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Hikaru's Doodles

Chapter 9 Moving Ahead.

Kaoru's POV

I throw out my arms stretching and glance over at my brother, in his ridiculous get up. It severs him right, he caused this. Not that I would let him know it .I can tell he's already beating himself up for it. It wouldn't do any good to rake him over the coals .The one thing I'm absolutely pissed about is how he put Haruhi in danger .These are the times, I second guess my decision of holding back my own feelings ….But I can't even let those thoughts seep into my mind .I gave my word to my family and more importantly…..my brother. It was my choice to give her up, for him. I chose to be on the sideline, cheering him on.

I glance over at Haruhi who has fallen asleep .She doesn't know it, yet but her world is about to be turned upside down .It's my unpleasant duty to inform her of that fact .I wasn't looking forward to telling her. Knowing her... she would just want to blow it off.

Reaching into my jacket, glad I was able to just stroll out of the department store after calling my driver, no wardrobe change necessary. I pull out my phone and started to surf the sites for information on the incident .One of the fan's site is spewing the most awful things about Haruhi, after reading some of the comments. It was clear they think one of us has a girlfriend. Of course being identical twins they didn't know which twin was the potential boyfriend. Causing teams to form amongst our fans with them fighting with each other.' I shook my head at the awful t-shirts they were using to proclaim their team leader.

The one thing they could all agree on was the hatred for the mystery girl. A shiver went up my spine when the thought occurred to me. What would these girls do once they find out Haruhi's true identity? My brother and I are used to the occasional fan sneaking onto the grounds. Lucky for us, the crazed fans just wanted to take picture or take something of ours for souvenir. Not once, did the estate's security force let them come near to us .But these girls are openly planning to harm her. My stomach started to tumble.

If only there was a place we could hide till all this blows over .Wait, maybe we should bump up the plan .I think I need to talk with my mom .She might have an idea on what our next move should be. I roll my eyes at a sign one of my fans was carrying 'Boxers of course. 'Mentally answering her sign's question .Noticing the cars arrival at our family's gate .I place my phone back in my pocket and nudge my tired brother.

Hikaru stumbles out of the car, I try to slightly shake Haruhi awake. "Haruhi were here …time to wake up." She blinks her sleepy eyes at me before rubbing them .She slowly leaves the cari.I slowly walk behind her to keep her balanced.

Once we enter the main house our normal house staff welcomed us. I can tell by their distressed faces they been informed about the incident. "Welcome home, Masters Hitachiin-sama, your mother wishes for you to call, as soon as possible." One of our own personal twin maids informs us "Also, Masters Hitachiin-sama Souh-san has called several times and also wishes for you to return his call." After hearing Tamaki-sempi has been calling for us, I know it's just a matter of time, before the others call and eventually come over here. I shared a look with my brother, we were both concerned to say the least.

"Please inform all callers we were detained but safe, but haven't yet made it home." I start to notice my tired brother about to go off and use his phone, to call back our mother. I wave a hand to him. "Hika, I've got this, go clean up, I'll be up shortly."

My brother starts to trudge up the stairs pulling off his wig. "Thanks Kao."

"Please show Miss Fujioka to her room, draw her a bath before dinner. Haru, I'll see you in my room, when you are done. Okay?

"Yeah sure, no problem." Covering her mouth for a small yawn.

I step into the library and fall back into one of the leather couches. Once comfortable, I went to dial my mother's cell, preparing to brace myself for James but it went straight through to mom "Kao is everybody alright?"'

Struck with a sudden thought. 'Hmm. To avoid James, all I have to do is get trapped in a commoner's mall by crazed fans, good to know. "Yeah mom, we are all fine, everybody is a little tired but fine. Reaching up and pulling at the tops of my hair with my fingers.

My mother sternly spoke. "Don't ever do that again, do you understand me."

"Yes ma'am .Haruhi is staying over, tonight."

"Well I would hope so, have you been reading half the crap, your so called fans are saying about that poor girl?"

Breathing out a heavy sigh. "Yeah were going to give the talk to her, but mom I'm concerned."

"I would say so, she's all over the press, apparently some masculine girl with her feminine brother met them at the mall and now the modeling agencies are flooding me with calls for her. I'll send you the link, ok just a second. There you are." I pushed the button on my phone to open my mother's link, when my mouth drops open, and my hand slaps my forehead .

I swallow hard to keep my laughter in check. "Mom, that's Hikaru and Haruhi."

Astonished "The girl and boy is Hikaru and Haruhi?"

"Yes, Hikaru had to dress in drag to get out of the building."

"Why would he go up to reporters in that, haven't I taught him better than that?" She was outraged but she was also trying to keep from laughing. "Well thanks to his big mouth, this little indent is about to go international. Apparently the fashion industry agrees with our option. They would be absolute idiots if they didn't .They all believe she could be the next big thing in modeling. I've had fashion houses, calling me all afternoon trying to get her identity. She has at least 6 different fashion houses offering her jobs and that's not including ours."

"All right, I'll let Hika know."

"Kaoru I've seen this before if she doesn't come forward it's just going to build."

"Yeah I understand but I think we have a security problem first and foremost. You said it yourself our fans are not being the nicest right now and I'm concerned for her safety. I know when Hikaru and I march in and tell her all of this, she just going to act like it's no big deal and want to pretend nothing wrong. So it doesn't interfere with her studies .I know she will refuse to stay here …she has no protection where she lives.

"All of that is most likely true …So what do you suggest?"

"I think we should carry out the plan tonight."

"Tonight!?"

"Look mom Tamaki has already called several times it's just a matter of time until all other club members start showing up and try to whisk her away ,blaming us for her being in danger. I say we talk to Haruhi and see if she decides to do what we expect her to do ….which is nothing .If that's the case, we leave tonight ….to give her time to decide on her next step …give the media time to die down and more importantly keep her safe until things calm down .

"Well I suppose, I could make a few calls. Ranka is going to hate this ….I may have to take him on vacation with me."

"Mom it's imperative you don't call Souh-sama before wheels up. If he gets wind of what we're doing… He and Kyoya-sempi will make it impossible to leave the country with her…You need to convince Souh-sama it's for our safety."

"Alright Kaoru, it sounds like you thought this over ….I'll work from this end….call me back. Oh Kaoru, tell your brother next time he wears drag, to pick a better color, he does have my company to represent."

"Yes ma'am, I'll make sure to tell him that." Chuckling. I hop off the coach and head out of the library .For this to work, my brother and I have enormous amount of work to blitz through in a small amount time. Leaping the stairs 2 or 3 at a time, up to our room I can hear the shower. I notice clouds of steam rolling out of our en suite bathroom door. Pretty much guaranteeing my brother's presence. My brother is a huge admirer of extensively hot showers ,don't get me wrong, I like a good hot shower …and at times I'll admit, I can run the water until it's frigid ….But my brother's hot showers will scorch your skin. Over the years I have learned to turn the water all the way down before stepping in.

Rolling my eyes at my brother's behavior I step into the cloud of up to the shower door resting my back against the glassy surface and crossing my arms .I clear my throat to alert my brother to my presence .

"Hey Kao."

"Hika, I just spoke with mom."

"Oh" From the sound of my brother's voice I could tell he had his head under the shower head.

"Apparently, a tabloid interviewed a sister and brother going to the movies, who met you. The net is running with it along with pictures of Haruhi with her hand in your pocket ….Hika, what was that about? A frown emerged from my face.

"Ah… about that, I asked Haruhi to grab my phone when we were evading the fan girls, I was a bit busy to answer your call."

"Well it makes for an interesting picture with you both blushing and …all. Although you may find this more to your liking …I quickly prepare the link my mother sent me. Without a thought, I hold my phone over the steamy shower door. "Here Hika, take a look."

His warm wet hand reaches over the door taking my phone .Hika, takes my phone and I can hear the interview playing behind the shower door. Once done Hika hands me my phone over the shower door. I place a hand out to reject the phone. "There's more, check the fan sites." My stomach turns at sound of the video playing at the other side of the shower door. After several long minutes I see my brother's hand clenching my phone like it was offending him. I wouldn't blame him, after viewing the footage on the fan sites about Haruhi. I literally came a hair distance from crushing the inanimate object, myself. After retrieving my phone I watched my brother's naked back slide down the shower door. I can hear my brother letting out a long breath.

"Hika, Hitachiin headquarters has been bombarded with requests, for Haruhi's information. Mom said she has six standing offers from different fashion houses. She also said if Haruhi ignores this ….it will get worse. She said the story of the incident is about to go international."

"I've just made it worse, why, didn't I keep my big mouth shut." My brother speaks with a defeated tone from the other side of the shower door.

Shaking my head. "You don't know how many times I asked myself the same thing about you….it's not like you exaggerated the truth ,you were being honest ….sometimes you can be as blunt as Haruhi at times ."

My brother speaks to me in a sad tone. "Kao, I know I screwed up …I can tell you're pissed at me, so just spill, already."

"Why? Is it going to alleviate your conscience? You're beating yourself up, far more than I ever could… Besides I've been talking to mom and we're both in agreement. We need to tell Haruhi the ramifications and …if she acts her usual predictable behavior …"I paused to close the bathroom door and grab a towel. "We move ahead with the plan ….tonight."

My brother shot up from the shower floor his head peeking over the door with an astonished look on his face .What about school, finals, and the charity drive. the club….Ranka?"

Throwing a towel at my brother's face. "I'm afraid all of the above is inconsequential after Haruhi's safety…we have a lot of work ahead of us, you might want to cut your shower short considering."

'You heard it yourself, Tamaki has already been calling, repeatedly. He's calling with concerns about the incident .This is going to complicate things ….you know it's only a matter time before the others act." Leaning over the shower door, running a hand through his wet hair.

My brother turns away from the door, I can hear the showering knobs twist, and the hot water slowly turning into a trickle and with a few drips escaping the shower head. "First off we need to talk with Haruhi, second we can worry about the club …. If need be, we can make a few calls and stall them. As for Ranka, mothers calling him as we speak… Look you know Haruhi's reaction as much as I do, I think it's prudent we quietly inform the staff to prepare for the trip."

I watch as my brother tilts his head, letting my words course through it. "What, about the charity drive…finals?" He asks with concern.

Rubbing my head giving out a heavy sigh. "Let me take care of the food drive, I think I have a few ideas that would meet with Haruhi's expectations. As for finals… Mom and I decided, she will call Souh-sama after wheels are up and were on our way... We're doing this to keep her safe, which concurs with bumping up the plan."

Opening the shower door with a wrapped towel around his waist. "Once the other club members find out about the incident they'll blame me for putting her in danger... And if we leave, I can't even imagine what it'll be like when we return."

A shiver runs down my spine. "Yeah, the thought of Honey-sempi or the Shadow King hunting us down after returning from our trip, isn't my idea of happy thought .They are going to blame both of us…. It's was bound to happen. If not by us by one of them. We all know she is meant for more then what she was born for. Besides if it all goes well, it won't matter. It's time to do your magic Mr. Pillow." Pointing a finger at my brother's bare chest while chuckling at my brother's new nick name I've branded him with.

Batting my hand away "Shut up, Kao" Walking over to grab a fresh towel to dry his hair with a sad expression on his face. "I was just hoping she would be mine… before all the crazy stuff, now who knows what will happen."

Hikru towel drying his hair, opens our bathroom door releasing clouds of steam into our bedroom. Letting my brother lead the way to our bedroom. My attention is drawn to my phone, surfing the social media sites reading the chats about Haruhi's possible identity, not really paying attention to where I was going. Except for the fact that Hikaru has stopped in front of his bureau, digging in his drawer for a clean pair of shorts, ready to let his towel drop.

"Excuse me, Hikaru, could you not remove that towel." I could hear a calm voice coming from my bed.

"Haruhi!? " I looked up from my phone to see my brother about to remove the one thing that kept him covered and Haruhi has her head turned away looking toward a vacant wall.

Glancing at my brother, who looked stunned and is now, fiercely holding on to his towel. "Sorry Hika, I told Haruhi when she was done to just meet us up here." With an apologetic voice. "I guess our little conversation was longer then I thought. " Scratching the back of my neck.

With her head still facing a wall, sitting on the edge of my bed fully dressed in her night clothes, with a blush coloring her cheeks." I'm sorry," I'll go wait in my room. Until you're done."

I shake my head, clearing the not so clean thoughts from it, biting my bottom lip. Seeing her dressed in her nightclothes, perched on the end of my bed. Is pushing me to the edge of decency…but with the thought of potentially hurting my brother, I push my impure thoughts to the furthest spot of my mind.

"No, Haru, just give me a second. With one hand Hikaru quickly grabs some clothes and heads back to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

Once Haruhi hears the door close, she turns her head toward me with a raised eyebrow "Kaoru, what's going on?"

Scratching the back of head. "Ah, let's wait for Hika. Okay?" I walk over to her and nervously sit next to her. "I think by the time were done we could have over a million coats for the charity drive, for just our class, alone." That's a huge accomplishment."

"That's great and all but I put you guys in danger….You should have told me."

"No, I see what you're doing, I 'm not saying a word about the matter, until my brother gets here…You know we have left over money from the coat drive." Glancing over to her .

"Really? Hika said something about buying other articles of clothing."

"Oh yeah, he said something about that to me, too." Nodding my head.

Crossing her arms across her chest. "Kaoru, this is ridiculous, you're talking to me like I'm a stranger. What is going on?"

Throwing up my hands, giving her a sign for her to wait." I promise…I'll tell you, just wait for Hika. Ok?" No sooner did I speak when my brother, throws open the bathroom door and strolls in wearing his pajama bottoms and a tightly closed bathrobe.

With her arms folded to her chest. "Ok, Hikaru is here, what going on?"

Hikaru comes forward and sits on the floor in front of Haruhi. "Well, do you remember when I told you that we get hounded a lot because we started to pose for the fan girl mags when we were around twelve?" Swallowing hard. "Well the thing is that because you've been seen with us and for what I've said the reporter…The media is going crazy asking who you are."

"I place a comforting hand on her hand, I'm afraid since you were seen with one of us" …I stop, to quickly look at Hika before telling her the rest. "I'm afraid our fans think your one of our girlfriends and their not being very nice about it, either." I reach in my pocket and hand her my phone. "Here, it's better it you look for yourself to get the full gravity of the situation."

'It feels like time is sanding still, while I watch Haruhi's face turn from sadness to complete horror as she plays the links and checks the fan sites, she covers her mouth while reading the vile comments on the sites. My stomach turns at her heartbreaking reaction as she watches .She's too good of a person for this, for my so called fans to treat her in such a way.'

She hands me back my phone and straightens her shoulders. "So, I'll just do what you do, till it dies down, hang out at home and catch up on some much needed studies, no big deal."

My brother and I share a knowing look but I notice he getting annoyed and starts to speak with a stern tone. How can you say it's no big deal? You've read their plans, you're not safe. Hell, you've seen what their capable of, up close and personal. Do you have any idea what those fans might have done to me, if I hadn't slipped out of my own coat?"

I glare at my brother to calm the hell down. "Not, only that but mom's phone has been ringing off the hook. You have six fashion houses with standing job offers."

Shaking her head. "I'm not a model ….I'll just wait it out until everything dies down."

I afraid that won't' work. Our mother is pretty sure… if you don't meet this head on …. It going to get much worse."

Tilting her head in thought .I could tell Haruhi is taking our mother concerns with a little more consideration then our own. "How Bad?"

I looked her straight in the eye speaking in a serious tone. "It doesn't look good, considering mom said the story was about to go international."

"Which means what?"

Glancing at my brother before I continue .He nods for me to continue. "You won't be safe were your living, there's a reason we live behind big iron gates. Depending on how much information they get, school will most likely become a problem. I'm sorry, all the club members knew that this could happen, when you associate with our families….But because of our popularity with the fan mags it's an extreme case."

My brother looks up at her" I'm so sorry…. I screwed up. Haruhi, you need to stay around here until this dies down you're not safe at home or school. You can't take this lightly. Remember me saying it only takes one? Well it's true… it only takes one love struck jealous fan, and you could get hurt."

Dropping her head at my brother's words. "What does your mother think I should do?"

Nervously tugging at my shirt sleeve "She believes the longer you wait the worse it gets .She's recommending you should take one of the offers over break, and stay here for long term. The problem is once you take an offer at least at first, your popularity will grow at a lightning pace but eventually it could possibly die down."

"What about the charity event?"

Hika gets up to sit next to Haruhi. "I can handle that, I have an idea of what your expectations are for the drive …Trust me I have this covered. I have the manger's number I'll place an order for jeans, shirts and have them delivered to the school."

"What about the food portion?"

I gaze over to her "Let me handle that, I also have an idea of what you're looking for. Hika can finish up the clothes and I can handle the food .Okay?"

"No, this is wrong, I'm staying the night tonight and I'm going home tomorrow. Everything will be fine, you'll see everything will die down in the end. No, need to trouble yourself .Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go lie down before dinner. Running from your screaming fan girls has made me tired." With that she swings her legs off my bed and strolls to the door.

Glancing at my brother. "Yeah, Haru have a good rest will see at dinner."

Hika starts to yawn yeah a nap sounds good …Have a good a nap." He glances at me.

"Ok, see ya." Haruhi waves without looking as she closes our door.

Watching my brother stare at the door that Haruhi just left from. "Hika?"

Turning his head from the door. "Yeah, I'm afraid she given us no choice, let's get to work, we have plane to catch tonight."

"Ok I'll call mom and let her know, and work on getting the food portion part of the charity moving, You instruct the staff to get preparations underway and finish off the coat drive ."

"No, let me handle mom, I'm sure she's expecting me to call at this point." Running a hand through his hair."

I gave my brother a smirk before heading to my desk "All right, then while you're talking with mom, I'll call the crew for the jet and have them prepare for a late night departure."

"Sounds like we have some phone calls to make." Hikaru waves, as he leaves our room giving us each some space to complete our work.

Ok, one more chapter till wheels up, Will the twins be able to whisk Haruhi away under the cover of darkness. Will the Hitachiin fans get in their way? Let's not forget the other club members, they might have other plans to protect Haruhi and make her one of theirs. I guess will have to wait and see…... Alimackatjac