Disclaimer
This will be the only disclaimer written for this Ouran High School Host Club fan fiction.
I, PhoenyxWarrior, do not own any and all Ouran High School Host Club characters, places, etc.
These characters, places, etc., belong to their respective owners (probably Hatori-sensei.)
Notes for this chapter: For those who need it.
-Kun = an honorific used mostly for boys
-Chan = an honorific used mostly for girls
-(blank) = no honorific hints at an intimate or close relationship
-sensei = used for teachers/doctors/professionals
*Names are in the "Japanese Position" which means least name before first name. e.g. Hitachiin (last name) Hikaru (first name)
~Only Exception~
I, Hitachiin Hikaru, have a secret.
It's a secret I've never, in my life, told anyone. Not even my beloved Kaoru.
Years ago, fifteen to be exact, Kaoru had contracted an insanely contagious and near-fatal disease.
We never talk about it because, for half a year, we were kept separate. It was hell for both of us. Mostly.
For half a year, I pretended me and Kaoru got into a fight. For half a year, I was both of the "Hitachiin Twins".
Nobody suspected anything. Except... her.
We met at me and Kaoru's favorite park.
I remember it so clearly...
~0~0~0 Ten Years Ago 0~0~0~
Sigh... when will Kaoru get better? I miss him. I miss you, Kaoru...
"-un, Hikaru-kun?" a girls voice snaps me out of my thoughts, "Hikaru-kun?"
I open my eyes to see a dark-haired girl running towards me.
Why is she calling me 'Hikaru', I think, I'm 'Kaoru' today...
"Tsu-chan, that's not Hikaru-kun, that's Kaoru-kun!" the stupid teacher says, "Hi-kun stayed home today, remember?"
"Nuh-uh!" the girl says, then pointing to me, "That's Hikaru-kun, I haven't seen Kaoru-kun for weeks!"
The teacher looks embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Kaoru-kun." Then, she looks at black-hair, "Come on, Tsu-chan, we're bothering Kao-kun."
The teacher grabs Black-Hair suddenly by the wrist and pulls her towards the others.
Black-Hair tries to pull away saying, "No! I'm telling you, that's Hikaru-kun!"
I cock my head to the left and think, Such a strange girl, but how does she know...?
As the day goes on, I try to look for Black-Hair, but I couldn't find her.
Soon the idiotic teacher is telling us to go back to the bus. Apparently, it was time to go back to school.
Good! I think, I can find her in the bus!
I see a spot of black hair at the back of the bus, I immediately rushed towards it and sat down.
"Hey!" I say, louder than usual.
She turns to look at me, smiles and says, "Hikaru-kun!"
"Didn't the teacher already tell you?" I say, thinking that she's just persistent, "I'm Kaoru! Why do people always think I'm Hikaru?"
She cocks her head to the side, a confused look on her face, "What are you talking about, Hikaru-kun? I've always noticed Hikaru and Kaoru-kun, Hikaru-kun is different from Kaoru-kun."
"How would you know?" I ask.
For some reason, her face turns red, "No reason..."
I frown angrily, "Then your just guessing!"
"No, I'm not!" she says loudly.
"Then how do you know?" I demand.
"Um... b-b-because I l-l..." she stutters out.
"What?" I say, "I can't hear you~" I say it teasingly, and her face turns redder.
"I l-like Hikaru-kun!" she shouts suddenly, causing me to yell "EH~?" and the others to stare at us.
"Waah! Tsu-chan likes Hikaru-kun?" a student calls out, "Ooooh~!" the rest of them say.
My face is slightly hot and the other students have started teasing Black-Hair.
"Th-that's none of your business!" Black-Hair shouts suddenly.
The teacher has finally calmed down the rest of the students when Black-Hair starts to speak again.
"Y-you heard right?" she says, "I like Hikaru-kun, so how can I mistake you for your brother?"
My face is still hot when I turn to face her, "Er... I like you too..." I say, "You're the first one to differentiate me and Kaoru..."
She looks at me, "R-really?"
"Um... but I don't really know you, so, can we start as friends?" I say, "So, you already know me, but what's your name?"
She smiles at me and says, "Mama says my real name is different, but most people call me Tsu-chan, which is short for 'Tsuki', you can just call me Tsuki, Hikaru!"
"H-hey!" I say, heat rushing to my face, "W-who says you can just call me Hikaru?"
She looks at me, slightly confused, "But we're friends right, Hikaru?"
I blush again and say, "H-how do you like it, Ts-tsuki!"
She stares at me for a minute and then turns red. She suddenly smiles shyly and says, "I like that Hikaru called me that."
I blush again and I turn to look the other way, "Wh-whatever, you can call me Hikaru if you want."
~0~0~0 Present Day 0~0~0~
I finger my dark ash-colored hair, when Kaoru got better, I never told him about Tsuki.
He never found out too, because a week before he got better, Tsuki had moved to Britain with her mother after her father left them.
I never had the courage to tell Kaoru, and I guess I really didn't want to.
Because Tsuki and her memory is mine.
I don't want to share her.
Kaoru thinks Haruhi is the first to be able to tell us apart and that I started to like her because of that.
He's wrong.
Tsuki was the first person to ever tell us apart, and I started liking Haruhi because she reminded me of Tsuki.
"Hey, Hikaru, why isn't m'lord and Haruhi here yet?" Kaoru asks, suddenly appearing over me.
I shrug, "I don't know, but he'll probably be here soon, I mean, he and Haruhi are the Host Club Royal Duo."
"So what do you think about m'lord opening a Host Club in Ouran University?" he asks me.
I smirk, "I think it's just like m'lord to do that."
"Yeah..." he says. He puts his head on my arm and says, "Y'know Hikaru, I'm happy that m'lord created this Host Club."
I smile, "Me too, Kaoru."
Me and Kaoru were the closest of brothers, we never had anything the other didn't know about.
No secrets from each other. Not one. Even when we decided to take different college courses, we didn't keep it secret.
No secrets.
Except for Tsuki.
A/N: Well, I had this idea floating around after finishing the Ouran manga. They're University students now in Ouran University and Tamaki somehow got Haruhi and the gang to create a University Host Club. Please review~!