I have been having some really kick ass writers block recently im sorry this is super late you guys I hope you enjoy it none the less
Maria was packing on a Friday evening for a trip home when the host club came over to visit her. The periodically like to bother her whenever they were all free. Haruhi was dragged along but she didn't mind Maria was an intelligent female companion which is really for Haruhi to find.
"Hey Maria-chan why are you packing your bags"Honey questioned in a saddened tone as he rushed to Maria and hugging her waist.
"Honey i'm leaving for the weekend it's Easter this Sunday and ill be in big trouble if I don't go and at least visit my family my Nonna will have my head"Maria said patting Honey's soft hair.
"What's Easter is it some kind of commoner holiday" the twins said in unison. "No you morons it's a catholic holiday isn't that right Maria" Tamaki said while hitting the twins on the back of the head.
"Thanks Tamaki but details aside ill be back by Tuesday I give you my word" Maria said doing a scout like salute.
"You are just too cute"Hikaru and Kaoru said in unison while gently wrapping one arm each around Maria.
"Id appreciate you guys calling before you all show up" Kyoya said leaning on the doorway.
"Hi dear' almost ready" Maria questioned completely unfazed by the twins still hugging her.
"Hikaru, Kaoru get off Maria" Kyoya said while portraying an angry yet calm demon stare.
"Geez alright Mr overprotective" they chirped in unison.
"Kyoya has every right to be protective of this fine young lady. After all she is going to be his bride after all"Tamaki said taking a step away from Kyoya.
He seemed extra grumpy today probably because he barely knew what he stepping into with her family. "Damn straight so leave; we're leaving really soon anyways" Maria said as she pointed to the door.
"Fine cranky pants see you when over" Hikaru and Kaoru said throwing their hands in the air walking out of sight.
"I'm sorry you guys just dealing with my extended family is nerve racking and I don't quite enjoy it" Maria said apologizing to everyone else.
"Well try to have fun we'll save cake for you ok" Honey said being a little sad that Maria and Kyoya were leaving.
Mori grunted in agreement. The rest of the hosts left before they upset Maria more. Kyoya and Maria arrived in the states after a long grueling flight. They were welcomed with open arms very early in the morning by her father but neither responded and both crashed in her queen sized. Then around 10 or so they started to rise. Neither of them changed clothes from they were wearing the day prior but Kyoya was just furious that he slept in her bed with her. Maria was a very heavy sleeper and it took several attempts to wake her.
'I slept with her;what would everyone say, what would my father say' Kyoya thought annoyed at his lack of composure of something so trivial.
"Dude its not like we had sex calm down" Maria said with a moderately angry tone.
"How did you know what I was thinking"Kyoya said questioning how she could read his mind.
"Well it's written all over your face and honestly that's all I really wanted from you as of now. To share the same blankets to snuggle and fall asleep together at night that's all" Maria grabbing his hand to comfort him.
"I suppose this is acceptable but we should get up; didn't you mention something about helping prepare some of the dishes tomorrow" he said getting up to try to retain his dignity while rising from the bed.
"Well you're in luck my dad is out normally so you sleeping in my bed with me will go unpunished" Maria said with an evil smile.
Kyoya was visibly shaken by this. He never really spent a lot of time with her father but the stories Maria told were strange and terrifying, but Tony Capperella was a strange bizarre terrifying man.
"I'm going to go get our stuff from down stuff from down stairs while you pull it together" Maria said throwing off the covers.
She got up ,left the room and returned a few minutes later with their luggage and a coffee mug in her other hand. "Coffee isn't really that good for you at least in the amounts that you drink it"Kyoya said grabbing his luggage from her.
"It's black no cream no sugar so guess who I poured it for" she said offering Kyoya the chicken clad coffee mug.
"Thanks."
"Your welcome ill get dressed in the bathroom." She grabbed the necessary clothing and left to go to the restroom attached to her room.
She came out moments later in a jeans and a purple t-shirt that says Go Fight Win in bold black letters.
"What does that mean on your shirt" he said pointing to her shirt.
"I used to be a cheerleader before I went to Ouran. I left a captain's position when I went to Ouran" she said looking down and tugging at her shirt.
"Well you neglected to tell me that. I'm not quite sure why you kept it from me" he said after a sip from the mug.
"In America cheerleaders are viewed as stupid slutty girls who are cruel to everyone. It's not exactly something I want spread around as a professional young lady" she said releasing her shirt.
"I see well that's as good a reason as any I suppose" he said standing up.
"I still want to know everything about you; you're still an enigma" he said.
"I honestly have to keep reminding myself you find me intriguing. Mostly because I'm just me; plain, boring me"she said actually being phased by his compliments.
"Ill be getting my own coffee and figuring out what day it actually is and planning my day from there. You can tag along or you spend some quality time with my father and the other men in my family while the women are preparing for Sunday" she said leaving the room.
Kyoya got promptly dressed. He realized that Maria didn't take international flights often because he knew what day it was, it was Thursday.
He let her plan this but he had a sneaking suspicion that Maria had planned this to happen. She wanted him to see her world. Her world of industry; of iron and steel; of hard work, intelligence, and grit. It was everything she knew and she was excellent at it. It could go one of two ways. She would drag him to her previous school or the main plant in two that her father's company owns. He went down stairs to see her with coffee and checking to see her toolbox was still in order. They were her tools but her father liked to rifle through them on occasion.
"So I guess were visiting the plant today" Kyoya said leaning up against the kitchen counter next to Maria.
She squeaked and almost jumped. "You know I startle easily. And yea I was planning on visiting the factory today. I always get antsy with new customer production. Tomorrow we will be going to the school. I want you to meet my small amount of friends " she said catching her breathe.
She grabbed her keys. "It's the Ootori line of implants we finally got the ok to run full production. It takes a while to get government approval from foreign countries" she said grabbing her keys and small walnut toolbox with drawers throughout it.
It looks like a small chest and he would have assumed that it was until she corrected it was a in fact a specialty tool box that was worth quite a bit.
"It just goes to show you have a lot to still learn about me" she said as they pulled into the complex parking lot.
It was large unbelievably so. He was in a bit of awe not really from how it appeared but because he wasn't sure what was inside this concrete fortress.
"We're going in through the offices I need to drop some stuff off in my office" she said waving a badge in front of scanner.
Kyoya followed her in promptly so he wouldn't be left outside. It was a standard office space, pale beige corridors leading to individual offices. Maria walked quickly down the right corridor and turned into an office at the very end of the corridor. Kyoya followed her at a slower pace to what he believed to be her office. It had a couch on against the right wall, a desk with some filing cabinets in the room. It wasn't her style; he could tell. She dropped her tool box on her desk grabbed a micrometer and ran out the door.
"Sorry I don't talk much when I'm working my head is somewhere else right now" Maria said rushing past Kyoya.
"It's alright you're quite busy"Kyoya said following behind her quickly.
He was in her world ,a world she controlled how he wasn't quite aware of that yet but he would be find out shortly because they were about to enter the production floor. It was more concrete and machines everywhere. The smell of oil and chemicals filled the air even though there were exhaust fans all over the upper parts of the walls. She was wasn't phased by the scenery but Kyoya was. It was grimy but had an illusion that the machines and the sectors they were placed in. Similar looking machines were placed together in different sectors to keep production organized. She went to inspection first to see where problems were occurring. "They're having a really hard time grinding the heads they've tried a lot of different things" one of the younger inspectors said.
"Any other problems I should know about while im here; im here today only so any grievances will be taken care of today"Maria said taking out her phone and typing in the info she was given. He didn't look a day over 20 but he was in charge of that department.
"They really trust you don't they"Kyoya said admiring her hospitality to her employees.
"If you take care of your employees they'll take care of you is something my dad always says. Even when we can't give them bonuses and raises we'll still throw a party or 2 during the year to keep up morale"she said putting her phone away.
She left the quality control area and proceed to the grinding department. Kyoya followed promptly behind as machinists of all ages and sexes stared at him. He got the feeling like this didn't happen often a random person showing up following around the owner's daughter. "Ok what's the exact problem here" she said walking up to an employee with his head in his hands. "Oh it's just you Maria it's been so long since we've seen you. Why is there a boy with you" the man had a delighted tone then when he addressed Kyoya's presence it became a little less than friendly.
"Dude this is the son of our new customer and my fiance you will be nice to him"she said with a glare. "So your old man set you up with him so I guess he can't be too bad."
"Are they all kind of like your family Maria" Kyoya said questioning this random employees protectiveness of her.
It was similar to how Tamaki treats Haruhi.
"Well all the machinist here have trained me at one point or another. My dad used to bring here during the summer and I picked up everything really quickly. Most of the employees here have watched me grow up so im almost like their daughter"she said with her arms in the machine.
"Its set up properly ill take a look at the programming next and then ill call the maintenance company alright. And if the COO says anything's it's my decision not his. He may run this facility but my father is still his employer ok"
she said with a slight anger in her voice. She went to dirty input mechanism for the machine. She looked through most of the programming with a few winces at all the mistakes. "Ill get the file from the engineers ill fix it tonight and send back the corrected file tomorrow. If there are any more problems call me on my cellphone" she said as she wrote down her cell number.
She grabbed Kyoya's hand lightly but with enough of a grasp. "I feel like you aren't having a fun time. So ill try to make it up to you tonight ok" she said with a grin.
She went to the engineering department where she was greeted with sneers and smiles a like. She got a flash drive with file and promptly left the facility with Kyoya in tow.