Chapter 06; it was honest and pure, just like a child
"Good morning Yu-tan!" the twin greeted cheerfully.
"A…Ah, good morning." She was obviously unable to stare at their eyes, they went around her but she was stubborn enough to keep looking away.
The twin then decided to greet her from each side then she looked down to her lap, Hiikaru took the chance and lifted her chin.
"Good morning, amore—" he was hit in the head with a baseball bat.
Haru did not look so much pleased with what the twin done to her.
It soon turned into war for Haru and the Hiitachin twin.
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Yuki began to avoid the twin, no, not the twin but Hiikaru to be exact but since Kaoru always with Hiikaru then the twin she had been avoiding.
She would use a longer route just so they won't pass each other and if they did she would try to hid between other students or just went away to other direction—as long as she can get them away from her then she would do anything.
Her heart was not ready, every time her eyes met his she will remembered the day and it was worse when even from the afar she seemed able to smelt him—mint and pines.
Inside her soul was screaming at every 10 minutes whenever she did that.
Hiikaru was not so please when Yuki decided to avoid him, he can't tease her anymore so his feelings weren't so great and Kaoru, as the good brother noticed that.
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The tune was played nicely, she danced her fingers beautifully as the sky turned orange little by little. The light came from the window making the black piano shinny piano reflected it and spread it around the room.
She didn't notice him coming in, he opened the door silently and closed it silently as well. Leaning to the wall next to the door so he can heard and watched her play the piano in the evening.
Her fingers stopped abruptly when she noticed his presence,
"Hello." She greeted.
"Hai, did you hear me coming in?" asked Kaoru, "Because I just did."
"Yeah, obviously. Where's your other half?"
"Eh well, I predict if he comes with me you will escape."
"It's only the 2nd floor," she said, looking to the window, Kaoru just laughed dryly at that.
"Look, Hiikaru is pretty much in bad shape—" he stopped when her face went red for no reason, "….You okay?"
"Yeah it's hot here." She answered rather very fast, avoiding eye contacts with him.
"Err…..I brought cakes for you. Some cheesecake, fruit tart and macaroons." He lifted the white box and smiled to her. Trying to shooed away the tense atmosphere in the room.
"Look, Hiikaru is really sad that you stop playing—"
"Please don't use the word playing."
"That you keep avoiding him. I thought maybe if I can made you at ease then you will have no problem facing Hiikaru."
"Do you always do this? Fixing whatever is your brother's problem—You know what I would do the same thing."
She remembered back then when Haru broke a vase and Yuki took the blame even though in the end Haru confessed of her crime, although they were raised separately Yuki still tried her best to protect Haru even though Yuki was the younger one.
"So the cakes are for bribing?"
"Yeah!" he said innocently, "And you know, since our face are pretty much the same."
Yuki narrowed her eyes at him, "It doesn't work that way."
"Oh come on can't you just think I'm Hiikaru?"
"I can actually, but it won't end well—Look, I just need a few days maybe…..or a week." She said, "I…..need to calm myself down."
Kaoru raised his eyebrows, Yuki didn't say anything more.
"I leave it here." He placed the box on the table then walked closer to her, she tried to scooted away from him but in the end, he stood there, right beside the chair where she was sitting.
He kneeled down and gave his hand to her.
"….W….What?" she asked,
"Your hands please." He said with a smile.
Yuki was very hesitating, but Kaoru waited patiently so Yuki gave her hand on his then he gave another hand and she placed both of her hands on him. He can felt her hands slightly tremble and she can felt Kaoru's warm hand just staying there for a while.
He wrapped his fingers around her hands,
"You know, one of my relatives did it to their child. It was like a spell for them."
He then placed her hands together, wrapping his hands around her clasped together hands and gave a kiss on it.
"I wish you will be okay soon." He said with such earnest in his voice that made her stop trembling and instead felt warm filling herself and the tense atmosphere disappeared. She felt herself melting from the inside.
He kissed the back of her right hand, then pulled away and kept his hands around her.
He looked up and smiled to her.
"Does it work?"
Soon enough Yuki nodded and Kaoru gave a big smile to her,
"Good then, I'll see you soon."
He bid his goodbye and left the room.
Yuki sat there, speechless for another words. Her hands were lying on her lap, she can't really move her limps. She felt warm filling her chest, as she rubbed her hand with the other and just smiled while watching it.
She did feel slightly better.
