(So. That picture has nothing to do with the story, it's Armin cosplaying as Tamaki. I just finished Volume 20 of SNK and had a mental breakdown, although I won't spoil anything for those of you who're waiting for Season 2, Armin Arlert is now my favorite character. My precious bab... *sobs*)

"She hasn't messaged me all day! Takashi what about you?" Mitsukuni says frantically, continuously refreshing the page on his phone. The tall third year shakes his head, also reloading his phone.

"She didn't come to the club." Kaoru says, pacing the Haninozuka's living room.

"The letters."

"Eh? Letters? What letters Mori-Senpai?" Haruhi asks, looking up from her phone.

"Yoru was getting warning letters. Telling her to leave."

"You don't think it's Hikaru do you?" Tamaki asks, pacing the room with Kaoru. With a simple nod from Takashi, everyone gets up and rushes out of the room, heading for the Hitachiin Mansion.

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"She was right here. You didn't see her leave, did you Jess?" Nathan says as he searches around the bar for his missing friend.

"No, when we stopped singing she went to go take a breather, and then never came back. Her phone and things are still here on the table." Jessamine replies, grabbing Yoru's phone. "There's a lot of missed calls and messages, but they're all in Japanese. Nathan didn't you take a Japanese language course this semester?"

"I did, but i'm not that great, here let me see her phone." He says, taking the flip phone from Jessamine and reading through the messages. "Over half of them are from Mitsukuni and Takashi? They must be friends in Japan."

"No durh you idiot!" Jess shouts, smacking Nathan upside the head.

"They're all asking where she is, and if she's alright. Ah-! Kaoru is calling her, isn't he one of her brothers?" Nathan says, looking at the caller ID.

"Yea it is! Answer it!"

Hitting the send button, Nathan puts the phone to his ear. "Hello?"

"Yoru! Why haven't you been answering our calls? Are you okay? Where are you!" Kaoru's voice shouts from the other line.

"Kaoru slow down! I don't know Japanese that well-" 

"Who're you? Where's Yoru!" He shouts, making Nathan pull the phone away from his ear.

"I-i'm her friend from America, Nathan Kalous." Nathan says in breaky Japanese.

"Why is her phone with you? Do you know where she is?" Kaoru asks, quieter this time but still yelling.

"She came back to America this afternoon, Jessamine and I spent the whole evening with her. But she disappeared, we've been trying to look for her."

"You better not be saying anything bad about me! Ask him where Yoru is." Jessamine says, poking Nathan's shoulder. Nathan swats Jess's hand away while listening to Kaoru.

"She went to America?!"

"Yea, your brother called earlier telling us that her flight left at 5pm." Nathan says, "I thought you knew-"

"Hikaru told you this? Agh I have to go, goodbye." Kaoru says quickly, hanging up the phone.

"Wait! Where is-!" click "-she.." Nathan sighs, hanging up the phone. 

"Well?" Jessamine prods, poking him again.

"I don't know, apparently no one knew she was coming back to America besides Hikaru. He hung up on me. C'mon lets keep looking around here."

"Okay, but what did you say about me? I heard my name."

"I told him you were a fat ass." Nathan says, laughing out loud at her surprised expression. "Kidding~ I told him that you and I were also looking for her."

"I'm going to kill you one day and feed you as fodder to the horses." Jessamine mutters, helping Nathan search.

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"Hey mom! How was your business trip?" Hikaru asks as Yuzuha Hitachiin walks in, three butlers behind her with bags and suitcases of luggage.

"It was good! I was able to work with a few other business and sell some products. Are Kaoru and Yoru still hanging out with Mitsukuni and Takashi?" 

"Ah- yea they are.." Hikaru says hesitantly and then shouts in shock as the entire host club runs into the house.

"Hikaru!" Kaoru shouts, storming over to him. "Why did you send Yoru back to America?!"

"Yoru's back in America?" Yuzuha asks, shocked.

"You wouldn't understand! I did it for her own safety!" 

"Since when have you cared about her safety Hikaru?" Haruhi asks, a glare on her face.

~Ring ring~

"Who could be calling at this time of night? It's almost midnight.." Yuzuha says, grabbing the phone. "Hello?" Everyone went dead silent, and Hikaru's body went rigid.

"Hi, is this Mrs. Hitachiin?" A female voice asks, and Kaoru looks over to Hikaru, who's gone pale.

"Yes it is, who is this?" She asks, leaning against the counter.

"This is Maid Maria." 

"Maria? The maid who stole our riches from the safe so many years ago?!" Yuzuha asks, an angry expression on her face. "How dare you call this house-!"

"Now now Miss, you wouldn't want to get me upset when I have something that's so precious to you. Or at least she better be." Maria's voice rings out, all of the hosts have frozen in place, listening to her every word. "I have Yoru. So you better do as I say."

"Y-you have.. my daughter?"

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