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Next… Still Assuming the sequel to Never Assume will start to be posted by the end of the week. I am almost done with two other stories, so regardless if they are completed or not, the first chapter will be up by Friday afternoon. I am in the process of revising Never Assume to fix any grammar errors and such, and will have that completed by tomorrow (fingers crossed). For Another Chance… Thank you everyone for the awesome reviews. I have said it before and I will say it again… I have the best readers! Don't worry, Yasu will get his in the end and Tamaki will hopefully learn his lesson, but this is Tamaki we are talking about. LOL. Sapphireanguill… I have to agree, this story has given me a new appreciation for Hunny and I absolutely love him. DragonLadyRelena, mtnikolle, and XxFairytailLuverxX… Thank you for the huge compliments! I am really happy everyone loves this story as much as I do. It has become one of my faves that I am writing. Here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 34 – Let's Discuss
Hunny made it home and still had no answers about what Kyoya could have possibly meant. When they were in school, everyone took protection detail over their female host, even Kyoya although he would never really admit it. Mori would pull her from the grasp of Tamaki and sometimes the twins. They would all protect her when they were outside of school, and sometimes when they were on school grounds it was necessary to make sure she was safe due to jealousy; but he wouldn't say that she depended on him more than the others. The question that Hunny kept asking himself was, "What did the shadow king see for him to believe she has always leaned on me more?"
Kyoya wrapped up his last meeting of the day and went back to his office. He had a lot of work to do and needed to check on the progress of the background checks. He would make sure that no one else got near Haruhi again, or at least make sure it wasn't one of his own. Still frustrated that something like that had gotten past him, he started to review everything that had been received so far. Up to this point Daisuke was the only one that had a connection to Yasu, but Kyoya was not going to take any more chances. He didn't have many friends and those he had, he liked to keep close. Haruhi was a good friend.
After checking the files, Kyoya's mind started to wander to days before. He wasn't normally so nostalgic, but sometimes he found he couldn't help but think of the past. It seemed to happen more after Haruhi left, but he never told anyone about it. When she left, everyone acted like her name was taboo and now he regretted that decision. He wondered if anything would have changed if he would have known what she was going through. If he had been in her life or if the all of them were still in her life, would it have made a difference?
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Kyoya thought about Hunny and the conversation he had with him earlier in the day. Kyoya knew that Tamaki could potentially be a problem for the couple, but when wasn't his over dramatic friend a source of irritation as some point in time? He also knew that Tamaki had never really let go of Haruhi and even after the couple broke up, harbored feelings for her. If only Tamaki would open his eyes and realize that Haruhi was never his to begin with, she was always destined for someone else. Now that she was with Hunny, Tamaki did not have any chance of wooing the girl to his side.
Kyoya knew that Hunny didn't understand his comment earlier. Honestly, no one probably would, except maybe Mori. They were the only two that liked to sit back and observe everything around them. Hunny and Haruhi had always had a special bond. It may have started out as more of a brother/sister type bond, but it changed at some point in time and Kyoya wasn't sure when it happened. Haruhi would turn to Hunny when she wanted a laugh or to feel better. He was always there to comfort her in some way and Haruhi started to depend on it. She shared her thoughts and secrets with the shortest host without thinking about it. No one really realized it, but Haruhi turned to Hunny more than she turned to anyone else. The others were so focused on her relationship with Tamaki and then Yasu, they just didn't see it.
The shadow king always believed that Haruhi and Hunny shared a connection that everyone hoped to find in someone else, but never recognized it in each other. Actually Hunny knew his feelings; it was Haruhi that remained clueless as to what she really felt for the eldest host. Kyoya smirked, "Haruhi could be really oblivious sometimes."
It didn't surprise him when Haruhi and Tamaki finally broke up, but it was surprising to hear part of the reason for the breakup today. Tamaki was always going on about cherishing the ladies, but in the end did not hold the same regard for Haruhi. He deserved to lose her.
Kyoya started to wonder if this break between friends had been a good thing in the end. Haruhi needed distance to be able to see Hunny as more than the boy image he portrayed so often. She always treated him like he was more than he appeared, but Kyoya had to wonder if she sometimes felt he was too young for her because of his act. Hunny matured more after Haruhi left and although the loli shota was never far away, he had grown into a man while she was gone. Now that they were together, they had to contend with the danger presented by Yasu and Tamaki. Kyoya made a silent promise to Hunny and Haruhi that they would get a fair chance and no one was going to take it away from them. Picking up the phone, he dialed a familiar phone number. When the other line picked up, he said, "We need to talk."
"Did something else happen? What is wrong with Haruhi? Does my daughter need her daddy? Mommy!" Tamaki cried on the other side of the line.
"Shut up you moron! Nothing else happened, but you and I need to talk," Kyoya growled. He could already feel a headache coming on and dug around in his desk for the aspirin he always kept there.
"What do we need to talk about? Is it more about Yasu?" Tamaki asked confused.
"No, I don't have anything else to report on Yasu. I had a dinner meeting, but it has been cancelled. Can you meet tonight, or did you already make other plans?"
"I can come tonight Mon Ami!"
Kyoya groaned; it was going to be a long night, "I will be by your place at 6:00 pm to pick you up then."
"I will see you then Kyoya!" Tamaki excitedly said. He couldn't wait to have dinner with his best friend. Kyoya was always busy and it was hard to find time to hang around nowadays, so this was going to be perfect.
At 5:59 that night Kyoya's car pulled up to Tamaki's house. He got out of the car, but before he could take two steps away from the car towards the front door, Kyoya was glomped by an over enthusiastic blonde former king. "What are you doing?" Kyoya snarled as he tried to push his friend away.
"I am just so happy that we get to hang out. You are my best friend and I need your help!" Tamaki declared before letting Kyoya go and stepping into the limo. When Kyoya did not immediately follow him, he stuck his head out of the open door and said, "Aren't you coming?"
Kyoya sighed. It was going to be a very long dinner. Shaking his head, he stepped into the limo and soon they were on their way to the restaurant for dinner.
Once they pulled out of the Suoh driveway, Tamaki immediately started talking, "I need your help Mon Ami and as my best friend you have to help me. I am desperate!"
Kyoya raised one eyebrow, "What is it?"
"I want you to help me win Haruhi back," Tamaki declared.
Shaking his head no, Kyoya spoke up, "I won't help you with that. She is happy with Hunny and she trusts him. She does not trust you."
"How can you say that?"
"How can I not say that? When you are around, she practically clings to Hunny. She refuses to go anywhere with you without someone else there, and I know for a fact that she doesn't have feelings for you and hasn't for a long time. Her feelings beyond friendship ended before Yasu ever entered the picture."
"I do not believe that. She still loves me. She is just shy," Tamaki said. He didn't want to believe anything his best friend was saying.
"Where did you get that? Haruhi has never really been shy? Oblivious and blind to feelings, yes, but not shy."
"She is when it comes to love!"
Kyoya turned his full glare onto his friend. He knew that Tamaki was going to have issues with letting go, but this was ridiculous. How could he even believe the nonsense he was spouting? Kyoya knew he was going to need more aspirin before the night was over. Taking a deep breath, he said, "No, she isn't. You are so full of yourself that you are not even considering her feelings. Do you really want to drive her away again? Do you really want to have to deal with Hunny if you try to come between him and Haruhi? Think about it for a second. I know what you did to her and why you two broke up."
Tamaki's eyes widened and he gasped. He didn't know how Kyoya found out because he and Haruhi never talked about it with anyone as far as he was aware. It had been one of his regrets and he wanted to make it right with her. "What do you think you know?" Tamaki asked seriously. He was trying to hide his shock, "Surely Kyoya doesn't really know."
"If you really loved her, why did you try to pressure her? Is that what you plan on doing now, pressuring her to be with you and to dump Hunny? Doesn't he deserve a chance at happiness and love also?"
"WHAT?! How did you find that out?"
"I have my sources. You know I do," Kyoya leered.
Tamaki gulped, "What did you hear?"
"I know that you tried to pressure her for more and that when the relationship ended, you went back to your daddy act. Only this time you took it to the extreme and crossed the line several times. You seemed to try to control her and pressure her in the relationship and then when that ended, you tried to do it while saying you were her daddy."
The former host king did not know what to say. He looked out the window and tried to gather his thoughts.
Kyoya knew he had hit a nerve with his friend and although he felt bad for attacking Tamaki, this needed to be said, "She deserves to be happy now and she finally has a relationship that is healthy and it is exactly what she needs. Haruhi has enough to deal with and she doesn't need you to add to her worries or stress. Hunny is doing everything he can for her and contrary to your unpopular belief; he loves her and is more than capable of taking care of her. He has been in love with her since high school. She has been to hell and back and deserves this chance with him. If you do anything to her relationship with Hunny, you are not the man I thought you were."
"Why are you taking his side?"
"Because you wronged her when you tried to pressure her and then tried to coerce her with your daddy act. We weren't there to help her when she needed help and she lived a nightmare. She is still suffering while Yasu is out there, but Hunny brings her a little bit of light and happiness in her otherwise bleak world. I believe once Yasu is gone, he will be able to bring her even more. I made some mistakes in my friendship with her before, and I will not make another one."
Tamaki wanted to shout that it wasn't fair; Kyoya should be on his side. Kyoya was his best friend after all and he should be helping him get the girl. He shouldn't be helping Hunny keep the girl, but he couldn't. He sat there in silence for several minutes and thought about what Kyoya said. Was Hunny what was best for her? What about his happiness? Wasn't the prince supposed to end up with the girl? Maybe he could sit back and watch for now and if he found the right opportunity later on, he could strike then.
"Tamaki I can hear your wheels turning. I will tell you this… in this instance you are not the prince that will rescue the girl. That role has already been filled by a different blonde," Kyoya smirked looking out his own window.
"Wah! How did you know what I was thinking?" Tamaki wailed.
Kyoya turned to look at his best friend and pushed up his glasses letting the lights from the street lamps create a glare, "I know everything. You should know that by now."
Chills crept up Tamaki's spine and his whole body broke out in goose bumps. Kyoya looked like pure evil at that moment in time and there was no doubt how he got his nick name of shadow king. He could be downright scary when he wanted to be. Clearing his throat, Tamaki choked out, "Wh-What about…?"
"Don't you think Haruhi deserves her dreams to come true too? If you really watch her, she is happy. Your ecstasy should not override hers."
Kyoya had done it again; he read Tamaki's mind. Chika may have once (or several times) accused Hunny of being the alien, but Tamaki had to wonder if Kyoya was not the alien in his story.
"I am not an alien."
"WAH! Stop reading my mind!" Tamaki screamed.
"I am not reading your mind. I do have one more thing to say though; Yasu hurt Haruhi physically and mentally. You also played a role in hurting her regardless of what you want to believe or not, well we all did in a way. After what she has been through with you and then Yasu, it is understandable that she would not want to be alone with you. You have been given rules to follow, so I suggest you follow them and stop trying to get her to spend one on one time with you. That is not going to happen. If you proceed with that manner, you will have no one to blame for the consequences except for yourself. Do I make myself clear?" Kyoya threatened in a menacing voice.
Tamaki gulped again and slowly nodded his acceptance, squeaking, "Ok, I understand."
"Good now, we are pulling up to the restaurant. I suggest that you behave and act like the adult you are supposed to be," Kyoya stated.
"Yes mommy!" Tamaki squeaked again. He was a little (ok a lot) afraid of his best friend right now. For right now he would step back, but if he was given any indication that he had a chance with Haruhi, he would jump at it. He would wait for now though and just observe.
Across town another man was having his own thoughts about Haruhi. "I wonder what happened after I threw my hat at her." Yasu asked his empty room. He was still on a high from seeing his ex-girlfriend. He knew that his hat would serve as the perfect warning to her and her boyfriend. She would not get away from him. She belonged to him and the sooner she realized that, the better for everyone involved.
When Yasu had gotten home, he had tried calling his cousin again, but there was no answer and he found himself laughing. "That idiot has probably been detained permanently. This is even more perfect. I don't have to worry about his sniveling and I can do what I want. He already gave me the information I needed and delivered my letter. He could be of use to me in the future, but if I don't have him, it doesn't matter. I have other ways to get to my precious Haruhi."
Yasu thought about his afternoon and the only thing that could have made it more perfect was to see her reaction. Smirking, he knew he would see it eventually because she could not get away from him so easily. Her boyfriends would pay and she would be his once more. He only had to be patient.