Tamaki was the first one to snap out of his shock and approach the duo.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Princess Emi. May I ask a fair maiden as yourself how old you are?" he bent over with a bow and kissed her hand. The little girl giggled at his actions.
"I this many," beamed Emi as she held up three fingers.
"Sweetie, you are not three. Your birthday is in six months. Then you will be two, but you are not three. Three comes after two. You are this many," chuckled Yuka as he held up one finger. Grinning, he watched the little girl as she was trying to put up one finger like he showed her. He chanced a glance at the rest of the club before deciding what he wanted to do next. He noticed the rest of the club was over their original shock. So he turning his attention back to his daughter, "How about you set up your toys over at that table, while I talk to my friends for a bit?"
"Ok, daddy," was the little girl's reply as he set her down and she made her way over to the table. He helped open the bag he had gotten from his aunt. He let her start unpacking before making his way back to the group.
"She is busy now. You can ask your questions," stated Yuka.
"She is your daughter? You are a father? A teenage father? We thought you were gay? Was it experimental? Ex? One nightstand? Are you Bi?" asked the twins.
"Is she your biological daughter? Does she like cake and bunnies?" wondered Honey.
"Ok, slow down" muttered Yuka before answering "Yes, she is in every sense of the word my daughter. Yes, I am gay. At least I identify as gay. I never had a crush on a girl, or loved a girl. Romantically at least."
"Emi's favorite cake is chocolate and she loves bunnies" Yuka grinned "Any other questions?"
"What about her mother? What happened to her?" asked Tamaki. He noticed something. Something he hoped he was wrong about.
"Her name was Akari Nakamura. Her mom was my best friend, a one of a kind woman. We were as close as you can be. Always together…." began Yuka, waving his hands around and fidgeting "At least till a few months before she became pregnant… She dated a guy in secret and he left her when she told him about the pregnancy. Bastard said he didn't want to be a dad, much less a teenage father. That if she didn't get an abortion, he would leave. She told him good riddance"
"I found her. Scared. Alone. Crying… I told her then I would take care of her. Raise her child as if it was my own when she told me what happened. She didn't have to be alone" Yuka was full-on pacing now.
"As far as everyone knows, Emi is my biological daughter. It was a one night stand sort of thing. Experimental for those who know I am gay" shrugged Yuka, stopping his pacing and turning to face the group "I signed Emi's birth certificate as her father, so it's legal. I have raised her since the day she was born."
After a pause, Yuka got the courage to finish, "Akari died due to complications with Emi's birth..."
"Sorry to hear that, Yuka" comforted Haruhi as the rest of the club, minus Kyoya and Mori, had tears in their eyes, or right out crying like Tamaki and Honey were doing.
"Alright, subject change. Is this going to change anything?" asked Yuka as he pointed towards Emi "As you can see, I am a full-time dad. Even with my aunt and uncle helping out, there are still a lot of moments like this. I live with my aunt and uncle, and Emi goes to daycare when I am at school. She will be here, or I leave to take care of her when I have to. But the daycare can't keep her after a certain time. Either way, it's going to be hard to hide her. Who knows if anyone else knows about her now? Hell, I wouldn't even bet against the fact Kyoya knew about her the first day I walked in. Fangirls are no exception to that rule."
"You are right about that. It will be hard to hide her and since she talks, even harder to hide your relationship with her," stated Kyoya finally looking up from his notebook at Yuka. He didn't even deny the fact he knew everything Yuka said beforehand. "So, I suggest that Emi-chan is welcomed into the club. Customers are told only what details Yuka wants to share, besides telling them her mother died and Yuka is her father. Anything else Yuka can choose to share."
"We have been brainstorming what part he should have. Can't have two naturals in the club…" smirked the twins as they looked over at Tamaki, "Maybe he can be the daddy. Daughter and daddy group sessions. We bet the girls will adore Emi and fawn over the daddy/daughter interactions. That way, Yuka doesn't have to leave the club early to take care of her and she wouldn't be in the way here. She can be the little princess of the host club," whispering the next part to themselves, "We have our secret princess and our little princess. Twice the fun to be had."
"But I am the daddy…" whined Tamaki.
"You can still be daddy, Tamaki. As much as it pains me to say this, I can be the son and Emi your granddaughter. That way, I am Emi's daddy, but you are still daddy to the club," suggested Yuka.
'It's not like her grandfather cares about her. No harm in this,' Yuka thought as Tamaki cheered up at the thought of being a grandpa. 'But on second thought, maybe it would be.' he thought as he saw the stars and hearts floating around Tamaki's head. He is going to have to put limits on what they can get her and where they can take her. He knew that all the club members would try to spoil his little girl.
"Why don't I take you all over to meet her properly? It looks like she set up the table for a tea party. We can finish up plans as we have tea," said Yuka as he made his way over to the table, "Room for some more people, Princess Emi?"
"Yes," Emi giggled as she saw the rest of the club members come to sit around the table. Minus Mori and Kyoya. Mori sat in a chair behind Honey and Kyoya sat at another table by the group.
And that is how they ended their day. Having tea with a giggling toddler, who was overjoyed at the tiny gathering, was an experience the group wasn't about to forget any time soon.