A/N: So here is chapter 21. It should be exciting!

Hunny woke up and took in his surroundings. This was clearly not his bedroom and he was clearly not at Haru-chan's house. He tried to move, but found he couldn't. Then everything came crashing back to him. The night before when Maria had called him up after his shift. The champagne they had had while watching a movie. Hunny looked at his watch and realized that he had missed half the school day, but he really didn't care. He would skip that day and just get the missed work from one of his classmates the next day. He put his head back on the couch and got lost in his thoughts about how his two cousins were doing. Takashi had skipped school this week in order to be at the hospital as often as possible to see Satoshi. According to Takashi's texts though Satoshi was doing much better and was no longer in the ICU. When Hunny had told Chika about his best friend Chika was overjoyed with the news that he might not be alone anymore. Just then something pulled Hunny out of his thoughts. A stirring was occurring on his shoulder and he looked over to see Maria's eyes opening. She smiled when she saw him.

"Hey there Mitsukuni. I had a lot of fun last night. Oh god aren't you late for class?!" she exclaimed looking at her own watch.

"Calm down Maria. I decided to skip today. I have a friend in class that will definitely get all the notes for me. I didn't want to wake you up so I figured I would just wait here until you did," Hunny smiled at her.

"Well since you are here would you like some breakfast?" Maria asked stretching her cramped muscles. She wasn't used to sleeping on the floor.

"Sure where should we go?" Hunny asked seeing that there was no kitchen in the hotel room.

"I don't know. Where do you recommend?"

"There is this nice place around the corner that makes a good brunch."

"Let's go there."

"OK I'll call for a cab and in the meantime we can get ready," Hunny said pulling out his cell phone. He called for a cab while maria was in the shower. When she got out he jumped in really wuick and was dressed in a few moments. Both walked out together in business casual wear. They pulled around thecorner and when Maria saw the place she gasped.

"You are a night auditor. How could you possibly afford a glass of wine here?" Maria asked thinking that there was more to this guy than met the eye. She thought that the dinner the other night was fancy, but she had never gotten a look at the bill.

"I'll tell you that after we are seated. After you ma'am," Hunny said holding open the door for Maria.

"Hello sir a table for two," Hunny said looking at the host.

"I am sorry but you two are not dressed to our standards. I must ask you to leave," the host said.

"Well, I can see you are new here."

"Yes just started yesterday. Is there a problem?"

"I need a table for two. Name is Haninozuka," Hunny said with both hands in his pockets.

"Yes sir my apologies. Would it inconvenience you to wait five minutes while we prepare a table?"

"Not at all take your time we are in no rush, unless you have something to do Maria?" Hunny asked.

"No I have a dinner with the Ootori's later but no rush for me either."

"How did that go? Did you get Yoshio to bend to your will?" Hunny asked wondering if this woman had trumped the patriarch of the Ootori family.

"Not yet he is still wanting to go lower than I wish, but I think I can manage to change that tonight," she said smirking, "Now tell me how are you able to afford all this. I mean the sushi last night even though it was ootoro was fairly inexpensive."

"No that wasn't cheap at all but you are well worth the money. The reason that I can afford everything is I actually have quite a bit of money. You heard my last name. I am the oldest son of the Haninozukas. The most prominent martial arts family in Japan. I am staying with my friend and working a job because as I told you last night my dad caused my brother some trouble. SO now you know who I actually am," Hunny said hoping this wouldn't affect anything.

"Wow I never thought that I would be having lunch with someone like you," Maria stated sipping on some orange juice.

"well I never thought that someone like you was daring enough to take on Yoshio," Hunny said winking at her. They finished up brunch and decided to part ways after exchanging numbers. Hunny wanted to know if Maria was actually going to be the first business woman to get what she wanted from Yoshio.

Hunny had received a text from his uncle and was heading over to the hospital to have a tal with the family about something or other.

(LOAB)

Chika was sitting at home looking on the computer for more basic recipes that he could tweak. He wanted to make something nice for dinner tonight and as far as he knew everyone including his brother and Ranka would be home. He wanted to impress Ranka with his skill and he really had no clue why. Chika had also decided to text Kyouya about the problem he was having with the stomach and fever. Kyouya had agreed to send a doctor over early in the afternoon. Chika copied down some recipes and thought that he would decide later which ones he would use. Right now he was tired and didn't really want to think about too much. A nap seemed to be the best option. Chika made his way down to his room and fell onto the bed. What seemed like five minutes later he was woken by the doorbell. He rubbed his eyes and made himself get out of bed. When he opened the door a doctor was standing on the other side. He had totally forgotten that the doctor was coming, but gestured for the man to come in.

"Hello there Yasuchika. I was informed that you needed to be looked at. You have said that your symptoms include feeling flushed and a bit nauseated whenever you are around Haruhi and you think that this illness keeps recurring?" the doctor asked making sure that he had gotten the information right. Chika nodded his head and looked at the doctor.

"Well I think that it is nothing, but I am going to prescribe something to be on the safe side," the doctor said quickly scribbling something on his pad and handing it to the young man. Chika nodded his head and showed the doctor to the door. He would have his brother fill the prescription to tomorrow. The doctor had prescribed a anti- nausea to Chika, however, on the bottom the doctor had quickly scribbled next to his name falsus sum. Chika didn't catch this and decided to go back to deciding which recipe to use. He decided on a chicken dish with a spicy sauce and basil sprigs. This wasn't his first choice, but Haruhi had all the ingredients for that dish in the cupboard and fridge.

(LOAB)

Hunny walked into the hospital and asked where Satohsi Morinozuka's room was. The receptionist directed him to the right floor and Hunny headed up there immediately. When he got there he stepped inside the room, but was immediately led down the hallway by his uncle. They went to the waiting room and sat down. Akira began to talk.

"We can't get your dad on anything that happened to Chika or Satoshi. The doctor went crazy. We can't prove your father told the doctor to inject your brother with anything. We also can't prove that your dad ordered the doctor to beat the hell out of Satoshi. We don't have a case Mistukuni," Akira said hoping that his nephew would understand everything.

"Is there anything that we could do to get my dad away from us?" Hunny asked hoping that his uncle had something up his sleeve.

"There is only one thing I can think of, banishment. If you want him gone we have to tell him that he has no honor left and is banished for life. That is the only thing we can do. Takashi and I will be there for backup, but you are the one that has to do it. Are you Ok with that?"

"Of course I am. If it means Chika will be safe then I will definatley do that for him. When can we do this?" Hunny asked wanting to get it over with as soon as possible.

" Whenever you want," Akira said.

"Then let us do this at the end of the week. I have some business to take of before then," Hunny said wishing that he could do it tomorrow. First off he needed a lawyer. Not because he was going to banish his father but because he would need to apply for custody of Chika. Although they were hiding out according to law Yorihisa was still the legal guardian of Chika and that had to change. Second Hunny had to quit his job, but he needed to give them a bit of notice so that they could find someone else. And third he had to talk to Chika about things like if they wanted to move back to the estate after all was said and done.

"Very well. Takashi and I will prepare. And we will be in touch about Satoshi," Akira said getting up and leaving. Hunny pulled out his cell phone and texted the one person he knew that could get anyone out of a bund, Kyouya. Kyouya agreed to help Hunny and said they should meet tomorrow, but Hunny insisted that they meet that afternoon. Kyouya reluctantly agreed saying the meeting would have to be short. Hunny understood that Kyouya would have to attend the dinner that Maria was attending that night. Hunny would make the meeting very quick. He called for a cab and ten minutes later was pulling up to the Ootori mansion. He was led to the study where he saw Kyouya sitting with the lawyer.

"Hello senpai, I would like you to meet the best custody lawyer we can supply," Kyouya said.

"It is a pleasure Mitsukuni, I am Hiroto. Mr. Ootori here has told me that you wish to gain custody over your brother. I can help you with that. When would you wish to start the process?' he asked. If it was now that was fine he had all the paperwork they would need to do.

"Now if that does not inconvenience you," Hunny said hoping that the man had all the paperwork on hand. He figured though if Kyouya had found him then the man was bound to be prepared for anything that came his way.

"That is fine. We shall start right away although I must say the paperwork alone will take a few days."

"That is fine as long as it gets done I am happy," Hunny said.

"If you gentlemen will excuse me I have to attend a dinner shortly and am not ready yet," Kyouya said bowing to the two men in the room.

"Not a problem at all Kyouya," Hunny said crossing his fingers that everything went well for Maria. The lawyer and Hunny started talking about what was to be done as certain paperwork was pulled out. They got started on the paperwork immediately. When it came to Chika, Hunny did not want to waste a spare minute.

(LOAB)

Chika was at the stove cooking up the sauce for the pork. The pork was in the oven baking and Chika was happy with the way it smelled. He was excited to be cooking again, not to mention it gave him something to do. Just then he heard the door open and looked over to see it was Haruhi who had walked in. He continued stirring the sauce.

"Chika once again that sauce smells excellent," she commented her mouth watering a bit. She couldn't wait to eat the dish. She helped him by getting the pork out of the oven and the plates out of the cupboard. Soon though Haruhi experienced something she had never experienced before. She was being shooed out of her kitchen. She obliged though and went into the living room to study. Soon there were fantastic plates of pork being placed on the table. She took in a whiff and was tempted to eat it right then. Her thoughts of the food were interrupted by the door opening again and she looked up to see her father come in the door followed closely by Hunny.

"Hey guys dinner is ready come on in and eat," she stated taking her place at the table.

Everyone dug into the pork finding it very good. Chika was eating some fish he had cooked for himself. Pork seemed a little fatty and he had been told to stay away from things like that.

"Haruhi my dear this is excellent," Ranka said. He knew his daughter could cook, but this was her best dish yet. It tasted like it came out of a resetaurant.

"Yes it is. I always love your cooking Haru-chan," Hunny said taking another mouthful.

"Actually it's not mine. Chika cooked this," Haruhi said. All of sudden Hunny's chopsticks fell onto his plate and he stared at his brother.

"This is yours Chika-chan? I didn't even know you could cook," Hunny said looking in awe at his brother. 'This is the one thing that Chika surpasses me in. Who would have guessed," Hunny thought finishing the rest of his pork. He was proud of his little brother.

"So how was your day Hunny-senpai?" Haruhi asked.

"Let's just say I talked to a few people and this is going to be the longest week of my life," Hunny said.

A/N: Chapter 21! A big thanks to mcangel1976! Now the rest of the story should flow and be wrapping up soon! Please R&R