AN: Heyyyyyyy everyone… It's been too long _ Wayyyyy too long. Nine months, to be exact. Which is also how long pregnancy lasts… Why did that come to my mind? Don't worry everyone, I didn't leave because I was pregnant, I'm just lazy and forgetful as hell. And it would be shocking and unfortunate for me to get pregnant, since I'm currently only fourteen… This is why this story sucks so badly. But in this chapter can you tell it's improved? Because I think it has a lot. Anyways… I'm going to do reader-responses now. But I'm only going to respond to the readers without accounts here, I'll respond to the readers who do via PM so it'll save more time. So… Thank you to those wonderful reviewers who reviewed even though I suck terribly!

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Kyouya: You're back? It's about. F******. Time.

Tamaki: Kyouya! Don't swear at a lady!

Kaoru: She's not a lady, she's a monster!

Evelyn: I'll have to agree with you there.

Me: TT_TT Thanks for the SUPPORT, guys… Anyways, ON WITH THE STORY!

Kyouya POV

I yawned, pulling my arm left through my school uniform jacket sleeve. I was so exhausted… Would I be able to fake sickness so I could get a few more hours of sleep. No, that would never work. Father would see it as a mere weakness, as he does about basically everything about me. I sighed, pulling my right arm through the other sleeve and straightening my tie. As much as I didn't want to go, there wasn't really much of a choice. Well, at least I'd get to see Evelyn in the host club today. Wait…

God damn it, Kyouya! You need to stop thinking about her! Even though you don't hate her, she's just another girl. You've seen many of them every day at the host club, there's no need to think about her so much. Perhaps it was the fact that she was from a foreign country that interested me? No, Renge was too, and I had no interest in her whatsoever. Well, whatever it was, it would surely be over soon enough. She had to go back to America eventually, and then these strange feelings would go away. Suddenly, an ice-cold feeling washed over me. Go back to America? Then I'd never see Evelyn again… No! That wasn't possible!

With a newfound energy, I swiftly packed my bag for school and hurried to my family's limo where our chauffer, Hiroshi, was waiting in my limo to drive me to school.

"If we leave now we'll be about ten minutes early, master Ootori." Hiroshi said, swiveling in his seat to face me. Of course we will, we need to be to see if I can find Evelyn before class starts!

"I'm aware of that Hiroshi, I need to be a few minutes early to take care of some business at school. Please proceed to school." I told him. Hiroshi just shrugged, starting the car. I ran potential conversation starters through my head, attempting to think of how to ask without taking too much time or making myself look like a creeper. Not that it mattered, Evelyn probably already thought I was a complete creeper that hated her, judging by her surprise that I bothered to jump in the pool and save her yesterday… Not that I even knew why I did that myself. As much as I tried to believe that I was courteous enough to do that for anyone, I just couldn't lie to myself. Honestly, I'd probably secretly laugh at them. Mori was more the type to jump in and save someone. As we stopped at a light I saw a sight that made my blood freeze.

Kaoru POV

"You sure you're alright, Kaoru…?" Hikaru asked for the hundredth time. "I know something's bothering you… Seriously, we tell each other everything, come on!" I sighed, he just wouldn't give up.

"Hikaru, I'm fine, I promise. It was just a bad dream. Nothing to worry about." I told him, opening our limo's door and getting in. Hikaru sighed in frustration, getting in behind me and closing the door.

"No, it's more than that and I know it. If it was just a dream, why don't you tell me what it was about?" He inquired, leaning closer to me. I gulped. There was no way I could tell him!

"I-it's just not that important!" I muttered, fighting a blush. Hikaru narrowed his eyes at me, then they widened in realization. Wait, he couldn't think—!

"It was about Evelyn." God damn it Hikaru, stop being so good at reading me. I looked down as the blush spread, saying nothing. "I knew it! God Kaoru, why do you even bother hiding things like that from me? It's so obvious it's kind of painful… And I'm a little hurt you made me have to find out on my own." He said.

"Well—well you never said anything to me about your little crush on Haruhi!" I retaliated. Hikaru opened his mouth to say something, then closed it and looked away.

"That's not the point." He muttered, trying to hide his blush identical to my own. "The point is, I was concerned you had a really bad, scary dream. It's a relief that it was just about Evelyn." He said.

"Just because it was about her doesn't mean it wasn't terrifying." I told him. Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

"Really? What did she do, turn into a monster and eat you?" He snorted. I scowled. It wasn't funny…

"No… She fell in love with Kyouya and they got married and had a million babies and I had to babysit them! They all looked like him…" I shuddered. Hikaru stared at me for a minute… Then burst out laughing.

"Kyouya and Evelyn? What a joke! That's just… Ahahaha! That's so ridiculous!" I said nothing, watching him try to stop his laughing fit. "Don't worry Kaoru, Kyouya's heartless… I don't think he's any competition to you." I frowned.

"But he saved her when I accidentally made her fall in the pool yesterday… Plus, he keeps glaring at me! I'll bet it's because I'm actually her type." I sniffed. Hikaru smiled.

"Of course you are. Since Kyouya saved her yesterday, you need to even the score up by saving her, too." He told me.

"Hmm… Well, I guess I..." My voice trailed off and my eyes widened as I gazed out the window for inspiration. About to cross the street as the walking sign flashed and cars were stopped was Evelyn, wearing her school uniform and just on her way to school. But a car was speeding across the street, speeding towards Evelyn. If she kept up her walking rate and the car didn't slow down, it would definitely hit her… Before Hikaru could grab my arm to stop me I yanked the door open and sprinted towards her as fast as I possibly could. It all seemed like it was in slow motion… She turned towards me slowly as I called to her, expression starting to smile, and then swiftly changing to one of horror as she noticed the approaching vehicle. She lifted her foot to step back and mouthed my name in panic… Or she might have said it, but the sound of adrenaline rushing through me blocked all other sounds. I leapt the last meter, inching towards her at a seemingly snail-like pace… But once I crashed into her everything sped back up.

We flew through the air and smashed into the bushes on the other side of the street, Evelyn under me. The car screeched to a halt, people from surrounding cars got out and ran to us, worried faces questioning our wellbeing.

"Kaoru! Kaoru!" Hikaru clawed his way through the crowd to me, our chauffeur a step behind him. "Kaoru, are you alright?!" You're not hurt—not again…" He looked like he was about to cry.

"Hikaru, I'm fine! Don't worry; I don't even have a scratch!" I reassured him. His eyes filled with relief and he started to smile, then he was shoved out of the way by the Shadow King.

"Evelyn… Is she alright?" He panted, trying to see her under me. "Get up, you're crushing her idiot!" Kyouya grabbed my arm and roughly pulled me off of her. I glanced back down, worried once again. I'm such an idiot! I should've swiveled so that she landed on me, not the other way around! But there wasn't enough time, it happened so fast… I took a step closer to see as Kyouya knelt in the shrubs and gently lifted Evelyn out of them. She blinked at him in a daze a few times, but said nothing. The way Kyouya held her, how he realized how fragile she was… Pissed me off. I was the one who saved her, and now he was swooping in and taking all the credit! I knew that bastard liked her too whether he realized it or not, but there was no way in hell I was going to let him be the one she remembers from this. Just as I was about to step in I was shoved away.

"I'm so incredibly terribly sorry!" A middle aged man with frantic eyes had pushed his way to Kyouya and Evelyn. He tried to get closer, but he was fairly overweight so he couldn't exactly squeeze any closer to them. "You don't know how sorry I am! I'm late for my conference and I didn't see her crossing, I swear if I saw her I would've stopped immediately! I-is everyone alright?" He whispered. I looked back at Evelyn, who still looked very confused. And her hair was turning red. Wait. What! I managed to squeeze past him and knelt beside Evelyn opposite of Kyouya. I lifted up her bangs to see a fair-sized gash on her temple. It didn't look very deep but, like all head-wounds, it was gushing blood. I whipped around to glare at the man.

"You made her bleed!" I yelled. He turned pale-white.

"B-bleed?! Oh my god I'm so sorry! I-I promise I'll pay for all of the medical fees and everything!" He stammered to me.

"Yes, I'll make sure you do. Now I expect you to write down all of your payment information for me right this instant so I can take her to the hospital." Kyouya ordered harshly. The man was shaking now, and scratched a bunch of stuff onto an old receipt then handed it to Kyouya, who stuffed it into his pocket before carefully picking up a still-shocked Evelyn and starting towards his car. Oh, no he didn't!

"Kyouya, I'll take it from here." I told him. "I was the one who saved her after all, and you need to be getting to school or you'll be late." Kyouya kept walking.

"That's quite alright Kaoru; I can afford to miss a few classes to ensure the safety of our fellow club member. And my father owns almost all the medical care places in this area, so I'd be sure to get Evelyn quick medical attention." He didn't even look at me as he proceeded onward.

"How about all three of us go?" Hikaru suggested, falling in stride with Kyouya and I. "The boss would want everyone here, I can call them. Since we're already with you we can just meet the rest at the hospital." Kyouya didn't look that happy with the idea, but he agreed anyways. We got into his limo, and Evelyn somehow ended up lying with her head on Kyouya's lap and feet on mine. Her eyes were closed now, she must've gone unconscious or fell asleep… Although I knew that the injury was very minor, I still felt concerned. But I felt comfort knowing that I still saved her, and even though Kyouya was rudely trying to steal my thunder, Evelyn was okay.

AN: So do you think my writing got better? Yes, no, maybe so? Anyways, I really am sorry I didn't update for nine months… I really will try to update next Sunday too. But I can't break any promises since I'm an untrustworthy bitch.

Kyouya: Yes you are.

Kaoru: Go away Kyouya no one likes you!

Me: Sure they do!

Kaoru: Well—not as much as me!

Evelyn: What the hell is wrong with me in this chapter?

Me: I dunno… Probably just a concussion or something. Maybe just that cut. Either way, the boys are overreacting about it. As which love makes people do. Anyways, I'll try my best to update next Sunday. And to all the people who have accounts and reviewed the last chapter, expect a PM response! Thank you for reading this, and if you RATE&REVIEW there will be a greater chance the next update will come sooner than in 9 months! Bye!

~HalfDragonLover