A/N: Bunta is modeled after my nieces, nephews, and god daughters… I agree with sapphireanguill, you gotta love kid logic, especially when they are that age. I can remember my oldest nephew emphatically denying my sister was a girl when he was around 3 because as Bunta says, girls are gross. LOL. You will find out what the big announcement is in this chapter. Enjoy!
PS… Poll will be up until tonight. Mori has taken the lead from Kyoya.
Chapter 3 – What Did You Say?
"What time is it?" Hikaru asked his brother as he made his way down the stairs.
Glancing at the clock, Kaoru answered, "Almost 6:00, they should all be here any moment now. Are you ready for this?"
A grin spread upon Hikaru's face as he thought about the news they were going to be breaking to their closest friends, "Absolutely."
"Did you send the car to the airport?"
"Yah, it's just a shame they won't be here until after everyone else gets here."
"Nah, just think of it as making a grand entrance."
Hikaru laughed and could not disagree with his twin brother, "It will be something that is for sure."
"Who knew a trip to America would turn out the way it did," Kaoru chuckled.
"Not I dear brother, not I."
Both brothers had a smile on their faces that was only seen on special occasions, their mischievous side put to rest for the time being. Of course that was all subject to change as soon as their friends arrived, and maybe in particular a blonde half Frenchman with a pregnant wife; but it was always fun to tease Tamaki and it was by far still one of their favorite hobbies.
With the doorbell ringing, anyone in the room with the Hitachiin twins could see their smile turn from dreamy and happy, to evil and impish. Their victim was set to arrive and that could be him at the door now.
The first to arrive was Hunny and Haruhi with baby Kotoko. As they walked into the room the maid led them to, Haruhi was ensnared by two men, one on each side of her, "Our toy finally made it." Although they really didn't think of her as such any longer, old habits die hard and they still teased and called her that upon occasion.
Shaking his head, Hunny stood close in case his wife needed rescuing placing the baby carrier by his feet in the event he felt he needed to move quickly. He long ago got used to the fact that Hikaru and Kaoru hung all over her and resigned himself that this is the way things worked (long ago in high school). He had wondered if it would change once they met girls to fall in love with, but pushed that thought to the side. If they hadn't changed after he and Haruhi got married, he didn't expect them to change after they finally found someone. However looking at his friends with his wife, that was who they were and he wouldn't change them. Haruhi was special to them and was the first person that forcefully broke into their world transforming them for the better, and he couldn't fault them for wanting to hold onto her with both hands… just as long as those hands stayed where Hunny could see them and they didn't hurt her, he would give them space until she needed him.
"How was the trip to California?" Haruhi asked her friends after they were done with their usual fawning.
"It was good, but we will talk about it later," Kaoru smiled.
Nodding, Hikaru told her, "Yah, we don't feel like repeating ourselves tonight."
"Um ok," Haruhi was curious about what they were hiding and knew with that last statement they had something up their sleeves. She was prevented from asking further questions when the doorbell rang signaling a new arrival.
Guiding his wife into the room they were shown, Tamaki was excited to see everyone, but when the first thing he saw was Hikaru and Kaoru hanging on Haruhi, daddy mode was activated. He left Junko standing by the doorway and started shrieking, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY DAUGHTER! UNHAND HER YOU FILTHY CREATONS!" He ran up to Haruhi and pulled her away from the twins and into his arms embracing her tightly.
"Why? So you can touch her?" The twins asked with a straight face knowing it would get even more of a rise out of Tamaki; they were trying to get her back.
"My daughter is not your play thing!" The former king cried out.
"Let me go Tamaki! I am not your daughter!" Haruhi bellowed.
"Well I see nothing has changed," Kyoya smirked and pushed his glasses up his nose to create his trademark glare. He was standing next to Tamaki's wife while his wife was standing on the other side of him holding baby Jiro. Somehow he knew when they walked in, he would find a scene like this playing out and once again he had been right.
Tamaki looked at his best friend and whined, "Mommy, make them release our daughter!"
Pinching the bridge of his nose, Kyoya sounded exasperated, "Tamaki, I don't know how many times we have been through this, but I will say this again. I am not mommy, you are not her daddy. Trust me when I say my wife is the one that gave birth to our son, and I know for a fact you are not his father."
"But mommy!" Tamaki simpered still holding onto Haruhi, but then again the twins had yet to let go.
Kayo watched everything playing out in front of her eyes and was reminded just how crazy her husband's friends could be. Walking over to stand next to Hunny, she looked down into the baby carrier and noticed that Kotoko was starting to wake up, "Um Hunny, I think someone is opening her eyes.
Hunny glanced at the clock and then at his precious daughter and smiled, "Yep, it is about time for her to eat." Undoing her buckles, he picked her up out of the seat and held her in his arms. It still amazed him that he and Haruhi created such miracles together. "How is little Jiro-Chan?"
"He is such a good baby and Kyoya dotes on him all of the time. How are Kotoko and Bunta?"
"They are good. Bunta is at Chika-Chan's tonight. He was excited to spend the night with his uncle. Kotoko is doing really well. She is finally starting to sleep through the night and letting everyone else sleep," Hunny giggled.
Kayo nodded and smiled in understanding, "The first night Jiro slept through the night and didn't wake me up until 5 am I thought something was wrong, but Kyoya said he was fine. Then the second time he did it, I wanted to celebrate."
"It seems like Koto-Chan is getting to that stage a little later than Bunta did, but that is alright," Hunny looked down at his daughter's face and ran a finger over her cheek. He looked up and was finally given the signal from his wife to rescue her. Handing Junko the baby, he walked up to Tamaki and the twins, "Time to let go, all of you."
The twins immediately released their grip on Haruhi knowing that if they didn't, it could spell danger. Tamaki wasn't as quick to let go, "Hunny I am just trying to say hello to my little girl. You see her all of the time!"
Giggling darkly, Hunny spoke in a sweet voice, but everyone could hear the threat and warning, "Tama-Chan, I really think you need to let go of my wife and move away from her right now."
"N-N-Now Hunny," Tamaki stammered.
"You have to the count of three. One… two…," Hunny glared, but as soon as he got to two, Tamaki released her and ran to his corner.
Junko saw her husband make a break for it and stomped over to him depositing baby Kotoko in her mother's arms on the way, "Tamaki Suoh, if you do not get out of that corner right now, we are leaving!" She really wasn't going to make him leave, but she knew the threat would work.
Jumping up, Tamaki pretended like nothing happened and smiled at her, "Of course my beautiful princess."
"Whatever, let's just join the others," Junko grumbled shaking her head. Why she had to fall in love with someone so overzealous, she will never understand.
"Ok," Tamaki wrapped his arm around her waist and guided her over to one of the couches so that she could sit down. Looking around the room to see who was there, he finally noticed the two babies and attempted to rush over to them. He was blocked though by two very serious looking fathers, "Kyoya, Hunny what's wrong?"
Kyoya and Hunny looked at each other and then at their blonde friend before Hunny spoke, "You are not going to hold either of those babies like you do Haru-Chan. You will also not squeeze them, fight over them, spin them around the room, or anything else that could be considered over the top. If you want to hold them, you need to sit down and calmly hold them." A baby whining suddenly stopped his little speech, "And you have to wait until Koto-Chan has been fed."
"The same rules apply to Jiro," the Shadow King stated.
"I will, I promise!" Tamaki ran to the couch and sat down hoping to get one of the babies.
"Oh and Tama-Chan, you should know something for when your own baby comes," Hunny crossed his arms over his chest and looked a little smug.
Furrowing his brow, Tamaki probed, "What is that Hunny?"
"Kids will repeat anything they hear."
The Host Club king scowled, "What do you mean?"
"Next time you want to watch my son, you may want to limit what you say in front of him. We got an earful tonight," Hunny chuckled watching Tamaki pale a little.
Tamaki was trying to remember what he had said in front of little Bunta, but there was any number of things that it could be. Did the little four year-old really tell on him? Surely not, his little nephew loved him, "What did he tell you?"
Feeling a hand on his shoulder, Hunny looked behind him to see the amused face of his wife, "Everything ok?"
"Yah, I am just going to take Kotoko and feed her," Haruhi kissed his cheek and started to walk out of the room.
"Why can't you just stay in here and feed her?" Tamaki inquired causing everyone to sweat drop.
Hunny face palmed and then took a deep breath, "Because with Koto-Chan she is breastfeeding, remember?"
"Oh, Oh yah, sorry," Tamaki said nervously as he watched Kayo follow Haruhi out with Jiro still in her arms. It was apparent that he was not going to be able to hold one of the babies just yet and he started to pout.
"So Hunny, what did Tono say in front of such a young and impressionable child?" Hikaru questioned bringing the discussion back to Hunny's lesson for Tamaki.
"Hey everyone, sorry we are late," Misaki beamed as she walked into the room with Mori beside her. She wasn't sure what she walked in on, but Tamaki was bright red, the twins had evil grins on their faces, Haruhi and Kayo were missing, and Hunny was smiling like he was torturing his friends and enjoying it; however as soon as Hunny saw Mori and her, he gave them both a genuine smile.
"Takashi, Misa-Chan, you finally made it. Haru-Chan and Kayo-Chan are feeding the babies right now and will be back soon," Hunny grinned.
"Mitsukuni what's going on?" Mori queried. He knew something was going on, but he wasn't sure what it was.
"Nothing Takashi, we were just giving Tama-Chan a couple of parenting lessons," Hunny giggled.
Without removing his eyes from Tamaki, Kyoya stated, "Yes, apparently Tamaki has been saying things in front of little Bunta and he told Hunny and Haruhi everything. Hunny was just about to fill us in on exactly what Tamaki has been spouting in front of such a young child." Glasses glaring, he could see Tamaki swallow hard.
Mori knew that Tamaki didn't filter himself around any of the kids because not only has Bunta said things, but Hana has also. He could only imagine what Tamaki said this time.
"Well Hunny, what did the boss say?" Kaoru pressed the issue.
Placing a finger on his chin, the shortest host appeared to be in thought, "Well let's see… Haru-Chan is mean, Bunta is mean because he acts like his mother, he still calls Kyo-Chan mommy, the twins are the devil, he is afraid of Takashi when he is using a sword. I think that is the gist of it, but there was so much said tonight that I didn't keep up with it all." Hunny had decided to leave off the little part about Junko because he felt Tamaki needed to live to help raise his own child.
"Umm I guess I need to watch what I say around the kids," Tamaki conceded but it sounded almost like a question.
Mori lifted an eyebrow, "Hana too."
"Kids repeat everything boss," Hikaru and Kaoru snickered together.
Rolling his eyes and turning his attention away from Tamaki, Kyoya asked, "Hikaru, Kaoru what is this big announcement you have for us."
"Wait until Haruhi and Kayo are back," Kaoru declared.
Hikaru tsked and requested, "Did you really think we would tell you without our toy being present?"
Everyone laughed and then started to talk to each other. The twins were giving Tamaki a hard time and teasing him mercilessly. Junko and Misaki visited while they waited for the other wives to return. Mori, Kyoya, and Hunny watched everything and talked about business and kids. All in all it was a good time and about fifteen minutes later Kayo and Haruhi returned. Once they were seated with their husbands, it was time to make the announcement.
"Alright you two shady twins, they are back! Now, what do you have planned? Is it the apocalypse? Are you going to kill us all? Is the family business alright? Do you need help? Kyoya, prepare your officers, we need to help our children!" Tamaki spoke up getting louder and louder and eventually standing up for more effect.
"Shut up Tamaki," Kyoya snapped.
Shaking their heads, Hikaru and Kaoru shrugged their shoulders wondering where he came up with these things sometimes, "Nothing like that."
"Yah boss, sit down and we will tell you," Kaoru rolled his eyes.
Hikaru explained, "As you know, we just got back from a trip to America and we were in California. Well when we are there, we like to take a little trip to Las Vegas if we can manage it, and this trip we were able to spend four days there."
"Oh did you get to see Elvis?" Tamaki jumped up excitedly and then approached the twins and looked around before whispering in hushed tones, "I heard he is really still alive and living there under the protection of a group of commoners."
"What are you talking about?" Hikaru and Kaoru asked together.
Kyoya decided to take charge of the situation, "Tamaki sit down and shut up and let them talk… or else."
Yelping, Tamaki flew back to his seat next to his wife and grabbed her hand needing comfort, "Yes mommy!"
The twins decided to ignore Tamaki and continue their announcement and said together, "We met a couple of girls there while out there." They were interrupted by two new guests entering the living room, and Hikaru and Kaoru immediately went to their sides. They could see the confusion on everyone's faces, but they were all waiting for introductions. "We would like for you to meet our wives!" They exclaimed simultaneously.
"This is Kim," Hikaru grinned seeing the shocked faces of his friends.
Kaoru could also see the surprise and astonishment, "And this is Suzy!"
Everyone taking a page out of the twins' book and yelled out together, "YOUR WHAT?"