chapter 3: An angel appears

-"Hello there, "Mommy Kyoya"!"-it was none other than Tamaki Suoh himself.

-"Tamaki?"- Kyoya was very surprised to hear his best friend's voice after such a long time.

-"You have no idea how good it feels like to hear you once again."

-"Hello to you too! How are you?"

-"I am fine. And so are my wife and son. You know...we heard the news about your marriage and..."

-"Do not bother to ask!"

-"What?"-Tamaki's voice quickly changed from happy to confused.

-"Ren and I are no longer togeher. She was not "the one"."

-"Wow, fellow Kyoya! It must have been pretty hard for you."-another voice joined the conversation. It was Haruhi.

-"Haruhi? No, do not worry, guys! It is not like I never knew that she had ulterior motives. I married her simply because my father wanted me to. He thought that it would be good for the Ootori family company."

-"We are so sorry, fellow!"-there was a sense of sympathy in Haruhi's voice, but there was no need for it. Kyoya was not feeling depressed or sad.

-"Do not worry, Haruhi! She is anyone else's problem now. I do not care where she is. I have bigger issues right now."

-"What is the matter, Kyoya?"-Tamaki returned in the conversation.

-"It's my daughters."

-"Daughters?"-Haruhi was surprised.

-"You have children?!"-but Tamaki was more enthusiastic.

-"Yes, I do. The only two good things that Ren and I did together."

-"Well, congratulations."-Haruhi raised her voice slightly, in order to express that she was happy for Kyoya.-"How old are they?"

-"They are 11. They are twins."

-"Sweetheart, they are almost as old as our son."-Tamaki mentioned this detail to his wife.-"What are their names, Kyoya?"

-"Simran and Nandini."

-"Beautiful names."

-"Thank you."

-"Tell us something about them."

-"My girls are very smart and I am very proud of them. I expect them to have brilliant careers."

-"Fellow, you mentioned that you have issues with them?"

-"Unfortunately, I do. Due to my job, I rarely pay them any attention and this is ruining my relationship with them."

-"Wait, Kyoya! Wait!"

-"What is it, Tamaki?"-Kyoya seemed curious to find out what Tamaki was going to suggest.

-"Yes! What is it, Tamaki?"-and so was Haruhi.

-"This sunday, Haruhi, Seval (their son) and I will visit you and your daughters."

-"Why?"

-"I think that maybe our families need to take a break. In that way you can spend some time with your daughters. Not to mention that we are going to introduce them to our son. I would love for it to happen."

Kyoya did not respond immediately. He used the moment to think about it. He came to the conclusion that it is not a bad idea:

-"Tamaki, it is still hard for me to say this to you, but that is not a bad idea.

On the next morning...

Saturday. 6 AM. Nandini was already awake, unlike Simran who was still asleep. The girl with the red bangs tried to wake her up:

-"Hey, Simran! Aren't you going to get up? It is Saturday."-but alas, she did not move, so Nandini made another attempt.-"Come on! Even bears sleep less."-suddenly she felt something. Appearantly, Simran was awake now, but she did not look very good. In fact, she looked pretty creepy. The girl growled and finally spoke:

-"What do you want?"

-"Not a dead sister. That's for sure."

-"Listen! Last night we were up for a long time. We were throwing random questions at each other, until one of us shoots herself. Which is why I am tired now. So. Leave. Me. Alone."

-"But, it is Saturday morning."

-"I do not give a churro if it is Saturday morning."-Simran was finally done speaking and went to bed again. Her sister, though was very annoyed with this.

-"Uuufff! Why do we have to get through this every morning?! Okay, 1 more hour. Then, I am coming back. Hasta la vista, baby!"

-"Shut up!"

10 AM...

Both girls were in the kitchen and having breakfast. They were all alone in the room, until someone else decided to join-Kyoya was also awake. The moment he entered the kitchen, the twins quickly frowned. "Why?" and "What does he want?" is what they were thinking. He ignored their stares and greeted them with a fatherly smile on his face:

-"Good morning, girls!"-they did not respond him much. They just gave him a quiet and barely noticeable "Good morning!".-"Do you have any plans for the weekend?"

-"No."-Nandini answered quietly without looking at him in the eyes.

-"Tomorrow a few friends from high school will be visitng us. Their young son will accompany them."

His words seemed to have an effect on the girls. While eating, they paid a little attention to what he was going to say, but suddenly his phone rang. Kyoya took it out to see who was calling him and he saw that it was somebody who should not be ignored. Tamaki wanted for discuss some things about tomorrow. He sighed:

-"I am sorry, girls! But I have to answer."- Kyoya came out of the kitchen. The only reaction from Simran and Nandini was just a sigh. They were very used to this.

The day kept going without the two sides (Kyoya and his daughters) bothering each other. Kyoya was still on his phone and the twins were in their room minding their own business. Although, they were curious about what he was going to tell them this morning:

-"Remember when he said that some friends of his are coming here tomorrow?"-Simran spoke first.

-"Yes, I remember. I was there too. I am actually surprised that he has had any friends in high school. I thought that he was one of those students who focus entirely on their own success and have no time for friendships."

-"Well, appearantly he has had any."

-"Why do you think that they will come?"

-"Why do you ask?"

-"I do not know."

-"Maybe it is because of nostalgia."

-"Very likely."

-"What should we do?"

-""We"? Why do you think that we have any role in this?"

-"Father did mention that they have a son."

-"So?"

-"Maybe they want to introduce him to us."

-"This is an option too."

While Simran and Nandini were talking, Kyoya was finally done with preparing tomorrow's plans. When he looked at the clock to see what time it is, he saw that it was already 6 PM. It was almost dark outside. He ordered the maid to cook dinner.

After a while, he called the girls:

-"Simran! Nandini! Dinner!"

They heard him and immediately went to the kitchen. The three of them sat on the table and started to eat. While the family was having dinner, neither of them was saying even a word. They were all very silent. Despite this, every now and then, Kyoya was looking at his daughters and was thinking about a subject to discuss with them. They did not seem to notice that he was staring at them, because they never stopped eating, neither turned their eyes in his direction. The only thing they wanted right now, was to just finish their dinner and to go back to their room.

In an attempt to start a better relationship with his children, Kyoya decided to break the silence:

-"So, girls!"-once they heard his voice they stopped eating. They were surprised by this sudden action.-"How was it at school?"

-"Nice."-Nandini answered the question in her usual deadpan tone.

-"You have not forgotten that I expect from both of you to be straight-A students, have you?"

-"No, father."-Simran answered in the same tone her sister did before.

-"I also expect you to behave well tomorrow."

-"Okay, father!"-they answered together. The converastion was not very effective, since Simran and Nandini did not change their attitudes at all. Quite the opposite. They were hoping that it would end soon.

-"Thank you, girls!"-there was a short moment of silence. Kyoya was thinking about what he should say next. While he thought, the twins already finished their meals and were now going to leave the kitchen. The young father noticed that they were about to leave, so he tried to stop them:

-"Girls! Wait! Just wait!"-they stopped and looked at him, waiting for what he was about to say. Unfortunately, Nandini did not have enough patience to deal with this:

-"Okay, father! Stop!"-she told him sternly.-"Stop it already! You are making a fool out of yourself!"

-"Listen, Nandini! I was just..."-he wanted to say something, but Nandini interrupted him before he had the chance.

-"I am sorry, but I have to interrupt you, because this not going anywhere."-Kyoya did not say anything. He did not feel like he can.-"We got it. You have big expectations from us. We understand this. And we are fine with it. We want stable lives too."-Simran nodded as a sign of agreement.-"There is no need to explain. You just want your daughters to become competent enough, in order to deserve to inherit your business. Since the Ootori family is all about gain."

-"Nandini!"-Kyoya finally spoke.-"It is true that benefit is very important for the Ootoris. I myself live by a similar principle. You do something when there is something to gain. Which is why my business is so successful. When you two grow up, you will see. But this is not want I want to tell you right now."

-"No, father! There is no need to tell us anything."-Nandini has always knew about the Ootori's principle. Which was the reason why she disbelieved that her father's love could be pure.

-"Excuse me!"-Kyoya felt offended.

-"We know that for you money is all you care about. Isn't this the reason why you barely acknowledge us-Simran and me."

After hearing these words, Kyoya frowned and lost the enthusiasm to keep talking. Instead, he stand up and left the kitchen, without saying a word. It can be said that what Nandini told him meant that he does not care about his daughters. They thought that he does not love them. After finding out this, a big wave of memories hit him. He remembered the way he was treated by his own family.

Meanwhile, Simran and Nandini were still in the kitchen:

-"Look what you just did!"-Simran was not happy about what her sister did.

-"I did not do anything!"

-"He is upset now. Because of you."

-"Well, somebody had to say it. Do not act like you do not feel the same."

-"I do, but..."

-"Listen, Simran! I do not hate our father."-Nandini's voice suddenly got lower.-"And I know that you do not hate him too."-her tone changed completely. She was about to cry.-"But I am just tired. I am tired of all this."-tears came out of her eyes and she started to cry. It was very hard for Simran to watch this, so she embraced her sister and patted her head, while saying comforting words.

2 PM...

Simran and Nandini were sleeping in their beds. Simran, though could not sleep, so she got out of her bed and went to the kitchen for a glass of water.

At 2 PM, Kyoya was sitting in the dark kitchen all alone. His phone was the only light provider. He was doing the paperwork, but he was having trouble with it, because he could not stop the tears that were coming out of his eyes. His memories were another distractor. He stopped working when he heard a small voice:

-"Father?"-the voice belonged to his daughter Simran who was standing right next to him, watching him torturing himself.

-"Simran?!"-he quickly dried his tears, hoping that the child did not see them.-"Why are you awake at this time?"

Simran did not answer. She did not say anything. She just stepped closer and hugged her father. Kyoya was very surprised by this, but he did not reject her, instead he hugged her as well. And he hugged her tightly. Nobody said even a word, they were just hugging.

To be continued...