DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM
Co-written by Ohmega Zodiak
"How was school?" Haruhi asked Shibuia as they drove home.
"It was okay," Shibuia gave her usual reply, messing with her iPod like usual. Haruhi gave her a small smile as she kept driving. She didn't mind Shibuia not paying too much attention to her. If anything she was glad the girl could act like a normal kid around her since there was no way her father would let her get away with acting like this.
Once they arrived home and went through their usual check-ins, they arrived at the front of the house in time to see some movers carrying out some chairs out of the mansion. One of them had a distinctive red stain on it.
"Aren't those from Dad's private room?" Shibuia asked timidly.
"Yeah I thought it was time to redecorate. One of my men really thought I should change it up, "Bonbusheru said as he came out of the house looking confident, "Haruhi, tomorrow you and I are going furniture shopping, got it?"
"Could I possibly look into redecorating my room too?" Shibuia asked.
"What's wrong with the way your room is now?" Bonbusheru asked sounding mad at the idea.
"It's just, I'm not really into pink so much anymore. I thought maybe I could change the colors up a little," Shibuia tried to explain.
"Pink's fine enough for a girl!" Bonbusheru snapped. He looked like he was going to take swing at her for even suggesting such a thing.
"Uh, but Bonbusheru," Haruhi spoke up.
"What?!" Bonbusheru asked annoyed.
"If you do this for her, I'm sure she'll have a lot more respect for you and not under mind you so much," Haruhi tried to persuade her husband.
Bonbusheru looked towards Shibuia, "Would you show more respect to me, your father, if I let this happen?" he asked sternly. Shibuia nodded her head quickly. "Hmm, well alright. I guess we can change things up a bit for you. However I have to approve it got it!"
"Of course!" Shibuia said, "Of course that's how it should be!"
"Hmm, she's showing more respect already. I like that," Bonbusheru said smug as usual, "Now go change into your dinner kimonos, I'm hungry.".
"Yes of course," Haruhi said pulling Shibuia into the mansion.
"Haruhi, thank you for standing up for me back there," Shibuia said one they were inside and away from Bonbusheru.
"Sure of course," said Haruhi.
"Um Haruhi, you know those chairs Dad was getting rid of?" Shibuia suddenly asked, "One of them had a stain on it, a red stain. Dad didn't a personal review with anyone did he?"
"I think so," Haruhi admitted.
Shibuia shuddered at the thought, "I hate it when he has those. I hope I never do anything like that if I ever get to be head of the family. Not that Dad would ever let me be the head of the family," she said.
"There could be worse things," said Haruhi. She gave off a sigh. "However, if it comes down to it, I hope I can get you to that point. Maybe we can convert the syndicate into something like a personal guard for someone...,"
Shibuia nodded her ascent, "Yeah, I would like to be able to help people instead of cause trouble."
"You know, that sentiment reminds me of a friend of mine. He runs his own syndicate. He was known at school for having a really scary face." Haruhi remembered the life she had back in school, when her only worries were getting rid of that debt and surviving the Host Club antics.
"Aren't you describing Mr. Kasanoda?" It only made sense that Shibuia was told about one of Haruhi's friends.
"Yeah," said Haruhi.
"I heard he's a real talented gardener," sad Shibuia, "And that he also donates a lot of money to animal shelters and orphanages."
"Yeah, I've heard that too," said Haruhi.
"Why can't Dad be more like that?" Shibuia asked.
"Shh!" Haruhi hissed. She looked around frantically, making sure their conversation hadn't been overheard. "I don't know," she whispered, "But i do know it' probably best not to say stuff like tis out loud in the middle of the hallway."
"Oh right," said Shibuia, as the two finally made their way to their rooms.
"You know, I was thinking something," Bonbusheru said during dinner. "Since we're so bent on re-decorating, we should also look into how we're going to do up my son's room."
"Both Haruhi and Shibuia stopped what they were doing at that comment.
"Haruhi, are you pregnant?" Shibuia asked.
"No," Haruhi replied cautiously.
"Of course we can try working on that tonight huh?" Bonbusheru said leaning in closer towards Haruhi. Haruhi slinked away uncomfortable. "What, what's wrong with you?!" Bonbushereu snapped, "Are you repulsed about the idea of giving birth to my son?!"
"No," Haruhi tried to insist.
"Then say it, say that you're going to be honored to give birth to my son!" Bonbusheru demanded loudly.
"It's going to be an honor to give birth to your son!" Haruhi said as loudly as she could without yelling.
"Damn straight and don't you forget that!" Bonbusheru shouted, "You expect me to just settle with her, do you?!" He pointed to Shibuia forcefully, making her lean back a little.
Haruhi looked towards Shibuia, asking for forgiveness in her eyes before she replied, "Yes, of course not."
That night, as Haruhi laid in bed next to Bonbusheru who was snoring loudly after doing the deed with her, she felt a small tear forming in her eye. She rubbed her belly.
'Please,' she pleaded in her mind, 'please don't let there be a baby in there. Please, I don't want his son!'
"Here, use this pattern," Bonbusheru said as he, Haruhi and Shibuia all looked over a pattern book at a furniture and design store. It was all yellow, complete with a garden pattern all along the walls and a floral bed and furniture pattern.
"Yellow and flowers?" Shibuia said with a slight sneer.
"What?" Bonbusheru asked, "It's not pink and it's the next best color for a girl!"
"But," Shibuia said unsure.
"Hey, are you questioning my judgment?!" Bonbusheru shouted so loudly that nearly everyone around them looked their way. "Don't forget, I get final say in your room design!"
"Yes Dad," Shibuya finally gave in.
"Good, it's settled. Now, let's get to the important thing, my son's room! Where's the baby book?" Bonbusheru said looking around at some of the different design books. He shoved his daughter over when he saw one and grabbed one.
Shibuia gave off a sad sigh. "May I please go look around on my own?" she asked.
"Sure honey," said Haruhi with a gentle smile. Bonbusheru didn't say anything. He was too focused on the design book..
Shibuia took off quickly. She wondered around for a while, looking at the furniture and paint schemes they had. They also had posters up of different room designs up. She stopped when she happened to notice two certain posters, one meant for a boy's room and one meant for a girl's, that was of rock 'n roll theme.
"Wow," Shibuia said looking at the two posters. She really liked the girls' room design. However she was pretty positive her father would never allow her to have such a design for her room. He would claim that it would just make her feel the need to rebel against him.
"Wow," another voice suddenly said next to her. Shibuia looked over to see a boy slightly taller than her with thick short brown hair standing next to her admiring the boys' rock room theme poster. He looked over at her too.
"Pretty cool huh?" he asked with a smile.
"Yeah, I guess," said Shibyua.
"Hibine," a deep gruff voice suddenly called out. Both kids turned and saw none other than Ritsu Kasanoda heading their way.
"Over here Dad," the boy called back.
'Dad?' Shibuia thought shocked.
"Did you find a room design you like?" Ritsu asked.
"I think so," Hibine said nodding to the poster.
"That's kind of cool," said Ritus looking the poster over, "I'l go see if I can fina a sales clerk who can help with that." He patted the boy's head in an affectionate manner before walking off again.
"You're Ritsu Kasanoda's son?" Shibuia asked once Ritsu was gone. "I didn't realize he was married or had a kid."
"Well actually he's my foster father. He adopted me after my real dad died. He used to be one of his men," Hibin explained.
"Oh, sorry," said Shibuia. She started to wonder who many kids may have become orphans or at least lost a parents because of her father, like the man he had just had a "private" meeting with. What if he had kids? They'd have to grow up without a father now thanks to her stupid dad.
"So are you going to get the girls' version of this?" Hibine suddenly asked.
"Oh no, I doubt it," said Shibuia, "My dad wants me to have a more girly theme like gardens or princesses." She sneered a little at the thought.
"Ugh," Hibine also said, sounding disgusted. "Well, maybe you could get him to do a mid-evil theme or something."
"I doubt it," said Shibuia.
"Shibuia!" Bonbusheru suddenly shouted as he seem to come out of nowhere, walking right up to her and grabbing her arm. "What do you think you're doing, going off like that without permission?!"
"But Haruhi said," Shibuia tried to say.
"Haruhi does not have the authority to give you such permission to walk off like this! I am your father, you will do what I say! You ask me for permission for such a thing! And I did not give you permission!" Bonbusheru shouted. He started shaking the poor girl as he spoke. "Don't you realize that people could easily come up and snatch you up in place like this! It'd be real easy for the sloppiest of kidnappers to snatch up someone as stupid as you!"
"Sir, you don't have to shake her like that!" Hibine said, as he tried to break up father and daughter. Bonbusheru responded by smacking the boy with his other hand, knocking him over.
"You stupid kid! You stay out of this!" he ordered.
"Yamaguchi!" Ritsu shouted as he came running up to the group and helped his son up, "What do you think you're doing smacking my boy around like that!"
"He should learn to mind his own business then!" Bonbusheru retorted, "Just like this girl needs to learn to respect her father and her stepmother needs to learn where her place is!"
"Yamaguchi, you mean Haruhi?" Ritsu asked.
Just then Haruhi walked up, holding a piece of cloth to her eye.
"Ritsu?" she said in surprise.
"What happened to your eye?" Ritus asked.
"It's nothing," Haruhi tried to say. However as she tried looking away, someone accidentally bumped into her, making her drop the cloth and reviling a black eye.
"That's Not nothing!" Ritsu said, "What happened to your eye?"
"It's none of your goddamn business!" Bonbuseru answered for her.
"I was asking Haruhi, not you," said Ritsu.
"Yeah and she'll give you the same answer It's none of your business!" said Bonbusheru, "Le's go back to the book table! I still need to find a design I want for my son!"
"Son?" Ritsu said in slight horror, "Haruhi are you...,"
"She very well could be, after last night," Bonbusheru bragged, "Not that it's any of your business either! Let's go!" He started to pull Shibuia away when he noticed the two rock 'n roll room posters. "Who in their right mind would let their daughter have a room design like that? You're just asking for your daughter to turn against you and defy you with such a design. Honestly what happened to keeping women in her place!" He used his other hand to grab Haruhi's arm and pull her along with him and Shibuia back towards the book tables..
"Is that your old friend Dad?" Hibine asked once they were alone.
"Yes, the same one I have to save from that man," said Ritsu.
"Are you gong to save the daughter too?" Hibine asked eagerly.
"I'm going to try, but that's going to be harder since she's Yamaguchi's daughter," Ristu explained.
"I hope you do, I hate the idea of her being stuck with that man forever even if he is her father," said Hibine.
"Yeah I agree, that's why I got to at least try to save both," said Ritsu.