The Eight Day

Kaoru didn't seem to know how to handle it. Why though, did Kaoru take it so seriously?

"It's just a couple weeks, hunny!" His mother had reassured him. "I do it all the time! Why are you so sensitive now?"

I guess, Kaoru just thought he might have a normal family for once. Where they never left him.

"What's wrong, Kaoru?" Hikaru asked him on the walk to school.

"I was thinking, we were so close to mom and dad as children," Kaoru replied, very quiet.

"So? Then they went on business trips when we turned four and we started preschool."

"We were close as children," Kaoru barely said, it was more of a whisper.

Hikaru wasn't gonna say anything, but he was staring at Kaoru. He was worried about his little brother, something... different had been going on with Kaoru.

"But we're still together," Hikaru replied, giving a squeeze to their entwined hands.

Kaoru shook his head but squeaked, "Yeah, I guess... you're right."

Hikaru knew better. He knew Kaoru was thinking something else, but Hikaru had learned to keep his mouth shut.

He tried to pretend his brother wasn't crying.

English

Kaoru was doing his assignment and smiling.

Hikaru noticed that Kaoru's book report was infact on Romeo and Juliet which would explain why Kaoru was so interested in it. Only... the assignments were assigned that day. Kaoru didn't have psychic powers where he'd know that the teacher would assign him this book and then he'd be able to analyze it well. Hikaru hated that.

He told Kaoru not to do it; he warned Kaoru not to show off how smart he was. Kaoru never listened when it came to his favorite classes.

"Please, don't say anything about the Host Club," Kaoru whispered to Hikaru as he sat down and all the girls were fawning over Kaoru.

This displeased Hikaru greatly. Not Kaoru's words, but how all the girls were all over Kaoru. Not the Hitachiin twins. Kaoru.

My Kaoru.

Hikaru's muscles tensed and he didn't know if he could hold back a yell; he was different than Kaoru, he didn't have as much self control.

"Oh, Kaoru-kun! You like romantics?" One girl asked as she blushed and squealed.

Kaoru blushed and shook his head, "Well... umm, n-not really."

"Ooh, how was that book last week? Should I read it?" Another asked.

Kaoru nodded and smiled at them. They all squealed.

"Kaoru-kun is so cute!"

Hikaru couldn't take it. He stood up and walked inbetween Kaoru and the girls and put his hands on Kaoru's shoulders.

"You read romantic books, Kaoru?" Hikaru asked.

Kaoru blushed and shook his head. "O-of course not."

"Mmm, you do, don't you?" Hikaru questioned as he ran a long finger down Kaoru's arm. There was his long anticipated rush; Kaoru shivered.

All the girls squealed and cheered. The guys scoffed and looked away and back to their work.

Except one.

Hikaru noticed this and he raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

"Well, you know Hikaru, they're really entertaining," Kaoru finally answered.

"Is that why you've been so flirty lately?" Hikaru chuckled.

Kaoru blushed and lowered his head a bit.

"Hikaru, don't talk about that stuff in public, it's really embarassing," Kaoru whispered, almost like a whine. Hikaru smiled and blew on Kaoru's ear.

"Lex-chan's gonna bug you guys about this tonight," Haruhi finally interupted.

The twins and everyone looked up to Haruhi and Kaoru frowned as he felt that usual twinkle in Hikaru's eye. Kaoru hated how Hikaru looked at her, it's how he used to look at him. Only, Hikaru never looked at Kaoru like that anymore.

Is he bored of me? Kaoru wondered nervously.

"What do you mean by that?" Kaoru finally asked as Haruhi took her seat next to Kaoru.

"Lex-chan came with me to school today, her mom's in the hospital and the school administration said it's okay if she comes with me to school and my dad said it's okay if she stays with me," Haruhi replied.

Kaoru held his breath, he felt sick again. Something was different though, today.

Kaoru knew that it wasn't because Haruhi was by Hikaru, because that wasn't true, for Haruhi sat next to Kaoru and Kaoru sat next to Hikaru. Sure Lex was in a seat next to Kaoru, but there was something about Haruhi that was different.

Kaoru blushed greatly as he noticed a berret in Haruhi's hair.

"Oi, you're such a klutz!" Kaoru scowled her as he pulled it out of her hair.

"OOH! Kaoru-kun likes Haruhi-kun!" The girls squealed.

"Huh? No I don't!" Kaoru replied, blushing as he sat down.

He growled and whispered, "You owe me now."

Haruhi blinked at him and Kaoru waved the berret over her hand. She blushed and took it from him.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, thanks Kaoru."

Hikaru felt a tinge of jealousy again. Why now though? It was just Kaoru and Haruhi, they talked all the time. Was something different?

Was that... a twinkle in Kaoru's eye?

Hikaru frowned and looked away, but why did this bother him? He knew Kaoru had to leave him sometime.

But now? Hikaru thought. When we're about to do a play?

Hikaru stared at the two and thought that maybe Kaoru should be Romeo, and Haruhi should be Juliet. Then Hikaru felt that jealousy again and he shook his head. He tried to tell himself that there would be no where there could ever be a connection between Haruhi and Kaoru. No way in hell. Hikaru frowned as he thought about that saying. Kaoru was told he was going to hell, but what if he was going to heaven? He probably was. If that was true then the phrase, "No way in hell." wouldn't apply to this situation. That means there was a chance that Haruhi and Kaoru could be together, because there was no absolute assurance that Kaoru was going to hell.

"So, you really take good care of this kid, huh?" Kaoru asked. How long had he been talking?

Haruhi nodded. "Yeah, she's just so sweet."

"You'll be a great mother someday," Kaoru replied, quietly and smoothly.

Hikaru blushed and felt a tear tug at his eye. He shook his head and looked away. Kaoru only talked like that with Hikaru, he just couldn't talk like that with Haruhi. This must've been a dream. A horrible, horrible dream.

"Thanks, Kaoru," Haruhi whispered. "But I don't think you should say that in the classroom."

"Don't worry, no one heard it. I just had to tell you as well."

Kaoru smiled and moved his chair closer to Haruhi.

"Ummm, when's the teacher coming back into the room?" Haruhi wondered. "I know she left to talk to the administrators about having a five year old in here with her class."

"I dunno, she left for you," Kaoru replied quietly, gazing into her eyes.

Haruhi blushed and Hikaru felt angry suddenly.

My brother? Haruhi? Without me? Hikaru thought to himself. That's not allowed.

Hikaru stood up and walked out of the room, bumping into the teacher.

"Kaoru-kun? What's wrong?" The teacher asked. "Are you feeling sick again?"

"Hikaru, not Kaoru," Hikaru scowled. Kaoru gets sick a lot?

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"I feel sick."

The teacher frowned and opened her mouth but closed it.

"Okay."

Kaoru stared at the door that Hikaru left through and saw the teacher walk in.

"Teacher? Where's Hikaru?" Kaoru spoke up.

"Oh, he's gone to the nurse, he feels sick," The teacher replied and began class again.

Kaoru frowned.

"Hikaru? Sick?"

Lex frowned and looked at Kaoru and then Haruhi and whispered under her breath so no one heard her, "I saw him look at you."

Lex's POV

I know Kao-kun hasn't been feeling good lately, and he doesn't seem to mind that he sins. I've noticed something though, he doesn't gaze at Hika-chan much anymore, but Hika-chan stares at Kao-kun a lot now. It's like, they switch feelings.

Hika-chan left class, saying he was sick. Maybe... Hika-chan retreated back into the world of 'us' that he shared with Kao-kun and... oh I don't know...

Maybe Haru-chan had already pulled Kao-kun out?