Disclaimer- No, I still don't own either Ouran High School Host Club or Log Horizon, though I can certainly dream.

A/N I realized that I hadn't marked this as complete when dear Firo Zero Claw began following this story, and, because this crossover was still fresh on my mind I decided to make it a two part drabble. Honestly, the only things that are keeping Kyouya from actually being Shiroe is the fact that Shiroe can't dance... but then again we never see Kyouya dance either, if I remember correctly...

Huffing softly in frustration, Kyouya pulled himself away from the Elder Tale log in screen. For the second day in a row the site was down. The Novasphere Expansion Pack must be huge. There were rumors of the Gaia Project being put into effect, but surely they weren't trying to do that all at once… For a moment, he contemplated contacting the company that ran Elder Tale and giving them an incentive to update the game faster.

Addict, he reminded himself. And he was. The meeting with his father scheduled in just three hours was much more important that a game, yet the game was uncomprehendingly taking priority in his mind. Perhaps it was simply anticipation for the expansion. Yes, that was it. Anticipation. And addiction, he added silently.

Extracting himself from his computer, Kyouya went to his other desk to go over his notes. This was going to be an important deal, if he could get his father to agree, and it would give him much more control over the Ootori companies. In a behind the scenes fashion, of course. Even so, as he rehearsed precisely how the meeting was going to proceed, and what he planned to say to convince his father, Kyouya found his mind wandering back to Elder Tale. He wondered if the Gaia Project was successful. The producers had said so, but would it actually be an earth half the size of the original, or just a close approximation? The only way to know would be to explore it himself.

Perhaps Tohya and Minori would want to come along? If they didn't, for they most likely had their own plans after he finished training them, he could always convince Naotsugu to accompany him, at the very least.

Soon, the meeting came and went. It had progressed as predicted, and Kyouya felt he had managed to impress his father with his preparation and ideas. He certainly felt his chest swell with pride at being successful. After careful negotiation, the Head of the Ootori had agreed to almost everything his son had proposed, but he had anticipated those plans wouldn't go through anyway, so it wasn't a big loss. There was always time to wear his father down, after all.

Immediately upon returning to his spacious apartment, Kyouya began to enact the changes agreed upon, transferring the appropriate money to new destinations, notifying those that had agreed to work with his plans that they had been successful and to proceed. He was acting like the head of a company, not a graduate student preparing to get out of college. It was good practice, and certainly gave him a feeling that he really was progressing towards his goal to succeed his father as the head of the Ootori companies.

Nearly two hours later, his work was done for the night and began to prepare for bed. However, the thought of the Elder Tale continued to nag at the back of his mind, and he made his way to the computer. It wouldn't hurt to check if the expansion had finished updating, after all. And it wasn't as if he had any pressing engagements for a while, so nobody would care if he stayed up later than usual.

That decided, he finished preparing for bed and then settled in front of the computer, his fingers automatically navigating him to the site without a second thought. Success! The log in screen was back, meaning they had finished updating the expansion. His long fingers stretched towards the keyboard, almost trembling with anticipation at the thought of being one of the first to explore the new world, when something rather funny happened. His vision was going gray.

Kyouya shook his head, trying to clear away the spots, but it only made everything worse. He stood from his seat, reeling slightly as his balance seemed to be out of equilibrium, and he wondered what was going on. Perhaps he ought to have just gone to bed. Suddenly, his vision began clearing and Kyouya sighed in relief, before immediately thinking he was hallucinating.

This wasn't his bedroom. And last he checked, it was nighttime in Japan. Yet here he was outside and in broad daylight. A deep breath brought with it scents of the greenery surrounding him, and he bent down, a little bit awkwardly since his body was slightly taller than he remembered it to be, to touch the mossy stone beneath his feet. It certainly felt real, that was for sure. Glancing around, he couldn't help but notice that his surroundings were awfully familiar, especially that tree in the square.

Elder Tale, he realized faintly. This is Elder Tale.

What in the world is happening?

And cue the anime!