Hello people! I've got the sixteenth chapter finished, yay!

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"Well now it's official, you can dance the Viennese Waltz," Kyoya said as we finished our last lesson before the gala.

Tomorrow is Friday, the day that I travel with the Ohtori's to the Kazahara's gala. Kyoya had told me about the Kazahara's, apparently Mr. and Mrs. Kazahara are an older couple with two children, both of whom are already married.

The Kazahara family is one of the top names in the medical industry, they're just slightly below the Ohtori's. One interesting piece of information I reaped this past week is that I'm not only going to the party because I'm Kyoya's fiancee but I'm also going because I'm filing in for my dad.

My dad had been invited but he's staying behind to oversee the company while Mr. Ohtori attends the gala. I honestly don't care though, my position hasn't changed any, I'm just glad that I've finally mastered the Viennese Waltz.

All these thoughts flashed through my mind as I looked up at Kyoya and said, "yeah, I guess I have. And it's all thanks to you, Kyoya."

Kyoya gave me a sly smile and said as he brushed some hair out of my face, "no, it was your hard work that got you here. I just helped you a little along the way."

I smiled at him and Kyoya's eyes grew unusually soft, he put his hand behind my head and slowly started to lean down.

"Hurry up and kiss her already!"

This out burst caused my eyes to grow round and my cheeks to turn red while Kyoya's eyes lost their softness and he pulled away.

"Huh? Why didn't you kiss her?!" I turned around to face an indignant Yuka who had caused this whole mess. (Both Kiyomi and Yuka had come to watch me practice today)

"I simply didn't feel like it," Kyoya said flippantly as he walked away from me, exiting the room.

"What was that about?" Yuka asked as she ran over to me, completely oblivious to what she had done. "I thought for sure that he'd kiss you. What gives?"

I shook with anger and tried to keep my voice steady as I said, "you ruined the moment."

"What!? How'd I ruin the moment?"

I faced palmed and looked at the ground between my fingers, refusing to answer her question because the answer was so obvious. Luckily, Kiyomi came over and hit Yuka on the back of the head while saying, "idiot! You did it by yelling 'hurry up and kiss her already.' That outburst would've ruined the moment in any situation."

Yuka opened her mouth and said, "that's-," then her mouth hung open for a second before she looked shamefacedly to the ground and mumbled, "sorry."

I just sighed in answer, I wasn't quite ready to forgive Yuka so I said, "what's done is done. There's nothing we can do about it now."

"I'm so sorry!" Yuka exclaimed as she threw herself at me and flung her arms around my neck.

"Waah!" I exclaimed as I lost my balance, 'curse these heels!' And fell backwards, hitting my head against the marble floor.

I blinked open my eyes and everything was fuzzy and woozy. I felt hot and sick, the voices of my friends were far away and dim. 'Man, my head hurts,' was the last thought that floated through my head before everything faded into darkness.

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My eyes blinked open and with my hazy vision made out a dimly lit room. I closed my eyes and groaned softly. 'Damn, my head hurts.'

A minute later, I opened my eyes again and this time my vision was clear and I saw that I was in the nurse's office.

"You awake?" I blinked slowly as I made out the figure of... Kyoya?

"K-Kyoya?" I asked weakly, "what happened?"

Kyoya sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "Miss Sasaki (AKA Yuka) threw herself on to you, knocking you head first onto the ground."

"Ugg," I groaned, "now remember. That klutz is gonna get it one of these days. Ow!" I tentatively touched the back of my head. "Huh?" I mumbled as I felt cloth wrapped around my head.

"When you fell your head got cut on Miss Sasaki's diamond bracelet. You gave your friends quite a scare; from their reaction I had thought you had died or something."

'Yuka's dead.' "Sorry for worrying you," I whispered, giving Kyoya a weak smile.

"It's fine," Kyoya whispered as he leaned over and brushed some hair out of my eyes. "Come on, lets get you home," he said as he put one arm under my back and the other under my knees, carrying me princess style to his limo.

Kyoya gently set me inside the limo and then slid into the seat next to me. I mechanically buckled myself and the I set my head in my hand; my head still really hurt.

I could feel the dried blood on my face and matted in my hair, all this coupled with my sore head and dizziness made me feel miserable.

"Here, rest your head on my shoulder and close your eyes; you need to rest after that nasty fall." When he said this, I slouched gratefully against Kyoya, gladly transferring all my weight onto him. As I sat there resting, Kyoya put his arm around me and I felt strangely happy despite my condition.

After a good five minutes of silence, Kyoya ran his finger across the back of my head, making my cringe. I opened my eyes and looked up at Kyoya to see him frown as he said, "I hope you feel well enough to travel tomorrow. I'm not sure what we'll do if you can't."

"I'll be fine by tomorrow," I whispered, closing my eyes again.

Kyoya chuckled and I looked up at him with a hint of annoyance as he said, "you're very optimistic considering the way you look right now."

"It's just my personality," I mumbled as I looked down at my blood stained dress.

"I know," Kyoya said ending our conversation, letting me spend the rest of the ride resting.

When we got to my house I had enough strength that I was able to walk to the door while leaning against Kyoya. The door opened and we were greeted by gasps of shock from my family's staff.

'I probably look horrible.' (I still hadn't seen myself in a mirror yet)

"What happened?!" Dad asked as he grabbed me from Kyoya and brought me inside.

As Kyoya explained what had happened, dad led me down the hall and into a bathroom where he sat me down on the chair that was in front of the vanity. Then he carefully took off my bandages and inspected my cut.

Slowly he said, "the bleeding's stopped. You did a good job stitching her up, Kyoya."

"It needed stitches?" I asked in disbelief. Dad nodded his head and I sighed.

As dad stood up he said, "go shower, there's nothing more I can do for you. Once you've finished, come down and I'll put on some new bandages."

I nodded and Kairi came in and helped me upstairs while dad led Kyoya to the door.

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"Ugg, my head hurts," I said as I laid down on my bed to oversee Kairi packing my suitcase for tomorrow. "When I get back Yuka's gonna get it."

"It was only an accident," Kairi said timidly as she pulled some clothes out of my closet.

"That doesn't make my head hurt any less," I pointed out dryly.

"That's not my point. My point is that you should forgive her," Kairi said with a hint of disapproval in her voice.

I put my arm over my eyes and said, "of course I'll forgive her, I've already done that, but just because I forgave her doesn't mean I'm not gonna chew her out for her carelessness."

"Teens these days!" Kairi mumbled under her breath.

"I heard that! And you're still a teen yourself, you're eighteen," I countered hotly.

"Fine, brats these days!" Kairi said as she threw some clothes into my suitcase.

"Hey! Be more carefull with my stuff, and you would be acting like this too if you had smashed your head on a marble floor and a diamond bracelet." I said, taking my arm off my eyes so I could glare at Kairi.

"You're probably right," Kairi said as she disappeared back into my closet. I could tell Kairi was just trying to humor me which really made me mad, but I held my tongue. I wasn't exactly up for an argument in my current condition.

'Once again, thanks Yuka!'

There was an awkward silence between which Kairi eventually broke when she called out from the closet, "which dress are you planning on bringing for the gala?"

I winced and brought my hand to my head before answering, "Kyoya had the Hitachiin twins design my dress; I won't see it till Saturday, before the party... I just hope I won't have to wear anything slutty."

"Do you want to pack a back-up dress?"

I didn't answer for a minute, letting myself think it over carefully before answering, "no, I think I'll just trust Kyoya and wear whatever the twins made. Besides, I'll need the extra room to bring back all the souvenirs Hiroki and Sakura want."

Kairi gave a small laugh, "your siblings sure are something else."

"Yes, they are," I answered smiling.

As Kairi finished packing there was a small knock on my door. "Yes?" I called timidly, all I wanted to do right now was crawl under my covers and go to sleep.

The door to my room opened and my dad walked in. "I want to talk to you," he said before glancing at Kairi who got the message and excused herself.

Dad sat down on the edge of the bed and I sat up to listen to what he had to say. "While you're at the party you need to remember your manners and do whatever Mr. Ohtori wants."

I rolled my eyes and said, "I know, I know, don't worry about me."

"How can I not worry about you, especially when this happened today?" Dad said, gently putting his hand on my injured head.

I winced before saying, "Yuka won't be there so I'll be fine."

Dad gave me a bitter smile before he said, "I know, just... Just be careful." Dad looked like he wanted to say more but he stayed quiet. All he did was kiss me softly on the forehead before wishing me good night and exiting the room, leaving me to stare wonderingly after him.

But I was too tired to think much about it, I just shrugged my shoulders, crawled under the covers, and went to sleep.

Yeah, this chapter was slow, sorry. Unfortunately, almost every story has a filler chapter or two so live with it.

Next time: To the Kazahara's.

-Karolyn Grace