Alright i was up all night writing this and a chapter for secrets. I hate to say this but the story is almost over. The next chapter will be the play, and then i will write a chapter to wrap things up (maybe)
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kstar: ikr? it's weird :P
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RoyalRaven007: That will be a fun scene to see wont it ^-^
HaruEclipse: Okay first... Love ur name XD also glad you LOVE my story XD i gotta say its not bad for my first challenge story that started with no plotline WHATSOEVER XD i hate that :)
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Preview:
"Misa." Hikaru and I broke our concentration from the clock and looked for the voice and found the source at the doorway. It was Misa's and Suki's adoptive father, Yukura Hanaruzoki. We heard Misa stand up from her chair, and could practically feel her fear. Her father motioned for her to follow, and she did.
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Twins P.O.V. (The next day)
Hikaru and Kaoru walked down the halls on either side of Misa. She looked more miserable than ever today. They guessed it was because of Suki again. Hikaru scowled and Kaoru sighed to himself. It felt like the fight between the two would never end, and neither of them had thought of how to fix it. They were also at a dead end on how to get their father to back off and let them hang out with the two of them out of school hours. It was really starting to bug them. Misa suddenly stopped, pulling the two of them out of their thoughts. They were about five feet from their classroom, and saw Suki walking towards them from the opposite hall. She stopped and glanced at them, staring a bit longer at Misa. She then scowled and stalked into the room. A sudden chill went down their back, and they both got a bad feeling about that glare.
Misa P.O.V. (In class)
I was silently taking notes next to Haruhi, but found myself slowing down as my thoughts went back to when Hikaru, Kaoru and I ran into Suki. She had shared a longer glance with me and at that moment I had remembered the fight we had last night.
(Misa's Memory 3rd person form)
Misa was sitting in her now official room, reading over her script one last time before going without it for the next two days. She was nervous to say the least. She would be the lead role now, and her father would be there, along with Suki, who would be next to him like the perfect daughter figure Misa had grown to hate on her sister. The door to her room opened, and Suki walked in. Misa stood up from her bed and stared her sister down, waiting for the reason she had decided to visit her so unexpectedly.
"Misa, you can't hang around the Hitachiins, you know this," Suki said, no compassion in her usually compassionate voice.
"Yes, I know this," Misa said, playing along.
"Then why is it that every day I see you talking to them and hanging around them?" Suki asked cruelly, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Because unlike you, I stayed in the play and had to take over your part as the lead, so I have to speak with them."
"Not during class hours, or during lunch break." Misa shook her head at her twin sister, not believing what she is hearing. "Misa, you know father has forbidden us from being their friends and consorting with them. If I see you hanging around them alone again sister, I will tellFather." And with that, she stormed out and shut the door with a loud Bang.
(Back to the present 1st person)
Would Suki really tell Father about me still being Kaoru and Hikaru's friend? I looked over at Suki, and she glanced at me, sending me a hateful and determined glare. Oh yes, I think she would do it. I sighed and looked back down at my paper of half-assed notes. I felt Haruhi glance at me, but I didn't look up. After the teacher stopped making us take notes, I saw Suki raise her hand.
"Sensei, could I have a pass to the rest room please?" The teacher nodded and Suki went up to take the pass. She sent me a final glance and walked out promptly. A shiver went down my spine. She's not going to the bathroom...
Kaoru P.O.V.
I watched Suki walk back into the room and give back the bathroom pass. There was something in her eyes that was unsettling. There was a mixture of anger, sadness, and guilt. I didn't like it, and I could tell Hikaru didn't either. Time passed slowly, Hikaru and I watched the second hand on the clock move at a snails pace. Suki had done something, and were expecting the worst to happen soon. I wasn't sure if I wanted time to go faster, or just stop completely.
"Misa." Hikaru and I broke our concentration from the clock and looked for the voice and found the source at the doorway. It was Misa's and Suki's adoptive father, Yukura Hanaruzoki. We heard Misa stand up from her chair, and could practically feel her fear. Her father motioned for her to follow, and she did. The teacher made no move to stop them, in fact the teacher hadn't even spared Misa a glance when she passed his desk! I quickly raised my hand. The teacher glanced up and gave me a curious look before motioning me to come forward. He handed me the pass without a second glance.
I quickly walked out of the room and looked out the window in the hall. Misa and her father were already outside, standing by the fountain. They seemed to be talking. I ran down the hall and out the door, but hid behind a decorative wall section. I could hear her father's raised voice now, his face still straight and emotionless.
"I told you not to consort with those vermin," he said coldly.
"Father, it isn't fair. We should be able to be friends with whoever we want," I heard Misa say, her voice pleading. I had to stop myself from gagging. It was sickening to here her beg for that monsters approval.
"You live under my roof, so my word is law Misa!"
"But why can't you at least try to get along with them? I mean, they are also fashion designers. Can't your company and the Hitachiins join toge-" She was cut short by her father, who had slapped her across the face. I tensed, gripping the wall tightly in anger. Oh, how I wanted to go out there and punch that bastards lights out. How dare he hit Misa. How could someone be heartless enough to slap their own daughter!
"Don't you ever speak that name freely in front of me again," he yelled, his face red with anger. He had said it as if my last name was a swear word, that it was a venomous cuss that if said would mean a fate worse than death. But Misa was already going through that fate. She was separated from her twin sister because of this bastard, and was forced to be strong and brave for both their sakes, even though it seemed like she was on a loosing side. It was almost to sad to think about, and I cursed this horrible fate that seemed encircled around the stupid Romeo and Juliet play. "Say it again and I'll-"
"Do what?" Time stopped at Misa's words. She was looking at the ground, her bangs obscuring her eyes from view. Her voice was hollow and strained. "Send me back to the orphanage? Force Suki to live her life without her twin sister?" Her hands balled into fists, and her body shook with frustration. She looked back up at the man she was forced to call her father with tears in her eyes and yelled, "Separate us and the ones we truly cared about after so many years of emptiness? You really think that will solve anything? You truly believe that you are superior and level headed while everyone, especially the Hitachiins, are at fault?" Yukura's eyes widened and his face contorted with anger. I knew what was coming, and I refused to stand around and let it happen. I forced myself to move forward.
Misa P.O.V.
"You insulate brat," he yelled, bringing his hand back to smack me again. I shut my eyes, preparing myself for the hit. I heard a loud smack, but felt nothing. I opened my eyes wide to see Kaoru stagger back a little. He had come between us, taking the full force of my father's hand. Kaoru kept his gaze downcast, and I couldn't see his face. I looked at my father, who's face had gone back to normal color and confusion draining his anger. Then he seemed to come back to the surface. "You idiot, what do you think you are doing?"
"The right thing, stopping you from hurting her because of your shallow, arrogant pride," Kaoru said, his voice shaking slightly over his strong facade. My father had hurt him, I knew this. It had taken me my entire well being to not break down after the first blow. And my father had lost control after what I had said. Kaoru had taken the full front of his anger. My father opened his mouth to retort, but Kaoru beat him to it. "You think you are so high and mighty. That you have the right to threaten and hurt others around you for your own amusement and satisfaction. But you don't. You are nothing but a selfish, egotistical jerk who is afraid of losing control over everything in life."
Kaoru then looked up, and I saw a glimpse of red on his face. He stared at my father right in the face, and I saw something I thought I would never see in my entire life. I saw my father falter. He looked down, as if he was ashamed of himself. Kaoru didn't seem to be satisfied with this. "Look at me," he said, his voice raising a little. "The first time we met you said to look a man in the eye when you are talking to them, so look at me!" My father looked up, locking eyes with Kaoru. "You have to see for your own eyes what truly lies in front of you, not this delusion of control you have." His voice then softened. "You need to apologize to someone and drop this hold you have on Misa and Suki. Don't you see it's tearing them apart?" My father looked to his left, towards the school. I looked to, and saw Suki standing there, shell shocked with tears flowing freely down her face. She then ran back into the building. I was about to go run after her, but then I heard two words I thought were impossible to be heard from my father's lips.
"I'm sorry." I looked back at him, and he looked like nothing more than a broken man, the shell of what used to the the strong, thick-headed father that used to be there, but had been broken by the Hitachiin he had despised so much. He looked at me for a moment before turning and walking out of the gate to the limo that had brought him here. I watched him get into the car and then watched the car drive away. Then I walked in front of Kaoru and looked up at him.
My eyes widened. There was blood on his lip and a red, ugly mark on his left cheek. But that isn't what shocked me. What shocked me was that underneath that terrible sight, laid a smile that I had never seen before on Kaoru. He looked so mature and grown up, and I felt a flutter in my chest that made my heart start pumping faster. I felt my cheeks get warm, but ignored it. "K-Kaoru you... why did you do that? You're hurt." I pulled a tissue out of my sleeve and went to wipe the blood off. Kaoru grabbed my wrist gently. I stopped momentarily before continuing what I was doing.
"Misa?" he asked once I had wiped the blood off his face. I refocused my eyes on his. His hand was still holding my wrist. I felt myself blush again, a deeper shade of red than before. And then he leaned in and kissed my cheek. When he pulled away, he smirked at my flustered face.
"Thank you," I mumbled. "I think you just solve our problem." He smiled again, the same smile he had before. My chest fluttered again. What was it with this smile that caused me to feel so light? His eyes reflected the smile, and it was filled with a different emotion that I couldn't place. It was stronger than happiness, and was deeper than mere care for a friend. Kaoru hugged me close.
"Misa, I love you."
(Hikaru P.O.V.)
I couldn't take it anymore. First Kaoru leaves to watch over Misa, and then Suki rushes out without a word, fear in her eyes. Ten minutes had passed and none of them had come back. I just couldn't stand waiting anymore. I got up and walked out, ignoring the teachers yells for me to come back. I walked down the halls quickly, and stopped when I saw a figure sitting on the floor, curled into a ball. At first, I thought it was Tamaki, but the black hair made me think otherwise. I walked over and kneeled next to the girl. She was sobbing.
"H-hey, what's wrong?" I asked. I touched her shoulder and she looked up at me. It was Suki. "Suki what's wrong?" She sat up and surprised me more than anything in the world. She hugged me close and cried into my chest. I felt a slight blush on my face. "S-Suki what are you doing? Come on cut it out." Damn it this was so frustrating, having to deal with this. Kaoru was better at this sort of thing! "Suki quit crying and tell me what's wrong already."
"M-Misa," she mumbled, drawing away. "Father slapped Misa. I then saw her yell at him and he almost hit her again, but Kaoru stepped in and took the blow." I tensed. Kaoru was hit by their father? I felt my blood begin to boil. No one hit's my brother and gets away with it. "Then Kaoru yelled at Father and he just broke down. Then I ran away." I looked back down at her as she started crying on me again. I sighed and placed a hand on her head. I stayed silent, unsure of what to say. What could I say? I wasn't good at this whole comforting thing. The only, time I comforted someone was with Kaoru and the one time on that date with Haruhi. "Hikaru what do I do? Father is sure to send Misa back to the orphanage and keep me here. I can't live without Misa, no matter how mad I am at her. What do I do?"
Damn, she had me in a corner. What do I say? I sighed and looked down both ends of the hall. I still can't believe I was doing this. I brought my arm around Suki towards her knees. I pulled her onto my lap, still holding her close with my other hand. She gasped and looked up at me, blushing madly. Strangely enough, I found this kind of cute. "First off you need to relax a little and calm down." She blinked and then looked at the wall, leaning her head on me. "Then I think you should go find your sister and apologize." Her grip tightened on my uniform jacket, and I somehow knew I had said something right. The words just started coming out, and I didn't know where they came from. "You really worried her and she is scared. She thought she was going to lose you. I'll tell you one thing, if your father is half the man he pretends to be he will not separate the two of you. But you need to be the older twin and make up with Misa. I know she will be happy to hear it."
Suki sat up and slid off my lap. She wiped away the tears on her face and smiled at me. "Thank Hikaru. Your right. And I'm sorry for being such a pain in the ass these couple of days." I blinked. Then blinked again. Did she really just say that? I felt a bubble of laughter form in my mouth, and I let it out. I laughed hard, tears forming in my eyes. Then she smacked me in the head lightly. "Quit laughing at me!"
"I'm not laughing at you! I just can't believe you actually said that!" I yelled between fits of laughter. She was silent for a moment before she also laughed a little in realization. Then she got up, smiling again.
"I'm going to go find Misa now."
"Good luck with that," I said standing up. She nodded and went down the hall to find her sister.
OH my good-NESS do i sense a hint of maturity between both brothers? i think i do XD i love being the authoress of this fic. and what with Kaoru confessing to Misa? How will she respond to it? Does she have mutual feelings? And what of Hikaru and Suk,i's relationship - possibly a bit closer now? Also... don't you, the readers, just love retorical questions asked by the author/authoress that you can't answer unless you continue to read the story? I SURE DO! XD