Kazukiyo sighed and asked, "Why are we in a screening room? Aren't we supposed be discussing the plan?" He took a seat next to Haruhi who sat next to Tamaki. Tetsuya was on his other side.

"We are going to discuss the plan," Tamaki told him. "We're just going to discuss it in here."

"Yeah but why is it so fancy?" Kazukiyo asked, "The room is milky white and everything's embroidered with gold. It kinda reminds of heaven."

"You know Renge," Kyoya said, sitting next to the blond. "She likes to go overboard."

"Mei too," Haruhi added.

"I'm not complaining. This place is much nicer than an alley," Hikaru commented as he sat down with Kaoru.

"That's easy to say when you didn't have to pay for it," Kyoya said.

"You had to pay for it?" asked Kaoru.

"No but if she can go behind her father's back with paying with his money for this, then imagine what she can get away when we get married," Kyoya said.

"But you're Kyoya Ootori," Honey said, sitting at the end of the row and next to Mori. "You're so cheap."

"Oh? Being smart with our mouth, are we?" Kyoya retorted, "Because we didn't get as many cakes as we would've like to back in the day, hm?" Honey glared at Kyoya. The twins began to snicker and Tamaki chuckled. Haruhi and Mori just slipped humorous smiles as they glanced at each other.

"The act of giving me the same flavors in one day was getting repetitive and was becoming a habit," Honey argued.

"Oh please, I only did that once in a while," Kyoya muttered.

The honey blond snapped, "Don't you lie to me!"

"Hey, look, it's starting," Haruhi said as the light dimmed. "That means we don't have to argue." Kyoya and Honey narrowed their eyes at her.

"Hello," Renge greeted. She walked in the room in trendy clothes with a black suitcase. Mei soon walked in too with trendy yet less expensive clothes. Both girls were wearing a microphone earpiece.

Tamaki said loudly, raising his hand, "Um, question."

"Tamaki, we haven't even started," Renge said as she reached the front of the room with Mei.

"I know. I'm just confused," He said.

"About what? We've hardly even said anything," Mei said.

"I'm just confused about why Renge has a suitcase."

"Because it goes with the mood," Renge snapped. She took a deep breath and said, "Now as we-"

"Uh, question," Tamaki raised his hand again.

"What could you possibly have a question about?" asked Mei.

"What's in the suitcase?"

"Excuse me?" Renge asked, "What does that even matter?"

"I just wanna know if there's something relating to the plan in there." Tamaki said, "Like papers, objects, etc. Ya know, anything for the presentation we're about to see."

"No," Renge snapped, getting impatient. She opened the suitcase and revealed it to everybody. "There's nothing in here."

"Um, another question," Tamaki raised his hand again.

Renge and Mei angrily stayed silent, "…"

"How come your voices are louder than usual?" Tamaki asked, "I don't see a microphone in your hand. Like I'm not sure if there's an echo in this room or…"

"We're using earpiece microphones," Renge said, irritated.

"Now let's proceed to actually begin this thing," Mei said.

"Question," Kyoya raised his hand.

"Okay, listen to me because I'm not gonna say it again." Renge said, "This is the last one. The last one. Now what is it?"

"Is that my suitcase?" asked Kyoya.

"Yes," Renge said. Then she quickly said, "Anyway onto this presentation, we'll be discussing the roles each of us will be in charge throughout the mission. You can thank Mei, Tetsuya, and the rest of the Kasanoda syndicate for making these roles."

"You can thank mostly me," Mei said. "You're welcome."

"And you thank mostly me for assigning these roles," Renge said.

Kyoya said loudly while clearing his throat, "Ahem."

The dark blond continued, "With the very little help of my fiancée." You could hear Kyoya sigh in the background.

"The first role we'll be discussing today is a role that requires great acting," Renge said. The screen suddenly showed a silhouette of person with a drama mask.

"Haruhi definitely won't be able to do that," Hikaru thought out loud. He received a glare from Haruhi and snickers from the others.

"This person will be the spy that goes in and collects the data. This person needs to pull off an incredible and believable performance if they are going to go in as another identity," Mei explained.

"I hope it's me," Tamaki whispered to Haruhi. "God knows that I need to exploit my looks and personality for the good of others." Haruhi responded by rolling her eyes and smiling a little.

"This position will be called the Prince," Mei continued.

"Please be me, please be me, please be me," Tamaki softly repeated.

"And it will be filled by Tamaki Suoh," Mei finished.

"Yes!" Tamaki exclaimed as he jumped up from his seat with a fist pump in the air.

"Tamaki, don't be so dramatic," Haruhi said, wanting to laugh at his childlike excitement. "Sit down." Tamaki did so, feeling accomplished.

"Tamaki will be able to play this part well," Renge explained. "He looks foreign enough. He's half-French and was born and raised in France. He'll have no problem speaking the language and acting out French mannerisms. I'll go over your part with you later, Tamaki."

"Question," Kazukiyo raised his hand.

"Questions will be answered at the end," Renge said. She continued, "Of course, we don't think it's best to let one person go in alone. They will need assistance, especially when this is Tamaki we're talking about."

"Hey!" He said.

"Renge will also play a part with him, seeing that she is also overdramatic and over-the-top." Mei told everyone, "Renge also looks a little foreign, but not too foreign. Though, she's better than most of the people we've got."

"Can we have codenames?" asked Honey.

"Hey! No speaking out of turn!" snapped Mei.

"Yes, we will have codenames," Renge said. "It'll almost be Host Club-like. We need to keep it simple so no one gets confused, especially for Tamaki's sake."

"Hey!" Tamaki said again.

"Tamaki's codename will be 'Prince'," Renge said, "and mine will be 'Otaku'."

"No, I want mine to be 'King'!" Tamaki whined.

"What did I say about speaking out of turn, motherfucker?!" Mei snapped, putting her yakuza face on.

Tamaki yelped, clinging to Haruhi. Everyone especially Kazukiyo and excluding Renge was really frightened by Mei at the moment.

"You wanna marry that, eh? You wanna spend your life waking up to that in the morning, huh?" Kaoru whispered, "Because I'm starting to see why she and Kasanoda started dating."

"Oh shut up, you bitter fool," Hikaru said. Hikaru sighed, dreamily, "She's still so beautiful in the inside and outside."

"Right," Kaoru muttered.

"Hey! Are you two still talking?!" Mei snapped, yelling.

"N-No!" The twins both said, sitting so straight up in fear.

"Calm down, Mei," Renge said, calmly.

"Sorry," Mei said. She took a deep breath before continuing, "To cut it short, they will be the one who receives the information from them. They'll be the ones to install tiny cameras in Tamaki and Renge's clothing. Tamaki and Renge will have to leave clothing, specifically accessories all over the place so it'll be like as if camera's were installed all over the room. They will also be the one checking out the layout of the place. They'll see if there are traps, secret hideouts and places in the place, etc. This way, the person will also be able to tell how to slip in and how slip out so it makes it easier on the attackers, and also which rooms to avoid. The person will also be taking the collection of info about the people that have been encountered. This is the way to tell who's the top power and basically who's who."

"This person will have to be completely focused when doing this. This is a 24/7 job," Renge said. "Kyoya can fit this part perfectly. He will also have to have the help of his private police force and his three bodyguards. I think your family has an investigation unit, don't they?"

"That's correct," Kyoya said.

"Your codename will be 'Shadow'," Renge said.

Haruhi asked, "Wait, why do we need codenames again?"

Mei sighed and muttered, "No one's getting the 'No questions till the end' rule."

"Tamaki and I will have to talk to you at least once," Renge replied. "Even if we think we're not being watched or eavesdropped on, we still need to be careful. We can't just use each other's names out in the open."

"That makes sense," Kyoya muttered. "It also sounds like a lot of work."

"That brings me to say that you'll also need assistance. You gotta be watching the screen with the rest of the crew." Renge said, "For now, Haruhi will be helping. Tamaki and I will have to use earpieces so you can direct us if we have any trouble."

"As for Haruhi, her part in this is kind of difficult." Mei said, "We wait till the end."

"Right," Renge nodded.

Haruhi exhaled and slid a little in her seat. She really didn't want a difficult part. Haruhi might've sounded like she was being lazy, but didn't she do most of the work?

Mei said, "This position is about being the instigator. It is their job to throw the enemy off guard, whether it will be violent or subtle. This will give the spies some time to do their job easily. It's like being a distraction. And yes, you will have to sneakily enter the house for this."

"The Hitachiins should be experts at this," Renge said. "Their codename will be 'Mischievous'."

"Hey!" the twins asked, "Why us?"

"You know why," Renge told them.

"Moving on," Mei said. "The attackers. These people will need to be way experienced in the art of fighting to pull this off. They have to basically attack the residence, all the way to the top leader. Once the top leader is done with, the whole yakuza will collapse. The attackers will have to plan it all out after Kyoya does his part."

"The rest of you, except you Soga, will be the attackers. I' m sure you don't need to know why," Renge said. "Though the top leaders will be Mei, Tetsuya, Mori, and Honey aka Yakuza Wife-"

"That's not what we agreed on," Mei snapped.

"But it fits you so perfectly," Kaoru said. Mei glared at the younger redhead twin.

"Fine, Ganguro then," Renge said.

"It fits," Mori agreed. Others nodded.

"Fine," Mei said, feeling defeated.

Renge declared, "Ganguro, Piercing, Wild, and Bitter Honey."

"Bitter Honey?" asked Honey. He said, "I'm not bitter."

"We all know Boy Lolita so doesn't fit you anymore," She replied. "Plus bitter honey contrasts sweet honey."

"But I'm not bitt-"

Mei began to say, "Now as for Haruhi-"

"What about me? Has everyone forgotten about me?" asked Kazukiyo.

"We're getting to you!" Mei snapped in her yakuza face again. Everyone except Kyoya and Mori especially Soga cowered in fear. Kyoya and Mori were still scared of her, but they remained their composure. Mei calmed down and continued, "Haruhi will be helping Kyoya by being the voice to direct us while Kyoya pays attention to the rest of the details, like action, people, and layout. We have many questions that remain unanswered. There might be traitors in there. There could be loved ones working for them. The-"

Honey snapped, "Are you accusing my wife of something?"

"No one's talking about her right now," Mei snapped back. She continued, "Haruhi seems to do well at playing detective so that's the role she's play."

"If only people knew how true that was," Kyoya said. Haruhi narrowed her eyes at him.

"If there's someone that we personally know and needs questioning, Haruhi will be the one to handle them. Of course, this will require a little bit of acting. If they have spent at least a little bit of time with the Sendo yakuza, they will know that Haruhi's a target. They might be a little reluctant to answer some questions though," Mei said.

Haruhi realized something, "Wait, does this mean that'll I have to be-"

Renge apologized, "Sorry, Haruhi, but I'm afraid you'll nearly have to work alone for the most part."

"Absolutely not!" Tamaki's voice boomed as he stood up.

There was a mixture silence and shock in the room.

Haruhi spoke up after a few moments, "Tamaki, what the-"

"Hasn't Haruhi been through enough?" asked Tamaki. "She's mostly been doing the most through this whole thing. Give her a break!"

"Tamaki, don't forget that you're not my father or anything." Haruhi snapped, standing up also, "And don't forget that I am twenty-four."

The blond grabbed her by her shoulders. "I'm not letting you get into dangerous situations anymore," Tamaki said, "especially ones where you're alone."

"I'm a grown woman, Tamaki," Haruhi said.

"That doesn't mean you're ready for the world," Tamaki retorted.

"Are you, Tamaki?" Haruhi retorted back, "Because at least I know the difference between death and slumber!" Haruhi immediately slapped her hand on her mouth.

Kaoru whispered to the five others, "Did she just…?"

"Yeah," Hikaru told him.

"Is he gonna…?"

"…No," Kyoya said.

"What will we…?"

"Nothing," said Mori.

"So this is just gonna…?"

"…Yup," replied Honey.

"Tamaki, I am so sorry." A sincere apology left her lips, waiting to be accepted.

"Tetsuya," Tamaki turned to him, "switch seats with me." Both men quickly switched seats.

Haruhi instantly sat down in her seat from shock what just happened.

"Um, guys, normally I would let you argue and whatever but considering the situation we're in and how much time we have left, I think it's best you guys resolve your issues fast." Mei said, "You don't have to do it right now and in here, but do it today and not in here."

"Yeah, that letter that Kyoya and the Hitachiins wrote threw off the Sendo leader to go somewhere so the days till Tetsuya Lure has been expanded," Renge said. "We need to use this advantage for our own good."

Tamaki kept silent.

"I'm gonna do my part in the mission," Haruhi told them. "I'm assuming my codename will be 'Natural'?"

Tamaki was still silent.

Renge nodded, "Yeah. It makes sense since you can easily switch between a few parts. So it's like you're a natural at them."

Tamaki was still silent.

Haruhi reached over Kazukiyo and Tetsuya. The brunette grabbed Tamaki's hand and squeezed it. She said, "I'm gonna be okay."

"I don't care," Tamaki said, taking a quick glance at her.

The words cut Haruhi deep, and for a reason she didn't know the answer to. A stubborn and angry expression crossed her face for a short moment. She let go of the blond's hand. Haruhi wasn't going to show herself to be vulnerable to his words.

"Continue," Haruhi told the two women.

"Are you guys gonna be okay?" asked Renge.

"Continue," Tamaki said.

"Are you sure?"

Both Tamaki and Haruhi snapped, "Just continue!"

"Okay, who do we have next?" Mei asked.

"Me!" snapped Kazukiyo.

"Don't you get sassy with me, Soga!" Mei snapped back.

Renge said, "You will take over Haruhi's job when it's time for her to be detective."

"That's it?" Kazukiyo asked.

"Yeah," Mei told, "we don't really trust you to do anything else."

"Thank God," Kazukiyo murmured.

"They're smart," Mori muttered under his breath.

"Well, this is the end of the meeting," Mei said. "We will be preparing our parts for two to three days only. That means we'll have a short to perfect to be perfect."

"Okay," Renge said. "Meeting dismiss-"

"Question," Kazukiyo raised his hand.

"Excuse me?" asked Mei.

"I recall you ladies that questions will be answered at the end," he told them.

"Oh? Really? Isn't that funny?" The bleached blonde said, "No one seemed to be paying attention to that rule during the meeting."

"Well I need my questions answered."

Mei snapped, "We don't have to do shit!"

"Actually, isn't it better to clear any confusion about the mission before going on the mission?" Kyoya asked. He explained, "That way, no one will screw up because they thought the wrong thing."

Mei sighed and muttered, "Fine."

"Thank you. Thank you very much," Kazukiyo proceeded to take out something.

"Soga, what are you taking out?" Renge asked.

"Note cards."

"You took notes?" Hikaru asked.

"Well, I wrote down the questions I had to ask," Kazukiyo replied.

Mei asked, "How many questions do you have to ask?"

"…a lot…"

"And to be exact?" asked Kyoya.

"About twenty," Kazukiyo quickly said. He cleared his throat and started, "Question number one…"

Everyone in the room groaned.

"Tamaki," Haruhi called, running after the man. She spoke louder, "Tamaki!"

He was still walking. Probably even faster each time she said his name.

"Tamaki!" She shouted, "Stop! I'm not gonna be able to catch up to you at this rate!"

Tamaki finally stopped and turned around. His blond hair was covering his violet eyes. He snapped, "What do you want? You're being a bother."

"Me? A bother? If only you listened to how many times I've told you that you were a bother," Haruhi said. Tamaki almost turned around to walk away, but Haruhi stopped him. She asked, "Look, what do you want?"

"What?"

"An apology is obviously not gonna fix this."

"You're right," Tamaki said, "but do I get to choose what I want from you?"

"Not anything too extreme, nothing that I wouldn't except," Haruhi warned him.

"Okay, fine, fine," Tamaki said.

Silence.

"Well?" asked the brunette. She tapped her right foot against the pavement. She was getting impatient.

Silence.

"Tamaki, hurry up. I haven't got all day." Haruhi said, "My house's not safe to go to so I have to stay with Mei, Tetsuya, the rest of Kasanoda Syndicate, and Kazukiyo."

A kiss.

"Tamaki!" Haruhi yelled as he started to take a few quick step backs.

A short kiss. A peck almost.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Haruhi asked, shouting at him.

Then laughter.

"Stop laughing, you idiot! You're in a relationship, dumbass!"

"Oh yeah, how's Arai?"

More laughter.

"Tamaki…" Haruhi said, "Arai broke up with me yesterday…and through text since he couldn't find me. He got really freaked out after that church incident."

Laughter ceased, and then silence took over.

Haruhi asked, sniffing, "How can you go from lovable idiot to selfish idiot to being such a cheating jerk?"

There was a hand to comfort.

Tamaki walked up to Haruhi. He wiped her tears away with his right thumb.

There was a hand to slap away.

Haruhi slapped away his hand away from her face. She said, bitterly, "You've touched me enough."

"Haruhi," Tamaki said, "you didn't pull away."

She didn't. She didn't even want to. She knows it but she doesn't want to admit it, and that's why she'll fight him for it. She'll fight him to keep her feelings hidden. It's been buried ever since the day he left.

"So? That's doesn't make it okay," Haruhi snapped. "I didn't even kiss you back."

He just stares at her lovingly again. He's getting lost in her chocolate-colored eyes for the thousandth time.

"Tamaki…I'm talking to you."

She's starting to get lost in his violet eyes like they're violets themselves.

"Tamaki, this is inappropriate. This is wrong and ridiculous. I was in love with him not too long ago." Haruhi asked, looking away, "Remember Éclair?"

"You weren't in love with him. You're just like me," Tamaki told her.

"Huh?"

"We're both with them for a corrupt reason."

"That's-that's not true."

"We both know my reason," Tamaki said, "and we both know yours. You only got with him because you were full of loneliness and guilt. You had no interest in him back then, you had no interest in him when you accepted, and you have no interest in him now."

"…"

"Think about it. Think about how you've never asked about how he was after the church incident, or even how he is now. Not even a 'where is he?'."

"I've just been too focused on other things lately."

"I think people sometimes underestimate your acting skills," Tamaki told her.

"…"

"You know, I kind of jealous of you. We both got lured in with a desire. Now it's almost too late, but it's almost too late just for me. You got to get away with any destruction in your path." Tamaki said, "Look, I so badly want to divorce Éclair but with the baby coming and the way her family has so much power over mine and the Ootoris..."

"Oh. So that's why you kissed me," Haruhi said.

"What?"

"Yeah, you thought you were gonna be the one to leave me dumbstruck. Not tonight," Haruhi tittered. "You kissed me and I didn't pull away because we both wanted the same thing. Happiness."

"So why don't we reach for it?" Tamaki asked, "Why don't we try?"

"Because it's too-"

"Because it's too late," Tamaki sighed. He said, "Look at us, lonely, guilty, and miserable. Haruhi, why be so lonely? I told you I was gonna be there for you."

Silence mixed with anger.

"Haruhi?"

"…"

"Haruhi?"

"Except you weren't! You broke that promise!" She yelled, "You also broke your other promise by leaving, and you left me alone with all that bullying to handle by myself! I had to handle all this by myself too! And this right now! God, why couldn't you let me be oblivious? And then you think you can come back in like everything's gonna be alright? Our lives got fixed when you entered, and screwed up when you left."

"Haruhi…" The blond pulled her in for a hug as she started to sob. "You had to deal more 'thunderstorms' than you could handle, didn't you? I'm so sorry. I make it up to you."

"Tamaki, what did I tell you about making promises you can't fulfill?"

"Then I'll make a promise that I may be able to fulfill," Tamaki told her. "The majority of the reason I came back was to fix everything. Of course, it's been sidetracked with this whole yakuza thing."

"You're not gonna fulfill it," Haruhi said, tittering and sniffling. "Everything's so messed up."

He told her, "Happiness is something to believe in, not give up on."

"Right," Haruhi said with a hint of doubt in her voice.

"I'm gonna try. Even if it's not the most perfect thing," Tamaki said, "everyone's gonna smile again. And not that fake smile stuff, it'll be that smile that you rarely see."

Realization.

"Maybe this is why…I love you…in a romantic way," Haruhi said, hugging him tighter. "You may trip on a few obstacles, but you somehow find a way to get there."

His eyes grow wide at her confession.

"I love you too," Tamaki said, hugging her back and kissing her head. "I want us to be together again."

"But there's Éclair…"

"I want to find a way to tell her how nothing's real. She still thinks I love her even when there have been so many signs," Tamaki said. "The problem is I don't want to be like my father. I grew up without him for so many years. I can't do that to my child."

"…I know." Haruhi said, "I just want to be desperately selfish for once."

"Even if we can't have each other, I will always love you."

"At least we're in love…for the first time…and a long time."

"Urm…ah…"

Haruhi looked up and asked, "Hm? What's wrong? Why are you so red?"

"I'm so sorry, Haruhi! I practiced this moment so many times!"

"What?"

"I can't believe you said you loved me this time! It actually came out of your mouth," Tamaki let go of her, and clutched the spot where his heart was. He wheezed as his face turned to a brighter shade of red, "I can't take it! It's so overwhelming!" The blond fell to his knees. "I'm so happy, Haruhi! I really am!"

'He must've crushed on me for a very long time,' Haruhi realized. Then she got an idea.

"I love you, I love you, I love you," Haruhi repeated, laughing.

"Haruhi, stop! I'm getting redder and warmer!"

A smile grew.

A voice asked, "Do you know what to do?"

"Huh?" Tamaki turned his head left and right rapidly. He asked, "Who is that? Who is talking to me? Reveal yourself!"

The blond suddenly heard another voice in the background, "Goddammit, Haruhi, give me the mic." The new voice took over. The voice said, "Tamaki, you fucking idiot, you're wearing a freaking earpiece. Now, do you remember the plan?"

"Of course I do," Tamaki said. "We were talking about it just five minutes ago before you guys pushed me out of the car." A few days had passed, and the plan had finally been activated. Tamaki and Renge were standing near the Sendo syndicate house.

"We didn't push you out," Kyoya said.

"Oh really? Then why did I nearly fall headfirst into the pavement?"

"You tripped and almost fell."

"I felt someone's hands on my back, and you were sitting right behind me!"

"I was the one that caught you, Tamaki." Then Tamaki heard Kyoya sigh, clearly irritated and frustrated. "Are we really fucking serious, guys?" He heard Kyoya yell, "Are we really fucking serious? Did we just let this dumbass be our spy? Is this a suicide mission? Are we trying to-"

"Kyoya…I can still hear you."

"…I know."

"I guess everyone's forgotten about me, right?" Renge asked, slightly annoyed that no one had mentioned her name yet.

"Of course not, Renge," Kyoya said. "We're sure that you're not an idiot that might screw up like Tamaki."

Renge agreed, "True."

"Why must everyone put me down?" Tamaki sighed as he murmured.

"Because we can all still hold a grudge," Kyoya replied.

The blond man jumped a little, startled, "Jesus Christ! Who is that? And how'd you hear that?"

"The microphone on here is great," Kyoya replied. Kyoya sighed, "Tamaki, if you can't do this, don't waste our time and end our lives early."

"Sorry, I'm just a little jumpy. We are dealing with a powerful yakuza and all…" Tamaki told him.

"Just relax and do your part," Kyoya said. "Perhaps…you won't screw up."

"Uh, thanks Kyoya," Tamaki said, smiling. Then he put on a hat with a microscopic camera on it.

Three knocks.

No answer.

Four knocks.

Still no answer.

Tamaki and Renge sighed.

Numerous repeated obnoxious knocks for a few minutes.

The door finally opened and out came the brunette gangster from before, puffing in an angry manner. He snapped, nearly shouting, "What? What do you want?"

Tamaki and Renge looked at each other with confused expressions. They then turned back to the man with huge smiles on their faces.

"Hello!" greeted Tamaki, waving. His hair was a shade lighter, and his eyes were a bright blue.

Renge did the same, "Hello!" Her hair was a honey blonde, and her eyes were a bright green. She had a beauty mark a little bit above the right corner of her lips.

The French accents had been stressed when speaking Japanese.

"Who are you?" The man asked, "What do you want?"

"My name is René and I am-"

"I'm gonna need your last name."

"For what, may I ask?"

"Because I wanna know who the hell is at the doorstep," the gangster snapped.

"Oh, okay. My name is René Bouchard, and this is my wife, Miette LaChance Bouchard. We are French travelers but this time, we came here to visit her brother but I lost the directions to his house. Plus it seems that he doesn't live in Tokyo but in another city." Tamaki explained, "So we were hoping that we could find someone kind enough to take us in before he gets here and picks us up."

"Hell no," the other man said.

"Oh, I'm sorry. My Japanese may be off. We only know enough to get us by," Tamaki said. "Let me try again. I'm-"

"No, I understood you." The gangster said, "I'm just not letting you in."

He started to close the door before Renge put her foot between it. She asked, "Pweese?"

"Just because you're asking in a baby voice doesn't mean it's gonna make me wanna let you in," the brunette said.

"Pweety pweese?"

"Get out of here before I have to take certain measures!" the gangster threatened, getting annoyed.

"Susumu!" scolded a familiar feminine voice in a whisper, "Why are yelling? It's too early in the morning for this. You're going to wake everyone up."

"There's freeloaders at the door and I can't get rid of them," Susumu said. "I don't even know how they got back through the security gate."

"Did you say something about a gate?" asked Tamaki.

"It was open," Renge told Susumu.

"If that damn Noburu keeps on forgetting to lock the damn gate, I'm gonna kill at night with both of his eyes open!"

"Susumu, calm down for a minute," the person said. "Let me see who's at the door."

Susumu moved a little to let the person be revealed in the doorway. For a moment, the three of them stared at each other in shock. It was the third offspring of Yoshio Ootori.

"Um, do you know each other?" asked Susumu.

Fuyumi replied, "Yeah, they're-"

"Ah, yes! I remember you!" Renge cut off, "We've met at the market. You were very helpful by the way. The fruit you picked out for us was very good."

Fuyumi began to say, "Huh? I-"

"You're the one who made me lose my directions!" Tamaki snapped, "Because of you, we can't get to my brother-in-law."

"I what?" Fuyumi asked. Then her eyes grew wide and nodded, "Oh now I remember you. Again, I apologize. I can be such a klutz at times. Why don't you stay over as long as you need to? It's the only way I can apologize."

"No disrespect, Mrs. Shido, but what about the boss?" Susumu asked, "Just because he left last night for a business trip doesn't mean he won't be back sooner than you think."

"Oh, is that what you people call it? A business trip? Remember who you people are," Fuyumi murmured. She cleared her throat and declared, "It's final. As long as I am now head of the household, those two are staying."

"But -"

"What harm can they do, Susumu? They're foreigners that only know little Japanese. You're being paranoid."

"Just because they're foreigners does not mean they can't be spies." He argued, "It just seems weird to me how they ended up here. This place is not that easy to find. And what would happen if they found out who we were?"

"Such silly worries," Fuyumi muttered, waving her hand to him as a sign to dismiss. Susumu hurried off to tell the other the news. She turned her attention back to the two visitors. Fuyumi crossed her arms and said, "We definitely have to catch up."