AN. Here's chapter four! Thanks go out to all you patient readers. Sorry it took so long. I wrote many versions of this chapter. This here's the most recent one and I'm sticking with it. Hope you all enjoy reading it!
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By the way. If you find any mistakes, please tell me in a review. Thanks!
Chapter Four
Ageha felt a pat on her leg. She turned to look at Michiko.
"Ageha, why are you crying? Why are you sad?"
"I'm not, I'm not sad." Ageha glanced at the clock on her wall. She wiped her tears away as she picked Michiko up and tucked her in bed.
"Ageha, Mommy says lying is bad."
Mommy, Aunt Haruhi….. Ageha's heart broke further when she heard the little girl say that. She didn't notice that she was crying again, until some tears fell on Michiko's face.
Michiko wiped her face and stared at Ageha. Something wasn't right, but she didn't know what it was.
"Yeah, yeah, lying is bad. Don't, don't lie, okay Michiko?" Ageha said shakily.
Michiko knew not to lie, Mommy had told her that, but for some reason Michiko still nodded when Ageha told her the same thing. Ageha smiled, but it wasn't genuine. Michiko smiled back and then closed her eyes. Ageha exited her room and flipped the lights off.
As Ageha made her way downstairs, she could hear conversation taking place in the living room.
"You mean to say that you don't know anything?" Hikaru questioned.
"No, what I'm trying to tell you two is that I know as much as you do; nothing else, nothing less." Kyoya told the older twin.
"Well find out more!"
"I've been trying. They're not releasing anything else at this time, and you getting angry with me isn't helping the situation."
Hikaru laughed, but it wasn't out of cheer. "Isn't helping? Isn't helping? So what you're doing is? All you've done so far is be a messenger, and what a whole lot that's helped."
Kaoru peered at his brother. He knew Hikaru would explode like this, he just hoped Michiko wouldn't hear.
"I know you're upset and it may seem I'm not working on-" Kyoya started.
"Upset? Is that the only word the great Kyoya Ootori can come up with? Upset? I just found out two of my friends are dead!" Hikaru interrupted, he was standing up now. "I'm much more than upset! I'm furious!"
"Can you not grasp what's going on here?" Hikaru continued. "Obviously not, because you came here in one piece; I haven't seen one emotion from you this whole time! You don't care! You don't care that Tamaki and Haruhi are dead somewhere burning away in a forest! You don't care!"
Kyoya was standing now and he was glaring at Hikaru when he said, "You don't think I care? You don't think I care that my best friend and his wife are dead? Well I do care! I cared enough to come here! I cared enough to hold my emotions in because I knew you wouldn't be strong enough to stay sensible!"
Hikaru was steaming, his hands were fists, and fresh tears were about to make their way on his face.
Kaoru stared at the two, all he could do was watch. His tears would come later; right now he had to be strong. He had to be strong for Hikaru and Kyoya.
Just as Hikaru was about to respond to Kyoya's outburst, Ageha ran into the room. She had been standing near the entrance and enough was enough.
She was sobbing when she made her way in.
"Stop it! Both of you stop it! I hate this as much as you do!" she screamed at them. "You two fighting won't solve anything! Fighting won't bring Uncle Tamaki and Aunt Haruhi back!"
The three men watched as the girl collapsed on the ground. A fresh round of tears began to rack her body. Kaoru got up and went to comfort his sister.
Seeing her anguish, brought on his own tears. He couldn't hold them in anymore. He didn't want to.
Kyoya practically fell into the seat behind him; it was the same for Hikaru. The two looked at each other.
"I…. I apologi-" Hikaru began.
Kyoya waved him off. "No time. We have one more thing to discuss tonight."
"What is it?" Kaoru asked, voice breaking.
"Michiko."
"She's asleep in my room." Ageha whispered.
He nodded. "We know she has a place to stay this weekend, but what about afterwards?"
"She can stay here." Hikaru said.
"We'll just have to see. Tamaki's parents and Haruhi's dad are still in the mix. One, or both of them will probably want to take care of their granddaughter."
"Have you gotten word from either of them?" Kaoru inquired, as he tried to wipe away some of his tears.
"None; last I heard, Haruhi's dad was visiting Karuizawa. Tamaki's parents I believe are off on a trip as well, Italy, I heard a servant say when I called Suoh Mansion 2 earlier."
"Well, Ranka must have heard the news by now."
"I'm sure he has, Kaoru, I'm sure he has." Kyoya took a deep breath. "I won't be surprised when I get a call from him tomorrow."
Kyoya then stood, as did Hikaru. "I'll walk you out."
They made their way to the front door.
"Thank, thank you for coming. If you learn anything new-" Hikaru couldn't finish the sentence.
"I'll inform you immediately." Kyoya responded. With that said, Kyoya made his way to his limousine.
Tonight would be a long night.
AN. Hopefully after this it should move a little faster. I still have a few things to write about and then maybe some action can come in. I hope y'all liked the scene between Kyoya and Hikaru. Hikaru is such a fun character! So this is all for now, please review. I'd appreciate it if you do!
A side note. Ageha is a real character. She's introduced in the last chapter of the manga. In this story, I'm assuming she's 13, but I've tried to match ages with the characters and it's just too much work.
Review please!
