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Chapter 3
Uncle Kaoru's Story
The rest of the dinner was relatively quiet. I assumed that everyone was silently lost in memories from High School, when mom was still alive. While everyone was quietly munching on forgotten memories, I decided I would pay a visit to Uncle Kaoru in the morning. I needed to know everything; something was clearly missing from the story father told me.
I took a bite of my potatoes and chewed slowly, pondering how I could ever bring this subject up to daddy without him completely forbidding it. There had to be a reason daddy didn't like Uncle Kaoru. Maybe it was the fact that he loved mom as well.
My father cleared his throat and began to stand up. All eyes moved to him.
"If you'll all kindly excuse me… I think I'll retire for the night. Sorry for being a terrible host, but Alison will show you out when you are ready. Thank you all for coming, good evening." With that my father swiftly exited the room. I sighed as I put down my fork. Maybe I should have waited till later to bring this subject up with dad, but I really needed to know…
"Alison," Aunt Haruhi interrupted my thoughts. I jumped slightly before looking up from my plate and meeting her deep brown eyes with my own.
"Yes?" I asked her surprised at her suddenly breaking the awkward silence that had become dinner.
"I do wonder, what made you feel so passionately about knowing what happened to your mother right at that particular moment?" It was a difficult question to answer, and I stared at her for a few moments, not sure how to answer her.
"I'd have to agree with Haruhi on this one. Your motives are quite questionable Miss Alison, and quite frankly I'd like to hear your response myself." Kyoya added suddenly as he dabbed at his mouth with a napkin before carefully placing it on his empty plate.
"I… I'm not sure." I said as I began getting out of my chair. "I just felt this really strong urge to know, like it couldn't wait a second longer." Uncle Kyoya studied me for a second as everyone began heading for the door. When we arrived and everyone began putting their coats on he spoke once more.
"I do wonder if she's here, watching us." He stated very monotonously. Haruhi seemed surprised at his statement as she handed Akira his coat.
"You can't possibly mean that, Kyoya. It's just unreasonable, especially for you to say. I would expect it from Tamaki but from you?" She questioned him. She seemed to doubt whatever he was talking about.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean!" Tamaki whined from behind Haruhi, he then turned to his son. "Akira, mommy's being mean again!" He cried. Akira stared at his father with an unamused frown on his face.
"Honestly father, I act more like an adult that you." He muttered. Tamaki then proceeded to gasp as if he were in pain and go mourn in a corner. I let a slight smile slip as I watched him. Kyoya and Haruhi completely ignored him.
"It's logical if you give it some thought." Kyoya went on. "It's only an observation anyway; I have no evidence to back it up." Haruhi nodded.
"Yes, but I'm just pointing it out. It was a rather unusual leap for you to make." She finished as she buttoned up her coat.
"I suppose it was." Kyoya concluded as he turned to his wife. "Shira darling, are you ready to go?" Shira nodded in response.
"I was ready the moment we got here." She sneered under her breathe. I'm sure I was the only one who heard it though. Kyoya turned to Miku.
"Alright Miku, say your goodbyes, it's time to go." Kyoya told his daughter. She nodded and turned to me in response.
"Bye Ali!" She exclaimed before giving me a big hug. I returned it and replied.
"Bye Miku, it was nice of you to come over." Miku nodded and then went to say goodbye to the Souh's. I hugged Uncle Kyoya goodbye and nodded politely to Aunt Shira. After the Otori's left Aunt Haruhi hugged me goodbye and gave me a warm smile.
"It was nice to see you again, Alison. Do watch over your father, he's rather depressed right now." I nodded.
"Yes I will, thank you for coming."
"The pleasures all mine, really." She then turned to Uncle Tamaki who was still moping in the corner. "Tamaki, please come out of that corner, it's time to leave. We don't have time for silly games! Akira, you say goodbye too." Akira nodded and gave me a light hug.
"Bye Alison, don't think too much about what you learned today, you'll go crazy." He gave me a kind smile and joined his mother at the door. Tamaki then glomped me from behind.
"Thank you so much for Dinner Alison! You're sooo cute, just like your mother!" He then released me and tilted my chin up towards him. "Stay well, little princess." He said before kissing my hand goodbye and disappearing with his family out the door. I sighed. Why did having a simple dinner have to be so complicated? I was exhausted, and all of this newly found information about my mother was giving me a headache. Plus, Uncle Kyoya and Aunt Haruhi were talking about "Her" being here, who was she?
I pushed everything to the back of my mind and decided to check on father and then go to bed. Tomorrow morning, I would tell him I was going to Uncle Kaoru's house. I walked slowly up the stairs and stopped at my father's door. I could hear sobs coming from inside. It never really hit me how much mom must have meant to dad, not until this moment at least. I tried to think about how I would feel if I lost the one person I was truly in love with.
"It saddens me that he's still hurting." That voice spoke again. I jumped and whipped around. No one was there.
"What are you?" I asked it in a whisper. The voice ignored me.
"I wish he could see I was protecting him. I don't want him to hurt anymore." I was becoming very frustrated with this… this thing. So I decided to ignore the voice.
"Shut up." I mumbled as I pushed past my father's room. I really had no Idea how to comfort him.
~X~
I woke up at approximately nine thirty in the morning. I groaned as I exited my warm and welcoming bed and quickly dressed in a forest green Hollister shirt and a pair of blue jeans. I then pulled a white Hollister sweatshirt over my head. I quickly brushed through my hair and rand downstairs to join my dad in breakfast. It smelled like the cook made French toast, my favorite.
My dad gave me a slight smile as I entered the kitchen and took the chair beside him. He was reading the paper as I placed two pieces of delicious squares on my plate. He cleared his throat.
"I assume farewells went okay last night?" He asked not looking away from his paper. His orangeish brown hair was a complete mess. He didn't even bother to get dressed yet this morning. He wore a plain white T-shirt and gray sweat pants. No socks. His eyes were also slightly puffy.
"Yes, they went great." I replied pouring maple syrup onto my French toast.
"Good." He said as he turned the page of the newspaper. Everything was silent for a few moments as I ate a few bites of my French toast. Now was my chance. I had to tell him now.
"Daddy, I have something to tell you." I began as I poked my food. He looked up from his newspaper.
"What is it, Alison?" He asked seeming fairly interested. I took a deep breath preparing for the worst.
"I'm going to go see Uncle Kaoru today." I said and watched him closely waiting for a reaction. He sighed and put down the paper.
"No Alison, I'm sorry but I forbid you to do that." I shook my head.
"Dad, I wasn't asking. Look, you're clearly not happy with your life, and I bet Uncle Kaoru isn't either, so I'm going to help you both." He kept shaking his head. He was pale and looked overly exhausted.
"Alison, you can't fix our lives. We created our lives, you just can't go back." I thought for a moment.
"I know daddy, but I also know that I can help in some way, I can feel it. I just have to go see Uncle Kaoru." He let out a breath of air and ran a hand through his hair.
"Fine, but I'm coming with you." He finally replied. I shook my head.
"Dad, you're exhausted, stay here and sleep, I'll be home before you know it." He nodded slowly in defeat.
"You're right. Just promise me you'll be careful." I gave him a loving smile and kissed him on the forehead.
"No worries, daddy. I'll be careful." With that I ran upstairs to get ready. In exactly two hours, I kissed my father goodbye and began driving for Kaoru Hitachiin's manor.
I arrived half an hour later. I stepped quickly out of the limo and headed for the front door, once there, I ran the doorbell. It was odd; this place looked exactly like our house, only orange in color instead of a light blue.
A few seconds later, a sad looking guy the spitting image of my dad opened the door. He smelled slightly of Alcohol. He stared at me for a few moments, as if trying to figure out who I was, then invited me inside.
"You're Kaoru Hitachiin, right? I asked timidly. The door shut with a 'click' and he started walking down the long hallway.
"Yeah, I am. What are you doing here, Alison?" He asked as he turned the corner. I followed him. Shock must have been written all over my face.
"You know who I am?" I asked clearly surprised. He nodded.
"You're Hikaru and Lilah's daughter; I'd recognize those eyes and hair anywhere. Well, I guess the eyes are also mine…" He trailed off as he sat down on the red sofa. "Take a seat." I mumbled as he gestured to the furniture. I sat down on a red chair. He stared at me for a few seconds. "So why have you come?" He finally asked as he gazed out the window lazily. I jumped slightly but recovered quickly.
"I… I want to learn more about what Happened to my mother and what your relationship was with her. What did you know… Uncle Kaoru?" He smiled sadly for a moment before meeting my eyes with a blank golden gaze.
"What do you mean "what did I know'?" He gave an odd mischievous smile. It was like he was playing with me, a Cheshire cat with a ball of yarn.
"Father told me everything. He said, that you said him and mother weren't meant to be together… What did you mean?" He chuckled a bit, but he had no humor in his laugh. It was more like a cold dark wind blowing by.
"One step at a time Alison. Why are you so interested in Lilah all of a sudden?" I sighed and thought about how I could explain.
"Something doesn't seem quite right… I want to know what happened so that… so maybe I can fix it." I finished. He looked surprised when I said this, but composed himself quickly so that his expression was unreadable.
"Fine, you want to know what happened. I'll start at the very beginning. I fell in love with Lilah right before Hikaru did. But I didn't tell him this, because I always sacrificed things so that Hikaru could be happy. Why should this time be any different, it was just some girl, right?" He paused for a moment and then began again, his voice a bit bitter.
"Wrong. I wanted Lilah more than anything I ever wanted, and I kept pleading with Hikaru in my head 'why, why can't you give me this one thing'? I don't ever think he got the message. I kept helping him though; I wanted him to be happy. The Ouran Ball. That was the night they kissed and you were created. I danced with Lilah that night, and she realized something was wrong. She said "Kaoru, I'll never come between you and your brother' but that's not why I was upset, and she lied anyway. I was jealous of my brother." I waited patiently for him to continue, and he granted my wish.
"After that, I was so engulfed with Jealousy that I started hating my own reflection, and Then Hikaru and Lilah came to the host club, to all of us. They announce that Lilah's pregnant. I felt like dying. THEN they decide to go get married. I HATED it. Lilah kept saying she cared about me, but if she did she would have noticed something was wrong. Then, then it happened."
FLASHBACK
"Kaoru, we need to talk."
"What is there to talk about?"
"Kaoru, it's pretty obvious something is wrong, Haruhi and I both see it and we care about you- What's so funny Kaoru?"
"Oh, just the fact that you said you cared about me."
"Kaoru, what in the world are you talking about?"
"Nothing, you wouldn't understand, do I have permission to leave this wedding or must I stay?"
"You're not leaving until you tell me what's wrong. Something is obviously wrong, you can see it in your eyes Kaoru."
"Want to know what's wrong? Huh? Well guess what, this wedding is wrong! I shouldn't be here! I didn't want to be here! How old are you Lilah! 16, and we're at your wedding!"
"Uh, Kaoru... can we-"
"And you're pregnant with my niece or nephew now! Oh and it makes it so much better if you name your child after me like you really give a shit. Seriously, what the hell was going through your mind that night Lilah? Tell me what you were thinking that night at the ball, did you really think I was worried that you would come between Hikaru and me!"
"You want to know what I was thinking that night? I'll tell you. I was thinking about you!"
END FLASHBACK
"I felt so… shocked and amazed that she said that, she ran out of the reception, and I followed her with false hope." He stated as he stared off into space. I was shocked at what I was hearing, this was when Kaoru and Lilah disappeared from the wedding, like dad had said.
FLASHBACK
"Lilah!"
"Kaoru-"
"Lilah… Stop, stop crying Lilah"
"Kaoru... tell me what's wrong? I mean what's really bugging you, not what you've been feeding me..."
"Like I told you before... It's nothing and I'm over it... just... don't leave me alone Lilah, please!"
"Kaoru... I love Hikaru."
"Are you saying that to tell me, or to convince yourself?"
"I know I do, I'm carrying his child, your niece or nephew..."
"People make mistakes. Lilah... what did you mean in there when you said that night you were thinking of me...?"
"You know I was Kaoru... thinking of you. Maybe not at the moment we made this baby, but earlier that night... when I was dancing with Hikaru, and we... kissed."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't get me wrong, I always have and always will love your brother... but, that night I wondered what it would be like to be with you, to kiss your soft lips, to hold you close and to never let go-"
"Why didn't you tell me this?"
"Well because I didn't want to upset you or Hikaru..."
"You were hurting us more by not telling us. Do you seriously still wonder that Lilah?"
"Honestly? Yes..."
END FLASHBACK
"I kissed her then, and she kissed me back. Then told me she was staying with Hikaru and we couldn't be together. I got pissed and stormed off. That's when I started drinking. I didn't want to remember what I felt anymore. That's also about the time when I realized that your mother and father weren't supposed to get married. It was a mistake, their life was a mistake." He paused to let everything sink in for a moment. My mother sort of sounded like a slut. She should have just picked one instead of playing with their hearts like she did.
"You were born, and I stayed as far away from everyone as I could. I didn't want to feel anything. I tried telling Hikaru that his life was a mistake, but he didn't believe me. I began to formulate a plan. With Hikaru out of the way, life would be as it should." My eyes widened as I predicted what he was going to say next.
"You're right Alison, something isn't right. I believe you're the one who can fix this all, so I'm going to tell you a secret I've never told anyone before, okay? Without it you cannot possibly help anyone." He paused for a moment and I stayed deathly still.
"I tried to kill Hikaru, but I failed. Lilah jumped in front of the bullet. Alison, I killed your mother."
A/N: :D did you like this chapter? It was fun to write, and I can't believe I'm updating so soon! XD Anyway I suppose I left you on a cliffhanger, I wonder how Alison will react? She just found out that Her uncle Killed her mother trying to kill her father XD Anyway, I'll update soon, please review. OH you can thank the snow for me updating today. That's why I had off school and had the TIME to update. Thank you so much!
