Lilith woke up the next day at the crack of dawn. She carefully got out of bed, not wanting to wake up her dog that was sleeping right next to her. When she was cleared of that obstacle, she walked over to her closet. She blindly picked out clothes, with there being no light in the room. To the best of her ability she got dressed. When she was finished with that, she walked over to her window. She slowly opened it so that there would be no chance of a squeak. When it was open enough, she slipped out onto the small balcony.
"Thank you Mother Nature," she whispered to herself, as she climbed down the wall using the vines growing on it.
Right when her feet hit the grassy terrain, she ran as fast as she could. In realizing everyone else was about to wake up, she had to hurry. If she could avoid it, she wanted to avoid the chaos called school. She had visited Renge before so she had an idea of the layout of this part of the land. Once she was a safe distance from the house, she slowed down to walking. Now that she could see a little bit more, she looked down at what she was wearing. She was wearing a pair of sweatpants, a black t-shirt, and two different types of shoes.
"I should be a fashion designer..." she muttered, annoyed by her choices.
She just kept walking though, she knew if she went back now she'd be caught. After a couple of minutes, she made it to an empty park. She sat down on the closer of the two swings and sighed. She looked up at the sky, disappointed to see the stars disappearing one by one. Something moved out of the corner of her eye, making her freeze.
"It's okay Lilith, it's me," a voice calmly said.
She looked over, seeing Tamaki sitting on the other swing. He was sitting opposite than her. She became confused, not being able to put together why he was there.
"Why are you here?" she asked him softly.
"I saw you from the road."
"Oh."
"Why don't you want to go to school?"
"It's useless for someone like me."
"More useless than sitting on a swing all alone?"
"Might as well be..."
"Ah ha! But it's not, you agree!"
"What do you want?"
He smiled wistfully at the sky saying, "when you entered the clubroom with Renge, you became a guest of the host club. The host club's sworn duty is to make every guest happy. I just want to see you smile."
"Tamaki..."
Before he could say anything else, Lilith was tackled so hard that she fell off the swing. Weight piled onto her chest as her face got wet. She couldn't help but laugh as she wrapped her arms around her dog. After licking her face she barked happily.
"Who is this beautiful creature?" he asked her.
"This is Sapphire, she's my best friend," she said happily.
"Lilith, wouldn't you like friends that can talk with you?"
Instantly she lost all her good feelings. She tightened her grasp on her pet whispering, "more than you can imagine..."
"Then go to school with me."
"I can't just do that."
He rested his left hand on her right shoulder to get more of her attention. Someone else had a problem with that though. Sapphire bit his hand without holding back. He gasped and jumped away. Lilith's eyes widened and she quickly sat up, knocking the dog off her. She went over to him continuously apologizing. She looked at his hand, seeing that it was indeed gushing blood.
"You have to go to the hospital," she said, feeling totally guilt ridden.
He nodded and stood up, holding his wrist tightly. "You're coming with me," he told her.
She silently nodded. The two quickly made their way to his limo. His driver took quick note of his hand and pulled out a handkerchief. He wrapped it around Tamaki's hand for a makeshift bandage. When that was done, they all entered the automobile. Lilith looked down at the sullen Sapphire which sat at her feet. Her sad eyes were begging for forgiveness. Tamaki reached over and gently pet her with his good hand. Right away she perked up and looked at him happily. He chuckled and pet her some more.
"Lilith," Tamaki spoke to get her attention.
"Yes?" she quietly responded.
"Starting tomorrow, you're going to be my slave until I'm healed."
She frowned at the word slave and asked, "what do you mean?"
"Every day you will go to school and I want you to pay attention when in class. Then during the host club you will follow my demands."
"You're not going to make me do anything ridiculous are you..?"
"No."
"I can't input an opinion for this, can I?"
"No."
She sighed deeply and said, "you should let someone know that you won't be there today."
He nodded in agreement and pulled out his phone. Sapphire jumped up on her lap. Lilith couldn't help but smile and hold her tightly. A few times she called her a stupid dog. Even so, she wouldn't let go. She tuned out Tamaki's conversation. The rest was quiet for her. Tamaki could tell her mind was somewhere else and so he didn't bother talking. Once they arrived at the hospital, the driver opened the door for Tamaki. He got out with Lilith following. Sapphire almost left as well but Lilith made her stay in the car. She shut the door and faced the driver.
Bowing to him she asked him, "can you please drop my dog off at the Houshakuji residence?"
Tamaki nodded at the driver and the driver answered, "understood."
"Thank you," she spoke softly as she stood back up.
The driver got back in the limo and left. The two remaining entered the hospital and walked up to the front desk. As Tamaki talked to the nurse, Lilith looked around the waiting room. Everything was white from the floor to the ceiling. The only things that had color were the wooden chairs and the people sitting on them. About a third of the waiting room was filled tension filled loved members. Tamaki brought her attention back to him and they walked over to a couple empty chairs, sitting down. To pass the time, the two idly chitchatted but they never lasted longer than a minute. He tried to get answers about her past but she wouldn't say a word about it. She was able to get proper bandages from the nurse behind the counter and she rewrapped his hand for him a few times. Eventually, a few hours passed. A nurse came out for him and he stood up. He smiled at the worried girl reassuringly and followed the nurse into the back. Once he was gone, she pulled her knees up to her and wrapped her arms tightly around her legs. Time seemed to go by even slower now that she was alone.
"You..." a menacing voice rang out to her.
She looked up seeing the whole host club there and her eyes widened. One of the twins walked up to her and forced her to stand. She kept her head lowered still. The twin forced her to look at him. Right away her eyes widened.
"Are you the one that hurt Tamaki-sempai?"
She tried to answer but her not a sound was leaving her. She quickly became pale and began to shake. The others watched in shock. They didn't know what to do. Even the other twin seemed surprised by his actions.
"Let go of her Hikaru. My getting hurt was by my own foolishness. Had nothing to do with her," Tamaki quickly explained, coming back into the waiting room.
He did indeed let go of her, and he left the hospital right after doing so. Kaoru chased after him. Right when the twins were gone, Lilith collapsed on a seat. He effected so much that tears sprung from the corners of her eyes. The rest of the club tried to comfort her but it didn't help. She was completely shaken up. For the rest of the day, the simple look of hatred in his eyes haunted her.
Tamaki arrived at the Houshakuji's early next morning. As soon as he exited the limo, Lilith left the home. She gave him the tinniest smile before getting in the limo. He frowned when he saw the great bitterness in her eyes. He followed her inside and they were on their way to Ouran. He tried to assure that everything was going to be just fine but she ignored those comments. There's no way she can believe them when she's about to be stuck in the same room with a guy that hates her for hours. Once they did arrive, he had to drag her out. Haruhi caught up to them short after. Because of this, Tamaki went his own way. She tried to convince her that Hikaru wasn't a bad guy and that he meant no ill will. Lilith could make herself to believe that he wasn't bad but no way in hell would she believe that he meant no ill will against her. Soon the two arrived in class. Haruhi took her seat between the twins and Lilith had no choice taking the seat right behind Hikaru which was the only empty seat. She could just feel the angry vibes coming off of him and it just made her feel sick. Still, she opened her notebook and began writing.
When the class was half over, a woman from the office entered the room. After talking, the teacher called for Lilith. Completely surprised by this, she left her notebook on her desk again. As she made her way to the front of the room, she could feel all eyes were on her. She left the classroom followed the woman back to the office. Once she got to the office, she froze when she saw a face that brought too many memories back.
