She was warm and comfortable. There was a fluffiness and cushiness surrounding her. Yuki knew where she was. She was in her bed. But her eyes felt like lead. There were voices...

"I can't believe they were raped..." Hikaru murmured.

"I'm glad you guys called us though." Kaoru added.

"I've never seen Kyo-chan and Tama-chan act like that way...it was scary! They didn't even stop when the cops came!" Hunny cried.

"Yeah, you're telling us." The twins sighed.

"I wish Yuki-chan would wake up soon." Hunny said quietly.

"It's been rough on her." Kaoru pointed out.

"Her injuries are worse than Haruhi's." Hikaru chimed in.

"School's going to start soon." Mori announced.

"Can we go check on Haru-chan before we go?" Hunny asked. "Tama-chan texted saying she's already awake."

"He hasn't left her side all night..." Kaoru remarks. Hikaru sighs in...defeat?

"I don't want Yuki to wake up alone." Hikaru says. Yes, he definitely sounded defeated.

"We don't have much of a choice, Hikaru." Kaoru stated sadly.

"We'll watch her." Three voices announced as footsteps entered the room. Yuki recognized it as Daichi, Michio, and Hazuki.

"But-"

"No buts." Daichi said firmly.

"Education is extremely important. Go to school, or else you'll regret it in the future." Michio advised. There were murmurs of agreement and shuffles of feet. Hunny, Mori, and the twins were gone. Tamaki was with Haruhi, probably at her house. But where's Kyoya?

So, Yuki thought, does Kyoya not want a "tainted" or "ruined" maid anymore?

Yuki wondered where Daichi, Michio, and Hazuki went because she heard them leave her bedroom too. But she felt a hand caress her cheek. She instinctively would've grabbed the hand, but she couldn't do anything. The hand stroked her face so delicately. The hand was warm and so gentle. Who's hand was it? Daichi's hands are rough. Michio's hands were on the small side. Was it Hazuki?

The television was turned on, so her brothers and twin must be watching it together. Yuki finally gathered enough strength to open her eyes. Her body ached horribly, but it was nothing compared to last night...

Finally, Yuki willed herself to get up. So what if she's a little sore? It's the first day back to school and she's a host. She has to go please and make girls happy. Yuki changed into her boy school uniform. She brushed her hair and left her bedroom and walked to the bathroom. She skipped breakfast because she wasn't hungry.

Yuki brushed her teeth real quick and applied makeup to cover up her ugly bruises. She learned this trick for when her mom used to beat her when she was drunk so no one would worry about her. And then she was out the front door.

"Where do you think you're going?" Daichi asked.

"School. I need my education, right Michio?" Yuki did not wait for a response and walked to school. Perhaps she should've made herself coffee. She was exhausted. It was really late when it...happened...but she could not let that hold her back.

The host club knows. So Haruhi must've called them before they got her and the neighbors called the police from her screams? Yuki shook her head. No, it had to be the host club who saved her. She thought she heard their voices, but she could not be sure. Now she was. But the arms she was in...it wasn't Mori. Mori was strong, but his arms were long and on the thin, lean side.

For some reason, Yuki really wanted to know. Maybe it was Tamaki. Tamaki has carried Haruhi before. He seems strong. She knows it wasn't Hunny because she felt like she was lifted high off the ground. Yuki didn't want to ask. It would be awkward and she doesn't want to talk about those events ever again. Crap! Whoever carried her saw her naked! Yuki can't look at anyone in the eye again! Well, except for Hunny and Mori.

Wait a minute, they were in the apartment too, kicking ass. They still saw her! Crap! Yuki is even more mortified!

Yuki decided to take a quick detour on her way to school and strolled to Haruhi's house to check up on her. The guilt was starting to eat away at Yuki. She couldn't save Haruhi...

Tamaki answered the door when Yuki knocked. His hair was messy and he looked tired. His clothes were wrinkled. Yuki assumed he was up all night with Haruhi.

"Good morning, Yuki." He seemed surprised to see Yuki.

"Where's Ranka-San?" Yuki asked.

"Work. C'mon. Haruhi's in her room." He held the door open for Yuki like a gentleman.

"Thanks." Yuki smiled at him and made a beeline straight to Haruhi's room. Haruhi was sitting her bed, her cheeks wet and her eyes empty and so...lost-looking. "Hi, Haruhi." Haruhi turned to face Yuki.

"Hi." She greeted quietly. Yuki sat on the edge of her bed.

"Are you okay? I've never seen you look like that." Yuki remarked.

"I've never been raped before. And, as you might've learned, its traumatizing. Why are you so together? I'm usually the sane and collected one." That was a good question

"Yeah, it was traumatizing, but its not bugging me." Flashbacks suddenly flooded her mind. In. Out. In. Out. Punch. Kick. In. Out.

Yuki's eyes watered, startling her. The memories were overwhelming her. The sweat. The pain. The blood. The stickiness.

"Haruhi, I'm so sorry." Yuki whispered. Haruhi's screams and sobs rang in Yuki's ears. "I couldn't protect you...I couldn't stop them..."

"It's not your fault. It was the men's fault. They outnumbered us. And it's not your job to be my bodyguard or anything." Haruhi reassured. "But, aren't you okay? We were raped repeatedly and you looked like you got some hard hits."

"We were raped..." Yuki repeated in a whisper. Tears began to roll down her cheeks. "It hurt so bad." Haruhi nodded in agreement. "I thought no one was going to come for our rescue. I thought we were going to get killed."

"I used your phone and my phone to call Kyoya-senpai, Hunny-senpai, and Mori-senpai. I couldn't talk to them, but they heard everything in the street. Kyoya tracked our phones and then somehow Tamaki-senpai and the twins got involved and they found us in the apartment." Haruhi explained. Yuki sniffled. "No one knew what to do, Tamaki-senpai told me, because they watched the most sane and logical person go off the deep end. Kyoya-senpai and Tamaki-senpai was the ones who beat those guys to a pulp."

"I heard Hunny-senpai say that he was scared of Kyoya-senpai and Tamaki-senpai." Yuki added. "I guess I get Kyoya-senpai because he intimidates everyone, but Tamaki-senpai is just like an arrogant person who gets excited very easily. Sometimes, I think he's high." Haruhi laughed, her old self returning.

"I am not on drugs! They'd ruin my handsome looks!" Tamaki called from outside of Haruhi's bedroom. Yuki laughed.

"So, are you ready to face the day?" Yuki asked. "I'm going to school. I think you should too."

"Yeah, I guess. We have to move on, otherwise it'll just hold us back and we won't get far in life." Haruhi agreed, getting out of bed.

"Oh, Haruhi! You are such a philosopher! You're so inspiring!" Tamaki cried as he skipped into the room, but Yuki slammed the door in his face before he could. There was a loud thud! Haruhi giggled.

Yuki and Haruhi got a pass from the front office and walked right into class. It was the same as last year. They gave it to the class president and took their usual seats but they smiled at the Hitachiin twins, who had eyes so wide they made dinner plates look small.