I didn't realize how short that last chapter was when I posted it! I'm sorry about that. This one is a little longer and I'll try to make the rest the sameish length. I'm a music kid so I'm really horribly busy all the time. But if you all really like the story I'll find time to put aside to keep writing this. Please review! It really helps me to keep going.

I do not own Ouran.

She forgot that it was an hour long drive from her house to school. It was uncomfortable at first because Kyoya wouldn't speak.

"Where do you live, Kyoya?" She asked.

"Two blocks away from you," he responded.

"Oh, I'm glad you don't have to go too far out of the way to take me home, thank you so much bye the way." She bowed.

"Of course." He said and went back to staring out the window. Awkward.

They rode in silence for a few more minutes when suddenly he looked straight at her, his eyes trying to pierce into her soul. He was complicated that was for sure. She was generally good at reading people but he was so guarded it was hard to tall what he was thinking, which alerted her, yet intrigued her. The stare was making her feel pressured to say something.

Before she could think about it he simply stated, "Purple is my favorite color." Then looked away again. Was this his attempt at a compliment? Did he mean her eyes? He was so puzzling. Then again, he probably didn't know what to think of her either, she was always polite, never reckless, never started fights, unless it was her secret war with the twins and behaved as she should. Never showing any sense of personality. She didn't quite trust the Ootori boy yet. Not that he gave any reason for mistrust, he was just too well guarded.

The rest of the trip was in silence after that single comment. When they arrived at her house/mansion he walked her to the door, where her father opened it worriedly, as Mina assured him that she was completely unharmed. Then she introduced Kyoya to him and the exchanged polite conversational tidbits. Kyoya then made his excuses to leave, somehow promising to be around again sometime, something which her father was delighted to hear.

They then had dinner and Mina politely excused herself from the table after informing her parents on her trip to the beach. Her stepmother at first objected stating that her reputation would be at risk staying with men unsupervised, bit her father had reassured Aya that all would be well. Something in his tone made Mina's stomach flip which was why she had to excuse herself, but he hadn't mentioned her missing her first day of classes and for that she was grateful.

When Mina had left to lye down her father, Owen Heart, got one Mr. Ootori on the phone and explained the days events. After much conversation they had come to a rather favorable agreement for both parties.

The next morning Mina did her usual routine, but on the table was a note written by her father explaining that she would go to the headmaster's office the moment she went to school. As she stepped out of her home, she was overtaken by a mob of reporters, asking how she felt about the decision. She had no idea what they were talking about so she plastered a fake smile to her face and simply stated, no comment.

When she got to school, there were groups of female students looking at her with enraged expressions. Mina went down to the headmaster's office as she was instructed only to find her father, Kyoya and another older man who was not the headmaster.

The man stood to introduce himself. "I am Mr. Ootori, Kyoya's father. We were hoping to tell you two this under more favorable circumstances, but I have been called away on a very urgent business trip." At the last comment Mina saw Kyoya slightly smirk as if that were a joke.

"Tell us what, exactly?" Mina replied.

"Mina! You are to be more polite to Mr. Ootori." Her father reprimanded her, scowling at her while looking apologetically towards the other man.

"I would be more polite, father. But, in fact, I was mobbed by reporters this morning and half the student population was glaring at me. I don't know if being polite is appropriate at the moment. It seems that if Mr. Ootori was such an engaging matter we should get straight to the point." Mina had no idea where this confidence came from but she didn't like how the situation was unfolding nor did she tolerate being ignorant on a subject everyone else seemed to know.

"Quite." Mr. Ootori replied to her outburst. "The let's get to the point shall we? You and Kyoya are now engaged and neither your father, nor I, Mina want to here any complaints on the subject. It will be good for both our companies in the end."

Mina looked at Kyoya but he wouldn't look back at her, he probably realized the situation when he arrived as well so he didn't look surprised. Mina had figured that was what the meeting was about. She gave a brief nod to all three men and made an excuse that she would be late to class, fuming inside for her father making that type of decision. Given to her own devices she might have ended up with Kyoya anyway, she had to admit his mysterious personality and good looks appealed to her, but now that the decision was made for her, she didn't want any part of him and was determined to ignore him.

When she entered her classroom, Haruhi greeted her and the two girls chatted for a little bit, which raised her spirits. But then the twins strolled in.

"Hey Mina! Is what they say about you and Kyoya true?" They asked.

"Yes." She replied with a sigh and when Haruhi looked at her questioningly Mina explained the morning's events.

The twins looked at each other and snickered. They then slinked off to devise something, Mina knew it.

Classes, in Mina's opinion just went by too quickly. She didn't want to go up to the club room and almost feigned illness but decided against it.

Immediately when she walked in she noticed her guest list was empty. She figured that the females hated her for being engaged to a host and the males knew to back off wherever the Ootori family was involved, but she couldn't stand for that, she was supposed to be helping Haruhi with her debt. But then Mina also noticed that Kyoya's guest list was also empty. He would not be happy about that.

As much as Mina wanted to ignore Ootori, this situation needed to be sorted out. So, Mina went over and sat at his table, were he was fervently working on his laptop, avoiding any human contact. Mina looked around for any ideas and noticed a few of the other hosts' clients curiously looking over. Kyoya could almost see the imaginary light bulb appear over her head.

She inconspicuously sent a message to Kyoya's phone.

-Bipolar Lovers?-

Luckily all messages were re-rerouted to his computer whenever he was working and responded: -How?-

-In love one moment, fighting and ignoring each other the next. Keep them guessing and give them a scandal.- Mina just wanted something to work.

-I'm not sure if that would work at all- Then he looked up at Mina, she pretended to say something. He looked at her questioningly and began to speak, but she loudly got up and ran away crying. He was dumbfounded. Was she offended he didn't like her suggestion? This was going to be a long life time.

When she was gone girls from the club started filling up his guest list. But when they sat down, they didn't want to be showered with attention, that sat down to give Kyoya love advice. Then he realized that they would give him advice, the two would pretend it worked for a little while and then go back to arguing. It was a somewhat ingenious attempt to get customers back.

When Mina came back after all the customers had left to help clean up for the day Kyoya and her explained to Tamaki and the rest of the club the plan, saying this might be the only way to restore their customers as they could not change their parent's decisions.

After much deliberation the host club agreed that it was an idea that could be used but wished there could be another way. Mina verbally consented her agreement. She didn't want to be engaged to anyone. Everyone wished each other a good night and left while excitedly talking about the beach the next day. Kyoya went to get his laptop and called out to Mina. She walked out the door not wanting to speak. She speed walked but he kept calling out to her.

"Mina! Please stop, I have to talk to you." He pleaded from down the hallway.

She whipped around to face him and angrily asked, "What do you want?"

Kyoya replied, "We are going to be married after graduation, we should eventually talk, don't you think?"

"Eventually," Mina agreed and whipped back around and stormed out of the school.

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