Broken Promises

Authoress: Cattsy (Catness)

Chapter word count: 763 words

Chapter Seventeen:

Hikaru stood as Kaoru entered their room. Hikaru watched as his twin carefully unbuttoned his shirt and then sat down on the end of the bed. Kaoru stretched and then lay back on the bed, his eyes closed. Hikaru stood still, unsure of whether Kaoru knew whether he was there or not. He was concerned about his brother and felt bad about his actions, but knew the exhausted look on his brother's face meant that Kaoru was willing to see reason at this time.

"Kaoru," Hikaru called gently. Kaoru moaned in reply, eyes still closed. Kaoru was exhausted and his thoughts were currently focused on his conversation with Sebastian. Hikaru sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, turned so he could look at Kaoru's face. "I spoke to the police," he muttered, "They say that Sebastian isn't going to charge me…" Kaoru opened his mouth to say something, but then decided against it. Hikaru put his hand on Kaoru's and held it for a few moments, gently savoring the warmth and soft skin. Hikaru smiled when Kaoru made no move to pull away; it could have been because he was just too exhausted, but the lack of gesture made Hikaru smile. "I'm sorry," he muttered, sincerely, realizing that there was no time like the present.

Kaoru sighed, wishing he'd had more time to decide what he was going to say to Hikaru. The conversation he'd had with Sebastian made him realize that he burned for Hikaru; it wasn't just a lust they shared, but a love that Kaoru needed to give a chance. Kaoru sighed again and the sat up, staring into his brother's eyes, sensing a deep feeling of sincerity. "I forgive you," Kaoru said confidently. "I love you," Kaoru continued, having no doubts that Hikaru felt the same way. With that fleeting thought, Kaoru pulled Hikaru into his arms, pressing his lips against his twin's and in those moments, neither boy had any doubts or feelings of regret for past actions. A new leaf, they agreed silently, each knowing the other's thoughts.

"What about Sebastian?" Hikaru questioned.

Kaoru looked away with a slight sadness. "We've decided not to continue with our relationship. He's decided to go back home and see his family… We're going to continue to write to each other, though and perhaps we'll see each other again in a couple of years or something…" Kaoru ended lamely. It had been a mutual decision, not to see each other again. Sebastian had admitted that he had feelings for Kaoru, but Kaoru had to admit that it was only a crush.

"I just have one question, though," Hikaru muttered, after pulling away from their warm hug, several hours later. Kaoru beckoned for Hikaru to continue as he pulled his brother to lie down with him on the bed. "What was the promise I originally broke?"

Kaoru frowned, embarrassed. He scratched the back of his head, trying to think up a decent excuse. "Well, I actually made up the whole broken promise thing to try and get you to come after me when I ran. So, I got you to make a lame promise to me," Kaoru blushed and shrugged, "I wanted to see how much you cared about me."

Flashback…

It was a lazy afternoon in the Host Club; the majority of the group was discussing costumes and themes for days. Kaoru rested his head against Hikaru's shoulder and sighed, lazily listening to different suggestions.

"Pirates, tropical resort, desperate housewives…"

Kaoru clicked his tongue in annoyance at the lame suggestions; none of them sounded interesting, but unfortunately their King was running through a particularly bad period of ideas block.

"Famous criminals, bikers, nerds…"

Hikaru smirked as he reached for the last donut and took a hearty bite of the cream-filled snack. He had just popped the last bit in his mouth before Kaoru had sat up, "Where's mine?" he asked in a mock hurt voice, with adorable puppy-dog eyes.

"Harry Potter, Grease, Finding Nemo…"

Hikaru winced at the adorable look on his brother's face. "I ate it." He stated shortly, "but I promise that I'll always save you the last donut in future…"

"Klingon?" Tamaki questioned… "Hey, yeah! Let's to a Klingon day!"

…

Hikaru flinched as Kaoru finished telling the story with a shrug. "You're right," Hikaru muttered… "That is lame," and on that note, Hikaru leant forward and kissed Kaoru.

'Now,' Kaoru thought with a gentle smile as he watched the sleeping form of his brother an hour or so later, 'I know how much he cares…'

The End…

Authoress notes: This is the end. However, I am considering several follow-up stories later on. I'd like to thank that everyone who has read and/ or reviewed, I think that you're all awesome. Thankyou, also, for putting up with my lack of updating the story every now and again. I hope that you liked the ending, however if you don't; just remember that i might be continuing with several later stories.

Cattsy…