Ugh. Must I get up?

I groggily sit up and stretch. I reach over and grab my phone. I see I have a text from Yuzuru.

+I've decided that, in order to give you an opportunity to spend time with me as your father, you will join Tamaki and I for dinner on Sundays. You are no longer responsible for making the meal. This is non-negotiable. I expect you to be there tonight and do not forget our agreement concerning treating me like your father.

I groan and roll my eyes. Really? Fuck. This'll be a pain.

I get up and throw on some comfy clothes. I leave my room and head to the kitchen. When I get down there I find breakfast is already set up for me.

"Good morning Miss Kairi. Did you have a good time yesterday?"

"I did, thanks Akito. I still wish you'd just all me Kairi."

"Like I said before-"

"I know. I'm just not used to this whole thing. All this, honorific this and honorific that. I miss being able to do things for myself. It feels like it's been forever since I last cooked a meal for anyone." I sigh. "Sorry. It's not your fault. I'm just a little homesick."

"That's alright. How about this? In the kitchen I'll cal you Kairi, but as soon as you leave or someone important enters I call you Miss Kairi."

"Really? You'd do that for me?"

"Is that a yes?"

"Yes! Please yes! You're the best." I jump up and hug him. He chuckles.

"My pleasure, Kairi Now, hurry up and eat. You have things to do."

I giggle. "Ok."

After I finish eating, I clean my dishes and head to the movie room. I quietly open the door and sneak in. I creep over to Tamaki and move my mouth right next to his ear.

"Hey Tamaki. Haruhi's getting married," I whisper.

"Haruhi's getting married..." he mutters in his slee. Then his eyes open wide. "HARUHI'S GETTING MARRIED!"

I burst out in laughter. Tamaki quickly realizes what I did.

"Kairi. Did you just give me a heart attack for your amusement?"

"Yea. It was funny. Now get up. It's almost 8 and we need to practice together at least once."

I walk out of the room and, on my way to my room, a maid stops me.

"Pardon me Miss. There's a young man at the door for you. Shall I let him in?"

"A young man? Uh. Sure. I'll meet him at the entrance."

"Yes Miss." She hurries off to let him in. I smooth out my clothes and hair and walk to the entrance. When I get there I see the guy from yesterday standing there. As I approach he looks over and smiles.

"We meet again. How may I help you?" I politely ask.

"Right. Yesterday, after you left, I noticed you forgot this." He holds up my locket. "I tried to run after you, but I couldn't find you."

"My locket. I didn't even realize I had it in my purse. Thank you Mr..."

"Hunter. Derek Hunter. It's no trouble. I still feel bad for running into you."

"Derek Hunter? Where have I heard that name before? Have we met before? You look a little familiar to me, but I can't quite pinpoint it."

"I doubt it. I'm from America. I just recently came to Japan. I'm hoping to find a girl I once knew. She left when we were kids and I was hoping to find her."

"Wait. America? Where in America, may I ask?"

"Washington."

"Hang on. How old did you say you were when she left?"

"I didn't I was 7, though."

"Oh my god."

"What's the matter?"

Instead of answering, I send a punch to his face. He catches my hand and looks at me in shock.

"What was-"

"Don't worry about pain. Pain just means-"

"that you're doing something right... Kairi?"

"Derek?"

"Oh my god. It's really you! I found you! I finally found you!" He hugs me tightly in excitement.

I pull away from him after a minute. "What are you doing here?"

"Looking for you."

"No shit Sherlock. You already said that earlier. I mean why are you looking for me? And how did you get here? And while we're at it, what's with the scar?"

"Woah. Slow down. One at a time. I have questions too."

"You're right. Sorry. Here, let's move to a more comfortable area. Kihara? Would you mind having the car brought around front? We're going out.:

"Yes Miss." She bows and leaves.

"I have to go change, but you're welcome to come with." He shrugs. I sigh and motion for him to follow. When we get in my room I go to the dresser and pull out jeans and a nicer shirt. I go to the bathroom and change quickly. I come out, pull on some shoes, put my jacket on, and grab my purse.

"Ok. The car should be ready now. Shall we?"

"Sure."

We head out and get in the car.

"I figured we could go to this restaurant I know. You ok with that? DOn't worry about money. It won't be a problem."

"Sure."

"Sweet." I lean forward to the driver. "Bits 'N' Bites please."

"Yes Miss."

"Thanks." I lean back and turn to Derek. "I gotta text Tamaki real quick and then we can talk."

"Ok."

I pull out my phone and text Tamaki.

-Hey something came up and I can't practice right now. I'll be back by 3:30 at the latest. Don't worry about me. I'll explain later.

I send the text and put my phone away.

"Ok. That's settled. Now, where to start?"

"Hmm. How about we take turns asking questions?"

"Sounds good. You start."

"Ok. Well, first of all, how are you?"

I chuckle. "All these years, and that's the first thing you ask? I'm ok. Life's been a little more life than usual, but I'm handling it. My turn. How are you?"

He chuckles. "I'm better than I have been. Right now I'm relieved and overjoyed to have found you. So, who's Tamaki?"

"Oh boy. That's a long story. Hang on to that. We're almost there, so it'd be easier if I answer once we sit down."

"Ok."

"Miss, we've arrived."

"Thank you. I don't know how long we'll be. If I don't call before 3, head on back. I told Tamaki I'd be back by 3:30."

"Yes Miss."

"Thank you." Derek and I get out of the car and head inside. When we enter I see Kyo is working.

"Hey Kyo."

"Kairi. What's up? Here to see Ryoji?"

"Nah. My friend and I are here to eat."

"Oh? And who is this male friend of yours?"

"This is Derek. And don't even think about it Kyo."

"I wasn't-"

"Yes you were."

"Ok. You got me. I was."

"Thank you. Is table 11 free?"

He glances at the seating. "Yeah. You wanna sit there? You should know that he's here."

"Ugh. Fuck. How about table K?"

"That's open."

"We'll sit there."

"You sure?"

"Yea."

"Alright. Here." He hands me two menus. "I think Katerina is gonna be your waitress."

"Ok. Thanks."

"No problem. See you around."

"Yea. See ya."

I lead Derek to table K. It's in a room connected to the kitchen. It's not as nice VIP, but you still get isolation from the rest of the restaurant.

"This is better. The only one who'll interrupt us will be Katerina. Look at your menu and decide what you want. She'll be here in 2 minutes. After we order I'll answer your question. It'll take a while and I don't want us getting interrupted."

"Ok." We look over our menus. Exactly 2 minutes later Katerina comes in.

"Hi Carrot. Who's this with you?" Katerina asks.

"Hi onion. This is my friend Derek," I reply.

"Nice to meet you Derek. I'm Katerina. I'll be your waitress today. Are you ready to order?"

"Uh, yeah. I'll have the halibut fish 'n' chips and water," Derek orders.

"Ok. Kairi, usual?" I nod. "Ok. I''ll be back with your drinks soon."

"Thanks. Ok. Now to answer your question-"

"Kairi." I look up to see who interrupted me.

"Hello Yuzuru. How are you today?" I greet.

"I'm quite well, thank you. And you?"

"I'm well. Did you need something?"

"Can we talk, in private."

I sigh and stand up. "I'll be right back," I say to Derek. To Yuzuru, "Please make this quick."

We step into the empty VIP room.

"Hello father. What can I do for you?" I ask in a nauseatingly daddy's little girl voice.

"Really?"

"Oh come on. That was funny." He just gives me the look. "Hey, you wanted me to act normal. That was normal."

He sighs. "Let's just save that for alter. We'll have plenty of time at dinner tonight."

"Fine. What do you want? I'd like to get back to my friend."

"I was planning on giving you this tonight, but seeming as how we're both here I'll give it to you now." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a credit card.

"What's this?"

"A credit card."

"I know that. I mean why are you handing me a credit card?"

"Because it ids yours now. I probably don't need to say this, but please don't spend an outrageous amount. We may be rich, but it's not an infinite supply."

"Wait. I'm sorry. You're giving me a credit card. For me to use? I'm confused."

"You are my daughter. While the public may not know it yet, we both do. You need to get used to having the money and spending some on dresses and jewelry. Remember, you will be expected to dress accordingly at parties and other social gatherings. To give you practice you will start accompanying either Tamaki or Kyoya to events. I'm sure the Hitachiin twins would love to assist you on proper apparel. You will use the card for outfits, if nothing else. You may use the card for other things. That is all. I will take my leave now. I will see you at dinner."

He leaves after saying that. What just happened? Did he just give me a card because I'm his daughter or because he wants me to start dressing appropriately? I'm confused.

I shake off my confusion and head back to Derek. When I enter he looks up and I see our food is on the table.

"Sorry about that. He, well, he's part of that explanation." I sit down and begin telling him the story. After I finish he just sits there in silence for a minute.

"Wow. That's one hell of a secret."

"Yea. Technically you're not on the list of people I can tell, but as long as you pretend you don't know any of it we'll be fine."

"Who knew the girl I once knew was secretly from a rich family."

"You're never gonna let this go are you?"

"Nope." We chuckle.

"Now that that's settles, it's my turn. Where'd you get the scar?"

Suddenly, there's a shift in his demeanor. He gets a very serious look on his face.

"Right. My scar. Since you've been honest about your secret, I guess I can tell you mine. But you can't tell anyone and nobody can know that you know."

"Ok. My lips are sealed."

"I'm a gang leadder."

"What?"

"Hear me out. After you left, I fell into a bit of a depression and ended up joining a gang. After years, I ended up climbing the hierarchy. I got so far as to the former leader's right hand man. When he died, he passed the leadership to me. I got this scar when he died."

"Oh my god. Oh, my god."

"Hey, it's still me. I'm still the same person you knew. I'm just stronger and have more influence."

"Oh, my, god."

"Please say something else."

"Derek. You're a gang leader."

"Yeah?"

"That means you did it. Oh my god Derek. You finally did it. Good for you."

"That's...not the reaction I was expecting."

"What? Did you think I'd hate you?"

"Kind of."

"How could I? You said you would become stronger and more financially well off. I'd say becoming a gang leader fulfills both of those."

"You remember that?"

"Of course. How could I forget?" There is a small pause.

"Well, I guess now we're both caught up."

"Yea. man, it's been a long time. Well, it's your turn. Any more questions?"

"Hmm. Well, how are you doing relationship-wise? Boyfriend? Girlfriend?"

"No. I've never had the opportunity. You should understand why. With my constant moving there was no point. Besides, I don't mind being a loner. What about you?"

"Me? No. I never liked any of the people around me like that. I've only met one person and that...Nevermind."

"What?"

"It's nothing. Forget it."

"Come on. No secrets."

"Just leave it alone. It's never gonna happen, so I'm not gonna bother trying."

"How do you know it's not gonna happen?"

"Because she's engaged to someone else."

"So? If she doesn't know then how can she decide if it's never gonna happen? What if she secretly likes you too? Maybe she's marrying someone who came in second to you, but because you never said anything she assumed you didn't like her back."

"You sound very wise on this matter for someone who's never been in a relationship."

"I blame it on the Host Club."

"Well, maybe I'll try some day."

"You better. The sooner the better. If I find out she got married before you said something I'll come after you."

"I'd like to see you try."

"I've gotten better since we were kids."

"Oh really? Last I remember you couldn't beat me once."

"I've been training."

"Well, we might have to put it to a test."

"You're on. But not now. I have a dinner to go to in a little more than an hour and it wouldn't go well if I showed up looking like I was just in a fight."

"Fine. Give me your phone and I'll add myself to your contacts. We can make arrangements later."

"Very well." I hand him my phone. He adds himself and hands it back to me. "Well, I suppose we should leave. If we stay any longer Ryoji will find out and then we'll never leave."

Derek chuckles. "Sounds like an interesting person." We both get up and collect our stuff. I lead the way and leave the restaurant. I call the car and we stand there and wait.

"Where do you want us to drop you off?"

"Oh. Uh, I'm staying at the Kasanoda compound. When they found out I was visiting they insisted I stay with them. I'm sure they want to form a good relationship between them and my gang."

"Wait, you're staying with Ritsu?"

"Yeah, that's one of them. Why, do you know him?"

"Yea. He goes to Ouran. I've helped him with some homework before."

"Gotcha." Just then the car pulls up. I open the door and motion for Derek to go in. He climbs in and I follow.

"The Kasanoda compound please. We're dropping him off first."

"Yes Miss," the driver replies and we head off. The car ride is short and when we get there he makes me promise to text him later. He leaves and we head back home. By the time we get there I only have a little less than 20 minutes to change and get ready for dinner. I knock on Tamaki's door and he opens it.

"Hey. sorry about earlier. I'll explain on the ride over. Right now I need your help."

"Hi. With what?"

"I don't know what to wear. How nice do I need to look?"

"For now, just a nice dress. We'll have to take you shopping in the near future for clothing more suitable to father's standards. Let's see what you have."

"Thanks." We go to my room and I pull out all the dresses I own.

"That's it? You only have two dresses?"

"Well, I didn't need them so I didn't bother."

"Ok. Wear the purple one. It's the nicer of the two."

"Got it. Anything else?"

"Do you own heels?"

"No."

"What about flats?"

"I have a pair somewhere. They're black."

"That works."

"Ok." I go to the closet and change into the dress and find my flats. I come back out and show Tamaki. "Well?"

"You look nice. It'll pass this time. He'll be more lenient since it's your first time and you don't have more suitable clothing."

"Ok. Thanks. Let's go, I guess." We head downstairs and leave. In the car I tell him about Derek showing up. Then I tell him about the credit card and what Yuzuru said about future events.

"Really? Hmm. Well, I guess he has a point. It is good practice for you."

"I understand that. I just feel like the credit card is him trying to but me."

"I can understand that. I'm sure it's not what he intended."

"I don't know. We'll see I guess." We pull up to the mansion and get out. Tamaki turns to me.

"Ready?"

"No. But I have to be. Let's just go."

"Ok."

Hey, so I know I left on a chapter was ending up longer than I intended. So the next chapter will have info on what happens at dinner. So, don't worry about that. It will be addressed.

For those wondering, Kairi orders the same thing every time she eats at Bits 'N' Bites. It's the first thing she ate after her "mother" died. She had spent several days not eating anything, so when she finally gave in and ate, it ended up being what she had. If you really wanna know what it is let me know and I can tell ya'll's.

As of this moment I don't have a name for the gang that Derek is part of. If you guys want to suggest names, I'll pick from those.

I have been waiting for this chapter since I first thought up Derek. He's by far my favorite part of this story thus far. I hope you guys find him at least interesting. He'll be important to this story farther down along the story.

As always, please feel free to comment. I happily accept them. Even if it's to criticize something. I don't pretend I'm perfect. I know I'm not. Hell, I don't proofread my chapters before updating them. I am 100% certain I made mistakes. So if you want to criticize I'll gladly accept those too. Thanks, and I'll see you guys next chapter.