Title: Unfortunate Predicaments
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Fandom: Ouran High School Host Club
Pairing: Haruhi/Kyouya
Rating: PG13, for slight language
Summary: Haruhi muses about life in the host club, unknowingly mustering her thoughts, loud enough for a certain shadow king to hear.
"You do want that, don't you?" the vice president finished, raising his eyebrow in anticipation.
You are in SO much trouble.
Oh zip it.
"Kyouya-senpai…" Haruhi started after a few seconds of thought, "don't you think interrogating me in matters of personal nature infringes upon my rights to privacy?"
Finally, I'm able to think of a somewhat decent reply, she thought with a tinge of relief.
You're saying that now, but he's going to come up with some kind of deranged way to get back at you, her subconscious retorted.
I don't even have the luxury to worry about my future now.
The megane-kun was slightly taken aback by her innocent inquiry. He had definitely not expected such a response from the demure, albeit blunt teenager. It should not have been so much of a surprise though.
The girl is a scholarship student after all, Kyouya mused. Plus, her late mother was a lawyer. Genes...
"Senpai?"
Jolting out of his reverie, the shadow king was about to reply Haruhi, but a sudden, high pitched squeal interrupted him. It took less than a second to realize where, or rather who the sound emanated from.
"Haru-chaaaan!"
The vertically challenged blonde instantaneously latched himself upon Haruhi's back, eliciting a small "umph" from her.
"Let's eat cake!" Honey-senpai started with enthusiasm dripping from his voice, his saccharine-induced smile somewhat infectious.
"Takashi bought my favorite today, strawberry and peach cheesecake! It's imported all the way from Switzerland, made with real Swiss cheese!"
Still trying to catch her breath, the brown haired cross dresser stuttered, "Honey-sempai… I'm rather-"
"Don't you want to eat cake with me? Have I been bad?"
As unexpected as his appearance, the loli-shota's facial features suddenly transformed from an overly zealous expression into becoming on the brink of tears. His large, marigold tinted orbs shone with tears yet to be shed. In addition, his lower lip quivered in such a way that would surely make his designations coo and get a hold of everything in their grasp to appease the irresistibly adorable young man.
One might consider that Honey-senpai probably spent quite a lot of time perfecting this countenance in front of a mirror, but we would never really know.
Although she should have been used to this kind of scenario after being in the Host club for quite some time, Haruhi easily conceded. She, like the other members of the Host club, remembered clearly how a sweet-deprived Honey could be fairly lethal to those around him.
No matter how many times she thought of it, the idea of the rabid senpai never ceased to terrify Haruhi. If she was not mistaken, the infamous bite scar still remained on Tamaki's arm. It was a living testimony of the reality that Honey-senpai had the innate ability to lose his cute and lovable persona and change into, excuse the language, a venomous monster from hell.
Without fail, the Haninozuka proceeded to drag the brown eyed scholarship student towards another part of the spacious room where the other tall and lanky senpai stood.
The Morinozuka was carrying an absolutely luscious cake topped with delectable slices of strawberries and peaches and a generous serving of cream. It seemed that even looking at the aforementioned pastry could make any individual gain calories. Yes, it was that sweet.
Kyouya stood there, almost gaping, because an Ootori never gapes openly, at what happened so abruptly in an expanse of a minute before his eyes. If he were to be ever so dramatic like his half French classmate, tumbleweed would have floated past. Of course, the dark haired sophomore was not a single bit common with Tamaki in that aspect. Being the cunning future businessman that he is, he merely stood back and shifted his glasses in the angle that made them opaque; unreadable.
A small but evident smirk graced his features as he saw Haruhi uncomfortably eat the cake that was forced upon her. It was quite obvious, in Kyouya's eyes that is, that a single slice of the scrumptious concoction was more than a week's worth of her lunch money.
His smirk widened somewhat as he noticed the brown eyed girl cast sidelong glances at him. It amused him even more when she became suspiciously overly attentive to a particular chocolate stain on the sleek mahogany table when she realized that he was looking at her, as well.
So that's how you want to play, eh, Haruhi-chan?
Haruhi let out the breath she didn't know she was holding as the day's host club session ended. One of the last few to leave, Honey-senpai exited the Third Music Room with promises of more sugary delights of epic proportions, Mori-senpai in tow.
The twins and Tamaki had left earlier, the trio deep in conversation about next week's visit to the commoner fast food centre. It was one of the few things that they had a common interest in, and as long as their plans didn't involve her in any way, Haruhi did not really care.
Letting out a sigh, Haruhi carried her own bag and was ready to exit the room when the dark haired Vice President called her.
"Haruhi, I know that I was the rich bastard you referred to this afternoon."
Haruhi froze at the sound of his words, still facing the door. Shock was coursing through her veins. She had not noticed that Kyouya was still in the room, still typing away on his laptop, an unreadable expression in his dark eyes
Nor did she really notice him get up and walk towards her.
"Well, I wasn't completely certain," Kyouya drawled. Even when she wasn't facing him, Haruhi could sense that he was smirking as he spoke.
"I didn't have concrete evidence, but your stunned silence simply confirms my suspicion."
Wrapping his hands delicately around her small waist, he whispered into her ear sultrily, "Now that we've got that out of the way, the question is... What are we going to do about it?"
TBC
Chapter End Notes:
Cliffhanger! Hehehe. How do you feel about the growing tension between our two lead characters? Lemme know in the comments!