A quiet place to read...

[Fujioka Haruhi]

A Quiet Place to Read

Haruhi looked up from the exercises she had been reading through. She was sitting on a bench in the courtyard of Ouran High School behind the Central Building. It was enclosed on three sides by the structures of the school and the final edge of the square expanded out into the mazes of rose bushes. She looked over the bushes, the buds of flowers only just beginning to bloom and wondered how many would fall prey to the Host Club as they were cut and placed in luxurious vases in the Third Music Room. On second thought they probably imported their roses from specialist florists... Rich bastards... She thought in exasperation.

Turning back to the problems on the page in front of her she forced her mind into trying to remember the formula that would solve them. It was lunchtime, and as she had finished eating her bento box and the rest of the Host Club were either in the cafeteria or the club room, Haruhi had wondered outside for a glimpse that the spring sunshine that had begun to appear over the last few days.

Suddenly a murmur of voices reached her and she looked around to see three girls in their yellow dresses watching her and muttered. Haruhi was used to this behaviour and smiled kindly at the them. Colour blossomed in their cheeks and they hurried away to go and tell their friends. Haruhi stood up and stretched. Her muscles ached a little from sitting on the bench for the past half hour.

"They'll be coming back with their friends soon." She muttered to herself. "I'll have to find somewhere else to sit if I want some peace and quiet."

Not that she minded the interest from girls. It was no hardship to listen to their chit-chat or spread a little happiness. And she enjoyed the company of the Host Club even if one or two of them could be a little stifling at times. But she couldn't' forget why she was at Ouran in the first place. She was at the Academy to become a lawyer like her mother. And for that she needed to study hard. And to study she needed peace and quiet. Something she wasn't going to get when the girls returned.

Looking around her at the grand masterpieces of construction that the school buildings consisted of, she wondered where to go now. The Third Music Room was out of bounds, as was the cafeteria. She wasn't about to get the silence she needed around the Club members. The reading rooms were always noisy and crowded, and the mazes were full of girls. Maybe she could find another unused classroom somewhere?

A small drop hit her cheek and she looked up... rain? Suddenly a second drop hit her forehead. Then another hit her shoulder. Soon the heavens were opening and rain was calling on her heavily. Pulling her blazer over her head, Haruhi ran for the alcove of the nearest building. Standing under the awning she looked at her damp clothes and grimaced. They would have to be washed that night and would be uncomfortable for the rest of the day, unless she changed in the club room. Sighing she let her head fall back against the pillar and looked out at the shower of rains. Light danced on the droplets as they fell to the ground. She closed her eyes and listened to the pitter-patter as they hit the ground or puddles that were already forming. It was soothing to simply stop and listen to the wonders of nature...

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[Nerozumi Hiroshi]

"Ahh, your beauty has no bounds, my lovely little rose. I hope you do not mind if I try to be your courageous knight, as I will protect you from this devious rain. It shall not harm you in any way, and you shall remain dry and lovely." cooed a tall man to his lovely companion, a young girl with bright red hair and a lovely look to her appearance.

Minutes ago, these two had been under one of the garden's many beautiful cherry trees, but alas it wasn't meant to last. The rain had started to pour, and had they not seeked the cover of the awning, it would have drenched them in its cold but beautiful and life giving grasp.

The tall man was, none other than, Hiroshi Nerozumi, of the Ouran Knights. The wondrous Knight in Gold Armour, Hiroshi was at the top of the Knights, loved for his sparkling intelligence and intriguing lines. He seemed to be able to grab the attention of nearly all of the girls at the school, except, of course, for those who belonged to the host club.

He held no grudge against the Host Cub, but decided to start up the Knights when he was rejected by Tamaki Suou, due to the host club being too full. He didn't mind the rejection, though he had been a little downhearted at first. Eventually, he would start up the Ouran Knights with a group of close friends.

"Oh, my lovely knight, I thank you for aiding me in my time of need. Please, shelter me from this dastardly rain."

An embrace.

Noticing Haruhi, Hiroshi smiled, then released from the embrace after a while. "My dear, I believe we have company. It's Haruhi."

Turning, the woman smiled. "Hello, Haruhi. How are you today? The rain must have spoiled your meal."

[Fujioka Haruhi]

Haruhi looked up at the sound of her name. Standing not five metres away were Nerozumi-kun and a young girl. They had been previously hidden by a pillar only a few feet away from where she was standing. She bows politely and smiled.

She had no hostility towards the Ouran Knights. She had yet to meet very many but the one she had met were friendly enough to be in her good-favour. None had behaved in a way that irritated her to the point that she disliked them.

"Nerozumi-kun." She then did the same for the girl. "Hime." Usually she didn't approve of Tamaki-senpai's way of addressing young girls. In Haruhi's opinion their names were the most appropriate way to talk to them. But as she was unaware of this girl's name she resorted to the Host Club's trademark of "princess". "Thank-you for her kindness but you don't need to worry. I ate my meal a while ago, and as they say "handsome men can't be hurt by water". Besides..." Haruhi turned to look out at the rain that fell consistently, catching the light and sending small streams down over the pavement. Rivets ran down the awnings of the buildings opposite and the sheen of rain that fell through the air cast a blurred look on the scenery. "I love the rain and the sound it makes. The gentle notes as it hits the first surface it reaches. I think that it's one of nature's greatest musicians." She looked around at them and smiled again, unsurprised to see a bloom of colour reach the girl's cheeks.

Haruhi had never used any kind of act or personna when speaking with girls or with boys. She treated them all the same just as she didn't mind being seen as either gender. She didn't believe that the world should be separated into groups no matter the distinguishing; gender, race, money. Everyone was the same, as naive as their upbringing made them and as understanding as the world taught them. However she still managed to, even while being herself, affect girls in a way that made the blush and gain her designations. This was the talent that the Host Club said made her a "natural rookie".

She turned back to Nerozumi and smiled again. She liked to make it known to the Knights that she felt no hostility to their group. Though she was defensive and on the side of the Host Club she had no reason to dislike the Ouran Knights and tried to keep within their good graces.

"I am sorry that the rain caused you discomfort and interrupted your moments together. I hope you'll be able to go out when it's finished and see the roses glimmering with the rain drops. It's really a wonderful sight after fresh rain." She smiled again. "I'm afraid that we haven't been properly introduced Hime. I'm Fujioka Haruhi of Class 1-A. It's a pleasure to meet you." She bowed a little deeper in the formal stance of a first introduction.

"I'm sorry to have invaded on your time together further." She added and then turned away. "If you wish I will leave you to your private moments." She turned and began to leave. She wasn't sure where she was going as she had already decided that there wasn't really anywhere she could go. Maybe she would seek out the school nurse and ask for a new uniform or seek out that un-used classroom. Or even visit Casanova-kun down at the Ouran greenhouses. If they called her back she would stay and talk with them. If not, she would continue on her way and decide where to go from there...

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((OOC: Sorry, my previous one was much better. I was trying to type this up as a replacement and it's not as good... Lol.))

[Nerozumi Hiroshi]

"Are you looking for somewhere to read? I noticed you trying to find a quite place a little while ago until I lost you in the crowd. If you would like, you may use the Ouran Knight's club. Nobody's there at the moment, and nobody will be until we open up about an hour after lunch." he said, tilting his head.

The girl smiled, and tapped his shoulder. "You're always so kind."

"Please, don't flatter me." Hiroshi said, smiling before telling her she'd better run along to class. Lunch was almost over, and she had a strict schedule. The girl, having forgotten the time, hugged Hiroshi and ran off.

"The offer still stands, if you'd like. The room is closed currently, but makes a great study place when the club isn't going on. I should know, I study there all the time. Have to keep up with father's desires."

[Faye-san]

"Eh, Haruhi~!" The twins yelled in unison from a nearby corridor, their pace quickening as they spotted their classmate. Completely ignoring Hiroshi, the two stood next to Haruhi, one on either side, and started pushing her from one side to the other. Bringing their heads down either side of Haruhi's, the Hitachiin brothers smiled, identical grins plastered from ear to ear of each face.

"Where've you been?" Hikaru asked.
"We looked all over you you, Haruhi." Kaoru paused, "Hikaru wanted to share his lunch with you." Hikaru looked at his twin over Haruhi's head with a sad expression on his face.
"Kaoru~..." He complained, but Kaoru only winked at him conspiratorily.

Suddenly, the twins seemed to notice Hiroshi. Both squinted at him, their eyes roving between the dark-haired boy and back to Haruhi. He's the one who's set up that rival to our Lord's Host Club... Kaoru sighed and shook his head, whilst Hikaru rolled his eyes.

"Haruhi~" Both twins intoned, "why didn't you come to the cafeteria?" Hikaru continued.
"We thought that you said you would come eat there today?" Kaoru finished in a pleading, sorrowful tone.

[Fujioka Haruhi]

Haruhi's expression dropped into one of annoyance, tolerance and good humour. She had managed to keep standing steady only from great practise at being pulled around the way they did. She was used to the continuing back and forward shoving and their faces close to hers. It didn't affect her the way it did some girls- to have two handsome twins up close and personal, but then maybe that was because she didn't like either of them in that way or because she could tell them apart; their symetrical appeal didn't work.

"I know what happens if you get into an argument with someone and there's food around. Last time I went to the cafeteria Tamaki-senpai was struggling to get food from his hair for an hour." She knew that this comment would only hieghten their love of food fights as they would think it funny, but she had been the one forced to try and pick high class food from his hair while he whinged like a baby. "I decided to find a quiet place to sit and do some work. Then it started to rain and I got wet." Looking down at herself she suddenly realised that the water from her outer blazer and garments had started to soak through and was now starting to stick to her. And reveal what little figure she had... Quickly she plucked at the blazer and it lay straight again.

She didn't really mind if anyone found out that she was a girl; it didn't matter to her. But the rest of the Host Club, with the possible exception of Kyouya and Mori, didn't like the idea of people discovering her gender. Probably so that she could pay off her debt. The group had gone to great pains to keep the fact that she was a girl a secret. And besides... she liked spending time with the group- were her gender to be discovered she would be forced to leave the Host Club.

"Thank-you Nerozumi-kun. I may take advantage of the room when I need to." She knew that this would heighten the twins curiousity further but she didn't care. She wasn't about to tell them every aspect of her life, no matter how much they asked, fought or offered to share their lunch with her- what was that comment about anyway? No. She had a own life that didn't need to be known or commented on by the entire Host Club.

"Where's everyone else Hikaru, Kaoru?" She asked, wondering if she was about to be bombarded by Tamaki, Kyouya, Mori and Hunny as well...

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((OOC: sorry, not as long as my past ones... Btw- Bowman that was brilliant!! You are SO the twins... Lol.))

[Faye-san]

As expected, the twins burst into laughter at the mention of food getting stuck in Tamaki's hair. Hands suddenly came down on Haruhi's shoulders, and the twins bent backwards as they laughed, their spare hands reachng across Haruhi to clasp each other's shoulders. Today, the twins had actually been quiet for once in the canteen and sat by themselves with their identical lunches, just like it had been before Haruhi had gotten her scholarship to come to Ouran. Honey and Mori had come to join them at one point, but hadn't stayed for long before Tamaki had come over to tell the whole group to sit together with the rest of the Host Club. But the twins had waved him away and headed outside to look for Haruhi.

"But Haruhi~ ... We were so bored." They were suddenly leaning close to her face again, identical lower lips quivering in extremely fake-looking frowns.

"Our lord got everyone to each lunch together."
"They're still in the canteen." Both twins nodded at each other, not mentioning that they hadn't eaten their lunches with the rest of the Host Club. Though the seven of them had become a very tight-knit group over the past year or so, the Hitachiin brothers still went off by themselves every now and then. They could never be completely separate, even though Kaoru especially had thought of different ways to help them become more independant of each other.

"So, Haruhi-kun..." Hikaru eyed the boy that their friend had just spoken to suspiciously.
"Why do you need to find another room?"
"Yeah, you got all wet out here, and you could have been nice and dry in the cafeteria with us."

[Fujioka Haruhi]

Haruhi's expression dropped more. She was used to this. She rolled her eyes. Her knees were starting to bend with the combined weight of the two of them leaning on her.

It didn't surprise her that they had pointedly ignored Nerozumi. The twins were amung the more more hostile of the Host Club. Not that they picked fights with the members of the Ouran Knights, they just didn't pay them much mind at all. Tamaki was annoyed at the group and Kyouya saw them as competition at least from the business side of things. The twins had seemingly just decided to ignore the rival hosts existance at all, unless they clashed with the Host Club on anything.

"Yeah, yeah." She said, standing up straight under their hands. "I was looking for somewhere quiet not somewhere dry. Anywhere you two are is not going to be quiet. Besides, like I said to Nerozumi. I like the rain. What I don't like is stomach cramp which is what I'll get if I have to eat my lunch around you. Anyway, why are you here if the rest of the Club is in the cafeteria?"

Haruhi wasn't being rude. Or at least she hadn't meant to be. She never meant any ill intentions by what she said but when it came to feelings and emotions she was fairly naive. Her sense of gender being irrelevant only heightened her obliviousness to any feelings that were flowing through the Host Club members. Any feelings they had for her were unknown. She just knew that they wanted her to pay off her debt. She guessed that they enjoyed her company- and the "commoner" coffee she had shown them how to make, and God knows Tamaki-senpai was ecstatic every time she got an extra at the supermarket. To them she was their entertainment. In her mind, nothing more...

She shot a look at Nerozumi and smiled slightly, hoping to indicate that she was sorry for the twins lack of attention to him. They were being a little rude and she didn't want to be included within that rudeness.

"Why do I always get stuck with you two?" She wanted to know. Her tone wasn't mean, it was more pondering. She didn't mind their company. They were funny and nice. What she minded was being their toy. That was annoying.

Sighing she plucked at her top again. It kept getting stuck and moulding, then she plucked it out again before anyone could see any figure that they shouldn't... It looked like she was going to have to get a new uniform after all, if she was going to pay back her debt. Kyouya would charge her for that too at a guess.

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[Nerozumi Hiroshi]

Hiroshi was confused by this back and forth motion of conversation, and somewhat annoyed at being ignored, though he was able to tolerate it. After a while of looking through this conversation, he decided to interject.

"I was actually just offering Haruhi a place to study. I would prefer if you two didn't just ignore me like that, it's not absolutely necessary." he said, then noticed the shirt sticking to his skin. "If you want, I can provide you with another uniform. I have about... ten spares. My dad spoils me too much."

Ooc: Sorry for short post. I was wondering, do you think it would be an interesting plot if Hiroshi found out about Haruhi's secret, or do you think it would sort of ruin it? What do you think?

[Faye-san]

"We came out to look for you, silly Haruhi." The twins never even needed to look at each other before deciding what to say. They just spoke in unison anyway. It had always been like that. Their elderly relatives had always thought it was 'cute' how, besides looking identical, the twins even spoke identically. Still, this was one habit they weren't going to be getting rid of anytime soon.

"Our lord was complaining about how you'd disappeared."
"So we decided to ditch them and come find you instead."
"And that's why we're not in the cafeteria with the rest of the Club." The twins nodded, their attention still focused on Haruhi.

As Hiroshi spoke, the twins finally decided to notice him, and turned their heads in his direction, though an identical look of irritation and obvious displeasure was still etched on their features. This derisive look only grew more exaggerated as Hiroshi continued speaking, and when he finished, the twins looked away with a small huff.

"Haruhi doesn't need you to give him another uniform." Hikaru intoned.
"Nope, not at all."

[/color] Kaoru poked at Haruhi's shirt, "He's not that wet."
"And there are spares in the Club room..." They finished together, and quickly grabbed one of Haruhi's arms each. "So let's go there now, Haruhi!" They grinned at her and started to drag her away from Hiroshi, in the direction of the Third Music Room.[/blockquote]

[Nerozumi Hiroshi]

"I truly don't believe he enjoys that..." Hiroshi muttered, then growled. These two were quite annoying.

"Hey, why don't you let Haruhi be, and let him decide for herself what she wants to do? Seriously, you treat him like some sort of playtoy! It's incredibly selfish how you act. You make it seem like Haruhi belongs to you, which I can tell you right now is not the truth. I know you must be his friends, and that's all fine and dandy, but treating him like such a puppet is unacceptable."

Hiroshi walked over, and leaned in close. His tall features were nearly equal to Mori's, and the look he gave next could have scared off a bear. "Now, I suggest you let go of him, and allow him to make the choice on his own." he said, with an evil look to match Renge's hissing medusa.

[Fujioka Haruhi]

((OOC: You called Haruhi a girl again in your post Hiroshi. Lol.))

"Hey!" Haruhi yelped as the twins suddenly grabbed her and started dragging her away. Then she went limp giving up against them. What was the point? They got their way in the end. It was easier to just go along with it. As long as they didn't try to dress her in any girly outfit for their own pleasure she didn't really care.

Suddenly Nerozumi-kun spoke up and started yelling at Hikaru and Kaoru. He said how they shouldn't use her as their "puppet". Well that was certainly true. She didn't like the idea of her being their "toy", but hadn't they already decided over the past year or so that that wasn't what she was to them? She wasn't a toy. Sure, she was entertaining to them, but she wasn't their puppet or pet. She was their friend. Somehow she didn't think that Nerozumi would believe this; what friends dragged their mates around before waiting for approval? But then the twins dealt with life in their own way. They acted in different ways to others; it was just part of them coming out of their narrow world and trying to embrace a life they were unsure of.

"Don't worry Nerozumi-kun. It's okay." She then directed her words over her shoulder at the twins. Hikaru was on her right and Kaoru on her left. "You two are gonna have to learn about this whole pulling thing. I can walk on my own you know." She knew that this would do no good but she was hoping to steer them into a conversation with her rather than have them start back at Nerozumi for his comments about their treatment of her. She knew that there was a strong possibility that this conversation could get heated, and with a hot-head like Hikaru involved that possibility was increased ten-fold. She didn't want them to argue. Making enemies of the Ouran Knights was foolish and pointless. When you looked at it objectively no-one in the Host Club should feel any hostility to the Knights.

The Host Club were still doing better than the Knights. Sure, the Knights were becoming strong competitors but the original Host Club was still, at least at the moment, the best. Tamaki was still getting his customers, Kyouya his money, the twins their fun, Mori... well Mori didn't seem to really mind about anything and Honey his cakes. The only problem was that Nerozumi starting up the Knights Club had insulted the Host Club's pride, and as it was made up of a load of rich kids just like the rest of the school, there was a lot of pride to dent.

Therefore, Nerozumi starting up about how the twins treated Haruhi- probably their closest friend in a while- was not going to help matters. In fact... It was probably going to make it worse if the stiffening in the twin's grip had any indication...

Haruhi sighed... Here we go... She thought.

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((OOC: Hey! Sorry for the gming Bowman! If you don't want the twins to be annoyed I can change that if you like but I thought you might like to play the annoyed twins! ;-) ))

[Faye-san]

"Hey Kaoru, did you hear something?"
"I'm not too sure, Hikaru... Unless you mean that little buzzing noise?"
"That's the one." Hikaru poked his little finger in his ear and wiggled it around a bit. Kaoru quickly joined in the act, and both twins slowly turned to peer at Haruhi, their expressions blank as they lowered their hands from their ears.
"Haruhi~" They asked their friend simulataneously, not paying any mind to her struggle to be released from their grip. Both Hikaru and Kaoru stopped pulling Haruhi away from Hiroshi, but they didn't let go of her. It looks like there's a new toy to play with here... Hikaru thought, as both he and Kaoru turned back to look at Hiroshi, devilish smiled painted identically on each face.

"Haruhi," They started again, eyes still fixed on Hiroshi.
"That bug making the buzzing noise looks angry..."
"Maybe it likes the look of our friend Haruhi and doesn't want us to take him away..."
"You might be right there, Hikaru." Kaoru nodded conspiratorily at his elder twin, and the two of them turned around, turning Haruhi with them, to face Hiroshi.

Suddenly, both Hikaru and Kaoru let go of Haruhi's arms, and wrapped their arms around her instead in a group hug, whilst still facing Hiroshi all the time.
"Haruhi~" The twins started, getting into their stride.
"Don't commoners have those flat things that you squash bugs with?"
"Yeah, we saw one when we came to the commoner's department store, right?"
"You have one, don't you Haruhi? Can we borrow it?"
"Because this bug's giving us a headache...."

[/b][/color] Both twins nodded viciously, though the evil glint in their eyes could never be hidden by the sorrowful look on their faces.[/blockquote]

[Nerozumi Hiroshi]

Sighing, Hiroshi turned about. "I don't have time to deal with maggots like you. Continue with your little games, but in truth, your acting skills are horrible. You could work a little better on giving the point. An idiot might mistake it for you two talking about some little bug on your shoulders. And they aren't called 'flat things,' they're called flyswatters. Seriously, you two are so uneducated, you make a trained monkey look like Albert Einstein." Hiroshi said. He didn't expect the two to actually understand what he said.

Turning back around, he smiled. "Now, how long are you two fleas going to suck his blood, until he runs dry? You must be homosexual or something. Maybe that's your selling point. Admirable."

[Fujioka Haruhi]

Haruhi frowned. Pushing free of the twins gently she took a few steps towards Hiroshi.

"That's unfair! I appreciate you original kindness Nerosumi-kun. But if I didn't want to hang around Hikaru and Kaoru I can detach myself on my own." She didn't mention that it would be bloody hard to get away from the twins who she knew would follow her around insistently. "Hikaru and Kaoru are my friends. Whether there were good intentions behind your words or not I will not allow you to call them names and insult them."

She took another step towards him. She felt more confident the more the words flowed from her mouth. "Hikaru and Kaoru have been nothing but nice to me, okay admittedly annoying most of the time, but still nice, from the moment I met them. As had you up until a point. I have no hostility towards you or your Club, but I will not have my friends spoken about that way. I would like to ask you to apologise, but that is something you must choose to do yourself. The twins are annoying yes, and they have strange ways of expressing themselves, but they are never intentionally cruel."

Haruhi stood there, with her fists clenched and her eyes spitting sparks. The twins had been in the wrong. They shouldn't have annoyed Hiroshi. She knew that they had been teasing but to some people that teasing was insultive and they shouldn't have pushed him so far. They probably deserved the insults but that didn't mean that Hiroshi had the right to deal them out. She was defensive of her friends and even more so of the members of the Host Club whom she knew had more them than their pretty faces. Several of them had darker secrets that they kept locked away and they had opened up to her and told her those secrets. She wasn't about to let someone who hadn't spent the time to get to know them to insult them. That was unfair and it wasn't right.

She turned on the twins. "I guess it's a waste of breath to ask you to apologise for calling him a fly, as I know you wont do it if I don't ask?"

She might be defensive of the Host Club but she wasn't blind to their faults...

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((OOC: Sorry, not as long as normal...))

[Faye-san]

As Hiroshi spoke, the twins' expressions only broadened into the devilish smiles they were so well-known for. Uneducated, are we? Make a trained monkey look like Albert Einstein, do we?

[/i][/color] The insults washed over the two completely. After all, what did it matter to them what this Hiroshi thought? He was only a second-rate in their opinion. Well, most people were second-rate in the Hitachiin twins' opinion, but this guy certainly fell into that category perfectly.

Hikaru was about to say something about Hiroshi seeming more the homosexual one because of his own apparent attachment to Haruhi-kun, when Haruhi stepped in herself, pulling free from their arms and stepping towards Hiroshi. However, his mouth snapped shut as Haruhi started talking. She was sticking up for them? Well this is interesting... Kaoru thought, watching his older brother intently. Said brother was watching Haruhi as she spoke.

Hikaru and Kaoru are my friends...

Haruhi didn't say that outwardly very often, albeit most times she said it just to annoy Tamaki, but it was... It still always pulled a little string somewhere inside both the twins. Though both knew that they still felt more than friendship towards Haruhi, Haruhi hadn't done anything to show that she wanted or felt any more than friendship, and both twins had learned to deal with that.

As Haruhi stopped speaking, neither twins said anything. Hikaru's gaze slowly shifted back to Kaoru, and a look passed between them, betraying one to the other that they were thinking the same thing, She really has become part of our little world, hasn't she?

"Let's go to the Music Room, Haruhi." Hikaru said in a quiet voice, as he and Kaoru put their hands on her shoulder again, though this time they didn't push or shove her at all, instead waiting for her to move.
"See you around, bug." The twins shouted over their shoulders.

When Haruhi took a couple of steps, both of the twins leant down to her ears, pretending to rest their heads on her shoulders.
"Sorry Haruhi..." Kaoru said quietly so that Hiroshi wouldn't hear. Hikaru grunted a small noise of agreement.

OOC|| Sorry, that was pretty rubbish... ||[/blockquote]

[Nerozumi Hiroshi]

Sighing, Hiroshi groaned. How did he end up becoming the villain here? In all honesty, he was sticking up for himself more. Being the smart kid, who was 6'2" tall, he was a target of bullying, and it had eventually snapped in his mind that bullies were nothing more than trash. But, he always ended up the villain when he tried to defend himself.

"Why always me?" he muttered out, then suddenly kicked his foot hard against the nearby wall. "WHY ALWAYS ME, DAMMIT!" he screamed, gathering the attention of other nearby students sheltering from the rain.

Hiroshi soon started to kick his foot harder and harder into the wall. He was getting sick and tired of looking like the villain. He only wanted to impress his dad, he only wanted to date. He only wanted to be accepted! But once again, he was forced to take the role of the jerk, when he was trying to defend himself from bullying.

"DAMMIT ALL! DAMN IT ALL! WHY DO I ALWAYS END UP LOOKING LIKE THE JERK!?"

[Fujioka Haruhi]

Haruhi raised her hands as if to say "What can you do?" before turning to follow the twins. She knew that that was the best she was going to get out of them. Then they both surprised her by bending their heads close and muttering "Sorry Haruhi". She smiled. She couldn't help it. They were annoying and frustrating and silly and hopeless... But they were still her friends.

"It's okay." She muttered back, smiling broadly at them, in a way that she knew always through Tamaki into a fit of how cute she was. She assumed this meant- male cute, as in, why the girls liked her.

Looking over her shoulder briefly she saw Nerozumi-kun looking fairly down-trodden. She frowned a little. What was wrong with him? Detaching herself from the twins she said.

"Back in a second." and sprinted back to Nerozumi. She was back in time to see him kicking the wall but not to hear what he was saying. She bent down a little to look at him from a lower angle.

"Nerozumi-kun?" She asked, looking up at him. "I'm sorry. But they are my friends. I'd like to be friends with you to. I just didn't like what you said. I'm sorry about Hikaru and Kaoru. They're really very nice."

She knew that the twins wouldn't be able to hear her from where they stood and would be bursting with curiousity by this time. So she shot him a kind smile, her hair falling over one eye as she tilted her head and then turned back. She ran back to weird Hikaru and Kaoru were standing, still smiling. She walked straight through the middle of them and continued onwards, heading for the Third Music Room. Looking over her shoulder at them she smiled again, and raised a hand.

"You coming out not?" She laughed.

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((OOC: Sorry, couldn't think of anything else to do so I thought I'd follow the twins... Lol. This thread I think, is almost wrapped up...))

[Nerozumi Hiroshi]

"You don't get it. I have to live everyday, with someone calling me a name, or insulting me in some way. It's the worst type of torture you can go through. I will tell you right now that I will NOT apologize! They did me the wrong, and I was simply defending myself, but every single damn time, I end up looking like a jerk! It's getting on my nerves, and if it continues on any longer, I'm gonna snap! You think it's easy to live life when you're bullied every day? It's mental TORTURE!" he said, slamming his fist into the wall, when blood began to drip down his palm.

"I'VE HAD IT!"