Chapter 25

I don't not own Ouran High Host Club

Haruhi Fujioka

I stood in front if the mirror, my heart beating a mile a minute. Right now all I would like to do is curl up in a dark corner and disappear. Kyoya this morning reluctantly agreed for me to go on the "date" to get information. Now I was standing in front the mirror about to go out with Hai. I wore a spaghetti strap blue dress that stopped just about my knee with jewels incrusted at the top of the dress, in my hands I held a small white clutch where I kept my phone and a remote with two buttons on it, the green button was to tell them the date was over and the red was for when something bad is happening. I stared down at my white slip ons, feeling grateful that Kaoru and Hikaru didn't make me wear high heels with my clumsy ankles. They were the ones who chose my outfit, taking advantage of the opportunity of dressing me girly, and with their mother's clothes.

I sighed, I now didn't care that I was doing this for Kyoya, I now didn't care that this was for dire information, and all I wanted was to be with Kyoya. To be held in his arms, to hear his soothing words and voice, and to smell that amazing cologne he always wore. I knew once I was done with this "date" I could go home and rest in his arms, and it would be all over. I sighed again, now straitening my posture, and my dress.

I hear the door bell ring, and I feel my stomach drop, it felt as if it was on the floor. I walked over to the door and open it to find a finely dressed man, by the looks of it he is probably a butler. "Miss Fujioka, we have a limo waiting, if you please follow me." He says no emotion on his face as he keeps his eyes on mine. I nod my head and follow him out of my dad's apartment to the limo that was parked. The butler opens the door for me, as I get in I notice Hai who's finely dressed in a tuxedo.

After he closes the door and starts driving I notice Hai staring at me, and dart my eyes to look at his. Hai mischievously grins at me, "You look well Haruhi, and in fact you look gorgeous." Hai complements. Hai looks me up and down, his eyes lingering a bit at my chest. I feel the inside of my body shudder as I watched his gaze slide over my body; shivers slightly glide over my upper arms. I now in my mind was cursing Kaoru and Hikaru for putting on a dress that showed too much skin.

I swallowed but spoke to him to show him I wasn't affected by what he said and how he looked at me. "Thank you, you look pleasant as well." I say as if we are just co-workers going out for dinner.

"Thank you, I can tell you don't give out complements too much, for that was a very odd complement." He said.

"Take it or leave it, for you get what you get." I say a slight harshness rising in my voice, and my body seething with anger. That almost complement felt like vomit on my mouth, it was the best I could do, and if he wasn't going to be grateful then he didn't deserve another one. He even he was grateful I wasn't going to give another one for I fear I might end up actually vomiting.

Hai laughs, shaking off the harshness in my voice. "You're right, how ungrateful I am being, I accept your complement Haruhi." He said smiling from the laughter. I didn't at all like how he said my name, it wasn't like the soft way Kyoya says my name, the way Hai spoke it was more like light sound mixed with a purr. It wasn't soft or endearing. By the time we got there I walked out to be memorized by the beauty of the small, quiet, waterfall in front of the restaurant. Hai got out behind as I stood examining its beauty.

"That's why I picked this restaurant, I had a feeling you would like the sight of this waterfall. C'mon, let's go inside." Hai says, I shake off the beauty and go inside, but instead of Hai offering his arm he instantly puts his hand on my lower back, I bit my lip trying to imagine it was Kyoya's hand lying on my back. I look around at all the tables wondering which is ours but we end up going to a secluded room just like the room Kyoya took me when we went on a date. It was also different than Kyoya's though, Kyoya's room was dark and only lit up by candels, the room was classy and romantic. While the room Hai took me to was lit only slightly dark which I was glad for, and it didn't give off that romantic side just classy and fancy.

Hai pulls out my chair, and helps me scoot it in. There were menus on the table and I suddenly feel stupid. "I thought it was best for you to pick out what you wanted yourself." Hai said keeping his eyes on the menu.

I looked over the menu again and again unsure about what half the words even meant, unlike Hai, Kyoya ordered for me, and knew exactly what I my taste buds would like. Now Hai didn't even consider that fact, and now I was stuck with unsure with what to order. Right now I needed to go to the bathroom to text Kyoya, and tell him which restaurant I was at. Once the servant comes he pours wine for us, and since this is Hai we're talking about of course it's vintage. I just look at the wine and know way better not to drink it, I was underage and thought alcohol as over rated. Hai orders first and I order the same still not knowing what it is exactly Hai ordered.

"Excuse me; I think I need to use the restroom." I say, wanting so bad to tell Kyoya, and to get away from him for a bit.

"Of course, hurry back now, I had the chefs fix our food before everyone else's so that we have free time to talk and such, and so that we don't have to wait too long and starve ourselves waiting for the food." Hai says, looking at my eyes.

I walk out and find the bathroom, I send a quick text telling him which restaurant we're at and that our food will be done early. I come back, walking slowly but not too slowly to raise suspicion.

I come back to a waiter in the room with a cart and bottle of wine. I feel confused as I stare at Hai, "Oh the wine I got us I heard was splendid, but sadly it was disgusting, so I had someone come to change it to my favorite." Hai says looking slightly annoyed. I sit down just as the servant pour my wine; I look up to see a face that looked vaguely familiar.

The wine bottle tumbles over as the waiter put it back on the cart. The bottle falls to the floor spilling wine all over the carpet. "I'm so sorry." He says, his voice sounding familiar as well. He touches the bottom of the table looking like he's searching for the top, but to me it looks like he purposely touched the bottom. He gets up and straitens his clothes before quickly cleaning up the floor and leaving abruptly.

I look over to Hai to see him pinching the bridge of his nose in annoyance. "Hai," I say, trying to stop him from being annoyed.

"Yes Haruhi?"He asks looking at me with concern.

"Oh, I was just wondering why The Jizeegrom did all that stuff to The Ootori Group." I say, my voice strangely going quiet.

"I thought you figure this out by now, oh well I'll tell you. We stole money from the Ootori Group so Kyoya would recognize our presence as a threat. We knew Kyoya was stronger with you so what we had to do was separate you two for good, at first we didn't plan on killing you we in fact we just planned on kidnapping you to receive more heirs, because you know more heirs the better. But after my brother Jimu bombed himself, my father blamed you for his favorite son and next heir's death on you so he made Maraia try to kill you. She or course failed miserably since she's my clueless sister. After her multiple accounts of trying to kill, she had only harmed you." He said, skipping why exactly they did all they did.

"No I mean the actual motive to why you even started it?" I ask.

"Our motive? Well our course to get our clients back, after The Ootori Group branched out making way more money, they stole almost all our clients, a couple of even the faithful ones. That's why." He says, the way he says it is like he pities The Jizeegrom but actually doesn't really care.

I sit there unable to answer back until I hear the door smash open, and I abruptly stand up. An officer comes in and cuffs Hai. I'm frozen into place unaware about what is going on at the moment.

To be continued…