Down the velvety red staircase, a couple made their entrance into the decadent ballroom. The incredibly high ceiling stretched on forever, walls lined in elegantly curved pillars of white marble. Everywhere, bright flashes of light glinted off of sophisticated women's necks, champagne glasses, the highly polished floor... Everything was superb, planned and worth a damn fortune.
The man looked impeccable in a dark suit, his hair perfectly tousled and face composed as he bent over to take the hand of his date. She caught and held every eye in the room, her dress lustrous and rich against the pale perfection of her skin. A man announced their names to all as they reached the bottom, and they were soon immersed in the swirling crowd, passed between group to group, chatting casually and smiling as necessary.
After they had made their rounds, he took her hand and sent them both swirling elegantly onto the dance floor, his hand pressing against the small of her back and his grip tight on her own small hand. The grin he sent her, all dazzling white, perfectly straight teeth against flushed pink lips would have sent any other girl into palpations, but it was noted that Haruhi wasn't completely unaffected. She liked to see him smile, so, smiling back slowly I return, she couldn't be blamed for accepting the kiss that followed.
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The boys had seen it, and it was an understatement to say they were beyond anger.
Tamaki was blue and swooning "She-she kissed him. She really kissed him… and after we had already-,"
"DON'T!... finish that sentence… Please." Kaoru clutched at his stomach, mouth slack.
"Oh my god… no..." Hikaru looked so heartbroken, both boys turned to stare at him.
Long silence… "Don't tell me…" Tamaki choked.
"Oh my god, not you tooo!" Kaoru wailed, running for the banister, where he promptly fell, hitting his head on the marble railing. "Ouch, god damnit! This can't be happening."
"I'll kill him!" Tamaki snarled, "I trusted him, how could he do this to me?"
"Hell, at least you got your chance with her. I can't say I blame him... I mean, I had to watch from the sidelines, pretending I didn't like her… and so did he. Don't we all deserve a chance?" Hikaru paused, staring off into space, fully expecting his brother to pop to his side and finish his thought.
Never to be disappointed… "He's right! Tamaki, you got your chance, Kyouya's having his, and now it's our turn! We deserve the chance to make Haruhi love us!"
"I forbid it!" Tamaki shouted. "I'll kill you if you lay a hand on my daughter!"
"Man, you really need to cut that out. Now it's just creepy." Hikaru smirked.
"In any case it's settled. We have our chance next." Kaoru seemed pleased.
"Um, you mean I have my chance first... then you." Hikaru retorted.
Kaoru gasped, "How dare you! It's my right!"
And with that they descended upon each other like vicious wolves, leaving Tamaki to stare blankly at the dancing pair. "We have to make sure we even have a chance…"
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"Lets talk in private." He whispered into my ear, sending a flutter through my heart. I was led along by his hand to a balcony overlooking the incredible city, thousands of tiny lights scattered about silencing me completely. "It's not nearly as beautiful as you, you know."
He swept me back into his arms and led a slow dance to the muted symphony coming from inside, his hand pressing me tight against the contours of his chest, the hardness of his arms, the warmth of his stomach… I leaned my head against his chest, breathing in the exquisite scent that was Kyouya for a few minutes before looking back into his deep purple eyes. "Tell me the real reason why you brought me here. I'm still so confused…"
"Does that mean you'd rather be elsewhere?" he searched my face and was surprised by the intensity of the feeling inside of me to see the sadness beneath his expression.
"I didn't say that…" I whispered, delighted to feel the rumbling chuckle spread from his chest all the way to the tips of my toes.
"Haruhi," he put a finger under my chin and tilted my face up to his, his expression completely open. I couldn't help thinking this was so unlike him… but also so natural. "I brought you here… to tell you I love you."
I stared, my mind spinning in a loop. What, now?
He took in every change in my expression. "Stop, don't think. Please, just give me this night to show you how much you mean to me. Haruhi, you have no idea how completely you have possessed me! From the start, I saw who you were, knew what you could handle, saw your commitment, and it stunned me very time I looked at you. At first, I couldn't believe it, why you would let us use you so, try and change you.. All of those riches offered to you, all of those luxuries only we could give… Yet you were content to simply go to a beach, study in the library, eat simple food. You never changed, you never gave in… and that's why I love you as much as I do."
There were no more words to be said. He leaned down, our faces inches apart, and gazed into my eyes. It seemed as simple as breathing to close the small space between us and kiss him with everything I had in me.
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"Okay, that should do. Time to detain Kyouya." Honey spoke quietly to Mori, who grunted in assent.
"Honey… There's something else."
"What is it, Mori?"
"I want my chance next."
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Uh, WHAT!?!?
