Lilith woke up the following day to shouting. She opened her eyes and looked over seeing a red-faced Tamaki. Looking over to where he was glaring, she saw the twins teasing him about something. She rolled her eyes and looked back at the blonde. He noticed that she awoke and she smiled a bit at him. He smiled back at her and walked over to the bed. He sat on the edge of it and looked at her.

"How are you feeling?" he asked soothingly.

"I'm okay I guess. I feel incredibly weak though," she answered.

"Not surprising since you haven't moved in days. Everyone's been worried about you."

Smiling slightly, she whispered, "I'm sorry."

"So, do you want to go to school today or continue resting?"

"Depends, I don't even know if I can stand."

"Do you want to try?"

"Sure."

Nodding, he stood up. The twins walked over and all three of them helped her stand. They amused her by how careful they were being, while feeling overjoyed at the same time. She's still not used to being around people that want to be around her. Right when she was standing on her own, her knees gave out on her. She didn't fall too far because they caught her right away. However, someone accidently grabbed her waist and she let out a small cry of pain. Tamaki apologized profusely and quickly let go of her. The twins helped her sit back down on the bed right away. Her breathing had picked up and her squinting eyes were expelling tears. Kaoru sat to her side and rested his hand on her back. Clenching her jaw, she rested her forehead on his shoulder. Hikaru took note of her bleeding and walked to the other side of the room. Tamaki kept his distance from her, feeling horrible for causing her pain. Hikaru came back over, holding a black material.

"Lilith?" he questioned, trying to get her attention. She glanced up at him, keeping her head on Kaoru's shoulder. "Slip this on so we can see how badly you're bleeding."

"Okay..." she whispered, raising her head.

Kaoru helped her stand. Even once she was up, he kept a grasp on her. Hikaru handed her the material and she quickly figured out that it was a skirt. Even though they all knew they wouldn't see anything since the gown she was wearing was long enough, they looked away from her. Smiling the tiniest bit, she put it on.

Once she finished she spoke softly, "it's safe now."

The three looked back at her. Kaoru help her sit back down once again. He kept his left arm around her shoulders. With his free hand, he held her right one. Hikaru raised her gown just enough so that the bandages were exposed. He then tied it on a knot so that it wouldn't get in the way.

While he examined it, Kaoru looked at Tamaki saying, "you should go ahead and get to school. We're going to bring her to our place before we do."

Tamaki nodded in understanding and looked sadly at Lilith. She smiled at him but her eyes read pain. He apologized again before leaving. Hikaru took the distraction as an opportunity to wipe the blood off her. She gasped in pain and grasped onto Kaoru's hand. He eased up on the pressure as much as he could but it barely helped. By the time he finished, Kaoru was wincing along with her. When she heard him, she quickly let go of his hand. He kept holding hers though. She looked at him confused and he just smiled at her. Shaking her head, her attention was brought back to Hikaru when he began wrapping new bandages around her waist. She couldn't help but squirm when his fingertips glided across her stomach. The two couldn't help but let out a small laugh at her reaction. She just pouted and looked away from them. Soon enough, he finished with the bandages and straightened back up.

She looked up at him and whispered, "thank you Hikaru."

Kaoru let go of her shoulders asking, "you ready to get out of here Lilith?"

"Yes."

"Then here," Hikaru said as he handed her a white top. "Put this on and we can leave."

She took it and the brothers left the room so she could have some privacy. She never thought she would have so much trouble with such a menial job before. Just taking the gown off took more than a minute because every time she moved it hurt. Putting the tank top on wasn't so much of a hassle but was still a chore. When she finally finished she opened the door. The twins took acknowledgement to her and the three were relieved to leave the private doctor's at last.


More or less, things seemed to have settled down for the host club. Hikaru and Kaoru are more at ease knowing that Lilith is a lot safer now. Because of this however, it only spelled trouble for Haruhi and Tamaki. As how it always works, Tamaki asked Haruhi to do something that she didn't want to and so she shot him down. This rendered Tamaki to sulk in the corner. Hikaru and Kaoru became intrigued and glomped Haruhi to see how much of a reaction they can receive. One person wouldn't let that ritual complete though.

Just before Tamaki exploded, Lilith's voice appeared, "hey Tamaki!"

He blinked in confusion before looking to his right seeing her. "What are you doing here?"

"I got bored so I wanted to see how things were going on here."

"Nothing is too different here. It's nice seeing you back here though."

She side glanced at the twins, seeing that they were glaring her. Her smile grew widely and she looked back at Tamaki saying, "thanks."

"I'm still sorry about this morning."

"It was an accident, no worries."

Two figures appeared behind Lilith. Sighing, she straightened back up. Before she could turn around to face them however, she found herself airborne. She couldn't help but just laugh. Most everything the twins did simply amused her. Soon enough, they sat her down on their couch. They glared down at her while she smiled up at them. Their eyebrows twitched in annoyance, making her smile change to a grin. All three knew with how badly she was hurt, there was little they could do to her for revenge. She grabbed their arms as to use them as a prop to stand. Once she was standing, she patted their shoulders and walked away from them. She made her way over to the other female.

"Hey Haruhi!" she spoke happily.

Haruhi looked at her saying, "hey Lilith, how are you doing?"

"I'm okay for the most part."

"That's good."

"Hey, would you mind if I spent the night at your place? I don't think my wounds could take being around those two all the time," she pointed to the twins with her thumb.

She laughed and nodded saying, "yeah, you're welcome to."

"Yay!"

"You're going to leave us?" whined the twins.

"Yes," Lilith answered bluntly.

"We won't let you!" they exclaimed.

She found herself trapped when four arms snaked around her. Kaoru's arms were around her shoulder while Hikaru's grasp focused around her waist. They were careful to avoid her wounds. She looked at Haruhi with pitiful eyes and she just looked back. Her arms were pinned down since the two were standing at her sides.

"I think I have officially gone insane," she mumbled.

"Ah, don't say that," Hikaru said.

"Well then riddle me this. Who in their right mind would enjoy being trapped like this?"

"You," Kaoru answered.

"No, I'm insane."

"Well, if you're insane we can't just let you and Haruhi go home alone."

"We'll drop you two off," finished Hikaru.

She looked at Haruhi and she shrugged, not caring either way. Lilith nodded in agreement and the two let her go. Honey took the opportunity and grabbed onto her hand and led her over to his area of the club. He tried to get her to sit down but she wouldn't. In her opinion, if she were to sit down, it would take forever to get back up again. He then offered her a piece of cake, only for that to be refused as well. His eyes watering hit her soft spot and she couldn't help but sit down. He smiled widely and held onto her. She smiled at his and ruffled his hair. For a few minutes, the two idly chitchatted. They were just enjoying each other's company. That ended when Kaoru offered his hand to her. Honey let go of her and she took the helping hand. Being cautious, he helped her stand. Once she was up she thanked him and he let her go. She gave her farewells to the cousins and caught up with Hikaru and Haruhi. They began to leave. As they walked down the hallway, she noticed that something was off. She looked around and realized Kaoru wasn't there. She asked Hikaru and Haruhi to wait as she went back without saying why. Going back into the club room, she noticed that he was sitting where she just was when talking to Honey. He was hunched over, holding onto his head, his fingers intertwined in his hair. Mori, Honey, and Tamaki were around him, having a concerned look in their eyes. Honey was the first to notice the girl at the door and he let Kaoru know. He raised his head and looked at her surprised.

"You coming?" she asked him.

It took him a moment to get over his surprise. When he did, he nodded and stood up. Honey whispered something to him just before he made his way over to her. He was walking slower than she would have liked and so she walked over to him. He froze in his tracks. She went behind him and pushed on his back. She didn't shove too hard, but just enough to signal that she wanted him to move faster. He took the note and did just that. Once they were into the hallway, she moved so that she was walking next to him.

"I want you to realize something," she told him. He just looked at her. She looked up at him and continued, "I'm not Haruhi. I won't let you fall behind."

"Lilith..." he whispered.

She smiled and poked his cheek saying, "come on. The others are waiting."

After a small hesitation, he nodded. Turning the corner, the two saw Hikaru and Haruhi waiting for them.


Since the twins dropped off the girls at the Fujioka's, Haruhi decided to cook dinner for all of them. The twins were ecstatic by this. Lilith volunteered to help her out. The twins talked amongst themselves while waiting. Once in awhile they would interact with the girls but no conversation lasted too long. When near half an hour passed, the cooking was finished. Everyone's stomachs were growling by the time the food was brought to the table. Lilith sat in front of Haruhi while Hikaru sat in front of Kaoru. At the beginning of the meal, no one said a thing. They were simply enjoying all different flavors. Lilith was amused by the twin's reactions.

"You guys are rich enough, do you not get fed or something?" she questioned.

"It's not that," Kaoru began.

"Haruhi's cooking is magical," Hikaru ended.

She looked at Haruhi amazed and exclaimed, "wow, that's amazing Haruhi! I had no idea you were magical!"

Hikaru wrapped his arm around her neck and pulled her over to him. He glared down at her while she grinned up at him. While the two teased each other, Kaoru watched forlorn. Those two get along so well, there's no way he'd ever get a chance. At least, that's what he thought. Haruhi noticed Kaoru's gaze. She looked where he was looking, seeing the, might as well be flirting, Lilith and Hikaru. She frowned and rested her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her, but only let out a sigh when he quickly figured out what she was thinking. Lilith heard the sigh and looked at the disgruntled boy. She forced herself to sit up.

Once she was up she asked him, "are you okay Kaoru?"

"Y-yeah..." he answered, lacking confidence.

Frowning, she tried again, "are you sure?"

"I'm okay," he answered, smiling at her.

She could tell he was lying. His eyes read pain. With blowing it off twice though, she figured that he simply didn't want to talk at the moment. He soon lost his appetite and asked Hikaru if he was ready to leave. After eating the last couple bites of his food, he agreed to leave. The farewells went by quickly. Right when they were gone, the two left began cleaning the dishes. Not a word was spoken between them, pretty much the rest of the night. Haruhi's thoughts were on ways that she could help Kaoru out while Lilith was wondering of what he was hiding. Neither one of the girls even had the thought of talking to each other until they wished each other a good night's sleep.


Lilith woke up next day to light shining through her eyelids. Slowly opening her eyes, she remembered where she had fallen asleep. She tried to sit up, but her side stab wouldn't allow it. With a small grunt of pain, she gave up. A helpful hand went in front of her. She stared at it confused for a moment before looking up to see who it was.

"Kaoru?" she asked.