DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OURAN OR MAID SAMA IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM
"Mother?" said Tamaki as he hastily opened the door to his mother's room.
"Mr. Suoh, shh, she's asleep," said Minkao coming up next to him and grabbing him by his shoulder.
"Thanks for bringing her here and for call us Mrs. Ayuzawa," said Haruhi.
"Oh it was no big deal, I'm sorry if I scared you," said Minkao.
"It's no big deal," said Haruhi as she watched Tamaki walk over to his mother's bed side and gently take her hand.
"Did the doctors say anything about her condition?" asked Haruhi.
"Hmm no, they went and did some work on the minute we got here," said Minkao, "and then she fell asleep with the medicine they gave her."
Haruhi nodded before looking back into the room where Tamaki sat next to his mother holding her hand. "Where are the girls?"
"Another nurse friend is watching them in the cafeteria," said Minkao.
"Oh thank you," said Haruhi.
"Actually they're not," said Misaki, "We were just there and none of the girls where there."
"They're not?" said Haruhi. She thought about it for a moment. "I think I have an idea where they are."
"So this is a V.I.P room huh?" asked Akiye as she looked around. "How did we get to use this room?"
"Simple I told them I was a friend of the Ohtori family, Uncle Kyoya and Aunt Rie told me that I just have to mention their name and we can use any V.I.P. room at their hospitals," said Kako.
"I've worked in this hospital for 15 years and didn't know this room existed," said the nurse who was watching them, "I heard some rumors but I didn't think they were true!"
"And let's keep it at that shall we, rumors," said Kyoya walking into the room, "I don't want to have the staff looking around for it or trying to break in."
"Yes sir," said the nurse.
"You can go back to work, we'll be looking over the girls," said Rie.
"Yes Mrs. Ohtori," said the nurse running out of the room.
"Uncle Kyoya have you heard any update on Grand-mere?" asked Kako.
"I'm afraid not, but your parents are all here," said Kyoya as Haruhi, Misaki, Takumi and Minkao all walked in.
"I didn't realize this hospital had a room like this all this time and I work here for so long," said Minkao, "Then again I've never met you or any one in your family personally Mr. Ohtori since I've worked here either."
"Are you girls okay?" asked Haruhi as she walked over to her daughters.
"Yeah, just scared about what happening to Grand-mere," said Kako.
"I know, me too," said Haruhi with a sigh.
'And I can't imagine what Tamaki's going through.' she thought.
Takumi walked out of the room and headed back down to Anne-Sophie's room.
Tamaki still sat next to his mother's bed holding her hand.
"Are you okay Tamaki?" he asked.
"I don't know, I just hate seeing her sick like this, it reminds me too much about when I was a kid," said Tamaki.
"I'm sorry," said Takumi as he gripped his brother's shoulder.
"It's okay, I just need to hear what's going to happen to her," said Tamaki.
Takumi watched his brother sitting there with his mother. His poor mother he had to give up to come to Japan in the first place and for what? To be brushed aside the minute something better comes along?
"Do you think you could get her to stay here in Japan when she's released so you can look after her?" he asked.
"I've been trying to even before she started getting sick again, but she'd doesn't want to, I don't know why. That's one of the other reasons Haruhi and I were thinking about moving to France to be closer to her," said Tamaki.
"You're thinking about coming to France Rene?" asked Anne-Sophie.
"Mother you're awake!" said Tamaki happily.
"Am I, because I could have swore that I just heard you saying you were thinking about coming to France with your family," said Anne-Sophie.
"Well yes Mother we were thinking about moving there to be with you," said Tamaki.
"Rene no!" said his mother, "You can't make your family leave your home!"
"But I have a home in France too Mother," said Tamaki.
"Rene, you and I had a nice home in France, but this here is where you're home is with your family, your wife children. You can't ask them to just up and relocate just for you," said Anne-Sophie.
"But mother it's not for me, it's for you," said Tamaki.
"What are you talking about?" asked Anne-Sophie.
"I don't want you to have to go through this alone, getting sick like this! I want to be there with you to know you're okay," said Tamaki.
"Rene, this was nothing just an isolated incident," said Anne-Sophie.
"Mother you don't have to lie to me," said Tamaki.
"What do you mean?" asked Anne-Sophie.
"I've spoken to your doctors in France and they told me that you're getting sicker Mother," said Tamaki.
"You've spoken to my doctors in France Rene, why would you do that?" asked Anne-Sophie.
"I've always been keeping track of how you're doing Mother because I worry about you," said Tamaki.
"Rene, I'm the one that suppose to worry about you not the other way around," said Anne-Sophie, "Now no more of this nonsense about you and your family moving, you're all too happy here."
"But Mother…," said Tamaki.
"No and if the only reason for inviting me here to Japan was to get me to move here, you can forget it, because I'm not!" said Anne-Sophie.
Tamaki sighed sadly. Takumi was actually surprise he didn't go to his rejection corner.
"I'll go let Kako and Haruhi know you're awake," said Tamaki as he walked out of the room.
Takumi sat down next to her.
"Are you sure you're doing okay Ms. Grantaine?" asked Takumi.
"Yes I'm just fine," said Anne-Sophie, "And you know you don't have to call me Ms. Grantaine, in fact you can call me mother if you want to."
Takumi couldn't help but chuckle at that comment.
"Mother huh?" said Takumi.
"I always wanted to have another child but it was hard enough to have Rene so the doctors recommend I don't plus all that messy buissness with your father in the first place so you know…," said Anne-Sophie.
"Yeah," said Takumi. "So seeing as how you're now going to be acting like my mother is it all right if I voice my opinion about you moving here to Japan?"
"Hmm?" said Anne-Sophie.
"I can tell Tamaki really loves you and is really worried about you. And really what son wouldn't feel worried about his mother with something like this. Which is why I can't help but think you should move here to Japan so he can at least be a bit more at ease, Or letting him move to France to be closer to you. Of course I'd prefer if you'd move here so Tamaki and his family didn't have to leave but that's beside the point," said Takumi.
"You are such a sweet boy!" said Anne-Sophie patting Takumi's hand.
"And you are a very wonderful woman I can tell, and if you did move here you and I can get to know each other better too," said Takumi.
"That would be nice, but I don't know. There are other things that might keep me from moving here," said Anne-Sophie.
"And by that I take it you mean her?" said Takumi.
"You mean your grandmother? Yes, she's probably a big reason why I don't think it'd be best to move here," said Anne-Sophie.
"Hmm well, at least think about it, you do have more then just your son who wouldn't mind if you moving here," said Takumi.
"Oh," said Anne-Sophie.
"So seriously think about it ma'am, or I mean Mother," said Takumi.
"AH!" shouted Anne-Sophie happily.
"Takumi what did you do to her?" asked Misaki as she and the others all.
"Nothing, just gave her what she wanted," said Takumi.
"Grand-mere, are you all right?" asked Kako as she ran up to her bed.
"Yes dear, you'll see it was nothing, I'll be out of here in no time and then you and I and your sister and maybe even your new cousins and their grandmother can spend more time together," said Anne-Sophie, "I had fun today, up until I had to come here of course."
"That's nice," said Minkao.
"Um maybe we should get at least the babies home for their naps," said Misaki.
"Yes, in fact it's probably best for Ms. Grantaine get some rest," said Kyoya.
"Come on Kako, we'll come back after your sister is done with her nap," said Haruhi.
"Okay, get some rest Grand-mere," said Kako.
"I will dear," said Anne-Sophie.
"Take it easy Mother," said Tamaki.
"Don't worry about me Rene," said Anne-Sophie.
"You don't mind if I stay do you until they come back do you?" asked Minkao as she sat down next to Anne-Sophie after all the others left.
"No not at all, I'd love to continue to get to know you better," said Anne-Sophie.
"Oh good, I was enjoying our time together too," said Minkao as she reached into her purse.
"What's that you're doing?" asked Anne-Sophie.
"Oh you don't mind if I knit while we talk?" asked Minkao.
"You can knit?" said Anne-Sophie, "Oh that is so wonderful! I always wanted to learn! Do you think you could teach me?"
"Uh I guess I could try," said Minkao as she reached into her purse and pulled out another set of knitting needles and started to each Anne-Sophie.
"Hey I think I kind of got it," she said after a while.
"Oh wow you're a natural," said Minkao.
"Hmm look at me knitting like a regular grandmother!" said Anne-Sophie happily, "I'm having such a good time with you."
"Oh me too, I don't have very many friends to hang out with," Minkao.
"Yeah me neither, believe it or not I'm actually really shy and it's hard for me to really make new friends," said Anne-Sophie.
"I was never able to because I was always so busy with work, I didn't have time to just hag out with any one," said Minkao.
"Oh," said Anne-Sophie, "I guess if I was to move to Japan you and I could spend more time with each other huh?"
"I guess," said Minkao.
Anne-Sophie sighed.
"I do have a lot here don't I, a lot more then I do in France," said Anne-Sophie.
"Well you're a grown woman who can make her own decisions, only you can decide what best for you," said Minkao.
"Well I definitely have a lot more to think about now that I have you and Takumi also here in and would love to get to see more often," said Anne-Sophie.
