"Hey, Umehito!" Tomoko called with a smile as she raced down the hall.

He instantly turned around, surprised at the sudden interaction. In fact everyone in the hall was in shock; nobody talked to Nekozawa.

"Hey, glad I caught up to you! How's it goin'? Got any new members for your club?" Tomoko asked with a smile.

"No not yet." He answered drably. "The time hasn't come yet, for when people will embrace the darkness." He finished with a smile.

Tomoko laughed. "You're so freakin' weird. Well hey, you know tomorrow is the formal right?" Tomoko asked, cocking her head to the side.

Nekozawa blinked a few times.

"So, I was thinkin'. Do you wanna take me?" Tomoko asked, winking casually.

He was obviously caught off guard, while the entire hallway full of students was left gaping. "But…don't you have a boyfriend?" Nekozawa asked.

Tomoko laughed nervously and rubbed the back of her head. "As chance would have it; he can't make it tomorrow." More like how fate would have it… she thought.

"I see." He said, with his mood brightening noticeably.

"So, do you wanna take me?" Tomoko asked. "I think it'd be fun!"

Nekozawa looked absolutely delighted; yes even he could be delighted.

"Of course." He said.

"Cool!" Tomoko replied, causing several students to fall backwards.

"Oh, and by the way. Have you been putting Beelzenef to use?" he asked eerily.

Tomoko laughed. "Well he's actually sittin' on my pillow right now. He's my creepy-ass guardian, sorta. But anyway, that's awesome! Hey, I'll just meet ya here ok?"

"Of course…." He said with a smile.

"Tomo…." A voice said softly from behind Tomoko.

She turned around to see Moegi with tears in her eyes.

"Moegi...oh my god! Did he say no? If he did, I'll strangle him!" Tomoko said balling up her fists.

Moegi then hugged her friend in tears. "No! He said…he said he'd go with me!"

Tomoko pulled the girl away to look at her. "Alright! Way to slay!" Tomoko said giving her friend a thumbs up.

XxXxXxXxX The Next Day XxXxXxXxX

Kyoya looked absolutely miserable as he prepared for the formal. Why? Why did he have to go with HER? Ugh…the mere thought of spending the entire night waltzing with that stupid slut made him want to crawl into a hole and die.

"I hate her so much…" Kyoya grumbled to himself.

He looked at himself rather dully in the mirror but closed his eyes approvingly and moved on downstairs. There was still some time left before he and Tomoko had to leave…Tomoko…he wanted to be going with her.

"Hey, you didn't wait long did you?" he heard Tomoko call from the top of the stairs.

Kyoya opened his eyes lazily at first from depression but soon they widened as far as they could go in awe. She looked so beautiful…he had never seen a woman so lovely in his entire life.

She carefully (or more honestly…clumsily) made her way down the stairs with an awkward sort of smile. Finally making it to the bottom of the stairs she let out a big breath and stood in front of Kyoya.

"So how does it look? I haven't worn a dress since I was like five or something." Tomoko said laughing.

Kyoya couldn't speak at first. Even if he could, he didn't want to…he just wanted to look at her. The dress was all the way to the floor; fitted in some areas and flowy in others; all the while, flattering her figure beautifully. The gorgeous smoky, lilac purple color complemented her skin, hair, and eyes perfectly. The dress had a sweetheart neckline, emphasizing her lovely collar bone and bust line. The one shoulder strap of the dress was covered in beautiful gems that traveled down the strap onto her bust; another burst of gems could be seen on her hip, where the dress gathered, flattering her all the more. She paired a very simple pair of diamond earrings with the dress.

And her hair…it was pinned up so that it lay over one of her shoulders in lovely loose curls. She had a beautiful oval-shaped, gem barrette on the back of her hair where it was pinned up. And her makeup was so lovely…light but formal. Tomoko…she didn't need make up…but she did look lovely with some.

"So?" she said raising a brow.

"You look beautiful." He said finally.

Tomoko laughed. "Your sis helped me get dressed and did my hair for me. I couldn't have done it without her. I mean I've never done anything like this before."

Kyoya smiled at her laughter, but glanced off to the side with sad eyes. Why couldn't he be going with her?

"You look quite nice yourself." She said, gesturing to all of him.

"Thank you." Kyoya said.

Kyoya didn't feel very special; maybe it was the mood he as in knowing who he would have to spend the whole night with. It was just a regular black tux with a light blue undershirt. Yeah that was special….

"Hey…" she said, touching his shoulder. "Cheer up."

Kyoya was about to speak but was interrupted by someone calling for them to head out.

Both of them sighed. Tomoko felt even worse for Kyoya though; he was going out with the psycho bitch…this was going to be one hell of a night.

XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX

Kyoya could officially be considered a suicide threat. The moment he arrived at the formal, Alia seized his arm and swooned over him. Dear god….so CLINGY! It was driving him absolutely insane. On top of her obnoxious behavior, she was wearing the most hideous dress he had ever seen. It was some horrendous, gigantic ball gown. It was all pink; so pink and bright that he almost had a seizure when he first saw it. It was too shiny on the bodice and plastered with gems, and then the bottom was some bizarre texture of fluffy, fuzzy waves of different colors of pink.

"So Kyo dear, are you going to complement me on my dress?" Alia asked sweetly.

"Nice dress." Kyoya said flatly, looking off to the side….looking at Tomoko.

Ugh, he had to admit he was jealous of her being with Nekozawa. Ugh he was STILL in his black cloak thing; why didn't he dress up nice for Tomoko?

"Are you alright, baby?" Alia asked.

"Yes…" he said, watching Tomoko sway back and forth to some music.

She looked so beautiful…he wanted to reach out and touch her.

"Kyoya, can I talk with you in private?" Alia purred.

He looked at her with a completely uninterested expression. "Fine." He sighed.

"Great! Oh but first I have something to take care of…I'll be riiiight back. Meet me in the gardens." She said winking.

After she walked away Kyoya shuddered and practically barfed. Ugh they had only been there for an hour! There was like three more to go! Maybe he could fake that he had a fever…

He glanced over at Tomoko once again and like before became terribly envious of Nekozawa. Then he noticed Tomoko smile and point at something. Ah yes…Mori and that girl Moegi. Kyoya had to admit, he was shocked when Mori actually decided to take a girl to the dance. Moegi certainly did look lovely though; her chestnut hair was in beautiful elegant, flowing curls, and her makeup emphasized her beautiful deep blue eyes. She looked rather lovely next to Mori actually…she was so modest yet happy. And her strapless yellow ball gown was the perfect shade for her. It didn't flare out to far nor was it too fitted. It was absolutely perfect for her figure, and the small gem detailing on the dress added just the right amount of elegance and interest.

Shit….he supposed that he would have to head to the gardens right about now. After arriving at the edge of them, Kyoya sighed and waited rather impatiently.

"I'm sorry if I made you wait…" Alia said silkily.

What Kyoya saw, repulsed him beyond anything he had ever experienced.

She had changed her dress. It was a sparkley black one that was barely long enough to cover her butt. The dress was a spaghetti strap and had a ridiculously deep V-neckline. To top it all off the stomach was see through…he knew what she wanted. She wanted to impress him…

"Isn't it beautiful…?" she purred.

"Charming." Kyoya said flatly.

Suddenly her face changed to one of mischief. "Kyoya how do you feel about Tomoko?"

"I like her." Kyoya said, trying to be as nonchalant as possible. Unfortunately his tone slipped a bit, making him sound ever so slightly thoughtful.

"Like her? Please Kyoya, that's repulsive! My poor dear…this whole "romance" you've invented has only injured you." Alia said with amusement.

"Invented?" Kyoya asked.

Alia scoffed. "Why would she like you? Look at you!" she said pushing his shoulder. "Do you honestly think she's impressed? She doesn't understand how wonderful you are…and what's to like about this….grubby girl?"

"Everything!" Kyoya said harshly. "You don't understand a thing about her. You have no room to judge her. Tomoko has to work harder than anyone else to get even a fraction of what she deserves. She studies for weeks for every single test we take. She had to steal and push to survive every single day when she was homeless with her brother. She's beautiful, strong, kind, and smart…" Kyoya trailed off sounding a bit more soft near the end of his sentence.

Alia's face twisted into one of disgust. "I was just kidding about that romance thing before…but now if I didn't know better, I'd say that you have FEELINGS for this disgusting creature!" she shouted angrily. However, she panted and recovered. "Kyoya…don't make a mistake, chasing after a piece of garbage. You belong with m—."

"No!" he said cutting her off.

She looked shocked. "No?" she asked, with a raised brow. "Oh…I see how it is…" she said with a dark smile. "Kyoya knows what's best! Kyoya is sooooo mature that he thinks he can chose his own bride! Kyoya Ootori! You're the fool here! If your Yamazaki is such a dream girl then give her this!" she said shoving a large sum of money into his chest. "THAT is why she's with you! Give her that cash and she'll split!"

"You're wrong!" Kyoya argued.

"Then put her to the test! Hand it over to her! Trust my love, that's how fast she'll leave you!" Alia said with a crazed smile.

There was a pause…..

"Alia…I bought you a present before I came here…" Kyoya said softly.

She groaned. "Oh are you trying to guilt me...?"

"No." he answered formally.

"Oh…I can't stay mad at you." She said cutely as she cupped both of his cheeks. "You're so adorable. I love you!"

Kyoya sighed. "Can you wait here while I go get you your present?" he asked.

"Of course…" she said patiently.

"Sorry for yelling at you." He apologized.

"Forget it darling…I'm just glad you learned your lesson." She said, kissing his forehead.

"I'll be right back." He said with a smile, before walking off.

After he left, Alia smirked. "Oh yes…as if I'd believe YOU." She said darkly as she began to follow him.

Kyoya rushed into the crowd of people that were dancing, pushing past people in a manner that was most uncharacteristic of him. He didn't care; he HAD to get to her. Finally, he found his Tomoko and seized her arm hastily.

"Wh-what?" she said quickly.

Nekozawa looked rather alarmed himself.

"Kyoya, what are you doing?" she asked.

Kyoya didn't answer and instead pulled her toward the stage where the music was being played.

"Kyoya…what is going on?" she asked, nervously.

Kyoya couldn't take this anymore. He couldn't hide his feelings anymore. No. He didn't WANT to anymore. He was sick of this. He needed to be himself. He wanted to be proud of Tomoko and he would show everyone RIGHT NOW.

Yanking her up on stage, the band stopped playing in shock, which caused everyone at the party to look up. Now having everyone's full attention, Kyoya confidently swept Tomoko into a romantic hold.

"What on earth are you thinking?" she asked harshly.

Kyoya once again gave her no response, but rather pressed his lips tightly up against hers.

There was a mixture of responses from the audience. Gasps, whispers, swooning, sighing, squealing, and sounds and talking with alarmed tones.

"I'm tired of hiding…" he breathed against her lips.

"Kyoya…I.." she began tearfully.

"I want to show people that I care for you…" he said.

With that, Tomoko returned Kyoya's embrace and kissed him back with just as much strength, causing the girly squeals to increase in quantity and the sound to go up a few hundred octaves.

At that moment Alia walked up and her eyes widened in horror at what she saw.

"No…no!" she cried, rushing out the school's gates and into the streets. She ran into an alley and began throwing things from her purse around and kicking the dumpsters.

"NO! NO! AAAAAH! STUPID SLUT! BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Woah…what's got you so pissed?" a voice said from behind Alia.

She whipped around to see a man with short buzzed hair and a gang jacket.

"What's got me pissed? A slut stole my fiancé!" she screeched.

The man laughed. "That sucks."

"You have no idea! Oh…when I get my hands on that whore….I will kill her! I will do ANYTHING and I MEAN ANYTHING to get that Tomoko Yamazaki away from my Kyoya!" she screamed. The man's eyes widened.

"Tomoko Yamazaki?" he asked, taking Alia's shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" she shouted, smacking his hand away. "And yes, that's her name!"

"She used to be in my gang. I found out she was with that damn Ootori…I want her back…she has to come back some time." Hideki said darkly.

Alia suddenly smiled and laughed eerily. "Say, how would you like to make a deal?"

"I don't make deals with rich brats like you." He said hatefully.

Alia grinned. "Not even if the deal comes with revenge on Kyoya Ootori and getting back Yamazaki?" she said, raising a brow.

Now Hideki was interested and smiled. "I'm listening…" he said.

With that Alia began to lay out a plan with Hideki…

"That's evil…I love it." He said smiling cruelly. "When did a rich girl like you get so evil?"

"Simple. Alia Furude always gets what she wants…"

(A/N: Hey I thought I'd do something cool for you guys :D Here's a link to what Tomoko's dress looks like: .com/shop/dresses/viewitem-PD603538

Here's the link to Alia's first dress: .com/shop/dresses/viewitem-PD631966

Here's the link to what Alia changed into: .com/shop/dresses/viewitem-PD503611

Last but not least; here is what Moegi's dress looked like: .com/shop/dresses/viewitem-PD618020

ok and for whatever reason, this site won't let me put the full adress of the site...so just put http:/ / www. promgirl before each of the .com things. Except don't put all those spaces between the http and www and promgirl stuff...I just did that otherwise the site won't let me post it.

Also, the dance will be continued in the next chapter so you'll see the reappearance of the host club members, like Haruhi and Tamaki. So now worries! They'll show up!)