That's right folks nothing but fluffifity- fluffed- fluffy-fluff from in this chapter! I wanted to do something fun so~ I decided it's time to do some funny times w the host club! But believe me there will still be drama and feels and boy does this chapter got it. With that said~
Enjoy the fluff.
Last chapter Kyoya decides to lend a man unwanted hand to Ciel just to ensure his coming to his dinner party on behalf of his father's wishes. By doing so he ends up getting ditched by the boy. Unbeknownst to him Ciel had plans of his own snuffing out a drug dealer aka a rat. However things don't go to plan and instead of being rescued by a certain clad butler its Kyoya who comes to Ciel's rescue- despite what the boy did to him. However, Kyoya doesn't let Ciel off easy without having a little talk- but by the end of it all, it is admitted. Kyoya would like to have Ciel on the host club.
Sebastian officially becomes a teacher at Ouran academy. And confronts with William Spears regarding an incident between Grell and him, and also discussing the relationship between Sebastian and Ciel. What could the severity of Ciel's future be?
Tamaki, Honey, and Mori built a snowman.
(I'm trying not to make these things too long.)
The twins cried on the floor from laughter. Not just their ordinary overly dramatic, mocking-in-a-way, douche-y laughter they usually did to piss someone off. It was the gut-splitting, hunched over, fall, and die laughter that inevitably still pissed Kyoya off even more.
"I-I-I-I-I c-can't believe it!"
"B-B-Boss! Boss! C-Can you even speak!?"
Tamaki looked as if his soul had been ripped out of him.
Kyoya sizzled so hot on top of his head that steam could be seen.
"Why didn't you guys just tell us you two were in the closet?" Honey asked with the stupidest grin ever.
Days Earlier
Tamaki, Hikaru, and Kaoru ate their dinner over Skype with Tamaki like they always did every now and again. Tamaki has finally gotten to them about the whole ramen obsession and they've come to realize that the stuff wasn't too bad- but they preferred the shrimp flavored. So there they all slurped away and said in between,
"I think having Ciel in the club is a new game changer." *slurp. Hikaru said.
"Ciel's a new game changer?" Tamaki said, trying the words out on his own tongue, "What do you mean?"
"Well- I've just never seen so much rivalry." Hikaru added with a sly grin.
"Rivalry?" Tamaki said as if learning a new word.
"Honey seems on edge to be so cute that it's almost overly cute and off putting." Kaoru said recalling the number of times Honey asked him if he was cute. He felt like if he didn't say yes the smaller teen would go full ninja on him.
"It was bad enough for Kyoya to have to compete with Haruhi, but now he has to compete with Ciel, *poor guy." Hikaru added with a secret smirk.
Tamaki choked on his ramen, and then replied angrily, "What are you saying? Kyoya's not competing with anybody!"
"Are you kidding or just plain oblivious?"
"Wait- are you guys still on about-"
"Kyoya's sexual orientation?- yes." Kaoru finished slurping some more ramen.
"Listen- I know this must come as a surprise to you- but Kyoya's gay. Why do you think he doesn't even attempt to flirt with Haruhi?" Hikaru argued.
"I don't know- it's not like Kyoya to go out of his way for someone in that way."
"You mean for some girl." Hikaru corrected.
"I could be wrong but Kyoya has been going out of his way for you since you two first met." Kaoru added with an evil grin.
The statement caused Tamaki to flare up and choke on his ramen!
"How dare you two! Speaking of Kyoya like this!"
"Hey, we're just trying to get you to accept who Kyoya is because there is a bigger problem."
"What PROBLEM CAN BE BIGGER THAN YOU TWO HOLDING FALSE RUMORS AGAINST MY BEST FRIEND!"
"Well one- we think you're best friend might murder Ciel- just a hunch.
"What!?"
"Like I said," Hikaru shrugged nonchalantly, "Ciel's his new rival- I don't think he's gonna let him have you."
"I mean just look at the way Kyoya glares at Ciel during club like he's some dirty dog."
"Glares!?-"
"It's only a matter of time before Kyoya acts on these pent up emotions which means either two things will happen." Kaoru said.
"What two things!?"
"One, he'll kill Ciel." Kaoru said.
"Or two, he'll confront you about his true feelings." Hikaru said.
"C-C-C-C-C" Tamakis body froze over with a blizzard of goosebumps.
"The latter will most likely happen which means you'll have to let him down easy, boss."
"Let him down?-"
"Unless you do love Kyoya!"
"WWWWHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAT!?" Tamaki started spazzing out all over the screen.
"Where do you two even COME UP WITH THESE HORRIBLE, indecent, PERVERTED THINGs!?"
"I only know what I see." They both said.
Tamaki fainted leaving the twins to laugh and said mischievously in secret,
"With mommy and daddy out of the way that leaves Haruhi all to us."
Fuyumi watched her little brother scan over, and over, and over, and over that plain black note book of his at least a thousand times checking off what she could only imagine was the checklist for tonight's dinner party. She couldn't grasp at first as to why Kyoya was being all of a sudden so meticulous. It was just a small gathering really. Kyoya's friends, the family- the only reason this party was going on was because of Kyoya's new friend.
Oh wait... She thought. Kyoya has a new friend.
She had almost forgotten how her little brother acted when their father asked him to befriend the boy. He had acted bitter but compliant. She could never understand why Kyoya is never just honest with their father. Even so, the tides have certainly changed from that night to this one.
Kyoya was aggravated, painstakingly looking things over, and now- here he was caring about what to wear.
She watched him switch back and forth from shirt to shirt to decide which to wear.
Fuyumi has only seen her brother act like this once before...
And that was when he befriended his handsome, kind, and esteemed friend Tamaki- whom she always hoped they would end up falling in love.
God forbid she tell her brother that though! She knows how much he hates it when Akito brings up his sexual orientation- but a little inside muse on the side won't hurt anyone.
Ooo! She was so excited to meet this Ciel character! She wondered what he would look like.
He was bound to be handsome she knew that much! Kyoya has a habit of only involving himself with attractive friends. But he was thirteen right? Maybe he's a maturer thirteen year old- and isn't he British? Ooo! What could he look like!? What will he be like? He skipped all the grades to Kyoya's right? So that must mean he's a genius- just like her Kyoya- and so like her Kyoya to befriend someone on the same intellectual level.
Well whatever he may act or look like it must be of some impressive feat judging by how Kyoya was having the hardest time picking a shirt! Of all things! Her brother had a good eye for fashion and it didn't take him long to know exactly what he wanted to wear- which means...
This Ciel kid has him in a rut. A smitten rut hopefully!
"Kyoya?" She said to her brother who was staring in the mirror.
...
"Kyoya, where's Tamaki?"
...
"Kyoya?"
...
"Kyoya!"
Her brother slightly jumped then turned to look back at her. She smirked. He was debating between a gray cardigan coat or black one.
"Yes, Fuyumi?" Kyoya asked tonelessly.
"You're taking a long time- the dinner is soon. Do you need some help?"
Kyoya sighed and pulled the black one closer,
"No I have it, plus I don't think we have enough time for you to ransack my drawers."
Fuyumi laughed fondly.
"You look handsome, where's Tamaki?"
"He's waiting for the others to come."
"Oh- so when will your new friend show up?"
"How should I know?" Kyoya said, disinterested.
She snickered slightly.
"Well I just needed to let you know that dad and Yuuichi may run a little behind. There's a lot going on at the hospital today."
"Okay..." Kyoya said buttoning his clothes together.
He wore silver slacks, a white button up not completely button all the way, with that black form fitting double-rowed button cardigan.
Tamaki Suoh stood at the Ootori's entrance and saw how two black cars pulled up. The first one revealed Honey-Senpai and Mori-senpai dressed gorgeously- but not overly gorgeous! As this party was semi-casual!
Tamaki bowed welcoming them,
"Welcome to the Ootori home- tonight! We have a special treat!-"
"Thank God!"
"We're starving!"
Tamaki felt his heart stop beating as he fell over, face first into the snow.
He knew those two voices- which meant!..
"Hey boss!" The Hitachiin twins said in unison greeting their king with their wide grins.
"W-WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE!?" Tamaki hollered looking at the second black car thinking a Ciel should be there instead of these two.
"As if we were going to miss this." Hikaru said, sassy as always.
"Plus our flight got cancelled due to bad weather." Kaoru added. The twins then proceeded to say hello to Honey and Mori.
"W-wait," Tamaki said somewhat enthusiastically, "If you two are here then that means my darling Haruhi is-"
"Don't be stupid, boss." Hikaru said killing Tamakis hopes, "Just because we're here doesn't mean she is. She's with her dad remember."
"Haruhi's doesn't have to be in every episode (chapter). She deserves a break every once in a while." Kaoru added.
"Hikaru, Kaoru- this is a surprise." Kyoya said at the doorway. In his mind he was already fuming because now he had to rearrange the seating chart and plates.
"I hope you don't mind, Kyoya." Hikaru said trying to win Kyoya over with his smile.
"It can't be helped." Kyoya sighed and he looked out to see if any other cars were arriving. He wondered when Ciel would show.
The gang moved inside into the living area where Fuyumi joined them and they all sat down with a cup of tea and some small snacks.
"Oh my god guys you won't believe what Kaoru and I discovered in our absence." Hikaru said with a mischievous grin. The teen then pulled out of his hoodie revealing magazines with CIEL ON THE COVER.
"What is this!?" Honey exclaimed snatching some up and looking at them closely.
"They're Ciel! The kids actually a model! Can you believe it!"
"That explains so much about him," Tamaki said idly in a thought bubble. 'Ciel does have that distant stare like a model, and the way he holds himself- not to mention how he rarely smiles..."
"We found out because our mom was talking about how a competitor of hers by the name Nina Hopkins has been issuing teen fashion that's been going off the charts due to a certain someone and she wanted us to model for her." Kaoru said.
Kyoya grabbed up a magazine and skimmed through it. Surprisingly Ciel was in many pages. In fact- he was the star mostly in the male section. Who would of thought. A boy like him who shys away from everyone would be a model- a good one at that!
"What do you think? Definitely going in our next doujinshi- not to mention we can just start displaying these magazines too!"
"You're right! And our website!-" Tamaki exclaimed and then the twins and the king proceeded to bounce ideas off of each other.
Fuyumi absolutely loved diving into one of the magazines and she absolutely loved what she was seeing.
"I can see why you like him, Kyoya." She said.
"When exactly did I ever say I liked him." Kyoya retorted.
"You didn't have to- I could just tell." She said smiling fondly, and leaning on him.
Kyoya just stared and then he decided to join in on the idea of having Ciel model.
"It would be nice having someone with a little experience under their belt, but I doubt he'd comply."
"Oh don't worry- we'll get him to comply." The twins said deviously.
"And just what do you two mean by that!" Tamaki exclaimed.
"What boss? Just four seconds ago you were all for it?"
"Yes, but if you two are planning on doing something perverted then you can forget it!"
"Why do you care?"
"Because he's just a kid! And his innocence shouldn't be stolen by some sketchy pair like you two!"
"Hey that actually hurts you know!"
"Besides look at this magazine!" Kaoru shoved a picture of Ciel displayed on a oversized thrown, his legs skewed in a suggestive fashion, showing off those perfect, slim, pale, delectable legs. "He doesn't look too innocent here now does he?"
*snicker
"What are you suggesting! That Ciel is!.. Is!.."
"Ciel may be young but he is more than what meets the eye- that's for sure." Honey said flipping through the magazine some more. Mori grunted, and then took the magazine out of the boy's hands to his displeasure.
"Tell me about it," Kyoya commented to himself.
While Mori and Honey fought about giving back the magazine,
The twins disturbed Tamaki some more,
Kyoya daydreamed about if he even liked Ciel,
And Fuyumi answered the door.
"Aw, what a surprise," she said and everyone shut up and turned their heads to only be disappointed by Kyoya's brother, Akito.
Kaoru instantly tensed up at the sight of him. Whenever Akito sees him he questions Kaoru like the police would about every little detail about Kyoya's life. As if he would know all that! And so Kaoru stood up and exclaimed,
"Do I smell appetizers!"
Even though Kyoya's other brother and his wife, mom, dad, and Ciel haven't shown up yet they all figured they could just sit themselves down and snack on the appetizers.
Kyoya had switched out the table with a round one that way everyone could see each other. To get payback at the twins he made sure to have Akito sit between them to mostly Kaoru's misfortune. Honey sat by Kaoru followed by Mori, and Tamaki sat next to Hikaru followed by Kyoya and his sister.
Already, two minutes into the meal and Akito was on Kaoru like white on rice with questions such as:
Do you know when Kyoya has lunch?
Is he working on school during club hours?
Is he talking to any girls at all?
Kaoru swore he get payback.
Hikaru leaned over to Tamaki and Kyoya and whispered,
"Isn't it a little bit weird of him to be asking Kaoru all these questions- I mean why Kaoru?"
"It is for any other normal human being, and as for Kaoru my brother seems to think he's the only one out of all of you that has some maturity."
"Ooohh- hey! WAIT!"
"Akito," Fuyumi interrupted,
"Do you know when father and Yuuichi are gonna arrive."
"I don't know- the weather was bad enough when I pulled in and it's said to only get worse."
"Oh- well I'm going to go call them, can you call mom for me?"
"Sure."
The two siblings exited the room and Kaoru immediately sunk into his chair,
"Something is seriously wrong with that guy."
"Can someone flip on the t.v?" Kyoya asked.
Honey pranced over and turned it on and the news channel was up. There was a woman reporting the horrid weather outside was worst than anticipated. Winds are picking up, the snow is falling quicker and quicker. Hell- this is a blizzard going on outside. They advised to stay in, keep safe.
"Oh no what if Ciel is out there!" Tamaki exclaimed pressing his face to the tv, "Someone! Quick! Try to text him!"
They all pulled out their phones but no signal.
"The snow must be affecting the reception somehow." Kyoya commented.
"OH NO! What if!?-"
"Don't panic, I'm sure Ciel is fine." Honey tried to sooth Tamaki.
Tamaki took a few breaths and then was calmed.
Then everything went black.
"WHATS GOING ON!" Honey exclaimed attacking Tamaki's body.
"Wait- WHAT!?"
"Don't worry- the powers out." Said Kyoya pulling out his phone's flashlight.
"Is everyone alright?" Akito asked running in.
"Everyone's fine- where's Fuyumi?" Kyoya replied.
"Ooooooo Takashi I'm scared!" Honey exclaimed jumping from Tamaki's arms into the other teen's arms.
"It is kinda creepy in here with all the lights out." Hikaru said.
"Ya and the wind sounds like it's howling." Kaoru said giving everyone goosebumps.
"Has anyone seen Fuyumi?" Kyoya asked.
"Oh NO THERES A MURDERER IN THE HOUSE!" Honey exclaimed causing everyone to panic! Then of course,
BANG BANG BANG!
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Everyone it's the front door." Akito said walking away from the cowering group of teens.
He opened the door to reveal a snow covered figure.
"It's the abominable snowman!" Honey screamed!
"Don't be ridiculous."
"Wait- I'd recognize that sarcastic British accent anywhere!" Exclaimed Tamaki running over to attack the snow covered Ciel.
Ciel had to disrobe himself of most of his clothes since they were ruined by the snow and stood in his slacks, socks, and had to borrow one of Kyoya's hoodies that hanged on him past his butt. Naturally Ciel saw the magazines and exclaimed,
"Why the Hell do you people have all of these!?"
"We found them- keeping anymore secrets from us, Ciel~?" The twins asked with devious smirks crowding him.
"As if I would tell you two anything!"
"Guys can we focus on more important matters." Kyoya said a little agitated, "We need to locate the back up generators and find Fuyumi."
"Alright men! We're on operation find Kyoya's sister! Everyone grab a walkie-talkie!" (Don't question it) "Alright everyone- split into pairs."
Mori and Honey instinctively chose each other while Kaoru and Hikaru both pounced on Ciel.
"Let go, Hikaru!"
"Lay off, Kaoru!"
"Listen you two, we shouldn't be wasting more time so let Ciel choose." Kyoya said, annoyed and scary looking.
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
And then the two pulled out their green golf caps and placed it on their heads and spun around.
"Let's play the which one is Hikaru game!"
"The what?!" Ciel exclaimed.
"We know it will be harder for you to pick with us like this." They said in sync- mirroring each other.
"Just pick one and get over with it." Kyoya said walking over to Tamaki.
The twins stood shoulder to shoulder smiling happily and internally praying Ciel would pick them.
Ciel looked at the two like they lost their marbles and said pointing to the left,
"I'll take Kaoru since he seems like the lesser of two evils between you two."
Not only was Hikaru insulted and Kaoru ecstatic they both stared at the kid because...
Even though he picked Kaoru and not Hikaru...
He still saw the difference...
He won the game...
However the moment couldn't last long as Akito grabbed Hikaru and said,
"Come on- sooner we find the generator the better."
"Alright Kyoya and I, and Akito and Hikaru will look upstairs. You guys look downstairs! Once you found something or need help, report." Tamaki instructed.
"Aye aye!"
Ciel smirked- recalling where he heard that from.
"Wait Tamaki, we gotta tell you something." The twins said sliding over to him really quickly.
"What is it?"
They pulled Tamaki's face close creating a reclusive circle so only they could hear what was to be said.
"We think," Kaoru said,
"Kyoya is going to confess tonight." Hikaru finished.
"C-C-Con- Wait! You MEAN-"
"Yes, why else would Kyoya have a party with all his friends and family? He was going to ask you to be his boyfriend."
"NO THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"
"If you three are done wasting time, we have things to do." Kyoya said sliding over, his glasses giving off a deathly glare.
Tamaki stood up shakily- this isn't happening- those twins are idiots! They don't know any better!
Hikaru whispered in Tamaki's ear before he pranced away,
"He'll probably try to kiss you."
Tamaki froze up like a statue causing Kyoya's headache to worse.
Kaoru studied the younger teen who walked just a foot ahead of him. Ciel must've not realized just what he had did. Even so- how did he do it?
Haruhi is the only person who could do that- or she was...
This raised many questions and flags in Kaoru's head.
Just who the Hell is Ciel?
He barely knows them and he can tell them apart that's gotta be some product of being a super genius. How did Ciel get so smart anyway? Was he bitten by some radioactive spider? Are his parents secretly superheroes? Did he accidentally get dumped into a basin of radiation as a child?
"Kaoru-senpai?" Ciel said causing the other to blink out of his daydream, "Do you know where we are going?"
"Oh um..." He scratched the back of his head, "Not really, I don't come to Kyoya's place often."
"Oh."
"By the way just call me Kaoru. Kaoru-senpai makes me feel like I'm suppose to be mature and old." He stuck out his tongue as if saying it tasted bad.
"Well you are the maturer one aren't you?"
Kaoru snapped his gaze at Ciel with surprise and then his eyes softened as he asked,
"How did you know I was Kaoru?"
Akito and Hikaru walked in relative silence which actually ticked off Hikaru.
...and as for Kaoru my brother seems to think he's the only one out of all of you that has some maturity.
Hikaru glared at the back of Akito's head.
Hey I'm mature too, ya' know! I'm actually the older twin!
It was no use though. He could mentally yell at Akito all he wanted but the guy would never respond. He remembered Kaoru's advice.
...You have to tell people how you feel...
"Akito? Right?" Hikaru said with slumped shoulders- truly not wanting to talk to the guy.
Akito gave a hum as a confirmation.
"So um why do you care about Kyoya's life so much?"
"What do you mean?" Akito asked.
"Oh come on! You can't be that oblivious! You parade Kaoru with questions all the time about Kyoya's life!"
"I'm just concerned." Akito said turning his back to Hikaru, "Kyoya doesn't tell me or anyone of our family how he truly feels..."
Hikaru knew that to be true about their Shadow King. He made sure to never lose himself to his emotions.
"You see, Kyoya never says a wrong thing, he never gets overly emotional, he's always just... Composed." The two started walking as Akito continued, "I wonder if he's even a real person inside or is he completely a robot. That's why whenever I see you guys... The Host Club. I'm mostly amazed my brother even associates with you. I was really shocked to find out he's actually the mastermind behind it all. Even so, I need to know more about him. I may be his brother but I know nearly nothing about him. Isn't that pathetic?"
"Yes actually, that's very pathetic." Hikaru said somewhat offhandedly, "Kaoru and I know absolutely everything about one another. We're practically the same person."
"I'm jealous, because I don't think Kyoya sees how much I actually care for him..."
Hikaru stared, wide eyed.
Tamaki made sure to walk at least a foot away from Kyoya. A whole step. Kyoya took a step forward, he took a step forward.
Kyoya can't confess to me as long as I'm the one leading the conversation.
And Tamaki lead the conversation- and by that meaning he never shut his mouth! It's not as if Kyoya doesn't already know every little aspect of Tamaki as it is so mostly the boy was just repeating himself which only caused Kyoya's headache to get worse. Not to mention he really didn't care! He had other things on his mind. Such as his sister, and the power be out, and can't forget about a certain someone.
His bark is worse than his bite
I was doing a favor for a friend
My dog has more tricks than just fetch...
Kyoya was still thinking about that- even at a time like now.
He didn't want to care! At least not now! Not when he's so... confused.
However to his misfortune his best friend started talking about the frickin kid!
"You know Kyoya, you never told me how your day with Ciel was! How did you two end up fighting a bully? Speaking of which! Tell me the name of this bully! I have to know the name of the man who tried to hurt my little brother! No one gets away from me! Tamaki Suoh! The king of the Host Club!"
Kyoya sighed adjusting his glasses,
"Didn't you hear Honey and Mori-Senpai? They already took care of him. Can we just focus on finding my sister or the generators."
Tamaki's spirit flew out of him.
Drat...
He knew why Kyoya wanted to drop the subject! It was because Kyoya was trying to find a way to talk about...
Tamaki couldn't even cope with it just yet!
His best friend! There could be just no way! They love each other yes- but the way all friends love each other! They're a family and nothing more! Mommy and Daddy can't actually be together together! Besides they are both guys! If God wanted boys to be with boys then why did he create Adam and Eve! It just doesn't work!
"Tamaki-" Kyoya said right behind Tamaki's head which caused the teen to squeak with fright.
"Keep it down- I think I heard something."
"Really what?"
"I'm not sure... But we should stick close just in case someone managed to break in. Afterall, with the power down it leaves the house's security system inactive."
Tamaki felt fear and goosebumps by Kyoya's words. Not to mention the boundary! The boundary was broken! Kyoya!- he has to stay at least a foot away or else! Or else!-
Honey flipped through the magazine as they walked. His eyes were transfixed by what he was seeing. Ciel in all types of cute frilly things! On one hand Honey was very fascinated. He would've never guessed Ciel had one modeling bone in him and could look this cute~, handsome*, and suggestive all at the same time.
Then on the other hand he was kind of jealous. Ciel could replace him on the boy-lolita category...
He flipped a page and there! A whole two pages dedicated to a blown up picture of Ciel wearing the cutest outfit ever! Laid out with a lollipop in his mouth looking at Honey with those seducing, midnight blue eyes. Honey stared at the page as if studying it for a test later on- that was until Mori snatched the thing out his hand again.
"Takashi! I wasn't done looking! Give it back!"
"No Mitsukuni."
"B-but! It wasn't like I was looking at it that way! I was just thinking Ciel-chan is cute is all." Honey pressed his lips together in a line and said, "Do you think if dressed like that then I could be just as cute?"
There was something sad in Honey's tone, something in pain.
One day Hikaru will realize he wants to take the next step on his own...
When that happens...
I don't know what I'll do.
Kaoru knew Hikaru was in love with Haruhi. Whether the boy realized it or not he was. Which meant one day, inevitably, Hikaru will leave Kaoru... But the question remains: Will Kaoru ever leave Hikaru?
"How did you know I was Kaoru?"
Ciel blinked up at the older teen and then said with a small smirk.
"I suppose you could say you're a lot more pleasant than your counterpart. Hikaru is more obnoxious and childish. When I look at you two I don't see how you two are so alike."
. . .
"I noticed how in club Hikaru usually is one to start arguments and you're there to finish them with him which tells me you care a lot about Hikaru and his reputation."
"Y-You win..." Kaoru exhaled and stared in a daze.
"I what?" Ciel asked blinking a bit.
"I mean!- I um..." Kaoru fumbled- at a total lost for words. But in his head he was going wild.
The carriage Tamaki put us all in was cramped enough as it was. Then he added another and that must've tipped the scale on its magic spell. This spell was never going to last to begin with.
I always knew one day Hikaru would want to take the next step on his own;
But I forgot...
That I too was waiting to take that very same step...
I just had to find the right person to take that step with.
One that would break the spell.
Awaken sleeping beauty from her slumber-
This life we're all living is just a dream isn't it?
The question is now: Do we ever want to wake up?
"Why don't you just tell your brother how you really feel?" Hikaru suggested with a tilt of his head. "I mean how's he ever suppose to know how you feel if you don't tell him."
Hikaru was proud at himself for remembering that very same advice working on him and here he was giving it to someone else.
Akito looked at Hikaru appalled, and then smiled.
"You're right. I should've just told him... I was just afraid he'd shut me out though."
"Well you never know until try so..."
"The thing is our father had always pinned us against each other. He always compares us to each other. I guess he thinks a sibling rivalry would make us work harder, but that isn't me. I don't care about surpassing Yuiichi, but Kyoya... It's like this rivalry is all he is. When I think back I don't remember him ever asking to play anything. Not even kick the can." Akito stared down at the ground mournfully. All those wasted years of each one of them. Yuiichi, Akito, Kyoya, they were never just brothers ever.
"You know..." Hikaru said leaning down to Akito's eyes to meet them, "You could've always asked Kyoya himself f he wanted to play kick the can. What's the worst he could've done to you? Say no?"
Akito pressed his lips into a thin line thinking for a second and then said with a small grin,
"You are very smart for your age."
"Oh you can't thank me. That's advice I got from my brother." Hikaru said with a beat of sweat at his temple.
"Even so- you knew I needed that advice. You should give yourself credit when credit it due." Akito laid a hand on Hikaru's shoulder.
Hikaru blinked. So this is what it feels like to help others.
Kyoya noticed how his "best friend" was acting more idiotic than usual lately. It was like as if he was trying to hold his breath. He stood so stiffly and quietly next to Kyoya is was unnerving.
He knew it had to do with something the twins had been saying. They've been whispering things into Tamaki's ear all week! Whatever they were saying caused Tamaki to be a little distant lately and more jittery than usual.
Kyoya would just ask what the twins were saying but in all honesty Kyoya didn't think he'd want to hear it.
Finally the two came to the closet. Kyoya looked at the thing and then wondered.
"Let's check in here." He said. The two walked in and looked around the relatively cramped space. There were cases of shelves filled with endless cleaning supplies and that appeared to be all.
"It appears the generators are somewhere else." Kyoya said with a sigh and then headed to the closet exit when the doors suddenly closed in on them.
"What was that!? Why did the closet door just slam shut!?" Tamaki exclaimed, spazzing out in every direction.
"Calm down! If you keep jumping around you'll knock over something." Kyoya replied cooly and shuffled past Tamaki to the door to try to open it. It was locked.
Damnit.
"Don't tell me we're locked in here!" Tamaki exclaimed.
"Don't worry I'll just contact the others." Kyoya said pulling out their walkie talkie.
"This is Kyoya and Tamaki, does anybody copy?"
Nothing.
"I repeat, Kyoya and Tamaki, does anybody hear us?"
Nothing.
"Dammit." Kyoya cursed glaring at the thing.
"We're going to trapped in here forever!" Tamaki exclaimed running to the door and banging on it while screeching "HELP!"
"Will you quit being an idiot." Kyoya replied rubbing his temples, "They'll eventually find us we just have to wait."
Tamaki mentally cried.
If we wait in here things could happen...
Oh my God I'm stuck in a dark, cramped closet with Kyoya!
Tamaki turned around and saw how his friend was brushing shoulders with him. This sight caused him to gasp and jump back and few inches.
"What are you doing?" Kyoya asked with an eyebrow twitch.
"Wha?- I'm not doing anything! I'm just looking around."
Kyoya's eyebrows furrowed together and took a single, deliberate step toward Tamaki and watched how the teen took a step back. He growled lowly and said,
"That right there. Why do you keep doing that!"
"D-D-Doing what, Kyoya?"
Kyoya just glared at the idiot he calls his friend and just sighed in defeat,
"Never mind. But just so you know, whatever those twins have been telling you is causing you to make an ass out of yourself so will please quit it."
Tamaki stared at his best friend. Even though it was dark and the only light source was Kyoya's flashlight he couldn't help but notice how hurt Kyoya looked and sounded in that moment.
"Kyoya..." Tamaki said and he just felt like a complete idiot.
He let those twins put those stupid, IDIOTIC thoughts in his head and by doing so he was hurting his best friend's feelings. He had been idiot! A real jerk!
"Listen, what the twins have been saying means absolutely nothing to me." Tamaki said with a apologetic smile, "I know the real you and you know what, I don't care anymore! Say Kyoya,"
Kyoya just stared at the other teen, utterly confused as to what he was rambling about.
"Promise me we'll be friends forever!~" and while Tamaki, the idiot, said that. He pounced his dear friend in the process to give him a big hug, forgetting where the hell the were at that moment.
Naturally the two went toppling over.
Takashi laid a hand on his best friend's head.
"You don't need to change." He said in his deep soothing voice. Honey looked up at the bigger teen and the tears at the corner of his eyes fell, and his frown turned into a smile as he jumped Takashi and said,
"Awwwww Takashi! Do you think I'm cute for now?"
As Takashi held him he replied. "...You'll always be cute to me..."
"Really? That makes me feel a lot better, and you know what else would make me feel better? If you just let me hold onto those magazine."
Mori-Senpai felt as if he was struck by lightening.
Was this al an act?..
"Haninozuka? Morinozuka?.." Asked a voice.
The two turned their heads and saw Fuyumi stumbling around in the dark.
"Fuyumi-San! We were all looking for you!" Honey exclaimed running over to her.
"You were? I'm sorry." She said with a soft smile.
"Don't worry I'll tell everyone I found you on my walkie talkie!"
Honey sent out the word and everybody came back to the living room of the house... All except a certain pair.
"Where's Tamaki and Kyoya?" Akito asked worriedly.
"Oh no they must've not received anything!" Honey cried.
"Let's just go look for them." Ciel said grabbing up a flashlight.
"Fuyumi do you know where the backup generators are?" Akito asked his sister.
"Oh right, they're outside. The wind must've unplugged them or something."
"We'll go looking for Kyoya and Tamaki." Hikaru said with Kaoru, Honey, and Ciel at his side.
"I'll help you with the generators." Mori offered Akito who agreed.
"I'll go find some candles to brighten up the place." Fuyumi said.
*While walking down the hallway.
"So Ciel?" Asked Honey catching everyone's attention while they were walking
"Will you sign my magazine?"
Tamaki groaned in pain. Because of his little attack he was now laying on the floor, with his head up against the front of a wall with his arm pinned above it, and a certain someone on top of him, pinning him to the cold floor.
Kyoya had landed on top of the teen, their legs tangled together and somehow wedged underneath two of the cases of shelves, that with one wrong move could cause all the various types of cleaning supplies to come toppling onto them.
Kyoya's flashlight was no where to be seen and must've gotten shut off somehow leaving the two in the dark.
Kyoya lifted his head and Tamaki saw just how close they were. Their noses brushing for a second and he saw-
"K-Kyoya your glasses?.."
Kyoya's hand shot to his face to find his glasses were gone.
*sigh*
"I'm so sorry Ky!-" Tamaki instantly started at, while rolling around underneath Kyoya. The action caused the other teen to just grit his teeth and take his palms to pin Tamaki down some more,
"Don't move."
. . .
"Can't you see our situation is a little delicate."
Tamaki blinked not really understanding. It's so dark and cramped in here it seemed as if the oxygen in the room was getting squeezed out. Then Tamaki reminded himself,
No... I'm just panicking... This will all be fine.
Tamaki somewhat jumped when he felt Kyoya run his fingers through his hair.
"Kyoya? What are you-"
"Shut up, I'm just trying to find a wall." Kyoya laid his palms flat against the wall bracing himself and told Tamaki,
"Now be still, if you make any sudden movements this closet will fall on top of us."
Tamaki nodded and whined,
"Okay but hurry up. My arm might break and I think I landed on something sharp."
"That could very well be my glasses."
"Oh ya..."
"If I just move my leg this way..."
Kyoya moved his one leg up just a little, and with the support of the wall he was able to bring it up enough to where he could bend it at the knee. The task was overall physically demanding with trying to balance himself, not crush his friend, and to not knock anything over in the process.
Tamaki had to bite the inside of his cheek to not squeak and his heart was pounding.
Kyoya.
Was straddling on top of him.
Breathing heavily against his neck.
If the twins saw this they would be going crazy.
"Will you calm down?" Kyoya said with a strangled breath, "I can practically feel your heart beating."
Tamaki didn't even know how to reply but it didn't seem like Kyoya cared.
"Come on-" Kyoya growled, "Almost... got it!"
Kyoya had did it! He freed them from their tangled bodies.
He slid his hips forward on Tamaki's torso, and with the help of the wall, stood up. He helped his friend by grabbing him up by the arm.
"Oh thank god! You're a hero, Kyoya!" Tamaki exclaimed as he stood up with a deep sigh of relief.
"Thanks is enough, I don't need to remind you how we ended up on the floor in the first place."
"O-oh right."
"Now where's that flashlight..."
Tamaki felt his way around Kyoya and back to the door to try to open it, but again it was locked... Or maybe it wasn't. Tamaki tried pushing on it and he noticed it made a sound.
"Say Kyoya come look at this!" Tamaki exclaimed turning to face his friend.
All it took was one unlucky step on Kyoya's part (he stepped on the flashlight) and like that the teen was falling toward the other one.
"Kyoya watch ou!-"
Kyoya crashed into Tamaki, and Tamaki fell over, and the door to the closet swung open. Tamaki hit the floor hard, and Kyoya landed just on top of him- and you wouldn't believe it but...
His lips connected with Tamaki's mouth.
*FLASH*
Tamaki's eyes were swirling around and around and Kyoya's head shot up to see the twins holding cameras grinning deviously while the two smaller teens stared behind them in bewilderment.
"I told you I'd get payback." The twins said in sync and then they started laughing uncontrollably.
The twins cried on the floor from laughter. Not just their ordinary overly dramatic, mocking-in-a-way, douche-y laughter they usually did to piss someone off. It was the gut-splitting, hunched over, fall, and die laughter that inevitably still pissed Kyoya off even more.
"I-I-I-I-I c-can't believe it!"
"B-B-Boss! Boss! C-Can you even speak!?"
Tamaki looked as if his soul had been ripped out of him.
Kyoya sizzled so hot on top of his head that steam could be seen.
"Why didn't you guys just tell us you two were in the closet?" Honey asked with the stupidest grin ever.
"Our walkie talkie wasn't working! And something tells me the closet didn't just lock on its own." Kyoya said sending a glare toward the twins.
They finally stopped laughing and Hikaru said,
"O-okay you caught us. We actually locked you in the closet to see what would happen in seven minutes."
~Seven Minutes in Heaven~
Here was the plan- the twins actually took out the batteries out of Kyoya's and Tamaki's walkie talkie when they were telling Tamaki about Kyoya confessing tonight so when Fuyumi was found they would've never heard it- so...
That left the four of them to go looking for them. To their luck they found Tamaki and Kyoya checking out the closet when Hikaru and Kaoru had the brilliant idea to lock them in there for seven minutes and listen what goes on and then take pictures what was happening after seven minutes.
"B-b-but we never imagined it would go this well!" Kaoru laughed out.
"I didn't imagine anything at all." Honey said not really sure what was going on still even though they had been standing there the entire time.
"Did you like that kiss, Tamaki-Senpai?" Hikaru asked which he shouldn't because now the shadow King was looming over him with the glare as bright and deathly as a thousand gods.
Fuyumi sipped her tea with Mori-Senpai and was happy to see the rest of the gang.
"There you boys are, what took you boys so long?"
She noticed how the twins were rubbing their heads and had a band aid on their cheeks, and Tamaki was being dragged along by Honey. Kyoya walked with a certain evil smirk and his glasses were missing, and Ciel had a hand over his mouth as if he was trying to hide a laugh.
"We ran into a little problem, shouldn't the generators be running?" Kyoya asked looking around at all the candles.
"Yes, but isn't the ambience better this way?" Fuyumi said with a smile.
The gang gathered around in the living room with sleeping bags and popcorn. Tamaki still out cold on the sofa with an ice pack on his head.
"How long do you think the boss will stay in a coma?" Hikaru asked poking the other teen.
"You guys did give him a scare." Honey said hugging his Usa-chan.
"It wasn't us- it was more like Kyoya!"
"So let me get this straight- you two have been putting it in Tamaki's head that I had a little crush on him?"
After Kyoya glared at the twins he took their cameras, broke them completely, had them reimburse him for his glasses, and spill the beans.
The twins smiled shamefully with beads of sweat dripping off of them profusely.
"Well sorry to put an end to this offensive rumor, but..." Kyoya said too cool and collected that it was actually intimidating, "You two really should be old enough to put a stop to these games, and since you two clearly need to be reminded of whose in charge the punishment I place onto you is no more fooling around in the club. If so much as one minute passes by without a girl swooning over you two there will be some dirty rumors with pictures of my own to be spread about, do I make myself clear."
The twins fell over from the amount of intensity in Kyoya's voice- they felt as if they dishonored God!
Kyoya then excused himself to go the bathroom.
When he got there he flipped on the light switch and grabbed the counter. His grip on the counter escalated until it was too tight and he just let go...
He looked into the mirror.
His fingers traced over his lips... And then he slightly smiled.
And then he laughed.
"I have a crush on Tamaki..." He whispered to himself, "...interesting notion."
Kaoru and Hikaru talked to Ciel some more about the magazines and then about his modeling career and told Ciel about their mom and how she was a fashion designer.
It didn't go unnoticed by Hikaru that Kaoru was sitting awfully close to Ciel though and asking him all sorts of weird things.
Like,
"So what is your family's business?"
Or
"How did you skip three grades?"
Soon a pouty Hikaru got annoyed and got up and said out loud,
"You two just catch up I'm going to get me some soda."
Mori and Honey looked at each other worriedly.
"You know Takashi," Honey said to the bigger male staring outside at the snow hugging Usa-chan, "I used to wonder which one was more oblivious. Kyo-chan or Kao-chan, but now I know..."
Honey looked up at Takashi,
"Does that mean that the host club is in big trouble or do you think everyone is going to be oblivious for a little longer?"
Mori looked over his shoulder back at everyone and watched how Kyoya came back and sat on his best friend's chest causing him to wake up from his stupid coma. Hikaru came back to Ciel and held up a little lingerie magazine and asked if he'd ever pose in one of these- to which Ciel scolded him. Kaoru laughed and joined in with his brother.
Fuyumi and Akito showed back up with some more snacks and couldn't help but be amazed and amused by the scene.
"By the looks of it," Takashi said, "we have nothing to worry about."
I don't know if you guys are fans of the manga Kuroshitsujj (idk why it literally is the best go read it!) But Ciel's tailor is
Nina Hopkins! And she's the one behind Ciel's eccentric outfits and such and so I thought to myself- a little cameo never hurt. Btw she like hates men. Lobelia would love her.! Also doesn't Ciel just seem like the modeling type? The way he sits and holds himself?- I see it!
Also Akito- I didn't read the mangas but I thought it would be nice to incorporate him. He'll probably be brought back up soon.
This chapter was really wild though especially now with the carriage being brought back up.
Kaoru and Ciel eh?...
Kyoya and Tamaki eh?..
Honey and Ciel eh?.. I thought that was hilarious though that Honey loves the magazines. Idk y! It just is! Btw if you all are worried about Tamaki's real reaction to Kyoya taking a kiss from him just wait until the next chapter! And also the next chapter will definitely have Haruhi and Sebastian and more lines from Ciel!
(These ending paragraphs are REALY just for me to organize my thoughts lol sorry)
thanks for reading!
