DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM
Aina moaned as she opened her eyes. She looked up and saw she was once again asleep underneath a canopy. She looked around as best as she could without knowing seeing as she was still rather tired. It looked like the same room she had slept in the night she first stayed with her father. Was that where she was now? She didn't remember much after that explosion nor did she know if her aunt or the other evil woman had gotten out in time. Suddenly she heard the door to her room open.
"Aina, are you awake?" she heard a soft voice ask in surprise. She twisted around to see a woman with brown hair standing in the doorway.
"Mom?" she said, "Is that you?"
"No sorry not exactly," said Haruhi as she walked over to the bed, "I'm sorry, did I wake you?"
"No, I was already starting to wake up," said Aina weakly. Haruhi nodded and stroked her hair.
"How are you feeling?" she asked.
"Still tried a little," said Aina.
"I bet," said Haruhi yawing herself. "I was just checking on Asami and she's still sound asleep. That's why I came to check on you. I should probably go tell your father you're up. I'll be right back." She walked out to the room slowly and soon Hikaru came running into the room and was at Aina's side.
"Aina, honey how are you feeling?" he asked.
"I'm okay," said Aina weekly finally sitting up. She saw that Haruhi was also back in the room on the other side of the bed. She smiled sweetly at her.
"Sorry I called you Mom," she said.
"It's okay," said Haruhi, "You can call me that all you want if you wish." Aina smiled at her.
"Thank you," she said. Next thing she knew Hikaru had a huge hug.
"You really are a sweet little girl aren't you?" he said.
"So what's going to happen now?" asked Aina.
"Well as soon as our house is rebuilt we'll move back in and we'll make sure they make up a room just for you to decorate anyway you'd like," said Hikaru.
"You mean the one house my aunt and that mean lady help destroy?" asked Aina weakly.
"Well I think it's safe to say they were the ones that went and did," said Haruhi. At that Aina started to cry.
"Aina honey what's wrong?" asked Hikaru.
"They were the ones that did it!" said Aina, "I'm so sorry!"
"Shh, shh, Aina it's not your fault," said Haruhi trying to calm her.
"But I knew they were going to do something evil and mean and I didn't do anything to stop it!" said Aina, "I remember when my aunt first started contacting that woman bad things started to happen to you! I'm so sorry I didn't want you sooner!"
"Shh Aina I doubt there was anything you could really do," said Haruhi.
"I didn't know what to do! My aunt told me you wanted to kill me if you knew about me and I was scared over the idea of you doing that. But at the same time I knew they shouldn't try to hurt or kill you!" said Aina.
"Well what made you decide to finally to come out and tell us?" asked Haruhi.
"I happen to run into your father at the cemetery when we were both visiting someone," said Aina.
"Well there you go then," said Hikaru, "You're just a child, and you didn't know what to do."
"But but," Aina sputtered.
"Shh," said Haruhi joining Hikaru in the hug, "Something tells me you were just as much a victim in this as we all were. Considering from what I heard they wanted to use their own personal gain." Aina started to clam down just a little.
"What's going to happen to the two of them?" she asked. Both Hikaru and Haruhi looked at each other. They hadn't gotten the official report but they were pretty sure the two of them hadn't made it out in time.
"We don't know yet," said Hikaru.
"You don't think my aunt is going to try anything to keep you from keeping me?" asked Aina.
"No," said Hikaru, "No one's going to take you away from us if you don't want to leave us! Asami really wants you to stay."
"Is that the only reason you want me to stay?" asked Aina.
"No," said Haruhi looking at her husband, "What your father means to say is you are technically a part of this family by blood and we would love it if you could be a part of it out of love as well."
"Not just because you have to be stuck with me?" asked Aina.
"No," said Haruhi, "Was that the reason you were living with your aunt?"
"Yeah Mom didn't have any other relatives that anyone could find," said Aina.
"Well good then, no competition," said Hikaru. He hugged Aina even tighter.
"Hey everything okay in here?" asked Kaoru walking into the room.
"Yep," said Hikaru.
"No Dad you're kind of suffocating me!" said Aina.
"Hikaru let her go," said Haruhi trying to push Hikaru off.
"Yeah you better, the cops are here," said Kaoru.
"The cops why?" asked Hikaru. He got up and followed hit brother out.
"Should I go too?" asked Aina as she got out of bed.
"You can if you want," said Haruhi. She walked over and pulled out a bathrobe. It was than that Aina realized she wearing a pair of nice looking pajamas.
"Where did these come from?" she asked.
"One of the maids changed you I believe. I think either your brother or your uncle asked on to change you when we got home," said Haruhi helping her put the bathrobe on.
"…and we're going to have to identify them through their teeth at this point," Haruhi and Aina herd Kotoko say by time the two of them got downstairs.
"Who are they talking about?" Aina asked.
"Wait out here real fast," said Haruhi running into the room her husband brother-in-law and two detectives where all sitting in. She made sure to shut the door.
"Oh hi Mrs. Hitachiin, how are you feeling?" asked Deka when he saw her.
"Oh I'm doing fine. You aren't talking about Akane Settou or Aina's aunt, are you?" asked Haruhi. Kotoko nodded.
"They found two bodies in what was left of some of the warehouses that was destroyed after they were able to get the fire out," she said.
"I see," said Haruhi, "how are we going to tell that to Aina?"
"Very carefully," said Hikaru, "By the way apparently she told us something that I think she should tell you." Haruhi nodded and walked out of the room where Aina sat on the stairs looking board.
"Aina, do you want to come and tell the cops what it was you told us about your aunt and Ms. Settou?" she asked.
"Should I?" asked Aina.
"It'd be good so that they know your father didn't rape your mother and what else they did that was so rude," said Haruhi offering Aina her hand. Aina took it and walked into room with Haruhi. Haruhi immediately led her over to the couch and next to Hikaru.
"Good morning Aina," said Kotoko, "How are you feeling this morning?"
Aina shrugged her shoulders.
"Your father told you there was something we should know about your aunt and Ms. Settou," said Kotoko. Aina gripped her Haruhi's hand and took Hikaru's hand in her other one holding it tight as well.
"Its okay Aina you can take your time with this," said Kotoko. Aina nodded and slowly started telling the two cops everything she knew about whatever evil plans between her aunt and Akane, even the part about how her aunt getting the gun and shooting at the family at the park to make her point to Akane how serious she was about wanting to get rid of the family. She also told her what her aunt confessed to over her father not really raping her mother and her aunt killing her mother.
"I see," said Deka writing it down.
"I'm sorry I didn't come forward before and tell anyone about it," said Aina.
"Well you did with going to warn Mr. Fujioka and then calling the police about us," said Kotoko. "It can be hard for kids your age to know what to do and how to speak up over something like. So don't feel too bad."
"See told you," said Haruhi. Aina smiled. It suddenly felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of her shoulders.
"I suppose this means they're going to have to go to jail for a while huh?" she asked.
"Um Aina why don't we go back to your room and talk," said Haruhi as she and Hikaru got up.
"Oh one more thing Aina," said Kotoko. She pulled out Aina's jar that she had been using to save for Disneyland. "We saved this from your apartment, along with this." She held up her journal.
"My mom's journal!" said Aina happily taking. She flipped through it looking over the different entries in her mother's handwriting. She stopped when she came to a certain page,
"I wonder if these are actually confessions from my mother over what she did to you Dad," said she said holding it up for Hikaru to read. Hikaru read a few of them over. A lot of them were saying things over how she was sorry for something and how she shouldn't have listen to Wattan about something. But all of them didn't have an ending and most had things blacked out as if she just couldn't seem to write down what it was she wanted to say in regards to an apology towards Hikaru. Hikaru actually smiled after reading some of the entries.
"I knew she wouldn't have done something like what happened on her own. I'm only sorry she never got the courage to come and confess it to us herself," he said.
"Yeah that's true," said Haruhi.
"Can we have that back for now as evidence that you didn't rape the woman?" asked Kotoko.
"Sure," said Aina handing it back to the cop.
"And now we have something hard to talk to Aina about," said Hikaru. He and Haruhi continue to lead Aina back upstairs.
"Are you okay honey?" asked Haruhi after they told her about Wattan and Akane.
"Well um I wish they hadn't died at least," said Aina, "I mean Aunt Wattan was still my aunt and Akane, she still had her mother. But at the same time I, I don't know what to think."
"I bet," said Hikaru putting his arm around her, "But if even still maybe now they can be at peace somewhat." Aina tilted her head back and forth.
"What's going to happen to the poor mother of Akane Settou though?" she asked, "She seemed nice."
"That is a very good question," said Haruhi. "I may want to try and call her to see if she's doing okay."
"Are you sure?" asked Hikaru.
"Akane was still her daughter and now that she's dead the poor woman has no one. It'd be nice for her to know we know she wasn't involved with all of this."
"Alright if you want to," said Hikaru. He looked at the jar of money Aina had.
"So what was this for exactly?" he asked.
"Mom had once told me she would take me to Disneyland one day. But when she died and I went to live with my aunt, well she made if perfectly clear she had no intent of ever taking me to something like that. So I decided to try and save up myself. I was close too. I have seven dollars and thirty five cents saved up." Hikaru had to smile at that.
"That's great sweetheart," he said.
"Hello?" Haruhi heard Yoka say timidly over the phone.
"Mrs. Settou, how are you doing?" asked Haruhi.
"Oh Haruhi I'm so sorry!" Yoka pleaded. Haruhi could hear her crying loudly.
"So I take it you heard about Akane?" she asked softly.
"Yes," said Yoka, "Oh god Haruhi I'm so sorry!"
"Shh, please calm down Ma'am," said Haruhi, "I was just calling to offer my condolences over your loss and to let you know that my husband and I hold no resentment towards you about this."
"Oh Haruhi's that so sweet of you!" said Yoka though she was still crying, "I, just, I just have a lot to take in! My daughter was trying to kill off my best friend's family and now she's gone leaving me with no one!"
"Oh no, you don't have to look at it like that," said Haruhi, "I mean you still have Yuzuha and our family. We'll always be here for you know."
"Oh no Haruhi I couldn't ask you to do that," said Yoka.
"Well I don't know. It maybe nice for the girls to have another woman in their lives they could look to as a grandmother when one's always gone on some sort of trip and well mine's dead. I know you're found of Asami and she likes you too. What I basically saying is, that I hope you'll at least still be in our lives after this," said Haruhi.
"Oh Haruhi thank you so much," said Yoka starting to cry even louder, most likely now tears of joy. "But what did you mean by girls instead of just girl? Does that have anything to do with that long lost girl Yuzuha was telling me about?"
"Why don't you come over to Kaoru's house and see for yourself. You probably shouldn't be alone right now anyway," suggested Haruhi.
"Alright, thank you Haruhi!" said Yoka. Haruhi smiled. She felt good knowing that out of this tragedy something good was more or less emerging, a whole new family.