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"A New Life"

Chapter 13

Hazumi Kamiizumi stood at the bottom of the grand staircase spoke in a loud voice, "My dear guests, I am glad you have all attended this ball that I am holding to introduce my future heir and adoptive daughter…. Katurya Kamiizumi!"

Hearing her name, the doors in front of her opened and Haruhi stepped forward. She slowly walked down the stairs carefully and smiled brightly as the spotlight remained transfixed on her. People politely applauded as she entered. When she reached the bottom of the steps, she spotted Kyouya along with Tamaki, Mori, Hunny and the twins standing next to him, music began to play again and chatter resumed to before her entrance. The original host club members all remembered that they must call her Katurya instead of her real name for the entire night. Tamaki, unfortunately before Kyouya, pounced forward and asked her to dance. To be polite, she had to say yes. As Haruhi danced with every original host club member besides Kyouya, he watched closely and chatted with other people he knew to be polite. Haruhi also couldn't refuse not to dance with any young man who asked her for a dance, she was getting annoyed and yet disappointed that she had not danced with Kyouya yet. Finally an hour later, Kyouya stepped forward.

"May I step in?" Kyouya asked in a polite tone. As the guy left off the dance floor, Kyouya took lead in the dance. He stared straight into her bright brown eyes. Her eyes melted in his gaze, leaving Haruhi almost magically drawn into another world.

Meanwhile, a heated discussion was taking place in one of the smallest and nearest sitting rooms to the ballroom.

"I'm sorry," Hazumi Kamiizumi tried to tell them, "I cannot allow my daughter to be betrothed to any of your sons. I-"

"Tamaki already knows the girl previously," Mr. Suoh smiled at his son across the room, "He will make a fine pair wit-"

"Knowing the girl beforehand does not mean they are better suited," the father of the Hitachiin twins stated. He looked at his sons sitting next to Tamaki. Their mother continued, "Hikaru is her age, much suitable and-"

"Age is nothing. My son is only a year older and is doing extremely well in college. He-" The third suitor's father said as his son stood behind him.

"I am sorry but I already have a her engaged." Hazumi said to the surprised and angry parents.

"Already?" croaked Tamaki, "She didn't tell me."

"Or me…" whispered Hikaru. Kaoru squeezed his twins brother's hand for comfort.

"Why? Hasn't your best friend never told you yet, Tamaki?" Everyone looked up to see Mr. Ohtori at the doorway. "Kyouya said that you be the best man."

"Kyouya?" Tamaki and Hikaru both said shockingly. "NO!" They both ran out of the room to find Kyouya and rip him to shreds. Everyone followed them quickly as they could before anything horrible would happen.

The dance ended and Kyouya pulled lightly for Haruhi to follow him into the garden. They stood outside in silence, taking in all the fresh air.

"Haruhi?" Kyouya turned to see her looking up at the full moon. Its light touching her face gentle and showing a very calm peaceful color on her. "You think they found out yet?"

"I suppose so." She sighed but kept her eyes on the moon. "There's nothing to do but wait to see what will they do. I'm hoping nothing bad." She shrugged and looked into his onyx eyes. There they stood looking directly into each other's eyes, as if reading each other's thoughts.

"Kyouya!" Tamaki's scream broke their gaze from each other, as they saw him running towards them along with Hikaru behind him.

"Tamaki, Hikaru, I can explain-" Haruhi saw the angry face of her dear friends.

"NO!" Tamaki said and shoved her away before punching Kyouya in the left eye. "YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO-…. YOU DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME…YOU BASTARD! YOU-" Hikaru began helping Tamaki beat up Kyouya.

"Hikaru, no!" Haruhi tried to stop them.

"SHE WAS MINE!" Tamaki screamed.

Hikaru stopped and looked at Tamaki, "NO… SHE WAS MINE! NOT YOURS! AND NOT KYOUYA! ….MINE!"

As if anything could get worse, all three of them fought each other. No one sided with each other. They all wanted Haruhi for themselves and no one else. People began to look out the glass doors that led to the gardens. Waiters and waitresses began demanding people to not step outside. Finally, the Hitachiin parents, Mr. Ohtori, Mr.Suoh, and Hazumi arrived. But it was Hunny and Mori who ran past them to break up the fight along with Kaoru. Mori held Tamaki back while Kaoru held his brother back too.

Hunny screamed "What's the matter with all of you?" As Kyouya picked his broken glasses up, Haruhi walked up to him. She turned pale white but slowly color began coming back.

"I AM SO FURIOUS!" she shrieked. "TAMAKI-SENPAI! I EXPECTED BETTER FROM YOU!" she scolded him like a child. "WE DIDN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU WOULD TAKE THIS BADLY!" she took a deep breath "AND HIKARU! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BEAT KYOUYA UP. I agreed to this arrangement because Kyouya and I actually have strong feelings for each other!" She looked deadly at her other friends, "Anyone else have a problem with this?" Her glare immediately sent Hunny, Mori and Kaoru shaking their heads 'no' in fear.

"Come on Haruhi," Kyouya broke through her fury and he held hands with her, "let's go."

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