Chapter three: Friends?
Prince Kaoru's P.O.V.
I sigh softly as I wander down the school halls. I am in a section that is pretty much empty. I pause and look out the window at the view out there. 'I still can't believe that my brother would send me away!' I think as I place a hand on the window. 'Why? Is he actually just fed up with me?!' I slightly clench my hand on the window slightly into a fist. 'He….. sent me away…'
"Hello." A voice snaps me out of my thoughts.
I turn to look to who spoke.
There stands the small boy Hunny with the taller male Mori.
"Hi." I say quietly and glance away slightly. I understand that people would want to talk to me since I am a prince… But I kind of wish they wouldn't since I don't want to hurt them because I can't really talk to others.
"No need to be shy!" Hunny grins so wide he has to close his eyes. "We can be the best of friends! Mori too!"
I glance to him then let my eyes flicker to his companion.
Suddenly Hunny hugs my arm bringing my attention back to him. "It's ok Kaoru-chan!" He says looking right into my eyes.
I blink not exactly sure about this since I don't want to hurt his feelings in the end.
"Come on!" He starts dragging me down the hall.
I stumble after him. "Wait." I say quietly but he doesn't seem to hear me.
He takes me to the third music room. He lets go and goes to open one of the doors.
"Um maybe I shouldn't." I slightly mumble taking a few steps back.
He turns to me. "Don't worry Kaoru-chan." He opens the door going inside with Mori following. He turns to me. "Come on. It's alright." He says still smiling. He holds out his hand towards me.
I glance to him unsure but just as I am about to try to say something that's when the other blonder, Tamaki, suddenly springs out right in front of me making me jump.
"Come now dear prince." Tamaki bows slightly while holding a rose. "We invite you into our club room."
I take a small uncertain step back. "Um….I…. I…."
Tamaki moves closer and I step back, this goes on till I find myself against a wall. "There is no need to fear. Let us be friends." He grips my hands together between his own bringing them to level with my chest.
I try to pull back but he has a strong grip and I glance away. "I….." I'm not sure what to do.
"Dear prince there is no need to fear! Come and join us." His eyes bright and I think there is some sort of puppy ears and tail that suddenly appeared with the dog tail wagging. "It'll be fun!" He grins.
I get out of his grip and dash off with a feeling of being scared.
So much put onto me at once!
I slow down to a slow walk panting after a little bit then I glance back making sure I haven't been followed. I sigh in relief and I stop walking to let myself catch my breath. "I'm sorry." I say to no one. I glance to the ceiling. "I don't think I can do it." I mummer to myself as I lower my head to the floor then I begin walking wherever here takes me.
No one's P.O.V.
Back with the host club….
Tamaki watches Prince Kaoru go feeling sad. "Aww. He ran away." He whines.
"Baby steps with him Tamaki." Kyouya says pushing up his glasses that always seem to be falling off.
"You need to try to not overwhelm him like that." Haruhi points out. "If we do our best and remain patient we are sure to break through some time."
Tamaki perks up and stands tall in a dramatic way. "Yes! As the king of the host club I declare that we will never give up no matter how many times he runs away!"
The host club nod in agreement and Haruhi can't help but smile. They head out to find the prince as they end club hours early. They so far haven't found him.
Haruhi and Kyouya wonder if he left already or not.
Kaoru heads down a hall and he finds a male washroom. He goes in and finds Prince Kaoru standing by one of the sinks with the water running. HE smiles and moves closer to the prince. "Hey." He greets gently.
Prince Kaoru slightly jumps and turns to Kaoru his eyes watery.
Kaoru blinks worriedly when he sees this. "What's wrong?" He asks.
Prince Kaoru looks away turning off the water only to wipe his eyes quickly.
"You're upset about something. Did Tamaki go too overboard?" Kaoru asks.
Prince Kaoru puts his hands on the counter. "Please don't worry about it." He says quietly not looking at Kaoru.
Kaoru lifts himself up onto another part of the counter so he's sitting on it legs dangling over the side.
Prince Kaoru slightly glances to the opposite side.
Kaoru glances to a high part of the wall he is facing. "You know I was shy once too." He says.
Prince Kaoru blinks and turns to the other.
Kaoru smiles softly. "Me and my brother actually preferred to keep to ourselves not letting anyone else inside our world as we contradicted ourselves since we didn't want anyone getting past the locked gate we put up. The Tamaki came along and he worked hard no matter how many times we turned him down and tried to discourage him. We eventually allowed ourselves to try coming out a little and since then we haven't been so closed off. I used to only find bravery when I was with my twin but then Haruhi came into our lives and my brother wasn't there as much as before, he didn't even call as much as he used to when we were not together. I had to learn to become braver on my own without him." He explains then he slightly tilts his head so he can look to the prince. "Your brother isn't always going to be there for you. One day something can suddenly change drastically and it'll leave you needing to take care of yourself instead of looking to someone else to help. Think of it as the pumpkin carriage. The spell won't always be there and one day that carriage will turn back into a pumpkin. When that day comes are you ready to go the rest of the way without being able to ride a carriage?"
Prince Kaoru blinks glancing to a mirror in thought.
Kaoru lets the other think about this for a moment. "The world may seem like a scary place but in truth it doesn't have to be. It can be a warm and welcoming place." He says.
Prince Kaoru looks down to the sink again.
Kaoru watches the other.
"Not always there…." Prince Kaoru says a little under his breath.
Kaoru nods. "Yes. One day something is going to change and you'll need to be there for yourself. It would be a real tragedy for someone like you to fall apart when that time comes around."
Prince Kaoru glances to Kaoru for a moment.
Kaoru gives the prince a kind smile. "You should show your brother that he doesn't need to worry about you. He only sent you here in hopes that you'd become more open and braver. He cares a lot about you and he is trying to help you. You are lucky to have a brother that will do that for you instead of suddenly change things." He says.
Prince Kaoru glances back to the mirror then to the sink then back to the mirror. "My brother….."
Kaoru listens seeing if he will finish that sentence.