Author's Notes: A request from fiftysix-luver has my doing this round in honor of the Kyouya/Haruhi pairing. Still not my forte, but who am I to deny my fans? And I have a better view on Kyouya's personality then Hikaru's, so this makes things easier.

Stop, Shuffle, Repeat: Round 3

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My Chemical Romance's Mama

It was the music of the hour, that it was. Kyouya had never felt more alone in his life. And that was much to say for the Shadow King, yet as he remembered how his mother left him, leaving him with his brothers, sister, and his father who expected the world of him, he knew that it was in those moments he had become the kind of person he was today. True, he did not regret it all. In fact, he thought it had shaped him into a brilliant businessman in society, one that would be able to step up to the top of the Ootori Empire no matter what his father and brothers thought. But then there was another issue.

And that was the fact that a certain brown-haired girl who was being held hostage by the Host Club due to a stunning eight million yen debt had managed to capture his heart.

At first, Kyouya had thought he had just found her interesting, nothing more. He pretended nothing was wrong as he continued to work at his laptop. But as he continued to look over at Haruhi, he knew he was wrong. What love could one such as him find anyway, he wondered?

I wonder if she sees me like the others do, an evil, tyrannical overlord within this little group of women-pleasers... That is what I am, after all, but hearing it come from her mouth... I don't know if it was be painful... or pleasurable.

A small smirk crossed his lips as he stood up and walked over to Haruhi. "Fujioka-san," he said softly.

She looked up at him, confused by his sudden interest with her. "Eh? Kyouya-senpai? What do you want?"

"Tell me... what exactly do you think of me?" Kyouya asked, a soft smile on his face.

"Umm... well... I think the others are right when they call you the Shadow King," Haruhi said.

"I see..."

"But... I also think you're the smartest one here. Believe it or not... I think you might be the only normal one here."

Kyouya was taken aback for a minute, but then caught himself and smiled. "I see... Well... thanks."

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Dir En Grey's Ain't Afraid To Die

Why did you do that for me? Why would you go and do something stupid like that? What kind of merits would you gain from saving me? What were you thinking? You foolish, foolish girl!

The hospital atmosphere was cold and unnerving at the Host Club sat there, waiting in an ominous like feeling for some news at Haruhi's condition. Why was she in the hospital? Because someone wanted the Ootori business to crumble. Because someone had come into Ouran Academy and attempted to shoot the youngest son, Kyouya Ootori, to his demise.

Because Haruhi had jumped to take the bullet at the last moment. The man obviously did not last long and Kyouya did not make any comments on the bloodshed that day for his anger had reached unparalleled boundaries when he saw Haruhi laying on the ground, bleeding from the stomach.

"This is all my fault in a way," Kyouya said as he stood up. Tamaki turned his head to look at him. But all eyes left as the nurse walked out.

"... She's going to be fine," she told them with a smile on her face. "She just woke up now. It's quite extraordinary, really... But..."

Kyouya did not listen. He pushed past and immediately went to see Haruhi. The nurse did not dare stop him or criticize as the entire hospital was owned by the Ootori franchise and she wanted to keep her job. So she let him through. In the room, Kyouya found Haruhi sitting up. Her eyes immediately met his. "Ahhh, Kyouya-senpai... Are you... ok?"

"How can you ask me that when you, yourself, were the one shot?! You idiot!"

Haruhi twitched at the insult, but then noticed something really extraordinary. Why... why was the Shadow King shedding tears.

"Damnit..." He tried to wipe them away, hoping Haruhi didn't notice. "What would your fangirls say if you had died? What would happen to the club if our rookie ended up in the morgue?"

"I don't think you're here yelling at me because you care about your profits, Kyouya-senpai," Haruhi said, catching the young boy off guard. "I think, this time, you were really worried about me... Otherwise you wouldn't have shed tears."

"... Do you know... how much it hurt... to see you get shot... when the bullet was meant for me... you fool?" Kyouya didn't even give her a warning. He leant over until he was in grabbing distance of her and wrapped his arms around her. "It's all going to be fine now... Thankfully... But don't ever... Don't ever... do that again."

"I think you have it wrong, Kyouya-senpai," Haruhi said. He looked at her and noticed that she was... actually smiling. "I can't let you take the bullet. If you died, I'd end up dying anyway."

Kyouya nearly chuckled. "I see... Well... I guess we die together then..."

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Caramell's Caramelldansen (WHY DO YOU HATE ME GOD?! XD)

While neither of them wanted to be there, Hunny had practically demanded they come. And since neither individual wanted to get on Hunny's bad side, they ended up at his birthday party. The beat was addicting and, though Haruhi did not want to admit, her feet began tapping. Soon she was caught up in the grandeur of the music and she was out on the dance floor with Hunny, smiling and having a great time as she bounced around in the cute little beat that was being played.

Kyouya, meanwhile, was ignoring the music, tapping away on his laptop keyboard. What he could not ignore, however, was a certain brunette going out onto the dance floor and having fun with Hunny. That, for some reason, caught him off guard. He sighed and smiled softly. "A little break might not hurt," he said as he placed the laptop away and went to join Haruhi.

"Kyouya-senpai?!" She was struck as surprised, but Kyouya smiled and held his hand out to her.

"How about we dance together?" he asked. With not much to say, she agreed and took his hand. And it was in that one moment in time, with a song HUNNY had chosen, that romance had blossomed between the two as they danced away to the addicting beat that was Caramelldansen.

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Fort Minor's Cigarettes

Kyouya had smoked once, but he had quit because he knew that his family, being in the health business, would not even look at a smoker much less consider one to run the Ootori Empire. He had never been caught and now he was a free man from that harmful addiction. But another one was sneaking into his life and he knew he couldn't ignore it, no matter how hard he tried. It wasn't money and it wasn't status. His addiction was the brunette that had recently joined the Host Club.

Unlike the girls they usually hosted, Haruhi did not care much for looks. She was a very intelligent girl and a hard worker. Kyouya could not deny that he was very infaturated with her and being around her was an instant high, as if he was smoking again. He was only a little scared to realize he was making that comparison, but then again... not much kept the Shadow King scared.

He decided to make this fantasy of his a reality so that he would no longer have to look at her from afar. He walked up to her softly. "Fujioka-san."

"Kyouya-senpai... Eh? Kyouya-senpai? W-What...?"

"Caught off guard... I was just wondering... if you were possibly... free this weekened... I wanted to know if you would..."

"Oh... I can't. I have to take care of my father this weekend."

"Oh... I see..."

"But maybe next weekend, ok?"

"... Ok..." Kyouya smiled. "It's a date then."

Haruhi nodded. "Ok," she said.

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Cynthia Harrell's Snake Eater (From Metal Gear Solid 3, so yes this is weird, but bear with me please)

The mission was simple. Infiltrate the warehouse and destroy Metal Gear. It would've been a lot simpler if they could've just airstriked the entire location, but doing that would only cause an uproar within the Russian government, causing an unneeded war between the Russians and the Japanese. I'm not a spy anyway. But they had to send somebody, so I guess I would suffice, being the youngest and all... But what does Haruhi have to do with this?

Haruhi looked at Kyouya. "This is the place. What do we do now?"

"Well... we have to sneak in and destroy this project of theirs before something bad happens... Haruhi... Haruhi...?"

"What are you doing here kid?"

Kyouya shot up from his bed. "HOW THE HELL DID HARUHI TURN INTO SOLID SNAKE?!" He sighed and then calmed down, putting his glasses on. "Damn those twins for showing me that game." With that, he called Haruhi. "Haruhi-chan?"

"Kyouya-sempai?"

"We're not going to Russian for vacation ever again."

"... Ok..."

"Good." With that, Kyouya hung up.

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I got THE worst songs for this pairing, so I hope I did ok.