Chapter 1 is finally made. About 2100 words. Hope you enjoy. It's in Kaoru's Pov.
~fifteen years later~
Hey, I'm Kaoru. I'm a fifteen year old boy. I have a great home. I couldn't be happier with anything more than the stuff I have. My Dad is a wonder dad. He isn't very strict or demanding. He expects me to at least get C's or B's, not expecting too much from me like other parents. My cousin Hikaru is in the same situation. Our dads are brothers. Though I'm suspecting that we look like our deceased mothers. Dad told me that my mother died in a car crash a few months after I was born. Hikaru's mother was at a store getting stuff for him and a man robbing the place shot her because he accidently pulled the trigger. We look nothing like our dads. A weird thing is, we look identical in every way. We even have the same birthday. It's like we're twins. We even finish eachother's sentences.
I'm walking home from school. I go to Higashi High. Made friends with this one boy named Arai. I see the newspaper on the driveway and pick it up. Every time I look at it, there is a missing child's page with two twin boys Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin. They were kidnapped from the hospital the day they were born. Man this is a big soliloquy. Let's just cut to me getting inside and Hikaru soon arriving.
"Hey, Kao."
"Hey Hika. I found the missing twins' page."
"Oh, that again. I doubt they'll ever be found. They never are." He was looking over my shoulder, I was sitting at the table looking at the missing children page.
"It's still sad though. All these poor kids. They are taken away from their parents. It's hard to even imagine it."
"I don't know how I'd feel if I was suddenly ripped away from my family and never see them again."
"Yea. You never know, though. They could be found eventually."
"Those twins would be our age by now, they're probably long dead by some sadistic jack ass."
"Watch you're language young man." We turn around and see Dad had just walked in.
"Hi dad. Welcome home." I say, trying to make him less mad at Hikaru for cursing.
"Good to be home. Hikaru, do I have to wash your mouth out with soap? Or should I let your father do that?"
"Sorry."
"Yea, you better be, I don't like cursing in my house. So, how was your day at school boys?"
"Good." We spoke in unison. "Jinx. Double jinx, triple jinx. Fail." We stopped.
"You two are the strangest boys I've ever met. I must be doing something right." Dad is very weird.
"I'm not being raised by you." Hikaru pointed out.
"You might as well be, Hikaru. My brother is raising you and he is practically the same." Dad saw what I was looking at. "Whatcha reading there?"
"Oh, I wanted to see if those Hitachiin twins are still on the missing child page. To think someone could kidnap a child is unforgivable. I bet the parents of all these kids are so heart broken, they'll probably never see their kids again."
"It is sad isn't it. Anyone who does that deserves what's coming to them. Anyone kidnaps either of you, they better hope they have nine lives." Dad can be very protective of us. "So, Yori will be here soon. What should we have for dinner?"
"Hmm, something Italian." I look up and Hikaru.
"You are obsessed with Italian food, Hika." He looks down at me.
"So are you."
"Touché."
"So, uncle, what do you say?" Hikaru asks.
"I think some Italian is a great idea. I'll go to the store and get the stuff for it." He set his bag down on the chair. He grabbed both of our noses, releases us, smiles, and then left. Leaving us to stare after him.
"I hope you did not inherit that." Hikaru says.
"Me too." I turn back to my paper. Thanks to technology now, they have altered the photos as to what they might have looked like several years from then, but I don't think it works. Hikaru pulled out his laptop. "What are you doing?"
"I just got the curiosity of what our names mean."
"You are weird."
"I take that as a complement, you know?" He was silent for a minute. "Your name means Fragrance."
"Really? Fragrance? What about you?"
"My name means light or radiance."
"Hmm." After a while, dad and uncle Yori come in.
"Are you boys ready to have spaghetti and meatballs?" Dad asked us.
"Yea." We spoke in unison again. They both smiled. Uncle Yori is only three years younger than my dad.
"You two do your homework yet?" Uncle Yori asked us.
"Um…" We were lost for words. We haven't started our homework yet.
"Well, get with the gettin' and do your homework." We both smile and pull out our homework from our bags. Hikaru starts with his French and I start with math. We usually start with the homework we're not very good at. Then we go to the one we're ok with, then the one we get better, then the one we get best.
"Hey, Kao?"
"Yea?"
"What does hôte mean?"
"I think it means host."
"Hmm." I see him write it down. "Thank you."
"Hika? Do you know how to solve this problem?"
"Um, multiply the denominator square root with the numerator. Simplify, then there's your answer."
"Thank you." After a while, we finish our homework and it's time for dinner. We sit around the table.
"How are your grades, Hikaru?" Uncle asked.
"Last I checked they were pretty good."
"They better be. I'm not expecting strait A's, but I am expecting your grades to be higher than a C-."
"I know." I heard our phone ring and I pick it up.
"Hello?"
"Hello?
"Hi, um, who is this?"
"Who are you, what's your name?" The voice sounded eager.
"Is this Arai?"
"No, my name is Yuzuha. What's your name?"
"I'm not going to display that information. You must have a wrong number or something ma'am."
"Please, tell me your name. Or, what you look like?"
"I'm not going to tell a stranger that information, Ma'am. I'm not stupid. Goodbye." I hung up.
"What was that about, Kao?" Hikaru was worried. I could hear it in his voice.
"Some lady named Yuzuha was asking me my name and what I look like. She knows our number, I think we should call the police." I answer him.
"I'll call them after dinner. You were wise not to mention your name." Dad was serious about this. Wouldn't you if there was a chance someone could kidnap your kid? I sat back down and continued to eat dinner. I could tell Hikaru was looking at me worried, but I didn't look up.
After dinner, I found out that Hikaru and Uncle Yori were staying over. Of course I was over joyed. Hikaru is like a brother. I set up the guest room for Uncle Yori. Hikaru claims that he'd prefer to sleep in my room because Uncle snores a lot. I of course have no problem with that. Though, we have to share a bed. Hmm, I don't care. Police officers arrive at the door and Dad answers it. I look over the banister to hear what's going on.
"You call saying someone was trying to get information about your son?" I heard one police officer say.
"Yes. Someone called and my son answered it. It was someone asking his name and what he looked like." I heard my dad answer.
"Did she give a name?" The other police officer asked.
"He only said her name was Yuzuha."
"We know her. She is trying to find her sons that disappeared 15 years ago." Said the first.
"I understand. Just please make sure she doesn't call this house again. I don't want some terrorist or hacker to hear the conversation and kidnap my kid."
"We understand sir. Have a good evening, sir." They left. I feel so bad for that lady. She just wants to find her kids. I hope their found eventually. It's like Hikaru said though. They probably died a long time ago.
Hikaru and I go to bed. When I woke up the next morning, I was alone. I look over the side. Hikaru fell off the edge again. He's a very restless sleeper. It's kind of funny.
"Hey, Hika, wake up." No movement. "Hikaru." I nudge his arm. No reaction. I threw a pillow on his head. No reaction. Didn't want to have to do this, but I'm going to have to. I go down stairs and grab a metal spoon and a pan. I run upstairs and back into my room. The reaction he has is priceless. I start banging them together and he was instantly up off the ground. Then he lost his footing and fell onto the bed. "Haha. Good morning."
"That is a bad way to wake some one up, Kao." He yells.
"I know, but it was the only way to wake you up. Plus it was very funny."
"Are you sure we're not twins?"
"We pretend to be, don't we?"
"Yea, but it'd be easier if we really were twins, because then we don't have to explain to people we're cousins who look alike." I smile. Suddenly the door opens and someone quickly grabs the pan and spoon out of my hands, without saying a word, it happens out of nowhere, and shuts the door.
"Huh?" I stare at my now empty hands.
"Hahaha. That was hilarious. Your facial reaction."
I roll my eyes and help him up and we go down stairs. "Dad, were you the one who took away the pan and spoon?"
"Yes. I thought Hikaru would laugh."
"You are so weird." I say. I call him weird a lot, don't I?
"Well, so are you son."
"Touché once again." I walk over to the fridge and the phone rings. Dad picks it up.
"Hello…? Yea, hold on…One of you, it's Arai."
"I'll take it." He handed the phone to Hikaru. "Hello…? Hey…I'll have to ask…no problem…ok…bye." He hung up. "Arai is inviting us to go with him to Karuizowa this summer."
"Well, I doubt Yori will have a problem with it. Kaoru, if you want to go, you can." Dad told us.
"Ok. Let's ask Uncle Yori then." I suggest.
"Ask Uncle Yori what?" we look at the doorway where Uncle Yori was standing.
"If this summer we could go with Arai to Karuizowa. Probably would help him with his Uncle's shop there." I told him.
"I have no problem with it. You can go if you want Hikaru." He replied.
"Thanks. Well that was easy." Hikaru says.
"Who wants eggs for breakfast?" I ask.
"I do." Hikaru raises his hand
"You love eggs, don't you?" I ask yet another question.
"No, I like eggs, but I prefer spicy or Italian food."
"Same." I agree and get out the eggs and a pan and start making eggs. It doesn't take long to have egg sandwiches ready.
After breakfast, we go to school together. We meet up with Arai.
"Hey." I say
"Hey." Hikaru says after.
"Hi. Well, what did your fathers say? Can you come?" Arai asks.
"They had no problem with it." We spoke in unison again. "Jinx, double jinx, triple jinx, fail." We stop.
"I still don't get that." Arai was confused by that?
"What?" We still speak in unison.
"Why you say fail at the end."
"Oh, that's because if only one of us says it, that one wins, but if both say it then neither win. So, it's a fail." Why do we keep speaking in unison. Every word is the same.
"You are the strangest cousins I've ever met."
"Thank you." We spoke in unison and mocked a fancy bow. We don't really like fancy things. Rich people are kind of mean. I feel bad for Haruhi. Sadly she didn't come to Higashi with us. She really wants to become a lawyer, so she took the entrance exam for Ouran Academy. We miss her, but we hope she's doing well. I could tell Hikaru and Arai were starting to fall for her. I guess I was too, but I stepped aside for Hikaru.
"Um, Kaoru." I blinked a few times. Hikaru was waving his hand in my face. "You spaced out again. What were you thinking about?"
"I was thinking about how Haruhi is doing." I answer
"Oh, I hope she's doing ok there at Ouran." Hikaru says. He was blushing a little and I smile. He liked her.
"Me too. Fujioka seems like she can handle herself though." Arai said.
"Isn't it true that she turned you down?" Hikaru asked
"Yea, but I'm over it now." Arai answered
"That's good. We better get to class you guys." Hikaru was right, the bell was going to ring in a few minutes. We ran to the classroom.
How was it? Is it confusing? I'd be willing to answer any questions you may have. The next chapter might be a while. I have to study for finals all week then the following week is my finals. Then, SUMMER VACATION! I'll have plenty of time for writing this fanfic. I will write next weekend definatly. Now I need to go to bed. it's 3:30 in the morning. hehe. Next time, the twins will go with Arai to Karuizowa. They are surprised to see an old friend of theirs. If you know the anime, you probably know who. Until next time.