*sighs* so I've got a new chap for everyone, and I'm not even going to bother commenting on the length =S

Haruhi glanced around her room one more time and ran through her mental checklist. Passport? In her handbag. Plane tickets? Tachibana would give them to her at the airport. Clothes? Packed with the somewhat unwelcome assistance of her father. Camera? She had tried to convince her father that she didn't need one since it was technically a working holiday but he'd insisted. Taxi? She looked out the window and it was there waiting. Pleased she nodded, yes she had everything.

She turned and walked out of the room to where her suitcase was waiting by the front entrance.

"Otousan," Haruhi called, "I'm going now!"

Her father burst from his room, "Haruhi!" he cried throwing himself at his daughter, "Oh, I'm going to miss you so much, I'm so proud of you! Going all the way to Hawaii!" Haruhi did her best to ignore him as she pulled on her shoes.

Ranka pulled back and smiled to himself as he watched her, his wonderful, capable daughter. Standing up she caught his smile and returned it with one of her own. Ranka couldn't help himself; he threw smothered her again and his heart swelled when this time she returned the hug.

Then he took her suitcase and followed her down to the waiting taxi. The driver took over when they reached it, hauling the suitcase into the boot of the taxi.

"Take care," Ranka told her as she clambered into the taxi, "I love you."

Haruhi looked up at him and smiled, "I love you too, otousan."

The taxi took off and Ranka waved until it disappeared from sight. Then he headed back up to their apartment. He would be lying if he said it seemed quiet without Haruhi around, the house was always rather quiet, that was just the kind of family they were; not particularly loud or boisterous, just quietly content.

He passed Haruhi's room on the way to his own and something caught his eye. He stopped and went into the room picking up the packet that lay on the bedside table where he had put it the previous evening.

He frowned, how could Haruhi have forgotten something so important? Especially after he'd spent so long lecturing her about how important it was, and reminding her to pack it. Heck, he'd even offered to pack for her just to be sure that she didn't forget it and she told him not to worry because she wouldn't forget it. And then he finds she's gone and left it on the bedside table.

Taking the packet with him, Ranka went back into the main room of the house and picked up the phone and began dialing.

"Hello?" said the voice as someone answered.

"Hello, Kyoya? It's Ranka,"

"Ah, Ranka-san, how can I help you?"

"It's just Haruhi forgot something very important, do you think you could by on your ay to airport to pick it up?"

Kyoya chuckled, "Are you sure this isn't just an excuse to see me, Ranka-san?"

Ranka laughed in return, "Oh no I assure you, Kyoya this is very important."

"I see. I'll be there in a few minutes."

A few minutes later Ranka hung up the phone and settled down to wait for Haruhi's very handsome, very intelligent and very much perfect employer.

kudos to you if you can correctly guess what it was Haruhi left behind.

Thanks those who reviewed teh previous chap: Animad345, Pseudonym Jareth, Scherherazade, Sora Sings, Fae Child19 and REAL-Ella-Martinez