A Demon, a Host Club, and a Reader: K vs C part 3

A Demon, a Host Club, and a Reader (Ch.9) Unexpected kissing: Kaoru ending

You drop down on the floor exhausted. Your body covered in sweat and your muscles sore. “I… need… to take… a break.” You managed to spit out in-between breaths. A second later, Honey dropped down on the floor also.

“You’re amazing ____-chan. No one has ever lasted that long against me. Right Takashi?”

You and Honey have been fighting for hours now and all matches ended as a tie.

Mori sat against the wall with beads of sweat coming down his face, “Yeah.” He said in a quiet voice. You beat him a while ago and you guessed he was still in shock.

“Thanks guys, this was fun. Best training I’ve had in years.” You stood up and went to get your bag. “Well I’m going to go take a shower. Let’s do this again next week. We could even use weapons next time.” You smiled.

They both nodded and you walked off towards the showers.

Finished with your shower, you stepped outside and sucked in a deep breath. You looked at the time, 6:12pm. You sighed and pulled out your phone, checking if anyone called. Nothing. You walked around the corner of the dojo.

Hey, ____.” you heard from behind you.

You looked up to see Kaoru.

“Oh, hey Kaoru. What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Ciel and Hikaru?”

You both of you continued to walk in the direction of the manor.

“Oh, yeah. Hikaru and Ciel are playing video games at our place. I went out to take a walk and somehow I ended here.” He scratched the back of his head and gave you a shy smile.

“Well, I guess we can walk to your place.” you replied.

“What?” 

“Well, you should be getting home and I should walk Ciel home too.”  you said. Suddenly, you noticed Kaoru brushing hand against yours, but you ignored it. It's probably an accident.

“Oh, right....right”

You thought he sounded disappointed but you just thought it was your imagination. The two of you walked failing at a conversation.

“So,” Kaoru said breaking the silence. “How did you meet Ciel?”

You took a while to respond.

“I was an orphan and I did what I did to survive. I got a job and my job led me to Ciel. Once I met him, I quit my job and lived with him.”

“What was the job?”

You stayed silent. Eventually, he got the hint. You didn't really want to talk about it.

“_____?”

You looked up at him.

“I’m sorry about your parents.”

You smiled. “I’m okay now. No need to worry.”

His hand brushed yours again.“Alright.” He flashed you a sweet smile and it made your senses tingle.

“How are things going with Hikaru? Is he still clinging on to you for dear life?”

He let out an empty laugh. “I wish I could say yes. He is doing it. He’s learning to become independent and he’s taking steps for himself.” He sadly smiled.

“And you are glad? I thought you said y-”

“I know what I said.” he whispered.

You sucked in a deep breath. “Things are changing. Changing fast and we can’t stop it.”

He brushed your hand a third time.

“Yeah.” He looked like he was about to cry.

You tried to comfort him. “Well, now you can move on too.”

“What?”

You stopped walking and faced him.“Are you trying to hold my hand? You’ve hit mine three time now.”

His face blushed. “I-I….uhhh.”

"Just kidding. Don't worry about it"

You both stayed quiet for a bit. 

"Kaoru, I promise you, things will go on and they will change. You will make it better or worse for yourself. So-“ you were cut off by a pair of lips on yours.

“K-Kaoru?” you tried to mutter through his lips, but his tongue slipped into your mouth. You fought for a few seconds before melting into the kiss and let him explore your mouth. You felt you cheeks grow hot and your eyes flutter shut. He wrapped his arm around your waist and brought you close, making the angle of the kiss more satisfying. Your heart was beginning to flutter and you became confused. This feeling, these emotions, they usually only show when Ciel’s around. You asked yourself, ‘Am I falling for him? For both of them?’ You let the thought slip away and continued enjoying the kiss. Kaoru hand became entangled in your hair and you wrapped both your hands around his neck.

“____.” He moaned.

You began playing with his hair. It was so soft, silky, and smells so good. He smells good. Soon your high from the shock left and you realized what you were doing. You gasped and pushed him away.

“K-Kaoru!”

“I-I…I’m sorry. I didn’t mean… I mean I just… and you said I…Gah.. I’m an idiot.”

You smiled as he rambled on; he looked so cute that way. “It’s okay…” you whispered and he calmed down. You put a finger to your lips remembering the kiss. You can’t say you didn’t like it. “I…I liked it.”

He smiled and the two of you continued your walk in somewhat awkward silence.

Kaoru opened the door to his house and you fumbled in. You could faintly hear Ciel complaining about something and Hikaru whining. This made the both of you laugh and run towards the sounds. You ran in through the door and froze. Kaoru came in right behind you and stared with you.

Somehow, Hikaru managed to convince Ciel to play dress up and right now Hikaru was tailoring a ball gown.

“Oh, hey Kaoru, _____.” Hikaru finally noticed the two of you at the door and Ciel’s Cheeks grew red.

You and Kaoru dropped to the floor laughing.

“What in the world are you guys doing?” Kaoru said after calming down.

“This lunatic said he was going to make a dress for ____ for the upcoming ball.”

“And why are you in it?” you asked while wiping a laughing tear from your eyes.

“Something about a model…” his face turned red again.

“Wouldn’t a model normally be close the actual person’s size?”

“Well, there was no one else here so I used Ciel.” He smirked. “But, now that you’re here you can model it.”

“W-What? But I just-“ you were cut off by Hikaru pushing you into the bathroom along with the dress. “Hey! Wait… how the heck did you get it off him so fast…” you sighed and gave in.

The dress has some expensive crimson silk. It was strapless which made you a bit nervous and had a very flowy feeling to it. You stepped out of the bathroom.

“S-So, how do I l-look?”

The three guys in the room looked like they weren’t going to answer, just stare, so you walked to the huge mirror. The dress was beautiful. It was a high-low dress with multiple asymmetrical layers of chiffon, giving it a mermaid look; the longest length reaching the floor. You tuned to the back; it was a low-scoop back with lace covering your back to below you shoulder blades.

“This is nice Hikaru. I like it a lot.”

They all seemed to have snapped out of your daze. “You’re welcome. This was supposed to be a surprise but I guess this way it will fit better.” He walked around in circles marking and pulling a various places.

“Alright, you get out of it now.” He pushed you back into bathroom and started talking to his twin.

You sighed put your uniform back on.

Stepping out of the bathroom, you realized they left. You walked to the door, but a hand caught yours.

“______. I need to tell you something.”

“Kaoru?” you turned around to find yourself inches away from his face.

“I only did what I did earlier because I like you?” his warm breath sent shivers down your spine.

“Y-You what?”

He leaned in closer. “I said, I like you.” He smiled and kissed you again. You heart was racing and you kissed back.

‘What am I doing’ you thought. ‘I thought I liked Ciel.’

As Kaoru deepened the kiss, you heard the door open.

“Hey, is ____ done changing….Kaoru!?”

‘Crap’