My Coffee Bean {Ouran}

{7}

~Acquiesce~

Kofuyu sat motionless in her chair. She stared straight ahead at the front of the classroom, but she was no longer paying attention to what was going on around her. Lunch was in a few minutes and she was thinking about how she'd have to give up, and let Kyoya win.

Kofuyu was nothing, if not stubborn.

The bell rang but Kofuyu was too in her own mind to notice. It wasn't until Koaru placed a hand on her shoulder that she jumped out of her train of thought. "What?" She asked, a little to harsh.

"Just checking to make sure you were okay," Kaoru defensively spoke.

"You weren't moving or responding," Hikaru added.

"Yeah, I was just thinking," Kofuyu sighed and turned away from the twins. "They hadn't said anything about me joining their club. Did Ootori or Suoh even tell them?"

Kofuyu gathered her things and left the classroom. She knew Hikaru and Kaoru were still talking as she got ready to leave, but their words didn't even register in her head. She headed to the gazebo and sat down across from the glasses-wearing host.

"You win, Ootori. I'll join your stupid club," Kofuyu sighed out. A slight smile spread across Kyoya's lips.

"I'm sure Tamaki and the others will be happy to hear that," Kyoya replied. "My assumption was correct. I only assumed she had more to hide based on what I know about her permanent record."

Kofuyu continued watching Kyoya silently. She analyzed his body language and facial expressions, but he was pretty neutral. Hate and frustration began to bubble in her chest, but she pushed those feelings further down to suppress them.

"I don't think you actually think you have anything against me," Kofuyu lied. "I'll still accept your offer. I've realized I do, in fact, have something to gain from being in this club."

"Oh, yeah?" Kyoya hummed. "And what's that?" Kyoya brought his hand up to his face to push his glasses further up the bridge of his nose. "I get the feeling Kofuyu is a lot less oblivious than Haruhi is. I shouldn't underestimate her."

"I'll keep that to myself for now," Kofuyu declined. She pulled off the lid of her lunchbox and began getting ready to eat. "I think we're done here. You can go now," Kofuyu spoke carelessly.

After Kyoya left, Kofuyu let her emotions show. A scowl covered her face, and her eyes burned holes into the table. She hated that Kyoya was able to successfully blackmail her, but she decided she wouldn't take it out on the host club. That is, unless they had any involvement or agreed with Kyoya's tactics.

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"Why did you tell us that you were thinking about joining earlier?" Hikaru and Kaoru even whined in unison. The two followed behind Kofuyu and Haruhi as the two girls headed to the third music room.

"I didn't think it was important," Kofuyu answered without looking at them. "You know now, so what's the big deal?" Kofuyu shrugged them off and ignored the curious looks Haruhi gave her.

"I get why you didn't tell them, but why didn't you tell me?" Haruhi asked. She upset at all. Instead, her reasons behind her questioning was purely due to curiosity.

"Because I didn't think I was going to agree. I wasn't planning on it at first, but then something changed my mind," Kofuyu answered truthfully. Once again, she made it to the front door of the host club, and the brothers beside her pushed the doors open.

Kofuyu stepped into third music room. Her face was devoid of emotion, but internally, she was not happy. Her eyes met Kyoya's first, and he gave her a soft smile. In response, her gaze hardened for a split second. She was really starting to hate him.