Chapter 11

The judge walked away, and Elizabeth started to feel light headed. She couldn't handle a lot of stress very well, and this whole situation was really starting to take its toll on her. "L-Lets go back to the hotel…" she said. Kaoru saw that she wasn't feeling well, and picked her up bridal style. "Yeah. I think you should lie down for a while."

In Japan, the Host Club had been temporarily shut down. They could no longer offer the 'Brotherly Love' package without Kaoru, and Kyoya was too busy trying to find his runaway bride to deal with club finances. Hikaru was on the edge; he still wasn't able to survive without his brothers' companionship. For the meantime, he was staying nights at the Morinozuka mansion so he wouldn't be alone.

Tamaki walked into Music Room #3, holding plane tickets in his hand. "Pack your bags everyone! We're going to Italy~!" the King smiled. Haruhi sighed. "Senpai, I don't have a passport." She said. "Don't underestimate Daddy, Haruhi!" he handed her a passport. "Now you can come with us. You need to help us get your female companion back! Otherwise, how will you become more feminine?" His eyes literally began to sparkle looking at the girl-in-disguise. "Fine, fine. I'll go with you." She agreed.

By the time the Host Club had arrived in Italy, it was after dark. They put their bags in the bed and breakfast that Kyoya's family owned, which incidentally was right across the street from the hotel that Kaoru and Elizabeth were staying. "The first place we could check would be the hotel across the street. The only daughter of the family who owns it is good friends with Elizabeth. They could very well be there." Kyoya suggested. The group of boys (and one girl) entered the hotel.

When they entered, they could hear someone singing. Kyoya thought that the voice sounded familiar, but he would have to see the person that went with it to be sure. "We'd like a table for dinner, please." He smiled at the waitress, and she quickly seated them, recognizing that he was Mr. Ootori's son. He requested a seat close to the small stage. It was a blond girl, with shoulder length hair. She was wearing a red dress and playing the grand piano that was on the platform. Kyoya could recognize her eyes anywhere, no matter how much she changed her appearance. "That's her. That's Elizabeth."

He was right. She and Kaoru were allowed to stay there as long as she provided entertainment for their guests. Like her half-brother, she was a very talented pianist and a fantastic singer. "She looks like Tama-chan with her new hair color!" Honey stated. Tamaki nodded his head. It was a little weird; but probably just a coincidence, he thought. Kaoru walked back into the dining room from the bathroom, and saw the Host Club. He started to panic inwardly. He quickly ran up the steps, and began to pack both their bags. They had to get out, now! Meanwhile, Elizabeth finished her final song and bowed to the audience, only to look up and see the Host Club.

She played it cool. The maiden walked off the stage, and to the bottom of the stairs. She took her high heels off and ran up the stairs, into their room as fast as her short legs could take her. Even then, it was too late. A few members of the Ootori private police force had barricaded their room. They were trapped. Kyoya entered the room, with the Host Club behind him. Elizabeth was still terrified of Kyoya, and the police held her back when she started to run to Kaoru for comfort.

"You may be able to fool your parents, and maybe even some of my family…but you can't fool me, Elizabeth. You knew I could find you." Kyoya said. Maybe she wasn't as brilliant as he thought…or maybe she was just so lovesick that she left herself in the open. Either way, he had found her easier than he had expected. He started to walk towards her. "Don't touch me!" she yelled. Tears began to fall onto the floor. He stopped, remembering what he had done to her a few nights ago.

"Elizabeth…" he spoke softly, "Why don't you and I take a walk? We need to talk about some things." He suggested. "Why? So you can hit me again? You can't get my trust back that easily, you're going to have to earn it!" she shouted. Honey frowned desolately. "Kyo-chan…please tell me you didn't hurt Elizabeth-chan…"

"I was careless. I let my anger get ahead of me." Kyoya gently caressed his fiancé's cheek, and held it in his hands, making eye contact. "I only got so angry…because I love you, Elizabeth. I believe that I always have, just from a distance. I was selfish and wanted you all to myself. I would want you by my side, even if this wasn't arranged for us. I'm sorry for hitting you, for putting a tracking device on the jacket I gave you…I'm regretful for everything. I was just terrified of losing you so I took drastic measures. I want you to give me a chance…to give us a chance."

Elizabeth blushed. She had never seen this side of Kyoya…it was almost human. "Either way, you're going to have to prove it to me…" she said shyly. "I intend to." He replied. The guards let her down, and her knees gave out on her. Kyoya caught her, and picked her up. "Let's go back to the bed and breakfast, Elizabeth. Have you eaten a proper dinner?" he asked. She shook her head. He left the room, shooting a glare Kaoru's way before walking out of the hotel room.

Kaoru was infuriated, half the reason being that Kyoya had hit her and he didn't know about it, and the other half being that Elizabeth agreed to try and work it out with him! She was kind of obligated to, he reasoned. Maybe she's just doing it to prove to herself that there was no way she and Kyoya could be a match. But there was a nagging feeling in his heart…what if they fall in love?

Kaoru and the rest of the Host Club went back to the Ootori's inn. Hikaru stayed close to his brother. At this point, he was just glad to have him back by his side. Honey and Mori went to bed; truthfully, they weren't sleeping. They were talking about the situation amongst themselves. Sometimes they were worse than two teenage girls. Haruhi went to bed, and Tamaki was in his room watching Italian commoner's television. Kyoya made sure that Elizabeth had a proper meal. She didn't eat much. He put her to bed, and she was asleep almost instantly. He sat in bed next to her working on club finances. He could very easily get used to this. He looked to his sleeping bride. He thought to himself…

"From now on, Kaoru…consider me your enemy."