When Haruhi asks Kyouya how they became friends, Kyouya reveals that it was because his father, Yoshio Ootori, insisted that it would be good for business. Kyouya says he would do anything his father asked at that time so he puts up with the transfer student's odd requests, travelling all over Japan while trying to wrap his head around the effluent Tamaki, but can neither anticipate nor control him, which he finds frustrating. One Sunday, Tamaki shows up at Kyouya's house unannounced, but before Kyouya can politely eject him, he's mesmerized by Tamaki's soulful musicianship (as are the other three Ootori siblings). Afterwards, as they share tea, Tamaki manages to push every button Kyouya has, who snaps at him for not appreciating his easy path to his family's patriarchy, whereas Kyouya, as the youngest son, has to fight just to be acknowledged by his father...