THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR STICKING WITH MY STORY FOR SO LONG. I KNOW I TAKE FOREEEEVVERRR UPDATING BUT I'M EASILY DISTRACTED AND I TRY TO PRIORITIZE WHAT I NEED TO DO OVER WHAT I WANT TO DO. =^.^=

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OHSHC IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. BUT YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW THAT. :P

I REALLY ENJOYED READING THE REVIEWS FOR THE LAST CHAPTER. :) REVIEWS ARE WHAT GIVES ME THAT EXTRA LITTLE CREATIVE PUSH. THE FUEL FOR MY WRITING. YOU ALL ARE GREAT. PLEASE ENJOY THIS NEXT CHAPTER WHERE WE GET TO SEE HARUHI MEET KYOYA'S FAMILY AND SEE THEIR REACTIONS TO HER. AND OF COURSE I WON'T FORGET SOME HEATED LITTLE KISSES FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THEM AS MUCH AS I DO. ;) ENJOY!

CHAPTER SONG: I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WRITE TO NO SORT OF SONG PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND BUT I STARTED LISTENING TO OBSESSION BY INNERPARTYSYSTEM AND IT REALLY IS HELPING SET THE MOOD FOR SOME PARTS. XD

Haruhi's POV:

"Haruhi..." I heard a far away voice say gently but I was too comfortable to open my eyes. "Haruhi. Time to wake up."

"Huh?" I mumbled, opening my eyes. My dad was hunched over, one hand supporting his weight on his crutch and the other shaking my shoulder.

"Kyoya just called me. He'll be here in an hour. You need to start getting ready." My dad informed me and I sat up.

Stretching my arms, I reached over and picked up my necklace. "Thank you. I'll be ready to go soon." I said as I put on the necklace.

"I'm guessing you're wearing that dress." He said while pointing to the dress hanging on my closet door hook. "I've dug around in my hair accessory box and found a headband for you to wear with it. Hurry up. I'll have breakfast made by the time you're done."

"Thanks dad." I said as he left the room. Well, today's the day. A full day with Kyoya. Getting out of bed, I took a quick shower and then proceeded to blowdry my hair. After getting dressed, I found the thin, black headband sitting on the counter in the kitchen. I put it on and went to dig in my closet for a purse. I think I only own one but I know I'll need it to put my phone in since this stupid dress has no pockets. I found a little white one and put my phone in it.

When I went back into the kitchen, my dad was talking animatedly on the phone in his girl voice. "It sounds just heavenly! I can't wait!"

"What was that about?" I asked him as soon as he hung up the phone.

He started fixing his platinum blonde hair up in some kind of bun as he spoke. "One of my customers has agreed to be my patron! He wants to take me to his beach house this coming weekend!" He gushed.

"Patron?" I blinked.

"You know. How do you say it in other words? A sugar daddy!"

"As in, you sleep with him for money and gifts."

My dad's eyes flashed. "Don't use such unseemly language young lady. You don't need to even know what that is yet."

I gave him that, 'you've got to be kidding me' look. "You gave me 'the talk' yourself dad a couple years ago."

"And it was obviously a bad call on my part since you've already got a boyfriend." He said a in what sounded like a miffed tone.

"Dad." I sighed. "You know I'm a good kid. I'd never compromise myself or let myself be compromised."

"I know you're a smart girl Haruhi and I know Kyoya is a gentleman but when put in certain situations, even the most wise of teens can slip up." He limped over to me and put his hands on my shoulders. "I got your mother pregnant when we were seventeen years old. Don't get me wrong, I loved your mother very much and I'd never choose another woman if given the chance but if given a do-over, I would've done things the right way. Courted her, gotten married, laid a foundation for the two of us financially, THEN go on to have kids."

"Dad. I love you. And I promise I'll save myself for marriage. I swear."

He stared me in the eyes for a long moment, judging the truthfullness in my words. Finally, he smiled. "Good girl. Now go eat your breakfast. It's on the table." He kissed my forehead then let go of me.

I ate quickly, watching the clock the whole time. When I had washed the dishes, I ran to the bathroom to brush my teeth and put on a little peach colored lipgloss. I saw my dad come up behind me in the mirror. "Done."

"Nono. That won't do. Go sit at my vanity in the room. I'll handle your makeup." He shooed me in the direction of his room and I sighed, surrendering. When my dad set his mind on something, he didn't quit until he got his way.

Ten minutes later, he allowed me to look in the mirror. It wasn't a bad look. Natural, but still peachy colored. (A/N: I found an ADORABLE makeup style I just had to use for Haruhi. The pic of it is on my profile. :) I think you'll like it.) Just as I was exiting the room, the dress snagged on something. "Dad, the dress it caught."

My father came over with his crutches and started trying to free the dress from the door frame. I tried helping but my father put a hand on my shoulder. "Careful, you'll rip it."

"Do you got it?"

"No, don't move. You'll rip it."

The doorbell rang and my heart did a little jump. "I'll get it!" Without thinking, I jerked forward. A loud tearing noise made me turn white as a sheet. Oh no... "My dress..."

"Oh my...My dad frowned. And he's already here. I'll go distract him, go change. Hurry." My dad said before going to the door as quickly as his broken leg would allow.

I tried not to pout as I rushed to my room. Great...Kyoya really wanted me to wear this dress and now I had to go and rip it...stupid, expensive, easily tearable rich people fabric... Throwing open my closet door, I dug around for anything that would be suitable. In the back, I found a dress that was either placed there by my dad or by the twins. Both sounded like plausable reasons. Grabbing the white, lacy sundress, I changed into it quickly and put on some white flats from the closet.

I rushed out to the living room area to find Kyoya and my father talking casually. Kyoya looked in my direction and smiled with a curious look in his eyes. "Hello Haruhi."

"Sorry I took so long. Complications." I said with a frown.

"I promise I'll have her home by curfew." Kyoya told my dad before holding out his hand in my direction. I took it and allowed Kyoya to lead me from the apartment. When we were out of earshot, he turned to me and eyed the dress. "I like the dress but was something wrong with the black one?"

"Uh, yeah. I accidently ripped it." I admitted sheepishly.

He laughed a little laugh. "And how on earth did you manage that?"

"It snagged on my dad's bedroom doorframe. Sorry."

He shook his head. "No apologies. I think I like this dress better. Dark colored clothing doesn't suit you."

"Thank you." I blushed. At the front gate of the complex, I didn't see a limo. I did, however, see a very shiny looking black sportscar. "Is that our ride today?"

"Yes. I hope you don't mind. I thought I could do the driving today." He told me while helping me into the passenger side.

"I don't mind. I like convertable cars." I buckled up and within a few seconds, we were driving. I smiled as the wind blew my hair back and the sun warmed my fair colored skin. We were driving towards the richer community of Tokyo. We passed the upper middle class houses and the condos and even passed many very nice mansions. The trip took about thirty minutes. Kyoya drove up a hill and stopped at a gate. He reached out of the car and pressed a button of a voicebox sticking up from the ground.

*beep* "Ootori residence. State your business."

"Open the gate Harato." Is all Kyoya said before the gate swung open smoothly. We drove down the massive driveway surrounded by many trees. The closer we got to the mansion the larger it seemed. It was downright humungous.

"Wow." I mumbled, feeling out of place. Kyoya parked his car right in front of the large marble porch steps before getting out and running to open my door for me. He opened it and help out his hand for me but I kept my clasped in my lap, my eyes locked on them.

"We're here Haruhi." When I didn't say anything, he knelt down, careful not to let his knees touch the decorative little stones beneath him. "Are you alright?"

I looked up and smiled quickly. "I'm fine. Just...What will they think of me?"

His eyes held some humor but they were compassionate. "I'm not going to lie to your Haruhi. My father is incredibly strict and he will probably show a lot of false kindness today. But once you get to know him better, he'll warm up to you. Besides, none of my family members are home right now, they'll be here to meet you around three."

I blinked. "Oh." I took his head and let him lead me up the steps and into the grand foyer. There were several butlers and maids lined up on either side of the door.

"Welcome Miss. Fugioka." They all said politely.

"Thank you." I blushed. One of the maids stepped forward.

"I can take your purse for you Miss. Fugioka. If you recieve any calls or need it, I'll fetch it for you." She curtsied and took the purse strap from my shoulder.

"Thank you Miss. Hanabusa. My guest and I will be taking our tea in my sitting room. Bring up a tray of breakfast pastries as well." Kyoya told her and she curtsied before rushing off.

Kyoya led me up the stairs and down a hallway to our left. We seemed to walk forever, turning this way and that before he stopped at a door. He opened the door to reveal a very open, room. It had a couple couches set up near a fire, a whole row of bookshelves taking up the far right wall and a desk set up in front of a glass wall covered by transparent drapes. There was two doors on the left wall but I thought it rude to ask what they led to. "This room is yours?"

"Yes. My sitting room and study. One of the only places in this house I can find privacy."

I frowned. "This house is pretty large though."

"It isn't when you have at least one maid in every room and hallway." He said with a vague look of remembered annoyance. He gestured towards the couches and I took a seat near the warm fireplace. I didn't pay too much attention earlier but I now noticed his clothes. He was in a pair of black slacks and men's black dress shoes, much more expensive looking than the ones we wore as a school uniform, and a black, button up shirt. The top button was undone and the sleeves were drawn up to reveal his forearms. I wasn't too big a fan of dark clothing but it looked good on Kyoya with his dark hair and eyes.

He took a seat across from me like a gentleman but I would've rather had him sit right next to me. He held up a finger as I started to rise so I sat back down. "Miss. Hanabusa will be here with the tea soon. After that, would you like a tour of the gardens?"

"Sure. Do I get to see your bedroom?" I asked and immediately shut up. That did not sound right and the look on his face confirmed it. "Uh...I mean. Because you saw mine..." Not helping.

He suprised me by laughing. Not a little laugh like he normally uses but a very loud, cheerful laugh. "I understand. Yes, if you want. But don't tell anyone. This house would be filled with gossip if they knew I took a young lady into my bedroom."

I blushed but laughed with him. There was a knock on the door then so we both clammed up. "Mr. Ootori, I have the tea."

"Come in." He ordered in a very dignified tone and two maids came in, one with a tea tray in hand and the other with a dessert cart. They placed everything on the coffee table between us before exiting quickly. When their footsteps were nothing but little taps in the distance, he stood up and went to sit beside me. Placing an arm around my waist, he handed me my teacup. "Are you hungry?"

"I actually ate before I came here but tea sounds nice." I admitted and he put a couple sugar lumps into my teacup. As I drank my tea, I grew almost uncomfortable. It was the way he was staring at me. His eyes so intense. I took the teacup from my lips. "What?"

He cupped my chin in the hand that wasn't around my waist and leaned down to place a gentle kiss on my lips. After a few seconds, he leaned away and licked his lips. He smirked. "Lemon." He said, commenting on the flavor of tea I was drinking.

I blushed and tried to look away but he still had ahold of my chin. He let go after a second and took my teacup from me. Placing it on the coffee table, he put both hands on either side of my face and kissed me again, this time deeper. After a minute, I felt one of his arms circle my waist. What suprised me more was when I felt myself being lowered down until my back was on the couch. He supported his weight with his other hand as he leaned over me, still kissing me.

A little siren was going off in my head, telling me this was the kind of behavior my dad had been talking about but I chose to ignore it. Both of my hands knotted in his hair and I gasped as he licked my bottom lip. He took that as a good oportunity to stick his tongue in my mouth. We spent a good few minutes laying there, exploring eachother's mouths before we broke away, gasping for air. He stared down at me with the most firey gaze I've ever seen on him let alone anyone else.

He leaned down and kissed my cheek. "I apologize. That was not acceptable."

Part of me wanted to tell him not to lock everything inside himself and to just do as he pleased but I knew where that would get me. Both introuble and full of regret. "It's okay." Is all I mumbled.

He leaned down an inch but leaned back up in the same second. He started to sit upright but something in me, a very stupid something, locked my arms around his neck and pulled him back down with all my might until we were kissing again. Once our lips touched, he stopped fighting it. After a minute, he pulled away from my mouth to trail kisses along my jaw, leaving my face feeling hot wherever his lips touched.

He leaned down a little further a placed a gentle kiss on the pulse point of my neck. I gasped and his head jerked up, his hand over his face. I stared at him in confusion. "What did I do?"

He shook his head, leaning up and pulling me upright with him. "Yūwaku no megami...You're taking my control."

I tried not to, put I couldn't stop myself from pouting. "I don't understand. You're mad cause we kissed?"

He eyed me with gentle eyes while placing a hand on the top of my head. "Like I've said before. I have only so much control and I'd rather not ruin things by snapping."

Part of me wanted to see the calculating, careful shadow king lose control but my logical sense was back in control, telling me it was a bad idea to provoke him any further. "Maybe we should take that walk now."

He nodded. "Good idea."

He took my hand and stood us both up from the couch before leading us from the room. Once outside, my jaw nearly dropped. It was one of those old fashioned gardens with a coy pond and even a sand zen garden placed between a couple peach blossom trees. The whole garden looked to be at least an acre big but most of it was hidden by trees so I wasn't sure. "It's beautiful."

He nodded. "Very. This garden is my mother's pride and joy. It takes up three full acres of our land."

"And the rest of your land?"

"Mostly wooded areas that havn't been cultivated. We've created a barrier to keep guests from wondering into that area if they take a walk. You never know what's out there."

"Do you want to walk in the already cultivated area?" I asked, not waiting for a response. I ran ahead until I was partway into the garden. Then I froze. I was now standing on a walkway surounded by trees. In the distance, I could barely make out a fork in the road.

Kyoya caught up and walked to stand in front of me. He looked at my face, a concerned look in his eyes. "Are you alright Haruhi?"

"Uh...sorry. Deja vu." I said, shaking my head. He raised an eyebrow. "It's nothing." I reassured him before walking around him. At the fork, there was a sign. The left side, the side Tamaki had stood on in my dream, read 'WALKWAY: 3 ACRES'. The side that Kyoya had been on read 'WOODS: UNKNOWN DISTANCE'. The path that led to the unknown wooded area was blocked off by a gate but was nonetheless accessible to anyone that could climb five feet.

"This way." He said, leading me down the safe path. I enjoyed the walk and all the bright colors but afterwhile, it got boring.

"I know you said the other path was off limits Kyoya but I kinda want to check it out."

"Absolutely not. You have no idea what or who is out there. Which reminds me, I left instructions for the maid to put a can of mace in your purse. Keep it with you at all times in the future."

I frowned. "I don't need mace."

"You do." He told me in that same tone of voice he used last time he said this. "We should be getting back to the house soon."

"Come on Kyoya. Five minutes in the wooded area. I'll hold your hand the whole time and I'll leave whenever you say to."

He looked conflicted but after a moment, he nodded. A big smile spead across my face as we hurried back to the fork in the road. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He flipped through them and used a silver one to unlock the gate. He picked up a long stick and took my hand before we stepped through the gate. On the other side was a waist high fencing that went along both sides of us for twenty feet until it abrubtly stopped, leaving us in the middle of the deep woods. He took the stick and rammed it into the dirt, making it stick straight up.

"I don't want us getting lost. We'll need to make sure we can find out way back." He told me. He picked up another one and we started our walk. It was a bit dark here since thick trees blocked out the sun but not alltogether scary. I felt safe as long as Kyoya was here. After thirty feet, he rammed the stick into the dirt and picked up another one. This repeated until we could no longer see the fence in the distance, only a line of sticks. I heard a howling in the distance and I unconciously leaned closer to Kyoya. "We should head back."

"But we've only been here for a few minutes." I pouted.

He looked like he wanted to put his foot down but he sighed and led us deeper in the woods. Eventually, the tree branches were so thick with leaves that the light was completely blocked out. "Okay. We're leaving right now."

"Okay." I mumbled, starting to get a bit freaked out. Kyoya wrapped his arm around me and carfully turned us around till we were facing the direction we came from. After we slowly took twenty steps, we could see daylight again. We passed by eighteen sticks before the gate came into view. He quickly walked us from the woods and locked the gate firmly shut.

"Don't think that can be a regular thing. We can go exploring once we have more people and some real location markers with us." I told me as we walked towards the house.

"Alright. Maybe we could get the whole host club with us-" I started to suggest but then the idea of the wreckless Tamaki, the troublemaking twins and the scared of the dark Honey proved it to be a bad idea. "Uh...nevermind."

"I'm guessing you're imagining them getting lost like I am."

"Yeah. Pretty much the only people that could hold their own in the forest would be you and Mori senpai."

He smiled as if he found what I said comical. "Mori more than myself. I'm not good with directions."

"I figured you would be. Since you calculate everything."

He shook his head. "I can find my way pretty easily in populated areas, even if I've never been there. In wooded areas where all there is is trees, I'm as lost as one can be. If that weren't the case, I wouldn't have needed to use the sticks. I could have just turned around and walked from where I came from."

"I think you would've been fine." I told him, leaning up to kiss his cheek.

"Lunch is in an hour." He told me, looking at his watch. If you want, we can go back upstairs. You did want to see my room right?" He said, smirking.

I blushed as he grabbed my hand and led me back into the house. Oh boy...What have I gotten myself into?