DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM
"Okay girls, are you ready for sleep?" asked Haruhi as she made sure to tuck in the girls.
"Story?" said Li Ming.
"What was that?" asked Haruhi.
"Story?" said Li Ming.
"You want a story?" said Haruhi.
"Story!" Xing Xing demanded.
"Okay," said Haruhi. She headed out of the room where she found Kaoru and her father still in a heated discussion.
"Uh, is everything okay here?" asked Haruhi.
"Of course, right Kaoru?" said Ranka.
"Ye, yes," said Kaoru.
"Okay, Kaoru, do you want to come read the girls a story than?" asked Haruhi.
"Why do I have to?" asked Kaoru as Haruhi dragged him back to the girls' room.
"I can't speak Chinese that well. You however can so you're going to read to them, got it," said Haruhi, "Besides you're their father. It's kind of your obligation."
"Okay, story, story," said Kaoru looking through the new bookcases with some of the new books recently purchased. He grabbed one and sat down in the middle of the floor. "Okay once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who married a handsome prince, the end."
"Kaoru," said Haruhi folding her arms in an annoyed fashion, "Read the whole thing."
"Do I have to?" asked Kaoru. Haruhi gave him a look, "Fine, fine." He went and read the whole story all the way through. "Is that better?"
"Very good Kaoru," said Haruhi sounding exhausted.
"Can I go to bed now?" asked Kaoru.
"Yes, I'll come and wake you up tomorrow morning, early," said Haruhi.
"What why?" asked Kaoru.
"You're a father now. That means you're going to have to do things like get up early and help get the kids up. Don't worry I'll come and get you," said Haruhi, "Now good night."
"Uh where are you sleeping tonight?" asked Kaoru, "Just out of curiosity."
"In here with the girls in case they need me, now good night!" Haruhi pushed Kaoru out and shut the door in his face. She smiled sweetly at the girls before climbing into the big bed and falling asleep.
Half way through the night Haruhi heard something creak. She opened her eyes and saw Li Ming walking over to her sister's bed, gently shaking her awake.
"Li Ming?" said Xing Xing.
"Can I sleep with you?" asked Li Ming.
"Yes," said Xing Xing making room for her sister. The two cuddled together happily and soon drifted back to sleep.
'That sure reminds me of Kaoru and Hikaru,' thought Haruhi before drifting back to sleep.
"Mmm Kaoru, you're amazing," moaned Haruhi happily as she laid wrapped in Kaoru's arms, "I'm so glad we're back together."
"Oh I knew you'd come back to me eventually," said Kaoru.
"Oh Kaoru!" said Haruhi, "Please, pleas…,"
"Please what?" asked Kaoru.
"Please get up!" ordered Haruhi shoving Kaoru over.
"What?" said Kaoru waking up from his dream to a Haruhi who didn't look as happy as the one from his dream.
"Come on Kaoru get up," said Haruhi, "You got to get the kids breakfast."
"But I don't know how to cook and the chefs don't have to clock in until 12 noon!" said Kaoru.
"That's why you're getting up so I can show how to make something simple for them for the time being until we can get a chance to really teach how to cook more for them. Now come on get up!" Haruhi ordered.
"Fine fine I'm getting up," said Kaoru as he sat up, "Wait you're going to be teaching me how to cook? As in in the kitchen together with you wearing an apron?"
"Yeah I guess," said Haruhi.
"I'll be right there!" said Kaoru as he moved faster to get out of bed and got dressed.
He raced downstairs as fast as he could to his kitchen where Haruhi was already looking through the different cupboards and wearing an apron.
'Sweet!' Kaoru thought.
Kaoru carefully walked up behind Haruhi as she stood next to the counter preparing something.
"That looks really good," he whispered into her ear.
"Kaoru, don't do that. I could ruin the nice meal I'm trying to make," said Haruhi trying to move away.
"I don't care about the meal just yet," Kaoru kept whispering into her ear before kissing her neck.
"Well what do you want to do?" asked Haruhi.
"I have one idea in mind," said Kaoru. He gently guided Haruhi to turn around to face him as he moved in for the kill.
'Yes!" Kaoru thought with joy.
"So," he asked casually walking into the kitchen, "What are we going to be making?"
"I don't know yet. You hardly have anything simple in here. Heck you hardly have anything period," said Haruhi before she looked up at Kaoru, "Where are the girls?"
"I don't know," said Kaoru.
"Well aren't you supposed to be getting them up?" asked Haruhi.
"Why would I have to do that?" asked Kaoru.
"I told you to. Please go do it. It's your duty as a father. Now go and do it!" said Haruhi.
"Fine Fine," said Kaoru. He dragged himself up stairs and over to the girls' room. To his surprise they were in the same bed cuddling together.
'Wow, I guess they really are mine,' he thought before he started shaking them.
"Hey, hey get up!" he shouted. Both girls sat up in fear holding each other tight.
"Don't hurt us!" Xing Xing said.
"Whoa whoa, it's me," said Kaoru, "You know, your father?" The two girls kept holding each other close. Kaoru groaned.
"I don't have time for this," he muttered, "Get up please?"
"Why?" asked Li Ming.
"You need to hurry up and get dressed so we can get some breakfast. I want to get down there and watch that nice lady cook breakfast! Now come on, up, up, up!" said Kaoru. He grabbed both girls by their arms and pulled them out.
"Now let's see what we have here to dress you in." He opened his closet to see it filled with little girls' clothes. Some he recognized from the store the other day while the others he guessed came from their bags. "Okay, uh Li Ming you can wear this green-blue shirt with the unicorn while Xing Xing you can wear this pink shirt with the castle. This is just so I can tell you two apart." He also pulled out two things of blue pants. "Can you dress yourselves?"
"Yes," said Xing Xing sounding insulted by the question, "We big girls!"
"Okay, okay then get dressed," said Kaoru. He all but raced out of the room and back to the kitchen. To his disappointment and slight horror, Ranka was now there and Haruhi had taken off her apron.
"What's going on?" asked Kaoru.
"We're going out to breakfast," said Haruhi, "Your treat of course."
"Why are we doing that?" asked Kaoru.
"Because you don't have anything decent to feed the girls, that's also quick and easy to make. Don't worry we'll go grocery shopping after this okay?" said Haruhi, "Where are the girls?"
"They're getting dressed. They said they can do it themselves," said Kaoru.
"And their hair brushed?" asked Haruhi.
"I don't know," said Kaoru.
"Well go find out!" ordered Haruhi pointing back up the stairs.
"Oh yeah sure," said Kaoru.
"You sure know how to work that guy huh?" said Ranka.
"Yeah, he's a lot like a kid himself," said Haruhi.
"Okay you guys dressed?" Kaoru asked walking back into the room where he found the girls indeed dressed and Xing Xing was brushing Li Ming's hair. "Oh good you're doing just fine. That's great to see. Well once you're done we're going out."
"To Momma?" asked Li Ming.
"No," said Kaoru sounding guilty, "We're going to breakfast okay?"
"Okay," said Xing Xing trying to sound brave. She kept brushing her sister's hair until finally the two switch places with Li Ming brushing Xing Xing's hair. Kaoru stayed and watched until both sisters were done with their hair. "You ready to go?"
"Yeah," said Xing Xing. She and Li Ming took each other's hand and headed out past Kaoru acting brave.
'Maybe I sacred them too much yesterday,' thought Kaoru as he fallowed them. He was starting to feel just a little bit upset about the way he had acted with them now especially how he over reacted to them coloring on his painting. If he remembered right he and Hikaru did a lot worse to several of his parents' art pieces they tried decorated their mansion with.
"Okay they're all ready to go," said Kaoru once he joined everyone in the living room.
"Good let's get going," said Haruhi. She pulled her and the girls' coats out of the closet and bundled them up, "We're going to have something nice for breakfast okay?"
"Okay," said the girls. They smiled at Haruhi with true affection. They really seemed to like her. Not that Kaoru blamed them. Haruhi was just that kind of person who everyone liked no matter what.
Haruhi gently took each of their hands and led them out of the apartment to the elevator. However before she could hit the button to bring the elevator up, the thing started moving on its own coming to a stop on their floor.
"Getting yourself an early morning friend?" asked Ranka sneering at Kaoru.
"Uh I don't know," said Kaoru. Then the door opened and out indeed walked a woman.
"Oh, no this person is no friend of mine!" he said.
"Oh Kaoru, you're so cruel,"
"Nice to see you too," muttered Kaoru, "Mom."