So, after all of Tamaki's "persuading", it came as no surprise when Kyoya started to evaluate his feelings for the blond.

He stepped out of the steamy room and into his bedroom with thoughts swirling like crazy in his mind. He tried to organize them like he was used to, but failed to do so. As he turned on the lights in the room, he blamed the heat from the shower for his muddled thoughts. After a pause, he decided he also blamed Tamaki and his anger.

After the dangerous incident that Haruhi had placed herself in, Tamaki had been nothing short of insufferable. He became even more so after the silent but furious feud the two had over dinner. Of course, Tamaki found it necessary to rant about it to Kyoya as the dark-haired boy was always willing to listen. As Tamaki threw his tantrum, Kyoya couldn't help but notice examples were Tamaki seemed to state his love for Haruhi. At those moments, he smiled and that not only confused the idiotic blond but also threw him into another rant which included Kyoya's cruelness yet always ended up with what Haruhi had done.

When Tamaki finally exhausted himself, he was leaning against Kyoya, the two of them on his bed lounged relaxingly. He closed his eyes and let out a large breath. Then, Kyoya glad that it was finally over, stiffened and prepared to leave, but Tamaki sat up and pressed his lips lightly underneath the metal frame of Kyoya's glasses. It was different from his usual greeting kisses he gave and for the first time since Tamaki declared his love, Kyoya didn't push Tamaki aside.

"Thank you for listening," he said, not daring to look through the glass at the other boy's eyes.

Kyoya sat there for a moment longer, but after seeing that Tamaki didn't intend to stall him any longer, he got up and left the room without a word.

Then he found himself in his own room, having just finished a show, and still dwelling messily on the past few hours. Feeling like it was too much to take standing, he sunk into a chair and covered his damp hair with a towel.

While he dried off, he questioned himself. He felt bad about leaving Tamaki in such a manner because it was rude and impolite. His thoughts paused. He knew exactly what he was going to think next, but he didn't want to think it. If he did, then he was afraid it would lead to too many complicated situations. However, his mind wasn't cooperating with his brain. Not only did the thought appear, it also came through his mouth. "I wanted more?" he whispered.

He stood up suddenly, ready to go into the stages of denial, when his door burst open suddenly and a girl ran straight to the open bathroom. She was followed by four boys who seemed to be stuck between humor and confusion. However, after noticing Kyoya, their emotions had no more conflicts and all agreed upon fear. Thus, after four simultaneous frightened looks, the boys fled.

Kyoya sighed, slightly amused, and picked up the towel that fell on the floor when he stood. Then he draped it around his neck and walked over to one of the windows. While he waited for the retching to end, he came up with a conclusion to the problems. He would make Tamaki realize his feelings for Haruhi or he would take the girl for himself. He grinned demonically as the brown-haired girl stepped out looking rather relieved. As he twisted open a water bottle, he thought to himself, Won't this be a fun game?

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A/N: In case you haven't noticed yet, this is following the anime plot, not the manga plot. That means that if/when it gets to past Ep. 26, it'll be looser...not that it isn't already. Also, thanks to Nkitty29, you see a little more of what Kyoya thinks. Hopefully, at least, this is what she meant by development/Kyoya's side.