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Chapter 11 Home Life

"Has anyone seen Naniko?" Kyoya looked up from his notebook as the twins spoke. "She hasn't been to the club since we came back from the ocean." Tamaki remarked pausing to think now that something had been said.

"She hasn't been feeling well and had called in sick the last few days." Haruhi said as she sat down a tray. Kyoya almost smirked. It wasn't that Naniko wasn't feeling well. He had finally put her in her place and, like the little girl she was, she had run away and hid from him.

And that was, in his mind, a good thing. She needed to learn her place. "Haru-chan~! You know where Nani-chan lives right?" Hunny asked. All eyes turned to Haruhi. "I do, but I don't think she'd like it if we went. She's not very fond of her home life and doesn't even like having me over." Haruhi told them.

Kyoya raised an eyebrow. Now even he was interested to find out about Naniko's home life. "Oh come on, Haruhi! Take us to see her." the twins coursed, bugging Haruhi to take them as they always did when they wanted something.

"No. I'm not taking you there. Naniko won't like it in the least." Haruhi replied. "Please, Haru-chan! I want to see Nani-chan." Hunny added, wrapping his arms around Haruhi's arm. "I want to go to Naniko's house too!" Tamaki added, Mori silently agreeing because Hunny has said he wanted to go.

Haruhi was about to say no again but even Kyoya was interested to see the home life of Naniko. He wanted to see what she was trying to keep a secret. "I think we should all pay her a visit." Kyoya remarked.

Everyone turned to Kyoya. When he stepped in there was no way Haruhi could say no then. Haruhi heaved a sigh. "Alright. But She won't be happy." she said.

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"Haruhi." Haruhi looked back at her friends when Tamaki called her name. "Yeah?" she asked. "This is Naniko's house?" Tamaki asked as they all looked up at the house beyond the gate in front of them. "Yeah, it is." Haruhi replied as she pushed a call button on the gate.

The gate was large, old iron, and closed off a large estate on which sat a five floor, large mansion. "Hello Miss Haruhi. Please come on in." came a voice over the intercom before the gate swung open. Haruhi lead the way up the drive way to the house.

"Naniko's rich?" Tamaki asked as a maid let them into the front foyer taking bags and bowing to them before going back about her work. A pair of wide, grand stairs lead up from the foyer. Maids bustled about cleaning, going in and out doors that lead off the foyer. They would stop and give Haruhi a polite greeting before moving back about their work.

"Haruhi?" Haruhi and the boys turned as a tall man in a suit, stepped out of a room, papers in hand. He was tall, willowy, and very good looking. His hair was black and sleeked back, his eyes a darker shade of purple then Naniko's.

He looked like he was in his early twenties. He looked over the boys before turning back to Haruhi. "Hey Ryotarou." Haruhi greeted. The man turned to a butler behind him, told him something and the butler bowed, took the papers, and left.

The man turned back to Haruhi and the boys. "Its been a while Haruhi. Who are all of these boys?" he asked. Haruhi turned to the boys. "They're members of the club, Naniko and I are in. This is Katsunami Ryotarou." Haruhi told the boys.

Ryotarou looked the boys over. His eyes landed on Kyoya. "Oh! You're the youngest Ootori boy. I know your older brother, Akito. We have worked on several projects together. He has told me quite a bit about his little brother." Ryotarou said.

Kyoya gave the older man a polite smile. "And I have heard of you too." he replied. Katsunami Ryotarou was the new head of the Katsunami family and the owner of Katsunami Incorporated. It was a large global company and the family was old and well sought after for marriage proposals and partnerships.

Ryotarou turned to the other boys. "In fact I know all of you. Haninozuka Mitsukuni, Morinozuka Takeshi, Suou Tamaki, and the Hitachiin twins. Yes Naniko has told me a little about all of you." he remarked.

He paused for a moment before correcting himself. "Well it was more of a passing comment." he replied. "How do you know, Nani-chan?" Hunny asked. Ryotarou gave him a confused look before he answered. Apparently he was surprised that they didn't know his connection to Naniko. "I'm Naniko's older brother." he replied.

"Half-brother." Everyone turned when they heard Naniko's voice. Naniko stood half way down the stairs dressed in jean shorts and an over sized designer sweater that hung from one shoulder and she didn't look happy.

She had a down right cold look on her face as she looked at Ryotarou. Ryotarou actually looked a bit cowed when he met his sister's gaze. Kyoya hadn't even seen a look that cold directed at him. "Good afternoon, Naniko. Are you feeling better?" Ryotarou asked trying to be nice and pleasant with his sister, but Naniko didn't seem to be open to the idea.

Naniko's gaze didn't soften in the least. If anything her eyes narrowed more. "I'm feeling just fine, now, thank you." she replied. "Now if you don't mind, you have work and I have guest. And your mother is calling for you." she told him coldly, putting an icy touch to the word 'your'.

Ryotarou seemed to deflate a bit. "Of course. Don't hesitate to ask if you need anything." he told her. He gave Haruhi a nod and smile before heading off down a hall to vanish through a door. Naniko watched him go before turning back her friends, her expression back to is normal neutral look.

"Why are all of you here? You should be in the club seeing to the ladies, right now." she said. "We heard you weren't feeling well, Nani-chan and just wanted to check up on you." Hunny told her.

"It was just a fever. I was feeling fine by mid morning today and the fever broke last night." she told him. "Since you are all here, though, you might as well come up and visit." she told them turning to head up the stairs.

Haruhi followed, not the least bit affected by the way Naniko had treated her brother. As if she was use to it by now. The others followed after them. "I though you said you said you were a commoner." Hikaru said as he and Kaoru looked around them.

"I said I was raised a commoner and I was." Naniko replied over her shoulder. "But then-" Naniko turned to them, cutting Tamaki off in mid sentence. "I'm my father's bastard child. My mother was his mistress." she told them.

"My mother worked everyday from dawn to dusk to raise me alone. He only brought me into this house in the last year, just months before he died." she added before turning back around. "Which is why your surname is different." Kyoya remarked. Naniko ignored the comment.

Kyoya didn't know if it was because he was the one that made the comment or if it was just because she didn't want to discuss that. The others fell silent as Naniko lead them through the house to the third floor. There she opened a door to a large room done in black, silver, and purple.

She walked up to a love seat that was current stacked with pillows and draped with blankets. She sank down on the loveseat, instantly sinking into pillows as she yanked a blanket around her like she was freezing.

She looked a little pale and tired. Kyoya looked at the table beside her where some medicine sat with a glass of water. She had actually been sick? So it wasn't just an excuse to avoid him. She had actually come down with something.

"Naniko why didn't you tell us any of this?" Tamaki asked. Naniko gave a curt laugh. "Admit to anyone at that school that I'm a bastard child? No thank you. I especially couldn't tell you, Tamaki-sempai when you're the same in some ways. I don't want pity." Naniko told him as she rubbed her temple.

Tamaki looked at the others before turning to Haruhi. "You knew Haruhi?" Tamaki asked. "Of course. Naniko and I grew up together. I knew her mother when she was still alive." Haruhi replied. Naniko didn't look at the others as they looked at her.

Her mother was dead. That meant both of Naniko's parents were dead and it left her living in the same house as her legitimate born half brother who was now the head of the family, and her step-mother.

And there was no telling what the relationship between Naniko and her step-mother was like. She apparently didn't like her step-mother.

Kyoya watched Naniko who wasn't looking at any of them. She sat there for a moment then sighed. "It doesn't matter. Family is family, I suppose." she remarked before looking at them. "I apologize for missing club activities. I didn't think any of you would want the chance of catching something." she told them.

"It's alright." Tamaki told her. Naniko nodded. "I'll be back tomorrow." she told him. "Then we will go and let you rest." Kyoya said ushering everyone towards the door. "I want to discuss something with Naniko. I'll be down in a minute." Kyoya told them, closing the door behind the other.

Then he turned to Naniko. Naniko met his gaze as he neared her. "Even you wouldn't do anything to a sick person, would you?" she asked. A grin curved Kyoya's mouth but before he could reach her there was a knock and the door opened.

The maid paused just inside the door and looked from Naniko to Kyoya. "My lady you have another guest." she told Naniko before stepping aside to show the younger of Kyoya's older brothers, Akito.

Kyoya stared at him in surprise as Akito entered the room. Akito stared back in surprise. Naniko looked up and blinked. "Oh, hello Akito." she greeted her tone expression joy at seeing Akito. Kyoya looked at her and then at Akito as Akito walked up to Naniko and bent to place a chaste kiss on the top of her head.

"Kyoya." he greeted looking at his brother. "What are you doing here, Akito?" Naniko asked. "I came to visit your brother about a future project and he told me you weren't feeling well. I excused myself to come see how you were doing." Akito told her.

Naniko gave him a smile. "That's sweet of you." she told him. Kyoya watched the two. For some reason he didn't like the smiles they shared. Akito laid a hand on Naniko's head as he turned to Kyoya. "Kyoya, what are you doing here?" he asked.

"He and the rest of our friends came to see me." Naniko told Akito. Akito looked down at her and smiled. "That's nice. Well you should go before your friends become concerned." Aktio told his brother.

Kyoya looked down at Naniko who gave him a cocky, eat-your-heart-out grin. "Of course. I'll see you when you return to school, Naniko." Kyoya told her, his voice carrying a promise that their conversation wasn't over yet.

With that Kyoya turned to leave the room. He didn't like the feeling he got when he saw Akito with Naniko. Perhaps it was just because it was his brother, or perhaps it was just that he didn't like the cocky grin that was on her face. Either way….he just didn't like it.

END

Kyandi: Drama~!

Naniko: You love drama too much.

Kyandi: I only love to write. Real life drama isn't for me.

Naniko: Then why put me through it?

Kyandi: I like to watch you squirm.

Naniko: ….Creepy, just creepy.

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