Disclaimer: I do NOT own Ouran High School Host Club or any of the characters

Claimer: I own my OCs and my plot bunny who may end up dieing.

AN: I realized that you should probably start reading these chapters in order if you haven't been already...

Suzu had woken up yet again. By now, she was sure her surgical procedure was over with. It hurt to sit up, a little more than it had before. This being said, she automatically assumed she was correct and that she was ready for rehabilitation or whatever it was they had for patients after surgical procedures were over with.

Tamaki was awake and sitting by her side as he had been before, making her realize that this was a new room. "Tamaki," Suzu muttered softly, "Will you open the curtains. I want to look outside."

The boy jumped at first then looked to her. "Sorry, I thought you were still sleeping," he admitted before drawing the bland hospital curtains. It was dreary, rain cloud-filled day. "That's disappointing..." He muttered in response to the bad weather out the window.

"The clouds will bring a new life to everything after it rains..." Suzu mumbled. After a moment she spoke again, "Tamaki..."

"Huh? Is something wrong, Suzu?" The blond asked as he sat back down in his spot on the edge of the bed.

"You wouldn't get offended or anything if I wanted to be part of your family or anything, would you?" Suzu asked quietly as she fiddled the white sheets around her fingers, tieing them in knots around her digits.

Tamaki scoffed, "You're my cousin! Of course I wouldn't be offended! I would only be offended if-"

"I don't mean like that. I want to be your sister. I don't want to lead a life trapped by the memories of my name or the ghosts of my family and our past. I want to be done with the person that you see right now. I want to be someone completely new. I want to change my name. I want to really be someone, Tamaki."

"I don't want to be stuck in the past..." Suzu finally finished for herself.

The blond's shoulders sagged as he hunched over. "How are you going to do that? Your dad cares for you a lot, Suzu. I saw, Dad saw it." Tamaki did have a point.

"My dad cares for me enough to give me over to a family I would be much better off with. If Yuzuru-san agrees to adopt me, then I change my name. I change my hair. I wear glasses. I do everything it takes to keep the past I want to leave behind in a storage box. That past isn't going anywhere until the day I can grow up and face the person that I need to be."

"What are you going to do about school? Everyone already knows about you at Ouran," Tamaki pointed out.

The brunette shrugged, "I guess I'll just have to go to Lobelia." She sighed softly and untangled her fingers from the white hospital sheets. "Come to think of it, it's pretty convenient. It's a girls only school, they have massages and a bunch of other stuff. No one knows me there. Hell, no one even knows of me there. But, maybe I'll change my name... Just in case."

"What were you thinking of?" Tamaki asked, soaking it all up with his sponge-like brain.

Again, Suzu shrugged. "Maybe something like "Akira" (Bright or Clear)."

Tamaki smirked and shook his head. He had just the name for her. "I was thinking Ren (Water Lily or Lotus) or Yuri (Lily)." He admitted. When he saw the girl smile, he smiled happily. "You like it right? I think it fits you! Just as long as you don't join that one club that has been trying to get rid of the Host Club, I'll back you one-hundred and ten percent!"

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By the time Suzu was released from the hospital she was already Ren Suoh, she was ready to lead her new life. There would be no more "switching families" and "switching lives", the new girl was permanent. Effectively, Suzu had been killed by Ren without any actual homicide happening. The old girl was dead and gone. Ren dyed her hair a dark red color. She left her bangs long and chopped away the rest, leaving it to spike out. Ren was a focused girl, determined for success. While going to Lobelia, she was able to see the Host Club, and frequently visited them. And, though she would not admit it to anyone aside from Tamaki, she was debating between dating Kyoya or hanging out with Mori more. It was a tough choice, they were both very handsome. Ren could foresee one constant in her life, the two men who would always be there for her: Tamaki and Yuzuru. Her birth father would always be there for her, but his influence was not of a father anymore, but of a close family friend. In the records, Suzu had died and disappeared, so her mother and brother would never be able to find her unless she gave her secret away to the wrong people. Loose ends did not exist in Ren's life, the ends had no chance in following her from her past life.

It was odd and foreign to her, but she started wearing make-up. After a while, Tamaki and the twins helped her make ties to the modeling- and soon afterwards to the acting- industries. She was becoming very popular very quickly. There was nothing that could stop her rise to fame with her determination and strong-will. Using her fame to her advantage, she began to work up a pool of money to give away to a foundation created to help victims of abuse. No one else in the world would know or understand, but simply assume that she was a charitable person. This added to her popularity, fortunately she was not as famous to be credited throughout the world or even through all of Japan. Being in high school, Ren did not want too much attention for fear it would keep her from working on her assignments and getting good grades.

Ren enjoyed all the things Suzu did and wore all the clothes Suzu liked, but she had a different sense about her, a different air to her presence. She had a positive feeling on others around her, giving them a sense of security and safety. Her eyes were knowing, but warm, not cold and lonely like Suzu's. She walked with lighter, free-er feet and never looked at her feet when walking down the hall. Anywhere Ren went, she went with confidence and without the frantic fear Suzu always seemed to have. She even planned to take over the world as Suzu had planned before. As of getting out of the hospital and into her new school, she was put on the waiting list for buying a tea cup-sized pig.

At Lobelia, a few girls did hit on her, but she never minded it. Everyone at Lobelia was nice to her and it was peaceful to have a massage every day or whenever she needed one. The extra-curricular classes were all fun and very helpful in making friends quickly. Of course, she was able to leave early on days when she did not have a class at the end of the day. Missing her friends in the Host Club at Ouran, she spent her extra time on those days with Tamaki and the other hosts at Ouran. Kyoya seemed to be even more attracted to her more lively and free personality, but the twins were still suspecting that she was a lesbian. Hani offered her sweets more often and even invited her for tea at his house with Mori. Tamaki, of course, told her to go ahead and that he would tell their dad she would be late in getting home whenever she accepted the offer. Kyoya asked her to paint pictures of all of the host club members so he could sell them, she would get credit as well as ten percent of the profits from whatever she decided to do.

The girl had to admit, it was nice having a steady life. Maybe drama would pursue her, maybe it wouldn't. There was no way of telling what was to happen. There was no way to predict the future events. Ren had to admit to herself that it was exciting, it was something she could easily get used to.

I was aiming for a feeling of content at the end of this chapter. While typing this up I was listening to Amanda Palmer's new album: Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under. Specifically, I was listening to her song "In My Mind"

I really hope that you enjoyed it! :)

Also, I may or may not make more chapters of this. It's up for debate whether I should leave it as is or continue with more chapters.