Through Me

Definition: Haruhi had keen eyes, for everything.

Couples: Possible HikaKao, possible HaruKao (no specific couples intended)

Number of Words: 643

It was finally too much.

"Haruhi, you do know a guy can kiss you anytime he wants, right?" Kaoru asked, a little annoyed as well at how unaware of genders she was.

"Hmm? Really? I thought-"

"Of course you thought, but that's not what I meant," Kaoru groaned. "I mean, a highschooler, or any man for that matter, could easily force you to kiss them and it wouldn't mean a thing, and I want to know something."

"What, Kaoru?" Haruhi asked, a bit surprised at the fact that they were alone now at Haruhi's house. Haruhi needed some help in Modern Literature, and he was sure Hikaru would be a pest, so he went over to her house to help her. The younger twin was kind of glad that he did, it was nice being alone with her, but her comment on the heros and heroines of the mythology was finally too much, and Kaoru needed to get across to her that the different genders have different abilities, thus creating bias stories.

"Kisses, do they mean anything?" Kaoru wondered, now asking her a question, getting side-tracked from the learning study.

"I don't think so, I mean, I got my first kiss from a girl and I don't lose any sleep over it," Haruhi scowled and looked back to her homework. "I mean, does it really matter who's a boy and who's a girl? I just wish I could meet a couple that wasn't made up of a boy and a girl to show everyone that it's okay, no matter what gender you are."

"You like a girl?"

"I never said that."

"You like a guy?"

"I never said that, either," Haruhi snapped. "Kaoru! What's going on?"

Kaoru lightly placed his hand on Haruhi's face and sighed.

"You like... Hikaru?" Kaoru whispered. "Don't you?"

Haruhi thought for a moment, staring into those eyes, before replying, "I guess, but that doesn't mean anything. He is still really weird and it's not like I'd take him if someone else loved him, too, I'd try to help them get him. Why? Do you know someone who likes Hikaru?"

Kaoru chuckled and looked away, recoiling his hand.

"Shadow King was right," Kaoru giggled. "You do have interesting views."

No one was able to see what Kaoru was trying to get at, because Kaoru didn't have normal crushes, he had an unusual one, he had two. Most people saw a certain one, like Kyoya and Hunny and Mori, they saw his crush on Haruhi. There was a bigger one though, and that was the one that hurt the worst, because both of his crushes liked eachother. Hikaru loved Haruhi, and Haruhi liked Hikaru. There was a chance, however slim it may have been. Hikaru could be with Haruhi, Haruhi could be with Hikaru. It didn't matter which way it happened, it hurt all the same. If what Haruhi said was true, if he told her he might like Hikaru, she'd help him? How did Kaoru know he liked Hikaru? Maybe he just didn't want Haruhi to be with someone else, so he wanted to get that person to be him instead.

"Hmm, so this is Greek? I think I get it now," Haruhi mused. "Thanks Kaoru."

Kaoru smirked and layed his chin on his hands that were on the table and he laughed at her. The boy finally replied, "You didn't even need my help, did you?"

"W-what?" Haruhi asked, shocked.

"You're a tricky one, aren't you?"

"What are you talking about?"

Kaoru cackled as he started walking towards the door, his books in his bag, the strap on the other side of his neck, the bag hanging down. Ranka opened the door and stood there, staring at Kaoru and then Haruhi, doing that for awhile.

"Did I interrupt something?" Ranka asked.

"How irritating," Kaoru mumbled as he started to walk again. "She can see through me."