A/N!

Well, I'm impatient, and before my story goes to page two I'm going to update. Good for readers, bad for me… 'Cause I'd probably get more reviews if I'd wait. XD Ahh well. And usually it's lazy me, lmao.

Oh, by the way, I'm going to be starting another Ouran story. I haven't gotten it together yet, but I'm probably doing it… today. It's going to be HikaKao primarily, so look out for it! Haha… Publicity. Thank you all for reading! For an aspiring writer, I'm so grateful!!

+Chapter Twelve+

Lack of Trust

It was a rather strange night for all of the hosts. Some woke up extra early from fear of another nightmare, and some slept in because of fatigue. The first awake were Hikaru and Kaoru. Finally, Hikaru had gotten a chance to speak to his brother, and Kaoru had something to tell him as well.

The two sat by the shore, a mediocre distance away from eh hut so they could see who came out, but far enough away so their words would go inaudible. Kaoru sat cross legged, water just reaching his knees. He wore an orange shirt with white puffy neck and a pair of jeans. They were only slightly wet. Hikaru, however, didn't care at all. His legs were straight out, up to his thighs nearly soaked with salty water. He had on a blue shirt with a white jacket on top. Luckily, their clothes had been saved thanks to a high quality suitcase. They went for only the best.

"Hikaru, I-" Kaoru began, turning to his brother with a small hint of worry that none other than Hikaru could pick up. He was interrupted.

"No, Kaoru." Hikaru nearly mumbled. His face was much more evidently troubled, and he didn't even look at his lifelong companion. "I need to tell you something."

Kaoru stopped and nodded. He would wait for Hikaru to finish, for it was probably a lot more important than what Kaoru had to say.

"Yesterday, when I ran off," Hikaru began, looking up at the sky. It was peaceful, not a cloud in the air, completely opposite of what he was picturing from the day before. "It wasn't because I didn't want oranges. I guess it was because I wanted…" He looked at Kaoru.

"I guess it's because I felt you were… ignoring me."

"Hikaru, that's silly! I'd never-" Kaoru laughed, again being silenced by his brother.

"I'm not finished yet, hold on."

"Okay.."

"When I left, everything bad that could happen… happened. You have no idea how much I missed you. I felt like dying if I couldn't hear your voice one last time. And then I ran into Haruhi…" Hikaru sighed, the trouble on his face grew. "She told me… That I abuse you."

"…What?!" Kaoru gasped. He remembered what Haruhi was saying back on the cruise ship, that Hikaru was such a baby and that he should be caring for Kaoru instead. Perhaps she thought he was a pushover. "That's… vile! How could she say such a thing?!" Kaoru shouted, leaning towards Hikaru a little more from anger and shock.

"…I'm sorry, Kaoru!" Hikaru finally blurted, taking hold of his brother violently and pulling him closer. "I'm sorry for passing out, I'm sorry for taking so much pride in myself, I'm sorry for hogging the spotlight, I'm sorry for not giving you any room on that rock! I'm so sorry!"

Tears streamed down Hikaru's face as he bawled into his brother's shoulder. All he could do was apologize and hope that it wouldn't scar his and Kaoru's relationship forever. Something like that had never happened between those two, it was always 'him before me' and split fifty-fifty. All Kaoru could do was listen and hold his brother back, a bit baffled as to why he believed such a deranged and loathsome comment. Pulling Hikaru off a little, he smiled down at his brother who looked up at him with pure pity and melancholy.

"Hikaru. Don't worry about it. You don't abuse me. You never have and you never will." His smile grew a little more into a cheerful look. "Even if you did, I would still love you. You're my brother!"

Looking up to his brother, Hikaru's lip began to quiver uncontrollably. Kaoru was almost too nice to him, and now he realized it. Were these words that Kaoru spoke sincere, or was he just trying to please his brother? All he knew was that Kaoru loved him… and he hoped that would never change. They never kept anything from each other, never once, and the communication is what kept their friendship so strong.

"Kaoru…!" He gasped, again embracing his brother, but this time laughing slightly. His tears had stopped escaping his eyes, but he still looked like a wreck. This was the feeling that Hikaru had longed for the day before. He was in heaven when he was with Kaoru. Nothing could go wrong, now.

But Kaoru was worried.

His dream the night before was something that wasn't meant to take lightly. He knew whole-heartedly that he should share it with his brother, but he didn't want to jeopardize the arrangement between him and Haruhi. The dream meant nothing towards her, it was just the ending that Kaoru was debating whether or not to speak out. As he hugged Hikaru close, his hold tightened and he frowned at hearing his brother's half sobs, half laughs. What would happen if he kept his first secret from Hikaru? Would it obliterate their relationship? Would they have more than just mock fights?

All he could say to himself to answer these questions was 'Damn dono and his fucking cruise…'

"Now what is it that you –hic- wanted to tell me, Kao?" Hikaru choked, pulling back from his brother and holding Kaoru's upper arms. He never wanted to stop touching his brother, no matter what was happening. "I'm sorry I broke down like that… heh."

"It's…" Kaoru swallowed hard. It was now or never would he be able to tell his brother without being rightly accused for holding back something that he should definitely share. As his stomach turned and his heart raced, he couldn't think straight. All he wanted was for that anxious feeling to depart. To be rid of it fast, he made a final decision. "…It's nothing, Hikaru. Let's go eat!"

"'Kay! Race you to the oranges, Kaoru!" Hikaru giggled. His face had begun to clear, and when Kaoru looked at the innocence in his eyes, he could help but gain another rush of guilt.

"Uhm… Okay!" He nodded, a crack in his voice, and the two stood up, racing to the food.

Hunny and Mori

"Tanken♪ Usa-chan to issho…!" Hunny was awake and kicking only minutes after the twins had left their sleeping place in the hut, but instead of doing the most expected thing, he went for a walk on the beach. The walk quickly turned into a dance as he sang 'Doki Doki Waku Waku', throwing Usa-chan into the air. It was fun and it made the shipwreck seem like a real vacation. That is what Tamaki was aiming for in the first place, and it seems he did achieve his goal with one of the Hosts. Hunny found something like this exciting and fun.

"Takara bako sagashite!♪" He continued. Throwing Usa-chan up one more time, Hunny paused his singing and blinked. He had failed to catch his tattered bunny for the third time that walk, and he laughed when it finally processed in his mind. Reaching for the bunny, his smile faded for a split moment. Another had grabbed it before him.

"Un?" Hunny questioned, looking up to see it was Mori who had picked it up. "Waah, Takashi is taking a walk, too!" He laughed, bouncing as he swayed. It was sort of a wiggle. Mori had slept outside the cabin that night and woke up early as usual. Really, he wasn't talking a walk, but looking for more food to bring back to the group. Mori was almost too good of a helper to those he called friends.

"…Ah." Mori nodded, handing the stuffed bunny back to his favorite host. Since Hunny was up, why not just go back with him? Sure, he'd just lied and said he was taking a walk, but that wouldn't even qualify for a little white lie. "Mitsukini. Let's go back."

"Yeah, yeah, let's go eat some oranges!" Hunny announced, hopping onto Mori's back and crawling up to his shoulders. Clutching Usa-chan in one arm and pointing with the other, he began to laugh and made Mori bounce a little with him. "Let's go, onward! Hee hee!"

"…Okay." Mori nodded, and he began to run with Hunny on his back. When Hunny wanted food, he was sure to take him to the nearest source on the double. Luckily, he'd also brought back enough oranges to last at least the rest of the day, divided into seven.

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They reached the food source with plenty of time to spare. At the pile of oranges sat Hikaru and Kaoru, picking out the biggest and juiciest to have for breakfast. It seemed Hikaru had won the race due to Kaoru's train of thought, and they were laughing it out now.

"Hika-chan! Kao-chan! You're awake really early!" He laughed, waving from atop Mori's shoulders. "I thought Takashi and I would be the first!"

"Ahh, Hunny-sempai, Mori-sempai!" Hikaru laughed, waving to them and peeling an orange. "Actually, I'm more surprised you're up, Hunny-sempai, you usually sleep late!"

Hunny smiled as he was let down from Mori's elevated ride. "Naw, I was too afraid I'd have another nightmare if I slept too long, I woke up a little while ago!"

Kaoru laughed insincerely. "Heh… You were still sleeping when we got up, haha…"

Hunny ceased his smiling. Kaoru was too obvious right now. "…Kao-chan, what's wrong? You're acting really weird."

"Huh?!" Kaoru flinched, gonking and falling back onto Hikaru purposely. "I'm absolutely worry, don't fine!"

"…Kaoru?" Hikaru questioned, turning to his brother. Kaoru'd never been so jumpy before. Was he treating him like property again? Was Kaoru afraid of Hunny or Mori? What was going on with him… Finally, he came to a conclusion.

"Ohh, sempai, he's just sort of uneasy because of a conversation we had this morning!" Hikaru laughed, throwing an arm around Kaoru's shoulders. "Really, Kaoru, don't try to please me so much!"

Kaoru swallowed and thought for a minute, then nodded frantically. "Y-yeah! Hikaru's right, it is because of a talk we had… this morning." Smiling and laughing rather nervously, he decided to waste no more time and buried his face in an orange.

"Kaoru. Do you need help peeling that?" Mori asked, pointing to the orange he was eating.

"No, Mori-sempai, I decided I'd try one of Kuze's ideas, you know, nutrition in the peel!!" He was obviously lying, but Mori just blinked in response.

"…Oh."

Now Hikaru was on to him. Without asking out loud, he raised an eyebrow at his brother. Since when would Kaoru take advice from idiots that he made fun of like the president of the football club? This was certainly… insane.

Luckily for Kaoru, his attention amount was decreased. Haruhi was apparently awake as well, and she wasn't alone. Tamaki had gotten her up, and was now squealing from the distance about how scary Kyouya was.

"Ahh, dono, you know not to try and wake him up!" Hikaru called, taking another bite of his orange.

"Haha, Tama-chan's funny!" Hunny giggled, tugging at Mori as he peeled an orange for Hunny, Hikaru, and himself.

"Ah… Tamaki, Haruhi." He said, turning to him.

"Augh?!" Tamaki jumped. Mori scared him and made him sad now, the eavesdropping making him worried and the dream making him think he'd hit him over the head. "Ah, uhm, well,"

"Sure, sempai, I'd love one." Haruhi nodded, sighing. Her tone was sweeter than she intended it to be. Perhaps it was because she was speaking to Mori. "Just hope it'll get me jump started for another exasperating day…"

"You know, Mori-sempai, I've decided I don't like the peel. Could you peel one for me, too?" Kaoru asked, still acting like an electrocuted gerbil on weed. He was edgy and restless. Tamaki assumed it was just him being reunited with Hikaru, but Haruhi knew better.

"Kaoru, since when did you take advice from people you make fun of?" She asked, head drooped and lazy eyes locked on to her victim, Kaoru. "It's not like you."

"Well, I, uhm," He started, scratching the back of his head. He knew very well that Haruhi would easily read him, so he tried as hard as possible to come up with a decent answer. "We need health for living on this island, right? Kuze said it was healthy, so… I'd rather live than have my pride."

Hikaru looked at his brother expectantly. Was Kaoru mocking him?

"Oh. M'kay." Haruhi shrugged as she was handed a peeled orange. Taking the pieces apart, she plopped one into her mouth. Pretending she believed him was a good move. It put Kaoru more at ease to act as he pleased. Still, it was amazing how shaky he could get from keeping back one secret from his brother.

"Kaoru sure knows his stuff!" Tamaki laughed, taking apart his orange and taking bite of a piece as well. Unfortunately, biting into it made the juices squirt into his eye. At that moment, he began flailing around and whining, knocking a few oranges out of the pile.

"Sempai, you have to put the whole thing in your mouth!" Haruhi grumbled, taking hold of his arms. "Calm down, it'll go away in a minute!"

"Haruhi!! It burns!!" Tamaki whined, again sounding like a small child. He looked more like he was having a temper tantrum than rolling around in a sharp, stinging pain. This was remotely amusing for everybody.

"Tama-chan, hold still!" Hunny shouted, holding back a giggle.

"…" Mori just stared.

"Uhm… Ugh…" Kaoru was not sure what to do.

"ROTFLMFAO!!" Hikaru laughed plentifully and abundantly. He was practically rolling around laughing.

"Hm?" Haruhi blinked. How come she only heard one voice laughing hysterically? Turning back, she saw Kaoru's vacuous eyes staring down at his lord, and it wasn't in the same way as Mori's. There was something to worry about.

Just hopefully it wouldn't put the Host Club's survival at stake.

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A/N!

MY NECK HURTS!! DX But yeah, I want to start making more of a plot. Sorry Kyouya fans, he'll have a bigger part later. I'm just not that good at him, and it was more in character to keep him sleeping… He'll wake up first thing next chapter!! And of course, I did promise I'd try EVERY PAIRING. Haha. Don't get too eager over one couple, 'cause I'm hoping to make this fic very long.

But of course there will be more Tama moments, lmao.

Next Chapter::

Where's Kaoru?!

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Tamiggan. XD