Title: Hikaru no Genius
Author: Windying
Beta: No one yet, so please PM me if you wanted to help.
Rating: 17+ only please, after all, this is Yaoi.
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Genres: Yaoi/Shounen, Supernatural, AU
Notes: since this is an AU, alternate universe, none or not all of the character will be in characters and things happen differently. For started, it happened 13 years later than the manga and anime far to the future. It's like 2016 now. So nothing is original. Not to mention, by this time, technology had already advanced pretty damn far, compared to when the Manga first come out.
Warning: There will be situation that is similar to the original one. This is the revised version of the original that I wrote a long while ago so there will be similarity and differences in both this version and the 'before this one'. Just to let you people know, I am not a really good writer. I write only because the plot-bunny is making me lacking my sleeps. I am a really bad writer so don't expect perfect grammars.
Disclaimer: Hikaru no Go does not belong to me or will ever be. The character's name and settlement's name all belong to the rightful author of Hikaru No Go. I simply use them for my own imagination. Thanks the author for creating Hikaru No Go. I don't make anything with this except the fun and excitement. I do, however, owned Shouhen since he is a Original Character, and Seiko Shindou, who was Heihachi's wife whom died when Hikaru was 5 years old. And Hisashi Shindou, who is Hikaru and Shouhen's father. Since there was no information of Hikaru's father at all, I will just make up a character for him.
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Chapter One: Meet the Shindou
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In a standard household of Tokyo, Japan live the Shindou family. There was a mother, Mitsuko Shindou, the father, Hisashi Shindou, the oldest son, Shouhen Shindou, and at least but not last, the youngest son, Hikaru Shindou. Now now, don't think too much about this family. This family is just an ordinary family that you could find anywhere in earth.
No, that's a lied. Sorry.
But, it is also true that the family are normal. An office worker for a dad and a housewife for a mother. Pretty normal right? Right.
Then, how the hell does a normal family like this produces two genius in a single generation?
One who is a genius in terms of politics and martials arts, yet dangerously deadly if get pissed off? One that was considered a martial art genius who have the face of an angel with the purest smile and brightest green eyes ever. Then the other one was one shrewd- like seriously-canny, intelligent, and surprisingly intuitive yet still deadly dangerous/sadistic and cute in his own way.
A very dangerous combination for someone his age and personality.
Now, the younger son's physical traits are pretty similar to the older one, with an exception: his hair color and larger eyes.
HIkaru Shindou was known for his large, far too bright and-surprisingly-bright golden blond hair, which he had gotten from his late grandmother, whom happened to be a German-mixed-Korean turned Japanese. Surprisingly, both Shouhen and Hikaru got their late grandmother's eyes but only Hikaru got Seiko, Hikaru's late grandmother, papa's hair.
Really surprised right? So, Shouhen has light brown hair while Hikaru is a fully blonde boy with green eyes. Their physical traits didn't stop here thought. Hikaru was always very weak so his body was more fragile ever since he was born. All the while, Shouhen had always been a Martial Arts practitioner so his body was more robust and durable. When Shouhen was only twelve years old, he was already five foot tall yet when Hikaru is twelve, he was shorter than Shouhen by three inches.
Hikaru might've an inferior complex if it wasn't for Shouhen's brother complex and his own very personality, which was very shrewd and far too sadistic for a boy his age.
When Hikaru was born, Hisashi had suspected (and cried) that Mitsuko had cheated on him with a blonde foreign. Hisashi nearly fainted from heartache when the thought enter his mind but Shouhen didn't give a damn about it. So what? Who care if Hikaru-chan might be not be his full blood brother and only a step-brother-like. Hikaru-chan is still far too adorable so is fine! Those were the thoughts that entered Shouhen's mind instead of feeling disgust.
When Hisashi and Mitsuko were near fighting, Heihachi had took one look at Hikaru and he smiled, filled with happiness that it surprised Shouhen greatly.
According to his grandpa, this was what happened when he was born at the hospital, right when his father first hold him for the first time and nearly drop him, haven't been for grandpa.
"What did you just said, Hisashi-kun?" Asked a very pale and tired Mitsuko, who had just finished giving birth to her second son. They had already transferred her back to her room for the night so her family members can now visit. Yet, the first thing that her husband did upon seeing their son was accusing her of cheating on him?
"..." Hisashi didn't said anything but his look was so heartbroken that it made Shouhen thought that he was going to cry.
"Okay, enough. Both of you," Heihachi laughed as he hold onto Hikaru in his arms, with Shouhen sitting next to him, looking at Hikaru with wide eyes filled with excitement and happiness. Shouhen totally didn't care about what his father said to his mother. He didn't have proof that his mother didn't cheat on him but his guts is telling him that Hikaru really is his little brother. He rarely got feelings like this yet when he did, he knew that it would always be right.
"Father..." Hisashi look like he was going to cry for real. A man in his twenty eight years isn't a kid anymore.
"Mitsuko didn't cheat on you, don't worry, you idiotic son. You grandpa from your mother's side is a half-germany and half korean. I still remember that he had blonde hair and blue eyes while his wife have blonde hair and green eyes. Hikaru and Shouhen both got your great-grandfather's eyes while only Hikaru got your grandma's hair color. You probably didn't remember that Seiko's blonde since by the time that you were born, her hair was already dye black. And you got all my appearance traits so you didn't know." Heihachi said with a large grin on his face.
"Really?" Hisashi look far too hopeful while Mitsuko sighed out loud and pout at her husband. However, that pout turned into a glared at his question.
That shut Hisashi up straight.
Grandpa had also said that his mother was so mad at his father for thinking such idea. So, his father had to buy her ninety nine roses as an apology when she got out of the hospital.
They forgive each other since then. From what Hikaru know, he should got a little sister years ago when he was only seven years old but it seems like his mother miscarriage and wasn't able to have any more kids. Hikaru wasn't sure of the causes of the miscarriage but he did know that she is now getting better using the medicare available just this year. He can't wait for when his mother would have another child.
It's fun acting all spoil as the youngest son but seriously, Hikaru has had enough. It was all fun and very awesome, outlying everyone, but seriously, Hikaru grow tired of it. He wanted to act like himself without having everyone else freaking out that he might be switched or an alien had replace him.
It had been more than thirteen years since he wisely knew that he cannot let his parents found out about his intelligent and wisdom. He had been acting as brat for thirteen years of his life. The only one that knew that Hikaru wasn't as stupid as he lets out was his grandpa and Shou-nii. There has been a few close calls with a couple of his teacher at school and a couple of his friends but it wasn't truly reveals. So, asides from his grandpa and Shouhen, the only one that truly knew his secrets was the President of the Computer Engineering company that made the computers for their school. Asides from Asami-san, there wasn't anyone else... Wait... Asami's san partner might had noticed it thought. Since Takaba-san have great instincts when it comes to people.
As for his teachers, they sometimes got a small hint and a guts feelings but they didn't believe it. They had seen what happened to one of the teacher in his elementary school when he prey Hikaru's secret. They didn't outright said or think that it was because of Hikaru but they instinctively knew, somehow.
What happened to that teacher? Let's just said that Shouhen had to clean the mixed afterward and leave it like that. Okay, fine. Just a little details then.
Well, first of all, they'd each got a taste of what Shouhen had to gone through when Hikaru is pissed off. As in enraged pissed. Shouhen had always knew that Hikaru didn't take it well when someone suspected him or found out his secrets. Living with Hikaru and watching him since little had its advantages when it comes to reading Hikaru, the one behind the mask. Which explains why he knew how and when to avoid Hikaru if he still have a wish to remain in the living world when Hikaru is pissed off. Too bad that the teacher didn't have that experiences. Not to mention, that man was also a pedophiler too so Hikaru waste no guilt in exiling him to god-know-where.
Shouhen was truly frightened when he found out that the man was a pedophiler. Good thing Hikaru take care of most of the harmful actions and stuff, otherwise Shouhen wouldn't have outright kill the man for thinking of touching his little brother. Still, this has taughted Shouhen that the definition of fear was called Hikaru. Sp, he learned to stay out of the boy's way when he is truthly mad. He had once experienced the fear, and doesn't wish to experience it again anytime soon, if at all.
Let's just said that Hikaru nearly made Shouhen faint once from how scary his eyes looks, Shouhen actually stopped breathing for a whole minute at the looks in Hikaru's eyes. Shouhen wasn't the only one that think that Hikaru look like a demon in White WIngs when he's mad. Asami-san also have the same opinion. And, that is saying something else. Good thing that Asami-san seems to not like Shouhen, otherwise, they were had been best friend or crime-partner for sure.
But that's another story for another time. This story is about Hikaru, not Asami-san.
Now, the boy whom made even his brother (nearly) faint was sitting on a couch waiting for said brother to come back from his study abroad. Shouhen being Shouhen and Hikaru being Hikaru, Hikaru had pushes Shouhen to make sure that he would finished his High School graduation in the States, or else he won't allow Shouhen to see him ever again.
Which explains why Shouhen didn't only finished High School Diploma in the States, he also finished his bachelor degree in Business Mastery in the States. Shouhen was 'blackmailed' by Hikaru to finished his High School education in under two years but Shouhen being Shouhen, he wanted to make Hikaru proud of him so he finished his Business Mastery in college, also.
Hikaru has no doubt in his mind that his brother would success if he tried in whatever he wanted to. Since Shouhen have a really good memory and and high IQ of 180, anything that he'd read, he could remember it like the back of his hands. Hikaru's memories are also very good too. It might not had been photographical memory but it was pretty damn close. Actually, it might as well as been photographic memory if not for the fact that Hikaru doesn't remember things that he have no interest in; such as Japanese History. He only remember what he wanted to remember in Japanese History just so that he could passed the exam. His specialty was Math and Computer Engineering; as he needs to be knowledges in those two fields to be able to creates application for his grandpa's other job. Which, truly, was his own job.
So, when Shouhen called and told them that he had inherited a small company from an old professor of his, who does not have anyone left to inherited the company, as the new CEO. Hikaru wasn't surprised. He just give Asami-san's contact information to him and tell him to work with the man. No, Hikaru didn't tell Shouhen anything about Asami-san's other business. Only the openly business, which involved medical-technology components that Shouhen's new company are working on.
As such, Shouhen would be back to do some paperworks and have a break for a while. Until when? Hikaru isn't quite sure.
Recalling the memories of what took place, Hikaru had a amusing smile on his lips as he laid on the couch with his legs hanging over the edge.
First thing first, his mother had froze in the middle of cooking when his father announced it with a voice that said, 'I have no clue what I'd just said', while Hikaru himself, raised an eyebrows and smirk internally. Then, Hisashi fainted right on the spot. Following then was chaos in the house. At the end, Hikaru had to called his grandpa over and cooked for them as his parents aren't ... focus enough to cook the night's dinner. He didn't want to have another stomach problem from eating burned food, thank you very much.
That was three days ago. Now, Hikaru is waiting in their house for the said brother to hurry the hell up and come back soon because he is really bored out of his mind right now.
Why Wasn't he at the airport waiting for his brother? Well, because Shouhen somehow asked him to wait for him at home instead of going to get him at he airport. Hikaru had his suspicious that Shouhen might have something that he wanted to hide from him by telling him not to come for him but...no no no don't go there. Hikaru had a feeling that if he keep thinking in that direction, he would get the answer himself but he won't like it.
Hikaru was so bored right now that he nearly regressed to calling his grandpa and told him to bring him the laptop for so he can work on, but he restrain the desire since Shouhen should be back soon. It had been over three hours since his parent had left to the airport, after leaving all their groceries to for. Hikaru to put back.
Another 30-50 minutes should be more than enough time for them to get back, and he will be home finally. It has been nearly 3 years now since he last seen his aniki.
No matter how much of a pain in the ass Shouhen could be sometimes-nearly all the time with his over-the-top-protectiveness of a (idiot) brother. Still, Hikaru love his aniki with a passion that's near to affections and adored. I mean, who wouldn't?
Hikaru could still recalled that one time when he and Shouhen sneaked, after Shouhen was caught sneaking away to read by himself, away from their parents, to read a textbook that Shouhen had brought with his own allowances. That was the first time that Hikaru and Shouhen had done an activity together that doesn't involved martial arts. Yep, Shouhen really like Aikido, Kendo and Karate, to the horror of their parents when Shouhen got Hikaru to practice with him.
What? Hikaru was only seven when they've first practice, or when Shouhen first tried to teach Hikaru Kendo and Karate. It ended with Shouhen mostly injured and Hikaru crying in dismissed because he'd hurt his aniki.
Not that Hikaru actually did too many damage, it was mostly because Shouhen can't bring himself to attack his beloved little-Hikaru that he took most of the attack from Hikaru. Still, that didn't mean that the moves that Hikaru did on Shouhen was any less harmful; a straight kick to his jaw wasn't something that a small kid like Hikaru should learn off. Especially when said kid have a tendency to used it sadistically. Which explains why Hikaru was crying his eyes out when he knew that he could have kill Shouhen from it.
That was the first time that they practice together. It certainly wasn't the last time but it was the most dangerous time, in terms of using it on Shouhen.
So, when they've first did something together that was not Hikaru helping Shouhen in martial arts practice, Hikaru was beyond happy and Shouhen was beyond excited.
They both had sneaked into Shouhen's room without having their parents seeing them and started to read the textbook that Shouhen had brought. Which , by the way, was the Calculus III book, so there was no way that they would've let their parents find out about them reading it.
Especially for Hikaru since he's still only nine years old. It would be super bad if their parents found Hikaru reading this type of book. The least that could happen was either Hisashi fainting when he found out or his mother frozen and then fainted too. The worst? Who know. Hikaru didn't want to give their mother an heart attack. They are more than enough stressful with just Shouhen as the way that he is. They didn't need to know that Hikaru is way worse than their older son. That would totally asking for trouble.
From then on, they would always sneaked away to Shouhen's room to read whenever Hikaru was bored or, just to spend some times reading with his aniki.
Of course, he would be very caution to not let Shouhen hug him because, in Hikaru's defense, Shouhen's hugging isn't really hugging, is more like a clutching that could and would break a bone. Especially for Hikaru, whom have the body of a fragile glass. What? Hikaru had a really weak body when he was born, until he started to practice Aikido, Karate, and kendo with Shouhen that his body started to shows signs of improving. But by then, Shouhen's strengths was already near a blackbelts level, making his hugs to be totally disaster for Hikaru.
While Hikaru was in the act of remembering his memories with his aniki, said brother was at the door nervously (and sweating too. Staring at the door with an expression that looked like he is stuck between a cliff and the edge of the world. Yet, that edge of the world was totally a paradise for him, totally bleaking him over.
Shouhen don't knowing if he should just hurry up and opened the door so he could see his cute and adorable little Hikaru or stay where he is, as he break down in both anticipation and anxiety.
For some reason, he was so damn nervous that his hands started to shakes and his palm started to sweat like he had just entered a tournament for Aikido.
Shouhen's also scared too. He hasn't even told his little Hikaru of what happened three weeks ago when he's at that farewell party. How was he going to break the news to the one person that he can't bared the thoughts of hating him.
Ohhh... Hikaru...What should I do? If he found out that I am going to marry to someone like that woman, for sure, Hikaru will really flips.
Shouhen was sweating bullets while Hisashi and Mitsuko looked at him in confusion; why didn't Shouhen burst the door opened and go inside in a rushed like they thought he was going to be? They both knew that Shouhen and his brother complex had made Hikaru suffered through more than one occasions, especially with that brute strength of his from martial arts was used to squeezed Hikaru with. Sometimes they would found Hikaru's pale and nearly die from lack of air due to being hug/squeeze by a giggling Shouhen that make them doubt his sanity in more than one occasion.
Yet now, the Shouhen that they knew was currently freezing right in front of the door, not daring to open it.
Why? Both Hisashi and Mitsuko couldn't understand why their oldest son is acting this way. After all, it could've be that bad right? Or was it that Shouhen was thinking of a way to break the news that he's engaged now to Hikaru? It can't be that bad, could it?
Oh, they have no clue how wrong they are. They didn't know that Shouhen has more than one reasons to be caution around his little Hikaru.
After all, Hikaru is his little otouto that he love very much and when you love someone that much, you wants to know everything about that person and doesn't want that person to hate you.
So, it made senses that he had knew about Hikaru ever since his otouto was only two or so years old. There is no way that he won't noticed the way that Hikaru's eyes tend to wander into things that are too complicated for childs his age. The way that its shine with curiosity and understanding in its depth was what originally sparked his curiosity toward the (adorable) kid that he called his brother. No, it was far earlier than two years old when Shouhen knew about the wisdom in Hikaru's eyes, he just didn't want to accept the true then. Hikaru was far too little for those thoughts to be comfortable.
Since then, life just hasn't been the same for Shouhen. One way or another, Shouhen would found himself thinking of the benefits and feelings of his little Hikaru, one way or another, with every actions that he made and took.
And then, the unthinkable happened.
Shouhen had kissed Hikaru on the lips when he was only twelve years old, with Hikaru being seven years old.
Well, it was an accident but it still changes Shouhen's whole life. For better or worse, Shouhen couldn't decided.
What he does know was that Hikaru had unknowingly snatch away his heart with only that one kiss. Not to mention, it was his first kiss! Then again, that was also Hikaru's first kiss too.
Shouhen has to fight a blush as his cheeks got warmer when he's mind traveled back to his own memories.
"Shou?" A soft voice that belong to his only mother, Mitsuko Shindou, asked from behind him, nearly killing him from heart attack in the process due to both guilts and surprised.
"Yes, mother?!" Shouhen shrieked with a nervousness that was news to him. Making both Hisashi and Mitsuko blinks in surprised, before Hisashi signed out loud and reached for the door, since Shouhen can't seems to opened it himself. However, before Hisashi's hand could touch the door, Shouhen panic level shot up, and opened the door in a panic himself. Causing both Mitsuko and Hisashi to gasped with their mouths opened. What bad manners! was what they both thought by Shouhen's action.
"Hikaru!" Shouhen shouted not even one seconds later when the door opened. Since the said boy was in deep thought, he jumped out of his skin when the voice of his brother called (shouted).
"What the-?!" Hikaru yelled when suddenly, his whole body was engulfed by something or someone warm and strong. Arggg! Here it was, the death squeeze!
"Arg- aniki!" Hikaru squeeze out as he try to breathe in the embrace of his brother's hugs. Seriously, this will be the dead of his if Shouhen didn't let go any time soon!
"H-hikaru," Was the only answer that he got back, it was enough to freeze Hikaru solid.
He didn't dare to breathe or utter out a word even when his face was turning pale blue due to lack of air.
It seems that Hikaru forgot that he was not the only one who hasn't seen Shouhen for three years. Shouhen hasn't see him too. For three years. Shouhen and Hikaru didn't dare to contact each other via internet or email at all.
Since they both knew that it would be impossible for Shouhen, if he as much as see him or hear his voice, to control himself and not fly back to Japan just so he could be near his little baby brother. It was especially bad for Shouhen since he knew that his missing was different from Hikaru's missing him.
"Aniki?" Hikaru asked after what feel like forever to him since he's quickly losing the remaining air in his lung.
Shouhen slowly let go, like he never wanted to let go, of Hikaru as he put his head on the smaller boy's shoulder. Trying his best to not cry as he resisted the urge to hug and kiss the hell out of Hikaru especially when Hikaru always, freaking damn always, have this particular smell on him that make Shouhen wanted to hold to him for forever and always.
At first, Shouhen thought that it was the smell of his shampoo but then he remembered that they both using the same one, which was head & shoulders Men Old Spice. So where the hell does that sweet-like smell that smell like apricot, lavender, vanilla and spice mixed together come from?!
"Aniki... could you please let go of me now?" Hikaru signed when he felt Shouhen shivered on his shoulder before letting go. Hikaru find himself face to face with a man that he could barely recognize. Shouhen's still the same as before he left; the same shining green eyes, the same nearly-pink lips, the same long eye lashes, the same feminine face make anyone anywhere doubt the boy-now-man's gender. The only differences was the fact that Shouhen is now officially at least another 12 inches taller than him. No fair!
Why is Shouhen this tall when both their parents are normal height?! A vein pop up on Hikaru's forehead, making Shouhen blinked in confusion.
Hikaru pout as he see the questioning look in Shouhen's eyes. Ah, that's it. Been away from Hikaru for so long was getting his immunity level goes straight down to hell. In another word, Shouhen is now totally indefensible against Hikaru's adorable look.
'Don't give me that look!' Shouhen mentally shrieked in horror at the freaking damn adorable look on Hikaru's face. The next thing he knew, Hikaru lose all ability to breathe as his face turn green. It was Hisashi that Hikaru was thankful to because he pinched Shouhen's ear and lift him away with a cried while Hikaru pants for breaths.
"Shouhen, what did I tell you about letting your brother breath, huh?" Hisashi asked with a voice that spell trouble for Shouhen.
Shouhen have the nerve to winced in guilt and look sorry. A vein pop up on Hikaru's forehead before he kicked Shouhen shin with a particular mean and sadistic look in his eyes.
"H-hikaru... that hurt!," Shouhen shrieked and then sniffed in tears, as he rubs his shin and look at Hikaru with a teary eyes. Making Hikaru narrowed his eyes at him before turning away with a snared on his lips, making Shouhen shivered and then sniff in sadness as his little Hikaru walked away from him.
Which in turned caused Shouhen to panic, and make a grab on Hikaru to pulled in Hikaru toward him. The next thing he knew, Hikaru and himself was on the floor in a pile of mess. Mitsuko and Hisashi signed out loud as they looked at the pile of mess on the floor before shaking their heads and left to the kitchen for teas and snacks, leaving the brother to talk by themselves in the living room.
"H-hikaru... don't go...please." Shouhen tightly held onto Hikaru, not letting the boy leave his chest as Hikaru's full weight help the boy stay on top of Shouhen.
Hikaru pout and signed out loud as he closed his eyes before letting his head fell on to Shouhen's chest. Truth be told, Hikaru had missed his older brother. Beside, Shouhen is always so much warmer than him so he have no complain whatsoever, as long as Shouhen doesn't suffocate him with his bone crashing hugs.
They stay like that for what since like a too short of a time for Shouhen while it was making Hikaru sleepy due to the heat emitted from Shouhen.
A thought enter Hikaru's mind as he rest his head on his brother's shoulder.
"Aniki... let's go over to ojii-chan's house later? It been a long time since we went to Ojii-chan's house together," Hikaru said after what seems like forever for him while it seems really short for Shouhen.
Shouhen couldn't do anything besides from nodding his head as he held onto Hikaru tighter, since he seriously doesn't want to let Hikaru go yet.
Besides, he keep having the feeling that his grandpa somehow, one way or another, knew of the feelings that he actually have for his little otouto. Heihachi-ojisan is too sharp. Shouhen have no clue since when did the old man knew of his feeling for Hikaru but for sure, he's scary~!
"Hikaru... do we have to~?" Shouhen whined. He seriously don't want to go there just when he got back. Especially when he knew said grandpa will make him plays go with the old man for hours. That's too tiredly, so no thanks. Is what he wanted to say but there's no way in hell or earth that he could say no to his little Hikaru. Is there?
Hikaru chuckled softly before pushing up from Shouhen's warm chest and set up on the couch with his legs cross. Shouhen pout as Hikaru's warm left him.
Hikaru watched Shouhen pouts on the floor with a feeling of fondness, before it soon turn into annoyance.
Can he acts his age for once?! Hikaru wanted to shout at Shouhen, however, seeing that it has been a while since they last seen each other, Hikaru let it go.
Still...
There's something else that's bothering Hikaru. When Shouhen came home just then, there's something in the air that made Hikaru... worried. For better lack of word. Something that make his instincts scream in alerts. Something about Shouhen's behavior that just doesn't seems like the old Shouhen. True, he still hugs the hell out of him and pout so childish but... Something just doesn't seems right. It make Hikaru senses alert in a way that make Shouhen paranoid.
Shouhen is hiding something from him. Something that he doesn't want to tell Hikaru or more like, something that Shouhen doesn't know how to tell him. Something that he knew Hikaru is going to flip once finds out. Something that Shouhen knew will made his little otouto pissed beyond reason.
Shouhen wonder whom did he pissed off in his previous life for him to fall in love with his own brother. Someone must really hate him to cursed him, causing him to fall in love with someone that he knew he should never love. At least, not in this sense any way.
A brother complex would have been a thousand time better than loving Hikaru in this way. At the very least, Shouhen knew that he won't have to suffer like this and could love someone else as a man. Yet, here he was, fearing of what his little Hikaru was going to think of him. Afraiding of having the fully blonde- huh?
Shouhen stopped thinking in a snapped as he turned his head toward Hikaru, seeing his little brother watching him with something that look like suspicion in his eyes made Shouhen mentally sweats. But, the sweats can wait as his excitement cannot wait.
Shouhen's eyes widen at the not really anymore-full blonde hair...
"Hikaru... you're hair..." Shouhen trailed off. Looking at Hikaru as if he have never see him before. It was...
... Very...
Adorable?!
"H-hikaru?!" Shouhen nearly fell into his face. "Y-your hair?! What happen to your hair?!" Shouhen shrieked at the top of his lung as he shook Hikaru with a force that nearly made his neck snapped.
"S-Shou-nii! Stop shaking me!"
"Ah... Gomen... Hikaru... what happened to your beautiful hair? Why... did you dye it only half-no not half- two-third black and not fully black?" Shouhen asked shockingly as he eyed Hikaru from top to bottom and then up again. After all, the last time that he had lasts seen his little Hikaru, Hikaru's hair was really long and so pretty.
Imagine this, a little boy with clear crystal green eyes and with the blondest, longest, verycolor of hair. And then imagine this, This little boy that have the clearest, with the sharpest mind in the world, with the most stubbornest mindset on earth who happen to think that his hair is his life, suddenly dye and cut his beautiful hair.
What should Shouhen conclude about this problem that suddenly shot itself right into his face when he have no preparation whatsoever to face it? After all, Shouhen IS NOT Hikaru whom can face whatever problem it was that suddenly came flying into his face with no awareness whatsoever!
But... still...
What the hell is with this cuteness that just radiate more intensively from Hikaru?!
I mean, why?! Why is the short hair Hikaru even more cute than the long hair Hikaru with full blonde hair?!
"Hikaru, why didn't you tell me?" Shouhen asked with a pout and tear on the brink of falling. Hikaru signed out loud at the childish side that his brother just can't seems to let go and mature.
Hikaru opened his mouth to answer, however, it was stop by a ringtone that Hikaru knew was Shouhen.
After all, Shouhen is the only person that have that ringtone since Hikaru made it for him, personally. The ringtone was from the song of Shouhen's favorite anime, Kuroko no Basket, Fantastic Tune, by Kensho Ono while Hikaru's ringtone is from Ookami Kakushi's Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora by Fictionjunction. Of course, he remixed it with something that would vibrates and increase the volume a couple of times so it wasn't the original sounds at all.
Shouhen blinked as he make a tsked sounds before reaching for his phone in his back pocket with an annoyed looked in his eyes. That is, until his eyes landed on the caller ID.
Hikaru glared at Shouhen when the said man pale a little and have a nervous air around him.
"Shou-nii?" Hikaru glared at Shouhen, causing him to flinched. The next thing Shouhen knew, his iphone was gone from his finger grips.
"Moshi moshi?" Hikaru answered with an innocent air while Shouhen look like the world was ending as he choked on his own air. Hikaru glared coldly at Shouhen, causing him to pale rapidly and shriek back into the ground.
"Hello?" A woman english voice asked from the other end. "Shouhen?" asked the woman. First name already huh.
Hikaru glared at Shouhen as his hand strengthen the hold on the phone a little too much for Shouhen's pressure.
"Dare?" Hikaru asked with a sweet innocent voice that sounds confused and worried at the same time, while totally glaring at his brother with so much heats that he caused said brother to flinch.
"Ahh. Sorry, is Shouhen there? I'm his fiancé." answered the voice back softly with English accent, leaving a hint of concern in her voice. Hikaru's eyes harden as Shouhen looked away guiltily.
No one spoke a word as Hikaru glared at his brother while his passed Shouhen the phone with the cold look in his eyes. He didn't need to say anything at all, Shouhen took the phone away from Hikaru with his eyes wide open in fear as Hikaru walked past by him without a word.
"Shouhen?" the voice asked from the phone caused Shouhen to snapped his phone in half as he throw it across the room. Why?! Why did she have to call now?! Shouhen mentally asked himself as he pick himself up from the floor and ran across the room to where Hikaru disappear to just as his father came from the kitchen, looking confused about the voice.
"Shou?" asked Hisashi just as Shouhen disappeared toward the stair to their bedrooms.
Seconds later, Hisashi heard knocking sounds and the voices of his older son asking Hikaru to open the door with such a desperation that Hisashi never heard the boy asked before.
Normally, when Hikaru got mad at him, Hikaru would yelled at him and then ran away to his father's house and let Shouhen reflected on his behavior for couple of hours before Shouhen couldn't take it anymore, and then would called his father asking Hikaru for forgiveness and promises to take him to the store for ramen.
But just now, he didn't hear any shouting from Hikaru nor any arguing between the two brother. What is going on? Hisashi thought to himself as he watched the stair in wait. Like Seriously, Shouhen had just come home and he pissed Hikaru off already? Well, that's Shouhen's specialty alright. Whatever he did, it always one way or another pissed Hikaru off in the end.
"Hikaru... open the door please?" Shouhen begged with tears in his eyes as his voice cracked. No, he wouldn't be able to bare having Hikaru hate him for this. If he have to tell him everything just so that Hikaru won't hate him, then so be it. Rather than having Hikaru hating him now, he would rather tell him the truth and get over it. Even if it will hurt him the most.
"Hikaru... please... Hikaru... Hikaru...please talk to me... Hikaru... Hikaru!" By then, Shouhen was kneeling on the floor in front of Hikaru's room begging for his life. Or in this case, it was for Hikaru forgiveness, which are as hard as a metal pole. Like seriously, when Hikaru is mad, you better hope that you have more than one life to spare. In fact, you better be sure that you have more than enough lives to count in both hands when you face a pissed off Hikaru.
Hikaru could be seriously malicious malevolent when he decided to be ambiguous. Is really terrified. A pissed off Hikaru. But that wasn't all, a pissed off Hikaru that is terrified is better than a cold Hikaru 100% over.
"Hikaru... please open the door for me... Hikaru..." Shouhen didn't knock or bang on the door, all he could do was kneeling in front of it and hope and pray that his little Hikaru would somehow open the door for him. He could forcefully opened the door with his own strength but that is just going to make Hikaru hate him more. Beside, forcing his way in would make Hikaru retaliate. And that will really lead to disaster. At the least, Shouhen knew that if he and Hikaru come into a fight, surely there will be at least a house or two that was damaged and one of them might die from it. So barging in is out of the question.
Beside, this is his fault so he can't do that. It's his fault for not telling his little Hikaru the true. About what happen three weeks before coming back.
"Hikaru, please open the door." Shouhen continue to begs for what seem like hours on end. Shouhen could have swore that the time slows down as he waited for Hikaru to open the door.
As Shouhen continue to begs and draw their parents attentions, Hikaru was packing his clothes into a small backpack.
He can't be calm. He just can't. There's something making the pit of his stomach boils as if a volcano was erupting. He has to get away from Shouhen before his control break and he destroy everything that he hold dare. Not good. Really not good.
Hikaru knew himself well enough to judge that he would totally flipped out and do something bad if he stay near Shouhen now. So, Hikaru didn't hesitate to pack enough clothes for a week.
Why is there a feeling that make his heart ache and his his hands cold? Why is there this feeling in the pit of his stomach that said it would throw up soon?
Why is there a feeling of betrayal?
Why is his brain not working and keep thinking of the reason why his brother wouldn't tell him that he's in love with a girl?! Why, goddamnit?!
That's it. Hikaru can't anymore. He have to get away from Shouhen this very minute.
The door open just as Shouhen let out another tears fall from his eyes to the ground. However, what he was hoping for vanished in a blink of an eye as the Hikaru that came out wasn't the one that he was hoping for.
This Hikaru was cold and indifference To his very existence. If a Hikaru that was cold yet malicious came out, Shouhen knew that he would listen to him but this Hikaru that came out wasn't one that would care or wanted to listen to him. This Hikaru is the one that he least wants to see.
The coldly lit glint in the boy's eyes cause shivers to ran down Shouhen's whole body.
He don't know this Hikaru!
"Hi-" Shouhen's throat closed on him as Hikaru walked right passed by him without even looking at him. It was like he was all but visible in Hikaru's eyes as he walk away from him and vanished down the stairs. The next thing he knew, the sounds of the door opening and closing was heard and the sound of something breaking in his mind. Then, the sound of something sobbing, softly. It takes a couple seconds for Shouhen to noticed that the sobbing sound was from him as he cowered into the ground and cry his heart out.
He had hurt his little Hikaru!
The one person that he loves the most!
The one person that he never wanted to hurt!
He had hurts him by hiding information away from the boy!
The one person that he was willingly to do everything to keep him laughing. His sun, his motivation, his reasoning!
His everything!
And, that one person now hate him! Despise him! For Hikaru to actually not notice him at all like he was nothing means that he hurt him to the point that Hikaru didn't even wanted to know him, let alone see him!
Because of him, now Hikaru was turning into someone who is cold, indifference, and hurt. The cold glints in Hikaru's eyes was all but care.
What had he done?!
All because of him!
Shouhen cries. He cries because of the hurt. He cries because of the guilt. He cries because of how much a cold Hikaru hurt him the most. He cries because everything that happens is his FAULTS!
When Hisashi and Mitsuko heard the heartbreaking crying sound, they've worriedly make their ways upstair only to see a sobbing mess of Shouhen in front of Hikaru's room.
They asked what is wrong, they asked Hikaru's whereas about, they asked what happen but all the answer they got was a sobbing Shouhen as an answer. They had only seem Shouhen crying childishly when Hikaru got so mad at him a couple of times in the past but they have never seen him actually crying like his whole world is coming to an end like this.
What are they suppose to do as parents for their son? They have no clue. So all they could do was pet Shouhen on the back and watch him cries. The frustration and worries that came along with it was making both Hisashi and Mitsuko tires too, in both mental and physical.
~Wiindying