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Chapter Twenty One:

Fuyumi's Wedding Day

"I'm to attend too?" Ai said amazed.

"Yes. It was a request from Ootori-sama himself. You are to serve tea and snacks during this time and tend to any guest with specific needs and requests." Ms. Ueda explained monotonously as always. Ai had become very accustomed to her different expressions that were subtle but obvious to those who knew her well.

"I've never worked in such a large party. Is there anything I should keep in mind so I don't make a mistake." Ai asked diligently. She only ever served at her father's restaurant, and never had been to a lavish high scale wedding before.

"Yes, always listen to what they want and make it happen." Ms. Ueda replied. Ai somewhat understood.

Kyoya took in a deep breath as he smiled to his crying sister. She was home finally, only to get ready and be given away to her new home. She was dressed in a beautiful white kimono since they were to perform a traditional wedding first followed by a western reception after. It was a big moment in her life and she was happy but very sad.

"Don't cry onee-san." Kyoya said patting his sisters head as she cried into his chest. They were in her old room, carrying many memories of her child hood and their mother. Now she was going to be married. Ai and 2 other attendants from the Michimoto home and the Ootori home were present. Her father didn't like it that she came home even when she wasn't married, now it would be even harder for her to come home and visit. Kyoya felt a gentle pain in his chest, he wasn't particularly close to his sister but even so she was his sister and he loved her very much. Compared to his brothers the bound he had with her was much stronger. He let her cry on his chest as he comforted her.

"Kyoya, I'm going to be married now...take care of father and our brothers." Fuyumi smiled wiping her tears. The attendants and Ai wiped their own tears. Somehow they could identify with Fuyumi's tears, her happiness and her sadness. It was a big day for her, and although they knew Fuyumi loved Hiro, it was still a scary step. Kyoya hugged his sister with his eyes closed, he knew what she was really saying; and it comforted him knowing that she was leaving their wellbeing to him.

"Onee-san you won't be far, so don't forget to visit." Kyoya was able to say. Ai looked on to the brother and sister as if they were being torn apart. She had learned a few things since she came in to the Ootori home. She realized quickly after her experience with Akira, that even siblings could be enemies. But Fuyumi and Kyoya seemed close, perhaps because Fuyumi took on a role as mother. She knew that in Kyoya's eyes, he probably felt the same. The expression on Kyoya's face was serene and sad, and only Ai could tell, and it broke her heart to see him like that.

Ai had changed into a simple but elegant black kimono with little white and purple flowers that were given to all female servers who were to attend the wedding ceremony and the reception. Ai stood out the most, all the other attendants couldn't stop telling her how beautiful she was and that surely she'd attract a lot of attention. Ai laughed nervously trying to play it down since she didn't want such attention.

Kyoya came into focus standing close by the entrance of the temple where the attendants and Ai were talking as they waited for rituals to be done. Kyoya didn't know Ai was going to attend the wedding as a server, nor did he understand why his father wanted her to do such a thing. These things only stacked cards against her for being a accomplice in his father's plans.

The ceremony started with Fuyumi's beautiful entrance into the main temple area. Even though it was meant to be a traditional wedding as according to the wishes of the Michimoto family, there were many videographers and photographers, and full grown sakura tree's planted to give a fuller lavish setting. Ai's breath was literally taken away when she saw how beautiful everything was with the extra flowers the decorator placed and the little extra touches. The petals were not in full bloom since it was February, but somehow with the cold crisp air, and the sunlight; it was very breathtaking.

She stood there beside Fuyumi as they were getting ready to walk to the large outdoor gazeebo where the traditions of marriage would be performed. Hiro and his family started the traditions as the guests watched on.

"Phew, this is a hot day." Fuyumi sighed with slits for eyes, she was hot and uncomfortable. She expected the weather to be cooler, but it was only that she was wearing a heavy kimono. Ai smiled to her.

"Fuyumi-san, you look very beautiful. I'm not sure if I will be able to say it after, but congratulations and I wish for you to be happy." Ai smiled kindly hoping she was feeling better. Fuyumi drooled a little surprising Ai a little.

"Sorry, you're so pretty it got me off guard." Fuyumi laughed wiping the drool. Ai giggled a little.

"Ai-san, there a favour I want to ask you?" Fuyumi asked.

"Yes, of course, anything." Ai replied happily. From the first day she met Fuyumi she had this feeling that she was a very kind and nurturing person and that Kyoya's kindness probably came from his mothers side.

"Please take good care of Kyoya." Fuyumi's smile was softer and very mature. She looked like a beautiful bride. Ai was a bit surprised by the request.

"Kyoya's reserved and likes to keep to himself, but he's actually a very kind person inside." Fuyumi went on to explain. Ai could only nod and smile. There were countless nice things Kyoya had done for her, and although that dark brief period where he abused her were still blurry; Ai knew that Kyoya was not like that. He was a kind and caring person who just didn't like to show that about himself.

"He takes on a lot on his shoulders, and lives in his own shell, but with you; I see him becoming a little different." Fuyumi explained her eyes welling with tears. Ai gulped not sure what was causing her to tear up like this.

"With you, he can finally break out of that hard shell" Fuyumi smiled wiping a small tear. Ai couldn't say anything but nod. She was so overwhelmed with those words that she froze a little. Her heart was beating pretty loudly. The words caused Ai to feel waves of anxiety and happiness. She was overflowed with an incredibly blissful sensation.

Fuyumi smiled and started to walk down to the gazeebo to perform her rites. Ai exhaled forgetting that she stopped breathing. She walked a few steps behind to help Fuyumi when she sat down. It was the job of a mother or a close aunt or female relative, but since all relatives or aunts were dressed well they didn't want to bend down to help with the rites. Kyoya watched his sister walk past him as she came to the open large gazebo to perform the rituals with Hiro. Ai smiled on helping Fuyumi to sit comfortably beside her groom.

"Oh my, who is that?" a voice from Hiro's family whispered. Ai was magnificently beautiful and it was only normal for them to wonder who she was.

"It can't be a family member since she's wearing the same kimono as the help." Another voice replied. Kyoya could hear even his own family members whispering wondering who Ai was. He sighed. Why his father asked Ai to serve at the wedding, as well as entrusting her the task of waiting on Fuyumi during the ceremony, was anyone's guess. But his guess was that she was indeed an accomplice .The cards stacking against Ai were high, and one thing after another led him to this conclusion.

"Hey, she's really hot isn't she?" A male voice standing behind Kyoya said. It was his father's friends son, Shigeo Tanaka. He knew very well of Shigeo, rumours of him being a womanizer was well known, that and him being just as successful as Emi. The 2 other boys from his family snickered and agreed that Ai was indeed very attractive. Kyoya never moved a muscle nor did his face change, but he was very annoyed with the amount of people whispering and talking about Ai, instead of paying attention to the ceremony.

Ai politely excused herself after seating Fuyumi and went to the side to allow for the rituals to continue. Only then did the talk die down much to Kyoya's relief. He glanced at his father, and as to be expected he saw his stern face ...look a bit sad?. Kyoya's eyes widened in shock.

'Father?' He said in his mind surprised by what he had seen on his father's expression. It actually looked like he was sad watching Fuyumi get married. But that couldn't be it, it must be a trick of the eyes Kyoya thought blinking a few times. He looked again and this time his father's expression was back to being just stern, which relieved him. Was it just a trick of the mind? His brothers and his relatives didn't notice.

"Kyoya, is something wrong?" Tamaki whispered to him. His father and his grandmother were standing on the same line as the Ootori family showing how important they were.

"It's nothing." Kyoya whispered. Tamaki looked deep into Kyoya's eyes as if looking into his soul and then start bubbling with tears, shocking Kyoya.

"What is it?" Kyoya said grabbing his handkerchiefs to give to Tamaki.

"Weddings are just so beautiful." Tamaki said as Kyoya wiped his tears.

"Yes yes." Kyoya replied with a small smile. It was thanks to Tamaki's tears he didn't have to shed a single tear watching his important sister finishing the rituals of marriage. She was now officially a Michimoto. Somehow that was a little sad. He put his arm over Tamaki as the tall blonde gently whimpered.

Fireworks went off in the nights sky as Fuyumi now wearing a beautiful western wedding dress entered with her husband Hiro. The happy couple's smiles stretched they were very much in love and very much happy. The Host Club members were all seated around the Ootori family table and were happy to see Fuyumi happy. The happy couple walked into a clapping crowd of people. Ai and the other attendants entered after they had seated at the head table.

The night started with many speeches from both sides. Akira as the eldest, spoke on behalf of the Ootori family. Ai was both surprised and disgusted with his speech. He spoke highly of the sister he knew nothing about, nor did he ever play with. Perhaps deep inside his soul he regretted not being a better brother to her, but you could not see a shred of that regret. He talked more about joining the Michimoto family with the Ootori and solidifying their strength. But perhaps that was how high society was. Ai had never been to a wedding before, this was her first one, but it was more lavish than she ever imagined.

Ai and the 3 other attendants continued to wear their kimono's, identifying them as Fuyumi's personal attendants. They were different from the other servers who were wearing tuxedo like waiter outfits, for both the male and females. Ai and the other attendants stayed close to the couple in the beginning, after the speeches; Ai poured Fuyumi some water and gave her a appetizer plate, as did another attendant for Hiro. Somehow though Ai's movements were very elegant and majestic and it caught the attention of many people, including the Host Club who were smitten by her.

"Wow, Ai-chan looks really amazing." Honey said eating a secret stash of cookies he brought in.

"Yeah, she's really pretty normally but in that kimono, somehow she seems really..." Hikaru said unable to come up with a word that best described her.

"Flawless." Mori finished.

"Yeah! That's exactly it." Kaoru said excitedly. The group agreed and continued to make small talk about how beautiful Ai was, Kyoya only listened on feeling a lot of tension in his heart and clenched fists. He understood very well what the worlds impression of Ai was, but at the end of the day she was not suitable for any wealthy family because of her poor lineage. Which was why he knew not a single man would approach her despite her clearly being a beautiful woman.

"Thank you for inviting us Kyoya-sempai, and congratulations to your family." Haruhi smiled to Kyoya. They were standing around mingling with their own crowd. There were a lot of people there, standing eating small appetizers as they waited for dinner to be served.

"Thank you." Kyoya replied taking a sip of his drink feeling a lot better moving around. He couldn't see Ai anymore since she had been doing a lot of back and fourth helping the servers with the appetizer trays since Fuyumi and Hiro were also mingling. It was then he spotted the Morinosuka's greeting his father and brothers. It wasn't a surprise since the Morinosuka family was an elite family that dated back many generations. He noticed that Mori was looking to his parents and then looked around the crowd and spotted Ai as she served a few quests who seemed to blush. Kyoya felt unsettled and turned away quickly as to not lose himself. He glanced back at Mori's parents talking to his father, they seemed to be doing more talking than just a simple greeting.

"I see, well I shall consider it." Mr. Ootori said with a smile. Akira and Fujimaru both were also smiling but were a little surprised.

"Please do, I would very much appreciate it." Smiled Mrs. Morinosuka. As her husband and Mr. Ootori shook hands.

This exchange troubled Kyoya, since he only just arrived to hear the last bit of their conversation. He was hoping to make his presence small so that it didn't get any attention.

"Ah, Kyoya, it's a pleasure to see you again." Mr. Morinosuka smiled and shook Kyoya's hand in his usual strong manner.

"The pleasure is all mine Morinosuka-san. Thank you for coming to my sister's wedding." Kyoya smiled very professionally.

"My, how polite. As we said to you Ootori-san, the wedding was indeed very beautiful. It's rare to see young people doing traditional weddings. It was very nice." Mrs. Morinosuka smiled, she indeed seemed very happy to see a traditional wedding.

"And indeed it's nice to see young girls wearing kimono's." She giggled gracefully. Kyoya smiled and nodded but somehow he felt very panicked by what she had just said, and the fact that her eyes glanced over to Ai, who were serving more blushing people nearby. Kyoya couldn't help wonder why that was.

Mr. Ootori glanced with a stern expression to Kyoya, perhaps wondering in his strict mind what Kyoya would think.

The night pressed on, Mr. Takara arrived just after the speeches, but Emi was no where to be seen. When she did eventually come, she was surrounded by a group of like minded women and men. Kyoya saw them enter after trying his best to avoid Ai, and sighed. He had another annoying thing to deal with.

"Hey." a familiar voice said. When Kyoya turned around it was Tyler who was sort of smiling back at

him.

"I'm glad you made it." Kyoya smiled at him like a friend would who was anticipating his arrival. Tyler didn't want to blush, but Kyoya never made excuses to not talk to Tyler, and he appreciated that.

"Sorry we got late...but hey um..." Tyler fuddled with his words. They both glanced back when they heard Emi's piercing laughter.

"This is gonna sound weird but, are you and Emi dating?" Tyler asked a little nervous. The question shocked Kyoya a little since he didn't know exactly what to call their relationship. They had only gone out once and spoke twice on the phone.

"I suppose maybe." Kyoya replied smiling. Tyler fidgeted with his hands in his pockets. Kyoya could clearly see that he was battling himself a little.

"Is there something bothering you Tyler-san?" Kyoya asked curious. Tyler felt a bit caught and tried to formulate a sentence in his head, but before he could say anything some club members came to join then.

"Kyo-chan, we found Ai-chan!" Honey smiled victoriously walking with Ai's hand in his. The group smiled at Tyler as they approached. Ai bowed gently to Kyoya and Tyler smiling beautifully. She was a little blushed since she had been walking non stop since the wedding ceremony. Tyler paused taken aback by Ai's beauty as most people are when she smiled at them.

"Oh who is this?" Hikaru asked looking at the half white, blonde full of piercings boy with Kyoya.

"Ah yes where are my manners. This is my friend Takara Tyler-san." Kyoya beamed them a smile. Tamaki came just in time with Haruhi to meet Tyler and they all greeted him normally not making any judgements. Tyler was a bit surprised to see that Tamaki who was also half was well accepted.

"What do you think Tyler-san, you want to join us?" Haruhi asked. She was dressed in a boy's suit borrowed from the twins much to Tamaki's heartbreak. But they had to keep up the charade since a lot of elites from Ouran were also there. Tyler came out of his blank stare.

"Uh?" He said not listening to them.

"Do you want to join us for dinner. We got a table just for us. Unless you want to sit with your family." Tamaki explained with a smile. Tyler looked at the faces looking back at him.

"Please join us." Kyoya smiled to him. Tyler couldn't help but blush even though he was very masculine, he still felt very sentimental.

"Yes." Tyler replied.

"I'll come by the table when I have some free time." Ai smiled happily knowing she had to go back to work, since she was getting glaring glances from both fans of the Host Club and their family members; as well as the other waiters who felt she was being singled out.

Tamaki, and the rest whined wanting her to spend time with them, but Kyoya reminded them that this was going to burden her since she had things she had to do. It was a bit harsh and the members were alarmed that Kyoya used such words but nevertheless it was true. Ai politely excused herself to go back to serving drinks.

They walked to their table, for 10 which was the perfect amount of space. Kyoya wanted to take a few minutes to go speak to Emi, but she had disappeared yet again. It was a big banquet hall with many guests and yet it shouldn't had been that hard to find her. He wondered if she had gone outside.

Mori couldn't help but follow Ai with his eyes no matter what corner of the room she was in, he knew exactly where she was, but for spurts of time he couldn't see her when she went into the kitchen area. Kyoya noted this and was badly bothered by it. Somehow even though he expected that he would have to be a little tensed during the wedding, he didn't expect most of his tension to come from watching Mori watch Ai. Did he really need to make it so obvious that his eyes followed her, that his eyes softened whenever she smiled. It was heartbreaking.

"Hey Kyoya, um I wanted to talk to you about something." Tyler interrupted Kyoya's train of thought.

"Ah yes. I'm sorry, you were saying something earlier." Kyoya apologized, turning around to face Tyler, who was glancing over to his uncle Mr. Takara; who was busy with Mr. Ootori.

"Um, you see. I overheard something in the limo on the way here." Tyler started feeling like he might be betraying his cousin a bit.

"Yes?" Kyoya wondered what deep information this was. Tyler was hesitant since there were a lot of people walking around too. Suddenly Ai came to them shocking Tyler a bit out of his skin. He blushed madly as she smiled kindly to him offering him and Kyoya a drink.

"Is this alcohol?" Kyoya asked surprised that they made her serve alcohol since she was still in school.

"Yes these 3 are, but these 3 aren't." She smiled kindly offering Tyler the first class, as he was a friend of Kyoya's. He knew this but it bothered him still since Tyler couldn't stop looking at her.

"Here you are Ootori-san." Ai smiled.

"Thank you Sakamoto-san." Kyoya said taking the non-alcoholic drink.

"Actually, can I have the alcoholic one..I'm old enough now." Tyler said putting the drink back and taking a alcoholic beverage instead. Ai smiled.

"Certainly." She beamed him a beautiful smile clearly shooting arrows into hearts of the men behind them including Tyler. She left to the next collection of people politely not noticing the people that were noticing her. Kyoya sighed frustrated.

"Her name is Sakamoto-san?" Tyler asked not able to stop looking at her.

"Ah yes. Um Tyler-san you were saying something before." Kyoya asked stepping into his view so he could no longer pay attention to Ai.

"Ah yes. Wait what was I saying?" Tyler said confused himself. Kyoya couldn't help but feel annoyed that he was so moved from Ai that he couldn't even remember what he was going to talk to him about. Mr. Ootori gestured for Kyoya to return to his side, and Kyoya like a robot noticed and excused himself and went to his fathers side.

"I apologize. I will be back soon." Kyoya excused himself friendly enough and left.

"Yeah of course." Tyler said back as some of his other cousins came to his side to chit chat, mostly to find out who that girl was, pointing directly to Ai.

"Is that the girl?" One of the girls said to another male cousin.

"Yeah I think so. Description fits." The male cousin replied leering. That was when Tyler remembered what he was going to say to Kyoya but by then it was too late, he was with his father. He sighed, feeling stupid.

The night was kicking off with violins and piano's playing the night away with beautiful music. It was a lot calmer than Ai expected. There was no loud glaring music, no drunken old men dancing with their ties on their heads. Everything was dignified. Dinner went by smoothly. Ai was getting tired and hoped that her shift would end so she could eat and take a break.

"Ai-san, please take these trays out. The main course has been served, these are desserts." One of the chefs said handing her the trays. Ai smiled and took the tray and went back to the hall to serve. As she entered the hall, she heard some girls speaking loudly from outside.

"Hey, it's not a big deal, just come with us for a bit." She heard the voices of 2 boys who seemed drunk and sleazy. She wondered what to do, should she leave the tray and help the girls or do her job.

"Poor girls, it's so unbecoming of those boys, but no one dare to say anything since they are from the Takara family." Ai heard a couple of girls say walking by. Ai wondered if what she was doing was right since she was ignoring the girls and walking into the main hall, but she would alert a security staff to perhaps handle the situation. But when she noticed the security staff looked the other way, she felt bad.

'What will happen to those girls...they were from the Michimoto family too...' Ai thought in her head finally recognizing the kimono from the window. She saw the boys pulling the girls out of view towards the back of the hall where it wasn't lit properly. Ai on instinct served her last dessert and rushed out the hall towards where they were heading. Tyler saw this and wondered why she was rushing out. He was just heading out to smoke. He didn't think anything of it, but knew he should find Kyoya soon though and tell him some really crucial information relating to Ai.

"Let us go!" One of the girls cried loudly pushing the drunken boy off of her. She could smell alcohol on him but it didn't seem like he was out of it like a drunk, he seemed to be very aware of what he was doing.

"Don't worry about it, now quietly just accept my invitation." The guy smirked lustfully pinning one of the attendants from the Michimoto family.

Ai rushed in time to see that both boys were trying to assault the attendants who were from the Michimoto family. She gasped, she didn't recognize the boys completely since it was darker there than she expected. But she knew she had to do something quickly or they would get pushed down. She could see them struggling to keep standing. She knew that if they fell down it would be an easy loss. Ai looked around, no body was there to help and she didn't have anything to help them with other than her bare hands. She damned herself for not telling someone before running out, but it was instinct and she knew better not to stir up such a commotion. She scanned the area quickly in a frenzy and noticed a garden hose plugged. She grabbed it quickly and turned it on.

"STOP!" Ai shouted in her loudest and clearest voice with the garden hose pointing towards the offending men as one of them finally got the girl pushed down. Ai was breathing heavy and her hair was a bit messy but she had been a wreck trying to run in a kimono.

"Who the hell? It's just another girl." One of the boys said noticing that it was just another attendant.

"Get off of them!" Ai said looking as serious as possible even though she was very afraid of the situation. One of the boys got off the girl, the boy who talked to Tyler earlier.

"Oh, wow. Hey Seiji, it's the main course." The boy laughed clapping his hands as he approached Ai who took a step back. Seiji let go of the girl he was on top of and laughed out loud too.

"Nice, we didn't even have to go through all our planning to lure her out. How lucky." Seiji snickered as he too approached Ai.

"Quickly, run away!" Ai said to the girls still stunned. They understood and got on their feet to rush away.

"Yeah yeah, go ahead and run. Doesn't matter, we paid off the security so no one will come anyway." Seiji snickered to his cousin. Ai's eyes widen in disbelief, but it explained why the security looked the other way.

"My name is Ryota, and this is my cousin Seiji. It's a pleasure to meet you Ai-chan." Ryota grinned sleazily sending shivers up Ai's spine. She took more steps back thinking of how to run away. She didn't know how they knew her name but she knew this was not a good situation for her now. If security had been paid off even if the other attendants complained they would not move a muscle. She was worried now for her safety.

"Please step away from me" Ai voiced pointing the hose still to them as they came closer.

"Ai-chan you're hurting our feelings. You're acting like we're the bad guys. But you're a bad girl so you shouldn't put up this act." Ryota smirked looking at her body up and down, making Ai feel more and more disgusted and panicked.

"Very nice." Ryota smiled with a hand on his chin. He took off his suit jacket as he approached Ai quickly. Ai panicked turned on the hose spraying him, throwing it and running away as fast as she could.

"You bitch!" Ryota snarled as Seiji rushed after her. Ai was struggling with her kimono restricting her and her bare feet after throwing her scandals away on the way to rescue the girls. She did her best and turned around to see Seiji was gaining on her as Ryota was close behind.

'No! Please! Somebody!' She screamed in her mind as she tried her hardest to pick up speed. She saw the light from the hall entrance and knew that if she could just make it a little closer if she screamed for help somebody would hear her.

"Gotcha!" Seiji said as he grabbed her waist and pushed her down, landing on her hard pinning her to the ground roughly. Ai's cheek hit the grass hard, she felt like for a moment she was punched in the gut with no air left to inhale with.

"I was going to be gentle with you, but I think you like it rough." Seiji smirked as Ryota reached him. He pulled the dazed and dizzy Ai over his shoulder and him and Seiji quickly disappeared into the darkness.

"Let's go have some fun." Seiji said stretching out his arms thinking they had cleared from anyone seeing them. But out from the shadows came out Tyler, his face in a panic. He was filled with conflicting emotions, disbelief because he didn't actually think his cousins who are 24 and 25 years old would actually go ahead with something like this, but anger as well that they could actually smile and laugh about it like it was nothing.

"Shit!" Tyler swore throwing his cigarette butt and rushing into the hall. He needed to find Kyoya right away.

The two attendants who had rushed into the hall tried to reach the security first but Emi intercepted with a very cocky smile looking at them like they were nothing but scum. The girls didn't know why but they backed away as Emi pierced them with her very serious eyes.

"If you think that saying a word will get your friend help, you're wasting your breath. If you still want to work for this kind of society, than keep your mouths shut and get to work." Emi barked with a dignified smile. The girls eyes widen with shock, they had to make a choice.

Tyler had witnessed another thing that disturbed him. He always knew that Emi was ruthless in her dealings, but he never thought she was this wicked. His eyebrows narrowed maddening. He wanted to say something but it was his word over Emi, and she always won over when it came to arguments. For now he couldn't think of that, he needed to get to Kyoya. He knew that if there was someone who could save Ai, it was him.

He rushed into the main hall scanning the place for Kyoya. His eyes were blurry from semi crying he was so angry. Finally he spotted Kyoya talking to his friends from the Host club and then moving towards another segment of people. People watched as Tyler rushed to him, some people making note that his appearance was flashy and now he was running in the hall. But Tyler couldn't focus on that right now he needed to talk to Kyoya.

Kyoya was just saying his goodbye to another set of guests who were still congratulating them, when Tyler grabbed his arm from behind, sweaty and out of breath.

"Dammit, I have to stop smoking" Tyler said first surprising Kyoya.

"Tyler-san, what's-"

"You gotta get to her fast!" Tyler shouted pulling him out of the view of other people. Kyoya knew this was getting attention, so he stopped Tyler and told him to calm down and that they'll walk out of there more discreetly. Tyler knew there wasn't enough time to being going this pace. So he stood still and came closer to Kyoya's ears as if to whisper a secret.

"I heard them say in the car "Rape her and make such a big mess that she'll have to be thrown out."" Tyler said grinding his teeth as he spoke slowly. Kyoya's eyes narrowed angrily not knowing what he was talking about.

"Two of my cousins took Sakamoto-san out to the back of the hall-" Tyler couldn't finish his sentence. He felt the breeze of air before he realized that Kyoya was already gone. When he turned around to see Kyoya, he was somehow already out the main hall.

"Shit, I gotta help him. Since it's 2 against 1." Tyler grinded his teeth.

"Tyler-san, care to explain what you mean?" Tamaki said with a smile as he placed a hand on Tyler's shoulder. He knew something was wrong. From the expression on Kyoya's face and how fast he raced out. Tyler turned around to explain but there was no time.

Kyoya had never felt this kind of pain before. He was sure somebody hit him, but they were just words that Tyler said. The thought of her being hurt made him regret doing what he had done to her. He knew he was no better for assaulting her himself, but knew that he still wanted to save her. In all the times he ran, he never felt his lungs before as he did right now. His body moved on its own, and it didn't even matter that people stared at him as he dashed out of the hall and dashed towards the back. It was dark and he could hear nothing like screaming and wondered why.

'Why, why aren't you screaming for help idiot!' He thought to himself still rushing to get to her praying in his heart that she was save.

'Please! Please don't let anything happen to her!' He shouted in his heart. He felt like his heart was warming terribly with his panick all crashing down on his chest. When he finally turned the corner he saw the white kimono sash in his path.

'NO!' He shouted to himself panicking even more. He ran hoping that she was not far. Suddenly she came into view, he stopped dead in his tracks seeing her body sitting in a ball on the cold ground partly undressed. Her kimono looked like it had been ripped and pulled off enough to show her shoulders, but from the bruises on her wrists holding tightly the fabric to her chest; he knew she fought hard. Her hair a mess, her eyes wide with fear. Her expression was puzzled and scared, like she didn't know what happened. She was looking up at something that Kyoya couldn't see because of the wall. His heart sank seeing her in that condition, not knowing what had happened. He wanted to scream loudly all his agony from seeing her like that.

"Ai-" Kyoya whispered taking a few steps towards her when a body flew in front of him. Kyoya's eyes were widened with shock seeing the man bleeding badly from his nose. Kyoya stunned looked to see Mori, with his hands red kneel down to Ai and place his jacket over her shoulders. She unable to restrain how relieved and scared she was, jumped into his arms and cried loudly. It was the first time he had seen her cry such painful tears, and it again served to break his heart even more. Mori saw Kyoya standing a few feet away stunned and frozen from the shock of seeing what he was seeing. He said nothing and looked back down to Ai crying in his arms, and hugged her tightly giving her the security she needed in his arms. Ai let go of all her emotions into Moris' strong and safe arms making Kyoya's eyes glass. His heart ache was immeasurable. This was the first time in his life that he felt like he was defeated so badly that he wanted to disappear.

"Kyoya! Where's Ai-san!?" Tamaki said out of breath seeing Kyoya standing there, he thought the worst had happened. Tyler caught up in time to see the scene. Both his cousins were beaten, but they still got to their feet and ran away like cowards. They noted from eye contact that Tyler was there and glared at him threateningly.

Tamaki walked towards Mori and Ai, who just couldn't control the most heartbreaking cry he had ever heard, and even though he wasn't in love with Ai; he felt badly shaken. He looked back to Kyoya still unable to move from the spot he was in, nor able to blink or do anything but stare at Ai and Mori. The pain in his chest was overwhelming. He felt sick and beaten himself, every wound all in his heart. His fist clenched, his fringe covering the pain in his eyes; the blush on his cheeks clearly showing his frustration.

There were many first's he was feeling at that very moment.

He felt like for the first time in his life, he lost.

And for the first time in his life, he wanted to kill the two men who hurt her.

And for the first time in his life, he didn't want to be an Ootori.

Pretty intense chapter, roller coaster ride of emotions!

On the Next Chapter: Mr. Ootori and Mr. Takara learn of the assault on Ai and deem it unnecessary to press charges since 'she is just the maid'. Kyoya is fuming but doesn't go against his father. Ai is on leave for a week to rest and recover, and in that time Kyoya learns that it was Emi behind the attack. Kyoya has made a resolve and it shocks even him!