Hey everyone, I'm back with the sequel to It's a Twin Thing. This one's going to be a little different, the first few chapters will be the last few days of school before they start their summer vacation, where the story takes place. I'm also, at the point, planning for this story to be a lot longer than the first one, but I guess I'll see where it leads to xP!
The beginning, with Tamaki and the twins, is something that me and my friends used to go around doing to people all the time when we were in high school. We decided that it's something Hikaru and Kaoru would do too lol
Anywayy, I hope you like the first chapter of Here I Stand! Please review at the end and tell me if you like it so far or not, and I appologize for this chapter being so short xP!
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Here I Stand
Chapter One
The last few days of school had come so quickly that the Host Club couldn't help but wonder where time had disappeared to! The last few months had been so full of drama that once things had had a chance to settle down it was as if the grains of sand slipped through the neck of the hour-glass at an unnaturely quick pace.
Sai was still being forced to take it easy despite the fact that he continuously argued that the wound was all healed and he really didn't need to stay home anymore for it. Though he always mysteriously seemed to be in pain whenever Kaniya came over in her nurse outfit to take care of him, which was every night after her photoshoots and commercial recordings. Itaru was locked up in juvie and it wasn't looking too good for him, which in turn was good for Sei and her friends.
She absently stared out one of the windows in the 3rd Music Room, silently wishing for the sun to come out and for the rain to stop. Rain brought back the memories from when she was stuck in London away from her brother and all of her friends and those were thoughts that she'd rather forget.
A small smile slowly crept its way onto her lips as she recalled the last day she spent in London. Kaoru had showed up, soaking wet, at her doorstep with the most beautiful diamond ring she had ever seen and a proposal that she couldn't have ever considered turning down.
"Ano...Sei-kun?"
The fifteen year old blinked stupidly and turned her head back in the direction of the girls sitting at the table with her. Miwako was waving her hand infront of the green-eyed host's face, a concerned look etched on her face.
"I'm sorry princess, did you say something?" Sei smiled apologetically while sheepishly rubbing at the back of her head.
The tiny first year tilted her head to the side,"I asked if you knew what Hikaru and Kaoru were up to."
They both cast their gaze over to the ginger-haired twins who were inconspicuously following Tamaki around the room. Hikaru made a strange motion with his hand and then Kaoru disappeared behind a pillar while the older twin closed in on his target.
"What else?" Sei rolled her eyes at the Hitachiin's, though she couldn't help but to smile at their antics,"Harassing Tamaki-senpai."
Tamaki was clueless and unsuspecting as he put on his trademark charming smile and shamelessly flirted with a group of 1st and 2nd year girls. Hikaru smirked, moving in closer towards the blonde Host Prince, his arm extended and he quickly smacked Tamaki on the butt with a cry of,"Good game!"
"Hey!" Tamaki whirled around, but Hikaru had already vanished. Kaoru now took his chance, coming in from behind and lightly tapping the poor 2nd year on the bottom, mimicking his brother by yelling,"Good game!" and disappearing before Tamaki had the chance to turn around and catch him.
This went on for a few minutes, the rest of the Host Club watching in amusement as Tamaki became frustrated at the fact that he couldn't see who was doing this to him which could only lead to one conclusion....
"K-Kyouya! There's g-ghosts in the Host Club!" He cried out at last, falling to the floor dramatically and crawling over towards the Shadow King, clinging to the shady boy's leg.
"Tama-chan's silly!" Hunny giggled.
The two devious twins fell out from behind one of the couches, clutching onto eachother as they laughed so hard that they began to feel a knot of pain in their sides. Tamaki was on his feet in an instant, slowly putting two and two together and pointing an accusing finger at the identical boys,"You!"
Sei bit her lip to hold in her laughter,"Ah, excuse me for a moment, ladies."
The burgundy haired girl stood up and walked over to the fuming blonde, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. Tamaki's expression softened as he took in his 'daughter' before him. The twins blinked curiously from their places on the floor before exchanging smirks.
"Tamaki-senpai you shouldn't give them the satisfaction of your annoyance. Take deep breaths." She instructed, watching as he paused to take in a deep breath and exhale it slowly to calm himself down.
"Now come sit down..." She led him over to one of the couches and sat him down, as his bottom hit the surface of the cushion a loud 'pfft!' sound ripped through the silence. Sei made a face of disgust, directing it at the innocent blonde 2nd year who had no idea what had just happened.
"Senpai! That's gross, you should be ashamed of yourself!" The emerald eyed girl scolded, wagging her index finger at him disapprovingly.
The tiny blonde senior scrunched up his nose,"Ew, Tama-chan pooted!"
Hikaru and Kaoru grinned at eachother before bursting into hysterics once again. Of course Tamaki would never suspect Sei of shoving a whoopie cushion (not that he, or really any at Ouran knew what that was) under his seat before he sat down, he still viewed her as his innocent 'daughter'. The younger Hitachiin twin felt his lips twitch as he stared adoringly at his fiancée, who by now was far from innocent after having spent so much time with him and his brother for the past few months. He was proud to say that his and Hikaru's mischievous ways were rubbing off on her.
Tamaki bit his lip, waving his arms infront of him frantically in a defensive way,"No, no! I didn't, I swear!"
"Poor Tamaki-senpai, losing control of himself like that infront of everyone must be so embarassing!" One girl whispered to her friend, sending sympathetic looks in the Host King's direction.
"But I--" Tamaki buried his face in his hands,"--I am ashamed, I didn't even know! I'm so sorry that you had to witness a scene such as that one, ladies!"
Sei bit her lip, casting a glance over her shoulder at the two golden eyed boys who were laying across eachother on the floor giggling like madhatters. Kaoru met her gaze and was on his feet in a flash, his brother following suit.
They sauntered over to her, each slinging an arm across her shoulders and tilting their heads.
"Oi, tono." Hikaru called boredly.
"Can't you learn to take a joke?" Kaoru smirked.
"Maybe that's why he's so much fun--" Sei grinned.
"--to mess with." Kaoru and Hikaru finished for her.
Tamaki's hands fell into his lap as he stared up at the three with an incredulous gasp.
"Sei, you mean to tell me that you were involved with these...these dopplegangers and their shenanigans?" He seemed very surprised at this realization,"Have I not been a good father? That my own daughter would rebel against the teachings I have bestowed upon her?"
She frowned,"Are you ever going to stop calling me your daughter?"
Haruhi rolled her eyes,"Your delusional tirades are really getting tiresome, Tamaki-senpai."
At hearing those words the club's 'father' melted into a puddle and re-materializaed in the corner of the room where he sat in the fetal position, tracing circles on the floor with his index finger.
"Oh no, he's broken!" One of the girls that Tamaki had been entertaining wailed.
The twins gazed shifted towards the group of girls who had designated the broken blonde,"Ya'know, Tamaki would love nothing more than for you lovely ladies to pick him up out of his depression."
That seemed to lift their spirits as the girls gracefully stood up and crowded around Tamaki, cooing sweet words of encouragement to him. The 2nd year seemed to brighten up at the attention he was receiving and was on his feet, quickly resuming his suave role as the Prince type.
Kaoru turned to Sei and grinned,"I told you it would be fun."
She laughed in return,"And next time I'll believe you when you say something."
Hikaru laughed and then smirked at his brother's crestfallen expression.
"Y-you mean that you don't believe the things I say..?"
The burgundy haired girl swept past her fiancé with a coy smile, leaving him to ponder about what she'd truly meant as she went back to sit with her designates.
Kaiya shot Sei an adoring smile, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear shyly,"I see you and Hikaru and Kaoru are getting along."
Miwako scrunched up her face in concentration,"I don't remember them ever not getting along..."
The tiny girl with long chestnut colored hair accompanied by chunks of black streaked through her silky locks gave Miwako a knowing wink. "It's not that they acted that way infront of any of us, but you could tell by the looks they'd shoot eachother, but for the past few months it's as if they'd always gotten along so well." Kaiya turned to Sei,"I wonder why...perhaps Sei-kun and the Hitachiin's are trapped within a love-triangle, ne?"
Miwako's eyes lit up at the prospect of a threesome between the three attractive boys of the Host Club,"I-is this t-true, Sei-kun?" her cheeks flushed.
The emerald eyed host laughed nervously at how eerily correct Riitaki Kaiya's assumption had been, with the exception that Hikaru wasn't involved with her and his brother's relationship other than being there to tease them about it good naturedly.
She remembered how Kaoru had come to her one night a few months ago telling her how much Hikaru feared losing him to her. It had all made sense to her after that, the reasons for Hikaru always trying to start fights with her, the jeering sarcasm, and she felt a little moved by the fact and had realized that they had something in common. They both feared losing their brother...
Since then she made sure that the boys had their brotherly time together and made sure to include him whenever she and Kaoru went out, though that didn't mean that she and Kaoru didn't have their alone time either. Hikaru had lightened up on her considerably and sometimes even demanded that she come and take his brother out somewhere to get him out of his hair.
"Oh! Look Kaiya-chan, he's smiling!"
"Must mean that what I just said is true." Kaiya looked pleased with herself, in a fangirlish sort of way.
Sei snapped out of it and waved her arms around defensively,"No, no! That's not it, I--" she blinked as Hikaru and Kaoru took seats on either side of her.
"Looks like Riitaki-hime figured it all out." Hikaru shrugged in defeat.
"No need to pretend anymore, love, the jig's up." Kaoru finished, taking his index finger and tugging gently at her chin so that she was staring directly into his eyes.
Sei closed her eyes and lowered her voice to a whisper for added effect,"Oh Kaoru, I'm so glad that we don't have to hide our love from the world any longer..."
Hikaru frowned,"Kaoru...how could you, does my love mean nothing to you?"
She opened her eyes and tilted her head, watching as Kaoru acted like he was torn between the two. Sei had to admit that the brothers could put on a good show, she'd have to step up her game to make it more believable.
Kaoru bit his lip, furrowing his brows,"Hikaru, you know that's not true!"
Sei gasped loudly,"Kaoru, what're you trying to say? That your brother means more to you than...than I do?"
The room was eerily silent, all eyes on the three who were making a scene in the center of the room, surrounded by the girls waiting with baited breaths to hear Kaoru's answer.
Kaoru shook his head rapidly,"N-no! I-I love you both, I simply cannot chose!" he looked away dramatically.
Sei and Hikaru exchanged a glance before the eldest Hitachiin smirked,"You know, I don't really like to share...however,"he paused, tossing an arm across her shoulders,"he gives you the same look he does me when we're alone at night...so I'm willing to give this a try."
She laughed,"Thanks for your blessing, Hikaru." and kissed his cheek, giggling as his face flushed red from the unexpected contact. Kaoru pouted playfully until she gave in and kissed his cheek aswell.
At that moment the entire room, or atleast the females, squealed in fangirl bliss at the scene. Brotherly love was one enjoyable taboo, but a threesome involving the twins and Sei was even better! Kyouya raised an eyebrow and scribbled away at his clipboard.
"Ne,Takashi, I wonder what Kyo-chan writes on his clipboard..." Hunny tilted his head curiously at the bespectacled Shadow King before Ami, a girl in his class, offered him a bite of her cake.
The rest of the afternoon passed with Sei and Hikaru flirting shamelessly with Kaoru, and him pretending to blush from the attention of the two. The girls left the Host Club fanning themselves, stars still in their eyes as they chatted loudly and squealed to eachother fangirlishly about the eventful day.
"Ah what a productive day, don't you think?" Tamaki spun around with his arms in the air.
Hikaru laughed,"I'll say, I'm actually kind of tired." he shot a glance over his shoulder at his brother,"Don't stay out too late, Kaoru."
Kaoru nodded and waved to his brother as he left to go home by himself. The ginger haired boy turned around and smiled affectionately at Sei who beamed back at him.
"You ready to go?"
He nodded and as Sei turned to head for the door he reached out and grabbed onto her arm, preventing her from going any further. She whirled around to face him, confused, but gave no objection when he pulled her close to him in a tight embrace.
"Sei..." She felt his hot breath tickle the back of her neck as he whispered in her ear, sending shivers up her spine,"Happy birthday, love."