He stood at the front gate of the school entrance waiting for Tamaki to get out of class. While waiting, he began to think about what this voice said to him earlier. He wondered if that voice was right about Tamaki being another mistake in his life like the others. His mind told him to look at the logic and reality but his heart said otherwise. He knew about his past relations with his 'friends' but, he felt so different around the caring cheerful blonde head. He felt the aura of trust and loyalty around Tamaki, so it made the situation difficult to think about. He could feel his heart beat rapidly at the sight of him. He felt himself at war, trying to figure out what to do. What side to choose? It seemed like he spent too much time thinking about his decision, he saw Tamaki at his side sucking in a huge amount of air while holding his knees.
"Sorry... am I late?" Kyouya took out a bottle of water from his bag and handed it to Tamaki. He laughed a bit at the sight of him gulping down the cool water with greed. He gave a small smile and at that time, the car drove up to them. "No. You're on time. Get in." They both sat on the side of the window as the car left the area. It was quiet during the drive. They tried to think of a topic but none came to mind, so they stood quiet feeling that if one spoke, it would be an embarrassing conversation. After 30 minutes of silence, they arrived at the mansion. Kyouya's maid stood at the front door waiting to greet her master. Taking each of their belongings, she spoke to Kyouya. "Welcome Kyouya-sama, will your friend be joining for dinner?" Kyouya gave a simple nod and walked passed her to his room with Tamaki.
Tamaki entered Kyouya's room. He saw the curtains were down blocking the bright sun from shining in this pitch black room, he also noticed that the room contained no pictures anywhere. He walked around hoping he would see at least one photo of his family hanging somewhere but, he was granted with nothing but the painted wall. Tamaki wondered why Kyouya did not hang any family picture when he saw plenty in the hall. He turned to ask Kyouya. "Hey Kyouya, why aren't there any photos of your family?" Kyouya turned to look at Tamaki right after he set his school uniform jacket on the computer desk chair, he looked around and gave Tamaki a shrug. "I don't like hanging anything on the wall plus I like having a simple wall. Not really the fancy type. Why do you ask?" "Oh, well I just thought it would be nice to see old memories of your family, like a family vacation." Kyouya shook his head. " We rarely go on vacation together. It's usually for business but if we do, we usually take one photo. Nothing more" He faced away from Tamaki to hide his pained expression. Talking about his family was never a subject he liked to relive.
"What about you? Do you go on vacation with your family?" He flinched at the way his voice sounded, shaken.
At the mention of his family, Tamaki lowered his head. Hearing nothing from his friend, he turned around slowly."Tamaki?" Kyouya spoke quietly. He grew uncomfortable of the silent and looked down sadly speaking in a quiet voice. "Tamaki...I'm sorry if I asked such a personal question. You don't have to answer if you don't want to, just...please say something, anything. I didn't mean to make you recall some unpleasant thought."
Kyouya watched in hopes he would get a reaction from the blonde. He stood patiently waiting for his usual blonde friend to look up and smile; the same smile he always gave when they were together. Sadly, his hope died down when Tamaki still had his head low. He tried to speak again when he finally heard his friend's voice. "No, it's...I don't really...get the chance...to be together with my family. Since, my mother doesn't live close to me, I don't even know how she is since the last time I saw her as a kid and my father is too busy with work." He walked towards Tamaki and placed his hand on his shoulder. Tamaki moved his head slightly to look at the hand before looking at Kyouya with a sad smile. Kyouya smiled back lightly before hugging his friend. "Please forgive me, I didn't mean for you to think about such thoughts. I should have never asked in the first place." He tried to hold in his quivering voice when he spoke but Tamaki noticed the tone and returned the hug. He squeezed very tightly with his eyes closed taking in this moment with his dark haired friend before pulling back. "Don't apologize, you didn't know" Kyouya looked into Tamaki's eyes and both boys stood still looking at each other.
As time went by, Tamaki began realizing how much more Kyouya meant to him than just a friend. He began to notice his sweet brownish-grey eyes when they looked at him. The smile so bright when he stood by his side. The sweet tone of his voice when he spoke out of those rosy pink lips. But most of all, the change in his expression whenever he came around. It's the only look Kyouya gives that make him feel all warm inside; to be with him at all times like a treasure...that's not meant to be taken away.
Without realizing what he did next, Tamaki kissed Kyouya.