Ahh! I'm so sorry guys. I've actually had this chapter written in my notebook since last summer, but I've been debating on whether or not this is the path I wanted to take with this story or if I wanted to go another way with it. But I'm pretty sure now that I know where I want this story to head.

I was on earlier thumbing through the traffic this story has gotten and wow! 8004 hits? I was pretty impressed, and 50 reviews, I love you all so much! So I decided that I'm going to go ahead and go with this chapter, so I typed it up and here you go!

Also, thankyou so much; Kaito142, KinKitsune01, Seengot, Naina Raeka, Froggerton, RyaneNight92, Candy_Anime_Luver, and Last-blue_mage for reviewing! Sorry to keep you all waiting for so long!

Ohh, and to answer the question of how the dough exploded last chapter, because I never explained why that happened actually, Sei put way too much yeast in the dough because she was impatient and figured that the more she put in, the quicker it would rise. Haha, she didn't realize that things don't work that way with cooking.

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It's a Twin Thing

Chapter 12

It was a sunny Tuesday afternoon and the Host Club was doing what it did best, catering to the young women of Ouran who had too much spare time on their hands. They were out one member, however, the Curious Rebel was still sick at home.

Sei's usual crowd still came to the 3rd Music room and designated her in hopes that she'd show up, the twins and various other members took it upon themselves to entertain the waiting ladies in Sei's absence.

"Why hasn't Sei-kun been here the past few days?" Miwako asked the question everyone had been thinking.

Hikaru and Kaoru frowned before answering,"Sei's home sick."

Miwako, along with Kaiya and a few other girls that frequently designated Sei, gasped and appeared to be worried over the newest host's health.

Tamaki's eyes widened, no one had bothered telling him why Sei was out, and her being sick was news to him.

"What hap--"

Kyouya cut off the dramatic king to reassure the worrying girls,"Don't worry, it's nothing too bad, just the flu. Sei'll be back soon enough."

That seemed to settle their minds somewhat, hearing the news from Kyouya.

Hunny bit his lip and waddled over to the Hitachiin's, Bun-Bun in hand,"How did Nana-chan get sick?"

The ginger-haired twins shrugged.

"Her brother told us she wasn't feeling well saturday, then she pretty much passed out on Kyouya's couch and wouldn't wake up so he had his doctor's look at her."

Hunny and Tamaki stared with watering eyes,"Annnddd~?"

Hikaru and Kaoru rolled their eyes,"Weren't you paying any attention?"

The two blondes blinked.

Kaoru sighed,"Sei has the flu and has to stay in bed for the next few days."

"Wah! I wanna go visit Nana-chan! Oh! I know!" Hunny cried out with an innocent grin,"I'll bring Nana-chan some cake!"

Nearly every girl in the room squealed at how cute Hunny was, making the twins roll their eyes.

Just then, the door opened and in came a boy with shaggy blond hair and gray eyes. All eyes were now on the boy who had just entered the room, the host's stared questioningly at him while the girls sent him curious and dreamy stares.

"Um, hi, I'm Itaru, I was told I could find Sei here...?" He spoke, breaking the awkward silence that had blanketed the room.

Tamaki smiled and whisked himself over to where the boy, Itaru, was standing. "Sei's out sick, but may I inquire as to where you know Sei from?"

The cute shaggy blonde haired boy with a slight American accent frowned,"Sick? Ah, me and Sei go way back..." There was a slight underlying tone in the boy's voice as he spoke, though Tamaki didn't catch it.

Kyouya quirked a brow at Itaru,"We'll be sure to tell Sei you came looking for him once he returns."

Itaru gave Kyouya a funny look,"He? Don't you mean..." He stopped, his lips slowly twitching into a smirk,"Alright, thanks." and then he turned around and left, leaving the Host Club wary of his intentions and where he knew Sei from.

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"That Itaru guy today seemed rather suspicious..." Hikaru mused after the last customer had left for the day.

Kaoru nodded in agreement,"Yeah, like he knew Sei's secret..."

Tamaki frowned, tapping his chin in thought,"What do you think we should do about this, mother?"

Everyone turned to the proclaimed 'mother' of the Host Club, wondering what he'd have to say about all of this. The tall bespeckled boy was busily typing away at his laptop, engrossed in whatever it was that he was working on. He looked up momentarily from the screen of his computer, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose,"I think we might need to pay him a little visit to ensure that Sei's secret isn't jeopardized."

Hunny smiled and snuggled close to his Bun-Bun,"We won't let anyone hurt Nana-chan, ne Takashi?"

Mori nodded in agreement to his cousin before sitting back to watch the tiny senior eat his sweets.

The doors to the 3rd Music room opened, startling Tamaki until he saw who had just entered.

"Sei!" The blonde host king glided forward and swept the poor girl into his arms, that's when he noticed the surgeons mask covering her nose and mouth, indicating that she was still sick.

"You came even though you're still sick?! Mother! Our daughter is rebelling against having good health!" Tamaki cried out dramatically.

The burgundy haired girl rolled her eyes at the dramatic boy, "Tamaki-senpai stop overreacting! I'm only here because Merigawa-sensei called last night saying that something came up and I had to do my cooking assignment today instead."

Kyouya smirked,"How'd that go?"

Sei shrugged,"I passed, got a B."

Haruhi grinned,"Congrats Sei, I knew you could do it."

The burgundy haired host smiled, though no one could see it through her mask,"Thanks Haruhi."

Hunny bounded up to Sei and stared up at her with his big chocolate brown eyes,"Ne, Nana-chan, do you know anyone named...um...Itami?"

Hikaru rolled his eyes,"It was Itaru."

Sei's eyes widened a bit and she removed the mask from her face, situating it to the side of her head,"Why?"

"Because he came looking for you earlier, said you both go way back. Who is he anyway?" Kaoru supplied, tilting his head curiously at her.

"Itaru Dawson used to be Sai's friend once upon a time, that's how me and Itaru know eachother."

Hikaru and Kaoru frowned,"Used to be friends?"

"Yeah, he was always such a jackass to me, but it wasn't until he put gum in my hair while I was sleeping that Sai realized how big of a jerk Dawson really was. They both got into a big fight and we haven't heard from him since. However, I did hear that he and his family moved back to America for a few years, I don't understand why he's back now though..." Sei ended thoughtfully, frowning.

"He wouldn't tell everyone that you're a girl...would he?" Hunny asked.

The emerald eyed girl bit her lip in uncertainty,"I don't know, I wouldn't put it past him though, he never liked me."

Hikaru and Kaoru exchanged looks before linking arms with her,"Don't worry Nanami-chan, we'll protect you! Nobody plays with our toy except us!"

She faltered and rolled her eyes,"Well, it was almost a nice moment..."

Tamaki's eyes lit up,"The dopplegangers are right!"

Everyone stared at him,"They are?!"

Tamaki nodded,"Yes! Families protect each other and as your father--"

Sei cut in,"--You're not my father."

Tamaki didn't pay attention, instead, he continued his rant,"--I will make sure that no harm comes to you or your sister, Haruhi--"

"--We're not related, stop that." Haruhi sighed.

"--And therefore we are going to have a talk with this Itaru Dawson character, there's nothing to worry about, your secret is safe and we'll make sure that no one else finds out. And then--"

"Ne, Nana-chan want some more cake?" Hunny asked, making Tamaki snap out of his rant and realize that everyone was off doing their own thing and no one had paid him any attention.

"Mm, I'm good Hunny-senpai, I should probably be getting home soon anyway before Sai freaks out." She laughed sheepishly.

Just then her phone started ringing, rolling her eyes she slipped it quickly from her pocket,"Speak of the devil."

She flipped open her phone and put it against her ear,"What? ...Yes that's how I answer the phone...what? Father's home? Well, did you find out why? Shit. Okay I'm leaving now, make sure to stall him when I get there so I can change...okay, see ya in a few. Bye, Sai." She hung up and placed her phone back into the pocket of her blazer, biting her lip.

Hikaru cocked a brow,"What's so bad about your dad being home?"

"Eh, he's never really home, he travels a lot due to his company and even when he is in town he usually just stays at his office. So him being home must mean that he's got something really important to tell us, I have to get home and change before father sees me wearing this..." She quickly waved goodbye and pushed open the doors, leaving the host club to stare at her retreating form.

"Before her dad sees her wearing her school uniform...?" Hunny frowned, confusion dancing in his eyes.

Kyouya looked up from his laptop,"Her father doesn't know that she's pretending to be a boy here at Ouran, and I'm sure she doesn't want him to find out."

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Sei arrived home nearly 10 minutes later, cursing that the ride hadn't been quicker. Once inside she glanced around nervously before heading towards the staircase where she met up with her brother.

"Where is he?" She asked him, her eyes shifting suspiciously around the room.

Her brother smiled at her reassuringly,"In his study, so you're safe. Now hurry up and change, he told me that he wanted to speak with you."

Sei frowned,"Did he mention about what?"

Sai shrugged and shook his head 'no' before pushing her up the stairs and towards her bedroom.

The emerald eyed girl made it to her room, locking the door behind her, and quickly stripped off her school uniform, tossing it into her closet.

"Hm, what should I wear? Something really girly..." She muttered to herself, knowing that her father liked it when she dressed in frilly girlish clothing, that way he could actually tell her and her brother apart.

"Ah, screw it." She growled in frustration, grabbing a random pink and white striped polo and a white pleated knee-high skirt.

"You done yet Sei?" She heard her brother's voice from the other side of her bedroom door and ambled out of her walk-in closet, unlocking her bedroom door to let him in.

"Almost, I just gotta get this gel out of my hair, you know how father doesn't like it when my hair's all...yeah." She went into her bathroom and turned on the bathtub's faucet, rinsing her hair thoroughly to get all of the gel out. Sai grabbed a towel from the towel closet behind him and handed it to his sister once she turned off the water. Sei quickly dried her hair and tossed the towel into the dirty hamper.

Yasai entered the bathroom and wove himself inbetween Sei and Sai's legs before the emerald eyed girl picked him up, cradling him like a baby.

"You ready?" Sai asked.

"I guess, let's get this over with..." She sighed as he led her out of her room and ventured down the hallway towards their father's study.

They made it to the door and Sei placed the affectionate fox on the floor, knowing that their father wasn't a very big fan of animals, so unlike their kind-hearted mother. They grabbed each other's hand, interlacing their fingers, and together pushed open the door.

The walls were covered in bookshelves with a large from floor-to-ceiling window straight ahead of them. On the left side of the room the fireplace was alight, but despite that Sei still felt chills running up her spine. Their father sat at his large oak desk infront of the window, his elbows resting on the table with his fingers steepled together.

It had been several months since the twins had seen their father so they took in every detail about him as soon as their eyes landed on him. They noticed the prominent streaks of gray showing through his short, neatly kept, dark brown hair. His cold, narrowed emerald eyes stared at them over the top of his reading glasses. Sai squeezed his sister's hand reassuredly when he felt her shudder under their father's scrutinizing gaze.

"Hello father..." The two said in unison.

He smirked, making the two a little nervous, that was his trademark smirk, he was up to something...

"Kaito, please leave, I would like to speak with Nanami alone." His voice was smooth but nothing about it comforted either twin.

Sai nodded, catching his sister's eye, giving her a reassuring hug to try and alleviate her uneasiness, but it clearly didn't help her very much.

Sei watched hopelessly as her brother left, before turning back to their father. It wasn't that her father was terrifying or that she hated him, it was the fact that he was always up to something that would benefit the company, whether or not it was at the expense of others didn't matter to him.

"Seen anyone from your past recently?" He asked, his smirk unwavering.

"Aside from you?" She retorted,"You know I have, now tell me why."

He chuckled, and it sent chills up and down her spine, he wasn't exactly the picture perfect fatherly figure that she wished he was.

"Oh you should be thanking me for setting you up with Itaru, you two used to be so close."

Sei's jaw dropped,"Close? No, that was Sai. Me and Dawson hated each other, it was his fault my hair had to be cut in the first place." She paused and then narrowed her eyes suspiciously,"What did you mean by 'setting you up'?"

Tsukyoshii Hideki's smirk grew, showing his sharp pearly whites, making him in Sei's opinion look rather sinister.

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Sai stood outside the door, nervously hopping from one foot to another, making him look like a child doing the potty dance.

He strained his ears against the door, but was angry when he discovered how thick the wood really was. Though, he could hear the rise in his sister's voice, as to what she was saying though...he had no idea.

"Wow, he must've really pissed her off." The burgundy haired boy mused as he heard his sister scream at their father once again. The two never really got along with their father, with him being so cold and the fact that he was never around added to their mutual dislike for him.

A few moments later Sei opened the door and slammed it shut behind her, darting past her brother without a second glance and dashing up the stairs quickly, towards her bedroom. A red flag went up and immediately Sai took off after her.

When he made it to her room he noticed the door was slightly ajar, the sounds of choking sobs were coming from within.

Quietly he entered the room, closing the door behind him, finding his sister sitting up against the far wall with her knees pulled to her chest and her shoulders shaking.

Frowning, he sat next to her and started rubbing her back soothingly.

"Sei, what happened?"

She looked up at him and he noticed that her bangs, instead of pulled to the side like usual, were in the middle of her forehead to hide her eyes, but he could see the streaks of tears trailing down her cheeks.

When she didn't answer he spoke again, quietly,"What'd that bastard say that made my Sei cry? Please tell me..."

Sei sucked in a deep breath,"I..I..I'm e-en-engaged." and burried her face in his shoulder, crying even harder than before.

Sai was taken aback, his eyes narrowed, how could that man do this to his sister? His Sei. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling the devastated girl closer to him.

"Who is it?"

"Itaru Dawson."