Chapter 10: Dating, Part 4

Author's note: Sorry that you had to wait for so long (5 weeks!) to get the last part of Dating. The Legend of Korra and Yuri on Ice happened in between, and I couldn't think of anything else than those two (especially the latter) fandoms for some weeks… Anyway, here you have the last part of the story Dating. Enjoy!

Hikaru and Kaoru sat under a blooming cherry tree in the Koraku Park. Sun was shining and the heaven was blue with only a few fluffy clouds here and there. Hikaru lay down under the tree, closed his eyes, and took in the moment.

"Hikaru…"
"Mmm?" Hikaru answered his sibling.
"I want to…" Kaoru said, hesitantly, "I want to kiss you."
Hikaru sat up and looked staggered, but he also blushed. Kaoru gave him a look as if he was waiting for an answer, which made Hikaru trying to form an answer in his mind.
"I don't…" Hikaru mumbled and looked down at the grass.
Kaoru felt sad from the answer. Even though they couldn't kiss around people he wanted to hear Hikaru saying that he also wanted to share a kiss. Hikaru noticed Kaoru's reaction.
"I don't want to kiss you… here. Well… I would love to kiss you, but we can't. I don't know where we could be safe enough to do it." Hikaru added to his previous thought. Kaoru pondered for a bit and they sat there quiet, looking at the cherry trees.

After a while of pondering Kaoru asked "Did you and Haruhi kiss in public on your date?"
"Yes, why?"
"It's very uncommon for people to kiss in public."
"Well, it's more common in other cultures, and I, just like you, don't look very Japanese with our red hair and fair skin. Have you noticed that foreigners can do a lot more in public than most people can? I think we're more accepting of foreigners' actions than of Japanese's' actions. Maybe it's just the culture. We see foreigners kiss in public on TV, therefore we get that they're used to it and will probably do it even if they come here."
"Hmm… You said we look like foreigners…" Kaoru pondered.
"Yeah, why?"
"In some cultures it's common to kiss family members."
"Wait, what? It is?" Hikaru exclaimed from surprise.
"Yes. You see where I'm heading?"
"You think we can kiss in public, despite being siblings, because we don't look Japanese?"
"At least we could try… Thanks to our mum's genetics people may presume that we are not Japanese. But we should start to try something not too eye-catching. What about a French kiss?" Kaoru suggested.
"Are you out of your mind!?" Hikaru exclaimed.
"Huh? Why?"
"A French kiss is to snog!"*
"No… That's called 'frenching'. I mean those kisses Tamaki sometimes gives people on their cheeks."
"Oh… When do they kiss like that anyway? Tamaki would practically kiss anyone like that at any time."
"I think it's just as saying 'Hi!' it's the same as greeting by bowing, I guess." Kaoru speculated.
"We could try that. But if it means 'Hi!', then we can't do it now when we already sit here together, can we?"
Kaoru sighed, "Yeah, you're probably right. But we could try it later today, if we separate for a while and then meet again a while later." Hikaru nodded to Kaoru's idea, and Kaoru continued, "What about a hug then? We could hug in public right? Since we look like foreigners."
"Don't foreigners just hug to say 'Hi!', or when being intimate?"
"You're probably right… Do you have any other ideas of cuddling in public?"
Hikaru shook his head, and Kaoru sighed. They both looked kind of gloomy; they really wanted to kiss, to hug, to cuddle… Especially Hikaru; his thoughts wandered away to fantasies about what they could've been doing, in public, if they weren't siblings.

"I love you." Kaoru suddenly and sensually whispered to Hikaru and put a hand on his thigh. Hikaru got nervous, he got goosebumps and gave his lip a rough bite, to avoid letting loose of his lusts from this sudden move, which Kaoru made when Hikaru was already thinking about kissing the other.
"Kaoru… I… I love you too… But I have a hard time holding back my feelings when you say, and do, things like that… This situation is too much to not think of… You know… Well… This beautiful park, with remarkable cherry trees, on a perfect sunny day, with you… Also, I partly think of how Haruhi and I cuddled here two days ago. I wish I could do it with you too… Now I just feel like I don't know what to do!"
Hikaru looked like he would have some kind of breakdown, and Kaoru put an arm around his sibling's shoulders.
"At least, I think, it's not a taboo to hold an arm over one's sibling's shoulders like this, right?"
Hikaru looked down in the grass, not knowing how to respond. He liked that Kaoru had put an arm around him, and it made him feel more pleased with the situation, but the feeling of doing something 'wrong' behind closed doors was a too present thought at the moment. He didn't know how to cope with the situation, with their relationship. First of all, being a man and having a romantic and sexual relationship with another man, and on top of that they're both in a poly relationship, with a woman, in a country where bisexuality is even more silenced than homosexuality, and nobody have ever heard of such a thing as pansexuality. Before meeting Haruhi, neither he nor Kaoru had never even heard that word. And polyamory, for that sake, is seen as cheating, no matter what the people in the relationship have agreed upon. To not mention the last, and worst, part of all this… That he's having sex with a sibling, his twin. Hikaru hold his arms around his knees and let his head rest on the knees. He turned his face downwards, parting his knees a little to being able to put his head between them, to hide his face. He started to cry. Even though it was a silent cry, Kaoru could feel the sobs. He hugged his arm tighter around Hikaru and leaned his head towards Hikaru's shoulder.
"I know it's hard that we can't do want we want when other people can. I'm sorry that we need to hide from society for now, we can only wish for better days, better tolerance, better laws… If something bad happens because of us not following the laws, that doesn't matter now. What matters now is to live our lives as much as we can, even though we have to hide it from people around us." Kaoru got silent for a minute or so, to let everything sink in, then he continued with "I love you Hikaru, no matter what. We will cope, I promise you. Haruhi is good for us; now that we have her she'll help us to cope. When it was only the two of us it was way more risky, and we had to hide it even more thoroughly."
Hikaru lifted his head and looked at Kaoru with watery eyes. They hugged, because 'what matters now is to live our lives as much as we can'. Hikaru even took the risk to, cautiously and unnoticeable, kiss the side of Kaoru's neck. Kaoru smiled a little. At this moment they didn't care if somebody saw them hugging. Well, since Hikaru had just cried they had something to blame their hug on. Also, they hugged all the time when they were with The Host Club, their 'brotherly love' was a good cover-up for their real feelings. On top of that they didn't really look Japanese, they could be mistaken for being foreigners any day, and therefore this wouldn't be a too dangerous act.

The day went on with lunch and then city wandering, until Kaoru asked "What about the idea I talked about in the park? That we separate for a while and meet again at a certain place and time, to be able to share hugs and kisses, without anyone thinking we're weird."
Hikaru nodded and added "Now? For how long? And where do we meet?"
"Yeah, we can do it now, if it's okay with you. Say 45 minutes, is that good? I think half an hour is too short and an hour is too long."
"Okay then, we meet here in 45 minutes I guess?"
"Yep!"
And they parted.

'So, what do I do now?' Hikaru thought while wandering the streets, 'Maybe I should buy something for him… But what?' he pondered.

Kaoru had already thought something similar; he had found an interesting store, which he, despite the store's assortment, thought he would maybe be brave enough to buy something in. He had, in fact, been in a similar store in Kyoto just some days ago. He remembered that he already had bought a present to Hikaru, there in Kyoto, so he thought he would buy something smaller this time. But on the other hand, the toy 'for Hikaru' was actually meant to be for all three of them, it was just that Hikaru was the first one to try it. So, he could buy something big and fancy, or something totally weird that they didn't even knew existed. After all, he was, fairly quirkily, the kinkiest in their triad.

46 minutes after they parted Hikaru was at the given location.
'And he's supposed to be the one who always helps me to be on time… He's always early, but now he's not even here yet. I hate to wait…' he thought and looked around before sitting down on a bench.

7 minutes later Hikaru saw Kaoru walking towards him. Hikaru is way too impatient to wait more than five minutes for something, so he was very bored at that moment and just gave Kaoru a weary look, even though Kaoru hadn't seen him yet.
"Hikaruuuuu!" Kaoru exclaimed when he spot his sibling, and he ran towards him. Hikaru stood up and got an attack hug from his love, which made him look very surprised. Then Hikaru started to laugh and hug Kaoru back.
"You're crazy."
Kaoru started to give Hikaru French greeting kisses* on his cheeks, and Hikaru just giggled about the situation. Then Kaoru gave him a small peck on the mouth and looked his sibling in the eyes to see the reaction. Hikaru looked chocked, startled, somewhat pale, but had also very red cheeks.
"Don't worry my love. As I said, we look like foreigners, and with my entry people may think that we've been apart for months." Kaoru said with a wink, "Shall we go home then, or do you want to stay longer in the city?"
"Ehm…"
"Still startled?"
"Yeah…"
"Then I decide that we go home, I have something for you, no, for us, in this bag." he gave another wink and took Hikaru's arm to link with his.

When they sat in the car, going home, Kaoru seemed to have as much energy as would be normal for about three people to have, not for only one. He talked like a machine gun, about everything and nothing, very fast. Hikaru wanted to ask about the thing Kaoru had in his bag, but he didn't get the chance, and therefore he sneakily grasped the bag from Kaoru's hand.
"Hey!" Kaoru exclaimed with a disappointed look on his face.
"I'm just curious…"
"Then you should continue to be curious. I want to show it for you when we're at home."
"Fine…" Hikaru grumpily soughed and threw the bag back to Kaoru.
"Thank you. I think it's a better surprise if you leave to me when to show it for you." Kaoru answered and gave Hikaru yet a wink.
"What's with you and all that winking today?"
"You'll understand eventually."

They had dinner, and Hikaru had actually forgotten about the secret thing in the bag. Kaoru had put the bag on their bedside table.

Hikaru yawned, which Kaoru noticed.
"Are you tired?"
"Yeah. I think I want to go to bed."
"Go to bed or 'go to bed'?"
"To sleep, literally. Did you wish for something else?"
"Yeah… Kind of…" Kaoru admitted.
"I'm sorry, but I'm really tired. But we can cuddle a little, if you want to?"
"I would love to!"

They brushed their teeth and went to bed. Hikaru had already lay down, but Kaoru was still sitting on the bedside and looked at the bag he had put on the bedside table. He gave the bag a disappointed look, as if it was its fault that Hikaru didn't want to use its content tonight.
"You're looking at the bag, Kaoru. Do you want to tell me now what you've bought?"
Kaoru thought for a moment before answering "We won't use it tonight anyway, maybe it's better to save the surprise for another time…"
"If you say so, but I'm still pretty curious."
Kaoru turned to his twin and decided to straddle him.
"Well hello there." Hikaru said with a smile when Kaoru suddenly was sitting on his pelvic region, with one leg on each side of him, "Still wishing for me to become egged by you?"
Kaoru blushed and looked away before answering with a simple "Sorry…"
"It's okay. After all, I did agree on cuddling. Come here!" he said and stretched out his arms to invite for an embrace. Kaoru lay down, still straddling, and hugged Hikaru around the neck while Hikaru hugged Kaoru around the waist. They shared a kiss. A long, soft kiss, with some tongue involved. This made Hikaru feel a tiny bit more alert, but not alert enough to have sex. Kaoru grinded a little against Hikaru, and it made Hikaru feeling seduced and aroused.
"Why are you doing this to me, Kaoru? I'm too tired…" he said weary.
Kaoru stopped the grinding and silently exclaimed "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to…"
"No, don't get me wrong, no worries. I really like when you're doing this, and I think I want you to continue, but it makes me a bit frustrated when I don't have the energy to give back to you what you'll give to me."
"Oh… So, you would like to have sex if you don't have to do anything to get it?"
Hikaru didn't answer and gave his twin a puzzled look. Said twin slowly moved one of his hands downwards from the neck, to sensually touch Hikaru on the shoulders, chest, waist… When the hand came to Kaoru's intended destination Hikaru suppressed a moan and bit his lower lip. Kaoru kissed him while continuing to letting Hikaru feeling his hand.
"Oh, Kaoru, you're wonderful." Hikaru groaned while looking Kaoru right into the amber eyes "I really want more than this, and to give you more than this. Sorry that I'm too tired to do anything…"
Kaoru gave his sibling a big grin while continuing what he was doing.

A short while later Hikaru wondered "The thing in the bag, is it a sex toy?"
"Yes. But let's save it for another time, I think it's too much for you to handle when you're this tired. But, do you want anything else that I can give you?" he answered and moved away his hand to be able to grind again. He really wanted Hikaru to beg for more, and therefore he started to intensely kiss Hikaru on the mouth, so that the sibling would have longer time to think about it and also longer time to be more seduced and aroused.

Hikaru moaned and pushed away Kaoru's upper body to have a moment to breath.
"Kaoru… You're fantastic!"
"You are too, my love." Kaoru said with a flirtatious look.
"Please… Just do whatever you want to do with me! I'm up for anything!" but he hesitated and explained "As long as I don't have to do anything myself, I'm sorry for still being so tired."
"It's okay. Do you have any wishes for what I should do with you?" Kaoru asked while coming closer to Hikaru's face again.
"I already told you my wish... I wish for you to do anything you want to do with me. Anything! Please…"
Kaoru thought for a moment before getting closer to Hikaru's ear, whispering "What about some frotting?"
"Yes, please do! I love you!"

Author's note:
When I started to write this story bundle I thought that I shouldn't write too much, to make anyone able to read it. And suddenly it's 20,000 words long… I don't really know how that happened…

Therefore (and also because I want to try writing other fanfictions, since The Triad is my first and only fanfiction so far) I'm going to give the story bundle The Triad a pause. I still have ideas of stories for The Triad (and of course I've noted down some keywords to not forget them), but I think it's good to give it a break for a while, to let people catch up and to give more people the opportunity to find it before it gets way too long.

I'm not sure what kind of fanfiction I will try to write next, but it will be in either of the fandoms of Steins;Gate, The Legend of Korra or Yuri on Ice.

*Hikaru is correct. "French kissing" and "frenching" is the same thing, it basically means to snog, i.e. to smooch. The "French kissing" Kaoru refers to is actually called "faire la bise" but since that basically means "do the kiss" you can't really refer to that when you mean a typical French greeting kiss on each cheek, Kaoru just means that kind of kiss, i.e. the kind of kiss French people do on regular basis.