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This chapter is in Hikaru's POV and is based on the song Family Portrait by P!nk.

My dad has screwed me, Kaoru and mom numerous times over. When my mother was wed to him for the better part of three years, he was continually abusive to her and one day, something in her snapped. She wasn't going to take this shit any more. And with her trust fund money, she started her own fashion design business and while I am incredibly proud of her, I never see her anymore.

She is always travelling as her business continues to grow to impossible heights.

But she sends us gifts to us every few days from all the amazing countries she visits. We know that she is thinking of us constantly, but it can get a bit lonely, living in such a large house with noone to fill the rooms but me and Kaoru. There is no one better suited to fill these rooms than Kaoru and I. She is powerful and valued and that is the way she likes it.

In some ways, Haruhi and I are unlike. But in other ways, we couldn't be more similar. Her mom is dead, my dad is a jerk...he might as well be dead, I haven't seen him in years. And I don't want to see him either.

What I don't understand is something that is perhaps far less complex than my family life yet somehow it feels like the biggest mountain I have had to climb. I don't know how Haruhi can act so nonchalantly around me after that kiss. I thought that she felt something. Not to sound horribly cliché, I definitely felt something. And she is acting like we have merely conversed about homework or not.

Did I do something wrong? I always act aloof because that is how people expect me to act. I am the mischevous twin while Kaoru tends to be more caring. I am not a worrier at heart, so how come right now I seem to be over-compensating in the worrying department? This isn't me. I know Haruhi doesn't know notice flirting of any sort, but this is beyond a joke.

I am naturally flirtatious so perhaps she has just grown accustomed to my playful ways?

I may seem like I don't give a damn about anything but I do have feelings and they got crushed when Haruhi played it cool after that one hell of a kiss.

I have to sort this out, because I like her.

I can see her in a family portrait along with my brother and mother.

All the other girls bore me to actual tears!

I seem to be so deep in thought that Haruhi manages to sneak up behind my unsuspecting body and shout in my ear numerous times to awaken me from my pensive slumber.

"Hikaru! What is wrong with you? Are you all right? Are you ill?"

Oops. I should have responded but I was still pondering Haruhi's non-reaction towards the kiss. It is not like her to become so concerned. She is the practical one in our group of friends as well as being the natural.

"No, I am fine but I am worried about Kaoru. He has been sick and I don't know what to do."

"He is sick, you say?" she asks inquisitively,"because I saw him just there chatting up some girl who wishes to attend the Host Club meeting. Do you want to tell me what is really going on?"

Shit. I know that I shouldn't curse. It is a disgusting habit but in this case, I believe that it is completely warranted. I just got caught out in a lie. About Haruhi and the kiss.

I can't just tell her why I was completely inattentive. Or can I? I am 'famous' for my honesty after all.

"I kissed you and what did you do?"

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I apologise for the terrible quality and also for the length. However, I am really busy with school at the moment so I hope that you can understand on that front. I have a half day tomorrow so the next chapter will be longer :)