(Chapter 25)

"I'm going to murder them-"

"Kyoya,"

"-Hide their bodies in the frozen river, yes- yes. It'll be an accident, just an accident. An unfortunate-"

"Kyoya." Kagome groaned out, flopping back on the bed. "The hotel staff are on it to remove the doors, they don't exactly have a handyman on duty the day after Christmas."

"Then let those damn twins get us out of here." He ground out through gritted teeth, sighing as he threw down his coat on the lounger in front of the bed, he sat down in a huff on it with his arms crossed. Kagome rolled her eyes and sat up on the bed, looking out the large double doors that led out to the terrace. She sighed, looking over at the seemingly glowing mountain side and the dark blue sky, stars started to appear in the break of the clouds.

"There could be much worse places to get stuck than a hotel room." Kagome said, her shoulders slumping as she remembered a time where she and Shippo had gotten stuck underground, and it was actually Sesshoumaru that came and saved them.

Sesshoumaru…

Kagome sighed to herself, wondering where her standing with the demon truly was. He treated her so fondly, with better care than InuYasha had.

It was strange, really it was because now her Kit- son, Shippo, was a father, and his son was her friend and was her boss. And Sesshoumaru and Shippo are both now more like guardians to her, when in her time about two years ago it was the other way around.

"I suppose you're right," Kyoya said finally, bringing Kagome crashing out of her thoughts. She stared rather shocked at Kyoya as he relented much easier than she had thought he would. He looked calm now, with his arms crossed and his eyes closed, his head tilted down slightly but she recognized it as when he was thinking.

Kagome couldn't help the soft smile that overcame her face, suddenly feeling rather relaxed despite the otherwise… interesting situation the two of them found themselves in caused by two mischievous twins.

You see… When the hotel director and the bellboy were showing them the rooms, Hikaru and Kaoru called Kyoya and Kagome back to the first one to point something out, effectively distracting them as they locked the doors behind them and taking the door handles off the doors, trapping them.

Kagome could see why Kyoya would want to murder them, although she didn't understand why so viscously.

"Better act fast, Mommy." Hikaru whispered to Kyoya through the door. "Or someone might take Kagome right from under your fingertips, but I can guarantee that it won't be me."

Kyoya's frown deepened as he clenched the hole the doorknob once was.

"Sorry it's not much," Hunny apologized as he squeezed a couple bags of sweets, peanuts, and other small bagged food items through the doorknob hole. Kyoya stood behind Kagome who was kneeling on the floor in front of the door as Hunny gave them what food would fit through the doorknob hole (after he tried sticking a piece of cake through it and Tamaki attempting a sandwich Kagome had to tell them that there were snack and drink machines down in the main lobby somewhere.)

"Don't worry about it Hunny," Kagome smiled at him as he stuck his eye to the hole. Kagome gently reached her hand through it (her hand being just small enough) and gripped onto his own. "We'll be out by morning, the hotel manager already apologized to us about the incident and said the man will be here in the morning around 8."

Hunny nodded teary eyed, even though Kagome couldn't see it and squeezed her hand gently, Mori picked her hand up after Hunny dropped it and give it an affectionate little rub on the back with his thumb.

"See you in the morning, Kagome."

"See you two in the morning." She smiled, even though they couldn't see it they could hear it in her voice. After they left she stood up with a small armful of food and turned smiling back to Kyoya. As she approached she seemed rather sheepish, she gave him a shy smile. "I know it isn't 5 stars, or gourmet… But it's all we have for now- and, and look! Being stuck isn't going to be that bad." Kagome gave him a few bags and she kept a few, putting the others on the counter in the kitchen area.

"At least we can watch TV- and there's a gaming system!" Kagome gasped, putting her bagged food on the coffee table and running over to the wall where the TV and other systems were at. Kyoya looked at the food in his hands, then over at the small girl that was excitedly switching through channels and looking at movies offered.

"They even have American Movies! Kyoya! Look at this!" Kagome was excited, jumping up and down and already getting comfortable in their confines for the night; her jacket and scarf shed on the couch in a small pile, her outer layer of pants were missing as well so she explored the room in her cherry blossom patterned leggings.

Kyoya blushed suddenly, putting the food in his arms down on the kitchen counter as he ran the water in the sink to splash some on his face, he grabbed a towel from nearby and patted his face dry, getting what lewd images he could from his mind.

This was Kagome, his friend!

"One day maybe your wife." A voice from his mind spoke up, Kyoya's eyes widened against the towel, his glasses laid on the side near the sink, not even remembering taking them off. His movements stilled for a moment, he slowly looked up. He grabbed his glasses, situating them back on his face.

He looked over to the girl who was jumping from foot to foot in her excitement, he couldn't see her face but he knew she was grinning.

"She's exceptional, father obviously approves. And I've liked her before he almost ruined it. You're staying the night with the woman that you are infatuated with."

"Not infatuation," Kyoya said softly to himself, giving the most sincerest of smiles that he's felt in a really long time when Kagome turned to look back at him, her cheeks flushed and grinning in excitement. "Love."

With popcorn in their hands (Hunny had managed to slide a couple prewrapped bags of it under the door), the two sat down for a movie that was playing on a common channel. Kyoya didn't really pay attention to the name of it, and was rather lost on the plot too, but Kagome seemed to really enjoy it.

Kyoya stretched his arms out along the back of the couch, resting his head back and closing his eyes as the movie played in the background.

"Kyoya?" Kagome spoke up softly, he hummed in response but didn't open his eyes to look at her. "When is your birthday?"

That got his attention. He sat up and looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Why do you want to know?" Kagome hugged the pillow she'd been holding to herself a bit tighter, glancing off to the side.

"I was just curious is all." Kyoya gave her a small frown before sighing, rubbing at his eyes under his glasses.

"November 22nd was my 17th birthday."

Kagome looked at him rather surprised, her eyes wide.

"And we didn't celebrate your birthday!" Kagome gasped, "but it's so close to mine-"

"The only one who knew was Tamaki and I made sure he knew that I wasn't in the mood for celebrating it." Kyoya grumbled, Kagome gave a soft nod before settling back against the couch.

"Come on, I know there's more on your mind." Kyoya leaned against the couch with his arm propped against it, and Kagome turned so she was facing him.

"Well," she blushed nervously, glancing at the TV and seeing the leading characters kissing. She blushed a bit more. "With everything that's happened, are we going to be alright?"

"What do you mean?"

"With the… Kiss, last night." She stumbled over the words, blushing more. "And then with your father asking my guardians for us to be married. And you didn't know?"

"I had no idea he was going to do that-" Kyoya said quickly, he clenched his jaw and his hand and slowly released both as he sighed, getting his thoughts together.

"Kagome, when we first met I didn't think very highly of you at all."

"You weren't my favorite person either," she said slowly, hugging the pillow to her person again.

"And you got on my nerves and interfered with my plans of the Host Club, by then I really didn't like you." Kagome's eyes lowered to the red cushions they were sitting on. Kyoya rubbed his temples, why was he saying these things?

"But then, something happened along the way, something I wasn't ready to come to terms with and tried to push them away harder than before. When you came stumbling to me, and we had developed the Companion Project so someone was with you at all times at least escorting you to and from school, you struck a sort of chord in me. And I started to develop… feelings. For you." He had turned away by then, his elbows on his knees and his hands folding together. His cheeks were burning and he could feel her staring holes into him but he didn't want to look at her just yet.

"But then I didn't realize them, not quite. I became strangely possessive of you even though I had no reason to, and I didn't like that. I tried to find ways to make you quit the Host Club, but when you finally said you would- I-" He sighed again, rubbed his eyes from under his glasses then gripped his hands together again. "-it felt like I was losing some part of me and it shattered, I don't know why I was acting the way I was towards you back then." He turned to her finally, seeing her wide eyed but having her complete attention onto him.

"I'm sorry, for all of that." Kagome blinked a few times, she turned her head away then, looking back at the coffee table that had their popcorn and her snacks on.

"It was something that needed to happen," Kagome said finally. Kyoya looked rather surprised at her words and she could see it. "I won't say you're forgiven, because Kyoya you really hurt me back then. I guess it's all forgotten about now, but I'm sure someday soon you'll earn my affection back." She winked at him, and he stared at her.

"Kagome?"

"Yes?"

"May I kiss you again?"

"W-what!"

The two of them were rather red faced by the time they both insisted on going to bed, their little kiss turning to be a little bit more than a kiss…

His lips were soft and sadly didn't taste of peppermint this time, they were rather salty-

Kagome's eyes were having a hard time focusing on the TV, her hands still a little bit jittery.

He hovered over her, tracing her sides with his hand as his lips met her neck in soft, feathery light kisses-

Kyoya rubbed his eyes, trying to remember what damn show they were watching now.

She pushed him up, laying him on the other side of the couch as she crawled on top of him, kissing him deeply-

Kagome shifted in her spot, reaching for her glass of water as she took a couple sips from it.

His fingertips held onto her hips and she rocked her hips against his-

Kyoya looked over, seeing a drop of water come out the side of her mouth and fall off at her chin.

She gave a soft moan as he bit her lip softly and he stifled his own groan-

Kyoya stood up quickly, ducking his head as he went into the bedroom.

"I'm heading to bed now! Goodnight Kagome."

"Oh- umm, goodnight then, Kyoya." Kagome said awkwardly, her own face still red as she covered it when the sliding door closed.

A/N: I'm so excited! Next chapter is going to be a BIG ONE (not that this one wasn't exciting in it's own way *wink wink nudge nudge*)

I also have another poll up on my profile for a future story I'm thinking about writing and I need your help to decide the couple!

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