Author's Note: The highschool reuinion was specifically for the host club since they graduated in different years.
Time Skip-Day Before Reunion
Kyouya's Pov:
Gritting his teeth he ignored the irritating blond on the other side of the phone, while his cell and home phone were private his work phone was not. Thanks to Cat having the day off the receptionist fell to Tamaki's charms and let the phone call through. Right then he desperately wished for his secretary to be there to take care of the nuisance.
'But I promised Cat today off two months ago, probably wants to see his sisters. Why he keeps going back..'
Just that thought made the annoying blond's words fade into the background, he knew for a fact that Cat's sister's abused him. Especially after the day when his secretary had come to work with a light bruise on the left cheek and a cut blemishing the skin under that eye. It was then that he decided to have the secretary live with him for protection.
Thinking back he remembered the anger the wish to crush and destroy, his own father had felt no problem in slapping him hard when he felt like it. He would not see another person go through that, but Cat always visited family considering them important even though the pain they gave.
The silence on the phone told him Tamaki had finished his cheerful tirade and without a speck of guilt he set the phone in it's cradle and hung up. Sighing he picked up his now cold coffee resisting the urge to throw it against the wall, when his phone rang again he picked it up.
"Sir you have a visitor a Hiitachi Hikaru."
Frowning he was about to tell her that he had no wish to speak to the twin and even less wish to see him. There was a reason he had broken ties with the former Host Club. But the Hiitachi's were well established and for some reason they didn't really bother him all that much.
"Send him up."
Putting down the phone again he set his papers in order then walked to the door to open it for the visitor seeing how his secretary was out. The red head stepped out of the elevator to look at his secretary's now empty desk, there was a look of surprise then a shrug.
"Come in."
With a nod and a smile he walked into the luxurious office set on the top floor of the large building. Personally he thought it was too far up and the elevator ride gave a person enough time to finish at least half their work. It was for this reason that he got up earlier than was his usual want but he had an image to keep. Sitting behind his desk he quietly waited for the other to speak.
"Ootori-kun I have come on behalf of Tamaki to ask if you wouldn't mind coming over for old time's sake."
The professional face Hikaru was showing made him smile inwardly, yes he was always good at acting. But at least this time he had an legitimate excuse not to go.
"Unfortunately my secretary has the day off and I am stuck with an incompetent receptionist who keeps letting people interrupt my work. I have barely gotten anything done and I doubt I'll have time to come over."
Hikaru looked concerned for a second before smiling and standing again.
"I told him you wouldn't come but he insisted that one of us talk you into it. How is Cat-kun by the way?"
Surprised he leaned back in his chair and surveyed the usually mischievous twin. His concern seemed genuine enough and Kyouya wondered why.
"He's fine he took the day off to spend with his family."
'I'm not going to tell him that if I had a choice Cat wouldn't take off any days or see his supposed family ever again.'
"Family? Doesn't he live with you though, what kind of family?"
Inwardly he frowned at the question wondering why the twin was so interested in his secretary's life, when the phone rang again. Getting really irritated and feeling a head-ache coming on he picked it up ready to fire the receptionist.
"Kyouya-sama I called to check up on the receptionist, I'm leaving early and..."
The sound of glass shattering made him stiffen as Cat's voice didn't come through the phone for a second.
"I have to go but I will be there in ten minutes."
The line clicked off and he resisted the urge to call the body-guard he had trailing Cat when he wasn't in the office. The man knew his job and no harm would come to his secretary. After all Honey and Mori had specifically recommended him for the job, and if there were two people he entrusted with training men for combat it was them.
"I'm guessing that was Cat."
The use of his secretary's name without the honorific nearly made his mask drop, but seeing the mischievous glint in those eyes calmed him a bit.
"Yes, he's coming in later tonight so I can get some work done."
The twin looked thoughtful and Kyouya had a bad feeling about where that look was going.
"He lives with you, calls you by your first name, which considering you won't let anyone else do is quite amazing. He decides to come back on a day off just to help you out, I'd say you are more than just secretary and boss."
Stiffening he remembered the conversation that he'd had with Cat about that after hearing the two underlings saying the same thing.
'I am the only one who knows you are a girl and that is to keep you safe from scrutiny. If there are any more comments like that inform me immediately.'
With a nod she had seemed to relax. Cat had been going to jobs as a boy for a long time, ever since she couldn't be hired as a girl when she was younger she disguised herself to help out her family. He had of course uncovered the truth before offering her the job, and he had been surprised when she herself had told him at the interview. Her reasoning was sound and he agreed that it was better that way.
While it was purely a work relationship he couldn't help but feel a sort of possessiveness over the secretary. She was a great asset to his company and sanity. Her living with him hadn't complicated things any and had in fact been a great help to him. The fact that they got along well together was just the cherry on top of the whole thing. And the random pangs of jealousy and possessiveness were just because she was an amazing secretary that he was sure his competitors would snatch away at any moment.
He wouldn't think about the fact that many times his competitors had nothing to do with business and would never want or need a secretary. Or the fact that seeing the twins all over her brought on that feeling or when Hikaru had said her name so intimately he had wanted to snarl that he was the one that she worked for and needed and only he could call her by her name.
"You were playing your role of a lover to your brother for to long and its given you strange ideas. I am not into men and I never have been, you're fantasizing."
Hikaru chuckled despite the cold tone and deadly glare and Kyouya decided it was time to turn the tables.
"Talking about your brother wasn't he in the news this morning."
The scowl now on the twins face gave the feeling of control back into his hands, the exact place he wanted it. The fact that he had seen the twin coming out of a night club clearly not sober with a much younger and probably underage girl on his arm in the news, was not an uncommon occurance and one that probably made Hikaru angry.
"Unlike in high-school we are not always together anymore, each of us has our own lives. We are still close but Koaru can do as he likes."
Nodding he felt relief when the door opened to reveal green-grey eyes, the receptionist had just been saved because he swore that if she had let anyone else interrupt him he was going to fire her that day! Cat seemed surprised to see Hikaru and Kyouya could almost see the speech she was going to give the receptionist playing in her mind.
"Kyouya-sama I have your lunch prepared, you also have a message from one of the board memebers saying that the meeting on Saturday was moved to Monday."
Sighing he picked up his water and took the aspirin handed to him Cat greeted Hikaru and was about to leave when the twin spoke to her.
"Are you coming to the reunion too? Koaru is bringing his date and I know for a fact that Honey is bringing his. You should be fine and I'm sure you could help Oorori-kun with keeping Tamaki busy."
'Sounds good to me and she was coming with or without the invitation.'
Cat's next words confirmed this to the twin who didn't seem surprised.
"Kyouya-sama has asked that I attend seeing as he will not be staying long and will need me for the contract signing afterwards."
Hikaru seemed startled as he looked at the cold businessman in front of him.
"You're really going to buy out the Suoh's and take Ouran?"
With a cool nod he gazed at the other thoughtfully behind his glasses.
"Why shouldn't I? It will help expand the company, Suoh will still be the head of the school. It will just be financed by my company. Having children of other potential companies is also a good investment of my time. Or are you just worried about Tamaki?"
Silence from the former host club member then he said softly.
"He has a child on the way."
'So?'
"Oh I'll have to congratulate him at the reunion tomorrow. Is there anything else?"
Hikaru sighed and looked at him for a while.
"You were not the only one Tamaki left behind Kyouya."
With that he walked out the door when it closed Cat set his lunch in front of him. He didn't move for a couple of seconds before he beckoned his secretary closer.
"Am I wrong for feeling betrayed are my emotions blinding my logic?"
Looking up he saw the secretary shake her head she sat in the seat Hikaru had just vacated.
"You have called him an idiot before maybe he doesn't understand what he did. But in the case of this contract signing it was Suoh-san that came to you not the other way around. He was the one who presented the contract, do you think that if you and his son were still friends that you wouldn't have signed it?"
Thinking he shook his head, he still would have signed it. The only difference would be that if Tamaki chose to take his father's place he would be working under Kyouya's company nothing else. Considering his wife already worked at one of the Hospital's as a lawyer underneath his company he doubted the other would care.
Then why had Hikaru seemed worried about it?
"He was worried that you hadn't told Suoh-san"
Pushing up his glasses he started eating when the sound of a cell phone went off. Looking up he watched as Cat pulled out her cell and blinked at the number. When she opened it the sound of screaming made him do something he was sure he should have done earlier. Standing he took the phone and waited for the stream of profanities to cease.
"This is Ootoori Kyouya...yes....umm... just one thing before I hang up on you."
Silence and he looked at his secretary who was watching him with wide eyes.
"Talk to my secretary like that again and I will make sure that you will regret ever hearing my name. Oh and don't bother calling this number again it will be disconnected."
Snapping the cell shut he took it back to his desk after a couple of phone calls the number was changed and he handed it back to Cat. Her face seemed stunned and she hadn't spoken since his little 'talk' with her abusive older sister.
"Kyouya-sama what...?"
She took her cell and stared at it for a couple of seconds before several tears slipped down her face. Wondering if she regretted his actions he took his seat again and started eating while reading the contract over for any hidden aspects. When he was finished he looked up to see her still there a small smile on her face. Relief flooded him and he knew she wasn't mad.
"Thank you. No one has ever done something like that for me before."
A slew of things he could say passed through his brain before he pushed them all aside.
"You're Welcome. Now get back to your desk and eat before that fool Tamaki calls back and the receptionist lets him through again."
Nodding Cat stood and left the smile still in place, when the door closed he ran his hand through his hair. She was getting really close to him without him even realizing it. It was becoming harder to convince himself that all these feelings were because of her being the perfect secretary.
To be continued...