So here is my first story. All I have to say is the bolded text is straight out of Chapter 18 Ouran High School Host Club, so thank Bisco Hatori for that as well as the characters! Just trying to set the scene by adding subtext to preordained dialogue. The rest is mine, as well as everything in the following chapters (at least that's the plan). Please be kind!
"Here's a watermelon. This one's a good one!"
"Oh… Thanks" The redhead said, accepting the melon and waving as Arai mounted his delivery bike and road back towards his uncle's shop. The other boy continued to stand there, hand still raised, rueful smile placed on his face. His mirror image watched the waving twin's expression, and could only wonder if either of their faces had held such an expression before. One tinged with sadness. With guilt. With resigned longing.
Or maybe Kaoru was just looking too deeply into the recent events leading up to his twin's debacle of a date. Though just in case, he amended to keep a closer eye on Hikaru to insure his twins emotional safety. Though Kaoru did support Hika branching out emotionally, and definitely found his brothers' oblivious crush on Haruhi cute, Kaoru didn't think it would get all that serious. They were only in high school after all, and had only known Haruhi a few months—
"By the way, Kaoru" a suave voice cut into his internal musings, "you meant for Hikaru to learn some compassion on that date. Did you think about the possibility that he might fall in love?" Onyx eyes flashed knowledgeably behind the glare of his seniors glasses. The fact that Kyoya-senpai even felt the need to mention love as a possibility made Kaoru's heart lurch in fear. What if he was right? What if Hikaru was already too far gone? How could Kaoru help his twin when he himself was still inexperienced with love?
With a strike of clarity, Kaoru remembered Kyoya-senpai always made contingency plans for all possibilities, and seemed to hold others to similar standards. It didn't mean each possible outcome would happen, nor that they were likely. Quickly he covered his pause with a flippant shrug.
"Oh, That… That won't happen yet. After all, Hikaru is still an idiot"
Kyoya smiled at him, glancing out over their chattering group of friends. "We do have our fair share of idiots in the club."
"That's for sure." Kaoru scoffed, looking towards their friends as well, gaze zeroing in on his mirror image. He watched as Hikaru said something rude to the king, slinging an arm casually around Haruhis shoulder and leaning on her as both twins often did. Hikaru glanced down, eyes meeting their shorter classmates and laughing. And Haruhi laughed back. Kaoru felt a tightening in his chest as a taut smile automatically spread across his face.
It would all be fine.
