True Manipulation Chapter 14: Just Why?, an ouran high school host club fanfic

True Manipulation Chapter 14: Just Why?

O, K& D Law Offices

Right after lunch time: Thursday

If I had known all hell would break loose on me today, I might have called in sick to work and played hooky with Kyouya. Nope, this was not to be, life only heats up after you have digested a whole wheat sandwich with turkey and cranberry mayonnaise. You probably don't have a clue what I am talking about. I actually only have a suspicion of how this happened, but maybe we should start with my quiet morning.

I woke up Kyouya who tried to strangle me for waking him up. He complained of a lack of sleep from supposed jet lag and sex exhaustion. Who knew one human being could be so cranky? He was not at all pleased with my reply, "Well I wouldn't want to deprive you of any sleep and since I can't do much about your business obligations, I guess you will have to abstain for awhile." He looked murderous and stomped around getting ready for the day. It was kind of cute. He obviously didn't like this abstaining idea one bit and was going to show me that he was not tired anymore. I took pity on his soul and poured him an extra large coffee and made breakfast.

I came into work cheerily as the staff all stared at me whispering. It wasn't all that new, I was in fact married to one of the partners, which kind of by default made me a partner, and had a bevy of men the office couldn't figure out how they fit together in my life. I even wondered if I would ever see Kaoru and Hikaru again. Fuyumi had called me a few days ago to go shopping this weekend, but wasn't sure I would have the energy. I had a large case load coming up and really needed to settle into my work. I didn't surface out of my office until I needed to go to the break room to get another cup of coffee; I think Chi was on break?

I came in on a conversation I would never forget. The Secretaries were all hunched over an article, all of them trying to read it at the same time.

"She is too frigid to be able to accomplish something like that."

"Morizuka? She doesn't know him!" Why was Chi reading about Mori-sempai?

"Can you imagine?"

"Happily married my ass!" this came from that stupid girl in Public Relations. Ever since she worked here Haruhi thought the girl was trying to one up her all the whole time. One of the other girls chortled and said, "Oh come off it Yuko, you are just mad her husband declined to have a 'private chat' with you at the directors birthday party. I think you were lucky she came along when she did, she saved you from a crushing."

The girls all shared a laugh at her embarrassment and Haruhi sinfully smiled. She planned on just walking by them and getting coffee, but she turned quickly when she heard, "Is she insane? Ootori will have her offed!" the girl had been pursuing the article with a fine tooth comb and looked stricken.

Haruhi quickly snatched the article from their clutches and glanced over the three pictures. One of the pictures was Mori Sempai coming out of her apartment on her wedding night looking really rumpled. What could they expect she cried all over the poor man? The second picture was of her and Mori stopped in the middle of the park, wait wasn't that when she was brushing that leaf out of his hair? And the third picture was her embracing him in the restaurant, but there was a large red circle where her wedding ring set should have been. She looked down at her hand. The rings were still in her bag. The other pictures she could explain, but this one would have to make her reveal what Tamaki had been doing. She glanced over a headline, "Morizuka and Ootori an Item!" She looked puzzled, why would they think she was taking up with Mori-sempai? Didn't they know she was married? She looked over the pictures again and a light bulb clicked on in a dark room. Oh dear!

The secretaries all waited with bated breath to be scolded or crucified. Haruhi just hurried away with their article. Seeing this as their one chance of escape, they cut their breaks short and set about getting back to work.

Haruhi dialed Kyouya's number obsessively but all she got was his message.

"Hello you have reached Kyouya Ootori since you have gotten through my legion of secret police, bodyguards, and staff you must have something of merit to listen to, so get to the point after the beep."

"Hello you have reached Kyouya Ootori..." She slammed the phone down in frustration. She thought better of the whole thing and called him again.

It was driving her crazy so she finally left a message. "Hi Kyouya its Haruhi, give me a call when you get this."

She didn't know what else to do so she called Mori. "Ah?"

"Takashi?"

"Ah."

"Did you see the article?"

"Ah."

"What are we going to do, it looks pretty bad!"

"Kyouya called." Really? A question mark floated above her head.

"What do you mean he called? Does he know already?"

"Ah."

"Mori Sempai do you say anything else but, Ah?"

"Ah."

She massaged her temples. "Did he say anything to you about his thoughts?"

"Not pleased."

"Oh this is bad."

"I would go talk to him." That must be the best advice of the century, too simple.

"Thanks I'll do that, bye Takashi."

"Bye Haru."

She shook her head as she slowly climbed through the building of Ootori Industries. She took the stairs so she wouldn't arrive to his office so quickly, but after the first 10 flights she took an elevator. Kyouya is going to be mad that I caused such scandal. He would know that Takashi and I have always been friends since the host club. He was just going to be really mad he had to be trifled with more scandal, after Yamolina struck havoc on the company.

Kyouya's Secretary stopped me, "I mean no disrespect Mrs. Ootori, but I think it would be best if you didn't go in there. He may need to cool off and I don't want you to get hurt."

"That is terribly wonderful you are concerned, but I think I need to talk to him." He bowed to her and hovered undecided as she entered Kyouya's office.

She was not ready for the ice she found there. "What are you doing here Haruhi?" She winced apparently he hadn't been as understanding as she had been hoping for.

"I came to talk to you about this ridiculous article."

"What is so ridiculous about it?" The room dropped at least four degrees. What did he mean by that?

"Are you serious? You can't think I am having an affair with Takashi?" She was nearly ready to laugh because she couldn't think of anything more ridiculous.

His eyes sparked at her choice of words. "I wasn't aware you were on a first name basis, he certainly works fast in my absence."

"Kyouya we have all been friends since high school, the only person who hasn't given me approval is Huni, but…"

"That's right Haruhi, because Huni and Mori come from very traditional families where only their family calls them by their first name!"

"Why are you shouting?"

"I know I haven't been the most supportive husband but God Haruhi I was only gone 2 days. No wonder you were waiting for me to get home with such a surprise. You were feeling guilty."

"These pictures are from way before then, and I have no idea why you are so upset."

"Upset. You don't know why I would be upset? I told you my wife wouldn't take lovers, I wasn't just talking about my staff, and the fact that this has been going on for a while does not make this any better."

"You actually think I am having an affair with Mori-sempai!"

"That's right, I think that is what I have been saying all along, and where are they?"

She was trying to digest that her husband thought she was sleeping with her sempai, "Where is what?"

"Where are the rings? You know the ones I had made for you, and only you." She was digging around in her purse like an out of body experience. The man she was sharing her body and her life with thought she was a cheating, lying, whore. How had he come to this conclusion?

Kyouya ripped the bag from her and dumped the entire contents on the floor. Everything fell out including the pictures she had been carrying around. The only one he saw as he picked up the wedding bands was Tamaki's invitation from their supposed engagement. He crushed it in his hand immediately and started pacing. He stopped abruptly as she was trying to stuff all the rest of the contents in her bag.

He said it softly, but it sounded loud in her ears, "Get out."

"What?" She was shocked.

"I SAID GET OUT!!!!" He roared and she didn't think twice she left everything right there on the floor and ran out of his office. She had never felt frightened of Kyouya, but she didn't think twice of dashing out of his office before he did something violent. She had left everything there including all her money, car keys and cell phone. There was no way she was going to try to get her house keys either. Where would she go? Huni was linked with Mori and staying with the two of them would only feed the gossip fodder. Great advice he had, "Go talk to him!" I guess she would really see the twins for awhile.