Dance to the Rhythm

by jayb1rd

Kyoya's plans never go wrong, never get out of hand, and never cause him trouble. That is, not until he tried to involve her. She's no pushover he can run roughshod over. (I do not own Ouran or any of its characters. All rights go strictly to the author.) P.S. I'm a bit of a music geek. Don't freak out.

17. Of Second Goodnights

K~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Kyoya, please, don't worry." Her eyes weren't ignited against me. Instead, an unknown emotion flashed across them.

Baffled, I asked, "How can I not with that maniac trying to take you?"

"Are you always so protective? Fine, I will not open the door unless I can identify the visitor as friendly. Satisfied?"

"Yes."

One more act of courage was need that night, so I steeled my nerves again and asked, "Why do you keep referring to yourself as 'no man's 'captive.' I can't imagine you bowing to anyone."

"I did once, the worst mistake of my life. That's all you need to know for now." She stared me directly in the eyes as she said this, and knew that's as far as I should go for the night.

"I won't pursue the matter further right now, but I am determined to know all I can about you, Judy Mooreson." I stood to go, and she led me to the door. Before she could open the door, I acted on impulse for the umpteenth time that night and pulled her into a hug. I just need to hold her for a minute. Just a minute. We stood in each other's arms in silence. Like before, she didn't struggle, she just responded to me. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Judy spoke.

J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I led him to the door. Before we reached the doorstep, though, he drew me into a hug. A hug that told me all that I needed to know about how Kyoya Ohtori felt that night. He had been afraid for me; he now felt relief; he cared. I didn't move. I let him hug me. It was nice to feel protected, but I also felt like he needed to be comforted, so I hugged back.

But, there's only so much a woman can take. "Kyoya, it's too much for me. Tonight has been too much. Please, let me go."

"I'm sorry. I guess you could say I'm feeling a bit protective."

"I appreciate your worry and that you rushed over here. I didn't need to be alone, that's for sure, but I'm not ready for anything more. I'm too confused." And, I really was.

"Goodnight, Judy. We will finish this later, then." He left, and I locked the door. There's no way I'm going to be able to sleep tonight.

Two seconds later, I received a text. "You have the day off tomorrow. Go to sleep."

Thank you, Kyoya.