This story was posted before but I'm redoing the story with plans to finish this time. Sorry for those who read before and got left hanging and for those new readers you can read the complete story this is a prequel of 'If I had only known'

"Haruhi, I need you to stay after today. We need to discuss your debt" Kyouya said as everyone was gathering their stuff to leave for the day.

"We'll wait for you" Hikaru said, as he frowned at Kyouya for making their "toy" stay instead of hanging out with them

"No, you guys go on ahead. I need to go home and study after this anyways" Haruhi told them, making them immediately start whining.

"But Haruhi" Kaoru started

"You were supposed to come over today" Hikaru finished. Both of them looking at her with puppy dog eyes.

"I'll come over some other time. I need to study today" Haruhi replied, frowning at them.

"Fine" Hikaru grumped.

"Be that way" Kaoru said sticking his tongue out at her childishly.

Haruhi rolled her eyes at their antics and just waved them on. "I'll see you two tomorrow" she said

"Bye Haruhi" They called together and they left, leaving her alone with Kyouya.

"What do we need to discus, Senpai?" Haruhi asked, curiously as she went over to sit by him and his ever-present laptop.

"I need a favor from you" Kyouya started.

"I thought this was about my debt" Haruhi replied, confused.

"If you do this favor for me, I'll cut your debt by a fifth" Kyouya replied.

Haruhi raised her eyebrow at that. "What's the favor?" She asked, cautiously, almost suspiciously. She knew the Shadow King and was very wary of him asking for favors.

"I need to find a present for my sister, for her birthday" Kyouya replied.

"And?" Haruhi asked, confused.

"I need you to help me pick it out." Kyouya finished.

"Why me?"

"Because I need a female opinion" Kyouya stated, simply.

"You're going to take off a fifth of my debt, if I go shopping with you for your sister?" Haruhi asked, making sure she understood this correctly.

"Yes"

"When do we go?" She knew it had to be more complicated that that. Things were never so easy when Kyouya and favors were involved. Things were never so easy when Kyouya was involved period but it couldn't be too bad and a fifth of her debt gone was a big thing.

"Tomorrow after Host club?" Kyouya asked, " I'll pick you up at your house so the others don't know about it."

"Why can't the others know?" Haruhi asked curiously.

"They would want to come and I don't want them to. They would just make things more troublesome." He told her, blandly.

Haruhi raised her eyebrow at that too, wondering if her senpai was embarrassed that he needed her help in shopping but let it go. "Alright, I'll see you tomorrow" She replied, waving at him, even though his eyes were still trained on his laptop.

He lifted his hand in a half hearted wave and she walked out the door.

As she was on her way home it hit her, she was going out in public with Kyouya Senpai, just them two. What was she thinking?

Kyouya's POV

After Haruhi left, Kyouya continued to type on his laptop though his mind was elsewhere. He had no idea what had possessed him to ask Haruhi to assist him in shopping for his sister. Every other year he had just had a maid buy her something but this year, his sister had made him promise to pick out something himself for her. No maid's assistance. She did not say he couldn't have friend's help but that still didn't explain why he asked Haruhi. He could have asked Tamaki or Honey and Mori. At least they had actually met her.

"Oh well, it's done now" Kyouya thought to himself as he continued to type and let his mind wander to what would happen the next day.

The following day, after Host Club.

"Haruhi, can you come over today?" Kaoru asked

"Sorry, I have plans today" Haruhi replied, without thinking.

"With who?" Hikaru asked suspiciously.

"Um. With my dad. We're going to visit his friend in the next town over" She replied quickly, remember she wasn't allowed to tell them what she was really doing and not wanting to risk not getting the fifth deducted.

"Oh...Well maybe tomorrow" Kaoru said, sounding put off.

"Maybe" Haruhi replied with a smile causing them to smile back at her.

They turned to leave and then turned back "Can we at least give you a ride home?" Hikaru asked.

"Sure" She never let them take her home but she felt bad for lying to them so she decided to allow it just this once.

"YOU BETTER BEHAVE AROUND MY PRECIOUS DAUGHTER, YOU EVIL TWINS!" Tamaki yelled as the twins and Kyouya rolled their eyes.

"We'll make sure to take VERY good care of her" Hikaru said, with a suggestive wink as Kaoru snickered into his hand.

"MOTHER, the twins are misbehaving" Tamaki whined.

"They didn't say anything bad. What are you thinking, Tamaki?" Kyouya retorted back.

"Yeah, you pervert" Kaoru added sending Tamaki sulking into a corner muttering about how 'Mother' had betrayed him and perverted twins corrupting his daughter.

Haruhi rolled her eyes at the exchange before saying "Can we go now? I kind of need to get home"

"Right!" Hikaru answered

"Let's go" Kaoru added and they left towards the twins limo.

Once they dropped her off with promises of calling her later and such, Haruhi hurried inside to change. When she got to her room, she saw a package with a note on top.

"Haruhi, I need you to dress like a girl for this venture so I left you this dress and shoes. Please, wear them for the shopping trip. Kyouya"

She sighed, she hated being dressed by any of the hosts, but if Kyouya picked it out she didn't think it could be to awful. She didn't even wonder how he got it in her room. She knew he had his ways and even if he didn't, her father would never say no to him and would have taken him into her room himself.

The dress was a light blue with a dark blue collar and Ribbon. It fell to just past her knees and had a square neck and regular t-shirt like sleeves. It was a casual dress and at least wasn't embarrassing to wear in public, unlike many of the things the twins tried to force her into. The shoes were simple black flats.

She smiled as she realized that Kyouya did at least pay attention to her comfort somewhat by giving her this simple dress and shoes as opposed to what he could have asked her to wear.

She knew that Kyouya would be there soon so she hurried and changed into the dress, putting the shoes on just as there was a knock on the door.

"Coming" she called, hurrying to open the door.

"Haruhi" Kyouya said, looking her up and down as she opened the door, "That dress suits you."

"Thank you, senpai" Haruhi replied, frowning but not really sure why.

"Are you ready?" Kyouya asked, already turning to leave, without waiting for an answer.

Haruhi didn't bother answering, just locked the door and followed Kyouya to his car, rolling her eyes as his driver opened the door for them. She climbed in, thanking the driver, knowing he was expected to do things like that.

"You're welcome, Fujioka-Sama" He replied before shutting the door and getting into the driver's seat.

"The mall" Kyouya told the driver who nodded before putting up the privacy glass.

"The mall?" Haruhi questioned, wondering why Kyouya would be shopping for his sister in the shopping mall.

"Not the mall you're thinking of, I'm sure" Kyouya replied, not bothering to look at her as he answered.

She sighed. Kyouya was not much for company. She found herself almost wishing for the twins or Tamaki. At least then she wouldn't be bored. She wasn't used to sitting still and doing nothing.

"I should have brought my homework" she muttered to herself, while looking out the window.

Kyouya heard her but chose not to say anything, wondering again why he had invited Haruhi along to help him.

"I definitely had a lapse in judgment" Kyouya thought to himself, shaking his head.

They stayed like that, each looking out their window, not speaking, wondering why they had agreed to this.

The car pulled up to the mall and the driver opened the door for both Haruhi and Kyouya. Haruhi politely thanked the man while fighting not to roll her eyes.

She then looked where they were and her eyes popped open. She was in front of the biggest mall she had ever seen. He hadn't known this place had existed before and was surprised none of the hosts had dragged her here before.

Kyouya saw the look on Haruhi's face and couldn't help but to chuckle. It was always amusing to see her face when something shocked her. She was always an open book on those occasions.

Haruhi heard the chuckle and quickly turned her face to his, glaring "What's so funny?"

"Nothing" Kyouya answered, quickly composing himself so that only the slight sparkle in his eye gave him away. Even he couldn't mask that.

Haruhi continued to glare but said nothing else to him and instead started towards the doors to the mall. "We better get started. I don't want to be here all night, Senpai." Haruhi called over her shoulder as she continued towards the doors.

Kyouya followed after her, laughter gone from his thoughts at her tone. "I'd think for a fifth of your debt being erased, I could have you for as long as I wanted" He remarked smartly at her back.

She froze at that for a second, long enough for Kyouya to catch up to her without having to hurry. "Don't worry Haruhi, I've given my word that once you help me find a present for my sister, I will take off a fifth of your debt. I won't go back on that"

"Just add it back for something else I do" Haruhi muttered to herself, while nodding in Kyouya's direction and continued into the mall, him right beside her.

Kyouya heard her but didn't say anything, knowing she was probably right.

"What does your sister like?" Haruhi asked, while looking around all she could see of the mall, in wonder.

"Hmm?" Kyouya asked, having been paying attention to her reaction to the inside of the mall instead of what was being said.

"Your sister, what does she like?" Haruhi asked again.

"I don't know"

"What do you mean you don't know? She's your sister" Haruhi asked, exasperated.

"I mean, I haven't a clue." Kyouya replied, slowly "That is why I asked for your assistance"

Haruhi muttered something about rich bastards before looking at Kyouya, who was smirking as usual, and saying "Let's start there" pointing at a jewelry store.

Kyouya nodded his agreement and followed Haruhi into the jewelry store. Haruhi held in her wonderment this time, being too annoyed at this near impossible task that was set before her.

She looked around the store, seeing things that had to be worth more than her life a couple hundred times over, before walking over to a case that held a simple charm bracelet with many different charms in the case beside it. That was the kind of jewelry that Haruhi liked. Simple and fun at the same time.

"What about something like that?" Haruhi asked Kyouya pointing to the bracelet.

"Hmm.. it's a little plain." He replied, not at all surprised that it was this that Haruhi picked over all of the gaudy, expensive pieces.

Haruhi was about to reply when a saleswoman came over saying "What wonderful taste your girlfriend has! Simple but elegant, if the right charms are picked."

Kyouya saw the denial about to come out of Haruhi's mouth so he quickly spoke "I agree, my friend does have quite unique tastes. I was planning on getting this for her and whatever charms she would like"

Haruhi's eyes opened wide, she turned to Kyouya and saw the smirk on his face. She groaned then, believing she found how he was going to add the fifth back on to her debt.

"Go on, Haruhi dear, pick out some charms" Kyouya said sweetly while smiling at the woman across the counter.

"It's really ok, Kyouya senpai. I don't need that bracelet. We're suppose to be shopping for your sister" Haruhi reminded him, ignoring the lady completly and desperately trying to get out of adding money to her debt.

"I insist." was all Kyouya said, leaving no room for argument.

Haruhi sighed, resignedly and looked into the case at all of the charms. She finally pointed to a piano charm and a charm with the drama faces painted on it beautifully.

"You can pick more than two, Haruhi" Kyouya said, with a smirk.

"That's alright, Senpai. I only need two."

Kyouya shrugged and walked to the cash register, paying for the bracelet, while smiling charmingly at the saleslady.

"I hope your friend is able to help you find what you're looking for" The lady said as she handed the bracelet to Kyouya.

"Thank you. I'm sure she will" Kyouya replied, still smiling as he turned to lead Haruhi out of the store.

As soon as they were out of earshot of the lady, Haruhi turned on him. "Why did you do that?" She demanded.

"Because she knew who I was and it was the only way to let her know, politely, that we were not dating. Plus, I couldn't bring a girl into a jewelry shop, where they know who my family is, have her see something she obviously wants and not buy it for her. It would be seen as rude" Kyouya said as if he thought it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"So this is going on to my debt I assume?" Haruhi replied, pointing at the bag Kyouya was still carrying.

"We'll see" Kyouya replied, still smirking as he handed the bag to her.

"Thank you, Senpai" She told him, taking the bracelet out of the bag. The saleslady had added the charms to the bracelet already so all she had to do was hook it onto her wrist. She struggled with putting it on with only one hand though.

Kyouya saw this and said "Here, let me"

Haruhi stopped struggling with it, shocked to hear him offer to help. She held her wrist out to him and let him help, knowing it would take forever for her to do it.

He gently took a hold of her wrist and quickly snapped the bracelet on.

"Thank you"

"You're welcome. Why the piano and the drama charm? You don't play and you don't like acting"

"They reminded me of Tamaki and the twins" Haruhi answered, simply, as if it should have been obvious.

"Oh. Why didn't you get one for all of the hosts then?" Kyouya asked, wondering if she liked one of those three and then wondering why he cared.

"Because I didn't see one for you three and I also didn't know if it was going to be added onto my debt"

"Hmm" Was his only response, as he was already lost in thought on why he was concerned with why Haruhi didn't pick out a charm for himself.

"Senpai?" Haruhi questioned.

Kyouya looked at her "What is it?"

"What about that" Haruhi asked, pointing at an sapphire vainity set. It contained a sapphire backed hairbrush, mirror, comb, hair picks, and makeup case. Again, simple but elegant. Kyouya liked it.

"That might work" He admitted to her, reluctantly. He went in and bought the set before continuing farther into the mall, Haruhi hurrying to keep up.

"I thought that was all you had to buy" Haruhi said, as she continued to have to hurry to keep up with his fast strides.

"I can't just give her one present, Haruhi" Kyouya replied, looking back at her as if she was crazy for thinking it was so simple.

Haruhi sighed and thought to herself "This is going to be a long day"

Alright everyone, I love the prequel. I love writing about Haruhi and Kyouya's relationship back when it first started but as you can see, they didn't start off close. In fact it seems Kyouya was embarrassed by the fact he needed Haruhi at all. We'll see how all of this plays out. Will the twins find out what Haruhi was really up too? How about Tamaki? How will they react if they do? Will Haruhi and Kyouya find the perfect gift? Will they actually talk to each other and stop living in their thoughts? Find out all of this in more in the up coming chapters. Chapter one of the Sequel will be up tomorrow, so stay turned for that as well. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and that you enjoyed this chapter. See you soon.