DISCLAIMER: WE DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM

Ocs from and belong to:

Xelainatx: Belle and Elaina Adeline

McflyGoonieFaxFan: Kaiya Sushika

The Goddess of Darkness: Elizabeth Omirou

Silentrose4: Aiko Kichida

Princessmelodina / hunnylover: Maria Tanaka-Martinez

Tracey4t: Mark Timily, or Kira

"Well I must say this was a lovely dinner. I don't think I've had lover guests," said Ranka.

"What about the men in the host club?" asked Aiko.

"Let me rephrase that. I don't think I've have nicer guest that I wasn't worried would make a move on my daughter," said Ranka. The girls all looked over Haruhi in surprise and confusion.

"My dad's just really overprotective," said Haruhi as she gathered up the dirty dishes.

"Would you like some help?" asked Aiko as she got up and gather up some as well.

"Sure," said Haruhi.

"And you're a lot nicer. I don't think the guys ever actually over to clean up. Haruhi has to force them," said Ranka. The other girls looked at each other.

"Haruhi do you need any help?" they all asked as they jumped up and headed to the kitchen.

"Oh I didn't mean it like that," said Ranka.

"Its okay Sir, it's the least we can do," said Maria.

"Hmm, you girls are a bunch of sweethearts," said Ranka.

"So do any of us have to go and fetch some water from a well or something?" asked Kaiya.

"No we have a working faucet and dishwasher," said Haruhi.

"You do? Then what the hell do you need our help for?" asked Kaiya as she went and sat back down.

"Well it's true I really don't need your help," said Haruhi as she loaded the dish washer and started it.

"Really it's the simple?" asked Aiko

"Yeah," said Haruhi, "You just have to know what right settings to put it in."

"Hmm, I'll have to remember that," said Aiko.

'Considering my brother and I always manage to make it leak when we use it,' she thought.

"Well hate to be rude, but it's getting late," said Elaina looking at her watch.

"We should probably get home huh?" asked Belle.

"Yeah good point, we should get home," said Elizabeth, "By Haruhi thanks for dinner it was really nice.

"Yes thank you Haruhi," said Elaina and Belle together.

"Oh, they can talk in unison just like Hikaru and Kaoru, interesting," said Ranka.

"Thank you also for your kind hospitality Mr. Fujioka," said Maria.

"Oh you're most welcome my dear. Anytime you girls want to come over you're more then welcome to," said Ranka.

"Thank you that's very kind of you sir," said Aiko.

"Oh you're so sweet," said Ranka. Then he looked over at Kaiya who was getting up herself.

"Well it was nice meeting you, I don't think I met a cross dresser outside of San Francisco," she said shaking Ranka's hand.

"Well thank you," said Ranka.

"See you tomorrow pres," said Kaiya walking out the door after the other seven girls.

"Well they seem nice," said Ranka, "I must say they do seem to be almost as colorful as hosts."

"Yeah that's true," said Haruhi, "Plus you haven't met the new guy that replaced me."

"What was his name again?" asked Ranka.

"Mark, he doesn't like his Japanese name," said Haruhi.

"Why not?" asked Ranka.

"I don't know, he has some issues with his father," said Haruhi.

"Oh that poor boy," said Ranka.

"I guess, but his bad boy attitude sure is brining in customers," said Haruhi.

"I would very much like to meet him," said Ranka.

"Well I'm sure it'll happen in time," said Haruhi.

"I'm home," called out Maria when she returned home.

"Welcome home Maria," said her father who was sitting in the drawing room nearby, "Where have you been all night?"

"I was at my club president's house paying my respects to her family," said Maria.

"Oh, say I was meaning to ask, what does your club's president's family do?" asked her father.

"She's actually a commoner on scholarship to Ouran," said Maria.

"Well good for her," said Maria's father.

"Hey Papa?" asked Maria.

"Yes?" asked her father.

"Do you ever feel out of place here?" asked Maria.

"What do you mean?" asked her father.

"I mean do you ever wish you were back home in Ecuador?" asked Maria.

"No, not any more. I did once and while after I married your mother and moved here. I didn't feel like I fit in, in Japan or with the upper cut of society. But I've gotten use to it especially after you and your brothers and sisters came along. Why do you ask?" asked her father.

"Well it was just being in the commoner's supermarket, and at my president's house it got me to thinking. Whenever we go and visit Abuelita and Abueloand the rest of your family in Ecuador, its feel natural to act like a commoner. It feels natural to get up and help out with the chores or to go to the local store and actually by my own food. But then I come back here and it feels natural to be waited on hand and foot by servants. It just gets me to thinking am I bad person for not finding it weird to have servants and the nicer things in life?" asked Maria. Her father chuckled and reached over and squeezed her daughter's hand.

"No novio," he said, "It'd be bad if you didn't appreciate it. I think if anything it makes you a better person. You understand that's there's more to life then that of this life you normally live. You're not afraid to get your hands dirty."

"Hmm thanks Papa," said Maria giving her father a nice kiss on the cheek.

"See it's that easy," said Aiko as she showed her brother how to work their dishwasher.

"Wow," said Akira, "It's that easy?"

"Yep," said Aiko.

"How did you learn how to do that?" asked Akira.

"From my club president, she's a commoner so she's use to these things," said Aiko.

"Aiko, do you think we'll ever have our old life back?" asked Akira.

"No, we're not," said Aiko.

"But what if Dad came back?" asked Akira.

"If Dad ever showed up here again, the only greeting he'll get is my foot to his groin! I never want to see him again!" said Aiko.

"Hey who invited the British chick in?" asked Hanna walking into the kitchen wearing a coat. Aiko glared at her.

"Don't start with me!" she shouted, sounding more British then before, "And are you going out again?"

"That's right love," said Hanna in a British accent herself.

"Why do you keep doing that!" said Aiko.

"Oh bloody hell if we're going to have this spat again then I'll just leave now," said Hanna heading to the door, "Chip chip Cherry-o." Aiko was about to run after her, when she felt Akira grab her arm.

"Don't, you'll wake Mom and get her upset," he said. Aiko sighed, knowing full well her brother was right.

"Hey I'm home if anyone cares," said Kaiya as she walked through her front door.

"I care, I care!" shouted her little brother running up to her and throwing his arms around her. Then he noticed the bag in her hand. "What's that?"

"Some chips I got from a commoner's store. I made sure to save you some," said Kaiya handing her brother the bag.

"Oh boy, thank you!" said Akihiro grabbing the bag and munching on the chips.

"Why were you at a commoner's store?" asked her father. He looked over at the bag of chips and took a bit of one himself, "Hmm not bad."

"I went over to my pres's house to meet her family and we had to stop off at the market so we could get something for dinner. By the way I need $4.29 to pay a girl back for buying these things. Apparently you can't get a tab at a commoner's supermarket," said Kaiya.

"Only 4.29 for these things?" asked her father, "Not bad. We should try shopping at a commoner's store more often. So what was her family like?"

"It was just her dad and he's nice. He's actually a cross dresser," said Kaiya.

"Oh I want to see him!" said Akihiro.

"He's not a side show freak kid," said Kaiya patting her brother's head, "Besides you've seen plenty in San Francisco."

"Honey, is that really necessary?" asked her mother.

"What she's right, they have," said her father.

"Still it's kind of rude," said her mother.

"Mom it's not that big of a deal? You're overreacting as usual," said Kaiya before walking off to her so as to avoid the possibility of seeing her mother crying again.

"Here you are. Where have you been?" was the greeting Elizabeth got when she got home by her brother.

"What what's wrong?" asked Elizabeth.

"It's Father, that's what. He's really upset about something," said Erik.

"What, what happened?" asked Elizabeth getting worried.

"Apparently, his main competitor has asked to meet with him to make a deal about buying him out," said Erik, "That can only mean we could loose the light bulb business Father's worked so hard on!"

"Oh dear," said Elizabeth. She could imagine her father being upset about that.

"We're home Mother," sand the twins when they returned home.

"Where have you two been?" asked their mother.

"We thought we'd go and pay our respects to our club president's family," said Elaina.

"Oh and how did that go? Did you behave yourselves?" asked their mother.

"Of course Mother, Her father was very taken by us," said Belle.

"Just her father?" asked their mother.

"Yeah, her mother died when she was really little," said Belle looking uneasy at her sister.

"Oh I see that poor man and his daughter. Well anyway. The evening's still young, you two can still go riding," said their mother.

"Sure Mother," said the girls running off towards their rooms to change.

When they got to the stables they were surprise to see two of the farmhands leading two new horses into the barn.

"When did we get these?" asked Belle."Well your mother bought them a few weeks ago and they just arrived today," said one of the farmhands.

"They're beautiful," said Belle.

"Yeah but they're still kind of rowdy," said one of the farmhands.

"Hmm," said Elaina as she carefully walked over to one and stroke its nose. The horse didn't so anything but stand there and let her pet her.

"Well look at that. You girls and your natural abilities with horses," said the farmhand.

"Let me try," said Belle petting the other horse. The horse also stood there calm as she petted it.

"They're not so bad are they?"

"Well now, but we haven't tried them with riders yet," said the farmhand. Both sisters looked at each other.

"No!" said the farmhand, "You're mother would kill us if you got hurt."

"I'm sure we'll be fine," said Elaina. She clapped her hands and immediately two more farm hands arrived and helped saddle up the two new horses. Both sisters lead their horses out to an empty pasture and mounted their horses. Soon they were walking the new horses around the field easily.

"They're not so bad huh?" said Belle.

"No, they were probably just a little frighten from being in a new place," said Elaina, "I wonder what would happen if we got them into a trot." She gently nudged the horse and got it going. "Easy steady," she said as she road it around, "Good." Belle watched her sister smiling only to suddenly lose her smile when she saw something coming towards them.

"Elaina, look out!" she tried to call out.

"What?" said Elaina looking up in time to see a bird, a rather big come and swoop down in front her and the horse. The horse immediately reared up in fear, knocking Elaina off.

"Elaina!" Belle shouted as the horse kept rearing around her in fear. Belle immediately jumped off her horse, only to land on it wrong, twisting her ankle.

"Ah!" she cried out in pain, only to have her cry drawn out by her sister's cry of pain and fear as the horse kept rearing around her.

"Elaina!" Belle shouted again as she tried in vain to make it to her sister. She threw herself in front of the horse trying to calm it down, but it wouldn't respond until nearly all of the farmhands ran out and manage to get a hold of it, claming it down. Belle slumped next to her sister holding her head in her lap.

"It's okay Elaina, see, we're okay," said Belle.

"That, that," Elaina, "That was a lot like how…,"

"No!" said Belle, "That was nothing like what happen to Father! Shh, you're just in shock." She rocked her sister in her arms, "That was nothing like what happen to Father."