When Haruhi woke up the next morning she saw that her clock read 12:30. Jumping out of bed she realized that she had less than an hour to get ready and meet Kyoya. Running into the bathroom she pulled her hair to the side and put it into a side braid. Once that was done she ran back to her room to change but couldn't unzip the back of her dress. Running out to the living room she looked around for her father when she saw a note.
Haruhi,
I had to go into work won't be back until late tonight.
Love,
Dad
Cursing Haruhi grabbed her cell phone and went through her contacts. She hated to do this, but couldn't have the twins nosing around to find out who her date was. After texting the person, she decided to eat some toast while she waited. Ten minutes later her doorbell went off. Sighing she went to answer the door no sooner had she opened the door was she rushed to her room. "Fair maiden what assistance did you need." Benio, Hianko, and Chizuru stood in her room. Benio noticed Haruhi was in an expensive looking dress. "Maiden who is the dress for?" asked Benio as the other two nodded in agreement. "That is actually what I need help with. I wore this last night, but fell asleep in it. However, I need to meet a friend of mine in 15 minutes, but I need help getting out of the dress." "Hinako, Chizuru." The two nodded and pulled an outfit from her closet along with a pair of shoes. Benio spun Haruhi around and unzipped her dress.
Next thing she knew the dress was being pulled off and the girls were pulling the new dress over her head. "Well now maiden you look so beautiful. Tell me who is it you are meeting." Said Benio. "I'm meeting Kyoya." She blushed and the girls looked at her and smiled except for Benio. "Maiden has your debt increase? Come to Lobelia and we can get rid of that debt for you." Haruhi shook her head. "No, my debt has been paid in full for three months now." "and you still hang around the Host Club still?" asked Chizuru. "I know you guys may find this hard to believe, but I stayed because I wanted to." Haruhi knew that wasn't true since she only found out on Friday that she was debt free, but when she said it she realized it was true. She wanted to stay in the club if she could.
Benio smiled and shook her head. "Come on girls there is no convincing the beautiful maiden when she's convinced herself." The girls left as Haruhi put on her shoes. "Remember maiden you know where to find us if you ever need our help. So, long." Haruhi looked at herself in the mirror. The girls hadn't done bad on choosing an outfit for her. The dress was a dark pink with long sleeves. Also, the dress stopped just above her knees. She also had a pair of white tights and black ballet flats. Looking at the time Haruhi freaked out she only had five minutes until 1:30. Running out the door she grabbed her Cell and keys. She slid in the door of Moomin Bakery and Café just as 1:30 hit.
Looking around she saw Kyoya was sitting at the far table. Walking over she sat down. He set his tea down and looked up at Haruhi. "Cutting it a bit close are you," he smiled. "My dad wasn't home and I kind of fell asleep in my dress so I needed to call someone to help me. They took a bit longer than I anticipated so I had to run all the way here." Kyoya laughed. "And who may I ask did you end up calling." "The Zuka Club," she said quietly. At this Kyoya couldn't contain himself and threw his head back laughing causing Haruhi to glare at him. "It's not like I had a choice unless I called the idiots." "Well you could have always called me," he said seductively. Haruhi turned a deep shade of red. "Here order whatever you want I'll pay." She nodded as she looked at the Menu. She decided to get some Rose tea and a lemon cookie. Once they had ordered Kyoya pulled out his notebook. "Honestly Kyoya don't you ever leave that notebook at home." He smiled at her but flipped it open. "Actually, today I'm just taking notes on our conversation. Anyways let's talk about the three idiots. Huni-Sempai and Mori-Sempai I'm not worried about its Hikaru, Kaoru, and Tamaki that will pose a problem."
Just then the waitress brought the cookies and tea. After taking a bite of her lemon cookie Haruhi put her chin in the palm of her hand thinking. "I don't think it will matter how we go about it Tamaki-Sempai will over react. The twins will be a different matter though they will probably start to attempt to torture you instead of Tamaki-Sempai," said Haruhi. "I don't think they will. They don't call me the Demon Lord for anything." Haruhi started laughing. "That is true, but that won't stop them for long." He nodded and pushed his glasses up. "True, but what worries me is how the girls will react to you considering they don't know what your true origins are." "Kyoya don't worry about me. I can handle the girls, but can you handle the guys?" She smirked as realization dawned on him that she had guys for clients as well and most have professed their love to her at one point or another.
"Haruhi… I think we should keep our relationship a secret at least for now. That way if you want to you can continue or quit the host club without any repercussions." Haruhi shook her head. "That wouldn't be wise Kyoya. If Tamaki-Sempai or the twins found out through someone else, it would be far worse. If you think about it showing up as a couple tomorrow might be our best bet." Kyoya sat there with a calculating look in his eyes before nodding in agreement. "If you believe its best I won't argue, but I hope you're prepared for the idiots' reactions."
Haruhi finished her cookie as Kyoya paid. He walked her home and called Tachibana to pick him up. "Thank you for today Kyoya. I really enjoyed it." He kissed her before handing her a bag. "Here for Ranka because he works so hard. He can have some cookies also I will pick you up tomorrow before school." With that Kyoya left Haruhi standing in her doorway smiling. He can seem so cold hearted, but to her Kyoya was the sweetest boyfriend and she was lucky he was hers.
