Me: Brilliant is what I am. Two chapters in an hour! I've never done that before. Now, you all are proud of my brilliance. *throw rotten tomatoes at me for acting full of myself* Be that way, you'll never read the rest of my brilliant story.

Tamaki: Of course we can't let the world be deprived of her brilliance! That would be like depriving the world of my beauty, and my beauty needs to be shared with the world, as does her brilliance.

I don't own Ouran Highschool Host Club (as I said in the previous chapter)

Chapter 2

I walked into Music Room 3 during lunch and saw Kaoru sitting on the floor. Hikaru was nowhere in sight which was odd.

"Hey Kaoru, you okay? You seem down." He turned around to face me.

"Hello Haruhi. I'm just fine. Just recovering from the menacing glare that I got from Azami. What's her problem? I just asked if she wanted a school uniform, because I would get it for her. And all she did was glare at me." I might as well tell him.

"Azami's father may have made a lot of money for a non-wealthy person, but now she doesn't live too well. And…"

"How do you know Haruhi? Did you go to school with Azami? Why didn't you say anything before? Why did you let me make a fool of myself?"

"Kaoru, I've past Azami's house before on the way to the supermarket, but I didn't know that there was a girl living there. She lives in an old, rotting house. Her mother's abusive, jobless, and Azami acts like she's drunk all the time. I don't know what's going to happen to her." He looked up at me.

"She lives in poverty?" This is what I wanted to avoid. He was going to freak out. "Why didn't you say earlier?" No, he was going to interfere. He can't do that. He ran out. What had I done? I had ruined this girl. She'll never show her face again.

I ran after Kaoru in hopes that I could stop him time. I couldn't let him tell her that he knew she lived in poverty. Not only will she be pissed off that he'd blurt that out, but she'll probably kill him too. Metaphorically of course.

"Kaoru wait for me!" He stopped at the sound of Hikaru's voice. "Kaoru, where were you? It scared me." I swear Hikaru had become more serious about this whole homosexual twins stuff. Usually it just happened around customers and other students, but nobody was around.

"What Hikaru? Can't you see that I'm busy? Go away!" I let out an audible gasp. That never happens though, except for when they were in that staged fight. They turned around to see me. "Haruhi, you followed me?" I ran past them quickly. I had to get to Azami before Kaoru.

It just so happens that I ran into her.

"Huh… what are you doing?" she asked, when I grabbed her wrist. "Leave me alone please. It's bad enough that my mother isn't very pleased with me, so I really don't need a person that I don't know to drag me away from school."

"Listen, Kaoru Hitatchiin, that guy that keeps talking to you, is going to try something. It's my fault, so I apologize. Just let me help you hide before he gets the chance." At these words, Azami froze.

"You mean that creep who keeps following me around? With the orange-ish hair and the twin who acts weird too?" Wow, she had put it in a way I wouldn't, but each to their own.

"Yes, now come on, unless you want him to do whatever he plans on doing. The Hitatchiin Twins are known for their schemes."

She couldn't keep up with me. I was much faster, and I had more endurance than her. She ended up tripping on her own feet and falling to the ground. She could barely walk now. Why now?

Then, I thought of something. I wasn't sure if it would work, but I had to try. I shoved her into the janitor's closet. If Kaoru checked there, she'd be doomed, but I seriously doubted that he would.

"Haruhi, have you seen Azami? I really want to tell her that I now know that she's a victim of child abuse and poverty. I can't seem to find her though."

"Why don't you check the library? She might be there."

"Okay, great idea. See you later."

He ran off. Thank God. Did he really just fall for that? He just fell for it. Was he desperate or something?

I pulled Azami out of the closet.

"What the hell did you tell him? How does he know that about that? Why does anyone know that? It's no one's business! My life, no matter how shitty it may be, isn't his business or yours. So just leave me alone, and keep him away from me. How'd you even find out? I want an explanation immediately. So, you better find a place he won't find to tell me." Damn it. Why'd I tell her that it was my fault? Now she's going to hate me too.

"Okay, after school, just meet me here. I'll explain everything then. And I'll tell Kaoru to leave you alone." She nodded, but I could tell she wasn't satisfied.

"Keep that pervert away from me," she said as she walked away. Obviously, being around her mother messed her head up.

I may have thought she was a weak, frail girl, but she can be strong with her words. If words could kill, I think everyone that Azami talked to would be dead. Each sentence that she spoke had venom in it. Honestly, I wanted to just let "that pervert" be as close to her as he could be.

It wouldn't do me any good though. I'd just get hated by Azami even more.

I looked at my watch. I missed lunch. I'll just eat during Host Club hours. Someone will dote on me. Wait, had I just really thought that? Oh well, I don't have time.

"Haruhi!" I groaned. Here came Kaoru. 3:00, I'm busy. I'll just tell that Azami wants him to leave her alone.

"Kaoru, aren't you going to entertain your princesses? They came just for you."

"No. I've only got one princess. And she has the worst life in the world."

I couldn't stand it.

"Kaoru, she called you a pervert, and she doesn't want you to come anywhere near her. She said her life isn't any of your business or anyone else's and that she just hates you already."

"What? She told you this?"

"No, she screamed it at my face. She was furious at your acts. She called you a creep and pervert, and she was swearing at the top of her lungs. I'd just let her be if I were you."

A crestfallen face did not overcome him. If anything, he became even more determined. I was just making things worse for Azami. I needed to learn to shut up.

"Haru-chan, would you have cake with me and Usa-chan and Takashi?"

"Sure Honey-senpai," I sighed. What was I going to do now?

Aren't you glad you read my brilliant story? Yes you are, because you're starting to see the plot. I don't know how you can see the plot though, because you won't see the plot by next chapter! You will be shocked by the occurrences in the next chapter and will never understand the complexity of my brilliance!