This is the fifth chapter of "Holding Hands". I wish I could have updated sooner. I really wish that. I have been so busy lately between some college classes, local theatre productions, and band there is no more time in a day to do anything. I should be doing homework right now but I'm going to try and write this instead. The last thing I said in Chapter 4 is "I hope you liked this and hopefully Chapter 5 won't take as long." It obviously took longer and I appologize. Oh, and to Panchuu! I enjoyed your review. (fingers cock back, prepairing to stike the keyboard and insert all sorts of venom) Ok, here we go.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club.

(Flashback)

"Which one is Hikaru?"

The twins were three years old and remained silent, not in the conversation taking place between their mother and father. Their father had just gotten back from a long business trip and had whispered to his wife that question. There was a long pause until their mother painfully shrugged her shoulders.

He looked down at the things he held in his hands and turned towards the boys, "Here you go you two! Something I brought back from England!" In his hands were two pins, one was an "H" and the other was a "K".

The two Japanese toddlers, obviously not knowing the difference between an "H" and a "K" in the English alphabet innocently grabbed the one opposite their name.

Thirteen years later and their father still always asked his wife "Which one is Hikaru?" when he got back from a trip. After about the third time this question was asked it had turned into a game for the twins.

When Kaoru fell off of the counter and had to get stitches, his father was away of business. His wife called and told him that one of the twins had gotten hurt. "Was it Hikaru?" he had asked.

Kaoru asked his mother once, "Why doesn't Dad ever ask about me?"

She bunched up her eyebrows in confusion and said in the 'why would you think that?' voice "He asks about you all the time, Hikaru."

He rolled his eyes and sighed, "But I'm Kaoru."

His mother had failed. She quickly thought of a reason. She smiled and whispered in his ear, "He never asks about you because we don't have to worry about you. Your perfect."

Kaoru's eyes sparkled as he looked at his mother. "Now go play." she said with a smile.

That comment had made him feel special. Like he knew something that he wasn't supposed to know. Not like evesdropping on someones secret, but like being told about a Christmas present before you get it. That comment made up for every time his father didn't ask "Which is Kaoru?"

(End Flashback)

Kaoru scoffed to himself in remeberence of the comment his mother made. "Your perfect" she said.

"If I'm perfect then why arn't I Hikaru? He's perfect..." he thought to himself and looked to his brother as they walked down the sidewalk together.

Neither had a watch, cell phone, compass, or sundile with them. No way to tell time, direction, or communicate to anyone else. Where they were going didn't allow for such things.

A right at the vine covered house

They had stumbled upon it their first year of junior high. They skipped school that day and didn't want to be home incase their parents came home.

259 pases towards the forest at the cherry tree

They were reading a book around that time. Dispite their hyperactive mischevious nature, yes, the twins read from time to time. They liked it. Reading about old times interested them most.

About 3 feet up from the base of a tall tree, there will be an arrow with red feathers stuck in it

Neither could recall what the book was called. It wasn't actually very good. The characters names were Isamu and Masami though. Two boys. Isamu was a knight and Masami was a young prince. They were the same age.

69 pases and you should be at the place where time stands still.

Oh, that's right! Where Time Stood Still. That was the title of the book. Neither could ever remember until they receited the verses. Dispite their disinterest in the novel, Hikaru and Kaoru liked the characters.

Where time stands still

Kaoru grinned and tried to soak up as much of his surroundings as possible. He grasped Hikaru's hand. Before the twins was like a miniture world. In about fifty yards of cleared earth was an ocean, a sandy beach, an active volcano, long roads, and a castle.

(Flashback)

The twins sat next to eachother in their eighth grade writing class, dodling on eachothers paper. The teacher came over to them both.

"Are you two working on you writing assignment?" she asked, not planning on taking 'yes' as an answer.

"We finished." they said simultaniously, neither stopping their doddles for her.

"Then you won't mind me reading it, will you?" she said in that tone of voice that really says "This is your last chance to get working on it." They both hand her their papers.

She reads one outloud quietly to herself, "My Favourite Place by Hitachiin Hikaru. I can't say where my favourite place is because if I did it wouldn't be my favourite anymore. People would figure out where it is and ruin it. It is a place where time stands still..." The teacher scoffed and didn't bother to read the rest of the paper. She looked at the other paper, "My Favourite Place by Hitachiin Kaoru. My favourite place is a place where time stands still. I don't want to say where this place is because then people would go and ruin it..."

The teacher took both of the papers and told the twins to redo the assignment on an actuall place.

(End Flashback)

"This is the realist place I know." Kaoru thought to himself.

"It's been a year sinse we were last hear." Hikaru said.

"Yeah it has." Kaoru said.

They stood there for a moment, hand in hand, a certain question lingering in midair, waiting to be answered.

Hikaru rocked back and forth on his feet for that moment, wanting Kaoru to ask the lingering question.

Kaoru staired away from Hikaru, wanting him to say something first.

"Has he forgotton?"each think about the other.

"Sooo... Kaoru..."

"...Yeah?"

"Remember the times we came here?"

"...Yeah..." Kaoru said, trying to sound indifferent.

"We always... ... ... acted." Hikaru said, trying to hint at his point.

"...Yeeeeah..." Kaoru said, waiting for him to actually ask.

Hikaru looked to Kaoru and sighed, "Wanna do that again?"

"Yes!" Kaoru was relieved.

Hikaru smiled like a kid. Kaoru always played the part of Masami the Prince and Hikaru always played the part of Isamu the Knight. It was a childish game, even in their first year of junior high when they made it up.

In the story Masami and his bravest knight, Isamu go on a quest for the land where time stands still. During the climax of the story you find out that time stood still at the top of the volcano. Although Hikaru and Kaoru have been to the top of the volcano, "where time stands still" has become the general term for the clearing in the forest.

After a day of play Kaoru finally spralled onto his back, right in the middle of the valley, and looked to the sky. Hikaru did the same.

They lay there in silence for an undistinguishable amount of time.

"This was fun." Kaoru said grabbing Hikarus hand and turning towards him.

"Mhmm." replied Hikaru turning inwards.

Hikaru looked over to Kaoru who had fallen asleep. Hikaru made himself comfertable and did the same, able to feel Kaoru's breth.

Something was off and it woke up Hikaru.Oh, it was Kaoru. He had woken up.

He streched, "That was refreshing."

Hikaru was still sleepy and not as refreshed as his twin, but he got up anyway.

"Well,... shall we be off?" Kaoru stated more than asked as he got to his feet and offered his hand to Hikaru.

Hikaru heaved himself off the ground with the help of Kaoru, "I suppose so."

They started the treck home, hand in hand. When they arrived it was getting dark.

"What time did mom say she was getting home?" one asked the other.

"Nine o'clock." the other replied.

Once the twins had arrived at home they headed straight for the bedroom. Kaoru decided to take a shower. Hikaru declined the invitation to join him, stating that he was hungary. Kaoru was also hungary, but wanted to get the volcano ashes out of his hair first.

He could hardly keep his eyes open, Hikaru couldn't. While someone was cooking him a bowl of soup he fell asleep with his head on the table.

I hope you enjoyed this. I enjoyed writing this chaper. Quite a bit different from the fourth chapter I would say. If anyone was confused about this chaper then ask in a review or e-mail. I can see where someone would get lost and it's ok if I have to explain it. I would explain right now but I think it looks cheesy when an author is like "lalalalalala! this is the chapter! la!" and then in the end is like "i'll explain it now!" because I think if you put the explanation right after the chapter it like, what was the point of the chapter then? Oh, how I look forward to the reviews. Especially for this chapter because there are some specific things I'm sure people will point out and I want them to, so baddly. I do not know if the book Where Time Stood Still actually exists. I'm sure the title does but I made the story up. So if that book actually exists... I don't own it. If it doesn't exist... I totally own it! Also I would like to point out that the name Masami means "grace and beauty" and Isamu means "bravery".

This is WHPIAR... signing off.