DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM
Hunny sighed heavily as he walked out of the building he was working in, his eyes lowered with his hair covering most of them, a scowel draped across his mouth, his fist clenched tight. A full black aurora was surrounding him, making his usual bright color clothes look dark and gloomy.
Everyone who saw him made a mad dash to get out of his way. Often letting out a small squeal of fear as they all but dived bombed off to the side.
The driver waiting at his car almost ran himself when he saw Hunny approaching the waiting limo.
"The door," Hunny said sternly.
"Ye-ye-yes my lord!" his driver sputtered shaking and somehow managed to open the door.
Hunny didn't even cast him a sideways glance as he climbed into the limo. His driver shut yhe door fast before running fast up front to the driver seat.
"Whe-whe-where to my lord?" he asked.
"Home, now! Step on it!" Hunny ordered fiercely.
"Yes sir! Right away!" his driver said quickly. He sped the car off like he was in a race.
Hunny kept giving off his heavy sighs as he sat thinking about the phone call from his wife. About her father coming to their home, unannounced, apparently to demand money from her.
Hunny hated his father-in-law. He had hated the man since he had first met him. When he had return to Host Tower with his friends to see the man berating Gin. That was enough to give him a bad vibe from the man. But then he had done something unforgivable to Hunny. He had insulted Haruhi over her choice to be a working mother, and had done it to Ei's face. She was just a child at the time.
When Mr. Grayson had uttered the insult, there was no going back. He had made himself a permanent enemy of Hunny. So much that Hunny had willingly accept hia challenge for Gin's company just so he could also make the man repent what he had said about Haruhi.
Since then, it had been a downward spiral between the two. Nothing or anyone could help bring them to somewhat tolerate each other. Grayson would always try and find a way to mock and degrade Ei whenever she was present. He'd constantly insist Gin was a failure as a businesses woman. And anytime they'd have a child, especially with their sons, he'd insist that Gin and Hunny would raise them weak and pitiful, and that he should be put in charge of their upbringing.
How often Hunny felt like he had to sheild and or pry his own children from their grandfather's grasp, he'd almost lost count.
'Why haven't I just killed him already?' Hunny thought to himself.
He calmly pulled out his phone and called up his big cousin.
"Takashi, you have to come home early," he told him.
"Why?" Mori asked.
"Gin's father is coming, to our home. I'd like you to help gaurd my children while he's there," Hunny explained.
"Hmm, sure," Mori said without another word as he hung up. It was good he understood Hunny when it came to his feelings towards his father-in-law.
Soon Hunny arrived back at the Host Tower and stormed out of his car into the lobby.
Several of the staff walking around and working stop in their tracks as they watched their usual happy cheerful boss walk past in a serious disturbed manner. He even looked taller than how he usually was.
Hunny didn't wave to any of them, or smile at anyone as he approached the elevator. It happened to open on it's own right as he had neared it and out walked Hikaru and Kaoru. Both actually jumped at the sight of Hunny.
"Hunny, what are you doing home ao early?" Kaoru asked.
"Weren't you supervising construction of the new fun center?" Hikaru also asked.
"Something came up, I had to come home early," was all Hunny would reply as he pushed past them and walked into the elevator. He kept his back to his friends even as the doors closed.
Hikaru and Kaoru shared a nervous look.
"He only gets that way for one thing," Hikaru muttered nervous.
"Yeah, when Gin's father is coming!" Kaoru finished just as startled. "Thank God Ei's not here!"
"She's not?" Hikaru asked his brother.
"No, Alicd text me telling she's visiting Twilight with some friends," said Kaoru.
"Oh good, just hope she doesn't come home early!" said Hikaru.
Hunny didn't turn around in the elevator until he heard the ding and it stopped. Even then he slowly turned around and walked out.
He barely stepped out when he noticed Ms. Togi setting up a few snacks and hastily re-arranging the furniture.
She looked up in shock as Hunny walked further into the apartment.
"Welcome home Master Haninozuka," she said, "you startled me a little."
"Apologies," Hunny said bluntly, "is my wife home yet?"
"No, but she should be soon," said Ms. Togi.
"Where are my kids?" Hunny asked.
"I sent the little ones all down to the Morinozuka penthouse," said Ms. Togi.
"Good," said Hunny, "they'll be safe there." He pulled out his phone to text Mori to just head straight to his home to look after the children there.
"And Mistress Ei is at the orphanage for a visit," Ms. Togi.
"Good, that's a good place for her. Away from here with him present," Hunny said.
"Yes sir," said Ms. Togi, "would you like some cake or chocolate, or a cookie?"
"Not just yet, Hunny said as he sat down on the loveseat, his hands on his knees.
He kept his vision low, doing his best to remain and collective before the man showed up.
He looked up slowly as the elevator dinged, awaiting for whoever happened to come out. Fortunately it was Gin.
She looked out of breath as she dashed in, holding a few folders along with her work bag.
"Oh, Mitskuni, you're home," she said in between pants.
"I came as soon as you told me about your father," Hunny replied coldly.
"And I see you're just as thrilled as usual about it," said Gin as she came to the living, setting some of her stuff down.
"Does he seriously expect us to bail him out?" Hunny asked.
"Well you know how stubborn and self-centered he is," Gin said softly.
Hunny sighed, as he rubbed his face. Gin looked at her husband nervous.
"Eat some cake, it'll make you feel better," she insisted.
"Maybe later," Hunny said, "your father always makes me lose my appetite."
Thay was Gin's turn to sigh. "I know, and I hate that. We'll try and keep this as short as possible and then I'm going to whip up a big strawberry cake."
A small smile managed to creep across Hunny's face.
"That sounds nice," he replied a little more cheerful.
They were soon interrupted by the elevator dinging and and the doors opened. Out steped the tall bald and bruding man know as Kohei Grayson.
He stood at the top of the stairs leading to the elevator with his arms crossed as though to give the impression that he was superior in everyway. That's how he usually entered a room, at least as long as Hunny had known him.
"Hello Father," Gin said calmly.
"Hello my daughter, and your husband," Mr. Grayson replied. He scanned around the floor with a cold and powerful stare.
"Where are my grandsons?" he asked, almost sounding casual."and I guess I should acquire where their sister is."
"They're with friends, that's all," said Gin.
"Not those stupid halfer children," said Mr. Grayson, "your cousins kids?"
"You know how I feel about you calling them that!" Hunny snapped mad.
"What? It's not my fault they're halfers and their mother's Chinese," said Mr. Grayson as he came and sat down in the big armchair. He gripped the armrests as though he as a king upon his throne.
"So, Gin, about what we spoke about on the phone...,"
"I'm not helping you out dad," Gin quickly declared.
"Gin! I don't appreciate this! Our family is going through a financial crisis while you're sitting up here living the high-life off if your husband's earnings!" Mr. Grayson declared.
"Hey! She works hard and earns her own money thank you!" Hunny defended.
"Which she was only able to achieve by you and your businesses partners buying the company from me," Mr. Grayson tried to point out.
"We only bought it because you were trying to make sure it sank because you didn't believe Gin could manage it and wanted to really drive that point home," Hunny counterpoint. "And I like to think she's been doing a good job as a manager all on her own." He took his wife's hand as he said that.
"Yes, so good in fact that she shouldn't have any trouble loaning her father some money to clear up his debts," Mr. Grayson said ever so smoothly.
"No Father, i can't in good conscious," said Gin.
"Why not young lady?!" her father demanded.
"Well aside from what Mitskuni pointed out about how little you originally believed in my company, father or not you're not a good businesses man yourself. You cut on costs on equipment and supplies for your businesses. You swindled and cheated your suppliers and other partners. You cut funds to your employees on numerous occasions. A lot of your products you overcharged and often you'd go for the cheapest products you could get your hands on. Often at the cost of quality. Plus all those investments you made in stock, which I, along with Mitskuni and his other partners all highly advised against. Even Tamaki spoke out against it. Yet you still went and did it. I'm sorry Father, but that alone from any person would be enough to convince me or any other businesses to not do business with you. Especially if it involves loaning you money. You'd probably just waist it."
"I'll have you know, every business decision I made, I did with the best intentions and carefully laid out strategies. Your brothers all agreed with me," her father argued.
"Yeah, I wonder what makes them agree with you so easily," Hunny said not subtlety.
"Excuse me?!" Mr. Grayson snapped.
"Mitskuni please," Gin pleaded, "Father in sorry, despite what you claim or your claim my brothers side with you, I have too much personal evidence to suggested to me that you are in fact a poor excuse for a businesses partner. It's just not going to happen."
At that her father stood up slowly, nearly breaking the chair as he did so.
"To think, my own daughter, would turn a blind eye to her father! Do you not care at all about your family?!"
"Only certain members, like her mom, maybe the sisters-in-law and their children. If worse comes to worse we can maybe try and help them get jobs through our companies to support themselves," said Hunny.
"So your idea is to put more women in the work force?" Mr. Grayson asked with half a laugh, sitting back down. "How is that a brilliant idea?"
"Gin's doing well in case you haven't noticed," said Hunny, "one our leading memebers of the board of directors is a woman. Hikau-Chan's wife still works with her dad and his flower company. Kao-Chan's wife still works at the orphanage. Takashi's wife," Hunny shot Mr. Grayson a warning look as it looked like the man was about to say something rude in regards to Mikasa being Chinese, "still does work her father's acrobat troop. And they're all doing very well in their fields of work."
"Not to mention Miss Ei's going to be the next head of the company," the group heard a soft whisper coming from near the dining room. They all looked over and saw Ms. Togi polishing the table with a smug smile on her face.
"What did you say just say?" Mr. Grayson asked.
Ms. Togi jumped and noticed everyone from the living room was looking her way.
"Uh nothing, just sitting here polishing the table like I always do before dinner," she sputtered nervous.
"Did she say something along the lines of that little stray you took in, is someday going to run everything the Host Company represents?" Mr. Grayson asked the couple.
Hunny took a deep breath. "Yes, and what of it?"
"You're giving her everything? The whole company?! What about my grandsons?! What do they get?!" Mr. Grayson snapped, "and their sister?!"
"Calm down Father, they'll be recognized as partners in the company and get a fair share of the profits. They'll just have more freedom to persue other career choices," Gin explained.
"Like what? You finally go to man the boys up and have them invest in more men type businesses?" Mr. Grayson muttered.
"Well we can't speak for Shinji, he's still a baby," said Gin, "and well as for Taeko...,"
"He wants to be like his mommy and cook," Hunny finished without batting an eye.
"You're raising my oldest grandson to be a sissy little pastry chef? What kind of parents are you?!" Mr. Grayson snapped again.
"Better than you've ever been," Ms. Togi muttered some more.
"What did she say?" Mr. Grayson said mad. Ms. Togi looked up in a panic.
"I'm just going to go into the kitchen," she said quickly.
"Your housekeeper is really sassy," said Mr. Grayson annoyed.
"Only when you're here," said Hunny, "the rest of the time, she's a very strict woman."
Mr. Grayson looked back to the kitchen mad bedore looking at Gin and Hunny once more.
"I cannot allow that to happen either! I cannot allow my grandsons to be over past by some some straggler girl for all the power and money this company has!" he warned.
"This isn't your company to worry about," Hunny said, "and we all agreed unanimously that Ei should be the next head. She wants to be the head, she has great ambitions."
"Like what?" Mr. Grayson demanded.
"None you need be concerned about," Hunny insisted.
Mr. Grayson snorted with a sneer. "Sounds like she doesn't have any."
"Then you really are death," Hunny retorted, "anyway, I think this meeting is over. My wife has made herself clear in regards to her busniess and yours and that she is not by any means loaning you money due to your poor business practices. Good day."
"Is that really how it is?" Mr. Grayson shouted mad as he jumped up, knocking the chair over as he did.
Gin blinked annoyed, "yes father, it is. Now please leave, you know the way out." She and Hunny then stood up and made a grand gesture of leaving the room.
Mr. Grayson groaned mad before turning around and stombing down on the chair until a crack as heard. Hunny and Gin turned their heads at the sound.
"I didn't like that chair anyway," Hunny muttered.
They were a little surprised to hear the elevator ding and turned to see Kyoya walking.
"Oh, Gin, there you are," he said walking up to the couple, ignoring Mr. Grayson. "I heard from Hikaru and Kaoru that your father was visiting. Does this have anything to do with his recent money troubles his company has accumulated?"
"I'm afraid so Kyoya," said Gin.
"Then I must insist that you not give any financial support to him, even if he is your father. As a representative of your leading business partner, I have very little confidence that he would not only use the money loaned to him unwisely but that he would not re-pay you no matter the circumstances," Kyoya said.
"Actually I already turned him down," said Gin.
"Oh really? How wonderful," said Kyoya, "I apologize if it appeared as though it appeared I doubted you."
"Oh not at all Kyoya," Gin insisted.
"Gee Kyo-Chan, it's almost as though you came here already knowing that Gin would trun her father down, but you just wanted to let him know the Host Company wouldn't back or support any loans given to him," said Kyoya.
"Hmm," Kyoya said shrugging his shoulder.
"Mr. Otori, are seriously implying it would not benefiting to loan money to my company?!" Mr. Grayson snapped marching over to him.
"Oh Mr. Grayson, I didn't notice you," said Kyoya, "and no sir, making any financial contributions to you would not be benefiting for Gin's company or our own. Even if Gin wanted, I could not allow it based on your business practices, or lack there of."
"How dare you!" Mr. Grayson hollered.
"The decision has been made, there is nothing more to discuss. Good day sir," Hunny said standing in front of his wife and friend like a protective shield.
Mr. Grayson kept his mad and anguish face on, but still appeared to be defeated.
"Very well, I'll leave for now," he declared.
"Straight out please, no special stops or anything like that," Hunny said in a warning.
"Oh, I'm not allowed to go visit my grandsons? Or their sister," Mr. Grayson asked.
"Not now, maybe during an actual family time. We usually don't like exposing the children to busniess dealings. At least not until they're older," said Gin.
"I see," said Mr. Grayson.
"Out please," Hunny continued to encourage, waving towards the elevator.
"Yes, fine, I'm leaving," Mr. Grayson muttered heading out.
"Stupid ungrateful brat and her brainwashing husband," he was was heard saying under his breath.
"Yes keep talking, that's bound to convince us to loan you money," Hunny taunted. Mr. Grayson shot him a scowl before walking all the way into the elevator.
Gin let out a heavy sigh as the elevator was heard going down.
"I wonder if we're going to have to make arrangements for mother to come live with us once father's company is completely dissolved," she said softly.
"She can, it'll be nice for her to get away from him," Hunny said as he walked back to the living room and helped himself to some sweets.
"And my sister-in-laws?" Gin asked.
"We can look into maybe giving them some money to help tide them over until they can figure out things for themselves, especially if they end up leaving your brothers after the company's gone," Hunny assured her.
"We can always help get them employment through the Host Company," said Kyoya.
"Yeah, we told your father that," Hunny reminded her.
"That might be nice," said Gin, "those poor women are too much like my poor mother and kept underfoot by my brothers. They can go live in the gutter with dad once the company goes under."
"I'm fine with that, don't like them much either," said Hunny.
Gin walked over and ran her fingers through her husband's hair.
"Looks like you're getting back to your cheerful youthful self. I like that better personally," she said.
"I just get dark when your dad's here," Hunny said like it was nothing, "I will be 100% myself again once he's out of the building."
"Thank you," Gin said kissing his cheek. Hunny beemed as he shoved some more of his sweets into his mouth.
Mr. Grayson looked up as the elevator road down, making sure to hit the stop button on the Morinozuka Floor.
He strood in fast and was a little relieved to see Taeko in the living room playing a board game with Amber, Aiko, Rin and some random girl he didn't recognized. He was about to walk in further when he felt himself hit something hard.
"Owe!" he exclaimed, "Who?!..." He looked up and realized Mori was blocking the way into the penthouse. He stood tall, while still holding Shinji in his arms.
"I don't recall allowing you into my home," Mori said.
"I have a right to see my grandsons and their sister"' Mr. Grayson demanded.
"No, not in my home. Leave please," Mori ordered.
"You're just lucky you're holding my grandson, otherwise I'd knock you down faster than you can blink!" Mr. Grayson warned. He was about to turn around only to suddenly come face to face with Mikasa walking back in carrying Fan.
"Oh look," Mr. Grayson started to say, "the..."
"Don't take me holding a baby as a means of keeping me from punching your gut if you finish that sentence!" Mikasa warned.
"Yeah!" Mori added.
"Everyone's too sensitive these days," Mr. Grayson muttered. However he quickly looked back to the living room.
"Taeko!" he called out.
Taeko and Amber looked up from their game in a panic.
"Who's that?" Ava asked timid.
"My mean grandpa," Taeko said also timid turning around to look at the man.
"I don't care what your parents say, I have every intent of maning you up into a real man rather than a sissy pastry chef! You will be a real man and you will bring me honor to my family. You and your family!" Mr. Grayson shouted. "And who knows maybe we can do something decent with your sister!"
"Momma and dadda and Big Sister say I can take care of myself!" Amber said mad.
"Well your grandfather would disagree!" Mr. Grayson taunted. At that Amber ran over, managing to get past Mori and kick her grandfather's knee.
"Owe! You little brat!" Mr. Grayson moaned.
"See?! I'm strong! I'm strong!" Amber insisted.
Mori quickly pulled her back behind him.
"You got a lucky shot girl! If I were in charge, you'd be beaten with in a inch of your life right now!" Mr. Grayson threatened, still jumping up and down in pain.
"Out now!" Mori ordered.
"Yeah get out of here!" Mikasa encouraged.
"I'm leaving. I'm leaving," Mr. Grayson agreed as he hobbled over to the elevator.
He noticed Amber shoot him a stern look out from behind Mori.
'Stupid brat's been mind manipulated by her father as well!' Mr. Grayson thought as he finally came to the lobby.
He stumbled a little as he headed to his limo and climbed in.
"Home sir?" his driver asked.
"Actually no, drive around the block then find a place to park that's hidden and still in view of Host Tower. I want to wait for when the stupid stray mutt, Ei comes home," Mr. Grayson ordered.