Note: This was inspired by the U2 song "With or Without You"
Kyouya could barely remember the last time he'd truly cried. He'd been just a child then, just a small, lost child and no one had comforted him then either.
Now, standing by the doorway to the Third Music Room with four of his fellow hosts, he too stunned to even feel the prickling behind his eyes. They'd come looking for Tamaki and Haruhi and they'd found the two, alone, in the large, empty room. She was still in his arms even though they'd pulled their lips apart the moment they'd heard the door open. The twins were smirking as if to say "finally!" and Hunny was making happy, chirping noises that might have been laughter, and Mori was smiling his slight smile. Kyouya, however, stood stock still, his mouth slightly open and his eyes wide. It wasn't until he saw Tamaki's sheepish smiled fall into a look of concern that he became aware enough to feel the tears sliding down his checks.
"Are you Okay, Kyouya?" Tamaki asked, releasing Haruhi and taking a few uncertain steps towards his fellow hosts.
Kyouya didn't know what to do - or even what he wanted to do. He didn't know if he wanted to say "yes" and smile and push up his glasses or if he wanted to scream "no!" and tell Tamaki how he felt or if he wanted to turn and walk out of the host club forever or if he wanted to scream at Tamaki for betraying him and hit him across the face or if he wanted to just stand there frozen forever and never face the world again.
"Kyouya?" All the hosts were looking at him now and Haruhi was following Tamaki towards him.
Kyouya raised a hand to his face, pushing up his glasses and brushing the tears away in the same, fluid movement. He then smiled ever so slightly at Tamaki and Haruhi.
"Something in my eye," he said with a shrug. "You do know that we've got a ballroom full of people we're supposed to be hosting right now, don't you?" he asked returning to his usual business-like self.
"Yeah, come on Tama-chan," chirped Hunny. "We were looking and looking and looking for you."
"Right, of course," said Tamaki who was clearly flustered. He brushed his hair out of his eyes. "After you," he said, gesturing Haruhi out of the door.
She smiled and followed the twins and the miss-matched set that was Hunny and Mori out of the room. Once the others had gone, Tamaki's smiled dropped away as did what remained of Kyouya's.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Tamakiasked as he covered the remaining space that separated them.
"I'll be fine once you're down there hosting like you should have been doing ten minute ago," he replied coldly.
Tamaki stared at his feet for a moment before raising his eyes to his friend's face.
"It was just a kiss," he said quietly.
"And I care because...?" asked Kyouyawith icy razors in his voice as he turned to go.
Tamaki stared at Kyouya's back with hurt eyes as his dark-haired friend strode from the Third Music Room.
"Come on, it's you people are waiting for," Kyouya called without looking back.
I've already writen the whole story, so I'll get the new chapters up as soon as I can proofread them, so if you liked it you won't have to wait too long.