I sighed as I stir the filling in the bowl in front of me. The host club was dressed up as samurai today. What reference they were making, I couldn't understand. I just knew that they had real swords and extensions. I was back on duty to make pastries, and I was making donuts. Some needed to be cream-filled, so I was making the cream to put in the donuts. I could hear the girls squealing from the kitchen.

   " Tamaki, you're dressed as Riyoma Sakamoto, right? "

   " He's so wild and handsome! "

   " Yeah, I'm handsome, wild, and I'm gonna steal your hearts, pretty ladies. "

   ' That wasn't his best line. But what can I say, it's not like I have a list of lines.'

   " You know I never thought that the late Edo Era cosplay would be this popular. " Haruhi said, coming into the kitchen.

   " Are you serious? "

   " That's like, one of the basics. " The twins said, coming into the kitchen.

   " There are plenty of girls who find the late Edo era fascinating. Particularly, the Shinsengumi they are complete maniacs over it. "

   " Would you guys mind leaving the kitchen? I'm trying to get these donuts done. " I asked the three.

   " What? "

   " Annoyed by our antics finally? "

   " No, I just need some quiet time. I've got a lot on my mind. "

The twins didn't say anything and just left the kitchen, glancing at each other and you. Haruhi stayed in the kitchen and glanced at you, worried.

   " What's on your mind? Usually you don't mind anyone coming and talking to you in the kitchen. "

   " I. . ."

   ' I don't want to talk about my relationship here. The fact that I would have to deal with a lot of angry girls when we reveal our relationship. Now, I'm just anxious. '

   " I don't want to talk about it. Not right now. "

   " Hmm, should I get Tamaki? "

   " No, I'll be okay. I just need to think. "

   " Y/n if you're concerned over something or you feel the need to hide something away from your friends and boyfriend, that's when you need to talk to someone, and even though I'm your best friend, I think Tamaki should be the one you talk to. "

Haruhi left the kitchen, and I started filling the donuts with vanilla cream. I heard footsteps walking to the kitchen, and I didn't look up, knowing who it was. 

   " Princess, Haruhi said something was wrong? "

   " Nothing's wrong. I'm just not feeling well today. "

   " Is there anything I can do to help? Do you want cuddles? "

   " Tamaki you have guests you need to tend to. I can wait. "

   " The guests are the ones who can wait, Princess. I don't want to leave you here knowing that my girlfriend isn't feeling her best. Tell me what's wrong. "

I set the donuts on a cart and started pushing it out of the kitchen, and Tamaki was following me. I stood in the host room now with Tamaki still stuck to my side like glue. His face wasn't smiling, and he looked worried.

   " Why isn't he with us? "  I heard one voice speak.

   " Maybe he's just checking on her? She does work for the host club. "

   " I just see them together all the time. Why is he always with her? " Another voice said from somewhere else in the room.

   " They, couldn't be dating could they? "

   " No, Tamaki wouldn't do that to his guests. He's too loyal to the host club. "

   " Your right, and I think I would look better beside him anyway. "

   " No, I would! "

I felt my heart drop to my stomach, and I pushed the cart to one of the walls, with Tamaki still following me.

   " Princess? "

   " Tamaki, I'm going to leave for a bit. I'll be back before you know it, but you really need to go back to your guests. They came here for you and not to sit on the couch alone. "

I abandoned the cart of donuts, treats, and Tamaki to walk to the door. I opened the door and stepped out of the host club. I walked through the hallway and found a quiet spot on one of the window sills. I took a seat and looked outside of the academy. The sun was shining brightly, and it looked nice outside. I got so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice a red-haired man walk by me and go into the host club. I just kept starring out of the window.

   ' Is dating Tamaki really going to lead to these girls saying disrespectful things like that? I can handle it, but I know at some point I won't be able to hold it all in anymore. I don't want to cry because some girls are being rude and mean to me. That would only worry everyone and I don't want to do that. Tamaki would go ballistic if he saw me crying. '

I brought my knees on the sill and pulled them to my chest. I rested my head on my knees and wrapped my arms around my legs. The sun went through the window and hit me, making me feel warm and a little sleepy. I closed my eyes and let my head rest the thoughts away about the other girls. 

( In the Host Club )

   " Operation Bossa Nova's total image make-over is in full effect as of right now! " Tamaki said in front of the twins and Honey.

   " Yes sir! "

   " Hold on! What the hell are you talking about? Whaddya mean you're startin' "right now"? You tryin' to pretend that yesterday never happened? Thanks to yesterday's "makeover," people were even more afraid of me than they usually are! " Kasanoda yelled.

   " Now hold on a second. Let me explain, Bossa Nova. We all support you one hundred percent. Yesterday, the twins got carried away. Forgive them. "

   " I'm sorry. I will follow your lead from here on out. "

Everyone gathered around the drawing board and started thinking of ideas of what to do.  Haruhi was talking with Kasanoda, but she realized someone was missing from the hosts.

   " Where's Y/n? "

Tamaki flinched hearing your name and not having an answer to where you were.

   " I'm not sure, let me call her. " Tamaki said, pulling his phone out.

   " Who's Y/n? " Kasanoda asked.

   " She's the one who makes the desserts for the host club. She was in here earlier, but I'm not sure where she went. "

Tamaki called your phone, and he heard it ring, prompting him to walk to the kitchen to see your phone on the counter.

   " Ahh! She doesn't have her phone on her! What if she's gotten lost, or worse someone kidnapped her! "

   " Senpai calm down. "

   " How could she get lost when she's been in Ouran this long? " The twins asked.

    " It's a big academy! She'll surely get lost! "

   " What does Y/n look like? " Kasanoda asked.

   " Bright E/c eyes with H/c hair that's as soft as silk. She's usually smiling all the time and-"

   " I think I know where she is. " Kasanoda said, interrupting Tamaki. 

   " Take me to her! "

   " Boss! Just let the guy-"

   " -go and get her, before you faint. "

   " Princess! "

Kasanoda stood up from the couch, unsure of the hosts, and he walked out of the door to the host club. The girl he had walked by earlier was still at the window sill, but she was asleep. Kasanoda walked over to the sill and looked down at you. He took notice that you had a tear stain leaving your eye and disappearing underneath your head. 

   ' She did look pretty sad earlier. '

Kasanoda picked you up, bridally, and carried you to the host club. He opened the door and walked inside. Tamaki stopped crying, seeing that you were okay, but he was a little uncomfortable with Kasanoda holding you.

   " Princess! She's back! "

You started to stir because of Tamaki's yelling. When you opened your eyes and looked up, you saw Kasanoda holding you and looking down at your face.

   " Um. . .hi? " You said.

   " Hi. . ."

   " Princess where did you go!? " Tamaki screamed, taking you from Kasanoda.

   " I was sleeping. "

   " Sleeping? "

   " Yes, what's ging on? "

Tamaki started to explain to you Kasanoda's situation. You figured that was the redhead that carried you into the host club. You turned to see the guy was gone, though. You pointed it out, and Tamaki sent everyone out to find him. You went to the rose maze the school had outside. You looked all through the maze until you reached the middle. In the middle of the maze, there was a square water fountain and a statue. You spotted Kasanode sitting on the steps to one of the statues.

   " Here ya go. I brought you somehtin' to eat. Now, let me see how that wing of yours is doin'. Hey, it's lookin' pretty good! "

   " Kasanoda? "

He looked up at me, and I recognized the bird he had in his lap. It was a sparrow.

   " Is that a sparrow? "

   " Oh yeah, I saw it fall from it's nest the other day and I could tell it was hurt so I took it to the vet. They said he would be fine in no time. You're Y/n, right? "

   " Yeah, that's me. Mind if I sit? "

   " Oh, no, go ahead. "

I took a seat on the steps beside Kasanoda. I looked at the sparrow and felt an itch to pet it.

   " Can I pet your sparrow? "

   " Oh. . .uh. . .go ahead. "

I held my hand out, and the sparrow jumped into my hand. I held the bird close to me as I raised my finger and softly pet its little head. It seemed to like the pets I was giving and nuzzled its head into my finger.

   " Look out! "

When I looked up, Honey jumped into the air and kicked a can that was heading straight for us. The can was full instead of empty, and the red paint got all over me. The bird in my hand flew away, and it didn't look hurt at all.

   " It flew away. "

   " I'm sorry Kasanoda. I wish that the sparrow had stayed. "

   " It's fine. I'm glad it flew away, that means it was healed. "

   " Aah! Y/n, what happened!? That's not blood is it!? I knew we should have stuck together as a group to find Bossa Nova! " I heard Tamaki scream.

   " No, it's not. Now, calm down. Who was even kicking the can of paint? "

   " Hey, are you sure you're alright, Y/n? " Kasanoda asked, standing up with me.

   " Yeah, I'm fine-"

I lost all my words when I saw Mori walk out of the bushes with two guys in his arms. I knew Mori was strong, but not that strong to have both their necks in his arms, without a sweat. The two were screaming at Kasanoda, but the twins shut them up by tying them.

   " What the hell is goin' on here? " Kasanoda asked.

   " Don't you get it? See Takashi wasn't on anyone's bad side. These guys were after you. Until we caught them we decided not to say anything to you because we didn't want you to have to mess with them. " Honey said, holding Usha~Chan.

Kasanoda looked stunned at what Honey said and left my side to walk towards them.

   " I can't believe it. So, you helped me? But how come? "

Mori surprised me again by placing his hand on Kasanoda's head and speaking a full sentence.

   " We can tell who the bad guys are by lookin' at 'em. "

   " I'm going to go change. I think I have some spare clothes in my bag inside of the host room. " I said, looking at Tamaki and Kyoya.

   " Okay, and if you need to, use the changing rooms we have in there, so you don't have to worry about going all the way to the bathroom. I'll keep everyone down here, so when you're done you can come back down."

   " Thanks Tamaki. "

I ran off to the host club room, and when I got inside, I saw the changing rooms. I looked in my bag for my spare clothes, and I went into the changing rooms. I looked in the mirror and saw that the paint really did look like blood. 

   ' It's like I was in a slasher movie. '

In front of the mirror, I stripped myself of my clothes and looked at where the paint was on my skin. Without seeing any on my legs, I put my lower garments on, and I used my already ruined shirt to wipe the paint off of my skin. I looked around my torso and stomach, but I didn't see any more blood. I reached down to grab my shirt, and I had my arms through the holes of the shirt when the door opened. I turned my head and looked to see Kasanoda standing in the doorway. The only thing that was exposed was my bra on my back, but besides that, I was really covered. My shirt covered my front because I was putting it on, so I didn't feel too exposed.

   " Ma. . .Ma! "

   " Um. . .would you mind stepping out and letting me change? "

   " Uh-Uh m-my bad! "

Kasanoda, with a red face, ran out of the door and slammed it behind himself. I took a breath and turned back to the mirror to finish changing. When I was finished, I walked out of the room to see Kasanoda being held up by Tamaki. The twins were each holding a bat, Kyoya looked menacing, and Honey, with Mori, didn't look too happy either. Tamaki was the one out of everyone to look at his breaking point. I walked over to Tamaki and put my hand on his arm. He looked at me before lowering Kasanoda to the floor.

   " It's okay, he really didn't see anything but my back. My shirt was covering my front and everything else was covered. It was an accident. "

   " I don't care! He's a pervert that shouldn't have been up here alone with you! You're my gir-"

   " Tamaki! She's right, calm down. If she said he didn't see anything, then he didn't see anything. " Haruhi said, stepping up and saving Tamaki from revealing our secret relationship.

Tamaki let go of Kasanoda and stepped away from everyone. He knew he shouldn't admit that the two of you were a couple, but the way Kasanoda was looking at you and how he peeped on you wasn't something Tamaki liked at all.