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Kaoru: God help me...
Me: Too right!

Kaoru's POV

The man stood in front of me was tall and burly, not nearly a muscley as Dragon (the man with the dragon tattoo), but I had the feeling he was the brains of the operations.

"Here he is, Boss." So this is 'Boss'. 'Boss' looked straight at me, I noticed his eyes where two different colours; one was grey and one was brown. His hair was oily and black and flopped into his eyes.

"Good." He looked straight at me. "Which one is he?"

"Umm..."

'Boss' sighed and knelt down in front of me, scrutinizing me. I squirmed and tried to kick out, to get him away from me, but Dragon twisted my arm backwards and I cried out in pain.

"Damn idiot. Don't you dare try and attack boss again!" he growled.

'Boss' stood up and looked down at me. "I think it's Kaoru."

"How d'ya know, Boss?" inquired Dragon, but 'Boss' gave no reply.

"Souta!" called 'Boss' "Come over here." The young boy walked hurriedly into the room, dictionary still clutched to his chest. He didn't seem to notice me, his eyes were entirely focused on 'Boss' and Dragon, he was biting his lip. What's he nervous about?

"I got something to show you." smiled 'Boss'. "I told you I would show you some good entertainment, didn't I?" At this Souta's eyes widened and his eyes flickered down to me, as if noticing me for the first time.

"B-but father, please." I watched with curiosity. "You can't!"

"And why's that?"

"You just can't! It's not fair! It's not his fault who his parents are!"

"I'm not doing this because he's a damn Hitachiin, I'm doing it for fun!" And I finally got the conversation. God, I can be an idiot sometimes.

"Please, father, don't. It's just cruel! It's not fun at all!" Boss's eyes narrowed and he slapped Souta across the face.

"If I say something's fun, it's fun." He said and turned back to me.

Souta's POV

I'm sorry Kaoru. I'm so sorry, I tried, I swear, I tried my best, I'm just not strong enough. I'm sorry that you're going to have to go through this, I'm so very sorry, it's not fair, I know, but I don't know what to do. I can go around with geeky glasses and a dictionary clutched to my chest, but the truth is, I'm an idiot, whenever I have the chance to help someone, my mind goes blank. And I'm so sorry, I know what father does to people and you shouldn't have to go through that.

I'm sorry.

Hikaru's POV

I lay awake in bed. It feels weird, wrong, it's just too quiet. I'm used to the sound of your breathing, or you rolling over occasionally, and sometimes us chatting quietly. It just doesn't feel right. Your side of the bed is empty and quiet. I miss you so much, Koaru, and I'm worried, what are they doing to you? Where are you?

-0000-

First day back at school, a couple of hours in, and I already want to punch Tamaki.

Flashback

"Where's Koaru, Hikaru?"

"Off ill."

"With what?"

"..."

"Shall we stop round later?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because I said so."

"But maybe Kaoru wants us to say hello!"

I turned on him then. "What would you know Tamaki? Hmmm? What would you know about what's wrong? Just stay away, OK? Stay away."

"But we want to-"

"NO! You want to Tamaki! But I don't want you to, just shut it!"

"You said I don't want you to. I" Trust Haruhi to notice something like that.

"Come on, Hikaru!" God, now Tamaki was wining.

"N-O spells NO!"

And I stormed off, leaving Haruhi and Tamaki staring after me, gobsmacked.

"Oh, and tell the guys I won't be going to club for a while." I said over my shoulder, before slamming the door behind me.

Flashback end.

I sighed and lent back in my chair, ignoring Haruhi's curious, and worried, glances.

Please, Kaoru, come back soon.

Kaoru's POV

I gritted my teeth, anything to stop myself from crying out. I couldn't tell how long I'd been there. Boss was raking a knife down my back and blood was spilling over my sides and dripping onto the floor. And the pain, oh the pain, it felt as if someone had set my back on fire, and with each stroke of the knife, another flame leapt up.

Souta had shut his eyes long ago, obviously unable to face what was going on in front of him. I felt some grim respect for the boy, he'd stood up for me, even though he didn't know me, and he's probably grown up with this, he still stood up for me.

"Enjoying this, Bastard?" What did he think? Another strike with the knife made me suck in air trough my teeth. I shut my eyes, willing the punishment to stop, as tears slipped through my closed eyelids.

Strike after strike, blood poured down my back, and pain washed through me, until finally, I screamed. I couldn't stop myself, the pain was just too much.

"P-please!" I gasped. "Please. Stop it." I don't know why I was begging him to stop, I know he'll never listen to me, but I suppose I can't let go of hope.

I could practically see the Boss's smirk. "Lasted longer than most." he laughed. How many people had he done this too?

Souta finally opened his eyes slightly. "T-that's enough. Let him be." Still trying to stick up for me, kid?

"Huh." Boss ignored the boy and kept raking the knife down my back. Black spots filled my vision and the world seemed to slip away from me.

And I was glad as I slipped into unconsciousness.

Hikaru's POV

It had been a week since I went back to school when they finally cornered me. I don't know why I was surprised, I mean, I'd been expecting it.

It was one of the days that the club wasn't on and they stopped me at the end of school, as I headed out to go home.

"Let me past." I growled, trying to push them out of the way.

"But Hika-chan, we want to know some stuff!" Said Honey, giving me the puppy-dog eyes that on any normal day, I would never have been able to resist.

But I was too worried about Kaoru. "Just let me go home!" I said, trying to get through. But Mori and Tamaki shoved me through a door into our music room (how ironic that I was down there).

They pushed me down onto one of the chairs and surrounded me so I couldn't get out.

"Look, guys, I need to get home. My rides waiting."

"I'm sure they won't mind if you're slightly late." But they would, I was five minutes late yesterday and they'd been about to call the police.

"Seriously, Tamaki, they'll be really worried."

"Ten minutes. I hardly think they'll worry."

I sighed. "They will, believe me. Since-" I cut myself off, I didn't want them to know, they'd just drive me (even more) mad.

"Since what?" Ah, goddamn you Kyouya, why can't you just let things be?

"Since none of your business."

"Why don't we go round and ask Kaoru?" Smiled Tamaki sweetly. Idiot.

"You can't, it's impossible." I had a feeling I wasn't leaving the room until they had the answers they wanted.

"Why's it impossible, Hika-chan?" Asked Honey, crawling up Mori and settling himself on his shoulders.

"Because he's not there." I pulled my legs up to my chest and hugged them.

"You're upsetting him, let him be." Haruhi, you're a life-saver.

"Not until we have our answers." Well, you would be a life-saver if it wasn't for Kyouya. "Where is he then?"

"..."

"Well?"

I shrugged. "I don't know." I reluctantly admitted.

"How can you not know where your brother is?" asked Tamaki. I glanced up, the rest of the group seemed to have sussed it out.

"Oh..." Murmured Haruhi.

"Now if you don't mind." I said and shoved passed them, only meeting resistance from Tamaki this time.

"HEY! You didn't answer my question, we all want it answered, don't we!"

"Actually, Tamaki." said Kyouya, pushing his glasses slightly further up his nose. "The rest of us have worked out what he meant."

And with that I walked out of the building, sincerely hoping my bodyguards hadn't called the police.

Me: Hope you liked!
Kaoru: I still hurt!
Me: Well, you were just tortured.
Hikaru: I thought you liked us!
Me: Well... you are my toys.
Twins: That's our thing!
Koaru: How dare you nick it!
Me: I'm afraid you won't be calling people that for much longer, Kaoru :)
Koaru: Huh? What do you mean by that?
Me: Well, anyway-
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