The next time she awoke she could hear the doctors discussing something with the two boys from before. Her head still throbbed painfully, even when she tried to move slowly, and she shifted in her bed she let out a small groan. Her body felt sore, her left shoulder was in intense pain, and her head just wouldn't stop pounding. It felt like someone was slamming her head repeatedly against a brick wall, unrelenting and merciless. She felt like crying. What had happened to her anyway?

She remembered the library and the mugger, and she remembered getting hit by a car...

Japan, she recalled. Those two boys... they did look very Japanese-even with the red hair and caramel eyes. She doesn't ever remember Japanese people having natural eyes and hair those colors, so maybe her eyesight was just screwed up from the crash? Hair dye, perhaps? Contacts? Alex doesn't know. It hurts just trying to think about it.

"-no records," She heard one of the doctors say to the boys. What did he say his name was? Yuuta? Yuui...chi? That felt right to her. Yuuichi. Yuuichi what though? "We checked all over, even looking to the U.S, but there are no records of her anyway. Her DNA does not match up with anyone's. The only way this could be possible is if someone deleted every file of her existence; someone must have not wanted her identity to be known. Did you two by chance happen to get a name out of her? If she does not have one she will have to be called "Jane Doe" unless she can think of something appropriate for a title."

"She said her name was Alex," the softer voice of the two boys said. His name... Alex tried to recall, keeping her eyes closed as she remained in her half-asleep state. What was his name? Brothers... twin brothers. "I don't think she gave us a last name. Americans say their given name first, right?"

"Indeed." Alex heard the doctor sigh, almost as thought he was exhausted. "Very well. I'll give the team another chance. If we're lucky we might be able to do a face search and see if she looks like anybody. Of course, that is going to take a day or two, but since she'll be here for a couple more weeks it is no rush. We just want to know who it is we're dealing with."

"She's definitely a commoner," The louder voice of the brothers said. Alex wasn't sure if he was insulting her or just stating facts. "She made it sound like she had to walk everywhere and actually went to a library instead of just sending someone out to do it for her. What proper aristocrat would throw their bag at some dude?"

"She said he was trying to mug some person," The other brother said, sounding both thoughtful and lightly scolding. His voice made it sound like he was defending her. Alex felt a bit grateful and actually wanted to open her eyes to see them as they spoke, but thought against it as she didn't feel like dealing with more questions with her headache as bad as it is. "I think it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. In a situation like that you either freeze up or do something without thinking, right? It was probably that."

"Yeah, well, it was still stupid."

"Hikaru..."

"But it was brave. She's got guts for being a commoner-and a girl."

"Sounds like you got a hero, huh?"

"Shut up."

"She did save your life."

"..." Hikaru didn't give a response. Alex wanted to see what his expression was even more now, but she strongly fought against the urge to open her eyes. She knew her doctor was observant-if she opened her eyes for even a second he would take notice. "She almost killed herself though," Hikaru finally whispered. "If the bullet had gotten her anywhere else except her shoulder, then..." He trailed off and went quiet. There was nothing to be said or heard the next few moments until the doctor spoke again.

"I'll leave her to you for now. Normally we would let no one other than family members in, but you are our only connection to the girl as of right now. Try to get out of her as much information as possible. We need to know everything we can about her; if someone deleted the files in the database, I want to know why. I want to know who she is. Understand?"

The atmosphere in the air suddenly changed. It sent chills down Alex's spine, goosebumps running along her skin as the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. It was dark and heavy and thick with tension-like a fight was going to break out. After a long moment the brothers spoke in unison, voice low and almost cold. "Yes, Ootori-San." The tension was still in the air after the footsteps faded and the sound of a door closing was made.

Then breath was exhaled. Alex peeked her eyes open and turned her head, watching as one of the brothers grit their teeth and balled their hands into fists. "Damn it; I hate him... Sometimes I just wanna punch him in the freaking mouth."

"I thought it was Akito you didn't like?" To Alex's surprise it was the softer twin who was trembling, whereas it the louder and more abrasive one who spoke gently. "Yuuichi isn't as bad as him-though they're both pretty awful."

"Akito's annoying and cruel and obsessively questions Kyoya-Sempai all the time; it drives me insane. Yuiichi-San is nicer, but he's still cold. I don't like him, but at least he actually tries to care about his brother."

Alex blinked and wondered if now was a good time to let it be known that she's awake. So, not knowing what to do, she let out a small yawn as she pretended to just wake up, groaning and wincing as she slowly pushed herself up with her right arm. She almost panicked when she realized that she couldn't feel or move her left arm, but forced herself to remain calm. She was shot-some of the nerves were damaged. She's not going to be able to move it for a while. I'm okay, she told herself, fighting against the tears, and snapped her eyes open in surprise when there was suddenly a pair of hands helping her sit up.

"Here you go-careful now, Alex-Chan." She blinked and looked at the twin in surprise as he held her up with one arm, using his other hand to prop the pillows up behind and her and gently moving her so her back rested against them. "There we go; is that better? How was your nap? Did you sleep well?" He smiled warmly. Why was he being so nice to her? This was Kaoru, right? It was a little hard to tell, but he had the softer voice. It had a bit of a rasp to it as well. Was it because I saved his brother? Is that the reason why he was being so friendly? "Chan" was an honorific used for female friends... wasn't it?

"Y-Yeah..." She stammered, stunned. Alex didn't know how to react; his treatment towards her was unfamiliar. "I-I slept fine... I think. How about you?" It was easier to speak, thankfully. Alex was a bit worried.

He just smiled. "I did great, actually. Thanks for asking. I forced Hikaru to be my pillow all night." He chuckled. Hikaru grumbled something about suffocating before walking over and wrapping his arms around Kaoru's neck almost possessively, leaning his weight on him as he rested his chest against his brother's back. Kaoru let out a small gasp from the sudden weight, but quickly recovered and stopped himself from falling onto the bed Alex was on. "Though now it seems I'm the pillow."

"Damn right you are," Hikaru grunted with a smirk. "Mine."

Alex tilted her head at them, watching them with curious eyes. They really are close, huh? "Um... not to be... rude o-or anything, but... why are you guys here?" They looked at her confused. "You don't... know me. I appreciate it, but... why do you keep... visiting? You don't have to if you don't... want to."

"Who said that we didn't want to?" The sudden unison startled her, the girl having not expected them to speak at the same time. It unnerved her slightly. She wondered if it was rehearsed.

"You seem interesting," The one named Hikaru began.

"So we decided to get to know you." Kaoru finished with a smile. Alex just stared, unsure of how to react to that. The two brothers seemed seriously familiar to her but she just couldn't name why; it was driving her insane. "Is that okay?"

Not knowing how to respond she simply nodded, feeling a little awkward and uncomfortable. "Y... Yeah. Sure. Um, I... I have some... questions." The top twin blinked at her in surprise, while the bottom one looked curious yet understanding. "You said... this is Japan. When I... When I got hit... I was in America. I lived in the country... in a small town... but when I backed into the street I was still in America... Did you... Did you guys fly me here or something while I was unconscious?" It was the only logical explanation she could think of. Anything else made her brain hurt. "What... happened when I got hit? Do... Do you know who hit me?"

The guilt and pain that formed on their faces startled her, making her eyes widen. She then frowned.

Alex remembered the twins being there when she got hit... Kaoru even mentioned how she took a bullet for Hikaru. She doesn't remember that part all too well, but if their expressions were anything to go by did that mean they were the ones who hit her? "Oh..." Alex bit down on her bottom lib, nibbling on it slightly as she lowered her head, clutching the sheets with her right hand and digging her fingers into them. Wait, what about her family? She slowly raised her head and asked, "Did you-" Hold on. The doctor man... he said something about how they haven't been able to identify her, right? "Um... my last name is Connors... if you want to know. Alexandria Connors..." They listened, though they looked a little surprised at her just suddenly giving out this information. "I have... I'm an only child. My... My mom and dad are... are Samantha and Brad Connors. If you... If you can't find them... then the librarian-her name is Susan Hopper. She's not married. She's... sixty-five? No... sixty-nine. Yeah, she-she said she was sixty-nine. Can you... Can you find a way to contact her? She's really nice... a little strict, but nice." She was the closest thing to a real mother she had-her birth mother seeming to care little about her. "She probably... heard the gunfire and is probably freaking out." Miss Hopper's daughter had a died a long time ago and seemed to adopt Alex as her own-even if she didn't have official paperwork done. They were just that close.

"Alex-Chan," Kaoru began slowly, a concerned look in his eyes as he spoke seriously, lowering his voice. He locked his eyes onto hers and she felt a twinge of fear. She was scared of what he was going to say. "We were never in America. When we met you, we were going downtown."

"Yeah, are you crazy?" Hikaru continued. He had his eyebrows raised, a disbelieving frown on his face. "We may be rich, but we couldn't bring you across the country unless you had a passport. Besides, if we did that, you'd probably of died before we'd ever even made it to the hospital."

What...? No... that's not right. Alex blinked a few times, eyes stinging a little and her throat feeling oddly choked up. "B-But..."

"Hikaru and I snuck out with our chauffeur, Sakamoto Renji. We figured he'd be enough to guard us." Kaoru spoke softly, kindly, gently. But even though he did it, the tone didn't help calm her down at all. Alex just slowly found herself going into shock. "But there was gunshot and then you were in front of us. Renji-San didn't have time to stop and... and then you were rolling over our windshield and over the limo." Alex didn't bother to process that he mentioned "body guard" or "limo". She was still trying to register the fact that she was in Japan. "Hikaru and I ran out, and I was the first one to get to you. Hikaru was still making his way over w-when..." He swallowed, blinking a few times as he recalled the painful memory. "When he was almost shot. After-After you took the bullet, Renji-San used a frying pan he kept under the front seat to knock the thug out and... we rushed you here as fast as we could. We have a friend whose family owns this hospital, so we were able to get into contact with him in order to get you in here without any problems. We were never in America, Alex-Chan."

Hikaru, seeing how out of it Alex was, proceeded to wave a hand in front of her face while placing more weight on Kaoru. "Hey, you okay there, Foreigner?"

I'm... crazy. This is just one messed up dream and she's actually in a comatose state from when she got hit. That... That makes sense. Alex liked that thought. She finally managed to regain her breath, not longer panicking, and relaxed a little at that suggestion. This is just a dream. Perfect. Which means the throbbing her head is probably from an injury in real life which is affecting her in her dream state. And her arm... maybe it's in a cast or something and that's why she can't move and/or feel it? Now that she had some sort of explanation, or at the very least an idea, or what had happened to her she relaxed. "Yeah," She breathed, a little winded. "I'm fine. Just... a lot to take in." Was that a good excuse? She hoped so.

Alex slumped against the pillow and closed her eyes, leaning her back as she looked away from the twins. She just thought about everything that led up to now, wondering what she was expected to do in this dream. There were two ginger twins... surely they had to come from somewhere in order for her subconscious to dream them up.

"Could it be..." An almost frightened look crossed Kaoru's face. Hikaru looked at him curiously, wondering what he was going to say. Kaoru leaned forward, worry shimmering in his caramel eyes, and he asked slowly, "Do you remember anything at all besides the accident and your family?"

"Y-Yeah..." Alex wasn't sure where he was going with this. "I know my name, my friends, what school I go to... but I don't remember anything about Japan. I'm telling you, I was never in Japan until the car hit me." Wait... was that right? Alex suddenly wasn't sure anymore. She was certainly in a hospital, so maybe she wasn't in a coma after all? Perhaps this was reality. She had a concussion, so... if she had a reason to be in Japan then it would make sense that she doesn't remember it. Or anything about this place. And these twins... she really felt like she's seen them before. She just wished she knew where. Alex, the more she thought, began to feel lost. "Do... Do you think...?" She hesitated. She was scared of their answers. Alex realized that the reason Kaoru asked her that question was because he was thinking the same thing she was now. "Are you suggesting that... ?"

"You lost your memory?" He finished sadly. Alex bit her bottom lip and looked down, clutching the sheets as best as she could with her only usable hand. "It seems reasonable."

Alex opened her mouth to speak again, but a knocking at the door cut her off. It was a nurse. "I'm sorry, but only family members are allowed to visit at this hour. I'm afraid you'll have to leave now, sirs." Hikaru scoffed and Kaoru nodded in understanding, though he looked a bit upset. He began to stand.

"We'll be out in a minute," He told her, causing her to nod her head and step back with her hands laced in front of her. He looked at me, "We'll be back tomorrow, okay?" Hikaru looked a little alarmed.

"What? But Kaoru, the Host Club-"

"It'll be fine! We could use a day off anyway. Besides, no one else is here to visit her. Now let's go." He reached over and grabbed his brother's hand, ignoring his protests, and dragged him out of the hospital room. Alex sat there in silence, eyes watching until their backs faded from view, and she was left alone in the darkness of the room as the nurse closed the door behind the twins. An empty feeling formed in her chest and she went over their conversation multiple times, just thinking, when something randomly clicked.

Host Club? Why did that sound so familiar? And their names... the red hair... Mischievous Type, her brain recalled. Her head throbbed painfully, rocks pounding about inside of her skull, and she flinched. Alex cradled her head in her hands, whimpering a little, and fought against the tears that were welling up in her eyes. What was going on? Orange and blue... Orange and blue. Why was she calling them orange and blue? Roses. It's their roses. Eyes snapping open she froze, breath catching in her throat. Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin. The Mischievous Type. Blue and Orange roses. The Host Club. She's seen them before. She's certain of it now. Those two work at a Host Club in some fancy academy... what was it called? O... Oma... Oura? No. It starts with an "O", she knows that much. Maybe... "Ouran?"

Yes! That's it! Ouran Academy!

But... how? Host Club... why does she know about a Host Club? Alex groaned, closing her eyes and leaning her head back against her pillow. Her brain hurt, her skull throbbing painfully. Maybe it would be best if she just slept for a little while more...