Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran High School Host Club. They all belong to Bisco Hatori. The only people I own are The Kiri's (including Natsuko), Katsumata, and the camera the twins used in the last chapter laughs. I'm joking about the camera part… XD

A/N: Interestingly, I've deciding on writing with P.O.Vs… don't ask questions… I just… feel like it. XD

Natsuko's P.O.V:

I stared at myself in the mirror of the bathroom. This is great, just great. I can imagine the 1001 mushy comments I'm going to get when they tell me how Kyoya and I were made for each other. Not to mention the devious comments Akira's going to give me when she sees me. What I wore for the function; a nice sky short sleeved dress, with a matching silk shawl, and two hairclips. In reality, I'm not the type who likes to dress up fancily for functions. Simplicity is always the best.

"So, how are you and my sister getting along, huh? Any 'fun' things happen, yet?" Akira's voice rang throughout Kyoya's bedroom. How the heck did she get in? I thought I told Kyoya to keep the door locked. Bloody bastard.

"Me and her are fine, no nothing, as of yet." Kyoya said, merrily. What the heck was he saying? I'm really going to kill him now.

"Speaking of wich… where is that little critter of a sister?" Akira said in a wondering tone. No way was I going to come out. I'll wait a thousand years in there if I have to.

"She's in the bathroom I suppose. Are you going to wait for her?" I held my breath for a moment. Please, oh, please! Say no!

"Mmmm… nah, tell her I say high though. See you downstairs yeah?" I gave myself a sigh of relief, I waited until the door closed, yet I still stayed in there, just to make sure. I opened the door slowly, when suddenly a figure appeared right before my very eyes, I let out a yelp as I stumbled backwards.

"EARGH! KYOYA! WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?!" I said, stomping my foot and folding my arms.

"The big idea is… I just saved you from your sister. You owe me something." Kyoya said, lightly chuckling. Tonight, he was wearing… a black tuxedo, with an unbuttoned blazer and a scarlet tie.

"Are you really going to wear that?" I said, looking at what he was wearing.

"Are you going to wear that?" Kyoya said right back. He stuffed his hands into his pocket. "Tonight, you and I, we're going to have to act like the perfect couple."

"Yeah, that's the worst nightmare I've ever gone through… or will be…" I said, heaving my shoulders and giving a long, deep, and heavy sigh. Kyoya simply laughed, and let out his right hand and took mine.

"We're going to be late if we don't start acting…" He said, giving me a smile.

"Yeah, and we're going to be late if we don't persuade my parents to let us go see the fireworks!" I said. You know, up until now… I've never realized Kyoya's skin was baby smooth. What does he use, moistening cream?!

We made our way to the courtyard. Of all places, did the function have to be there? Not like I have anything against it… it's just… weird. The moment we stepped outside, almost all eyes were on us. Suddenly, whispers broke out. Yup, just I expected; mushy ones.

"My, what a cute couple… they're so perfect… I can't wait to see them get married' were among the whispers in the crowd. I clutched Kyoya's hand tighter.

"These comments are making us look like we're made for each other! Scary…" I whispered as I looked around.

"Well, can't blame them. You're holding my hand a little bit too tightly." Kyoya said, making a point to what I was doing. I literally pulled my hand out of his. My cheeks were red with embarrassment.

"Natsuko! Oh, how lovely you look!" Mom said, coming up to greet us, dad right behind her. Kyoya gave me a slight nudge. The sooner I asked the better. Taking a deep breath, I clenched my mother's hands in mine.

"Mother! Please, oh please! Cover for us!" I said, putting on a pouting face, saying what I just said in a begging tone.

"Cover what? What?! Tell me!" Father said, popping beside mom, with a stuffed mouth.

"We're going to see fireworks, of course. Commoners Festival." Kyoya said, appearing beside me.

"Fireworks? Commoners Festival? You two… alone?! Hmm… I'm getting suspicious… hehehe!" Dad said smiling away. I groaned in embarrassment. Did father have to act like this?

"No, no! It's not like that! It's just that I really wanna go see them! Please? Pretty please?" I said pleadingly. Mom sighed and said;

"Well, I guess there's no harm, right? But what exactly do you want us to do?" Mom Kiri said, giving into the demands of her pleading daughter, I guess she figured that it's better say 'yes' before I pretended to put on fake tears and cry in front of these people.

"Well, you could at least cover up for us! You know… after we announce our marriage, we're planning on sneaking off… so we need someone to cover for us… make an excuse say we're sick or something!" Yes, I know I wasn't good at making these things up but heck, I had to think of something, right?!

Kyoya's P.O.V

Natsuko was sure bad at making excuses… but I guess the sick thing's the only thing that comes to her mind. I mean… every time she skips school, the teacher actually believes her when she says she fell very ill she couldn't even get out of bed. Well, at least it seemed things were going smoothly.

"Excuse me, but I believe I have an important announcement to make." Father said, tapping the microphone on the stage three times. Well, here it was, our plan was in action. To tell you the truth, I don't even know why I'm cooperating with her. Ever since she came here, things felt so… different. I mean, I've never even ran in the rain before… "But that is not for me to say. Therefore, I'm going to leave that announcement to me son and his fiancée." Father looked at me through his glasses. It was apparent he did not want me to let him down.

I felt Natsuko lightly touch my arm. I looked at her. She smiled at me, and I could see in her face that she was telling me that everything was going to be alright. I smile back at her. I led her through the crowd and onto the stage. After all, we had to look like the perfect couple, right? I cleared my throat as she stood behind me, still holding onto my arm, she was nervous.

"Good evening everyone. As you know, I'm Kyoya Ohtori, the third son of Yoshio Ohtori. I believe you've heard about my recent engagement to Natsuko Kiri, as our families have decided to merge as a company… well, I guess that's why we're here… this will be our first engagement party… and we'll be sure to inform you when our next one will be… so enjoy the night, ladies and gentlemen." I bowed, and Natsuko did the same. I was glad to say, 'we went out with a bang.' As the guests were beginning to have their meal, I led Nastuko away from their crowd, her parents watching us. She gave a thumb up to let them do their part, they did the same.

Reaching the park, we had realized that the festival had just begun. Natsuko grabbed my arm and pulled me towards the food stalls.

"Let's eat! Let's eat!" She said excitedly. I smiled at her excited-ness. I've never seen her so jubilant.

Natsuko's P.O.V:

"Octupus balls! Fish balls! Sashimi! Which should we eat? We could have cotton candy for dessert too!" I said, practically jumping up and down. I was so happy we were finally here, and now, my stomach was grumbling like a mad dog.

"Hold on a sec. Do you even have money?" Kyoya said, trying to calm me down.

"Of course, I do! That's why I brought my bag along… my wallets in here." I said, reaching into my handbag for my wallet. "Let's see… ah, here it is! Don't worry, we'll have enough money, I've been saving!"

"Saving?" Kyoya said in awe. I laughed at him. Or course, he'd expect people who are rich like us to never save, right? I mean, people around our age. But mom always told me that saving was important and that even rich people had to save their money sometimes.

"Hey, you never know when you'll need them! And I think it's coming in handy now!" I said, jokingly. I literally ran to the stall where they were selling pickled yam. Call me weird, but pickled yam is one of my favorite snacks. Especially when you're hungry.

"One packet, please!" I said as Kyoya stood behind me, looking around at the surroundings. I diverted my attention to Kyoya after the stall attendant said a cheerful 'thank you' as he gave me the packet. "Let's get some cotton candy and then we'll be able to go to the river bank! It's the best view to see the fireworks!"

Kyoya smiled and gave a small laugh; "You sure are enjoying yourself, aren't you?" I simply nodded my head and held out the packet of pickled yam which I was happily munching to him. He shook his head to say no. Should have figured… he hates pickled things. Oh, well.

Kyoya's P.O.V

I have to say, Natsuko can really eat a lot. She bought a packet of pickled yam, octopus balls, fish balls, sushi, egg rolls, and cotton candy to finish. We sat on a bench near the riverbank, waiting patiently for the fireworks. I checked my watch; 5 more minutes. I looked at Natsuko, she looked pleased and full. She caught my eye and smiled.

"Are you enjoying yourself tonight? It's better than staying at that boring engagement party, right?" She smiled. I nodded in agreement. Suddenly, we heard a loud explosion. The firework show had started. It was a pretty sight, especially since it was by the riverbank, you could see the reflection in the water.

I figured Natsuko wouldn't notice, so I slowly moved my hand to grab hers lightly. I looked at it for a moment, and returned my attention to the fireworks. I felt something squeeze my hand lightly, and I looked at it, to find Natsuko's hand, holding mine as well. So she noticed.

I looked up to her, and just for that moment, I saw her wide smile go even wider as her eyes gave a gentle sparkle in the night.

A/N: Finally, a new chapter. Anyway, Mori and Haruhi were supposed to be here, but they're story will appear in the next chapter. Reviews are wonderful, especially reviews that contain ideas...