I couldn't help myself! I kept thinking and thinking and then I got this!

So heeeeeeeere's chapter 4!

Enjoy! :]

Yatatsuba Kaede.

Kyoya hung back, trying to see if this was really happening. Kaede was the same height as Natsume in her black peep-toe pumps, but she seemed even bigger than Natsume. With her long and straight black hair, starch white blouse, black pin-stripe pencil skirt and black square wire-rim glasses, she had the look of a professional businesswoman. Her almond-shaped tawny eyes were naturally hooded and her personality was far more professional and controlled than Natsume's balls-out emotion.

Kaede didn't smile; she smirked. Kaede wasn't smart; she was brilliant. Kaede wasn't pretty; she was beautiful. Kaede wasn't the oldest sister; she was the heir to the company. At that, he turned his gaze on Natsume, whose French-tipped nails were digging into the arm of his own starch white button down. Her eyes were focused on the ground and she kept shifting in her pointed-toe Jimmy Choo mules.

Kyoya looked to Kaede, who gave a small humorous chuckle as Hiroshi wrapped her tiny waist in a tight hug, his smile bigger than when he looked at Natsume. Or that's the vibe he was getting from his fiancé, whose face was scrunching up tighter by the minute. Her eyes were glassy and she looked ready to bring the house down with one of her legendary screams.

He patted her hand and she snapped her head towards him, a growl forming in the back of her throat. "What?"

"Why don't we go greet her?" He forced a pleasant smile and watched as her face lost its tightness. But it returned as soon as she realized it was a fake smile, which seemed to make her even angry. She threw his arm back, stepping away from him in her red sheath dress. "Why the hell not?! We can tell her I'm engaged! We can tell her that after college, we're going to get marry and half two and a half children! We can fucking well tell her I'm not going to ruin the company with my stu-pid ideas!"

By the last sentence, the room had turned stone silent, looking at the odd couple, Kyoya with his usual straight expression and Natsume breathing hard and ready to throw something. She huffed, placed a hand on her chest and turned away from him, crossing her arms harshly over her chest. "Go back to your greeting. You're safe . . . for now."

Kyoya folded his arms, watching as she hunched her shoulders to the building noise, her head bowed. Obviously, it got under her skin that everyone treated Kaede like she was royalty. Natsume sharply straightened her posture and dropped her arms, walking towards Kaede.

Kaede smirked as her younger sister approached, her hands on her hips. "Hello, SuSu-chan."

Natsume gritted her teeth, bowing deeply. "Onee-san. It's nice to have you back."

"It's nice to be back." She turned her gaze on Kyoya, who had stayed back. "And who is he?"

Natsume snapped her fingers in Kaede's face, her glare dangerous. "Don't worry about him." She straightened her posture, folding her arms. "This is about you, not him. Why'd you come back?"

"Natsume!" Reiji placed a hand on her shoulder, his eyebrow twitching. "Can you be anymore rude? Your sister has finally come home after two years traveling and this is how you act?" He motioned for Kyoya to step forward, smiling warmly. "Why don't you introduce Kyoya to her?"

"No."

Kyoya practically burst into laughter, as the room grew quieter. Natsume checked out her nails, Kaede's smirk grew more humorous, Reiji's twitch returned with a vengeance and Hoshi and Hiroshi were having a hard time trying not to laugh themselves.

After a moment, Kaede rested a hand on Reiji's shoulder. "It's okay, father. You know how SuSu-chan can be. I don't blame her for being jealous."

Natsume's head snapped towards her older sister, her eyes flashing dangerously. "What was that?"

Kaede smirked from behind her glasses, her eyes traveling towards Kyoya. "What I mean is Ootori-san is known to be very intelligent. I'm quite sure you haven't had a decent, meaningful conversation yet."

Kyoya opened his mouth to say something but Natsume held up a finger, her arm slipping around his waist as she smiled up at him. "Let me handle this." She smirked, turned around on the heel of her mule and swung her hand back. The sound of her palm connecting with Kaede's fist was beyond loud. The crack bounced of the walls and echoed towards the high ceilings. Tears could be seen in both Kaede and Natsume's eyes.

"Let me get out of your face, bitch, before I happen to break it for you," Natsume spat before running from the room, her long legs taking fast strides. Kyoya was stunned, to say the least. The room was in a sort of shocked state. No one made a move to help Kaede, whose cheek was a smartening red.

Finally, Reiji and Yoko snapped out of it, Yoko going after Natsume and Reiji pulling Kaede into a swift hug. Kyoya stepped out of the way, watching as a look of pure hurt passed through Kaede's eyes, then was overwhelmed by some understanding look. But she managed to press her face to Reiji's black suit before he could come up with a decent explanation for it. His stomach dipped and he swiftly left the room himself. He had the feeling that the Yatatsuba weren't what everyone thought of them to be.

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Natsume shoved the giant Cookies & Cream ice-cream bar into her glossed mouth, ignoring the painful feeling of her teeth numbing as she chewed harshly. Kaede was a self-centered bitch that only wanted to steal whatever Natsume had. And Reiji was all for her doing it too. Natsume sank her teeth into the bar; tears streaming down her cheeks, ruining her carefully applied makeup.

Stupid Reiji. Stupid Kaede. Stupid EVERYONE!!!!

"I can see you're not up for talking about this."

She swiveled around on her tall stool and glared at Kyoya, Yoko right beside him with a carton of Cookies & Cream ice cream. "Shut up."

"Please, Natsume," Yoko set the carton down and rested a hand on her shoulder, her face gentle. "That is no way to talk towards your fiancé."

Natsume rolled her eyes, throwing away the stick to her ice-cream bar. "What-the-fuck-ever. Please, leave Yoko." She turned her gaze on Kyoya. "What are you here for? Shouldn't you be out there comforting little Miss Goody Two Shoes?"

"But you're my fiancé," was his simply reply.

Natsume stared at him for a moment before giggling. His confused expression only made her laugh harder. While he watched, her laugh grew louder and included more snorts. But she didn't care. As long as she was laughing, she wasn't crying. And the tears of hurt sliding down her face could have been mistaken for tears of pure mirth. But her laughter instantly switched to just great heaving sobs and she was having a difficult time keeping them at bay.

Her mascara was running, her lip-gloss had disappeared along with her second Cookies & Cream ice cream bar. She hiccupped, pulling the carton towards her and digging in with a spoon bigger than necessary for such a feat. When in doubt, stuff your face with something sweet. Closing her eyes, she savored the way her brain freeze made everything numb. She didn't feel the embarrassment of Kaede's comment. She couldn't feel the way the slap to her sister's cheek had stung more than burnt. She didn't even hear the collective gasp as she ran from the room.

Something satiny was pressed to her cheek and she flinched back, snapping her eyes open to look at Kyoya. He handed the monogrammed handkerchief to her and she instantly started sobbing again, even though her mouth was full of half-melted Cookies & Cream ice cream. She pressed the handkerchief to her face, sucking in air was simultaneously gulping down the last bit of ice cream still in her mouth. Kyoya was catching her at a time where she was completely out of control. There was a reason she hadn't wanted him to come tonight.

"You should apologize to Kaede."

"See?!?!" She shrieked, leaping off her stool and throwing down the handkerchief. "I knew you were going to say that! I knew it!" She crossed her arms, turning away from him. "Hell no! Why the fuck should I apologize after she said such a rude thing to me? She had no business talking shit about me when she hasn't slept with a man for a year! There's a reason why it's called my shit, because it's MY shit! "

He stayed silent for a moment before sighing. "Then I'll apologize for you."

She whipped around, her eyes narrowed to dangerous slits as she hissed, "You wouldn't dare."

He stared back with a very serious expression. "You don't scare me, Natsume."

Her chin quivered and she turned away, wanting to throw something at the arrogant prick behind her. Why should she have to apologize? Sure, Kaede hadn't deserved to be slapped so hard that her head snapped back. And sure, she had been a little rude to begin with, but still! This was all Kaede's fault! If she hadn't opened up her big ass mouth, none of this would have happened.

"I'll give you a minute to cool off," he said coolly, crossing his arms. "If you're not ready by then, I'll apologize on your and my behalf."

"But you didn't do anything," she huffed, crossing her arms and glaring her challenge at him.

"True." He stepped forward, towering a few inches over her even in her high heels. "But that doesn't mean I won't do it. You are my fiancé. Whatever actions you perform are always on my behalf."

She gnawed the inside of her cheek, searching his eyes for some way to tell he was lying to her. No Ootori would willing give up their pride like that just so they could apologize for their fiancé. He had to be lying. This wasn't Kyoya. This was some sort of justice-busting guy who looked like Kyoya.

"Why?" she announced, narrowing her eyes.

"Because you are of use." He turned on his heel and left the kitchen. She blinked, slowly sitting back down. She was of use? That was it? Just because she was useful? And what was she useful for? Making little Ootori-Yatatsuba babies? Raising a bunch of greedy, slobbery big-cheeked babies?

Another round of hiccups hit her and she buried her face in her hands. Forget what she had said about him before. Hearing that aloud hurt just as much as knowing for a month what she was good for. No, scratch that. It hurt even more know that she knew there was no way this was going to work. Reiji had been right in his ways. She'd just have to suck it up and enjoy it.

Whoa . . . That's rough. I'm kinda hating him right now. But there's a reason why we love him XD

Anyways, what I just wrote was better intense. Or I thought it was . . .

Why don't you tell me? And I actually tried to make this chapter longer. I don't think it worked though . . .

I was never really good at writing long chapters since I get right to the point . . . I'm like that XD

I'm outtie~ CocoaAngel95 :]