MCD: Your votes are coming in and I'm a little surprised who I'm going to be doing next, but I've got it all planned out, so don't worry~

The only real reason I had trouble with this is not because I had trouble coming up with an idea, but because I wasn't sure which part of the song lyrics to use. In reality, this whole song could be dedicated to the Umehito siblings. So, instead of two, I'm going to put four lines (but that also works because I'm doing both siblings in one chapter~!)

Breaking Barriers

~I've found a reason for me-

To change who I used to be.

A reason to start over new…

…and the reason is you~

-Hoobastank

"Glasses character!" Kyoya blinked. If he was offended by the classification, he was hiding it very well.

"Boy Lolita, Stoic type!" Kirimi rounded on Hunny and Mori quickly, easily discerning their positions. The aforementioned hosts could only blink.

"Twincest!" Kirimi squealed, jabbing her finger at Hikaru and Kaoru, who seemed equally horrified.

"Nonpairing, important-to-the-plot background character-slash-mother figure!" Kagome choked on her tea, nearly spitting it out, as her own title was announced. Dafaq? What the hell was that supposed to mean!? She silently stole a handkerchief from Kaoru's pocket and wiped her face free of any tea.

"Bookworm!" the young Nekozawa girl announced when she spotted Haruhi, who gave a jolt of shock, before deflating, a deadpan look on her face. The chubby finger, belonging to the little girl, suddenly rounded upon the wary, terrified Tamaki, along with her calculating blue-eyed gaze. Suddenly, those very piercing blue eyes began to water and a small gasp rang out through the room.

"Big brother…?" her question went unanswered, for she leapt into Tamaki's arms before he could think of a proper response. "You're blonde, so you must be big brother!"

Kagome stared at the small girl glomping Tamaki and shook her head.

"You have a younger sister?"

"Since when did that happen?"

"N-no! I am definitely an only child… at least, I think I'm an only child…"

"Now that you mention it, they do look a lot alike~"

Kagome tuned out the conversation when Kyoya kneeled in front of her, matching her height as she sat on the couch.

"You've got a tea stain on your dress…" he murmured in explanation, taking the white cloth of her collar into his hands, bringing her down closer to himself. He rubbed the spot between his fingers and frowned. Kagome shrugged, innocently unaware of the short distance between them.

"It's alright-" her sentence was cut off when a small, thick pen was presented in her opened palm. She blinked at it- "Stain Removal Pen". She lifted her gaze to smirk at Kyoya.

"So, between you and Tamaki, you really are the mother…" she giggled at his soured expression.

"Well, when one deals with a Tamaki, one must come prepared." He rolled his eyes and gifted her small smile before helping her out of her seat. He gently pushed her toward the double doors.

"Let it sink in before you rinse it out-"

"Ok."

"-Oh, and before you call me mommy, I'd like to take a moment and remember the words of our dearest Kirimi, Ms. 'Nonpairing, important-to-the-plot background character-slash-mother figure'." Kyoya only smirked when she stuck her tongue out at him and slammed the door, leaving him to deal with the questioning of the twins.

Coming back from the bathroom outside of the Music room, Kagome held the stain marker loosely in her hand as she walked. Faintly, she wondered who the little girl had been, since she hadn't been properly introduced.

Kagome snapped out of her thoughts when she heard an unearthly shriek of terror coming from the music room. In a sudden rush of adrenaline, Kagome scowled, pushed forward and bolted around the corner, ready to sprint the rest of the way, when-

WHAM!

Kagome groaned and covered her face with her hands, not caring for the view of the ceiling she was now receiving, or for the sudden, intense pain in her facial region.

"Owww~" she groaned, sitting up, although her face was still covered by her hand. "What the…?"

"Oh m-my, I'm so sorry!" a pained, male voice groaned from in front of her, and Kagome managed to blink away the tears in her eyes to see what she had run into.

"Ouch… It's alright, I should be the one apologizing. I was the one running in the halls." Kagome grinned, despite the throbbing pain in her forehead. She looked over at the cause of pain and tilted her head, curious. He was dressed entirely in black-

"Oh!" Kagome stood up quickly and walked a few feet away, picking up a familiar yellow cat puppet. "This must be yours… Nekozawa?" she said, trying to remember his name. He looked at her in surprise before nodding.

"Y-yes… that's me…" he said quietly, "Ah, I'm sorry for running into you!"

"It's no problem, I wasn't watching where I was going," Kagome waved it off. Stretching her hand out, she grabbed Nekozawa's and pulled him up.

"Would you know why there was a scream coming from the Host Club's room?" she questioned him, and was surprised when he hung his head sadly.

"Yes…that would be my fault. My little sister got scared of me and screamed…" he muttered gloomily and she frowned. Grabbing his hand tentatively, she smiled at him when he looked at her with a bewildered expression.

"Please… tell me all about it," she asked soothingly and Nekozawa felt there was no other choice.

"…And then she screamed, and I didn't want to upset her any longer… so I fled." Nekozawa finished, his tone dismal, as he sat in the darkness of the Black Magic Club's room. Kagome watched, sympathy clear in her eyes, as Umehito hung his head in disgrace. He sighed and covered his face with his hands.

"I just want her to know that she's the reason I'm trying to change! Just for her… there's so much I wish I could do for her…" Kagome's features softened, heartbroken at Nekozawa's depression.

"Nekozawa…" she murmured, moving to sit beside him on the couch. He stiffened slightly when she placed her hand on his back, but relaxed as she rubbed it soothingly.

"While the Hosts aren't wrong when they say that you should try and embrace the light, it should also be obvious that Kirimi should also try and embrace the darkness. I know that she's still a child, and she has every right to be afraid of the dark and have her fears. But if you both take a different approach, it'll become easier and easier to handle over time." Kagome offered after a moment of thought. "Just take baby steps toward change. Light a few more candles in your room every once in a while. Turn the lights down lower in your house sometimes." Kagome smiled, but Nekozawa just stared at her with surprised blue eyes for a moment, before smacking himself in the forehead.

"Dummy! Why didn't I think of that sooner?" he scolded himself and Kagome laughed.

"No offence, Nekozawa-kun, but everyone here tends to be a bit…dramatic," Kagome rolled her eyes distastefully, "and over-the-top with their ideas. Especially with the host club: they tend to take quite drastic measures." Nekozawa laughed softly and nodded.

"Definitely." They sat in amiable silence for a moment before Umehito turned to her once again.

"But that still leaves the question of how we're going to get Kirimi to not be afraid of me." He sighed and Kagome frowned. Holding her chine in her hand for a moment, Kagome straightened up and grinned, shining pearly white even in the dim candlelight.

"I've got it!" she exclaimed jovially. Nekozawa stared at her questioningly and she only smirked.

"Kirimi likes stories, right?"

"She adores them."

"And she reads all those manga and whatnot, and listens to all those stories? Ones that have princes and princesses?"

"Yes…"

"Perfect! Okay, here's the plan-" Kagome leaned over and whispered everything into Nekozawa's ear, and his smile only widened in excitement.

"Hello Kirimi! I've come to tell you a bedtime story. Do you remember me from the Host Club? My name is Kagome." Said miko smiled at the young girl in the lit-up, princess-style canopy bed. Kirimi's eyes narrowed at Kagome.

"Yeah, I remember you… How can you tell me a bedtime story? I've heard them all!" she exclaimed, pouting. Kagome shook her head at the young Nekozawa.

"Nope, I can guarantee you haven't heard this one." She grinned as Kirimi's eyes lit up and she snuggled into her bed sheets, smiling.

"Okay then, misses Kagome! Tell me the story?" she asked sweetly, and Kagome couldn't help but think of a certain red-headed fox kit for a moment. Shaking her thoughts away, Kagome smiled and sat on the chair next to the bed.

"Okay, but just so you know, I'm going to have a little help telling this story." Kirimi nodded excitedly, and Kagome began;

"Once upon a time that was not-so long ago; there was a beautiful little princess, born into a rich family of the land. Her hair was long and golden-blonde, and her eyes shone like the sky on a clear summer day. She was the Princess of Light, and her name was Kirimi." Kagome barely contained her smile when Kirimi's face lit up with happiness.

"This beautiful princess ruled over her kingdom lovingly, and many people from all around loved her bright, cheerful attitude." The lights in Kirimi's room suddenly turned on and the rest of the occupants were revealed.

"Oh, have you heard of princess Kirimi's new rule? Everyone is allowed to eat all the sweets that they want!" Hunny, dressed in peasant's clothing announced, smiling happily.

"She's such a little sweetie pie," Hikaru didn't look very excited to be dressed like a "commoner", but his acting was convincing enough.

"This will bring in lots of revenue for all the sweet shop owners and improve the economy," Kyouya hummed to himself, writing something down in his clipboard. A little piece of paper on a star-shaped badge on his Ouran uniform said "Tax Collecter", hiding the word "sheriff". Kirimi's eyes lit up and she squealed happily.

"All was pleasant in Kirimi's kingdom, the Spectrum of Light," Kagome continued her narration. "Until one day, when the princess discovered a portrait in her castle." the lights flickered on and off, and suddenly Nekozawa's portrait was being displayed, the twins holding it up on either side. "This painting caused Kirimi to wonder about her elder brother, until she declared to her kingdom that she swore that she'd find him." The lights turned off again and suddenly only Tamaki was standing in the middle of the room.

"Kirimi searched her whole kingdom and found this man, a knight named Tamaki. He looked a lot liker her older brother, and she was convinced that he was. But that was not so." Tamaki shrugged and bent to one knee, his expression apologetic.

"My lady, I am but an only child. I'm afraid you're not my sister, although it would be an honor to have you as such," Tamaki spoke.

"The Knight said. This disheartened the princess very much, and the whole kingdom was sad to see her in such a state." Kagome narrated, and the lights in the room turned off. Kirimi waited with unhidden anticipation for the next part of the story.

"Then, soon afterwards, a kind-hearted woman from an orphanage came up to the princess. She was unmarried, but cared for all the children of the orphanage like they were her own children. Her name was not recorded." Kagome smiled, a twinkle in her eye at Kirimi's embarrassed blush.

"But, this mother-figure came and told the princess what she needed to know. 'My dearest princess, your brother has gone off and started ruling his own kingdom, called the Spectrum of Dark. It's completely dark there all the time, because the prince is deathly allergic to Light!' the woman exclaimed." Kagome spoke, and Kirimi leaned forward toward Kagome, her eyes wide.

"Princess Kirimi was devastated. She was deathly afraid of the dark, as all people of the Spectrum of Light were." half of the room lit up, and Hunny and Hikaru could be seen in poses of shock and fear, looking like they were trying to get away from the dark side of the room. Kyoya merely scowled, but he was further away from the dark than the other two were. "And the people of the Spectrum of Dark were afraid of the light as well, but they were also hurt by the light if they touched it, which caused their fears. Otherwise, they would've embraced it." The other half of the room was still dark, but Renge, who had been hiding behind a chair, turned on a few flashlights and pointed them at Mori, Haruhi and Kaoru, who were frozen in poses of terror as well, staring at the lit side of the room in fear.

"It seemed like there was no way to introduce either sibling to each other without taking drastic measures that would strike fear into one of them." The lights flickered off and then on, and suddenly Nekozawa himself stood near Kirimi's bed in his black robes, Belzenef on his hand. Kirimi squealed in terror, and suddenly the lights flickered off and on again, revealing Nekozawa in plain clothes, cowering in the middle of the room, as if pained by the light. The lights turned off once again, and the only source of light was Kirimi's lit up canopy bed.

"But soon, the orphanage woman found herself at the Prince's doorstep in the Spectrum of Dark. She glowed in the night, and was able to pass through both kingdoms with ease, because she was actually a magical woman." Kirimi cried out in fear when the lights installed in her bed were turned off, leaving her encompassed in darkness. However, she was awed into silence when Kagome started glowing a bright, unnatural pink color, like a beacon in the dark.

"My prince,' the woman said, 'there is an easy way to solve this problem between you two siblings." Nekozawa appeared in next to Kagome in the darkness, still in plainclothes. He looked at her with a peculiar expression.

"But how?" Nekozawa said, softly and sadly. "My dear sister is afraid of me, and I cannot face the light as easily as is expected." He bemoaned himself, and turned away from Kagome, hiding his eyes with his arm, his other hand grasping at his heart. Honestly, it was harder keeping the nervous smile off of his face than the actual acting.

"Of course prince, I am not expecting you to lose your dark lifestyle." Kagome said, moving to be seated on her knees in front of Nekozawa, still glowing. "But in order to be on good terms with your sister, a compromise is needed. And I have a plan.' The magic woman spoke wisely." Kagome stood up and moved back, towards Kirimi and her still-dark bed.

"The Spectrums of Light and Dark can be combined to create the Color Spectrum." Kagome explained the magic woman's reasoning. Nekozawa moved toward the half of the room away from Kirimi, and the half of the lights turned on. Kirimi was slightly disappointed when she noticed that Kagome, on the lit half of the room, had stopped glowing magically, but still sat in attentive silence, watching as the final events fell into place. Mori, Renge, Haruhi and Kaoru came to the very edge of the dark spot of the room, and Hikaru, Hunny, Tamaki and Kyoya did the same in the light side, smiling at each other.

They stretched their hands out to either side and shook hands with those of the other side, not bothered by their hands and parts of their arms in the opposite of their "kingdom's" side of the spectrum.

"The Prince thought this was a grand idea, and cautiously, he made his way to the separating point of the Spectrums, where Dark and Light collided. He waited there, nervous to the reaction of his dear little sister from the proposition of the joining of the kingdoms." Kagome narrated in a softer voice, and, moving the Hosts away, revealed Nekozawa. He sat in a chair at the very edge of the "Spectrum of Dark", as far as Kagome could place him so that he was close enough to the light so that he could be seen without needing his cloak and getting uncomfortable.

Moving over to Kirimi's bedside, Kagome gently lifted the "Princess of Light" out of her bed and toward the edge of the "Spectrum of Light".

"The last part of the story remains unfinished, though. Princess Kirimi still needs to decide whether or not she can stand a little darkness for her dear brother." Kagome said softly, stopping right before Nekozawa, who looked the epitome of nervous.

"H-hello, Kirimi." He murmured, looking as if he was ready to flee at any moment.

Kirimi looked back and forth from Umehito to Kagome for a moment, before staring at her elder brother with wide, blue eyes. She broke into a smile.

"I, Princess Kirimi, declare that from this day forward, the Kingdom of the Spectrum of light and the Kingdom of the Spectrum of Dark shall combine to create the color Spectrum. Also, I declare that some dark will be tolerated by my people and some light will be tolerated in order to compromise. Also also, what does 'spectrum' mean?" Nekozawa and Kagome laughed at the innocent question and Nekozawa smiled joyfully, picking his sister up and holding her in the light of the room.

"I promise I'll explain it to you, Princess Kirimi. Later, though. First, I have to apologize." He said, setting her down on her feet and kneeling down to her level, on the balls of his feet. Neither of them noticed Kagome quietly slip out of the room to join the Hosts, watching the siblings through a crack in the door.

"I'm sorry, too," Kirimi said shyly, digging her toe into the floor, "I guess I looked straight for a perfect prince instead of looking for you." She murmured, staring at the ground sadly. Nekozawa made a choked noise in the back of his throat and enveloped his little sister in a hug, which she gladly returned.

"I promise, as a Princess, that I won't be afraid of you in your black clothes anymore!" she squeaked and he grinned.

"And I promise that I'll make up all the time I had to stay away from you. We'll go to a commoner's amusement park or something!" he exclaimed, pulling Kirimi up with him as he stood and twirled around, not even bothering to pay attention to where he was going, and they spun in and out of the dark and light sides of the room, laughing, without a care in the world.

"Geez, Kagome. That plan was brilliant and all, but why did you have to bring us into it?" Hikaru whined, laying on the hideous pink couch in the club room. Kagome rolled her eyes and picked his feet up and dropped them on the floor so she could sit.

"Oh please, as if you guys didn't have some ridiculous plan formed without me." She rolled her eyes. Suddenly Tamaki started laughing nervously.

"W-well… I mean, hey! It was not ridiculous!" he claimed, and Kyoya, leaning against the back of the couch, raised an eyebrow disbelievingly.

"As if. You had already gone to Renge for help when Kagome came in with her plans." He added coolly, ignoring the dramatically hurt look that Tamaki gave him.

"Waah, you're siding with her now? You're so mean, mommy!" he whimpered and went to sulk in a corner.

"But I thought Kagome was the new mommy?" Hunny asked from around a piece of cake in his mouth. Mori nodded in agreement.

"What are you guys talking about?" Haruhi asked, confused. Kaoru smirked.

"Remember what Kirimi said?"

"Nonpairing, important-to-the-plot background character-slash-mother figure!"

Haruhi gaped.

"Oh! Wait a minute…does that mean there's a new 'daddy' as well?" she asked, and everyone paused.

"That would make sense…" Kaoru murmured, and Hikaru sat up quickly, grinning.

"I can already hear the wedding bells in the distance, Kagome-chan~!" he bubbled and moved to peck Kagome on the cheek, but she was pulled out of the way and Hikaru smooshed his face into the arm of the couch instead.

"Hah," Kyoya huffed, grinning devilishly. "As if she would marry you. If anyone, it would be I." he grinned devilishly, but it dropped when Kagome was tugged away by yet another.

"B-but, does that mean 'Gome-chan won't marry me?" Hunny pouted, his eyes turning sparkly. Kagome got this odd look on her face and her eye started twitching.

"I-I- umm-!" she was cut off when a pair of hands wrapped themselves around her waist and pulled her away, saving her. Well, not quite.

"Pffft!" Tamaki sputtered, leaning his head on Kagome's shoulder from behind. "Oh puh-lease. I'm still daddy!" he whined and Kagome could feel the anime blue lines running down her face.

Abruptly, she was pulled away from Tamaki, who yelped, surprised at something. The rest of the Hosts fell silent when Kagome's back collided gently with someone else's chest.

"Ah… If you are finished sexually harassing Kagome, Tamaki-san, then I would like to have a word with her," Nekozawa smirked beneath the shadows of his cloak and Tamaki flushed red.

"I-I-I-!" he stuttered, flustered by the blatant accusation as well as his fear of being cursed.

"Oh, hello, Nekozawa-kun!" Kagome blinked and smiled innocently up at him, tilting her head back far enough to see it was him. Umehito flushed pink at the adorable image and gulped.

"K-Kagome-kun…" he murmured, nodding his head. He slowly spun her around and led her out of the Host Club's room, unnoticed. The twins were busy entertaining everyone by teasing Tamaki, who had suddenly become an impossible shade of red.

The doors closed behind them, and they lapsed into a small silence.

"I wanted to thank you again, Kagome-kun," Nekozawa stated, "but I also wanted to ask you something. When you were telling the story to Kirimi, you started glowing. And it wasn't even one part of you, as if you had turned on a flashlight. It was you entirely. Can you explain that to me? Do you have some magical abilities?" he asked, and they lapsed into silence for a moment. Nekozawa though he might have pried, until a cheeky grin spread across Kagome's face.

"That is a trade secret. If I told you, I'd have to kill you." Kagome supplied somewhat seriously, and Nekozawa chuckled.

"That's exactly what we want in the Black Magic club," he said, hinting at an offer, and Kagome's eyes lit up.

"Really? Do you think I could join?" she asked excitedly and Nekozawa nodded, grinning happily. No one had ever accepted an invitation to the Black Magic club membership, if at all, before!

"I'll make sure that you don't have to even miss your time with the Host Club! Oh, thank you, Kagome-kun!" he grinned, waving Beelzanef around. "Here, you can have one of your own," he continued, and pulled out a small red Beelzanef doll. Kagome hugged it and smiled brilliantly at Nekozawa.

"I love it already!" she giggled at Nekozawa's pleased flush, having made the doll himself, and she grabbed his hand and pulled him into the 3rd Music room, ready to explain her new activity with her newest friend to some gaping Hosts.

Outside somewhere, a fat cat mewled, bored, and walked away.

Breaking Barriers

MCD: My god, I'm so sorry this took me so long to update! We're getting into the final stretch of school testing and it's been killing me, but luckily, I got to work on this over spring break, so ta-da~! I hope the length is enough to compensate for the wait, even though I didn't include anything much about Kagome. Sorry :(

Anyway, I think the song fit them really well, and although I didn't get to fit it in, I figured a better name than the Color Spectrum would be Shades of Grey. Jeez… I know at least a few people that won't be too happy with Kagome's joining the Host Club! XD