for the record, hafu is a real term in japan and people who are not full blooded japanese still get criticized badly. and i'm portraying his grandmother in a kind of harsh light but that's only for the story. also, i have tamaki not as cowtail with his grandmother and this is a little more of a serious note so tamaki isn't his usual bonkers self. it was shown in the manga that he could be a serious person, so it's not necessarily ooc.

Tamaki stared at his grandmother in confusion as she stared at him with disgust down her upturned nose.

"What did you say?" he asked in shock.

"I said that you are no longer the heir to the Suoh family."

"How is that possible?" he asked, still in confusion.

"It's quite simple really: there was someone born before you and they are legitimate."

"How is that possible?"

Shizue made a face at him. "Although you act like a stupid child, I'm sure you can figure out the logistics."

"In all honesty, I really can't. I don't really understand what's happening right now."

Shizue sighed angrily. "I'll put it in terms your mind can understand: before your father met your mother, he was married to a woman that I picked out for him. Apparently, before he divorced her, he consummated the marriage as is per usual, and a child was conceived from it without their knowledge. She had married another man right after she divorced your father and so she thought that the child was his. The child had to have a kidney transplant and when they checked the parents for compatibility, they found out that the father was no compatible. They decided to do a paternity test. When they did the testing, they found out that that he was not his child. The only man other than she had been with was my son and so they did a paternity test, which came back positive."

Tamaki just couldn't believe what was happening. It made sense, sure, but the scary part was what it had to do with him.

"I see…"

"With that being the case, you are no longer needed for my legacy. He is the true heir by default. That being said, I want you out of my house and out of Japan. Go back to France."

"Right, of course. I will make sure to be gone by the end of the week."

"Good."

"Sunday, I will-"

"You have until Friday."

Tamaki's blue eyes widened. "Friday?! That's tomorrow!"

"Then I suggest you start packing. You'll have enough money to get on the first flight out of Japan to France."

"That's not fair!" Tamaki yelled, usually not one to whine about serious matters such as this, but he felt it was owed to him. "I am grateful to you, Grandmother, for everything you've done for me here in Japan but it's not fair that you took me from my home and placed me here, making me leave everything behind without so much as a goodbye. I've made so many friends here due to your decision and I would like it if I could at least say goodbye to them. I promise whatever money you give me will only go towards leaving Japan but… you already took me from one home…"

Shizue scoffed. "Fine. You have until the end of Friday. I expect the mansion to be rid of everything, including that mutt, and you out of Japan."

"And what am I supposed to tell my friends?"

"The truth, for all I care. It's not like they were really your friends anyway. It's all a business arrangement, connections for the future. Do you really think that any of those people in that ridiculous 'host club' is there for your friendship? They are the sons of major corporations, heirs. Playing frivolous games with you was only to get on your good side and secure future dealings with the Suoh name. Do you really believe that they would befriend someone like you, an illegitimate son and a half-breed no doubt, to be friends?" Shizue walked closer to him, somehow demeaning him even more with by being able to put her nose higher and yet still look down at him. "Know this, Rene: only your last name has any bearing on your life here in Japan."

Tamaki looked down, never shamed so harshly for his mother's blood inside of him.

"Now, you're a charismatic boy, I'm sure you can find something colorful to say about the situation that doesn't disgrace the Suoh name and saves face with yourself." Tamaki nodded. "Now, get out of my sight."

Tamaki bowed and left the room, opening the door. As he left, he saw a woman and young man about his age coming up another hallway and being greeted by the butler. Tamaki blinked in surprise, not even thinking that the 'real' heir might be a student at Ouran. Feeling ashamed, he turned his head and left the house.

The next day, Tamaki came rode up to the school with a heavy heart. He wasn't sure what he was supposed to say to his friends. He knew his grandmother was wrong about the friendships he had made with all the people here at Ouran, but he had always had a hidden anxiety about his heritage and what his friends really thought of it. Were they secretly wishing they weren't friends with him? Even Tamaki knew that his father's last name was what made him acceptable to others… or rather, the money behind the name.

"Tamaki-sama?" his limo driver said in the front seat. "We're holding up the line."

Tamaki shook his head. "Sorry, Yanto. Have a good day."

"You too, sir."

Tamaki got out and went into the school. Usually he would have sought out his friends immediately, but he was trying to figure out a good way to tell them he was going to be leaving and most likely never returning. As he walked into the school he thought he heard someone saying his name. He stopped for a second and turned, finding someone running up to him. He stopped short of him to catch his breath and then looked up at Tamaki.

"Tamaki Suoh, correct?"

"Yes."

"I'm Shigarachi Hainata … or well… apparently Suoh."

Tamaki's eyes widened and little bit and gave a bow.

"Oh, of course, of course. I believe I saw you yesterday while I was leaving."

"Crazy about this heirdom thing, huh?" Shigarachi said.

"Yeah, crazy…"

The two stood in silence for a moment as they tried to figure out something to say to each other.

"Um, I'm really sorry about all of this." Shigarachi said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I really don't want to deal with it either. I'm new to Ouran, though, so-"

"Wait, you're new?" Tamaki asked in confusion.

"Yeah… My mom married a man of lower standards, so they kicked her out. I've been going to the main stream high school until now. As soon as my mother found out what happened, she was contacted by Suoh-sama and I was immediately plucked out of that school and thrown… here…"

Tamaki smiled sadly at him. "Yes, Grandmother has a way of making you abandon everything about your old life to fulfill the role she needs you to fulfill. Is this your first day here?"

"Yeah." He said with a nervous laugh. He then got serious and looked at Tamaki. "I don't know anything about how these people work. My dad's a local shop owner. He gets really good business, so we've never been without, and my mom still gets a tiny allowance from my grandfather, but I've never been around anything this extravagant."

Tamaki smiled. "I don't mind giving you a tour of the place. It's my last day here anyway and going over a few things wouldn't be too bad for me. I'll even let you come to the Host Club."

Shigarachi started. "Host Club?"

Tamaki grinned. "I made a Host Club here with my friends where we service the needs of high class women who are bored and need something to do. It's fun."

Shigarachi smiled. "Oh, that host club. I've heard about it before but I never thought I'd see it in action. This is great! Uh… how… how are you going to introduce me? Apparently we're half-brothers."

"Just as that. Believe me, most of them will think it's a joke anyway." He said with a small chuckle.

"You can just call me Shiga-kun if you like. Most people do."

As expected, when Tamaki told everyone that Shiga was his half-brother later that day, everyone thought it was funny. Hikaru laughed and put his elbow on Tamaki's shoulder.

"You're always good for a laugh, boss. You're new here, aren't you?"

"Yes, I just started." Shiga said with a bow. "Nice to meet you."

He smiled and went over to his brother as Shiga leaned into Tamaki.

"I had heard about this club but I never thought it would be so… wow…"

"It's fascinating, isn't it? It takes your breath away…"

"Senpai, don't give him weird ideas."

Haruhi walked up with a tray of drinks and smiled at Shiga.

"I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name."

"It's Shigarachi Hai..." he faltered. "Um… I guess it's Suoh now."

Haruhi turned her head at that for a moment but was interrupted by the rest of the club. They grabbed Shiga and took him away as Haruhi watched Tamaki. He gave her a smile.

"Are you basking in my beauty?"

"I'm wondering why you seem off today."

"Off? Whatever do you mean?"

Haruhi made a face but went along with the festivities.

Once school was over, Shiga walked with Tamaki to his limo and he ran his fingers through is black hair.

"I… guess this is goodbye?"

"We're going to the same mansion, I believe."

"So the limo is for both of us?"

"I'm pretty sure; no reason to waste two limos."

Shiga nodded and they both got in. They were in silence for a while as Tamaki took in Japan for what may be the last time. A few minutes later, Tamaki heard the partition go up and Shiga turned to him in the seat.

"Look, I never wanted this for either of us. I never wanted to try and take you away from your family or whatever. I mean… I'm in the same boat."

"I know. I don't blame you. I know that she just pulled you out of your own world and put you into hers without even asking if it was okay. But… you'll adapt… May I ask why you had to have a kidney transplant?"

"I have a urinary issue… Right now I wish I'd have just waited... If we hadn't rushed into anything and waited on someone to have the right donor qualifications…"

"There was no way you could have known this would happen."

"How did she find out? My mom said that your dad wouldn't tell her."

Tamaki sighed. "Grandmother has spies out and about that casually look over our actions, blending into the background on a degree that even I can't fathom. I'm sure one of them noticed a change in my dad's usual daily structure and tailed him."

Shiga sighed, leaning back in the seat.

"This is bogus."

"Seeing as how you're here, did you actually find a kidney?"

"As soon as I found out that your dad was my dad a donor kidney was immediately found."

"Well, if nothing else, the Suoh family will take care of you and if there are any complications you'll be given top priority as well."

"Yeah, I guess that's a plus… Will you be okay?"

"My mother lives in France so I'll just go back to living with her."

"But are you okay with that? I mean, like you said, she plucked you out of your home to bring you into her world and then just as easily, she kicked you out. Don't you want to fight?"

"Fighting only makes things worse. I've been fighting all my life since I'm a hafu. In France it wasn't that much of a problem but here it… causes issues. Grandmother was right about one thing and it's that if not for the Suoh name, I wouldn't have been treated as kindly as I was. The only reason she needed me was because I was supposedly the only heir around."

Shiga crossed his arms. "You're a lot more insightful than I was expecting. From what your friends said about you, I thought you'd be a little more wacky."

Tamaki laughed a little. "I'm serious when I need to be."

"I think it kind of suits you." Tamaki looked at him as he smiled. "You're charming when you're not acting like a bozo."

"I do what I can to keep myself in check."

Shiga looked at Tamaki quickly but Tamaki was looking out the window and he could tell he didn't want to talk anymore about it. Shiga sighed and looked out of the opposite window, piling more onto his guilt for doing this to a guy like Tamaki.

it'll be explained a little better later but to clear it up now: during the last part of his marriage with the other woman, they had sex. when he divorced her, she immediately married another shiga's father. when i say immediately i mean like within a week's time. again, this will be more explained later.