Chapter 10: Does it matter?

Normal P.O.V

A familiar brunette stood in the doorway.

Ciel pushed Lizzy away and stood up. "H-Hey Haruhi." Ciel greeted.

Lizzy looked down at her feet disappointed while Haruhi walked towards Ciel.

"Hi." Haruhi said as she put her stuff down in the desk next to Ciel's.

Ciel sat back down, excited to talk to Haruhi again. "How's the host club doing?" Ciel asked casually.

"It's good." Haruhi said plainly.

"Have you been missing me?" Ciel teased, and wiggled his eyebrows.

"I guess."

"Tch. Missed my butt. Where's my welcoming then?" Ciel pouted.

Haruhi sighed, "I have to go clean the classroom, so I'll talk to you at the host club." She got up and started erasing the white board.

"What's his deal?" Ciel frowned.

"Ciel's an idiot. I feel like I was in the middle of something. I guess he confessed to me, just because he was drunk and only because he was drunk." Haruhi thought as she erased the old lessons.

Ciel turned and looked at Lizzy. Noticing that he ignored her, while talking to Haruhi. He gently tapped Lizzy, who was quietly sobbing into her arms.
"Hey I'm sorry. I was catching up with a friend." Ciel apologized, trying to get his fiance to look up. Lizzy scooted away from Ciel.
Lizzy followed Ciel to every of his classes, but ignored him when he tried to talk to her. Finally, the host club was opened.

*The Host Club is now opened for business.*

When Ciel and Lizzy walked into the room, everyone cheered happily.
"WELCOME BACK CIEL!" The host club members and the customers shouted. Confetti flew over Ciel and Lizzy and girls began crowding around Ciel, pushing Lizzy away in the process.

"Ciel! We're so happy to have you back!" The girls squealed.

"Why thank you. I'm sorry for not being here." Ciel shyly said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Don't say that!"

"Okay, then. So who wants to talk first?" Ciel asked.

A bunch of girls screamed and raised their hands up. Lizzy, who was on the ground, slowly got up and straightened her dress out. She was once again ignored. She started to feel tears swell up in her eyes. Her green eyes tried to resist letting any tears fall, but when she looked at Ciel smiling at other girls, she started to bawl. She walked to the corner if the room, hoping no one would notice her. The blue eyed earl still hasn't noticed her crying by herself. Lizzy continued crying her eyes out, until a host held out a handkerchief for her. Lizzy looked at the person, who gave her the cloth and sniffled, "Thank you." She took it and wiped her eyes.

"A beautiful young lady, such as yourself shouldn't be crying." Tamaki said thoughtfully.

Lizzy wiped up all her tears and replied, "I'm sorry, I'll clean the handkerchief right away."

"I haven't seen you around here at all. Are you a new customer?" The King asked.

"Why... Uh.. Yes."

"Well then! For your first visit, I'll give you a present." Tamaki grinned.

"Really! That's really thoughtful of you." Lizzy smiled brightly. She thought of how this host is much nicer than Ciel. How this guy was Not ignoring her when she was crying. Tamaki inched closer to Lizzy's face, startling her.

"What is he doing?" Lizzy thought in panic, unable to back up because of the wall, she closed her eyes tightly.

"Looks like the king has a new customer." Kyoya smirked, purposely being loud so Ciel can hear.

Ciel turned to look at Tamaki, he gasped when he saw the scene.
Ciel quickly got up and yelled, "DON'T YOU TOUCH HER YOU BASTARD."

Tamaki stopped and gave Lizzy a caramel candy. "Since the Earl said I can't touch you, here's a candy."

The blue eyed, blonde walked away from Lizzy, making her sigh in relief. Kyoya and Tamaki high fived each other, as Ciel started running towards Lizzy. Lizzy started to feel hopeful as Ciel pulled her in for a hug.

"Look. Just because I ignored you for a minute, doesn't mean you can go be with other guys. You're going to make me jealous. You're mine and only mine, got that?" Ciel said angrily. "That blonde guy is that pervert with the condom too, so stay away from him."

Lizzy nodded and smiled. Ciel held her hand and led her to his customers.

"You're staying next to me and talking with my customers from now on okay?"

"Okay."

Haruhi sadly started to make some commoner's coffee. "Was it because she was there when he woke up and I wasn't?" Haruhi thought, "Who is she to him anyway?" Haruhi's movement made it obvious that she was upset about something. Honey watched her closely and then approached her.

"Are you okay Haru-chan?" Honey asked worried.

Haruhi jumped, and then replied, "Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" Haruhi faked a smile.

"Well, it's just that you seem kind of out of it, since Ciel's fiance arrived."

"That's his fiance?" Haruhi coughed, her eyes filled with sadness once again.

Before Honey could say anything back, Mori quickly carried the lolita boy away.

"It's better not to say anything in this situation." Mori said to the older boy.

"But she's in love! And I'm the best doctor to fix these weird relationships right?"

"That's right. You're the best doctor of love." Mori chuckled, ruffling Honey's hair.

Haruhi poured the coffee into tea cups and slumped into a chair. Hikaru and Kaoru sat next to her.

"Hey Haruhi. You seem down in the dumps." Hikaru pointed out.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Kaoru asked.

"Nothing's wrong guys." Haruhi replied.

"Are you sure?" One of the twins asked.

"I'm sure."

"Well, then. Can we come over your house today?" Both of the twins asked mischievously.

"Yeah sure."

The brothers furrowed their brow with worry and mumbled, "You usually get mad when we ask that."

"I'm just not in the mood today."

"We're worried about you Haruhi, so cheer up." The twins said, making their lips curve into a smile with their fingers.

Haruhi sighed and thought, "I'm being an idiot and worrying everyone with my actions. I gotta cheer up!" Haruhi grabbed the twins hand and entwined fingers with them. Hikaru and Kaoru blushed as Haruhi kissed both of them on the cheek. After she kissed them on the cheek, she thanked them wholeheartedly and smiled.

The host club customers squealed, "Oh my god! Haruhi kissed the twins!"

"The twins even blushed!"

"How Kawaii!"

Ciel flinched, when he heard the customers. Lizzy noticed Ciel flinch, looked over at Haruhi, and thought, "It's Ciel's friend from this morning. He must be Ciel's important friend that was able to change Ciel. I should thank him later."
Lizzy turned her attention from Haruhi and to Ciel's next customer. She had short black hair and brown eyes. When she took her seat across from Ciel, Lizzy felt Ciel tense up. Lizzy looked at Ciel, who greeted the short haired girl with a smile. She started to feel uneasy as they began talking.

"How are you today Ciel?" Aya asked, taking a sip of her tea.

"I'm just fine. Why do you ask?"

"I heard you drowned at a hot springs. People say that one of your customers did it." Aya smirked.

"Yeah. Well, I'm fine. I wonder which of my customers did that to me." Ciel said, his last sentence drifting off. " I wish I there were no laws because I want to kill the young lady, who did drown me."

Lizzy looked at Aya's reaction. She surprisingly laughed. Lizzy started to wonder why Ciel was talking to her this way.

After Aya left, Ciel's muscles relaxed and Lizzy asked, "Why were you so tense when talking to her Ciel?"

"Aya's rude, she brings up unnecessary things up."

"I guess that's true like when she brought up that a host customer did that to you."

When the host club closed, Tamaki made an announcement.

"We're going on a trip to the beach tomorrow. Just the host club members and a few customers."

Ciel shivered thinking about water. "Is it a guest of our choice?" Ciel asked.

"Well, no. The customers pulled a raffle earlier and only 5 got the winning one, but you could bring Miss Midford if you wish." Kyoya said.

Ciel nodded feeling relief. "No way that girl could be on this trip." he thought to himself.

"The winners of the raffle will be found out not now, but when they come on the bus."

Ciel and Lizzy walked home together to go pack. When they went back to the mansion, Ciel found out that Lizzy didn't have any clothes, or luggage. He forgot that she came here in a rush. Ciel sighed and dug through his closet for clothes. He picked up a pink frilly dress and looked at it with a regret expression. He tossed it in the back of his closet thinking, "Lizzy would definitely recognize the dress... Wait why do I even have it still?" Ciel ferociously looked through his closet more, tossing shirts back and forth. He finally came up with a decent amount of clothes for Lizzy to wear. He took all the clothes and neatly folded it into a luggage for her.

"When she sees the clothes she's probably going to say they aren't cute." Ciel chuckled to himself.

Next Day

Everyone met up at the Limo again, just like for the hot springs. Ciel's seat was in front this time, and his seat partner was Lizzy. Ciel sat in the seat closest to the aisle. He started to feel at ease as he sat in his seat. That is until, Aya stepped on the bus. Ciel glared at her first, but smiled and waved, when Lizzy looked at him.. She smiled coldly and waved back. Aya made her way to the back of the limo. Haruhi ended up sitting next to Ciel, in the seat across the aisle. When Haruhi sat down, Ciel greeted her, "Hey Haruhi."

"Hi."

"Are you feeling better?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't know. You've been acting strange." Ciel said, a little troubled.

"Strange how?" Haruhi questioned.

"You..." Ciel Hesitated, remembering how Haruhi kissed Hikaru and Kaoru. "You kissed the twins today."

"And how is that strange exactly?"

"It's just that..." Ciel stopped. "I thought you and I could only do those things." Ciel thought. He shook his head crazily, "I shouldn't say that. It sounds awkward."

"It's just what?" Haruhi muttered.

"It's nothing." Ciel said quietly, turning to face Lizzy.

Haruhi bit her lip in regret. She knew she shouldn't have talk to Ciel that way. Just because he's just doing what makes his fiance happy doesn't mean she should be mad. "It could just be that he never saw me as more than a friend." Haruhi thought. "But that's because he doesn't know I'm a girl... Should I tell him?" Haruhi looked over at Ciel, who was happily giggling with his fiance. "What would that do? He's in love and going to get married soon." Haruhi concluded.

By the time they got to the beach (that is owned by the Ootari family) it was night time, so the whole group is staying at the Ootari estate. Everyone got their own room except Lizzy and Ciel. They were going to share a room tonight.

Haruhi's P.O.V

I heard that idiot Tamaki put Ciel and Lizzy in a room together. What was he thinking?! Even though they're about to be married doesn't mean they should sleep together. I started pacing in my room. I can't let them sleep together. I opened my door and ran in front of a door. It was a big white door, with a sign beside it saying, "Ciel Phantomhive and Elizabeth Midford. I knocked to make sure I wasn't intruding. I heard Ciel saying, "Come in ." I turned the doorknob and walked in. Ciel was unpacking his things on the ground, while Lizzy laid on the bed asleep. He put a finger to his lips, indicating that I should be quiet. I nodded and squatted beside him.

"We're not staying long, so there's no reason for you to unpack." I whispered

"Really? Okay." Ciel sighed and threw all his clothes back into the luggage.

I softly chuckled, "You're such a dork. You could have left them out you know."

Ciel quietly groaned in frustration and then smiled. "Hey. You laughed."

I stop laughing and returned to my plain face. He frowned. Why was he frowning? I poked his lips.

"Turn that frown upside down." I ordered.

"Not until you do."

I smiled widely showing my teeth. He started to smile to. "I want you to smile like that more often from now on. Lately you've been acting in a daze."

I guess I have. Well, it is your fault Ciel, but I you can't help it.

Normal P.O.V

Haruhi finally went back to her teasing self again. She smirked, "I've been acting that way, because of you."

"Me?"

"You never told me you had a fiance." Haruhi pouted.

"Oh yeah. I'm sorry." Ciel apologized.

"Hmph. So you've been leading me on huh?"

"What? No... It's not like that." Ciel denied.

"Oh so you were leading Lizzy on?"

"No. I wasn't. I wasn't leading anyone on. You're a guy just remember that."

"Does that really matter?" Haruhi said scooting closer to Ciel.

"I-I-I Don't know,." Ciel said turning red.

"Why are you getting so nervous then?" Haruhi whispered into his ear.

"Baka! It's cause you're too close to me." Ciel loudly whispered.

Haruhi smirked and sat on Ciel's lap. "What are you talking about? We're not that close. You're overreacting."

Ciel tried to push Haruhi off, but she turned to face Ciel and wrapped her arms around Ciel's neck. She wrapped her legs around his back. "You can't get me off now."

Ciel blushed wildly.
"What if someone sees you like this? They'll misunderstands us."

"Well, I'm a guy, so It shouldn't matter." Haruhi mocked.

"Tch. So I guess it shouldn't matter if I do this."

Before Haruhi could say anything, he pinned Haruhi to the floor sat on top of her.

"This just looks like we're wrestling." Haruhi smirked, trying to push Ciel to do more.

"Challenge accepted. How about this?" Ciel took off his shirt and threw it to the side. He laid on Haruhi. Elbows, propped on both sides of Haruhi. Her lips curved into a small smile. His warmness comforted her.

"We should stay like this." Haruhi blurted.

"W-why? This doesn't feel uncomfortable for you?"

"Well, you're body warmness is making me quite comfortable underneath you."

"I guess I feel comfortable too." Ciel said, resting his head on Haruhi's chest.

Haruhi started to wonder if she told Ciel she was a girl, what would he do. "Would he treat me like a girl more, maybe leave Lizzy for me? Even though it's selfish for me to hope so. I want to feel this body warmth more often." Haruhi thought.

"Hey Ciel." Haruhi whispered gently.

"Yes?"

"What would you do If I was a girl?" Haruhi asked hopeful.

"I Would be really mad that you didn't tell me to begin with." Ciel said oblivious that she's hinting.

Haruhi felt her heart break. "But I would also do this." He lifted his head from Haruhi's chest and looked at Haruhi with a gentle expression. He thought of how she kissed the twins. He leaned in and kissed her on the forehead. His blues eyes watched for a reaction.

"I wonder if it matters now."

Haruhi's heart started beating faster.

"Haruhi?" Ciel called, concerned that she hasn't made a remark.

Haruhi snapped back and looked at Ciel. "It looks like you're going to rape a little boy in my opinion." Haruhi joked.

"W-Well, I'm not gonna!" Ciel quickly answered back, getting off her.

Haruhi started to feel empty when his body warmth disappeared.

"Ciel?" Lizzy called.

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