"Let's play the 'Which one is Hikaru?' game!" The Hiitachin twins exclaimed.
It was what seemed like an ordinary break time at Ouran Academy that day. The twins were entertaining some girls from their class, class 2-A. A year had passed since they had started high school, Honey and Mori had graduated and went off to university while the other hosts moved on to their next grade. The twins had moved on to their second year along with their friend and fellow host Haruhi.
"Not this again," A boy that sat at the edge of the room sighed loudly.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Hikaru growled as he turned his attention to the boy.
The boy's name was Takashi Sanada. He was a foreign transfer student from America. He was tall with tan skin that seemed to clash with his bright blue eyes and light brown hair. Although the first couple months of the school year had already passed he had already seemed to earn a reputation for being cold, blunt, and rebellious.
"I mean it's a lame game." Takashi said coldly as he got up, "You already know that no one will get the right answer and when they do you just pretend they got it wrong. So why even bother playing a game you don't want anyone to win?"
The twins and students stood in shock as Takashi walked passed them and out the door. Kaoru clenched his fists and chased after the boy as Hikaru, unsure of how to reply, blinked a couple times as he stood frozen in his spot.
"Where do you get off saying something like that?" Kaoru barked.
"You got a problem with the truth?" Takashi asked as he stopped and turned to him.
"How would you know what the truth is?!" Kaoru growled as he marched up to the boy, "You don't even know us!"
"I don't have to know you to know you're a contradiction." Takashi said as he started backing Kaoru into a wall, "You want people to tell you apart yet at the same time you don't want them to tell you apart. After all, if someone actually can tell you apart that means they've some how gotten passed your defenses and they've become part of your world. At least when it's just the two of you, you know you won't get hurt, but the more people you allow into your world the more likely you'll wind up getting hurt. So instead of giving other people the chance to reject you, you reject them first."
Takashi wasn't shouting, he didn't sound angry, in fact he sounded incredibly calm. Kaoru, who had his back against the wall, speechlessly stared into the taller boys calm blue eyes. In his whole life, Kaoru had never met anyone who could pin all his insecurities as clearly as this boy had just done. The only other person who had the faintest idea of his feelings, of course, was his twin. Kaoru felt his heart begin to race as Takashi's eyes softened.
"You two look identical, that doesn't mean you are identical." Takashi said quietly.