Ouran Koukou/High School Host Club belongs to the great Bisuko Hatori
Nanami Sayuri me
Referances between of Manga/Anime. Other than that totally AU, hope you like it.
Sayuri sat in the limo waiting for him to come out of the house, she just finished making her phone call about the second driver, when she hung up with the driver, the passenger side door opened as Kyoya was being let in.
Sliding, as close to the driver side door as possible – once they left the gate and traveled towards the downtown area, Sayuri looked out of the window to the beautiful orange, pink and deep blue colored sky the setting sun was making, with a soft smile on her lips and a faraway look in her eyes.
Kyoya watched her, still trying to rationalize her AB blood behavior. "She definitely is attractive, I should invite her to the mask, since we have to save face." He thought as he watched her looking out of the limo window.
"Sayuri- san, would you like to attend the mask ball we are having in a few days? You are invited by proxy of course." He fiddled with his PDA noting it in his calendar.
Ignoring his question, she felt that it was so sudden he wants to include her in something like that, but decided to share her plans instead.
"I will be able to move in a few days to my own place, your Oto-san is planning a small family dinner tomorrow evening and I will announce it then. I am sure he will try to pursue me to not live alone and suggest you move with me." She didn't lose the faraway look she had.
Kyoya was shocked, "She knows too much. How do you know this?" he looked over at her once more.
Sayuri ignored him again, "He will be heading out of town for about a month and a half, so you can still stay at your home, when he returns I will set up a place for you somewhere… away from me."
'Cold and distance.' He shivered slightly, defiantly he deserved it.
Sighing heavily he sat back and enjoyed the short ride.
The car came to a stop a while later and her door opened a few seconds after, getting out she walked to his side and knocked on the window.
"We will meet back here, and if asked, I was with you, we had a lovely time at whatever place you picked." And once more she was gone.
"Kenji, follow her, at a reasonable distance." He paged the driver once she got in her car and pulled away.
"Yes sir." The driver closed the connection and started to pull off.
Once she settled in her car she pulls her phone from her purse and dials her 'brother'.
"Hey Ni-san, want to go to dinner with me, call the others. Oh, don't bother calling him I'm sure he is busy, he doesn't like to be disturbed. Yes, you can invite Haruhi. Ok see you at Masonette's" Sayuri hung up and relaxed once more.
The twenty minute drive was peaceful, she even had a little time to reflect on certain things she had planned to do, like telling her ojisama she was leaving, and then Kyoya's sudden proposal to the mask they were going to have at school, of course she planned on attending, but to let him know that… never.
Once in front of the not so posh restaurant the car stopped and Sayuri stepped out, the other members of the Host Club who waited for her to get there, as they all seemed to arrive at the same time, greeted her.
"Master Kyoya, she is going in with your schoolmates." The driver, Kenji announced.
"Circle the block and then let me out." He gotten the confirmation that he was heard and sat back waiting, he looked out of the window for a split second and had the driver pull over.
~Masonette's~
"Nanami-san, it is a pleasure to see you once more." The Hostess smiled, bowed, and took them to their seats.
"Your fiancée called requesting a table for eight, he also said he was going to be a little late." She announced as she directed them to the largest table.
"FIANCEE?" Tamaki, the twins, and Haruhi announced.
Ignoring the clamor behind her Sayuri pressed her lips into a thin smile and nodded politely, taking a seat at the large table that had been prepared for them.
Once everyone was seated the bombardment of questions flew, "Who is your intended, what does he look like, is it anyone we know, will he be meeting us here, and how come you didn't tell me I thought we were friends?" Mostly from Tamaki.
Sayuri went to answer the best way should could, by not telling who the mystery man was, eyeing Huni and Mori to continue to not say anything.
"Well it is an arranged marriage, has been since we were little… but with that aside I honestly doubt I would be able to go through with it." Sayuri spoke while hiding her face in the tall menu.
Haruhi had listened to the conversation between them not partaking much in the conversation, but listened intently, "I am not going to say that I understand the reasons the rich arrange marriages, and not for love, but it sounds to me like you love him." Her large brown eyes boring into Sayuri like a little sister she never had.
"You are very wise, Haruhi-chi. I will try to explain later ok?" Sayuri kept glancing at the menu.
Intel is what her family does, she is as good as if not better at gathering information on people than Kyoya. Sayuri also did things herself when she was younger, giving her slight independence like how Fuyumi practiced on Kyoya.
"I wouldn't say that I am spoiled, I have grown a lot since my childhood days, being an only child, I didn't sit around idle I actually learned how to cook, bake and I speak several languages." Sayuri needed to point out simple facts.
"I can dance, and play a little piano. That's how me and Tamaki-ni-kun and I forged our friendship, he played while I danced."
"Oh, Yuri-chan you have to dance for us, and make your quadruple choco-cake!" Huni bounced in his seat.
"I will, Huni-sempi, Oh I was invited to go to the masked ball for Halloween, would it be ok if I danced then?" Sayuri smiled and turned when she suddenly felt someone watching her.
She turned her head to see Kyoya coming to the table with a bouquet of violet and white Japanese iris's and violet colored roses.
He handed them to her and took his seat next to her, "Sorry I am late, I hope these idiots haven't bored you." Kyoya turned his head to give a sly smile much to her surprise.
"I…err…Thank you." Managed a small smile, as she brought the flowers to her nose, taking in their wonderful fragrance.
The waiter came to take their order, once giving the man the order Sayuri excused herself to the restroom. Haruhi went with her as well, watching the older girl's reaction to the flowers – coming from Kyoya no less, the tension that emanated from the two earlier that day could of been cut with a knife.
But knowing her sempi for as long as she has, he isn't one to express his moods unless it benefited him.
"Kyoya- sempi is your fiancée?"
With a slight nod of her head Sayuri frowned slightly, she turned to Haruhi.
"Haruhi, what do you think of Ootori- san?" Sayuri washed her hands then sat on the scarlet chaise against the wall of the restroom, she needed to know how others thought of him, her thoughts were her own but it is sometimes better to hear them from another.
"Stubborn, sneaky, manipulator… He is the tono-kage of the host club." Haruhi started out painting him in a bad light, but turned around and placed him along the lines of a - diligent worker who does look out for the best interest of his friends and actually more like Tamaki than he would care to admit.
"Would it please you to know that he never use to be the way he is now? Or I should say that he, yes works hard, but he use to smile and have fun much more often?" She grinned telling Haruhi about the softer side of the third Ootori son.
They left the restroom a short time later – Haruhi learning more about Kyoya from someone directly connected to him… more or less, they arrived just in time to see the food they ordered placed on the table and her bouquet in a elegant crystal vase of water.
Tamaki spoke up the second the young women came back, "I was telling Kyoya here that he shouldn't bring flowers to a taken lady as such."
"Oh Ni-san, thank you but I think it will be ok, I haven't seen him in years and I do try to speak to him often."
Tamaki wasn't too pleased to hear that and continued to try to help Sayuri, he even went to try placing himself between Sayuri and Haruhi.
Kyoya pulled Sayuri's seat out for her and pushed it up to the table, he shook his head at Tamaki who continued to be animated about the situation then just sat quietly eating his meal.
They sat a eating and drinking with chatter going on all around the table. During desert, Kyoya took Sayuri out for a spin on the dance floor.
Sayuri had a chance to grill him, he was not suppose to show up and she really didn't expect him to either,
"You followed me I see."
"Yes."
"And the flowers?"
"You dislike them?"
"No they are beautiful, but it isn't going to change my mind about leaving." A soft blush crept onto her cheeks as she thought fondly of the flowers he brought.
"I know, and since you are mine, by all instance and purposes I would appreciate it if you notify me about male company, friend or otherwise."
"Really, so now I am yours?"
"For all instance and purposes, yes."
Spinning her out and back to him the music died down and they returned to the table to head home.
"You danced together beautifully." The twins announced in unison.
Sayuri seemed a little agitated, but quickly recovered, "Thank you, next time you two should dance with me."
Kyoya's water went down the wrong pipe.
Ignoring the recovering Ootori, Sayuri asked if there was anything else that any of them wanted to take home, Huni of course wanted some cake, and Haruhi didn't want to impose.
"Haruhi, I am fully intent on treating you like a little sister, so if there is anything that you want I will be happy to oblige." Sayuri called the waiter over and had him prepare two of the same meal that Haruhi had eaten, then going to pay for all of their meals, plus the extras.
Kyoya took her charge card from her and Sayuri pulled another out, he took it too. "Ok so how am I to pay for the meals Ootori- san?" getting more fed up with him being there now.
"I will cover the bill." And with that Sayuri rose from her seat.
"I am thankful for you all coming out on such short notice but I should be leaving, school in the morning." Sayuri chuckled with a smile she bowed and left the restaurant.
Sending her driver home she sat on the opposite side of Kyoya's car waiting patiently in the darkened limo, her wait wasn't long, he entered with the flowers in hand – vase included, and the door closed, he sighed and relaxed settling the vase on the floor of the limo and held it in place with his feet.
Still not noticing her she coughed lightly he shifted his sights diagonally seeing her silhouette once his eyes adjusted, "I thought you left already." If he was startled, he didn't sound like it.
"I need some questioned answered first. Why did you follow me?" the moon roof was opened and the passing lights over head seemed to make her jade eyes glow.
"We left together... we return together."
"Not good enough. What were the flowers for?" her eyes narrowed slightly as she gestured to said arrangement on the floor.
"Your favorite as well as mine. You dislike them?"
"Not good enough. The reason for the dance?" Clearly, she was getting more irritated the more she thought about it.
"I haven't danced with someone I liked in a while." He looked over at Sayuri trying to gauge her reaction.
"Oh, who was the lucky person you danced with last?" This took a turn for the better.
"Not that it is really any of your business, but Haruhi, during the festival last year." He turned his attention to his PDA.
"That's why she seemed to smile as she talked about you." Not a lie it was obvious that Haruhi thought fondly of Kyoya but nothing more than a sempi.
Kyoya snapped his head to meet with a satisfied look of Sayuri, neither spoke the rest of the ride home.
School went, as normal keeping away from Kyoya was easy, she spent a little time talking to Tamaki during lunch, meeting up with Haruhi, and the twins later before their club activities began.
Later that evening dinner was scheduled at 7:30pm; Sayuri found out earlier that she could move into her apartment the next day.
She had her things of major importance, clothes, shoes, and her other school uniforms. Sayuri kept one uniform for the next day and her dinner outfit and personal effects to be packed later.
Dressed and heading to the main house for dinner, she opened the door to the guesthouse finding a new fresh bouquet of thirteen roses of various colors; deep burgundy, white, pink, yellow, yellow with red on the tips, coral, peach, and finally blue.
Sayuri took the vase-filled roses, placed them on the living room table, and once more headed to the main house.
Dinner was quiet, she announce that she was moving into her own place, and just as she predicted the night before, the head of the Ootori empire signaled that Kyoya was to move with her. Also stating he was going away on an extended business trip.
Kyoya looked across the table to Sayuri who was smirking in his direction; she mouthed 'I told you so.'