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

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

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Haruhi seated herself across from the twins. They had already begun to eat their lunch.

"Hey, why are you so late to lunch today, Haruhi?" Hikaru asked, leaning forward across the table. "You were right behind us after class ended."

Haruhi looked at them warily, suspicious that they might have overheard her conversation with Kyouya. She thought she heard a hint of jealousy in the older twin's voice, but she took a quick glance at his tray, and he had already eaten enough of his food for Haruhi to decide that he must have been eating long enough for him to miss her conversation.

"I had to use the bathroom," she decided to lie, opening her own boxed lunch.

"Why didn't you ask us to go along with you, hmm?" The two leaned even further across the table, inspecting her lunch closely.

"Hey, get away from there," she waved them away from her lunch. "Besides, I don't need any help going to the bathroom. I can take care of that on my own."

The twins spent the entire lunch period trying to trade food with Haruhi, but she politely declined. When she was finished eating, she got up and left, sighing in frustration at the antics of the twins. They watched her as she left the cafeteria.

"Say, Kaoru," Hikaru began. "If she was having an argument with the four-eyed demon… why did she have to lie about it?"

"I don't know, maybe she didn't want to talk about it," Kaoru said thoughtfully.

"I think she has feelings for him," Hikaru replied angrily. "I can't believe that she would go for that idiot."

Kaoru watched his brother with a pained expression on his face. "Hikaru, please don't get upset over nothing."

Hikaru gritted his teeth, ignore his brother. "I won't let that idiot have her! He doesn't deserve her!"

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Kyouya lazily scanned the Third Music Room, satisfied with the goings on of the Host Club. The customers seemed genuinely pleased with their performance. He sensed that the time was ripe to suggest to the customers another product, one displaying and demonstrating the Host Club in all of its glory.

His eyes stopped on the figure of Suou Tamaki for a moment, watching him entertain his current victim. Kyouya considered his moves before his attention was captured by a group of three girls approaching him.

"Ah… Kyouya-kun…" one of the girls said hesitantly, wringing her hands to reflect her current emotion.

Kyouya smiled at the girls warmly. "What is it that I can do for you ladies?"

All of the girls smiled back shyly. "We know that it doesn't happen very often, but would you mind if we joined you for today?"

"Of course, I would love to have the pleasure of your company," he replied politely. He stood and seated each of the girls, pushing in their chairs gently as they sat down.

"So, what brings you to designate me this afternoon?" he asked, bringing a smooth smile to his lips. These designations served only to de-rail the work he was concentrating on at the time, but it was necessary to please the Host Club's clients, or they would run the risk of losing customers.

"Kyouya-kun… you don't speak much, but your eyes are always focused and…" the girl continued to speak, but Kyouya's concentration was interrupted as he noticed Haruhi looking his way.

She looked away as she saw him turn his attention to her. Before she turned, he thought he saw disappointment. Possibly a hint of jealousy, but after the talk she gave him, he was probably hallucinating.

"… and so, we decided that perhaps we would try to get to know you a little bit. Is that troublesome for you?"

"No, not at all," Kyouya laughed quietly. "It is a privilege to have your company. I'm glad to have the chance to entertain you. Is there something in particular that you would like to speak about?"

The girls whispered amongst themselves. "He's so cool," he thought he overheard.

"Actually, we were wondering something," one of the girls spoke up quietly.

"What do you think of self-mastery… what Haruhi-kun was talking about earlier…?"

Kyouya's eyebrow twitched, and the girls whispered amongst themselves once again.

"Ladies, I beg your pardon, but you wouldn't happen to have—?" he began, caught unprepared.

"Oh, don't worry," the third girl interrupted him. "Your secret relationship with Haruhi-kun is safe with us."

"We think that it's wonderful," the first agreed.

"Absolutely adorable," the second added.

Kyouya managed to let out a not-so-weak chuckle. "Where did you hear such an absurd thing?" he asked, trying to debunk this inopportune rumor.

"Several students heard the conversation between you and Haruhi-kun, and the news has been flying around all day. I can't believe we didn't notice before, it's so obvious!" the girls answered, barely containing themselves.

Kyouya's thoughts raced. How many people had heard? How could he have been so careless? Why did Haruhi have to confront him in public? Did Tamaki hear of the rumor yet?

No, of course not. He looked over to the Host Club's king. If he had known about things, he would not wait and strategize; he would opt for an immediate confrontation to settle things, to set the record straight.

Kyouya turned back to his clients and instead found Haruhi. She wore a worried expression. He realized that the three girls were now wandering to one of the couches, whispering to each other excitedly.

"You need to talk to him today," she said urgently.

"I know that," he said grimly in reply. "Did you hear what my clients were saying about us?"

"Did they say that we were secretly sleeping with each other?"

Kyouya stared. He certainly had not heard that.

Haruhi shook her head and waved her hand in disgust. "Never mind. He needs to be told before the rumors get to him."

He shook his head impatiently. "He should listen to reason. Logically he should know that these rumors can't exist—,"

"Does he behave logically around me?" she interrupted.

"Exactly the conclusion I had drawn," he agreed, sighing. "I'll tell him after we're finished for today."

Haruhi released her own tired sigh. Her hand moved to touch his, but she appeared to think twice about it and settled to fold her hands atop the table, similar to his.

"What are you going to say to him?"

Kyouya gazed at her, and his icy cool exterior cracked for just an instant as he watched those warm, brown eyes radiate concern for both of them. For him.

Glancing around him discreetly, he decided that everyone was indeed out of earshot, and it did not appear as though anyone was listening in on their conversation. "I plan to tell him directly. I will try to convince that idiot to let you go."

Her worried expression still radiated uncertainty, and risking being caught by Tamaki (or anyone for that matter), he offered her a comforting, relaxed smile.

Haruhi returned it with her own nervous smile, and looking around quickly, she reached across the table, squeezed his hand gently for just a moment, and got up to leave.

His slender eyebrow rose. "I thought you were upset with me."

She sighed. "I am upset with you. You treated me like a tool, and I'll make you pay for that later. But right now, we have a much bigger problem to deal with, and we need to work together to get through this.

"Besides," she added. "It's not like you did something unforgivable."

Kyouya closed his eyes and smiled. "Perhaps I underestimated your ability to keep things in perspective."

"Perhaps so," she joked, "But you still have a lot more to learn about commoners."

"Probably," he smiled back. "I'll be looking forward to it."

She walked away, allowing him to return to the work he was dealing with before his other clients approached him.

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Off to the side, Tamaki twirled a strand of his hair around his finger, pretending to listen to his client talking.

He wondered what made those two look so happy while they were talking to each other.

Perhaps Haruhi has taken an interest in him, he wondered idly, then dismissed the thought.

He looked back at the bespectacled boy. There was no way that he would surrender his precious daughter to him.

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Authors' Notes:

-WraithR269: Why does everyone have to make everything SO damn hard? Probably because they all like Haruhi, and if they can't have her, they won't make it easy for Kyouya to get her, either. We'll see if his cool, calculating brain is manipulative enough to deal with two hot heads! Stay tuned for more chapters!

-Yue Guang Kuroneko: I. Feel. So. Sorry. For. Kyouya. -cries- WHY MUST HE GO THROUGH SO MANY OBSTACLES! I mean…Kyouya had to deal with Hikaru in Kimi no Koe, Little Host, and now Invisible! I'm going to have a heart attack. I don't normally like too much drama…wait, scratch that. I don't like drama period unless it's absolutely necessary! Anywho…ganbatte, Kyouya and Haruhi! May your high school lives end in happiness and together. xD (Pure KyouyaxHaruhi fangirl. Ignore me!)

ALSO! To those who are patiently waiting for any future chapters of Kimi no Koe or Invisible. My computer is being a butt (so to speak) and I may not be able to use it any longer. I apologize for the inconvienence, but during that time, I will continue writing Kimi no Koe and praying that Wraith-san will write Invisible. When I get the computer fixed (or if I get a laptop...) I will definitely be updating as soon as I can! Thank you for your patience and understanding. -rabu rabu from kuron-