Chapter 4: Time can Expose Secrets

"Get off me!" Cas demanded as she was dragged inside the preppy school. She could just feel the glares burning into her back.

They grip on her was tight, and she couldn't seem to wiggle out of it at all. And she tried many times. Her skipping gym turned out to be a problem once more. She tried to elbow the twin on her right like in the movies, but she failed. Terribly. It was rather a sad attempt, really.

"M'lord, we brought her," Hikaru called out as he opened the doors to Music Room #3.

At least sound more enthusiastic, Cas thought tiredly.

Tamaki stepped out from another part of the room. She did have to admit, he did look a lot like her. But to be his twin? No, that couldn't be. As he saw her, his eyes lit up and he started to slow motion run to her. Confusion flooded her system at the pace of his run.

"How is he able to do that?" She asked. He finally got to her and she had to side step him in order to avoid his huge hug. "Are you an idiot? Don't kidnap me!"

And off he went into a corner of the room. His Corner of Despair-as Cas liked to call it-was already full of mushrooms. He had to do this often to be that good at it. Her mind debated on going up to him or not, and she finally made up her mind.

She crouched beside him and rubbed his arm. It was a simple motion, but it was enough for him to jump up and yell at how cute she was.

"Does he do this often?" She asked to more herself than anyone else.

"Yes, he is Tamaki Suoh, after all." She could feel the words on the back of her neck and she squeaked in surprise.

"Don't do that! I hate being scared!" She clutched her chest in a way to calm her heart rate. Where did he even come from?

"Hm, interesting," The Creep said as he wrote something down in a black book. From now on, his name was The Creep. She chuckled to herself at the nickname she gave him. He rose an eyebrow at the new sound coming from her.

But the last name Suoh...That reminded her of something and someone. Something deep down that she could just barely see, but it was there. And she was too stubborn to let it go. Why was that blond man reminding her of whatever was deep down?

An ear-splitting headache pierced through her head. It felt like she was on fire. It took everything she had to calm herself down and sit on the couch. Some of the pain went away, but it was still there. Her mind lingered on a new found memory. It was her when she was little, but she didn't live in the house she did right then. No, this house was different. And the little boy playing with her looked familiar.

"Tamaki?" She asked out loud before the memory consumed her.

"Aw, my little darlings are just too cute!" A woman giggled as she rubbed her cheeks against her two children's cheeks.

"Mama, Mama, look what I can do!" A young girl jumped up and down and then twisted her finger so the middle was resting on top of the pointer. "Isn't it so cool!"

The mother laughed and tried to do it herself, pretending not to be able to do it. The young girl, named Cassandra, laughed and pointed at her mother, doing her 'trick' once more to show off that she could do it.

The young boy that was standing off to the side was named Tamaki. He admired his little sister, who was only ten minutes younger. He felt an over need to protect her. Maybe it was an older brother thing. Yeah, that was it. He knew his mother could place her middle finger over her pointer-he could do it too-but he knew she was trying to make her happy.

And the look on Cassandra's face was pure happiness.

But anyone would experience that if they spent more than two minutes with their mother.

"Tama, can you play? Pretty please, for me?" Cassandra's begged her twin.

"Okay, Cece," Tamaki couldn't refuse her puppy dog face.

His fingers danced on the piano keys and he swayed slightly. He wasn't the best player at that moment, but to Cassandra, it was perfect. Her brother was perfect. After the song ended, she clapped loudly.

All but too soon, it was bedtime. It wasn't her favorite part of the day, but it did allow her to get the needed energy for playtime. And she loved playtime. As she was tucked into her nice cool sheets, her mother read her a story. She tucked her in first, then went to Tamaki's room.

It was after midnight when the thunder storm started. The girl squeaked as the thunder boomed across the sky. Hands gripped the sheets and her face was under her blanket. She screamed once a big light sparked through the room, followed by a another boom.

"Cece, are you okay?" Tamaki asked as he stepped into her room. It worried him when she screamed.

Cassandra stifled a cry, but nodded, even though he couldn't see it. She kept her voice even when she said, "I'm fine, Tamaki."

"Oh, okay," Tamaki started to walk out, but stopped when he felt her grab his shirt. The quick lighting let Tamaki see his sisters tears.

"No, I'm not fine. I'm sorry."

He laughed, but it came out strained. "Don't you dare even apologize to me. You have a right to be scared." He said as he grabbed some headphones from her desk and put it in her ears. "This way you won't hear anything, okay?"

"Okay."

Cas gasped at the memory. It hadn't even been thirty seconds, but it felt like hours. The memory hit Cas hard, and painfully. It just didn't make sense to her that she didn't remember. She wanted to remember so badly that it made her sick.

She looked up at Tamaki who was staring worriedly at her. She smiled at him, but it didn't allow him to relax. She would try to remember for his sake. She just had to.

"Hikaru, Kaoru!"

They saluted him, but Hikaru's was more mocking and he seemed bored. They took her arms and dragged her into the dressing room. They pushed a dress into her hands.

"Please get out," She said. She didn't even bother to resit; their was no point. They would just force her.

The two shrugged and stepped out. She slipped out of her clothes and folded them nicely on the chair. The yellow dress wasn't really appealing to her, but it was pretty. The dress slipped onto her easily, but she wasn't even finished slipping it on when she heard the curtain being pulled to the side. She gasped as she slid the rest down quickly.

"I brought you an extra size, just in case," Kaoru said as he walked in, "but that one looks good."

Good thing he didn't see what she kept well hidden by makeup and clothes. She didn't know hoe to explain it if he did see her markings from that monster.

"Aw, my dear sister looks so perfect!"

"Tono, if you have a twin, than why couldn't you tell us apart?" The twins asked him.

Tamaki's face flushed and he rubbed the back of his head, obviously embarrassed. "Well..."

"You can't tell them apart?" Cas asked, surprised. It was so obvious to her.

That moment was interrupted as her phone rang. She held up a finger and walked away, putting her phone up to her ear.

"Oh, hi Mother!" Her cheerful voice brought a smile to Tamaki. He was confused by who Mother was, but he realized it had to be the people taking care of her. "I'll be home in a bit!"

"Okay, Cassandra. Your father is worried, so hurry."

Cas' face darkened as she gripped the phone in her left hand. "Oh, really?" She tried to sound happy, but it came out angry and lifeless. "Tell him I stayed after school to...work on extra credit, okay?"

"Okay."

With that she changed back into her clothes and walked out without a word.

Tamaki knew something was wrong, and he intended to find out.

I think the flashback was important to explain the reason why Tamaki acts the way he does and how Cas impacted his actions and outlooks. Hopefully I did a good job on his character.

~Julie