Chapter 1. – Forbidden

Kaoru stormed into his apartment, a hand over his racing heart and his breathing rasping and panicking. The tears appeared in his eyes and he wiped them away quickly before throwing 27 newspapers on the ground. All the same date, all the same headlines: Twins Married and Separated

How could this have happened? He didn't know what to do. This was so unexpected. When he had seen the headlines he had immediately bought all the newspapers so no one else would see them. There were, of course, no names in the article, but still. But STILL!

He grabbed a paper and silently read the content.

O_O_O_O

Ouran Times

TWINS who unwittingly got married after they were separated at birth were victims of a quirk of fate, cruel beyond belief, it emerged last night.

The unfortunate brothers — adopted by different families — discovered the shattering truth only after tying the knot.

Against all odds they had met and fallen for each other — neither even knowing they had a twin.

The horrified couple faced the heartbreak of seeking to have their marriage annulled in the High Court after eventually finding out their love was forbidden.

Last night the peer who uncovered the astonishing case told Ouran Times of the twins' "trauma".

The twins were not named — but it is known they were separated soon after birth. Different parents — who never told them they had a twin, adopted each. It was not clear HOW they eventually discovered they were brothers.

Experts said they would have been naturally attracted to each other — because they were so alike.

O_O_O_O

Kaoru threw the paper on the ground and emerged from the hateful pile on the ground. He turned on the TV, not really watching it, but liking that it made noise. His phone rung and he knew who it was, but that's the problem with his private phone, you can't see who calls. So he picked it up.

"Hello," he murmured cautioned.

"Kaoru, oh my god. You finally answered your phone."

Kaoru closed his eyes in pain and sighed. "Um, sorry. I'm actually really busy at the moment."

"No no no! Don't hang up… please!" he heard Hikaru exclaim. He bit his lip and closed his eyes.

"Hikaru, please. I can't-" he cut himself off with another sigh.

"I know! I know! It's a shock. For both of us. We have always known we looked alike. I'm sorry I didn't tell you my hair was dyed. I didn't know it would matter," Hikaru rambled. "I never thought of how you would look in my clothing either. We would have seen, but our looks didn't matter, that's how we fell in love, because nothing mattered. It still doesn't!"

"It means everything Hikaru! Didn't you read the paper, someone wrote our story," Kaoru yelled into the phone, he detested his own tone, but he was just so frustrated that he could curl into a corner and cry. But the worst part was – he wanted to curl into Hikaru's arm and cry.

"I know, I saw. But I don't care!" Hikaru responded simply.

"But I do! I care!"

"Please, go out with me, one last time. Let's talk, in person. I promise that I'll accept what you want to say, but I won't accept this cold attitude from you. It hurts like hell!" the last part he almost spit out.

"I don't want to see you," Kaoru whispered. "How can I?"

"You can, you can. I'm not far, I'll come to your house," Hikaru said sweetly, but Kaoru just huffed.

"I moved…" He lied weakly.

"You what?"

"I moved."

"W-where?"

"Away, I'm sorry, but I'm hanging up now."

"Stop, Kaor-"

Kaoru slammed the phone into the holder and held it there for a long moment. He felt the tears well into his eyes, but wiped them away with annoyance. This was not the time for weeping. He turned toward his room; he had lots of work to do, he had just gotten hired in a new company. But, before he had taken two steps the phone suddenly rung again. He stared at it with stunned eyes, like it was some device from outer space that he didn't understand.

Then he bent down and pulled out the pluck.

Hikaru was really stupid. Thinking he would pick up the phone again. Thinking he would just let everything turn back to normal. Believing he would love his own brother as a husband. Outrageous.

"I think you had enough, Hikaru."

"I. Said. Give me another! that's your job!" Hikaru yelled and slammed his glass against the counter. The blonde bartender sighed audibly and handed Hikaru another shot, which he carelessly swallowed with a groan.

"So, did you contact Kaoru?" the young bartender asked and started to wipe off a glass in his hand. Hikaru made a humorless laugh.

"Oh yeah. I definitely contacted him, like a 1000 times, Tamaki!" Hikaru exclaimed and buried his face in his palms, dragging them down his face in frustration. "But the one time I get a hold of him, he ditch me. He … hung up on me!"

"What did you say to him?" Tamaki asked with a wondering expression. Kaoru hanging up on Hikaru... weird. He put down the glass he had been cleaning and crossed his arms, while looking at the teen.

"That I wanted to see him, you know, that we should talk," Hikaru explained, flinging his hands in the air. "But he moved. He moved. I don't even know where he is anymore."

"How do you know he moved?"

"He said so."

"And?"

"And what?"

"And… did you call his cell phone?"

"No, I called the phone-service-people, because he changed his number, but I just told them his address and then they could- oooh," Hikaru said, snapping his fingers. Tamaki rolled his eyes.

"Which conclude that he did not move," Tamaki laughed. "Yet at least."

"I see," Hikaru spat, suddenly brightening up. Tamaki smiled slightly, Hikaru had about the same smile as Kaoru. Now that he knew they were twins he really saw the similarities. Hikaru had his hair dyed a midnight black color, his clothing were stylish and he was a little more muscular, but he definitely had traits from Kaoru around his cheekbones and eyes.

He missed seeing them together. They could bright up any room with their smiles and games. Their wedding had been the most hilarious party he had ever attended. He had never seen any couple get along as well as those two… before they had visited a doctor and found out that they were … closer than they thought.

Now Hikaru was a wrack, a bum, and a drunk. Kaoru had completed him, and now he was barely half.

"I should go visit him, right now," Hikaru decided and stumbled out of his chair. That snapped Tamaki out of his thoughts and into reality. He ran around the counter and grabbed the other teen by the shoulder.

"You'll scare the kid half to death," Tamaki told him, waving a hand over his appearance. "You look like something taken out of a horror movie."

"You know what?" Hikaru said angrily, almost making Tamaki laugh when he stumbled over his own legs. "I don't care about your opinion, because Kaoru loves me. He told me that. He loves me!"

"I'm sure he does," Tamaki said and threw his apron on the counter. "Hey! Shawn! Cover for me."

The bartender named Shawn gave him a thumb up and Tamaki smiled back shortly. Hikaru made a huffing sound, but didn't resist when Tamaki put his arm over the shoulder and helped him toward his car.

"I need to see Kaoru," Hikaru complained.

"What you need is a bath… a long one… with lots of soap," Tamaki uttered, making a face by Hikaru's body odor. The twin made a loud groan and used his free hand to clench around his head.

"I feel sick," he stuttered.

"Better hold it in, while you're in my car," Tamaki whispered under his breath.

A/N: Here you go, first chapter. I know, I just finished my previous story, but just thought I would make this one, because the idea came to me. This is my first "T" story, I always write "M". LOL! And It might change, but right now I'm trying something new. xD (who reads these notes anyway). :b

Please review if you want a chappy 2. ^_^/