I am really sorry that I haven't update in a super long time. I have had writer's block and have had no motivation to write this story. BUT! I got some inspiration and ideas recently and so I decided to continue. I will also continue my story for Maximum Ride, but that one will take longer.

Thank you to all that reviewed and liked my story. I know I'm not the best writer, but I know it's not garbage either. Seeing the story alerts and review that come in (no matter how scarce they are) make me feel good and happy. So again, THANK YOU!

Here we go! Chapter 4! Please read and REVIEW! I would really appreciate it. ^^

Lina was whimpering in the arms of her cousins as she tried to seek comfort in said cousins arms. Without thinking, both Drew and Ava put their arms around their small relative and hugged her tightly. They looked at each other with concerned looks before turning to Lina and simultaneously asking:

"What's wrong?"

Lina sniffled and looked up with tears still in her eyes and on her face. She wiped the tears away and proceeded to stand up. The other two stood up with her, all the while keeping their arms around her. Lina shook her head and buried it into her cousins' shoulders again. The twins looked at each other once more and nodded. They both asked:

"Did you run into some boys?"

Lina nodded her head and whimpered, "They're everywhere… I don't like this school. Can't I switch into your class? I'm all alone in mine…"

"I'm sorry L, we already asked the teachers and administrators and there's no way for that to happen. We've even considered sending you to Lobelia Academy, but then Drew wouldn't be able to go and you would be alone." Ava said.

"We'll try to be with you as much as possible Lina, but we can't be there the whole time. We're so sorry…" Drew gave Lina a small smile as they both hugged their cousin tighter. Then they held her at arms length and looked her over for injuries of any kind. Once they were satisfied, they looked at her distant eyes and frowned. They didn't like it when Lina was like this. She closed herself off from the world. Ever since the incident, they didn't think she would interact with anyone. The doctors couldn't find anything wrong with her physically and she just had anxiety attacks when they tried to get her to talk to a physiatrist. They were happy when she finally acted semi-normal around Ava, and eventually Drew. Drew was the only boy that Lina accepted as non-evil and nice. They hoped would help their small cousin out of her shell. They could only hope.

After a couple of minutes of Lina squeezing them to death, the Gentry twins were able to convince Lina to come with them to the cafeteria to get food and then go eat somewhere outside. Using a map, they found the cafeteria and walked into the double doors that marked the entrance of the fancy school cafeteria. With Lina between her cousins, holding one of each of their hands, they walked in. almost immediately, the cafeteria got quiet and broke out in whispers.

Why does this have to happen to them? Ava thought.

The twins glared at everyone who was whispering, which helped a little bi, but didn't manage to erase the problem. The twins held their heads high and dragged Lina to order their lunch. Even though they could see her anxiety and discomfort. They had a plan to expose her to the male population. They had met two members of a host club and decided to take her there after school. They've always taken what opportunities they could get. Like on e time when they were all little and the twins managed to get a hold of a scary movie…. They haven't watched scary movies since.

After lunch and the seemingly endless afternoon classes, finally the end of the day came around. Lina bolted from her seat as soon as the bell rang and ran out the door, surprising the rest of the students and the teacher. Thinking that she just needed to get somewhere in a hurry, they all ignored it and left the classroom at a normal, slower pace. The only two who didn't ignore her 'escape' was Kyoya and Tamaki. Kyoya pushed up his glasses, thinking and writing down in his notebook to investigate her school file later.

"Mommy! I didn't get to ask her to come to the host club! Quick, we have to find her!" he cried.

"Calm down Tamaki, she's probably going to find her cousins. We can always ask her tomorrow." Kyoya walked away from Tamaki and headed to the third music room. He's never been late to the host club and he wasn't going to start now. Especially if Tamaki would be the reason for his tardiness.

"Kyoya! Wait, don't leave me again!"

Meanwhile

Lina sprinted down the hallways, happy that they were mostly empty due to her hurried exit of that dreadful classroom. She really couldn't stand this school. The opposite gender of her species seemed to be around every corner. She hated it. Back in America, she was home schooled and everything went really well. She managed to finish American high school by the age of 16. She tried to convince her Aunt, Uncle, and cousins that she didn't have to go to school anymore, let alone a public one, but they wanted her to attend Ouran Academy, not for the academics, they were simple, but for the social experience it provided. Even though she wasn't inheriting her parents company, her Aunt and Uncle wanted her to make connections with other heirs since she would be around her cousins and that type of life until she died.

She wants to stay with her cousins forever. She loved them very much and, although sometimes they try and get her to do things for 'her own good', she would do almost anything for them.

All of the sudden, she crashed into someone again! What was with her today? She's been so anxious and on edge that she was running into everything! She rubbed her head while she was on the ground, the person she ran into was like a wall, and looked up.

A tall, dark-haired student stood staring at her with no expression on his face. A small, blonde kid popped up over his shoulder with a worried look and a stuffed animal in his hands.

"Oh no! Are you okay? We didn't mean to run into you! Did you get hurt?" The small, blonde kid looked at her in confusion and turned to two people who were behind him. "Hey, Drew-chan, Ava-chan, is this your cousin you were telling us about?"

The twins ran around their two classmates and helped Lina up. Lina quickly hid behind then and peeked around Drew.

"Yes." They said simultaneously.

Drew patted Lina's head. "This is Lina. Lina, say hi to two of our classmate. They helped us feel welcome to out class and helped us find your classroom." He smiled at her, but frowned when she ducked a little bit more behind him.

"It's nice to meet you! You don't have to be scared!" The blonde kid smiled and exclaimed, "We'll be your friends! I'm Mitsukuni Haninozuka, but everyone calls me Hunny. And this is Takeshi Morinozuka, but everyone calls him Mori. He's my cousin. Ne, Takeshi, say hi to Lin-chan!"

"Hi."

The twins looked at each other and then looked at their cousin. Surprisingly, she didn't seem too scared. Se was only hiding, and her breathing was normal and she wasn't shaking or hair-twisting. Maybe, Lina was already coming out of her shell?

It might also be because they had told Mori and Hunny about their situation. After the twins found out that these two were in the host club, they started to put their plan to work. If Lina could find some male friends that she would act normally around, then she can begin to heal and enjoy her life instead of fear it. The Gentry Twins had told Mori and Hunny everything. Including the incident. They both were very sad to hear it, although with Mori, it was hard to tell, and agreed whole-heartedly to help them with Lina.

As a result of their newfound knowledge, the two host club members were trying to be cautious when they were talking to Lina, without making it sound like they were babying her. They both thought that they should treat her normally, something that Lina's cousins didn't really do. If they constantly babied her, then she might never start to heal.

"Hello…" Everyone was snapped out of their thoughts when they heard a small voice greet them. They all looked down to see Lina bowing in greeting to the two sempais. As soon as she saw that her greeting was seen and heard, she went back to hide behind Drew.

Seeing their cousin actually say something to two boys on her own decision made them beam with pride. Maybe their cousin was already on her way to becoming normal. Maybe, just maybe, everything will turn out alright.

The twins looked at Mori and Hunny with a look in their eyes. They couldn't thank them enough. They knew how to handle their little cousin and did it with ease. They both nodded to their classmates and proceeded to say:

"So, lead us to the host club?"

Thank you for reading the new chapter! Please comment and tell me what you think! Please, if you have something bad to say though, don't be super mean about it.

Also, if you want, I have some one-shots that I published as well! Go check them out on my profile page. :) I believe they are all from the anime Kuroshitsuji, so if you are a fan of that, then feel free to check them out!

-Kevan Starks