Disclaimer: Please refer to the last Chapters for disclaimer. XD

Natsuko ate a hefty lot. She had eaten approximately two whole slices of pizza and five servings of spaghetti (it was Italian night at the Ohtori manor). Kyoya observed her very un-classy eating attitude with awe.

"Do you always eat like that at home?" He asked. He didn't even manage to take a slice of pizza since Natsuko gobbled them all up I one go.

"Well, only on hungry nights. But my family also eats like this when they're super hungry… though mostly my dad… maybe I get it from him?" Natsuko said, wiping her mouth with a napkin at the same time. "I can't wait for school tomorrow."

"Huh? Why?" Kyoya inquired. He couldn't believe someone as hot-tempered as her would be excited for school tomorrow.

"I dunno, I just feel excited… so what did you want to talk about?"

Kyoya gave a hefty sigh. "I would like to apologize for going overboard on you. I did it without thinking straight. I'm sorry."

There was silence.

"Uhm… I guess… I should apologize too… I didn't mean to burst out like that… Sorry."

"Well then, I guess you could pay up for slapping me. 240 yen, please." Kyoya said, putting up his palm, with an evil grin. Natsuko glared daggers at him.

"No way, you want the money? Go beg your fan girls; I'm sure they'll be happy to pay. Now, I'm tired, and I want to go to bed!" she said, getting up from her seat.

"Wait, I'll walk you, you'd probably get lost again." Kyoya said, getting up as well.

Huh? Why is he acting like this all of a sudden? Sigh… maybe I'm imagining things. Natsuko thought as Kyoya beckoned her to follow him. They walked through in silence, when they suddenly heard a growl coming from Kyoya's stomach.

"Why didn't you eat anything for dinner Kyoya? I saw your plate empty…" Natsuko said, peering at the spectacled-man.

"You ate everything there was, remember?" he said, in a monotonous voice.

"What? Oh, right." Natsuko felt her cheeks turn red in embarrassment.

"Never mind, I'll get someone to send me a sandwich later." He said, opening the room door. Natsuko's eyes felt very heavy at this stage. And she let out a long yawn.

"Ahhh, oh well, I'm tired. Don't forget to wake me up for school tomorrow, Good night Kyoya, and if you don't mind, I'm going to use the bathroom first." She said, slamming the door in his face.

Haruhi was making her way to her classroom, in her usual manner, not really bothering about anything else.

"Haruhi…" said a chilling voice. The air suddenly ran cold. Haruhi recognized that voice, and turned around slowly.

"Nekozawa-senpai… what do you-" She wasn't able to finish her sentence as Nekozawa interrupted her almost immediately.

"You know Natsuko from 2-A, don't you?"

"Yes, but I'm not close to her… why?" Nekozawa looked around, as if to make sure he was safe. Pulling out a piece of paper from his pocket, He handed it to Haruhi.

"Could you please give this to her for me, please? Just don't say it's from me. Leave it on her desk or something…" He said, as if he sounded nervous. Haruhi instantly got it.

"Nekozawa-senpai… do you-"

"DON'T SAY A WORD NO MORE!! JUST MAKE SURE SHE GETS IT!" He said, looking around once more, and then disappeared into a corner. Haruhi just looked onwards with a blank stare. She didn't even notice Mori walk up to her from behind.

"What did Nekozawa want?" He said, which shocked Haruhi as she let out a little 'EEK!'

"Oh, Mori-senpai! I didn't notice you… um… he wanted me to get this letter delivered to Natsuko… do you know where she is?"

"Right there." The duo looked at the direction Mori was pointing at. True enough, Natsuko was walking with Katsumata. They seemed to be in deep conversation about something.

"Come on then, let's go." Haruhi said, taking Mori's hand without thinking, and jogged to Natsuko's direction. Mori's eye widened a bit, as his face turned red.

"Natsuko! Natsuko!" Haruhi called, getting Natsuko's attention as she broke away from her conversation with Katsumata.

"Can I help you?" Natsuko asked. She wasn't really a big fan of these hosts, so what did Haruhi want?

"Um… Nekozawa-senpai asked me to give you this if I saw you…" She handed out the piece of paper to Natsuko.

"Huh? Nekozawa?" She said, taking the piece or paper. Katsumata gave a slight cough.

'Dear Natsuko,

Meet me at Foyer C during lunch break.'

There was no signature, but in its place, was a drawing of a cat, so it definitely had to be Nekozawa's.

Natsuko looked left and right to make sure that no one was following her. Kyoya, who got suspicious of her attitude during class, where she seemed distant-minded for the day, decided to follow her, though he couldn't let his identity be known.

Natsuko ran quickly, as fast as she could to the Foyer, not knowing Kyoya was right behind her tale. Upon reaching, she noticed no one was there yet, except for the people who would usually hang out there, no Nekozawa was present. Kyoya decided to hide behind one of the pillars to keep out of her sight.

A bouquet of roses suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Eh? What's this?" She said, taking the bouquet.

"Sorry… Actually, it was the first thing I thought of to make a good impression." Nekozawa said. Natsuko was surprised, he wasn't wearing his cloak and his wig, but rather, he was holding an umbrella to block the sunlight.

"Well, then, I guess I should thank you." Natsuko said, finally smiling for the first time since she entered the Ouran High School division.

"Natsuko… you actually smiled!" Nekozawa said in shock. Kyoya was kind of surprised too. He was getting more curious then ever about what was going on between them.

"Hm? Oh… you're right… I did actually smile… and it's all thanks to you, Nekozawa." She said, her smile getting slightly wider. Nekozawa realized how pretty she looked when she smiled, he instantly blushed.

Now's my chance! Go for it! For the Nekozawa's! For the Black Magic Club! Nekozawa said as his heart beat faster and faster.

"Natsuko… I have something I really want to tell you…" He said, slightly stammering.

"Hm? What is it?"

Oh, no! Kyoya and Nekozawa thought at the same time.

Nekozawa took a deep breath and closed his eyes. "Natsuko Miyamoto! I'm in love with you!"

Slowly opening his eyes, he looked at Natsuko's blank expression.

"I mean… I've admired you for a long time and-" Natsuko silenced him by putting a finger on his lips.

"I understand… by I believe the bell is about to ring, and we need to get back to our classes… you can walk me to 2-A, if you want." She said, giving him a wide smile. She sure sounded happy.

"Uh… sure… that would be great." Nekozawa said, blushing.

From the shadows, Kyoya watched as the couple began to walk side by side. His eyes furrowed into some sort of anger as she gave a loud 'hmph', and decided he would deal with her during class.

Yeah, it's kinda 'long' and 'draggy'… sorry! I'll try and make it up to you in the next one. .