A/N: Akito has announced his presence and seems to be out to get Haruhi and Kyoya. Will he actually get revenge though or will something else happen? Enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 10 – Keep Your Guard Up

Kyoya snuggled into the warmth that he found in the bed with him and breathed in Haruhi's scent. Something pulled him out of the deep sleep he had been experiencing, but since he couldn't fathom what he was, he pulled his fiancé tighter to him and started to drift off again.

Five minutes later, Kyoya was sitting up in bed and groaning. It was his cell phone that was the cause of his current state of wakefulness. Grabbing the phone, he almost through it but decided he needed to remain cool and at least see who was interrupting his slumber. "Tamaki, that asshole!" Kyoya growled as he sent the call to voice mail.

"Who was that?" Haruhi mumbled as she opened her eyes and looked sleepily up at Kyoya.

"We spend all morning with Tamaki and then he decides he needs to call and harass us," he answered harshly not intending to take it out on her.

Haruhi giggled not taking offense to his tone of voice, "You know how he is." No sooner were the words out of her mouth than the phone started to ring yet again, "Let me guess… Tamaki?"

"Yes. Why does he have to call when we just got rid of him?" Kyoya asked as he flung himself back on his pillows.

"I don't know, but I do know that if you don't answer that phone he will keep calling. He is a persistent imp when he wants to be," Haruhi chuckled as she yawned and laid her head down on Kyoya's chest.

Sighing, Kyoya hit the talk button. He may not like it, but Haruhi was right. Tamaki would keep calling. "Is someone dying Tamaki?" He asked directly when he answered the phone.

"Kyoya? Well no, no one is dying," Tamaki answered hesitantly.

"Is someone in the hospital or sick?" Kyoya fired off his next question.

Tamaki paused knowing he pissed off his best friend, "N-no. No one is sick or in the hospital."

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Kyoya continued, "Has there been a bad business deal? Someone been turned out on the streets? Someone missing or kidnapped? Anything like that at all?"

"Well, no mommy," Tamaki squeaked worried that he was in for it now. "Maybe I should have called Haruhi instead," he thought belatedly.

"THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING US AND WAKING US UP YET AGAIN?" Kyoya yelled.

Nervous, scared, terrified, fearful for his life, anxious, and contrite were all words that could describe the Host Club king at this moment in his short lived life. He wondered if this was the end and thought, "I have so much more I want to see and do before I die!" Taking a deep breath, it was time to take the plunge, he had already made the call, "Well the twins and I were talking after we dropped you and Haruhi off, and we wanted your permission to have an engagement party for both of you or a coming out party for Haruhi."

"The release of Haruhi's gender won't happen for another two weeks, but you are already calling me about this? This could not wait until tomorrow?" Kyoya barked sharply.

Haruhi sensing the danger her friends were in sat up and quickly grabbed the phone from her fiancé and took over the conversation giving Kyoya time to get his dark aura under control once again, "Tamaki, this better be good."

"Haruhi? How did you get to the phone so fast? Did Kyoya wake you up with his shouting? I am so sorry, Daddy didn't mean for mommy to wake you up," Tamaki spoke hurriedly.

"What are you talking about? Your stupid repeated phone calls woke me up!" Haruhi grumbled already getting irritated.

Tamaki was confused and asked, "How did my calls wake you up if you were…" Silence descended on the phone. It finally hit him that Kyoya and Haruhi were sleeping together in the same room, possibly the same bed. "WAH! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING IN THE SAME ROOM AS HIM? YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO BE SLEEPING TOGETHER AND YOU ARE NOT EVEN MARRIED YET! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SAVE YOUR VIRTUE FOR YOUR WEDDING NIGHT! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF YOUNG LADY?"

Haruhi had to pull the phone away from her ear or run the risk of losing partial hearing. Glancing at Kyoya, she could tell he overheard Tamaki's ear piercing roar and was not happy about the words flying through the phone. Taking in a deep breath, she decided she was not going to back down, "YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER! Who do you think you are to make assumptions like that? For your information, we were tired and took a nap. Nothing else has happened, and if it did, it would not be your fucking business. So back off. Now if you do not tell me what you need right now, I will hang up this phone and block your number!"

"Gah!" Tamaki cried out, "Daughter is so mean to me. I am only trying to protect your innocence like a good father should."

It was Haruhi's turn to pinch the bridge of her nose, "You have five seconds and it is starting now! Five…"

Knowing he crossed the line, Tamaki rushed on with his explanation, "The twins and I talked and we wanted permission to give you a Host Club engagement party or to give you a coming out ball."

Swinging her head around to face Kyoya, her mouth opened and closed like a fish with no sound coming out of it. When she was finally able to form a coherent word, Haruhi asked Kyoya, "Did he tell you want he wanted?"

"Yes, and that is when I was informing him of the date of our engagement party," Kyoya smirked enjoying the how he was getting. This really was quite entertaining.

"Haruhi? Haruhi are you still there? Is mommy doing something to you? Do I need to come over and keep you safe?" Tamaki probed ready to leap out of the house and fly to Kyoya's in order to make sure his daughter was alright.

"Do not step one foot near this mansion. I think you have done enough for today. This topic could have been shelved until tomorrow since you would not even be able to do anything for a minimum of two weeks. I will discuss it with Kyoya and then we will all meet tomorrow. If you call one more time and it isn't an emergency, you will pay the consequences," Haruhi sneered. It appeared the Shadow King was rubbing off on her.

Yelping, Tamaki said, "O-ok. We will just talk to you two tomorrow after school then." He didn't wait for a response before he hung up the phone trying to make sure he did not provoke either one of his friends further. He really would like to live a long and full life instead of a short one.

The sound of rumbling at her side caught Haruhi's attention, "Is something funny?"

"I just don't think I have ever seen you handle him quite like that before. I was a pleasure to witness it. I think I might have some influence on you after all," Kyoya stated snidely.

Lifting an eyebrow, she mockingly said, "You know I could go home and skip this family dinner tonight. I could also force you to deal with Tamaki and the twins on your own tomorrow."

"You could, but you won't."

"I won't?"

Shaking his head, Kyoya flashed her a genuine smile and pulled her close to him, "No, you won't. Do you want to know why?"

Haruhi's breath caught and she had a hard time concentrating on the words that were coming out of his mouth. Forcing herself to concentrate, she whispered, "Why is that?"

"Because you love me and you wouldn't subject anyone you love to that kind of torture," he smirked right before he captured her lips for a kiss. Flipping her over onto her back, he continued his assault pulling back only briefly to ask, "Would you?"

"I think you hold a valid argument," Haruhi smiled before Kyoya's lips descended on hers again.

The couple would have continued to kiss and make out if a beeping noise had not interrupted them. Kyoya looked around at what could possibly be making the racket when he realized it was his alarm clock. It was set to go off so that they would have enough time to get ready for dinner. Groaning, he dropped his head into the crook of Haruhi's neck, "First that moron and now the damn alarm."

"Well at least we were awake for it and you didn't throw it this time."

"I suppose you are right," Kyoya sighed and sat up reaching for his alarm in order to shut the stupid thing off.

Giggling, Haruhi kissed him on his cheek and declared, "It could have been worse. Tamaki could have shown up or called after the alarm and made us late to dinner."

"Thank God for small miracles," he grumbled with a thick layer of sarcasm.

Still laughing, Haruhi got out of the bed and shot over her shoulder, "I am going to go get ready for dinner. You can either play on the computer or go back to sleep and I will wake you up when I am done."

"Sounds good," Kyoya said standing up and heading downstairs to grab his laptop.

Both teens were ready for dinner with time to spare. Instead of heading down early, Kyoya pulled Haruhi to sit down on the couch next to him, "Let's talk for a minute."

"Ok, about what?" Haruhi inquired a bit nervously.

"My brother. I talked to my father and it appears that Akito was for the most part productive in Alaska and most of the remaining work can be done remotely. My brother has been warned to leave us alone though and knows what will happen if he disobeys. However, that being said, if he tries to talk to you or manipulate you in any way, I need to you tell me as soon as possible. I don't trust him and I know he wasn't happy about being punished. I am not sure how he feels about you and your family status, so that could cause him to act irrationally."

Haruhi nodded absorbing everything that Kyoya was telling her. She knew it was true, but after what happened to him, did Kyoya really think he would try anything? Deciding it was best to stay on guard and not give the second son the opportunity, she agreed with her fiancé, "Ok. If says or does anything I will come to you, and I promise not to let him get to me this time."

Smiling, Kyoya brushed her bangs out of her eyes and spoke softly, "Good because I was serious about locking you up."

"For some reason, I think I actually believe you," she murmured before she leaned over and gave him a sweet kiss.

When they broke it off, Kyoya looked down at his watch and said, "Well, if that is all then, I guess we should be heading downstairs." He helped Haruhi to her feet and could feel her slight tremble. Pulling her into his arms for a hug, he whispered in her ear, "Don't worry. I will not leave your side and I will always be here."

Sighing, Haruhi whispered back, "I know. I just don't feel comfortable around him."

"He can't touch us as long as we stick together."

"You're right. Let's go down before we are late."

Linking his arm with her, Kyoya escorted her down to dinner. Neither of them was looking forward to seeing Akito after their little run in with him earlier, but they were also not going to cower before him. They held all of the power and they would not let Akito have the satisfaction of separating them ever again.

Dinner proved to be uneventful. Akito was on his best behavior in front of his father and Yuuichi. It was apparent that the eldest son had a little talk with the second son before dinner based on the looks they were shooting each other. The couple found themselves relaxing around the rest of the family and enjoyed the little gathering.

Once dinner was concluded, Kyoya and Haruhi excused themselves so that she could get home. When they were safely in the car and away from the rest of the Ootori family, Haruhi let out a theatrical breath and leaned her head against Kyoya's shoulder, "Well that went better than I thought. Maybe we were worried for nothing."

Pushing his glasses up, Kyoya stated, "I still don't trust him. Make sure you keep your guard up around him. Alright?"

"Yes, sir!" Haruhi saluted him.

Kyoya rolled his eyes, "You know, I think you are the only one that could get away with that. Even Tamaki knows better than to mock me like that."

"I would like to think I have special privileges afforded to me since I am the fiancée," Haruhi snickered.

"Maybe you do."

"Ok, speaking of your ever loving, over bearing, baka of a best friend…"

"He is your friend also."

"Be that as it may, what are we going to do about his request?"

"I say we do it."

"What?"

"Once word gets out, it is going to spread around the school. Some people will be offended that you did not tell them yourself. If we have the party, we can announce it to everyone and that way you are absolved of your deception, so to speak. We can also tell them your reasoning and get rid of any gossip surrounding that. Finally, we will announce our engagement to the student body. It will also show that you are supported by the host club."

"This sounds like you are leaning more towards the ball instead of the Host Club party."

"Well it will still be sponsored by the host club, but yes, I am."

"You want to announce it to everyone to stake your claim, don't you?"

"Maybe a little bit, but do you blame me?"

Chuckling, Haruhi kissed Kyoya on his cheek, "Not at all. Just make sure that I don't have to make a trip to your university with a blow horn for the girls to stay away."

Kyoya laughed a full deep laugh, "I will do that, although that might be interesting to see."

"Yah, yah, yah. Just remember you are mine," Haruhi smirked.

"I think I can remember that one," Kyoya stated as he leaned down and gave her a small kiss, "I love you."

"I love you too," Haruhi responded and laid her head back down on his shoulder.

The rest of the car ride was spent chatting about the party idea and when they should do it. They also decided to make Tamaki and the twins stew for a bit the following day for disturbing what was supposed to be a quiet Sunday. It was just going to be a little payback, but it would be fun.