A Protective Twin

As Hikaru told Haruhi how Kaoru felt about Renge, the brunette couldn't help but let a slight smile made its way to her face.

What she wondered was how did Hikaru know that? Was he right? She rubbed her chin, thinking about that for a few moments before looking back at the older twin.

Haruhi blinked as she saw that the ginger was glaring at where Kaoru and Renge were located. Hikaru was surely feeling jealous that his brother had managed to find another person to enjoy his life with.

The cross dresser decided to shrug it off as she looked at the clock on the living room's wall. Her eyes widened as she noticed what time it was. She quickly stood up from the couch, catching everyone's attention. Tamaki rose up as well, flowers and sparkles surrounding him.

"What is wrong my beautiful little daughter?" He asked, pulling out a red rose with his hand towards Haruhi, who just glared at him.

"We're going to be late for school!" She exclaimed, making everyone else look at one another. After this, they all shrugged at the same time, resulting in having Haruhi sigh in exasperation.

"Of course... How could I forget that you rich bastards don't have to walk to go to school." She grumbled in her breath as not to be heard.

"Tamaki what are you planning since we still have half an hour left before school?" Kyouya spoke up, flashing a slightly evil smirk to Haruhi and making the latter freeze.

The taller blond rubbed his chin, smiling before exclaiming excitedly "Let's play a game!~"

At this statement, Hikaru and Kaoru raised an eyebrow at the same time, both smirking deviously.

"What game?~" They asked, perfectly in sync as they got closer to Tamaki.

"Truth or Dare!~" The Host Club's King replied happily, making the twins deadpan. Tamaki looked at his 'sons', seeing they were not very happy. "What's wrong? I thought you shady twins would like this game." He added before Hikaru sighed.

"Ah la la~ Tono, you are so naïve!" The older twin exclaimed, shortly after followed by his brother "Truth or Dare must be the most common game you can play!"

"Couldn't you find a more original and interesting game to play?" Both brothers finally asked at the same time.

"B-But..." Tamaki began whimpering, he was about to use his sad puppy eyes. " I-I've always wanted to play it..." he added, blubbering.

Everyone was keeping a poker face at his depressed moment. It wasn't like they were so excited to play a game. In fact, solely chatting with each other was just to keep them happy.

Eventually, a slight cough was heard.

"Hikaru?" Kaoru turned to his twin, who just cleared his throat. The said boy sighed saying "Okay, Tono. We'll play Truth or Dare." This sentence was enough to bring Tamaki back to his princely mood.

Everyone sat in a circle, on the floor. Haruhi sighed, thinking about how this game wasn't necessary. Kyouya and Mori weren't really reacting as Honey was just hugging Usa-chan tightly. Hikaru and Kaoru wore bored expression on their faces and Renge was just waiting for someone to start speaking.

The youngest host suddenly giggled, catching mostly his twin's attention.

"Kaoru...what's the matter?" Hikaru asked, slightly confused. The said boy continued to laugh as he replied.

"And I thought you were insensitive. You are the first one to give upon Tono's sad face! I'm starting to think you really have a slight thing for him.~" This made Hikaru turn red as well as Tamaki. Renge was about to squeal, finally someone was actually shipping them! Or so she thought.

"That is kinda naughty of you, right Hikaru? Since you already have a crush on Ha-" Kaoru was about to say his brother's crush's name but the latter quickly covered his mouth as he yelled, blushing like a cherry "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, KAORU!?"

The said boy managed to remove his twin's hand from his mouth and grinned, wiggling his eyebrows at the still blushing boy.

"There are things which aren't supposed to be said, shady son!" Tamaki exclaimed as Hikaru nodded his head, even though he was slightly disturbed by the King's presence, since it seemed fate really wanted for them to get together.

"And, I gave up quickly because my patience isn't as strong as yours! It was getting very annoying to hear his whimpers!" The older twin stated, making the Host Club president huff.

Renge watched the scene before her with a smile on her face.

'Kaoru is really funny...' She thought, smiling until she recalled about the fact that Kaoru couldn't love her and sighed.

They eventually decided to sit down again and to begin their game of Truth or Dare.

At the end of the Host Club's hours, Tamaki stretched his back exclaiming what a beautiful day it was.

"Quelle belle journée!~" This made the older Hitachiin groan. He hated French. At least, his brother had taught him one thing.

"Ferme ta gueule!" Hikaru exclaimed, making Tamaki freeze before he went to his emo corner.

"That was very impolite Hikaru." Haruhi stated as the said boy shrugged, making his twin laugh.

"At least he knows some words in French, ne?" Kaoru tried to reassure himself and Haruhi at the same time.

Suddenly, Renge joined them, holding her schoolbag and having heard their conversation.

"You didn't really need to teach him how to say "shut the fuck up" though." The otaku said, making Kaoru smirk at her and thus she blushed brightly.

As their older friends waved at them to say good bye, they left the Third Music Room. Leaving only Haruhi, Hikaru, Kaoru and Renge inside the room.

There was an awkward silence, because Hikaru wasn't looking very happy and also since Haruhi wanted to go home as soon as possible to study.

"Well, we're finally alone." The older twin's statement made everyone confused.

"...Is there something wrong Hikaru?" Kaoru nervously asked, making his brother burst out everything he had hidden this past week.

"I'll tell you what's wrong!" Hikaru exclaimed angrily, making his friend and Renge worried. The younger twin bit his lip, wondering why his twin was mad.

"You completely abandoned me! You've been neglecting me this whole week Kaoru!" The latter added, yelling. The younger boy's eyes widened, not understanding.

"H-How?" They had never fought before, they had never ever been mad at each other before. The only fight they had was fake, therefore Kaoru was completely lost.

"Why did it have to turn out like this!?" Hikaru continued to yell and turned his head towards Renge, glaring at her as he added "And it's all your fault!"

The others were looking at him shocked, especially Renge, who was on the verge of crying.

"Hikaru! What are you talking about!?" Kaoru asked as gently as he could, feeling a blush appearing on his cheeks. Could it be that...?

"Just because I may not be the most down to earth person doesn't mean I'm blind Kaoru! Did you really think I didn't hear you sleep talking?! Or that I won't see you flirting with her?!" Yes, it was this. Hikaru knew, and he was extremely mad, an anger only caused by his protectiveness.

"This stupid otaku has brainwashed you because she was completely desperate to find someone who would dare love her! How could it-" He didn't have the time to finish his sentence as he felt a sudden pain on his cheek.

'I'm sorry Hikaru... You're mad, I can't let you keep on saying words which you will regret saying.' Indeed, Kaoru had slapped his brother, for the first time. The youngest host had just made a new friend, who also very quickly became his crush. And here his twin was not only being disrespectful to Renge, Hikaru was also hurting himself by doing this.

And it looked like the latter had gotten that, since he had eventually stopped looking at him with a shocked face.

Both girls had been watching the scene, extremely surprised. Renge didn't know how to react to that. Did it mean that... Kaoru reciprocated her feelings?

"But... I thought K-Kaoru... you...and Kyouya-sama..." She asked, blushing brightly, completely dumbfounded and scared of the twins' reaction.

"Renge-chan... I forgot to tell you that, Kaoru is not homosexual." Haruhi finally stated it to her friend, being blunt and always finding the 'right' time to say some things. This statement made Hikaru grumble quietly something along the lines of 'I knew she didn't just want to know.' but it also woke Kaoru up from his trance, after having slapped his dear twin.

"Why are you talking about my sexuality?" The younger twin asked quickly after Haruhi's sentence. He was completely lost, as if what his best friend just stated was completely out of field.

"N-Nothing!" Renge exclaimed as she quickly exited the Third Music Room, running as fast as possible.

"Renge!" Kaoru was about to catch for her but a strong grip on his arm stopped him. He turned his head to see Hikaru, his bangs hiding the fact that he was on the verge of crying. At this sight, Kaoru could feel his own eyes watering, yet, he smiled sadly at his twin.

"I am in love with Renge. You are right, Hikaru. But I will never ever abandon you." He said, looking at his brother very seriously as he nodded his head to reassure him. The older twin didn't leave his hold on his baby brother's arm though.

"Hikaru..." was a barely heard whisper coming from Haruhi, who was still watching them in sadness.

Suddenly, Hikaru left Kaoru's arm so the latter could run after her.

He closed his eyes as he thought 'I'm sorry for what I did... If you love her, then tell her...'

'Thank you Hikaru.' Was his twin's response. It made him choke back a cry. All he wanted was for his brother to be happy. And he knew Kaoru was feeling the same, it was just so hard to let go right now.

Haruhi got closer to him and put a hand on her friend's shoulder for support. Hikaru looked at her and smiled weakly as he could see she was giving her comforting smile.

A/N: I hope Hikaru didn't sound too mean there. D: Because I know people who think that Hikaru is a bastard blah blah blah...

For me, both twins are sweet in their own way. Kaoru is genuinely sweet, sacrificing his happiness for the others. While Hikaru wants to be loved, he doesn't want to be alone so he wants friends, closed ones, love... But he doesn't know how, unlike Kaoru. Which is totally fine! He apologizes :D Kaoru AND Hikaru are sweethearts. :3 I may favor Kaoru a lot more, there are times I can't help but want to glomp Hikaru! XD

So, stop flooding Mipi. There is only the epilogue left :) I hope you liked this chapter~ Thank you for reading! :)

P.S: I'm fate. Who else would want for Hikaru and Tamaki to get together? XD