He awoke slowly, turning over and grumbling to himself. To his surprise, there was someone else there. "Good morning," she murmured with a smile. Slowly, Kyouya relaxed as it all began to come back to him. He smiled and reached out to caress her cheek, wonderingly, almost in awe at this unusual turn of events, "Good morning, Haruhi."

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Kyouya Ootori was tired.

Considering the normal workload he handled without any trouble, this was a statement in and of itself. Still, there was little he could do about it. Such were the consequences of taking over as the head of the Ootori group. After demonstrating his abilities throughout the remainder of his high school career as well as all the various things he had accomplished during his time in college and medical school, Yoshio Ootori had decided that his youngest son was the most well-suited and capable of his sons, naming Kyouya his successor. The announcement had shocked the business world. Within a few short years, Kyouya had taken over the reins completely and the Ootori group had never been in better hands.

That was all well and good but there was still the problem of deciding which law firm would be best for the Ootori group to keep on hand in case legal matters should arise. He had recently dismissed the previous group because they were not aggressive enough for his tastes. It was already well past midnight but Kyouya was not comfortable being without legal representation for very long. To that effect, he was finalising his research on the more promising and longstanding law firms in Japan that had branches in Tokyo.

As he was perusing the information that had been gathered, something caught his eye. Scrolling back, Kyouya looked more closely at the list of partners for the Takeda & Furukawa firm. Haruhi Fujioka. Apparently the newest partner, she was an up and comer within the firm and was viewed as being a very promising young talent. He raised an eyebrow, that was interesting. He closed his laptop and went back to flip through the large file his staff had filled with information about the various law firms he had been examining.

Of course, he had lost touch with Haruhi after her and Tamaki had broken up a few years ago. By that time, though, Kyouya had become very involved with learning everything he would need to know when he became the head of the Ootori group and hadn't even had much time for Tamaki, let alone anything else like keeping track of what she was up to. Still, it would be very interesting to see her again. Giving the law firm's information another scan, Kyouya decided that he would employ the Takeda & Furukawa firm and the person he would request to bargain with about their retainer fee would be their youngest and newest partner, Haruhi Fujioka.

A/N: Okay, needless to say, if you don't like a Kyouya/Haruhi pairing, you really shouldn't be reading this. I should say right off that I know this chapter's pretty short. And if you don't understand the italics, well, let's just say they're sort of a preview of what will be when this fic completes.

This is my first fic so I would really appreciate constructive criticism. Why do you like or dislike this so much? What can I do to make it better? Let me be clear here. I am not asking for plot suggestions, I'm asking more about formatting and the like.

Anyway, I look forward to hearing from people (hopefully). See you soon.

Ouran is not my creation, nor are Kyouya and Haruhi. They are all copyright Bisco Hatori.