[Chapter 22 | Arrangement]

Kyoya's father walked inside the airport. He was right on time. He went to the lounge where he was told to meet them when their plane landed.

Only two minutes later they arrived. "Yoshio." A tall, well built older male said. "Nice to finally be here." He shook hands with him.

"Good to see you, Daisuke." Yoshio replied.

A beautiful girl walked up to them. She had long, straight black hair and light blue eyes, like her mother. Yoshio looked to her. "You must be Yukimura."

She smiled at him with her gentle smile. "Yes, that's me." She replied in her usual soft, gentle voice.  "Is...Kyoya here?"

"No. He is currently at school." Yoshio said. "I see you are eager to meet him."

"Ah, yes..." She replied, though she didn't look it. Her eyes held sorrow and her face was almost emotionless. "Very."

[After school]

Kyoya walked into his home after school. He hadn't spoken to his father since their talk in the car. His father had seemed to be avoiding him.

"Kyoya." Yoshio walked out of another room when he heard him enter. 

Kyoya looked to him, his usual expression on his face. "Yes?"

"I have someone I want you to meet." Yoshio turned around, walking back in the room. Kyoya hesitated but followed. Once in the room, he looked to Yukimura and her father. "Hm?"

Yukimura got up, her movements graceful. "Kyoya, yes? Nice to meet you." She said politely.

"You too. I'm sorry, but I don't know your name." Kyoya replied.

"This is Yukimura." Yoshio spoke up. "She's flown in from Italy with her father, Daisuke." He signaled to the other male. "To be with you?"

Kyoya rose a brow. "What? With me?" He took a step back. "I already have someone, father."

"That commoner?" He rose a brow at him in return.

"She's my girlfriend now." Kyoya spoke up. "I have no interest in being with anyone else."

In the world of the rich, arranged marriages weren't uncommon. They arranged marriages between two people for profit mostly.

"You will marry Yukimura." Yoshio said. "And you will break up with that disgusting commoner." He narrowed his eyes. "Understood?" 

Kyoya went silent.

He didn't know what to do for once in his life.

He was lost.

[Weekend - Saturday 9:35 AM]

"Fiancee?" Hikaru rose a brow as he walked with Kyoya and the rest of the host club, not including Jun as she wasn't in the host club anymore nor was she with them.

"Yes." Kyoya nodded.  "Her name is Yukimura. He is... trying to get me away from Jun."

Honey furrowed his eyebrows. "...Your dad is mean Kyo-chan." He spoke up in a sad but adorable tone of voice.

"Have you told Jun?" Kaoru asked.

"No. Not yet." Kyoya shook his head. "In fact we haven't spoken much since then. She's too busy at Lobelia."

"I don't see why she hasn't switched schools already!" Tamaki exclaimed.

Kyoya sigh. "I don't think she wants to return to Ouran unless everything is alright." He said. "She's strange like that." As he said those last words, a smile came to his lips.

Yes, she was something. 

She was different.

She was stubborn.

That was why he fell for her though. He didn't need merit.

"My father is organizing a party too, to welcome Yukimura and her family to Japan. He says to invite you all." Kyoya said. "But not Jun, of course."

"Maybe we can do something there?"Honey suggested. He look up to Mori who only nodded at his suggestion, his expression as blank as always.

"...We can...try and get her to oppose to this?" Kaoru suggested. "Say no to the arranged marriage?"

"I don't think she wants this anyhow." Kyoya said. "She doesn't look happy at all. I don't think I've seen any other emotion other than sadness in the short time I've spent with her."

Kaoru listened. His eyes lit up as he got an idea. "Kyoya." He said. "I've got an idea." Kyoya looked to him and rose a brow. Kaoru looked at the one who took his loves heart with determination. He opened his mouth, speaking his idea. "We can try and make her fall for someone else instead. Surely then her family will stop this marriage?"

"...Maybe." Kyoya narrowed his eyes. "Who then?"

"Someone of higher status or at least someone rich...that'll catch her families interest." Kaoru said.

"So you?" Hikaru spoke up.

Kaoru's eyes widened. "Huh? No. I was just saying..."

"You seem pretty confident in your plan." Kyoya said, looking at him. "So why don't you do it?"

"I..." Kaoru frown. He thought for a moment. Getting the fiancee and her family out of the way, it would help their situation a lot. It would help Kyoya. It would help Jun... Honestly, he still hasn't gotten completely over her.

Part of him wishes he said something. Maybe it could be different?

No. Kaoru shook his head at the thought. Kyoya and Jun were meant to be, he thought. If he wasn't meant to be with Jun then that's how it is.

If this was going to help her then...

"Okay." He spoke up. "I'll do it. I'll come to the party and start it then."

Unknown to any of this, Jun was out shopping. She sigh as she left the store with a couple of bags on each hand. As she turned a corner she bumped into a girl, both of them dropping what they were holding. Jun's shopping bags and the girls handbag.

The things in them all spilled onto the floor.

"Oh dear. I'm so sorry." The black haired girl quickly apologized.

"It's fine. I wasn't looking. " Jun reassured her as they both crouched down, picking up their things. "You seemed to be in a hurry."

"Ah, yes... I'm actually trying to escape my home for a bit..." She said, letting out a small nervous chuckle.

"Escape it? Why?" Jun questioned as they gathered their things, standing up.

"Ah well... My family is sort of trying to make me marry someone and... He's nice and all but, I don't want to marry someone I don't love." She said.

"I understand." Jun nodded. " Marriage though. You look as young as me."

"Ah, yes! I'm a teenager but my family is well, a rich one and it's not uncommon for rich families to marry off their children." She explained. "We can only be engaged now. Marriage comes when school is done..."

"Oh... I see." Rich? Did she go to Ouran? 

"What is your name?" She asked with a smile.

"My name? Jun." She replied.

"What a lovely name... I am Yukimura." She nodded her head. "Anyway, I should continue with my escape, haha."

Jun smiled at her. "Okay. Good luck."

"Thank you!" Yukimura nodded at her, quickly walking away. Jun watched her go. For some reason she felt like she should know that girl. She felt as if that girl was...something... but she didn't know what. She was just a stranger, another person with a name.

So Jun just shrugged and walked home with the shopping bags.

[Daddy Ootori is not too happy. He will try anything to stop love. What a poo.]