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

Invisible
By WraithR249
(and BETA'd by Yue Guang Kuroneko)

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Kyouya frowned, looking up from his copious notes. Tamaki had not said one thing in class today, and it didn't take too many brain cells to conclude that he had been staring at him with scathing eyes since class began.

He dropped his pen, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples with one hand. His notes ceased- the lecture continued. It wasn't as though he needed to take notes to stay ahead of the class, anyway. He had already studied the material the previous week.

'I think I might love you,' Haruhi's voice echoed in his head, and he sat up abruptly.

Despite the wonderful feelings that she awoke in him, Kyouya still felt guilty for the way things had turned out. It was a little harder to retain that feeling of remorse when he looked over to see Tamaki's fiery glare, but he remembered that it was only a week and a half ago that he had looked over to see that idiot's stupid grin plastered onto his face.

That idiot is giving me a headache, he thought, the idea of Haruhi talking some sense into him seemed like a very good idea. He hoped it would happen soon.

The class ended with the professor in mid-sentence. Kyouya packed away his materials quickly with the rest of the class. When he stood up to leave, he noticed that Tamaki was already gone.

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Sitting down alone, Kyouya poked at his food as he pondered what everyone had brought to the table at this point.

Tamaki hated him. He wanted Haruhi for himself. That was obvious.

Hikaru as well. He had taken a less direct approach. He would have to be more wary of his future plans.

Kaoru, interestingly, did not stand behind his brother. He seemed to support whatever Haruhi chose... but it could be a ploy to help his brother in the long run. He couldn't underestimate those two.

Haruhi… yes. Hmm… the food today was only so-so.

Mitsukuni and Takash-

"Kyou-chan!"

The coincidence is ridiculous, Kyouya thought, shaking his head in disbelief as the loli-shota type bounced up to him.

"How are you, Kyou-chan? It's a wonderful day, isn't it!" Hunny bounced up to his empty table and sat down across from him. A few people followed him with their eyes, and Kyouya swore their ears perked up as they tried to listen in on their conversation. Surely a pair of good-looking seniors didn't belong in their lunch… unless they had something important to discuss.

"Quite." Kyouya's single-word response made the short senior giggle for no reason as they watched Morinozuka Takashi take a seat. Hunny looked especially short next to him.

"I didn't expect to see you until after classes. What brings you to see me?" Kyouya asked, tasting the caviar. He mentally prepared himself for Takashi to tell him to stay away from Haruhi because Hunny had feelings for her as well.

"So… so," Hunny chanted, his eyes getting larger. A large smile found its way onto his face. "Is it true that you and H-"

Kyouya's eyes widened as he realized what he was about to say. Mori put his hand firmly on Hunny's shoulder, silencing him. Hunny looked back up at him expectantly.

"Haruhi," Mori said simply, and Hunny stared at him with eyes that were asking the unspoken question that he wanted to ask. Loudly.

Kyouya stared and took a sip of water. What game were they playing? If these two were up to something, it might not be wise to tell them the truth, he realized, considering his options. However…

"…Yes," he responded hesitantly, wondering if it was wise to speak truthfully.

Kyouya stared as Hunny's eyes got even larger.

"Oh! Kyou-chan, I'm so- ah!" Honey yelped as the very tall senior picked him up.

"Mitsukuni, let's go," Mori said calmly, unaffected and almost seemingly bored by the exchange. "You said that this is all you wanted to ask."

"But, but, Takashi, don't you think it's so wonderful? Both of us saw it from the beginning and…" Hunny babbled on as he stalked off, the former on his shoulders. Kyouya almost missed the slight smile that Mori sent his way.

Kyouya stared along with most of the lunchroom as they made their exit. The students still eating could not have heard their exchange. Those that did would not understand what it meant… hopefully. He wondered if his relationship was going to have any of the privacy that he had hoped for when he and Haruhi agreed to keep things discreet.

"We won't let anyone know, right?" she asked, pulling back slightly to look up at him with her large brown eyes.

He tapped his chin thoughtfully. "I suppose we have to," he concluded, furrowing his brows.

Haruhi laughed and shook her head. "Don't make that face. It wouldn't do if your family found out you were… consorting with a commoner," she teased.

Losing whatever was left of his appetite, Kyouya left his tray of 'so-so' to be cleaned up by the lunchroom department staff. Gathering all his things, he scanned the room for Tamaki, but couldn't find him. He wondered why he hadn't been confronted yet.

Kyouya strolled back to the classroom to enjoy a quiet moment alone before class started. Recently, things were growing out of his control a little bit more than he was comfortable with. As he reached for the doorknob to the classroom, his attention shifted to the approaching footsteps.

"Ahh, Kyouya," Kaoru sounded relieved. "I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Is that so," Kyouya replied, sounding disinterested. He wondered where Tamaki was at the moment.

"Hmm, is something wrong, boyfriend-Shadow-King-san?" Kaoru tilted his head sideways. "Your focus seems to… be elsewhere."

Kyouya breathed deeply. It was almost a sigh. In this situation, he decided that he would make use of his only ally. "Tamaki wasn't at lunch. I haven't seen him since last we had class," he muttered. "I would at least like to know what your brother is up to."

Kaoru frowned, his hands on his hips. "Hmm, that idiot… I wouldn't be so worried about him. As for Hikaru…"

Kyouya's eyes followed him as he paced around. "Well?"

Kaoru's face fell slightly. "My brother… I don't think I've ever seen him so unhappy in his life. He knows that an attack on your trust won't work, and he assumes that, since you and Haruhi have overcome his trick, he believes that he won't win by fooling either of you two.

"All he does is sit around all day and play some stupid video game about aliens," he sighed. "He might be considering his next move… but I think he may have given up, overall."

Kyouya arched an eyebrow. "Really now. That would be the mature thing to do," he tapped his chin. Kaoru nodded at this. "However… you Hitachiin have a propensity for being immature. Perhaps you think he has given up, but I don't believe so."

Kaoru looked strangely impatient with his conclusion. "Well, captain, I'm sorry if you don't want to trust my intelligence. Unfortunately, that is all I have to report. Now, I must return to class." He performed a silly salute and then dashed away, to which Kyouya stared.

"Kyouya,"

Looking away from the retreating head of red hair, Kyouya turned to face the source of his interruption.

As if pushed by some unseen force, Haruhi fell to the ground, dropping her books as she hurried over.

"Haruhi—" Kyouya approached, bending down to see if she was unharmed.

"I'm fine," she huffed, blowing a strand of hair out of her eyes. "Why were you talking to Hikaru? I thought we agreed to let me talk to him."

"I don't know. I haven't seen him all day," he replied, helping her up. "I met with Kaoru just a moment ago. He thinks that Hikaru won't bother us anymore,"

Haruhi stared, then made a strange face. "Just now?"

Kyouya suppressed his impatient reflex. "Yes, just now. I think he's up to something. He nearly—"

"Kyouya," she interrupted. "That was Hikaru you were talking to."

The couple stared at each other, frozen for a moment.

"Is that so?" Kyouya replied, sounding amused. "That is quite interesting."

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Authors' Notes:

-WraithR269: Wow. So I haven't updated since 10-16, and now it's almost 2007. Since this is a bad fic, it's going to use it's secondary function as a blog! … Well nevermind, I forgot what I was going to say anyway.

Oh yeah, sorry I took so long, lots of work followed closely by finals and such, but at least it paid off (an A+, 2 A's, 3 B+'s, and a B, credits and all factored in that's a 3.61 GPA, sigh was hoping for better).

So like… let me tell you guys this awesome story… it's Tuesday, December 26, 2006, 6:34 AM, and Kuron won't get back til Friday so you probably won't read it until then.

But like half an hour ago, I was trying to get motivated to write this chapter, so I leafed through some of the reviews in order to feed my ego and inspirational glands.

LO and behold, some reader posts a review (SuperHeroGirlX) about finding the fic via YOUTUBE, and this caught my eye. So I went on Youtube and searched 'Ouran Invisible', and the THIRD hit is a freaking fan-made trailer of sorts for the fic. I watched it. Twice. Wait, let me watch it again. Three times. ANYWAY, sorry for holding everyone up for 50 days for ANOTHER mediocre chapter. Next chapter will have some awesome engineering scientific goodness that no one will understand… if I can fit it in there somewhere…

3 you, Blood Red Ink. So I figure the preview is like… the actual fic… sadly.

P.S. The video game that Hikaru is playing is a tribute to the video games I've been playing… Starcraft and Gears of War… both of which have aliens

-Yue Guang Kuroneko: Why, hello, dear readers of Wraith-san! I know that he hasn't been updating lately (therefore, I haven't posted anything) but now that he's alive, he's going to continue Invisible—hopefully on a regular basis. (And just so everyone is clear, I am NOT co-writer. I am merely his BETA reader…so whatever junk he says about me helping him write is a pile of bullocks.) I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Something strange is cooking up, don't you all think so?