Chapter three:
A phone rings only for a male to pick it up.
"Hello."
There is a pause as the man listens before speaking again.
"Don't worry about it. I am closing in on the suspects I have found."
Another pause.
"Yes I am very sure."
Another pause.
"Alright thanks for calling."
With that the man hangs up.
…..
The next day the twins are getting ready for school.
Hikaru has just finished putting on his uniform while Kaoru is brushing his hair in the connected bathroom. "Almost ready?" He asks glancing to the direction of his brother.
Kaoru places the hair brush on the sink counter only to turn to Hikaru. "Ready." He confirms.
Hikaru nods. "Then let's go."
Kaoru joins his brother then the two head downstairs to head to go to the limo waiting to take them to school.
Once they are in the front lobby they pause at the sound of their father's voice.
"Hold on you two."
Hikaru is the main one that looks back. "What is it?" He asks.
Their father smiles kindly. "Have a nice day."
"Yeah you too. We've got to go." Hikaru takes the lead as they head off to go to the limo.
Their father sighs softly. "I don't get why they feel they must be kind of distant from us." He says as his wife approaches.
"We aren't home often or when we are we don't often hang out with them as we are usually working." His wife reminds him. "Maybe that's why. They are teens as well."
"Yeah." Their father agrees turning to his wife.
"We have work to do." His wife says and heads to deeper into the mansion.
Their father casts a final slightly worried glance to the door way to outside then heads to follow his wife deeper into the mansion.
...
Hikaru and Kaoru are now sitting in the limo as they head to go to school.
Kaoru turns to his brother then leans against him resting his head on his twins shoulder closing his eyes.
Hikaru turns to his brother then softly smiles only to raise a hand to stroke Kaorus hair gently.
"I don't get why they sometimes are so interested in our activities when usually they aren't even anywhere to be found." Kaoru sighs.
Hikaru glances away. "Well they are being parents. Even if they are almost never around they like to be nosey."
"Mm." Kaoru hums in agreement as he snuggles closer to his brother.
They arrive at school and get out of the limo with Hikaru being the one to get out first as Kaoru moves out after him.
Unknown's P.O.V.
I move my binoculars gaze to the spot I need. "I have visual." I report to my radio.
"Good. If it comes down to it. Don't be afraid to use the sniper." My employers voice says in response.. "Just don't go for the fatal shot unless needed."
"Understood." I keep my hawk eyes focused.
No one's P.O.V.
The twins walk into the school building and as they walk through the hall they get the usual fandom loving looks from the fangirls as they walk by. They ignore the feeling of being watched since the fangirls tend to love to watch them like crazy so they are quite used to it.
Nothing new.
They make it to their classroom but not many are in there right now. They go to drop their stuff off as the bell rings.
Haurhi looks to the twins as they settle in their seats rather quiet. She looks to Hikaru knowing he is more likely to mess up and tell her if it comes down to it. "Hey Hikaru."
Hikaru's eyes flicker to her as kids pile in heading for their seats but luckily no one has to pass between them.
"Is everything alright?" Haruhi asks.
"Yeah." Hikaru tells her. "We just don't feel like talking about anything so we stayed quiet. You don't need to talk to enjoy another's company."
Haruhi relaxes since she knows that Hikaru is right about that. "Yeah that's true." She turns to face the front as the teacher walks in.
Hikaru does the same as the teacher soon begins the lecture. He tries to concentrate but soon he finds the lecture to be boring so he starts to fall asleep. His eyes drooping but just before he falls asleep he awakens himself only to repeat the process. He finally gives up and using his arms for a pillow on the desk he lays his head down. "This lecture is so boring." He mumbles to himself mostly under his breath. He closes his eyes and soon the sounds fade out to silence as he drifts off into sleep. He finds himself back at the mansion. He opens his eyes feeling tired only to find his brother as a kid sleeping next to him. He smiles and is about to go back to sleep when alarms ring making them both become wide awake.
They sit up and find that where they were hiding the safe combination in the coin bank has been smashed open.
A rope latter is thrown down and Hikaru, also a kid, gets up quickly moving to the window with Kaoru not far behind.
They reach it just in time to catch the maid climbing down. "You broke your promise." They say in unison.
The maid stops in her descent to look to the twins with a gentle smile that even with that gentle mask she puts on they can see the underlying hatred and anger she feels towards them.
Probably because they held her back in getting what she wanted and had her play a game with them.
They had played her like she was a deck of cards after all.
The maid responds to them. "I had no choice, did I? I can't tell you two apart." She tells them. "It's just possible that no one will ever turn up in your whole lives that can really tell you two apart." She informs them.
The two act a little surprised at the maids words as the only person they thought would ever be able to tell them apart turned around only to tell them that.
With that the maid disappeared into the night and the twins became progressively twisted as they grew up from contradictions and not wanting to befriend anyone.
Many things changed for the two, though some things remained the same, after that night.
Some changes only the twins themselves noticed.
Hikaru jerks awake just as the bell rings. He lifts his head up and blinks a little sleepily. "A dream?"
"Hikaru." Kaoru's voice makes him turn to Kaoru. "Did you fall asleep?" He asks as he had gotten up to go over to Hikaru.
Hikaru gives a smile to his brother. "Maybe." He stretches out the word a little in a slight teasing voice.
Kaoru smiles back. "Well you should get up or the teacher will notice."
Hikaru turns and notes the teacher is sitting at her desk. He turns back to Kaoru and nods. "I'm up I promise."
"I know. I'm just warning you." Kaoru slides the sheet of what they are doing towards Hikaru who looks at it. "It's basic stuff really. Do it if you want. I doubt she will be checking it." He goes back to his own seat before the teacher looks up from the magazine.
Hikaru turns to his work to at least pretend that he is doing work. He however finds himself remembering that night the maid stole from them all over again as he sits there pencil raised only to lower it. He looks up to the board only to see a bunch of notes. He closes his eyes and lets the memory slip back into the depths of his mind and he opens them again only to look down to the paper in front of him.
AN:
The dialogue and scene of the maid stealing is from the episode The Door the Twins Opened! The English sub version.
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Kaoru.
