(A/N: Listen to If It Kills Me by Jason Mraz to know how Kyoya is feeling from this point in the story to the rest of the chapter. )
Chapter 9
Guilty
>Eri
Just as I was about to stand up, Tamaki began shouting, "Mori-senpai! Don't make someone sit on your lap! You have to choose two others", he said, making Takashi grunt in annoyance, "How about number 4 sits on number 6's lap", Tamaki offered, shocking me. What?! Someone has to sit on my lap now?!
I saw Kyoya stand up, which resulted in my stomach dropping, "Whose number 6", he asked, looking at the group of shocked people. I lowered my head, then slowly raised my hand.
I heard him let out an exasperated sigh, "I have to sit on her lap, wasn't it the other way around", he said, evidently upset. His disappointment got to me, making me feel overwhelmed, disappointed and nervous at the same time. Feeling my face grow warm, I covered my cheeks and eyes so they wouldn't see my ashamed expression.
I felt something be placed on my lap, making me lower my hands to take a peek, "Tch, stop hiding", Hiro said, giving me a disapproving look with a slight pout, "You're good friends with the bastard, so I won't do anything to punish you", he said, his face slightly red, his hand subconsciously cupping my hand that had been on my cheek.
Suddenly, Hiro flew up, making his face come directly to mine. I was going to push him away but his lips made forceful contact to my chin, his hair skimming my neck as it flew by. I watched him as he was launched away from me, then turned to face a frowning, handsome guy in glasses. "I won't sit on your lap if you two are dating", he said, making me grow even more flustered.
"I-I, No! What! I-", I stuttered, causing him to chuckle.
He patted my head, "Okay", he said, sitting down in front of me, "Go ahead", he said, motioning me to wrap my arms around him.
I blinked twice, then decided to make an excuse to save me from being even more flustered, "C-can we switch? I won't be able to play the game if I can't see everyone.. and the first time they said that number 6 has to sit on the persons lap for the rest of the game and I-I won't be able to see anything since you're taller than me", I stuttered, obviously nervous.
Tamaki tried looking at me over Kyoya's shoulder but failed, "Yeah we should let them", Kaoru said.
Hikaru snickered, "Yeah, it would be nice to see Eri's cute blushing face", he said after his twin, making me grow even more nervous and flustered.
I scooted my way to Kyoya, avoiding eye contact with everyone by looking at the floor. Kyoya had his legs crossed so I sat in between his legs. I was in such a close perimeter of Kyoya, his body's warmth repelled onto me, which made my heart rate increase to an unworldly speed.
My face was still lowered to face the ground when I saw a pair of arms wrap around me, resting on my shoulders. I felt my face grow even hotter, probably turning a dark crimson color by now, "Your turn, King", he said whispered into my ear, sending chills throughout my body.
I looked up at him, then looked at the other people in the room, "U-uh, number 5 has to tell us who they think is the best looking person here, without offending anyone else", I mumbled.
Honey was the one to stand up this time, "I think Usa-chan is really cute, but right now Eri's face is so cute", he said, skipping towards me, poking my cheek before making his way back.
He began giggling, "Okay! Number 7 has to kiss number one", he said, probably aware of who the two people were.
Haruhi began blushing when Hiro stood up, "Number 1", he asked. Haruhi stood up and Hiro awkwardly walked over to her with a slightly pink face. He placed a kiss on Haruhi's cheek, making both of their faces turn red. I subconsciously looked at Kyoya, curious on what his reaction would be. He didn't seem at all fazed, but narrowed his eyebrows when he met my gaze, yet his cheeks increased in color by 50 shades.
Hiro cleared his throat, causing us to focus our attention back on him, "Number 2 has to pull a prank on number 9 by the end of the day", he said, smirking at Hikaru.
After a few more games, we decided to go eat dinner. Once we had finished our delicious food, I handed out everyones presents. I gave everyone their sweets, and everyone thanked me receiving a few hugs while doing so.
Once everyone finished their desserts, I decided to stay outside for a while. I sat down on a bench, gazing up at the stars. I heard someone sit beside me, but decided to pay no mind to them since they weren't doing anything to me.
"Eri", I heard a tired Takashi say, making me turn to face him, "I need to tell you something", he said, sounding a bit nervous.
"What is it", I asked, confused on what he was going to tell me.
Takashi shuffled awkwardly, "I think... I am in love with you", he said, shocking me.
My breath hitched, but, Kyoya.. "T-Takashi..", I said, unable to say anything else.
He patted my head, "I don't expect you to return my feelings, so telling you will help me move on", he said, placing a kiss on my forehead. I was still in shock, so I stood there unable to do anything.
As soon as he began walking away, I saw a figure walk up to me, "Hey Eri, Hikaru already planned the prank on Tamaki, but we need you to do something for us", Kaoru said, a smirk draw on his face.
I wasn't able to process what I should do due to the shock I had just experienced so I nodded, "Great, just follow me, that's all you need to do", he said, and I responded by nodding.
He grabbed my hand and led me to the Suoh Mansion, directing me through hallways until we reached a room, "You'll be sleeping here since we have plan in the other room, all of your stuff is in here, good luck", he cheered, pushing me into the room. As I entered, I tripped over a bag, and to make matters worse, Kaoru slammed the door on my butt, which made me fall forward.
I groaned as I lifted myself from the floor, only to see my Rilakkuma bag on the floor, the object I had tripped over. I sat on the floor, taking out my pajamas. I found the bathroom in the dark, opening the door with my free hand. I placed my bag on the counter top, proceeding to change into my lion paw print pajamas once the door was closed and looked.
I came out of the bathroom, placing the bag next to the nearby closet, which seemed to be occupied with mens clothing. They must've lead me to the room Hiro was staying in..
I let out an exasperated sigh and climbed into the bed, "Can you let me vent out for a bit", I asked the person beside me, in which they responded with a nod.
I let out a large sigh of relief, "Good, because I sort of need some advice", I said, pausing to find a good way to phrase the strange sentence that was about to escape my mouth, "What do you do when someone tells you that they love you, but you don't feel the same way.. and instead of feeling guilty for the person, you feel guilty for another person", I asked who I thought was Hiro.
He stayed silent, which made me sigh, "Takashi said he thinks he loves me, and knows that I won't return his feelings, so that's why he told me... but I didn't feel guilty for Taka.. I fel-", I said, but was interrupted by the body next to me lifting up abruptly
He looked down at the covers, but I could clearly see that the raven-haired male was not Hiro, "Please do not continue", he said, "I knew you were dating Hiro", he mumbled, getting out of the bed.
Unsure of how I would clear things up to my new found crush, I leapt forward, grasping his wrist and pulling him back onto the bed, "Wait! Kyoya! It was Kyoya" I yelled.
(A/N: Yayy! Another cliffhanger! I am enjoying making cliff hangers, [which is what is motivating me to write this at the movement, so yeah, hehe sorry?] Thanks for bearing with my cruelty-ish-ness. Meow. )
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