Chapter 26

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This one's for you and me, living out our dreams
We're all right where we should be
Lift my arms out wide I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters
A sky full of lighters
~Lighters; Bad Meets Evil~

Emma ran to the phone hearing Rin say it was her mom. Rarely did he call her once she got home from school but she was super excited all the same.
"Hi mom!...I see…no mom it's fine…kick butt okay…love you too." Hanging up she put the phone back on the hook and headed to the living room.
"Miss Emma is everything okay? Is everything alright with Master Tamaki?"
"Mom has to stay late tonight. He said not to wait up for him with dinner. Can I watch TV before dinner?"
"Sure miss and I'll help you with your homework if you need it."
"Thanks Rin." Reaching for her stuffed dog off the stairs and calling for Alice she went to sit in the living room to watch TV once Rin turned it on for her. She knew how but it was locked so she couldn't watch anything inappropriate. Once the kids guide was activated she was handed the remote.
"Would you like me to stay with you miss?"
"No thanks I'm okay." Hugging her dog that she had for as long as she could remember and laying against Alice who was bunched up on the couch beside her she stared at the TV.
"I'll get you when dinner is ready. I'll be right in the kitchen if you need anything."
"Okay."
Rin stood behind the couch to watch her for a minute before leaving her alone. She could see how much she hated it when Tamaki got stuck at work. It didn't happen often but she looked forward to five o'clock knowing he would be home soon. She knew Tamaki hated it as well knowing he loved to be home with her at night. It had to be tough on him being a single parent and trying to balance work and home since Emma was getting older. Leaving her be she walked into the kitchen to set the table.

Tamaki hung up the phone feeling horrible that he wouldn't be home until later and hearing the sadness in Emma's voice when he told her. But there was no way he could leave with an important presentation at five. Sadly things like this were bound to happen every now and then; it was part of being the head of the family since his father stepped down last year.
"How did Emma take the news?"
"Well, though she is upset naturally."
"It must be hard on her to be home alone with just the hired help while knowing others are with their parents."
"She knows I don't mean to and this doesn't happen all the time. Do you have those documents I asked for yet?" He hated sounding so bossy but he wasn't in the mood to deal with his secretary. He wanted to get done here and go home as soon as this meeting wrapped up.
"I'll get them right now for you sir." She walked out as Yuzuru walked in. He may have stepped down but he was still an active board member and usually a welcomed sight.
"You know she was trying to flirt with you right." He sat across from Tamaki gesturing towards where the secretary left.
"Not now father I really want to finish up, get this meeting over with and go home. And I thought so, at times she really isn't subtle. Though I've made it clear that I'm not interested."
"It's been five years since Kyouya's passing, you are allowed to move on. I'm sure he won't get jealous and no one will think it ill of you."
"I know that. But, maybe I don't care to move on. Has it ever occurred to anyone that I'm perfectly happy not remarrying or even dating again. I had the best and no one will ever come close to that."
"But what about Emma, she deserves having two parents."
"She has two! Just because her father isn't alive doesn't mean she doesn't have one! And what, I should just marry someone off the street just so Emma has two parents? Believe it or not we have done well these past five years and we will continue to do well."
"Calm down Tamaki I was just making a suggestion."
"No, god I am so tired of this, you have no idea! If I wanted to settle down and date again I could. I'm not stupid I see people flirting with me and I always turn them down. If you don't have any actual business with me than can you leave me so I can finish up so I can leave as soon as I can. I have a little girl at home that I want to get to."
"Of course Tamaki. See you at the meeting." Getting up he let him be. He knew he shouldn't have brought it up but he wanted to know if Tamaki was really not interested or just that blind to the advances others were making. He still wore his wedding ring, Tamaki was still young and he knew he wanted a big family since he was still a child. Still, he couldn't force him to remarry. He never did once he met Annie-Sophia and divorced his ex-wife. She was the one he wanted and no one else would be the same, his situation was different than his sons though. He still had the one he loved and if she would accept his proposal they would have married two years ago. Maybe Tamaki really was happy staying single, though he felt he was hiding the true reason he still was.

Tamaki opened the door to Emma's room finally home. It was well passed her bedtime; the meeting had run much longer than he thought. He would make it up to her tomorrow. Perhaps he would leave early and he would pick her up from school so they could spend the afternoon together. That did sound nice and rarely could he pick her up from school. Usually Rin got her and watched her until he got home at five thirty. Walking in he sat on her bed to watch her sleep, Alice lifted her head up slightly from her position at the end of the bed to make sure she wasn't in danger.
"Hey girl, are you keeping Emma safe? Good girl."
He pet her head before moving Emma's cover up at little closer to keep her warmer.
"We are doing well aren't we Emma, just you and me? We don't need anyone else do we?" For five years he did this alone, well with Rin's help but she considered herself Emma's nanny. Not that he was too happy with that but it was what had to be done. When she was born he didn't want it to feel like any of the housekeepers were raising her and he still didn't think it was like that but it had gotten closer. Ranka had told him how Haruhi would walk home alone from school and do her own shopping and cooking and cleaning. She became independent so he could take it easy after work. He had no other choice back than but he wasn't crazy about doing that to her. Tamaki didn't want that for Emma either, he wanted her to have the normal, happy childhood he had always wanted for her.
"Maybe it is about time I started dating again."

"Mommy!" Emma ran out of the school building looking for Rin only to see Tamaki waiting for her. With a growing smile on her face she ran into his arms.
"I told you I would be here silly. So what do you want to do?"
"Let's get ice cream!"
Okaying her idea they got in the car to head to the finest ice cream shop in town. He was trying to make it up to her for last night after all. Seeing her happy and excited to be spending the day with him made him happy as well. They had fun together every time they were together; she wanted to play so play they did. He was happy to see Emma be a normal child and not act like the heiress she was. She was content to going to some park for a little while and then going bowling, how she loved to bowl. He only hoped as she got older she wouldn't change too much. He never wanted her to become spoiled and rude to others. Listening to her go on and on about this and that he couldn't figure out when she took a breath. How wasn't she blue in the face already?

They sat on a bench outside of a restaurant waiting the few minutes for a table. Today had been a lot of fun for both of them; he really needed to do this more often with her. Now though would be the perfect time to bring up his thought of dating again get hers.
"Mommy?"
"Umm, what is it Emma?" Looking over at her he noticed she was watching the families around them, whole families. He figured she would bring it up until she was old enough to completely understand, he had to tell her everything as well though for that to happen.
"Daddy is no longer with us is he?"
"He isn't, do you wish you had a dad again?"
"I don't know. But then I would have to share you wouldn't I?"
She clutched onto his side while they both laughed, she was too cute.
"So you like it just being us? Even when I have to work late and you're alone?"
"I know you only do it because you have to and I have Rin to play with. I don't want to share you. I want it to be the two of us forever!"
"Well okay then it will stay just us."
"Yay!"
With that taken care of he noticed their beeper for their table was ready.
"Hungry?"
"Food!"

Tamaki got home from work wanting to talk to Emma. It was partially his fault for not realizing it sooner but she never even brought it up with him. She should have known he would have gone with her.
"Emma! I'm home!"
"Mommy! Welcome home!" Running out of her play room she met him in the hall. Hugging him like she did everyday she was surprised when he pulled away.
"Emma, tell me, why didn't you remind me that today was "bring your parent to school" day. You know I would have been there. I'm sorry that I forgot, I should have known."
"It's okay mommy."
"Can I make it up to you somehow? I feel awful."
"I didn't want you to come."
"What? But, I?" His hands slipped up off her shoulder by her words. He was lost, why wouldn't she want him there. Was she mad at him for something?
"I didn't want you to get messed up with work by spending the day with me."
"But Emma," if she recalled the elementary school of Ouran made it a big event to encourage as many parents as it could to attend with the kids. It was a way for the parents to not focus on work so much and spend time with their kids, if only for a day.
"Don't worry momma, a lot of parents couldn't come."
He knew she was lying; he had been given papers showing how successful it had been that was how he remembered. She was probably the only one in her class that didn't have a parent show up. Kyouya probably wouldn't have forgotten and would have made sure he showed up for her. He owned them for peats sake; he had no excuse for what happened. Her "it's fine" attitude wasn't helping him any though.
"Your just like your father, I really can't stand it sometimes."
"My father? Mom what was dad like?"
Kneeling down better he saw she was completely off the other subject and only focusing on what she asked.
"He was a great man who loved you and wanted nothing but the best for you."

Tamaki sat next to Emma in bed as he tried to get her to fall asleep.
"Only that much, you only love me that much."
"No, no I love you this much!" Sitting up she stretched her arms as far as they would go to show him better.
"Oh well that's better but what about this much?" He moved them a little more without hurting her.
"Yes mommy I love you this much." They went back and forth for awhile until Tamaki realized it was getting late for her.
"Alright let's get you tucked in Emma."
"Oh okay."
"Come here Alice." Patting the bed Alice jumped up to lay by Emma's feet only to watch her move beside her and curl up near her head. "Oh so you're her other pillow at night." Emma moved closer to Alice to rest on her while she started to fall asleep.
"Alice is good girl, I love Alice."
"Yes she is, one of the best." Petting her head he tucked Emma in and kissed her good-night. Before he turned her light out he looked at the drawing still on Emma's wall, the one Kyouya had drawn for her before she was born. Somehow, together, they were doing well; they were getting on with life.
"You knew this would happen didn't you, you saw this outcome all those years ago."
"What mommy?"
"Nothing Emma, good-night. I love you."
"I love you too mommy."

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Emma walked down the hall of her family's company after school. She wasn't too sure where she was going she had only gone here once before and she had gone with her mom. This time though she was on a mission that didn't involve him, she was getting completely frustrated with him. All she wanted was more detail but instead all she was fed was the same line she heard since she was a kid.
"Miss Emma, is that you? If you're looking for your mother he isn't here. He had a meeting at another building this afternoon."
"That's fine. I'm looking for my grandfather, is he here?"
"I'm sorry but he isn't here either. He left at lunch time. He'll be here tomorrow though."
"Oh okay, thanks anyway." Turning around she walked back down the hall and out of the building to her waiting car. That was a waste of time; she should have called first, well after she got the number. At least she knew her mom could be home late. The house was so boring when he wasn't home, though being with Rin wasn't bad nor was running around the backyard with Alice.

Collapsing on the grass she tried to catch her breath from running around the yard and now having Alice tickle her face with her tongue.
"Alice…breath…off…stop."
"Alice off my granddaughter please it makes saying hi difficult."
With Alice jumping off her Emma sat up to see her grandparents on the deck. That's right, her grandmother was flying in today.
"Grandma! Grandpa! Hi!" Running over to hug them she started to blush over her grandmother's compliments, as always.
"I'm so happy you both came over. How was your flight grandma?"
"It was nice sweetie. Is your mother home yet?"
"No, I think he had a meeting but he should be here soon."
"Another meeting, the one I was at ended at noon. So then I take it he hasn't talked to you about going to your father's grave yet?"
"I haven't seen him since breakfast. Not that he would take me anyway." Crossing her arms and now ticked she sat on the steps of the porch. Noticing Annie-Sophia sat beside her she uncrossed her arms and exhaled; she hated making a scene when her grandparents were over.
"I'm sure he means well even if you don't agree with him. He has his reasons I'm sure."
She wasn't going to argue with her but that didn't mean she didn't feel any better. She knew what tomorrow was and she was treated like it didn't affect her. He was her father after all but no let's forget that little fact.
"Excuse me miss, Master Tamaki is home."
"Thank you Rin." Getting up she joined her grandparents as they went to greet her mother.

Tamaki knew what was coming as soon as his father followed him into his office after dinner. He knew it was coming for a while now actually.
"Tamaki, why do you refuse to take Emma to Kyouya's grave? She deserves to honor him, especially with this year being his ten year anniversary."
"I know that! But, still, I can't. I can't take her, the only reason I was able to move on back then, to get my life back up was by not involving her. As soon as I talk to her about him I'll lose it and I'm not up for that."
"But you're not being fair to her; she deserves to know details Tamaki. She isn't a baby anymore. She is almost thirteen; it's time she knew what her father was like." He couldn't argue with Yuzuru but he had trouble talking to her, he had tried before but the words never came out. Speaking about him he was reminded him that he was gone, that he had been gone for years. He used his silence years ago to heal the hole Kyouya's passing left in his heart ten years ago and now he felt safe from that patch.
"Talk to her Tamaki."

Leaving his office he walked down the hall and into the living room to see Emma alone on the couch. Sitting on the other end he took a minute before speaking. This had to be done, she deserved this time.
"What are you looking at Emma?"
"A photo album with you and dad."
"Oh? Which one?"
He could tell it was an album but had no clue as to which one since Kyouya had given him a few for Christmas before he passed away and he hadn't made any new ones though he had a box of pictures in his closet again.
"I'm not sure though I guess I'm not born yet."
"Have you seen the one with the Daimonji Bon Fire yet?"
"I just passed it."
"Then were dating still. I made him take me since I kept getting the season it was lit wrong and always wanted to see it."
"You look funny."
"Thanks Emma, I aim to please."
"You have this goofy smile on your face that's all. You have it on a lot of these pictures."
"Your father did that to me a lot."
"Mom, what was dad like?"
"He was an incredible man that,"
"Stop!" She closed the album and stood up. She couldn't handle that answer anymore. "I don't care that he loved me and that he was the best father anyone could have had! It's not fair that I stare at these photos and I can't remember him from when I was a baby! Nothing about him stands out to me! I hate being the only person in my class that can't talk about my father, even the kids whose parents are divorced know more about theirs than I do! He was such a great man yet you refuse to talk to me about him! It's not fair that I lost my father when I was only two, that's what everyone says but no one will help me try to remember him! I hate it!"
Tamaki went wide eyed and silent as he watched her start to cry before holding tighter to the album and running out of the room.
"Emma!"
He felt horrible for never realizing sooner about how hard it had to have been on her to not remember Kyouya at all.
"Kyouya I screwed up big time, I'm sorry. I broke your promise you gave to me for our daughter. Please forgive me."

Sitting on her bed Emma stared at the painting of her name that was surrounded in flowers. It had been there from when she was a baby if she remembered correctly. She couldn't stop crying right now and she hated it. She never told anyone beside Alice and she was just a dog. Oh how she was jealous of the girls in her class that got to see her father's, even if it was only during breaks or weekends. She never got that chance with hers because as her life was starting his was ending. Why was fate so cruel?
"Daddy why did you have to die? I miss you." Hugging the album tighter she stopped crying as Alice joined her on the bed and started licking away her tears.
"Thanks Alice." Placing the album on her desk she got back in bed to snuggle her better. Alice really was her best friend, though she did have real ones. The thought of her getting older was one she tried not to think about too often. If she lost her she would be lost too, they did grow up together after all.

Tamaki walked in Emma's room to see her snuggling Alice, asleep on her bed. He wasn't sure if she was actually asleep or just pretending to avoid him but she wouldn't answer him so his plan would have to wait it seemed. Tucking her in he kissed her good-night, both were something he hadn't done in a long while. He would make it up to her and her father; that was his promise to them. Alice raised her head to help him out before snuggling close to Emma again. He was happy to see those two so close throughout the years. Alice had attached to Emma when she was still a puppy which had been his plan from the beginning.
"Good girl."

"Grandpa? Are you busy?" Emma poked her head through the office door making sure he was alone.
"Emma, what are you doing here?" Perhaps Tamaki came back after his business at the school, it was only three thirty he could have had work he needed to complete by tomorrow. He remembered those nights.
"Can you help me with something?" Coming in she sat across from him hoping this would work. He was the last person she could go to, her mother wasn't helping and her grandmother was basically agreeing with whatever her mom said and told her to be patient. She was done waiting for nothing.
"Can you take me to my father's grave? Mom won't and I'm tired of waiting. I mean today marks ten years since my father passed away right and I've never been there."
"Emma I get what you're saying,"
"Please grandpa! You're my last chance." He watched her eyes pleading, ready to beg with him.
"If not that then tell me stories about him. I can't remember him and mom always says the same old thing. I tried asking my uncle Akito because I learned he stayed with us for awhile back then but he had trouble talking about him. Auntie said his passing really affected my uncle so I dropped it."
Putting down his pen he sat back in the chair, it couldn't hurt to help her.
"Come on, we'll talk in the car." Seeing her face light up he knew this was the right thing, even though he still felt Tamaki should be doing this, he owed it to his daughter they shared. Thinking of Tamaki maybe he would grab him to join them.
"Is your mother in his office?"
"I'm not sure, I came alone after school."
"I see, well come on then."

Tamaki walked around the school looking for Emma, he had spent the day here on business so he thought they would go home together once she got out of school. That was half an hour ago and still couldn't find her. The clubs she was in weren't running today so then where did she go? Rin hadn't gotten her he told her his plan on his lunch hour.
"Is something wrong sir? I thought you left a while ago." Seeing the building secretary he wondered if maybe she had seen her.
"Your daughter? She got into a car once school got out."
"With a friend?"
"No she was alone sir but she seemed to know who got her so I didn't question it, I'm sorry."
"No, it's fine. I have a feeling I know where she went." Pulling out his phone he went to call his father to see if his hunch was right. As he searched through his contacts he noticed Yuzuru was calling him. He wanted to talk to Emma, to make it up to her but it looked like it would have to wait.
"Join you where? Yea I can be there in ten minutes. No I know you're right and your one step ahead of me father." Hanging up he headed to his car. It was time he made good on his promise.

"This is my father's grave?"
"It is, it was erected in his honor as part of the Ootori name."
"And he was a doctor correct, same as my Uncles?"
"He was."
Kneeling down she stared at her father's name, she could feel him listening to her. She had always felt him with her, she was certain of it but now she could put a little more detail into the feeling.
"Daddy, you've been watching over me haven't you? You've been keeping an eye on mom and me throughout the years, thank you. I'm sorry I can't remember you. I want to though and Grandpa says you held on as long as you could for me, so I could never forget that you loved me. Please don't be upset with me for forgetting you."
"He's not upset Emma; you were his princess, just as you are mine."
Looking up she saw Tamaki kneeling beside her.
"I should have helped you hold on to those memoires better. I was just so scared and lost by how to raise you without him and dealing with not having him near me that I locked everything in my heart. In trying to protect myself I forgot about your feelings and I'm so sorry for that Emma."
"Oh Mommy!"
Yuzuru stepped back as she cried in Tamaki's arms. This was their time; he did his job it seemed. Soon they both cried on each other until Tamaki realized it was getting late.
"Let's go home Emma, I promise I'll tell you anything and everything you want to know about your father."
"Okay mom."
Standing she took his hand while they said good-bye for now to her dad and went home.

"Emma have you finished your homework?" Tamaki saw her in the living room with her school books scattered across the coffee table. She was sitting on the couch though looking at something else though.
"Just about. Mom, why can't I remember even one little memory about dad? No matter how many times I go through these albums nothing rings a bell. Sitting next to her he pulled it over to his lap.
"Well it would help if you grabbed one from after you were born."
"What's this one?"
"Our first year wedding anniversary. We took a trip to Aruba. It was your father's idea to spend it away. Did you know he was actually quite the romantic despite what others said."
She started laughing at that, she had been told he had been considered a very serious, straight forward person.
"Why does dad have this look on his face in a lot of this photos?"
"It was a strange vacation…" He knew he was going to have to give more detail though he would really rather not. It was embarrassing to talk about.
"Oh?"
"Here I had just gotten stung but a jellyfish after your father told me to be careful, and here I tried a native dish to the area even though he warned me it was extremely spicy. Your father had a sick sense of humor and horrible picture taking timing." He couldn't help but smile as she started to laugh harder. Yep, just like her father.
"Mom, how come you never remarried?" Resting on his arm she flipped the page over to look at more pictures. "You still have your wedding ring on don't you?"
Moving his hand slightly he looked at the ring he had tried to take off but couldn't. He knew Kyouya wasn't coming back but still he felt strange without it.
"Well because I could never find anyone that could replace him. I loved your father so much that no one would ever be as good to me or you as he was. No one could raise you right or love you more than he could and I refused to remarry again just to marry someone. Do you wish I had remarried?"
"No not really. Sure I am jealous at times over the girls that have theirs to talk to whenever but I'm not mad that I never really grew up with a father or someone to call father. Oh! Was I daddy's girl?"
"Yes you were as a matter of fact. You had your dad wrapped around your little fingers. You would follow him everywhere and loved to be in his arms. Of course, you were also his princess so he couldn't say no."
"Yay, I was a daddy's girl!"
"I don't know if that's something you should be proud of."
Still he found himself laughing harder at the light shinning in her eyes over the thought.
"Oh, oh! Do I look like dad!" Holding the book next to her face she waited to hear what he said.
"Yes you do, though you don't need to compare it with a photo next to your face."
Moving the book away from her he couldn't get over how beautiful her smile was, probably the only thing that she got from both of them, which of course made it only that much better.
"So, so!"
"You have his hair and his eye color though you got my eye strength because you don't need glasses. Not that I would love you less if you did but I swear your dad only wore them so no one including me could see into his soul."
Emma sat with Tamaki for hours while they talked about Kyouya and looked over the albums and explained them all to her. They all stopped when he realized she had homework to finish.

Emma sat on the living room floor under the TV in the entertainment center looking for tapes. Alice was besides her sniffing all the ones she pulled out.
"Hey Emma have you seen, what are you doing?" Tamaki stood behind the couch surprised to see her digging for something. All of her movies were right in the front and on a totally separate rack.
"Oh mom your home from work today, I forgot."
"Yes I am, your grandfather insisted and since the school is closed for the holiday I have the day off. Now what are you looking for?"
"Did you or dad ever take any videos?"
"Still trying to remember something?" She had been trying for months now last he remembered. "But no, not really. Your dad wasn't one for recording things. Pictures sure, videos not so much."
"Oh hey what's this?" Reaching towards the back she pulled out one with just date written on the cover. Bringing it over she went to show it to him, the date was today's only a different year.
"This? Oh this is our wedding."
"Can we watch it? Oh can we please, please, please?" She started jumping up and down hoping he would say yes.
"Sorry Emma but not today." He wasn't up to it, not on the day that was supposed to be its anniversary. It would have been seventeen years today, was that possible already?
"Oh, okay mom."
"I need to run out for a little bit want to visit your grandfather, or would you rather stay here with Rin?"
Figuring he was going to visit her dad for a little while like he did every year she decided to stay home. She knew this was their day and it would feel weird to ask and join him, plus she really didn't feel like leaving. Maybe while she was home she could come up with a plan that would make her mom happy.

Tamaki searched the house once he was home for Emma. The living room was empty, she wasn't outside or in her bedroom, the only place left was the kitchen. Seeing she wasn't here either he left to start the search back at the beginning. He didn't figure that she left the house without leaving a note for him. Passing the living room he heard the TV on, that was weird he could have sworn the room was empty. Perhaps they had passed each other in his search. Going into the room he froze at what the TV was one, it was his wedding. He couldn't breathe, tears stormed his eyes ready to fall at any moment as he heard them start to exchange vows.
"Mom, don't cry. I wanted you to be happy. I'm sorry if I upset you." Jumping off the couch she moved to him to apologize better. She hid and got the tape to this point while he was out believing he would be happy and smile not start to cry.
"Oh Emma." Wrapping his arms around her he held her tight. She was an amazing child and truly got better as she got older. "I'm not upset, your amazing."
"Just like my dad?"
"No! Just like me!" They both started laughing even though Tamaki still had tears in his eyes.
"Princess, what do you say we watch this together from the beginning? Want to do that with me?"
"Sure mom!"
Taking his hand they sat on the couch so the video could be restarted. This was the first time he ever actually watched their wedding video, including when Kyouya was still alive.

Emma leaned against Tamaki amazed at how beautiful her parents' wedding was. She hoped whenever she got married it was as beautiful. They were also madly in love with each other back then. She could tell it lasted the entire time they were together and even now her mother still loved her dad. Her parents truly had a love that would never die, and that was what she wanted to. Nothing else would do for her, not when she saw how wonderful true love was.
"Oh! Stay here!" She fell across the couch as Tamaki jumped off.
"Mom?"
"I'll be right back!"
Running down the hall he went into the office and pulled the key out of the center draw of the desk. Opening the locked bottom draw he saw the neatly placed, untouched drawings Kyouya had made while he had been home when Emma was a year or so old. Looking over them he was again stunned at how good of an artist he was, so talented. Leaving the three for him on the desk he brought one of the two for her with him. Going back to Emma he saw she was leaning against the back of the couch while she waited for him to come back.
"Whatcha got there mom?"
"Something I want you to have, well half anyway. The other half you'll get on your birthday." Sitting back down he showed her the one drawing.
"Oh wow, this is so pretty, the colors are perfect, each detail is in line leaving nothing extra. I wish I could draw like this someday."
"Well you probably can if you keep at it since your already quite good and your dad made this for you."
"For me? So I can keep it?"
"That would be why I am giving it to you."
Watching her eyes light up and her smiled cover her face he knew he couldn't have picked a better time to give this to her.
"Thank you so much mom! I love it so much! Can we go out and get a frame so I can hang it up on the wall?"
"Sure Emma."
She couldn't tear her eyes from the picture. At only twelve she was always caught drawing or at the piano and was doing well in both. She was so talented and he wasn't just saying that because she was her daughter but because she was really talented.

Emma stood proudly on her bed as she stared at her framed drawing her mom gave her earlier from her dad. She placed it with the others that had been there since she was a baby.
"Thank you daddy. I love it." Jumping off her bed she grabbed Alice so she could lay with her as always. Smiling at the picture of her father on her headboard she stared at it hoping she was making him proud. She already had her mom's blessing to follow his footsteps and become a doctor with no pressure that there was no one for her mother's company. She planned to become a doctor while finding a way to incorporate her talents in the arts as well.
"Emma, I told you it was time for bed."
"Sorry mom, going now." Busted she put the picture back down and got into bed. Right as Tamaki went to turn the light out she stopped him.
"Do you think dad is happy of who I am becoming? That I am making him proud?" Walking over to sit with her he laughed at her sweet innocence.
"I'm sure he is. I am proud of you and if I am then he is too. Then again you're our daughter so how could we not be." Saying good night he turned her light out and left the room.

Getting to his room he laid in bed for a second before getting back up and going into his closet. Moving some stuff on the floor he pulled out the giant tote full of pictures, tomorrow after he got home from work he would see if Emma wanted to help him place them in albums…and organize them by year and month order. Going back into bed he stared at where Kyouya used to be at one point.
"Hear that Kyouya, your daughter wants to know if you are proud of her."
"I heard."
"Hadn't heard you in a while, thought you might have gotten bored here." Hearing nothing he just smiled as he went to sleep for the night. As he laid there he felt warmth around him, a comforting touch, one he would never forget for as long as he lived. His smile blossomed on his face as he felt a gentle touch running down starting up by his closed eyes.
"God I still love that smile."
"God I still love you."
Hearing that perfect voice in his head he drifted off to sleep in a soft pillow of his memories.
"Happy Anniversary Kyouya."

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Sorry this took so long things have been a little crazy here. But the chapter hopefully was worth it, both in length and material. This ends Take My Hand, and it's been quite a ride if I do say so myself. 26 chapters and 346 hand written pages. I hope everyone enjoyed it and be sure to check out my other stuff. Please review and leave thoughts for they even mean a lot to me. Thanks again for reading, love ya.
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