"Kaoru-sama, there are creatures of this world that you may not understand."

Kaoru rounded the dark corner, willing his feet to go as fast as possible. Sweat rolled down his face and his breath came out in pants. His heart raced, the drum like sound pounding in his ears in a frantic rhythm. The memories from the past, memories from over ten years ago flooded back to him.

"They are creatures of the night who feed on the blood of living humans."

Quick footsteps could be heard from somewhere behind him, but the red headed teen refused to avert his eyes from looking forward. Turning another corner, he raced down yet another dark ally, the view of the street lights being the only thing keeping the male on his feet. The footsteps behind him came closer.

Just a little further! Kaoru thought in panic as he felt a sickening sensation well up inside of him.

"These creatures are not all bad; many are merely sad that we humans refuse to try to understand them or believe in them. They simply want to make their presence known, though sometimes in violent ways."

Kaoru was tackled to the ground near the middle of the ally, landing roughly on his back. What little air remained in his lungs was knocked out of him so he failed to cry out as he felt bear-like claws digging into either side of his shoulder. The rest of the weight of the being was on his legs, preventing him from kicking himself free. A laugh could be heard in front of his face as the creature could be felt bending down, mouth beside his ear, and laughed a little more.

"I win," the male voice purred, and Kaoru opened his eyes wide, trying frantically to free himself from the grip of the creature. The pain in his shoulders stopped his attempts.

"However, there are those few evil ones who kill humans or other beings without purpose. Be careful."

"What are these creatures called, Grandmother?"

"Vampires," Kaoru gasped, trying hard to see his attacker but the darkness making it impossible. He could feel the vampire smirk from beside his face.

"Scared?" The vampire asked, warm breath tickling the teen's neck, sending chills up his spine.

"Are you scared, Kaoru-sama?"

Kaoru didn't say anything for a few seconds before slowly shaking his head, the pain from the claws in his shoulder making him wince.

"No."

"No," he said.

"Liar," the creature replied, lips grazing the side of Kaoru's neck. "I can hear your heart race."

"I've been running," came Kaoru's reply. He could feel the vampire pull away a few centimeters before speaking again.

"That's because I've been chasing you," he said. Kaoru shook his head.

"It's because I wanted to get home faster," he stated.

"Because you were frightened of me getting you," the male creature said, pulling away another centimeter more.

"Because I didn't want to be alone," Kaoru said quietly, eyes still not focused enough to make out the details of his surroundings or attacker. Suddenly, the vampire began laughing and Kaoru smiled.

"You're really weird, but funny," he said, nuzzling back into place at Kaoru's neck, "and very interesting. I don't think I've ever met anyone like you before. Staring death in the face and still acting so stubborn. Not to mention, your blood smells amazing."

"Are you going to kill me?" the golden eyed teen asked, no hint of worry in his voice though his insides were panicking a little. The vampire grinned into his neck.

"I don't think I'll ever find blood as pure and fresh smelling as yours, so yes, but I promise to make it as painless as possible." Kaoru sighed.

"Then tell me your name," he said. "It's the least you can do." Another chuckle could be heard from the vampire as he leaned up towards the teen's ear.

"Hikaru. And you?" he asked.

"Kaoru," Kaoru replied. "Nice to meet you." He could feel Hikaru pulling away from his neck once more and the weight on his legs shifted, telling him that the vampire was sitting up.

"You truly are the weirdest human I have ever-" before he could finish, a car drove by. The bright lights from the headlights shown on the vampires face, and for the first time since being caught, Kaoru made out his attackers features. And the first thing he noticed was the matching golden eyes that stared back down at him, wide in shock and surprise. As the lights dimmed, another car drove by and Kaoru also caught a glimpse of matching red hair, and after a few seconds of darkness, neither of the two saying anything, another car drove by and there was no mistaking it:

It was just like looking in a mirror.

"W-wha…" Kaoru started, staring in matching surprise and shock at where the features identical to his own had been. Suddenly, he gave out a pained yelp he felt the claws pull out of his shoulders and the weight from his body disappear. Straining his eyes in the darkness, he could see the black form of the vampire quickly back up before leaping up the sides of the two buildings that were on each side of them, until he disappeared up on the roof of one. For what felt like years, Kaoru didn't move. He barely even breathed. He couldn't get over the shock of being attacked by a vampire who happened to look just like him. Since when did he have a twin? Was he a twin? If they were, did that make him a vampire also? Another car drove by, shaking the teen from his thoughts. Shakily standing up, he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, dialing the number of his driver. Despite having a near-death experience, he had a huge test tomorrow in school and he couldn't stay home from it as much as he wanted to. So he was going home and going to sleep in the safety of his room and forget about the nights events…for now.

Needless to say, Kaoru slept with all the lights on that night.

"You look horrible today, Kaoru," the voice of his best friend said as he sat down in his seat next to her.

"Gee, thanks Haruhi. Just what everyone wants to hear in the morning." Kaoru smirked, flashing the brunette a small smile. "I didn't sleep very well last night."

"Why?" the girl asked, concern in her otherwise nonchalant voice. Kaoru loved Haruhi: though they've only been classmates for about half a year, Kaoru found the girl incredibly interesting. She's the only commoner ever to make it into Ouran Academy on a scholarship alone, so she was obviously super smart. She was also very fun to tease. On the first day of school Kaoru offered her a free school uniform (since she couldn't afford one) since he accidently dropped her wallet in the fountain while messing around with her stuff. It was a boy's uniform, thinking she was a boy from the way she dressed, but even when he found out she was a girl she kept on wearing the uniform since she did get it for free. The girls didn't seem to mind, swooning over the cross-dressing girl thinking she was a handsome guy.

She was different, and Kaoru liked having her around.

"No reason, really," he replied. Though he really valued Haruhi's friendship, he didn't think he was ready to reveal to her the existence of vampires yet, out of fear that she would call him crazy. She raised an eyebrow but nodded, turning her head back to the teacher who just walked into the door. Kaoru yawned and rested his face on his hand, tuning out the teacher until the test was passed out. He couldn't get his mind off of that vampire from last night.

Hikaru… He thought as he continued to stare blankly at the board. That was his name, right? Why did he look so much like me? This question had been plaguing the young teen since he first saw the vampire with his own eyes. He couldn't get to sleep last night because of it either. Hikaru happened to look identical to him. Was it a coincidence, or was there a reason they looked exactly alike?

"Kaoru!" Said person heard the loud whisper of his name from Haruhi and turned to look at her.

"What?" he asked. Sighing, she pointed down on the desk where his test sat.

"If you didn't even see the teacher set it down then I'm scared to see how you're going to do on it," she said with a hint of annoyance. Kaoru sighed as he looked down at the big packet then back at the clock.

This was going to be a long day.

"I think that test killed me," Kaoru whined to Haruhi as the two walked from the classroom towards the front of the school to head home. The girl sighed.

"That's what you get for not focusing," she scolded, making Kaoru sigh.

"It's not my fault, I just have a lot on my mind." He said, opening up the doors to the school. "Did you want a ride home?" he asked. Haruhi shook her head.

"Dad said he's coming to pick me up today," she answered smiling. "Thanks though."

"No problem!" Kaoru grinned, ruffling up her hair. "I'll see you tomorrow!" he called, walking to where his limo was parked. He climbed inside and sat down on the leather upholstery.

"To the Hitachiin residence?" the driver asked like usual. Kaoru placed his bag on the seat beside him before nodding.

"Yes, but first I'd like to take a little detour." He told the driver the directions and within ten minutes Kaoru stood at the scene of the attack from the previous night. The ally didn't seem so scary now, the light making the once dark and towering buildings seem shorter and nicer. Of course, it helped that he didn't have an immortal clone of himself chasing him. In the back of his mind, however, Kaoru hoped that Hikaru would be here so that he could talk to him about the strange situation they were in. He was also curious as to why Hikaru backed off so suddenly after saying all of those things about how pure and fresh his blood smelled. After talking to the vampire, Kaoru knew that he shouldn't be afraid of Hikaru. He could tell Hikaru was the good kind of vampire his grandmother would talk about, the kind that were upset with the human race and just wanted to be acknowledged.

Then again, maybe it would be better to just forget anything had ever happened in the spot that he now stood. But as Kaoru looked at the little droplets of blood that he assumed came from one of his shoulder wounds, he quickly put that idea aside.

If I simply forgot about Hikaru and the attack, I would be another ignorant human. The kind that they hate. Even if he never saw another vampire for the rest of his life, Kaoru didn't want to forget about his experience meeting one. And Hikaru wasn't the first either. Sighing, Kaoru walked back to the limo, his hands trembling at his sides.

Kaoru rested his head on the cool glass window of the limo and watched the world fly by. He was mentally exhausted and wanted nothing more then to curl up in a ball on his bed and sleep. He closed his already half lidded eyes until he felt the familiar turn into his driveway. Giving another sigh, he grabbed his bag and stepped into the overly large mansion.

"I'm home," he called out into the dimness of his house, his voice giving a slight echo in the large room. There was no response, but Kaoru had stopped expecting them long ago. The teen's parents were rarely ever home due to leading such busy work lives. His mother was a fashion designer and often had to travel to Europe for weeks on end while his father either went with her or managed his computer programming company from his office in Tokyo. He was used to it though. He knew his parents loved him and that was all that mattered. Heading towards the fridge in the kitchen, Kaoru grabbed a soda before heading towards the spiral staircase that led upstairs where his room was. Most of his time was spent in his room by himself since he rarely ever went anywhere or seen anybody besides at school. He walked up to his door and grabbed the golden doorknob. Instantly, a shiver ran through his body and he quickly released the knob, taking a step back.

Something was off.

Regaining his composure, Kaoru stepped back up to the door and gripped the handle once again, taking a deep breath before slowly opening it. All that greeted him was the darkness of his room. Groping the wall for the light switch, Kaoru sighed in relief as light basked the empty and plain looking room.

I'm getting paranoid, he thought as he threw his bag on his king sized bed before throwing himself on it as well, burying his face in his comforter. The scent of the cherry blossom laundry soap the maids used wafted into his nose. He wanted to sleep right then and there, but the past events prevented this from happening.

"Why does life have to be so difficult?" he groaned into his pillow. He rolled over on his back, expecting to see the ceiling. Instead, he came face to face with a familiar pair of matching golden eyes. Instantly, Kaoru opened his mouth to let out a startled gasp when a pale, cool hand clamped over his mouth.

"Found you," the painfully familiar voice said as Kaoru simply stared up in shock.

A/N

My second Hika and Kao fic! About VAMPIRES too! Let me know what you think! I'm trying really hard to keep the characters in character, but the beginning was a little difficult because I have to think about what the people would be like if they never knew each other and how they would act. I have the next few chappies done but I want to hear about what you think before I upload more! Reviews are appreciated! This is going to be a dramatic story with humor and sadness and maybe a little 'M' rated content, but probably not. Don't worry about not seeing any of the host club members besides Haruhi either, because they all come in eventually in their own special ways, seriously blowing your mind. Mine was blown and I'm the one making everything up!

Oh, and I don't own the characters, just the plot ^^

See you next chapter!