She ran down the hall making a sharp turn to try ditch the mass. It would delayed them for a few seconds at best. She obliviously had the advantage in physical strength but she was in unknown territory. She was bound to-
Crap, she was at a dead end.
She needed a plan and fast. Her pursuers were hot on her trail. The sound of their loud footsteps was getting closer.
"Um, I think she went that way!" The voice sounded like one of her pursuers.
Kagome wondered how she even got into such a situation.
"…"
Of course, it was all because everyone wanted to get to know about her just because she was Haninozuka's fiancée.
"This way!"
"!"
Their silhouette was cascaded on the wall of the intersection.
Her heart hammered through her chest. She didn't dare breathe and the suspense temporarily immobilized her. She was giving up. They really were close by!
She shut her eyes while waiting for the inevitable.
"!"
"…."
"Where did Taisho-san went?"
They began to bicker among themselves as arguments flared and blames were put on people.
She let out the breath that she's been holding. "Thank goodness…"
"…."
The only problem was the position she was in.
She had been dragged into the janitor's closet startling her. It also lead her captor to have a stronger grip.
"Shhh.." His voice definitely sounded male.
The shuffle of shoes, shouts, then footsteps leaving were heard. Noticing her discomfort and the retreating figures his grip loosened.
The person was actually trying to help her. She relaxed under his grip.
As soon as the mass departed he had released her, however, they had to stay in the room for a bit while things calmed down.
"…." The silence between them was unbearably awkward.
He cleared his throat reminding her once again of her companion.
Even though this person did save her, she had no idea who he was. The lights were not on to not bring any suspicions. He did nothing to her, yet.
"Who are you?"
He turned on the light revealing him to be one of the twins.
He advanced towards her with a sly grin plastered on his face. "You know our names, don't you?"
He saw the way she looked at him. Calculating eyes searching for some differences.
"!"
He grew smug as he noticed her looking at the way his hair was parted. It was parted to left today.
"You're Kaoru."
"Wrong!" He gave her a dejected look.
She smiled at him sweetly then did something that took him by surprise. She hit him really hard.
"You know I'm right!" Those words very familiar.
"The reason?"
"The both of you guys are the same, however different.
He looked at her confused.
"Like your voices. Your pitch is higher."
He shook his head. "I can easily change my pitch."
"Well, from observing you two from the time your guys' pranks, Hikaru is the blunter, more devilish one. While you're the more caring one. A selfless person, but with your brother you take on the role as the "Little Devil" types as you guys would say in your club."
"Then what makes me "selfless"?"
"You noticed my discomfort right? Even though I was struggling you loosened your grip. If it was Hikaru he would have tightened it as it would be troublesome if we were caught." She smiled. "You're actually an observant person of others really."
He started to chuckle dropping his act.
Her eyes became serious. "I know that you guys are twins, but why do you guys continue to trick people? Don't you guys not like being too similar?" Kagome too knew what it was like to be too similar to someone. Having to be compared to and have herself be discarded as lesser.
"We're twins. It's not like there's anything-"
"Not that!" Her exclamation surprised him. "If you guys keep on tricking people than people wouldn't be able to distinguish who's who and isn't that what you two want? To have people who can tell you guys apart, but that can't happen if you don't let people in."
It astonished him that she was able to see through them. What confused him though was how she was able to tell them apart already with little interactions they had with each other considering they always ran away when there pranks went wrong.
What gave them up?
It came to him. Their little game of "Which one's Hikaru?" they played while being Hosts at the Kendo club. Was that a signal for her that they wanted to be told apart?"
"Kaoru-san?" She patted him on the shoulder snapping him out of his daze.
"Sorry" He mumbled.
She smiled at him however his reaction to it this time was different. Her smile was real. The key ingredient to know if a smile was real is the movement in the upper face. He couldn't see most of her, hardly little of her upper portion, but he could tell it moved from the contraction of muscles he limitedly saw. Even if what he saw some may argue to it being an illusion there was something behind that smile.
It made him happy.
Her ear was held up against the door. "The coast seems clear." She opened the door waiting for him to follow by holding it open.
"…"
He redden in embarrassment for being in a daze. They walked together with her leading him as he trailed behind.
The red dusted across his face was still there.
He had found another interesting toy and couldn't wait to tell his brother.
He led her to the Music Three Room where the other Hosts were there looking like they were coming up with a plan. From the corner of her eye she noticed the white canvas with a candid picture of her with her hood with a map of the school.
They made it seem like she was a lost child…
"Kago-chan!" Honey noticed the other figure. "Ah, you were with Kao-chan?"
She nodded. "He helped me."
"That's nice~"
Tamaki made his way towards her. "So we were wondering if you wanted to come with us on our trip to the beach. Haruhi-"
"NO." She cut him off.
"How come?!" The blond looked upset.
Mori sighed. He knew it was likely that she'd turned them down. Her answer still sadden him.
"…"
He noticed the way his eyes darted down, the corner of his lips tug into a frown little enough that it was hardly visible. Why was Kaoru down?
The real question hit him making him wary.
What exactly happened to the two of them? They obliviously interacted as they came in together.
He noticed him whispering to his brother who grinned. The both of them approached Higurashi-san with smirks on their face. They looked to be bothering her.
…she was there new toy.
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