The Nineteenth Day
"Where's Kaoru?" Everyone wondered as Hikaru sat alone in the Club, everyone conversing with their parents.
Hikaru ignored them.
"Where's Haruhi?" Tamaki wondered as he looked around.
"She's with-" Ranka started to reply then stopped. "Umm, that play was really good!"
Tamaki raised an eyebrow but didn't reply to the unspoken answer. "I know, didn't our heros do great?"
"Yes, Kaoru-kun and Hikaru-kun did very well," Ranka nodded.
A voice cut in, "Who decided my sons would be the main cast?"
"They did," Kyoya replied. "Mrs. Hitachiin."
Hikaru stared out the window and sighed.
"Hikaru?" Came his father's voice.
Hikaru glared at him, but didn't say anything.
"Hikaru?"
"What?" Hikaru snapped.
"Where's your brother?"
Hikaru shook his head, stood up, and left the room.
He walked along until he heard something, it was by the Black Magic Club.
"Oh? ...out now?" A muffled voice said. Nekozawa?
Hikaru walked closer to the door and hesitated as he was about to open it, then he decided not to and set his ear against the door.
"Yeah, but I want to know if I did the right thing," Kaoru's voice came.
"Do you feel like it?" Nekozawa's (?) voice came again.
"I don't know!" Kaoru groaned. "I really... I guess... I do like her, a lot, but I like him too."
Hikaru wondered, Who are these people he's talking about?
"I don't know what to do, Nekozawa-sama."
He is talking to Nekozawa!
Hikaru was curious as to what was going on, who they were talking about, and how Nekozawa and his brother had gotten close without him looking. Ecspecially the last one. Hikaru struggled, his hands urging to open the door in front of him that his fingertips were resting on.
"I honestly don't know what to do in your situation, Kaoru-kun," Nekozawa sighed. "I've never been in one of these situatio-"
"I bet no one has!" Kaoru shouted and he heard footsteps and Hikaru backed away from the door. Kaoru came out of the door quickly and he bent over slightly.
"K-" Hikaru was about to call his brother but covered his mouth and took a step back.
"Kaoru-kun, don't act like that," Nekozawa cooed as he appeared at the door. "I know what it's like to feel... well, I know kind of what it's like-"
"You don't know!" Kaoru sobbed. "No one does!"
"He probably does."
Hikaru raised an eyebrow. Who were they talking about?
"K-" Hikaru began to start again.
"I don't know what to do!" Kaoru sobbed as his knees latched and he collapsed into a sobbing mass on the floor. "I'm a wreck! I can't stand it anymore! I want to know if I'll ever get over it, or if I really need that person to survive..."
Nekozawa shook his head and sighed.
"Maybe you should find out if the person loves you back before you begin crying over them?" He huffed.
"Kaoru?" Haruhi wondered as she began walking over. "What's wrong?"
Kaoru shook his head and tried to stand up.
"N-nothing, Haruhi..."
Haruhi quickly skipped over and began helping Kaoru get up off the ground.
"You'll catch another cold," Haruhi scolded. "Then you can't go home and see Hikaru."
Kaoru chuckled, "I'm sorry Haruhi."
She smiled and whispered, "Can you stand now?"
Kaoru nodded and he regained his footing and wiped his shirt off. "Ahem, I'm so sorry for that, Nekozawa-sama."
"It's alright Kaoru-kun, really," Nekozawa reassured.
"Umehito," Kaoru replied as Nekozawa was about to touch his shoulders. "Can I call you that?"
Nekozawa looked shocked, but quickly recovered and nodded.
"Good."
Hikaru was tempted to make his presence known.
"I thought it was ironic, that Romeo and Juliet play," Nekozawa responded. "It fits you a lot more than Kirimi and I."
"Umehito? Can I see you sometimes even after you graduate?" Kaoru asked quietly.
"Sure, why not?"
Haruhi laughed, "He does have a point, that play really fit you two. Your parents were kind of annoyed that you two had TWO kissing scenes! I visited them for a little while, only, Hikaru wasn't there."
"Where is he?"
She shook her head, "I don't know."
Kaoru sighed.
"I want to sleep at my house tonight, Haruhi, I want to see Hikaru," Kaoru announced.
"Oh, I see," Haruhi replied, looking a little hurt.
Kaoru shook his head. "You know that I can't... give you my entire feelings Haruhi."
Haruhi smiled and walked closer to Kaoru and held his hand in both of hers.
"We... are still going to the movies tomorrow night, right?" Haruhi questioned.
"Of course," Kaoru replied. "What kind do you want to see?"
"A horror movie."
Kaoru gulped and Nekozawa shook his head.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" The two replied. Nekozawa added, "It's just the last time Kaoru saw a horror movie with Tamaki he passed out."
"You passed out?" Haruhi inquired.
Kaoru looked away. "I feel sick, I'm going to ask mom and dad if I can go home. I mean, they're here for once!"
Haruhi squeezed his hand and asked, "For once?"
"Sometimes I think they missed our first steps," Kaoru replied quietly. "When they do show up, it feels like they're always here for Hikaru. After all, they can't tell the difference, so they think they're paying attention to a different twin every time. Do they even know which one I am?"
Haruhi gazed into his eyes solemnly.
"Of course."
Kaoru shook his head. "I still wish we were never siblings."
Kaoru took his hand back and he began to walk away. Nekozawa and Haruhi just stared after him.
"Cupid knows I never stop looking at that face," Kaoru replied a loud.
Kyoya's POV
Kaoru and Hikaru are getting along better, and Kaoru's starting to take the seperation better. Well, it all really depends on what you consider better as. If you think it's as, not as depressed and keeping your emotions quiet, then yes, Kaoru has gotten better. Otherwise? In any other way, Kaoru's gotten worse. Let's not go over those though...
As the mother of three children I should point out that my children should not be falling in love with eachother. Kaoru and Hikaru should not love eachother, Haruhi should not love Kaoru or Hikaru, and the twins should not love Haruhi... but, that hasn't stopped them yet. The father is not supposed to be falling in love with his daughter either. Once upon a time, I thought maybe Tamaki was falling in love with Kaoru too, or maybe both twins. That's not true though... he does love them, just not in the normal sense of love. He loves them as children. I guess to Tamaki, anything close to you is somehow related to you.
I find it an honor to be the mother, Mori and Hunny are just neighbors... I don't know though... couldn't Tamaki have changed me to a neighbor and Haruhi into his wife and keep the disobedient twins as his sons? I guess, it's a good thing to be a mom. Though, I wish I could kill Tamaki for giving me the damn name in the first place!
On the main topic I started with, I hope the twins can go back to being normal brothers again, or seperate. Somehow... I don't think that will ever happen. Kaoru and Hikaru will never be able to go back to just being the twins. I think Kaoru wishes they could go back to that, maybe even Hikaru wishes that himself... I know the twins love eachother, so why can't the other realize that?
I still have Kaoru's sobs to Hikaru stuck in my head from that third day.