"I'm so exhausted!" Hikaru breathed a sigh as he plopped down next to me on the beach towel I had borrowed from Kyoya-sempai. Kyoya-sempai had finally gotten into the water when Tamaki-sempai asked, and I was surprised to see him have fun. I was so exhausted, so I lay on the towel as I exclaimed my exhaustion to my brother. I didn't really think that Kyoya-sempai would actually go alone with that feudal lords request to have us join them in the ocean, but once I had heard the 'come on Hikaru, let's go' from the evil shadow king, I knew that my life was over.
"Me too, but I'm really glad that we came today." I said, leaning back and folding my arms underneath my head. The sky was so blue, and the distant crashing of the waves was like a soft lullaby. I was truly happy.
"I thought that you looked happy. I haven't seen you smile like that in a long time, Kaoru." I reached down and grabbed my twins hand in my own. Kaoru was such a freaking contradiction. He nearly has a mental breakdown when Suoh told us apart once, and now he is completely enjoying himself, not caring that everyone in the Host Club has been telling us apart all day.
"It felt good to smile. It felt good to laugh too. I think the best part was when you did it too. You had fun, whether you want to admit it out loud or not." I squeezed Hikaru's hand as he huffed as if I had said something completely wrong. It didn't matter how much he tried to deny it, I knew that he enjoyed himself just as much as I had. I had to give it to Kaoru that he was observant. Then again, he was my twin, he better be able to tell that much.
"Mind if I sit here?" Mori-sempai's deep voice echoed from above us. I think that was the most words he's said to us since we joined the club. It speaks! I nodded and padded the empty spot next to me, Mori-sempai sitting down and stretching out his long body along the towel, "Thanks."
"No problem, Mori-sempai." I said. I said. Within seconds the second year giant was asleep. Keeping up with Honey-sempai must take it out of the big guy. Honey-sempai had so much energy; it was a miracle that Mori-sempai could keep up. He must be incredibly athletic. Honey-sempai looked and acted like such a child that it must take Mori-sempai a lot of patience and energy to stay by Honey-sempai's side as much as he did. I wonder if there was anything else Honey-sempai could do other than look cute.
"Hikaru, I have an idea!" Shit. Kaoru had that face, the face he gets when he gets an idea that is completely savage, the face that says 'Hikaru, it's time to take over the world.' I love him, and I love that we play tricks together, and I love that we are both mischievous, but I hate that his mind works out plans that are completely sadistic. Oh God…he's like Kyoya-sempai when he's like this! How come I never put this together until now? Damn!
Hikaru's face quickly matched mine. I knew that in his head he was trying to weigh the pros and cons of whatever plan I had come up with, but I knew that he wouldn't hesitate to follow me and my brilliance. It was an unspoken agreement we've had since we were little. He helps me with my tricks, and I don't play any on him. I would never actually pull one of my pranks on him, I love him too much, but it's nice to have that as a bargaining chip in my favor
I let him whisper his plan into my ear. It was simple enough. Honey-sempai was taking a nap underneath an umbrella, which was why Mori-sempai was over here relaxing. Kyoya-sempai was in a discussion with Tamaki-sempai about finances for the Host-club, which meant his money-grubbing eyes were focused on his black notebook and his calculator. Tamaki-sempai was talking about his precious club, and he couldn't multitask to save his life.
So here is what we would do. I would quietly make off with Usa-chan while Honey-sempai was sleeping. While Kaoru was infiltrating Honey-sempai's nap spot I would steal a melon from the ice chest in the villa and fasten two pieces of seaweed to it, so that it looked like it had bunny ears. Then when I got Usa-chan I would hide it near Mori-sempai, underneath the blanket, and give Hikaru the go ahead. Once I got the signal from Kaoru I was going to throw the fake Usa-chan into the surf, wait for it to go out far enough and then….and then…
"Honey-sempai!" Hikaru yelled, running towards the loli-boy, waking Honey-sempai out of his nap. He looked like he was about ready to take off Hikaru's head.
"Usa-chan must have been left out by the surf and when the tide rose it took him out to sea!" Kaoru yelled. Good timing, Kaoru. Honey-sempai looked as if he was going to skewer me and roast me over a fire pit, but as soon as Kaoru mentioned Usa-chan, Honey-sempai went flying.
Hikaru came up behind me and placed his arm around my shoulder. Yes, I agreed, it was a job well done. Honey-sempai was swimming as hard as he could to reach the fake Usa-chan, when the real one was lying underneath the towel that Mori-sempai was sleeping on. It was a surprise that Mori-sempai hadn't woken up. He was halfway down the beach though.
"Mori-sempai! Wake up Mori-sempai! Honey-sempai just swam out to get Usa-chan, but Kyoya forgot to mention that high tide was going to be especially dangerous today." Tamaki-sempai had run leapt up from the table he was at with Kyoya-sempai and ran towards Mori-sempai, screaming frantically. High tide? What did that mean? Why was the feudal lord butting in anyways?
"I didn't think that the abnormal high tide was worth mentioning since I figured everyone would be done swimming and getting ready for dinner at this time of day." Kyoya-sempai said, walking casually after Tamaki, stating the facts as if they had no bearing whatsoever. Well that was a completely inadequate explanation. Abnormal high tide? Did that mean that Honey-sempai was in danger?
"Mitsukuni!" Mori-sempai's deep growl was painfully frightening. Mostly because it was painfully frightened.
"No, Mori-sempai, it doesn't matter how strong you are, you aren't going to get to him in…" Time. Time. I could finish the sentence for Tamaki-sempai, but only in my head as I stood their powerless. A huge wave rose and collapsed right onto Honey-sempai, as a shrill 'Takashi' shot into the air.
"Tamaki. Let go." Mori grumbled, shaking off Tamaki-sempai's hand and diving into the sink just as the head of Honey-sempai bobbed up almost twelve meters from where the wave had caught him. Kaoru grabbed my hand and squeezed hard, his nails almost breaking my skin. No, Kaoru. Don't blame yourself. Don't do it, Kaoru.
This was my fault. This was my entire fault. Mori-sempai was dragging Honey-sempai into shore, the loli-boy unconscious. Tamaki-sempai and Kyoya-sempai ran into the shallow surf to help Mori-sempai drag the dead-weight. I could have killed him. He could be dead because of me.
"Get medical personnel to the villa as soon as possible." Kyoya-sempai was on his phone before the three of them had pulled Honey-sempai out of the surf, and it seemed like it was only seconds until a car drove itself onto the beach and took both Mori-sempai and Honey-sempai to the nearest hospital.
"What's this? Seems to be curious, don't you agree Hikaru, Kaoru?" Kyoya-sempai beat down and picked up the watermelon with the seaweed for ears. He knew. Figures that Kyoya-sempai would figure it out.
"You two didn't have a part in this did you? Tell me that my two boys wouldn't do this to a member of their family!" Tamaki-sempai's voice was dead serious. He wasn't beautiful like this. He wasn't happy, charming, witty, or idiotic like this. He was staring us down with those violet eyes.
"We were bored. Usa-chan's hidden under the blanket we brought. We only thought that it would be funny once Honey-sempai noticed that it was just a fake bunny. We didn't know that the tide was too high. We didn't know that this would happen." Kaoru confessed to everything. I could tell that he was on the brink of tears. He didn't mean for this to happen. I didn't mean for this to happen. Kaoru, it's not just your fault. I clasped my arm around his waist. He was shaking.
"Kyoya, let's go. Kaoru, Hikaru, I'm disappointed in both of you. Neither of you are welcome at the Host Club anymore. I knew you two could be mean, but I never thought that you could do something like this."
Too harsh.
"Wait! Tamaki-sempai! Sempai! Tono!" I screamed without even realizing what I was saying. The blond haired boy stopped walking when he heard the last word, but I saw him shake his head and keep moving. Tono. Why only now did I realize this? What all of this meant to me?
"Kaoru!" He finally broke, falling to the sand in a crumpled heap, tears flowing out of his eyes. I get it now Kaoru. Tono... that was what he had said. I was wrong Kaoru. I thought that you didn't want to be in this stupid club, but I get it now. This club was really all you ever wanted, and not just for yourself but for me too. Damn you Tamaki Suoh. Damn it all.
