Chapter 3: Castle of Isolation

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Third Person/Normal

"Mother?" Cas stepped out of the kitchen, looking for the woman that called her name seconds ago.

"Cassandra, Ruthie wants to go to the park, can you take her? I'll do the rest of your chores."

Ruthie slipped her smaller hand into her sisters. She knew that her sister needed to do work, but she rarely had time for her anymore, and just this once she would be selfish. Her sister needed some fresh air, and she was determined to get her out. Of course, it wasn't just because she was worried about her, she needed some time with her sister herself, but she wouldn't admit that. Nor would her sister if she was in the same situation.

Grabbing her small bag from the counter, the two made their way to the park. It was a warm day out and Cas knew her skin was getting lots of vitamin D. She stretched her pale limps and rolled her shoulders back. It was a wonderful day to go to the park. The one their were going to was the very one she had been to many times as a child. But the memories were hazy and looked like barely put together dreams than actually memories, but Cas didn't sweat on it.

They were her real dreams.

As the two made their was into the park, a car pulled up to the entrance. The sisters didn't bother to look who it was, a lot of people came to the park, and walked to a bench. After debating about what to do, Ruthie decided Cas would push her on the swings, but they did have to wait to use them.

Behind Some Bushes

"That's your sister that's supposed to be back in France with your mother?" Two voices, one deeper than the other, asked in perfect sync.

They were watching a young blonde playing with what seemed to be her little sister.

The boy with the same blond hair and purple eyes frowned. "Yes, but I have no idea what she is doing here. She doesn't even remember me! Kyoya, what if she was kidnapped and forced to forget about me!" The blond cried, making the two people they were stalking look their way.

Quickly, they ducked behind the bushes once more. It wasn't the best hiding spot, but it would do for the moment.

The boy known as Kyoya sighed deeply. It seemed like he was sick of the over-dramatic boy. "Tamaki, calm down, they'll see us. Not like it matters to me, though."

"But Kyoya, don't you care?!"

The boy in question sighed once more. "No."

Back to the Sisters

"Cassy, did you hear that?" Ruthie asked her sister once she stopped pushing her.

"Yeah, it sounded like an idiot complaining about something stupid," Cas answered. She sometimes had a mean streak to her when she was annoyed, but it didn't come out often. Ruthie only giggled.

Unknowing to them, a certain blond was growing mushrooms in a corner he somehow found, with twins pointing and laughing at him.

"Let's go, Ruthie, Mother must be worried."

The two held hands as they walked out. Ruthie, being the child she is, didn't want to leave. She pouted up at her older sister, who just gave her a look. It wasn't mean, of course, because she loved her sister so much. She reminded her of something she lost long ago, but she didn't know what she lost.

Her mind was a war with no clear victor. It caused a mix of emotions, the biggest one being frustration. She was frustrated because she felt like something was just beyond her reach and she couldn't get to it. It hadn't been a long day, but she was exhausted both physically and mentally. It was all too much for her.

The nickname the blond boy told her not too long ago was still burned into her memory. Her mouth almost slipped a name that she didn't know she knew. It was all just too much.

As Cas woke up, her fingers ran under her pillow for the picture. Panic rushed through her as she realized it wasn't there. It was supposed to be safe there, but she should have known better.

"Cassandra?" Her fathers voice boomed through the house.

She sat up and swung her body off the bed. She ripped her pajamas off so hard she thought she would rip them. Her closet door swung open and she rushed in. It didn't matter what she wore, she had to be downstairs quickly.

"Cassandra?" It sounded like his voice would break her before she even got down there.

After getting dressed, she ran down the stars. "Yes, Father?" She asked him.

He walked calmly-too calmly for her liking-and bent down to her height. "Do you know what this is?" He held her picture in between his long fingers.

"Yes, Father, I do." She tried so hard to keep her voice from breaking. "It is a picture a stranger gave to me."

"Then why was it under your pillow?"

She closed her eyes. "I do not know, Father, I am sorry."

Her body didn't even flinch due to the pain that now stung her cheek. It didn't hurt as badly as it could have, so he was being kind.

"Don't have it if your just going to apologize!" His voice echoed through the house.

"I'm sorry, Father," She kept her eyes closed. She didn't want to see him.

His nails dug into her arm as he dragged her upstairs. Ruthie was staying over at a friends house, nor was her mother, so this time she could scream. Hopefully someone would hear her this time. But she knew that would never happen to someone like her. She was just a commoner after all.

As she stepped outside the school, arms snacked around her. She thrashed around in an attempt to get rid of them, but her plain failed. She was a weakly, after all.

They pushed her into a limo and drove away. As she looked at her kidnappers, she noticed they were twins. Not only twins, but the twins that were mere inches away from her face a week ago. Her face flushed. She calmed down a bit.

"Where are you taking me?" She demanded.

"Ouran Academy," Kaoru answered.

His brother was staring outside the window when he spoke. "I don't see why Tono made us go get her."

"Hikaru," Kaoru warned. He only huffed in response. I was stupid to the hot-heated brother.

The limo stopped in front of the school, and Kaoru helped her out. Hikaru was already headed inside.

"Does he hate me?" She asked more to herself than him.

"No, he's just not used to people, really."

"Oh, I'm sorry. That must be hard, Kaoru."

He looked over to her with widened eyes, but he didn't speak. Another girl could tell them apart. Another wall just fell down from their Castle of Isolation.

That's it for now! Next chapter will be in the club.

~Julie