"Can you please explain to me this?"

Evelyn glanced at the paper that the dark haired teen held. His glasses glinted dangerously in the low light. Shrugging, Evelyn found her attention currently distracted.

"It's a birth certificate. I'm sure you have seen one before." She commented dryly. "I don't know what the problem is with it."

Kyoya huffed out and crossed his arms.

"You lineage. It seems as if you've been hiding something from us."

Evelyn's eyes flashed quickly as she found herself focusing on petting the sleeping Fennec Fox in her lap.

"I am sorry you didn't realize that my family is extremely wealthy. No one asked me and I assumed that you all knew just as much I knew about you all."

"Richards is a common last name."

"Yeah, but I just assumed."

Sighing, Kyoya leaned on her desk and crossed his arms sternly.

"Assumption doesn't get us anywhere. Why did you want me to keep it a secret if you're so nonchalant about the whole thing?"

"Because you seemed to be moved about what you had found, and I thought you had found something bad."

She knew she didn't sound so sure of herself, but she had to try.

"Don't lie to me."

Evelyn bit the inside of her cheek to keep her anger from lashing out. How right he was, though her wounded pride was hurting inside.

"You will find out, Mr. Ootori, that my father and I do not lean on our wealth as much as others do. This was built on the foundations of donated money and this government's money. We've not used a single penny out of our pockets to fund this conservation."

"And so it seems."

"Is this the end of our discussion?"

"Yeah. Just go enjoy your lunch."

Evelyn furrowed her eyebrows together and frowned. Cairo opened an eye when she noticed her human ceased the pampering. With a little whine, Cairo pushed herself closer to Evelyn and urged her to continue petting her. Evelyn obliged.

"Why did you want the office?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Because I should feel obliged to get to know my volunteers."

They fell silent for a minute before Kyoya decided to answer.

"I am the Vice President of Ouran High School Host Club. I manage all of the personal files of our clients, raise money for our funds and completely control the accounts and dealing with anything they needed."

"So you worked like a CEO of the whole thing?"

Kyoya smirked and crossed his arms.

"You could call it that, yes."

"So can I expect you to put us in order then? The last guy that worked in your position went missing after we found out he was swindling money from us." She spoke seriously. "I don't know what happened to him, but I can only imagine what happens out here when the law is thin." She teased lightly.

Kyoya didn't chuckle, but turned his attention to his iPad. He instantly started scribbling stuff down and started to turn away from her.

"Well, I better get back to working."

Evelyn shook her head.

"Eat first, and then you can go back. The work load can wait for you to finish your meal. Besides, someone needs to keep Tamaki in his place."

"So you were a twin?" Two sets of honey colored eyes were instantly locked onto the older woman sitting across from them.

Her dark red hair was pulled back into a low pony tail but strands managed to escape. A large camera sat next to her in an empty chair, but her tray that once held food was empty. She propped her elbows up on the table and rested her head in her hands. When she had seen the twins, she couldn't wait to share their common qualities.

Hannah sat next to her mentor and stifled a frustrated sigh. Dark brown bangs fell into her eyes as her black hand used the fork to push salad back and forth, making it painfully obvious that she was trying to block out the conversation.

But Robin couldn't hold back a laugh to see the entire group's eagerness at the sudden topic.

"Well, yeah. I still am a twin you know. Her name is-"

"Are you guys ready to get back to work?" Evelyn stepped into the small cafeteria with Kyoya behind her. "We still have a lot to do Aunt Robin."

"Alright, alright! We're done anyways. Come on Honey! We are going to be whisked away if we're too slow!"

Giggling, Honey was quick to jump to his feet and follow Robin to the trash can. The others began to stand up and follow their suite.

"We're going to be feeding here in a bit, and Auntie Robin told me it took a while to prepare their food. Bye!" Honey called out as the two of them strolled out of the building.

Evelyn turned to the twins quickly.

"How's the Turtle Hut going?"

Grins were all the answers they needed.

"Hannah-chan reacts to every little thing we do." One of the twins, Hikaru possibly, teased.

"I do not; you guys are just-just- something!" Hannah huffed.

"You're just going to have to learn how to deal with us." The other one replied.

Laughing the twins wrapped an arm around Hannah and escorted her out of the doors to the Turtle Hut. Sighing, Evelyn turned to Haruhi and Tamaki.

"What about the nursery?"

"There's an awful lot work put in for babies." Tamaki started whining.

"But they need it." Haruhi reminded him.

"And that's why I'm doing it!" Tamaki started in again on his dramatics. Evelyn took a step back as he fell to his knees, holding a hand up in the air. "Those poor offspring needs someone to look after them, to nurture and love them. That is why I am Daddy!"

"Oh get a hold of yourself sempai." Haruhi scolded him and crossed her arms. "Everything is going good. We've still got a lot to do."

"I hope Mjomba is teaching you both well. There's a lot involved with the little ones."

"There is a ton of things to remember!" Tamaki cried.

"You'll get used to it. It's only your first day working still. Good luck, and if you need us, Mori and I will be over at the Lion's Den for the rest of the day until supper time."

"Good luck!"

Haruhi grabbed Tamaki by the scruff of the neck and dragged him out behind her as she waved to the remaining three.

"Well," Kyoya started. "It looks like I'll be heading back."

"Later."

Evelyn turned back to face Mori, only to find that he was already behind her. She jumped and gasped in surprise, but started giggling at herself.

"Ah, gomen." She apologized.

"You know Japanese?" Mori asked, surprised a little.

"Yeah. My brother has a fascination with the culture and he wanted to teach me how to speak the language before he moved there. Let's walk."

She guided Mori outside and towards the jeep once again.

"What does he do?" Mori asked, suddenly curious.

"He works at Tokyo Zoo as a vet."

Suddenly, it hit Mori. He remembers her from the zoo. That's where she first ran into him, literally.

"Ah."

And like that, he fell silent again.

It wasn't long before they had found themselves at a different location than the headquarters. There was another base set up in the canopy of the trees, much closer to the lake than Mori would have guessed. He couldn't help but notice Evelyn's anticipation while she drove. As soon as the jeep was parked, she literally flew out of the car and towards a pen with such grace, he barely noticed her gone.

"Welcome back Batiti!"

There were groups of men and women approaching the young woman, who smiled in return.

"Hello everyone. Thanks for taking care of everything while I was gone."

"It is not a problem." One man spoke. "We'll just return back home and see where we are needed now that you're back."

"Ah, go to the Refuge Center. They need some repair work there, and possibly the kitchens." She said.

"We will leave soon, I promise. But for now, would you like to see the cubs or the adults?"

"I know what I want to see." She answered, and then turned back to Mori. "If you would be so kind as to follow them, they'll show you what to do around here."

And like that, she disappeared, leaving Mori in the hands of a strange man.

"Ah," a woman spoke. "She's gone off to see Nala."

"Her and her lions." The man next to Mori spoke. "I'll be surprised if Nala doesn't ignore her. That lioness knew she was home since the day she got off that plane."

"Has she told you of anything that she does here?" An older woman turned to the quiet volunteer.

Mori shook his head, only to receive a laugh from the man. "I'm not surprised. We'll let you see for yourself."

Curious, Mori followed the group of people as they chatted casually in their native tongue about Evelyn he assumed. They climbed a set of stairs that lead to one of the taller structures of the head quarters and over looked the entire opening.

"Look."

Mori followed the pointing finger, and spotted Evelyn quickly. However, he could see what kind of situation she was in. Her back was turned to a great lioness who lurked in the tall grass and watched her closely. Evelyn was paying attention to something entirely different, but Mori's view was blocked. Then, much to Mori's horror, the lioness sprang from the tall grass and rushed at Evelyn. He tensed up and was ready to jump to her help, but was stopped by a hand.

"She's fine. Trust us." The woman spoke.

Mori watched the elderly woman, unsure, but his attention went back to Evelyn when he heard her squeal with surprise as the lioness landed on her and rolled her on the ground.

Evelyn felt her breath get knocked out before she hit the ground hard. Her eyes grew wide as she realized what had jumped on her and she raised her arms up to protect her face.

Mori started to move to help the girl, but a hand stopped him.

"Just watch."

Giggles ruined the entire effect as Evelyn squirmed under the lioness, trying to break free of her relentless tongue.

"Ah! It's scratchy! Stop it Nala!" Evelyn squealed as the lioness began to lick her head, and then proceeded to grab her by the collar of her shirt.

"We could help her." The woman offered gently.

"Nala would hate us if we interrupted her." The man spoke again. "Let's go get our stations packed up."

A/N: Hello all! As I have been informed, I do not have a set deadline, and if I do, I won't meet them! I'm sorry! I've been super busy with work and college and life in general, but I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON THIS STORY! However, I am going to be gone for a week or two (not that I already have been) but I'm going to be spending my Thanksgiving night on a charter bus to Atlanta Georgia for a National 4-H Congress meeting, and I will be soo busy and too tired to do anything. So, have a happy Thanksgiving everyone! Eat stuffing and turkey for me (and if you ever wanted to know, the dark meat is my preference) and enjoy the holiday if you are on one! I'm also still in need of a beta, if anyone is interested.

Love,

Jazzy! :D