A/N: Yow! Another chappie! Sorry for the late update. Please bear with me! Anyway, tis the season to be jolly!! Hahahahaha-lalalaLUH. Ah gomenasai, just high for some unknown reason. Anyway, please enjoy! :D

Chapter 8: Reinforcements

"Why won't you eat?"

". . ."

"I'm sorry, but I'm not hungry."

"Are you sure?"

"… yeah, now please leave. I need to rest."

"Okay, I'll come back in the morning. Goodnight."

That guy stood up, as he let out a sigh. He then faced the door. It was Karu, behind him was Kana, still tied up and miserable. He approached the door, with Seichiro waiting patiently for his master's orders.

"Keep an eye on her, Seichiro. She might have a few tricks up her sleeve."

Seichiro could only nod, and then he followed his master leaving the room. As he was doing so, he looked at Kana, coldly.

'You've become pathetic, mistress. And I even had respect for you. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.'

Then he gave Kana a cold smile, afterwards, he shut the door behind him, leaving Kana alone.

Kana struggled to get out of her chains, she managed to almost struggle out of her shackles, but the pain of her bruising hand was so much to bear, she eventually gave it up. Instead, she bowed her head and motioned her mouth to her left inside pocket, the one by her collar bone and pulled out a granola bar, she bit off half of it.

'I can't go on living like this…'

'I have to find away to escape.'

~X~X~X~

Fast typing of keypads was heard while fast footsteps were approaching. A box of pockey was shaken b y a girl with black pigtails as she grabbed a choco-covered stick-shaped biscuit and inserted it in her mouth and chewed. Peace, and then a sudden outburst was heard. It was Kaoru, slamming the door in front of him, looking tired.

"Any news yet?" Kaoru asked, panting.

"No, not really. How's it at your end?"

"Be serious, Akira."

"I am serious. Hey, is my brother down there yet?" Akira asked as she got another choco-covered biscuit.

"If you mean Ken nii-san, he's not there yet, why'd you ask?"

"He's supposed to arrive 2pm tomorrow. Oh, well." Akira said as she continued to type busily on her laptop.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Anyway, … wait, what day?" Kaoru asked curiously.

"Friday." Akira said, monotonously. It's been 2 days since Kana went missing. Anaka was still asleep, for some unknown reason, not knowing what was going on with her family.

Kaoru pondered for a while, and then he approached the curtains, and pushed them aside, letting the graceful sunlight dance around Akira's once darkness-filled room.

"Ayee! It burns!!" Akira squealed as she hid under the table where her laptop rested.

"Its 10 in the morning, baka. AND IT'S ALREADY FRIDAY."

"Close it! Close it!" Akira pleaded.

"Get your lazy ass downstairs!"

"Close it! Close it!"

Kaoru let out a heavy sigh and dragged Akira away from her laptop.

"No! I'm almost to stage two! Let me go! Let me go Kaoru!"

Akira pleaded to Kaoru, but Kaoru still dragged her out of the room and downstairs where the other host club members await.

Meanwhile, among the things that Akira was doing, in her laptop, a beep was heard, and then followed by the phase 'DECODING COMPLETE. STAGE 2 AFuTD READY TO DECODE, TERMINATING IN 15:00'

~X~X~X~

"I don't want to go back to France." Tamaki whispered to himself as he let out a sigh

FLASHBACK

It was dinnertime. Suoh Tamaki and his grandmother rarely take this meal together, but today were different. At the time Tamaki was sipping water, his grandmother suddenly spoke to him.

"You're going back to France." His granny said monotonously while she looked a Tamaki's overwhelmed eyes. He almost squirted water out of his mouth and onto his grandmother's old face. Stunned, he put down his fork.

"W-why, baa-chan?" Tamaki asked cautiously, as he tried to suppress his emotions, but it was futile. His granny can read every emotion he's administering.

"You're much too young and much too distracted. I am sending you to France because of the host club."

Dumbfounded, he looked at his granny.

"W-when am I going back?"

"Since today is Thursday, and your friend still needs to be found, I'm going to give you until after your friend has been found."

"Can I have two days extra? I just wanted to see if Kana will be alright and I want to say my proper goodbyes to my fellow host club." Tamaki said, coolly, trying not storm out of the room.

"Very well."

"I see. Well, excuse me."

He excused himself and went inside his room.

END OF FLASHBACK

The morning sun shines on the face of Suoh Tamaki as he ponders about his current situation. His gazes were fixed outside the window.

'What am I going to do? I want Kana to be found but I don't want to leave my friends.'

His expression changed, suddenly as a certain Fujioka Haruhi crossed his mind. Her smiling face seemed to give a little boost to the gloomed-filled King.

'I shouldn't be here! I should see my daughter! And I can help look for Kana! This may be the last thing I'll do for the host club, but at least this will be memorable!'

Now, filled with spirit and determination, he quickly changed his clothes and summoned his chauffeur.

"We'll go to Yakashima Manor C at once!"

The chauffeur followed as he was instructed. They both hopped inside the sleek black car and dashed off into the distance.

~X~X~X~

"You don't understand! I need to go to stage 2! Let me go!!" Akira pleaded, still screaming about this.

"I can't let you get addicted to videogames! Not when we're experiencing this kind of crisis!"

"Let me go!"

Somebody clears her throat, it was Hikaru. That snapped the both of them out of their quarrel long enough to realize that Lucia Yakashima, Kentaro Yakashima, Morii and Hunny-sempai, Kyouya, and Haruhi were all staring at them, dumbfounded. Ken, was somewhat amused though. He pushed his glasses upward and gave Akira a sly smile. Kaoru immediately let go of Akira and bowed to Lucia and Ken.

"Sumimasen. Please excuse my rudeness. But it's nice to finally meet the directress of Yakashima corp. branch B." Kaoru said, formally.

"Now, now. There's no need to be so formal. Kaoru, if you don't mind me calling you that." Lucia said as she smiled at Kaoru. She had brunette hair, just like Kana and she looked like she was 30.

A/N: People, clearly Kana's mother is not 30. She's older than that. In fact, she's old enough to be my granny!

"Uh, sure! N-no problem!"

"Wait, that was Kaoru all along?! I thought that was Hikaru!" Akira said, shocked to realize that she was a victim of another mistaken identity.

"You thought I was Hikaru the whole time?" Kaoru questioned, stunned.

"Go rub it in my face why don't cha." Akira said, pouting.

"Haha, you never cease to amuse me, sister." Ken said.

"Shut up bro!" Akira shouted, already embarrassed.

"Oooh, you've grown touchy. Is that what they teach you at Lobelia? Such a shame, you even have a pretty face." Ken said as he sipped some more of his chamomile tea. Akira shrugged.

'Hmmm, kids today. Such energy.' Lucia thought to herself as she, also, sipped some more of her chamomile tea.

"Quit it. Now, if you just listen to me, this is important. It's about Kana. I think I know how to find her."

Akira gestured as she looked at her watch.

'Only 5 minutes left! Damn it!'

"… But nii-san, If I'm going to do this, I'll need your help"

Akira said, still conscious about the time. She looked at his brother as he was smiling from ear to ear.

"What can I assist you with?"

~X~X~X~

'Pull yourself together! Everybody needs you!'

A voice in Kana's head suddenly said.

'Conscience? Is that you?'

'NO YOU IDIOT! It's Akira.'

'Akira? How'd you get in my cell?'

'I'm in your head.'

'How'd you get there?'

'That's not important.'

'Well, yes it is. You're invading my privacy.'

'I always invade your privacy. Does that occur to you?'

'No.'

'Well, I do… Wah! We've strayed off the topic!'

'What was it again?'

'Just listen. Anyway, you're in a dream, and you're currently unconscious.'

'I'M UNCONCIOUS?!'

'Technically. As I told you, you're in a dream right now'

'And, let me guess. I'm conscious in this dream, that's why I can talk to you freely.'

'Correct.'

'Well, do you mind telling me why I'm still sitting here in my chains?'

'I can't do that.'

'Why not?'

'Cause I don't know why you're still like that.'

'Pwe. And I thought I could stretch now… continue, please.'

'Thanks. Anyway, you need to get out of here.'

'Thanks a lot, captain obvious.'

'That's not what I meant. You need to either get the hell outta here or have your family be torn to pieces and the host club as well.'

'Wait, what do you mean?'

'Be careful sister. Anaka, mom, dad, nii-san, a-kun, me, and even Kaoru…'

Kana blushed a little.

'… And the rest of the host club, right, Nee-chan?' Kana assured.

'Hai. We're all waiting for you.'

'Onee-chan, I can't do it.'

'I know you can. You're a Yakashima after all.'

'I really don't know.'

Akira smiled at her sister. She got her sister's chin and hugged the rest of Kana, automatically making her feel better.

'Alright, I'll give you a hint. Your shackles are not that strong. You can break the hell outta here. Kick butt sis.'

'I will, one-chan.'

'I'll see you again, Kana.'

Then, Akira started to fade.

'Wait, one-chan!!! Don't leave me! I can't do this alone! Onee-chan!'

And just by that, Akira vanished, leaving Kana, awake and alone again.

~end of chapter 8~