(The Suoh Mansion)

"Father, you called?" Tamaki yawned as he walked into his father's office.

The maid had just woken him up and he was still in his pajamas.

"I told you, its Chairman. Anyway, what are you doing in your pajamas. You're a disgrace." the father barked.

"It's five in the morning. Not my fault. I should be sleeping."Tamaki barked back at his father.

"Don't bring that tone with me young man." His father yelled.

"I'm not the one who started it." He yelled back but then calmed.

"Why am I here anyways?" He then asked wanting to go back to bed.

"It's concerning the Fujioka girl."

Tamaki panicked. "Harahi? What did she do? What my daughter do?"

"Calm down you idiot. She didn't do anything." The Chairman said trying to calm his loud son.

"Then what happened? What happened to my daughter? Is she ok? Is she sick? Is she. . ."

"TAMAKI!"The Chairman shouted immediately shutting his son who was on the verge of crying.

"Nothing happened, well not yet." His expression almost frightening.

"What do you mean? Is someone going to steal my Harahi?"

Tamaki looked extremely worried. His father stared him straight in the eye and wondered why God had given him such an idiot for a son.

"If you don't start acting like a man, someone will."

Tamaki didn't answer or speak for that matter. Instead he bit his lip and took in what his father had just said but he was still confused,.

"what ever do you mean?" He finally asked.

The chairman sighed and sat back down in his chair.

"Yesterday, I paid a visit to Mr. Fujioka and to my amazement, I was not the only who came . Mr. Ohtori and Mr. Hitachin showed up as well coming for the exact same reason." He paused to look at his son's face and was surprised that he was eager to hear more.

"Which was?" He asked impatiently.

The chairman barked at his son. "Will you let me finish? You're gonna make this old man cry."

The Chairman held his hands to his face and wept. Tamaki looked at his father and began wondering if his father was the reason why he was so emotional.

"I'm sleepy." Tamaki pretended to make his father stopped and it worked like a charm.

"Ok. To the point. You must win Harahi?"

"What? Why?" Tamaki couldn't believe his ears. The old man sighed.

"We all asked for Harahi's hand in marriage but due to the feud, Mr. Fujioka made a deal with us. Now your job is to get Harahi to kiss and accept you and then she'll be all yours." he smiled but then his expression was deadly. "If that does not happen, lets just say that you will loose your position as my successor."

Tamaki was taken back and sank to his knees. He liked Harahi but why would he want to force her?

"Why Harahi?"

"Why Harahi you say? Well I'll tell you why. It's because that girl has a powerful mind who can control you but not only that, this girl will lead our family to great success." The Chairman barked.

"So I'm competing against my best friends? That hardly seems fair."

His voice was low and sad.

"Life is not fair. Now get out of my office and find a way to make that girl yours. Oh and you're not her father. I am." His father grinned.

"But you're the uncle." Tamaki whined.

"I won't be when you win. NOW GET OUT." The chairman shouted.

Tamaki fled.