Broken Promises

Authoress: Cattsy (Catness)

Chapter word count: 1300 words

Point of view: Hikaru and Kaoru.

Chapter Eight:

Hikaru peered out the window of the limousine. He and his driver had been looking for at least an hour now. But every time his driver suggested they stop, Hikaru had insisted that Kaoru might be dying by the side of the road or something. Hikaru hoped that Kaoru wasn't.

It was a moment before Hikaru realized, but his phone had begun to ring in his pocket. Pulling himself out of a daze, he answered. "Hello?" He listened for a moment before giving a sigh of relief; Kaoru had been found. A stranger had found him at the side of a road, alive. Hikaru smiled and let a warm feeling of relief spread over him as he hung up and told the driver to take him to one of the hospitals that donned the outer limits of the city; one of Kyouya's family's.

Upon arriving at the hospital he left the car as soon as it had stopped and he rushed into that building. He entered a large lobby and noted the gentle and calming paintings on the wall. Somehow, they were meant to reassure the people in waiting rooms and such, but at the moment Hikaru felt nothing of the sort.

He strode up to a help desk where a blond nurse was speaking on the phone. "Excuse me?" Hikaru said as he tried to get her attention. She made no actions to insinuate that she'd heard him. Hikaru inwardly growled, reached down and forcefully took the receiver from her. "Are you about to die within the next half hour?" He asked the person on the phone. After receiving a tentative no, he roughly hung up for the nurse and then proceeded to glare at her. "I'd like to see my brother," Hikaru said with a growl. "Kaoru Hitachiin."

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Kaoru looked around the empty hospital room. The white walls were bare and several chairs were placed around a coffee table by the window. The room was boring. Kaoru was happy that he probably wouldn't have to stay here long. The doctors had diagnosed him with a simple case of heatstroke. They recommended fluids and plenty of rest. Which was why Sebastian was no longer by his side; he'd taken a trip to the canteen for coffee.

Kaoru sighed and closed his eyes; he was already tired from the several nurses that entered the room to check up on him every few minutes and then left as quickly as they had arrived.

"Kaoru!"

Kaoru opened his eyes and lazily turned his head towards the door. He gave a gentle smile to his brother and then watched as Hikaru took a chair and sat down near the bed. Kaoru studied his brother whom, in the past day, had seemed to mature a lot. Hikaru was pale and his eyes had wrinkles of exhaustion around them.

"H-how are you feeling?" Hikaru asked with a slight stutter. Kaoru looked into Hikaru's golden eyes. It was obvious that Hikaru had been terribly worried about Kaoru, but Kaoru just shook his head and closed his eyes; he was as exhausted as Hikaru looked. He didn't want to talk to Hikaru right now; he had no clue as to what to say to his brother.

Kaoru breathed deeply and tried to forget what had happened that day before he let sleep take over. After a few hours he woke. He looked around the room. Sebastian was sitting on the bed, looking down at him. Hikaru had fallen asleep in a chair nearby. Kaoru gave Sebastian a weak smile.

"What time is it?" Kaoru asked in a hoarse whisper, not wanting for Hikaru to wake up. The skies outside were dark the moon and stars were not visible due to the clouds.

"Just before two am." Sebastian muttered as he tugged the covers straight. "I should go soon; I have work in the morning." Sebastian returned the weak smile. "I also don't want your brother to wake up. He was asleep when I came in, but I still don't want him to find me here. You need to be alone with him and sort out your problems between each other." Sebastian put on his jacket and ran a hand through his hair as if trying to straighten it.

"Will you come back soon?" Kaoru asked quietly. He sat up a little to watch Sebastian better.

Sebastian looked down at him and smiled. "I'll probably visit tomorrow or in a few days," he said, "The nurse told me that your parents would like to speak to me." I still need to work out what to say. The smile faded as he considered his options.

Kaoru sat up a little further; a little more awake then he had been. A look of fear set across his face. "Please don't tell them what happened," he begged in a desperate voice. "I don't want them to know what we did."

Sebastian squeezed Kaoru's hand in reassurance. "Don't worry," he said, "I only told the nurses that I found you by the side of the road. There's no need to tell anyone anything different. I'll see you soon." Sebastian smiled his weak and exhausted smile to Kaoru before leaving the room.

A few days had past and Kaoru had still not spoken to Hikaru. Hikaru, however, had tried speaking to Kaoru. Everyday he had come into the hospital room and asked how Kaoru had been or how he was feeling, but Kaoru just shook his head or pretended to be asleep.

It had been only a few days, but Kaoru had started to get worried. Sebastian had not visited like promised. He had said that it might be a few days, but Kaoru was starting to feel lonely.

"I'm just going to get vase for these flowers," Hikaru said as he exited the room, carrying an expensive bouquet of flowers.

"Hello stranger," a familiar voice said as the man strutted around the bed and sat in the chair that Hikaru had previously occupied.

"Where have you been?" Kaoru asked with a slight growl. Sebastian instantly sensed what was wrong and took hold of Kaoru's hand.

"I'm sorry I haven't visited sooner," Sebastian began, "but your brother is constantly here. I wanted to wait for a time when I could just sit with you. Honestly, I don't really want to face your brother. I don't want him to ask questions about how I came to find you or what I did to help." Sebastian looked at his expensive shoes and sighed. "I'm really sorry," he finished.

Kaoru looked into Sebastian's eyes for a few moments and then smiled, squeezing his hand. "I understand," he muttered with a nod, "I don't know what to say to him. He just arrives everyday and expects everything to be fine. I don't know how to tell him that I really don't like how he's constantly around Haruhi and how he's always talking about her as if she's a part of us; a part of our relationship."

Sebastian leaned forward and pushed his lips onto Kaoru's. Kaoru savoured the older man for a moment. Sebastian drew back and nodded in reassurance. "Don't worry," he said in confidence, "I know that you'll know what to say to him. Just take it slow and let him be here now."

Sebastian leaned forward again and let their lips brush again. This time Kaoru let his tongue enter the older man's mouth and for a moment Kaoru let himself massage his tongue against Sebastian's.

Suddenly Kaoru heard a loud crash and the sound of breaking porcelain. He pulled away from Sebastian as quickly as he could and turned his head to the doorway where Hikaru now stood, a broken vase at his feet and flowers strewn across the white linoleum floor.

To Be Continued…

Authoress notes: I'm really sorry that this chapter took so long to get up; I've just been busy with school and such. Next chapter should be up soon, I just started writing it, but I might not be able to finish it for a few days. I'm gonna stop it with the only one point of veiw per chapter because a few people were complaining. Anyways, let me know what you think about this chapter, please.

Cattsy…