Author Note: The trick is from the movie Now You See Me, but I t It's a great movie and I highly suggest it.

~CWA

Chapter 11- An Act To Remember:

Sena:
I think I was going to be sick. I was more nervous than I ever had been before but I would never admit it. I yawned, actually I think I have two choices in this- either throw up or fall asleep. It was taking forever to get set up though- the performance and the ball was tonight and it was only the morning. I still had to get all my supplies there.
"Okay, right there," I said, "that's perfect!"

The men stopped moving the large fish tank and the trap above it holding the 'fish,' and the stand around the tank. The tank was about ten feet tall and very large filled with saltwater. The stand had stairs and a platform so that I would be able to be able to get in the tank. It was going to be my grand finale and it would be epic- if they don't mind the humor in it. Oh please don't let them mind the dark humor.

Either way, I was proud of the magic trick and couldn't wait to show it off. It took another two hours to get everything set up- and I meant everything. Hex stood in the corner eating chips.

"Wow, Hex," I said sarcastically cheery, "thanks for all your help!"

She gave a thumbs up,
"No problem."

I laughed. She didn't really help- but it was okay. Besides, I had two tickets for the ball. Every student at Ouran was given one ticket, but since I was the entertainment (and because Souh was really nice when I asked), I got two extra tickets. One, of course, was for Hex and the other was for Tetsuya. I smiled to myself, yeah that's a great idea to invite your boyfriend over to see you do an extremely dangerous stunt. I giggled to myself slightly.

When they put the sheet over the tank and the trap above it, everything was officially done and I was free to spend some time doing whatever until tonight.

"Finally," Hex said as she popped her back, "That was tiring."

"Well, you were asleep almost the whole time," I pointed out, "and you didn't do anything," I laughed. She nodded,
"Exactly. Just watching you and everyone do all that stuff made me tired….and I was tired because," she yawned, "because we were up pretty late."
I yawned as well,
"Yeah…I think I might take a nap before the performance."

"Can someone let me out please?"
I giggled and let Haschen out of my purse. Her little head snuggled into my chest as I held her,
"Warm…"

I glanced around briefly- yeah no one was around. That was good, that meant no one heard Haschen.

"Bunny," Hex glared.

"Witch," Haschen hissed- if a bunny could hiss.

I giggled,

"Hex, go find Nekozawa and make sure he's going to the ball! He can be your date! AND GET A DRESS TOO! Here."

I handed her some money along with her ticket to the ball and then left to my apartment to get some things. On my way there, Haschen made herself comfortable in the purse and I ran into Tetsuya- again.

"Tetsuya," I giggled.
"Are you excited for the ball," he asked as he started to walk along side me.
"Of course! I'll be doing my magic show after all," I winked, "oh! And here!"

I handed him his ticket and he smiled,
"Does this mean I'm your date to the ball?"
I smiled and kissed his cheek,
"Of course you are."

He smiled and held my hand as he walked with me to my apartment.

"I'm actually kind of nervous about the show," I said honestly, "I mean…it's…I've done big shows before- and I mean big shows before and they always turn out alright but…this is a new trick so I hope it works."

Tetsuya smiled,

"You always have your magic though."
"True but I don't like using my magic for my shows. Besides when's hard to concentrate, if I was in a panic, I wouldn't be able to do a spell or anything."
Tetsuya momentarily frowned and then nodded slowly,
"Just…be careful, okay?"
I smiled and giggled,
"Always am!"

Hex:
Before I could ask Nekozawa to the date, he actually asked me. Of course I accepted- yet I still had to get a dress. Gah, dresses. I resisted the urge to shiver. I know if I don't wear a dress Sena will probably hex me something that hard to get rid of. This is sort of a big occasion for her so I guess I can suck it up. Still…I shivered, dresses.

Third Person:

"I kind of miss Sena-chan," Hunny said, "she was so fun!"
"I think we all miss her," Haruhi agreed.

"My poor daughter," Tamaki cried, "I could've offered her to be more than just entertainment! We could have had her as a host!"
"Unlikely," Kyoya said pushing up her glasses, "She would've denied and wouldn't have drawn in that much of a profit. But if you are so desperate to see her again, she will be at the ball as the entertainment."
"That's right," Tamaki cheered, "I'll get to see my precious daughter again!"

Currently, the host club was shopping for preparations for the ball. They were to stop by the hall later, but first Tamaki was going to get a dress for Haruhi (no matter how much she protested). The twins, of course, were helping, as they were just as eager to put Haruhi in a dress. Though Kyoya was a bit against it at first- he did agree that their clients would think it was just cosplay as usual. They entered one of the dress stores.

"Hot damn," someone muttered.

Surprised, the twins and everyone else turned to see a girl. She had fair skin that was covered in freckles and her eyes were a stunning shade of blue. Her blonde hair was so light that it was almost white and it was in a pixie cut and slightly messy. She wore black jeans (they didn't know it but in reality it was Sena's jeans that she borrowed) and a red sleeveless shirt that had a black skull on it.

"Sena is going to owe me big time for this," she muttered as she looked at the dressed, "Stupid ball."
"You know Sena-chan," Hunny cheered as he tackled her. She almost screamed.

"Who the flippin' heck are you!?"

Hunny chuckled cutely,
"I'm Hunny! This is Usa-chan!"
"Hunny," she muttered, and then realization set in, "Oh! You're that host club Sena was talking about!"
"And just how do you know Sena," Kyoya asked.

"I'm her best friend," she said proudly, "and she's like a sister to me. Name's Hex. I just got here to Japan and Sena's busting my butt to go to some ball that she's performing at."

She shrugged and then went back to looking at dresses. The twins wrapped their arms around her,

"Oh, brother dear, I think we need a new toy-"
"-oh yes, we do. And she knows Sena-"
"-so she has to be a blast of fun!"

Hex growled,
"Get your hands off of me…I have a boyfriend.."
"So," they shrugged, "Never stopped us before."
They smiled and Haruhi got the feeling that something bad was going to happen to them.

"Fiends! Get your hands off my lovely girlfriend."

Tamaki screamed as Nekozawa appeared from behind him. Hex smiled,
"Ah, there you are," she kissed his cheek, "I needed your opinion on the dress. The one time I'm going to wear a dress, should be a memorable moment," she grumbled, "if Sena takes pictures though she's dead."
Haruhi blinked,
"Nekozawa's your boyfriend?"
"Yep," Hex said, not paying much attention. Nekozawa gave a sheepish look. Tamaki screamed again,
"POOR PRINCESS! LET US SAVE YOU FROM THE DARK HORRORS OF BLACK MAGIC!"

Tamaki went to hug her and 'save' her but she growled and mumbled,

"Ceciderit."

With that said, Tamaki fell over. He ran and hid behind Kyoya, stumbling and tripping as he went,
"You do Black Magic?"
Hex just laughed- even Nekozawa let out a small chuckle. Ah I do more than that.

*****

Sena smiled brightly at everyone- all the attention was on her. It was time. Thankfully, she did end up getting that nap she direly needed. She had done a lot of magic tricks throughout the night, most of it wasn't on stage but just randomly when she was conversing with guests. Tetsuya, Ritsu, Nekozawa, and Hex all stood in the back but were smiling. The guys all had on tuxes- though Ritsu had his tux jacket undone and Tetsuya didn't wear a tie. Hex had worn a dress like she said she would- it was all black and cut off mid-thigh. The bottom of it wasn't puffy, instead it clung to what figure she had. It was sleeveless with a sweetheart neckline that was outlined with black lace. She also wore elbow-length black gloves with the fingers of it cut off and black heels.

Sena was in her magician's outfit (she would change into her dress after the performance when it was time for everyone to dance). It was a black short skirt, fishnet stockings, a black tailcoat jacket that was normal in the back but the front of the jacket cut off just below the breasts and it had no sleeves, a strapless white shirt with a separated white collar, black elbow gloves, a black top hat, and black heels. However, for her grand finale, she took off the gloves, the jacket, the heels, and the top hat.

She took off the sheet that was covering the large tank and everyone's eyes widened.
"What's she going to do," Haruhi whispered.
"I don't know," Tamaki blinked.

Sena smiled at everyone,
"As you can see we have a large saltwater tank- simple enough. Here's the kicker, I'll be chained to the bottom of the tank. Hopefully I'll get out before that timer," she pointed to the timer that was on the wall which stated thirty seconds in red, "goes out. Otherwise," she smiled and pointed up to the tank that was above the larger one with a trap door under it, "live eating piranhas will be dropped into the tank. Wish me luck," she winked.

Souh couldn't help but feel a bit nervous and only hoped that the trick worked. He knew that was live piranhas. Everyone else thought she was crazy, but were interested enough to not stop her. Tetsuya almost did until Hex held him back,
"Dude, chill! She'll be alright okay," her voice lower, "besides," she whispered, "I have magic too…if something happens I'll poof her out, okay?"

Tetsuya's jaw tightened, you can't do that if she dies. Still, he trusted Sena to do the trick. When he turned his attention back to the tank, Sena was already under water, holding her breath, struggling with the lock on the chains. Hex smirked, if she didn't tell me what she was going to do then I would be worried. Tetsuya, however, was mad and worried. Then the timer only had three seconds left and she hadn't been freed yet. Luckily, Souh knew the plan otherwise he would be worried as well and have paramedics on the scene. Still, the timer dinged- Sena was still underwater. The piranhas dropped into the water. Haschen, who had been watching from poking her head out of the purse, ducked inside the purse in horror and fear.

Everyone stared in shocked silence- not believing what they saw was happening. Tetsuya's fists loosened. They were all too shocked to do anything- then there was whistling and clapping. Horrified, they all turned to see who would clap at that…Sena. She stood there with a smile on her face, her whole body and hair was wet. She smiled,
"Hope I didn't scare you."

With that- everyone erupted in applause and Tetsuya turned to the tank. The piranhas had started to spread out- revealing the empty tank with the chains at the bottom. Haschen cheered- thankfully Hex shushed her. Once everyone had congratulated her and the dancing begun, Tetsuya ran up to her. She stopped him before he could hug her. She smiled,
"The hug can wait till after I'm in the dress and dry," she giggled.

The last song was next and Tetsuya stood on the sidelines, a bit worried. Then Sena came out. He smiled at her. She looked beautiful in her dress- the light purple fabric brought out her eyes. It was short- a tiny bit shorter than Hex's dress and it had a full, fluffy skirt completed with ruffles. Tetsuya hugged her,
"I'm glad you're okay…and you look beautiful."

She blushed slightly.

"Good job," Hex said, coming up and patting her on the back- noticing that there was no back to the dress. The sleeveless dress had a deep dip in the back- Hex chuckled, adding to the sexual appeal, aren't you Sena? Haha.

Sena:

I giggled as I held hands with my boyfriend. My boyfriend...I don't think I'll ever get used to saying that. Hex was who-knows-where with Nekozawa. Tetsuya seemed a bit tense though.
"What's wrong," I asked concerned.
"I'm still thinking…about your performance…You really scared me for a moment."

I stopped walking. I turned to Tetsuya,

"….I'm sorry."

"You just," he sounded a bit frustrated, "I'm just concerned about you but it seems when I do get concerned you brush me off."

And now his temper shows…I bit my lip,

"Tetsuya, I do know you care, a lot. And I care a lot about you too. I really do. I just…I don't do well with serious things."
I led him inside the apartment as we got there. He took a seat on the couch. Haschen hopped out of my purse and took a look at Tetsuya and me. She seemed a bit hesitant and I nodded towards the kitchen. She got the hint and left. I took a seat beside Tetsuya,
"I'm sorry," I said honestly, "I…I'm sorry I don't do well with serious subjects."
"Why? Why don't you just grow-up?"

I already had this conversation with Haschen. I winced at his words though and I turned so that I was leaning on him.
"What if I don't want to grow up," I whispered, "What if I want to stay young and childish? What's so great about growing up," I sniffled slightly, "I mean…you worry when you grow up. You don't have time to appreciate the small things in life, to appreciate the magic in life."

Tetsuya moved so that I lost my leaning privilege. I sniffled again and I knew some tears were following down. Tetsuya pulled me into a tight hug and stroked my hair,
"Sena…Growing up means…you can appreciate more. When you're young and foolish, you don't understand the magic in life, and you can't fully appreciate it. As an adult, you can understand that you…you.." he sighed, "Maybe I worded that wrong. Look, Sena, there's a difference between growing up and being mature and being childish and immature. Growing up doesn't mean giving away your childish tendencies and giving away the wonder of a child, it just means you can do that and be mature at the same time."

I hugged him back tighter,
"Thank you," I whispered. He kissed my head,

"You're welcome."

I wasn't sure how long we stayed on the couch, in each other's arms, but I just knew that I loved every second of it. I just didn't know how long it would last since my days at Ouran…were over.