"Kyou! Come on, we'll be late." Marie called out, hand on her hip as she double checked her picnic list.
"Have I ever told you, darling, that you look delectable in purple?" Kyouya whispered as he wrapped his arms around her waist, the baby bump already forming.
It was a beautiful April day, the sun shining, the birds singing, and the Host Club planning on meeting up for an Easter picnic. Haruhi was about 7 months pregnant and she and Marie decided that they would discuss baby names that afternoon as the men played around (minus Kyouya).
"I believe you just did. Now get in the car. I want to beat the Twins this time."
Kyouya laughed at his wife's competitive spirit as he started the car and drove off. As they arrived closer to the park, Kyouya heard Marie give out a light sigh. Looking over, he saw a content smile on her rosy lips. Taking her hand, Kyouya kissed each of her knuckles before addressing her.
"And what are you so happy about?"
"It's beautiful. The flowers, the sunbeams, the light that filters through the leaves of the trees. All of it is perfect."
"As are you, love."
Marie simply smiled at Kyouya as he parked the car and grabbed the picnic basket. Tamaki, Haruhi, Mori and Honey were already there, but the Twins were last. Marie was ecstatic.
"HA! We beat you! Now pay up!"
"No."
"Come on, Marie. That's not fair. Kyouya drives like a maniac."
"I do not!"
"Darling. You can. Haruhi told me about your freak driving while you were trying to find me."
"That was a one time thing!" he exclaimed, before softening up. "I thought I'd lost you, Marie."
"I know, Kyouya. But that's in the past now all right? Nothing is going to happen to me. Not with Yuichi behind bars."
"Who's up for water balloon fights?" Tamaki called, disrupting the suddenly somber attitude.
As the day wore on, there many laughs and drenched clothes (all at Kyouya's expense). Haruhi decided that if she had a son she would name it Akira and if the baby were a girl, she would name it Chinatsu. After parting ways until the next meeting, none of them knew of the dangers that the night could hold.
-At the Ootori Residence-
In the shadows of the Ootori house, a man sat in the main bedroom, waiting for the couple to return. His dark hair hid his eyes, but if one could see them, they would see a malevolent glint within his black orbs. He was bitter, but then again, prison makes you that way; bitter and vengeful. And he would get his revenge very soon.
-With Marie and Kyouya-
When the couple arrived back at their house, Marie was half asleep. Slowly, Kyouya led her to the front door and up the stairs to their bedroom. He failed to notice the eyes that followed him in the darkness of his own home as he exited the room, Marie lying peacefully on the bed. It wasn't until he returned two minutes later that he saw the strange man holding his wife hostage.
"Who are you?"
"Why, Kyouya, you don't remember me?"
The voice was gravelly, rough, and lacking the eloquence it once held, but there was no mistaking that it was in fact Yuichi's voice. His hair was scraggly, greasy and unkempt. He had a beard now and his eyes held a wield fierceness along with the madness that lurked deep within those pitch black orbs. One arm was slung around Marie's throat as the other held a knife to her stomach. Kyouya's heart skipped a beat but he kept up a cool façade.
"Yuichi. Let her go."
"Can't. You won't listen to me without her. And your children?"
Kyouya paled at his words. Yuichi chuckled.
"Oh yes. I know all about your twins."
"Kyouya." Marie whimpered, causing Yuichi's grip around her throat to tighten.
"Shut up, bitch. I wouldn't have gone to jail if you hadn't have shown up so just do what I say."
"Yuichi. You don't want to do this."
"Oh, I think I do."
Marie stared at her husband, eyes wide and pleading. Kyouya knew what she was thinking: "Save our children".
"Yuichi. It's me you want. Not Marie and not our children. Do you want revenge? Then kill me. I won't move."
Yuichi hesitated, unsure about whether to take Kyouya up on his offer or not. In that split second's hesitation, Aaron appeared in the doorway. Yuichi moved to, either to kill Marie or release her, and in that moment a shot rang out and Yuichi fell. Kyouya raced over to Marie and cradled her body to his, whispering soothing words in her ear. It was over. Any panic that the couple had held about Yuichi being a threat had vanished with his death.
KRRR: Hey. I had planned on releasing this chapter sooner but was having a really hard time, both with how this chapter would develop and my own personal life. Thanks to everyone who reads/ reviews/ adds this story to their alerts and favorites. It's you guys that keep me running and writing.
