A/N: Whee! My first Ouran fanfic and it's about Kyouya!!! It's the first of a series that I have begun cooking in my head. But the new semester begins tomorrow so updates may be infrequent. I know I should be updating Rainbow Shell but I haven't had enough inspiration for chapter three just yet (patience!). I ask that you guys please bear with me and let me know what you think!!! *bows*

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"Of Promises and Dark Lords: The First Year"

Chapter One: Engagement!?

Kanna sighed. Her parents have been away on a business trip for the past week and having no friends (except for her collie, Chrono) she was bored out of her skull. Plus it didn't help that it was raining cats and dogs outside. It also didn't matter that her anime collection was the envy of otaku everywhere: every time a good series was released she was amongst the first to get it.

"Miss Kanna……"

Why does this always happen when the folks are away?

"Miss Kanna……"

Rainy days sure are the pits.

"Miss Kanna, you're doing it again."

Kanna looked down. "Gah!" Sure enough, during her mind travels her hand apparently decided to travel too…..all over her desk. With her finest ink too. "Dammit, it took me forever to get it all off last time!"

Anna, the maid, stepped forward. "If I may, last time only took an hour."

Kanna groaned. "An hour feels longer when you're rich." She saw a flash out of the corner of her eye. "Ah! Mom and Dad are finally home!" She was anxious to hear about their trip. No matter how cheerful her parents (who owned a chain of health spas and resorts, by the way) acted in front of her, Kanna was aware that the gods of the business world weren't smiling in their favor. Kanna froze before the parlor doors. Something deep inside her gut told her that things would never be the same once she confronted them. Nevertheless, she bit her thumbnail and opened the doors.

"Hello, Father and Mother. How was your trip?"

Her mother, Aki, looked up and smiled at her as she entered the room. **Are those……tears?** Kanna wondered. Aki wiped her eyes and smiled at her daughter as she approached. "Oh hello dear. Please, have a seat." She patted the chair beside her. "You will need it when we are through talking.

**I knew it!** "M-Mom?" She sank slowly into the chair. "Is everything okay?"

Her father, Taro, sat across from them. The maids brought in tea and after they left, he cleared his throat before speaking (Kanna took this as another disturbing sign). "Kanna, what is about to be said isn't easy for either your mother or I. As you are aware, Miyamoto Enterprises is floundering." He looked his daughter in the eye. "Are you by any chance familiar with the Ootari Group?"

Kanna nodded. "Yes sir, I see them mentioned in health and business articles all the time, magazines as well as the internet."

"Then there's little need to tell you that they have caught on to our predicament and that was what our trip was all about."

"So….they bought the business? Everything will be….okay again?" Kanna smiled but her parents weren't. She chuckled nervously. "Mom…..Dad?"

Her mother tried to return the smile but her mouth and eyes began to quiver instead. "Kanna," She reached for her beloved daughter's hand. "Do you remember that rule you told me about when I asked about Full Metal Alchemist?"

Kanna nodded, knowing it all too well. "'Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return.' The principle of Equivalent Exchange. But what's that have to do with the Ootaris?"

"In order for our company to be saved, we made a deal. Yoshio Ootari has three fine sons."

"Yeah, and?"

"Kanna, you're getting married."

**Brain freeze**

-------AFTERWORD-------

I know, I know! Short as hell XD. This was supposed to be an introductory chapter anyway. But I DO plan on this being a long story (3 stories, in fact: one for each year of Kanna's high school career).

Piece of trivia: Collie is my favorite breed of dog (I grew up with one, a blue merle named Mollie) and I was watching "Chrono Crusade" while writing this chapter.

Advice for the day: When life hands you lemons, make pie! :D

Later days!

~T*K~

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