Hanaka went through the rest of the day uneventfully.

She was in a state of bliss, and immediately dragged Kasanoda home after school to practice Kendo. She took lessons over the weekends, and when it came time to officially place her in the club, she had learned quite a lot.

She eventually became the love interest of many Kendo-clubbers. When there were many boys and just one girl, things like this were bound to happen. Mori protected her from many of the boys who smothered her with their feelings, but Hanaka was having fun.

One day, however, she opened her kendo club locker to find a threatening letter.

It read:

STAY AWAY

NOBODY CAN SAVE YOU KNOW

NOBODY WILL HELP YOU

And there was no signature. Hanaka was a bit worried and confused, but she figured that she was now quite good at martial arts and didn't need to work about people who were out to get her. She folded the letter and threw it in the trash.

Several weeks passed when Hanaka found another letter.

YOU'RE USELESS TO CLUB

LEAVE

OR ELSE

NOBODY WANTS A GIRL IN CLUB

Again, Hanaka disregarded it. But when she started receiving them daily, she began to worry.

Is this Father's doing? Am I embarrassing his name?

Hanaka assumed that it was indeed her father and hatred spurned inside her. But still, she kept the information to herself.

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By now, it was customary for a kendo club member to walk her to class. She had many friends in club, but it was usually Mori who walked Hanaka to class. After the last class of the day, he would meet her outside of her class and walk with her to kendo club. They never said much to each other-it was understood that they would simply walk. Hanaka thanked Mori for his kindness everyday after kendo club, before she went to Kasanoda's house and Mori went to the host club.

Still, she found it strange that everybody in the kendo club insisted that she walk with one of them. But she thought they were just being courteous and left any suspicions in the back of her mind.

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One day, after kendo club, she was thanking Mori when Kasanoda came up to them.

"Senpai." Kasanoda greeted Mori, who nodded.

"Hanaka, I'm going to the host club today. Would you like to come with me, or would you like Tetsuya to walk you home?"

Hanaka sort of wanted to go to club, as she was interested in watching Mori entertain ladies. However, Tetsuya came to her and pulled on her arm, taking her away.

Mori gazed after Hanaka, unsure of what the feeling in his chest was.

"Come on." He said stoically, and he and Kasanoda walked to the third music room.

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"Hanaka, you really shouldn't have joined the kendo club." Tetsuya whispered to Hanaka, a bit worriedly.

"Huh? Why not?" She seemed surprised.

"There are a lot of people from your father's clan involved in the kendo club. He might ask them to strike again." Tetsuya frowned. "I don't want a friend and relative of my master's to be hurt. You're a close friend of mine, Hanaka. Please stay safe."

"Wait. You said 'strike AGAIN.' How did you know I had been attacked before?" Hanaka recalled the attempt on her life back when she was fencing in Europe.

"Please don't ask me how I know. It is of no relevance."

Hanaka didn't ask any more questions, but a sense of dread started to come over her. She felt herself going into the state of shock she had felt in Europe. NO! she thought. I don't ever want to be as helpless as that any longer! I need to become stronger to prove to my father that I am not useless, even if I choose not to work in the yakuza system! Even if he has tried to assassinate me, I am still his blood. He must love me, even a little bit!

It was surely a complicated situation. She hated the yakuza way, with the killings and extortion. She wanted her father's approval, yet she also didn't. Couldn't her father just love her without having her be a yakuza woman? Why? Why couldn't he?

Hanaka didn't want to be a disgrace to her father. But perhaps all she wanted was some affection. Some sort of parental affection. Was it so difficult to achieve?

Later that night, Hanaka sobbed into her pillow, confused and unsure of what to think.

I just don't want to be killed by my own father. Please.

A/N: I'm so sorry! This chapter had barely any action or humor, but I really needed to get Hanaka's thoughts into a chapter. I promise that it gets better! My writing needs to get better, so I'll work harder! Please bear with me, however!

I'll review with better chapters soon…..

Actually, when I look back and read this chap, it's not bad, but it just lacks action or whatever. It's just a bit voice-over-y.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ouran.