I wake up to the sound of a notification on my phone. I grab it and see Ryoiji texted me back.
-So cute! Did Aiko help you?
I quickly respond to him.
+Yea. Aiko had fun.
-That's adorable. Tell her hi for me!
+Will do.
I put my phone down and get up. I get changed into some jeans and a Black Butler tee and throw on a hoodie. I eat some toast and have a cup of coffee. After rinsing my dishes I grab my purse, leave a note on the table, and leave.
I walk down to the supermarket with a list forming in my head. While there, I'm walking own an aisle when I see Haruhi.
"Hey Haruhi," I call out to her. She looks over at me.
"Hi Kairi. Doing some shopping?"
"Yea. My Uncle is hopeless at a store." We chuckle.
"I understand. My dad is hopeless too, even though he follows me every time."
"Oh?"
"Yea. Just wait. You'll notice someone watching us pretty soon."
"Wanna shop together?"
"Sure."
After a couple minutes I feel someone staring at us.
"Haruhi, I think I found your dad."
"Yea."
"Should we let him know we know he's here?"
"Probably. Hey dad, I know you're there!"
I hear a gasp and then see Ryoji step out from behind a stack of crackers.
"Hey Haruhi! I see you're with someone. Who's this?" Ryoji asks.
"This is Kairi. Kairi, this is my dad," Haruhi introduces.
"It's nice to meet you. You can call me by my stage name Ranka," Ryoji tells me with a wink.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Ranka. I go to school with your daughter Haruhi," I inform him.
"Oh? Are you also in that club?"
"I just joined. I start tomorrow."
"Oh? How nice. If they're ever mean to you you can come to me. I'll beat 'em up for you."
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind."
"Ok. Well, Kairi and I need to finish shopping. Dad if you want you can follow. Otherwise go home," Haruhi interjects.
"Ok. Ok. I'll hold your basket for you Haruhi."
"Suit yourself."
We all converse as Haruhi and I finish shopping. We leave the store and I turn to them.
"Ok. Well thanks for the company. I have to hurry home now," I inform them.
"Ok. See you tomorrow Kairi," Haruhi replies.
"Come visit us anytime Kairi," Ryoji offers.
"I'll talk to Haruhi about it."
"yay. Bye dear," Ryoji farewells.
"Bye," I respond.
I re-adjust my grip on the bags and walk home. By the time I get there Uncle and Aiko have woken up and eaten.
"Hey guys! I went shopping," I call out.
"Hi Kairi," Uncle greets.
I start putting the groceries away. When I finish I glance at the clock. 1:30. That gives me enough time to shower and change.
"I'm gonna go shower real quick before I have to go," I tell Uncle.
"Ok," he replies.
I shower, change into suitable clothes, and glance through a couple cookbooks. I hear a knock at the door at 2:00 exactly. I grab my stuff and open the door.
"Miss Himura. I'm here to take you to Master Suoh's house," the driver says.
"Yes. Give me just a second." I turn to Aiko and Uncle. "Bye guys, I'll see you two later tonight. Go ahead and eat without me. I love you two." I turn back to the driver. "Ok, let's go."
I walk to the limo and climb in. I plug in my earbuds and pull out a book. The drive was only about 20 minutes and before I knew it we had arrived. As I exit the car I'm met by a butler.
"Miss Himura. We've been expecting you. Please follow me," the butler tells me. He leads me to what I think is a kitchen. This place is huge!
"Master Suoh told me to inform you he does not have a preference for dinner tonight. He asks that you make your best meal. Neither of the masters have allergies to food so you can make whatever you wish. If you need any assistance just pull that cord over there." With that he leaves me alone in the kitchen.
I look around the room and set my stuff down on a chair in the corner. I decide I should look around the kitchen so I can find everything.
After half an hour, I've finally looked through all the cupboards and fridges. Yes, that's plural. There is more than one fridge. How rich can he be? Jesus!
After taking a mental inventory I decide what to make. I don't know when they eat, so I pull the cord as instructed. Within minutes the same butler comes in.
"Yes Miss Himura?"
"Uh. What time do they eat?"
"5:00 Miss Himura."
I glance at the clock and see it's nearly 3:00 by now.
"Anything else miss?"
"How do they both feel on sweets?"
"Master Suoh has a little bit of a sweet tooth and the Young Master will eat anything with chocolate."
"Milk or dark chocolate?"
"Either miss. Will that be all?"
"Yes. I know what to make now. Thank you."
"Very well." With that the butler leaves.
I quickly set about making dinner. For the appetizer I decide to make Crab Bruschetta. The main course is Pasta Primavera. For dessert I'll make a Raspberry-Glazed Double Chocolate Cake.
5:00 comes around and I've finished the appetizer. Servants come in to take it out. While they eat the appetizer I finish up the pasta and plate it. The servants come back with empty dishes and leave with the main course. I finish the glaze and pour it onto the cake. I set it in the freezer for 10 minutes. When I pull it out, the glaze has set and I cut the cake up and plate it. The servants come back again with empty dishes and leave with the dessert.
I busy myself with washing the dishes and wiping down the counters. When the servants come back again, I quickly clean the dishes and the butler from before comes in.
"Miss Himura, Master Suoh has requested your presence. Please follow me."
"Ok. I'm coming."
The butler leads me to the dining room where I see Yuzuru and Tamaki sitting there. When I enter, Tamaki looks up with a look of curiosity. I shift my focus to Yuzuru.
"Mr. Suoh," I greet with a small bow.
"Yuzuru," he insists.
"Sorry, Yuzuru. Did you enjoy your meal?"
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. Tamaki, Kairi here made tonight's meal."
I look at Tamaki to see shock on his face which quickly morphs into excitement.
"Kairi! That's amazing! It was so delicious! I can see why you cook at Bits and Bites now! That was so delicious!" Tamaki exclaims. Yuzuru clears his throat and Tamaki immediately calms down. "Sorry. I got overexcited."
"That's ok. I'm glad you enjoyed it," I reply with a smile.
"My son is not wrong. This meal was rather enjoyable. I should have had you cooking my meals at Bits and Bites rather than serving them to me."
"Thank you very much," I reply with a slight bow.
"Now, Kairi would you like to tell Tamaki?" I look at him questioningly. "About school. I have not told him," he clarifies.
"Ok?" I look at Tamaki. "Tamaki, I have decided to join the Host Club. Your father has convinced me and informed me I would be baking and would get paid. My boss has agreed to let me go as long as I work for the Host Club."
Tamaki looks at me with excitement. "That's wonderful! I can't wait to tell Kyoya!"
"I look forward to starting tomorrow after school." I look at Yuzuru. "Do you need anything else?"
"No. That will be all. My butler will show you out and my driver will take you home. I'll see you next week."
"As you wish. Farewell." I turn around and the butler shows me to the kitchen so I can grab my things. As soon as I've got my stuff we leave the house and I'm escorted to the limo. I get in and we head off.
When I get home I thank the driver and go inside. Aiko runs over and greets me.
"Kairi, can we have some cake now?"
"Hello to you too. You certainly don't waste any time. Did you eat your dinner?" She nods. "I guess so then."
I walk into the kitchen and cut up two slices and I pour a glass of milk and a small cup of milk.
"Is your dad at the table?" Aiko nods. "Ok."
I set down the cake and milk in front of Aiko and Uncle. "Here you guys go."
"Thank you Kairi," they both say.
"No problem." I walk into the kitchen and make myself an omelette. I go back to the table and eat. Once I'm finished I take all the dishes to the sink and clean them. By the time I finish it's nearly 8:30.
"Aiko! Time to get ready for bed," I call out.
Several minutes later Aiko comes out in pajamas. "All ready?" I ask and she nods.
I pick her up and put her to bed. I walk out and sit across from Uncle.
"How was it?" Uncle asks.
"Fine. Their kitchen is huge. You should have seen it. They had more than one fridge and cases upon cases of different wines. And they have loads of fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, breads, you name it. I can't wait to cook there again."
"Well I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. The mail came today."
"ah, thanks." I reach over and grab it. I go through it all and separate it. Bill, bill, coupons, bill, bill, more coupons. Nothing new.
I open up the bills to see how much it's gonna be. Not too bad. It's been worse.
When I finish up, I get up and head to bed.