[Chapter 19 | Linger]

Jun walked back. It was quite a way away from her home. She didn't want to go back to Lobelia or Ouran. "..." She looked down as she walked. She was so calm on the outside though her eyes held sadness.

Once she got back to her home, she spotted Kyoya at the door with Haruhi and the twins, speaking with their mother. "She left in such a hurry I'm sure something happened.."Haruhi said.

"She hasn't come back?" Kyoya looked worried.

"No she.." Her mother stopped speaking when she noticed Jun walk up to the house. Her eyes widened. "Jun!"

The others immediately spun around. "Jun!" Kaoru ran up to her. "Are you okay?" He hugged her. Jun sigh softly, hugging him back and feeling his warmth. Hikaru grinned at their hug, eyes lit up in amusement and happiness for his brother and Jun.

"I'm fine, Kaoru."She reassured him, pulling away. She looked up at him. "Really." She looked over to Kyoya.

"I want Kyoya with Haruhi, not you."

"I give you till the Christmas party to decide."

Jun stared at him. Even though he had been so distant because of his father, he still lingered around. "What happened?" Kyoya asked.

"Nothing. One of my friends just had to be comforted." Jun blurted out a lie. She walked up to him and couldn't help but hug him too, him being more warm despite how cold Kyoya is.

Kyoya looked surprised but hugged back slowly. It was pretty awkward in front of Kaoru, Haruhi and Jun's mother, but still he couldn't help but hug her back. He didn't question the hug either. "If you're sure." He said, pulling away after a moment.

"This fell off..." Haruhi then spoke up, smiling. She handed Jun the flower that had fallen off of her crown. Jun slowly took it.

"Thank you..."Jun said softly.

"Jun...you look tired.." Her mother finally spoke up. "Go inside and rest, okay?"

"Yes mother." Jun nodded her head and looked to her friends. "See you four at school."

Hikaru grinned. "See ya, Jun!"

And so, she walked in with her thoughts clouded of tomorrow. What could happen?

It was another day of school. It was getting closer to the party.

Jun was walking around the school with Honey and Mori as Tamaki had sent the three to go put up posters around the school for the biggest and most amazing Ouran Christmas party ever.

She sighed as she put one up on the wall. "Why do we have to do this? Can't he just tell everyone?" She asked.

Honey shrug. "Tama-chan is just weird." He let out a cute laugh. Jun smiled at that.

"He is." Jun agreed. She would miss him if she had to go. In fact she'd miss all of them. She didn't speak with Honey or Mori as much but she'd miss them too.

Hikaru and Kaoru, a funny pair and could probably make her laugh no matter what, even with bad jokes and bad puns. They were also chill about her secret.

Tamaki, he's an idiot but an amusing one at that but still, his heart is kind and he is warm.

Honey is adorable and even though he looks like a little kid, is actually mature and can fight well.

Mori doesn't say much but actions speak louder than words and his smile is oh so kind.

Haruhi is just like her. She is also more mature and accepting.

Kyoya...

Well, there was a lot to say about Kyoya.

"Jun-chan?" Honey spoke up, snapping her out of her daydream. 

Jun blinked and looked to him. "Hm?"

"Are you okay?" The shota asked in worry, a cute pout on his face and furrowed brows. "You spaced out!"

Jun nod her head. "I'm fine." She said. "Just thinking about things." She walked with them.

Honey exchanged glances with the silent Mori, worried glances but didn't say anything more.

They only had today and tomorrow to prepare for the Christmas party. It wasn't on Christmas though, it was the day before it.

"..Is it Kyo-chan?" Honey then spoke up. Jun looked surprised at that and look down to him. "You and him haven't been so close lately..."

"..." Jun sigh softly."It's not him nor is it anyone else. I'm just tired. I've been staying up late, studying."

Honey gave her a gentle smile. "If you're sure, but if there is anything wrong you can talk to me!" He smiled wide, hugging Usa-chan to his chest.

Jun gave him a small smile. " Will do."

After they finished putting the posters up they went back into the building and helped decorate where they were having a party. They were having it at the same place where Tamaki pushed Haruhi and ended up making her kiss a girl. Silly Tamaki.

"You put them all up?" Tamaki smile.

"Every last one." All the posters were hand drawn by Tamaki too, which annoyed Jun. Why didn't he just do it digitally then print a lot of copies out? Tsk..

"Good!"Tamaki grinned wide. "Now help us decorate."

Jun glance over to Kyoya, who was just sitting down and writing in his notebook. She ignored Tamaki and walked up to him. "Kyoya."

The raven haired boy looked up at her. "Yes?"

"..." Jun stared at him then sat down next to him. "I really like it here."Kyoya rose a brow at her, wondering why she said that out of the blue. "Ouran is...better than I imagined. Way better."

"...That's good." Kyoya said.

Jun didn't know what to do. Will she just leave Ouran herself and cut off contact or let Yoshio expose her by not leaving of her own will and tell Kyoya about this all?

What would Kyoya even say? He does whatever his father says so would he side with him in this case too? She had no idea...but if today was really one of her last days either way... "Kyoya.. I have something to tell you?"

"Yes?" Kyoya look to her with his brow still raised.

Jun sigh softly." Kyoya, I..."

"I don't want you in the way and distracting him."

"Never mind." Jun got up and just went to decorate, leaving a confused Kyoya watching her as she walked away from him. 

What she would do she had no clue.

She knew what she wanted.

She wanted to stay here, but either way that was impossible. If the school found out she lied about who she was she would be expelled.

She wanted the host club, but if the remaining hosts that didn't know about her found out she had been lying to them all this time what would they do?

She wanted Kyoya, but... What would he do?

What she wanted to tell him back there she didn't know either. It was a toss up between 'Kyoya , I have romantic feelings towards you.' and 'Kyoya, your dad is threatening me to stay away from you.'

Either way it always came back to him, Kyoya.

He was special to her.

She recalled their moments.

"I won't tell anyone. This will be a secret between you and me." Kyoya leaned over, taking the wig along with the cap off in one swift movement, making the pins that pinned up her normal brown hair fall off as well, making her hair fall down over her shoulders. He stared at her. "I'm sure you have your reasons, but what reasons are they?"

"..." Jun looked away, to the window, watching the scenery pass by. "It's true I wanted to get a better education. My brother thought I couldn't last here at Ouran..even as a boy,so-"

"You dressed up as a boy and enrolled as a boy. Understandable. But doing this because of your brother too...you really are stubborn." Kyoya smirked, making Jun frown.

Not just him but the others too...

"Oh! What is this?  Your first customer!"

Honey walked over to the couch, dressed as a girl. He wore a pink dress and a blonde wig. "Jun-chan!"He flopped on the couch. "I'm happy to be your first customer!"

Jun stared at Honey with a expression on her face that just screamed 'what the hell is going on here?'. She looked to Tamaki." Are you serious?"

"Shhh. I'm not here." Tamaki hid under the coffee table. Jun let out a long sigh and looked back to Honey.

"Jun-chan!"Honey inched closer to Jun." I... think I love you."

Jun almost spit out her nonexistent water. "What?!"

"Jun-channn~" Honey leaned in close, making Jun's cheeks heat up.

"Enough! Jun is mine!" Hikaru came out dressed in drag.

"Another customer comes! Ready to fight over the host. What will Jun do?" Tamaki comments.

"No!" Kaoru comes out, dressed in drag also." Jun is mine."

She didn't want to leave but she had too either way.

Suddenly she got an idea.

She wasn't going to leave in the way Yoshio wanted. She was going to do it her way.

The Lady Way.

[Slayyyy]