A/N: Ok, first off, I reeeeally need to apologise for not updating sooner…Let's just say I keep getting off-track and distractions keep popping up.
Um…this is my first time writing an AU, so tips and stuff will be appreciated. xD
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Ouran
Magic (Dedicated to guest BALTO1)
The constant chatter of the audience hushed as the lights dimmed. The red chairs in the audience were fill with excited people; barely any seats were unoccupied.
Kaoru sighed. He did not want to be here. Stupid Tamaki, he thought. The blonde, also known as 'King of the Host Club', 'Tono', and 'Tamaki', had the sudden idea to drag the entire host club to a magic show. Despite Kaoru's protests, he had been taken along.
Usually Kaoru didn't have much of a problem with Tamaki's ideas, but the current one was simply unbearable. He didn't even believe in magic. It was all just a stupid lie! Magic didn't exist! End. Of. Story. Unfortunately, he was here, stuck in the theatre, watching an idiotic magic show. For three hours. Like, what was so good?!
Noticing his discomfort, Hunny turned to face him, "Kao-chan, it will be interesting." Kaoru forced a small smile.
Hikaru stood in the wings of the stage, taking deep breaths and checking the props. He had been told it was quite a large audience, and had no intention of messing up.
After making sure everything was in place, Hikaru nodded to the backstage crew. The lights dimmed, and the curtain began to rise.
"Wow"s and "ahh"s could be heard as the magician performed one trick after another. "Seriously guys? What's so amazing? I bet he shuffled the cards so the top one was the one he wanted," Kaoru grumbled as his friends all cheered when the magician pulled off a card trick, "This Hikaru guy's a trickster, just like all other magicians."
Hearing his complain, Tamaki turned his big eyes onto Kaoru, "Kaoru, how could you say that?" he adopted a hurt look, pouting. Kaoru merely rolled his eyes and ignored Tamaki.
Hikaru wiped his forehead. So far so good. Now's the big event… he waited for the cheering to cease before speaking. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming tonight. Now, before the show comes to an end, there is one last trick. For this final display, I need a volunteer. Who would like to come up and assist me?" He was slightly shocked when practically everyone single person sitting on the red seats raised their hand.
Hikaru scanned the crowd, picking out the perfect person. His eyes landed on a young boy with ginger red hair. Surprisingly, his hand was not up; in fact, he looked…bored.
Turning to his assistant, Hikaru told him his chosen person, and watched as a member of the backstage crew went to the boy with gorgeous red hair and began to lead him towards the stage.
Kaoru stared in shock when a guy in full black approached him. "You have been chosen to assist magician Hikaru on stage," he explained.
Kaoru was about to protest when he noticed everyone around him looking at him. Seeing his hesitation, a woman smiled gently. "Go ahead," she prompted. Looking around, he saw many people watching him expectantly. He turned back to the guy, and nodded.
Standing on the brightly lit stage, Kaoru resisted the urge to shield his eyes. He wasn't very nervous; as the son of a major fashion designer, he had been on a stage quite a few times.
He faced the magician. "I'm Hikaru," he said, turning the microphone off so nobody else could hear, "I noticed you weren't very interested before. Do you not believe in magic?"
Kaoru frowned and bit his lip, choosing his words carefully, as he did not wanting to insult Hikaru, "It's just, I've never had a reason to believe in magic."
Hikaru seemed to think about his words, "What is your name?"
"Kaoru"
Nodding his head, Hikaru smiled at him, "Kaoru, I hope that after tonight, you will believe in the beauty of magic." With that, he swept back the veil concealing his prop with a flourish, turning on his microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience. Let us begin the final phase of the show!"
The audience gasped as a big metal cage was revealed. Unlocking the door, Hikaru gestured for Kaoru to enter. Giving Hikaru a skeptic glance, Kaoru entered the cage.
He waited as Hikaru explained to the audience that this was a famous disappearing act, and promised that they would all enjoy it.
With a quick flick of his wrist, the veil was swept in front of the cage, and once the veil was lowered, the audience all seemed to draw a breath in unison, for Kaoru, who had once occupied the cage, was now gone.
In his place, a cute lion cub stood in the cage, staring intently at the audience with its adorable, golden eyes. A few people exclaimed, "Where's the boy?" whilst more people stared, transfixed, at the lion cub.
Before anyone freaked and panicked, Hikaru calmed the spectators. "Do not worry, Kaoru, the boy, has simply disappeared. I will now bring him back. Please join me in a countdown."
Picking up the veil once more, Hikaru began the count, "5…"
As he started to lift the veil, many voices shouted, "4…"
The veil was covering the cage, and Hikaru said, "3…"
After completely covering the cage, the veil began on it descend, "2…"
It felt as though each and every voice in the theatre had melded into one as the final number was spoken, "1…"
With one last swish of his wrist, Hikaru uncovered the area before the cage, showing the entire theatre the sight before it. Eyes widened and jaws dropped when eyes were filled with the wonder on stage.
There, standing in the spotlight, was the lion cub, and next to it, eyes gazing at the magician in shock, was Kaoru.
Tilting his head to one side, the young magician gave Kaoru a dazzling smile. In Kaoru's eyes, it was the most romantic smile he had ever seen. Stepping over to him, Hikaru turned of his microphone once more, and whispered, "Believe in magic, my cute volunteer?"
Kaoru blushed, then grinned shyly. In an almost inaudible voice, he murmured, "Now I do."
A/N: Oh. My. God. In my opinion, that was one of the best chapters I've ever written. It was a very new type of experience. How do I describe it? I feel…sort of light-headed now…
I hope you enjoyed this, BALTO1!
