what about you…? Have you lived here all of your life with your brother?' Sarina asked as they looked around, Kaoru not being used to others taking an interest in his own story and looking at her in slight surprise.

'Did I say something wrong?' she questioned, noting how he did not answer immediately, Kaoru shaking his head as he apologised,

'Forgive me Sarina, not many people ask me questions about myself and Hikaru…though I do not mind it…not at all,' he smiled.

'Well, you intrigue me,' she returned with brightness in her eyes, 'maybe as much as I seem to intrigue you. Though I seldom see you in school…it just seems to be every now and again that we see each other.'

'Well my brother and I often hang around with the friends we have made since being freshmen, most of them being above us as either juniors or graduated students. We have lived here all our lives though. But naturally as we're twins, very few can tell us apart. I suppose that's how we work best though at times,' he said with a playful grin.

'Ah, yes, I had heard the Hitachiin twins are mischievous,' Sarina returned, 'though you know, I'm fast seeing you can be so likable…'

'As am I with you,' Kaoru smiled, 'as am I…'

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Going shopping for the morning, Kaoru found that Sarina was so much calmer than the girls he and his brother hosted. Like Haruhi…but feminine and constantly pleasant in her demeanour. She was different. Though as they took a break in a nice little coffee shop Kaoru knew of the younger of the twins insisted on buying Sarina her drink, his companion getting their seats instead, taking a seat by the window and simply watching the passers-by.

'Peaceful isn't it?' Kaoru remarked, Sarina nodding as she came from her reverie.

'Yes…I always seem so wrapped up in the hectic lifestyle my parents lead…it's nice to sit and simply watch it all go by.'

'I agree,' Kaoru smiled, 'I hope you have enjoyed it today…' he remarked, Sarina nodding at him brightly as she responded fondly;

'I really have, I haven't enjoyed a day like this one in such a long time.'

'I'm glad,' he returned softly, the two of them talking like they had known each other for years…though as the time passed and the bill was brought to them, Kaoru felt regrettable that the day was coming to an end.

As he reached out of the bill though, Sarina had gone to do the same, her hand brushing over his accidently; both of them looking up into each other's eyes as Sarina hesitantly withdrew hers, a blush creeping across her cheeks.

Though they had both felt something in that brief moment…a spark…Kaoru knowing it was nothing like he'd ever felt before, a wave of emotion passing over him as he tried to act with some composure. Leaving the amount then on the table with a generous tip, Kaoru and Sarina left the café, Kaoru having told Sarina he would wait with her until her driver came to collect her, wanting to ensure she went home safely.

'Is there a chance that I could see you again?' she questioned after a few moments, looking up into the depths of Kaoru's amber eyes as he smiled kindly at her, forgetting everything that could keep them apart for just that moment…

'Yes…'

So how will their relationship develop? And how will Hikaru take the bonding between Kaoru and Sarina?

All to come in the new chapter!

I promise I will try my best to update soon!

Thankyou and goodnight!