DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM
"Okay okay and pose!" Kaoru ordered his kids and Shoji. The three of them were all in their new school uniforms and where all sitting around a classroom backdrop while Kaoru had a photographer take their pictures in different photos. Norio sat off by himself watching while writing a new article for his magazine column.
"Kou can we stop?" Shoji asked after a while. Kaoru noticed his eyelids were getting heavy along with Mitsu's and Hisano's.
"Sure, you kids did great today," he said.
"I can't believe they'll all be starting school next week," said Norio walking over to his son.
"I know, they're getting to be so big now," said Kaoru, "I hope I didn't wear him out too much."
"Nah not too badly," said Norio even though Shoji was now sleeping on his shoulder.
"So how's your new column coming along?" asked Kaoru.
"Well it's not done yet," said Norio, "I'm stalling until the actual first day of school. The editor already agreed to let me do that."
"What are you going to do when you're home alone all day?" Kaoru asked.
"Oh I don't know," said Norio, "I was thinking of viewing a family try and handle triplets for my column."
"Well maybe assuming you help a little," said Kaoru.
"Oh no no, you know you're not supposed to interfere with the reality of the observation," said Norio.
"We'll see about that," said Kaoru.
"Besides I thought you said your brother was going to be helping you," said Norio.
"Yeah but do you really expect him to let you just sit back and watch when all three are crying to be changed or fed?" Kaoru pointed out smirking.
"We should probably get these three kids down for their naps don't you think?" said Norio nodding to Hisano and Mitsu who was now sleeping on the floor.
"Yeah you're right," said Kaoru, "Don't want them to wrinkle their uniforms before next week."
"Hey Kaoru we're home," Hikaru called out when he and Haruhi got home.
"Oh hey you two," said Kaoru, "Haruhi how are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine," said Haruhi.
"How did the photo shoot go?" asked Hikaru.
"Want to come and see how they turned out?" asked Kaoru leading them to his in-home studio. All spread out of the table were photos of the three children in their uniforms.
"These look great!" said Hikaru, "A big hit with the magazine!"
"You didn't over do it with them again did you?" Haruhi asked.
"No Haruhi I didn't," Kaoru assured them, "Besides it's a good way to get them ready for nap time."
"Hmm," Haruhi groaned rubbing her belly, "Am I right in assuming these three are going to suffer the same fate as the twins and Shoji?"
"Of course," said Kaoru sounding evil, "They'll all doom to be models. It's a curse of being a Hitachiin!"
"A big curse," said Hikaru walking over to a bookshelf. He pulled out a photo album and showed Haruhi more pictures of him and Kaoru as children as models.
"I know I know you've showed me these pictures over and over," said Haruhi annoyed, "by they way when are we going to get the schemes for the babies?"
"I would assume as soon as Hisano's awake and able to go back to the baby store," said Kaoru.
"Do you still want the same thing honey you said before?" Hikaru asked the store with the twins.
"Yes," said Hisano boldly.
"Do you know what scheme you want each girl to have?" Kaoru asked.
"Yellow birds for Kotoko and flowers for Umeko," said Hisano, "And don't forget the elephants for Benjiro."
"Yes honey," said Haruhi already putting the blue elephants patter objects into a cart.
"Mommy are you sure Benjiro's going to like elephants?" asked Mitsu.
"Yes," said Haruhi, "And I'm sure that Kotoko's going to like her birds and Umeko's going to like her flowers."
"Yeah but Benjiro's going to be more special then them because he's the only boy," Mitsu boated. Haruhi looked over at Hikaru with a stern look. Hikaru shrugged his shoulders.
"Be happy he's not super upset over having two sisters," he whispered.
"Mitsu you know your sisters are going to be special too right?" asked Haruhi.
"Yeah but we don't know how yet. Benjiro's going to be born special because he's the only boy!" Mitsu bragged smirking at his sister. Hisano looked a little bit hurt before looking back at some different baby items, making sure to point them out to one of her parents when she saw something she liked.
"Hisano, hey Hisano are you ready to wake up?" Kaoru asked the first day of school. Hisano moaned as she sat up from her bed.
"Yes Daddy," she said groggy.
"Well let's get dressed. Daddy wants to do your hair pretty," said Kaoru.
"NO!" Hisano shouted so loud Hikaru ran into the room holding Mitsu's uniform in his hand.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Don't touch my hair!" Hisano ordered backing away from her fathers onto her bed.
"Hisano, let's not do this," said Kaoru trying to get a hold of his daughter.
"No, no, leave my hair alone!" said Hisano.
"Honey please," pleaded Hikaru also trying to get a hold of her, but the girl was too squirmy for them to fully grab on.
"Daddy what's going on?" asked Mitsu walking into the room, "I need to get ready for school right?" Then he saw his sister trying to get away from their fathers.
"You won't do up my hair!" she insisted. Mitsu laughed.
"Come on Hisano you can do it!" he cheered her on.
"What is going on?" asked Haruhi walking into the room and saw the scene. She was quick to reach over and grab Hisano easily.
"Hisano, stop this," she said to her daughter sternly.
"Don't make them do something to my hair Mommy please!" Hisano pleaded.
"You know she doesn't like it when you style her hair. Why do you insist on always doing that to her?" Haruhi asked.
"It's her first day of school. We have to make sure she looks nice," Kaoru explained.
"She looks fine with it simply brushed. Please do you want her to be happy on her first day? It's going to be hard on her as it is already," said Haruhi. Both Kaoru and Hikaru groaned in defeat.
"Fine," they said.
"Good," said Haruhi, "And I think one of you needs to help Mitsu finish getting ready too correct?"
"Oh that's right," said Hikaru. He hurried over to Mitsu to take his hand and lead him back to his room.
"Thank you Mommy," said Hisano hugging her mother.
"You're welcome honey," said Haruhi, "And next time tries not to yell so loudly. You got to learn to be quieter when the babies come."
"Yes Mommy," said Hisano.
"I'm sorry I tried to do up your hair honey," Kaoru said as he helped her get dressed. When he led her over to her vanity table and start to brush her hair, "But, are you sure don't want to put it up at least?"
"No Daddy!" Hisano whined.
"Okay okay," said Kaoru.
"Daddy," said Hisano, "If any of my sisters like getting their hair done are you going to love them more then me?"
"No of course not," said Kaoru.
"What if they want to make pretty dresses like you?" asked Hisano.
"No, we're going to love them and your new brother just as much as you and your brother," said Kaoru.
"Daddy if there was only one girl would she be the kind of special the boy's going to be?" asked Hisano.
"I suppose," said Kaoru, "But you know what's going to make your sister's special?"
"What?" asked Hisano.
"Well for one thing Kotoko's going to be named after her grandmother. That's going to be special huh?" said Kaoru, "And Umeko, she's going to be the first girl from born. That's really special huh?"
"What was so special about me?" asked Hisano.
"You mean what was special about you when you were born?" asked Kaoru, "That's easy you were the very first baby we ever had. That was very special."
"What about Mitsu?" asked Hisano.
"He was our first son and that was special," said Kaoru.
"Do all babies have something extra special about them when they're born?" asked Hisano.
"Yep," said Kaoru, "For you Daddy Hikaru and me, it was the fact that we came together so we'd be each other's friend when we needed it. For your mommy she was her mommy and daddy's only child so it was special she got to be their baby."
"Wow, that's amazing!" said Hisano, "What about Shoji?"
"Why don't we worry about that after later? We still have to get ready for school remember?" said Kaoru as he finished brushing Hisano's hair.
"Yes Daddy," said Hisano. She looked down and saw an orange bow clip on the vanity table, "Daddy do you want to put that in my hair?" she asked holding it up.
"Huh, are you sure?" Kaoru asked.
"Yeah, it' makes you happy," said Hisano.
"Well it would a little but it would make me even happier knowing you're happy," said Kaoru putting the clip down.
Haruhi could feel both her kids gripping her hands tight as they stood next to her, one of their fathers on either side of them.
"You kids feeling okay about this?" she asked looking at her children.
"Yes Mommy," said both twins together.
"You know your daddy Hikaru and I are going to be there to pick you up after school too right?" said Haruhi.
"Really?" said Mitsu.
"Oh yeah," said Hikaru.
"Good luck you two," said Kaoru. The five of them all stood there for a moment before Haruhi managed to let go of her children's hands. Hikaru and Kaoru reluctantly followed suite. Both Hisano and Mitsu took each other's hand and walking into the preschool building together.
Haruhi wasn't too surprised when she felt Hikaru and Kaoru both take her hands as they stood and watch their two children disappear into the building.
"So," said Kaoru.
"That's it," said Hikaru.
"Don't be too upset guys," said Haruhi, "Don't forget you'll be busy with three more."
"Yeah but," said Hikaru.
"We still have some time with that," said Kaoru. Haruhi nodded.
"Let's go," said Haruhi managing to turn the twins around and start to walk away.
She and the twins turned their heads and looked at the building one more time before finally getting into their waiting car. As they drove away in silence, neither one wanted to say out loud that this was probably the loneliest they had ever felt in three years without their precious twins.