I wasn't thinking about the consequences, about the people around us, all I could think of was making sure I saved Haruhi from falling into the water. I threw off my shirt in mid air and reached out, unfurling my wings and using them to boost myself forward so I could reach her. I grabbed her hand and quickly used my wings to upright myself in the air and then stay in place.

She looked at me, the first thing I noticed in her eyes was relief, then surprise and fear, then worry. I flew over to the shore near the hosts, aside from Tamaki, the twins and Kyoya, who I noticed were on top of the cliff looking straight at me. Actually all of them were looking at me… I didn't like it, but I ignored it for the time being, putting Haruhi down and landing next to her swiftly.

"Homura… your wings…" she looks at me with so many different emotions swirling in her eyes. I'm sure there were quite a bit of emotions in my own eyes, but I just covered them up with a smile.

"I sent the ladies home and called a doctor, he should be arriving in about an hour." Kyoya states, I sigh a little bit, that means they didn't see my wings, its just the club.

"you know I would do anything for you, no matter the cost, you are way more important than any secret" I pull her into a hug and find myself smiling when she hugs me back. The hosts run over to us, Tamaki hugs me and Haruhi together. After a minute he pulls back, eyes holding a certain intensiveness.

"what were you thinking… why did you confront them?" His voice is quiet with anger.

"what were we supposed to do? Just sit there and watch?" I glare, completely forgetting they had all seen my wings. He glared back.

"You're not martial arts masters like Honey senpai and Mori senpai! You against two boys?! Did you really think you could handle it on your ow-"

"but it doesn't matter that we're girls and they're boys, we were there, we had to do something about it!" Haruhi interrupted him, and I nodded in silent agreement.

"that's no excuse you idiot! Don't forget you're just girls!"

"just girls?! that's what you're going to say?! ok, that's hilarious, because this girl could drop your ass in 5 seconds, because I can fight thanks! We didn't do anything wrong! We did what we thought was right at the time and thanks to us those girls got away safely! And we're fine! You need to calm d-"

"i don't need to calm down! So you can fight, ok, cool, lets talk about the fact that you've been lying to us then." Tamaki points to my wings, which were completely visible since I threw my shirt when we were falling. Immediately I saw regret in his eyes, but I couldn't let go of what he said, it just made me even angrier that he had the nerve to say I was lying to them, like I wanted to have to keep it from them.

"Oh really?! I'm sorry that I have my own secrets and that I maybe don't want to risk someone finding out and calling the police and getting me tested on! I had every reason to keep that from you and you have no right to tell me I did anything wrong in not telling you! You don't understand how terrifying it is to know that any minute someone could find out and you could be sent to a lab! You don't understand how hard it is to keep something like that from the people you call friends and know that if they find out they will turn on you! You act like you are the only one I had to keep it from! I'm sorry that I have my own damn problems to deal with and that I couldn't tell you about my wings but I kind of didn't want to be left again!" I didn't notice the wetness on my face, I didn't acknowledge the thousands of pictures playing through my mind in a mere half second, I just turned around and took off, its getting somewhat dark but I can't bring myself to care at all.

Kaoru's PoV

Homura has wings… I looked over at Hikaru and he looked back with equal shock, but It wasn't her wings that I was shocked about anymore… She had turned away from Tamaki and took off, and one word ran through my mind as I watched her get smaller and smaller with distance…

"… again?"

Homura's PoV

I looked down at my cellphone the twins had given me, the picture of me and said twins glowing on the screen, me standing in between them looking irritated while they laughed and poked my cheeks. I stared down at the two little symbols floating underneath, contemplating which I wanted to choose. I sighed and pressed the little red phone and snapped the phone shut, the familiar 'beep' indicating the declined call. That was the 7th time they had called me now, when would they just give up?

I let my gaze float up to the sky, only a few stars visible due to looming clouds. It was obviously going to rain, but I wasn't ready to go back quite yet. What am I going to do? I can't just walk up and act like nothing happened, even if they do somehow accept me, they're still going to want some explanation, and Tamaki is bound to want something out of me too, whether its an apology, explanation, or both.

I let out another sigh when my phone buzzes again, the same picture popping up. I decided to go back after the 9th call. I don't know how long I must have been gone. Maybe a few hours? By the time I got back to the mansion the moon was high in the night sky. I landed on the first balcony I saw with an open window. I furled my wings as I walked around the room, not yet willing to go search for Haruhi's room. I decided to check the closet to see what I could find. There wasn't much, but there was a white dress.

Of course, the one thing here that I can wear has to be a dress. I take it off the hanger and throw it over my swimsuit. At least it covers everything… guess I should try to find Haruhi now. I sigh and walk out of the room and pick a random direction to start looking. I walked through the halls hoping to find a maid to lead me through the many different halls. It was more like a maze than a mansion, and I had no luck in finding a maid. At least I haven't bumped into any club members. "don't forget you're girls!" Tamaki's word echoed in my head, fueling the flames of my anger once again.

Caught up in my anger I ended up bumping into something. It took me a minute to realize what was happening, but when I snapped into reality I realized I was being hugged by a certain brown haired girl. "hey…"

"where did you go?! I was worried!" Haruhi's brown eyes looked at me with the same mix of emotions as back on the beach.

"sorry Haruhi, I didn't mean to worry you." I hugged her back.

"just don't do it again." her look was stern but held a softness to it.

"I won't… whats with the pink dress?"

"dad repacked our bags. Also you have a dress as well so we're even. Come on, Its time to go eat." she turned away from me and we started down the hallway. Soon we are in the dining room and the club members are all here, not yet sitting at the table but just hanging out I guess. They see me walk in and I avoid their eyes, looking over to the side with my eyes.

"Homu-chan!" Honey tackles me in a hug. A hug that I wasn't expecting whatsoever. I stumble a bit and look down at him, he has tears in his eyes. "i'm so happy you came back!"

"you're happy? You're not mad at me?"

"well… I mean, we're a bit upset you didn't tell us you had wings, but you're still our friend, of course we're happy." Hikaru says, smiling at me.

"yeah, and no fair! Keeping such a cool secret away from us!" Kaoru smirks, I cant help but just stare at them. What is happening… why aren't they freaked out… they're not calling the authorities…

"huh?"

"Homura, do you really think we would betray you just because of something like this? You're our beloved Hostess, how could we go on without you?" Kyoya smirks behind his little black book of mysteries.

"yeah! We think its super cool that you have wings!" Honey smiles widely at me as Mori nods. I glance over at Tamaki, who's sitting in his emo corner drawing little circles on the floor with his finger. He looked over at me and just nodded slightly, but then turned away again.

"He agrees with us, he just wont talk to you because you and Haruhi still confronted those guys and he wants you to apologize for it" Hikaru explains to me, and I glare.

"over my dead body, we did nothing wrong and I refuse to apologize for that."

"you aren't mad at me for not telling them about my wings, and you still accept me?" I notice my voice waver slightly with emotion and quickly swallow it. Every host member nods and Honey had runs back in the kitchen with Mori close behind and brings out a bunch of big plates with the crab from earlier.

"dinner is served!" Honey exclaims and I smile. We all sit down at the table and unfortunately, since I ended up helping carry all the dishes in, there's only one spot left… right next to Tamaki. The air becomes tense. An uncomfortable silence hangs over us.

I sit down grudgingly and pick up a crab leg, the silence in the room is too tense and I feel a few of the hosts eyes on me, others were most likely focused on Haruhi. If not her than Tamaki, who was sitting between Haruhi and myself.

"wow, look at these crabs! They look delicious, lets dig in!" Honey says, trying to break the tension. Haruhi and I both crack a leg at the same time and I notice Tamaki jump beside me. He went to reach for one and I cracked one loudly, causing him to quickly pull his arm back. I smirked. We continued cracking and we each had a huge pile of empty shells on our plates. Haruhi was eating this much for two reasons, she liked to spite Tamaki, and also she just really liked the crab.

It was a different story for me tho, yes I liked to spite Tamaki, but this was the amount I usually ate. I have an enormous appetite and don't gain any weight because flying takes up a lot of energy and is a huge calorie burner, which is great for me, not so much for our food budget.

"these crabs… taste incrabable!" Haruhi exclaims, and I let out a small laugh.

"don't you think you've had enough… take it easy…" Tamaki says, and I smirk.

"im sorry, I thought you weren't going to speaking to us" My small remark seems to smack him right in the face and he stiffens.

"he shouldn't have picked a fight with them." Kaoru quietly says to his brother.

"yeah… he's losing." Hikaru watches us carefully. Haruhi sends a smug glance in Tamaki's direction and he bolts up, slamming his napkin on the table.

"alright fine! It seems you two refuse to admit that you were wrong! Fine then, see if I care. Kyoya, could you please show me to my room?" Kyoya nods and excuses himself from the table before walking off with Tamaki.

"maybe.. hes right." Haruhi stopped eating and was looking down at the table. I looked over at her but didn't stop. "maybe I do need to learn a way to protect myself better…"

"so that's it, he got to you" The twins say in unison.

"it wouldn't hurt you to learn a little more martial arts"

"but its not like we're going to force you. Besides, that's not the real issue here, if it was, he wouldn't be upset with Homura too, seeing as she can fight." Kaoru states, I stay silent.

"to be honest, we were all a little worried about you two, about how recklessly you acted, especially after you flew off and no one knew where" I feel their eyes on me and stop eating.

"what do you mean? You guys wouldn't be worried about me, its not like we caused you any trouble."

"that's not true Homu-chan. I think you should apologize. You made everyone worry, especially Tama-chan, I think he worried the most when you jumped in after Haru-chan."

"guys i'm really sorry…" Haruhi apologized and I looked at them.

"im sorry too, I didn't think you would worry and if I had known maybe I would have been more careful…" I hid behind my bangs. Suddenly they all hugged us and said they forgive us, I smiled but wasn't able to keep it. "guys…" they all looked at me as i started talking.

"i'm really happy that you accept me even now that you know I have wings… but I need you to promise me something…"

"what is it?" Honey senpai was looking up at me with curious eyes.

"i need you to promise not to tell anyone. Nobody else can know."

"of course we wont tell anyone!" they all said in unison, and I looked at them, a little shocked that they had agreed so quickly. Even Mori had said it, which was kind of amazing since he never talks, let alone yells, it was a little startling.

"why would we tell anyone? We know its important to you to keep it a secret so of course we wont tell anyone" Kaoru said with a small smile, and I smiled too.

"i don't feel so good.." Haruhi said, holding her stomach.

"it must have been all the crab she ate, quick! Get her to the nearest bathroom!"

after that…

I waited for Haruhi outside the bathroom and noticed a painting on the wall, I went to look at it for a minute and when I went to go back… I found that I somehow got lost. Well… great. I started walking around and just got more lost as I went. Eventually I decided to start trying random rooms but never found mine and Haruhi's. Maybe I'm on the wrong side of the hotel…

I was walking towards what I was hoping was more rooms to check when there was the familiar low rumble of thunder outside. I froze and just stood there for a minute. Ok, not funny brain! Not the time to be hearing things when you're not with Haruhi! I continued walking and not even 5 steps later there was a huge bang! of thunder outside and I immediately crouched to the ground, holding my head in my hands. I immediately stood back up and started to walk again but was knocked back down by another roar of thunder.

"why is this happening now of all times…" I mumble mainly to myself. Suddenly two pairs of legs are in front of me. I look up to see the twins staring down at me. "Hikaru… Kao-" boom! I jump from the loud sound, curling up more and closing my eyes. I feel arms wrap around me and then i'm lifted off the floor. I stare at Hikaru as he carries me and they both start walking down the hall. I don't even bother to fight. We enter a room and he puts me down on the bed. I curl up under the blanket.

"so you're afraid of thunder?" they sit on each side of me. "you don't have to be afraid. We're always here for you. You don't have to handle it alone anymore. You don't have to hide from us anymore. We love you for who you are." They weren't talking about the thunder anymore. With every word they said I gave in a little more. I felt as if I had been held down by chains and suddenly I was free, like every weight that I had ever had on my shoulders was lifted and I could stand tall again.

"guys…" I jumped out from under the covers and hugged them both, unfurling my wings and wrapping one around each twin. "thank you so much!" their arms wrapped around me and I was pulled down onto the bed, the blanket bouncing up and landing over us. They were on the outsides and I was in between them. Well mom, looks like the secret's out… but maybe its for the best.. I close my eyes and let sleep take over.