The next day, I'm in class when the door opens and I see the chairman's secretary.

"Pardon my interruption," the secretary apologizes. "Is Himura, Kairi here today?"

All heads turn to me.

"Yes. Kairi, please stand up," the teacher instructs.

I stand up as told. "Please follow me," the secretary instructs.

"Yes sir," I reply. I follow him out of the classroom and we end up in front of the chairman's office. The secretary knocks on the door and announces me. From inside I hear an, "Enter," and I walk inside. I see Yuzuru standing there looking out a window. He turns around when I enter.

"Sit," Yuzuru instructs. I do as I'm told. "Do you know why you're here?"

I shake my head.

"Think real hard. Think about what I said last Saturday."

I think back to Saturday and realize. "I'm here because I was walking home, and I didn't tell you."

"Correct. Before I decide how to punish you, I thought I would allow you to explain your reckless actions."

"Sir." He looks at me. "Yuzuru, with all due respect, while you may be my biological father, you are not my dad. My dad is Ashikaga, Genzo or as I call him, Unc. When he told me to get a cell phone because he was concerned for my safety, I obliged. I knew I didn't make enough money to be able to afford a phone and the bus fare. I decided to start walking so that I could afford the phone. I understood that it was dangerous for a 14 year old girl to be walking alone in the dark at night, however, I wasn't concerned. One, I have a phone so I could call for help. Two, no one else knows that I'm your daughter, so being kidnapped because of that was not a concern of mine. Three, I'm sure you're aware of why I was in and out of foster homes. I know how to fight, so I knew I could hold my own if I got attacked. Therefore, I concluded that it would be ok for me to be walking. As for the reason why I didn't tell you, well I guess I should say reasons. One, as I've already stated, you are not my dad. Two, I felt it was unnecessary. As long as I fulfill my ends of the deal, you don't care. Three, I felt that, on the off chance that you actually care about me, if I told you, that you would demand I either get rid of the phone and take the bus or that you would force me to ride in a limo every night. I did not want to deal with either of those, so I chose not to tell you. Are you satisfied with my answer?"

There was a small pause before he started speaking. "I will take your reasoning into consideration. You will hear again from me before Sunday. You may return to class."

I stand up and bow. As I'm walking towards the door he says, "You may not believe me when I say this, but I do care for you as my daughter."

I pretend not to hear him and walk out to the hall and back to class.

At lunch time, Tamaki asks me to eat with the club. They are having a meeting about an upcoming party and need me there. I agree to go and we head to Music Room 3.

I pass the rest of lunch listening to them making decisions and occasionally answering questions they ask. Basically, I'm only there to be told what kind of sweets to make for the party. I'm grateful when the bell rings and I can go back to class.

That afternoon, Tamaki introduces me as the newest member of the Host Club to the girls and informs them I made the desserts yesterday and will continue to make them.

I hear some 'aws' from the girls and I even heard a few mention how adorable I am. Ok then. I don't know if I'd say I'm adorable, but to each their own I guess.

I go back to baking after that. I make Chocolate Dango for Tamaki and Honey. For Hikaru, Kaoru, and Kyoya I make Crème Brûlèe. For Mori and Haruhi I decide on Mint Truffles.

After I finish baking, I hear the door open. I look up and see Kyoya standing there.

"Are you done baking?" he asks.

"I should be. There should be plenty left for the remainder of today. Why?"

"You have been requested to host. If you are done baking then you can come host. Now."

"Woah there buddy. Y'alls never said anything about me having to host. Y'alls only said I had to bake."

"We had not anticipated that you would be requested when we offered you the job. Now that you have been requested, we have need of you to host. Stop whining and go out there and do your job."

With that he turns around and walks back out there. What the fuck was that? First of all, he didn't have to be so rude. And second of all, what the fuck? Someone asked me to host? But, I'm not a dude. I'm very clearly a chick. The fuck do they want to talk to me for? Shit. I didn't know I would be doing this. Fuck. I'll just suck it up for now. It's not like I'll be asked to host again.

I walk out of the kitchen and Kyoya points to a table where 3 girls are sitting. One has black hair tied in a bun. The girl next to her, in the middle, has short red hair. The last girl has brown hair tied in a ponytail.

I walk over and sit down in front of them. "Uh, hello."

"Hello," the three girls say.

"So, I heard you wanted to talk to me? So, what can I do for you three?"

"We were just interested in you. Those sweets yesterday were delicious" says the girl with black hair.

"Oh. Ok. Well thank you Miss…"

"Kimura. My name is Kimura, Ayako," she responds.

"I'm Maki, Asuna," says the red head.

"And I'm Nakajima, Rin," replies the brunette.

"It's nice to meet you three. You probably already know, but I'm Himura, Kairi."

"Can we call you Kairi?" Ayako asks.

"I guess. Does that mean you girls are ok with me calling you by your first names?"

They nod,

"Kairi, we were wondering, where did you learn to bake like that?" asks Rin.

"Oh. Well, my parents are away right now, so I live with my uncle and cousin. My cousin Aiko is only 7 and my Uncle lost his left arm and his left leg in a work accident several years ago. Since neither of them are able to cook really well, I bake and cook for the three of us. A few years ago, I got to intern with a couple professionals, so I learned some techniques from them."

"That's amazing. Where are your parents right now?" Asuna asks.

"Off having adventures."

"What kind of adventures?"

"Well, I imagine tons of fun ones. With where they are, they don't have to worry about money or getting sick or anything."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, I imagine in Heaven, if that's what you believe in, you have all kinds of adventures."

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't realize your parents had passes away."

"It's ok. It's not like I said it outright. Don't worry about it. They passed away many years ago."

"Oh, it looks like our time is up," Ayako notices. "Is it ok if we request you tomorrow?"

"Huh? But why? There are 7 other guys here who I'm sure you'd much rather sit with."

"But we enjoyed your company," defends Asuna.

"Well, I guess. It would have to be after I've finished baking though."

"That's ok. This time works for us."

"Ok. Well I suppose I'll see you girls tomorrow." I stand up and walk back into the kitchen.

Once club hours are over, I walk out to grab dishes. When I do, I see all the hosts looking at me, excluding Kyoya.

"Uh. Hi? Did you guys need something?" I ask.

"Kai! You're parents passed away? We didn't know that," Honey exclaims.

"Oh. Well, no one asked."

"I did," Tamaki says.

"Not really. You asked where they were. I gave the girls the same answer I gave you. They just asked about it more."

After that, I walked back into the kitchen and washed the dishes. When I finished, I grabbed my stuff and walked out to find Honey and Mori.

"Hey guys. I take it you'll be taking me home?"

"Yeah Kai!" Honey replies.

"Ok. Let's go then."

We walk out to their limo and when I climb in I tell the driver my address. Once Mori and Honey have climbed in we head off.

I reach down to my bag to grab my earbuds. Just as I'm about to grab them, Honey asks me a question.

"Hey Kai? You said your uncle is missing an arm and a leg. Is that why you work?"

"Yea. He has prosthetics, but even with them he has troubles from time to time. No one wants to hire a liability like him, so he's unable to work."

"Wow. So do you do everything at home?"

"For the most part. I do the shopping, cooking, and cleaning. When I was working at my old job, I used to make meals and then refrigerate them for their dinners. All Unc would have to do is stick them in the oven and heat them up. I made simple things, but they never really complained."

"That must be really hard."

"Not at all. I'm happy to be able to help them out. After all, he took me in when my parents died."

Honey left it at that, probably sensing I didn't want to talk about it anymore, and started asking me random questions, mostly about sweets. Before I knew it, the car stopped and we arrived. I grabbed my stuff and got out.

"Well, thanks for the ride. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

"Bye Kai!"

Mori just grunts.

I turn around and walk into the apartment. I get there just as dinner is coming out of the oven, so I put my things away and eat. After dinner, I help Aiko with her homework and then put her to bed. I finish up my nightly routine and go to bed.

Whew. I'm so sorry this took longer to upload. As promised, I've uploaded two chapters and one is twice as long as normal. I leave to go camping today and school starts next week so you guys might not hear from me until next weekend. I'm really sorry about that.

Thank you guys for sticking with me this far. I have many things planned for this story and I hope I'm progressing it well so far.

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