Chapter One
Hikaru opened his eyes, staring into the darkness of his bedroom. Was it night? Or morning? The curtains were closed, so he couldn't tell. He looked at the digital clock on the side of his bed. 7:00a.m. Hikaru groaned as he rubbed his eyes to get rid of the crusty crap on them. He got out of bed and opened the curtains, hoping to let in the light of the beautiful morning sunshine. But sadly, it was raining. Hikaru sighed in disappointment. It had rained for the past three days and he was hoping for some sun today.
Hikaru made his way back to his bed. He placed a hand on his still sleeping, adorable twin brother. He shook him gently, trying to wake him up. "Kaoru," he whispered. "Hey Kaoru, wake up. We gotta get ready for school." Kaoru groaned as he turned over to look at Hikaru. His face was bright red and he was sweating buckets. Hikaru gasped at the sight of his brother. "Kaoru!" he shouted. "Kaoru, are you ok!?" Kaoru shook his head as he started coughing. "Are...are you sick?" He nodded. He couldn't even speak.
Hikaru walked over to his closet and put on his uniform. Kaoru slowly started getting out of bed. "No!" Hikaru snapped. "You're staying home today!" "But... Hikaru, we have our midt..." Hikaru cut him off. "I don't care about the fucking midterms, Kaoru!" he yelled. "All I care about is your health, and I don't want you to go to school today!" Kaoru sighed and laid back down. "Now," Hikaru started. "Are you well enough to eat something?" Kaoru shook his head.
Opening the door, Hikaru made his way down into the kitchen. He grabbed a glass and filled it with orange juiced, no pulp. Just the way Kaoru liked it. He walked back into his room and handed the glass to Kaoru. "Here," he said. "Drink this. It'll make you feel better." Kaoru took hold of the glass, slowly sipping at it. Hikaru grabbed his backpack from a chair and stood at the doorway. He looked back at Kaoru before leaving. "Get some rest," he said. Then he left the room and walked to school.
As he walked, he didn't look up. He looked down at his feet, watching every step he took. Without paying attention, he ran into someone, causing them to drop their stuff. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry!" Hikaru yelled. "Let me help you pick this stuff up." Hikaru knelt and started picking up the pages of geometry homework and english essays. "Thanks Hikaru," said the voice.
Hikaru gasped. His heart skipped a beat. He recognized the voice. Shit! he thought to himself. Slowly lifting his head, he looked up to see Haruhi, with her beautiful brown eyes and thoughtful smile. Hikaru's face flushed red as he quickly stood up, hand Haruhi the mess of papers that had fallen to the floor. "I'm so sorry, Haruhi!" he repeated. "It's all my fault! I should've been watching where I was going!"
Haruhi laughed, which made Hikaru blush even more. He thought her laugh was adorable though. "It's alright, Hikaru. It was just an accident." Hikaru smiled as he let out a small laugh. "Where's Kaoru?" she asked with a look of concern. Kaoru normally never misses school. The smile on Hikaru's face faded. "He's sick. He had a high fever this morning, so I had him stay home today." "Oh, well I hope he gets better soon."
The two host club members stood there in silence. "W-well I gotta go," Hikaru finally said. "I'll see you in the host club later." Haruhi started to laugh. "We have the same class right now!" Haruhi exclaimed. "Oh," Hikaru said, face bright red in embarrassment. "H-how 'bout we walk to class together then?" he asked, a nervous tone in his voice. Haruhi smiled and nodded.
The day went by pretty slow without Kaoru by Hikaru's side. A one hour class felt like ten years. Hikaru wasn't too excited to go to the host club after third period. He never knew how to make girls' hearts melt without Kaoru. But he would manage somehow.
Hikaru placed a hand on the handle to the host room. He sighed as he opened the door to see Honey swinging around Haruhi. "Haru-chan, you two are gonna be together forever!" Honey shouted. Hikaru walked into the room, a confused expression on his face. "Honey-sempi? What's going on?" Honey wasn't listening. He was too busy jumping around and laughing.
Hikaru looked at Kyoya. "Kyoya-sempi?" Kyoya smiled as he spoke. "Our king had just asked our lovely princess to be his girlfriend." Hikaru gasped. He looked at Haruhi, with a depressing look in his eyes. "Is...is this true Haruhi?" Blushing, she looked down and smiled. "Yeah. It is." Tamaki took ahold of Haruhi's hand and spoke softly. "Today, she is my princess. But one day, she will be my queen." She giggled as he kissed her hand.
Hikaru's heart sank. He could feel the tears forming in his eyes. He couldn't handle the pain in his heart. So he stormed out of the music room. Haruhi ran out the door and stood outside it screaming, "Hikaru! Hikaru, wait!" But he didn't turn around.
Hikaru walked home, trying to get the thought of Tamaki and Haruhi together. He looked down at his feet while he walked again. Then, suddenly, he heard the sound of a siren. He looked up to see an ambulance in front of his mansion. His mother was standing near it in tears. Hikaru ran over to his sobbing mother.
"Mom!" he shouted. "Mom, what's going on? Why is there an ambulance here!?" Hikaru's mother looked up at him, tears flowing down her face. "It's..." she finally said. "It's Kaoru." Hikaru's eyes widened at the sound of his brother's name. "What's wrong with Kaoru?" he asked. "Well," she sobbed. "Kaoru got up to use the bathroom, and he... he collapsed. When I found him, he wasn't moving."
Hikaru watched as his brother was pushed on a gurney into the ambulance. Him and his mother hopped in the back with him. Hikaru looked down at his brother, barely holding in the tears. Please be ok, damn it! When they got to the hospital, Hikaru walked with his mother inside. They couldn't follow Kaoru since he was going into the OR.
They waited in the waiting room for three hours before a doctor had finally came in. When Hikaru saw the doctor, he jumped to his feet. "How is he, doctor? Is he gonna be ok? Can we see him?" The doctor sighed before he spoke. "Yes, you can see him," he said. "But I have some bad news."
Hikaru's heart nearly stopped. "W-what kind of bad news?" he stuttered. "Kaoru has come down with a terrible case of pneumonia. We've tried everything, but there's no way of him getting any better. I'm sorry, but Kaoru isn't going to make it." Hikaru's mother fell to her knees in tears, screaming, "MY BABY!" Hikaru could no longer hold it in. He, along with his mother, fell to the ground.
"How...how much longer does he have to live?" Hikaru somehow managed to say. "About three more days." Hikaru got to his feet and wiped the tears from his eyes. He looked down at his mother, who was still crying. "Mom, I want to see Kaoru alone." His mother didn't reply. She didn't even hear him.
Tears rolled down his cheek as he looked at his unconscious bother, hooked up to a heart monitor. "Take as long as you'd like," said the doctor. Hikaru slowly walked over to Kaoru. He sat in the chair next to him and grabbed Kaoru's hand. It was ice-cold.
Hikaru spoke softly. "Kaoru, there's no way I can live without you. You're more than a brother. Even more than a twin. You're my best friend, and I don't want to lose you!" Hikaru held on to Kaoru's hand tighter as he cried. "Hi-Hikaru..." Kaoru finally said.
Hikaru gasped when he heard Kaoru's voice. "Kaoru!" Hikaru shouted in excitement. Kaoru moved his head slowly to the side to look at Hikaru. His face was pale, and it made Hikaru's heart grow weary. "Hikaru, you're the best twin brother I could've ever asked for." More tears flowed down Hikaru's face. "Kaoru, I love you! I'll stay by your side till the very end." Hikaru stood up and kissed Kaoru on the forehead.
At that moment, the doctor walked back in. "I'm sorry, but visiting hours are over." Hikaru frowned as he looked down at his brother. "I'll be back tomorrow to visit you again. I promise." Kaoru smiled and whispered, "Ok." Hikaru couldn't sleep that night. He stayed up, hoping that there would be a slight chance that Kaoru would make it.