A/N: Hello my lovely, patient readers! Sorry this update has taken me so long to put up, life be like that sometimes. But I'll be better about it, I promise! Without further ado, here is the next chapter in Wren's crazy adventure.

Me no own

I woke up to a doctor checking my wound. I panicked slightly since I was still groggy I wasn't quite aware of what was happening. Before my heart rate picked up I felt a hand hold mine. I relaxed from the familiar gesture and the doctor was able to rebandage me with no problem. I let out a brief sigh when he left and glanced over at Takashi.

"How are you feeling?" He asked, sitting on the edge of my bed once more. My wound was itching, but I knew it would seriously hurt if I went to scratch it, so I let it be.

"I'm fine. I don't see why they have to keep me in here for so long honestly."

"They don't want to risk anything. We don't need a surprise infection re-hospitalizing you." He explained patiently.

"Yeah yeah yeah." I responded, smiling.

"The host club wants to come visit today." I nodded, assuming this would be the case.

"Okay, can you just make sure they don't try to jump on the bed or anything." I wish that was a joke, but knowing the twins and Tamaki... *sweat drop*

"Yeah." He sweat dropped as well.

"When are they coming?"

"In about an hour." My eyes widened.

"What time is it?"

"About two."

"What?!" I exclaimed in surprise. Takashi chuckled at me.

"You're going to need a lot of sleep to recover."

"I guess..." I reluctantly say, still unsure if I need that much sleep.

"I was about to grab some food, do you want anything?" My stomach growled at his question and we both laughed.

"I'll take whatever. Surprise me." I told him and he nodded.

"I'll be right back." He assured me and gave my hand a quick squeeze. After he left I closed my eyes and focused my thoughts on him and the host club. I was shocked at how well it worked, Takashi came back in about ten minutes and I hadn't panicked at all. He walked in with two bentos and handed one to me. It contained white rice, steak and some cooked mixed veggies. It looked amazing for hospital food.

"Thank you!" I dug straight into to my food. I realized that I hadn't eaten in a while and I was ravenous. I finished before Takashi and laid back, content. "That hit the spot! Bring it on host club, I can take you all." I already felt a ton better. Takashi finished a few minutes after me threw our trash away.

"Wren-"

"Yeah Takashi?"

"You still have some bruises on your arm." I looked at my uncovered arm and saw that he was right, there were still some brownish green bruises and you could tell they were from hands. Damn hospital gowns not having sleeves.

"I really hoped they would be gone by now." I said softly, outlining the more obvious bruises with my finger. Takashi took my hand and pressed a kiss into it.

"They will fade, and I will be here to help the memories fade too." He said sincerely, looking deep into my eyes.

"Thank you, you really are like a knight in shining armor." I smiled at him, a genuine one that lit up my whole face. It disappeared though as I remembered the other host were coming. "Crap, I need to hide them from the others."

"You could tell-" I interrupted him.

"No, I can't. I'm sorry." He nodded and grabbed a hoodie out of his bag and helped me pull it on.

"Thank you." I said, relieved. He nodded once more and I scooted over so he could sit down next to me. Takashi did so and somehow our hands became intertwined. We stayed like that until we heard a knock on the door. Takashi opened it and I was nervous he would be knocked over by the onslaught of hosts (actually it was just Tamaki, Hunny and the twins that were being crazy, Kyoya and Haruhi entered like normal people) that ran towards the bed. They all started talking at once.

"Wren what happened?"

"Are you okay?"

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Whoa, whoa, calm down. One at a time please." I told them, gesturing for them to quiet down. "Alright Tamaki, you can go first." He looked like he was about to literally explode.

"What happened to you ma fille!" Everyone except Takashi stared at me expectantly. I laughed nervously in response.

"Aw, it was nothing. Some rowdy boy didn't like the idea of me beating him in a spar so he got his friends together and attacked me when I wasn't paying attention." I shrugged, telling them it was no big deal.

"But Kyo-chan said you got stabbed!" Hunny was on the verge of tears, but I could tell he was looking to get some answers.

"One of them pulled a knife, but I'm fine now, I promise!" I reassured them, smiling big. They didn't look too pleased. "I'll be out of here in a few days, and then everything will be back to normal."

"You should tell us these kinds of things." Hikaru insisted.

"Yeah, we were really worried when Kyoya told us that you had been admitted into his hospital, with a stab wound no less." This is the only time Haruhi would agree with Hikaru I think. I looked everyone in the eyes and I knew that they really had been really concerned.

"I'm sorry guys, I won't let it happen again. Hug?" I opened my arms and everyone except Kyoya and Takashi joined in a group hug. "Now, how have you all been?" I asked after we had broken up.

"Well...We may have gotten into a little trouble with Nekozawa-san" The twins confessed.

"Who?" I had never heard of such a person.

"He's terrifying! He once put a curse on me because I stepped on his doll!" Tamaki butted in dramatically.

"A curse?" Really. a curse? What dimension do we live in?

"YES! After I stepped on his cat-doll I was transported to another dimension!" Apparently we don't live in the dimension I though we did. The more you know.

"Another dimension?" I asked blandly, crossing my arms.

"Yes, and I know that must be it because when I went to class to take an exam, the words were written in a strange language. And when I looked around, I found that the room was filled with people I didn't know!"

"Waah! How scary!" It really sounded like Hunny was mocking Tamaki.

"You were so scared that you tried to take the Greek classes exam." Kyoya explained, but Tamaki would not be shot down.

"Then how do you explain the heavy, leaden feeling I had in my legs?"

"You had run a marathon the day before." I laughed at the downtrodden expression on Tamaki's face and repeated my question from before.

"So who is this Nekozawa person?"

"He is the president of the black magic club." Kaoru revealed.

"Wow, I didn't know we had one of those at our school."

"Yeah, but it's best not to get involved with them, they really might curse you." Hikaru warned but I just laughed it off.

"I cannot believe it, you guys actually buy that crap?" According to the frightened expressions on Tamaki and the twins, yes, yes they do. "Don't worry guys, I'll save you from the big bad Nekozawa." I joked and Haruhi laughed along side me.

"You guys are just too gullible." She said after recovering from the bout of giggles.

"We are not!" All three of them said together, causing Haruhi and I to laugh once more. I guess I laughed too hard because my side flared with a horrible pain and I gasped, my hands flying to my side. Everyone stopped and stared at me, concern filling their features again.

"It's okay, I just laughed a little too hard."

"Were so sorry, we won't make you laugh anymore, we promise!"

"Aw, but Tamaki. don't you know laughter is the best medicine!" I reminded him. His face twisted in indecisiveness.

"You guys can make me laugh as much as you want, don't worry about it okay." I instructed them, and they nodded reluctantly.

"Okay Wren, if you say so." The twins said suspiciously.

"Now, you two better not be planning anything." I warned them.

"Us, plan something? Yeah right." I glared at them until they backed away. Then Kyoya had to be a party pooper.

"It's time to leave, Wren needs to get her bandages changed."

"How do you even know when they are going to come change them?" I asked, suspicious once more.

"My family owns this hospital. I believe this has been mentioned to you before." I stuck my tongue out at him and crossed my arms.

"Whatever Mr. Know It All."

"You're so very mature, did you know that?" I hmpfed at him before responding.

"At least I don't turn the room to ice when I enter." I shot back. I heard the twins go 'oooh' in the background, and I'm pretty sure one of them whispered 'shots fired'. "Now, didn't you say you were going to leave."

"Yes, come on everybody."

"Mommy, you shouldn't get into fights with your daughter." Tamaki's comment erased any awkwardness that may have built up.

"Yeah Mommy, how rude." I added snobbily and Kyoya glared at me. The twins had fallen to the floor laughing and I cracked smile. The doctor walked in and ushered everyone except Takashi and Kyoya out. They all yelled good-byes and promises to come visit me tomorrow over their shoulders. After my bandages were changed Kyoya talked with the doctor briefly before they both left. Takashi returned to his usual spot on the bed and I stared at his face. He looked well-rested but his eyes showed exhaustion.

"Takashi, will you do me a huge favor?" I asked pleadingly.

"Of course." He responded instantly, and I smiled at how willing he was to help me.

"Are you sure? You can't back out once I tell you what it is, but it would make me feel a lot better if you would do this for me."

"I promise I won't back out."

"Go home and get a long nights rest." He seemed alarmed at my request and I could tell he was about to argue. "Ah ah ah, you promised, remember." He shut his mouth and glared, but I just smiled. "Please, I would feel so much better if I knew you were getting enough sleep."

"But what about your fear?" His worry melted my heart and my eyes softened.

"I'll be alright, it's just one night." He wasn't convinced, so I played my trump card, the puppy dog eyes. "Please?" Takashi finally nodded slowly. "Thank you, and I don't want to see you in here until after 9 am, got it?" He sighed and nodded, and I grinned. "Thank you." I repeated, glad he was going to get at least a bit more sleep.

"Anything for you." At his words, my heart warmed and I got those warm fuzzies all over.

"You know, I'm so lucky to have someone like you even talk to me." I was truly grateful that Takashi became a part of my life, and honestly, I never want to let him go. I know someday I will have to, but for now I am going to enjoy his company.

"I'm not that special." He tried to argue, but I want having it.

"Yes, you are, at least to me." His eyes suddenly saddened and I grasped his hand, hoping he would tell me what was wrong.

"Wren, please don't get yourself into a situation like that again. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't made it." He must have been tired to show such blatant emotion.

"You would have gotten over it as quick as you could and lived a long, happy life. I'm not worth anything more." I insisted, worried that he was becoming too invested in me.

"Wren, don't say that!" He yelled unexpectedly. I steadied my calm eyes to gaze into his.

"It's the truth. Please, I would never be able to forgive myself if you threw your life away because of me."

"And I would never be able to forgive myself if you got hurt again." Raw emotions and tension made the air as thick as honey and our eyes were locked in a struggle to convince the other that they were right. I looked away first.

"Okay, I promise to stay out of trouble if you promise to not beat yourself up over something that you had no control over." I compromised. Takashi agreed after thinking it over for a minute. "Good, now you need to go get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow." I ended our small fight with those words, but some of the tension was still there, and I hated it. The last thing I wanted is to make things awkward with Takashi. Takashi gathered his things and made his way to the door, but I stopped him.

"Wait," He turned around to look at me. "I'm sorry. I know you were just worried and I'm not used to people giving a damn about me, so I don't really know how to handle it." I admitted.

"Well get used to it, because you have a lot of people who want you to be healthy and safe now." He kindly whispered in my ear. He had gotten back onto the bed and wrapped his arms around me.

"I know." I murmured back. The tension had dissipated and we returned to the warm atmosphere we had before. "You can go now, for realsies this time." Takashi chucked at me and pressed his lips against my cheek before whispering a 'sweet dreams'. I returned to favor with a peck on the cheek of my own, and I was pleased to see his eyes widen. "Goodnight." He grabbed his things and left, glancing back at me right before exiting the door. I snuggled into the jacket he had forgotten to take back, falling asleep instantly to the smell of him.

The next morning I opened my eyes to see a room full of flowers, candy, balloons and stuffed animals. Takashi was rearranging everything so it wouldn't be in the way of the doctors.

"What the heck happened in here. It's like a school-girl's dream exploded." I inquire, my voice still groggy.

"Tamaki, Hunny and the twins were trying to decide what would make you feel better, and they ended up buying almost everything in the hospital's store." I shook my head at their antics, but smiled nonetheless.

"Those idiots." I beamed. I must admit, it did make me feel better. "Where are they? And what time is it."

"They went downstairs to eat at the cafeteria and it is 11:23."

"And what time did you all get here?" I wanted to make sure he kept his promise.

"I came at about 9:30. Everyone else showed up at 10." He informed me, a slight smirk on his face. "They tried to jump on your bed to wake you up. I didn't think I would actually have to make good on my promise to stop them." I rolled my eyes.

"Well, I'm glad that disaster didn't happen at least." We both chuckled slightly.

"Did you sleep well?" My noble knight asked.

"Very well, what about you?"

"Yes." Takashi's eyes were revitalized, and some of the stress was gone from his face. I observed him quietly, pleased that he was showing signs of improvement. Takashi leaned over me, and our foreheads pressed together. We were both studying each other's eyes, taking in every emotion that was hiding from plain sight. He still showed signs of worry, but relief and happiness overtook the nagging emotion. Gradually, he leaned closer, until I could feel his breath on my lips. I smiled and leaned in slightly, and then... the door slammed open. Takashi and I flew apart. All the hosts walked in and crowded me when they saw I was awake. Takashi got pushed to the back of the crowd and I giggled at his discontent expression.

"Wren, we brought you food!" The twins handed me a bento that was filled with the same ingredients as before.

"You know, I'm pretty sure this is the only time I have ever actually liked you two."

"Aw, come on Wren, that's mean." They whined. I still don't understand how they know what the other twin is going to say. Maybe twin telepathy is really a thing.

"The truth hurts." I affirmed before tearing into my food.

"By the way, you guys went completely overboard with the gifts." Tamaki was shocked.

"But, we didn't know what you wanted!"

"I don't want anything really, but I appreciate the effort." I grinned and Tamaki exploded.

"My daughter is so adorable!" I flinched as it looked like he was going to glomp me, but Takashi held him back.

"That isn't a good idea Tamaki." Kyoya drawled.

"Yeah, you could have hurt her!" Hunny scolded.

"Yeah, gosh Tamaki." I joined in on the fun and Tamaki started bawling.

"I'm a horrible father, I'm sorry world!" I shook my head but I couldn't keep a straight face.

The weekend continued on like that and Kira, Asuma and Mini-Mori even dropped by, but soon everyone had to go to school. Takashi tried to skip again, but I convinced him not to. The first day alone was fine, but my fears returned on the second day. I woke up feeling uneasy for no particular reason. The gifts had been cleared out of the room and all that was left was an eeriness I hadn't noticed before. I closed my eyes and tried to think about the host club, but I was assaulted with flashbacks.

I was coming home from school when I heard my parents yelling. I could hear sirens blaring behind me and a sense of dread settled in my stomach. I ran inside and saw my sister convulsing on the ground. My eyes widened in horror, and my heart twisted painfully. Then, she started screaming. I was frozen, my horror paralyzing me. I had seen her seize before, but this time it was different. She had never screamed and we never had to call for an ambulance. Nonetheless an ambulance arrived, and I was ushered into it by my father. I watched as she was taken into a room, and I cried when they said I couldn't follow. My parents had gone somewhere else, so I just sat in front of the door and sobbed. I was so scared. I had no idea what was happening. I eventually fell asleep. My father had carried me into the room Lily was put in after her operation during the night, and I woke up to her screaming once more. I covered my ears, but nothing would stop the terrible sound from echoing in my ears. Some nurses rushed in and gave her some sedatives, and I relished the quietness. I gathered the courage to look at her, and I instantly regretted it. Her face was deathly pale and her veins stuck out frighteningly. I thought I saw spots of blood on her hospital gown, but I backed away too quickly to be sure. My mom barged into the room and went straight to Lily. She began sobbing almost instantly, which edged on my fear.

"Mommy, is sister going to be okay?" I asked naively.

"You- this is all your fault!" I backed away as she yelled at me.

"What?" I questioned, tears in my eyes.

"She is going to die and it's all your fault." My father entered and tried to calm my mother down.

"Wren, you'd better leave." He said harshly, and I scrambled out of the room. I wandered around the hospital, trying to make sense of what they had said. Later, I checked to make sure my parents had left and went back into Lily's room. This time she was awake.

"Wren." She rasped, gesturing me over.

"Lily!" I cried, running to her bed. "Lily, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!" I apologized profusely.

"Wren, Wren, what are you talking about?"

"Mommy said you're going to die because of me." I began wailing.

"That's ridiculous, I'm not going to die and nothing's your fault."

"Really?"

"Really." She reassured me, stroking my hair gently. Then her hand froze and she started shaking. She shrieked and I covered my ears.

"Lily, Lily please stop, you're scaring me." I pleaded. My mom knocked me out of the way and held onto Lily's hand.

"You wretched child, haven't you done enough." She shouted at me.

"What did I do?" I cried, and she scowled.

" You always made Lily go out and take you places while she was sick. You're the reason her condition is so bad. She is going to die and it's all your fault."

"But sister said she was going to be okay!" I figured that my mom just didn't know that Lily was going to live, but I was the one who was misinformed.

"Don't talk to Lily, she should have never wasted her time on you." I left the room sobbing. Every other time I tried to visit my sister, she would either be screaming or surrounded by doctors. A few days later, on Valentine's Day, Lily died and my mother forced me to stay in her room while she took her last breath. I saw the life drain out of her face as she writhed in pain.

"This is all you fault." was all my mother said before my father and her left me alone with Lily' s lifeless body. I grew afraid of hospitals because I had made myself believe that it was the hospital that killed my sister. This irrational fear continued to haunt me.

I opened my eyes and found that my breath was coming out in gasps. My heart rate was accelerating rapidly and blackness was swimming in my eyes. I began shaking and heaving for air. This was the worst panic attack I've ever had. I tried to concentrate on better things like the smell of Takashi's jacket, but it was too late. I looked around furiously, which gave fuel to the fire that was quickly consuming my brain. I soon lost all mental capacity. I was screaming, crying, clawing and kicking. The nurses rushed in to try and calm me down, but I knocked them away. A doctor attempted to give me a sedative, which caused me to freak even more. I ignored the pain in my side as I stood up and ran out of the room. I hid in a storage closet but the fear of the doctors finding me edged on my panic. I was sobbing into my knees when the doctors opened the door. I screamed as they picked me up. I struggled out of their grasp and landed in a heap on the floor. They had the security guards pick me up again and I shrieked and sobbed and kicked, but I couldn't get out of their grasp. They put me in my bed and strapped me down so I couldn't move my arms or legs. I continued to scream, my fear unbearable. My eyes were closed and I was lost in my own nightmare. Then I heard a familiar voice calling me. My eyes snapped open and I saw Takashi's worried face over my own. I tried to find comfort in him, hug him, anything, but my arms were still restrained. I freaked out even more and continued sobbing and writhing around. I heard Takashi order the doctors to release me. I felt the straps loosen and I flew into Takashi's arms. I wept for what seemed like hours, and Takashi patiently waited for me to calm down. He kissed my hair repetitively and whispered soft reassurances into my ear. My tears stopped eventually, but I didn't speak until my breathing had slowed.

"I'm sorry." I mumbled, still shaking.

"For what?"

"For causing such a commotion."

"Wren, don't worry about it. Just focus on yourself for a second. Are you alright?" Takashi asked, giving me a once over to make sure wasn't hurt. I nodded.

"Yeah, I just had a panic attack, but I'm okay now."

"I knew I should have skipped school." He muttered to himself, and I shook my head.

"No, you need to go to school. Why were you here?" I realized that school was still in session, it was only 1:24.

"The hospital called saying you were being erratic, so I left early. I'm happy though, I'd much rather be with you then going over math problems." I giggled then winced. My adrenaline had worn off and now my side was hurting like hell. My hand flew to the wound and came back bloody. Takashi saw the blood and ran to go find a doctor. He came back successful and the doctor said they would have to restitch my cut before I lose too much blood. They set me up on an operating table and took off the jacket Takashi had given me. They didn't have time to numb the wound so they went straight to stitching. It was excruciating to say the least. I blacked out at some point, but I woke up to feel the pain of them finishing the stitch. Tears had gathered at the corner of my eyes but I wiped them away. They put me back in my room, where Takashi was waiting for me.

"Are you okay?" He was flustered and it looked like he had been considering something while I was gone. "I'm sorry, I should have noticed. Actually, I should have been here so you would have never had a panic attack." I grabbed his hand and tugged him onto the bed.

"Looks like we both broke our promise. I got myself into trouble and you blamed yourself for something that wasn't your fault." Takashi considered my words for a moment before letting out a sigh.

"Looks like we did." He laid down on the bed so that he was facing me.

"But now it is in the past," I said sagely, "and we can always try again. You up for a round two?"

"Sure." He smiled, cupping my cheek with his hand.

"Wren?" Takashi looked at me with an emotion I couldn't identify.

"Yes?" I answered questioningly. He stayed silent for a moment.

"Never mind." He sighed and I raised a brow at him.

"Okay?" He chuckled and ruffled my hair while I pouted. Without realizing it, I drifted off the sleep.

A/N

So we finally find out about Wren's family, and why it's so messed up. We will find out more about her father later in the story, and about one more person from her past. Takashi and Wren seem to be getting really close huh ;) I just want to say thank you to all of the readers, the followers, the reviewers, and the favoriters. You all have made this experience so rewarding, so thank you for your kind words and continued support. You're the best ever! 3