A/N: Sorry for the major delay in updating! Writer's Block + Hiatus = Not a good combination. But, anyways.. Here is the last official chapter of the story. The one that will follow it is the epilogue to let you all know how everyone is. Just a head's up, that chapter may or may not be short in length.
Chapter Nine - Dinner
Thursday had come and gone already. Today, being Friday, was a nerve racking day for Haruhi. Rather, Ranka was the one who was overly nervous. He hadn't seen Yoshio Ootori in over 17 years. Even that meeting was very brief. Long enough for Ranka to take Haruhi. Kotoko had handled the paperwork portion of the work. How his wife had kept herself so composed.
"Haruhi, what is this dinner going to be like tonight?" Ranka hollered that morning.
"It's going to be formal wear. And please don't wear a dress tonight dad!" Haruhi groaned as she finished getting herself ready for school.
"I will have to dig out my best tux then." Ranka muttered in a disapproving tone.
"Anyways, I'm off to school! I'll see you at the gate at 5:00 tonight!" Haruhi hollered out before closing the door.
That's right. We're meeting up at her school tonight and then we are going to be transported to the main Ootori mansion together. In many ways more than one, I am dreading this meeting with my fatherly rival. Then again, he did create her while I raised her. Perhaps, this is for the best? I just don't want my girl to become cold and heartless. But, if what the man has said is true and she has been calculating things quite a bit, then I may be late in teaching her that it is ok to show plenty of emotions. To not just bottle them up.
Ranka sighed before heading to the bathroom to clean up a bit more. After all, he still had a job to attend to. He was lucky enough to be getting out by 3pm on the promise of working a double shift the next day.
The day flitted by rather quickly. Tamaki was always bothering Haruhi, which ended up grating on her nerves. It was during the second last class of the day when Haruhi couldn't take it anymore. After all, you can only try to ignore Tamaki Suoh's three hundred exclamations about how Haruhi should join the club as a full fledged member.
"Tamaki Suoh, if you do not shut up about me joining the club, I will take drastic measures into making sure you will keep quiet. Let me think it over for another full hour. I will tell you in the third music room!" Haruhi snapped, the fire aura slowly starting to protrude from the small female though the aura rapidly disappeared when the teacher spoke.
"Fujioka-chan! For interrupting my class about something that was not even related to what we are learning, you will stay behind for a couple minutes. I want to speak to you. Unless you are able to answer the question?"
"Gomen, sensei." From there, Haruhi answered the question in complete detail. She had done additional research on this topic, as she was rather fond of History. Haruhi probably would have continued to talk, had the teacher not interrupted her.
"Fujioka-chan, that is enough, you know. I just wanted to know that you were paying attention. But, with this extra stuff you provided, I will allow you off with a warning to your behavior earlier so you won't need to stay later."
"Arigato, sensei. After all, this was no trouble for me, since I had already learnt the material we were learning today. And besides, I find history rather fascinating." Haruhi gave her a very bright smile, which nearly made the old teacher faint at the sight.
'This really is getting too easy at this school. But, I have decided. I will join this Host Club.' Haruhi thought to herself.
Classes soon ended for the day rather peacefully, considering that the blond idiot wasn't in the class that Haruhi was in. Once these classes were done, Haruhi went to the library in order to return the book she had borrowed last month and to get ready to read other subjects to become even more advanced in them. This took a total of fifteen minutes, which Haruhi thought was ample time to get from the library to the third music room. After all, she would have to let Tamaki know that she was going to be joining. Halfway down the halls though, Haruhi ran into Hiro.
"Konnichiwa, Hiro-kun. What are you doing in this part of the school?" Haruhi tipped her head to the side a bit.
"I was actually looking for you. I was wondering if you were free tonight?" Hiro asked.
"Gomen, Hiro. It seems like tonight isn't such a great night. Ranka-san and myself have a dinner at the Ootori's tonight. Why, is beyond me. I mean, if I thought about it a bit, it is probably due to my bloodlines after all. Otherwise I would have loved to hang out with you tonight." Haruhi told Hiro, who was slightly pouting.
"Ah, I see. I guess I should let you go. I am sure you probably are heading up to the Host Club now, right?" Hiro tried to inquire, but all Haruhi gave him was a nod.
"Though, you could come and join me there too. After all, I am thinking about joining the Host Club. Perhaps I could talk that idiotic blond into letting you be my partner?"
An hour and a half later, a nearly deaf Hiro walked out. He had been accepted by both the rest of the club (though Haruhi probably had something to do with trying to get that blond idiot and the two twins to agree) , as well as a few new customers. Haruhi's plan had worked though too. She joined the host club and then became his servant. The girls ate it all up while the duo were starting to act more and more like a couple should.
"Haruhi, are you ready to go? My limo just pulled up to the front gates now. As well, Ranka-san is waiting for us." Kyoya came up beside Haruhi.
"Ah, yes. I am more or less ready. Just need to grab my bag." Haruhi said, as she went off to get the said item. She was back a moment later and the two Ootori's left the third music room.
~Scene Skip to the Ootori mansion.~
"Konnichiwa, Ootori-kun. Ootori-sama is currently in his study, but will be down in ten minutes. Konnichiwa, Fujioka-san, Fujioka-chan. We are very pleased to have you both here tonight." A few maids had came to take our stuff while they relayed their appropriate messages.
"Arigato, miss." Haruhi smiled. Ranka, too, was smiling. That is until another family came around.
"Ah, Nii-san. You are home. And, who may this lovely young woman be?" One of Kyoya's brother's asked.
"Akito-nii-san, this is Haruhi Fujioka-Ootori. I recently found out that she is my twin. More about that later. Now, shall we head to the dining room or the living room area instead of loitering around here in the doorway?" Kyoya simply introduced us quickly.
"I don't know about going into the living room. Yuuichi-niisan was in there doing something when I walked by. Whatever it was, it was scary. There were far too many books." Akito said.
"I would love to go to the living room to meet Yuuichi-kun. Besides, I am also mildly curious as to what he is working on." Haruhi piped up.
"Are you sbure it is only mild curiosity or are you just interested in what he is doing, sweetheart?" Ranka asked. After all, this male knew what a mildly curious Haruhi would do over a rather interested Haruhi.
Haruhi pouted a bit. "Ranka-san, you aren't fun. But, you are right. It is more than mildly curiosity." Haruhi replied.
By this time, the quartet finally arrived at the living room. Everyone decided to keep quiet for a couple minutes, though each were lost to their own thoughts.
Akito's thoughts were more or less centered around being disgusted out of his wits. He didn't know what he was looking at even.
Ranka's thoughts were mildly following Akito's, but he was also slightly intrigued. After all, he was looking at some sort of history book thing.
Kyoya wasn't really thinking about what his brother was doing, but rather the fact that their two new guests had two different reactions. It was amusing for him.
Haruhi was looking at a work of art. Even a companion to share her love of history. This was confirmed when it was she who broke the silence, and scaring Yuuichi in the process. "My lord. Is that a building from the Roman empire? I remember reading..." Haruhi continued on her ramble about the Roman empire. Yuuichi only looked at the girl in shock. One of the reasons he stared was due to the fact that he hadn't even noticed what era he was working in. The other was that he was slightly thinking, 'Just who is this person?'
"Ah! Gomen! I should have introduced myself sooner! I'm Haruhi Fujioka-Ootori." Haruhi had to stop and wait for a bit to let everything settle in for Yuuichi by this point.
"How can you be an Ootori? I know that us males haven't been married off, so that can't be the reason you have the Ootori name. I don't think that you could be a sibling of ours either, considering you have never lived under this roof." Yuuichi asked, after a few minutes.
"She is an Ootori by blood, and is Kyoya's twin sister. Your mother and I decided to adopt her out shortly after her birth, considering that having five children under our roof at that particular time was considered an act against the society. Now, the society allows for however many children a person wants to have. It is good to see you again, Fujioka-chan and Fujioka-san. But, I must inform you all that dinner is being served in the dining hall now." Yoshio told the group. Haruhi shrugged as she followed the rest of them.
Dinner was, for the most part, consumed in silence. Chatter only resumed once again once the plates had all been cleared.
"Since I know that you all have met each other now, there was a matter in which I wanted to talk about while you are all present." Everyone looked to Yoshio as he continued. "I was hoping that Fujioka-chan would be willing to move into the Ootori mansion."
"It would be nice to live with my actual family so that I can get to know them. Yet, I am not sure since Ranka-san has been my acting guardian for awhile." Haruhi started to muse to herself slightly.
Almost as if sensing Ranka's distress about telling them that there was no way they were moving in, Yoshio spoke once more. "I realize that I am her biological father, but I do know that you have also raised her like your own daughter. I will amend the previous statement to also include you as well, Ryoji."
"I think that we are going to take the offer." Haruhi told Yoshio.