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Chapter 9

Choices

"And that is all that happened last night?" Haruhi asked suspiciously as Tamaki and she walked down the hall. He'd been waiting for her outside her last class of the day and was now walking her to the host club for duties. He had looked troubled, but soon a sunny smile and cloudy eyes overtook that leaving her to talk to a wall pretty much.

"Of course my dear, I would not hide things from you." Haruhi looked up sharply at him as he spoke that. He put a lot of emphasis on the last bit of that sentence. She tried to pry out of him more information about what had been said between the boys but Tamaki would say no more the that Kyouya and him had discussed personal problems the Host Club was facing. Nothing she needs to worry herself with at the moment. Haruhi had a feeling he was holding back much more but let it go as they reached the band room. She was to tired and worried about Kyouya to try and beat it out of Tamaki. She'd just have to talk to Kyouya later.

Haruhi immediately felt Tamaki tense beside her as they walked into the band room. Haruhi could see Kyouya leaning against the far wall; he quickly walked into the back room though when they entered. Haruhi didn't get a chance to go after him because the twins descended on her immediately.

"You never came home last night!"

"Where were you?" Haruhi folded her arms real slowly across her chest and stared the twins down. They blinked surprised by this action and backed up a few paces recognizing the dark aura surrounding the girl.

"Tell me why you were staking out my house!" She blew up and the twins ran as she chased after them calling them names and telling them off about her privacy. Tamaki watched amused by the twins but thankful they'd distracted her. Tamaki made a bee line for the back room.

"Kyouya? I think we need to talk." Tamaki closed the door and just as he turned around he saw a cup come flying at his head. He ducked just in time as the dish shattered over his head.

"You bastard!" Kyouya was fuming in front of him now his hand grabbed Tamaki's collar in a fist. Tamaki glared back at his best friend remembering a time when they had been like this before.

"You have to tell her! Especially after all of the secrets you two have kept from us." Tamaki felt the familiar sting of what he had discovered. For five months, right under their nose those two had been sneaking around. Tamaki was hurt Haruhi would not speak to him of such a huge secret. Kyouya was always one to keep to himself, but it hurt all the same.

Kyouya released his friend and walked away unshaken by further news that Tamaki actually knew about him and Haruhi.

"How did you find out?" Kyouya asked removing his glasses.

"That doesn't really matter now does it Kyouya. The only thing that is important is what I know. You have to tell her, when do you plan on doing it?" Kyouay groaned and rubbed his face.

"I wish I'd never met her." He spat the lie at the wall feeling all the guilt well up inside him. What had he done? He should have never kissed her, kept his distance would have been so much better. Then this would have been easier.

"You know….there is always another option to this." Tamaki placed his hand on his best friends shoulder and felt all his anger pour away. It wasn't Kyouya's fault, or even Haruhi's about how they felt. He had to accept it and help his friend.

"No, no, no, no , no….." Kyouya felt so drained. There was no way he could do the other option. Could he? He worked his whole life to reach this point and Tamaki suggested it was nothing more than a slip of paper, easily shredded and thrown away. But Kyouya knew this opportunity would never come again. There was no way he could just let it slip away…Then with a start Kyouya didn't know what he was talking about anymore.

A love from someone not interested in his money, or status. Or what his father now offered him.

A/N: Short chapters I know but it just makes it easier to bounce around and explain other things please review!