The semester is finally ending, which means I have a lot on my head at this particular time so I'm asking you to forgive me for not updating fast enough. Thank you for understanding.

The following day found Renge sprawled on her bed, watching the clouds roll by. The young woman was still thinking about what her father related to her mother and herself. It seemed that soon enough she would start dating Kyoya and yet something was unsettling her. The image of her kissing him in a dream flashed in front of her eyes. Renge bit her lip to keep from giggling.

'Honestly, I'm acting like a silly little girl with a crush on a boy. Not that Kyoya is just a boy…' Renge's thoughts flew to other things as she rolled around in her bed. In a short while she would have to get up and go in the dinning hall to have breakfast with her parents.

The creek of a door opening caught her attention and she focused her eyes on the light that was entering her room from the outer corridor. In the door Kikue was standing with Reynard, with his arms wrapped around her. The parents were watching their daughter with an odd look in their eyes, unaware on the fact that she was awake. Reynard whispered something in Kikue's ear and the older woman shushed him. Slowly the couple entered the room and each kissed Renge's cheek, the girl now had her eyes closed and then they left closing the door behind them.

Lying all alone on the bed once again, Renge couldn't help but wonder if she's be the same around her own child. "What would Kyoya be like?" The soft whisper left her lips and after realising what she had just though a gasp took hold of her. Yet again she chided herself for thinking about Kyoya for no reason at all.

That was not necessarily true; she could now think about Kyoya all she pleased seeing as they would soon be engaged. That was if everything went well, of course. After she would get married to him they'd perhaps have children. Renge could think of nothing better than a little angel of her own, preferably with Kyoya as the father. Sleep eluded her so Renge got up and paced to her radio, turning it on. Dotan's 'This town' filled the room and Renge relished in the singer's soft voice and the harmonious sound of drums, guitars and pianos. The lyrics were of course known to her so the girl sang along.

The song changed and Renge set about her morning routine. There was no school so she just pulled on a pair of black straight satin pants and a red silk shirt with no sleeves. She got a pair of black flats and made her way downstairs. Her parents were already seated at the table and greeted her with a smile. She returned the gesture and they all ate together. The silence between them was comforting and it gave Renge the time to inquire about a meeting with the rest of Kyoya's family. Reynard just smiled at her and assured his daughter that everything had been taken care of.

Meanwhile at the Ootori residence the family had just finished eating and everyone was about to take their leave. However, they were stopped by Yoshio who made an announcement.

"This evening, the Hoshakuji and Suoh families will be coming to dine with us and I expect everyone to be here to greet them." The second part was addressed to Yuuichi who was known for skipping his duties. "This arrangement had been made a while ago, before the engagement plans." Yoshio added upon seeing the questioning look on Kyoya's face. Akito only smiled at his younger brother and threw a discreet glare towards the eldest son of Yoshio.

Without further ado everyone left the room and Kyoya set off to his room. On his way he thanked whatever lucky star he might have. He was going to see Renge later and that all in itself pleased him greatly. Not bothering to make his bed Kyoya sat at his desk and turned his laptop on. Willing the time to move faster he started working on some projects of his.

Akito stood in the door of his brother's room wondering if he should enter or not. He decided against it.

Later that day, at about noon time, Renge was told that her parents and she will be attending a dinner party at the Ootori residence and that she should make herself presentable. Wasting no time Renge rushed up to her room, raiding her closet for a suitable outfit.

In the end she decided upon an emerald dress with a black shawl accompanied by black flats. Also she wore a leaf-shaped gold necklace and matching earrings. Adding a very light makeup and putting her hair up in a bun held by golden clips took Renge a while and by the time she was done it was already time to leave.

The drive to the Ootori mansion had been a relatively quiet one, except for the time Reynard complimented his two most important persons in the world. Both women had the grace to blush and thanked him for his compliments. Hoshakuji Reynard just smiled and looked out the window while the two females started chatting in hushed whispers.

Once they arrived they met with the Suohs and pleasantries were exchanged. Anne Sophie was the one who suggested that Tamaki should accompany Renge as he was a gentleman. Renge giggled nervously while Tamaki's face reddened as he remembered the last time he had been in close proximity to the girl and Kyoya's reaction. Nonetheless he offered the youngest lady his arm and followed after the older couples.

Ootori Yoshio along with his wife and sons greeted them and Fuyumi with her husband attended too. The dinner in itself had been marvellous. Kyoya had been as polite as always and Renge found herself smiling to him whenever she caught his eye. He would give a slight inclination of his head to her along with a warning glance to his eldest brother, who was eyeing Renge quite keenly.

Akito who was sitting opposite to Renge drew the girl in a light conversation. Renge found herself getting more and more comfortable with the second Ootori son; he was like the brother she had always wanted but never had. 'I'm sure that he and Kyoya get along fine.' As for Yuuichi, he was slightly pestering but not more so than Tamaki, which made her laugh. Of course she had noticed the glares Kyoya always spared to the oldest brother but knowing the man she loved, it didn't bothered her.

Kyoya's eyes wandered to Renge from time to time as he talked to her parents. He could see that it was indeed as he had predicted; she got along very well with his sensible brother and while Yuuichi seemed to annoy her a tad, she looked as if she could deal with it. Kyoya was really grateful that his eldest brother had done nothing to upset his fiancée. The youngest Ootori had taken to referring to Renge as his fiancée in his head for a while now, and he was quite sure she would have no objection if he called her that in public as well.

All in all the dinner had been very pleasant and the time to leave had come all too soon. The next day was a school day, so Kyoya had no doubt that he would see Renge soon enough, but not as soon as he would have liked to.

The guests were led to the front door and Kyoya stayed a bit behind with Renge. While the elders were busy talking amongst themselves Kyoya surprised Renge, almost gave her a shock to be honest. He gently titled her face upwards and pressed his lips softly to hers. The kiss was not passionate, it was better than that because it held his affection for her; the chaste manner in which it was given filled Renge's heart with joy.

They were seen by no one but Tamaki who drew no attention to them and pretended not to notice. Secretly, though he was cheering for them and itching to call Haruhi and tell her all about it. But thinking better on it the Suoh heir decided against it. Haruhi would be displeased if he called her at such a late hour and Tamaki hated upsetting her. He could tell her tomorrow at the host club but he'd have to be vigilant, the twins were especially sneaky these days. And there was Mori too. The last thing the club needed was the hosts fighting over a girl.

The next day came soon enough for the three teens and the class hours passed quickly. Every club member came in the usual meeting room and since no costumers came that day little groups were formed and everyone had someone to talk to.

Tamaki used this opportunity to share the information he had gathered with Haruhi, who listened attentively to him. The twins were in a corner talking quietly which was very unusual of them while Mori and Hunny stood at a table eating cake, Hunny did anyway.

Renge was sitting with Kyoya on a settee and they too were having a conversation. Most would assume that they were exchanging business ideas but it was not so. Renge was thanking Kyoya for the great time she had the other night and the Shadow King was looking at her in a serious manner, as if trying to determine if she was telling the truth or not. Her smile and gestures seemed genuine to him so he concluded that she must've been telling the truth.

Truthfully Kyoya was contemplating asking Renge on a date. This date involved dinner and just the two of them, yet he was a bit unsure of how to ask her out. He knew she wouldn't say no but still not knowing her exact reaction was vexing. He decided to ask her later.

Renge's chatter was interrupted by Tamaki who put his hand on her shoulder. The French girl looked up to him with an inquiring glance and the Suoh heir just smiled. Kyoya raised an eyebrow at the two of them wondering just what his friend was going to ask. Haruhi smiled from next to Tamaki and Kyoya figured it was noting too crazy, if the dark haired girl agreed to it too, yet Tamaki's question almost knocked him off of his seat.

"Say Renge, are you and Kyoya dating or something? You've been awfully close lately."

The girl in question stared dumbly at the fellow French person in the room and her face was turning increasingly red. Were it not for Kyoya clearing his throat at that exact moment Renge had no idea what she would've done.

"I think, Tamaki, that this is none of your business."

"Mom, there is a possibility that you are cheating on me and you tell me I should stay out of it?"

"Stop calling me that. Besides it was you who cheated first."

Gasp "What do you mean?" yelled a shocked French guy.

"Are you denying that you have a relationship with Haruhi here?"

That shut Tamaki up. Meanwhile Renge was once again hit by the hilarity of the whole family thing and she was quietly giggling to herself. At some point Mori had come up behind her and the twins now sat on her left side, while Hunny plopped himself on her lap. Perhaps they were a family after all, sort of mismatched but a family nonetheless.

Kyoya looked irritated at the sudden flow of people around them. For the life of him he just couldn't figure out why everyone had to interrupt them for stupid reasons. Because let's face it Tamaki was stupid to ask something like that, such an idiotic question. And what of Haruhi? Wasn't she supposed to balance her boyfriend out? Why did she let herself be dragged into something like this? Kyoya was very disappointed with her.

I know it's a bit short but you see, it's the end of the school year and I have a lot to do these days. I'll try to update faster though. See ya soon.