Chapter 2

Kyoya had just left, having spent the day with Haruhi. She stood at the door with a smile on her face from his quick yet passionate goodbye kiss. Still smiling, she turned to the living room to sit on the couch, thinking. Today was the day that she and Kyoya would tell his father about their relationship, and she was worried. She knew that his father would disapprove of her being a commoner, and therefore would not want his son dating her. His dislike would be furthured due to the fact that she had spoken against him in public. Though she hoped for a relatively okay outcome, she would not delude herself into believing it to happen.

She broke out of her thoughts when she glimpsed a shingy black object by the arm of the couch. She reached over and grabbed it to find it was Kyoya's phone. He had earlier turned it off to halt Tamaki's endless stream of messages and calls. Rather than returning it to his pocket, he had simply tossed it on the couch so he could return to his make out session with Haruhi. Distracted by the feel of each others lips, they had both forgotten about it. She slipped it into her pocket and left the apartment so she could return it to Kyoya. He did not live near Haruhi, but she knew a shortcut to his general neighborhood, and soon found herself at the gates of the Ootori estate. She was let in by a servant who recognized her as Kyoya's girlfriend.

Making her way up the steps to the doors, she opened them and entered to find a strange girl in Kyoya's arms. Who happened to be kissing him. Haruhi gave him the benefit of the doubt. She knew that Kyoya loved her, and that he wouldn't cheat on her. She also understood that many girls found him attractive, and several had made a move on him while they were out on a date. After a few seconds, Kyoya was still kissing the girl. About ten seconds later, Haruhi cleared her throat. He dropped the other girl rather rudely, turning to Haruhi with a smile.

Haruhi's throat was closing up, and he felt her tears welling up in her eyes. She steeled herself, reaching into her pocket and holding out his phone. As he took the phone, Kyoya's smile dropped as he realized that Haruhi had arrived in time to see Aturi kissing him. He felt his heart twist as he saw the familiar shine of tears in her big brown doe eyes. He opened his mouth to speak, but she had turned and left before he could get any words out. He had been so shocked at the feel of Aturi's mouth on his that he had frozen. Normally he reacted more quickly to things like this, but he had been shocked at his fathers news. Her sudden kiss had also surprised him, and the fact that it would be rude to drop her caused what should have been an immediate reaction to be delayed much to long. At the sound of his Shadow Queen's throat clearing, he had dropped the Aturi, mindless of the fact that it was rude.

"I'm sorry, Father. I cannot marry Miss. Feneyoka. Excuse me, but I have to go," said Kyoya. He turned and desperatel ran after Haruhi. He caught up to her just as she on the street.

"Haruhi!" he shouted. "Wait! Let me explain!" She stopped and turned, and Kyoya's heart twisted painfully at the tears glistening in her eyes.

"Explain then," she said shortly. She was being kind, giving him a chance to explain rather than taking time to cool off.

"I got home to my father waiting for me. That girl was Aturi Feneyoka, and my father arranged a marriage with her. Just as you came in, she jumped at me, and I automatically caught her. I was surprised by my father's news, and then she kissed me, which surprised me even more," he began. Haruhi, who had formerly been looking at him harshly, softened. She opened her mouth the speak. The two had been so intent on each other that neither noticed a black limousine coming up. Haruhi was a couple of feet into the road, enough that the black vehicle could hit her. Kyoya's eyes widened and he surged forwards, hoping to grab her out of the way.

"HARUHI!" he nearly screamed. She turned, just in time for the car to smash into her with a sickening thud. It swerved away from her broken body. To the driver's credit, they stopped and got out, but were halted in their attempt to get closer to the girl they had just hit by the Shadow King's death glare. Kyoya rushed to examine her, to see the extent of her injuries. He could feel tears welling up in his throat, desperate worry nearly rendering his mind useless. His father came out, but he was mindless to everything except his Shadow Queen, lying broken in his arms.

A/N: I know. Another cliffhanger, but I couldn't resist. Please review!
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