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Cely took his offer and leaned on him, but supported the majority of her weight on her other foot. She smiled sadly, but thankfully. "No, I can't do that to my nurse. I have crutches at home, I can take care of it. I'm only here for... haha, well, I'm here for something routine, so if my ankle gets worse, I'll come back another time." She giggled cutely to herself and reshuffled her weight.
As they came up on the first door in the hallway, Cely remembered the reason she had left her room in the first place. In the meeting of this new person- whom, she thought as she smiled, she could call a friend- she had completely forgotten. "Ah, Watari, do you know about the ruckus that went on earlier? Someone got shot, I think?" Her Blue and blue-brown eyes flickered in concern, remembering the person she didn't know.

Watari smiled, watching her for a moment, before nodding. "Yes. A girl from our school. I know her name is Kaggy, but I'm afraid I've forgotten her last name. Kyo-kun let us know she's fine. She survived. And from what we were told, will recover," he told her, even as he continued walking toward the room he had been heading toward.


"Well, I know no two people are alike..." Kaoru stopped suddenly, as his mind remembered his brother. That was even more true for them than for anyone else. While they did look alike... and even act alike at times, they were almost complete opposites when they're alone.

Cely's head popped up and she grinned. "Kyo-kun? Kyouya?" She snickered at the memory of the first few times they met.
The girl couldn't lie; she LOVED the look on his face when she told him to stop smiling. He seemed confused, almost happy, but most of all, shocked. Her family was notorious for seeing through people, but the Ohtori's? Never.

Cely smiled brightly, continuing her limp through the well lit hall. "We moved into his neighborhood last month and they came over to make us business partners. My brother didn't really appreciate their methods, one thing led to another, and Mr. Ohtori and my family became both friends and business partners. Kyo-kun visits our house to check in when my brother is away. I'm here because the Ohtori's pay for half of my medicinal bills and the like. They are really very kind people."
Of course, she smiled. She should have known Kyouya would end up here some time or another today, but she didn't know when. Not during school hours, that's for sure, but he was there somewhere.
Suddenly Cely's face contorted and she smacked her forehead with her free hand. "Oh, fudge, where are my manners? I'm sorry, Watari. My name is Celesse Howards. I'm a first year at Ouran High. You can call me Cely." She laughed uneasily at her own stupidity.

Watari smiled, not minding the lack of honorifics. After all, he was used to it, having recently come from England. "Cely... that's a rather nice name. Its nice to meet you. I'm glad Kyo-kun and his family have been such a big help to you."

Kaoru closed his eyes for a moment, to collect what little of his splintered mind he had left and focused on what Kyouya was saying. Never let it be said that the Hitachiin twins were dumb. Far from it. It took a lot of brains to come up with half the things they did. Yet now wasn't time to think about that. Instead, he looked at Kyouya. "Well, if someone told me what you just did... with the words that it was only between Kaggy and yourself. I would have to assume, which is terrible, I know, that you are the son that was taken in. Following that train of thought, I would then come to conclude that Kaggy and you are siblings... with you older than her."

Cely blushed but grinned in a tomboyish manner. "Thank you. I'm thankful to them, too. It's a rather large bill just for two siblings to cover."

Upon hearing her name, Cely jumped lightly and looked at the old woman. She-- Mari, Watari called her-- waved kindly; Another genuinely kind person. They seemed to be abundant in this new area. At least, abundant compared to where she used to live.
Cely blushed shyly, not used to being greeted by people anymore. She had always felt awkward around such impressionable people as relatives of friends. After a few minutes fiddling with words that wouldn't come out unscrambled, she put her arms in front of her and bowed, letting her hair fall around her face. When she was sure she could speak properly, she raised her head and gave an honest smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you." She hoped to god she hadn't screwed up.