A/N: Hi! This is my second HotaRu/RukaRu story, although like the rest it is also a one-shot story (sorry). This story is something rare since I was able to finish this story in one day because I was super duper inspired to write a story about Ruka and Hotaru (hehe)...So feel free to Read and Review, hope you like it :)
Disclaimers: I do not own any of the Gakuen Alice Characters, but I really wish I did :D
Weren't we joking around and laughing awhile ago? We were all freely moving around…so…why am I stuck with Hotaru again? It's the same as last time but right now Youichi isn't stuck with us...it's just me and Hotaru stuck with each other by the hand just like how Natsume pretended he was stuck with Sakura. But why is it that it's only the both of us stuck!
Ruka thought to himself feeling all petrified when he noticed that only he and Hotaru are the ones that were stuck…AGAIN…The only thing they ate alike was the mochi that Tsubasa gave him and since Hotaru looked like she wanted some he decided to give her half of it and later on they find themselves stuck to each other just like eight years ago.
I guess in some sense it would be fine being stuck with her if they were a little younger but you're talking about two teens stuck to each other in the verge of becoming adults. And what's worst they have to sleep with together just like what previously happened, it wasn't awkward before seeing that it was three of them however now it's JUST the two of them.
He was mad one thing is for sure but he felt it subsiding because he could feel the evil aura that Hotaru was emanating. And not only that because of what Tsubasa did Natsume was equally not happy since he messed with Ruka for the second time, he was ready to burn Tsubasa's hair when Hotaru took out her Baka-Gun and continuously hitting him not caring whether he was on the verge of dying or not. To contain Mikan from running and help her beloved senpai, Natsume held her by the waist.
"C'mon guys let's not be too mean with him, okay?" Narumi said as he was covering Tsubasa from Hotaru which stopped for awhile since she didn't want to hurt Narumi "I mean no other harm done right? It's just both you and Ruka although it's not the right time to be stuck with each other...why don't we just suck it up, okay Hotaru?" He continued trying to prove a point
"I see your point" Hotaru said calming down a bit "But..."
"But what?" Both Narumi and Tsubasa said in unison, Tsubasa was too scared to face her so he hid behind Narumi
"I have to give him one more hit"
Hotaru got what she wanted and it left Tsubasa all unconscious on the ground. They were already tired by everything that has happened today, so they were already lying down on Hotaru's large bed. Honestly they weren't really in to sleeping yet both were feeling uncomfortable while Hotaru was also feeling frustrated about the whole event that Tsuabasa caused.
"I'm sorry"
"Eh?" Ruka unconsciously said as he wondered why Hotaru said such a thing and with such a sad tone, when he turned his head to face her she was facing the opposite side to conceal her expression
"If only I didn't— don't say that!" Ruka interrupted, it was a first for him to interrupt Hotaru "Don't think this is your entirely fault"
"But, if I didn't ask you half of the mochi you would have given it to Mikan, right?" Hotaru tried to confirm still refusing to face him, Ruka could somehow feel a distinct pain from his heart "And if that happened, you'd be stuck with-enough! I told you and everyone else that I already given up on Sakura" Ruka snapped fumming with anger because of this unexpected reaction Hotaru faced his direction "What is it with you? Why does it seem like you're the only one that doesn't believe me when I say that?" He continued staring Hotaru by the eye
"Because" She responded putting on her usual stoic face "You couldn't keep your eyes away from her, I would...always notice that since I'm always with her…And besides moving on…isn't something that's easy to do like snapping your fingers" Hotaru continued not realizing that she showed Ruka a very pained and sad expression as if losing something so precious to her
Ruka was caught off guard, it was the first time Hotaru has shown him such a face. After that Hotaru faced the opposite side again, the way she said things awhile ago made Ruka feel that she was really hurt but was really confused why she was even hurt at all, was it because she wanted him to be stuck with Mikan?
"Don't worry, by tomorrow I'll return you to Mikan" Hotaru said then pertended to fall asleep
"Wow that didn't took longer than expected" Narumi said when he saw Hotaru and Ruka are now apart from each other "Although, something seems a little strange about this situation…why is it the both of them are looking a little down" Narumi thought as he observed Hotaru and Ruka when they were reunited with everyone but just shook it off his mind
Hotaru slipped out of the circle of crowd, no one noticed since everyone was too happy and they continued what was left out of yesterday's occassions. Ruka however noticed not long later that she wasn't there anymore, and because of that he gave out pained expression.
"Tsk" Ruka said his expression getting even more pained than before, only Mikan and Natsume noticed this but neither one confronted him they decided that he could face this on his own "Return me to Mikan…What's all that crap about?" Ruka thought as he ran after Hotaru
"WAIT!" Ruka shouted when he could see Hotaru from a distance, when Hotaru heard Ruka she immediately dashed away from him "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY!?" Ruka exclaimed running after Hotaru
"Because your mad" Hotaru said nonchalantly still running away
"I'm not mad" Ruka trying to run faster than Hotaru was and he was trying to be quick, if not she might use her gadgets to get ahead of him "Look I'm smiling-exactly the reason why I know you're mad" Hotaru interrupted Ruka but before she knew it she was already caught by Ruka by the arm
"Let go!" Hotaru said all pissed off from not leaving her alone "Stop pretending that-NO! YOU STOP PRETENDING!" Ruka snapped at Hotaru as his grip became even more tighter "Stop it, it hurts! Let me go!" Hotaru shouted back at him trying to escape from his gasp
"Never!" He answered back this time his bangs were covering his expression, he didn't want her to see him in the verge of tears and desperation "Not until you hear me out"
Hotaru stayed silent ans stopped resisting "Return me to Sakura…what was that crap all about?" He asked but Hotaru figured that maybe Ruka didn't want her to answer him now not while he's at this state "You said I was always looking at Sakura's direction, you would know since you're always beside her and with her or what not...BUT HASN'T IT CROSSED YOUR MIND THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN STARING AT YOU AND NOT HER!" He continued shouting everything he wanted to say to her and tried to engraved everything in her head
Hotaru's eyes widened but she was too shocked to say anything, tears started to fall from her eyes, Hotaru admits that it really hasn't crossed her mind that Ruka would be staring at her but she couldn't help but feel happy about that either, all this time, when she tried to forget her feelings for Ruka…it always pained her heart that's why she thought if she was having a hard time in moving on, then surely he would too.
"I won't deny that I have always looked at Sakura's direction but the person...my eyes were always glued on was you not her, that's why…please never say you'll return me to Sakura" Ruka said facing Hotaru to wipe her tears away "Because I don't want to be by her side anymore, please allow me to be by YOUR side" He said as he kissed Hotaru on the forehead then have her a sweet kiss on the lips
A/N: And that's the end of my story :)
Hope you liked it, by the way my inspiration for the story for those who haven't noticed, is just the same as the original one where Natsume told Mikan he'll return her to Ruka by the next day, only I made Ruka's and Hotaru's for me a little sweeter 3
So please tell me what you think :)