Title: Invisible
Written by: WraithR249 & Yue Guang Kuroneko
Pairing: KyouyaxHaruhi
Rating: K (for now)
Warning: Slight OOCness!

Disclaimer: Ouran is not ours. This story is not kuron's. kuron is just a OOC-checker pawn. xD

Invisible
By WraithR249
(and co-written by Yue Guang Kuroneko)

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Tamaki sighed as he took his client's hand gently into his own, gazing at it softly. "My, your beautiful, dainty hand is as elegant and smooth as those of the finest royalty. Shall I tell you what your future holds, my princess?"

The girl swooned at the gypsy-clad king, and Haruhi sighed at the Host Club's most ridiculous idea yet. She tugged unconsciously at her own intricate gypsy costume, her mind set on all of the other costumes, which were made so that each of the host club members looked mysterious and enchanting at the same time.

"Ohh!"

Haruhi turned around upon hearing Hunny-senpai's voice.

"It looks like…treats! Lots and lots of yummy cake! Cake with me and Takashi! Will you let Bun-bun come too…? Wouldn't that be fun, Takashi?"

It appeared that Hunny was 'reading' the palm of one of his clients. His eyes looked especially large with the lower half of his face covered by a very gypsy-like cloth, and he was accompanied by Mori-senpai.

"Ah," he replied to Hunny's request.

Strolling away from the very tall and very short pair, Haruhi noticed the twins, but they didn't look like they were reading the palms of their customers…

"Kaoru…!"

"What's wrong, Hikaru? What is it that you see…?" Kaoru gasped, clearly held in suspense.

"Kaoru…I find it so hard to say this. But your future…it looks difficult. I foresee hardships and suffering in your future." Hikaru looked pained to have said those words to his beloved little brother. He clasped onto Kaoru's hand tightly.

"Oh, Hikaru! But, there is nothing that I can do… I can only try my hardest to survive it all…for you…" Kaoru wilted slowly in his arms.

"Don't worry, my dear Kaoru. I do not have to read your palm to know that I will always be with you…and I will help you in any way that I can."

Haruhi stared in disbelief as the twins stared into each other's eyes deeply.

"Hikaru…just the thought that you will be with me…that will give me all of the strength that I need to survive!"

Haruhi would never understand why any girl would be so interested in the twins' behavior as much as their clients were. In fact, she couldn't understand why the host club existed in the first place. What she would give to be at home right now, studying for an upcoming exam in her peaceful home, undisturbed by the Host Club and its clients!

"This idea was a brilliant success."

Haruhi's thoughts were interrupted as a voice cut through her reverie.

Startled, she turned around to find a gypsy with a pair of spectacles taking a copious amount of notes in a neat scrawl. She wondered if he would be just as big of a know-it-all if he didn't take notes on every single little detail that happens within the club.

"This is the second day in a row that I've caught you neglecting your clients."

Haruhi crossed her arms defensively. "Are you here to start another argument with me, senpai?"

If Kyouya looked surprised at her blunt comment, he did quite a job at hiding it.

"No, I simply thought something might be hindering your work. I was merely concerned."

Huh? Concerned? Haruhi stared dumbfounded at the note-taking gypsy. Are you serious? Does that mean he's opening up to me? she thought wryly.

"Without you entertaining our clients, today's plan isn't increasing our patronage as much as I had expected it to." Kyouya's brow furrowed in concentration and he pushed the glasses up his nose, eyes on his calculations.

Figures, Haruhi sighed dejectedly.

"Do you believe that the future is pre-determined?" Kyouya asked suddenly, watching Tamaki read the palms of several girls who looked just about ready to faint.

"Um…" Haruhi was seriously contemplating on telling him that he was confusing her at this point, but decided that if she confronted him about his strange behavior, she probably wouldn't figure out what was bothering him, if it was anything at all.

"Actually, I believe that humans have free-will, so their futures should not be set into stone already," she explained to him.

He nodded his head before, "Are you familiar with physics, Haruhi?"

Haruhi sweatdropped. "Yes, senpai, I am."

What in the world was he getting at?

"Do you recall the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?"

Well, at least this was better than entertaining Tamaki's stupid outbursts.

"It states that one cannot accurately calculate the position and the velocity of a particle at any point in time. The more accurately one is calculated, the less accurately the other is."

"Correct. Did you know that everything in the universe is made up of particles? Even feelings and emotions are simply a chain of chemicals and a sequence of electric signals of the brain." Kyouya was looking straight at her at this point. "It is theorized that if one knows the position and velocity of every single particle in the universe, that being can predict the future."

Haruhi stared at him rather blankly, "How does that work at all?"

"If you pushed me backwards, and there was a wall behind me, what do you suppose would happen?" he asked her plainly.

Haruhi tried to decipher his question for hidden meanings.

"It's not a trick question, Haruhi. Just answer what you think would happen."

She shook her head, "You would stumble backwards, then hit the wall and stop."

Kyouya nodded. "That's correct. If you know my position and you can estimate the velocity because you are the one who pushed me, then you can predict what happened."

"Oh! So obviously, if I know every particle's position and velocity then I should…be able to predict everything that would happen…ever," Haruhi deduced hesitantly. "But wait, the Uncertainty Principle states that we can't calculate both at the same time. So the future can't be set, right?"

"Wrong."

Haruhi's jaw dropped and wondered if he had somehow disproved a basic theory of physics. Considering this was Ootori Kyouya she was talking to, he might very well have done so.

"Simply because we cannot calculate the position and velocity of a particle does not mean that each particle doesn't have a position and velocity. Therefore…the future should be determined already, and there is nothing that we can do about it."

Haruhi stared. He had just proved the theory of pre-determination using physics.

She couldn't quite understand him. He was intelligent, cunning, and not to mention very good-looking, but why would such a potential man be chained by his family's business? Wouldn't he very much be far more successful if he had started his own business?

Kyouya only stared back and shrugged. "That theory would be flawless. However, there exists the outer space phenomena of the transformation of energy into matter and anti-matter and the existence of 'Ghost Particles,' concepts that tear apart that theory."

He continued to ramble on and on about more confusing things that she did not understand. She couldn't bring herself to interrupt him and stop, so she simply watched him speak.

Suddenly, she felt the stirrings of something unexpected awaken inside of her. What was that unfamiliar feeling that kept growing inside of her whenever she was aware of his presence?

Though she asked herself that question, she already knew the answer and she abandoned it. To say that Ootori Kyouya was a handsome gentleman would be stating the obvious, and his looks and manner stated it quite clearly enough.

Haruhi knew that she was attracted to him, but it was nothing more than a growing interest. The boy was handsome, smart, rich, and clever. It only served to help him that he was less annoying than the rest of the Host Club.

Secretly, it intrigued her that he should know so much and that he was so cunning.

But Haruhi was not an emotionally uneducated girl. She was not the type to throw her heart at certain boys because they possessed attractive qualities. While it would be unhealthy to bottle up her feelings, she knew it would be impossibly impractical to allow a relationship to develop on such untamed whims.

She settled to wait. She would starve out her interest in Ootori Kyouya. She had had great affection for several other boys, and dealt with her attraction in the same manner—she knew it would be unhealthy for her personal life.

Kyouya probably wouldn't make the best partner, either. He was an excellent, attractive person, but Haruhi needed someone caring and compassionate. She didn't think that the Host Club would be happy to hear it, but her needs probably would not be met by anyone in the club.

Besides, Ootori Kyouya would probably never be seen with a commoner. She was just another average girl from another average family- nothing like the beautiful princesses from prestigious families that he didn't even feel the slightest attraction for.

He must feel much less for her and Haruhi felt a twinge of regret over things that were out of her control.

"… and it's impossible for humans to explain with current technology. For example, particles or communicating with each other in an instant is still unclear. Even if the are millions of light years apart, they can still transmit information in an instant. It's a phenomena I don't think we can explain, at least not-"

Haruhi held up a hand to stop him, "Senpai, please. I believe I've had enough quantum physics for today."

Kyouya released a low, rare laugh. "That's true. Perhaps I was a little excessive. I suppose I just wanted to have a conversation with you."

This confused Haruhi more than the discussion they just had. She couldn't believe that he wanted to have a conversation with her, of all people. Of course, she enjoyed talking to him on an intellectual level and even felt giddy at the fact that he wanted to speak with her.

Kyouya smiled at her, but she couldn't help but look confused at the entire incident, even though she could have sworn her heart rate increased just a little bit. He should really smile more—he was much more handsome that way. And thinking on his level, he would surely receive more designators and profits would rise substantially.

She was about to suggest smiling a bit more for (in his world) profit, but he interrupted. "Well, I can't tell the future…neither through palm reading nor quantum physics. But I think," He said with a smile, "that you are about to get back to work."

Haruhi was about to protest. There was something about talking to him that intrigued her. She felt different talking to him, different than talking to any of her other classmates, different from talking to her father. There was something there, a sliver of…what? She couldn't quite pin the feeling that grew in her chest as their eyes met.

He had dark eyes and when they were no longer hidden by the glare of his glasses, they were deep and filled with determination. Why hasn't she noticed them before? Although he usually placed on an emotionless mask, his eyes were passionate. What he was passionate about could have been money, wealth, power, but Haruhi knew better than that. What she wished to know now was what he was passionate about. Challenges? Obstacles? Life?

Something inside her fluttered once more as he smiled at her and walked away without another word.

"Um…Haruhi-kun…?"

Haruhi whirled around to discover three girls behind her. "Would you…mind giving us a reading…?" One of the girls asked shyly. The other two nodded their heads in agreement, and they looked at her with pleading eyes.

Haruhi looked back at Kyouya, who was now across the room. He was entertaining a few girls with conversation…probably something more engaging than physics. She felt a pang of something inside of her…could it be jealousy?

No, of course not, she mentally slapped herself twice. What is wrong with you, Fujioka Haruhi?

She turned back around to face her clients and put a warm smile on her face. "It would be my pleasure. Who shall I read first?"

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Authors' Notes:

-WraithR269: It looks like I filled up the entire chapter with science… mostly quantum physics, and a little chemistry between those two. Maybe I'm just teasing, those two should hop to it soon… XP

-Yue Guang Kuroneko: You don't know how difficult it was for me to understand that quantum physics bit. I AM STILL A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, DARN IT! –cries- But anyway, if you catch different writing styles, you all know why, ne? I hope you enjoyed chapter two!