DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM
Original Idea By: twilighttween ALICE aka Grayson's Gal
Ei sat in with her mouth open in surprised.
"Kaoru, you're not serious are you?" she asked finally.
"Yes Ei I am very serious," Kaoru insisted.
"But, but," Ei stammered.
"Ei, I love you. You're my daughter and you come first before any other woman in the world. So if you're not really ready for me to do something like this then I won't go through with it!" Kaoru declared.
"But how is that fair to you and Miss Tween?" asked Ei.
"Ei has a good point Kaoru," said Kyoya walking into the apartment.
"Kyoya, what are you doing here?" asked Kaoru.
"Well I had gone to Mori's apartment to check up on Ei and he told me you took her up here," Kyoya explained, "It's good to know I came it seems. As I recall, I told you something similar last night about calling off your engagement."
"Be that as it may, this is my choice and if I don't want to put Ei through all of that then I won't!" Kaoru declared, "She comes first after all! She's a more important part of our life."
"But you haven't you known Miss Tween for the same amount of time as me?" Ei pointed out bluntly.
"She makes a good point Kaoru," said Kyoya, "All the more reason you're acting irrationally for doing such as calling off your engagement to Miss Tween."
"Well let me just ask you one thing Ei. Do you even want a new mother in your life?" Kaoru flat out asked.
"Uh," said Ei. She looked like she was a deer in headlights.
"I don't know," she finally admitted, "I don't know mostly because I don't what it is that really bothers me most about the idea of different women that coming into my life and your lives. I don't know if I'm upset about the idea of possibly them replacing my mother or taking you all away from me and then making me forget about my mother!"
"How would that make you forget your mother?" asked Kaoru. He noticed Ei was starting to cry.
"Because, because you guys all loved my mother and I know you'd always do your best to make sure I don't forget about because you don't want to forget about her too! But if, but if you going to be constantly off with other women who would replace her in you hearts then, then who's to help me from forgetting her? Who's to make sure that she doesn't fade away?"
"Ei," said Kaoru reaching over and pulling her into a hug.
"But at the same time I know it's not fair to you!" Ei kept going on, "It's not fair to you! You're all still young men who should have the chance at finding that special woman in your life that really, really pulls at your heart in that special way! I use to hear Grand Ranka telling Mom the same thing when he'd tried to get her to try and date again. She never did though, mostly because she kept saying she didn't think I could handle having a new father figure in my life. And as a result she died all alone without anyone really special in her life! I don't want to see that happened to you!"
"Ei, shh it's okay," said Kaoru.
"Ei,"
Kyoya and Kaoru both turned and saw Tamaki had now come into the apartment.
"Boss, when did you get here?" asked Kaoru.
"Just now," said Tamaki walking over to Kaoru, managing to take Ei from him and hold her close, "If you think your mother didn't have anyone special in her life when she died, you are gravely mistaken. I can't think of anyone more special she could have in her life other then you. Why else would she have been in such a hurry to get to you that day of your concert?"
"Oh!" Ei moaned as she started to cry.
"Nice going there Boss," muttered Kaoru.
"No Ei, I didn't mean to make you upset!" Tamaki insisted, "What I meant to say was you don't have to worry about us like that! It's your not your job after all! As a parent it's really our job to worry about you! We're in charge of our own destiny after all and that means you shouldn't worry if we're being held back by you in finding our one true love!"
"But then why is Kaoru threatening to call off his engagement to Miss Tween because of me?" asked Ei.
"Kaoru is that true?" asked Tamaki surprised looking back at Kaoru.
"I don't want to make Ei have to deal with something she's not ready for," Kaoru explained.
"But how am I ever going to get ready for it if we keep avoiding it?" asked Ei.
"A very good point," said Kyoya, "There are times that Ei's smarter then most of you put together. Listen Ei no matter what, you do come first in our lives. And while I would admit that if I didn't think you could handle one or more mother figures coming into your life I would allow Kaoru to call off the engagement. However I think you can handle it. It's just new to you and you're afraid. Before now Miss Tween was just an acquaintance in your life and now that she's becoming a more prominent figure it's a little bit scary for you. And as for the whole notion that we'd ever forget your mother or let you forget about it her is in fact a very foolish thing to consider! Your mother is too much of an important part of our lives to ever forget even if you weren't a part of it right now. If we had managed to forget about her, why would we have been so eager to take you in when we found you?"
"Ei!" Hikaru shouted as he came running into his brother's penthouse, "How are you feeling? Mori said you were here!" He stopped when he saw the scene in front of him.
"What's going on? What have I missed? Why is Ei all upset?!" he demanded to know.
"Ei's having a hard time trying to fully grasp everything going on in her life at the moment. Everything is happening all at once so she's sort of reached her end," Kyoya explained.
"I may have told her that I was willing to call off my engagement to Alice," Kaoru added.
"You got to be kidding me. This is all nonsense!" said Hikaru rushing over to Tamaki and snatching Ei away, "I'm taking her out for the day! Let's go get dressed."
"Hikaru, you didn't request to spend the day with Ei today and she still needs to do her homework," said Kyoya.
"I don't care," said Hikaru, "I won't be gone all day and if need be I'll write a note to her teacher saying Ei got hurt which she did since she did get shot after all. I'm taking her out. And I know I promised I wasn't going to do this but at the moment I think it's important I do this. I'm calling for special treatment over the fact that I'm her real father! You can punish me over doing this later but right now I'm using it and I don't care what you say. Let's go Ei."
"Hey he can't do that, can he?" asked Tamaki.
"Just let him do what wants to for now," said Kyoya, "As much as I hate to admit it he's Ei's actual flesh and blood and as such he may be what she needs at the moment."
"Hikaru, where are we going?" Ei asked once she and Hikaru were dressed Hikaru led her to very top of the building.
"Just trust me on this," Hikaru insisted.
"But I didn't even get a chance to eat breakfast," said Ei, "And Kaoru worked so hard on it."
"I'll get you something while we're out I promise," Hikaru told her, "Now just keep your head down."
"Huh?" said Ei right as she felt a huge gust of wind start to come up. She looked up and realized the company helicopter was starting to land. Hikaru kept a firm grip on her hand as he lead her towards it and help put her in.
"Let's go," Hikaru ordered the pilot once he made sure Ei was secured in.
Ei had ridden in the helicopter before but she didn't understand why she was in it now with Hikaru. She kept looking out the window to see if she could try to figure out where it was they were heading. They kept going and going until finally after a long while they arrived at a very interesting place.
"Hikaru, why did we come to Karuizawa?" asked Ei once Hikaru helped her out of the helicopter.
"We're going to take a walk," said Hikaru.
"A walk where?" asked Ei.
"Just a walk," said Hikaru, "I like walking around Karuizawa. Don't you?"
"I use to walk around here all the time when mother would come out to visit Misuzu'z pension," said Ei as the two started to walk, "You know I never found out what happened to his place after he died with Mom and Grandpa."
"Want to go find out?" asked Hikaru.
"Sure," said Ei. The two walked onward until they happened to come to the pension. To Ei's surprised they found a sign in the front of the building that still read Pension Misuzu.
"Hello welcome to Pension Misuzu," greeted the owner.
"That's an interesting name," said Hikaru.
"Yeah, it was the name of the old owner. He died over a year ago," said the new owner, "It just felt right to keep it named after him in his honor. So would you like some breakfast?"
"Please," said Hikaru.
"Oh wow," said Ei looking at the menu, "It looks a lot like Misuzu's old menu."
"Yeah you're right," said Hikaru, "I hope it taste as good as it use to with his cooking."
"Mmm," Ei moaned as she finished her breakfast, "It may not have been as good as Misuzu but it sure tastes good."
"Yeah it is," said Hikaru paying for their meal, "Well we really need to take that walk to work it all off. Come on let's go."
The two headed out again holding hands and walking around the different shops and buildings.
"Hey look pickled yams," said Hikaru stopping at one of the shops, "that bring back some memories. Here Ei, you ever try one?"
"Yes lots of times," said Ei, "It's been a while though."
"Well here have one," said Hikaru offering her up one.
"Mmm, Mom always liked these!" said Ei.
"Yeah she did," said Hikaru, "You know what else she liked?"
"That special ice cream!" the two said together.
"Let's go get some right now!" said Hikaru.
"But we just had breakfast!" said Ei.
"I know but I don't care," said Hikaru taking her with him to the ice cream shop.
The two bought two cones and ate them together as they kept walking around.
"Hikaru?" Ei asked after a while, "Why did you bring me here?"
"You know this was the place I once had my first date?" Hikaru asked back.
"It was?" asked Ei.
"Do you want to know who it was with?" asked Hikaru, "It was with your mother of all people."
"My mother?" asked Ei.
"Yeah, it was a set up by Kaoru," said Hikaru, "It started out good but I lost my temper with her and it almost ended in disaster as a result. However with a little help from the boss I was able to make amends with her and even start down my path towards falling in love with her. A love that eventually led up to us creating you. That's one of the reasons I brought you here Ei. I wanted you to know something important and this felt like the best place to really prove my point. And there's one place in particular that I think will really prove that point."
He led Ei off a ways until they came upon a small church that Hikaru lead her into.
"This was where I found her after I lost my temper and I did my best to apologize to her over it. Standing here now it almost feels like I'm reliving it all."
"I'm sorry for running off and leaving you and for the things I said about your friend Ari, I'm so sorry,"
"Thanks Hikaru, I forgive you,"
"I'm sorry,"
"Ei the reason I brought you here is to let you know, if you love someone enough, you won't ever have to worry about forgetting about them. Its only if you let yourself forget that it'll happen and I know you'll never let that happened," Hikaru finally explained, "And that also includes me. You're a part of me Ei seeing as how you and I are blood. I know I tend to try and forget that so that you don't favore me over your other fathers but I want to let you know. I will never ever let you forget your mother. Even if the others somehow someway do, I never will." Ei was quiet for a moment before walking to the altar and folding her hands in prayer. Hikaru watched for a moment before mimicking her actions.
"Mom, please keep looking a me in heaven and guiding me to be a good girl with my loving fathers and whatever mother figure that happens to come into my life in the future. I think the ones that maybe coming into it now are some good ones." Ei then turned and looked Hikaru who was giving her a happily smile.
"Dad," she said suddenly.
"Hmm?" said Hikaru surprised to hear Ei call him dad.
"Let's go home before the others get worried," said Ei, "And before Kaoru really does call off the wedding to Alice."
"Sure," said Hikaru.
"And Hikaru?" said Ei, "Don't tell anyone I called you Dad. I can't play favorites remember."
"Wouldn't dream of it," Hikaru promised.