A/N: Thanks again for the enthusiastic readers who enjoyed and gave positive reviews to my fanfic! You all don't know how happy I am when I'm reading your reviews! I'm sorry about my late update because I'm still busy with my studies and I got confused in choosing what kind of ending I will do in this story. So, I finally decided to make another chapter for the ending which means that this chapter isn't the last one. I never thought that I added a lot of new lines and sentences in my old story.
Okay, read this now and hope you'll enjoy~!
Disclaimer: I don't own OHSHC.
Chapter 3: A Selfish Decision for Your Sake
Kyoya took a deep breath as he gazed at his sister across the table of his room. He's sitting on the white sofa with Haruhi beside him. Well, they're in this situation right now because the brown-haired girl answered straightforwardly that she's his girlfriend. Although she was so serious about their pretense and he admired that about her, he was a bit irritated since his alternative plan had failed. Much to his dismay, he must make another plan so his sister, Fuyumi, and Haruhi wouldn't find out that she was his marriage interview partner. If he's only talking to Fuyumi alone, he could have told her about this but Haruhi was here so he had no choice. He really didn't like to see her thinking anxiously about the worthless marriage interview and more importantly, he's afraid to be rejected again by her . . . like what she just told him back then when he asked her if she loves him. It hurt him . . . deeply. Suddenly, a maid came inside his room with a tray of snacks and tea, causing him to be alert now. If he ever slipped out, he would quickly make another plan to hide his mistake.
"Greetings, Haruhi-chan! I'm Fuyumi Ootori, Kyoya-san's big sister. It's really a pleasure to finally meet my little brother's girlfriend!" the black-haired lady introduced herself with an angelic smile, making Haruhi wonder why Kyoya's smile was the exact opposite of hers.
"Well, siblings don't share the same personality . . . probably," thought Haruhi with a doubt before replying to her with a casual smile.
"It's also a pleasure to meet you, Fuyumi-san."
Seeing her adorable smile and hearing her soft voice made the black-haired lady go crazy as if she saw the cutest person in the world.
"My, my, my, Kyoya-san! Your girlfriend is so adorable~!" squealed Fuyumi as she quickly strode towards them and cuddled Haruhi tightly like a doll. Seeing Haruhi almost suffocating from her tight hug, Kyoya immediately pulled them apart and scowled at his sister.
"Fuyumi-neesan, please treat her well!"
"Why? I'm treating Haruhi-chan well! Don't you agree?" she looked at Haruhi with a sweet smile, waiting for a nod of agreement. Since the brown-haired girl didn't want her to be disappointed, she nodded with a small smile. "Yes . . . , your sister is treating me well, Kyoya-sempai. So don't worry. I'm already used to tight hugs."
She was right. Kyoya knew that Ranka was giving her lots of tight hugs regularly. He's glad that his sister didn't hug him often. Fuyumi stared at him with a knowing look. She noticed that Kyoya was too defensive so she teased him.
"Are you jealous that I'm hugging your girlfriend, Kyoya-san? How sweet!"
Both Haruhi and Kyoya blushed after hearing it. As she observed their embarrassed expressions, the black-haired lady laughed in delight.
"Aw . . . Come on, you two lovebirds! I'm just teasing you! And it's also a compliment so don't tense up."
Haruhi sighed in relief but the black-haired guy grimaced at her statement.
"Don't tease me like that, Fuyumi-neesan. It's only -"
"… 'natural for you to be jealous', right?" Fuyumi continued his sentence as if she could read his mind. Kyoya became silent as he felt cautious about his sister's strong intuition. He also felt threatened because she might eventually find out the truth and his plan. Gulping, he swore that he would never let her discover them.
Smirking calmly, he replied to his sister as he tried to change the topic, "Well, you're right, Fuyumi-neesan. However it will be rude to my girlfriend if we don't start treating her with her favorite food first, right?"
He looked at Haruhi, hoping that she would play along with him. Haruhi felt her cheeks still hot when Kyoya mentioned it. She's been waiting for this moment!
Fuyumi clasped her hands excitedly. "Oh, really?! What is your favorite food then, Haruhi-chan?!"
"Yes," he thought triumphantly when his sister acted like that. Changing the topic of their conversation was a success! Meanwhile, Haruhi became uneasy when Fuyumi looked at her with twinkling eyes. Trying to calm down, she immediately scanned the food lying on the table and there she found the food that she desired to eat for a long time now.
"… Fat tuna . . .," she mumbled while drooling unconsciously.
"Fat tuna, eh? Okay! So, Kyoya-san, feed her," suggested Fuyumi with a small giggle. She wanted this to happen all along if ever her sibling would finally have a girlfriend.
Kyoya almost fell from the couch after she said that. He never felt this pressure before since he's always confident that everything would go on his way. Unfortunately, this time, everything was going according to his cunning sister's plan. He thought that Fuyumi would follow his lead but he's wrong . . . Sensing his anxiety, Haruhi declined Fuyumi's suggestion.
"Umm . . . T-There's no need for Kyoya-sempai to feed me! I can eat by myself -"
The black-haired lady interrupted her swiftly, "No, no, no, Haruhi-chan! Feeding each other is a common thing that lovers do, right? I want to witness my sibling doing it with you so will you do it? Just this once! Please?"
Despite of the pressure, Kyoya realized that his sister's plan had given him an opportunity. It might be a good chance for him to do sweet things that couples do . . . with Haruhi, right? His heart was beating wilder just thinking about it. Well, what's bad about that? Pretending for awhile wouldn't hurt. Plus, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so who would decline it? Blinded by his desire, he grabbed a clean plate from the table and put some fat tuna on it. Haruhi gasped as she saw him preparing her favorite food, indicating that he was following his sister's request.
"Kyoya-sempai . . . !"
"Don't say a thing, Haruhi. I'll feed you," interrupted Kyoya coolly, making her more embarrassed. Her heart was thumping wildly. She never saw this coming. Well, she knew that Kyoya wasn't the type of person who shows affection. He's the infamous shadow king, right?
"Say 'ahh', Haruhi," he said with a smirk as he held up a small fat tuna with chopsticks while enjoying Haruhi's reaction. Who could have thought that she's cute whenever she bit her lower lip with flustered cheeks?
Still remembering her part as Kyoya's pretend girlfriend, the brown-haired girl tried to swallow her embarrassment before she did what Kyoya told her to.
"Ahh . . . ," she opened her mouth and then Kyoya put the food inside it gently. When she finally closed her mouth to chew the food, her eyes widened up in merriment.
"It's so delicious . . . ," she murmured and dazed like she was finally in paradise.
Fuyumi and Kyoya were astonished by her adorable reaction as they stared at Haruhi like that. Noticing this, the brown-haired girl blushed.
"Uh . . . I-I'm sorry! It's just . . ."
"You're so cute, Haruhi~!" squealed Fuyumi as she embraced Haruhi tightly again while rubbing her cheeks on hers. However that moment was short-lived when they heard Kyoya clearing his throat loudly, causing Fuyumi to get away from Haruhi and to clap her hands in understanding.
"Oh, I forgot that it's Haruhi-chan's turn to feed Kyoya-san~!"
Haruhi panicked, "Eh?! Me? Feed Kyoya-sempai?!"
"Is there a problem feeding me?" asked Kyoya with a raised eyebrow.
Feeling his evil aura, she gulped before shaking her head. "None!"
"Good. Feed me this time," he smirked.
"He's clearly enjoying it! I can't believe this guy!" she thought with a crooked smile. Well, she couldn't deny this request because she already agreed that they would pretend as a couple so she had no choice. Carefully, she picked up a pair of chopsticks on the table and didn't bother to grab a plate since she was sure that a piece of fat tuna wouldn't fall down easily from the chopsticks. So, she used the chopsticks to get a fat tuna and then slowly, guided it towards Kyoya but she got bewildered when he still didn't open his mouth.
"Um . . . Kyoya-sempai, why is your mouth still close? The food is already in front of your face, you know."
He frowned, "You must say 'Say ahh' to me first, right?"
Haruhi got a bit annoyed because the shadow king was being too unreasonable. Plus, it was awkward for her to say that phrase to Kyoya.
"I won't say that. So, just eat it," she demanded.
"No," he refused flatly.
"Oh, come on, Kyoya-sempai!" she groaned in protest while trying to make Kyoya eat it but he tried to avoid all of her attempts until the fat tuna suddenly slipped out between the chopsticks and fell down on Kyoya's lap. Quickly, Haruhi picked it up with her hand and tried to blow any dirt from the food since she'd always thought that food was not meant to be wasted.
"Ohh . . . What a waste . . . ," she mumbled with a troubled look, making Kyoya worried.
With a concerned look, Fuyumi suggested, "Umm . . . Haruhi-chan, there's still lots of fat tuna here so you can just put it aside on the table and get a clean one."
She shook her head. "No, I'll eat it, Fuyumi-san. It'll be a waste not to eat it. Besides, it's not dirty at all."
"But . . ."
"Fine. I'll be the one who will eat it."
After Kyoya said it, he swiftly grabbed Haruhi's right wrist and moved his head near her hand so that he could eat the fat tuna which was held with her thin fingers. She was so shocked by Kyoya's sudden action. Her face was heated up in embarrassment. She even felt his smooth, wet tongue licking her fingers when he ate her favorite food! Fuyumi nearly fainted with this kind of scene but she managed to hang in there.
"My, my, my! That's so erotic, Kyoya-san~!" she commented with a dramatic pose.
"E-Erotic . . . ?" mumbled Haruhi in confusion but she still could feel her heart beating wildly. Was this feeling caused by Kyoya's erotic action?
Kyoya blushed a bit by that word so he cleared his throat to ease his tension. "That's not a good comment, Fuyumi-neesan. I just don't want my girlfriend to be troubled. That's all."
Hearing that from him, the brown-haired girl gazed at him with a surprised look. "Are you worried that I'll eat that fat tuna?"
"Who won't worry?" he replied bluntly.
Feeling his sincerity, she felt happy in some way and laughed cheerfully.
Kyoya was bewildered by her laugh. "Why are you laughing?"
"Well, I never thought that you're so considerate to me. I bet your future girlfriend will be lucky to have you," she whispered to him, causing Kyoya to blush yet at the same time, to frown.
"Aren't you the lucky one right now?" he mumbled sadly but Haruhi didn't hear it. Well, he didn't intend to say it to her so it was fine with him. When Fuyumi's request was finally done, they ate for the meantime before Fuyumi started to ask random questions to Haruhi. All of the questions were ordinary so Kyoya enjoyed listening to some info that he didn't know yet like Haruhi used to like pink frilly dresses when she was still a kid, she lost in a singing contest, she participated on a play as a tree, she liked eating toothpaste back then, and she bumped her head on a public lamp post when she was running late on her class back in middle school. Most of the stories that Haruhi was telling them made him almost laugh. Both of the girls were surprised by this but they didn't let him know that. They didn't want to ruin the happy expression on his face.
"I never thought that I can finally see how happy you are right now with a special person, Kyoya-san. All this time, I'm worried that you might still want to accomplish your ambitions by yourself . . . but I'm relieved to see that you're not alone anymore," thought Fuyumi with a smile while observing a smiling Kyoya looking at Haruhi, who's really glad to tell her funny experiences. She could tell that her sibling was deeply in love for the first time. She wished that their family would eventually change for good.
After Haruhi finished telling some stories, Fuyumi asked another question but this time, it was serious.
"Haruhi-chan, how much do you love Kyoya-san?"
"Huh?"
Haruhi and Kyoya were shocked by her sudden serious question. They didn't anticipate this.
"Umm . . . , well . . . ," she trailed off while thinking of an answer. She wasn't ready for this kind of question! Lying was also hard on her part. She didn't tell a big lie once in her life. However, it would be better to tell how she felt right now. For her, Kyoya was truly a kind person despite of his cold, ambitious personality. She knew that but she got nervous all of a sudden when she was about to talk, but Kyoya held her hand abruptly.
"Kyoya-sempai . . . ?"
"I had enough . . . Let's stop pretending. I don't want you to lie anymore just for my selfish plan," said Kyoya with a bitter look on his face. Haruhi's eyes widened up in surprise and felt something painful within her after hearing him.
"What . . . is this? It hurts . . . ," she wondered while observing Kyoya standing up and letting go of her hand gently. Was it really okay for her to accept what would happen next? Was it all right for her not to help anymore? That question entered her mind. She felt bitterness because she knew that she didn't do much help to Kyoya. If she agreed to help someone, she wanted to give everything she had just to help. She didn't want to regret her decision in helping the black-haired guy so she took a deep breath before making an action.
Kyoya began to speak, "Fuyumi-neesan, I'm sorry to say this . . . but Haruhi and I are not a -!"
"Oh, I'm not letting you do this, Kyoya-sempai!" thought Haruhi as she interrupted him.
"The truth is . . . I hate Kyoya-sempai, Fuyumi-san!"
Silence prevailed inside the room after she said that. Fuyumi's and Kyoya's eyes were wide open after hearing it and it took a minute before Fuyumi started laughing.
"Hahahaha~! That's so hilarious, Haruhi-chan! You're his girlfriend but you hate him? Why did you say that?"
Kyoya's eyeglasses sparkled dangerously when he glared at the brown-haired girl as if he also demanded an explanation why she said that in the first place. Haruhi sweated and gulped nervously. She didn't expect that she cried it out. Well, at least she could explain.
"Umm . . . T-that is because . . . Kyoya-sempai is so cunning, harsh and manipulative . . . He always likes to act on his own and he doesn't always say important things early. If he can't do what he wanted to do alone, he will trick, threaten or bribe others just for his own benefit. I hate that part about him!"
A nerve popped on Kyoya's forehead even if everything that she said was true. "That's a nice thing to say, Haruhi . . ."
Fuyumi chuckled in amusement.
Then Haruhi showed a gentle smile as she gazed at the black-haired guy's onyx eyes. "But . . . I came to understand him better this time and realized that Kyoya-sempai is a good guy after all. So I found myself thinking that maybe . . . Kyoya-sempai is too shy to show his good side, or maybe he doesn't like others to take advantage of his good qualities . . ."
Kyoya got paralyzed by her words. He didn't expect her to say such warm words.
"Yes, I agree, Haruhi-chan! Kyoya-san is actually very shy~!" giggled Fuyumi with a nod, causing him to blush in embarrassment. He growled, "Don't say unnecessary things, Fuyumi-neesan . . ."
Haruhi stifled a chuckle before adding, "That's why . . ."
Then she showed the prettiest smile that Kyoya never saw before in his life.
". . . I'm so lucky to be with him right now . . . To be able to feel his kindness and to see his selfless side, I'm such a happy person."
After telling those words, the black-haired lady almost cried in joy and looked at Kyoya with a blissful look on her face. "My, my, my, Kyoya-san! Haruhi-chan loves you so much~! You're such a lucky guy!"
Lucky guy? Yes, it might be true that he was fortunate to hear wonderful things from Haruhi . . . but it hurt him at the same time. Whether the brown-haired girl's words were lies or not, he knew that she didn't love him because she didn't say those three words at all. Even though he wanted to embrace her tightly because of what she had said a few minutes ago, he couldn't move a limb.
"If only she had said those three words that I want to hear . . . ," thought Kyoya with a frustrated look as he found himself helpless. He really wanted her to be his formally. However he couldn't be selfish . . . Or else he would end up treating her like a bird in a cage. He could imagine himself again as that helpless man trying to trap the brown-spotted bird so he could be happy. Yes, he would do anything just to get what he wanted . . . but was that really the correct way to achieve true happiness and love? Or was it just a way to satisfy his hunger for love . . . ? What if it's just for his satisfaction, would he still use this chance to get Haruhi for himself or not?
With those questions floating on his mind, he smiled bitterly when he finally came up with an answer and realized something crucial on his being. "Although I will be selfish on this decision . . . , I hope that she will understand me . . ."
Haruhi noticed this and got worried. She wondered nervously, "Did I say too much bad things about him . . . ?"
Suddenly, all of them got surprised by several knocks on the door.
"Come in," said Fuyumi.
Then a maid came inside the room and bowed before saying the news.
"I apologize in disturbing your conversation with a guest, but Yoshio-sama will shortly arrive. He also likes to inform Kyoya-bocchama to go to his office with his marriage interview partner or whoever he plans to be engaged with."
Fuyumi clasped her hands happily. "Oh, is it already time for Kyoya-san to engage with Haruhi-chan?!"
"Eh?!" yelled Haruhi as she began to panic mentally. What should she do?! If she continued to be Kyoya's pretend girlfriend, both of them might be engaged legally which was not really on the plan she agreed to participate in. However, their goal . . . no, the Shadow King's goal, which was to ditch his marriage interview partner, would be wasted if their cover was blown away right now! They're in a pinch-
"Fuyumi-neesan, I don't plan on engaging with Haruhi . . . ," replied Kyoya seriously, causing Haruhi to stare at him with a dumbfounded look.
His sister pouted with an exaggerated expression on her face. "W-what?! Why, Kyoya-san?! Haruhi-chan loves you, right-?"
Kyoya shook his head sadly. "No. The truth is . . . Haruhi is not my girlfriend! She . . . she is my -!"
"WHAT?! Haruhi is Kyoya's marriage interview partner, you say?!" all of the host club members, except Mori, shouted in unison after hearing it from Ranka.
"Right~! I bet the interview is starting now," said Ranka cheerfully but Tamaki started to ask madly as if he's going crazy after hearing it.
"Where are they now, Ranka-san?!"
They trembled in fear for the first time when they saw the idiotic club president like that.
"Tono is . . . so serious," thought Kaoru with a gulp as he understood why Tamaki was acting like that.
"Calm down, Tama-chan! You're way too scary right now~!" pleaded Honey with watery eyes.
Hikaru agreed with the small boy. "Honey-sempai got a point, Tono! Just cool down and -"
"Be quiet . . . !" the blond-haired guy ordered them with an icy glare.
Responding to his command, they acted like good kids, zipping their mouths to silence themselves although Mori was already a good boy.
On the other hand, the red-haired okama remained calm and questioned him instead of answering first. "So what will you do when you know their location?"
"I will stop them!" answered Tamaki with a determined look as if he was a knight, ready to slay a demon to save a princess.
Ranka countered, "So, will you dare stop your best friend from achieving his happiness?"
"Huh . . . ?" the blond-haired guy showed a confused look.
"Will you really stop Kyoya-kun from loving Haruhi-chan?" he simplified.
Tamaki's eyes widened up in shock when he understood what Ranka was trying to say. "Kyoya . . . loves Haruhi? Really? I can't believe it . . . I thought that their relationship as mommy and daughter is going bad but I'm so happy right now as the daddy! Kyoya really loves our daughter, huh?"
"Hey, this is not a BL plot, right? I just heard him saying 'our daughter'! Hey, Haruhi is my daughter, you idiotic president!" thought Ranka with gritted teeth before throwing another question.
"What if Kyoya-kun really loves Haruhi and they're currently having a good time at Cresson Cafe, what will you do?"
Tamaki replied confidently with roses flying around him, "I . . . I will join them there and make them realize that I, as a Daddy, must be there, too~! Wait for me there, Kyoya and Haruhi~!"
Then Tamaki ran off towards the designated café, leaving others with the same shocked expression on their faces.
Ranka asked, "Umm . . . May I ask something?"
"Sure . . . What is it?" replied Kaoru with a passive look.
"How much of an idiot is your club president?"
"Well, we all know that he's the greatest idiot among the idiots in the world now," answered Hikaru with the same passive look.
"But are you really okay with Tama-chan being Haru-chan's daddy?" asked Honey with an innocent look while cuddling his Usa-chan.
After hearing that, the red-haired guy trembled in anger just by imagining Tamaki as Haruhi's daddy. He would certainly not allow it!
"NO~! I'm Haruhi's ONLY daddy~!"
Then Ranka ran off to the same direction where Tamaki had gone off to.
Honey beamed in amazement. "Woahh~! He ran so fast!"
"We forgot that he's an idiot, too . . . ," the Hitachiin twins sighed heavily in unison.
After a gust of wind passed through them, a loud growl was heard.
"Whose stomach is suffering now?" questioned Kaoru with a sweatdrop.
"Mine," groaned Mori.
"Well, let's just go to the newly-built café too to replenish ourselves!" shouted Hikaru excitedly as he began running towards the Cresson Café.
"Looks like someone doesn't like Haruhi to be taken away by somebody as well," remarked Kaoru with a knowing smile as they followed his older twin sibling.
To be continued . . .
A/N: Yes, that's chapter 3, everybody! I enjoyed 'the feeding moment' here . . . (*^_^*)
Plus, I love making Tamaki's lines, too~! LOL
What do you think will happen now? As for me, I'm so excited to finish this fanfic but like I said, I'm having problems with the ending! I'm hoping for some feedbacks about this and if you want to suggest something for the ending, post a review or PM me, but don't expect that I'll write all of your suggestions for the ending, ok? I just want a simple idea from u. Thanks again for reading! (^_^)v