DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM
Ei road with Kyoya, Tamaki and Akira to the top penthouses, mostly in silence.
"How soon do you think it'll be before Mr. Grayson shows up, wanting to take everyone back?" Ei asked.
"Hmm, probably when there's no one to serve them breakfast," Kyoya gussed, "knowing them their servants have either all quit or were fired due to not being able to be paid anymore. That and I would suspect their wives usually would help get their breakfast served up in some way."
"Assuming the sons even go home," Akira mentioned, "I wouldn't be surprised if their dad made them go home with him, and is intending to sell their homes and belongings first so he can keep his own for a while."
"You really think so?" Tamaki asked, "well then I guess it is a good thing we helped moved the wives and children out! They wouldn't have any place to go."
"Exactly," said Akira right as the elevator came to a stop at Kyoya's floor. He and Ei got off together.
"Ei! Why not come with us?!" Tamaki whined
"It's fine Tamaki," Akira quickly said as she pushed the close button and the two disappeared behind the doors.
"I just need some quiet time!" Ei insisted as she and Kyoya walked into his penthouse.
"No need to explain," Kyoya assured her, "though I can understand. No doubt you had a trying evening. I hope things aren't too bad now between you and your new boyfriend."
"He's not my boyfriend, at least he wasn't tonight," Ei said sadly, "I think I got him embarrassed with asking him to allow the Grayson men to stay at the restaurant for as long as they did. They practically emptied the place!"
"Hmm, I'll make a not to send them an apology note and a check for compensation," Kyoya said.
"Okay, sure," Ei said, as she flopped down on the couch.
"Don't worry, something tells me if this boy really likea you, he'll be able to forgive and forget this little incident," Kyoya tried to comfort her.
"Sure," Ei said, decding to not mention Raiko's hand job on her leg. She didn't even know what that was.
"Well try and get some sleep. Tomorrow is a school day after all," Kyoya reminded her as he headed upstairs.
"Yeah, sure," Ei said not doing much to get up from the couch. Instead she just laid there with her face barried in one of the cushions. Sleep did sound like a nice idea. Ei was so worn out that she actually found herself believing when she woke up, everything would be back to normal.
"Ei? Ei?"
Ei monaed as she opened her eyes, only to see one color all in front of her. She turned her head slightly to see Ryoko and Kyoya standing beside her with Ryoko holding Michiko.
"Well, good morning Ei," Kyoya said calmly. Ei looked around at her surroundings, suddenly realizing something.
"Did I fall asleep here on the couch?" she asked groggy.
"It would appear so," said Kyoya.
Ei moaned before hiding her face in the cushion again.
"Now now, you still have time to change and get ready for school," said Kyoya.
"Great, because that's what's really important," Ei said as she sat up and stretched.
"It is if you still intend to be a highly successful CEO one day," Kyoya pointed out.
"Right." Ri quickly agreed as ahe finally managed to stand up and hurry upstairs ro change.
As soon as she had her uniform on, she started to gather her books and school supplies together.
"Where's my history book?" ahe asked out loud when she realized one of her books was missing. She tried to think of where she last had the book.
"I think it was Hikaru and Jun's floor," she seemed to recall. She knew all of Gin's in-laws and nieces and nephews were down there, but figured it wouldn't be too big of a deal to drop by and get her book.
When she came down to the main floor, she saw Raiko waiting there with a little to-go box.
"Ju-just a small breakfast sandwich you can enjoy on the way to school," Raiko said.
"Thanks Raiko," Ei said accepting the box, "O better get going and collect the little ones and my history book."
"Take care dear," Raiko called out.
Ei waved back as she got into the elevator and road it down to Hikaru's floor.
The minute she step out into the penthouse, she heard loud shouts and squeals. She looked down and saw many of the children running around doing standard crazy children things. Meanwhile their mothers were trying to control them while poor Ms. Medo trying to serve up breakfast for everyone.
"I don't see why I need to get out of my pajamas," one of Iwa's boys was complaining, "it's not like we're going anywhere."
"Just do it!" his mother pleaded.
"Mommy, can we watch Cinderella?" Maa's youngest girl was asking.
"Ewe, who'd want to watch that!" Iwa's younger two boys complained.
"No tv until after breakfast!" Maa declared. That got a lot of outcry from the kids.
Ei did her best to slip by quietly and up the stairs. When she came into her room, she found Maa's oldest daughters and Hama's oldest daughter all sitting around just chilling. Doing things like reading a magazine, fiddling with a phone or painting their nails.
They all looked up in shock as Ei came in.
"Uh, sorry, our moms said we could use this room together," said one of Maa's girls.
"No, it's fine, I just came to get my book," Ei assured them as she walked to her desk and grabbed her book. "As long as you guys don't make a mess and go through my stuff, you can use this room all you want."
"We'll do our best to keep it tidey, we promise!" Hama's daughter insisted. Her cousins both nodded.
"Thanks, take care you guys, kay?" Ei said as she started to leave.
"Ei, could we maybe hang out with you later?" Maa's daughter asked. Ei looked back at the girls. All were either in Middle school or close to it. She figured they'd want to try hanging out with her in an attempt to try more older girl things.
"We'll see," she said as sincerely as she could, "I do have a lot of work to do with both school and the company."
"Are you really excited to become a CEO?" Maa's younger daughter asked.
"Sure am," Ei said with pride.
"But Grandfather always said women can't do this kind of work. They get too distracted with emotions, especially during their time of the month," said Hama's daughter.
"Yeah, the same grandfather that's now broke and making your parents split up," Ei pointed out, "now who can't handle that kind of work?"
The three girls looked a little confused and startled at Ei's remarks.
"It takes more than gender to run a company properly," Ei added one last time before she left the room.
As she was coming down, she saw Hama coming up.
"Ei?" she said in surprise.
"Was just getting my history book before I head to school," Ei quickly explained.
"Oh, okay," said Hama, "I hope you don't mind, we let the older girls take your room."
"No it's fine, growing girls need their privacy," Ei assured her, "I hope things don't get worse for you guys after today, especially when Grayson finds out you're gone."
"We're trying to keep oursleves psych up for it," Maa said as she came up behind Hama, "don't worry about us. You just need to worry about getting to school."
"Right, thanks," Ei said as she hurried past the two ladies and hurried out.
She stoped by Mori's penthouse and picked up Aiko before going to the Haninozuka floor.
When she and Aiko walked in, the first thing they noticed as Gin's mother sitting on the couch in a bathrobe. Her arms crossed and a stern look on her face.
"She doesn't look too happy," Aiko whispered.
"Well, she doesn't have much reason to be at the moment," Ei whispered back.
The two watched as Ms. Togi came out of the kitchen and put a cup of tea down on the table in front of the woman. Gin's mother said little to acknowledge the maid or the cup.
"Has she been like that all morning?" Ei asked Ms. Togi.
"Pretty much, she's almost a shell," Ms. Togi said softly. She walked back to the stairs and called out, "Master Taeko, time for school."
"I'm coming," Taeko called back as he came down the stairs. He slowed down at the bottom when he noticed his grandmother at the couch.
"Porr Granny, she's so mad," he said somber.
"Well you can't blame her," Ei said, "is it safe to be taking you to school today little man?"
"Yes," Hunny said as he came down behind his son, "if we keep him home, that man might find out and get suspicious and think maybe we are holding on to the other families."
"Good point," Ei agreed.
"Let him find out! I want to face that man head on!" Mrs. Grayson suddenly declared.
Everyone looked over at her, as she finally picked up her cup and took a sip. "I've been waiting too long to finally tell him off!"
"You should get going," Hunny urged.
"Sure thing," Ei said, taking Aiko and Taeko's hands and hurrying out.
Hunny walked over to his mother-in-law and sat in the chair next to the couch.
"Don't worry, he'll pay for this," he tried to assure the woman.
"Hmm," Mrs. Grayson muttered as she took the sip, "I just wish there was more we could take from him! I'd want him to be a penniless man on the street using a hat to beg!"
"That would be a sight," Hunny agreed, picturing a big guy like Grayson on a sidewalk squatting down with a ragged old hat and a pathetic sign, begging for change.
The two didn't see Gin coming down, holding Shinji. She had to fish around her pockets when she started to hear her phone ring.
"Hello?" she answered as kindly as she could.
"Where's your mother!" her father's booming voice shouted from the other end.
"What do you mean?" Gin asked, not able to hide her smirk.
"I came downstairs this morning, expecting a full decent breakfast but not only was it not one on the table, your mother ia gone!"
"Mom's gone?" Gin asked out loud, looking towards her mother and husband.
"Yes! I have no clue where ahe could be! And it's very annoying! I'm hungry!"
"You could always try making your own breakfast dad," Gin tried to say as she joined her family by the sofa and put her phone on speaker so the other two could hear him.
"Do I look like a maid to you?" Mrs. Grayson said softly as she took another sip from her tea.
"Do I look like a maid to you!" Mr. Grayson also said.
"Breakfast is woman's work," Mrs. Grayson added softly.
"Brekfast is woman's work! The only time a man cooks is when he's killed a beast of sorts."
"Okay dad, well then I don't know what to tell you. If mom's truly not there, you'll either have to do some women's work or starve until a more manly meal comes along," Gin said.
"Don't get smart with me girl!" her father tried to warn, "this is just about my routine, it's about your mother showing disrespect! How dare she up and leave without so much as a word."
"Why would she do that all of a sudden?" Gin asked.
"Probably because of you," Mrs. Gin whispered.
"Probably because of you!" her husband also said.
"You and your care free attitude with playing head of company," Mrs. Grayson added.
"You and your care free attitude with playing head of company!" Mr. Grayson shouted.
"Dad, I didn't say anything to mother about leaving. If she did she probably had a good reason!" Gin insisted.
"What good reason could a woman give to just leave her house and her husband and her sons all alone without asking permission first?!" her father argued back.
"Sons? Dad, the boys are all grown up with families of their own," said Gin.
"Not anymore! With the bankrupt now official, I've had the boys do the honerable thing and put their homes and possessions up for sale. So now they're staying at the main estate for the time being."
"Well if the boys are staying with, can't their wives make you breakfast?" Gin asked.
"You think I'm going to waist valuable time and space on those women? Those worthless, gold-diggers?!"
"Well, then where are they?" Gin asked.
"How should I know?! All I know is that your brothers are to collect my grandsons and bring them here!".
"Just the grandsons, Dad?"
"Who else?"
"What about your granddaughters?"
"Those worthless things? If they marry properly, than maybe I'll allow them back. Until then they're as worthless as their mothers!"
"Well, ok, I guess. But I still don't know where Mom is Dad. But I think of anything I'll let you know!" Gin said as she reached for the END button.
"Wait, I still need...,"
"I say let him starve. That could save half his money right there," said Hunny.
"Yes, he could stand to lose some weight," Mrs. Grayson said as she pulled out her own phone and hit the call button for her husband. She too put it in speaker
"Wife! About time, where are you!" Mr. Grayson shouted.
"I've just called to tell you, don't look for me ever again," Mrs. Grayson said calmly.
"What are you talking about?" Mr. Grayson asked.
"It's over dear, I wish to be burden because of you no longer!" Mrs. Grayson declared.
"Oh don't worry, that'll be taken care of soon enough. Until come home right now. You are still my wife and...,"
"No dear," Mrs. Grayson interrupted.
"What did you just say?"
"I said no," Mrs. Grayson repated.
There was a long pause.
"How dare you! Think that you could actually say no to me! You are my wife! You will not defey me! Now come home and get started on your duties!"
"No dear, no more. I will perform any more duties for you anymore. Nor will I return home. Don't come looking for me either. I will never return home. Please leave me be from here on out."
"Your ungrateful bitch! After all those years I took care of you, provided for you, and gave you kids to raise! I even gave you a daughter to get to dress up all pretty! And this is the thanks I get!"
"Good bye dear, please contact me again. I will not return," Mrs. Grayson finally said as she also hit her the END button.
"Well done Mother," Gin praised.
"How soon can you arranged for your lawyer to get my divorce going? Along with the three women upstairs?" Mrs. Grayson asked without hesitation.
"As soon as you get some breakfast," Hunny said, "then we'll get the ladies and go talk to the lawyers."
"Thank you Mitskuni dear," Mrs. Grayson said kindly. She showed sign of her normal gentle caring face only for her scary stern face to return suddenly.
"I hope they're as good as you say they are, because I expect to take full revenge on that man once this is all over!"
"Yes mother," Gin swore softly. She shared a look with Hunny who nodded. Both agreed silently, they didn't like how serious Gin's mother had become.
"Ei?" Taeko said softly to Ei once the three of them were on their way to school.
"Yes?" Ei replied.
"Why is Granny so mad about staying with us? Mommy and Daddy wouldn't say and I thought she'd be happy staying with us!"
"She is, but other things have made her really mad. So it'll be hard to see her happy for a while," Ei tried to explain.
"Why is she so mad? Did Grandfather finally do something bad?" Taeko asked.
"We'll see." Ei said, deciding not to bash the man in front of Taeko.
"I'm glad my grandfather and Zufu are nice men," Aiko bragged a little.
"Aiko," Ei warned, putting a finger to her lips.
"What?" Aiko asked confused.
By then the limo arraived at Ouran and the three piled out.
"I see Ava! I see Ava!" Aiko cheered when she saw Raiko climbing out of her car with Ava and their brother.
"Good morning HOST family," Raiko joked as she bowed to them.
"Good morning Tonnerre family," Ei greeted back as shd also bowed.
"There you go Ava, your friends are here," Raiko encouraged her sister.
Ava actually willingly went to Ei's little brother and sister this time, letting both take her hands and walk off.
"Your brother seems a little down," Raiko mentioned as she joined Ei, "does it have anything to do with that incident at the restaurant yesterday?"
"A little yeah," Ei said, "Granny and all my mother's sister-in-laws are now staying with us, along with thir children. Granny's not too happy with her husband at the moment and it's passing on towards everyone else around her."
"Oh, that's too bad. I hope it works out for all the ladies," Raiko said sadly.
"Maybe we could hire them all to be our maids while we're still stuck here," Isak joked.
"You get out of here and get to school!" Raiko ordered her brother.
"Finr whatever, was just trying to be helpful!" Isak insisted as he walked off.
"Well I know at least one of the mothers would be willing to become a maid if ir meant she had a job all her own," said Ei, "she was telling me last night what she really wants is to make it on her own. Get her own job, get her own place, support her children all by herslef. I guess when she was living with her husband, she wasn't allowed to be self-sufficient."
"Well she shouldn't sell herself short," Raiko said, "what else is she qualified in?"
"I have no idea," Ei admitted. She didn't even know if any of the three women had gone to college or if they had married right away.
"Oh, well, got to admire her determination," Raiko mentioned.
"Yes," Ei agreed.
She was soon brought out if her family's troubling thoughts by Raiko taking her hand.
'Oh right, this is still a thing,' Ei thought looking down at the pair of hands.
"So did you hear how the ladies were all doing this morning?" Mikasa asked Mori.
"Same as last night," Mori told her.
"Boy," Mikasa muttered, "maybe we can call in the masseuse team in for them or something. Something that could help them relax a little."
"Sure Mori agreed.
Just then Mikasa's phone rang.
"Oh boy, now my dad is calling," Mikasa said as she answered, "hello Dad, what can I do for you?"
"I wanted to see how Ei's doing on her work with the playhouse," her father said.
"Don't kniw anything yet, but I'll have her call you ifnshe does come up with something for it," Mikasa promised.
"Good, Dewei and Gho have a new couples act I'd like to try out there," Mr. She` said with pride. It sounded like he was talking about his own son. It made Mikasa jealous a little and didn't want to add to more family drama going on around her friends at the moment.
"Dad, can I call you back? I've got a lot to do," she pleaded.
"Oh sure, you should see the act though when you have a chance," said her father.
"I will dad," Mikasa said half heartedly as she hung up.
'At least my negativity with my dad isn't as bad as Gin or Jun's' she thought trying to make herself feel better.