"Do you want me to take her?" Haruhi asked as the group moved through the shopping mall. Kyami rested against Tamaki's shoulder, her large brown eyes closing sleepily.
"I'm alright, she's almost asleep anyway, we'll be able to put her in her stroller." Tamaki replied, rubbing the infant's back soothingly. Haruhi smiled.
"You guys really love her, just to look at each of you with her, you'd never guess how she got to be our daughter." She commented. "It's nice. That you've always treated her like she was your own. But, I guess she is, you guys took care of that."
"Of course we did, she's always going to be our daughter, not just because we have a piece of paper saying she is, she's always been ours in our hearts. That's what matters most." Tamaki shifted the child in his arms and placed her gently in the stroller.
"Your dad doesn't seem interested in her though, not like Hikaru and Kaoru's parents. Was he angry with you when he found out?"She asked turning into the store. The club president sighed.
"He wasn't happy at first." he said softly, his mind wandering back to the day his father had found out.
"what were you thinking Tamaki,do you have any idea what you're doing?" Yuzuru cried, holding out the court document to his son.
"I knew exactly what I was doing, She needs-"
"You need to focus on your future, If you intend to be the heir to this family, you can't afford to give your grandmother anymore-"
"Father, with all due respect, I love them both. Kyami's only a baby, she should have the chance to grow up in a family. Haruhi is an amazing mother, but this is hard for her, as it would be for anyone. I'll do what I have to do, what I need to do to protect them." Tamaki interrupted, his father sighed.
"You're just like your mother, always wanting to care for the people around you. Sometimes, even in situations like this- You can't help everyone, as much as you try it's not possible. That little girl-"
"Is my daughter, you'll accept her or you won't, but she's mine."Yuzuru shook his head slowly.
"I just don't want you to-"
"Make the same mistake you did, I know."Tamaki turned away.
"Is that what you think, you are not a mistake Tamaki. Your mother and I love you, I don't tell you that often, but it's true. I've done a lot of things wrong, but you were the one thing I am sure is right. I wanted so much for the three of us to be together." Yuzuru handed the paper to his son.
"Keep this away from your Grandmother, She can't know about it. You shouldn't have done it, it seems those friends of yours had it taken are of. I see that they're important to you and what's done is done. Can I offer you some advice?"Yuzuru's tone had softened.
"Of course." Tamaki answered, his father moved closer.
"Learn from what I did, you chose to be in this child's life, be a better father to your daughter than I an to you Tamaki. While I can't condone your actions I should tell you this," He leaned in close to his son.
"I'm proud of you." He said, kissing Tamaki's forehead. The father and son pair would speak again days later and Yuzuru would request to see pictures of his granddaughter.
"Are you okay?" Haruhi's voice pulled him back to reality.
"I'm fine, I was just thinking about something." he replied.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course." he watched Haruhi search through the children's clothes.
"Hey, Hikaru, Kaoru, do you think your mom could make something like this with longer sleeves and a different neckline?" Haruhi asked holding up a tiny purple dress.
"She can do pretty much anything. She did tell you that she'd always make sure Kyami had all the clothes she could ever need, just tell her what exactly you want for her."
"She'd even go through the different styles and fabrics with you.'" Kaoru added. After spending only a small amount of time in the store, the group decided to move on.
"Maybe after she wakes up, we can take her to the zoo or something, I think She'd like that." Hikaru suggested.
"Or the aquarium, I wonder if they still have that huge turtle." Kaoru said. Hikaru shook his head.
"You just want to go there to stare at that thing. I don't know what you find so fascinating about something like that."
"You're one to talk, I can't pry you away from that stupid shark."
"At least it moves faster than-"
"Come on you guys, let's not argue, we're trying to celebrate our family." Tamaki scolded.
"I know I probably shouldn't bring it up, but if you guys are paying for everything we do today, how can-"
"Are you enjoying yourself?" Kyoya asked.
"Yeah, but this was supposed to be-"
"Our family spending time together. We're doing that, you're having a good time and Kyami's happy. That's our gift." He replied before she could finish.
"I'm thinking we should go to lunch, take Kyami on her first trip to the aquarium and then get Ranka later for dinner."Honey suggested.
"I think Dad would like that. We haven't been out to eat for a while. I still need to find him a present though."
"We will, we can go to another store, there are other malls. we can go wherever you'd like."Kyoya offered.
"I'm just not sure what that would be. " Haruhi sighed.
"Maybe you're just thinking about it too much, take a break." Kaoru suggested. "Ranka would probably just be happy to spend time with you.
"You're right. Let's go have lunch and we can take it from there."She said with a sigh.
"I know a place close to here. I'll call the driver to bring the car around." Kyoya took out his phone and dialed the number, leading the hosts toward the entrance. Kyami still sleeping peacefully, a faint smile appearing on her face, as she dreamed of her family.