Unrequited

Chapter Two

Tamaki stayed at Kyoya's house for three hours, talking and eating. He helped Kyoya with a few assignments for his college courses, and helped Kyoya plan some things for the Ootori Company. He leaves feeling refreshed, but also guilty for how he treated Haruhi at lunch. He instructs his chauffeur to take him to the Hitachiin residence in the hopes that she'd be there so he could apologize. As he's about to leave, Kyoya runs up behind him and grabs his sleeve.

"You forgot your bag," Kyoya says, calm and collected as always. Tamaki smiles and gratefully takes the bag from him.

"I'm going to go apologize to Haruhi and-"

"You need backup. Move." Kyoya demands, pushing Tamaki to the side and climbing into the car. Tamaki is shocked- he hadn't even realized that he wanted his friend to be with him, but Kyoya did. Tamaki can't help but compare his and Kyoya's relationship to Hunny and Mori's- Kyoya, like Mori, always seems to know exactly what Tamaki needs before he asks for it, just like Hunny. Except for the relationship of course. Tamaki would never date his best friend. Tamaki is pulled out of his thoughts as Kyoya tugs him into the car by his sleeve. Tamaki smiles at his best friend before cuddling into his side as he usually does when they're not in public. For some reason, Tamaki always feels a need to be touching his friend, and Kyoya- though usually rigid- allows it, relaxing into Tamaki's touch. Tamaki assumes that the need to touch stems from Tamaki knowing how touch-starved Kyoya is, as the only physical touch the youngest son gets at home since his mother died is when his father hits him. Tamaki's blood boils at the thought, and Kyoya seems to sense this, mindlessly grabbing Tamaki's hand and squeezing it softly before letting go gently. Tamaki is momentarily amazed at the fact that Kyoya didn't even look up from his phone to do this.

"Tamaki, stop the car." Kyoya demands gently. Tamaki taps on the window and instructs the driver to park by the nearest house.

"Why, where are we?" Tamaki asks, confused. The house is a large and expensive mansion, but it also looks very homely.

"I have to give Hunny a present. It was his birthday last week and I missed it." Kyoya comments calmly, stepping out of the car and gesturing for Tamaki to join him.

"What's the present?" Tamaki asks, curious and excited. He had been at Hunny's birthday dinner last week with the twins, Haruhi, and Mori. He'd noticed that Kyoya wasn't there of course, but he had called and skyped during the dinner, so Tamaki had almost forgotten about the ill-timed business trip.

Kyoya knocks on the door and immediately a baby is heard crying. Tamaki hears a muffled argument through the door before it's opened.

"Hello?" Hunny says cutely, peeking is little head out. When he sees it's Kyoya he throws the door open, clearly excited, but unusually careful of the thing that not even Tamaki could be clueless enough to miss- the baby balanced on his hip. She's about a year old, Tamaki estimates. Her hair is pulled into tight little pigtails finished with adorable satin bows. Her outfit was clearly supplied by Hikaru and Kaoru, the soft pink overalls and undershirt made of the finest materials and her black Mary Janes polished to perfection- Tamaki recognizes it from the Hitachiin children's-wear collection. Her pigtails reveal honey blonde curls the exact color as Hunny's, and her dark black eyes that are so similar to Mori's shimmer with the tears she shed at having been awoken from her nap.

"Hello Usagi. How was your nap?" Kyoya asks, a soft smile gracing his face as he wiggles his fingers at the little girl.

"Tell Uncle Kyoya how you are Usa!" Hunny coos at his daughter, bouncing her slightly. The little girl smiles at Kyoya, making Tamaki want to scream with how adorable it is.

"I good Kyo!" she says giggling. "Daddy, Kyo!" Hunny laughs.

"Okay sweetie!" he says, handing the little girl to Kyoya. Kyoya, surprisingly, is not awkward at all with the little girl. In fact, he looks completely at home with her, happy and relaxed.

"Are you sure you can spare time to watch her?" Mori asks, walking up behind Hunny and placing a hand on his head.

"Of course. I owe Hunny a birthday present, and to be quite honest I rather enjoy spending time with Usagi. She's far more intelligent than Tamaki." Kyoya teases. Tamaki fakes horror and pain at the statement, collapsing on the ground. Usagi laughs to the point of near tears at the ridiculous blonde.

"Tama-chan! You haven't met Usa yet, have you?! This is Usagi, our daughter!" Hunny chirps.

"I wasn't aware you had a child! No one told me! Also, did you name your child after your stuffed rabbit? I mean, I might be getting words mixed up, but doesn't her name literally mean 'rabbit'?" Tamaki asks, confused. Hunny giggles and shrugs.

"Bye Tama-chan!" he says, closing the door on the two younger men without answering the question.

Kyoya turns to Tamaki, bouncing the child lightly in his arms.

"Alright. Let's go see Haruhi and the Twins."