Haii! :D
Okay so first of all, sorry for the shortness of last chappy.
Second, I saw an idea I liked in the comments from Kit0w0, and I think I might use something similar but in a later chappy where it's really obscene ;]
Thirdly, sorry if this isn't the best chappy ever…but I had a lot of fun writing it :]
Fourthly, I seem to be apologising a lot lately xD
Disclaimer: I don't ow—Ooh! Pocky! \( ^ω^)/
Enjoy!
Tora xxx
Chapter 9
The twin's stood briefly at the shower as the water splashed down into the tub.
Hikaru wanted nothing more than to throw his brother in there right now and maul him. But of course, Kaoru was insisting they leave. And he was probably, most definitely, right. They couldn't risk their mother returning.
'Alright. Decoy activated.' Kaoru said the words seriously but couldn't stop himself from sputtering and giggling straight after. Hikaru looked at his brother confused.
'What? I don't get it…'
Kaoru composed himself and sighed still grinning a little.
'It was just damn fun to say. Now we need to leave. We'll take the maids' exit out and run from there. Then we'll dead downtown and to the train station, were we're gonna get a train to Hiroshima. It takes just over 4 hours by Nozomi, but it's far enough away that we won't be found. For a while at least. Got it?'
Hikaru nodded, shocked at how well thought through this plan was. He picked up the duffel bag he'd packed from the bathroom floor, handing his twin an identical one.
'You got your phone?' Kaoru was about the leave the bathroom but thought he should ask first. Hikaru nodded slowly a little confused. 'Leave it. And any credit cards. We don't want there to be anyway of tracking us.' This totally made sense, and Hikaru emptied his pocket of his phone and cards.
Once Kaoru was satisfied he lead his brother from the bathroom, duffel bag over his shoulder, the shower still running to create the illusion of Hikaru being in there.
Getting out of the house was far easier than they had expected. Their mother was in her office on the phone to someone who the twins assumed was in Milan or Paris and that would be organising the venue for her next fashion show. Apparently, their father still hadn't been found. Their mother probably thought he was out at a business meeting or something. It was strange the fact that he was banging on the basement door to be let out.
They did as planned and exited through the maids' exit, nearly being caught by one of the maids. One of the shorter and more elderly maids, Chihiro, had been bringing the laundry past the door of the exit just a the boys had managed to leap out. She had stopped, suspecting someone there but continued walking when she couldn't see anyone.
After making their way out of the grounds they began to head downtown to catch the next train to Hiroshima. There were a lot of people shopping as it was around early evening now. All students were on their way home, stopping at stores on their way.
As they speed walked through the town they were approached by a small group of girls. By their uniforms the twins could tell they went to Ourin Public High School. They wore their skirts three quarters of the way up their thighs, and their faces were caked in make-up. The way they had the tops of their shirts undone slightly and the way their socks went up above their knees half way up their thighs reminded Kaoru of his working days. Basically, they looked like sluts.
'Hey, you guys are kinda cute…you in high school?' One of the girls who had her long hair in lose curls spoke up.
'Urm…Yeah. Ouran Academy.' Hikaru answered. He wanted to get rid of these girls so they could just get away.
'Ooh! Ouran boys! Lovely.' Another one of the girls smirked, sending a cheeky wink in the direction of the youngest twin.
Kaoru sighed and put on his best host smile.
'We're terribly sorry ladies but we really have to go now.' He nodded at them before pulling his brother away from the girls and continuing through town.
For the rest of the time they were walking, neither of the twins said anything. They managed to get to the station just in time to buy the tickets and catch the train. They didn't bother with business class tickets and just settled for standard.
Only as they sat in the dark green upholstered seats, their duffel bags in the compartments above, did they break their silence.
'Those girls reminded me of myself.'
Hikaru turned his head towards his brother, furrowing his brow in confusion.
'Why's that Kao?'
This time when Kaoru spoke he lowered his voice to prevent any other passengers from hearing.
'Ya know..when I was…Other Kaoru.'
Hikaru knew exactly what he meant this time. Other Kaoru. The Kaoru that wasn't his dear twin brother whom he loved more than air. Noticing the way the younger twin shakily gripped the arm of the chair, he gently placed his own hand on top, intertwining their fingers and hushing Kaoru slightly.
'It's okay…You're not that Kaoru anymore. Ya know how I know?' He looked directly into his twins eyes.
'How…?' Kaoru's voice was just as shaky as he was. He had acted so strong, escaping from the house, but now he couldn't hide the fact that he was scared. He had always seemed the more fragile of the two, the more likely to be scared, but in truth, it wasn't until he was faced with leaving home after selling his body, being raped and tortured and stopped from seeing his brother that he was finally starting to crack.
'Because you're my Kaoru. And only my Kaoru. In fact…I think I kind of admire you.'
Kaoru raised his eyebrows questioningly as his older brother smiled and pulled his head to his chest.
'You're so strong. You've been through so much yet you're brain still functions correctly.'
'Hmm…' Kaoru snuggled into Hikaru's chest and closed his eyes. 'Nothing that's happened has affected my intelligence. Nor my physical state. Only my emotions, leaving a small and permanent tattoo at the back of my mind.'
Hikaru began to sing quietly for only his twin's ears to hear. They were going to be on this train for awhile longer before they stopped off in Kyoto, so the mastermind behind this plan might as well get some sleep in.
For the first time in days the younger twin could sleep in peace, Curled up to his brother, feeling the gently rising and falling of his chest, hearing his soft voice sing him a lullaby.
He said it's 3am and everybody else is fast asleep in bed tonight,
And I can't find the switch to turn the lights out,
Even though I need to fall asleep.
Singing goodnight moon.
I'll close my eyes okay alright and sing,
Goodnight to the shadows on the wall.
We were drifting through,
The empty streets with weightless feet,
Singing goodnight to, the moon.
Nawww fluffy ^-^ I liked writing this chappy :3
Okay so sorry if it seems to be moving a little slow. I needed to get in their leaving and Kaoru's reflection on the past.
Hope it was ok :]
Song: Goodnight Moon – HeyHiHello!
2 little points: Yup the Nozomi is one of the Shinkansens [bullet trains]. And yup I did look up the time taken from Tokyo to Hiroshima on that train. :P
New chappy should be up tomorrow :3
Somehow i managed to get my ring tangled up with my glasses? 0.o?
R&R!
Tora xxx
