(Let Me Show You) How to Wobble like a Penguin
Chapter Summary: The brothers talk about this past month. Finally.
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Chapter 7: Thank You
~Hikaru~
The next day, The Hitachiin Mansion, 7:00pm
Hikaru was doing homework when it happened. Kaoru was taking a shower, Hikaru listened for the water to turn off and Kaoru to step out. Hikaru guessed it was some water on the floor that caused him to slip. He knew what had happened the second it did; the loud bang when his brother's beaten body hit the floor wasn't even that harsh sounding, someone could easily mistake it for a bottle of shampoo falling, which, Hikaru presumed, was what the maids thought it was because the never barged into the suite like they usually do. But Hikaru knew better, he had become an expert at making out sounds. And even though he knew what happened he didn't get up and rush to his brother. The urge to rush to Kaoru's side was unbearable. He was finally starting to let Kaoru have the thing he wanted more than anything, he was going to give him the space Kaoru wanted even through he felt like he died a bit inside every time he thought Kaoru got hurt. He would stop running after him even if killed him, as long as Kaoru was happy, nothing else mattered.
But when a sob broke the silence those thoughts vanished. Hikaru ran to the bathroom door in seconds although it felt like hours. He quickly turned the knob only to find it locked.
"Kaoru, it's me, open the door!" Hikaru yelled at the wooden door. Silence, that's what answered him, then more sobs.
"Kaoru!" But the sobs didn't stop, "goddamnit."
And with that Hikaru used up all his strength to kick the door. And unlike those movies, it didn't fly off the hinges, it didn't even look like anything happened to the wooden door. Maybe a dent.
Hikaru was getting ready for a second kick when the door opened. Kaoru was on the ground with a towel on his lap and arm extended to the door knob, he looked at his brother with a tear-stained face.
"Jesus brother, the door was never locked!"
Hikaru ignored Kaoru as he rushed into the bathroom and knelt beside his brother on the hard, cold tile. He began to search his body, from his arms and face to his chest and legs. Nothing. The injury must be on his back or... Hikaru looked down to where the towel was covering but Kaoru must've spotted this because he hit his brother's face as a blush began to spread across his own identical face.
"I'm not hurt Hikaru- And stop staring at me!"
Hikaru turned to look at his brother's face again, he was blushing now but never-the-less tears were also rolling down those red cheeks.
~Kaoru~
"Idiot then why are you crying? You must have cut yourself so bad it's numb now!" Hikaru said as he turned around to look for blood. But he didn't find any-
"It is a little scratch on my back- It's nothing" He said when Hikaru began to reach towards his back, "and I wasn't crying because of that... I'm just so frustrated! I'm soooo sick of falling and-"
Kaoru noticed Hikaru was laughing. It was sudden and loud, he was laughing so hard his whole body shock.
"Hikaru?"
Kaoru didn't understand what was wrong with his brother, he stared at him for a couple of minutes while the laughter continued. Kaoru was bewildered and it took him another minute to see tears coming from his closed eyes to realize it. He wasn't laughing he was crying...
"Hikaru! What's wrong?"
"Do you know- That this is the first time you've talked to me in weeks." Hikaru said between sobs, the hystericalness of it was gone now,
"W-what?"
"Like you don't know!"
"Hikaru- I'm sorry. I didn't know- I didn't know I was hurting you."
"Like that is even possible." Their crying was still there but was silent, it wasn't breaking their words anymore, Kaoru looked to stare at Hikaru,
"Hikaru, I-" Kaoru looked down and his tears hit the ground, "I was trying to protect you"
Hikaru was about to cut in but Kaoru stopped him by talking more.
"Someday, you know, I won't be able to stay with you... I'm going to die long before you."
"Don't-"
"Hikaru. We can't do anything to stop it. I'm going to get sicker and sicker and you're going to grow up and become more and more focused on taking care of me. I don't want that. I don't want to be a burden on you anymore. I want you to live on after I die. But if you stay so attached to me you won't have a life apart from me, and you'll die with me. I don't want that to happen. I'm sick, not you, and I want you to enjoy the fact you can live a normal life. I would hate to see this disease kill two birds with one stone."
"Kaoru- That will NEVER happen."
"But it will! I can see it. Every night in my dreams, and it has been my worst nightmare ever since."
"It won't because-" Hikaru tried to explain but was once again cut off by his brother,
"You can take care of me Hikaru but only if you tell me you'll start taking more care of yourself. I don't want your life to halt for me anymore."
"Kaoru! You never ever stopped me from anything." Hikaru stared into his brother's eyes until Kaoru broke it by looking down. Hikaru moved closer and tilted his head downwards so their heads were at the same level. Kaoru leaned forward so the twin forehands connected. Kaoru sighed and relaxed a bit, his crying was over now. He reached out to hold Hikaru's hands in his own.
"I want you to do this for me please. And I'll start taking better care of myself for you."
Hikaru pulled Kaoru into a hug and smiled,
"Sounds like a deal. I can do that."
One week later...
Phuket, Thailand, 6:04pm
When the Host Club found out the twins had reconnected they planned to getaway for spring break to celebrate. Every male member of the Host Club chipped in for Haruhi's fair, she couldn't afford the trip but everyone agreed that it wouldn't be the same without her. So off to Thailand they went, to stay in one of Tamaki's family's beach houses.
"Dinner's ready everyone!" Hani called from the kitchen where he and Mori were watching the housekeepers cook their lobster feast.
"OK!" Hikaru yelled back and looked at Kaoru, he reached out an arm for him,
"Ready?" Hikaru asked. Kaoru smiled and grabbed his arm.
'I could never ask for better people in my life. Tamaki, Hani, Mori, Haruhi, Kyoya, and Hikaru. I love you all so much. Thank you for always staying with me.'
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