Chapter 10

"So Hinata, tell us about yourself." Yuzuha, asked.

"Huh?!" Hinata said sitting straight up in her chair. Her head had been down while she had been thinking of what to say, or ask without sounding stupid. "Oh! S-Sorry! Um......well, uh.... I, um......" Yuzuha, Hikaru, and Kaoru all started chuckling in amusement. That didn't help Hinata's confidence at all.

"Dear, why don't we let Hinata take her time?" The twins father said.

Yuzuha and the twins chuckled in response. "I'm sorry darling. It's just she is so cute!"

Hinata's face flushed a bright red. Her breathing slowed down a bit and she felt like she would faint any second.

"You alright Hinata?" Kaoru asked, a hint of worry in his tone.

Hinata returned to her original state as Kaoru's sweet voice, came to her eardrums. She enjoyed hearing his sweet voice. It both relaxed her, and made her nervous. She had no idea why though. And whenever she tried to think of reasons nothing ever registered. She turned to him, and nodded. "Yeah. Thank you."

Kaoru's face turned that very familiar shade of pink, whenever Hinata said anything. Yuzuha, and their dad, watched silently. This was something they didn't see often. Not even their dad, who payed especially close attention, had only seen them act this way once. Even Hikaru seemed a bit nervous around the sweet girl. "Kaoru, er..... Hikaru......um..."

"Hikaru." The twin answered.

"Oh, right, right! Why don't you tell us a story from school?" She said smiling.

Hinata could only stare in shock. Their own mother couldn't even tell them apart. That horrified Hinata. How upsetting it must be for them. Hinata shook her head as Hikaru started on a story about Tamaki. Kaoru joined in every once in awhile to add to it. Everyone found it funny,and the dinner soon ended.

A few minutes later....

Hikaru, and his parents had exited the dining hall, and Kaoru was about to follow, but something stopped him. It was a light tug on the back of his shirt. He turned to face Hinata, looking up at him, with an upset look on her face. "Um...Kaoru, your mother, she can't.....I mean......."

Kaoru shook his head, a small smile on his face. Hinata didn't need to kill herself trying to finish. "No, she can't tell us apart. It's OK though. She's always so busy, we can't blame her." Kaoru finished leaving Hinata alone in the diner.

She began thinking about how they must have felt. It was probably hard on them. Hinata's mom was all she had, because her father was very strict about Hinata. Her mom was the one who made her feel good about herself. She encouraged Hinata, when her father tore her down. The twins mom, didn't even know which was which, and that made Hinata very sad.

"Hey Hinata! Aren't you coming?" Hikaru's voice broke through the silence, and the quiet girl jumped.

"Y-Yeah. Sorry." She said before quickly following Hikaru into another room. She was taken to a large room, with a Kotatsu in the middle.

"Hey Hinata! We set up the Kotatsu for you." Kaoru said smiling.

Hinata silently walked over to it, and sat down slipping her legs into the blanket. The twins did the same, and they sat there talking for hours.

The next day....

Hinata lay on the floor with her arms spread out, and Hikaru and Kaoru on either side of her. They each had one arm around her waist and their necks rested on her arms for support. Hikaru's nose and mouth were particularly close to Hinata's neck, while Kaoru's were closer to her cheeks. Hinata was in the middle and her hair was splayed out across the floor. She turned her head to Kaoru's side, and slowly began to wake up.

Here eyelids slowly opened, and she saw Kaoru's face rather close to hers. Soon things began to register in her brain, and her face flushed a bright red. She particularly noticed how their lips were almost touching. She quickly turned her head to face the ceiling. She glanced at him from the corner of her eye, and saw how peaceful he slept. He almost looked like an angel. Then something else caught her attention.

She felt very warm breaths on her neck. Her heart jumped as she saw Hikaru breathing down her neck. Her face grew even more red, if that was even possible! Oh and here's the worst of it, when she tried to move, she realized Hikaru and Kaoru had locked her into place. So here she was, laying on the floor with two very handsome twins pinning her down. Then something else hit her! I never went home! She had never gone back, and by now everyone would know she had stayed somewhere else.

Then something else caught her attention. She wasn't sure if she could handle anymore surprises. Kaoru had shifted closer, and she could feel his top lip touching her cheek. She felt like she was going to burst. This was not good at all.

A few minutes later...

Hikaru and Kaoru began shifting, and they slowly opened their eyes. Hikaru was first, though. He opened his eyes to find Hinata's neck and jaw line in front of him. He quickly sat up and looked down at her. "Hinata?!" Then he noticed his arm was on the other side of her waist. He quickly pulled it back, and looked at his brother and Hinata. Her face was completely red, and she looked like she was going to die of embarrassment. Kaoru stared at his brother. "Kaoru, you lazy bum! Get up!" Hikaru said shaking his brother.

Kaoru slowly awoke, to find Hinata's cheek. He quickly sat up, as his face flushed a bright red. He quickly scrambled up from the floor. Kaoru quickly apologized, and Hinata silently sat up. The twins stared at her with confusion.

Hinata looked up at them, her eyes filled with worry and shock. "Oh no! What time is it?! We're going to be late for school!" Hinata looked like she was in panic.

The twins merely shrugged. "Our dad would have woken us up, if we were going to be late." Their tone was bored and uninterested.

Then Hinata started going on about how she didn't have a uniform, or where to go to brush her hair out. "Well, our mom can supply a uniform. She helped design it after all." Hikaru said scratching the back of his head, with uninterest.

They smiled to each other before placing a hand on both of her shoulders. She jumped and turned to face them. "However, may we do your hair?" A beautiful smile gracing their lips.

Hinata's face flushed red, and she gave them a small nod. The twins smiled and led her out of the room. They led her to another room, where they began by putting her hair into a ponytail.

20 minutes later....

Kaoru, Hikaru, and Hinata walked silently through the halls of Ouran Academy. Everyone stopped and stared in amazement. Mainly because the twins were walking to school with someone besides Haruhi, but more so because she had actually gotten out of the car with them.

Meanwhile.....

"Where is she?!" Ino yelled. "She didn't even bother to call! Sakura, she could be dead right now!" Ino yelled as she placed her hands on Sakura's shoulders and began to shake the pink-haired girl.

Sakura had never seen Ino worry about someone so much. Maybe when Ino truly believes something bad has happened, the kind caring part of her awakens.

Both girls looked up, when Hikaru and Kaoru made it to the door. Ino ran to them, and grabbed their hands. "Where is Hinata! Please tell us she's all right! I swear if something has happened to our friend, you will be in the hospital within five seconds!" She squeezed their hands hard, and looked them right in the eyes.

Hikaru and Kaoru looked at each other. They could tell she was very serious about this. So they stepped aside to reveal the girl standing behind them. Hinata was blushing hard, as the girls saw what she was wearing. She had on the beautiful school uniform, like all the other girls, but her hair was tied into a long ponytail. Her bangs were clipped to the side. The two long bangs at either side of her bangs, had been gently curled. She had a pale hint of lip gloss. She was wearing black Mary Janes.

Sakura, came over to her, and her two friends stared in shock. "Hinata, you look.......beautiful!" They said together.

Hikaru and Kaoru smirked. "Well, if you'll excuse us." They said before, pushing Hinata into the room, past Sakura and Ino and to a seat, where they sat down on either side of the girl, who continued to blush.

A few minutes later, Haruhi walked through the door, and looked up in surprise. "Wow Hinata. You look amazing." She said grinning. Hinata continued to blush.

"Th-Thanks, Haruhi." Hinata began to twiddle her fingers a little. She never got so much attention before. It was.....kinda nice. Still, she wasn't quite sure she liked all the attention. It was nice, but it made her feel uncomfortable. Like the first day of school all over again.

Later.......

Why did I decide to go by myself? I'm completely lost! Hinata thought, walking through the halls alone. Hikaru and Kaoru had offered to walk her to one of the libraries, but she had refused. Now she was regretting it. There was, what, four libraries? And she still couldn't find just one of them! She sighed a bit to herself. At least it was a free period.

As Hinata came out of the school, she found herself on the path around the courtyard. It was really pretty though. The Sakura trees were in bloom. It was funny, Sakura's hair was the exact same shade of the beautiful little flowers. She giggled a bit, before something caught her eye. She looked up, and standing under one of the Sakura trees, was a girl with beautiful long brown hair. What had caught her attention was a very familiar person. Naruto.

Hinata quickly hid behind one of the pillars, that held up the outdoor roof above her head. She began watching the two, hoping she wouldn't ruin their talk, if it was important. Hinata tilted her head, when the brown haired girl lowered her head. Was she upset about something? Did Naruto say something to her? The questions spun around in her head, as she continued to watch the two.

Hinata's eyes soon widened, and her jaw dropped. Her heart seemed to stop as she saw what the girl did next. "No...." Hinata mumbled. Tears welled up at her eyes, as she watched the girl kiss Naruto. Hinata took a step back. "N-No...." She mumbled again. She felt as if her heart shattered into a million tiny pieces. She shook her head.

She bolted. Hinata couldn't watch that scene. She wished she hadn't seen it. A girl had kissed Naruto, and he didn't object! That's what killed her inside. Naruto didn't even object to it. That could only mean one thing. He had to be interested! Tears flowed down her cheeks, as she ran through the halls. She kept running and didn't stop. More like, she couldn't stop. She wanted to run as far away as possible. She wanted to leave all of this behind, but she knew she couldn't. She knew that she would never forget this. It would haunt her forever.

Meanwhile.......

Kaoru and Hikaru walked silently down the halls. As usual, they were a bit bored. They didn't even have Hinata or Haruhi to mess with. They just wished something interesting would happen soon.

However, these thoughts of boredom, were soon interrupted. Interrupted by foot steps. Foot steps, and the sound of crying. Of course, being as curious as they were, they turned around and their expressions turned shocked. It all happened rather quickly. They both saw a familiar, blue-haired girl, who rammed into Kaoru, and began sobbing into his shirt. Kaoru, wrapped his arms around her, backed up to the wall, and slid down it with her.

Hikaru merely stared in shock. What else could he do? It's not like Hinata was sobbing into his shirt too. He just watched his brother. Then he figured it would be a good idea to get some paper towels, and jetted off to the nearest bathroom. Kaoru sat there with his arms around Hinata, and his nose and lips pressed against the top of her head, in a comforting manner. He began rubbing her back trying to soothe her.

Hinata buried her face deeper into Kaoru's shirt. She hated this. She didn't like that he was seeing her like this. She wasn't sure why, but she didn't like exposing such a weak side of herself to him. Surprisingly though, he didn't ask her what happened, he just sat there and tried to calm her down. "......K-Kaoru...." She mumbled into his shirt.

"Yes?"

"N-Naruto, h-he....he.... he k-k-kissed this g-g-girl......"

Oh, now he understood. She had seen him kiss a girl, and was hurt by this. Though Kaoru knew what she was talking about, Hinata pressed on.

"B-but....I.......I l-loved him...."

Kaoru, though he didn't show it, was hurt by this. It was weird, he knew it was the truth, so why did it hurt so much, when she said it herself? Nothing was making any sense, but he continued to rub her back, in an attempt to soothe her.

Hinata only continued to cry after her little confession. She felt weak and stupid. How could she ever believe Naruto would like her? It seemed impossible when she thought about it. He was happy-go-lucky, and bright, optimistic, and cheery. Hinata on the other hand was timid, nervous, pessimistic, and a bit of a downer. At that Hinata buried her face more into Kaoru's chest. She felt so stupid.

Soon enough Hikaru returned with a couple wet paper towels. He handed them to his brother, and Kaoru thanked him. "Hinata, can you look up please?" He asked sweetly. The beautiful girl looked up with a confused face. Her face was all red from the crying, and tears were streaming down her face. It was a pitiful sight, and Kaoru felt a sharp pang in his heart. Still, he took one of the paper towels, and began wiping her small face with it.

Hinata's face grew to a dark shade of crimson. Why is he doing this for me? She asked herself, as he continued to wipe her face, with the cool paper towel. It felt nice against her incredibly warm skin. Her face was cooling off, and the blush was receding. Kaoru was always so nice to her, yet she didn't understand why.

"Hinata." The Hyuuga heiress looked up at the ever so sweet boy. "Do you want to come with Hikaru and I to our sanctuary?" He asked looking down at her, but casting a glance to his brother. He hoped Hikaru wouldn't mind. After all,they hadn't showed anyone this place before. Not even Haruhi, even though both twins had loved her. Thankfully, Hikaru seemed to be OK with it.

Hinata stared up at him in shock. Why one earth, would he show her their sanctuary? The one place they have to themselves?! The place where they go to think about their problems?! It didn't make any sense! However, Hinata didn't want to be rude, so she nodded her head, and let out a rather small, "Yeah."

Kaoru smiled widely at her. He was sure this place would help to calm her down. He slowly got up, and held out a hand to help her up. Sh took it, and soon the shorter girl was back on her feet.

"Hey guys. I'll meet up with you in a little bit. Tamaki wanted to talk to me." Hikaru said rubbing the back of his head.

Kaoru was a little confused, but he smiled a bit. "OK. See you in a little bit." Kaoru waved as his brother turned and ran in the opposite direction Hinata and Kaoru were going. The other tow turned and began walking away.

A few minutes later....

Hinata was curious as to where they were going. They had been walking for awhile. Was this place really that far away? Just then Kaoru took her towards a set of steps. They walked up to the very last step and stopped. He turned to her and smiled brightly.

"Close your eyes."

Hinata was confused but obeyed. She heard Kaoru open the door, and a bright light came pouring in. She also heard birds singing, so more than likely they were outside. Her face went red as she felt Kaoru's hands grabbing both of hers. He began pulling her forward a bit. She waited for him to tell her when to open her eyes.

Kaoru smiled, as he held her hands and faced her. She looked so peaceful, and almost all of the redness on her face was gone. There was a lot of silence except for the occasional bird songs. "OK, open."

Hinata slightly opened her right eye, and the bright light filtered through. It hurt for a bit, but when things started to look clearer, both eyes widened in surprise, and the blush returned to her cheeks. Words couldn't describe how beautiful it was. Rose vines were twisting around a lattice, that came up and curved to the other side of the roof top. Roses were in full bloom, and filled the area with their sweet scent. In the corner by the railing, overlooking the school's courtyard, there was a tall, potted, Sakura tree in bloom. The petals floated daintily to the ground. There were beautiful potted flowers everywhere, and a small bench near the door. Hinata looked back at Kaoru, surprise filling her face, and curiosity, in her eyes.

"Hikaru and I know the gardening club, relatively well. One of the club members showed us this place, and told us we could come back whenever we wanted." Kaoru said looking around the small area of roof. He looked back at Hinata and smiled. Then he walked towards the railing that over looked the courtyard. Hinata followed, and Kaoru rested his arms across the railing, while Hinata grabbed it and peered over the edge.

"It's beautiful." She said after looking back at Kaoru. She didn't see Naruto or the other girl, and her mind was nowhere near them. She blushed at his responding smile. He was so handsome, she didn't understand why she always felt nervous around. Well, she was nervous around most people, but with Kaoru it was.....different. She wish she knew why, but was a bit scared to find out.

Kaoru smiled, and blushed a bit, as he continued to look at her. The beautiful petals fell around her, only accentuating her beauty. "Do you like it up here?"

The Hyuuga girl's head snapped up and looked at him. Her face was blushing, and she was smiling widely. "Yeah."

Kaoru's face only grew more red at that. She was so, beautiful. His eyes softened and half closed. He leaned down a bit. His eyes were at Hinata's level, and he was no longer in control of his emotions.

Hinata's eyes widened with shock, and the blush on her face was growing. She couldn't move. She was frozen to her spot, as the handsome boy grew closer to her. She could barely breathe. Her eyes shook. Her heart began to beat faster and faster. It was so loud, she thought Kaoru could hear it. Wha-What is he doing?! She asked herself. Her brain was having hard time processing everything. Their lips were almost touching, and Hinata could feel his warm breath on her lips. It was soothing, and she felt as though she was about to faint.

"Kaoru? Hinata? You two up here?"

Hinata and Kaoru jumped, their faces grew completely red, and they quickly turned to face the door. They looked very nervous and embarrassed. Hikaru walked through the door, so obviously he hadn't seen them. "Eh?! Did I interrupt something?" He asked studying their faces. The quickly shook their heads.

Soon enough though, Kaoru and Hinata had calmed down a bit, and the three began talking. Everything was calm once again. Still, the memory remained in the two people's minds. However they didn't feel that something more would come of this, but it would. This was only the beginning.

A/N: Please do not kill me nor Hikaru! I apologize deeply. (Don't read further unless you've already read the chapter.) I had to break Hinata's heart! It was the only way to force her closer to Kaoru! And I had to make Hikaru ruin the moment, because it's still too early for Kaoru and Hinata's first kiss. Anyway! Woo! I finally finished chapter 10! I'm sorry it took me so long. I honestly didn't know it would take that long to finish one chapter! Anyway, aside from all of the disappointments, I hope you enjoyed it. Expect more in the future, cause I am not about to give up on this story. I love it way too much!