Bitten {Ouran Host Club}

It's Raining but There's the Rainbow

Alaria's POV

Morning was so bittersweet. Waking up to the birds singing and the sun shinging was so great, but waking up period was the bitter end of the deal.

I changed into my shirt and shorts again since I didn't wear them much yesterday. i walked to the dining room where we were all eating breakfast. The breakfast wasn't being served yet, as not everyone was at the table. Kyoya looked at me and pulled me aside. I wanted to smile, but I had a feeling that this wasn't going to be good.

"Alaria, you're a very, very wonderful girl," I knew it, "And it sounds like you've been through so much..." He hesitated. "I won't put you through anything else." What? What does that mean? "What's that mean, Kyoya?" He stared at me as if willing me to understand what he meant. "I'm not interested in a relationship."

My heart shattered. My eyes widened a bit, but then I put on a blank face and nodded. "As usual, I get my hopes up, life offers me something, and then takes it away right before I grab it." I mumbled. I walked over to the table, my face still blank and unreadable, and sat down. The twins walked in and sat down on either side of me, and Kyoya was forced to sit right across from me.

I kept my head down during breakfast.

After breakfast, Kyoya informed us that we'd be going to school. I sighed and face palmed; I didn't have any other clothes besides what I was wearing now. We left and breakfast was cleaned up.

Haruhi asked if I'd mind riding in another limo today. I shook my head and smiled at her. Of course, to my luck, all the other limos had left besides Kyoya's. I knocked on his window with a sigh. "Could I ride to school with you?" He nodded, not even hesitating. At least he wasn't being immature.

I climbed into the opposite side of the limo and sat down. I looked down at my lap, twiddling my thumbs. I wanted to ask him why he didn't say anything last night, why he led me on to believe that we were together. But I kept my mouth shut. No point in getting hurt any more than I already am.

I noticed that Kyoya opened his mouth and then closed it as if he didn't know what he should say. Finally, I said, "If you're going to say something just say it. You don't have to sugar coat it for me; I'm a big girl." I wasn't rude, just a bit mean. He deserved that much, right?

He sighed. "Look, Alaria, I'm a strictly business kind of guy. I only take something when I can gain from it." Oh great! That's wonderful! I fell for a guy who's only ever going to be in love with money. "And I don't want you to get hurt." He added. I almost scoffed, but kept quiet. "When I can gain from it," echoed in my head.

"So I wouldn't be worth it? Even if you gained anything, who's to say we couldn't be happy together, Kyoya? To be honest, you would gain something. You'd gain me. I'd be closer to you than I was before. You'd gain trust and compassion, love. Kyoya. You'd gain something, but that's not what you want, is it? It's all about the money." As soon as I finished, the limo pulled up to the high school's gates. I jumped out of the car and sprinted to the court yard, probably tripping and pushing people along the way.



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Kyoya's POV

"It's all about the money." And she jumped out. That, that hurt. But, to her, it was true. I'd only ever dealt with money, only thing I could trust myself with was money, because you can't hurt money. And I'd end up hurting her.

But I already did. I just did. I hurt her when I told her this morning instead of telling her last night. Haruhi kept a part of that night to herself, and I told her the same thing. What? Was Alaria not good enough for me? Was Haruhi better than Alaria?

I sighed and got out of the limo. The driver gave me a sympathetic look before he drove away. Today was definitely going to be interesting.

As I walked down the sidewalk, some part of me was screaming at me to follow Lari into the courtyard, where I saw her run. But the other part had just turned itself away from her. I felt like an emotionless dick.

In order to try to change things, I turned into the courtyard. It was empty, for a little while, until I rounded a corner to a large cherry tree. There, sitting at the trunk of the tree, was Alaria. I could see her shoulders tremble every few seconds. Was she... Crying?

I stepped out into the open and she looked up at me. I hadn't noticed them last night or this morning, but she had bruises all over her legs. "What the hell happened to you?" I questioned, my voice filled with care and concern. She glared at me and curled her legs underneath her. "What do you care?" She snapped. I sighed, I definitely deserved it. "Look, just because I'm not interested in a relationship doesn't mean I don't care about you." I explained. She just continued to glare at me.

She wasn't saying anything, but I saw the flash of hope in her eyes when I asked what happened. She still had hope for me. "What happened?" I asked again, this time easier and smoother. She shook her head.

"Nothing."

"I can tell you're lying. What happened?"

"Nothing!"

"What is so secret that you can't tell me? What makes you think I won't figure it out myself, huh?" I screamed.

She gave me a sad smirk and said, "I know you won't." My eyebrows shot up in defiance. "Oh really? How do you know?"

"Because she hasn't been caught, yet."



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Alaria's POV

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Why wouldn't he just leave me alone?

I walked up to a random girl and asked her if she had any foundation. She nodded and handed it to me. "I'll give it back, just one second!" I said and ran into the nearest bathroom. I smeared it over my legs until it faded into the color of my skin and covered the bruises. I put some on my face, too, just so she wouldn't get suspicious.

I gave her the foundation back and she smiled and walked off.

"Still not gonna tell me what happened?" Wow! He's persistant!

"Nope." I said, popping the "p". He sighed, I was frustrating him.

"Why can't you just tell me?" His voice was sincerely concerned and I almost told him, but I kept it to myself. My eyes flew to the double doors that just burst open.

"Oh God." I whispered. What the hell was she doing here? At least all the students had cleared out of the hallway...

She looked around for a second before her eyes landed on me. "Alaria Love Mae!" She screamed my name. I noticed only then that Kyoya was out of sight. "M-Mom! Um, what are you doing here?" I asked nervously. He was about to find out what happened and why the bruises were there.

My Mom slapped me across the face, my cheek stinging and burning. "Where the hell have you been the past three days!?" She whispered harshly, still not noticing Kyoya. I whimpered and put a hand to my cheek. "At Haruhi's! I left you a note on the fridge!" I cried. She shook her head and grabbed me by my hair. She twirled it around on her fingers and my face twisted with pain. She was drunk. Bad drunk.

She pulled me onto the floor and kicked me in the ribcage. I doubled over and cried out, wishing there was someone else in the hallway.

She chuckled at my pain. "You should've drowned instead of your father!" She spit. I coughed. "But then, you would've been doing this to him because you lost me." I whimpered, the pain and new bruises already beginning to form.

I heard people running down the stairs in front of us and my Mom stood straight up and turned around. It was the chairman and a bunch of guards. "What? How did you--?" She looked down at me as if I were to blame.

Kyoya stepped out of the shadows of the hiding place he had between two pillars. The chairman pointed at my Mom and two of them grabbed her arms dragging her away. "Mom!" I screamed as they pulled open the doors and outside. "Mom!" I screamed again.

Kyoya picked me up, but I fought him and struggled. "Stop it, Alaria! I'm trying to help you!" He let me down and I stumbled over the wall. I was at the double doors when the police arrived, and they shoved my Mom into the car.

I fell to my knees, and sobbed. Kyoya ran up to me and crouched before me. "Where does it hurt?" I shook my head, wrapping my arms around myself. "Why did you do that?" I cried. "Why did you do that?" He looked at me as if I'd just grown horns. "She was abusing you, Alaria! I was not about to stand by and watch!" I shook my head and doubled over, the emotional pain greater than the physical. "She's the only family member I had!" I shouted. Kyoya's eyes widened in realization. "There's a reason I didn't tell anyone at all! If I wanted her gone, I would've told you!" I screamed. Kyoya backed away, horrified with himself.

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I woke up against the tree, Kyoya was gone. Had he been gone the entire time?

Wow... That dream was so realistic.... And true... Most of it, anyway. What if it does come true? What if she goes to jail? I've got to go home, now!

I ran out of the courtyard, past the fountain, and to the Ouran gates. The guards at the gates stopped me. "What do you think you're doing here? You should be in class!" One said. I shook my head. "I've got to go home! It's an emergancy!" I shouted. The guards looked at one another and opened the gates.

I sprinted out of the gates. There was no way I was going to be able to run all the way home, but I sure as hell was going to try! I ran along the sidewalk, tripping and picking myself up again. I turned into the woods, taking a shortcut. I got halfway through the trail when I got light headed and passed out.



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I felt something shaking me. It was rough, and pretty scary, but they were shaking me. "Alaria, you've got to get up now." "D-Dad?" I asked. He hummed in response. "Come on, get up. It's okay."

I opened my eyes to Kyoya, Tamaki, and Haruhi. I was laying in Kyoya's arms, and they all sighed in relief when I opened my eyes. "Damnit, Lari! Don't do that again!" Haruhi said, putting her hand over her heart. I shivered and looked in Kyoya's eyes. He was happy, but obviously concerned.

"How did you find me?"

Kyoya chuckled. "We were tailing you the entire time. No one ever leaves Ouran in that big of a hurry."

Oh my God! Mom! I sat up, almost head-butting Kyoya, and stumbled, standing. He glared at me and supported me. "Whoa! Take it easy, Alaria! Where do you think you're going?" "Home!" Was my reply.

They were all silent for a second as I trudged down the trail. "Why?" Tamaki asked. I don't need questions, and I can't believe they followed me. I can't believe I blacked out like that, in the middle of the woods. "Because!" I replied.

I started jogging down the trail, staying close to the trees in case I tripped. I felt a headache coming on and had to slow down. "Alaria, what's the matter with you?" Kyoya asked. I just shook my head and continued on.

It was a while before I felt well enough to start running again. I made it to my house within fifteen minutes.

I ran inside and shouted, "Mom!" She popped her head from the kitchen, sober. "Right here, honey!" It was amazing what kind of transformation she made between sober and drunk. "Oh my God, Mom!" I ran into the kitchen and hugged her, not bothering to close the door behind me. She hugged me back, forgetting about the food she was preparing.

"Shouldn't you be in school, Ari?" She asked. I nodded, tears in my eyes. "Mom, y-you got drunk and c-came to Ouran and..." I stuttered. My Mom tensed, then relaxed and hugged me tighter. "I'm so sorry honey. I promise you that all of it's going away!"

We sat like that for a second before she let go of me. "Who's this, Ari?" I turned around to find the Host Club in my door, Kyoya in the lead. I sighed. "Um, this is the Host Club. I joined them and they, uh, gave me the ride here." I explained. It was a bit of a lie, but not completely. Hikaru and Kaoru went straight to charming her. I stared at Kyoya, sorrow in my eyes, before trudging to my room to deal with my minor wounds.

I tripped a few times and hurt my ankle, so I grabbed a brace and secured my right ankle into it. It felt like there was so much drama in my life, like I was a drama magnet.

I was smearing neosporin onto my small cuts and scratches when there was a knock at the door. "Can I come in?" Kyoya again. I nodded, but stayed silent as I concentrated on my wounds. "You really know how to patch yourself up." He complimented.

I looked up from my work and opened my mouth to tell Kyoya that he didn't have to act like he cared when he kissed me. I froze in shock, my eyes wide, until I relaxed and my brain started functioning again. Not normally, but functioning.

Our lips were practically sealed together, not breaking apart. I caught my fingers in his hair as he put his hands on my waist. We broke apart for our breaths and, just as we went to kiss each other again, my Mom started walking down the hallway.

We sat down on my bed and he acted like he was helping me treat my wounds when my Mom got to the door. She smiled and thanked Kyoya and walked away. I blushed and pecked his cheek, and finished with my wounds.



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"***" Means a day or night has passed. I forgot to mention that in the last chapter!

Kyoya accepts Alaria! Yay! They're together! Yay! But.... Hehe..... Will they stay that way? >:D

Gosh! I'm so mean to poor ol' Alaria and Kyoya! They deserve to be happy for at least a few chapters!

I know this chapter was drama-packed, but I thought now was a good time to spill the other "tragedy" in Alaria's life. Which was, if you didn't catch it, her Mom gets drunk and abuses her. But I think you caught it!

(My grammar may be a bit off because there's NO way I'm going through all of this and editing it! xP)

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