Underneath It All (Hikaru Hitachiin fanfic)
Keiko Izumi looks like the perfect girl-bright smile, good grades, and a quiet charm that makes her seem untouchable. But what no one knows is that behind her carefully built walls, Keiko is drowning. With a father who never came home, a mother lost to drinking, and years of being bullied, her heart has been carved full of scars-some seen, most unseen.
Now sixteen and starting fresh at Ouran Academy, Keiko is determined to reinvent herself. She hides the darkness with laughter, the pain with a smile, and convinces herself that no one can break past her mask. But when fate pairs her with one of the mischievous Hitachiin twins, her carefully built walls start to crack.
What happens when her secrets spill into the open? And when the boy who broke through her defenses makes a mistake he can't take back...will Keiko find the strength to trust again, or will it be the final push that shatters her completely?
