AN: First of all sorry everyone about the long wait. A combination of writer's block and only getting ideas for this chapter when I am at work kinda kept pushing the updated chapter further and further back. Also I couldn't figure out how to start or introduce I should say the side plot involving Nodoka and Ryoji "Ranka". Hopefully the next few updates won't take as long.
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The next day after classes Haruhi and Ranma arrived at the Music Hall later than the rest of the club as usual. What wasn't usual was that both of them had an aura of disgust around them. They looked as if they both saw something that they wish they haven't. And of course the first one to actually ask them what was wrong was Mitsukuni. With a happy face he walked up to them both and asks, "How's it going you two? What's wrong you two don't look too happy? Is it because you didn't get to have any cake? I can share some with you if you want."
And it was at the end of his questioning that Takashi picked up his younger cousin and got him away before Ranma or even Haruhi did something out of annoyance at the poor guy. Tamaki then politely coughs to get their attention and says, "Now now, before things get out of hand would you two like to explain why is it that you are in such a bad mood?"
"I'm surprised you aren't gushing all over Haruhi wondering what it was that is bothering her. You are showing some restraint today Tamaki." Kyoya adds in just to get Tamaki riled up a bit himself. He may not act like the twins but he is not above teasing his friend from time to time.
"Our parents know each other." Ranma and Haruhi answer quietly in unison.
"What was that?" asks Renge as she walks up behind Ootori with a costume design idea for the Thanksgiving festival.
"Our parents know each other!" Haruhi answers much louder than before as she then follows up by calming herself down as Ranma continues by explaining why this was a bad thing by saying, "Yesterday when we got home from school we saw my Mother and Haruhi's Father talking with each other. A bottle or two of wine were empty on the floor and they were drunk and ….and…."
"You don't need to say anything more. That would disturb anyone." Renge replies as she stops Ranma from continuing as she rubbed his back to help calm him down and keep him from losing his lunch on the Music Hall's floor.
"Luckily they were completely clothed. But to see my father in his work uniform drunk while they were flirting with each other. Then Ranma's mother tossed him the keys to their apartment and said we should stay there last night incase anything should happen. My father laughs as he starts talking in his drunken state and I am sure I am glad that I could not understand what he was saying." Haruhi adds as she does all she can to keep herself calm while continuing to explain the scene that she and Ranma saw the day before.
"…Your father was flirting with another woman while dressed in drag!?" Hikaru and Kaoru ask as they shout in surprise.
"Now I fully understand how that would disturb you two. My condolences." Kyoya adds in while Takashi and Mitsukuni nod in agreement. Tamaki though hugs Haruhi while he tries to help calm her down crying about something about injustices and family values and some other random stuff.
Renge though was confused and asks, "Wait a minute. Haruhi your father cross dresses at work?"
Haruhi nods and while still being hugged by Tamaki says, "Yeah. He works at a Cross Dressing Bar. So he dresses like a woman quite often."
"I wonder if that is why you don't care how you dress. Maybe it influenced your belief that people should be judged by their actions and not their appearances." Renge replies back in thought now knowing that Haruhi was in fact a girl kinda calmed her down. Only a little though.
Haruhi pushes Tamaki off of her and starts to ponder that very thought. Thankful that her mind could now be taken off of the image that she had seen the day before. Ranma though still needed something to take his mind off of what he saw. This was when Mitsukuni smiles and says, "Ranma chan. What can you do to help us out for the Thanksgiving Festival?"
"I can cook and perform tricks. That is about it. Why?" Ranma asks wondering where the little guy was going with this question.
"Maybe we can have our spar at the festival. I can be the Pilgrim and you can be the Native American and we can face each other in a friendly spar." Mitsukuni answers back.
"You do know if a Native American and a Pilgrim were to be fighting like that it would not be a friendly one right?" Ranma asks wondering if Honey Sempai knew this.
"Yeah. But we can have one anyway. And besides I think out quests would like it." Mitsukuni replies back with that smile on his face that almost never leaves his face.
Ranma thinks about the idea and finally nods and says, "Sure why not. Sounds like a plan to me."
