I was walking out of the school, when Kyoya stopped me.

"Hibiki, do you have a phone?" He asked.

"I have a home phone. Why?" I asked, curious.

"Here." Kyoya said, throwing me a phone.

"Thanks, Kyoya." I said, grateful.

"If you need us, just call. I put the number of everyone in here. Oh, and by the way, this is coming out of your paycheck." Kyoya said, making me shiver.

"Ok, then. Bye, Kyoya." I said, waving and running home.

'Wow, that was wierd.' I thought.

On my way home, there was this box of pillows that said

Free pillows.

I picked up the box and closed it up, a smirk on my face.

'Presents for Birthday Day. Yes!' I thought, doing a fist bump in the air.

I ran home as quickly as I could.

When I got home, I got tackled by little kids, knocking the box out of my hand.

"Hey guys. How are you?"

"Good, bubby/brother." They chimed.

"I'm glad." I told them, giving everyone a hug.

"What's in the box, bubby." Euru asked me.

"A surprise." I told him, with a smirk.

"Ok, guys, dinner time." I said, breaking their attention off the box.

Suddenly, Sota came barreling down the stairs.

"Sota, what's wrong?" I asked, starting to get panicked.

"Sora. She's getting sicker. Doesn't look good." He said, quickly.

I discarded the box to Aunty Clair and raced up the stairs, throwing my book bag at the door.

"Sora!" I yelled, kicking open the girls door.

I ran to her bedside and felt her head, only to pull my hand away.

'She's burning up, but we don't have the medicine she needs.' I thought, pulling out my phone.

I did the thing I thought I would never do.

I called for help. Kyoya's help.

*ring* *ring* *ring*

"Hello." Kyoya picked up.

"Kyoya, it's Hibiki. I need your help. My sister is sick, with a really high fever. Would you come over and bring medicine?" I pleaded.

Kyoya was silent for a moment before he cleared his throat and said.

"I'll be right over."

I cheered in my head.

"Thank you, Kyoya." I thanked him.

He hung up on me and I went back to my little sisters side.

"Sora. Stay with us." I called.

I heard her mumble a bit before opening her eyes. They were foggy and unclear.

"Sota? H-hibi?" Sora said, shakily.

"Shh, it's going to be ok." I comforted and she smiled.

"Sora, please. I need you." Sota pleaded.

Sora opened her eyes wide.

"For my brother." She said, and she tried to sit up.

Just then, Kyoya and a doctor came bursting in.

"Oh my." The doctor said.

"115. I'm glad you called. If you didn't, she wouldn't have made it." The doctor said.

Kyoya produced a pill bottle and handed it to the doctor.

Sora took the medicine, while asleep, and laid back down. Her fever went down tremendously.

Kyoya called me into the halls.

"Hibiki. I'm happy you called me, but if this keeps up, this is going to cut into your salary and probably put you in debt." Kyoya, the tax collector, said.

"I know, Kyoya. I couldn't let my sibling die on me. Have a heart." I told Kyoya, my eyes starting to brim with tears.

He looked up at me and my tears and sighed.

"I guess I could forget this incident. After all, you needed medical help." Kyoya said, making me jump for joy.

"Here." He said, handing me two bottles of the medicine.

"Thank you, so much, Kyoya." I thanked him.

He walked out, with his nurse, into the night.

I tucked everyone into bed and kissed everyone's foreheads goodnight, before I crawled into my bed.

"I'm exhausted. I hope that hosting will been worth it." I said, before drifting off to sleep.

*time skip*

I rubbed my sleepy eyes and silently got out of bed, hoping not to wake anyone at the early hours of 6 in the morning.

I grabbed my clothes and went into the kitchen. I made myself a piece of toast on the stove. I pulled on my fancy shoes and grabbed the bread, still in my pj's. I finished the toast and walked out the door.

I ran to a nearby bush and started to change, having total privacy.

Once I was done, I popped out of the bushes and ran to school, just to get my blood flowing.

'I'm not going to be late today!' I thought, in triumph.

The school came into view and I stopped running.

I looked at my phone Kyoya gave me.

'This thing saved my sisters life.' I thought, kinda happy with it.

I walked to my classroom and saw Ritsu there.

"Hi, Ritsu." I said, happily.

"Sup." Ritsu countered.

"I wanted to know if you'd come to my Birthday Day party. It won't be extravagant, but I think it will still be fun." I said, with a smile.

Ritsu's face started to flush, ever so slightly.

"S-sure. I'd love to." He stuttered.
I look at Ritsu's bright red face.

"Ritsu, are you ok? Your face is red." I asked him, coming closer, and he slowly backed away.

"Everything's ok. I just thought of something. How old are you going to be?" He asked.

"15." I said.

"15!" Ritsu exclaimed, louldly.

"Yea, I'm 14 right now." I said, making Ritsu back up in shock.

"What's wrong with me being 14?" I asked him.

"Well, its just that I'm 16. It feels weird go be friends with a 14 year old." Ritsu said.

"I'm almost 15, if that makes it any better." I said, laughing at the end.

*time skip* I'd rather not do a boring scene of class. Sorry.

Ritsu and I walked to music room #3. Well, more like, I dragged him to the club.

When I opened the door, the pedals attacked me in blinding light.

I looked to my left and right, seeing the twins. They picked my up from my spot, away from Ritsu, only to be thrown into a changing room.

"Change." I heard the twins demand.

I looked at my outfit and almost passed out.

It was a pirate costume.

I had a brown costume, with white frills on the shirt (if you can call it that. It exposes my stomach a lot), and tattered jeans. I wore a brownish red bandana around or over my hair. I chose around my neck.

'Why?!' I complained in my mind.

'For the little ones.' I thought, gaining determination and climbing into my outfit.

I walked out of the room and sighed again, standing right next to Haruhi.

"Welcome lassies." We all chorus, when the mob of girls swarmed in here.

I looked at Ritsu as he started to have a nosebleed.

"Ritsu, here." I said, grabbing a napkin and wiping his nose.

*powerful motor*

"Ahahaha!!" I heard Renge's signature laugh

"Moeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!" I heard a bunch of girls scream.

I looked to see Renge in the mix of all the girls fangirling over me.

"Kyoya, I would like to request Hibiki." Ritsu said, smiling at me.

"Sure, if it's ok with the ladies." I said, gestering to them.

They all blushed and said it was ok.

"Yes! Come on, Ritsu. Let's go talk." I said, dragging him to a table.

"Moeeeeeeeeee!!!!! This is starting to become an OTP!!!" Renge shouted, looking at me.

"Oh." I said, quietly, to avoid Renge's wrath.

"Now, my precious Kyoya has told me that you need more training." Renge said, making me afraid.

"Ok, would one of you ladies come here and help me?" Renge asked, and immediately 2 girls came up.

Cupcake and Flower.

"So, let's say, these girls were going to be pushed off a plank. What would you do?" Renge asked.

"I'd run in after them." I say, not amused.

I look away for one second, and the girls are being shoved off a plank by Renge.

I race to grab them. Then, I notice their are guys dressed as sharks circling the bottom, waiting for them. They had a bad look in their eyes.

Something in me clicked and in a split second, I've jumped off the plank and at the guy's location. I kick both of them in the ribs, (not too hard) making them back away. I catch both the girls and set them on the floor.

I give those guys the glare and they back away.

"Don't mess with them. Ever " I say, in a low tone, making the guys run away in fear.

And all the girls scream and blush.

"Hibiki is so protective, its so cute." "In a brotherly sort of way." "I feel so safe around him." "I wish Hibiki would do that for me."

I climb back up the stairs, my costume making me sweat. I started to take of my bandana, when Kyoya shot me a glance.

"Did I pass your test, Renge?" I asked, feeling used, placing my bandana back.

"yes. Yes. Yes!!! You pass with all of the flying colors." Renge practically screamed.

I kinda stormed back to my table and laid my head down on the table.

"Hibiki, what's wrong?" Ritsu asked, concerned, which was unusual for him.

"I hate being used like that. Reminds me of......" I said, making the last part inaudible.

"Oh, I get it. Don't worry about it." Haruhi said, coming over to the table, apparently overhearing me.

"Yea, it bothers me." I said.

Ritsu started to get red by looking at my stomach, so I covered it up, to help him. All the girls came over to watch what's going on.

"Hey, Hibiki." Ritsu asked, nervous.

'Why is he nervous?' I thought, curiously.

"Could I...maybe....?" Ritsu started.

"Hang out more? Sure, I'd love to." I said, bluntly.

I looked at my clock on my phone.

"Kyoya, I need to go home to check on my sister." I tell him, and he nods.

I run into the changing room and get out of that horrible pirate costume and into the semi-comfortable school uniform.

"Bye, everyone." I called, running home.

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So, what did ya think?

I thought I did pretty good.

Chapter 12