AN: Whoa! Thank you all for the wonderful response to last chapter! Ad thanks for all the pet ideas, they're all awesome :)

merrywealththeow1: Oh yeah, getting around cities is the worst. You know, as they say, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" Not even rich, young heirs with startling deductive reasoning powers.

LunarFanGoddess: I'm glad your so excited! Ahaha and Olive sounds lovely.

bmg20: I looked up anoles and wow are they cool! I'll have to work Mo in. Also, I hadn't thought about a baseball game, but that sounds like fun!

Amethystgirly: OoH! I like the idea of it being a stray, or a rescue. I also realized immediately after posting this chapter that I wasn't going to want to say no to anyone's pet ideas. Hopefully Ena doesn't end up having a zoo, or else I'll just divvy up the animals among a bunch of different characters.

lek99: Tada! A new chapter!

The two girls walked off together, following behind the Host Club. They caught up to the group, Haruhi taking a spot by Tamaki and Ena walking between the twins. The boys were all yelling and talking, so they couldn't hear the distant rumble of thunder...

"Hey Ena, have you gone on the Ferris wheel yet?" Kaoru asked from her left.

"No, I haven't gone on any of the rides actually..."

"Will you with me? I would take Hikaru, but he said he didn't want to." Kaoru stuck his tongue out at his brother over Ena's head.

Ena glanced between the two of them. "Oh, sure! Sounds fun."

"Let's go!" Kaoru exclaimed, grabbing Ena's hand and dragging her off towards the Ferris wheel.

Ena let herself get pulled to the line, which was ridiculously long. It was a bit strange for Kaoru to be adamant like this, but she couldn't help but be glad for the red head's company. The two of them didn't get much time to hang out, seeing as he was generally with his twin. They spent a lot of time together, although according to Haruhi, not nearly as much time as they used to. Still, the Hitachiins were close, and it was difficult to catch one of them on their own.

Ena glanced up at the younger boy, taking in his appearance. While he looked remarkably like his brother, Kaoru had a different sort of feel to him. He was a lot softer, for one, more smiles and less scowls. The hair was another factor, a vibrant color to rival the deep chestnut Hikaru choose to sport. They had still styled it the same when they first arrived in America, but Ena had noticed that Kaoru used a lot less product than his brother and his hair was becoming gradually longer.

"Are you growing your hair out?" Ena asked, catching Kaoru by surprise.

Kaoru rubbed at his neck. "Um, yeah. I was think about it, at least."

"Hmm." Ena considered his hair thoughtfully. "I think it will suit you."

"Thank you." He smiled brightly, looking a little embarrassed. "I've had it the same way for so long, but ever since Hikaru started coloring his, I considered changing it."

"That's brave."

"Really? It's just hair." Kaoru shrugged.

"I think it's more than just that, though." Ena explained. "It represents you branching out from Hikaru. He's already done that with his own hair, but you making the decision to change as well shows that you're growing."

Kaoru blinked at Ena, before giving her another sweet smile.

"You got all that from my hair?"

Ena nodded. "Well, that and other things. Like the fact that you asked me here, rather than just getting Hikaru to come or not going at all."

"Oh. Uh, about that..."

"Wow, we made it to the front!" Ena grabbed Kaoru's hand and pointed.

They had finally reached the front of the line, and the Ferris wheel operator motioned for them to take a seat.

Ena sat down, pulling the buckle over her lap securely before turning to Kaoru. But Kaoru wasn't there. Instead, Hikaru was shoving Kyoya into the seat next to her and doing up his buckle before slamming the bar over them and hopping back. The operator either didn't notice the switch or didn't care because she pulled the lever at the control desk and the wheel began turning.

"What the hell Hikaru?!" Ena shouted at the twin who was laughing maniacally next to a sheepish looking Kaoru.

"It's for your own good!" The redhead insisted, waving them goodbye.

Ena groaned, leaning back into the seat and making it swing slightly. She glanced over at her new companion, who was wearing an expression of such stony anger that she had to look away.

"Those two are idiots." She sighed under her breath.

"I agree." Kyoya responded icily. "Although I don't think they were alone in their actions."

From where they sat, Ena could see Tamaki jumping around near the twins, as well as the tall figure of Mori and two smaller people that were likely Haruhi and Honey.

"Remind me to never take them anywhere fun again." Ena scowled.

"Noted."

Kyoya sounded more pissed off than normal, which was to be expected. Ena patted his arm comfortingly, but he tensed up under her hand and she withdrew.

"I don't know what their deal is today." Ena sighed. "First that whole thing with Haruhi, now this."

"I haven't the faintest clue."

Kyoya's tone implied that he did know what was going on with Host Club. Ena knew better than to push, and let him be. She gazed out over the park, which was admittedly very beautiful. People bustled about, wandering between booths and rides. Steam rose from the food stalls and wafted through the air, making the park seem smoky and a little mysterious. The lights were starting to pick up as it was getting dark and-

Wait.

"It's a bit early for the light's to be coming on." Ena muttered to herself. "It shouldn't be dark yet..."

She glanced up at the sky and there they were. Big, heavy stormclouds, moving in over the fairgrounds. Now that she was up in the air, Ena could hear the rumbling thunder. It was going to rain soon, hard, and Haruhi was down on the ground, unawares.

"Fuck me." Ena moaned.

Kyoya nearly jumped out of his skin. "I beg your pardon-"

"No, no, look!" Ena gestured at the sky. "A storm is coming in."

"Haruhi." Kyoya glanced up at the clouds.

"Yeah, do you know how long this ride lasts? We should warn them."

Suddenly, there was the crack of lighting and Ena startled. The heavens opened up and poured down. Unfortunately, the Ferris wheel didn't have covered seats and her and Kyoya were completely exposed. They were soaked in an instant.

"I don't think we'll need to tell them." Kyoya commented offhandedly.

"Yeah, no shit Sherlock." Ena rolled her eyes. "Not exactly helpful."

"You swear more when you're stressed." Kyoya observed.

"Don't act like you don't, I was there for Mario Kart."

"It's just surprising, considering the fact that you don't tend to unless you're panicked." He amended.

Ena crossed her arms. "Is this your convoluted way of asking if I'm freaked out? Because the answer is yes."

"Don't be. We'll get off the ride as soon as it stops and take everyone home."

Creak.

The Ferris wheel came to a slow, halting stop. A raspy voice came over the speakers, apologizing for the inconvenience but warning that the ride would be stuck indefinitely.

"You just had to say something." Ena groaned and began banging her head against the railing.

"Stop that, if you give yourself a concussion there's no way for you to get help." Kyoya grabbed her shoulders and pulled her up.

Ena sighed, leaning back in the seat again. The whole thing creaked horribly as it swung, sounding as if it were going to fall at any minute. Ena grabbed the closest thing to her, which just happened to be Kyoya's arm, and held on tight.

"This is not good. I am not a fan of this."

"I'm not exactly enjoying myself either." Kyoya pointed out. "But I'm sure it'll start back up soon."

"Don't say that, you'll jinx it." Ena frowned.

Kyoya rolled his eyes and Ena returned to her very important job of holding onto him for dear life. She couldn't help but feel this was the cherry on top of the rotten cake that was this day. It shouldn't be that surprising that something as awful and cliche as this was happening to her after the day she'd had. It was all just a big conspiracy to ruin the only thing she'd managed to schedule as the Host Club's guide. Ena felt herself shudder involuntarily when thinking about explaining why all the exchange students went home to Mr. Robles.

That shudder lead into a full on case of shivers and Ena could feel her teeth rattling in her head. She was only wearing the shorts and tank top that had seemed like a great idea that morning. Ena reached for the straps of her backpack, hoping to find her sweatshirt, when she remembered. She'd left all her stuff back in the van when she'd had her panic attack. Of course.

Kyoya pulled at the arm she was latched onto. Ena gave a weak protest, fruitlessly trying to hold on. He merely shook his head, exasperated, and wrapped the arm around her shoulders before pulling her close. Ena blinked in surprise at the sudden proximity and glanced up at him.

"Don't give me that look, if either of us catch pneumonia it'll be a bother." He shrugged.

Ena narrowed her eyes, but couldn't think of an argument. She settled into Kyoya's side, sighing because this was really not an ideal situation at all. Especially after the way Kyoya had been acting that day. Everything was fine at first, she even enjoyed spending time with him and getting all those prizes. But somewhere along the way, he turned into a robot and started treating her like some kind of stranger.

It was all just a bit much and Ena could feel the day catching up with her. She began feeling drowsy and was soon falling asleep.

Of course she's fallen asleep. Kyoya glanced down at the sleeping form of Ena, curled into his side. Her breathing was deep, and shuddering, and she'd occasionally shiver even though they were practically wrapped around each other. The lines between her eyebrows had softened though, and the confused expression Ena had been wearing all day had disappeared.

Kyoya leaned back against the seat, careful not to jostle the sleeping girl. When had it all gone wrong?

The day had started off innocently enough, with the two of them wandering between games and teasing each other. Even though he hadn't won the wager, Kyoya had found himself just enjoying Ena's company. She was a fascinating person, able to keep the conversation rolling whenever it slowed with her wit and humor. Ever since her little demonstration on that first day, her ability to read a situation had been interesting, impressive even.

Then there was that awful meal. Kyoya could tell from Hikaru's comment and the atmosphere that he and Ena had been the topic of conversation before they arrived. Everyone had covered it up by changing the topic, but Kyoya was positive that wasn't the end of it. And it wasn't.

When Haruhi had swept Ena away to the bathroom, Kyoya knew that this was all an orchestration to get them separated.

"So...Kyoya..." Tamaki traced the grain in table, not meeting Kyoya's eyes.

"What is it?" He had snapped, more than a little fed up with everyone's strange attitude.

"What are your intentions towards Ena?" Tamaki sobered up, staring him in the eyes.

"I have no idea what you mean."

"Really?" Hikaru was, as always, indignant. "Because we can all see it."

"See what?" Kyoya had sighed.

"The way you two look at each other. And how she acts around you. She's been guarded since we got here, but she seems to lighten up a little when you're around."

"So...?"

"Do you like Ena-chan?" Honey asked seriously.

"I don't dislike her, and I find her interesting, but I don't see how-"

Kaoru interrupted. "Not like that. Like, how Tono likes Haruhi."

Kyoya had stopped short, considering. He couldn't really recall a time that he'd ever liked anyone in that way. Sure, he'd grown surprisingly fond of Ena in the short amount of time they'd know each other. But to compare it to Tamaki and his feelings towards Haruhi? It wasn't comparable, at least, not in his mind.

"No, I don't think so." Kyoya had told them all confidently.

"So you're just leading her on?" Hikaru had sounded even more enraged.

"I'm not leading her on. Never have I alluded to being interested in her in any sense other than platonically, so I don't see why-"

"It's in the way you act too, Kyoya." Tamaki told him. "You're different around her. You seem brighter, and I can tell that she impresses you. No one's ever impressed you, other than Haruhi."

And you. Kyoya thought instantly, before frowning. "So?"

"So?" Hikaru scowled. "You're really going to pretend that there's nothing there?"

"As far as I'm concerned, there's not."

"Come on Kyoya," Tamaki had smiled, trying to turn the mood back around, "you don't mean that."

"I do, and I'd rather we dropped this conversation before you get anymore half brained ideas."

Tamaki had withered, while Hikaru just looked pissed. Honey and Mori had long since started their own conversation and Kaoru gave Kyoya a look which only could be described as disappointed. Tamaki pulled out his phone, shooting off a text while still giving Kyoya that pitiful puppy dog look.

Soon, Ena and Haruhi had returned, and the topic was all but forgotten in Kyoya's mind. Especially after Ena's panic attack. He was distracted then, feeling a bit worried and strangely guilty about the whole thing. When Ena had returned, having obviously just been crying, he couldn't bring himself to speak to her, let alone apologize for his strange behavior.

Before he knew it, Kaoru was taking Ena away, towards the Ferris wheel. Kyoya wasn't really

interested in any of the rides or booths. In fact, even the games that he'd enjoyed earlier that day look boring and childish. How was that?

Kyoya was just standing around, trying to figure out why everything seemed so dull all of the sudden, when Hikaru caught him by surprise. He dragged him off to the Ferris wheel and shoved him next to a shocked looking Ena. And now, here he was. Covered in rain water and sitting high above the rest of the park, with a snoozing Ena curled into his side. Good a place as any to analyze the day, right?

Kyoya glanced down at the girl in question, who had started snoring softly in her sleep. It probably wasn't the best idea to let her nap, seeing as they were in a potentially dangerous situation that may call for her being able to react quickly. But Kyoya found himself unwilling to wake her up, knowing that she was stressed. Hell, she'd even admitted as much to him earlier.

Ena shivered in her sleep and Kyoya reminded himself to kick Hikaru's ass later, Tamaki's as well. In fact, everyone in the Host Club seemed to have been in on this little plot. When had they found the time to plan all of this? Kyoya doubted that the storm and the stopped Ferris wheel had been a part of the plan, but it all worked out in their favor. Typical.

In fact, this was all just typical. Typical Tamaki, typical Host Club, typical putting their nose where they weren't needed. Why couldn't they just drop it? Kyoya had already told them he didn't feel that way, why try to push the topic any further? Why not let Kyoya figure it all out for himself, rather than forcing him to make hasty conclusions? Why make him question those hasty conclusions, now that he was face to face with the matter at hand?

Kyoya huffed, causing Ena to stir slightly before settling back down. This train of thought would lead no where good. Better to change gears. Kyoya glanced up in the sky, noticing for the first time that the torrential downpour had stopped. He pulled out his cell, which was thankfully waterproof, and sent a message to Tamaki.

His phone started ringing right away, and Kyoya answered with a sigh.

"What is it?"

"OH KYOYA, I'M SO SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN."

"This is why you don't go sticking your nose into other people's business, Tamaki." Kyoya let himself feel a little smug.

"ARE YOU TWO OKAY? WHEN THE RAIN STARTED I GOT SO WORRIED, AND THEN THE Ferris WHEEL STOPPED!"

"We're fine. Ena's asleep actually."

"WHAT? HERE LET ME PUT YOU ON SPEAKER!"

"Tamaki, that's really not necessary..."

"THERE!" Tamaki's voice grew farther away.

Suddenly, it seemed like the whole Club started talking at once. Kyoya tried to make out a single line of speech but couldn't figure out what anyone was saying.

"Would everyone just shut up!" He exclaimed angrily.

Ena startled and blinked up at him. Great.

"We're both fine, just a little cold. Is everyone down there okay?"

"I'm fine, if that's what you mean." Haruhi said. "We're sitting in the van, waiting out the rain."

"Alright, as soon as we get off, we'll come join you. I'm sure Ena will want to go home after all this."

"Okay, see you then." Haruhi agreed. "And Kyoya?"

"Yes?"

"Stay safe, both of you."

Kyoya glanced down at Ena, who gave him a confused look.

"We will."

Ena woke up to the sound of Kyoya yelling. For a second, she thought he might be yelling at her, but she soon realized he was on the phone with the Host Club. He seemed to be reassuring them that they were both all right. Ena tried to wake up more fully, feeling weird after such a short nap. Kyoya soon hung up and it was just the two of them again.

"Is everyone alright?" Ena asked, her voice strangely loud. The rain had stopped sometime during her sleep.

"Yes, they're waiting in the van. It sounds like everyone wants to get back home."

Ena laughed bitterly, rubbing her face. "This turned into a nightmare."

"You had no control over that, unless you have power over the weather."

"No," Ena chuckled genuinely, "that is something I haven't managed yet."

"Wouldn't be surprised if you worked it out."

Kyoya seemed to be in a much better mood, which was strange because their situation hadn't gotten any better. Maybe he'd taken a nap too, though it seemed doubtful.

Ena sighed, resting her head back against Kyoya's side. "I want to get home too."

Kyoya gave her an analyzing look, and seemed about to say something when there was deafening creak.

The same crackling voice from before came over the speakers. "Alright folks, it looks like we're going to be able to get everybody off!"

A cheer chorused through the whole Ferris wheel and Ena could help but join in. She gave a joyful whoop, giving Kyoya a crazy smile. He stared at her a beat before laughing heartily. Something in Ena squeezed and her smile grew even wider.

It took a bit for the wheel to get them to the bottom, but soon they were unbuckled and given big fluffy blankets. Ena took her gratefully, wrapping everything but her eyes up in the blanket. Kyoya stopped to have a serious word with the Ferris wheel operator, who directed them to an important looking man. Soon, all of their tickets were reimbursed and they were given five slots in the cake walk, which Kyoya turned down.

"Let's head to the van, they're probably waiting for us." Kyoya took Ena's hand and pulled her towards the front of the fairgrounds.

Ena was used to being dragged around by that point and let him guide her to the parking lot. The doors of the van opened before they reached it and the whole Host Club jumped out. Everyone was talking and hugging them. Even Haruhi jumped in, looking a little worse for wear but insisted she was fine when Ena asked.

"I was too busy worrying about you guys to even think about the storm."

When the greeting was over, Ena found herself staring the steering wheel with a growing dread. She couldn't imagine that her driving home would turn out well. Water covered roads and everyone else probably trying to get home as well. It seemed like the Club caught onto her fear, because Mori came up and rested a comforting hand on her head.

"I could drive." He offered and Ena gave him a huge hug.

Ena climbed into the back of the van for the first time, taking a seat between the twins. They seemed to have take it upon themselves to be Ena's personal heaters because they were latched onto her from both sides. Kyoya sat with Tamaki and Haruhi, the first trying to warm up Kyoya, much to the man's chagrin. Honey took his place as passenger and Mori sat behind the wheel.

The ride home passed smoothly because Mori was an excellent driver as it turned out. Or maybe it was more to do with the fact that Ena fell asleep again, the warm car and the twins' continued embrace making her dooze off. They pulled up in front of the dorms soon and Ena felt herself being guided up to her room.

She was left to change into some dry clothes by herself and she decided that a nice hot cuppa was in order. Once in her thickest pajamas and some fuzzy socks, Ena took a seat on the couch. She sipped at her tea happily and felt the warm spreading back into her body. Ena sighed happily, relaxing into the couch when there was a knock at her door.

"Come in."

The door opened to reveal, surprisingly, Kyoya Ootori. Ena didn't know if she was more amazed that he had come over or the fact that he was wearing pajamas.

"I just wanted to see how you were." He explained, hovering in the doorway.

"Much better now. You can come in if you'd like."

"No, that's alright. I have some work I need to do tonight still."

"Really?" Ena blinked in surprise.

"Yes, well, the business day in Japan starts in the evening here, so to properly communicate with the people who work for me I need to stay up later." Kyoya explained.

"Oh, okay." Ena gave him a small smile. "Well, be productive and get some sleep, okay? I'm sure you'll need it after today."

Kyoya nodded and glanced back down the hall towards his room. He seemed to be thinking something over.

"Ena, I just want to say..." He paused, adjusting his glasses.

"Yes?"

"Thank you for today. I enjoyed myself."

Ena gave a self deprecating laugh. "Other than the whole Ferris wheel bit, right?"

"No, even parts of that experience were enjoyable." Kyoya smiled, not quite a real one but close enough.

"Oh. Um, yeah. I had fun too." Ena returned his smile.

There was a loud bang and a red light filtered in through her window. Ena turned towards it and saw that fireworks were going off in the sky, bright and loud despite the looming clouds. Kyoya and her watched in silence until the fireworks settled down. It seemed someone was still trying to get their Fourth of July celebration.

Once they stopped, Kyoya lingered a moment more, before giving a little nod. "Well, good night Ena."

"G'night." He was gone before she responded though, and left her door open

Ena turned back to her tea, taking a sip. She couldn't really process that interaction, it was the most awkward and weird she'd ever felt around Kyoya. Even more so than on the Ferris wheel. It was just...very strange.

Tamaki barged into her bedroom a moment later.

"Did you see the fireworks? Weren't they splendid?" He beamed.

Ena laughed and nodded. "Yeah, pretty cool."

Tamaki smiled in appreciation before glancing the way Kyoya had left.

"What did you do to Kyoya?" He asked suddenly, bemused.

"Nothing, just told him to get some rest." Ena drank some more of her tea. "Why?"

"He had a strange expression on his face." Tamaki appeared to be thinking.

"Well, we just talked, although it was kind of a brief and weird interaction. He came to see how I was doing."

"Ah. As did I. You seem a lot better."

"Yeah, I definitely feel better." Ena agreed. "But I'm super tired, so I'm probably just going to head to bed."

"Alright, glad to see you looking more lively, Princess!" Tamaki waved from the door. "Sleep well."

"You haven't called me that in a while." Ena snorted, just loud enough for the blond to hear.

Tamaki laughed in a way that could only be described as "merry" as he headed back to his room. Ena finished up the last of her tea and dropped the mug in her sink. There was a mountain of dishes that made Ena's head hurt just by looking at them, so she resolved to do them some other time. With and stretch and a sigh, she wandered across the room to her bed and flopped over. Ena barely had the energy to wrap her blanket around her and by the time she managed to she dropped off to sleep.

AN: So, this chapter is a bit shorter because it was originally supposed to be a part of the previous chapter. In the end, I turned it into it's own chapter, so here we are! Also, I wasn't able to work any pets into this chapter, but never fear! Your pets will be here soon!

I got this chapter's title from an Everly Brothers song, called The Ferris Wheel. I highly suggest looking it up, or the song Roving Gambler for the last chapter. The cover by Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones from their album foreverly is also really good!

Today's tidbit review topic is...musicals! Specifically Broadway. For...secret reasons...tell me what your favorite musical is. Bonus points if it's currently being preformed.