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Back In Our World

Chapter 22 A broken promise


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Kaoru's POV

Stunned, my golden eyes glance to my brother's offered hand. "Fine, if that's what you want? Agreed." Begrudgingly taking my twin's hand, firmly shaking it. Not really sure if I wanted to go down this road.

"Fine, it will be nice not having you always hanging around us." My older twin speaks sharply as he walks away with his hands tucked into his pockets. All I could do was stand frozen in the night sky watching Hika stomp off in a huff as his form becomes smaller and smaller.

End Flashback….


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Of course once we came back, I never gave Haru a choice. I couldn't bring myself to ask.

I'm pretty sure my heart wasn't strong enough to hear her answer.

..and I knew I didn't want to lose my brother. So I stepped aside, like a coward

..and gave up the love of my life, for my twin.

Letting out a sigh, as my head comes back to the present. Quickly checking each garment bag for the wide cuffed bracelet. Hika had come across the ruby, and tanzanite bracelet through one of our vendors'. The two million yen bracelet is a one of a kind original. The chunky diamond shaped rubies looked like brilliant red rosebud, against swirls of incrusted diamonds…But what immediately caught your eye is the stunning oddly shaped blue stones, in varying sizes twisting around the rubies, like a wild climbing blue rose . He designed an entire dress around the unusual piece. There was no going to the accessory box to find a duplicate.

There simply wasn't one made.

I hastily toss vivid scarfs over my shoulder, like some deranged magician, in search of the irreplaceable bracelet…that is, until I hear someone deliberately clear their throat. "Excuse me, Kaoru, am I interrupting you?"

A chill went up my spine, when a coolly spoken voice slithered in my ear. Causing the silk scarves to slip from my fingers, and fall back into the box. I quickly straighten my posture before turning around, practically being blinded by a beam of light, shining off a pair of pushed up wire rimmed glasses.

I calmly take a deep breath, while molding my outward appearance to appear indifferent. Even though my insides were burning hot to swing a rock hard fist into his smug face, for what little I already knew. Knowing my impulsive desires wouldn't get us any closer to finding out the truth. He's just lucky he missed my over emotional twin, he wouldn't have held back. It's just not in Hika's nature. "Ootori, what are you doing here?"

The Shadow king didn't say anything, but push up his glasses with an icy smirk on his lips. With his cold wordless reply I pulled out one of the stark white makeup chairs. "Please have a seat."

Kyoya glances down at the offered seat, before gracefully whipping his handkerchief, wiping down the offered chair. "Thank you." Giving me a small polite nod, before takeing a seat while speaking in an arrogant tone. "Oh, I'm here on a little business. There's a designer here, I'd like to invest in. The name is Agreste. I'm sure you've heard of him

Taking a seat, nodding my head. "Yes, I know of him." Letting out a humorous chuckle, "Actually the two of you are a lot alike. However, I must say I'm a bit surprised in your interest in him."

"Oh, and why would that be?" Raising a curious eyebrow.

Shrugging my shoulders. "Well it's nothing really, it's just his last couple of seasons…"I trailed off with a thought.

"Yes, you were saying?" He coolly asked.

"I mean, I can understand the black leather, but the red and black, polka dots that have been dominating his work as of recently, well let's just say, It doesn't quite fit your usual taste in investments."

"He's hired a new promising designer. I hear she's becoming increasingly popular, with a new modern look." The man replies arrogantly.

"Well as a professional, I wish him nothing but the best. He would do well to turn away from his obvious obsession with ladybugs and black cats." Standing up, my arm gracefully swings out in the room. "Now I hate to be ill-mannered, but I'm extremely busy." I slide my hands in my pockets. "Why the sudden visit?" Speaking in a firm business like voice, raising a curious eyebrow.

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He clears his throat, "Ah, then straight to business, I had recently spoken to your twin about a little loss bird you've been looking for. Seeing as Hikaru hasn't been in Japan for some time, I wanted to be sure he had spoken to you."

"Bird, I'm sorry, I'm not entirely sure what you mean?" Giving him a feigned perplexed face.

He lets out a sigh, giving me a disappointed shake to his head. "I have it on good authority you're looking for a missing commoner and her father."

I shrug my shoulders, before crossing my arms at my chest. "I was knocking the idea around." My golden eyes carefully watched the Shadow King's reaction. "Why would you care, if I did?"

He waves a hand dismissively. "You should ask your brother." He adjust his glasses, "I'm just here on the behest of a mutual friend, who doesn't want the reminder of the rather delicate matter to resurface. As you know, having such ill-advised associations with commoners can besmirch a family's fine name." A dangerous smirk lengthens on his treacherous lips. "Really any high ranking family could find themselves ostracized by society, for such egregious actions." My stomach twisted with the Shadow King's blatant threat.

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"It didn't seem to bother the rest of us, when he forced her to join the club, why would anyone care now?" Asking casually to my former club mate.

Letting out a snide chuckle. "Kaoru, we were a bunch of misguided prurient teenagers, requiring a little after school entertainment….Some of us wanted a little too much amusement." Speaking in a smug condescending tone.

His tone caused my burgeoning anger to get the best of me. Swinging out a hand towards my one time friend, as my indifferent mask flies off. "In what world, was she ever anything but kind and decent? For the matter ever lustful? She certainly wasn't that way with me, or my brother!" Speaking with a sharp tone towards the man.

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Coolly ignoring my irritation, as he clears his throat, pushing his glasses up with two fingers. Capturing the light from the makeup mirror to obscure his stone cold eyes. "I'm a gentlemen, I'm afraid I can't speak of specific tasteless events, but I assure you, they did happen, right under are very noses. She wasn't who she portrayed herself to be. She was neither innocent, nor honest with whom she really was or what she wanted." He let his mask slip for a moment as he practically spat out his harsh words in almost a loathing tone. "You should be relieved she decided to return back to the commons. She was tearing you two, apart." The man stood from his chair.

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"I'm sorry, I'm not really sure what you're speaking of?" Crossing my arms at my chest.

"A visually impaired man could plainly see, you both had deep feelings for her." Letting out an arrogant chuckle, "It's not like you two could split her down the middle, or share. Tamaki actually had granted you a great courtesy by liberating the girl from your ever-increasing," Allowing a cold wicked smirk to emerge on his lips. "Shall we say property dispute."

My golden eyes burned sharply towards my old club mate. "She's a person, not a piece of property!"

The arrogant man waves a dismissive hand in my direction. "Look, like I said, I'm only here on the behest of a mutual friend, who would prefer you leave her back in the commons. Ripping her from her world will only result in irrevocable problems between the families," Letting out a chilly sigh from his lips, "and I'm afraid nothing but misery for you and your twin." He didn't touch his glasses, as he gives out a dark menacing look in my direction.

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Giving him a serious look. "Well, thanks I will take it under advisement."

"I'm glad to hear it." He lifts his hand, adjusting his glasses, once more. "Oh, I came across this little bobble as I was walking in." Holding up the tanzanite bracelet with a wicked smirk on his lips. "It seems some careless person must have been distracted and misplacedsuch a valuable, and unusual piece. I would hate for it to fall in the wrong hands." He toss the bracelet. "However, I'm sure it's not as important as if one of your one of a kind designs would simply vanish, that might stop an important upcoming show."

"Oh, it's nothing like that…but thanks." Holding up the bracelet. Giving off a feigned smile.

"It's no problem…I'm just glad we've come to an 'understanding,' with this commoner matter." He nods his head. "Good day Hitachiin."

"Ah, yeah, good day." Inwardly taken back from the Shadow King's blatant threat. My captive golden eyes stared after my malicious old schoolmate, slipping back into the darkest shadows.

Our name, our business, it was clear….. The Shadow King wasn't playing around.

End of Kaoru's POV

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Hikaru's POV

A little earlier this morning….

The stunned beautiful brunette from my dreams stands before me with her hand clenching to her pounding chest, and the towel tightly wrapped around her dripping wet body.

Damn it Kaoru!

A little later ….

So after receiving the surprise of my life, thanks to my sneaky twin. I found I wasn't given the cardkey to Kao's room but Haru's. Luckily, thanks to my busted up face she ignored the fact I blindly walked into her hotel room, without even knocking. I guess that's the only good part about my tender face being the way it is. After making a big deal about my face she left and quickly changed. Although when she came back with her arms full, that's when my temper began to bubble.

A little later ….

"Hikaru, hold still!" Haru gently pulls at my face while resting a makeshift ice pack on my tender cheek ,with her other hand.

"Ow, that hurts!" Lifting my hand to my now, wet cheek, grumbling towards the brunette. "This isn't really necessary." I roughly pulled my head from her lap, with irritation.

She stubbornly presses down on my shoulders, before firmly guiding my head to be cradled in her crossed legs. "Will you sit back and just hold still!" She snaps back to my grumbling, placing the cold wet cloth on my irritated face." You need this!" She gently pats my skin with the iced wash cloth. Her concerned chocolate eyes slowly travel over my skin, sadly shaking her head. "Damn, your poor face. "

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Irritated by her blunt comment I roll my eyes, but I didn't pull my face away this time. Her gentle touch against my cheek soothed the burning feeling I've been holding for my friend, even before her disappearance. "Can you please stop saying that? It gets annoying." I grumbled while stubbornly crossing my arms at my chest.

"Maybe, if you would stop being so damn stubborn and admit this is my fault, I would stop saying it!" The Brunette Beauty speaks bluntly, as she reaches in a large bowl filled with ice cold water. Exchanging the makeshift ice pack for a fresh one, squeezing the excess water out of it. She cautiously lifts the cloth to my tender jaw with apprehension, causing me to suddenly wince from the sharp pain. However to my relief the pain dulls to a throbbing. "Here you go. Does this feel any better?" Her warm tender eyes drop to mine.

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Beginning to feel my cheeks warm, I quickly divert my eyes away from hers. Grumbling my words. "Ah, yeah, it's a little better."

With her delicate fingers lightly touching my chin she carefully guides my face to look her in the eyes. . Trapping my face between her firm, and gentle hands. "Listen Hikaru, I'm really sorry. This happened because of me."

"Hey, it wasn't like that." Feeling my cheeks begin to warm I quickly pull away my face from her cool hands. "Could you please watch where those things drip? There dripping all over my shirt, I'm pretty sure it's dry-clean only!" I lift my hand to my dark button up, tugging at it with annoyance.

"Well then, just take it off!" Her hands swiftly reach for my shirt. "I'm sure if this has anything to do with my father, your chest didn't escape without some damage."

Hurriedly catching her wrists with my hands. "Wait, you want me to take my shirt off?" My wide golden eyes flash to hers, while asking in a shocked tone and blushing cheeks. She casually shrugs her shoulders. "Yeah, or I can simply unbutton it for you."

With my head, nestled in her crossed legs, starring up at her, finding myself completely stunned with her rather adult response. Could she actually …

Her chocolate eyes drop to her wrists, "Why is there a problem, you said I was messing up your shirt? This just seemed to be the logical next step, so I can continue to help you with your swelling." The woman begins to pull her hands away. "Or would you prefer, I stop?"

My shock fades with her rather "Haru" response, quickly letting go of her wrists, shaking them in front of my chest in almost a panic. "Ah, no, no, I'll take it off." I begrudgingly lift my head from her warm lap. I extend my hands out to the carpeted floor, pushing myself in the sitting position. "Just behave yourself, when I do." My lips curl into a teasing smirk. "Most women can't control themselves."

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"I'll try and contain myself." She rolls her eyes while speaking in a sarcastic tone. "Here, let me help you, otherwise we'll be here all day." She impatiently extends her hands out, attempting to help me with my shirt, causing me to pull back, and avoiding her grasp. "What's up with you? It's not like I haven't seem your chest before?" She huffs a frustrated breath, impatiently crossing her arms over her chest. "Back then you had no shame, you would practically strip down in front of me, on a daily bases!"

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"Only my shirt …..And I'm much older now." Snapping back in an offended tone, as my fingers begin to nervously dance around my buttons, unbuttoning my black garment.

"Now or later it's all the same to me." She bluntly responds.

My sweaty fingers paused at my completely unbuttoned shirt. My heart begins to rapidly speed up in my chest. I had no Idea why my body was acting up, it's true she seen me before….So why the hell do I feel like some sweaty dweeb in gym class, taking his shirt off for the first time ,in front of chicks? "I can tell you without a doubt, things have definitely changed, everywhere." I stubbornly defend myself, with a forced smug tone.

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However, she just sits there with an expectant look on her face …and not in a way, a guy would ever want.

Without another word, my eyes awkwardly slide to the floor, while my shaky hands open my shirt, and nervously slip my arms from it. However, to my surprise and somewhat relief to my pounding heart a small accidental gasp breaks the tense silence, causing me to once again whip my head up, starring at the Brunette Beauty with stunned eyes.

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She nervously looks away as she taps her hand on her lap. "Well, then let's have a look." With a little apprehension I lay my ginger head back down. She slowly leans down closer to my chest, to better examine any bruising.

Damn, she's so close… I nervously swallow as her well-developed t-shirt covered chest, hovers mere inches from my nose. A familiar electric pulse begins to slowly crawl up my spine, practically causing my eyes to roll back in my head. Damn, it's just like before, she either has no idea, or doesn't care, what her little actions are doing to me. Her delicate fingers mercilessly linger down my exposed chest, lightly caressing the planes of it, as it takes every fiber in my being to just lay there and take it. My twitching fingers tightened into trembling fists, at my sides. If this was any other woman, I would have already passionately rolled us over and been, well on my way of seducing her from her clothes….but instead, I just violently clench my jaw and squeeze my eyes tight, while I teeter on the agonizing edge of desire and torture.

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"Good news, there's very little bruising and nothing seems to be broken." Her distracted voice comes from my bare chest.

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Her alluring voice causes my panicked eyes to suddenly pop open, seeing her chest softly shift mere inches from my face. I desperately grab hold of the stark white carpeting at my sides as I begin to feel small drops emerge close to my hairline. "Uh, no, that would be my brother." I roughly swallow before sarcastically replying. I didn't much like the idea of the "oblivious" brunette being "this" close, to my twin. Of course, it wasn't my place, but that didn't stop my vivid imagination from stirring the heated feelings, I felt in my stomach. In somewhat of a desperate attempt at squelching these emerging feeling, I quickly ask in a curious tone. "Hey, Haru, did you do this for Kao?"

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She slowly pulls away, sitting up as she sadly shakes her head. "Ah no, at the time I was really furious at him." A heavy sigh blows from her down turned lips, as her eyes slid away from mine. "I felt like I couldn't trust anyone…..'even' Kaoru." Hearing her depressingly honest words causes my heated insides to bubble. Reminding me of our pained conversation we shared all those years ago.

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Her hands gracefully reach for the bowl, lifting an icy saturated washcloth from it. Tightening her laced fingers around the cloth ball as nearly freezing water cascades through her hands. "If it wasn't for your brother, and feeling somewhat responsible for your injuries, I wouldn't be so understanding." Her blunt words cause a sharp pain to strike my chest.

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She gently places an ice pack to my cheek before I quickly clasp my hands around her wrists, jerking my face away, giving her a serious look. "Well then that makes two of us." My golden eyes turn sharp towards the beautiful brunette, letting her hands go, before hastily pushing myself up in the sitting position. "Look Haru, we could exchange all the flirtatious banter you want, like we've always been able to do….and act like nothing ever happens between us. However, it doesn't change the fact I'm still pissed at you."

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"Flirtatious banter?" Her chocolate eyes lit up with confusion. "Wait, at me? What the hell did I do?" Gesturing to herself, speaking with outrage wrapped around her words.

Sharply nodding my head as my golden eyes burned towards the woman. "You. Didn't. Keep. Your. Word."

I angrily flinging out an arm towards the brunette's broken appearance. "All this crap, this pain, could have been avoided," Pointing a finger at the stunned woman. "If you would have just kept your damn word, before you left!"

A frustrated huff blows from my lips, as my fingers glide through my ginger hair. After a long silent moment between us my tone softened. "Haru, you promised me. No matter what happened. No matter what you needed. You would always come to me… first." All the pain my twin and I experienced from our past came seeping through each miserable word that fell from my honest lips. "You don't know how many times I wished you would have just walked through the damn door." I felt my miserable voice begin to break before taking in a breath. "For a long time now…. I blamed you. I thought you didn't want to see us….That our friendship, meant nothing to you."

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Her head dropped to her wringing hands. "Well actually, Hika, to be honest, I didn't want to find you." Her anger filled eyes snapped up, speaking in a pained rage. "You have no idea how it felt! It hurt so badly, the pain was unbelievable." Harshly gesturing her hand in my direction. "To be told your best friends threw you away." Her searing chocolate eyes glared in my direction, "like some damn toy!" Coldly referring to our misguided actions from our past. I knew Kaoru would be freaking out with my behavior towards our broken friend, but I couldn't help myself all of this emotion I've locked away over the years , just poured out of me.

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My icy eyes starred directly into hers. "Your right, I have no idea how it felt," Seething with anger and pain. "But you also don't have a clue how my twin and I felt throughout those deserted years. Hell, we didn't even know if you were still alive!"

A surprised gasped flew from her lips.

Seeing her oblivious reaction, like she hadn't even considered it being a possibly before, caused me to coldly continue. "We searched for years, for any trace of you, I'm sure Kao, said nothing about that." I let out a humorless chuckle. "Well, as you know, I'm nothing like my twin."

" " The angry girl just rolled her eyes at my end comment, sitting there with her arms folded at her chest ,not saying a word.

"Haruhi, the three of us, we were so damn close. How could you-?" I abruptly turn my head away as I could feel my eyes begin to burn with hot angry tears. "For you to believe, that cold hearted bastard over your true friends," Speaking in a broken defeated tone. "Well, that hurts more than you can ever imagine."

"Look Hikaru, it hurt with the others. Honey, Mori, and the other one. but you two were my closest friends." Lifting her miserable chocolate eyes with streaming tears running down her cheeks. Her pained broken words came out just above a whisper. "It hurt so much, it's hard for me to even describe how it felt. I didn't want to believe him…. I didn't want to believe it …So I just shut everything off."

With Haru's pained whispered words, something my brother said came back to me.

"That's not all, Ranka kind of told me when he first found her…. she couldn't think for herself."

Damn it, that was because of us? Seeing her practically crumble in front of me caused my heart to almost shatter. My searing raw anger begins to uncontrollably escalate causing my fists to squeeze tight at my sides. With the intense feeling, my sharp golden eyes mindlessly flash to the nearest wall, just before my fist explodes out against it….envisioning that damn smug face, of his.

"Hikaru!"

A piercing pain suddenly rips through my fist, then up my arm. Trying to ignore the self-inflicted pain I attempt to shake away the throbbing feeling. My golden eyes fall to my now swollen hand causing my temper to gradually dissipate. Damn it, I allowed my emotions to run away from me, in front of her….by my own violent actions, I proved to her I haven't changed ….even though, in so many ways, I have. Of course, there's one way I haven't…. in fact, I doubt I ever will.

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My opening hands fell along with my shoulders and my entire body ….as I fell in defeat, in front of the broken woman. Taking in a long breath, I wipe away any evidence of my angry tears. To suddenly throw my urgent arms around the crying girl, with my lips desperately pressing against the top of her head. "Hey, hey it's okay. Shhh, Haru, we would have never done such an awful thing."

Damn it, I'm so going to hear about this, from Kao.

"Look we found each other, that's all that matters. All those painful years can be tossed away and forgotten." Flinging out my hand in front of the crying girl. "Kao and I are bound and determined to fix this… What happened wasn't right." Gently lifting her chin with one hand, wiping her tears away with the other. "Just promise me you'll never doubt our friendship again …..If you have any doubts just come to us. Just ask us, we've been nothing, but honest with you." Letting out a heavy sigh, "Besides to be quite honest with you, I don't think I can handle another vanishing act." Dropping my hand from her face. "Can you do that for me, please?" Giving her a serious look with my question.

Nodding her head with a small smile emerging through trails of tears "Yeah, Hika, I can try."

That same feeling begins to pull me forward, as my eyes fall to her lips, however, with a tilt of my head, I lightly kiss her forehead. "Well good, and Kao and I, will do the same." I begrudgingly pull away, knowing I wouldn't be able to hold myself back, if I didn't. "Well, if were being completely honest. I don't think my shirt was dry clean only. I just wanted a reason to take it off in front of you." Seeing her warming cheeks causes, a mischievous smile to suddenly appear on my lips, while I take full advantage in changing the subject.

"You jerk!" Playfully shoving me. "You really haven't changed."

Seeing her growing blush, I raise a knowing eyebrow, in my reply. "Reeeeally?" Motioning to my bare well defined chest with both hands. "You mean I still look like a 17 year old boy, to you?" A teasing smile emerges on my lips.

"Uh, no," Her eyes flash to her fidgeting hands, avoiding my chest, peaking in an awkward tone. "As you've uh said before, you've definitely changed."

"Well good, I'm glad you finally realized it."

"Damn it, Hika, did you really have to ask me that?" She nervously slides her hair behind her ear, avoiding looking at me.

Shocked, as she was somewhat acting like an actual woman, not so damn oblivious to what's right in front of her, I couldn't help, but chuckle, "Well yeah, I think I did," I lowered my head closer, teasingly brushing my lips to her ear. "I didn't have to get caught in a net this time, to earn your attention." Speaking In a low dulcet whisper.

My teasing action causes the Brunette Beauty to quickly jerk her head away, revealing an adorable confused look, on her face ."What?! Hika, why would you bring up such a thing? That was like forever ago!"

I leaned in closer, my golden eyes burning towards her, with my most serious expression. "Your right, it's been forever ago of 'wasted' time…..far too much time, for my liking." My shaky hand tentatively touches her cheek, before lingering down, lifting her chin. "Look at us Haru, were quite the sight….. You're emotionally broken and my face is all busted up. How much more do either of us need to go through, before we start being honest with each other?"

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Her wide astonished eyes, slide away from mine. "Hika I …..I …I'm not sure what you want me to say?" Her soft mumbling had a hint of sadness behind it. Hearing her reaction, I decide to ease up and drop my hand from her face. However the moment I did I could see a glimpse of regret shadowing in her face. She was lying ….she knew what I wanted to hear….as much as she wanted to say it.

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With the realization, so many painful feelings flooded my body, causing me to hide my own face while I forced an upbeat tone. "You know Haru, my little jaunt in the states wasn't a complete waste of time. While I was there, our old pal Ritsu, and I, had a nice chat. He told me a few things. Things I already knew, but he just confirmed them for me."

"Oh, and what might that be?"

Ignoring her question, I roughly reach out and grab her closer to me, to only slowly lift my head, finally revealing my pained, pleading eyes to her. "Look, I've already confessed to you, years ago. You know how I feel. I've always felt there's been something between us." A humorless chuckle slips out, "Even before that stupid game. Ritsu just confirmed it for me, that's all."

Her astonished chocolate eyes blink up at me. "How would he know? I've never said anything to him." A sharp gasp bursts from her mouth "Damn it, Renge," Cursing to herself as her hand quickly slaps across her lips.

It really is true…all this time.

My swelling heart begins to rapidly beat at her confirming words. At that momment, I wanted nothing less than take her in my arms, and make her mine …. But her unyielding resolve to confess her true feelings all those years ago, and even now, held me back, knowing she had some kind of reason.

A mischievous smile momentarily appears on my lips, before disappearing. "Oh, I didn't say you said anything to him."

"What?" She pushes against my chest.

I tighten my hold around her, firming my own resolve to finish this, once and for all. "Ritsu told me he had seen it, with his own eyes, before you picked the blond." Just speaking about her painful choice caused a sharp feeling in my chest. But I had enough of just living so I can avoid my painful past. It's time for me to face it, head on….and I'm going to drag this woman with me, kicking and screaming, if need be. "Now, after all these years are you going to finally tell me the truth, or are you going to lie to yourself, again? Like you did last time?"

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"Hika, I can't." She shakes her head as tears quickly emerge in her emotional eyes. "It's complicated." She softly speaks as her eyes fall.

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"No, you don't, not this time." I adamantly shake my head, before I lift her chin, to face me. "I will not just accept it. Not this time. I should have fought harder, I should have trusted my own feelings. I never should have accepted such a bald-faced lie, from you. Damn it Haruhi, look at me! For once please, just look at me." Making sure she sees my emotional eyes as my desperate voice softens. "For god's sake Haru, I love you, I always have." My body is about to emotionally collapse, my ginger head drops into painful pleading sobs, in front of the woman who has complete control of my pained heart.

"I always will….."

"Hika, I-"

My arms fall away from her as my shuttering body falls back on to the backs of my legs. "Just tell me the truth for once. Please Haru, I'm practically begging you on my knees, haven't we went through enough pain?" Pleading with my emotionally distraught head dropped.

"Okay, yes!" She angrily snaps out, before letting out a frustrated sigh. She reaches out to tenderly lace my hand with hers, as her voice turns soft." I've always been in love with you, Hika. Even after the incident with the club." My tear filled eyes lift, seeing her bring my hand to her soft, wet cheek. "No matter how much I wanted to hate you, I just couldn't…. and that's what Ritsu, and my father both saw."

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"Now you know, does that make you happy?" Unleashing her closely guarded secret cause her tears to relentlessly roll down my fingers.

Without another thought, I urgently pull her into my bare chest, lace my arms under her legs to quickly stand on my feet. My overly emotional eyes drop to her utterly soft, speechless lips, before I purposely fall into them, colliding our tearstained faces. Tasting the delicate strawberry that seemed to be infused into moistened lips, for the first time. Only pulling away, just enough to whisper my teasingly honest words against her freshly kissed lips. "I'm not sure, I'll tell you in the morning."

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My golden eyes quickly glance around the room, before I once more crash into her lips. Taking my time, as my needful mouth deliberately lingers on every corner of her pink delicate skin. She practically stops my heart in the middle of my desperately desired moment, as warmed fingertips begin to lightly cup my cheeks.

With one simple action, the elusive woman my body has relentlessly begged me for….. Has given my emotionally parched body the very first drop of salvation.

After years of denial, on both our parts…. she finally returned, my feelings my touch.

Unable to allow myself to get completely caught up in the long awaited moment, I take control of the rapidly escalating situation, between the two of us. I blindly walk us across the room until I deliberately bump into something, causing a knowing smile to emerge into our shared kiss. Our newly tasted skin never parts, as we carefully descend into her rumpled unmade bed.

Haru's delicate body sinks further into the mattress as every savored moment causes my searching fingers to desperately clench tightly to the sheet, laying just beneath us. Fighting an almost undeniable urge to impetuously plunge into a passionate frenzy. Determined to not only endure but, revel into the long awaited torturous feeling, as I slowly absorb the sweet flower, beneath me.

Our kiss abruptly breaks with our chests heaving, gasping for the much needed sultry air engulfing the room. Her half dazed eyes blink up at me with confusion. "Morning? Hika, I'm not sure you realize this…..but it's already ….well past noon." Speaking in-between her gasping breaths.

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Her state of innocent confusion causes a devilish smile to lengthen my lips. Leaning close, exhaling a heated breath against her ear. "I know." Taking a teasing moment to lightly tug the bottom of her ear between my teeth. "Actually, I was thinking a few days from now." Speaking with intensely whispered words. "Haru, now that I 'finally' have you, you're never leaving my arms, again." My lips deliberately meander from her ear to wander down her neck. Wickedly enticing small alluring sounds from beneath me. Her head stretches back in the soft mattress, further encouraging my devouring lips.

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I blindly extend a shaky hand to dip under the hem of her shirt, allowing my fingertips to experience her hidden alabaster skin, for the first time. The innocent long awaited touch, caused my lower half to react in a surprising way. I have agonizingly craved for this woman, for so long, I wasn't entirely sure if my body was going to behave itself. Allowing me to carry out all my pillow talk promises.

She pushes against my bare chest, regaining my attention. "Hika, I can't be the -"

Shaking my head, speaking between impassioned kisses. "I'm Sorry Haru, but once you confessed to me ….The dam broke." Lifting my head, allowing her to see my painfully honest eyes. "I simply can't hold myself back any longer." The tense muscles in my back and arms stretch and tighten, as my arms lower me into her lips. My hungry mouth quickly engulfs the brunette beauty, unleashing a torrid devotion to her sweet strawberry lips.

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"All these years, my arms have physically ached for you." The shared air between us grows stifling with every searing kiss. " Please Haru, don't deny me…..How much do you think one man can possibly bare?" In a desperate attempt to convince the woman of my prolonged, urgent needs, my kiss swollen lips travel to the nape of her neck. Slowly pulling the sensitive skin between my intensely driven lips.

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My smoldering actions elicit a burning moan from her parted glossy lips, her head jerks back with searing breathless gasps. "Hika," a heated whimper falls from her lips. "I've waited so long."

With her sweet impassioned confession, my body practically ignites into raging flames. I reposition my body, so my exploring fingers travel to the hem of her shirt, leisurely inching the soft cotton fabric up her skin. Being sure to savor every inch of her newly exposed skin. Stopping just under her well-developed mounds, seductively removing her cotton t-shirt, flinging the unwanted garment across the room.

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Constantly restraining myself from just plunging ahead, savoring every precious aching moment, I gently press my lips to her sultry skin, while slipping her silky strap, off her shoulder. I begin to teasingly trail small tender kisses along her collarbone, until I'm expressing my attention to the opposite shoulder. My fingers lace behind her back, skillfully unhooking the clasps, allowing her silky c cups to fall away from her tantalizing mounded flesh. I hastily toss the silken undergarment to side as my heated kisses grow fervent.

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Her wandering fingers found their way along my tense muscles that tautly covered my back. The sensation caused my lower half to throb beneath my increasingly constricting pants. A deep pleasured moan releases against her searing lips. Suddenly feeling Haru's hands at my belt as she attempts to clumsily unlatch the dark leather causes my head to fly up. My round stunned eyes stare at her blushing face as I feel her hand purposefully pull down my zipper. Teetering on my last bit restraint, I gently pull her hand away, lightly kissing it.

….Slowly backing away, standing before the Brunette Beauty to fulfil her wordless request.

Wearing nothing more than silky blue boxers, I kneel over the blushing brunette, beginning to slowly inch her shorts off her hips and down her legs. Gazing up with molten heated eyes, I slowly sample almost every bit of her newly exposed skin. To finally free her soft legs from her shorts, tossing them to the side.

Taking a moment for my captivated eyes to slowly linger over the pure embodiment of my surging extensive desires. My breath is stolen with the blushing brunet's practically naked form, beautifully sprawled across the white rumpled sheets…..She nervously waits with innocently blushing cheeks in anticipation for my pleasure inflicting prowess.

My hard eager body encompasses her soft bare form, in my cage like arms. Leaning down to take her sweet needful lips, as my sweltering raging body slips between her soft bare legs. Feeling my body finally nestled between her searing hot thighs causes my shaky hands to roughly squeeze at her hip. Strongly fighting this awaken feeling as my hand lingers down her bare silken legs, pulling them to around my middle.

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With a devious smile forming between our kiss, my fingers press deeply into her hips, firmly holding them. Wickedly rolling my throbbing engorged member, against her inflamed apex. Causing her head to roughly jerk back, with an impassioned moan bursting from her parted glossy lips. "Oh, Hika."

Beads of sweat begin to trickle down my forehead from the sheer will, it's taken me to restrain my urges, straining through clenched teeth. "Damn Haru, you're so unbelievably sexy….You have no idea how badly I need you, right now." My searing golden eyes deeply stare in the Haru's half dazed ones.

"Hika, please… I need you too." My indulging fingers feverishly slide up her arms, lacing our needy fingers together, pinning them on either side of her head, as I teasingly roll my hips. The sultry convergence causes my body to almost lose control, forcing myself to look away from her enticing parted lips. When my lustful, haze driven eyes fall to the other side of the room, noticing …..

A newly opened door, and devastated golden eyes. …. turning away, from me .

End of Hikaru's POV


End of chapter.

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So there were quite a few surprises in this chapter. One of them, the surprise return of the Shadow King. Okay, okay I know you weren't exactly happy with the last chapter. It was mostly a flashback. I split the chapter so I could spend extra time on the end of this chapter, more specificity Hika's and Haru's little moment. Sorry, the last few weeks have been tough for me to write. I stupidly injured myself and the medication I'm under makes it hard to concentrate. Now on to more exciting issues this story is a mere two followers away from. Drumroll please…100 followers which is so unbelievably amazing for the story. Thank you so much for your support….your simply awesome!

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