Well readers.....It is time for the final chapter! I hope, as i mentioned to many of you, that this is as exciting as the other chapters and it's what you were hoping for ^^ Please enjoy this final chapter of my first completed Fanfiction: Ouran High School: A Lyrical Beauty

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Chapter 24: The Host Club Takes Matters in Their Own Hands.

Hikari stared out of the window of the limo, feeling numb. She couldn't get the conversation from earlier that day out of her head.

[Flashback: Earlier in Yuuji's office]

"You called?" Hikari asked in her proper tone. Yuuji rose from his seat and turned his back towards her.

"I've heard everything," he began, "I heard that you've been lying to us this whole time about where you've been afterschool. Honestly, disguising yourself as a boy to be in an outrageous club that pleases girls in the most ridiculous ways ever." Hikari didn't react. She kept a simple look on her face to give nothing away as he continued.

"I've also discovered…" Yuuji turned around and opened a draw. "…something else that completely embarrassed me and your mother when we saw them." Yuuji pulled out packets and packets of paper. Hikari took a deep breath once she recognized what was written on those sheets of paper.

"You joined this club to continue to write ridiculous stories about fairies, dragons, magicians, knights—god, must I continue?" Hikari pulled her hands within the sleeve of her jacket and clenched them into a fist, hiding her anger.

"We told you that you were never to write again!" Yuuji's voice began to raise in volume, surprising Hikari a little. "Writing is no way to get a living out in the world. It's a pointless trait that will only humiliate those who raised you." Hikari's anger began to overwhelm within her body to a point where she was shaking with anger and fury.

"So we're going to knock this writing right out of you, no matter what it takes." Hikari watched Yuuji taking her stories for the club towards the fire place. Her eyes began to grow in fear as she watched him pour them into the flames. Without hesitation, Hikari ran towards the fireplace, rolling up her sleeves, and began to dig the stories out of the hungry flames. They nipped at her skin as she swiftly began to pull the paper out piece by piece. Suddenly, Satoshi held her back as she watched Yuuji kicking her saving back into the fire. Her heart began to burn with the stories, reliving the memory of when she was in the burning theater six year ago. My parents saved me and ordered me to fulfill my dream, she thought to herself, hiding back her tears, I'm not going to let their honor burn with these stories. Hikari fought free and broke away from Satoshi's grip.

"You're telling me writing is not a way of living?"

"Of course. It's just not-"

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Hikari screamed, slamming her injured hands on the desk. They were red and raw and sent a stinging pain up her arm. Luckily, her feet had healed beautifully from her hot baths, but neither her hands nor her feet held her focus. She looked around Yuuji's office and pointed at a shelf. "Who do you think wrote those, Yuuji? Writers."

"Nonsense, they were-"

"How about those novels you read in school?" Hikari asked, "Who writes these classic stories for kids to expand their knowledge about the world they live in?"

"But those don't have-"

"Who writes the stories about hope and faith and that if you never give up, the best will prevail; all those little fairytales that everyone has grown up with?" Finally, Yuuji sat down in his chair. "Writers," Hikari answered, "Without them, life would have no meaning. Life without any art, music, or lyrical sentences is meaningless…And that is the life that you and Kira have been living in."

"You should not talk to your father like that," Kira said, turning Hikari around so that she cold face her. Hikari quickly slapped Kira's grip off her shoulder.

"He's not my father!" Hikari screamed, "And you're not my mother. You are not parents, but power hungry people that deserves to burn in the fire instead of my stories; instead of my birth parents."

"Why you little-"Kira began to raise her hand. She brought it down towards Hikari's face, but she, recalling her martial arts lessons, raised her wrist to block the slap.

"I have the privilege to live with beautiful words and the honor to have the gift to create my own so that people of all ages can read them and feel hopeful about the yet to come." Kira pulled her hand back and tried again, but Hikari blocked it once more.

"You, Yuuji, and Satoshi will never experience that pleasure, and that's what makes you so small, weak, and powerless." Satoshi's arms wrapped around Hikari's stomach and began to tighten around her, causing it harder for her to breath. She began to pull against it, but his grip was too tight. Finally, Kira slapped Hikari across her face, feeling satisfied.

"Thank god you're being sent to a boarding school in America," Kira said, "A school that will teach you and other out-of-control teens how to control yourself and to change your crazy ways."

"Good luck with that," Hikari said with a laugh behind it.

"We don't need luck," Yuuji said. He looked on over at Satoshi and flicked his hand. "Take her back until we leave for the airport." With that, Satoshi dragged Hikari into her room, throwing her onto the floor.

"Luckily," Satoshi began, "Once we're on that plane, you'll have no one to turn to. No people that can help you. No club. No friends. No boyfriend. No one will rescue you." He then left Hikari's room, leaving her alone to sob helplessly on the floor, too hurt to move.

[End of flashback]

Hikari tightly held onto Hikaru's jacket, trying to think of ways to escape. Yuuji and Kira had set up guards to escort us through until the boarding of the plane. I'm just going to have to figure out a way to dodge the guards and to run towards the exit. I can then go towards a police station and… Hikari looked over in the rear-view mirror. I know Natasha's going to still be here. She'll wait for me. Maybe she's in on the plan that the club had made, that is…if there is one. Hikari did the best she could to keep her hopes up about escaping, but as the airport drew closer, Hikari began to feel that her fate was set.

[So back to the rescue team…]

While gripping to the side of the door for dear life, Haruhi stared ahead, trying to see if they were getting any closer to the airport. To her disappointment, they still had ways to go.

"Tono, can't this thing go any faster?" Hikaru asked, annoyed that time was against them.

"We're trying," Tamaki answered, "But if we go any faster, a cop will show up and give us a ticket, slowing us down to help save Hikari." Haruhi looked away from the window and at Tamaki, amazed that for the first time, he wasn't exaggerating the way he normally did.

"Kyouya-san," Mina began to ask, "What's the plan now?"

"I actually can't answer that," Kyouya replied, adjusting his glasses, "The plan was precisely for the previous flight, making it flawless. But now…"

"This isn't good," Yumi said aloud, "What're we gonna do?" Haruhi continued to stare in front of her.

There's gotta be something that we can do. Hikari's obviously headed towards the airport, so we've gotta try to sneak through past security. With Kyouya-senpai's and Tamaki-senpai's powerful families, they might be able to get through. But wait a second…Last year… Haruhi continued to try and construct a plan while Yumi began to get into an argument with everyone in the car, especially Kyouya. Finally, Kaoru had to step in, holding her tightly and whispering that things would be alright, though Haruhi could sense that Kaoru wasn't believing his own words.

"Five thirty," Hikaru growled. He ran his fingers through his hair, biting his lips together.

"We'll make it, Hikaru," Haruhi said aloud, grabbing everyone's attention, "We're going to save Hikari, I'm sure of it."

"How are you so sure, Haru-chan?" Honey asked, trying not to get his hopes up.

"Simple. I was thinking about how last year, when Senpai was leaving for France, there were six of us chasing him. As we got closer to him, many of us had to stay behind in order for the rest to continue forward."

"So you're saying," Kyouya suggested, "that because there're more of us heading towards the airplane in time to get Hikari…"

"…at least one of us is going to reach her before she boards the plane," Haruhi finished.

"That actually might work," Kyouya said after thinking about it, "If done in an orderly fashion and with the right connections…" Kyouya pulled out his cell phone and began to dial buttons.

"This is Kyouya. Send the best of our police system to the airport immediately. Block off all gates if possible. This is an emergency." Once he hung up the phone, Kyouya continued to make more calls. After calling the airport about trying to find the flight and alerting them of his men coming, he tried Natasha's cell one more time. He didn't speak for a while, indicating that Hikari wasn't at the airport yet. However, when he was about to hang up, she answered.

"Kyouya," she said, relieved by his call, "Please tell me you're close. I dropped them off about five minutes ago and their bags are checked. They're headed towards security. Since the Niwazakis has a lot of power here, they'll get through pretty fast."

"Has the other plane landed yet?" Kyouya asked.

"It has. You've gotta hurry. I was debating going in myself, but I wanted to see if you guys were close."

"We're almost there," Kyouya answered, "My police force is on its way, but try to go in and find them. You've gotta stall them as much as you can."

"Got it." Kyouya hung up and looked behind him. Haruhi followed his glance. The airport was approaching fast. A wave a relief swept over her as she rethought her plan.

"Is everything alright, Kyouya?" Tamaki asked.

"Natasha's going in to stall them. They're waiting to get through security, so we need to be fast." Kyouya began to make a new plan on the spot, everyone leaning in to listen, but Haruhi just stared out the window, thinking about her own plan. She felt that standing by and looking out for Niwazaki guards wasn't going to help find Hikari any faster. As she continued to think, her eyes wondered over Hikaru who stared out the window, fists tight together and his eyes full of hatred.

He shouldn't beat himself over this now, Haruhi thought to herself, It's not going to help Hikari.

"Haruhi-chan," Yumi called. Haruhi blinked a few times and shook her head, forgetting that others were in the car. "Are you listening?"

"I am," Haruhi lied, "Let's just get there." A few more minutes passed until they were in the departure area. It was crowded and full of travelers dying to get to their destination. Once the car stopped, everyone began to get out, bracing themselves for the new plan. Everyone was about to go when suddenly, Hikaru ran inside.

"Hikaru!" Tamaki called, "You're not suppose to yet!"

"I saw her!" he shouted back, "She's close!"

"This isn't good," Kaoru muttered, "If he just waltzes in, we're gonna get busted." He looked at Yumi. "Let's go after him." With a nod, the two ran after Hikaru.

"This isn't going to end well," Kyouya said, shaking his head. Haruhi's lips tightened with anger as she faced the rest of the club.

"It will, Kyouya-senpai," she said. "Listen, I've got a better plan." Kyouya stared at her in disbelief, but didn't fight her on it. "Just spread out around the airport, keep your phones on and on you, and we'll all try to find Hikari, alerting the rest of us about where trouble might be."

"Haruhi," Tamaki began, but Haruhi wouldn't hear it. She faced the airport and sprinted forward. She heard Tamaki call after her, but she didn't listen.

[But on Hikari's end…]

A line of guards was between her and the Niwazaki couple. Satoshi was holding her wrist tightly, making sure that she couldn't pull any more stunts through the airport. Her raw hands were wrapped, so the pain of his grip didn't hurt as badly as she had thought, but the pain was still there, mocking her about her future. However, she ignored it and was lost in thought.

I've tried everything: Saying I'm being kidnapped, abused, tortured, anything that sounded like slowing down this process, allowing me to leave, but no one is listening to me. I tried escaping on my own, but that's not working with six guards with us and the rest scattered throughout the airport. Hikari looked around. I wonder if they're even going to come.

"Hikari!" Hikari turned around and saw Natasha running towards her, her blonde hair flowing right behind her. A smile grew on Hikari's face and she tried to break Satoshi's grip. Kira and Yuuji stopped walking and looked at the commotion.

"Who's that?" Kira asked, "She looks familiar."

"Let her go! I'm her guardian!" Natasha yelled as she got closer. The guards began to block her path towards Hikari as Satoshi began to pull her farther away. Hikari tugged and pulled until she had no choice but to pull his hand towards her mouth and she bit him as hard as she could.

"Holy shit!" Satoshi screamed, pulling his hand back. Hikari quickly sprinted through the guards, dodging them as best as she could. She was able to see Natasha and began to run faster, but another hand snatched her wrist, pulling her back and sending sharp pains in through her whole arm.

"You have no relation with my daughter," Yuuji announced, puling Hikari so hard that she stumbled towards him. "Guards, take her away." Hikari began to fight against Yuuji's painful grip, ready to bit him, but when she was about to, he smacked her head until she pulled away.

"She's not your daughter!" Natasha screamed as the guards held her down.

"Let her go!" Hikari screamed at Yuuji, "Or else the Ootori group is going to ruin you for sure." Yuuji looked down at her, not believing one word of it. Hikari thought for a minute before remembering the night when Tamaki and Kyouya lied about coming for dinner. "Wasn't she with the youngest son when she came for dinner?" Yuuji's eyes widen as if realizing the mistake he had made.

"Yuuji," Kira whispered, "this could be bad."

"What a brat," Satoshi said, "These are all lies."

"What do you mean, Satoshi?" Kira asked.

"That's no Ootori representative. That's the driver that drives Hikari to school." The Niwazaki's gasped. "She's been in conspiracy with the Host Club to take Hikari for herself." Yuuji's eyes began to burn with hatred towards both Hikari and Natasha and told the guard to throw her out of the airport. Hikari struggled to free herself, but Natasha was being taken away while Hikari was heading towards her doom.

[However…]

Kyouya waited by the entrance, looking at his phone as if waiting for a call. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name. When he looked up, he saw Natasha being dragged by what he guessed were guards that belonged to the Niwazaki's.

"Gentlemen," Kyouya said, getting in their way, "What purpose do you have with my girlfriend?

"We were ordered to throw her out of the airport, under the orders of Niwazaki Yuuji," one of the guards holding Natasha said. Kyouya crossed his arms and smiled.

"Well, as a member of the Ootori family and knowing the Niwazais and their secret plans, I suggest you leave the woman your holding alone, or else…" A sudden sound of sirens filled the outside air and Kyouya chuckled. Police officers from his group burst through the doors, backing up Kyouya.

"Kyouya-sama," one of them began to say, but Kyouya raised his hand.

"Natasha, which gate?"

"Gate eight at Terminal A" Kyouya looked at his guards and with a nod, the soldiers headed towards Terminal A like Natasha said. The Niwazaki guards began to panic and began to chase after them, dropping Natasha.

"Man, they could have been-" but she was interrupted by Kyouya's lips. He held onto her tightly and when he pulled his lips away, he whispered, "I did everything I could. It's now up to the rest of the host club."

[So where was Hikaru?]

Hikaru ran through security with guards chasing after him, but that didn't matter. I'd rather be arrested knowing Hikari's still in Japan than have her locked away. His motivation began to move him faster, leaving the security guards behind him. However, once he reached the gates, he stopped.

"Damn it," He panted, leaning with his hands on his knees, "Which gate is she at?" He was about to look at the first gate when something grabbed his waist. Hikaru began to pulled against the restraint when the person behind spoke.

"Hikaru, you idiot!" Pausing in breaking away, Hikaru looked behind and saw Kaoru and Yumi. "What the hell were you thinking trying to do this on your own? You're going to get arrested if you freak out like that."

"What gate is she at, Kaoru?" Hikaru asked. Kaoru shook his head.

"I don't know. None of us do. We don't know if this is even the right terminal."

"But with three of us, we can look here and see if she's in any of the waiting areas," Yumi suggested. Hikaru was about to sprint towards the first one when a body got in his way.

"Where do you think you're going?" it asked. When Hikaru looked up, he saw a Niwazaki guard cracking his knuckles. As Hikaru got up, he felt Yumi's and Kaoru's backs.

"We're totally surrounded," Yumi hissed through her teeth.

"Well," Kaoru breathed, "What do we do?"

"We try to get past them and find Hikari," Hikaru answered, and he sprinted forward, knocking over the guard in his way.

[Any luck on Haruhi's end?]

Haruhi quietly hid in the ladies room, waiting for the Terminal A security guards to give up on her and head back to their post. They're never gonna leave, are they? Haruhi thought, but to her luck, she heard through one of their walkie-talkies that there was a teenage boy that went passed security at Terminal C. Once the guards headed towards the new problem, Haruhi left the bathroom and sighed.

"I've gotta remember to thank Hikaru for going the wrong way and causing a distraction." With a deep breath, she headed towards the gates and quickly scanned them all, trying to find one with Hikari in it. By the time she reached gate five, Haruhi looked around her.

"So far, three of these are going to different parts of America and none have Hikari. I hope I'm not too late." The thought of losing Hikari made Haruhi shudder. That won't happen, she kept telling herself as she continued to search the other gates. Once she reached the eighth gate, she noticed it was boarding.

"Oh god!" While trying to get through the crowd, pushing and shoving to try and get to the front, Haruhi saw a Niwazai guard. With hope burning in her chest Haruhi pushed through everyone and saw Hikari, wearing a jacket that was too big for her. Her ticket was being checked and was being dragged onto the plane by Yuuji.

No!

"HIKARI!"

[Hikari's point of view]

Hikari watched as each ticket beeped through the machine, allowing them access to the plane heading straight for hell. Unfortunately, once the tickets were done being checked through, Yuuji began to drag her onto the walkway.

It's over… Hikari thought as she felt a tear run down her cheek. Suddenly, from behind, she heard someone call her name loud and clear.

"HIKARI!" shouted a familiar voice. Hikari turned around and saw a girl push through the crowd of people, her short hair swaying side to side as she stumbled towards the front.

"Haruhi," Hikari muttered.

"Come on!" Yuuji said pulling Hikari while Kira pushed. While Hikari stumbled, her eyes remained on Haruhi's, which soon fell onto hers. Seeing Haruhi smile filled Hikari with a strength that she didn't know she had. With a smile, she stomped on Yuuji's foot and dodged around Kira's pushy hands. Guards began to block her path, but Mori-senpai's and Honey's martial arts began to grow throughout her body. She elbowed one of them, round-kicked another, and threw over a third. She continued on through until Satoshi was in her way.

"Oh no you don't!" Hikari shouted. With the palm of her hand, she hit Satoshi's nose with all of strength, causing him to pass out and allowing her to pass. She ran towards Haruhi and crashed into her, causing both of them to fall over. Hikari's arms wrapped around her neck as tears began to fall one after another.

"You came," she said in sobs, "You came." Haruhi hugged her back and Hikari felt a few wet drops fall onto her neck.

"I told you that we'd come for you." Hikari pulled back and saw tears coming out of Haruhi's big brown eyes. Hikari laughed as people continued to walk pass them to board the plane. Hikari wiped a tear away, showing the bandage wrapped around her hand. Haruhi gasped and gently grabbed the hand.

"What did you do?!" Haruhi shouted in a whispered tone, "First you jump off your balcony and shattered your feet with glass, now your hands, HIKARI!" Hikari pulled out her other hand, revealing the other bandage causing Haruhi's jaw to drop.

"Yuuji burnt all of my stories for the club," she answered, "They were new ones for the girls when I returned, so I don't have any copies like the others. I was so mad that I refused to see them go. Sorry."

"Well, we better get you back towards the entrance if we wanna you outta here and fix your hands," Haruhi suggested.

"You don't have to tell me twice," Hikari said and the two began to run towards the exit. Hikari felt her blood pump with electric sparks of hope as her heart rebooted her energy at an incredible speed. She was back with Haruhi and she was not going to be shipped off to America, and that was all that mattered. Once they reached security, Hikari recognized a blonde boy jumping up and down as if looking for someone. She had to laugh.

"Should I?" Hikari asked. She got the impression that Haruhi didn't know what she was talking about, but once she remembered, she nodded.

"He'd like that." Hikari took a deep breath and called out,

"DADDY TAMAKI-SENPAI!" The blonde boy froze and shoved everyone aside. His purple eyes filled with stars as he watched Hikari and Haruhi running towards him.

"MY DAUGHTER! MY WIFE!" Hikari noticed Haruhi making a disturbed face, but she didn't say anything. Once they were through the exit, Tamaki grabbed Hikari and spun her around in circles.

"Oh my daughter, I knew that we'd save you!"

"I'm glad that you did," Hikari replied, hugging Tamaki in return.

"We should head towards the exit," Haruhi interrupted, grabbing Tamaki's attention. He extended an arm towards Haruhi and embraced her along with Hikari.

"My two favorite girls are together once again. I could cry." Hikari sighed and looked behind Haruhi. She noticed a guard quietly approaching them, ready to strike. Hikari began to struggle against Tamaki.

"Tamaki-senpai, look out!" Tamaki looked around him and the guard charged. Hikari tried to break away and did when Tamaki was distracted. She positioned herself to strike back when she noticed the guard already on the floor.

"What the…" Suddenly, another guard flew on by. Hikari then heard another sound of fighting occurring behind her. Once she turned around, she saw Honey fighting off the Niwazaki guards, jumping from one to another and not slowing down.

So then the guard that was thrown earlier was from… Hikari looked behind Tamaki and saw Mori-senpai finishing off the last guard. Next to him was Mina who stared at amazement at the work Mori had done.

"Takashi-kun, I can't believe you did all that and didn't break a sweat." Mina's eyes soon found Hikari's and she gasped, tears filling her eyes.

"Hi-Hikari-san!" she stuttered. Hana-chan peered from behind her. Once her blue eyes found Hikari, a grin grew widely on her face.

"Hikari-chan!" she shouted, running towards her and hugging her. "We missed you so much!" There was a sudden weight that was thrown onto Hikari's back, something that felt like a person.

"Hiri-chan!"

"Honey-senpai, Hana-chan," Hikari said, hugging them both in return. Mina ran in and joined the hug, her blonde hair wrapping around Hikari's face.

"We've been so worried," she said. Hikari returned her hug.

"Me too." She pushed Mina back and gave her a sly smile, "Since when do you call Mori-senpai by his first name?" Mina's face turned bright red as she began to look at the floor.

"W-well…y-you see…" Mori placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her.

"We'll explain later," he replied in his monotone voice, "But there's more trouble in another terminal."

"Another trouble?" Hikari repeated "What does that have to do with us?"

"Well," Haruhi began, "When we got here…Hikaru ran ahead of us and we didn't see where he went." Hikari felt her heart freeze at hearing Hikaru's name. She didn't understand why she became so nervous, so she fought against it and swallowed it down, listening to Haruhi instead.

"But I'm guessing that he went into Terminal C, thinking that you were there and got caught by security."

"Are you sure?" Mina asked.

"It's true," Tamaki said, "I heard someone say that there were twins and a girl causing trouble in Terminal C. Sounds exactly like them too."

"I'm going to help them," Hikari said heading towards that terminal, but Haruhi grabbed her wrist.

"You can't. You might get caught again."

"Then follow me and keep up. Please, Haruhi." Hikari saw in Haruhi's eyes that she understood what she had to do. With a sigh she let her go and followed her to Terminal C. It was a distance to run, but the thought of seeing Hikaru was enough to keep Hikari running. Everyone else began to fall behind except for Mori-senpai and Honey, who were right behind her. Once she saw the sign the shown Terminal C, she heard a girl shout. I know that voice anywhere. As Hikari got closer, she saw a Niwazaki guard holding Yumi hostage.

"Let go of me you psychodic freak!" Yumi shouted while kicking for her life. Hikari noticed more of them behind her and turned to her instructors.

"I can't take them on alone," she began, "But I can get past them to figure out how many there are."

"We're here with you one-hundred percent, Hiri-chan!" Honey said giving her a victory sign. With a nod, Hikari charged at Yumi's guard, Mori-senpai and Honey right behind her attacking the others. Once Hikari rose to her feet, she felt Yumi's embrace.

"You're alive!" she screamed, "I was terrified that I'd lost you."

"I'm better than ever now," Hikari answer, "but there's something I've gotta do." She removed Yumi's hand and quickly dodged through more Niwazaki guards. It didn't take her long to find the guards fighting the twins. For the first time in a while, Hikari forgot who was who and stood there. What should I do? Luckily, she remembered how to tell the twins apart. She looked at the twin on the left and looked in his eyes. They looked like they wanted to protect something very precious…more than one if possible. With a sudden memory of his eyes, Hikari headed towards the twin on the left and pushed the guard out of the way.

"It's odd seeing you fight…Kaoru," Hikari said with a smile. Kaoru hugged her in thanks and turned her towards Hikaru.

"I can't fight them off," he said in one breath. Hikari nodded. Before she moved, she watched Hikaru fighting the guards off. More than one…and what for…me? She stared at the floor. She heard Kaoru and Yumi telling her to go, but her heart began to fill with fear, silencing them and the rest of the club from her ears.

What if he doesn't want to see me? What if that rescue thing was a dream? What if everything after that stupid fight just an illusion? She clutched onto her jacket. It doesn't matter. She walked towards one of the guards standing between her and Hikaru. I've gotta save Hikaru…because even if everything was a dream… She bent down and swept her leg under him, allowing him to fall to the side. As he fell, another ran towards her. With her elbow, she jabbed him in the stomach, then smacked him in the nose with the back of her fist, causing him to fall.

They showed me my true feeling about him, and I've learned that you can't fight against what you feel no matter how hard you try. Hikari felt her heart bang against her chest as she saw Hikaru standing before her. This was real. He was really there, looking at her with his golden-hazel eyes. She stared back, feeling her throat getting tighter. The emotions began to build in her throat and she tried to swallow it down, playing with the sleeve of her jacket to try and distract herself. But it didn't work. She was too overwhelmed to even look into his eyes, so instead she looked away, taking off his jacket and presenting it to him.

"I don't know how it got to me," Hikari began, "but I'm guessing that you want it back." She took another deep breath.

"I'm sorry about what happened at school a few weeks ago in the library. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions like that. I guess I'm an insecure girl waiting for everything to crumble at any moment. And the thought of losing you…well…it made me mad. So I got angry at you and then this happened." Hikari felt her voice changing as the tears began to gather in her eyes. Don't cry. Do this right. Her arms lowered the jacket as she brought it towards her chest.

"I know you're probably still mad, but I want to say-" Suddenly, Hikaru's arms wrapped around her tightly, her head resting against his chest, hearing his heart beating at a smooth rhythm. She was confused, but hopeful while her own heart stopped beating in her chest and chimed in her ears.

"You shouldn't apologize," he said quietly, "I shouldn't have doubted you when you were tricked. If I hadn't acted so rationally, you wouldn't be in this mess." Hikari began to feel overwhelmed with emotions again. "These past few weeks were hell without you, especially since I realized something." He pulled Hikari away and smiled.

"I love you Hikari." Finally, Hikaru brought his head down and placed his lips onto hers. His tongue explored the familiarity in her mouth, causing to make her skin crawl with delight, like her first kiss with him and always after that. The familiarity made her respond so passionately she felt herself running out of breath. However, once her lungs began to cry for oxygen, she pulled away. Hikaru placed his forehead onto hers and rubbed her arms.

"I understand if you don't feel the same way, but I won't lose you again."

"You don't have to," she said, looking into his eyes, "I love you too." Hikaru was going to kiss her again when the sound of clapping interrupted the moment. Hikari saw Satoshi clapping his hands, his nose swollen and bruised from her impact. However, there was a chilling smile on his face, causing Hikari to shiver in Hikaru's hands at the sight of him, but her anger burned it away when he spoke.

"What a pretty picture. The happy couple together again. You know, I think there's a tear in my eye." Satoshi wiped his eyes and shrugged. "Oh wait, that wasn't for you, that was for my injured nose!" His voice filled with anger when he finished his last sentence. Hikari didn't move but smiled.

"Well, you were in my way," she answered.

"So I was, but now, we've got a plane to catch." He extended his hand. "Let's go."

"I told you before, I'm not going," Hikari said calmly. She felt Hikaru gently pulling her behind him.

"She's not going anywhere," he said. Satoshi released a chilling laugh.

"Hikaru-san," he said, crossing his arms, "How do you know that girl you're protecting isn't a fraud?"

"Sorry, you can't play the same trick on me twice."

"Really?" Satoshi looked in one direction and everyone followed. Standing not far from them was a girl with long brown hair and brown eyes, wearing an over-sized jacket. She looked over at Hikaru with tears running down her face. Hikari felt her blood boil. Her grip on Hikaru's jacket tightened.

"Hikari?" Hikaru whispered. The Hikari standing afar nodded and smiled.

"I'm here, Hikaru," she said in Hikari's voice, "Satoshi's trying to trick you again with that person you're protecting. It's his sister, just give her back." Hikari shook her head and placed on his jacket. She turned around to her fellow host club and ladies. With a sigh she stepped in front of Hikaru.

"I'm not going to put you through this again, Hikaru," she said, "If you decide that I'm a fraud, then that's your decision and I'll respect it." She looked at him and smiled.

"I said that I love you and I do, and I don't want you to feel tricked again." Hikari took deep breath and approached her counter-part. Once she believed she reached a good distance towards the imposture, she crossed her arms and calmed down her anger.

"Kezuki Kamiko, right?" Hikari asked. The Hikari imposture mimicked her position and asked, "Kezuki Kamiko, right?"

Hmmm, Hikari thought, We're not going to get anywhere like this.

"What makes you say that I'm the imposture and not you?" she asked. The Hikari double repeated the question, thinning Hikari's patients. What makes Kamiko tick? After thinking for a while, she remembered something.

"What do you love best about Hikaru?" she asked. Finally, the Hikari impersonator blushed and brought her hands to her cheeks.

"Well, he's all bad-boy like, and he always wants to protect Kaoru-kun, which makes it hard for anyone to reach his heart. And his body is so slender and strong. And he's such a good kisser, and…" Hikari nodded and listened, trying her best not to laugh at how out-of-character Kamiko was. Once she'd finished her long list, she sighed.

"Okay, what about you?" Hikari blinked for a second and brought a finger to her chin.

"Well, Hikaru is very aggressive, always saying that he's going to sneak into my bed, which makes me freak out, and then he tries to make out with me as much as he can, which he always gets because of his devilish charm. He also likes to tease me even when I'm trying to do my job as a host in the host club." Hikari looked on over at Hikaru and saw him looking annoyed, but noticed the club behind him snickering at her comments.

"But," she said, silencing the club, looking straight at Kamiko "The one thing I love most about Hikaru is that he's always there, even when I don't want him. Sure it gets really annoying after a while, but in the end, I'm always happy he's there." Kamiko smiled.

"I love that too."

"Then why didn't you add that to your long list?" Hikari asked. Kamiko shrugged her shoulders.

"I didn't want to get that personal in public," she said, "It's like in school: I don't want to people to know that we're dating."

"Hitachiin Hikaru," Satoshi said, catching everyone's attention, "You've gotta decide which girl stays and which one leaves because we've got a plane to catch."

Hikaru looked over at Hikari, then Kamiko, then back at Hikari again.

"When you joined the club, what convinced us that you could be a good host?"

"Well," Kamiko said, "It was the fact that I'm a great actress, like my father, and that I can pull off acting like a guy when I want to." Hikaru looked over and gave her a crooked, sly smile.

"Good answer," he said, "but not the right one." Kamiko's jaw fell open as Hikaru turned to Hikari. "What's the right answer?" Hikari had to think. She began to talk about breaking the dishes Mori-senpai was carrying, then she switched clothes with Haruhi and acted like a guy in front of each host. Hikari was going to continue, but paused instead.

"Well?" Hikaru asked. Hikari swallowed hard and placed her hand inside her jacket, pulling out her lucky charm. Once Hikaru saw the rose, his eyes grew wide. Hikari hid her smile and faced the club, allowing Haruhi to see her candy wrap message as she untied her ribbon. The rose and wrapper fell to the floor, but Hikari picked them up and placed it back in the inside pocket. She gathered her hair into a pony-tail and tied it with her ribbon. With a smile now growing on her face, she closed her eyes.

Lets do this, Hiroki. Hikari opened her eyes and faced Kamiko, a hand in her pocket and a polite smile on her face.

"I see her standing there. The wind blowing through her silk black hair. A soft texture against my skin. Her eyes shine brighter than the sun, blinding me from her beauty. Her lips…rouge color. I come close to her, our breaths mingling together. As I leaned in for that kiss,-" She stopped and looked around her. Hikaru was leaning in and placed his sly smile on his face.

"So you've had your first kiss?" He asked. Hikari had to contain her laughter, knowing that Hikaru was saying the exact same words he said after her little monologue. She took her hair down and glared at him.

"That's personal information," she replied, "Then I turned to Kyouya and said that I'd be the Lyrical host and he said, 'Welcome to the Host Club…Hiroki.' And then I've been there ever since." Hikari turned her head and saw the club stare in amazement.

"I can't believe you remembered all that?" Honey said. Hikari smiled.

"I could never forget that day. That was when things began to change for the better, plus I was able to do as I pleased."

"And you also remembered Hikaru asking about your first kiss," Haruhi pointed out. Hikari blushed a little.

"I didn't forget that either." Suddenly, from behind her, She felt arms wrap around her. The smell of rose and spices filled her nose.

"And you're my little toy." Hikari's face grew redder and she stared down at the floor. "You like it when I sneak around your room? Then I'll do it more often."

"Forget it! I'm locking everything before anything!" Hikaru turned Hikari around and made a tsking sound.

"You just said that the thing you love most about me was always being there." Hikari held her tongue. Though everything she said was true, she didn't want to cause Hikaru any doubt.

"I wanted to be honest so I would have to put you through the same situation that broke us apart." Hikaru shook his head.

"I knew it was you from when you beat that guard."

"Really?" Hikari said doubtfully.

"The rose also helped," he added, "And your honest answer."

"You chose wrong Hikaru-san," Satoshi interrupted, holding Kamiko by the waist, "Looks like I always get what I want."

"Hikaru!" Kamiko screamed, "Help me."

"No way," Hikaru chuckled. He released Hikari and walked towards Satoshi, clenching his fist tightly together. Without hesitation, he pulled his fist back and launched it at Satoshi, hitting him right in the nose. Once Satoshi hit the floor, Kamiko bent over and lifted him up.

"Satoshi," she said in her normal voice, "hang in there." Hikaru stretched his arms in the air and walked back to the club.

"Now we can leave," he said. He grabbed Hikari's hand, who winced a little. "What's wrong?" he asked. He looked at her bandaged hand and yelled, "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU!?" Hikari laughed and placed her arm around his waist.

"I'll explain everything once we're in the car."

It didn't take them long to reach the car. Once Hikari saw Natasha and Kyouya, she dropped Hikaru's hand and sprinted towards her. She jumped into Natasha's arms and held on tightly around her neck.

"I thought I'd lost you," Natasha said, tears streaming down her face. Hikari shook her head.

"Thanks to everyone, I got out safe and sound." Hikari heard a cough and she let Natasha go. Kyouya was looking forward, revealing nothing in his face. Hikari couldn't help but smile and walked next to him.

"So, what's my price for causing everyone so much trouble?" she asked. Kyouya, for the first time in Hikari's life, laughed.

"How about not causing something like this again?" Hikari shrugged.

"I'll do my best, but can't make any promises."

"MY DAUGHTER!" Tamaki screamed, holding Hikari close again, "This Christmas, we'll celebrate the returning and reuniting of our family!"

"Yay!" Hana shouted, "A party!" As the host gathered together to discus the celebration, Natasha tapped on Kyouya's shoulder.

"Kyouya, what's going to happen to the Niwazaki's and the Kezuki twins?"

"I'm not sure," he answered. His cell phone finally rang and he answered. After a few "yes's" and "thank you's", Kyouya hung up the phone.

"The Kezuki's were taken away," he began, "and the Niwazaki's boarded the plane." Natasha smiled.

"So they're gone for good?" Kyouya shrugged.

"We can only hope."

"Come on, my children," Tamaki announced, "To the car!"

"You glad you stayed?" Haruhi asked as Hikari was being led back into the car.

"You bet." Hikari grabbed her necklace and began to think:

Mom. Dad. Everything worked out. I can't believe it. Everything that a person could want, I have now, and not only me. The hosts boys each found a girl, I found a family, and I can now write novels for the Host Club. It won't be long till I achieve my dream.

[Two months later]

{The Host Club is Now Open}

"Here are the Valentines Day stories you ladies ordered," Hiroki said, passing out sheets of paper to the girls at his table. They all grabbed one and squealed with delight.

"Oh Hiroki-kun," one of them said, "It's so good to have these stories back, and you as well."

"Yes," said another, "Is everything alright at home?" Hiroki smiled at them.

"Things couldn't be better now." The girls sighed. Hiroki offered to get special Valentines day treats for the ladies and went into the back room. When he returned into the main room, he couldn't help but see Haruhi staring at Tamaki.

"Are you alright?" he asked. Haruhi jumped a little and sighed.

"I dunno," he answered, "Maybe I am a little jealous about Senpai's guests."

"Why don't you tell him that?"

"I'd never hear the end of it," Haruhi answered, "And that seems worse now than ever." Hiroki shrugged and was about to leave when something caught Hiroki's attention.

"Tamaki-sama," one of the girls asked, "Is there anyone special to you? And please don't lie. Tell the truth." Tamaki laughed.

"Well, princess, there is someone close to my heart." The girl blushed. "She's strong-minded and determined to do anything she sets her mind on. She's at this school to fulfill a dream and I admire her passion."

"Did you tell her you love her?"

"Yes I did," Tamaki answered, "but she hasn't given me and answer." The girl gasped.

"Then you should leave her and find another love." Tamaki shook his head.

"I can't do that."

"Why not?" Tamaki looked over at Haruhi and gave a smile.

"Because I love her, and I won't leave her until she tells me to." Hiroki noticed Haruhi blushing and patted his shoulder.

"I think there's something you've gotta do," he whispered.

{The Club is Now Closed}

Hikari closed the back door and sighed.

"Long day?" Kaoru asked.

"Yeah, but it was fun. Valentines day's coming up and more girls are coming here than ever."

"We've got to please the girls as best as we can," Kyouya added, "Valentines day is the time when girls love to pass out chocolates to the boys of their choosing."

"That won't be hard for us!" Hikari turned and saw Hana-chan and Mina exiting the kitchen.

"Thanks for baking all those treats," Kyouya said. Mina smiled.

"You're welcome." Mori-senpai walked towards her and lifted her face.

"Don't work yourself too hard," he said, smiling at her, which caused her to turn as red as Hikari's ribbon.

"Hana-chan!" Honey cried, "With all this practice, are you gonna make me Valentines day chocolates?"

"Of course!" Hana replied, "We can eat them together too!"

"That's so cute," Yumi said aloud, "That would be something nice to do on Valentines day."

"Well, luckily, you've got a man to give and share chocolates with," Kaoru replied, lowering Yumi, letting her rest on his arm. She blushed a little and nodded. Hikari couldn't help but laugh.

"What's so funny?" Hikari stopped laughing and saw Hikaru standing over her, his hands in his pockets.

"Nothing," Hikari answered, "Just how funny Yumi looks, that's all." Hikaru chuckled and began to walk around her.

"Well, what're you doing for Valentines day?" Before Hikari could answer, Natasha walked through the front doors.

"Make chocolates, of course. She's going to make some with me to give out."

"They better be good," Kyouya commented. Natasha began to pout.

"You're so picky, Kyouya. If you keep that up, then you're not gonna get any special chocolates from me." Kyouya placed an evil grin on his face and pulled out his phone. After a while of hearing him pressing buttons, Natasha's phone rang. When she looked at it and pressed another button, she blushed.

"KYOUYA! YOU DIRTY, PERVERTED, DISGUSTING," Natasha continued with the list when Haruhi finally came out of the back room. She had a determined look on her face and approached Tamaki.

"Senpai," she said, "Can I talk to you?" Tamaki nodded and the two went into the back room.

"What could that be about?" Hikari asked aloud.

"Maybe Haruhi's gonna finally admit her love for Tono," Hikaru commented.

"And maybe something dirty is going to happen between mommy and daddy," Kaoru added. The twins looked at each other and grinned evilly together, lacing their hands together. Yumi and Hikari grabbed their twin and dragged them away form the door.

"You give them privacy," Yumi shouted.

"Yeah, no snooping into other people's businesses," Hikari added. However, the silence that followed filled with curiosity and everyone rushed to the door to peak through. They all saw Haruhi and Tamaki facing one another and Haruhi looking right at him.

"After everything that had happened for the past two years," she began, "I've decided that it's okay to not study all the time and to have fun once in a while. And sometimes, in the process, something you never expected happened." She looked up at Tamaki. "I love you, Senpai." Tamaki stepped back and blushed as red as Mina. Haruhi took her eyes away and continued,

"I didn't want to get distracted from my dream, but you've been such a big help that you're now a part of it." Tamaki smiled and lifted her face.

"I won't ever leave you because I love you too." And with that, he lowered his head and kissed her. Hikari's heart banged so loudly and harshly that she thought it'd fly out of her mouth. Suddenly, someone grabbed her and pulled her away from the scene and into the kitchen.

"HIKARU! That was Haruhi's first kiss!"

"Actually second," Hikaru corrected.

"Not with the man she loves," Hikari said. Hikaru leaned Hikari on a wall and looked into her eyes. She was about to speak, but the look he was giving her was the one that always silenced her. The gold swirled, hypnotizing her. Not long after, he cupped her cheek and placed his lips onto hers. She felt her mind fog up with pink clouds, which never happened to her before. Normally, she would feel a little dizzy, but now she felt a little high from the passion that he was passing on through her. This kiss was deeper than before, their mouths moving in unison. He moved his free arm to grip around her waist, which tightened as his hand on her cheek moved through her silky brown hair. Out of impulse, her arms went around his back pulling him closer to her.

…what's happening? She thought, This seems familiar…

With that thought in mind, Hikaru removed his lips. They were both panting from the exhaustion from the kiss. He placed his forehead onto hers looking through her brown eyes.

"We're being watched." Hikari blushed and looked through the kitchen door, which was opened a little and many pairs of eyes were watching.

"GUYS!" Hikari screamed, bursting through the doors.

"If you're going to make out, do it elsewhere," Kyouya said.

"HIKARU!" Tamaki screamed, "I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER UNTIL YOU FIGHT ME!"

"Now hold on, Tamaki-kun," Natasha said, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Who's her real guardian here?"

"But Natasha-san," Tamaki said, pouting.

"No buts. I'm Hikari's guardian." She pointed at Hikaru. "And I approve."

"I'm not a child, you know," Hikari added, but no one was paying attention except Haruhi.

"I know, but it's nice, right?" Hikari stretched her arms in the arm and placed it around Haruhi.

"I wouldn't give this up for the world!"

Hikari was at her desk, writing away in her new story journal. Her mind was so focused on the story, she hadn't realized someone was calling her name.

"Hikari!" Natasha called, "Bedtime. Lights out!"

"Alright." Hikari shouted half-heartedly. She rose up from her desk and turned off the main lights and turned on her desk lamp. With her book still open, she continued writing until she heard the sound of her window opening and closing as quietly as it could.

"Why do you do this Hikaru?" Hikari asked, "Natasha's gonna kill you if she finds you."

"Well she won't out unless you lower your voice. Besides…" He placed his arms around her neck and kissed it before his eyes fell on her journal. "Writing past your bedtime again?" Hikari blushed and turned her head away form Hikaru's. "Are you writing something dirty?"

"No," Hikari answered a little too loudly. She paused to hear if Natasha heard, but after a minute, she whispered, "just fantasy stuff. That's all." Hikaru's eyes remained on the paper.

"Can I read it?" Hikari opened her mouth to say no, but paused.

"I'm almost done with it. When it's done, you can read it." Hikaru chuckled.

"Good." Hikari sighed and began to write.

And so she left crawled into bed, feeling nothing but grateful that she had such caring friends, such a happy family, and a lover that she didn't think she'd have. So many things happened in one year that it seemed like a life time. As she reached over to blow the candle out, she heard the wind call her name, giving her the security she'd always wanted. And with that, she blew out the candle and fell asleep under the moonlight.

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Thank you for reading this fanfiction. It's my first complete work and i LOVE the reviews i've been given. if you have any questions, just ask. I'll be more than happy to respond. I'm not quite suer what my next project is, but once i do, let me know what you think (if you're into it that is).

Thank you all so much!!!!!! (dated 7/6/2009)