Hibari and Dino are both stunned and speechless at Haru's house, or should I say mansion? They had just arrived and right now, they are silently pushing the other to ring the bell.

"You ring the bell you stupid Bronco!"

"No! You ring the bell Kyouya!"

Yes, her house was a huge western mansion, there's even a fountain at the center.

"Hahi! You two already arrived!"

Both boys turned and was surprised to see Haru with a… is that a shotgun!?

"H-haru-chan…. Is that a shotgun?"

"Yup! My godfather gave this to me on my birthday last year"

Dino nervously asked as he shakily pointed the shotgun that his friend casually swung at her shoulder. Meanwhile, Hibari mentally dropped a jaw. He didn't really expect her to be so enthusiastic about guns.

"Hahi! Where are my manners? Come in!"

Once they had entered the mansion itself, they are more stunned because everything looks very expensive. In short, Haru's rich.

"Wow Haru-chan…. You're actually rich!"

"Not really, I'm not rich, my pére (father) is."

Hibari and Dino blinked at her. Well, Hibari did because Haru said something foreign while Dino was surprised that Haru spoke French. He'd recognize that language because Bianchi loves those sappy French romantic movies.

"Haru-chan, are you, perhaps French?"

"Oui, I'm French-Japanese, my father's French and my mother's Japanese. I'm using her surname, while I'm here. This way to the kitchen mon amis (my friends)."

Hibari then noticed a photo they had passed by.

"Is this your father, Miura?"

Haru stopped walking and looked over the picture of the man that Hibari pointed. She beamed at him, he turned putty again, and nodded.

"Yes, that's my pére"

Dino looked over too and then noticed something.

"He reminds me of-"

"Let's just go to the kitchen, okay"

But Hibari cut him off. And so they continued on their way toward their main destination: the kitchen. Once they got there, Hibari looked at it in both and admiration.

"The kitchen is wonderful, Miura"

"I'm glad you liked it, Hibari-kun"

Dino mentally cried as he watched the two from the side. He can see it now, a new scenario in his manga! But really, these two, he can't help but think that they're both in the wrong gender though.

"Okay! Let's start the cooking lessons! If you need me, I'll just be here on the sidelines; just call me if you want someone to taste-test!"

He turned and was about to walk away when he was tightly gripped on the shoulder by Hibari, thus preventing him from escaping. He started to sweat bullets because he could feel his glare boring holes at the back of his head.

"Where. Are. You. Going. Cavallone?"

"Uh…."

On the background, Haru was busy getting the ingredients.

"You'll help us, whether you like it or not. Besides, you were the one who brought it up in the first place"

Sometimes, he wondered if he really was a secret masochist like what his cousin, Hayato, once said to him. He couldn't help but agree. He slowly turned his head and the glare that Hibari gave him is worse than Bianchi on a bad day with a period.

"….Okay"

"Good"

"Hibari-kun! I got all of the ingredients ready!"

Hibari let Dino go and then turned to face Haru with a small smile. All Dino could do is face-fault.

'As I've said before, he's the Tsundere-type'

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"You must be very excited that you'll see your daughter again, Alaude"

Alaude just glared at his friend and co-worker, G, while he was driving. They're on their way to his house.

"It's been a while since I saw her. She looks a lot like her mother, "Cozart gave a low whistle when he saw his goddaughter's photo."I bet you'll be having a hard time because she'll have lots and lots of suitors"

Alaude twitched and tried as hard as he could not punch his other friend, Cozart. Even though, what he said is true.

"Enough. Why is Giotto not coming again, Cozart?"

"Hn? Ah… said something about helping Daemon" Alaude twitched again "propose to his sister, Elena. Dunno"

"Hn"

"You still don't get along? It's been years, Alaude. Get over it."

"He ate my proposal ring. I can't forget something like that."

"It was an accident"

"No it's not"

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"So, what do you guys think?"

Dino put a hand in his chin and looked at the cake critically, while Hibari sliced pieces of the cake for the three of them to taste.

"The colors are a little weird, but I think it looks nice, 'cept the color that is."

"As much as I hate to agree with the Bronco, the color could use a little work, but the taste is fine"

Hibari said as he took a bite, Dino did the same and nodded. Haru's face brightens and smiled.

'T-too cute'

Dino secretly smirked because he's well aware of what is on Hibari's mind right now.

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"Tadaima"

Alaude was mildly surprised that his daughter didn't greet him first but the family butler, Ootori.

"Welcome Home Master Alaude, Mr. G and Mr. Simon"

"Where's she?"

"She's in the kitchen with her two friends; they are having a cooking lesson of sorts, Sir"

"Hn"

"Really? That's great!"

Cozart jumped at G's back, prompting the later to shout profanities at him.

"What the fuck!? Get off me!"

"Sorry G!"

Alaude rubbed his throbbing head, as he briskly walked towards his kitchen, leaving his friends with Ootori to deal with.

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Suddenly they heard the door of the kitchen slammed open, our trio turned their heads towards the new comer. There was a moment of awkward silence, that is, until Dino opened his big mouth.

"Ah! Now I remember who he reminds me off!" he then finger pointed the new comer and then turned his head to one pissed off Hibari. "It's you Kyouya! He reminds me of you!"

Hibari face-palmed, while the Father-Daughter duo sweat-dropped;

"Ahou…."

Hibari muttered under his breath. 'Way to go, Cavallone. You now officially made my life more difficult'

"Pére! Okaeri!"

"Ah... Tadaima"

'They had the same personality too'

Dino thought to himself as he tried to apologize to the older man.

"I'm really sorry Sir. It was very rude of me"

"Hn"

'He can apologize!?'

Hibari face-fault due to the shock that Dino actually had the ability to apologize, since he had always thought of him as a pain in the ass, an impolite pain in the ass, but he was wrong.

"Haru, who are they?"

"They're my friends"

'FRIENDS!?'

Alaude mentally shrieked in his head. He then remembered the things that Cozart said in the car.

"I bet you'll be having a hard time because she'll have lots and lots of suitors"

"Lots and lots of suitors….."

"Lots of suitors….."

"Suitors….."

"Suitors…."

It kept on echoing in his head like it was just near his ears.

"Didn't I warn you before?"

Alaude looked blankly Cozart, the latter just grinned. Cozart then shifted his attention to his goddaughter.

"Well, well, Haru-chan you've grown! It's been a while! Do you still remember me?"

Haru titled her a head in confusion before finally recognizing the red haired man.

"Cozart jii-chan!"

"And do you remember me as well?"

"G jii-chan!"

"Kyouya…. I suddenly feel left out"

"Me too"