Guys, this chapter maybe a little short because I have to fly somewhere again next week. :D

Inside a warehouse:

A woman with a voluptuous body paced the old warehouse back and forth with anxiety. That ring didn't work on him; how am I supposed to meet up with her without falling into her trap? She turned to look at a man who was sitting sluggishly on an old chair, cigarette on his fingers and smoke puffing out from his mouth.

"What did she do to you Kibashi?" The woman asked with a serious tone in her voice.

Kibashi threw his cigarette somewhere and looked at the woman in front of him. "Nothing. She just looked at me then zing!, I'm under her power. Why do you wanna kill that girl so much anyway? Did she do anything to you?"

The woman laughed. "She didn't do anything Kibashi."

Kibashi gave her a skeptical look. "Then, why kill her?"

The woman looked at Kibashi with half-lidded eyes, making her look alluring. "It's a strategy to tame my real target; assassinate their one and only weakness, their daughter."

Back at the Third Music Room:

His mind was a total wreck. For the first time in his life, the Ootori felt very weak and helpless. His shocked expression was mirrored by the girl in his arms, Fujioka Haruhi, whose mind was also on disarray. Neither of them moved from their awkward position. When they heard Tamaki squeal like an eight year old girl, their senses came back and pulled away from each other. They looked at Tamaki and saw him melting like goo. Haruhi turned to face Kyouya again.

"Kyouya …" She called out softly. When he looked at her, she noticed that his usual mask was back. She wanted to say sorry, but her voice betrayed her. So, …

I'm sorry.

Let's not speak of this event to anyone. I'll keep Tamaki's mouth shut.

Haruhi could feel the distance widening between her and Kyouya. It was just an accident, what's his problem? She was still sitting on the floor but her eyes found something else to stare at. She could feel the remains of her energy dispersing from her body. She saw Kyouya stand up and leave her there; he never even bothered to take a second glance. She tore her eyes away from the interesting thing she was staring at and looked back at Tamaki who was now on the corner, drawing scribbles on the floor, mumbling something incoherent. "Tamaki-senpai …?" She called. Tamaki slowly turned his head to face her; he had his puppy eyes on his face. "Yes … daughter?"

She could feel tears welling up on her eyes. She felt a sting of pain inside of her when Kyouya left here there. "I'm … sorry." Her tears flowed down her cheeks. "I'm … so … sorry." She was sobbing, her face on her hands. The moment Kyouya left her, she could feel the pain she felt back when her friend rejected her.

Tamaki's eyes widen. Haruhi was crying, in front of him. He left his 'corner of woe' and crawled beside Haruhi. "Haruhi …" He said in his caring voice. His hand reached her head and slowly stroked her chocolate hair. He wrapped his arms around his waist, bringing her into a hug. "It's okay … it was all just an accident. It's okay."

Haruhi looked up and saw affection swarming in his eyes. "You won't leave me, would you?" Tamaki was slightly taken aback at her question.

"Why would you …?" His question trailed off as he remembered her father's story.

"She used to have one but when she found out that she was a vampire; she totally freaked out. There was nothing else that we could do, so we decided to erase her memories. The worst part was that Haruhi's the one who erased her memories, since she's the only one who's capable of doing it."

His hug tightened around her. "I'm not rejecting you Haruhi. I would never do that."

Those were the words she wanted to hear from someone who wholeheartedly accepted her as who she is. Happiness overwhelmed her that tears were falling rapidly. She couldn't fathom the happiness she felt when Tamaki said those words. Haruhi clutched his shirt tightly. "Thank you … Tamaki. Thank you." She uttered softly.

"Ssshh, it's gonna be okay. I'll put some sense into your mom's brain, okay?" He said while stroking Haruhi's hair.

Haruhi chuckled. "You don't have to Tamaki-senpai. I'll … do it myself."

He backed away a bit to look at Haruhi. "Are you sure? Daddy can be with you if you want." He beamed at her.

Haruhi returned his smile, thinking that it wouldn't hurt her to be in his game for awhile. "It's okay Dad. I can manage."

Sparkles suddenly blinded her vision. "You finally called me 'Dad'! Oh sweet daughter!! That makes Daddy so happy! Yay!!" He twirled Haruhi around with his bear grip on her. She'll just leave him be for today. This is the thanks you get Tamaki-senpai. Thank you. He finally stopped whirling around and looked at her worriedly. "Can my daughter stand on her own?"

Haruhi nodded. "Put me down senpai." When he slowly planted her feet on the ground and let her go, she was standing with her own two feet already. "Can you walk?"

Her neutral expression was back. "I can senpai." She walked towards the door without any difficulties. "Let's go senpai."

Tamaki was instantly behind her, grinning like an idiot. Haruhi smiled at this. Can he get any more idiotic than this? As soon as they stepped out of the room, Haruhi saw Kyouya sitting on his usual seat with his laptop. The air around them suddenly grew tense, but Haruhi was oblivious about it. She reached something inside her pocket and walked up to him. When she reached his table, she noticed that his typing has stopped. She brought her hand out from her pocket and placed something beside his laptop; it was his watch. "Thank you for this senpai. I'll use my own wrist watch from now on." She bowed. "I'm sorry for being a burden for today."

Kyouya resumed his typing. "We've lost profits from today's unexpected events."

"How much?"

"550,000 yen."

Haruhi sighed. She took something inside her pocket again; it was her wallet. She opened it and took out a gold card. "I'll pay for it. I'll come back here tomorrow to retrieve my card back." She placed her card beside his wrist watch. She bowed again. "I'll be taking my leave." She backed away from his table and strode towards the door. The tension in the air was still there, and it was suffocating the other members.

Hunny ran to catch up to Haruhi. "Haru-cha~n!" He called out, waving a hand at her.

Haruhi stopped in her tracks and looked at her small senior. "Yes senpai?"

"Can we visit you this weekend? I want a tour at Haru-chan's palace." He was looking at his feet, fidgeting slightly.

She leaned down to pat Hunny's head. "I'm sorry senpai but I'm flying somewhere this weekend."

Hunny looked up with confusion in his eyes. "Eh?? Where are you going?"

"Work."

"And, where exactly would that be??" Kaoru piped in.

She looked at the twins. Let me play with you guys. "Somewhere out of Japan."

Kaoru could see the mischievous glint in Haruhi's eyes. She was playing their game, and she was good at it. Kaoru smirked. "Fine. You win."

"Can we come with you Haruhi??" Hikaru asked.

Haruhi looked at him incredulously. "I'm going to work Hikaru. I'm not going to take a vacation. If you really want, then you can. But you can't disturb me while I'm working."

The twins' eyes lit up. "We can???"

Me and my big mouth. Haruhi sighed heavily. "No, I change my –"

Before she could finish her sentence, two twins were all up on her face, grinning evilly. "Nah-ah-ah. You just gave your word Ha-ru-hi." Hikaru said.

"Are you gonna make Tono and Hunny-senpai cry??" Kaoru said, flashing his white teeth.

"Eh??" She turned to her right and saw Tamaki and Hunny with puppy dog eyes. I really shouldn't have said that.

"But, what about –" She was cut short by Hikaru.

"School?"

Haruhi nodded. "We'll be flying to Shanghai."

"Then, we fly Friday evening." Kaoru shrugged with his shoulders.

She looked back at Tamaki and Hunny who was standing while pleading with their eyes. She looked in front of her to see the twins grinning from ear to ear. She looked at Mori who was looking at her with a neutral expression. Then finally, she looked at Kyouya who was also looking at her from his laptop.

"Fine …" She gave a defeated sigh. She could hear the twins 'whoo!' at their victory while Tamaki and Hunny were jumping up and down. Mori only gave a smile at her direction. Kyouya reverted his eyes back to his laptop but a sad smile was on his handsome features.

Is this okay? He heard her in his thoughts again. He looked up and saw her smiling at the 'victory dance' the twins were doing.

Is it okay for you? He replied.

As long as they don't get in line with my work, it's okay.

About this Saturday … I still pose it as a proposal Haruhi. And, I'll make that Saturday, next Saturday. During our trip to Shanghai.

Haruhi looked at his direction and smiled. Proposal accepted Kyouya.

"Everything's all setup!" Tamaki exclaimed with a dignified pose.

Haruhi's head swiftly turned to look at Tamaki. "What setup??"

Kyouya stood up from his seat, closed his laptop and fixed his glasses. "They're planning to sleep at your mansion on Thursday."

Haruhi's eyes widen and her mouth ajar. "Don't I have a say in this?!" She exclaimed; her face was scrunched up.

The host club members were lined up in front of her, smiling victoriously. "I guess not …"

Fast forward to next week --------

In the Fujioka Mansion (Thursday):

I really shouldn't have said that. Haruhi sighed as she looked at the scene in front of her. Tamaki was at the bookshelf, looking for a book that might interest him. Hikaru and Kaoru were staring at a fish bowl. Hunny and Mori were at the balcony, sitting on a table, eating cake. Kyouya was right beside her, typing something in his laptop. They were all inside her yellow splashed room. Haruhi sighed again. I better take them to their rooms as soon as dinner's done.

"Something on your mind Haruhi?" Kyouya said.

"Nothing." She stood up from the couch and walked to her bedside table. She pressed a button at her intercom. "Michi-san?"

"Yes Haruhi-sama?"

"Can you prepare the guest rooms on the east wing?"

"Third floor?"

"Yes. Four guest rooms to be exact."

"I'll be on it Haruhi-sama."

Haruhi released the button and turned around to sit back on the couch, but she was faced with the Hitachiin Twins. "What is it?" She asked.

"We wanna sleep with you." They said.

"No." Haruhi deadpanned.

"But we –"

"NO." With a tone of finality in her voice.

"Hah!" They heard Tamaki exclaimed. "Only I can –"

"A 'NO' also to you Tamaki-senpai." Haruhi piped in. She knew what Tamaki was thinking. It would be something like 'Only-the-father-is-allowed-to-sleep-with-his-daughter!'.

"But why does it have to be on the third floor??" Hikaru pouted.

"It's so far!" Kaoru exclaimed. His twin nodded.

"Because the guest rooms are on that floor."

"Then what are those rooms before this room?" Tamaki asked.

"Hmm …" Haruhi placed a finger on her chin. "There are only 6 rooms in this floor. On the east wing, those are the maid's room, together with Michi-san's. In this wing, the room to my right is my library; the room to my left is a gallery."

"A gallery??" Hunny's ears perked up. He drowned the cake into his mouth and went into the room. "A gallery??"

"Yes senpai. A gallery."

"A room that's full of pictures and paintings?"

Haruhi blinked at her short senior. What is he getting at? "Yes senpai. There are also different sculptures in there."

Hunny's eyes sparkled and a drool came out of his mouth. He easily wiped it with his sleeve. "I wanna see Haru-chan!!"

Haruhi's eyes widened a bit. "Of … course." He smiled and left again to the balcony. "Takashi! We're going to a gallery!" Mori only grunted in response.

"Do you have any idea what he's looking forward to see in that gallery?" Kyouya said who was still typing in his pineapple laptop.

A flickering light bulb was in Haruhi's mind at the moment. She has an idea but she's not sure. Her senior really isn't that obsessed about sweets, right? "I don't know but, I have a slightest idea."

"Why don't you 'brighten' your gallery just for this time Haruhi?"

Then, the light bulb in Haruhi's mind lit up brightly. "I'm on it." She sat back at the couch beside Kyouya and stared into nowhere.

What is she doing? Kyouya thought quizzically. She just said she was 'on it' but she's just sitting beside him, staring at something. "Haruhi …" He called, but there was no response. He called again, but she still hadn't heard him. He placed his laptop beside him and shook her elbow slightly. "Haruhi …"

Haruhi turned to look at him. "Yes?"

"Aren't you going to ---"

"It's done." Haruhi smiled and turned her head away from him. Kyouya looked at her skeptically. Then, a lit light bulb flashed in his mind. "I see …"

Silence followed between them. Tamaki was climbing on the bookshelf, still looking for a book while the twins are now on her bed, playing with their PSP. Mori and Hunny are still on the balcony.

They heard Haruhi's door open. They all stopped what they were doing and looked at the person who just entered her room; it was her mother.

"Hello everyone." Her mother greeted sweetly.

Tamaki was the first to react. "Kagura-san!!" He totally forgot that he was in mid-air, looking for a book that would catch his interest. As expected from him, he jumped from the bookshelf. Haruhi saw all of this and laid her eyes on Tamaki.

Tamaki thought he was gonna die from the impact that he should receive. He started screaming like a girl and moving around, but then he noticed that he wasn't feeling anything yet. He opened one eye to see what was going on; he could still see the bookshelf in front of him. But I just jumped off from there! He finally opened his other eye to inspect. He felt that his arms were dangling off his sides, he moved his fingers, waiting to feel something solid; there was none. "Eh??" He uttered. He turned his body around and saw that he was actually floating. "Oh my God!" He exclaimed. The others watched in amazement as they noticed Tamaki being slowly brought back down to the solid ground.

"How did you do that Tono???" Hikaru asked with his hands on either side of his mouth.

"I … I don't know!" He was laughing happily.

"Tamaki-senpai …" He heard Haruhi called out to him.

"Daughter! Look! Daddy's flying!!"

"I know. Be in an upright position Tamaki-senpai so that you wouldn't land on the floor with your face." Haruhi said.

"How do I –" He was cut short when Haruhi screamed at him and he felt himself falling fast again. In a second, he was floating again.

"Just do it!" Haruhi yelled. "You're too heavy. I can't … hold on much … longer." She mumbled softly, but Kyouya heard this.

"Tamaki, do what Haruhi says. She's bringing your heavy weight. If you take too long, she might pass out." Kyouya said icily.

The host club members kept cheering on Tamaki. "Do it Tono!" The twins cheered.

"Tama-chan! Do it for Haru-chan!"

I can't help my daughter Tamaki. She's the only one who's capable of doing this. He heard Kagura-san.

Kyouya looked back at Haruhi. Beads of sweat were starting to form on her forehead. And I never thought vampires could sweat. He thought. He took out his handkerchief from his pocket pants, scooted a little to be near her and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Haruhi's eyes were still focused on Tamaki. Just a little more. When she saw one of Tamaki's feet touch the ground, she released her hold on him and panted. She had to stop herself from falling forward again, thinking that it might upset Kyouya again. So, she clutched her skirt, closed her eyes and breathed heavily.

"Sweetheart …" Her mother said. She walked towards her daughter and kneeled before her. "Are you okay?"

Haruhi nodded, still panting.

"I'm so sorry daughter!!" Tamaki wailed. He walked beside her, opposite to Kyouya. He took one of her hands and clasped it in between his larger ones. "Please forgive me!"

Haruhi faced him and smiled. "Just … don't get yourself in … trouble … senpai." Tamaki nodded vigorously. "I promise!!"

The twins were behind Kagura. Hikaru held a glass of water and Kaoru had a tablet in his hand. "Do you want this Haruhi?"

She shook her head. "No. I'll be waiting for dinner." She said.

"How about cake Haru-chan??" Hunny offered his plate with strawberry cake.

"Can I sit beside my daughter Kyouya?" Kagura asked.

"Hai." Kyouya scooted away from her, making space for Kagura to sit. She took the space and hugged her daughter.

"Come. Lean on me." Her mother said. Haruhi obliged. She wanted to lie down.

"Thanks mom." She muttered softly. As soon as she placed her head on her mother's shoulder, her eyelids fell bringing her into another deep sleep.

The other host club members looked at her curiously. "Is she asleep?" Hikaru poked her cheek. When she didn't move, "She is asleep."

Kagura turned to face them. "Do you guys want a tour on our gardens? I'm sure you haven't been there."

Tamaki smiled. "We love to!"

"I think you guys can show yourselves out, right?" Kagura smiled. "You don't have to worry, you won't get lost."

"Off to the gardens!!" The twins stood like a soldier and saluted towards Kagura.

I want you to stay Kyouya-kun.

Kyouya pushed his glasses up on his nose. "You guys go on ahead. I'll stay."

Tamaki looked at his best friend with a confused expression. "Why? Mom can't just stay in here."

"I need some things to work on. Club related." He said. He knew that Tamaki wouldn't resist him when it comes to the Host Club.

"Okay okay. Let us all move out. We don't want to disturb Haruhi, Kagura-san and Kyouya." Tamaki said, pushing the other hosts out of Haruhi's room. When they left, silence engulfed her room.

"You handled them well Kyouya-kun. I'm impressed." Kagura spoke without looking at him. She was busy stroking her daughter's brown locks.

"I've been with them for a long time Kagura-san." Kyouya replied.

Kagura sighed. "Tell me, what happened between the two of you?"

Kyouya's eyes narrowed. "How did you …?" His question trailed off, unable to form any words on his head.

Kagura chuckled. "I am a vampire Kyouya-kun. Are you even aware of what abilities I possess?"

"Your … abilities?" Kyouya said with reluctance.

"The three of us have different abilities. Our Haruhi here is a special one; she possesses a lot of abilities. She can do mind-reading, telekinesis, healing, mind control, and other stuffs. My husband can only do mind-reading and mind control. In terms of strength, Haruhi possesses a greater one than my husband. But since Haruhi's still learning some new abilities, she tends to get tired easily."

"How about you Kagura-san? Do you have any special abilities?" Kyouya asked with curiosity in his voice.

Kagura smiled. "Yes. I do have one. It's a very special ability; even Haruhi wished that she could have my ability."

"And … that would be?"

"Predicting the future."

Kyouya was appalled. He knew that such abilities could be very useful, aside from mind-reading and mind control. With that ability, you can establish a plan to make things go the way you want it to be. Kyouya leaned back on the couch and smirked. "So, I assume Kagura-san that you know what happened."

"Perceptive Kyouya-kun. Yes. I know what happened. I just want to hear it from you. You can always come to me and tell me something."

"Does Haruhi know that you had a … vision about the events that happened last week?"

Kagura shook his head. "I tell my visions to my husband. He knows what's good for Haruhi. Sometimes, my visions can be altered through the decisions made by the person. We were hoping that you wouldn't turn your back on her, since it would make her feel … rejected."

Kyouya felt a pang of guilt. He hasn't been able to apologize to Haruhi. Well, in his opinion, he already did. His proposal about their outing this coming Saturday. I even said some words that would seem cruel to her. Kyouya sighed heavily.

"She likes forget-me-not's. I don't know why but everytime she would be asked by someone about what's her favorite flower, she'd answer forget-me-not's." Kagura looked over her shoulder to see a stunned Kyouya. Kagura smiled at him.

"I wasn't reading your mind. I just want you to know if ever you plan on giving her one." Kagura looked down at her daughter who was still sleeping soundly. She placed an arm under Haruhi's knees and scooped her up bridal style. Kyouya abruptly stood up. "I can do that Kagura-san." He offered.

"It's okay Kyouya-kun. She's weightless in my arms." Kagura walked towards Haruhi's queen-sized bed and and in one swift motion, the blanket flew upward, making it fall slowly. Haruhi was already on the bed, just waiting for the blanket to fall on top of her. Again, Kyouya was astounded by this. I really shouldn't be surprised by this.

Kagura straightened and faced Kyouya. "Kyouya-kun, I'd like to discuss something with you."

"Of course Kagura-san. What is it that you want to discuss about?"

Kagura smiled and pointed her hand towards the balcony. "Shall we seat there?"

Kyouya nodded and followed behind Kagura. As soon as Kagura opened the door to the balcony, he could smell the scent of fresh cut grass. He breathed in the scent, held it in his system for awhile, and then let it all out. He liked the view on Haruhi's balcony; below them was another garden, full of different types of yellow flowers. A small fish pond could also be seen. He pulled out a chair and took his seat. He looked at Kagura who was smiling at him.

"Kyouya-kun, you know that you have my permission to date my daughter, right?"

Kyouya fought back the blush that was starting to appear on his cheeks. He had never thought about dating her yet; he still wanted to know more of her. But he knew deep down inside that he harbored feelings for a certain vampire. "Yes Kagura-san." He replied sternly.

"If you have plans on asking her out, I suggest that this time would absolutely be not the right time."

Kyouya resisted the urge to narrow his eyes. "But I just –" He was stopped by Kagura's hand.

"It's fine with me. It's Shanghai, not Japan." She placed her hand back to her lap.

Is it because she's a vampire and I'm a human? He thought. "It's not because of the wide differences Kyouya-kun." Kyouya mentally kicked himself. "I had a vision."

"About what Kagura-san?" She caught his interest.

"Haruhi's safety." Kyouya noticed the sadness and concern in Kagura's eyes. At the same time, he also felt alarmed by this.

"What did your vision tell you Kagura-san?" Kyouya asked, needing more information for him to be able to set up a plan. He saw her take something out from her pocket. She placed the object down on the table and slid it in front of him; it was a picture. He took it with his left hand and scanned it. "Who is this?"

"Saguchi Mika. She's just like us, a vampire."

Kyouya found the woman in the picture pretty. She had brown eyes like Haruhi's, but he could sense that something was off with the way she smiled in the picture. The woman was a Barbie with streaks of black along with it. "What does Saguchi-san have to do with Haruhi?"

Kagura sighed. "Its … kind of hard to explain. Everything that's going to happen isn't really about her."

Kyouya was confused. "I don't quite understand."

"It's … our fault …" Kagura uttered sadly.

Kyouya felt unnerved when he heard Kagura's sad voice. "Kagura-sa –" He got cut off when he heard Kagura explaining further.

"I never thought she'd seek for revenge. Mika used to be a sweet and lively lady until her boyfriend died."

"What happen –" He got cut off again when they heard Haruhi's door opening, revealing the other host club members.

The five members stood there with a not-so-surprised expression. Tamaki walked towards the balcony. "What's going on here?"

"It looked like you had a very serious discussion." Kaoru joined in. Hikaru and the cousins nodded in agreement.

Kagura smiled at them. "It's nothing. We were just having a casual conversation. You know, knowing about the family and stuff. But it's a good thing that you came back, I have something important to discuss to all of you."

Mori leaned against the balcony's railing while Hunny sat on it. The same goes for the twins and Tamaki. Then, she showed the picture of Saguchi Mika. Kyouya's eyebrows knitted in confusion, again. He looked down at his hands; the picture wasn't in his possession. When did that happen?

Sorry about that Kyouya-kun.

The entire host club huddled at the table.

"She's pretty, ne Takashi?" Mori grunted in reply.

Tamaki looked at the picture with adoration. "Who is this young lady?"

The twins only raised their eyebrows in question. "She is pretty." Kaoru said.

"But Haruhi's prettier." Hikaru continued.

"So, Kagura-san, …" Tamaki started and looked up. "What does this girl have to do with our discussion?"

Kagura sighed and opened her mouth to start. I can trust them.

(: The update for the next chapter might take a very long time. |: I'm terribly sorry about that.