Chapter 7: Rewrite the Stars

Kyoya and Kira spent the next few weeks avoiding each other. Kira was still incredibly mad at him, but she just didn't want to talk to him. She knew he had to be forgiven but she was just too mad to apologize. She was sick of making mistakes, especially ones that affected others, like her ex-boyfriend, her baby, and Kyoya. She was done with it all. She was done being a kid who made terrible mistakes. She wanted to be a woman who stopped making dumb mistakes.

Kyoya was upset, and Tamaki knew it. No matter how much the bespectacled boy tried to hide it, Tamaki knew something was wrong. Tamaki saw Kyoya as the brother he never had and he hated seeing his soul brother in so much pain. He had to make this right for the two because he knew Kyoya loved Kira. Even though he was ditzy and energetic, Tamaki had a good perception of feelings. He knew the depths of Kyoya's feelings for Kira were deep. He had to do something to make this right.

At lunch, the club sat together and began eating the delicious cafeteria lunch. All of them began talking, except for Kyoya, who gazed off into the distance. Tamaki followed his friend's gaze and saw Kira eating alone and looking sad. Tamaki continued studying her until she noticed him staring. She raised her head and her fiery eyes connected to his.

The look she gave him held one of malice and he flinched, looking away quickly. If Tamaki could name a song for this moment, he'd name it "Not Ready to Make Nice" by the American band, the Dixie Chicks. Music had a strange way of describing emotion. Suddenly, it clicked! Music! When he played the piano, it got out all the stress and angst he felt in a creative outlet. Tamaki formulated an idea and decided next meeting could be a masked ball or a karaoke day. It'd be perfect to help Kyoya and Kira.

…

At the behest of Tamaki, Kira went to the next Host Club meeting, albeit reluctantly. When she opened the door, she saw a karaoke machine and a group of girls around the club members. Tamaki stood at the microphone, wearing a traditional kimono, and announced that the spotlight would decide who would sing. Suddenly, the spotlight shone on Kira and she froze up in fear. She looked around to see everyone staring at her. God, she wanted to disappear!

"Come up here, Kira," said Tamaki in a theatric fashion, gesturing to her invitingly. He smiled at her and crooked his fingers at her.

Kira bowed her head down to avoid the girls giving her steely looks and she made her way up to the stage. She just wanted to get this over with so they could forget it ever happened. She took the microphone from Tamaki and held it up to her lips to sing the song from her heart. When she opened her mouth, a voice so soft and sweet came out like an angel singing. It had Kyoya hypnotized.

"It's funny when you find yourself,

Looking from the outside,

I'm standing here but all I want,

Is to be over there,

Why did I let myself believe miracles can happen?

Cuz now I have to pretend that I don't really care…

(Chorus)

I thought you were my fairytale,

My dream when I'm not sleeping,

A wish upon a star,

That's coming true,

Cuz everybody else could tell,

That I confused with the truth,

When there was me and you…"

Tears welled up in Kira's eyes and she looked over at Kyoya, who looked spellbound and sad all the same. He looked like he regretted of splurging, yet Kira continued singing the song.

"I swore I knew the melody,

That I heard you singing,

And when you smiled,

You made me feel,

Like I could sing along,

But then you went and changed the words,

Now my heart is empty,

I'm only left with used-to-be's,

And once upon a song…"

Suddenly, she transitioned and sang the song in Japanese, which surprised a majority of the room.

"Otogibanashi no youni wa,

Ikani mono ne,

Negai ka keta hoshii bodo koey,

Anata to no hibi wa,

Watashi ni toete,

Ima demo,

Takaramono no,

Wasurenai…"

She swallowed and transitioned back into English, trying to keep her voice steady and calm.

"I can't believe that I could be so blind,

It's like you were floating while I was falling,

And I didn't mind-d,

Because I liked the view-w-whoo-whoo-whoo,

I thought you felt it too,

When there was me and you."

Tears finally streamed down her cheeks and she ran off the stage when everyone was staring at her in awed silence. Kyoya's expression was one full of grief and sadness at the pain the girl was in, and he couldn't lessen it. Finally, he looked to Tamaki, who was wide-eyed with shock, and then whispered something in his ear. Then, he walked up on the stage and began singing a song directed to Kira.

"Kira," he said in the microphone, causing the receding girl who was in tears, "I'm so sorry that I hurt you. Please, don't run away from me."

The girl stopped in her steps and looked back at him with wide eyes and that prompted him to sing the song in his heart. It was one that she recognized from a movie that she enjoyed and described a relationship that was forbidden by social constraints and laws.

"You know I want you,

That's not a secret I've tried to hide,

I know you want me,

So, don't keep saying your hands are tied,

You claim it's not in the cards,

That fate is pulling you miles away and out of reach from me,

But you're here in my heart,

So, who can stop me if I decide that you're my destiny…"

He stared directly at her and gave her a look of genuine warmth and love. It made her stop her in her further tracks and she wiped her eyes, trying to keep her gaze on his without looking away in shame.

"What if we rewrite the stars,

Say you were made to mine,

Nothing can keep us apart,

You'd be the one I was meant to find,

It's up to you and it's up to me,

So no one can tell us what we can be,

Why don't we rewrite the stars?

Say that the world can be ours,

Tonight…"

Suddenly, Kyoya jumped off the stage and ran to approach the crying girl, taking her hand in his. She gave him a tearful stare and shook her head when she remembered that any relationship between them would be met with disapproval and gossipy whispers. When she opened her mouth, she sang in a shaky voice. The volume of her voice was softer than his because she didn't have a microphone.

"You think it's easy,

You think I don't wanna run to you,

But there are mountains,

And there are doors that we can't walk through,

I know you're wondering why,

Cuz we're able to be just you and me,

Within these walls,

But when we go outside,

You're gonna wake up and see that it was hopeless after all…"

The grip on her composure started slipping but she managed to keep it together to sing the chorus with him.

"No one can rewrite the stars,

How can you say you'll be mine?

Everything keeps us apart,

And I'm not the one you were meant to find,

It's not up to you, it's not up to me,

When everyone tells us what we can be,

How can we rewrite the stars?

Say that the world can be ours,

Tonight…"

She gave him a small smile and shook her head as Kyoya wrapped his arm around her and gave her a glowing look. They both bent forward and sang into the microphone together.

"All I want is to fly with you,

All I want is to fall with you,

So just give me all of you,

It feels impossible,

It's not impossible,

Is it impossible?

Say that it's possible…"

Kyoya handed the microphone off to someone in the crowd and lifted Kira off the ground, her legs popped back like an old fashioned movie starlet. He spun them around and smiled at her, his dark eyes sparkling with joy. Kira let out a giggle and realized that it been a long time since she genuinely laughed. When they sang together, it sounded like a perfect harmony, of masculine and feminine melding together seamlessly.

"How do we rewrite the stars,

Say you were made to be mine,

Nothing can keep us apart,

Cuz you are the one I was meant to find,

It's up to you, and it's up to me,

No one can say what we get to be,

And why don't we rewrite the stars?

Changing the world to be ours…"

Kyoya set Kira down and she backed away from him, giving him a wistful smile. She took the microphone from the crowd member and sang into it, putting her heart and soul into the last verse.

"You know I want you,

It's not a secret I've tried to hide,

But I can't have you,

We're bound to breaking,

My hands are tied…"

When she finished, she set the microphone down, breathless, and tried to leave before Kyoya pulled her into a tight embrace. The crying girl began shuddering slightly but then she returned the embrace and buried her face into Kyoya's strong chest. Then, Kyoya placed a hand on her cheek and urged her face up to kiss her but she pushed him away slightly and shook her head lightly.

"No, Kyoya," she breathed, smiling slightly, "not yet."

Kyoya felt disheartened but then remembered that she said "not yet", not "never". "I understand," he said gently, caressing her soft cheek delicately. "I can wait. I just want you to know that I care for you very much, Kira, and that I truly am sorry."

"I know," she whispered, nodding in understanding. "I forgive you, Kyoya." With that, she wrapped her arms around his neck and held on tightly.

He returned the embrace, ignoring the steely glares he got from his fan girls, and knew that he was in love with Kira, despite their differences. He kissed her on the side of the head and stroked her hair, just reveling being in her presence. A place so tranquility, it was.

A/N: I hope you enjoy this! The fan girls will be an issue later! Don't worry, the kiss will come at a ball *spoiler alert*. R&R please!