Hikaru lifted the bottle to lips again. The cold strong liquid poured down his throat. He looked down at the bottle of Smirnoff. His favorite. When he couldn't sleep he would have a beer, but when something was really bothering him he got the vodka out. This time it was Haruhi. She had told him today that she had fallen in love with Tamaki. That she was thinking of being with the Boss forever. Hikaru couldn't take this. So he sipped his vodka looking around the kitchen. He knew the maids knew of his condition but he had asked them to ignore it since it was only a few beers every now and then. They had blindly obliged not knowing what the older twin sometimes did drink. Finishing one more sip of the stuff Hikaru proceeded to lie down on the couch after putting the bottle away and fell asleep. He was awakened by a voice.

"Hikaru? Hikaru? Wake up we have to get to school," Kaoru stated.

"Huh? Oh sorry Kaoru I must have been sleep walking again I'll be right back just need to change," Hikaru said running off.

'He seems to be acting strange,' Kaoru thought but dismissed it as the alleged sleep walking. The day proceeded normally and Host Club was fun. The boys came home and did their homework and went to sleep together like they always did. However, at around twelve in the morning Hikaru snuck down to the kitchen. He decided that a beer would suffice tonight. He cracked open the bottle and started to drink. The pain slipped away and his thoughts were elsewhere. He drank the bottle and went to sleep on the couch again. He was once again woken by his twin the next morning.

"Hikaru, I'm getting concerned about this sleep walking. We should get you looked at by the doctor," Kaoru stated as they were walking to school.

"I'm fine I don't need a doctor," Hikaru snapped and they walked to class in silence.

Before the club started Hikaru had a question on history. Since both of them were bad at history Hikaru told Kaoru that he would find Haruhi before club began and to go on without him.

"But I will miss you too much," Kaoru said.

"I'll be there in like ten or twenty minutes," Hikaru said walking off.

Kaoru made a mental note of this and also another one to get Hikaru looked at as soon as possible. He twin was acting strange and he needed to know why.

Hikaru was walking down the halls when he caught sight of the Boss and Haruhi alone. He envied them but decided he would have to break their conversation because he had a history question. When he went to interrupt them however Tamaki leaned in and planted a kiss on Haruhi's lips. 'Please don't kiss back,' Hikaru thought a moment to late as Haruhi melted into the kiss. Hikaru ran. He ran to his locker and got the two bottles of vodka he had stashed there. He ran to an abandoned part of the school and opened the first bottle. He lifted it to his lips and instead of sipping he chugged it. He drank the whole bottle and left the other one there. After he had sat there for a while he decided that he would go to Host Club the way he was. He walked, or well stumbled in, and took his seat beside his brother.

"Hikaru you reek," his brother stated. Was that vodka he smelled on his brother? "Hikaru have you been drinking?"

"No what the hell would give you an idea like that?" Hikaru shouted scaring some of the girls and getting the attention of the Shadow King.

"Hikaru?"

"I'm fine now let us entertain these lovely ladies."

"Yeah Ok," Kaoru said tentatively. About halfway through the session Hikaru finally spoke again. He noticed that Hikaru's breathing had slowed a little but didn't think much of it.

"You'll have to excuse me ladies I need to use the restroom," he stated shakily standing to his feet.

"Hikaru? Are you ok? You don't look good," one of the girls commented.

"Huh? Yeah," Hikaru responded walking to the restroom. His head swam and he couldn't walk right. Before he made it to the restroom he was approached by Kyoya.

"You know it is not allowed to come to club activities drunk," he stated.

"I'm not drunk Kyoya. I just…well actually thanks to you I don't feel like I have to throw up anymore," he said with poison in his voice.

"Hikaru? Then explain to me why you reek of alcohol."

"Is it cold in here? Why is it so cold in here Kyoya?"

"Its 26 degrees Celsius in the room. You shouldn't be freezing Hikaru," Kyoya said touching the boy's skin. It was ice cold though it had a bluish tint to it that Kyouya hadn't noticed before. "Hikaru we need to get you to a hospital."

"I'm fine it's just so damn cold in here," Hikaru shivered. He suddenly didn't remember why they were there. "Kyoya why are we here? "

"Host Club why else would we be here?" Kyoya looked seriously concerned now. 'Has he had too much to drink? I thought maybe a shot or two but this? What did he do?'

"What?" Hikaru asked. Then he changed the topic, "Kyoya since when did you have a twin too? What's his name? Hi how're ya? I'm Hikaru." Kyouya pinched the kid to confirm his suspicions. Hikaru didn't flinch at the pain.

"Hikaru we're taking you to the hospital," Kyoya said.

"What but I," Hikaru collapsed to the floor unconscious.

"Hikaru!" Kaoru screamed.

Tamaki told the girls that they needed to leave. They obliged and the Host Club ran over to Hikaru.

"Seven," Kyoya stated. "Seven breathes in one minute. He needs to be hospitalized. Someone call an ambulance. Its alcohol poisoning. He won't live much longer."

Tamaki quickly dialed 119. A lady picked up and Tamaki told her everything that was going on. They talked for a moment when Kyoya shouted out another number.

"Five. We're down to five. Tamaki get the fucking ambulance here. He's dying."

"Yes ma'am thank you," Tamaki hung up, "She says if he stops breathing start CPR. Does anyone know CPR? The ambulance should be here in five minutes."

"I know CPR," Haruhi said. It had been part of daycare instruction when she was young and a babysitter after school.

"He doesn't have five fucking minutes," Kyoya swore. He still clocked in five breathes after the next minute. The next minute though there was only four. When the ambulance arrived then there were only three breathes.

The paramedics rushed into the building and up to the third music room. There they saw a group of guys gathered around the body. The paramedics pushed the students out of the way and got to the boy. By taking his pulse they could tell that he didn't have much time left. They loaded him into the ambulance and let Kaoru come along. Kyoya called for his car and the rest of them followed to the hospital.

The paramedics got Hikaru out of the ambulance and rushed him into the emergency room. One of the nurses looked up and asked what was going on.

"No time Ann alcohol poisoning," the paramedic responded getting Hikaru back into the ER out of the waiting room area. Soon there were doctors everywhere. Some were checking vitals others were preparing things like IVs of liquid. Someone checked his BAC and gasped.

"I want his stomach pumped now. Get this kid on life support. He'll need it through the night. His BAC is .30," the doctor announced. All the doctors stared at him for a second and then rushed to get the life support going. One doctor went and got the necessary supplies to pump the kids stomach. 'What the hell did this kid do to himself?' the doctor thought. "I have it here." Kyoya and Kaoru were pacing waiting for a doctor to come out. When one did they rushed up to him. They both looked at him as he bowed his head.

"It's not good. You may go and see him now if you wish. He is on life support. He drunk himself almost to his death we don't know how much longer he will make it. Just hope and pray."

Kaoru and Kyoya rushed through the doors with the other members of the Host Club close behind them. When they reached the room Kaoru burst into tears. There was his twin in a bed barely alive and pale as hell.