((A/N: What did I tell you? What did I tell you? HA~! ))

Hey Mika…remember when we first met at the orphanage?

Yeah…who can forget that day? That day…we made a promise to each other…

And so the Host Club has decided to stop by at the infamous house of their beloved secret princesses. Haruhi Fujioka and Mao Kurosaki. However….

"Ah…."

They all stood outside the Fujioka residence, which was nothing more than a ruined house with chipped painting and over-growing vines.

"This can't be right…." Tamaki said, the first one to speak from all the shock they had taken in. The door started to open and there they saw the brunette, Haruhi. She looked pain and tired but still wore that smile.

"Hey everyone. Why don't you come in?" She asked. The inside was also as bad as the outside, the lights flickering and dusty. "I know it's not much but please, make yourselves at home. I'll make us some tea."

They all talked and were shocked at the presence of the brunette until another familiar person showed up, slamming the door and with a battered up face and blood dripping down her mouth.

"Mao! What happened!?" Haruhi asked and tried to settle the green eyed girl down, taking out a medical kit that she carried around.

"Them bastards. The deal was a set up! I simply got away before they pulled out something more dangerous." Mao said, wiping her mouth more and throwing the bloodied up bat that she had at a neglected corner. Everyone else started to shiver in fear because they've known the Bipolar Tiger was not someone to mess with.

"We're sorry Mao-chan! Haru-chan! If we've know your living conditions, we wouldn't have come! Please don't die!" Honey said. Mao looked at him and gave him a smile and ruffled up his hair.

"I'm not gonna die. Dad taught me enough. Besides, I just have to join a group more powerful than the gang I'm in. I hear that the Yakuza are looking for recruits.."

At that, everyone just stopped what they were doing and then….

"NO HARUHI! NO MAO! THAT JUST REGULAR TUNA! IT'S NO MEANS FANCY! MAO! DON'T JOIN THE YAKUZA EITHER! IT'S NOT NECESSARY!"

All it was was just a terrible nightmare that Tamaki had about the beloved commoner princesses he had in his live.

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"Mika, just how many kilos did you order from that coffee company again?" I asked my sister as she was running the register. That's one job I didn't trust her on too much, she mixes up the numbers so much, it's not cute. Mika pouted for the second time today and answered my question.

"For the umpteenth time, Mao, two kilos! Honestly! I may mix up my numbers, but I don't forget!" She scolded at me, "Don't forget, I'm the older sibling!" She said and poked at my cheeks.

"Whatever you say, Mika. Anyways, I better go get them. Meantime, you look after….the café…Make sure Umma [1] doesn't get out of her room and run the café." I told her and she saluted like one of her favorite characters from that anime…ah…what's it called? Hetalia?

"Si Kaiser! I mean, yes sir!" She said in an Italian accent. I grew a tick mark on my forehead, but brushed it off and grabbed my helmet, walking to the motorbike that we were able to buy from all the money we made with the café. Today, the café isn't packed like it usually is so I thought it would be a good idea to go get the coffee beans. Mika waved at me and smiled.

"Be careful!" She said and I zoomed off all the way to Ikebukuro. I just hope by the time I get back, Mika hasn't made us bankrupt or something. Hopefully, that won't happen – I made lots of coffee of all kinds so all she has to do is take orders and serve.

BEEP BEEP

I honked the horn to tell the people that I'm driving through and I almost ran into someone. I warned them and they're still angry at me? Hm…

The trip wasn't that bad – except for the part that I had to stop at some stop lights and then some girls came over and decided to flirt with me. I forgot to change into my normal clothes. I guess I just comfortable in wearing guys clothes now that I joined the host club.

As I was returning to the café, I saw Haruhi carrying some groceries and so I decided to help her out.

"Haruhi!" I said and by the call of her name, she turned around and smiled. I guess before she knew it was me, she must have thought of the Host Club.

"Hey Mao, are you doing your deliveries?" She asked me and I took some of her groceries, putting them next to the coffee beans and patted a seat behind me for her to sit on. I shook my head and smiled.

"Nah. Business is slow today so I thought I'd get more coffee beans from Ikebukuro. Where's your house?" I asked and kick started the motorbike, driving around corners as fast as I could without crashing too.

"Around this corner and then make a left. You'll see an apartment complex there." She told me, hugging me tightly, since this is her first time riding a motorbike. I don't blame her; I remember when I rode with Dad. I started crying at first because I thought we were going to die but then I started to trust him more.

Like Haruhi told me, there was an apartment complex in front and I quickly stopped the bike, taking out her groceries and then handed them to her.

"Thanks Mao. I'll stop by your house today after I'm done with my chores. 'K?" She said and I nodded my head, quickly putting on my goggles and gave her a thumb up. "Sure! Mom would be happy to see ya~ Bye!" I said and then sped off and prayed secretly that Mika didn't burn the place.

RRRING RRING

*Sigh* "Coffee Prince Café? This is Mao speaking." I said and listened quickly and then sped off to the direction this person lived. It was like in the suburbs of the city so why not? Luckily for that person, I had that order with me. I was going to eat it as soon as I had some time but….

"Mao! Fighting!" I screamed and sped off once I got into the highway.

((Mika's POV))

Ah~!

I wish Mao-kun would trust me more. Sure, I am a bit of a ditz but it's not my fault I became that way! Oh yeah, Hi. I'm Mao's older sister. I'm older than her by a month. I also go to Ouran Public High School, not that far from where Mao goes. That was my idea – To stay close to my little sibling in case something happened.

"Ah~! What to do? I'm stuck babysitting both Mama and the shop!" I said in a bored tone and walked upstairs to get my latest purchase! My Uta No Prince Sama DVD that I bought along with Sebbas-Chan plushie! I got my laptop and put in the DVD, watching it on the counter. I started squealing so loudly that I got some 'Are you okay?' from the customers. That and I completely ignored the fact that there was some care was in front of the café/house. Everyone in the café went outside and tried to see what's going on while I sang along with Syo-Kun and the others. Masato-kun is so totally Mao's type!

"Miiiiiikaaaaa-chaaaaaan~" I heard even through the full volume of the laptop. I turned around and saw my wide eyed mother, almost about to scream. I changed my attitude and gently pushed her back upstairs.

"Mom, you gotta go back to bed! Mao-kun will yell at me when she sees you out of bed!" I said. Mom just ignored me and turned herself around and walked outside for some natural sunlight. Mom was a bit pale and her hair was sort of a mess so I decided to comb it while we walked out to see what the commotion was about. The two of us looked at these fancy cars.

"Here you are, master." Some guy said, opening one of the cars. A blonde guy wearing sunglasses stepped out along with a megane with black hair, two gingers, a really tall guy with black and then a cute blonde kid. The last to come out from the cars was this girl with short brown hair and the cutest outfit combination I ever seen. Why couldn't Mao dress up like that!?

"So this is where Mao lives?" I heard one of the gingers say, hands on his hips.

"Pretty big don't you think?" The other ginger said. "It's bigger than what I imagined it to be. Even Haruhi's place isn't this big."

"Wow!" The kid with blonde hair said excitedly, "Mao-chan has a lot of rooms in her house!"

"This is the typical commoners' house." The megane said with his arms crossed. Everyone looked at him except the one with blonde hair that was pacing back and forth. "I'm guessing they also put a little restaurant underneath their home."

""Kyoya…." The blonde said, slamming his hands on his friends' shoulders. Oh wow, I think I'm getting a Yaoi moment! KYAHH! "Why, why'd you bring these idiots with us!? Especially those two doppelgangers!" He pointed to the group behind him, but turned quickly and tried to calm the brunette that he kind of pissed off. "N-not that I'm calling you an idiot Haruhi. You're allowed here. It's the others I don't want here!"

"Well you see," The one called Kyoya said. "I knew you wouldn't have the courage to come here alone so I thought it'd be best if everyone came along." He said, walking up the twins and leading them away. "Alright let's go home. Guess I underestimated our leader." He said.

"You know Mika-chan," Mom said as I turned towards her, "We should go and get some ice cream. I know how much you and KAITO love it." She said with a smile. I dropped everything and quickly got my purse, already heading out, linking my arm around Mom's and started skipping.

"Ice cream! Ice cream! I scream, you scream! We all scream for Ice cream!" I said, not realizing that the red motorbike was coming our way and then awesomely avoid us like one of those movies that use awesome tricks!

…I overused the word awesome didn't I? ….Somewhere in the world…Prussia is sneezing…*nods*

((Mao's POV))

I just finished delivering a meal for a customer and it was a long way back but I made it anyways and I just got a surpise of a lifetime when I saw these really expensive cars parked up front and the neighbors were surrounding it, gushing over like it's some kind of movie shoot or something. If it is, I'm going to try and get closer to Lee Min Ho Oppa if he's anywhere near here! Better yet, I'll get closer to Taemin Oppa or Onew Oppa. Yes! It will be perfect!

"Now listen up men, this is polite "just happened to be in the neighborhood" kind of visit. We are not here to judge the Kurosaki family lifestyle. Words like shabby, cramped and rundown are forbidden!" I knew that voice anywhere and it gave me headaches every time I heard it, however, according to Mom and Mika, I seem to like to hear it or something.

"We don't want to offend to offend Mao or her family that will cause us to ask us to leave!" He said. As he said it more, the more pissed off I got and the more angry veins popped out on my face and the more I had to control my anger.

"Well, it's too late for that! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" I yelled and Tama-Hyung quickly spun around to see me wear the outfit that I had decided to wear today. It was a bit girly and my hair was not styled like it normally was that made me look like a guys.

"Mao….That outfit is pretty cute!" The guys told me and by guys, I mean Tama-Hyung, Honey-Oppa, and the twins. Mori-Oppa and Kyo-Hyung stayed pretty neutral about it.

"You look pretty cute angry, you know." Said Hikaru with a smirk. I looked at him with a glare so terrifying; he would be six feet under now. "Oh yeah? Well, I'm about to get pretty *BEEP* adorable now!" I yelled and Tama-Hyung started yelling at the twins for teaching me how to curse. Well, actually, I learned my cuss words by Dramas, T.V, songs, and violent video games. That and Mika watches some mature anime…

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I quickly got out the keys to the shop since I just realized the shop was closed and then I noticed that Mika and Mom weren't home.

Dammit…that means I'm left alone with this idiots and Haruhi…. I thought to myself and then guided the motorbike into the shop, putting it in the backroom. I got some weird looks from everyone and got annoyed.

"Haruhi, did they drag you into this?" I asked to my best friend and she nodded her head, saying that they met her dad and right now, Ranka-Ujusshi despises Tama-Hyung. Good for Ranka! I knew there was something great about that man! I sighed and came back with some refreshments since they are on a visit.

"Here Mao-chan, I brought you and your family some cake! There chocolate, some strawberry and peach!" Honey-Oppa told me, holding up a box that said Luxury confectionaries. I wasted no second to get out the proper silverware and the tea to eat with. Anything made by a five-star chef, I'll take the advantage to use it no matter what. I need to eat it and memorize what kind of ingredients in the dish! I'll be like in that book Kitchen Princess!

"You guys didn't have to, I could have baked us some sweets or something." I said and then tightned the apron that I used before I went on my missions today.

"That's a cute apron Mao-chan!" Honey-Oppa told me, smiling while I noticed Tama-Hyung and the twins blush. I tried not to kill them or anything so I pretended not to see or hear any of it.

"So, when can we see your house Mao?" They asked me. While I was quickly making their tea, I 'accidently' put on of the cups some salt and quickly smiled.

"That's asking a lot for you guys." I said, handing them their tea and guess who got the one with salt? My idiot, Tama-Hyung.

…My idiot?

…..I gotta stop saying that….

"Sorry, I must have accidently put salt on the tea there Tama-Hyung. I gotta start labeling my spices, you know." I smiled like one of Mika's anime characters when he does something like this. What was his name again? Sebastian Michaels?

"T-t-that's quite alright….I forgive my lovely daughter…" He said, taking the glass of water that I offered him. I saw the twins snicker quietly and gave me a thumbs up, which I returned back. All in a day's work for Mao Kurosaki!

"Hey Mao-chan! Go on ahead and pick your cake! We have one for everyone!" Honey-Oppa told me and opened up the little box and revealed all these delicious cakes that I can only dream of making. I looked on and tried to pick the best one. I did like strawberry but there's also chocolate, German chocolate, Peach, Tres Leche cake that Dad taught me how to make and then there was vanilla sponge cake.

"Oh geez….cake…I can't just choose one you know…they all look delicious and I want to try all of them…AHH!" I said, knocking my head on the table in distress. Everyone took notice and sweat dropped. I wouldn't blame them; I took these kinds of things really serious when it comes to really delicious and prestigious food like this. Everything must be perfect and have great and amazing taste!

"I think you'll like the German Chocolate one Mao-chan~!" Honey-Oppa told me and handed me the piece of cake while I raised my head, looking at it while on the inside, my mouth was drooling and my taste buds were on overdrive.

"Thanks Honey-Oppa for picking for me!" I exclaimed and then the three idiots that I've gotten to know have started to exclaim about how cute I was and complaining about the little moves that they'll do, they'll offend me or something. They already did offend me from arriving here unannounced.

I quickly ate the German Chocolate cake, enjoying every bite of it when I realized it had some nice mousse filling that I liked a lot. I kinda ate a bit messy, feeling that some icing was around the corner of my lips or something.

"Mao, you have something around your lips." Kyo-Hyung said to me, the first thing that he told me after entering the house. I tried to rub away the mess that he told me about, but he said I didn't get it. He came closer towards me and used his thumb to wipe the icing off my lips. Then, he did the one thing I didn't expect for him to do. He then licked his thumb clean from the chocolate icing that he wiped my lips with. I blushed after that and then thought about it..

Is that considered and indirect kiss or something? Are there rules about the indirect kiss?! Are there!?

"Wow, eating all that cake sure wiped my appetited." Said Honey-Oppa.

"Yeah, isn't it about lunch time right about now?" Kaoru asked and all heads turned towards me. I looked behind me to see if there was anyone behind me like in my Korean dramas but no such luck. They were all looking at me.

"Well then, what's for lunch?" The idiots told me, including Honey-Oppa. I got annoyed a little bit when they asked me.

"How the hell should I know? I really didn't think about it since I have my part-time jobs to think about you know." I said. Kyo-Hyung stood up and told be something about dropping here unexpected. The hell you guys did! And where the hell are Mom and Mika!? They should be here right about now!

"I'd really love it if you cook something for us Mao-chan." Honey-Oppa told me. The idiots started freaking out and then were shocked to find out that I agreed with Honey-Oppa.

"I guess I could do that since you asked me so nicely but I'll take me some time to whip something up." I explained and as my response, I got an overload of cuteness. MY EYES!

"We can wait!" He said. I shielded my eyes from the blinding cuteness and then turned around to not get blind.

"Okay. I'm gonna have to go to the supermarket or the farmers market a few miles back. It's where I get most of my ingredients when I make a foreign dish." I muttered out loud.

"If you're going then we're going too!" The twins told me. Haruhi did her infamous facepalm and I was tempted to do the same.

Everyone just decided to go on ahead and agree that everyone's going. God, help me with this because I don't know how to deal with this. I at least know that Takeru-Nii wouldn't have done this with me! I know Lee Min Ho Oppa wouldn't have done this to me!

"Dammit, some day off." I said as soon as everyone left. Well, almost everyone since there was still someone in the restaurant, looking up at the photos of the past people that have worked here and one of those people was Dad. He saw the picture of dad cooking and then looked at me.

"Hey Tama-Hyung, are you not coming?" I asked and tapped his shoulder. He looked at me and then back at the picture.

"I am. I just wanted to look around some more before I left." He told me and looked at Dad's photo again.

"Is this your adoptive father?" He asked me and I nodded my head.

"Yeah. Doesn't he look cool?" I said and looked at the photo that he was looking at. That photo had him smiling at the camera while I hugged him from behind; the both of us smiling for the camera. Tama-Hyung chuckled and took the picture off the wall to get a better look at it.

"He does. He looks handsome I guess I know where you took your inspiration. And he seems like a hard worker too." He said.

"I wouldn't say handsome. Ask my mom if you need to but I knew he was a hard worker. He did have a few part-time jobs just to give us some of the stuff he didn't have growing up."

"Oh yeah? I bet he was a good man then. Trust me. You can't fool these eyes Mao." Tama-Hyung said and smiled. I averted my eyes at another direction and looked at him blankly.

"Ah…I wouldn't say that…" I said and I felt him change moods. "But dad…."

Okay Mao-chan! Mika-chan! Daddy is off to work! Take care of Mommy for me okay!? Watch, we'll reach the good American dream even if we aren't in America! You'll see!

"He was a good man." I said, in my memory trance as I was remembering all the good that Dad has always done. It was nice to think about it.

Tama-Hyung noticed my silence and maybe he let his imagination go wild. I mean, he and the other don't know what happened to Dad. I just talk about him a lot in a tense that says he's still here. That's partly my fault.

"Well, we really should be going. The others will be wondering where we are~!" As he turned around, he slipped on a banana peel and started falling on me. What the hell!? He fell for one of the oldest tricks in the book?!

"AHH~!" I yelled and then felt a really heavy pressure pressed on my body. I opened my eyes and then saw Tama-Hyung's hands pinned down on the sides of my head. I blushed at the position we were in because I'm not like Haruhi, who will come up with a snarky remark of someone getting off of her. I've seen enough dramas that have the heroine get in this position with the main male lead. God dammit.

"Ah. Mao, are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?" Tama-Hyung asked me and then looked for some sign of pain. The only sign of pain that I had was my mentality and the incoherent words that I was stuttering out.

"Ah! What..!? N-n-n-n-no! Now get off of me!" I yelled, not really noticing how close he was towards my face, more specifically, my lips. God, why do you do this to me!?

"Mao-kun~~! We're home! Hey why's the door open?" I heard Mika and Mom say in sync, entering the café. I got a bit nervous when they saw firsthand in the position I was in with Tama-Hyung. I couldn't muster any words and quickly thought of the first thing that came to my mind.

"Where the h-h-hell were you two!? Some Mom and sister you two are." I said and Tama-Hyung just freaked out, comparing the face that he had written all over his head.

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My mom and Mika stood still, watching the scene before them and probably thinking of ways how to pry Tama-Hyung off my person and killing him slowly. I didn't want any part of this but I couldn't move despite how strong I was against Tama-Hyung. After some minutes passed by, Mom quickly walked up, putting a hand on Tama-Hyung's shoulder and threw him to the wall. Mika was next to me, helping me up. Those two were like two peas in a pod, considering that they ignored Tama-Hyungs grunts of pain. Even I wouldn't have done that much if I've known the situation.

"I'm sorry to having to leave you this morning Mao-kun. You must have been lonely." Mom said, smiling and ruffling my hair. I noticed Mika glaring at Tama-Hyung and making sure he wouldn't come near me. I sweat dropped at the situation. "That sound…that actually sounded like it hurt…" I muttered. Mom started massaging her arm, still smiling to purposely crush Tama-Hyung's ego, if he still had it.

"Oh dear. My left arm has been bothering me lately. It's as if I just confronted a ferocious beast that was trying to put the moves on my little Mao-kun. I really could go for some of that delicious herbal tea that you make for me." Mom said and then Tama-Hyung just sprinting up as fast as he could to go and make some hot tea for mom. Mika tried to stop him but Mom ended up stopping him by pressing her foot on his head.

"You…..WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH MY PRECIOUS DAUGHTER, MY LITTLE MAO-KUN!? TO GET TO MY DAUGHTER, YOU MUST GET THROUGH MEEE~!" She yelled, causing everyone in the neighborhood to instantly recognize whose scream was that. She looked like a character from a horror movie when she did that, so you wouldn't want to get on her bad side, okay? The neighbors that day laughed, saying things like "There goes Kurosaki-san again" or "Oh Kurosaki is at it again."

Just in, the twins came back.

"Hey boss! What in the world is taking you so long?" Hikaru asked.

"Whoa, check it out. Who would have that the woman and girl we passed by was Mao's Mom and sister." Kaoru said and then before Tama-Hyung tried to ask for help, the two started to walk on him and introduce themselves to my family.

"Nice to meet you Mao's mom and sister! We're good friends of your daughter/sister, the Hitachiin brothers." They said in unison.

"So you're the Otaku sister we heard so much about?" Hikaru said with a smile.

"You're the prettiest Otaku we've seen so far! And this woman is Mao's mother. I didn't think of you as the energetic type." Kaoru said, earning a shocked face from me. How dare they say that in front of me?

"You finally put the moves on Mao didn't you, boss?" They said again in unison.

"Sorry about that, he's like a pheromone machine."

"I bet he's fooled around with more girls than you can count!"

What the-!?

"So he fools around, huh?" Mom said, an angry vein growing more and more as she thought of it.

"No! I'm not a ladies man! I'm a good guy! I care about Mao!" Tama-Hyung yelled all of a sudden. For some reason, I started blushing when he said he cared about me. The twins looked back at him and thought the same thing. This type of scene was something I would have seen in a drama, but this type is different because I know this is real life.

"I'm being completely honest here!" Tama-Hyung said, bowing down in front of Mika and Mom, "I care about Mao like she's my own daughter." He finished.

You know the moment I said that I was blushing when he stated he cared about me. I honestly thought he meant more like a friend type of deal but no. I was a bit disappointed…..

Wait…why was I disappointed?

"Oh I get it, you must be the host club I heard so much about!" Mom suddenly had a mood change and started smiling cheerfully.

"Wow, Mao, you never told us how handsome these guys are, right Mom?" Mika said, blushing and having a fangirl attack, probably from the compliment Kaoru said about her being the only pretty Otaku he's met.

"They are certainly quite a group of handsome young men! I'm not really sure who I like more!" Mom said as she started giggling while most of the guys were smiling like idiots while Tama-Hyung was over at his corner. Mom then turned towards me and asked me a question that was absolutely forbidden. "What about you Mao dear? Who do you like more?"

My face just turned into a tomato and I so wanted to hide under a rock right now.

"I'll tell you what, why don't you all call me Yuki or Mom? We're bound to be close friends so let's start now!" She said, embarrassing me more.

"Mom? Are you sure?"

"Yes I am Mitsukuni!"

"Hold on, how did you know my name?" Honey-Oppa asked Mom and mom returned one of those heartwarming smiles towards Honey and Mori Oppa's direction.

"You two are third years Takashi Morinozuka and Mitsukuni Haninozuka!" Mom said, making Honey-Oppa smile happily. Oh, the cuteness! She then moved on to the twins and explained some more.

"And you two first years and in the same class as my little Mao and her friend Haruhi, the Hitachiin brothers, Hikaru and Kaoru. I'm not sure which one of you is which, but I'll figure it out soon. I heard a lot about you all~!" She finished off.

"Hold on, so Mao told you two about us?" Hikaru asked Mom. Mika and Mom shared a similar smile, blushing lightly. What they were about to say was so surprising, I still couldn't handle it to this day.

"Nope. Kyoya-Kun told us all about you over the phone~! YAY!" Mika said, a really unnecessary amount of roses in the background while Mom and Mika high-fived Kyo-Hyung, which he gladly returned, smiling.

"You know, you two are really lovely people. I can see how Mao was influenced by it." He said.

Wait….did he just…indirectly call me beautiful!?

WHAT THE HELL OOTORI!? *Insert ridiculous amount of Korean + Spanish cuss words*

"Kyoya~!" Tamaki outwardly grabbed Kyo-Hyungs shoulder, demanding an explaination.

"We've been entrusted with the care of their precious sister/daughter. It is only natural that we introduce ourselves. Ordinarily, that would be your job." He said, which earned an arrow of pain towards Tama-Hyungs heart. Poor guy but Kyo-Hyung had a point there.

"Oh my, I'm so impressed that the club has a capable vice president. You must be such a hard worker; taking care of all the money and all the things the president would do, aren't you? I guess the president is just there for show!" Mom said, hurting Tama-Hyung with words while Kyo-Hyung was so getting on Mom's and Mika's good side.

"You never mentioned this to me Mom! Mika! How dare you two not say anything to me about getting calls from Kyo-Hyung!?" I yelled at them angrily. They gave me that face that said "I'm sorry and won't do it again but we'll end up doing it again anyways" face, which pissed me off more.

"What are supposed to do Mao-chan? You hardly talk about your day at school to the both of us!" Mika said and Mom nodded sadly. "It's also not my fault that you barely talk about boys! I worry about you sweetie!" Mom started and quickly stood up, doing one of those poses that pointed towards the sky, "I worry about you sweetie! I have a feeling that you like girls or something! Even if that happens, I'll still love you...but you still have to give me a grandchild and he must be cute!" She said, dramatically crying into a handkerchief.

"So that makes it okay to talk behind my back?! Besides, talking about boys is a waste of time! I'm a busy gal! OH MY GOD TAMA-HYUNG! WOULD YOU STOP MAKING THE HOUSE EVEN MORE DIRTY!? GROW YOUR MUSHROOMS SOMEWHERE ELSE!"

"Mao-chan….the thing about you is…." Mika began while I started to relax and look at the two with suspicion.

"You're cute even when you're mad!" Mom said, engaging in super hug attack mode, along with Mika, surprising me.

Yeah….I have a super doting family that act like children. I've been dealing with this for the last four years since…..yeah….

I finally got out of their hug and started walking away, ending up having to listen to their questions as I neared the staircase.

"I gotta go to the supermarket and buy more groceries. We only have enough food to feed three so yeah." I bluntly said. Mika started to laugh while mom joined in with a hearty chuckle.

"Sometimes your silliness is cute! We have enough food downstairs in the cellar. I mean, we own a restaurant/café, don't we?"

…!

EPIC FACEPALM

Sometimes, I ask myself why I live with these people.

"Aw, but I wanted to go to the commoner supermarket!" Whinned Hikaru and Haruhi glared at him.

"You've already been there thanks to my dad!" She said and I smiled in secret as I headed downstairs to grab whatever to make something for lunch.

"Now…what would those idiots want? How about some Mexican?"

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((Mika's POV))

Mom looked at the host club, Mao's friends, and smiled, calming them down once Mao walked off to get supplies to make some dinner.

"I wouldn't get in her way. Once she puts her mind to work, it's hard to drag her out of it." She said and then continued to talk for a while until bit her tongue, blood dripping from her mouth. Everyone got worried for a while until she grabbed a napkin and I started to explain.

"Don't worry. Mom does this a lot when she starts rambling about things. Also, she'd like to apologize to Tamaki-kun for scaring him. Her health's a little on the weak side so she really doesn't have that much control." I said, waving my hand casually. Tamaki's eyes widened at the mention of his name and quickly came out of the closet area.

"Wait, you know my name?" He asked, his eyes sparkling with hope. Mom looked at him and smiled.

"Of course, you're Tamaki Suoh." She wiped more of her blood that was around her mouth and then turned more serious.

"You know, Mao's an independent spirit. She even decided to do all the enrollment papers by herself without me or Mika knowing about it." Mom said, thinking clearly about that day she found out about Mao's enrollment to Ouran. "I sort of admire that about her but sometimes I wish she'd depend on me some more." She said, probably thinking off all the times Mao did all the work around the house.

The day that dad never came back…she started doing all the things around the house and began applying to so many part-time jobs.

FLASHBACK

Somewhere around three years ago.

"Mao-chan~! So, tell me why your report card said D- on every class!?" Mom said, this cloud of anger appeared behind her while Mao was at the dinner table, doing some paper work and all these other things. Mao turned to Mom and started frowning.

"Sorry mom but I had more important things to worry about than school work!" This gave my mom some shock that lasted through until the next day, which was pretty bad, and a good friend of the restaurant noticed it and commented it.

"What? She said that? I'm sorry but I don't think it's a rebellious phase. Sorry to tell you this Yuki-san but I think she's a bit embarrassed that her mother has something no one knows about." The friend said, pissing my mom a bit.

"So what if I have it?! Masato knew about it and he never had a problem with it!"

That night….

"Mao! Mika! You mother drank herself stupid again so I brought her home!" Mom quickly went to hug Mao and she commented on how Mom smelled like a bar.

"She's pretty upset that you didn't tell her about your report card. Why don't you tell her next time when the grades come in, what do you say?" Her friend suggested and I nodded my head in agreement. Mao widened her eyes and slowly gave mom a hug.

"I can't….I didn't tell you because you already worry about other things….My grades became that low because I took on three other part-time jobs so I could pay off the electric and hospital bill. I know your health isn't the best but I want you to rest up so you can get your strength. I want you to get better for us and for dad." Mao said. I heard mom shuffle around and hugged Mao tightly, softly crying with her in her arms.

Three other part-time jobs? That's incredible…and she's doing this so we can get by all of this…..

END OF FLASHBACK

"Let me just say that I'm really grateful for all that you boys have done. Ever since she entered that school, I see her smiling a lot so that means she's having more fun." Mom smiled happily. I'd have to agree with that too since she's a bit happier now. She's even got a reverse harem like in Amnesia or Diabolk Lovers, even though that they're not vampires or anything. Anyways, during my little fangirl, I noticed the megane guy looking at Mom's direction and then thinking to himself.

"Come to think of it, she did also mention you boys and Haruhi giving her an autographed jacket of her favorite idol, Jessica from SNSD." I said out loud and that sparked some interest in mom. Before she even spoke, Mao came back with at least a bag of potatoes, a ten piece chicken breast package, some spices, and few other things that I didn't know how to pronounce. I noticed that she had some trouble with it but didn't bother to say anything about it.

"Oh, hello Mao dear. So, what will it be today?" Mom asked while Mao started to walk towards the kitchen.

"Huh? Oh, I hope you guys like Mexican food." She said and Mom started fangirling like crazy like I do when someone mentions Captain Levi or Sebastian Michaels.

Those two are crazy hot! I love them so much that I would totally let Levi *BBBEEEEEP BEEP BEEP* and Sebastian can so totally take my soul while I wear cat ears and he can *BEEP BEEP BEEEEEP* to me~! Tee Hee.

"Do you need help with that Mao?" Haruhi asked and Mao just shook her head. "Nah. I got this." After she said that, she almost tripped and the only one fast enough to catch her was Mori-kun, who was super tall and handsome. Wow, this is so totally a reverse harlem!

"Um….thanks Mori-Oppa." Mao said and subconsciously handed some of the supplies to him and he simply smiled. I did the typical dramatic pose and turned away.

"Oh~! Such a beautiful scene, I can't take more of this!" I screamed in my head.

"Well, I may not be a five star chef but I'll see what I can whip up to compare with that taste." She said, rolling up her sleeves and tightening her apron as she quickly entered the kitchen, turning on the stove and started chopping up whatever that she was chopping.

"Mao-chan looks so cute dressed that way!" Honey-senpai said.

"She looks like a real girl when viewing her this way." Tamaki-kun said, admiring the view that can be seen from the kitchen. Mom and I didn't waste taking pictures of the guys and Mao and we got some strange looks from Haruhi. Sorry Haruhi, but only insanity is allowed here. Tee hee.

"Um…Yuki-san, when will your husband be home? I can't wait to meet him." Tamaki asked, smiling. I heard Mao break an egg from the kitchen and I sensed Mom straighten up quickly, looking glum at first but smile quickly before someone noticed. Well, I guess the megane noticed since Mao did say he knew about a lot of things and did his research on people. I wouldn't be surprised if he knew that dad won't be coming back.

"My husband? Oh but he's home already! Here, I'll introduce him to you!" Mom said, getting up and went to the cabinets that we had dad's most recent photo. She took the photo frame and put it on the table as gently as possible, all while still wearing the smile that dad always said was beautiful.

Everyone but Kyoya was shocked and I knew from the silence in the air besides Mao's cooking in the next room. Kyoya, like I said before, must have known already.

"Handsome isn't he? Every day, I wondered why in the world he married someone like me." Mom said, holding the frame and looking at it with loving eyes. To this day, she's still madly in love with dad….

"He always took on part-time jobs just for the family and still married me despite his parents' protests. He had a good heart and that's why Mao's with us right now. Originally, we wanted to adopt Mika-chan but the moment he saw Mao, she adopted her as well…." Mom said, still smiling despite the sadness behind her smile. "We never saw him again after the plane went down on his way back…." She finally finished and got up again to put the photo away properly in the cabinet.

"I-I'm s-s-so sorry that I asked, Yuki-san! I d-d-d-didn't know!" Tamaki said. Mom smiled at him and ruffled his hair.

"It's alright Tamaki, you guys needed to know. Mao wouldn't have had the strength to tell you guys anyways."

"What do you mean Yu-chan?" Honey asked, tilting his head.

"Well, as you know, Mao lost two fathers while she was growing up. When my husband died, she quickly started handling all the chores around the house and restaurant."

"Yeah," I said, "Even if I'm the older sibling, Mao-chan's the more mature one. I just hope one day she realizes that I can be mature too!" I said, pouting, not realizing a shadowy figure behind me who then decided to hit my head with a wooden spoon.

"Oh, really? I'll call you mature once you start cleaning up you room that way I won't find that doushinji yaoi manga of your OTP, Levi x Eren, while I'm studying." Mao's voice said and there was also that look that I happened to see a lot during middle school. The look of the Bipolar Tiger.

"Mao! How's the food coming along?" Mom asked and Mao sighed, handing her some herbal tea that the doctor recommended for mom. "It'll be ready in a few minutes so wait a little longer." She said as she had the spoon still on her hand as she crossed her arms and going back into the kitchen to check on the chicken.

"Do you need any help Mao?" I asked boredly and she responded with the same monotone voice.

"No, just make sure the guys don't leave the room. I don't want them touching anything without my permission." She said. I stifled a laugh and watched the host club sweat drop, excluding Kyoya and Mori-kun.

"I don't know if it's either she doesn't know how to rely on others or she refuses. It's beyond our understanding," Mom said, drinking her tea now that it's cooled off a bit. "Like my husband, she's so strong and protective of us. She stood up for us when others didn't. He taught her too well I guess." She said, smiling at the memory at how close those two were.

"It's true. I've seen it with my own eyes. She's protective of her seniors and the little ones…I guess she's like a split image of her father…" Tamaki said.

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One day…Mao-chan…you'll be able to take care of others, but you also need someone to take care of you….

Papa…what if they're not at my school? What will I do then?

Silly, this world is full of people! I'm sure that person will come to you or you go to them when you least expect it! Just remember okay?

((Mao's POV))

After a few more minutes of cooking, I handed out everyone's plates while I poured them some tea lemonade. The first one to eat was Haruhi and her reaction was just a small blush on her cheeks and continued to eat more.

"This is great Mao. You really know your stuff." She said. I sheepishly rubbed the back of my head, blushing a bit. The guys ate and they also had some blush on their faces.

"Mao…can you be the head chef at our house?" The twins asked me and Mom started laughing while I started blushing like crazy. I looked like one of the tomatoes I used for the salsa.

"W-W-W-WHAT!? NO WAY!" I said, blushing more.

"This is even better than what the cooks make at my mansion!" Tama-Hyung said.

"Mao-chan! You made mine sweet! Thanks!" Honey-Oppa said, taking more bites. "It's nothing really. You like sweets so I just thought you'd want your sweet." I said casually.

"Isn't she thoughtful?" Mom said, getting up and pinching my cheeks, "She'd make a great housewife!" I blushed at the suggestion – not even compared to the blush I had before – while she pinched my cheeks and they all laughed. Haruhi must have felt bad for me because she gave me a reassuring look.

"Yeah…I feel sorry for that idiot already…" I muttered quietly so the other didn't hear me. I looked around the room and saw Kyo-Hyung smirk at me. Oh god, what the hell is he thinking about!? He's not really….!? Well, he did indirectly kiss me and indirectly called me beautiful…

No…there's no way! No way! Get it together Mao!

There's no way, nope! Like one of these guys are going to marry me! Ha! That's hilarious!

"Can I be the wedding planner Mao!? Can I!? Maybe even the maid of honor!? Mao-chan has no sense of decoration unless it's food! Wow, thinking about it now, it reminds me somewhat like Toradora or one of those Korean Drama's you watch Mao! You're the Tsundere and these guys are your love interests!" Mika suggested while I did a spit take with my tea lemonade. Well, that's a waste of something delicious.

"So, who is it? Can you tell us who you like?" She said, getting way too close towards my personal space as I blushed heavily in front of my so-called friends.

"Mika!" I yelled at her. Mom then joined in the conversation, purposely ignoring me to see more of my reactions that I barely get to show. "Silly Mika, it's obvious that it must be the president and vice president! Either one, they're bound to make beautiful babies. Mao, who would you pick?" Mom innocently asked me, although in her eyes, they tell a whole different story. I blushed more at her suggestion and facepalmed.

"No one," I scoffed. "If you two keep this up, I might just run away and join a traveling circus." I said and Mika gasped loudly.

"If you do, can you get Joker and the whole Noah's Circus group plus Sebby-chan, William and Ciel to autograph something!? Please!?" Mika begged. I facepalmed again at how stupid the idea was. Her and her Black butler manga and anime. She's been watching the whole Black Butler anime ever since the Circus arc episodes came out. She even reread the manga for the occasion.

"Mika….REMEMBER THAT BLACK BUTLER IS AN ANIME DURING THE VICTORIAN ERA! THERE'S NO WAY I WILL GET THEIR AUTOGRAPHS BECAUSE THEY DON'T EXIST!" I yelled.

"But their voice actors are~!" She said in a sing song voice.

"They're not real."

"Aw! You're no fun Mao-chan!" She said, pouting and taking her plate away. "Hey, I wasn't done with that!" She exclaimed but I ignored her and brushed the leftovers into a decomposing container. Yeah, I have one of those that way I don't have to waste food. As I was washing the dishes, Haruhi came in and handed me more of the dishes and she decided to dry the ones I've washed.

"Haruhi, as much as I like you, you don't have to do this. You're my guest. The only sane guest." I said to her but she gave me a stern look at me.

"It looked like you needed some sane company…Your family is… interesting." She said. I looked at her and started laughing; she then joined in the laugh.

"Yeah…despite the insanity around the house, I owe them a lot you know." By that time, I didn't realize that my mom was looking at me from the living room, along with Mika, explaining more about me to the guys. And each time I came back to the living room, I saw the guys straighten up and then my mom smiled more. Something was going on but for now…..I'm just glad my mom can smile happily now.

There's this one girl that deserves the most happiness in this world…she's been through a lot for such a young girl. And now, these boys, this host club, could be her future. Mao may not be my biological daughter but she's a big part of my life. She's my daughter and she has the right to do what she wants like Mika, who also isn't my biological daughter….She has the right to be happy as well with one of these boys, whoever that will be. I just hope with either of them, they'll make her the happiest girl in world….

I have but one wish….lean on to someone Mao…have someone else to look up to when you're in trouble…have someone else care for you….

"There's a lot you don't know about Mao-chan! For instance, she joined the local swim team and when she was just ten years old, she won a trip to study abroad in America but she declined…" As my mom was rambling about, Kyo-Hyung was writing more about me and the others were listening intently. As for me, well, I had to control the situation.

"Oh my god Mom! Stop telling them my not-so-important achievements!"

"Oh I didn't even get to the best part, she has cute *MMMMMFFF*!" Phew, I covered her mouth before something came out that would ruin my private life.

"Mom, stop telling my secrets too!"

And that was day with the Host club at my house….

((A/N: Told you so~ Tee Hee~! ))