Chapter twenty:
I… I…..
There is a knife stabbed into his shoulder!
Did… Did I do that?
The voice laughs even as Hikaru opens one eye to give me an assuring look as I panic. Oh. What a shame. You let yourself do that to your own brother!
No! No No No No No!
I clamber off and he sits up as I move away.
"Kaoru!" Hikaru begins and tears begin to fall down my face.
"I didn't… I…" I can't find my words.
"Kaoru it's not your fault!" Hikaru says. "You didn't do it!"
But… but it is….
I… I'm sorry Hikaru….
The voice laughs manically as I shut my eyes tightly.
No one's P.O.V.
Darkness begins to swarm around Kaoru.
"KAORU!" Hikaru gets up and races towards his brother but suddenly he is shoved away and when he opens his eyes he is back in the real world. He glances to the cat and sees that it stops fighting only to transform into like a black cloud then head for Kaoru. "NO!" He tries to reach his brother but it's too late.
Kaoru is lifted off of the ground and the darkness swirls around him like a ball of darkness.
"KAORU!" Hikaru leaps to his feet not even noticing that the shoulder that was stabbed in the nightmare is completely fine now.
Everyone but Nekozawa, who is smirking, watch in horror as the ball hovers a bit above their heads then suddenly it bursts showing Kaoru.
Kaoru's are now completely red like a demons, he has black feathered wings and dark vine shaped things coming from the ground to slightly spiral around Kaoru as if he controls them while still letting him be seen.
"It is complete!" Nekozawa falls into a deep bow.
"No…. It can't be…" Tamaki gasps as his face pales.
"We… We were too late." Haruhi says out loud almost as if in realization.
"Kaoru…" Hikaru says worriedly.
Kaoru laughs manically yet it doesn't sound like it's completely him like the darkness has changed his voice making him sound more evil and menacing. "Such power! Now that I can live again it is time that the world becomes mine!" He then laughs again as his hands are up at chest level clenched into fists. He glances around at all of the people in the room smirking widely.
"We have to something!" Hikaru says to the others.
"Oh glorious leader show us the way!" Nekozawa says as Kaoru lowers his hands to his sides again and his wings keep him up in the air as he hovers by using his wings.
"But what do we do?" Hunny asks frightened and worried.
"We have to think of something!" Hikaru says full of determination. "We have to! For Kaoru!"
The other hosts make sounds of agreement.
"It is time that we begin spreading our reign. Starting with this pathetic city. They will soon learn who their new over lord is!" Kaoru says.
"We have to do this. We need to figure out how to get Kaoru back." Hikaru says mostly to himself as he digs through his mind to try to find out what to do. "But what do we do? …. I just want Kaoru back…" He then blinks as he gets an idea. "Wait! That's it!"
"What?" Haruhi turns to him hoping that the other has a plan on how to get their friend back.
"Kaoru is still there! Possessed or not he's still there somewhere." Hikaru's eyes flicker to meet Haruhi's as they ignore Nekozawa talking and praising Kaoru. "We just have to find it."
"And how do we do that?" Kyouya asks coming over as the other hosts join.
"I just need to get close to him. I might be able to reach him." Hikaru looks around at his friends. "All you need to do is to help me find an opening so I can get in there and help my brother."
The hosts nod.
"We will do what we can." Kyouya says. "You stay back until you see an opening then you take it as fast as you can. You might be the only one that can save Kaoru now."
Hikaru nods. "It sounds like a plan."
They turn back to Kaoru and everyone but Hikaru slightly approaches.
"Hey!" Tamaki calls getting Kaoru's attention. "So you just plan to take the city by force? Well what do you plan with us?"
"You would not join. Correct?" Kaoru asks. "Even if you can see the potential that joining me would give you. You'd never have to fear the police or anything. No one would dare stand in your way."
This gives Haruhi an idea and she signals to follow her lead. She moves forward. "So then what if we did decide to join you?"
Kaoru pauses a moment. "Would you actually do so?" He asks almost hesitantly.
"We are killers." Kyouya adds. "Perhaps this might be a better choice. I doubt we'd be able to beat you so why not join you?"
Kaoru pauses for a moment as he looks over each host but seeming to try to not really look at Hikaru at least for too long. He flaps his wings so he can descend and lands on his feet on the ground. "You really want to join me?"
"Can we have a name to call you? Or should we call you Kaoru?" Hunny innocently asks.
"You can call me Nightmare now." Kaoru says.
"Okay. Nightmare." Tamaki says trying to remain as serious as possible for him. "Well then since we are allies now what is the plan for taking over the world? A world where we can kill as we please and people can only watch."
"Well. We start with this city. The more people on our side the better. We will gather any who wish to be on our side then take the city by storm." Kaoru as Nightmare says.
"How many are you thinking?" Kyouya asks pushing up his glasses.
Hikaru begins moving trying to remain as sneaky as possible as he realizes that he could move in while…. Kaoru…. No…. That is not his brother…. Nightmare! Is distracted.
"As many as possible." Kaoru as Nightmare says slightly glancing down almost thoughtfully. "I'll plan around how many we actually get."
"Then I shall start to get as many out there looking for those that will join us." Nekozawa says looking up from his bow.
Hikaru stops knowing he will be spotted now that Kaoru as Nightmare is looking at Nekozawa. He knows that going around Nekozawa will be the best chance he will get to getting to Nightmare who has a hold on Kaoru's body.
Kyouya notices this and reacts quickly. "We can also join in that." He says and Kaoru as Nightmare turns to him.
"We will gather as many as possible." Nekozawa looks down again and gets Kaoru as Nightmare's attention.
"Yes." Kyouya says getting Kaoru as Nightmare's attention again. "As many as possible. You don't need to worry about that."
Kaoru as Nightmare folds his wings seeming to be a little more relaxed now. "That is good. I will intrust you all with that task. Gather as much as possible as you promised."
Hikaru knows that it's now or never. He charges towards the other moving as fast as he can.
Kaoru as Nightmare turns and Hikaru is about to reach out towards the other but suddenly the shadows under the other come up then go straight for Hikaru at rather fast speeds.
Hikaru stops and stumbles back a step or two as he is struck with blood flying into the air.
At this even Nekozawa jumps to his feet.
"HIKARU!" Haruhi calls out in fear for her friend.