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Previous chapter: The steady sound of the footsteps that were now slowly walking her way echoed her ears loudly.
She could sense danger.
Haruhi stood there, still leaning on the wall, eyes closed, like a prey that was to be captured by her predator...
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Tap. Tap. Tap.
The footsteps got louder and louder, indicating that the predator was near..
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap........
Until it stopped.
Haruhi knew knew that the man was already beside her.
"..."
She could perfectly feel his presence; yet, she kept her eyes tightly closed. It's not that she was afraid or anything, but she was controlling (really controlling) herself from attacking and killing a certain spectacled man.
'That bastard.. This is all his fault..'
The man remained standing about 4 feet away from the lawyer, slightly amused by the facial expressions she was doing. It ranges from annoyance, to anger, to exasperation, and the list could go on.
The lawyer frowned, eyes still closed, as she thought how Kyouya had forsaken her. Of course she was slightly hurt. She was somewhat expecting Kyouya to protect her. Not that it was his obligation, but hey, he was her escort. And yet, he told that perverted Koichi where she was.
The man bent down to her level to look more closely at her face, it seemed that he was enjoying this little show. His lips slightly turned upward, despite his mighty efforts of keeping a poker face. It has never been hard for him to control a smile before, but this very sight seemed a little bit too much to handle.
He found himself captivated by what seemed like a magical force that was keeping him frozen.
He cannot stop himself from staring at the girl.
And before he could jump back to where he was supposed to be, the young lawyer unexpectedly spoke and opened her eyes.
"Koichi-san, I am -"
blink.
blink.
She was shocked. Completely shocked.
There was no doubt about that. Her words suddenly disappeared as she saw a familiar face only a couple of inches away from hers. On the other hand, the young man in question just coolly pushed his glasses up and straightened himself. As if nothing happened.
"I thought that you are bad in acting Haruhi.", he said as he pushed his glasses up once more. "I never knew that you improved." The man coolly said as if he was stating a science fact. He was referring about Haruhi's awful stage acting when they were in high school; the time when she was kidnapped by the Zuka club of St. Lobelia's Academy and included her in one of their plays. The lawyer just stared at him in surprise and confusion.
"K-kyouya senpai..?" she said, trying to cope up with the current situation. "But..I thought..Koichi-san..he..how?" Kyouya elegantly raised an eyebrow at the girl.
"Seriously Haruhi, you are a brilliant lawyer.. I believe that you can speak better than that.", he deadpanned as the girl struggled to find her missing words.
"But, Koichi-san...", she stated as she frowned.
"What about him?", he calmly asked.
Haruhi stared at him for a couple of seconds before realization took over her. He equally returned the lawyer's gaze.
"What?", he asked when he noticed that the girl's expression has changed. Kyouya felt slightly uneasy having the girl stare at him while she was smiling.
Her giggles were contagious, in a way that his body wanted to laugh with her.
He was confused. Why would his body want to laugh when his mind didn't even know why the girl was laughing?
"What?", he asked again, this time his tone indicated annoyance. And yes, he was slightly annoyed; partly because he couldn't read Haruhi, and partly because controlling himself from smiling was getting more and more difficult.
He started to walk away, leaving the giggling girl behind.
He needed to go and let that stupid smile out, or else he might burst in laughter. Which was not good, he said. Because, for Kyouya Ootori, showing his emotions means showing his weaknesses. And no, he cannot afford to have anyone see his weaknesses. Most especially his stubborn lawyer. The girl has already seen some of the 'real' him, he wouldn't let her see some more.
And so, he continued to walk away............. smiling from ear to ear.
"Hey! Wait up.." He heard her say as she continued giggling.
The lawyer walked a little faster to catch up with the long strides of the shadow king.
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FLASHBACK
"Koichi-san? Is everything okay?"
"Oh. Kyouya-san. Yes, everything is fine..", the man replied. "By the way, have you seen Haruhi-san?"
"Haruhi?" pause"You mean Haruhi Fujioka, my lawyer?"
"Well, yes?"
"Well..I think.." another pause "Yes, I think I saw her just now.."
Haruhi stepped backward and leaned her back on the wall.
"I believe that she is there.", said Kyouya while pointing at the direction oppositeto where Haruhi was. Koichi said a thank you, before immediately running away from where Kyouya remained standing. The shadow king slowly walked towards the girl's hiding spot.
He stopped just right in front of her.
He crossed his arms as he studied her carefully.
'What in the world is she doing?' he wondered as his eyebrow rose.
After a while, he found himself entertained by her little act. He was smiling, yet trying to stop it at the same time, which made his thin lips shake.
He unconsciously leaned closer.. and closer.. and closer..
Until she opened her eyes..
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"Kyouya-senpai.. Wait up..", she called out once again. The shadow king ignored her, but he slowed down his pace somehow, his face now returned to being stoic. He tightened his mask, careful not to make the girl notice the sparkle in his eyes.
They continued walking, heading outside towards the garden.
"I really hate you Kyouya-senpai.", Haruhi said, breaking the silence between them.
"I know.", he replied, as if stating the obvious.
"But, thank you very much for saving me." The girl sincerely said.
They stopped in front of a bench near the fountain and sat down. The light of the full moon gave them a soft glow which made the entire scene romantic. But, then again, they wouldn't notice that. Both Kyouya and Haruhi was not a fan of cheesy romance.
Pause
"You do know", he took his turn to break the silence, "that I do not do things for free, right Haruhi?", he said, making the girl turn her head to see if he was serious. And yes, he looked serious. He kept his gaze at the fountain.
"Merits as usual Kyouya-senpai?", she retorted as she also looked at the fountain.
"Indeed.", he smirked. "Not that I want to make you pay or anything, but I hope you understand that business is business. And nothing is free nowadays." He said, making the girl look at him in disbelief.
"Don't you think so, Haruhi?" He said in a host-like tone, with a host-like smile. 'He clearly wants me to pay' The girl rolled her eyes.
"Okay. What do you want?", she directly asked.
"What do I want?", he asked himself aloud.
He seemed to be in deep thought for quite a while. Haruhi was waiting patiently for an answer.
"Let's see.." He said, "Since you are a commoner, I don't think you can afford something so expensive.."
"Okay." He looked at Haruhi. "How about, something cheap.. Like, a new BMW car?", he asked, as if it was a first grade question.
"Eh?" Haruhi's jaw dropped.
Really, a BMW is cheap?!
"No, wait.." he said slowly, "How about a new mansion? I'm getting tired of this mansion you know." He said aloud, talking to himself. 'Rich bastard' He shook his head up and down as if agreeing with his own idea.
"Or how about an island? That would also be good -"
"Kyouya-senpai.." Her eyes and mouth were twitching in annoyance. "Even if I work for your company for ten years, I don't think that I can afford the things that you've said."
pause
"Oh. Right.." he commented, as if he realized something so obvious, "Maybe you can work for twenty years then. You know, the company would love you to be there anyway."
Sigh. "Geez. Thanks for your advice." She sarcastically said. "I am enlightened."
"You're welcome." He smugly replied as if he was pleased to 'help' her.
Silence....
"Senpai.. Could you be more serious?" The change in her tone suggested that she was starting to get annoyed. Kyouya didn't miss it.
"Whoever said I wasn't?", he asked with a pleasant tone. A mocking pleasant tone.
"Don't you understand that I do not have enough money to buy you those expensive things?" she said as she stood up facing him.
"What do you have then?" he seriously said as he also stood up, making the girl step back. He raised an eyebrow as if challenging her to speak.
"..."
". . ."
"I'll pay you.", she softly said, "But, not with cars, or mansions, or islands.."
Silence..
Kyouya walked passed her, and paused. sigh
"Meet me here tomorrow at 9 a.m." He said, making the girl lift her face. She was standing back to back with Kyouya.
"Do not be late.", the shadow king added before he continued walking away. She turned to his direction and stared at his back.
"Why?", she asked in confusion.
"By the way, please wear a nice dress." He added, completely ignoring her question.
"Hey, wait..", Haruhi wanted to know why, yet, she sensed that it would be better to just let the shadow king go. She let out a deep breath and sat back down to the bench.
What a long day
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A/N: What do you guys think? Is the story moving so slow? Or is it moving at all? Is it still making sense? lol
pls give me some feed back *puppy eyes* lol
PREVIEW FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER:
"Your girlfriend is very pretty Kyouya-kun."
cough. cough. *Choking*
"Oh, my! Are you okay dear??... Kyouya-kun, give her some water..."
cough.
"I think she's okay, grandmother."