Haruhi was in awe at the expensive and intricate kimonos that everyone was in – that she was in – and was in awe that anybody took these idiots seriously. Tears, really? Everyone was freaking crying! Except Kyōya-senpai, who simultaneously reassured her that his attention was on her, and sent her into a false-dismay that he was increasing her debt. Well, no, the dismay was real – she did want to pay off her debt, but… the longer she was here – and it had been a month and a half now, being under senpai's control – the less she wanted to leave Kyōya-senpai.
After the incident with the doctor a couple weeks ago he had even called her "pet," and continued on with the possessive nickname, which oh! She felt herself nearly blushing just thinking about it!
Really though, she respected Kyōya-senpai so much. Because of his schemes and sales and such, they were able to keep the Club going, and while she thought that the Club was a frivolous waste of time, well… if it weren't for the Host Club then she never would have learned how much she enjoyed being controlled. She wouldn't be Kyōya-senpai's pet, and he wouldn't come by and drag her off a minimum of three times a day just to dominate her mouth until she was senseless with sheer want.
Then came in a new girl – and oh her reaction to Tamaki-senpai was perfect! Ahaha! If Haruhi hadn't had so much composure, she would be rolling with laughter! Although watching Kyōya-senpai stare – almost dumbfounded – at the girl boldly embracing him was pretty funny too. Haruhi wasn't worried about how things appeared though: Kyōya-senpai thrived on control and dominance, and for all her shy mannerisms, it was apparent that this girl wasn't one to be easily led. Granted, Haruhi wasn't either, not by normal people, but Kyōya-senpai was the exception, and his heat-filled glance to Haruhi told her exactly where she stood. He would put up with the girl for now, but the moment thing stopped being profitable he was going to disillusion her.
It was enough to nearly make her smile. This could be fun.
Watching Haruhi blandly interact with Hoshakuji Renge was wonderful; she had known straight away that things weren't how they seemed, and her innocent bewilderment at Hoshakuji's explanation of his supposedly real self was amusing. She had caught on even before he could pull her aside and reassure her – apparently, she wasn't the jealous or insecure type. That was indeed delightful to know.
As he clearly laid out the situation he caught Haruhi slyly glancing at him, and smirked slightly. He would have to reward her later. She could have made things very difficult indeed if she had reacted with jealousy or insecurity, but instead she was playing along.
Ah, what a delightful pet.
As he informed Tamaki that this was the daughter of an important – and wealthy – client, he saw the King's spirits droop, but Haruhi was busy welcoming Renge to the club. What a good girl!
When they finally closed for the day, Kyōya went off in a different direction from the rest of them, claiming he had something to do (well, he did), and Haruhi obediently followed, letting him push her into an alcove and gasping as he covered her mouth with his, nipping at her lower lip, tangling his tongue with hers, pushing his hard body against her pliable one. Growling softly as he pulled away, he murmured, "Good girl, pet. You know where you belong, don't you?"
Haruhi moaned softly as Kyōya-senpai mauled her mouth, and panted as she formulated a response, finally managing to say, "Ah, y-yes, Kyōya-senpai! Haruhi is yours, and belongs to you and with you no matter what."
He seemed immensely pleased with her response, as he attacked her mouth again, hands caressing her sides, making her knees week as he dominated her body like this. It was almost too much to handle, it felt so good, and she felt so small and so wanted when she was with him. It didn't matter that their relationship made little logical sense, that it was undefined, because she lived for moments like this where she was submitting to his control and obedient to his wishes. He manipulated her situation, yes, but he also manipulated her body, as seen when his hands slid up under her blazer and shirt, tugging the button down shirt free from her trousers so he could splay large hands and elegant fingers over her stomach, making her breath come in harsh gasps.
She loved how he could make her melt, how he could dominate and control her, not just her debt, but her body and emotions. Haruhi was already desperately fond of Kyōya, and while she never expected to be more significant than his pet, she could adore him with all of her being. That was alright, wasn't it? To love without being loved back? Oh it had to be, but even if it wasn't it wasn't like Haruhi could change her feelings and her desires.
It wasn't like she wanted to, no matter how wrong they might be.
When Kyōya-senpai pulled away she made a desolate noise but he shushed her and said something that made her heart fill with butterflies. "You're mine, Haruhi, all of you, but I'm yours too. I have no interest in being with anybody else."
She gasped and pushed closer to him, clinging to him happily. Senpai was hers too! They were exclusive!
He stroked her hair and she eventually left, he had things to do and so did she. Tomorrow would be a new day with new troubles.
Even though neither of them were up for or into this new situation at all – Renge was obnoxious as hell, and annoying to boot – it did have some positive properties. Such as when Haruhi took a bite of a cookie, and they silently got permission from Kyōya-senpai – because touching his things without his permission was somewhere even the twins were not so bold as to go – to torture Tamaki-senpai. Hikaru and Kaoru watched as Haruhi was completely immune to their boyish, seductive charms.
Neither twin was into the dominance game, not when it came to real life, so they knew that what attracted Haruhi-kun to Kyōya-senpai was something they could not touch. She would remain oblivious and not react to the touch of anybody else but Kyōya-senpai, which meant that – so long as he gave permission - they could torture the idiot-king all they wanted! Glee!
Although seriously, basketball players? A shota-bully? What kind of an absolute idiot was Renge? This was just going to aggravate everyone involved.
Oh well. Kyōya-senpai would put a halt to it when there was no more profit to be made.
Haruhi watched on as Kyōya-senpai – who was well and truly irritated, if not furious – smashed the camera lens with a large rock. She noticed that it was only the lens he smashed, meaning they would still have a sellable product, and smiled slightly. Even when he was upset, Kyōya-senpai still had his priorities in place. Then he gave Renge-san a very brief verbal evisceration, and Haruhi explained to the distraught classmate that it was best to learn to like people by watching them and learning their real personalities – Renge-san had ignored her earlier when she tried to tell the otaku girl that judging people based on stereotypes just wasn't the thing to do, but maybe now she would listen.
She flushed slightly at the look of approval Kyōya-senpai shot to her, and hoped she was in for another reward like the one she had gotten yesterday.
Kaoru and Hikaru sidled up to Kyōya-senpai, asking him if the new situation with Renge-the-annoying fawning over his Haruhi was okay, but the self-satisfied smile on his face made them realise that somehow, the cunning Shadow King had planned this – now there was even less of a chance of their idiot-king figuring out the reality around him, and Haruhi would have a female friend in such a way that it would just upset Tamaki-senpai more.
That was perfect! Kyōya-senpai was brilliant!
A/N: I apologise for the very late update - although unlike most of my stories I don't have a set update day, I'll probably generally update on Saturdays - I've been terribly ill with acute bronchitis. Last week I was knocked out on antibiotics, and I'm still poorly but doing better today. Because I missed a week you get TWO CHAPTERS TODAY. :) Thank you to everyone who has favourited, followed, reviewed, given kudos, and commented on this fic. You guys are the best!