I don't own OHSHC! I do, however, own Elaine, and this story!

Please tolerate my brief history creation for Elaine, and Enjoy!

-Friday grabs Thursday by the wrist and drags it right into the weekend! Hense, it's Saturday.-

Elaine quietly closed the french doors that lead onto the balcony outside her bedroom. The maids had previously told her to leave this way if she got tired of living like she was.

Thus, at this very moment, she is leaving her parents mansion, sneaking almost, to a place that no self-respecting child of a high and mighty C.E.O. should ever be seen: The commoners market.

She had been a long-time customer of this market, as well as her mother, before she learned that her step-father was the head of a big company. After that, she didn't want to do anything that might earn the unapproval of her step-father, including going to a commoner's school.

Elaine doesn't mind her step-father, but, she could never become like him, and fall perfectly into the rich person lifestyle. So, every chance she gets, Elaine lives like a commoner.

It doesn't take her long to walk to the bus stop, and even less time for the bus to arrive before her and the two other people at that particular stop. Elaine takes a spot, standing, near the front of the bus, and smiles at the thought of 'her day off'. It took a blonde wig, green contacts, and a bunch of cheap jewelry to get her there, but, she was happy with the way things were going.

She smiles brighter when the bus-driver asks her where she's going. Elaine loves the way 'commoners' address her. Without a 'miss' or a 'ma'am'. They can't call her Elaine, though.

Because, in spite of her disguise, someone was bound to recognize her, if they knew her name was Elaine. Therefore, she calls herself Naomi.

Before she knew it, the bus had reached the stop nearest the commoners market. Elaine allowed an elderly couple to exit the bus, before stepping out herself.

She dawdles for a moment, just outside the bus, and takes a deep breath, soaking in every bit of the shopping area before entering her favorite grocery store.

Once inside, Elaine makes a B-line for the aisle with crackers and cookies. Normal people have such lovely cheap cookies! She thinks to herself. Upon skipping happily into the aisle, Elaine spots a girl who looks alarmingly like Haruhi.

Unsure of how to react to the female Haruhi, Elaine slowly makes her way over to stand beside her, while pretending to look at boxes of saltines.

The supposed 'Haruhi look-a-like' glanced at Elaine and smiled. Elaine returned her smile, and, told herself this had to be Haruhi, so, as a test, she says "Haruhi!"

Haruhi answers with an "Eh?" and asks how she knows her name.

Elaine looks around to see if anyone else is in earshot, then quietly tells Haruhi "It's me, Elaine."

"Oh. What's with the disguise?" Haruhi asks, then Elaine says to call her Naomi while she's in this disguise, and explains about not wanting to cross her step-father, while they shop.

Haruhi listens intently to what 'Naomi' has to say, and, as they leave the store, Haruhi asks why Naomi came to the commoners market in the first place, if she could ruin her step-father's name by doing so. Elaine ponders this question shortly, then says "I guess... I've always loved the way commoners do things. Because they do things, You know? kind of like... a crush, I think. I love doing things for myself, and dressing the way I want. You must have so much fun Haruhi-chan."

That causes Haruhi to laugh. "Not really." She says.

Elaine looks at her watch, and says she has to go. "I'll you on Tuesday!"

"Won't you see me on every school day, er, Naomi?" Haruhi asks.

"Well, I've got a busy week of Host-hopping ahead of me, and I've already planned to see Honey-sempai on Monday!" Elaine says, smiling brightly.

She runs over to the bus stop, when she sees the bus is coming, and waves to Haruhi as she walks off in the opposite direction.

End of chapter 2!

Okay, that wasn't exactly how I wanted that to turn out, but, I love writing these little things! I hope you enjoyed it, and caught the hint!

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