Dinner at the Ohtori's
This was the first time I had ever been to the Ohtori's as Kyoya's girlfriend. I have to say, I was extremely nervous. In the back of my mind, I had a feeling that Mr. Ohtori didn't really like me. I had this feeling that he would think I was good enough to be Kyoya's friend, but not good enough to be Kyoya's girlfriend. I put on my favorite dress, a blue jingle ruffle dress, a pair of suede bow ankle flat boot, my heart locket, and a pair of crystal drop earrings. It didn't matter how I looked though, it mattered how I acted. That's just what I had to do tonight; act. There was no way I could be myself in front of Mr. Ohtori. I already knew he thought I was obnoxious and no where near ladylike; he was right. I knew he was right, but that's just me. I wish I could say I didn't care what he thought of me, but I did, I do. I love Kyoya, and I don't want to be the reason he doesn't become the heir to his father's company.
Kailey was sitting in my room as I had gotten ready, she told me not to worry so much, everything was going to be fine. She was always confident though, in everything she did, never once had I ever seen my twin second guess herself. Never once had I seen her not do something because she was scared or nervous. I've always loved that about her. One of the things I envied of my older sister. Kailey had offered to ride over with me, but I knew Hikaru was coming over soon so I refused and made her stay here.
I sat in the limo alone, listening as we passed cars and to the sounds of the city. Those were sounds that have never changed for me. The sounds of people on the street, the sounds of cars. All of it was one thing that made me think I was still in New York. I pulled at a strand of my curled hair, I looked at my reflection in the dark window. I wondered if I had over done it or if I should have done more. Millions of butterflies fluttered around in my stomach as I saw the Ohtori Mansion appear in the distance. I took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I can do this," I told myself. The limo stopped moving and my door opened up. I looked up to see Kyoya smiling down at me. The butterflies lightened up a little and I finally felt a smile take over my face for the first time that night. He held out his hand to me and I took it.
"You look beautiful," he said into my ear just before he kissed my cheek. I felt myself blush and almost all of my nervousness slipped away. He took my hand and I squeezed it remembering what we had to do now. We made our way inside and out of the mid autumn air.
The first person that met us at the door was Kyoya's sister, Fuyumi. I had always liked her and I knew she liked me. She liked that I brought out the nicer side of him. The first thing she did was pull me into a hug, she was the only member of the family that already new about us and she was excited. But then again, she was an excitable person. "Father is waiting in the dinning room for you two," she told us. I followed her and Kyoya through the house I once got completely lost in.
Sure enough, there he was; Mr. Ohtori sitting at the head of the table. His oldest sons sitting on either side of him. I was surprised to see him stand as we entered the large room with the table that ran nearly the entire length. He shook my hand, "Daniella, it's a pleasure to see you again." I smiled at him politely. I saw Kyoya's oldest brother move to a different seat, so I could sit next to his father. Once again, I was nervous and the butterflies were working over time. He asked me many questions about my dad, my family, the company. He asked so many, it almost seemed like he was trying to trip me up on some of them. He didn't though, if there was one thing I knew it was business and my family. Okay, that was two things, but that's not the point. I knew everything about them. I grew up with both in my life. "So you have a younger brother now?"
I nodded. "Yes, he's only a few months old, his name is Sora."
"So I'm assuming that once he is older, he will take over your father's distributing company?" He said it more as a statement, but I took it as a question.
I shook my head, I knew there was no way that Dad was going to skip over me for taking over one day. He knew how much running Takahashi Enterprises meant to me. "No, he's going to give the company to me once I finish college." He seemed a little surprised to hear this. So me being me and having a big mouth I had to speak my mind, "Just because I am a girl doesn't mean I'm not any less capable or qualified to run a company." He seemed taken back by my forwardness. I was tempted to apologize, but I couldn't and still look at myself in the mirror. I just continued eating the meal that was placed in front of me. So far, this evening has gone very similarly to how I imagined it would.
I could still feel his eyes on me, I could feel all of their eyes on me. I placed my chop sticks down on my plate. "I may be a girl, but I am not stupid, Mr. Ohtori."
"I never implied you were. I'm just saying that women should stay home and take care of the home." I laughed at his statement. Even a small snort escaped.
"That is such a sexist comment. If it weren't for Hedy Lamarr, the Nazis may have very well won World War II. There would be no windshield wipers without Mary Anderson. Stephanie Kwoek in vented a material that is five times stronger than steel. Virginia Apgar was one of the first women to specialize in surgery. Ann Tsukamoto discovered a way to isolate the human cell system and with that system led others to be able to comprehend the blood systems of cancer patients. Maybe someone should have told them they should take care of the home." Everyone was staring at me, mouths agape. Everyone except Kyoya, he looked proud. I wanted him to be next to me, not on the other side of the table. I wanted to be able to hold his hand while his father spat something back at me. Mr. Ohtori rose from his seat, I wasn't sure what he was going to do. I didn't want to know what he was going to do.
"Your father always spoke highly of your politeness, but he always spoke more highly of your ability to speak your mind especially on important views you possessed." This next thing had to have been a sign of the apocalypse. He smiled and held his hand out to me. I took it, although a little hesitantly. Then he looked at Kyoya and that as when I knew that he knew about us already. Of course he did. How could I have ever thought differently. He is the father of the Host Club's Shadow King after all.
I'm not to sure if I mentioned that these are really in no specific order than how they pop into my head. I hope everyone liked it. It's a bit more interesting than the previous one at least! Please review xD
Also, there's a link for Danni's outfit on my profile if you're interested!
