I'm sorry it took me a while to get this chapter going, but I wasn't at home for nearly a week and after I got back, I came down with a fever, no thanks to the ridiculously cold air-cond and the stupid heat which I was forced to go in again and again..
That lasted for..almost another week and it took me like..forever to get my brain straightened up again. But all in all, thanks for reading and reviewing the previous chapter, I re-read the whole review again because I was so lethargic and it kinda give me strength.
Enough of this silly chit-chat, do enjoy..
Yoshio almost screamed in anger when the videos taken from Renge don't give him the information he needed. Sure he'd seen clips where Kyouya's doing his work, getting harassed by Tamaki or silently threatening the Host Club and their antics, but none of them actually matter to him. Reaching for the final disc, Yoshio slips it in the player not even caring it's past dawn and he haven't slept a wink.
The scene shows the clubroom as usual except that Kaoru is jittering in his seat while everyone else is talking amongst themselves. He had half-expected that the young Hitachiin would move himself towards his brother but when the doors opened; he was surprised to see Kaoru's eyes lit up like the most magnificent chandelier and ran full force towards his son in a tackle hug.
"Alright Kaoru, that's enough hugging," Kyouya said. Yoshio watches intently as the students talk amongst themselves and is quite proud how Kyouya managed to send that teacher away, but when he heard the names of the girls Kyouya had mentioned, he raises a brow tentatively. He doesn't know who those girls are or how they know about the Rokurou siblings.
He was about to dub the video another useless thing when he finally sees the one thing he's been searching for all these times; their kiss. Somewhere inside, he felt as if a blade had pierced through his heart and a surge of anger and humiliation rages forward.
Kyouya and that Kaoru boy?! What do they think they're doing?! If the world knows about this folly, the Ootori name will fall! Yoshio thought angrily. He almost broke his calm demeanor by stomping towards Kyouya's room and roaring at him angrily, but then he realizes better and starts to formulate a plan to separate the two friends.
Ejecting the disc, Yoshio starts to go through Kyouya's plans for the day along with Kaoru's plans he hacked from his third son's database. He was somewhat stunned to see Kyouya's data so tightly secured that not even the most powerful virus can go through. This raises his suspicion more that his son and Kaoru share a relationship deeper than friends and partners.
None of you are hiding things from your father if you know what's good for you, he thought maliciously. The sun continues to rise and he could hear the servants getting up and ready to do their duties but he could care less for that. Right now he needs all the information he could get regarding the Hitachiin.
Typing on his laptop keys furiously, Yoshio does his best to break through Kyouya's firewalls but much to his chagrin, his efforts seem to be quite useless as all of Kyouya's data are still in tact and the firewall standing strong. With a tired sigh, he closes his laptop and leans back against his chair. There are other people more skilled than him when it comes to cracking codes, he might as well use that talent of theirs.
As he muses tiredly, a knock came to his door to which he answers with a tired but still firm 'come in'.
A butler half his age enters and bows respectively before speaking. "Sir, I have come to inform you that your meeting is scheduled to start very soon. The chauffer is ready to take you to your HQ and the chef has prepared your breakfast,"
Yoshio cracks an eye open and slowly nods his head in understanding. The butler bows again and heads out as Yoshio got up from his seat to stretch his stiff limbs after having to face the screen for so long. The powerful man then makes his way towards his bathroom when he sees the DVD laying on his desk, looking as if it's begging to take it along to work.
Not wanting to forget the disc later on, Yoshio takes it and places it into his bag along with his laptop and other belongings before stepping into the showers. I need to talk to a hacker once I'm done with my work later, he thought with a small growl.
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Hitachiin mansion;
Kaoru couldn't shake off the uneasy feeling he's been getting ever since he woke up earlier that morning. He couldn't concentrate on his work even when he confided in Kyouya and the older male is fussing over him even though he's trying not to show it. Even Hikaru's been watching him like a hawk despite Kaoru telling him that all is fine. Hikaru might now know it, but Kaoru couldn't exactly trust him right now after what he did.
"Oh stop fussing Hikaru, you're starting to be like mother when she was carrying Ageha that it's unnerving," Kaoru said when he's leaving to his studio. His twin brother behind him and spouting all sorts of nonsense to 'protect him from the evils of the world' and 'not wanting his baby brother hurt'.
"But you have a bad feeling! What am I supposed to do if something unimaginably horrible happens to you?" the elder twin shrieks out as he latches onto his brother's leg which effectively made Kaoru stumble and fall.
Mai who was behind them could only groan and huffs at her fiancé's childish antics. Without hesitation, she grabs Hikaru's collar and pulls him up from crushing Kaoru. "Will you please be your age for once? I don't want to babysit you for your entire life!" she shrieks.
Kaoru thanked her and hops into the waiting limo while Hikaru is squabbling with his fiancée. In the limo, Kaoru still couldn't shake off that uneasy feeling but thinking that it was just another one of his silly traits, he continues on with his day with a smile.
At the Suoh mansion, Tamaki and Haruhi seems to be in a very serious conversation after Haruhi's meeting with her old high school friends from St. Lobelia. Anne who's been watching from afar dare not disturb them knowing that her motherly instincts are telling her that if she does, she would probably make their problems worse.
"If what you say is true, then Ootori-san must've done something because I couldn't contact Kyouya at all yesterday," Tamaki says as Haruhi contemplates on her findings. "The main question is; why now of all times? And why is it so sudden?"
"I'm not sure, but something must've happened to make him curious in the first place. That kiss in the club room, it was just because Kaoru wanted to show Kyouya-senpai his thanks, right? But Ootori-san might be deciphering it in another way, a misunderstanding," Haruhi proposes her idea.
Tamaki seems to be taking it into consideration but his violet eyes show some uncertainties. "If that's true, then shouldn't Ootori-san understand enough? He should know what Kyouya did to get rid of Rokurou-sensei because he was the one planning the whole thing. That kiss of gratitude shouldn't bother him, it's not like those two go somewhere from there,"
Haruhi's mind seems to go at bullet speed when he said that. Ever since university times whenever they have semester breaks and hang out together, she always notices that Kyouya and Kaoru seem to hang out a lot. Even when it's not necessary, they'd hover over each other.
Sure Kaoru's still hanging out with Hikaru, but she could see the lingering gazes, the gentle touches, the giggles from Kaoru and chuckles from Kyouya, the protective aura emitting from Kyouya to Kaoru. It's all there, she's been staring at the answers all these times and she couldn't see them until now!
Stupid! Slow! How could I be so oblivious!? Why is it that I can't pick up something like this after all these years! She thought angrily. Tamaki grew worried when he sees his wife clenching her fists so tight all of a sudden to the point where her knuckles are white. Her eyes show sudden clarity, and Tamaki isn't sure if he wants to hear it.
"Haruhi? What's wrong?" the blonde asks as he rests a hand on her quivering shoulder. Her eyes which was zoning out now focuses on to him which made him jump back slightly. "Did you found out something?" he squeaks out timidly.
"I've been an idiot, Tamaki..." she said quietly, so quiet that Tamaki had to strain his ears to hear it. "I've been the biggest, most oblivious idiot in this world. After all these years, I couldn't see the bond created between them,"
Tamaki was rather surprised when she said that but he didn't say anything. He kept quiet knowing Haruhi is berating herself for something she should've seen ages ago. "I think something is between them, something deeper than friendship, something they hid for all these years," Haruhi chokes out as she felt her foolishness eating her away.
"So there is something..." Tamaki concluded. "You didn't know, Haruhi. None of us knew until this time. Those two hid their relationship well until Ootori-san notices it today. Something must've happened between Kyouya and his dad, that's why this is all so sudden,"
"But Kyouya-senpai is really good at masking his emotions and acting, how would his dad know about this?" Haruhi asks back, her heart racing when she suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to run over to the Ootori manor and scream at the Ootori head. "Either way, we have to stop whatever his planning is,"
Tamaki nods his head and got up to go to the limo. "I'm going to meet with Kyouya personally and ask him what's going on in his home, why his family's turning against him and why he didn't tell us about his relationship with Kaoru,"
With that said, he runs off to the limo as Haruhi and his mother watches from behind. Anne, who had heard everything, tries to comfort Haruhi as she continues to berate herself for being so oblivious to her surroundings. With a hopeful glance, the two women stare off the limo as it speeds towards the Ootori manor.
Meanwhile in Rena's and Airi's shared apartment, the former is staring off into her pendulum necklace as it swings about, listening to any signs of movement. Just like Reiko, she's been learning magic and curses ever since high school and managed to improve her level over all these years. Her magic is mostly centered on her crystal necklace which she uses to find people, objects and listen to her surroundings.
Concentrating on her centre point, Rena finally 'heard' the voice of the Earth as the pendulum swings about crazily. A grin crawls up on her face and the pendulum slowly stops swinging around. The pendulum is then tied around her neck as it was a necklace to begin with and she steps out of the pentagram circle.
"How intriguing..."
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"I have nothing to say, father. What you see is merely a misunderstanding. Kaoru merely expressed his gratitude to me," Kyouya says rigidly after his father barged in and started to question him like an interrogator.
"Expressing his gratitude you say?" Yoshio spites back venomously. "I've noticed that ever since that kiss, you and Kaoru-kun have been closer than before! Do you take me for a fool, Kyouya? I know you two are in love with each other!"
Kyouya minutely twitches at the roar but he held his ground. Never in his life would he think his father would catch on after all these years, he thought his and Kaoru's relationship are in the dark, that no one would be able to sniff it out. Clearly he was dead wrong.
Swallowing thickly, Kyouya responds back in the most serious tone knowing he'll be punished for it later on. "So what if we are?"
That does it; Yoshio slaps Kyouya down and confiscates his phone and laptop before leaving his son's office in a storm. The servants are powerless to do anything and sent Kyouya an apologizing look as they're not happy with the turn of events and that they're serving under his father.
Kyouya merely shook his head, indicating that he doesn't mind and that he'd find a way to stop his father from ruining his relationship with Kaoru. After the door's closed and locked, Kyouya knew he'd have to get out of his office through the window and climb down. Like a rogue, how unsettling...
With that set in mind, Kyouya removes his blazer and necktie leaving him only in his shirt and pants. Knowing something like this would happen eventually; he pulls out a drawer from his desk and draws out a long rope, long enough to tie it at the sill and still touching the ground from the fourth floor.
With a smile, Kyouya only thought of one thing before sliding down in between the large trees. You underestimate me, father.
In the Haninozuka mansion, Hunny, Mori and their wives are in shock when they found out that Kyouya's relationship was found out by his father via Reiko's crystal ball. "You meant to say that Kyou-chan and Kao-chan are discovered? This is bad!"
"It is, we have to inform the others about this," Reiko said as her face contorts in displeasure. She's not one to meddle in people's lives but she only does so when the time calls for it, and she especially hates it if other people pry into other's life without their consent. In this case, she could never forgive Yoshio even though she knew he's Kyouya's father.
Akira, who had been quiet this whole time managed to capture Mori's attention who then coaxes his shy wife to talking her mind on this matter. Her green eyes are cast down and she then looks up at him with the guiltiest expression which caught Hunny's and Reiko's attention too.
"Forgive me for not telling all of this earlier, but Mai and I knew of this relationship long before you do and we've trying in secret to make them stay together," she said as her eyes are casts downwards again. The other three seem to be in slight shock when she said this but none of them interferes her words.
"We knew ever since we're part of each of your family, and Mai has connections with Kyouya-san since he's her best customer, he's rather fond of Mai's computers after all," she continues as her eyes finally gain strength and she looks at them squarely in the eyes.
"This is why I say, we need to stop Ootori-san from meddling in our jobs. I will not allow someone of his standard get in the way of their relationship, Kyouya-san has improved his family name thanks to Kaoru-san, and we can't let all this crumble because of one man's foolishness!" she shrieks out angrily.
Hunny, Mori and Reiko are somewhat taken aback by her outburst but then they smile happily knowing that Akira wants to stop this as much as they do. The petite girl realizes what she had done and said and slumps back down completely embarrassed.
"We're glad that you want to stop Kyou-chan's dad. Let's go to Hika-chan's and Kao-chan's, I think they need to know this," Hunny said.
With that said the other three nods their heads and got ready knowing full well that Yoshio is on the move. To add time, Reiko pulls out her crystal ball and located Yoshio within seconds. She then concentrates on her center point before releasing a binding spell on the man to make him stop in his tracks until she releases him later on due to her energy being sapped away.
"Good job, Reiko-chan. Now we can get to the Hitachiin mansion easier without his movements," Hunny smiles out and pats her head. The young magician blushes slightly and nods her head as if thanking him for the compliment.
The four then rushes over to their destination, not knowing a stronger wizard is on the case as well.
I haven't gotten enough sleep because I was catching up to Bleach manga...
And this chapter is short two pages because I just can't go on... By the way, does any of you watch K? Awesome anime, I cried god knows how many times and waiting for the second season soon! Leave me some reviews this time will ya?
