Hello! Here's Chapter 15! Also, in case you forgot, (it turns up later in this chapter) Eyrie's mom's name is Willow! Thank you to all my reviewers, ERidg17, As-The-Fire-Blazes, Takara Rose Oizumi, Square Root of Three, and PridePrejudiceandCake! You guys rock!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ouran High Host Club. I do, however, claim ownership of my OC(s) and my plot.

A stunned silence hung over the room. Jeremy eased his way over to the hosts as Grey started shaking.

"You're...what? How is that even...? I don't- I don't understand." Beth grabbed Blake's hand and Clarice sat down.

"How long have you known this?" Clarice asked with a dazed expression. The hosts looked around the room. The Americans had basically forgotten their existence and were focusing all their dazed looks on Eyrie. Jeremy placed himself between the hosts and the Americans. Eyrie stood up and stood nose to nose with Grey, giving him her nothing expression.

"Awhile."

Blake and the two sisters went from dazed to angry in a split second.

"And you didn't tell us the moment ya found out? We're yer best friends!" Blake gripped Beth's hand.

"Really? Are you all a bunch of old ladies? Why does it matter that she told you later? Aren't you missing the point?" Grey hissed, never taking his gaze off of Eyrie. "What you should be asking is who."

"Well it seems I've been given a choice." Eyrie said casually, as if she were talking about the weather. "It's either Kyoya, Hunny, or Mori."

Suddenly Grey turned to the hosts with rage on his face. He had only taken one step when Eyrie hit the very tip of her shoe on the center of his back. It didn't look like a hard blow but the hosts watched as he crumpled to the ground.

"Now." Eyrie told Jeremy as the others started yelling. Suddenly they were all being shoved out the door.

"Run to the pond. Seriously. RUN." The hosts took this to heart and as soon as they got out the back door Bear stood in front of it, blocking anyone who would want to exit the building. Jeremy didn't let them stop till they got to the secret room at the pond.

"What...was that?" Haruhi panted as Jeremy handed them all towels. It was raining heavily outside and the thunder and lightening had given Haruhi little bursts of speed all the way there.

"They are all rather angry with Eyrie but they love her and don't want to be angry with her so they're transferring all that anger to you. The people we barely know." Jeremy didn't seem to be fazed by the event and was leaning against the wall next to Kyoya, who was drying off. The other hosts cringed a bit as they took in the similarities. "In all honesty Blake, Clarice, and Beth probably will forgive you quickly. The only reason they are mad is because we all sort of imagined that we would all be together whenever something major in our lives happened so not knowing about something like this right away is probably hurtful for them."

"But what about Grey?" Tamaki asked with a shiver as he recalled the look on his face.

"Grey will probably want to tear you to pieces every time that he sees you, from now till you die." Jeremy said with a shrug. The hosts sweat dropped.

He says it like it's nothing...

"He is very protective of Eyrie. His mother usually tried to keep them separated but that seemed to bring them closer, in a way." Jeremy suddenly clapped his hands together. "Alright sit, sit! Now tell me. What did you think of the video?"

He beamed at them as they got comfortable.

"It was...informative." Tamaki said hesitantly.

"You guys were crazy. Are all commoners like that in America?" the twins asked. Jeremy scoffed.

"They wish."

"Why did you guys have bruises in all of them?" Hunny asked.

"We go in a lot of fights!" he grinned. Everyone except Kyoya and Mori leaned in and looked at him with wide eyes.

"Whaddaya mean you got into fights? Beth-chan said that you guys lived in a little town!" Hunny tilted his head.

"Just because it was little doesn't it didn't have bad spots. If you were somewhere at the wrong time you could end up at the hospital. That happens a lot there. Its cute and quaint on the surface but once the sun goes down..." Jeremy crossed his arms and shrugged.

"Don't you have the police? It shouldn't be hard to know who the culprit is if it's a small town." Kyoya said matter of factly, pushing up his glasses.

Jeremy sighed. "In our town the thugs weren't kept in check very well. It's not like law enforcement didn't try...it's just that a lot of them had families and in a small town like that it was really hard to hide where you lived. All the police that didn't have a family were in greater danger because they were pretty much unprotected. Many of the normal residents just ignored the things happening around them and in return they were usually left alone. Mama...wasn't one of those residents. You see many muggings and such happened in the open and since no one wanted to get caught up in stopping them, they got away with it. This didn't sit well with Mama even when she was in highschool. She hated to see people getting hurt. She was in 9th grade when she got in her first fight. It was some bullies that were in the highschool gang. Mama ended up saving the kids they were harassing and that made her feel good. Like she could do something about it. She started looking for fights. She didn't win all of them but I know she won enough to earn a reputation among the other students. The people she managed to befriend helped her. My mom was one of them though she stopped when she met dad. I grew up seeing fights. Mama tried to hide it from us but they were everywhere. It was our second year of middle school when she finally decided to teach Ire and I to fight. We had tried to help a classmate but we were to inexperienced and ended up pretty messed up."

Jeremy was silent for a moment as his mind wandered to that day. His facial expression was intense but he shook off the thought and turned his attention back to the hosts who were staring at him with wide eyes.

"Personally I think what frightened Mama the most was seeing how young some of the other kids were starting to fight. We took lessons from her every day after school. After that Ire and I became pretty isolated. We were essentially good kids but our mother's reputations from highschool, and the news of our first fight, caused the rest of the parents to be wary of us and so many of the children were told to steer clear. We didn't really mind though. We didn't trust anyone else. It was just Ire, Grey, and I."

"I thought you said that her mother started teaching you and Miss Eyrie to fight. Why wasn't Grey's name included?" Kyoya asked. Jeremy looked at him and tried not to smile. Even the cool one was interested in the story.

"Grey's mother...Ire's aunt...she didn't approve of Mama. To hang out with Grey, they would have to meet secretly. Actually that was only outside of school. At school was fine because she couldn't do anything about it. Mama couldn't teach him to fight because it would have taken to much time and his mother would get suspicious about who he was keeping company with in the times he was out of her sight. Ire and I tried to teach him at school when we could. But anyway the bruises in the first video were from our very first street fight. We had all been walking out of the local theatre when someone started something in the alley we were walking by. Mama let us do our thing and didn't interfere."

"Why didn't she interfere?" Tamaki asked with the look of a child in wonder. He was clearly captivated by the drama that was Eyrie's American life.

"It wouldn't have been fair to the people we were fighting and Mama wouldn't always be there when we ran into trouble so we needed to learn how to handle ourselves. Mama taught us that street fights were not to be considered honorable ground. Your opponent wouldn't follow any set of rules and the biggest mistake is letting yourself think that they would. We never took really cheap shots like they did though. At the same time we didn't fight fair either. Those kinds of fights...Mama called them desperation fights. Both sides give everything they have to come out without a serious injury. In all honesty the fact that that meant you won was just a bonus."

"But in that video earlier Eyrie didn't have any bruises." the twins asked in unison. Jeremy's face turned solemn.

"I can honestly say that Ire is the most skilled, calculating, and cold-hearted fighter I have ever seen. Her memory is photographic but it is so much more than that. The first day of training she memorized a book about the layout of acupuncture points on the body and what they affected. Then she found a book about the layout of nerves over the body. Normally this would be ineffective since everyone's body structure is different. Some people are taller, some fatter, some more muscular. Well somehow Ire is able to adjust the map of nerves and points that was in her book onto her apponents. It suddenly didn't matter if they were short or tall. If they were fatter or more muscular she would hit them harder. That coupled with the fact that she had inherited her mother's natural ability to fight made her lethal. In the video you noticed that the big pervert couldn't remove her hand from his throat even though he should have been much stronger? There are two nerves on either side of your jugular that cause you to be physically weak. It's like when you underestimate how heavy something is when someone is handing you something. Imagine underestimating everything that is ever handed to you. It would be strange right? You know that you should have the strength to carry it but your body won't let you use your full strength. That man would have fallen like a limp rag if he had been standing because his legs wouldn't have the strength to hold him. So the reason he fell hard enough to break skin is because of his momentum; not because Ire was exerting a large amount of force. All of his weight went into that fall. Do you remember that kick she landed on Grey inside?"

The hosts nodded.

"It didn't look very hard right? That's because there is a certain nerve in your back that, when hit hard enough, can cause you to lose feeling of your legs for different amounts of time. He's probably still lying on the ground; but at least he'll have to listen to her. He can't run away and he can't kick the crud out of you. It's a win-win."

The hosts sweat dropped as they took in his smiling face.

"Why is it that you aren't with them and trying to attack us?" Kyoya asked.

"Because I know Ire. She's the strongest person I know and, despite what she says, she is just like her mother. She wouldn't be doing this if she didn't have a reason. When it comes to taking orders Ire usually sees them as optional...for future reference this goes for rules as well." Jeremy gave them a quivering smile and his eyes seemed to glisten.

"What?! Why do you look like you're about to cry?!" Hikaru was suddenly in Jeremy's face. All of the hosts except Kyoya, Mori, and Haruhi looked frantic.

"It's ok if you want to beat us up too!"

"You aren't as scary as Grey-chan so you can yell at us too!"

"You don't want to lose your best friend to a bunch of strange and beautiful boys right?! That's why you're sad?! She'll constantly be distracted by our beauty?!"

Jeremy laughed and pushed them back into their seats. "No I do not want to beat you up, no but I think that is a bit insulting, and no that isn't why I'm sad."

"Then what is it?" the hosts asked in unison, tilting their heads.

"It's just a thought but I wonder...It's just you're all very silly. You are idiots some of the things that happened this morning are beyond my understanding, there is no logic to anything you do, and half the things that come out of your mouth are nonsense!" The hosts drooped a little at each statement. "But...Ire looked at you with such kindness. She even agreed to not stop the video because Hunny said he wanted to see it. I'm sure she had some idea of what kind of things would be on there so it isn't like she made that promise blindly. Normally she wouldn't give your particular brand of stupid a chance but its like she wants to see what happens next. Ire watches you guys...the same way she watches us. Like she would protect you no matter what. You guys aren't without your bad points either. It makes me wonder if you guys can do what we can't."

"What's that?" Haruhi asked. He gave her a sad smile.

"Bring back her laughter. You saw it in the video right? She was just like the rest of us. Well honestly she was a bit more indifferent and she had a temper like no other but she laughed and smiled all the time. After Mama...after the accident she changed. At first she isolated herself from the world. She didn't leave her room and if you tried to drag her out she kicked and screamed as if her life depended on it. She was changing. Then again we were all changing. Mama's accident resulted in a lot of changes that weren't good. I think what really snapped her out of it was when Grey's mom tried to take him back. Ire fought like hell for him. She started getting better once he won the right to be emancipated and live on his own. She started eating and she let us see her emotions again but it wasn't the same. For Ire...Mama was her laughter."

Jeremy's eyes squeezed shut for a moment and he cleared his throat.

"Mama's mother was very religious and her older sister followed in her foot steps. Ire's grandfather is extremely timid and never went against Willow's mother. He went along with whatever she said without question. Mama was raised to be a good church girl and as a result she was miserable. She constantly defied her mother, first with make-up, then with clothing. She was an outcast in her own family and constantly on the brink of being disowned. Her mother made it a point to tell her, everyday, that she was useless. That she was going to hell. Things like that. I think that if she hadn't started fighting it would have been the end of her. She gradually started seeing that she could help people and that she didn't have to look or think a certain way to do that. After getting pregnant out of wedlock then getting divorced she was constantly the center of verbal abuse. The only people that were there for her were my mother, Zero's dad and one of the town doctors. After this Ire was raised on the belief that even family wasn't reliable and could abandon you; so Ire's world consisted of Mama and no one else. For a long time at least. Then I came. Then Grey. But the fact remained that Mama was her number one. They were always together. The told each other everything. Can you even imagine losing someone who had been your whole world for so long? At first the five of us smiled because it seemed to help Ire get better when she thought we were happy but honestly that hurt our hearts because we couldn't do more. Grey was the most beat up over it. He would drive out to the middle of nowhere and just scream and cry. My mom would go over to see her and burst into tears as soon as she saw such a sad look on the face that her best friend had worn. The doc couldn't even stand to look at her. Gradually we really did start to enjoy ourselves. We started to be able to smile when we thought of Mama. Ire started to look at us with the same kindness and got to the point where she could smirk. Of course we didn't know that her father had contacted her by that time and that she had started speaking to her twin sister that she hadn't known about. I'm pretty sure Camille helped in that a lot."

Tamaki, the twins, Haruhi, and Hunny all looked at him with misty eyes. They had just assumed Eyrie's personality was like that. It had never crossed their minds that it was because she was...

Broken. A small light bulb went off in Kyoya's mind. At Hunny's house...when she was saying that stuff about everything breaking...could it be that she meant her friends? Did she notice how hard it was for them to smile at her, to look at her, because she looked like her mother? She didn't want anyone to have that kind of sadness again and she didn't want to be the cause of it anymore. She didn't want to break anyone.

Hunny started sniffling. "Eyr-chan...Eyr-chan is too nice. She shouldn't have a mean daddy. She should live in a world filled with cake and bunnies."

Tamaki and the twins started nodding and sniffling. Jeremy started laughing.

"Well I'm sure she would enjoy that but I think she likes being with us much more." he winked at Hunny. "Oh that's right! You guys haven't been 'sworn into the family' yet!"

The hosts looked at each other then back at him. He smiled then went around and touched them each on the nose for a brief amount of time. Then he stood back and bowed.

"You have now been given the official Willow Welcome!" The hosts gave him a suspicious look. "No seriously. Everytime someone would become part of our family she would smile and touch the tip of their nose then walk away like nothing happened."

Suddenly the door to the secret room swung open to reveal a soaked Eyrie.

"Okay it's safe to come back now. Though I think you guys should stay the night. The roads are flooded and it isn't safe. I already made up beds for you so you can't refuse since I went to all that trouble."

The hosts looked at her in surprise. Jeremy scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Since when is ordering maids around 'troubling'?"

"The maids were busy looking at Beth and Clarice's new clothes and they looked like they were having fun. I couldn't ask for their help; I want them to be friends." Eyrie gave a one shouldered shrug.

"You're my favorite rich person in the world. Have I ever told you that?" Jeremy asked and Eyrie glared at him.

"Whatever. Can we get back to the main house? I still need to see if Grey can restrain himself enough to not beat the crap out of one of them." she turned and headed into the downpour then stopped suddenly and walked back in. Everyone looked at her curiously as she got something from the nightstand. It was an iPod and headphones. She quickly turned the volume up and place them on Haruhi. Eyrie threw her good arm around Haruhi's shoulder and lead her out into the rain. Jeremy looked at her tenderly.

"Yup. My favorite."

Everyone raced back to the main house and walked in on everyone but the maids huddled around a computer and a video camera. The Americans smiled when they walked in and went to give Hunny, Mori, and Kyoya hugs. The hosts were all stunned and could only stare at them.

"What?" Beth asked, placing her fists on her hips. "One of you will marry our Ire so we want to sweeten you up so you'll treat her good."

The two sisters laughed at the face the three boys made. Eyrie looked away in discomfort and started out of the room.

"Also, you have to allow us to visit." Blake said seriously. "Once a year might be enough. Well maybe. We'll see how you do."

"They're messing with you." Jeremy rolled his eyes and shoved Blake. "They're already part of the family. You can't scare them off."

"Doesn't mean we can't try." Clarice smiled. "Seriously though. Good luck. Even though she's being forced into it at least she has some sort of choice."

Suddenly the Americans bowed in true Japanese fassion.

"Please take care of our sister." They said in unison. The host stared at them in stunned silence and were even more surprised when Kyoya was the one that answered them. He bowed slightly and smirked.

"It is an honor. We will try our best to be the one picked by Miss Eyrie."

Hunny turned serious and nodded firmly. Mori glanced away and mumbled, "Yea."

"Um Kyoya?" Tamaki chuckled nervously. Kyoya turned to him with a raised brow.

"The Omorfie family has much indirect influence in the business world and my father has made it very clear that marrying Miss Eyrie would be my greatest accomplishment. I would profit greatly from it."

Tamaki looked at Hunny, who shrugged. "She saved my life. Takashi and I own her."

"I'm pretty sure duty and power will be the last thing ya'll think of by the time she makes her choice." Blake mumbled. Before anyone could question the statement Grey and Eyrie came through the door. He looked strained and avoided eye contact. Eyrie poked his side and glared when he turned to her. He flinched slightly and turned to the hosts.

"Sorry. I shouldn't have tried to attack you. It technically wasn't your fault." He leaned in slightly and glared at them. "But if I hear you hurt my cousin I'll kill-"

Eyrie slapped him upside the head. Before he could start yelling at her CLarice went over and started chattering to him, acting as a balm on his rage. Haruhi was trying her hardest not to try and huddle under the table to hide from the lightning and thunder. She had taken off the headphones to hear what was happening but she was regretting it now.

"Haruhi. Come on." Eyrie grabbed her and started dragging her to an area of the house Haruhi had never seen before.

"Wh-Where are we going?"

"I found the perfect room for you." Eyrie swung open a pair of double doors to reveal a room filled with instruments. Every instrument had a stack of books next to them. Haruhi jumped slightly when thunder sounded but was then pulled into a small room with Eyrie. Eyrie shut the door and stared at Haruhi for a moment.

"What?" Haruhi said, fidgeting.

"Hear that?"

Haruhi tilted her head and listened. "No?"

"Exactly. These walls are sound proof. It is a recording room but for tonight it'll be where you sleep. I'm not sure how long the storm will last and I didn't want you up all night. So...enjoy. I guess." Eyrie and Haruhi stared at each other for a moment, Haruhi in wonder and Eyrie with her usual nothing. "What?"

"Oh um its just...you're very kind. Thank you." Haruhi blushed and bowed, embarrassed that she had stared.

"Stand up straight. What are you doing? It's just a room, nothing to get excited over." Eyrie turned at walked toward the door, pausing there. "I am going to stay in the room with you. It's pretty isolated in this corner of the building so I don't feel comfortable with you staying here alone. I made sure that the other hosts have rooms around here as well but they aren't as close as I would want them to be. I'm going to show them to their rooms then I'll come back okay?"

Eyrie turned slightly to see Haruhi giving her a gentle smile.

"Eyrie-sempai you really are kind."

"Don't read into things. What would I tell your dad if you were hurt in my care? Besides I would do this for anyone so don't think it's special treatment!" With that Eyrie left, leaving Haruhi to smile at the place she had been.

"That's what makes you special...Sempai."

"Follow me."

The hosts turned away from the Americans to see Eyrie standing at the entryway. After she had kidnapped Haruhi the rest of them had moved to the TV room that they had been in before.

"Oh but Ire we want to visit!" Clarice insisted. Eyrie walked over to her and stared at her, getting in her personal space. Clarice tried to turn away as she yawned widely. Looking around the hosts could see all the other Americans drooping as well. They had forgotten what a big time change it was for them.

"Go to bed. You have to be rested tomorrow for your performance." That seemed to suck the complaints right out of them as they silently headed to their rooms. Eyrie turned back to the hosts. "Ok now follow me."

She lead them to their rooms, brushing off each fervent thank you that they smothered her with. "I don't know what Jeremy told you but it doesn't mean you should act like big idiots and compliment everything. Go to bed."

"Where'd you take Haruhi?" The twins asked.

"To a recording room. The walls are sound proof. Seriously go to bed. If you need something, like a glass of water, don't go try to find it on your own. It's easy to get lost in here. Go straight down that hall and go in the first door you come to. There's a door inside that room. You can't miss it. Just try not to wake up Haruhi ok?"

Before they could say anything she walked down the hallway she had pointed out to them. Giving up on trying to ask her anything else about Haruhi's sleeping arrangements, they went into their rooms. Each one held a surprise.

Hunny found a chocolate cake sitting on a small table with a note beside it. In case you get hungry ~Eyrie.

Kyoya's small table was occupied by a laptop and a note. I found some links that might help with your research situation. You'll find them useful I think ~ Eyrie.

Mori saw a big stuffed tanuki sitting on his bed. Since yours can't be here. I'll deny that it is mine if you tell the others though ~ Eyrie.

The twins jumped for joy when they a couple of cookies that had been dyed to look like them. I thought you might enjoy these ~ Eyrie.

Tamaki fawned over the candy art that had been shaped to look like his Beary. Seriously Tamaki. Don't leave the room to find Haruhi. You'll just get lost ~ Eyrie.

"I think we should trust them."

Jeremy and the other Americans had all gathered in Grey's room and were talking about the hosts.

"You can shut up. I'm still mad that you knew about it before us." Four pairs of eyes glared at Jeremy accusingly. He threw up his hands defensively.

"The only reason she told me first is because she knew I wouldn't get violent about it!" The accusing eyes suddenly turned guilty and lowered. "Seriously guys. Trust her for a minute. Do you really think that she would have given in to her father so easily if she didn't think that these guys were alright?"

Beth sighed. "That's true. We did jump to conclusions. But the reasons those guys gave for agreeing to it were off. One said it was for her connections and the other two think of her as a debt!"

"Have ya ever met anyone who has come out of a friendship with Eyrie without lovin her in some way? I think it would be a safe bet to totally disregard what those guys said."

Jeremy threw out his arms in exasperation. "You guys don't get it! They are good people! They already care about Ire! You can see it one their faces! It's because they are good people that you can trust them! Not because of Ire's trail of broken hearts!"

"Do you think...she'll be able to love one of them?" Grey, who had been completely silent until then, look at Jeremy with desperate eyes. He seemed to be pleading with Jeremy, begging him to give him the answer he wanted.

"I can't tell you that. I know that she'll try. I also know that love is something that just kind of happens." Jeremy said softly, as if lowering his voice would soften the blow.

"She doesn't deserve to lose her freedom like this." Grey said weakly. "She's already trapped by her own family. Isn't that enough? Now she's going to be trapped by another one?"

Everything was silent for a moment.

"Why don't you get it?" They all looked over at Jeremy who was shaking with rage. "They want to help her. They are good people. She cares about them. More importantly they could bring back her laughter!"

Jeremy sat down hard on the ground and rubbed his face with his hands.

"You really think so?"

He looked up to see Beth and Clarice with tears perched on their bottom lashes, big smiles splitting their faces.

"Oh that would be wonderful."

"It's been so long since I've heard it in person and not in a video."

Blake nodded vigorously and even Grey smiled. Suddenly his face grew serious and Grey crossed his arms.

"Then it's settled. We will do our best to be friends with them. For Ire."

They all nodded in unison then went back to their own rooms.

"Miss Eyrie...Miss Eeeeyrie!"

Eyrie's eyes slowly opened to see the host club standing over her. For a moment she thought to was morning but a glance at her phone told her she had only been sleeping for an hour. She looked back at the host club who were grinning sheepishly at her. The only ones missing were Kyoya, who was sleeping in his room, and Haruhi, who was sleeping beside Eyrie.

"Are you all alright?" She asked and stood up.

"Well we got thirsty but we were each scared to wake you by ourselves and then we found out we were all awake so..." They all blushed and Eyrie simply responded by ruffling Hunny's hair and leading them to the kitchen.

"The instruments in that room...do you play any of them Miss Eyrie?" Tamaki asked as she poured them all a drink.

"Yes. All."

The host, with the exception of Mori, gagged on their water.

"Excuse me?!" The twins whispered as loud as they could.

"Well I have a photographic memory right? So when I want to learn how to play a new instrument I read up on how it's made, how it works, etc. Then I just sort of...play." She gave a one shoulder shrug as she refilled their waters and started mopping up the stuff they had spilled.

"That's amazing Eyr-chan!" Hunny said. "Will you play them for us sometime?"

Eyrie nodded and waited for them to finish their water.

"Do you sing, like your mom?" The twins asked as she led them back to their rooms. She stopped suddenly.

"I don't sing anymore so please do not ask me to."

They walked the rest of the way in silence as the hosts tried to figure out why she was so upset.

Maybe she is very bad at it and is embarrassed because of her mother's talent? Tamaki wondered. They reached their rooms and before they could get inside she touched them each on the nose, briefly.

"Sweet dreams."

They watched as her back disappeared down the hall before going back to bed with a slight feeling of confusion.

Ok what did you guys think? I hope you liked it! I know this is super premature since my current story isn't even close to being done but what if, for my next one, Eyrie's dad hadn't sent her to Ouran or the city? What if he sent her to the country and she met a certain cursed family? By the name of Sohma...Just a thought! I love Fruits Basket! Anyway let me know if that is something you would read and please review this chapter! It was fun to write! Anyway, Thanks for reading!

(Also, I don't really know the acupuncture points and such. I pulled that out of a magic top hat that I occasionally call my brain. Just in case some of you were like 'OMG so smart!')