Note: I just want to thank everyone for their patients with me on my trip of the dreaded writers block; I hope I haven't pushed anyone away because of this. Sad news though, I'm fighting with writers block and inspiration for my stories, plus I'm dealing with a bit of shit that popped up earlier this year, so it will take a little more time to get them out, but I do promise to try and get them out quicker than I have. I know it's not a viable excuse, but it is the truth. I hope everyone will bear with me a little longer. Again, I'm so, so sorry for the amount of time it's been taking me to write for everyone.

~Fox's Rose

School... I never thought I would be so happy to have something to use to get my mind off of the encounter with Yuri-kaa-san. Since she had seen me and my sisters, she had been trying to get back into our lives. It was quite annoying since most of the time my sisters and I were out with the club. So she would leave message after message on our answering machine, trying to get us to call her back. I asked Taka-chan and Yuzu-chan what they wanted to do about our kaa-san, and they told me that since she was the one who left us, that they honestly didn't want to talk with her. In respecting their wishes, we didn't return her calls, and if she came to the apartment, we stayed away from the windows, or made sure we were out with the others.

Now I know it seemed like we were being cold hearted towards her, but if it protected Taka-chan and Yuzu-chan, I was willing to do it. They were still shaken by the abrupt meeting with her and Suzuki, but I didn't blame them for being so cautious. After all family was the most important thing to us, next to our friends. We had told tou-san about the incident with Yuri-kaa-san and he almost seemed relieved that she was married. I had my suspicions about the real reason for that, but kept it to myself, though I was happy for him, for Renji-san seemed to also be relieved at the news. It seemed that he had something hidden from us, but until I was certain of it, I wasn't going to spoil his happiness. But as I was saying, school was helping immensely with forgetting the incident at the mall. Even my sisters were happy to be at school since that meant that kaa-san wasn't trying to get in contact with us.

It was a normal day at the club; I was hosting some of my regulars, listening as they told me about their day and what they did. In turn, I told them how my day was and what my plans were for the upcoming weekend. As the girls told me about their studies and some of their newly developed crushes, everything seemed to be normal. The twins were doing their incest act with their customers while teasing Yuzuki, while Takara and Kyoya were talking about something in hushed voices, probably to do something with the club. Tamaki was flirting with other girls, while Mitsukuni was being his cute self and making the girls gush over him with Takashi was watching over him, and at the odd times casting a glance over in my direction. Haruhi was listening to her customers like I was, and asking them questions which they eagerly and happily answered.

I soon heard a squeal from one of the customers and furrowed my brows as the customers gathered around Mitsukuni and Takashi's table. I excused myself from my customers, so that I could see what was going on over there. As I walked from my table I heard the familiar cries from a small child and some of the girls cooing, trying to settle the child's cries. It was then I noticed that they were all huddled around Takashi, whose back was facing me, walking over to them; I saw familiar pigtailed dark brown hair and furrowed my brows a bit more. There, clinging to Takashi's chest was a small child, crying their eyes out until they heard my footsteps. Taking one look at me, they launched themselves from Takashi and onto me, and started crying harder in my chest as they clutched my jacket tightly.

"Suzu-chan...?" I said in surprise, for I hadn't expected to see her, as I supported the girl's body against my own. "What are you doing so far from home?" I asked with a frown. By now everyone had stopped talking and was now looking at me as I looked down at Suzuki. Yuzuki and Takara made to stand, but I shook my head to them, letting them know that I would handle this and let them know later on what had happened and why she was here.

"Makoto..." Takashi's voice said in front of me and I nodded my head in understanding. Together with Takashi, we made my way over to the other room so we would have a better chance at some privacy. In the room was another couch, much plusher than the ones used for hosting, for it was used for random acts of napping when someone in the club was tired. Sitting down on the couch, I pulled Suzuki closer to me and started stroking her hair while Takashi sat down next to us, lightly placing an arm on the back of the couch where his hand gently brushed against the my opposite shoulder.

"Suzu-chan what happened sweetie?" I asked as I gently brought her away from my chest lightly so that she could breathe and speak and gently wiped the tears from her eyes as the small girl hiccupped while crying.

"Kaa...kaa-san got angry when... when Suzu-chan said that Suzu-chan wanted to see you again!" she wailed and clung to me more tightly as new tears ran down her face. "She said... she said that Oto-nee was... was no good! That Oto-nee would hurt Suzu-chan! That Oto-nee would keep Suzu-chan away from kaa-san, but Suzu-chan doesn't want to be around kaa-san and tou-san!" she sniffled. "But Suzu-chan wants to be around Oto-nee and Oto-nee sisters! Suzu-chan wants to know Suzu-chan's family!" Suzuki wailed as I gently rubbed her back and rocked her back and forth, unsure what to say to that.

"Suzu-chan, how did you know where I was?" I asked the girl softly as she pulled back from my chest and I finally got a good look at her face. It was red from crying, but I also saw some light bruising on her cheeks causing me to frown in worry.

"Kaa-san said that Oto-nee is friends with the Oot...Ootori family? Then Oto-chan must go to Ouran! Suzu-chan asked a driver to take Suzu-chan here so that Suzu-chan could find Oto-nee. Kaa-san and Tou-san don't know Suzu-chan left school to come here... they think Suzu-chan is in daycare." She sniffed and went to rub her nose against her sleeve, but I beat her to it by using one of my handkerchiefs that I randomly kept on me and got her to blow her nose in it a few times. Once she was done, I tossed the cloth into the hamper and gently brushed her hair from her damp face.

Well that explained that, but another question came to mind soon afterwards. "Why didn't you call for me when you entered the room Suzu-chan? " I asked her softly and saw from the corner of my eye that Takashi wondered not only the same thing, but I knew he saw the fading bruise on the small girl's cheek.

"Suzu-chan couldn't see Oto-nee so Suzu-chan went to the one Oto-nee trusted Ashi-nii." Suzuki sniffed as she continued to rub her eyes with the back of her small hands. I had to stifle a laugh at Takashi's new nickname, I actually found it quite cute, but kept that to myself for now. I cast an amused look over at Takashi who seemed to be surprised at the sudden nickname from the small girl. When he caught my look he gave me an amused, small smirk, his eyes getting an amused sparkle in them.

When I turned back to Suzuki, I gently pressed a kiss to her forehead and gently brushed her hair from her face, lightly brushing my fingers against the fading bruise. I frowned at that, and felt Takashi tense beside me, feeling his eyes narrow a bit at the purple mark. While Suzuki hiccupped, still trying not to cry, I couldn't help but feel her tears ran down her face and hit my hand.

"Suzu-chan, what happened to your face sweetie?" I asked softly, feeling the girl tense in my arms, her small fingers clutching my uniform jacket tightly as her body started shaking before new tears sprung from her eyes as buried her head into my chest as she started sobbing again. I tightened my arms around Suzuki, gently rubbing her back while rocking her back and forth.

I knew she wouldn't answer me until she was ready, and felt my heart sink at what could have happened. I rested my forehead on top of her head and closed my eyes, wishing there was something I could do for her. Beside me, I felt Takashi shift a bit, feeling his leg brush up against my own and lightly placed his on Suzuki's back in comfort for her. As Suzuki's cries began fading, she continued gripping my uniform, but as her sobs and hiccups died down, I couldn't help but chuckle softly, for she had fallen asleep against me. I looked down at the small girl and couldn't help but smiled softly as I looked up at Takashi a bit. I saw warmth in his eyes, and couldn't help but wonder what was on his mind.

"Takashi?" I said softly, waiting for him to reply, which he did with a simple 'hm'. "What's on your mind?" I asked him while resting my head against his shoulder. I felt Takashi shift a little, wrapping his arm fully around me and pull me a bit closer to him.

"You would make a good mother." He murmured quietly near my ear, causing my cheeks to heat up brightly. Despite working on our feelings for each other, there were still little things like this, which brought a rise of colour in my cheeks. I always became sensitive to where Takashi was when he was around me and what he was doing. Currently he was lightly running his hand down my arm before running it back up to my shoulder. "The way you handle Suzuki while she's crying, and the way you didn't hesitate to help her shows what you would make a good mother." His voice was tender, full of warmth that I hadn't really heard before.

I looked up at Takashi in surprise at his answer, blinking at him. I hadn't expected him to be thinking that, and when our eyes met, I was equally more surprised to see the amount of warmth and tenderness that were in them. My cheeks heated up a little more as his face grew closer to mine. My eyes fluttered a bit as his nose brushed against my own and his soft, warm breaths hitting my lips before closing the small distance between us in a tender kiss. I found myself, not for the first time, relaxing in Takashi's arms, letting his warmth brush over me. One of my hands moved on their own and gently cupped his cheek, while one of his curled around the back of my neck. A knock on the door broke Takashi and I a part, both of our faces flushed as we straightened ourselves a bit, being careful not to disturb Suzuki.

"Makoto... Takashi? Is everything okay in there?" Mitsukuni asked curiously as he opened the door to the back room and popped his head in. When he saw that Suzuki was sleeping and the position we were in he beamed and skipped over to us, and hopped onto Takashi's lap. "Is she okay?" He asked us quietly, noticing that Suzuki was curled up on me sleeping peacefully, with her hands curled against my shirt. I shrugged my jacket off without disturbing Suzuki and rest it over top of the small girl.

"I don't believe so Mitsukuni; she had an argument with kaa-san about wanting to spend time with Taka-chan, Yuzu-chan and myself. She came here after school instead of going to her daycare." I told him softly and lightly brushed Suzuki's hair out of her face, taking in the peaceful look she had. I felt my shoulders relax a bit with the knowledge that Suzuki was safe at that moment, though I was worried about possible abuse. I saw Mitsukuni frown when I turned to him and Takashi, watching as he lightly patted Suzuki's head.

"I hope everything is alright, she's a sweet girl Makoto." Mitsukuni said as he looked down at his Usa-chan and played with the arms a bit. I gave Mitsukuni a smile and ruffled his head a bit, nodding my own in agreement.

"Ah, she is Mitsukuni, she is." I told him softly as I looked down at the small girl. What could I say? I could never blame her for being the reason kaa-san left my tou-san. She was too innocent to know what had transpired before she was born, and didn't need to know the reason why she never knew us until recently.

"I'm going to go back out! I just came in to make sure that everything is okay." Mitsukuni chirped happily as he jumped off of Takashi's lap and faced us. "I'm happy you two are here to make sure Suzu-chan is safe." He grinned before giggling a bit, an even bigger grin appearing on his face as he spoke again. "Takashi; you and Makoto look like a married couple looking after their child with the way you two are positioned."

With that Mitsukuni bounded out of the back room, probably most pleased with himself as Takashi and I stared after him. My face felt as if it was on fire as his words sunk in and I shyly looked up at Takashi, to see a light blush on his cheeks. Noticing my gaze, Takashi looked down at me before looking away and lightly scratched his cheek, causing me to laugh quietly, amused at how easily Takashi could really become embarrassed. Looking down at Suzuki, I couldn't help but lightly kiss her forehead, tightening my arms around her a bit more as I watched her sleep. I couldn't help but yawn a bit myself, for the day had been less than restful since Tamaki thought it would be wise to have everyone up at the crack of dawn to work on possible themes for the club to do for the rest of the year.

I shifted a bit while resting my head against Takashi's chest, closing my own eyes and kicking my shoes off so I would be comfortable with Suzuki in my arms. The small girl hadn't moved at all since she fell asleep, but she did keep a tight grip on my shirt, as if it was the only thing in the world that could protect her. I felt Takashi's arm adjust itself to wrap around me, letting me settle more comfortably against his chest as he chuckled quietly.

"Makoto, you should rest." He whispered into my ear and gently pressed his lips against my temple, earning him a content smile from me as I curled against him a little more. I could feel Takashi's smile against my head as he ran his hand up and down my arm. "Just... rest."

I must have fallen asleep, for when I opened my eyes, I was laying on the couch, curled up next to Takashi with Suzuki curled in between us. Somehow, or rather sometime during my own nap, Takashi decided to lie down on the couch, and brought us with me, for I was using Takashi as a pillow with his arm wrapped around my waist, securing both myself and Suzuki against him. The only reason why I opened my eyes in the first place was thanks to the sound of a camera going off and a flash of light. I let out a small groan as I buried my head into my pillow and let out a sigh as I closed my eyes once more.

"If you print that picture out Hikaru and Kaoru, I swear that you two won't be able to sit for a week and Yuzuki won't be able to save you." I threatened quietly as to not wake up Suzuki and Takashi. I heard who 'eeps' the scramble of feet as a door opened and then close again. Shaking my head a bit, I looked up and was startled to see Takashi's dark eyes staring into my own, amusement shining in them. I flushed a bit, realizing that he had been awake and had heard my threat to the twins.

"Rest well?" he asked softly, realizing that Suzuki was still asleep between us. I nodded my head and gave him a smile before yawning a bit, I wondered the time was as I felt Suzuki move in my arms and let out a yawn as she stretched her arms out, making a few sounds as she did so. Takashi and I looked down at the small girl and then back at each other as we both chuckled, startling Suzuki as she realised where she was.

"Ohayo Suzu-chan, did you sleep well?" I asked her as she looked up at me with a brilliant smile on her face. She nodded her head eagerly as she buried her head onto my chest in a hug. She then looked over at Takashi and grinned a little more as she turned around and hugged him tightly as well. I couldn't help but laugh at the surprised look in Takashi's eyes attentively patted her head, the warm look in his eyes grew with fondness that he seemed to have grown for the child.

"Hai Oto-nee!" she chirped while looking up at me with a grin before looking up at Takashi. "Arigato for looking after Suzu-chan Aka-nii!" she said with a giggle. It was then I decided it would be best for the three of us to get up. Slowly, I sat up with one arm wrapped around Suzuki, chuckling as she squealed at the action. Takashi followed suit, and sat next to us as I smoothed Suzuki's hair from her face.

"Before we go out Suzu-chan, can you tell me and Takashi why you have a bruise on your face?" I asked her softly, watching as her eyes drop to her lap as she fiddled with the buttons of my shirt and pursed her lips together, as she weighed the options in her head. I frowned at this and lightly tilted her head up so she could look at me, only to have her head turn to the side and puffed her cheeks out in defiance. Letting out a sigh, I lightly poked her cheeks in, causing her to make a farting sound as the air pushed through her lips.

"Suzu-chan..." I said, causing her to look at me with furrowed brows. She shook her head from side to side, and crossed her arms in front of her chest. I let out a sigh as I brushed her bangs from her face and gently ran my thumb over the bruise, watching her face scrunch up in brief pain. "Please Suzu-chan, tell me what happened, you know Takashi, Takara, Yuzuki, the rest of the club and I won't think any differently." I told her softly, while taking her hands in my own.

Suzuki looked from me to Takashi then back again as she weighed her options. Her hands tightened around my own a bit as she nodded her head in submission. I felt myself relax at that and gently rubbed her back as I picked her up while standing. She clung to me fearfully, as if the secret she had been keeping was going to do more harm than good for her.

"Suzuki, do you want to be with the others when you tell us?" Takashi asked quietly from beside me. Suzuki and I looked up at him, seeing that he was looking down at the girl in my arms with a piercing, yet gentle stare. She hesitantly looked back at me before looking back at Takashi again and nodded her head before burying it into my neck.

"Okay then, let's go out to the others, for I'm sure that they're worried about you also." I told her while kissing her temple and started to the door with Takashi at our side. Before I could open the door, Takashi got it for me and let me go out first. I thanked him as I walked out, feeling my shoulders relax when I saw that the club were still there and that it was still light out, meaning that we hadn't slept very long. When Takashi and I walked into the main room of the club, all eyes of the eight bodies in the room turned to us with relief as Suzuki hid her face in my neck.

My sisters were the first ones to run up to us, in worry, closely following were Mitsukuni and the twins with Tamaki tripping as he got up. I gave them a smile and nod, letting them know that everything was alright. I felt Suzuki bunch my shirt in her hands tightly and tried my best to calm her by rubbing her back soothingly. I felt a hand on the small of my back and knew it was Takashi, for he then lightly ruffled Suzuki's hair, causing her to look up at him while nodding her head in understanding.

"There's something Suzu-chan would like to tell us something." I told them gently before they could ask me anything, and felt Suzuki squirm in my arms. "Let's all sit down for this." I mused, and nodded to the chairs and couches that were still up. The others nodded in understanding and we made our way to the couches and chairs. I sat down with Suzuki, Takashi and Mitsukuni, who stole the seat beside me before my sisters could get at it. Pouting, they sat next to the boys that they admired.

"Before we get down to business, I just wanted to let you know that we closed the club earlier due to your half-sister's arrival." Kyoya stated from his seat, the glare from his laptop shone off his glasses, making it almost impossible to tell what he thought on that. I nodded my head though, quite grateful that he did that, even though I knew it was unnecessary since I would, and have dropped everything for my family when they were in need.

"Arigato Kyo-Kyo." I said with a nod of my head, only to have him shrug in response as he began typing once more. I rolled my eyes at that as Suzuki turned on my lap to face the others. It was then I noticed that she had my jacket in her clutches as a sort of comfort as she played with them hems and fiddled with the buttons. "Suzu-chan, are you okay with telling them?" I asked her softly, gently brushing her hair from her face as she nodded her head.

"Hai Oto-nee, Suzu-chan is okay." She said softly while she played with my jacket. "Kaa-san... doesn't like Suzu-chan spending time with Oto-nee's family and friends... she said... she said that Oto-nee's friends were evil... that they would hurt Suzu-chan..." Suzuki sniffed a bit as she remembered the fight. "She also said that Oori-san would hurt Suzu-chan... use her against kaa-san and tou-san..." she grew quiet after that and I felt her tremble in my arms.

I wrapped my arms tighter around her, giving her a small squeeze of courage as her small hands gripped my jacket a bit more. I had a feeling that I was going to gain the cost of dry-cleaning to my debt, but soon pushed that thought out of my mind as I focused on Suzuki again. She looked up at me and I nodded my head, letting her know that she was doing the right thing. She nodded back and gave me small smile, feeling a bit more encouraged by this.

"What else had happened Suzuki?" Tamaki asked softly as he bent forward a bit to hear what she had to say. Turning to him, I sent him a small smile, which he returned as Suzuki started playing with my jacket again.

"Tou-san... when he heard... when he heard that Suzu-chan met Oori-san and the Host Club... he... he hit Suzu-chan... he... yelled at Suzu-chan... calling Suzu-chan a..." she let out a sob while burying her head into my jacket. I rubbed her back gently as Mitsukuni offered her his Usa-chan, which she shook her head and clutched my jacket tighter to her, which clutching onto my hand at the same time. She took a long breath of air before continuing, her voice becoming smaller and quieter as she stared at the jacket. "Tou-san called Suzu-chan a dis-disgrace of the family..." she sniffed a bit more at that as she looked up at everyone pleadingly. "But Suzu-chan would never do that to her family... Suzu-chan only wants to know Oto-nee, Uki-nee, and Ara-nee! Suzu-chan only wants to know the family kaa-san talked about..." Suzuki told us before she turned around in my lap, hugging me around my neck tightly.

I saw Yuzuki and Takara melt at Suzuki's confession, for they immediately stood up and came over to where I was, wrapping their arms around the small girl, telling her that they wanted to get to know her as well, and that she was welcomed to spend time at our home whenever she wanted to. Before I knew it, my sisters and I were standing and were being squashed by the Host Club in a giant group hug. Yes, even Kyoya, and Takashi were pulled into the hug too thanks to Tamaki, the twins and Mitsukuni, the perturbed looks on their faces were enough to make everyone else laugh. Tamaki, the twins and Mitsukuni were adamant that Suzuki could stop by whenever she wished to. Soon the small girl started giggling and smiling again as she declared that she would, much to everyone's joy. I had a feeling that with this news, the twins would probably start dressing her up so she could prance around the Club visiting with everyone.

As the group hug slowly disassembled, the doors to the Host Club were thrown open as the body of Sanahara Mika, an older woman with greying black hair that was pulled back into a tight bun and sharp, quick green eyes. She was Suzuki's nanny, and more often than not, she would lose Suzuki or lose track of the small, energetic girl. Looking over at Mika, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the older woman, for she looked a little frazzled, and she was panting heavily, as if she had just ran seven miles. The Host Club instantly moved aside, brining Suzuki and I into Mika's line of sight and the woman's shoulders sagged in relief as she walked over to us.

"Hikaru, Kaoru, can you two please bring out a chair for Mika-san as well as a glass of water or tea?" I asked the twins. Luckily, they nodded their heads and did what I asked, for they could all see how weary Mika was. Suzuki looked up at her nanny and gulped a bit as she hid her face into the crook of my neck, and I couldn't help but wonder if she was frightened or relived that it hadn't been her parents.

"Suzuki! I have been looking all over for you, child!" Mika exclaimed once she had caught her breath. She made a beeline for us as the child gripped my shirt again. "Gomen Makoto-san, I hope she wasn't any trouble for you today. I told her that you were busy after class hours but she just wouldn't listen to reason..." Mika began to say, but I held up a free hand and gave the older woman a smile.

"Iie, Mika-san, Suzu-chan was no trouble what-so-ever. It was actually a very pleasant surprise to see her come here, the girls simply adored her. Do not worry, she remembered her manners and was very proper. Though, she did get tired, thus I took her to the back so that she may get some sleep, after all, she is still young." I told Mika, who visibly relaxed some more at the news.

"Ah, sokka, I'm just glad that she was able to get to you before without trouble, she has wanted to come see you for days now, but alas... Yuri-sama and Takeo-sama will not allow such visits. They believe that you will destroy Suzuki's future with 'commoner' nonsense." Mika huffed, before thanking the twins for the chair and tea. She sat down and the rest of us followed suit.

"Gomen for intruding Mika-san; but could you explain why Yuri-san and Takeo-san would believe Ryuu-sempai would destroy Suzuki-san's future?" Kyoya asked, professional as always, though everyone else did nod in agreement, for they were curious as well.

Mika let out a sigh, while pursing her lips together, she looked at the eleven of us, for Suzuki had turned back around and was facing her nanny with curiosity. Apparently she hadn't heard of this either, only was told that she wasn't allowed to visit. Running a hand through her hair, Mika patted down and straightened out her uniform.

"Hai, Ootori-sama." She replied evenly. "Yuri-sama isn't absolutely against Suzuki-chan visiting her older half-sisters, after all she does tell her about you three all the time, when she goes to but her to bed, but she is afraid that Suzuki will want to be like you three, and live with you while she is still so young." Mika explained, I saw my sister open their mouths to speak, but were silenced when Mika held her hand up and shook her head. "Demo, Takeo-sama thinks that all commoners are worthless, and are not to be associated with... his thoughts come down from a long line of Yakuza Overlords thus he keeps on with tradition. He wants to pass this thought process down his line and is ashamed that Suzuki-chan doesn't agree with his way of thinking." Mika let out a sadden sigh as she gazed down at her wrinkling hands.

"This is something that I do not agree with, that is why I take Suzuki-chan to the commoner's mall and give her time with you three Makoto-san, Takara-san and Yuzuki-san. She needs to have the care of older, gentler siblings. I had heard from Yuri-sama that you, Makoto-san had taken immense liking to your new sisters when you were adopted into their family, despite not knowing them for more than a few minutes. I thought this would be a perfect chance to let Suzuki-chan know what it feels like to have a protector, not just one, but three." She said softly, with a tender smile.

Everyone was silent as we digested what Mika had told us. I looked down at Suzuki, who had fallen asleep once more and couldn't help but chuckle softly while placing her on the couch, resting her head on my lap, and draping part of my jacket over top of her body. My sisters smiled as they no doubt remembered how quickly the three of us had bonded when tou-san brought me home from the orphanage. I'm not sure what the others were thinking about, but I couldn't help but think of the people who I had taken under my wing and called them little siblings. Now that I really thought about it, I realized that I had done the same with the Host Club. I would gladly put myself in the line of fire for anyone in that room. The twins, Tamaki, Haruhi, Mitsukuni, and yes even Kyoya and our customers. I would never want to see any harm come to them while I was around to stop it from happening.

I couldn't help but smile at that, when my gaze shifted towards Takashi. I knew I would do anything to make sure nothing would happen to him. He was special, like a rare gem that may not stand out right away with its glamour, but once spotted, it truly out shined the others. Well really, all of the Host Club was like that. We were all gems of different cuts, sizes, colours and types, but each of us, when spotted by the right person, will out shine the others and are picked to become polished. It may seem like a silly analogy to use, but if you think of it, it truly works.

"Mika-san; arigato for relaying this information to us, it was most informative." Kyoya said breaking me from my musings as everyone looked at the Shadow King. "But Suzuki-chan is welcomed to come to the Host Club anytime she may wish to, and I say this on behalf of the club, that she will be well looked after and cared for." Kyoya added with his host smile in place.

Sharing a look with the other hosts, I couldn't help but feel that Kyoya had other plans for my half-sister, other than just 'babysitting' her. Mika though, looked very relieved at this and smiled back at the Shadow King, thanking him for allowing Suzuki in and out of the club as she wished. Standing up, Mika turned to me and smiled at how sleepy Suzuki had become.

"I think it is time to take the little one home now. Arigato again Makoto-san, it means much to know that you and your sisters will take care of her without thought." She said softly as I handed Suzuki to her, after my sister's gave the sleeping child a kiss on the forehead.

"As I said Mika-san, it was no trouble, she is welcomed her anytime, all of us will look out for her and keep her out of trouble." I told her with a kind smile, noticing that Suzuki still had my jacket with her. Chuckling softly, I lightly ruffled the girl's head. "Let her keep the jacket Mika-san, I can get another one." I told her, and with another nod, and the exchange of goodbyes, Mika left the school with Suzuki.

On either side of me, my sisters dropped their heads onto my shoulders and pouted. "We never got any time with Suzu-chan today." Takara whined, causing Yuzuki to sniffle a bit.

"Hai, that's because Mako-nee was hogging her all to herself!" Yuzuki whined out as both girls let out simultaneous whines and loud, dramatic sighs. I chuckled and rolled my eyes while ruffling their hair and teasingly pinched their cheeks, causing them to squeal in surprise.

"Maa, maa, next time she comes in you two can dote on her." I told them with an equally dramatic sigh. The others watched the exchange between me and my sisters with chuckles and amusement. Another squeal erupted from my sister's mouths as they latched onto me, putting their full weight into it as we crashed onto the ground.

"Arigato Mako-nee-chan!" they cried out at the same time, their arms crushing my ribcage in their bear hug. All I could do was laugh at them and hug them in return, for their childishness was rubbing off on me, as it usually did. As we laughed, we heard someone clear their throats out, causing everyone but the three of us to look at them as the fading sun casted a glare against his glasses.

"Ryuu-sempai, for a new jacket, your debt just went up by five percent." Kyoya declared, a smug tone lacing his voice as I paused my laughing and looked at my fellow host with wide eyes. My head fell back onto the ground with a thump, and a groan escaped my mouth while I pouted at him.

'Maybe I won't jump in front of danger for Kyo-Kyo... he is the danger himself!' I mentally whined.