Hello my loves! I know it's been a while, but I have fallen in love with Ouran Highschool Host Club!
As you can tell by the title, the Hitachiin brothers (or the Twins) are my favourite. There will be a little twist with this though! :)
Anyways! I hope you all love it!
My shoes clicked briskly against the ground as I ran through the hallways. My red hair swished awkwardly against my back, and I wheezed in an attempt to draw a breath.
I turned my last corner and ran down the corridor, to the giant doors I knew I had to go through. Scrambling to gasp for air, I put my hands on my knees, sucking in breath now. Placing my hand against the large doors, I pushed.
"Welcome."
The voices were pleasant, but there were only two that I was truly looking for. 7 boys stood in front of me – scratch that, 6 boys and 1 girl, in a boy's uniform.
My mind fumbled, sorting out who was who in seconds.
The tall blond sitting on the chair had to be Tamaki Suoh. His startling blue eyes were pleasant and quite kind. He held an heir about him of extreme aristocracy. He must be the King, I realized.
Next was a boy with short black hair, and gray eyes covered by glasses. Kyoya Otori. I recognized him through many interactions. He seemed shocked to see me, almost like it didn't register that I was here.
Another tall… like monstrously tall man stood next to him. I assumed a 3rd year. Ah, yes, Mori I believed he was called. A small blond boy – Honey – was on his shoulders.
The next one – the female in boys clothing – I didn't recognize. She didn't look like she belonged in this kind of environment. Then again I shouldn't be talking, I, too, was wearing the boy's uniform.
Finally, the two people I came to see most. The Hitachiin brothers. Hikaru and Kaoru were as dear to me as any of my friends. Both standing straight and tall, a devilish look on each of their faces. This slowly melted into shock when they saw me. With ginger colored hair and golden brown eyes they looked intriguing.
"Kisuru?" Their voices blended together, saying my name like a gentle caress upon a cheek.
"Kao! Hika!" I lunged towards them, wrapping my arms around each of their necks, as they too, wound their arms around my waist, squeezing me gently.
"It's been forever Kisu!" I knew I would like to hear them talk together forever. It was a sound so pleasing, I could barely contain my excitement.
"It has indeed!" I turned to Hikaru. "How have you been Hika? You've grown!" I placed a hand on his hair. "And look! You're spikey hair is sooooo much cuter!" I now turned to Kaoru. "Kao! I've missed you! It's been so long! I love the way your eyes twinkle when you're surprised! You look so adorable with that expression!"
They laughed at each other, or maybe me, I'm not sure which.
Tamaki cleared his throat, forcing us to turn to him. "Care to introduce me?"
"Oh yes. This is-"
"Kisuru Makoto, King."
I bowed low, "It's nice to meet you, Tamaki Suoh." His expression lit up.
"You've heard of me?"
I blinked at him, "Why, yes, you're the King aren't you?"
Tama flew around the room in over-indulged happiness. I grinned.
We sat down at a beautiful table, everyone else pulling up a seat. I now knew who the unknown member was. Haruhi – a scholar student with a big debt on her head. The Twins seemed ecstatic with my arrival. They were practically vibrating from it.
"So what brings you back here, Kisu?"
I grimaced, "Well, Father decided it was time to move back to Japan. I lived in Germany, Greece, and America for a while. But nothing seemed quite like home unless you two were accompanying me." They laughed good naturedly.
But that's where my happy attitude died.
"Father said… he's planned a marriage for me."
A look of shock and genuine upset and anger crossed the Twins faces. I had been friends with the Twins since they were kids. I was the only one they were close to. I could tell them apart with ease that astounded them. It was the reason we had gotten so close. I moved when I was about 10, and only now moved back. We always kept in touch, and I tried to come home during summer vacation to be with them. But for the past two years things got difficult, what with my father and all.
The Twins knew how upset I was about this as well. A fear of mine had always been to marry someone I didn't love. If I didn't love them, I believed I shouldn't marry them. My father was getting no gain out of it; nor was Makoto Corp, the company my father owned.
"Since Mama passed last summer…" I realized I forgot to tell them that, but I ignored the sympathetic looks I was getting now. "Father decided I was old enough to gain a fiancée. And so… he arranged to have me marry Yuki Tsuneo."
Kyoya frowned, an angry tic working his way into his jaw.
"You… you can't be serious!" I turned to Hikaru, whose voice was full of fury. "You can't go through with this Ki! You cannot! This isn't who you are. This isn't who your mother would want you to be. You won't be happy! Doesn't your father realize that?"
"He doesn't care." My voice was only a whisper, but they looked as though I had just screamed my heart out.
"He… doesn't care?" Kao's voice was soft now too.
"I'm his only child. He needs me to do my duty… and he believes this is fulfilling it. Since mama passed, he says I haven't been the same…"
I saw the scene, once again, flash before my eyes.
Mama smiled brightly at me. "Well, Kisuru, where should we shop today?"
"I don't care, Mama!" I was just happy to be able to spend some time with her today.
"What about that adorable little boutique I saw across the street yesterday? I'm sure the hotel guards would allow us just to do that."
A happy smile lit up my face, "Okay!"
Getting dressed quickly, I looked at mama carefully.
She had brilliant red hair, exactly like me. It waved, and curled, and straightened perfectly. Today she wore it in gorgeous curls, while mine was waved. Her eyes were an enticing blue color. One that looked translucent to the thick black ring surrounded the iris. I was the spitting image of her.
After talking with the guards for a moment, we were allowed to walk across the street. Papa was always so paranoid what should happen to us if we weren't protected.
The shopping seemed to take a couple hours, which it did. It was dark and raining by the time we left. Mama looked up into the sky, "The rain is so beautiful, isn't it, Kisu?"
I could only agree.
We began to cross the street, when I heard the screech of tires.
A careless driver drifted around the corner, now spinning out of control, heading straight for us.
Just when it seemed the car would hit me, I felt nothing. It scared me. Was I dead?
We hit the ground than. Mama had wrapped her arms around me, and taken the brunt of the hit, throwing us yards away.
"Mama?" I crawled out of her arms, and began to shake her. The shock half wearing off and half feeling anew.
No response came from her. "Mama…?" I felt so numb now. The pain was over-whelming.
Blood coated my hands, my dress, my hair, the street. Everything was coated in blood. Mama's blood.
Her skin had already turned blue from no oxygen. Her heart stilled moments ago. As the tears began to flow, I lifted my hands to my face, my eyes wide.
"M… MAMA!"
Before I had realized it, the terrifying vision ended, and there I was. Back in the room, my hand brought up to my face, where my vision slowly refocused to see my hands clean, and no blood on them.
Everyone had surrounded me.
"Kisu…?" Haruhi's words were light, like she was treading carefully.
"I'm… I'm okay."
"So you're really going to let your father tell you who you have to marry?" Hika's voice was harsh, and I flinched under the scrutiny of it.
"Hikaru!" Kao's voice held warning.
"So, you're going to go and marry this Yuki guy, without a second thought? You're going to dance along like a puppet for no reason at all? Is that how you want to live, Kisuru?!" Hikaru was yelling at me now. It took me by surprise.
Hika had never yelled at me before. We had always been so… together. The 3 of us never got mad at each other. And right now, Hikaru looked like he was going to kill me.
"I'm… I'm sorry, Hika." My throat constricted, and my eyes began to well with tears. "My father… he's the only thing I have left in this world."
"You have us!" With that, Hikaru lashed out. His slap came hard and fast. Kao jumped on him, but it was too late. The damage was done.
Looking like he just woke up from a bad dream, Hika reached for me. I flinched back, scared of what was to come. Taking a slow step back, Hikaru ran, leaving the room, and slamming the door behind him.
My unshed tears slipped over, leaving my cheek burning.
