A/N: School, work, writers block. That's all I have to say. It was mostly writer's block and I just got out of it the other day and so here's what came from that.

Maku: You know, she doesn't own.

Chapter 9: Enter Camping

I had been at the Nekozawa estate for several days now. Kirimi was a constant companion which caused envious looks to be sent at me by her brother. I tried to talk to him but he never let me, even when we rode home, he was always doing something that he said was of the utmost importance. I had started to feel really down as this continued on for several days that even Kirimi could tell that something was wrong with me.

"Kitty, why are you so sad?" The adorable young girl asked one day as she stared at the calico cat that had appeared on the estate one day and had decided to make this its temporary home.

"I miss my friends, I haven't had much of a chance to see them recently and also, your brother doesn't seem to like me much. He's been avoiding me and I've been doing my best to try and talk to him but he doesn't seem to want to do that," I explained to her while keeping a careful eye on what she was doing.

"What has big brother been doing?" Kirimi asked as she slowly reached out her hand to pet the calico.

"I've been trying to talk to him but he doesn't seem to want to talk to me. He's jealous that you hang out with me more than him, but that still doesn't give him a right to ignore me like he has been doing," I vented to the young Nekozawa.

Kirimi looked up at me and then jumped when the cat came and rubbed up against her hand. Quickly looking at the cat, who only looked up in confusion. I couldn't help but chuckle. Sure, it was taking awhile, but trying to get over ones fears took time. Kirimi kept looking back and forth between me and the cat until I finally walked over and started petting her myself. The cat meowed at me and then went on its way after about two minutes of continuous petting.

Cats are such fickle creatures.

Kirimi started humming as we headed back inside and I was shock to discover the Host Club standing in the doorway of the Nekozawa manor. "Guys, what are you doing here?" I stammered out as I noticed that by each of them there was either a suitcase or a duffle bag, their clothes were also strange as Tamaki, the twins and Hunny were wearing khaki shorts and tank tops with different colored button up short sleeve shirts over them.

Mori, Kyoya and Haruhi were wearing jeans and short sleeves but Kyoya had a long sleeved shirt under his.

"Maku-chan~! We're going camping! Go pack so you can join us!" Tamaki cried out happily as I paled at the thought of camping.

"But…I've never been camping before. What do you do? What do you need?" I stammered out in a small panic.

"I can help you pack if you want," Kyoya stated, nudging his glasses up higher on his nose, and I could feel that there was another agenda behind those words.

Nodding meekly, we went to my temporary room in the manor and after we were both in the room, Kyoya closed the door.

"Markus-kun, I have something to tell you," he stated in such a tone that I felt my heart stop and fear seeped into my veins.

I felt my tail and ears droop as he looked everywhere but at me. I felt as though he was waiting for me to say something, but nothing came to mind so I stayed silent. "Renge-san…wants us to marry as soon as I graduate, which is this year. I've tried to call it off, but no one will listen to a word I say. I was wondering…if you would consider running away with me once I've saved up enough money to support us until I find a job."

The fear turned to shock as he met my gaze. Words were stuck in my throat as what he said registered in my mind and a large grin spread across my face. "I'd love to!" I cried out and hugged him.

I felt his body relax as I held him close then I felt his lips press into my hair in between my ears. "I love you Markus-kun," he whispered and I purred.

Literally, I purred.

Kyoya chuckled and pulled away slightly. "We need to hurry before the others decide to come check that I'm not doing anything bad to you," he stated with a slight frown at the end and I chuckled at that.

"They would do that, wouldn't they," I said as I led him over to my closet and he started looking through what I had, which wasn't much aside from what the Nekozawa family gave me.

I went to go hunt around for something to carry my clothes in when a knock sounded on the door. Confused on who it could be, I walked over to it. Slowly opening it, I looked out to find Kirimi standing there holding a bag for me. "Big brother said that you were going on a trip and needed a bag. Will this do?" she asked and I about face palmed.

"Yes it will. Thank you Kirimi and could you thank your brother for me as well?" I asked in a tone that I hoped didn't show just how frustrated I was with the boy.

Kirimi nodded and gave me a quick hug before going off to do something that I hoped didn't frustrate the others. When I turned around I found Kyoya standing by the bed that was stacked with jeans, t-shirts, a pair of sweats for sleeping in and several other things that I couldn't identify.

I went over to him with the bag Kirimi had given me and he raised an eyebrow. "I'm surprised Kirimi can hang around with you. She's terrified of cats," he quickly said the last part so I didn't get the wrong meaning behind his words.

"I know. I've been helping her get over that fear though and so far, it's been going well. Aside from freaking out a bit earlier when a cat surprised her, she's been doing quite well and has taken a liking to me. Which is why her brother hates me I suppose," I responded, saddened by the last bit.

Kyoya took the bag and lightly kissed my forehead. "I'm sure he'll get over it soon," he said as he started packing my bag for me and I just watched, mesmerized by how skillful his hands where, when I noticed a ring around his finger.

"Kyoya-kun, where did you get that ring?" I asked, pointing to the silver band.

Kyoya looked down at it, and I noticed that he paled a bit around the lips. "It's the engagement ring. I only wear it so that my father doesn't complain," he said honestly and his shoulders tensed.

I realized that I could easily destroy this man. That our future, mainly his, was in my hands. So I did what I thought was best and walked over to him and leaned over so I could look in his face. "Kyoya-kun, look at me please," I said as I straighten and he did as I asked and I gave him a sweet smile. "Yes, that ring upsets me, but I do understand why you have to wear it. I'm not going to leave you just because of that."

I could see that my words meant the world to him. A bright smile, probably the brightest that I have ever seen on anyone, light up his face and he leaned over and kissed me sweetly on the lips.

It was just a quick brush of the lips but it was still my first ever and having it come from my mate meant the world to me as butterflies erupted in my stomach and my heart started to pound. "I seriously love you Markus-kun, don't ever doubt that," he whispered and I met his eyes.

"Then don't ever doubt that I would leave you," I retorted and mirth erupted in his eyes.

"I won't," he said as he turned back and finished putting my clothes into the bag.

I turned from him and touched my lips that still tingled from the brief touch of our lips. I could feel that my mouth was smiling with probably the most dorkiest of smiles but I really didn't care at that moment.

I was the happiest man in the world and I didn't care who knew.

A/N: Sorry that this is so short but if I went any further it would ruin it and so sorry for the late update but I thought I had finished this but then I found out that it had disappeared so I had to rewrite it and then I got horrid writers block!