Hikaru's Desire
Hikaru was determined, that today he'd finally ask out his friend, Haruhi. How many moments had there been between them that he felt his heart race, his blood boil at her closeness. He'd been silent long enough, she had to know how he felt, would he handle a rejection well? Probably not, but till it happened, he'd worry about that later, he had worried over 'what if's' for far too long.
It was winter break, he'd left Kaoru in bed, slipping out of the house alone, taking a limo over to her home. He loved his brother, even as he rode along in silence, he felt the twinge of pain at Kaorus absence. Yet even though he missed having his twin beside him, right now, what he needed was a private moment with Haruhi. He'd been kind enough to leave a note for his twin, knowing that waking up alone would disturb Kaoru greatly. That simple thought settled Hikaru down enough to concentrate on how he wanted to approach Haruhi this morning.
'Haruhi, you awake?' He texted her during the drive, hoping he had caught her already up.
A few moments passed, before a reply came his way. 'It's pretty early, Hikaru. What are you doing up? You and Kaoru are usually still sleeping.' Even though you couldn't hear a persons tone of voice when receiving a text, Hika got a feeling she was amused at his early rise.
'I'm coming over. Get dressed and I'll take you out for breakfast.' He texted her, slightly worried she wouldn't want to go.
'Okay' was her simple reply, calming Hika's nerves a bit as the limo drew nearer.
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She was standing outside her home, wearing a long red coat that came down to her knees. Her feet were booted, the snow making it unwise to wear normal, cute shoes. She waved down to him, smiling as she trotted down the stairs, heading for his vehicle. He exited the car to hug her warmly, smiling down and noticing her hair had a cute red and green bow in it, very festive since Christmas was around the corner.
"Hop in." He gestured for Haruhi to slid into the limo first, stepping in after her.
"Where are we going?" She curiously asked, while Hikaru stared blankly. What place would be best? He wanted a somewhat quiet restaurant where he could talk of his feelings.
"Driver, the Ice Bouquet." He ordered, the limo driver nodding and taking off.
"Ice Bouquet? Sounds fancy." She chuckled, sighing a bit and leaning her back into the plush seat.
"It's a quiet place, with decent food." He shrugged, lifting an arm to casually place it over her shoulders, "What are you hungry for?" He asked, looking down into those deep, brown eyes and felt his stomach flip flopping.
"Eggs and bacon!" She smiled wide, her eyes distant in imaging the hearty breakfast food. Haruhi was extremely cute when her eyes glazed over and her cheeks blushed, all because of certain foods no less!
"Wait a minute, where's Kaoru?" She asked, her face confused as she just now noticed his twins absence.
"He's still in bed, besides, I wanted to talk with you about something." He hesitantly began, feeling slightly nervous as she eyed him strangely.
"Am I in trouble?" She wearily asked, making him laugh loudly at her worry. His laughter made her lip pout, her eyes squint in annoyance. "Fine, if I'm not in trouble, what's all this about then?" She asked, sobering up Hikaru enough that his laughter halted.
"We'll talk inside the restaurant." He cooly answered, the couple remained quiet until their arrival.
The Ice Bouquet was decorated in a modern fashion, with bouquets of different flowers, frozen in ice, decorating each table. As they walked in, no one else was eating within the place. Once Hikaru introduced himself to the manager, they were rushed to the best seats, catered to and given their meal within a timely manner. As Haruhi munched happily on her eggs and bacon, Hikaru played with his sugar covered grape fruit. How was he going to start this topic?
His thoughts were interrupted as his phone began to ring, annoyed at the obnoxious noise, he silenced the phone without even looking at the caller's name. He knew it was most likely his twin, and he didn't need the distraction of that right now. He loved Kaoru, but he was also in love with Haruhi.
"Tell me, what's on your mind, Hika?" She asked, finished with her plate and giving him her full attention.
Here they were, together at last, alone with one another. How did he proceed?
"Haruhi, do you like me?" He blurted out, his face going red as she blankly stared at him.
"What?" She asked, tilting her head to the side as she looked at him.
"Do you like me, Haruhi?" He spoke it quieter, feeling afraid and worried.
"Of course I like you, you're my friend." She smiled simply at him, unaware of what he was getting at.
"No, Haruhi, I mean, do you like me more than just a friend." He shakily asked, feeling sweaty even though the restaurant was incredibly cool.
Haruhi was very quiet, looking up at him with those doe eyes, her cheeks flushed in a cute manner. "Hika..." She whispered his name, making a chill run up his spine at the way she was looking at him.
"You left Kaoru at home, just so you could ask me ?" She questioned him, to which he simply nodded in yes.
"Hika...through the Host Club, I've become friends with all of you. I've enjoyed everyone's friendship and company." She began, making him feel defeated already, his eyes left hers to stare coldly at the table.
"Hika." She reached out and touched his hand.
He looked to her, brows raised as she smiled sweetly up at him. "Haruhi?" He questioned, her body was starting to do the talking. She lifted his hand up to her lips and kissed it gently, her eyes constantly smiling at him.
He was blushing furiously now, watching her kiss his hand gently, giving him goosebumps.
"Hikaru, remember when you found me in the church, and helped me through that terrible storm?" She asked him, Hikaru nodded his head. He remembered feeling like a heel for leaving her alone, when he had gotten jealous of Haruhi's friend from middle school. It wasn't until he got a call from Tamaki that he knew of her extreme fear.
"I think, that's when...I started to really like you, Hika." She looked at him so sweetly, he couldn't help but pull her close to him, embracing her gently.
"Haruhi, will you go out with me?" He pleaded, keeping her tiny body close to his own.
"Yes." She answered him, holding him back, making Hika's heart lighter with that word of acceptance.
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"Hikaru! Where have you been? I've tried calling and texting you all morning!" Kaoru complained, pulling his twin into his arms, hugging Hikaru with a miffed look on his face.
"Calm down, Kaoru. I'm here now." Hika cooed, rubbing his twins back soothingly as they hugged.
"Where were you?!" He whined, having missed his twin dearly.
"I went to get us breakfast." He somewhat lied, taking out a fancy to go bag.
"Breakfast?" Kaoru repeated the word, taking the bag and opening it curiously. "Strudels." He took one out, shoving it in Hika's mouth before picking out one for himself.
Hika munched on his food, watching as Kaoru enjoyed his surprise treat. Was he wrong to hide his true reason for being gone? He wasn't ready yet, to admit his new courtship with Haruhi. He loved his twin, but he also loved Haruhi, and Hikaru wasn't sure he'd like sharing her with his twin. . .
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A/N: Can Haruhi be only Hikaru's, or will she have to date them both to keep the peace? Lemon, detailed twin/Haruhi "fun" going to happen in upcoming chapters.
Disclaimer: Ouran Highschool Host Club doesn't belong to me.