DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Ouran High School Host Club

Warnings: The usual

So I tried to make this chapter sad... I think I failed...

Ehh...

Enjoy chapter twenty-six!


Chapter 26

".…"

"… -mi."

There was a slight shake on his shoulder and murmur near his ear that dragged him out of his sleep state. Izumi tried to ignore it and tightened his arm around the body that was pressed against his, which he knew was Kaoru.

"… -mi…"

"Izu… mi…"

The voice was a lot clearer now and Izumi noticed how the person was calling his name. Still, he felt much too comfortable and refused to get up. Is it Kaoru calling me? He wondered. It was a possibility, but then he felt Kaoru scoot closer and let out a small snore. So it wasn't him?

"Izumi."

The person sounded somewhat pissed from the tone of voice. And it was a light, soft voice. Much like a girl's. Must be Liviya. With that, Izumi just tried to block out the voice and go back to sleep.

"Izumi." the person said again, a little louder. Then there was a sigh and a second later, they flicked his forehead hard.

"Ow! Wha—" Izumi flinched back and let Kaoru go to rub his forehead.

"Izumi," Liviya growled lowly.

Izumi looked up at the girl, who was leaning over the bed to get close to him, and glared. "We have a problem. Get up." she ordered.

With that Liviya stood up straight and left the room. Izumi looked at the wide open door she went through and sighed. He glanced down at the sleeping auburn haired, and grabbed the boy's arm that was around his waist, gently detaching the boy from him.

Kaoru made a noise of discontent and tried to scoot closer to Izumi again. Izumi rolled his eyes and just got off the bed before the boy could. Izumi figured he should give Kaoru something to hold onto instead and grabbed his teddy bear from his desk. He walked back to the auburn haired and placed it between his arms. The corners Kaoru's mouth curled up into a small smile and embraced the bear like a child would.

With that done, Izumi put on his jeans and shirt, and walked out of his room. What was it that Liviya had to talk to him about? What problem? Was it something bad? For her to actually go in his room when she knew Kaoru was there… It must be something big then.

Izumi walked down the stairs and saw Ryuu and Liviya hovering over the dining table as they stared at some pieces of paper scattered across it. Ryuu turned around and nodded towards him to come over. Izumi frowned as he noticed the sullen look he wore. Is it that bad?

Worried now, Izumi walked over to them. "What is it?" he asked in concern.

Liviya stayed quiet and just silently stared at whatever it was on the table.

"Just look." Ryuu said, and ran a hand down his face in frustration.

Izumi walked even closer, and looked at the table, and froze. He hesitantly picked up one of the many pictures on the table and brought it up close to his face. Not believing it. He dropped it back on the table and grabbed another. It was similar to the first.

"We found this package in the front door." Ryuu said. Izumi looked over at him and the fake blonde pointed to a red small package sitting in the corner of everything.

Izumi grit his teeth and snatched the package. He flipped it over and the rest of the pictures still inside scattered across the table, covering the surface and hiding the gray marble. They were all the same. All of the pictures. They were all of him and Kaoru. Ones were they were kissing, hugging, holding hands, or just laughing together.

The last thing that fell from the package was a shining gold envelope. Izumi dropped the empty package and picked up the envelope. Ryuu and Liviya began scooting closer to look at it, but Izumi held his hand up and they stopped. He had a bad feeling about this one.

I always win Izumi.

Those words were printed neatly across the envelope. Izumi furrowed his brows and hesitantly opened the seal. His heart was beating rapidly. Whatever was in this envelope must be worse. Why would it be in an envelope if not?

Izumi pulled out the papers that were inside. There were two of them. One of them was a picture and the other was a letter. He wanted to read the letter first in fear of what the picture might display. But the picture won his attention and he glanced at it unwillingly for a second. And that second was more than enough for him to look at it more.

Izumi swore he felt everything break from inside. His composure, his dignity, his happiness. Unsure of what to make of it, he looked at the letter.

Break up with him now.
If you don't then I'll expose everything about you.
I'll tell him and every one of your friends the truth.
Then I'll ruin that boy's reputation with these pictures.
Leave him.

Tears welled up in his eyes as he read the letter. But he held them back. He didn't want to cry in front of Ryuu and Liviya. Not when they seemed as lost as he was. Izumi took a deep breath, and slowly put the picture and letter back in the envelope. He turned towards Ryuu and Liviya, who were staring at him curiously—probably wondering what was in the envelope.

"Throw everything away," he said. "I'll figure out what to do."

He turned back around and left with the envelope still in his hands. He clenched it and grit his teeth again as a knot began to form in his chest. He was about to break down. He needed to go back to Kaoru.

Ryuu and Liviya stared silently after him, and then they stared at each other. They figured whatever was in that envelope must have been really bad. So they didn't say anything and just began to pick up the pictures that were all over the table.

Izumi walked inside his room and quietly closed the door. His vision blurred as he stared at the lump under the covers. He could just barely make out the sleeping, peaceful face poking out beneath them. Izumi walked closer and crouched down near the bed. Kaoru softly breathed with a small smile still playing on his lips.

Izumi looked back at the envelope in his hand and cursed. Why did this have to happen? Why when everything is so perfect? Why when I am finally happy? Izumi's breath turned ragged and he covered his mouth as he sobbed quietly.

"I already love you," he whispered softly. "Damn it."

He made a fist with his other hand and pressed it against the floor. He wanted to punch something but instead he just pushed down on the floor. He looked back up. Through his blurry vision he made out the auburn haired still sleeping away obliviously.

Break up with him.
Leave him.

What am I supposed to do now? Should I listen? Or should I risk staying with him? Izumi could probably risk it, but then… he wouldn't be the only one affected. Everyone finding out the truth was the least of his worries.

I'll ruin that boy's reputation.

Ruin Kaoru's reputation? With those pictures she'll ruin it. The ones were they were kissing or hugging didn't matter. It the one in the envelope that did. Izumi knew she had more too. She could definitely ruin his reputation with them.

But how did she even manage to catch them like that? He could tell it was that time when they were in the dojo and Hikaru had walked in on them. But how was she able to locate Izumi and find out where he lives? He made sure Liviya erased all data about him. But… he's in the host club. By now every girl attending Ouran knows about him. They were wealthy people so they must have told other wealthy people about him. And it somehow must have gotten to her.

"Shit." he cursed again. I knew this was a bad idea! Izumi gripped his hair and tugged on it hard, trying to compose himself. But the tears kept running down his face. He should've never agreed when the host club had kidnapped him and tied him up. He should've endured the pain and not have given in. I shouldn't have said yes!

But he probably wouldn't be with Kaoru if he didn't. I can't be with him now! He could probably risk it and stay with him. That's too big of a risk! He would hurt himself. Who cares if I'm hurt!? He would hurt Kaoru.

Izumi wiped his eyes and stared up at the sleeping auburn haired. It's true. He would hurt him.

Kaoru was there on his bed, sleeping soundly, a smile on his face, hugging Izumi's teddy bear. He didn't want to hurt him. It would be like doing the same thing Luke did to him. Izumi knew how painful that was and didn't want Kaoru to go through that. He would suffer.

But Kaoru would also suffer if Izumi stayed. So what should he do? Should he risk it?

Izumi let out a quivering breath and stood up, his body shaking weakly. He looked at the envelope again and walked over to his closet. He plucked the envelope inside one of the boxes. He would think about that later. His head hurt far too much to be thinking about these things.

He went over to his bathroom and took a shower, washed off his tear-streaked face and freshened up. He was happy with Kaoru. And he thought he would stay like that. But he should've known he wasn't meant to have that. He wasn't—

Izumi shook his head clear and turned off the shower. He got out and dried himself off. He walked out of the bathroom, put on a new pair of boxers, and went over to the bed. He reached out and swiftly took the teddy bear away from Kaoru. The boy made a small whine and Izumi placed the bear back on his desk. He went back to the bed and lay down. As soon as he did, the boy scooted closer and hugged him.

Leave him.

Izumi became overwhelmed and wrapped his arms around his boyfriend tightly, as if he were to disappear if he didn't. Kaoru moaned faintly and threw his leg over Izumi's in an attempt to be closer. Izumi closed his eyes and buried his face in Kaoru's auburn hair. He wanted to go back to sleep and just forget about what happened, but it was impossible. His mind was too clogged up. So he just held Kaoru in his arms and listened to those soft breaths and occasional small snores.

It was probably about an hour or so later that his phone started to vibrate on the nightstand. Izumi sighed and reached his hand out to grab it. He looked at the screen and noticed it was Tamaki calling him.

I'll tell him and every one of your friends the truth.

He frowned and answered the call, "Hello?"

"I~zu~mi~" Tamaki screamed, causing Izumi to cringe. "We're coming over to pick you up!"

Kaoru stirred and Izumi sighed, knowing he had woken him up.

"Why?" he asked.

"Because we're celebrating New Year's!" Tamaki exclaimed happily.

Kaoru picked up his head, lazily looked up at Izumi, and smiled. He then detached himself from Izumi, rolled over to his back, and stretched his limbs out like a cat.

"When are you coming over?" Izumi asked, staring at Kaoru as he put his arms above his head and arched up, moaning in satisfaction.

"In a bit~" Tamaki said in a singsong voice.

Kaoru sighed in content and rolled over to his belly, he lifted himself up to his knees and slyly crawled over to Izumi, who was still staring at him. Kaoru put his knees around him in a straddle and leaned down.

"Good morning." Kaoru whispered, his lips hovering over Izumi's.

"Morning." Izumi whispered back. Then the auburn haired captured his lips in a slow kiss.

While the two boys were too busy sharing a loving kiss, loud sounds came from the phone.

"Stop lying Tamaki!"

"Haruhi that's mean! I would never lie."

"Give me that!"

There were some shuffling noises before it all got quiet.

"Izumi, we're outside." Haruhi's voice said, causing the two boys to still. Then the line went dead.

Both boys groaned and Kaoru reluctantly got off of the raven haired.

"Take a shower." Izumi said, sitting up.

Kaoru turned to him and pouted. "You're not gonna take one with me?"

Izumi shook his head. "I already took one." he said while pointing to his damp hair.

Kaoru grumbled and walked over to the bathroom. Izumi smiled sadly as he stared after him. Then he sighed and ruffled his hair in distress. He needed to stop thinking about it.

Izumi put on his normal clothes, walked out of his room, and went downstairs. Much like he did earlier. As he got downstairs he noticed Ryuu and Liviya grabbing their things from the coat rack.

"Liviya," Izumi called out. The girl turned around, her brown eyes landing on Izumi's blue ones. "Find her."

Liviya nodded and they both proceeded to open the front door. As soon as they did the host club burst through and Tamaki immediately tackled Izumi into a bear hug. Ryuu and Liviya just left without a word.


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