Hinge Factor Part 1: But For Ginori: Or the Prophetic Powers of Hescafe
A/N: Greetings and salutations one and all. To my new readers, welcome. To my faithful readers, welcome back. This is the prologue to But for Ginori: Or the Prophetic Powers of Hescafé that, while it started as an independent story is now a part of a tripartite story arc known as Hinge Factor. I hope you enjoy it. I certainly had fun writing it, as it has to do with my very favorite subject- Coffee! However, I would have to argue that instant is only coffee in the sense that it might have brushed past a bag of real coffee (ie that which actually either contained coffee beans or was ground from coffee beans) in the supermarket. It goes right up there with decaf as a true abomination against nature. Never underestimate the power of a good cup of coffee! Oh, and to clarify- Kyouya's thoughts are in bold and Haruhi's aren't- I originally thought that I would just have their thoughts separated into different chapters, but at the end the point and counterpoint got a little bit too short to warrant new chapters. Please R and R! But no flame if you please- although I am a dragon I am not fond of flames. They hurt despite the scales.
Disclaimer: Helas. I do not own Ouran High School Host Club or the characters that appear therein.
Overture:
Hinge factor: n. a military term used to describe an unexpected event that forever changes the outcome of a situation. Be it unexpected heroism, unconscionable stupidity, or the caprices of changing weather, some of the most important battles in history were called because of a seemingly inconsequential but highly important moment in time.
Before that day,
The day she walked into our lives.
Our games were self-centered.
Who was Karou,
And who was Hikaru.
However, she saw us as individuals,
Showed us that there were others in the world beyond the two of us.
Taught us to worry about others beyond ourselves.
So following that fateful trip to Okinawa
When we discovered that we could perhaps bring great happiness to her
We decided to play a game, a game that would bring two people together that would probably never even considered a relationship if she hadn't fallen over that cliff.
But as we could not be broken of all of our cruelty
We brought another into our game.
"Renge-kun," We shouted!
"Let's play a game!!!"
Sighing deeply, she turned, "What game?"
"It's the, can we make Haruhi and Kyouya fall in love….Game!!!!!"
She was hesitant.
She had feelings for them both.
But she could not resist the possibility of invoking the fires of moe.
So she joined our game.
And became our willing partner
In our attempts to bring Kyou-senpai and Haru-chan together.