Ten Years Later

Haruhi Ootori, a feared, famous, young twenty-eight year old lawyer, who has won cases for many of her old high school classmates and a few for her family, wakes up groggily in the arms of her husband Kyoya Ootori, an equally feared businessman, who at twenty-nine years old is the new young heir of the Ootori Zaibatsu, which was announced the week before. The announcement made by Yoshio Ootori shocked many, but didn't surprise those who knew Kyoya well. Haruhi was more surprised that his brother's accepted the announcement and actually congratulated him.

Rolling over to look at the clock Haruhi found it almost annoying that her internal clock decided to wake her up at seven in the morning on her day off from work. Remembering Kyoya told her yesterday over lunch that he would wake up with her she moves in order to try and wake him, but knowing how late he got in she stops and decides to simply let him sleep. She yawns, gets up and walks into the bathroom to take a shower.

She walks back into their bedroom wearing an old blue dress shirt of Kyoya's that he had just decided to give to her and was surprised to find it still fit after three years, a pale blue skirt that she had allowed Kyoya to get for her that dropped just above her knees, and had a white belt hanging loosely from her hips. She had grown taller and allowed her brown hair to grow down to halfway down her back. She is happy to say she still looks like herself. Smiling at her husband, who was still fast asleep in their bed she looks around their room. Their home was a wedding gift from his father, but they had designed everything on their own and their room she truly felt fit them both perfectly. Simple, organized, and just the right shade of dark blue.

When you first walk into the bedroom the first thing someone would notice is that the room drops and in the middle is a large glass oval table and two plush couches on either side. Just past the table were the small steps that led up to their huge bed with both sides having a small bedside table, one of which had Kyoya's glasses and cell phone on top of it and the other had the clip Haruhi uses to put her hair up during the day. Both held small pictures of their family and friends. To both sides of the bed were their closets and a large mirror was next to each one. Haruhi had a small makeup dresser for when she needed to have some on. Just behind both couches and to the side of the room was two bookcases one in which held law books and the occasional books to read for fun. The other held business and medicine textbooks. Between her bookcase and dresser was the door that led into their bathroom. Behind the bed was the window, which was blocked by the drapes covering them and protecting them from the sunlight coming in. After finishing her hair and putting it up she leans over the bed to kiss Kyoya swiftly to not wake him up and walks out of the room to head downstairs to make breakfast.

She knows Kyoya hates it when she lets all the servants have today off, but he also realized it was the one day of the year she could actually act like a housewife and return to her commoner roots, so he lets her do what she wants. That and he knows she would be baking today and he has never turned down one of her home cooked meals. 'I can't believe we've been married ten years today.' She muses while getting the ingredients out of the fridge for making hotcakes. She had the coffee brewing already. 'Actually after everything that happened in high school I still can't believe we managed to get married at all,' pulling out a package of bread from the pantry. 'But I suppose we're not the only ones, everyone in the club got married a few years after we did. Tamaki and Akane, Hikaru and Mitsuki, Kaoru and Hinata, a fashion designer he met in Europe, Mori and Mai, a sweet girl who is the only one besides Hunny to beat him in a kendo match, and Hunny and Reiko.' She sighs. 'We all have our own lives and families, yet they all still visit at least once a month, but I suppose half of the time it's to check up on Kyoya and-' her thoughts are cut off, as she hears small footsteps walking on the hardwood floors towards the kitchen. She looks up at smiles inwardly when she reads 8:00 on the clock.

"Mother I can't get Kotoko to wake up." A young black haired boy with big brown eyes groans walking into the kitchen.

"Tatsuo, does that really surprise you? You're lucky she didn't try to hurt you." Haruhi laughs turning around to see her eight year old son already fully dressed for the day in a pair of tan shorts and a dark blue t-shirt.

"But she promised to wake up today for you and father's wedding anniversary." He argues. "And I didn't exactly go into her room. I just knocked on the door a lot. She may not be quite like father in the morning, but she scares me all the same.

'She is definitely her father's daughter.' Haruhi sighs inwardly and walks over to her son. "Your father told me the same thing yesterday Tatsuo. Why don't you go wake your father up and I'll wake up your sister." She suggests.

"But father is scarier in the morning then Kotoko is." He protests.

"Actually he really isn't. Do you want me to teach you how to wake him up?" She asks.

"You mean there's a way to wake him up without him wanting to kill someone in the process?" He asks curiously.

"Who told you that lie?"

"Uncle Tamaki."

"Your uncle Tamaki likes to overreact."

"Yeah, but it's funny to watch. Especially when Hanako does something he doesn't like."

"Well she is his daughter Tatsuo. I wouldn't like it either if you or Kotoko were doing something you're not supposed to."

"But sometimes she and Toko do, or say, something on purpose to watch him freak out."

Haruhi sighs. "You three are so mean."

"What? We mess around with him when father's over there with us and he doesn't seem to mind." He shrugs. "We've even gotten him to smile."

'Why does that not surprise me?' Haruhi thinks. "Look don't worry about your father doing anything to you all right? All you have to do is go up to our room, pick up his cell phone, look under personal alarms, and press the third one." She tells him calmly, knowing her voice still manages to wake him up in a better mood than his alarms ever do. "Just don't forget to turn the volume up all the way."

"Are you sure?" He asks skeptically.

"You may have to play it a few times, but it works every time Tatsuo I promise.' She laughs. "Have I ever broken a promise with you?"

"Well no…all right I'll try it." He says getting up. Haruhi knows his general curiosity's a part of him agreeing so quickly. "Thanks mother, good luck with Toko."

"You know she hates that nickname Tatsuo." Haruhi points out; as he only gives her a grin that could rival Kyoya's and leaves the room. She sighs and takes off her apron, before leaving the room and walking upstairs to her daughter's room.

"Kotoko, Kotoko." She calls, as she walks into the dark room, which was the same design as the master bedroom only a bit smaller and the walls were a dark violet. Sighing inwardly when there's no response she walks past the door inside her room that leads to Tatsuo's room. One thing about their children was they never cried in front of their parents except as babies and if something was wrong they would go to their sibling for help first, before going to either of them, one of the many reasons their rooms were so close. They tease one another a lot, but they were extremely close and knew they could count on the other to look after them. It was a trait that neither parent questioned, after watching Hikaru and Kaoru for so long.

Haruhi opens the blinds behind her daughter's bed letting the sunlight in. Still getting no reaction she walks over to the bed. 'She looks exactly like her father when she's asleep.' She laughs inwardly looking down at her daughter's long raven black hair, which was covering most of her face as she lays on her side. Her hands were in small fists under her chin, and she looked completely dead to the world. If Haruhi didn't hear her breathing softly her first thought would probably be that she's dead. "Kotoko it's your mother, you need to get up now." She asks raising her voice slightly, still nothing. Sighing again she apologizes to her daughter beforehand, before snapping, as if angry. "Kotoko Ootori."

"Gah-Mother?" Was her daughter's response, as she finally sits up in bed startled and looks at her, with her father's onyx eyes. "Shoot what time is it?" She asks picking up her glasses off her bedside table.

"Almost eight thirty." Haruhi tells her and trying not to laugh at her frantic state.

"Damn it I told Tatsuo I would be up almost an hour ago." She growls getting out of bed.

"Kotoko."

"What? Oh right, sorry mother." She slaps her hand to her forehead. "I meant darn it I promise, it just sort of slipped out."

"Maybe your uncles are too much of an influence." Haruhi sighs.

"Yet, you and father will never stop letting us see them." She laughs.

"Of course we wouldn't. They would just find some way to see you anyways." Haruhi replies earning a laugh from Kotoko.

"Thanks for waking me up mother, I'll be down in about ten minutes."

"There's really no rush you know, your father is probably just now waking up."

"I know, but I still broke a promise." She sighs. "You and Father taught us never to do that, so I really need to apologize to Tatsuo. I'll be down in ten minutes."

"…All right your brother and I will be downstairs in the kitchen." Haruhi smiles at her and leaves the room to let her change.

Walking back into the kitchen Haruhi sees Tatsuo grabbing plates and silverware out of the cupboards in order to set the table. "How did it go with your father?" She asks returning to the stove.

"It was…a little odd." He admits setting the stack of plates on the counter. " I played the alarm like you told me to and at first I thought it was Toko's voice and then I realized it was yours mother."

"Yes, I recorded that for your father back when we were dating in high school. Even back then he was a pain to get up in the morning." She admits.

"Well father didn't even move the first time, so I played it again and he sort of…sat up in bed, muttered your name, and asked how on earth you got into his room."

Haruhi laughs inwardly. 'He was probably remembering the first time he heard that alarm, after all I haven't played that one for him in a long time.'

"So he put on his glasses, saw me, apologized, and I only nodded and left your room." He sighs. "I really didn't know what else to say to him."

"Didn't I tell you he would wake up though?" She laughs. "Just give him a little while he'll be down here shortly."

"Yeah that's what he told me." He sighs. "Oh yeah I wanted to ask you mother, are our uncles really coming over again today?"

"Of course, you know they come every year." She answers simply. "Is there something wrong?"

"Not particularly, but isn't a wedding anniversary…supposed to be celebrated by the two people actually married? Not by the people who are over here all the time anyways?" He asks.

"Yes Tatsuo, but you try keeping them away." She laughs.

"I don't know it could be a fun challenge." He mutters darkly.

'Honestly our children act so much like him it's scary.' She sighs inwardly and subconsciously lifting her hand to her stomach. 'I still need to tell him soon.'

"I was only kidding mother." She hears him sigh, but it gave her the unsettling feeling he read her mind. They stay silent for a few more minutes and Haruhi can hear more footsteps in the hall and coming to the kitchen. Turning around she sees Kotoko run into the room wearing a dark blue blouse, a light tan skirt that fell just above her knees, and her long hair was done up in two braids.

"Did you two plan on what to wear today?" Haruhi asks curiously seeing they matched in the color of their clothes.

"No." They reply in unison. Shaking her head in disbelief Haruhi just turns around and continues to cook.

"Tatsuo I'm so sorry I didn't mean to sleep in." Kotoko bows slightly. "Completely forgot to set my alarm last night."

"Geez Toko I'm only a little bit older than you. It's all right I know you like your sleep." Tatsuo sighs.

"Stop calling me Toko, you know I don't like that." She argues.

"Oh come on it's funny and you were treating me like I was your father a few minutes ago." He teases.

"I'm afraid I'm her father Tatsuo, as well as yours." A cold voice enters the room, causing everyone but Haruhi to shiver at his tone of voice. "Now what are you two arguing about this time?"

"Good morning Kyoya." Haruhi smiles going over to hand him a cup of coffee and kiss him on the cheek.

"I'm sorry father it's my fault." Kotoko murmurs. "I told, or rather promised Tatsuo I would wake up early with him today and I accidently slept in."

"And I told you its fine Toko." Tatsuo sighs.

"Stop calling me that."

"That's enough you two. Go set the table and help bring breakfast out." Haruhi tells them.

"Yes mother." They chorus again each grabbing a plate of food and taking it into the dining room.

"How did we end up with twins again?" Kyoya asks walking over to her and kissing her softly.

"How should I know, you're the doctor in the family." She laughs remembering how pale they had both gotten when Akito announced she was having them.

"That's not my department though."

"Well I still blame you and I know you love them both dearly."

"I'm not saying I don't. I'm merely curious at how we ended up with twins. It's not exactly common." He points out taking the plate of hotcakes she hands him.

" I guess we just got lucky." She smiles. "After all we waited two years before we decided we wanted kids."

"Only because I didn't want to share you. I already had enough trouble with the rest of the club." He smirks, as she turns everything off, grabs another plate, and takes his hand.

"You always have been a bit possessive." She notes.

"Yes I have, now happy anniversary." He smirks wrapping an arm around her waist and kissing her deeply all while slipping a small package into her pocket.

"Happy anniversary." She murmurs, as he pulls away and she feels the gift in her pocket. "Though I'm surprised you remember every year. Aren't most men supposed to forget?"

"Not when you have five other friends reminding you every day for the past month." He sighs. "And for the record I wouldn't forget in the first place."

"True, I don't think it's in your genes to forget anything."

"By the way congratulations on finally closing and winning that case yesterday, though I'm surprised you managed to handle Tamaki for three months." He smirks.

"I still can't believe the case took three months to finish to begin with, but you know when his school is in trouble, Tamaki is surprisingly easier to work with."

Why does that not surprise me." He sighs, as they walk into the dining room and see Tatsuo and Kotoko sitting down and talking in low whispers. "What are you two up to now?" He asks placing the plate down on the table and sitting down.

"Nothing." They reply.

"Honestly I thought I got enough of Hikaru and Kaoru doing that.' Both Kyoya and Haruhi sigh inwardly.

"Are we still spending the weekend at uncle Akito and aunt Misaki's?" Tatsuo asks.

"Yes and I don't want a repeat of the last time you two stayed there." Haruhi growls. "So behave yourselves."

"Yes mother."

Kyoya felt he didn't want to know what happened the last time with the glare Haruhi was giving them, so he just picks up the newspaper Haruhi left for him and begins reading, noticing that in the business section Haruhi and Tamaki were on the headline. Tamaki smiling like the idiot he usually is and Haruhi looking like she was forcing a smile.

"Mother I thought you and father had the day off, so why is he in his office?" Tatsuo later asks in the upstairs den, where the three of them were all reading something, while they waited for their company for the day. Kotoko was lying on her stomach on the floor in front of the fireplace. Tatsuo was in sitting in a chair at the corner of the room and Haruhi was lying on the couch with her feet up.

"Your father had some last minute things he needed to handle that couldn't wait." She replies.

"I thought you would be mad at him though."

"Tatsuo, why would I be mad at him if it involves his job?"

"Well it is your anniversary and-"

"Mother's not upset because she did almost the same thing to father last month." Kotoko finally snaps.

"What?"

"Don't you remember? Mother was really busy trying to handle two cases at once and was in her office almost the whole month. The only time she came out was to say hello, or get something to eat."

"Yes and again I apologize dearly for that." Haruhi sighs.

"Oh yeah I forgot about that."

"Clearly."

"Would you shut up?"

"All right you two that's-" Haruhi is cut off by an outbreak of coughing and accidently drops her book. 'At least it's not morning sickness yet.' She muses covering her mouth and trying to suppress the coughing.

"Mother," they both cry running over to her quickly.

"Don't worry I'm not coughing up blood." She assures them. About three years earlier Haruhi had been extremely ill and was bedridden for months. Since then everyone in the house was extremely protective of her, though every doctor in the family assured them she would be just fine. "I'm fine you two really don't worry." She smiles and is met with another round of coughing.

"Liar." They all hear from the door. Turning around they see Kyoya leaning against the doorframe and looking at her intently, as if trying to figure something out.

"I'm not lying and weren't you busy?" She asks glad her coughing finally subsided.

"I finished. I told you it wouldn't take long." He sighs and walks over to her, as they all hear the doorbell ring downstairs. "Tatsuo, Kotoko can you get the door and keep them busy. I want to talk to your mother and we'll be down in a short while."

"Yes father." They nod and leave the room quickly.

"I'm fine really I've just had a bit of the…stomach flu." She says, as he kneels down to look at her face and kisses her.

"As I told you a long time ago Haruhi never underestimate my range of knowledge." He smirks and breaks away. "I realized it this morning, how far along are you?"

"I thought you said this wasn't your department." She states, but with humor in her voice.

"No, but I know my wife."

She sighs. "Five weeks."

"Five weeks." He muses. "…So that night when you finally finished that other case you had been working on for almost a month."

"Yes."

"When did you find out?"

"Yesterday and I'm sorry I didn't have time to tell you. My appointment was in the afternoon, after we had lunch and after I won the case for Tamaki. I wanted to tell you last night, but you had to work late."

"Then why have you been avoiding telling me today?" He asks.

"I wanted to tell you tonight and avoid a repeat of what happened the last time everybody found out." She laughs at the memory. They had them all over for dinner when they announced it.

"Never again." Kyoya growls. "I can't believe how much Tamaki freaked out over it when his own wife was already pregnant at the time."

"So we don't have to tell them?" Haruhi asks.

"Of course not, but we should tell our own kids before they leave for their aunt and uncle's." he tells her kissing the top of her head.

"That's fair, but when do you actually want to tell the others?" She asks. "We don't want them to simply find out."

"I don't know I'm still pretty pissed after what happened the last time." He smirks. "It would be good payback."

Haruhi only sighs. "I just don't understand what he expected when we got married. My innocence was gone long before we both said I do."

"What is there something you need to tell me?" He asks jokingly, as she moves into a sitting position to let him sit down and wrap his arm around her shoulders.

"Very funny we both know I ended up marrying the same man." She laughs.

"You act like that's a bad thing." He smirks kissing the top of her head. "Although, even if you hadn't married him you would be doing damn well on your own miss 'most feared lawyer in Tokyo.'"

"Is that what the newspapers' calling me now?" She asks resting her head on his shoulder.

"Yes, we're now the most feared couple in Japan."

"Lovely, you're father must love that. He's no longer the most feared."

"Yours must love it as well. His daughter being portrayed as a feared woman." He retorts and they both end up laughing. "Speaking of father's we should probably tell them soon as well." He murmurs after they settled down. He feels her hand grip his tightly, like she does if something is really bothering her. "Haruhi what's wrong?"

"…Kyoya are you all right with this? I mean I know you said you just wanted two kids, but the twins really were unexpected and I really-" She's cut off by him kissing her deeply.

"It's fine Haruhi." He smirks breaking away. "If we can handle the twins one more won't hurt anything." She looks at him skeptically. "Haruhi I love you, Tatsuo, Kotoko, and I know I'll love this one just the same."

"I know you can, but you've been under a lot of pressure lately I'm just worried that this isn't a good time for us to-." She's cut off again by him kissing her. "Why do you keep cutting me off like that?" She sighs breaking away.

"Because it shuts you up." He smirks. "And I can always go back to my old ways."

"You haven't used that method since our kids were born." She laughs.

"I know I've kind of missed using it." He gives her his signature smirk and before she can react she's on her back with him hovering over her.

Kyoya get up, you know Tatsuo and Kotoko can't hold Tamaki for long." She laughs.

"I don't know it might be fun to let him find us like this." He muses, as she only smiles and wraps her arms around his neck to bring him closer.

"Fine you win."

"I always do." He laughs, before kissing her.

After a few moments they hear a voice at the door. "…Now I know it's your anniversary and all, but shouldn't you two save that for later? Preferably in your own bedroom and where no one can walk in on you two?" They both look up to see Akane Suoh smiling at them and looking like she was trying to stifle a laugh.

"Akane." Haruhi jumps up, as Kyoya crawls off of her. "What are you doing up here?"

"Well Tatsuo-chan told me that you were using the restroom downstairs, but I see now that he was probably trying to get me to ask you two to come downstairs." She laughs.

"Our son is far too much like you." Haruhi sighs and looks over at Kyoya, who only kisses the top of her head.

"He got your eyes though and he's an early riser." He points out.

'Yes and he's as cunning as a fox.' She sighs inwardly and gets up. "I'll head down first Kyoya; you can finish whatever it is you have to up here."

"I told you I was finished."

"I know when you're lying." She laughs and walks over to where Akane was standing.

"…Fine I'll be down shortly, oh and Haruhi." He calls her. She stops, but doesn't turn around. "About what we were talking about earlier. It's okay, I'm happy about it." She was expecting a smart ass remark, but instead and she knew by his tone of voice that he was smiling at her. All of the anxiety she had built up from worrying about his reaction to the news instantly dissolved. She smiles weakly and still doesn't turn around, before leaving the room with Akane following her.

"Kyoya…happy?" She asks, as they head downstairs. "What happened? I don't think I've ever seen him smile at anyone like that."

"It's nothing Akane."

"Oh come on. I thought best friends were supposed to tell each other everything." She whines clutching her arm sadly.

"When did you turn into Tamaki?" She asks looking at the face her friend was giving her and couldn't help but start laughing.

She only lets her go and shrugs. "The benefit of being his wife I suppose."

"Benefit or curse." Haruhi murmurs half to herself. They step off the final step of the staircase and start walking to the sitting room where everyone was waiting. "I'm sorry Akane, but it's really only between Kyoya and me."

She sighs. "Well you two are the best at keeping secrets."

"That we are." She sighs inwardly and walks into the room.

"Happy anniversary Haruhi." Everyone exclaims loudly. She sees Tamaki running over to greet her in yet another hug when Tatsuo steps between them, is tackled, and is almost sent to the ground by Tamaki.

"Tatsuo-chan what-?" he pouts.

"Every time you come over here you hug mother far too tightly and either uncle Mori here has to free her, or father." Kotoko explains from Mori's arms.

"It's not that we mind, but why do you have to do it every time? We don't want mother hurt." Tatsuo asks, as Haruhi picks him up and pulls Tamaki in for a hug anyways.

"I don't like it when your kids gang up; they make too much sense and sound too much like Kyoya." Tamaki whines. "They're almost as bad as the devil twins."

"Hey, we resent that." Hikaru and Kaoru complain from the other end of the room, where they were sitting with their wives.

"Haruhi, you still love your father don't you?" Tamaki asks ignoring the twins.

"Tamaki seeing as you have your own daughter. Haruhi is married, and her husband is the same age as you. How long do you plan to keep that charade up?" Kyoya growls walking into the room.

"Kyoya." Everyone greets him, as Tamaki walks over and gives him a hug instead.

"Yes hello Tamaki." He sighs.

"Father." Kotoko smiles and Mori lets her down in order for her to walk over to him. "Why didn't you come down with mother?"

"I had to make a quick phone call Kotoko, I'm sorry." He bends down to pick her up and places a kiss on top of her head.

"It's good to see you all again really, but why don't we all head into the dining room and I'll serve us up some lunch?" Haruhi smiles at all of them.

"Don't overexert yourself Haruhi." Kyoya murmurs.

"I'm just serving lunch Kyoya don't worry." She laughs kissing him on the cheek, before walking out of the room still carrying a now confused Tatsuo.

"Haruhi, what did Kyoya get you?" Hinata asks. It was early afternoon and Haruhi and the rest of the wives were sitting outside on the porch watching their children playing in the yard, or rather the other children were playing. Haruhi sees that Tatsuo is leaning against a tree watching the others. She sighs inwardly at her son's refusal to play, but knows if anything happens to Kotoko he would be the first to react.

"I haven't had the time to open it yet." She tells them.

"What you should open it now then." Mitsuki exclaims. "Where is it?"

"You definitely are the perfect match for Hikaru." Akane laughs. "You seem to have caught his impatience."

"This from the woman who acts like Tamaki on a regular basis?" Mitsuki retorts.

"Okay, if I open this up, will the two of you kindly shut up?" Haruhi asks pulling out the package Kyoya slipped into her pocket earlier that morning.

"Yes."

Sighing inwardly at her friends' antics she rips apart the purple wrapping to find a DVD case, but with no writing on it. Opening it up she does find a DVD inside, still with no writing on it.

"What on earth?" Akane asks taking a closer look at it. "There's nothing written on it."

"Should we just go and watch it?" Mai asks curiously.

"No way". Haruhi states immediately.

"Why, what do you think it, a sex tape?" Mitsuki asks.

"I know it's not that Mitsuki, but that doesn't mean I trust whatever is actually on here. Kyoya likes being a sneaky bastard when it comes to things like this." She points out.

"So what are you going to do?" Reiko asks.

"I'm going to go ask him what this is; can you watch Tatsuo and Kotoko for a few minutes?"

"Of course, but aren't the guys in the middle of a game?"

"Mai, I was in a club with all of them for two years and we all studied at university for two more years. I know how to interrupt one of their games."

"You do seem to be the only one all of them listens to." Mitsuki sighs.

"I'll be back in a bit." She smiles and walks back into the house.

"Kyoya, I'm coming in." She knocks on the door to the den upstairs once, before walking in and seeing her five friends and husband all sitting around a table playing poker.

"Haru-chan." Hunny smiles in greeting.

"Hello Haruhi, is something wrong?" Kyoya asks looking up at her.

"Well no, but…you're playing poker?" She asks in disbelief. "I thought all five of you said you were never going to play with me or Kyoya ever again?"

"We figure one of these days we will actually be able to beat Kyoya." The twins tell her.

"Still no luck then huh?" She asks looking at their two hands placed face-down in front of them.

"Nope, but Tono may be close."

"Really?"

"He just bet big and has been looking intensely at Kyoya for the past five minutes waiting for him to decide if he's in or out." They tell her.

Looking over to Tamaki she immediately realizes he's bluffing with the way his eyes keep darting to his cards and back to Kyoya. 'Moron Kyoya's just intimidating you to make sure you're bluffing.' She sighs inwardly, as Kyoya calls and lays his hand down to reveal a four of a kind.

Tamaki only sighs deeply and lays down his card to show two queens. "How do you know every time?" He asks.

"It's not hard Tamaki, even I was able to tell you were bluffing." Haruhi laughs.

'You two really are the most feared couple in Japan."

"Ah, so you saw the newspaper as well?" Kyoya smirks, as Tamaki only nods and Haruhi walks over to sit next to Kyoya.

"Please, you two have been the most feared couple since Haruhi won her first huge case five years ago." Hikaru points out. "Actually I take that back, you've been a feared couple since you got married."

"Only to you all." Haruhi laughs, as they only shrug.

"So Haruhi you want to play a few rounds with us?" Tamaki asks.

"Actually no, there was something I wanted to ask Kyoya." She says turning to face her husband, who only has his eyes raised in curiosity. "This is probably bad timing, but I wanted to ask you what this is?" She pulls out the DVD case and lays it in his lap. "It doesn't have any way for me to figure out what's on it, so I'm kind of skeptical about watching it."

"Is that all?" He laughs and kisses her cheek. "Don't worry about it, but we can watch it now if you want it doesn't matter to me if everyone sees it."

"So then tell me what's on it, so I know whether I want the others to see it." She argues.

"No, I think it'll be more fun to see your reaction to what's on it." He smirks picking up the DVD, before she could pick it up again.

"Damn it Kyoya give it back." She growls, as the twins take it from him and runs out of the room with the other three close behind.

"Well that's the end of that." Kyoya smirks. "Looks like we're all watching it now."

"Please tell me there really isn't anything too bad on that?" She groans.

"Depends on your definition of bad." He answers kissing her again. "But don't worry I've made sure there's nothing...like what you're thinking on that certain disc.

"You mean there's more?" She asks.

"C'mon we should go, before they start it." He tells her and gets up.

"You're avoiding my question."

"I am not. Yes there is another tape, but that one is strictly for you and me." He replies taking her hand and leading her out of the room.

'How do I always get myself into these situations?' Haruhi wonders. She was sitting on a couch in the living room with Kyoya next to her, while watching the twins put the disc inside the DVD player. All of the kids were back inside. Kotoko was sitting next to Haruhi, while Tatsuo was on the other side of his father. The others were spread all over the room. 'Right because they're all my friends and it's impossible to ever just say no.'

The video opens up with the sound of Hikaru and Kaoru saying 'you nasty pervert' 'what kind of foreplay is that?' The screen is still too dark to see anything, but Haruhi immediately recognizes the layout of the room, as it becomes clearer. She turns to Kyoya, "funny I didn't think your beach house had video cameras in the rooms."

"Now why on earth would we not have video cameras set up Haruhi?" He replies. She only sighs and realizes what the others are about to see.

'I wonder if he planned to let the others see how we first started going out.' She wonders and leans closer to Kyoya, as they all watch the video to see they left the two of them in the room.

"Wow Haruhi, I never expected you to just agree to go out with the Shadow King." Mitsuki laughs, as the screen goes black again.

"At the time I was only interested in lowering my debt, but I don't regret agreeing to go out with him." She states and turns to Kyoya again. "How many of these little clips are on this video?"

"Quite a few, but most of them are quite short." He tells her, as the next clip comes up and she sees herself tackle Kyoya, as a chandelier crashes into the ground.

"So that's what happened that morning?" Hunny asks, as they all turn to look at the couple on the couch.

"I told you I panicked and tackled him." She points out.

"Yes, but not that you saved his life in the process." Tamaki argues.

"Can we just watch the video please?" Tatsuo asks.

"Yeah I mean we all know the story, how many times does it have to be repeated?" Kotoko asks. The only sound to be heard after that comment was Tatsuo laughing and they all simply turn back to watch the video, which shows another clip of Haruhi and Kyoya talking after the club had ended.

"So Haruhi, are you planning on going anywhere this holiday?"

"My dad has to go on a trip so he's asked a friend of his to take care of me in Karuizawa."

"Well if Tamaki doesn't drag us all over there at some point then I will see you after the break."

"Try to enjoy your vacation Kyoya."

The screen goes black again. 'Please tell me…that argument isn't in this?' Haruhi wonders, as the screen forms and she sees her and Kyoya standing in the room she used while staying at Misuzu's pension. 'Crap.' She thinks and realizes she's holding Kyoya's hand rather tightly. "Can we…can we skip this?"

Kyoya immediately takes the remote and pauses it. "Then you remember?"

"How can I forget? Why is it on here?"

"I'm sorry, but did this happen before or after I went on a date with you in Karuizawa?" Hikaru asks recognizing the layout of the room on the screen.

"…After." Haruhi murmurs.

"So this is a fight between you two?" Kaoru tries to confirm.

"It was more than a simple fight" Haruhi sighs deeply. "We…"

"We broke up briefly." Kyoya interrupts. "Remember when you asked what happened after your date and we told you that you didn't want to know? That was it."

"What do you mean you broke up?" Hikaru asks.

Kyoya sighs and resumes the video. Haruhi clutching his hand even tighter.

"Oh hello Kyoya, I was just about to head downstairs so we can all smash watermelons."

"Haruhi hold on a moment I need to talk to you."

"…This is going to be about yesterday isn't it?"

"Yes and since you seem to know that, you should know what I'm going to ask."

"Kyoya, he simply asked me to go into town with him. What was I supposed to do tell him I have a secret boyfriend? I couldn't just tell him no without a good reason."

"Haruhi I know the whole thing was set up by Kaoru, what I can't understand is why you went along with it so willingly and why you were walking around town acting like a couple."

"Kyoya, it was just two friends walking around and having a fun day."

"I don't want you doing that again."

"I don't need you telling me what to do. And what, you can go to family functions with other girls I don't know, but I can't hang out with a friend for a day?"

"At least I let you know when I am taking a woman somewhere."

"So that's your excuse?"

"Haruhi mind your tongue."

"You're not the damn boss of me Kyoya."

"I can always make it so I am."

Haruhi flinches and knows what's next, as she sees herself on the screen walk over to Kyoya and slap him across the face. The room is deathly quiet, as the rest of them watch the screen, waiting to see what happened next.

"You can't control people Kyoya, no matter what stupid method you plan to use I'm not going to be ordered around by you simply because we're in a strange sort of relationship." She snaps.

"…Then why don't we just break up for now?" He suggests turning back to face her. "That may be a better choice than dealing with all of this nonsense."

"Only if you want to"

"So now it's my choice?"

"You clearly stated at the beginning of this relationship that you were the only one able to break this thing off."

"Fine, then as of now we are no longer together."

"Fine I'll see you downstairs in a few minutes…Sempai." She states. He only nods and walks out of the room. Standing as if frozen for a few minutes Haruhi finally collapses on the bed with her arms crossed over her face. "Crap I didn't mean to slap him…guess I'll have to pay for that one later." She groans out loud.

"Haruhi hurry up, or we're going to start without you." Tamaki's voice was heard.

"Coming sempai." She calls out and gets up. "If we ever break up it'll be like nothing ever happened between us at all." She murmurs, before walking out of the room. The screen goes black and Kyoya pauses it again.

The pair is met with everyone's eyes on them. "You two…broke up, like actually broke up?" Tamaki asks.

"What did you think our relationship consisted of no fighting and 'I love you' all the time?" Haruhi shrugs.

"No, but I didn't mean to make you two break up…I mean I didn't even know at the time and-"

"Kaoru calm down its okay." Kyoya sighs. "Trust me that wasn't our first fight we had been at odds end weeks before the trip to Karuizawa. Frankly it was bound to happen sooner or later."

"Besides we did learn something from it." Haruhi points out.

"What's that?" Everyone asks.

Kyoya and Haruhi share a glance, before turning to all of them. "To never break up again." They reply in unison and they all sigh deeply.

"How did you two get back together though?" Akane asks.

"…I guess that particular conversation wouldn't be on this video would it?" Haruhi turns to Kyoya.

"Considering we made up via phone call, no."

"True enough. We got back together about two weeks after the break-up." She starts to explain. "You remember when you all went to the mall and ended up leaving Kyoya alone?" They all nod. "Of course you also know that he and I spent most of the afternoon together. Well we made up that night. He, for the most part, admitted he was wrong and asked if we could give us another go. I see now though that the minute I took him back was the moment I should have realized I was in love with him, but that still took until the Ouran fair to figure out."

"I just can't believe you two actually broke up." Hikaru adds.

"It was more like…we took a break." Haruhi suggests.

"Auntie and uncle are together now anyways, so it shouldn't matter right?" Hanako asks. "Can we please just watch the rest of the video?"

"I'm surprised you find this interesting Hanako." Tamaki tells his daughter. "After all, besides Tatsuo and Kotoko the others have gotten bored and went to go play somewhere."

"It's interesting." She shrugs and turns back to the TV. "And they must've done a pretty good job of keeping it hidden if none of you found out until much later."

"Isn't that the truth." Most of the murmur softly.

"Ready to continue?" Kyoya asks holding up the remote, as they all nod and he presses play. The next scene, of course, to Haruhi's embarrassment is after the Ouran fair.

"I could never love Tamaki-sempai like that because I'm in love with you Kyoya."

"Haruhi?"

"It's true Kyoya I'm in love with you. All those times you ever caught me blushing at Tamaki-sempai or smiling it was because he reminded me of something you said or did on one of our dates or walks through the park. I don't even think I heard half of what the others were telling me tonight because I was thinking about this meeting with you. So I'm really sorry that I gave you the wrong idea this whole time, but I love you Kyoya so please, please believe me."

They all watch as Kyoya traps her and hover over her on the couch. "Say it again"

"I love you Kyoya."

"Wow Haruhi never expected you to announce something like that so boldly." Mitsuki laughs.

"If you were about to lose Hikaru forever, you would do the same thing." She argues.

"You're right I would." She states simply.

After about another hour of embarrassing video of mostly Haruhi and Kyoya making out in the back of the clubroom and making dinner, or weekend plans the video finally ends with the two sitting together on one of the couches in the old clubroom asleep.

"Geez, you two really did a lot in the back of the clubroom didn't you?" Hikaru laughs.

"It's not like we had the chance to do it anywhere else." Kyoya points out.

"Well thank you for the gift Kyoya and happy anniversary." Haruhi smiles and kisses him on the cheek, before getting up. "I'll go and start dinner."

"Happy anniversary Haruhi." He tells her, as Kotoko moves to sit closer to him.

"Wait a minute; what did you get him Haruhi?" Mitsuki asks.

Haruhi stops at the door and sighs deeply. Kyoya had asked her after she recovered from her illness three years ago to not get him anything, and that all he needed was her healthy again. They had never told anyone that she was sick simply because they didn't want everyone to worry.

"I already received her gift this morning." Kyoya says, before she opens her mouth. She stares at him for a moment and realizes he's talking about finding out about her pregnancy with the way he was looking at her in assurance.

"Sounds like a fun morning."

"Hikaru." The others state.

"Why is it that seems to be the only topic you can bring up when it involves Haruhi and me?" Kyoya sighs.

"Well you two did end up with twins. Our mother told us that when they got married they had us by…" Kaoru cuts off, as Hinata slaps him in the back of the head.

"We have three children in here." She snaps playfully. "Save that kind of talk when you're drinking with the guys."

"For the record, you and Hikaru are identical twins and Tatsuo and Kotoko are fraternal twins." Kyoya argues. "It really doesn't matter how many times we-"

"Okay that's enough." Haruhi stops him and ends up laughing with the other wives in the room. "Can't we just say Tatsuo and Kotoko were unexpected, but we love both of them all the same?"

"Especially since we're both still in the room?" Tatsuo asks.

"Yes there is that." Haruhi laughs. "Now I'm going to go make dinner. Kotoko would you like to help me?"

"Yay, I mean, yes mother." Kotoko smiles and jumps off the couch. She then walks over to Haruhi, takes her hand and the two of them walk out of the room. The others look to Kyoya curiously.

"Like mother like daughter." He shrugs and turns the television on.

Hours later everyone had finally left and Haruhi was sitting on a couch in the den with her family. "Mother, how on earth did you deal with all of them back in high school?" Kotoko asks from one side of her.

"Kotoko I don't even know how to answer that." Haruhi laughs. "The only one I could tolerate for an excessive amount of time was your father."

"Is that why you married him?" Tatsuo asks from the other side.

"That is far from the only reason." She states and kisses the top of his head.

"There are many other ways people fall in love Tatsuo remember that." Kyoya tells him from the chair by the fireplace.

"Uncle Tamaki said once that he never believed you could fall in love father."

"I am only human Tatsuo. And try to remember your uncle Tamaki still thinks of your mother as his daughter."

They all laugh. "So are you to about ready to go?" Haruhi asks.

"Yes mother. Our bags are already packed and are at the door."

"Actually, before I call Tachibana to pick you up your mother and I need to tell you something."

"But first I want to ask…what do the two of you think about being a big brother and sister?" Haruhi brings up.

A smile appeared on both of their faces, as they ask cautiously. "Why, are we going to be ones?"

"…Yes," Haruhi answers them.

"That's great!" They exclaim each hugging her. "We've always wanted another sibling! Is it a girl or a boy?"

Kyoya only smirks and stands up. "We don't know yet, but I'm glad you two seem excited." They both stand up and hug their father as well. "Your mother and I would like to ask that the two of you keep this a secret from the rest of the family."

"So this will be a secret we get to be a part of?" They ask.

"Of course," Haruhi smiles and stands up. "But we are only talking about our old host club family. Your uncle Akito already knows and we'll tell the rest of our immediate family next week."

"Okay, it'll be fun to keep a secret from everyone." Kotoko smiles widely.

"It'll certainly be a fun challenge." Tatsuo muses.

"Why does everything have to be a challenge with you?"

"This from the girl who likes to read father's business books while walking through the halls at school? How on earth can you understand half of that stuff?"

"I don't, that's why I just look it up. It's better than walking around the hallways looking like you're doing an analysis on everyone who passes by."

"That's enough you two, go grab your bags and meet us at the door." Haruhi tells them.

"Yes mother." They bow and leave the room.

"You realize those two argue about something at least once every two hours?" Kyoya asks coming up behind her.

"I know but they make up within five minutes. Well that or we end up having to break it up and they don't bring it up again." She laughs and turns around to wrap her arms around his neck and lean up to kiss him deeply. "I love you Kyoya."

"I love you too Haruhi." He smirks kissing her back.

"Mother, father Tachibana is outside." They hear Tatsuo call from the hall. Smiling Haruhi breaks away and twines her hand with his.

"Happy anniversary Kyoya."

"Happy anniversary Haruhi." He murmurs kissing her, as she rests her head on his shoulder and they walk out of the room both extremely happy that even through the hardships. Fate gave the two of them a chance to be together forever, never apart. Maybe in distance, but never in heart.

Wow…I'm done. I seriously never expected to actually finish this, let alone in under a year. I want to thank all of you for reading this both the people who reviewed and for those of you who are simply silent readers. I had this idea in my head for a long time, but never thought it would be any good. When I did finally post the first chapter I thought if I could just get one person interested in this then it would be worth it, so thank you all so much.

I plan to write a few one-shots about this story, so if you guys have any suggestions or prompts go ahead and send them to me via private message please and i'll maybe see what I can do. Anyways this is getting to be far too long, but I seriously want to thank every one of you again for reading this. Hope you liked the epilogue, though it's a very long one and I'm glad you've enjoyed reading 'The Missing Piece.' I know I've enjoyed writing it immensely. xD