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Warning: The usual
Enjoy chapter thirty-three!
Chapter 33
Hikaru could hear the television from the living room loud and clear as soon as he entered the house. He strolled over to the noise and was not surprised when he saw it was his brother. Kaoru was sitting down on the couch, smothered in between various snacks and empty bags. "You're not supposed to be out of bed."
Kaoru stopped eating from the bag of chips and looked over. "I'll go insane if I stay in there another second."
Hikaru chuckled and shook his head as he propped his bag up on the arm of the couch. "Well," He opened it and searched around with his hand. "I have the notes from class." He pulled out his notebook and handed it over to Kaoru.
"Alright, thanks." Kaoru said as he grabbed it and placed it on the coffee table after shoving some of the food on the floor. He then resumed his snacking.
Hikaru looked over everything that Kaoru was hogging. "This seriously can't be healthy." He pushed some of the things away and sat down.
Kaoru just shrugged his shoulders and handed Hikaru another potato bag. The twins grew quiet as they got invested into the show on the screen. They snickered and made comments here and there, enjoying one another's company after half a day of not seeing each other. When commercials hit they talked about what might happen next. Kaoru was in the middle of explaining something when he saw a young male model advertising a set of clothes. The man had vibrant blue eyes.
"How was Izumi?" Kaoru suddenly asked. Hikaru frowned and looked over. Kaoru's eyes were wide and full of eager attention. "He looked fine to me," He replied, "He was acting his usual self."
Kaoru smiled at his answer and nodded, "Thank you." He then turned back to the TV, the model no longer there, and continued eating.
Hikaru sighed and stood up from the couch. He spotted Kaoru's phone on the coffee table and grabbed it. He swiftly threw it to his brother, making it land on his lap. Kaoru gave him a questioning look, but before he could ask anything Hikaru said, "Call him. I'm going to go take a shower."
Kaoru wanted to tell his brother that it wasn't necessary, but he was already heading for the stairs. Kaoru grabbed his phone and contemplated about whether or not he should call. It's just a phone call. He took a deep breath and looked for the name 'Izumi' in his contacts. Just a phone call. Kaoru repeated in his head when he hesitated. Finally, he pressed 'call' and before long Izumi picked up with a, "Hello?"
"Hey, Izumi. Um... how are you?"
"I'm good. What about you? Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, much better actually."
"That's good."
"Yeah, it is." Kaoru rolled his eyes when a silence followed, knowing he had to continue the conversation. Well, I did call. "Um, Izumi? About yesterday... I—"
"Sorry." Izumi cut in.
"Huh?"
"I overreacted yesterday. I'm sorry."
Kaoru frowned at that. There's no reason for you to apologize. He thought.
"I thought about it more and if this is something you really want then I'm fine with it."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
Kaoru was content at Izumi's response. He was happy this wasn't becoming a problem. Also, now he didn't need to worry about trying to get Izumi to accept his decision.
"Thank you. I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Yeah, I'll see you. Goodbye Kaoru."
"Bye." Kaoru ended the call with a huge smile still displayed on his lips. Their relationship finally seemed to be heading in the right direction.
"Kaoru," The boy turned his head and saw his brother coming back down the stairs. "You seem awfully happy for a simple phone call like that."
"Weren't you going to take a shower?"
Hikaru sheepishly looked away and muttered, "I wanted to make sure nothing happened first."
Kaoru raised an eyebrow. "Nothing bad is going to happen over a phone call."
"Well, I don't know that. It's Izumi." he said, as if that would say explain everything. Kaoru rolled his eyes at how protective he was being.
Hikaru just couldn't understand why Kaoru was still talking to Izumi normally after everything. And he probably never would unless he was in his brother's shoes.
The raven haired ruffled his hair in frustration. He was glad Kaoru was feeling better, but at the moment he couldn't focus on him.
"Izumi!"
The boy sighed and walked back inside the house. He went over to the living room and stood in front of Liviya, who was sitting on the couch and using a laptop.
"There's still nothing." She closed the computer and looked up.
Izumi scowled at her and said, "What do you mean? I just told you—"
"Izumi," she cut in, "I've been looking into this for weeks already. There is absolutely nothing."
"But Tamaki told me—"
"I know you got this from your friends, but it doesn't mean I'll be able to search it up myself." Liviya sighed out. She stood up and placed the laptop on the coffee table.
"In other words, she did this on purpose." Ryuu muttered from the dining table.
"Yup, that's exactly what the bitch is doing."
Izumi frowned and thought about it. "So she purposely went to a ceremony that Kyouya and his father were going to?"
"Of course. What better way is there to get you on edge than being in contact with your friends?" Liviya explained as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"But she isn't supposed to tell them anything. That's the whole reason why I was ignoring Kaoru. So she wouldn't say or do anything." Izumi ruffled his hair. There's no way she could possibly figure out they were talking again. Not when it only happened yesterday.
"Maybe she found out you haven't actually broken up with him." Ryuu said, still using a low voice.
"Maybe," Liviya agreed. "But it's not like this is a big deal or anything, so stop worrying. You already told Kaoru anyways."
"True," Izumi sighed out. The only ones that don't know are Hikaru, Honey, and Mori. And Izumi doubted it would cause a huge commotion. They'd probably act like Haruhi did. "But—"
"Izumi, do you have homework?" Liviya asked.
"… yes."
"Go do it."
"But I—"
"Go."
Izumi scowled and grabbed the laptop. He turned and gave the girl a nasty glare before heading upstairs. Liviya rolled her eyes at his childish action. Once the raven haired was gone she turned towards Ryuu and said, "You're not even concerned anymore." She had noticed by the lack of emotion in his voice.
Ryuu shrugged and stood up. "Well, I know their relationship is getting better. And Izumi wasn't even affected by this." He walked over to the kitchen and sat down on the stool by the counter. He grabbed his PSP and turned it on.
Liviya walked in and scoffed when she saw him. "You play way too much on that thing."
"And you watch way too much TV."
Liviya glared at the back of the fake blonde's hair. She walked closer and swiftly reached over his shoulder and pressed a few buttons.
"What the hell woman!?" Ryuu exclaimed as he shoved her hand away and tried to fix what she had done.
Izumi was pretty excited that he would be able to hang out with Kaoru that day. He had been waiting eagerly for classes to end and club hours to begin. So as soon as the bell rang he headed straight for the club room. A few minutes passed before he made it to the door. From the other side of the hallway he noticed Haruhi getting there at the same time.
"You're early." Haruhi stated with a hint of surprise in her voice.
Izumi smiled wide and held the door open for her. Haruhi returned it and walked in. "Is it because Kaoru's here today?"
Izumi blushed a little and muttered, "Maybe."
Haruhi laughed lightly when she saw his expression. She looked around and saw that Honey and Mori were already inside chatting. She turned to the raven haired and whispered, "Well, I'm glad you guys are better." She turned back and walked towards the third years to greet them.
Izumi appreciated how he had someone like Haruhi to talk to about these things. He was glad he didn't need to rely on just Liviya and Ryuu to get advice from. Izumi then realized he was still holding the door open and closed it.
"Ow! Hey!"
Izumi immediately opened the door again and said, "Ah, I'm sorry!"
Hikaru and Kaoru were both there, but the elder twin was the one glaring and holding his nose. Kaoru was just covering his mouth, trying to hide his smile.
"Sorry." Izumi muttered again when Hikaru just ignored him and pushed his way in.
"Don't worry about him." Kaoru chuckled out. He walked in and Izumi closed the door again.
Izumi sighed and ruffled his hair. "He really doesn't like me anymore."
"He'll have to eventually," Kaoru said. "How was class?"
"Good, I suppose. How are you feeling today?"
"Still a little sick, but a lot better."
They walked over to a couch and sat down. "Hikaru told me something interesting yesterday." Kaoru said before Izumi could respond. "That you and Tamaki were late to the club because you guys were talking."
Izumi looked around a bit. Everyone was too invested in their own conversations to listen in. Still Izumi scooted closer and said in a low voice, "Kyouya and Tamaki found out about my father."
Kaoru furrowed his brows and edged closer. "They know your father's…" Izumi nodded. "How?"
Izumi began to tell him what happened and Kaoru listened closely. Their voices were kept low so no one could hear them.
Hikaru noticed this and rolled his eyes. They seemed to be having a private conversation and it pissed him off. Mostly just because they were acting as if nothing happened between them. And they looked comfortable together.
He must have been glaring at them pretty intensely because Haruhi elbowed his arm. "Stop it. You shouldn't do that."
Hikaru frowned, wondering if she knew about them. It would be better to just ask her directly. "Haruhi, do you…?"
"Yes, Izumi told me. Now stop glaring at them."
Hikaru crossed his arms and slumped back on the couch with a pout. "I don't like it."
"You have to. He's your brother and it's his decision."
"I know, I know." Hikaru huffed out. He seriously did not need Haruhi getting on his case as well. He was tired of hearing the same thing over and over again.
"Everyone gather around!" Tamaki shouted out as he entered the room. "Something special is happening today."
Everyone had a confused expression as they walked over and stood in front of the blonde. No one seemed to know what was going on. Tamaki just grinned wide and turned around.
Renge came in through the door, hauling a rack of clothes covered in black bags. She set it next to the blonde and smirked mischievously at the others.
"We have a theme today?" Honey asked innocently as he attempted to snoop around the bags only to be blocked by Renge.
"Not exactly. We're going to be playing a game!" Tamaki announced happily.
"A game!?" Honey jumped over to Mori. "Takashi, we're going to be playing game!" The tall boy nodded in agreement. Everyone else just cringed. They knew that whatever this game was, it wasn't going to be anything good.
"What kind of game?" Haruhi asked warily, unsure if she even wanted an answer to this knowing Tamaki. And with Renge in on this, it was bound be something terrible.
"Don't worry about that. It's just a little something fun to entertain the guests with." Kyouya answered from behind everyone else. Of course he would be in on it too.
"Great! Now that you all know what's happening today," Tamaki held up a piece of paper. "I need you to sign this."
"Why?" the twins asked, looking skeptical of the whole of thing. Who could blame them?
"In this game we will have the guests look at the outfits and decide who is going to wear it. I want you all to sign this paper as an agreement that you will accept their decision without hesitating," Tamaki noticed how unmotivated most of them looked when he explained the game. So he added, "As hosts, we want to keep our guests happy, don't we?" With one hand grabbing the paper and other a pen, he held it up towards them.
Honey was the first to grab it and sign. Mori obviously came after. Then there was just an awkward silence as no one else made a move to sign. Tamaki looked at Haruhi, who looked rather reluctant, and pleaded her silently with his eyes. The girl frowned and glanced back at the rest. Izumi just looked away and the twins started to shake their heads, as to say 'don't do it'. Haruhi turned towards the blonde again and sighed before going over to sign it.
Izumi ignored the whole thing. He would be crazy it he accepted to such a thing like this. Who knows what kind of outfits were in the bags?
"What if the clothes don't fit someone?" Hikaru asked after a while.
"I made sure to get the outfits in all of your sizes." Renge said with a smile, looking quite proud of herself.
Hikaru and Kaoru both looked at each other and shrugged a little. They went over to Tamaki and signed the paper as well.
Izumi hated how he was the last one left. All the pressure was on him now. "Izumi~" Tamaki whined out. "No." Izumi growled out. There was no way he would sign it.
"Izu—"
"No." Izumi repeated before the blonde could finish.
"Izumi," This time it was Haruhi talking. "You wouldn't want to disappoint Yuka and Mai, right?"
Izumi turned and scowled at the girl. That was just playing dirty.
So I'm pretty mad that I couldn't get this chapter out on April 24. It was the day that marked a year of this fanfic. But I have a terrible case of writer's block. And I couldn't post a chapter that only had around 900 words.
I was reluctant to not post on that day, but I just ignored that and let the day pass by so that I could work on the chapter more.
I'm mad and the fact that I can't write too much makes it worse. I have to force myself to continue because I know if I don't I will never get through these chapters.
Anyways, a year has passed since this story first got published. I want to thank everyone(old and new) for reading this story and giving it a chance.
This story is nearing its end. If I had to estimate the amount of chapters left then I would say at least 2 dozen. Which you would think is a lot, but time passes by fast. Also, I will appreciate it if you guys give me feedback and constructive criticism for this story. Help me out a little so that the quality of the chapters are better. I can only make a bit of progress when doing it by myself xD
I hope you all stick around until the end and again thank you.
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