At least I managed to update in less than a month this time, haha. The idea struck me when I was drinking some warm milk before bed (I normally have slight insomnia). I know this isn't really lactose intollerant but still..I wanna give it a shot (not sure if there is such a case).

Anyways, I'm not going to say much now. Please read and hope you enjoyed it.

Hikaru was fuming, that much could be said. Kaoru was flushed like a tomato when he got back from Lobelia yesterday and when asked why, he simply shook his head nervously and went to the showers. After that he head down to their father's study to use the private phone there. Hikaru tried to listen to what was being said, but the oak door is just too thick, he barely heard anything.

Now, one might ask why someone like Hikaru wouldn't just scare the crap out of his brother and extract the information via evil twin brother way? Answer is, because the girly side of Kaoru has firmly planted itself deep into Hikaru's simple brain, altering it into thinking that yes, Kaoru is a defenseless, sensitive, sweet, adorable girl whose emotions are as fragile as glass and needs proper care.

Flashback

Yuzuha inched away from Hikaru as she felt the menacing aura surrounding the boy. She wanted to know what's been bothering him but decided against it, she's no fool when it comes to her kids. But she is a bit of a fool when it comes to cross-dress one of her boys. She's always wanted a daughter, and Kaoru being in Lobelia for the time being is just the perfect chance for her to use him as her newest model.

Clearing her throat and gathering her wits, she finally asked Hikaru, "Sweetie, would you care to tell me why you're radiating an unhealthy amount of malice? And where's your brother?"

Hikaru stopped abruptly and faced her mother with a rather sour look. Yuzuha stood her ground and planted her hands on her hips whilst raising a brow. It was the classic mother's 'I want an explanation, and I will get it whether you like it or not' look, and Hikaru was wise enough to know.

"Kaoru's being weird...again. He's locked himself in father's study and wouldn't come out. I heard mumblings inside so he must be using the phone, but I don't know to whom," Hikaru growls out. Yuzuha sighs and head over to her husband's study while her elder son sulked away in front of the television.

As his mother went off to fetch Kaoru, Hikaru starts to randomly flip over the channels when a bowl of popcorn mixed with maple syrup suddenly appears from his side. The elder Hitachiin doesn't really care who gave him the treat, but accepted it with a grunt of a thanks.

"So, what're you watching?" a gentle voice said out. Still not looking up to where he's currently fixated, he merely pour the syrup all over the popcorn and started stuffing it into his mouth.

"Don't know, just some random shit called Kardashi-THE FUCK?" Hikaru yelped out as he scrambled away, finally realizing who it was. "Kaoru? What? I thought you were still in dad's study," he said as he calmed himself. Kaoru merely shrug innocently and ate some popcorn.

"I got out not a while ago, used the ventilation shaft we used to go through when we went night exploring when we were kids. Surprisingly, it can still fit no matter how big we've grown," Kaoru smiled out sweetly.

"You sly fox. Care to tell me why you locked yourself in there for half an hour?" Hikaru said hotly.

"I called Kyouya-senpai. Haruhi told me some interesting things at school today, at how she actually misses Ouran and everyone else! Kyouya-senpai and I were just making plans on how to get her back to her senses," Kaoru said as he circles his arm around Hikaru's neck.

"Anything else happened at school today?" Hikaru purrs at the physical contact and nuzzled Kaoru's arm. The younger twin shook his head, but Hikaru frowned. Kaoru's lying.

End Flashback

After some hard persuading, Kaoru relented and told the truth. Apparently Osamu had kidnapped him and brought him under a large sakura tree at Lobelia's south wing to have a little picnic there. And to make things worse, he had even brought with him his camera! The nerve of that guy...

So now here he is, fuming at his seat with an aura so strong it could rival Kyouya's. The boys stayed clear and the girls fidgeting away, even the two seniors, Mori and Hunny who went visiting class 1-A to see how Hikaru was doing, couldn't stop the boy from emitting such energy. Now they wished Kaoru was there, after all, he's the only one who knows how to deal with Hikaru's menace.

"Hika-chan's really angry, ne?" Hunny voiced out in concern. His cousin simply nods his head as Hikaru's aura grows more intense as the minutes passed by. Probably cursing Osamu for taking advantage of his little brother while he's not there to protect him. Hunny then walks over behind Hikaru and gave a swift chop to the back of his neck, knocking the boy out cold. The little senior made a small 'uh-oh' sound when he sees his unconscious friend.

"Mitsukuni..." Mori voice out, leering at his cousin from his position. The little shota boy look up at him with innocent-looking eyes.

"I think I may have hit him a little too hard," he mumbled out whilst twiddling with his fingers. The rest of the students steered clear from the now unconscious boy. Hunny merely told them to watch over him when their teacher arrives before leaving on his cousin's shoulders.

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Lobelia High...

Haruhi is nowhere in sight, probably with Hinako and the rest of the cast for the school play at the auditorium. So now he's stuck in class with the rest of his classmates prepping up for their Maid Café. And to make things worse, Osamu's there as well, helping out to nail the woods together. And he'd sneak some occasional glances sometimes.

Kaoru felt like crying.

"Are you alright with this?" Airi's voice snapped him out of his reverie. Kaoru turns to where she is, holding a box of decorative behind him. "You've been a little out of it since he came to help. I could ask Rena to keep him in place for you if you'd like," she said out cheerily. Kaoru gave the girl a sideways glance. Wonder what sort of friendship she has with that girl.

"It's alright; I don't want Rena-chan to target me for asking you to use her. I'll just do what I need to do quietly, over there," he said with a sheepish laugh. He then went over to where the crowd is gathering and pushed himself between them. The girls made no move to complain, since they understood his situation completely. Kaoru was on his knees and in the middle of the group, apologizing that he was intruding. Instead of being admonished or laughed at, they offered him gentle smiles and pats to the head.

"You'll be fine,"

"We'll help you through this,"

"Sorry if we made you uncomfortable with the ship pairing between you and Rokurou-sensei,"

"Hang in there,"

Those words made Kaoru feel at least a bit warm. Yesterday's insane picnic nearly made Kaoru lost his mind, the amount of heat pooling at his face is beyond normal to the point of feeling like it was about to explode. The whole senior section saw the ordeal since it was just beside their block, and just the thought of going to lunch later with the seniors staring...

"Kaori-jou, are you feeling alright? Your face is rather flushed," Osamu's voice suddenly cuts through the air and Kaoru opens his eyes. He was met face to face with Osamu who was only inches away. Once again, that same heat pooled around his face making he feels short of breath. The girls, who once surrounded him, could give him apologetic looks. He didn't blame them, Osamu's a teacher, and they have to respect him.

"I'm fine, most probably because of these saw dust, they must've gotten into me somehow," Kaoru said out, voice barely above whisper. Osamu seems a little curious but doesn't question it. He went over back to his work and starts to saw the planks again, but still keeping a watchful eye on his love. Kaoru gave him a small, backward glance and sat at his chair, feeling drained all of a sudden.

The bell for lunch suddenly chimes out and the girls poured out of the class, heading towards the cafeteria. Kaoru was about to move when Osamu suddenly got to his side. Kaoru smiled at him and quickly went off before Osamu could do anything anymore.

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"I'm telling you, I've been stressed out ever since he came back yesterday. I couldn't even sleep thinking what he'd do to me today," Kaoru grumbles out as he bit on his parfait. Haruhi chuckles lightly when she sees the storm cloud above her friend's head.

"You can't really do anything about it. He'll continue to bug you until he gets you. I know that feeling, that annoying, pesky feeling," she said as she remembers all the times Tamaki had bother her with all sorts of nonsensical stuff.

"You sound like you have experience," Kaoru said. But, of course he knew that. He was there the whole time, and also the one bothering her sometimes. A small smile tries to plant itself on his face, but he bit his cheek in order not to show that.

"Of course, I came here so I could escape those ruffians they call children of VIP's," she deadpanned. Kaoru stops chewing to leer at her quietly. So that's what she thinks of them, huh? Guess Lobelia managed to make her even more blunt and hurtful, and she's not even trying.

He shook his head to clear his thought and reach over to the glass of milk he'd bought. Haruhi notices this and tries to stop him but he had gulped it down to the last drop. Kaoru saw the look on Haruhi's face and asks, "What?"

"That wasn't your glass. That was mine," she answered. Kaoru notices his mistake and apologizes. She waved it off nonchalantly.

"What's in it? Doesn't taste like milk," he said whilst licking his lips.

"They're soy milk. Haven't you taste soy before?" she answered just as casually. Kaoru's eyes widen and he covers his mouth with a dreadful feeling. Haruhi got curious with her friend's sudden action. "What's wrong?"

"I'm...allergic to soy. It'll give me a terrible fever," Kaoru whispered out. Haruhi could only squeak at the notion, suddenly feeling powerless to even take him to the nurse's office. With shaky hands, Kaoru pushed himself out of his seat and made a frantic dash towards the pond.

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"Suzume-san fainted? How can this be?" Osamu shouts out. The students recoiled slightly at the sudden outburst but only Rena stood her ground. Brown eyes narrowing at the tone of his voice. The teacher tries to calm himself by taking in deep breaths. Now isn't the time to loose one's temper.

"According to Haruhi-san, Kaori-san is actually allergic to soy milk. She drank some by mistake during recess and runs away by heading to the school pond. I don't know why she did that but when I found her, she's out cold. Not a minute later, Haruhi-san was at the scene after searching for Kaori-san," Rena explained calmly.

"And it would seem that she's got herself a fever," Osamu said, voice laced with concern. He checks over Kaoru's forehead and winced slightly at the hotness of his skin. "We really need to take her to the nurse's office,"

"Since I'm the health representative, I'll stay with her. But I need someone to help me carry her all the way down there," Rena sighs out as she straightens herself after crouching beside the unconscious Kaoru.

"Say no more, I'm happy to help," Osamu said with full enthusiasm. All he got for an answer is a classroom full of sideways glance.

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Ouran High,

"KAORU FAINTED?" Hikaru screeches out when he heard the news. Apparently, one of Kaoru's friends there who knows his secret as a boy, called him on his phone to inform him of the news. "Did that bastard do anything to him?"

"If you're referring to Rokurou-sensei, he hasn't done anything, yet. But I'm getting wary of his actions. You might want to come here and pick your brother up, ASAP. I'm not going to be held responsible to whatever happens to him," Rena replied monotonously on the other side. Hikaru trembles with uncontained fury and told the teacher that he'll be home early to pick his brother from Lobelia.

He all but sprinted towards the limo upon calling the chauffer and told him to go straight to Lobelia. The rest of the Host Club heard of the news but was too late to catch on to Hikaru.

"I hope Kao-chan's okay..." Hunny murmured out solemnly. Everyone else kept quiet as they watch the dust from Hikaru's limo blew away in the wind.

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As soon as he reaches Lobelia, Hikaru wasted no time in changing his appearance by putting on the fake contacts and dark wig. He even went as far as to change his Ouran uniform to a black leather jacket, white shirt, jeans and a pair of converse. The moment he got onto Lobelia's courtyard, he dashes straight to the nurse's office, bumping into a few students on the way to ask the direction.

Rena was startled out of her musings when the door to the nurse's office was slammed open. She thundered as quietly as possible to the entrance and without even having a consent on who it is, she viciously stabs her heel down on the newcomer's foot, earning a loud yell which made her shove her hand forward to silence the person.

"Will you shut your mouth and be silence? The kid's trying to rest for crying out loud," she hisses out. Hikaru nods his head slowly and she releases her hand from his mouth. Rena then guides him to the bed where Kaoru is currently sleeping. Soft pants could be heard through his harsh breathing.

"Just a few hours into drinking that soy milk and he's already like this. I've never seen a case like this before, not even in my mum's records. His fever's around 40 degrees and currently, it's constant. I gave him mild antibiotics so he should be fine for a while. Take him home, make sure he has plenty of rest," she said as she hands Kaoru's ribbon to Hikaru.

"Thanks you..." he said after a moment of silence. Rena nods her head and steps back to allow Hikaru to carry his brother back to the limo. The elder twin carefully carries his brother bridal style and went off without a backward glance. Looking up, he could see some of the students hanging around the corridor with worried faces.

'Wow, news spread fast here,' he thought out with astonishment. Reaching the limo, he gently places Kaoru on the seat and climbs in himself to prop his little brother's head on his lap. He removes the wig and massages the weak shoulders as the chauffer sped off.

In Lobelia's class 1-A,

Haruhi literally melted in her seat when she found out what had happened to Kaori. Hinako tries to persuade her that it wasn't her fault but Haruhi continues to beat herself up, not even hearing what Hinako had said.

"I'm going to go visit her tomorrow, to make her feel better," she finally said. Little did she know that Osamu was thinking the same thing, and that the twins, Osamu and Haruhi will have a day of their lives.

That can't be good, can it? Add a little bit of suspense there so you would be jittery in your seats to find out what happens next. I hope it worked.

Anywho, I'm already working on the next chapter so you don't have to worry on waiting until next month. You guys want to know why I'm so busy lately? Well...

I have homeworks that sometimes take me a whole day/night to finish.
I have tuition class in the evening from 3 to 5 (depends on which day).
I have co-curricular activities, even on weekends.
I have sports training (Sports Day's coming closer).
I have prefects meeting after school sometimes.
I have to help the teachers whenever they have some programme for the school (which is every week).
And I have to write the stories whenever I have the time, which is not much.

So now you see. I can't stay in front of the computer that much, but since I type rather fast, I can finish at least a thousand words when I have the time to myself. Next chapter would probably be out either next week or the week after.

Because I have a test next week... -_-''