The Day It Turned Into a Pumpkin
It turned into a pumpkin on the day Hikaru told Kaoru, "I think I'm in love with Haruhi."
Kaoru had always known that Hikaru had a crush on Haruhi. Hikaru was, after all, emotional and unguarded inside their world. Since the moment Haruhi had walked into that small, shared world, Kaoru had been watching the minutes tick closer to midnight, when the dream carriage would turn back into an ugly pumpkin.
That didn't change the fact that he loved Hikaru.
Their love was a twisted love, wrong in so many ways, yet he loved Hikaru in a way that crossed all boundaries. Hikaru was more selfish. But Kaoru didn't care; as long as Hikaru loved him back, it was okay even though it wasn't quite as deep and selfless as his own.
In his dream carriage, he and Hikaru were in love, reckless, passionate and fleeting.
Now the time had come, and the dream carriage had turned back into an ugly pumpkin. Hikaru wasn't in love with him. He'd known that, though he'd buried it in a deep dark corner of his mind and never looked at it – until now.
He'd known it would eventually turn back into a pumpkin. That didn't mean that he didn't cry when it happened.
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A/N: Whoa, this is my first Ouran fic. I never thought it'd be this angsty O.o Hope it's not too OOC…
This was inspired by Ep 21 of the anime – Until the Day It Turns Into a Pumpkin – where Kaoru thinks about how the whole of the Host Club is like a dream carriage the members escape to, which will eventually turn back into an ugly pumpkin when they have to come back to reality. There was also quite a bit of Kaoru angst regarding Hikaru and Haruhi. I couldn't help but feel sorry for him; I'm a Hitachiincest shipper after all :S
If thi gets a good reception, I might just try for the other members of the host club. KyouTama, anyone? XD
Please review and let me know what you think! ^^