Caroline smiled softly and said, "I think it's time for bed, personally…I would like to go to church tomorrow…"
"CHURCH!?" The three Hitachiins asked her, their eyes wide.
"Yes, church as in Jesus and God…I like them… and would like to stay with them…" Caroline said, her eyebrow cocked quizzically at their reaction.
"We've never gotten up early enough to actually go to church…" Kaoru explained and Hikaru nodded.
Then their mom smiled brightly as she said, "But, it gives me a chance to make you guys some Sunday clothes. I will allow you guys to go to church, but only if you allow me to dress you." Caroline shrugged and looked back at the boys who were nodding obediently. Yuzuha smiled and said, "Good…now you three go to bed, and I will spend the night making your clothes. Now that I know your size, my dear Caroline, I can construct a beautiful dress in your honor. You will all look great." She held her hands at her face, please with herself as she blushed and waved them off.
Caroline smiled and started walking out with the twins when she heard, "Wait a second…" She let the twins continue on to their room as she waited for whoever asked her to. She turned to see the man the boys had called their father and smiled softly as he grabbed her hand and brought her to another room. "I'm sorry to have pulled you away from them like this, I don't mean to look like a creeper, but I know the boys wouldn't want to be around as I spoke to you like this…"
"Like what?" Caroline asked nervously, as she looked around, almost frightened at what would happen.
"In a room, asking you questions about them, telling you stories about their history. Those two are easily embarrassed and they would hate me if they knew I was doing this." Their father smiled softly at her and she nodded, understanding completely now. He then said, "So, I saw you could tell the boys apart…" Caroline nodded sadly and the twins father sighed as he continued, "They are great boys, and we love them very much…but we were busy all the time…"
Caroline smiled and nodded as she said, "Yeah, Haruhi told me…you guys were gone all the time, and didn't have the time to try to recognize who was who. Because of that the twins felt they could only depend on one another, until there was the Host Club…"
The twins' father nodded and said, "Yes…the Host Club has definitely brought the boys out of their shell." Their father smiled brightly as he continued, "They always wanted to be recognized as an individual, but they were afraid of not being accepted as individuals…until they met the Host Club…"
Caroline nodded as she said, "I'm glad they did meet the Host Club, and started hanging out with Haruhi, or we would never have met…"
"You know Haruhi?"
"Yes, she's my best friend…we used to hang out all the time in grade school, but I had to move away until high school. In high school I came back, and was able to hang out with Haruhi again." Caroline said, looking towards the doors closed behind them.
"She's a great girl, and my boys cared a lot about her…that was, until you came along…you are the first thing they've felt…right about…I know they tend to be troublesome, and pull pranks, but I do hope you will stay with them. They need that good influence, that one person who really cares about them for being who they are…" Their father's eyes tilted to the door with you, sensing someone on the other side of the door, but unwilling to recognize it.
"Of course I'll stay with them…I love them both very much and wouldn't want to leave their side." Caroline said with a big smile on her face as she turned to the door. At this point both the boys stumbled through the door and stood up like nothing happened. Caroline smiled and watched as both the boys rubbed the back of their neck, almost mirroring each other. They smiled back at her, their eyes glowing with love and passion for her as she said, "I love you boys…"
"Well, you guys go on and get to bed if that's your plan…sleep well, and don't do anything we wouldn't do…" Their father said as he looked at the two of them.
Hikaru then looked Caroline up and down as he said, "I don't think she'd be able to support twins like you guys do…" At that Caroline and their father blushed softly, as Kaoru took Caroline's hand and shook his head, leading her to their room.
They all slept in the same bed again that night, in the same positions that they had slept in before. Caroline felt comforted by the two of them as she snuggled into their grasps. She then mumbled, "I love you Kaoru, and I love you Hikaru…" She then slowly fell asleep.
The next morning they all woke up to a trumpet sounding loud in the next room. The twins jumped out of bed and ran into the shower, like they knew exactly what was going on, as Caroline slowly got up and picked out her clothes for the day. The twins ran in, still slightly dripping, as they said, "NO, Caroline, mom made our clothes for us, that's why we have to get out there…now come on…"
"Wait, my hair is a mess, let me at least…"
"No…let's go!" Hikaru said pulling her arm with them, apparently their mother wasn't very good with waiting. Caroline came with the twins, them wrapped in towels and her in her pajamas, to stand in front of their mother as she brought out her clothes.
Yuzuha smiled at them and said, "Good boys, getting her out here for the outfit check…" She then looked Caroline up and down and said, "I have to get to work early today, will you boys be able to fix her if something goes wrong?" Both the boys nodded as she brought out her clothes. The outfits for the boys were nice gray dress pants that fit them perfectly with a tight black button up and a gray suit jacket. They both looked beautiful in their clothes. Yuzuha handed Caroline a knee length sun dress that was a forest green, like her eyes, with dark brown flowers stitched in on the skirt of the dress and the flowers were the sleeves as well.
Caroline went into another room and tried on the dress, it fit her perfectly. The dress was brought in just slightly under her chest to show off her assets, and the dress came just past her knees to hide her flaws. The skirt moved very gracefully, so it gave the affect that Caroline did so as well. She came out of the dressing room, with her hair now up in a tight pony-tail, smiling brightly. Yuzuha shook her head and said, "The dress is great, but what did you do with your hair? Kaoru…" She asked looking at Kaoru as she said, "Or Hikaru…" Kaoru shook his head, so she said again, "Ok, good, Kaoru, can you fix her hair, I need to leave pretty soon here…"
Kaoru nods and said, "Yes, mother, I will put it down in soft curls, that should be cutie enough, but still elegant enough for your dress." Yuzuha nodded and gave him thumbs up as she walked out the door of the room, taking off for work. Hikaru slowly followed his mother out, to say goodbye, as Kaoru took Caroline into their makeup room. He turned and locked the door behind them as he sat her down.
"What was that for Kaoru?" Caroline asked quizzically, her eyes set in a worried glance.
"Because, Hikaru will just be standing around being bothersome. I figured I would just take care of your makeup and hair, and let him stay out until I'm done." Kaoru said as he looked at Caroline from the mirror. Staring at Kaoru in the mirror, made him look almost like Hikaru. Everything visually about them was the same, they had the same facial structure the same hair and eye color, everything identical, except mirrored. Caroline smiled as she looked up at Kaoru through the big mirror that was set in front of her. This was the shy boy who was always following Hikaru around, and now he was locking him out of a room.
Caroline sighed, as she hated what she was about to do, and said, "Kaoru, are you making a choice right now? Me instead of Hikaru?" Kaoru's eyes widened, but then the look of fear disappeared as he acted like he didn't hear her question, so she asked again, "Are you showing me that you want me instead of Hikaru?"
At this Kaoru sighs and puts his brush down as he says, "No…I'm not choosing between you two, I just know how Hikaru gets. He is very absentminded and will not allow me to make you beautiful…like you are trying to do now. I would never make a choice like that, you instead of Hikaru, or vice-a versa-a. I love you both, and wouldn't choose one or the other…" He blushed as he said the last part, this is the first time he has come out and told her he loved her equal to his brother.
Caroline smiled and nodded as he turned the chair from the mirror to have her face him, so that he could work on her. He started by brushing out the rats nest that she had called her hair that morning. He then started putting hot curlers in her hair to create the soft curls while he did her make up. He pulled out the concealor that they had in her color and slowly dabbed it under her eyes, which made her squint suddenly. Kaoru smiled and said, "It's alright…I'm not going to hurt you…" He slowly smeared the concealor under her eyes to get rid of the dark circles. She then opened her eyes to look at him smiling brightly down at her, "You are already looking beautiful Caroline…you are one of the prettiest girls I know…"
Caroline blushed deeply at his words as he took eye shadow out, he used earthy tones like brown and green on her eyes. The colors he used brought out the deep green colors in her eyes, without using to much and making her KEBA. Once he was finished with her make up he took the curlers out of her hair and let her hair drift down her neck. He turned Caroline to look at the mirror and she smiled brightly, she looked like a model from a movie. She stood up and turned around to hug Kaoru as she said, "I never thought I could be a model until you made me beautiful."
Before she could snatch him up in a hug him held her back and pulled her chin up to look him in the eyes. His golden hues burning passionately into her hazel orbs, saying delicately, "Caroline…I didn't make you beautiful…the dress didn't make you beautiful, and the make up didn't make you beautiful. Caroline you were always beautiful. You are the perfect vision of a woman…" Caroline blushes again as Kaoru leans in, slowly closing the distance between their faces. The closer his lips came to her own the deeper the red became on her cheeks, until their lips met in perfect unity. Caroline closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck as his own arms fell to her lower back.
Just then Hikaru finally jimmied the door open and found them there like that. Apparently he had been there when Kaoru locked the door and had been trying his own way to get it open. Finally using their mother's platinum card he got the door open and was standing in the doorway watching Caroline and Kaoru kiss. His eyes filled with tears as they finally broke apart. Hikaru smacked Kaoru across the face and said, "How could you?!" That was the only words he could get out as he ran for another room, tears streaking his face as he ran.
Kaoru was starting to run after him, but Caroline grabbed him and said, "Don't…let me do this, alright?" Kaoru was about to talk back, but Caroline shook her head, so he nodded. She slowly walked off in the direction she saw Hikaru run. He was sitting in their room, on their bed, bawling his eyes out. Caroline came into the room and Hikaru tried to run off in another direction, but she was blocking the only door that wouldn't leave him trapped. He sighed and fell onto the floor crying even harder as Caroline came up and wrapped her arms around him. He tried to push her off, tried to hit her, but she held on tight as she said, "I love BOTH OF YOU…it's not one or the other. In fact, you've gotten closer to me that Kaoru has this entire time…I don't want you to be jealous of your own brother…I want you to be able to share me."
Hikaru was still trying to push her off and trying to hurt her to make her let go, but she didn't, so he broke down in tears as he said, "I…don't…want…to…share…you…"
"You both share everything else…" Caroline said calmly, slowly stroking his bright red hair, her dress becoming drenched from his tears.
Hikaru looked up at her slowly and pouted as he said, "Yeah, but why should we share the one thing we care about?"
"Because if you don't, Kaoru will just give up and let you have me…if you remember, I was going for Kaoru first, and slowly fell for you…what if I didn't even want you? Would you leave Kaoru out in the cold like that?" Caroline asked sternly as she looked at him. Hikaru sat there, staring at the floor, unsure of how to answer as new tears began brimming in his eyes. Caroline shook her head and said, "Church is going to start soon. Let's go there, be like we have been, and when we get back…maybe you'll be able to answer me that." Hikaru nodded as he wiped the tears from his eyes and stood up on his own. Caroline then turned to the door and said, "Are you alright with that Kaoru?" Kaoru came in pouting as he nodded as well, a fresh blush across his cheeks because of what she said to Hikaru.
Caroline smiled as they all packed into the back of their limo. Yes, there were plenty of seats that they could have been sitting in, but both of the boys wanted to sit next to Caroline. She sighed as they drove on to the church, which was within walking distance. The church was huge, bigger than any of the ones she had seen in France. It had giant stained glass windows with pictures of Saints on them. Caroline was amazed as they walked into the church and saw that the ceiling was lined with gold and the seats were all made of red velvet. It was the most extravagant church she had ever been in.
They walked into the church and took seats that were right in the middle, they even had to pay an admittance fee to come into the church itself, otherwise you could sit on the outsides and watch it on their monitors. Caroline let the Holy Spirit flow through her as she held hands with the boys and listened to the message of the preacher. She began to wonder if God would have a problem with her polygamous relationship with these two. Would she be willing to give up her religion and her reality based mind for the two men she loved. She looked at the hands she was holding, then looked up to each boy individually, Yes, this is worth eternal damnation. These two are worth my entire world. Caroline thought quietly.
The boys were not letting Caroline just watch the sermon, each of them would try to play with their cell phones. Hikaru tried to make a paper airplane out of his church pamphlet and throw it at the preacher. Caroline thought she was completely mortified, that was until half an hour later when church was finally done, as both the boys shouted "Hurray!" Sadly, it was before church was officially over. It was the last song and time for announcements for the church as they shouted. Caroline blushed deeply as the twins grabbed her hands and pulled her from the church building.
Caroline sighed and shook her head as she said, "I can't take you boys anywhere!" She quickly pulled her hair back up into a pony tail as she said, "I can't believe you do things like that IN A CHURCH!" Both the boys stop and look incredibly sad as she says, "What is it now?!"
Hikaru walked forward, tilting his head quizzically, as he asked, "Are you mad at us?" Both of them wearing a sad little puppy dog pout. There was no way that she could be upset when staring into those two faces.
Caroline sighed and shook her head as she said, "No…not angry…just wondering why I ever take you anywhere…"
Both the twins smiled as Hikaru said, "Because you love us…both of us…" He then put his arm around his brother, hugging him close. Caroline wondered if Kaoru saw the significance in that simple action towards him. Caroline smiled brightly and nodded at Hikaru as she walked up and hugged both of them. She then checked her watch and said, "It's one o'clock now…and we are right next to the commoners park…anyone up for a game of tag or playing on the swings?"
And in unison, they tried to answer "tag" and "swings", so they looked at each other confused. They tried it again, but again it came out a jumbled mess of "tag" and "swings", so they sighed. Hikaru now stepped forward and said, "I would love to play tag…"
Kaoru pouted as he said, "But I want to play on the swings…"
Caroline smiled brightly, as she said, "What says we can't do both? There are plenty of swings for the three of us, and we can easily play tag in the open area…what do you guys say?"
She got a mumbled, "Alright…" in unison from the both of the twins.
Caroline started with tag, she wanted to be it first, because she knew if either one of twins became it they would get upset. So, they ran around playing tag, going back and forth across the play ground. Every once in a while a girl would come up and try to play with them, Caroline wouldn't mind it, but the boys would completely shut the girl out. They played for a couple of hours and then took the swings once they were all out of breath from playing tag. Caroline took a seat on the center swing, because there were three swings to a set, and the twins sat on either side of her. They all started the swings by kicking their legs back and forth, but then Hikaru decided to jump off of his swing when he got high enough.
Hikaru fell out of the swing instead of getting a full jump, and landed on the wooded part of the swing set, banging his knees. Hikaru turned around and gave everyone thumbs up, but Caroline could see the tears in his eyes. Caroline smirked and stopped her swing to get down by Hikaru's side, Kaoru doing the same slowly after her, as she said, "Are you alright sweetheart?" Her voice was trying to be soothing and seductive as Hikaru bit his lip softly, and Kaoru pouted slightly. Caroline smiled and leaned in close to Hikaru's leg as she glances at him from the side and said, "Would you like me to kiss it and make it better?" She could basically hear his heart pounding out of his chest as he nodded, so she leaned in and kissed his knee softly.
Hikaru stared at Caroline, his cheeks bright pink and she could tell he wasn't breathing. Caroline giggled and then pulled back from him, standing up and shivering lightly. It was getting darker outside, so she was getting cold. The boys both looked at her with pity written all over their face as they say in unison, "Would you like a jacket?" Caroline smiled, and shook her head as she rubbed her arms, trying to keep herself warm.
Hikaru sighed and rolled his eyes as he quickly pulled off his jacket and draped it over her shoulders. Caroline looked up at Hikaru and smiled brightly as she said, "Thank you…" She then hung her head and felt two arms wrap around her lower back.
Kaoru then said, "Why don't we start a fire in the new pit mom just got for the back yard?"
Hikaru smiled and nodded as she said, "That's a great idea! We just got marsh mellows, so we could roast marsh mellows and look at the stars." Both of them turned to Caroline for her approval, so she smiled and nodded. They quickly ran home, dragging Caroline behind them, so they could set up the night for her. Hikaru started the fire in the pit while Kaoru and Caroline went into the kitchen for the marsh mellows.
While in there Kaoru turned to Caroline and said, "Caroline…what do you think of…me?"
Caroline smiled, she had been expecting this as she said, "Kaoru, I think you are a very sweet boy, who cares about everyone around him, but at the same time gives his brother way too much control over her. Hikaru wouldn't do the same for you and you know it. I love you both very much, but in truth…I fell for you first. For your calm, serene looks. For the way you smile, and there is light behind your eyes. Hikaru, without you, is very void of emotion. He is always…distant, without you. That's why I love the both of you together, but separately…" She slowly walked closer to him and said, "I love you…" Caroline blushed deeply and so did Kaoru as she grabbed the marsh mellows out of the top of the cabinet and walked outside.
Kaoru's mind was buzzing at this point. She loves me…I knew she did, and I didn't want to leave Hikaru, but she loves me. The kiss…it was fantastic, but she loves me…what would I do for him…Kaoru couldn't figure out what he was going to do, but he almost didn't care anymore. He loved Hikaru, as a brother, but he was in love with Caroline. Was being with Caroline worth losing his brother? As he thought that they finally made it to the fire, and Kaoru smiled brightly at his perfect mirror image, creating a large fire for their enjoyment.
After the fire was started Kaoru got the sticks for their marsh mellow roasting and brought them over to see Caroline feeding Hikaru a marsh mellow and giggling. Kaoru pouted, but quickly pulled his face into a smile as he walked up and said, "Beautiful night tonight?"
It was more a question than a statement as Hikaru walked up to Kaoru and put a hand on his face to turn his face to him as he said, "Yes, but so are you…my dearest brother…" Kaoru blushed softly and turned away, which made Caroline giggle. Hikaru then sat on one side of Caroline as Kaoru took the other and they both started quoting off pick up lines to her, making her blush as red as a cherry.
Then, Caroline saw a star shoot across the sky so she smiled brightly and said, "Make a wish you guys!" She closed her eyes and made a really big wish, as she held her breath and mumbled in her mind Please let the boys love me…and want both of them to be with me
Right as she came back into reality she heard, "Caroline, will you be my girlfriend?" Only it was from two different voices. She opened her eyes to see both of the boys, knealing on one knee in front of her, asking the question.
Caroline blushed as she said, "I will only say yes if you think you can share…I don't want to make you guys split apart, because I know neither of you can handle that right now. When you can…then I will choose." The boys looked at each other, frowned for half a second, but then smiled as they turned back to her and nodded. Caroline smiled brightly as she said to Kaoru, "Then yes…I will be your girlfriend Kaoru…" She then turned to Hikaru before he could get angry and said, "And…I will be your girlfriend Hikaru…" She smiled brightly and both the boys wrapped their arms around her tightly.
Caroline smiled as she hand the two red-heads laying on her shoulders, each with one arm around her lower back, as they stared up at the perfectly seen stars. She didn't know how they could be out in a city like this and still see the stars so well, but she didn't care. She looked down to each of the pale faces, already drowsy from their long day, flickering in the fire light. She smiled and leaned down to kiss both of them on the forehead, her eyes tearing up out of happiness as she looked at her loves. She knew; if she had a chance to be with just one, that she would choose Kaoru. At least she thought that now, but what if being with her changed Hikaru, what if he became a better person. Could she really ever choose just one?
Caroline shook the nonsense out of her head as she slowly pushed the boys up to sit on their own as she poured the water onto the fire, to put it out for the night. She turned and said, "Come on boys…time for bed…"
"Yes mother…" Kaoru said drowsily as he put his hand out and grabbed Hikaru's hand as he pulled his arm over his shoulder and started dragging Hikaru to bed. It was obvious that Kaoru wasn't thinking she was reprimanding him, he was just responding that way, because he thought she was his actual mother. She wondered if this was actually what happened some nights. That Hikaru would get so tired that Kaoru would have to drag him to bed, and Kaoru never had a problem with it.
Caroline smiled at Kaoru's attention to his brother, and how he will go along with everything Hikaru will want to do, but will always be the adult when it came down to the tough parts. He would willingly wake up at 2 in the morning and drag his brother inside from the cold of both of them were too tired to move, because Kaoru would save some of his strength just for taking care of his brother later. Caroline wanted to stay outside a bit more and stare up at the stars, while the boys got ready for bed.
After a few minutes Hikaru came outside, dressed in his pajamas and fully awake, as he said, "Come on Caroline, come back in, it's time for bed…"
"But the stars are so pretty out here…" She said, as she shivered lightly. She hadn't realized until now how cold it had gotten, because before it wasn't as cold next to the fire.
Hikaru smiled and walked over to her, wrapping his arm around her as he said, "It's going to get even colder out here…maybe you should come inside with us…"
Caroline blushed and said, "But I want to look at the stars…"
Hikaru blushed as he saw Caroline's blush, and he said, "You are much prettier than the stars…they pale in comparison…" Caroline looked up at Hikaru's poetic statement, her eyes shimmering lightly from the moonlight, and biting her lip softly. Hikaru put his hand on her cheek, his hand covered her entire cheek, as he leaned in softly, inches from her face. "You are the most beautiful woman on the planet, and I want nothing more than to kiss you right now…but…" Caroline cut off the rest of his sentence as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and brought him down for a deep kiss against her lips. Caroline blushed deeply as they finally made contact.
Caroline pulled him closer to her and he quickly wrapped his arms around her lower back to pull her up to his height, which was only a little taller than she was. Caroline let her tongue slide softly through her lips to barely touch the edge of his soft lips. At the contact of her tongue Hikaru let his lips loosen to allow her tongue to slip into his mouth. Caroline slowly let her tongue slip through his lips, running lightly over his teeth, and slowly dancing with his tongue. Within a few seconds Hikaru moaned and quickly pushed away blushing deeply. I've…never let myself get that…into a kiss…I've…never really kissed a girl either… Hikaru thought, his mind racing with what just happened; how he moaned in a girls mouth.
Hikaru looked down at Caroline; wrapped in his shirt with her lips bright red from kissing him just now. Everything about her called to him as he growled, "Let's go inside before you get cold…" He knew he wanted her, but she was their's not just his. He needed to remember to share, and hopefully his brother would want to share tonight. Hikaru shook his head of all those thoughts as he walked Caroline inside, her gaze almost as dazed as his.
When Caroline finally makes it into their room she runs to the closet to change into her pajamas from the night before. She throws on the nightgown and walks out, her eyes half-hooded as she looks at Hikaru. Kaoru was already on the bed fast asleep, so they were technically alone in that room as they stared at one another. Hikaru was already shirtless and there was very little pants and boxers fabric to get through, so it was very obvious how he felt about Caroline right now. Caroline blushed and quickly jumped into their bed, covering up a bit more. She didn't feel ready to do anything else just yet.
Caroline looked up at Hikaru and he smiled like he did during his skits with Kaoru. He crawled on top of the covers and straddled her as he whispered, "I love you Caroline…"
Caroline blushed deeply and said, "Hi…Hikaru, please…don't do this…" His eyes were filled with a fire she had never seen in them before. He slowly leans in and presses his lips against hers, his tongue slowly running out against her lips. She allowed his tongue into her mouth and moaned the second their tongues started dancing together. She wraps her arms around his neck, which gives him the advantage of pulling the covers back from her. Hikaru's hands slowly drift down her shoulders, feather-light, as his kiss heats her up even more.
Hikaru continued to kiss Caroline deeply as he started pulling up her dress, to where he could put his legs between hers. After he got the hem of her skirt up high enough he pulled from the kiss and slowly started kissing down her neck to her shoulder. His eyes never left her eyes after his lips left hers. Every kiss would leave a burning sensation on her skin as he slowly lowered the straps of the dress and kissed a little further under the dress. Caroline was biting her lip near to bleeding as she watching the fire dance in his eyes as he made his way down her body.
It started to make her feel a bit uncomfortable though, she didn't think she was ready for this. Caroline whined softly and said, "Hi…Hikaru…please…stop…pl…" He pulled up from kissing her chest and his eyes locked hard onto hers as he leaned in for a kiss. Caroline pushed at his chest and said, "Hikaru stop…"
Kaoru then rolled over and asked, "What's going on you guys?" When he rolled over and saw what was going on he sat up and said, "What are you doing to her?" His eyes were fierce on his brother as he asked the question. To Kaoru Caroline was almost in tears and Hikaru was molesting her, he didn't see the build up. He didn't see how comfortable Hikaru had tried to make it for Caroline.
Caroline started pushing her straps up and sitting up as she said, "It's not as bad as it looks Kaoru…" Before she could even say anything else Kaoru launched at Hikaru. He pushed him out of the bed and raised his fist up to hit him, but Caroline called out, "NO! or I break it off…I don't want either of you getting hurt because of me…"
"But Caroline, he was trying to deflower you…" Kaoru cut in.
"No…he wasn't…he was just getting a little carried away…it would be easy if I gave to you what I gave to him…the way I kissed him…I don't even think you would be able to stop yourself…" Caroline stated as she looked back at Kaoru, her green eyes glistening. Kaoru's mouth hung open for a second like he was going to protest, but then he shut his mouth and looked depressed over at his mirror image. Hikaru frowned and came over to Kaoru's side, wrapping his arm around his twin and his other arm around Caroline. "Guys…no fighting over me please…Kaoru…if you want, we can…kiss now…" Caroline said, looking over at Kaoru whose mouth dropped again, she knew Hikaru must be mirroring him in this act.
Caroline straddled Kaoru, whose back was pressed against their bed so he had no where to go, and leaned in to softly kiss him on the lips. Kaoru's arms softly fell on the small of Caroline's back as his eyes fluttered closed. Caroline wrapped her arms around his shoulders as she parted her lips softly to let her tongue slowly run across Kaoru's lips. Just barely kissing like this she could tell Kaoru was enjoying it, by the reaction she felt underneath her. Kaoru moaned softly as he opened his mouth to allow her tongue entrance, her tongue slowly danced with his, and his arms tightened more around her.
Caroline moaned softly as she felt Kaoru's hands drift over her back pulling her closer. Kaoru's tongue began dancing with hers and making her whine softly into his mouth. Kaoru quickly pulled back when he heard her whine and said, "I…I see…I'm…I'm sorry for what I did Hikaru…"
Hikaru laughed and nodded as he said, "Yup…she's a fox though, isn't she?"
Kaoru sighed as she said, "Yes sir…if I had any guts I probably would have done something as well…" Caroline smiled and nodded as did Hikaru. So, Kaoru asked, "So, what brought this about, exactly?"
"I did…" Hikaru muttered softly as he said, "I was telling her how beautiful she was compared to the stars, and I got really close to her…and…and told her I wanted nothing more than to kiss her, but…"
"Hell I would've kissed you" Kaoru said jokingly.
Hikaru smirked at his somewhat younger twin as he said, "Yeah, I'd probably enjoy it more with you!" Hikaru jumped on top of his twin and held him in the same embrace that Caroline had just gotten out of. Caroline started laughing out loud as they did a skit just for her. Hikaru then said, "Oh brother I love you…"
Kaoru looked up into Hikaru's eyes and said, "I love you too Caroline…" His voice was so tender and sweet that Caroline blushed deeply.
Hikaru slowly crawled off of Kaoru as he said, "Man, that was just weird…"
Caroline smirked and then said, "Come on you guys, we have to get up in just a couple of hours for school, and I'm supposed to look good tomorrow. It's our job remember, as hosts we have to be able to please our customers!" Both the twins nod and slowly climb into bed. After a few seconds they pulled Caroline up into bed with them, holding her between them like they had for the past couple of nights.
The next morning they went to school together, in the same limo, and went into the school linking arms. They all came in dressed in the best and latest fashions, thanks to Kaoru and Hikaru's mother, Yuzuha. Caroline was in a catholic school girl's outfit that was specifically designed just for her. It hugged her curves just right and hid all of her flaws. The boys were wearing a black suit and tie, trying to look elegant with the beautiful lady on their arms. Caroline had told them before they left that dressing up would be a bad idea, but they did it anyway.
Even before their first class even started there was a rumor circulating that the twins must be dating Caroline. Caroline would always deny it at every chance she got, she just hoped the twins were doing the same as they came into the first class and sat down on each side of her. Kaoru placed a note on her desk right as he sat down, that read:
We have been telling everyone that we aren't dating. We hope that you are doing the same, for Haruhi's sake of course. Please don't be upset, if any girls speak to you mean because of this. They all assume that you are trying to play us against each other and have us fight over you. Which we both know you aren't, but…just in case a girl tries to be mean to you that is why. We both love you very much, but for the sake of Haruhi, we have to keep us a secret. You will always be my love.
Love always,
Kaoru
Caroline smiled as she read that note over and over again throughout the class period. Caroline looked over at Kaoru who would only look at her through his peripheral vision, but would smirk every time their eyes made contact. Caroline would blush softly, but that would only make the boys surrounding them go out of control at how gorgeous she looked. Her hair was down in soft sweet curls, her make up was done with just a hint of pink coloring, and her smile was as bright as the sunshine. Kaoru was mumbling under his breath about how the other boys were reacting, so Caroline decided to write Kaoru a note back.
Dear Kaoru,
You are the moon in my darkest night
You are my secret and greatest delight
You are the hand that holds my heart
I hope that we shall never part
Because in you I see the stars above
Because for you I give all my love
Love Always,
Caroline
Caroline passes the note back to Kaoru and smiles softly as he turns back to her with a light dancing in his eyes. She then saw a note already at the corner of her desk that read:
Who wrote that poem?
Caroline smiled brightly and quickly scribbled back:
I did…it's my true and real feelings for you…and Hikaru…I love you both very much Just so you guys don't worry about the other men in any of our classes, or any of my customers at the Host Club. Just know now, I only love you two. That is where my heart is.
Kaoru took the note back and his eyes widened as he looked directly at Caroline this time, he smiled brightly and felt tears spring to his eyes out of happiness. What other girl has ever shown this much love to one of us? Kaoru then passed the note over to Hikaru, to show him what Caroline had been writing. Hikaru started getting really teary-eyed and raised his hand to be excused from class to go to the bath room. There were many whispers around the class at this point. Many of the girls were wondering if Caroline had just refused the twins offer of being their girlfriend, because Hikaru had to run from the room like that.
Caroline smirked, glad that the female population has suddenly turned on her, because that meant that she finally had something good going in her life. Most of the girls in her class were glaring at her, because they assumed that she had just turned the twins down. She smiled broadly, and the boys in the room smiled too. They all began assuming the same thing that she had turned down the twins, so maybe she wanted to be available for someone else. At the time, every boy was thinking the same thing that it was them that she was waiting for. Caroline loved being in the Host Club, because now, high school might become a bit more fun.
However, after this class the twins didn't sit with Caroline anymore, but Haruhi did, so that Caroline wouldn't feel alone. Haruhi came over to her side and said, "Hey, what's going on with you and the twins…I heard you told Hikaru off and he stormed out of class…"
"You believe these rumors now Haruhi? Because, according to rumors, you and Renge are dating as well…" Caroline said sarcastically, as her eyes fell dramatically onto Haruhi.
Haruhi smiled sweetly and said, "Well, no…I don't believe rumors, but I want to make sure you're not hurting those boys Caroline…"
"What do you mean? They're my…" Caroline paused and then said quietly only to Haruhi, "First boyfriends…I'm not going to be bad to them…"
"Are you Serious?" Haruhi asked quietly with her eyes wide in surprise.
Caroline nodded and said, "And I gave Hikaru my first kiss…Kaoru my second…" Caroline then blushed deeply, remembering those moments with them. Caroline sighed softly, in happiness, and said, "I couldn't be happier with them…but we don't want you to get in trouble. So, we're trying to stay away from eachother. And…Hikaru ran out of a room, crying, because I wrote a poem for him and Kaoru…"
Haruhi smiled brightly and nodded to Caroline as she said, "Now that story makes much more since than the ones the other people were telling me." Caroline nodded, and so she and Haruhi continued to sit through their classes together without as much as a single problem. They would help each other through their work, and they would pass little notes back and forth. Classes were perfect time for the girls to become reacquainted as friends. By the end of classes that day, Haruhi and Caroline were walking to class together, talking and holding hands, giggling every once in a while.
Now all the girls were glaring at her because they thought she was with Haruhi. Caroline looked to Haruhi and asked, "Why are all the girls mad at me for being with you?"
"They think I'm a boy…so now they assume you left the twins for me, which they will probably hate you for in the end of things." Haruhi said, more matter-of-factly that Caroline would have appreciated. She was hoping that Haruhi would have a friendly touch about this, but no. Haruhi was always Haruhi and would always give her a brutally truthful answer. Caroline was silent for the rest of their walk to the Host Club together.
Once at the Host Club Tamaki was eyeing Caroline curiously as he asked, "So, are you going to wear your costume for today?"
"What's my costume for today?" Caroline asked, looking at him frightened.
"We're doing a tropical theme again today…" Kyoya said as he slowly walked up to her side.
Caroline flipped out and fell into Haruhi breathing heavily as she said, "And?"
"And we're all wearing swim gear, to show some extra skin…except for Haruhi, she'll be wearing a tanktop and swim shorts…you, however, will be wearing this!" Tamaki said as he held up a tiny purple string bikini that would barely cover any of her intimate places, which is probably exactly what Kyoya wanted. He wanted the twins to get jealous of the boys who were with her, staring at her in that little skimpy design. So, they would show him, they could be civilized, right?
Caroline walked to the changing room and put on the tiny bikini, it covered up her private places, but that's about all it would cover. She smiled at herself in the mirror, and pulled her hair up in pig tails. She then put on about a pound of makeup to make herself look even better and then walked out with a lolly-pop in her mouth. The second she walked out of the bathroom the nose bleeds blurted from the faces of the Host Club. Even Honey got a bit of a nose bleed from the look of you.
"That good huh?" Caroline asked Haruhi.
Haruhi smiled and nodded as she said, "Even better than they let on…you're freaking gorgeous girl!"
Kaoru bit his lip as he walked up to Caroline and said, "You're very pretty in this…" He was biting his tongue almost to bleeding, trying to keep out his jealousy. Looking over at Hikaru he couldn't even talk as his eyes burned with rage at the outfit on her body. They both wanted her covered; they wanted to be the only ones who could see her like that.
Caroline smiled and said, "Everyone ready for the welcome?"
Kyoya smirked devilishly as he walked up to Caroline's side and said, "Just one more thing…" He then wrapped his hands around her neck and placed a necklace there. The necklace fell right in her cleavage, to show off the line a little bit more. As he pulled back Caroline could see the fire in his eyes as he practically growled the words "Now…it's good." Hikaru was being held back by Kaoru now, as he tried to make his way to the shadow king.
Caroline smiled brightly and said, "Thank you Kyoya, I really appreciate it…it looks exactly like the one my mom had…before she…" Caroline's eyes became a bit teary as Kyoya readied her in the welcome position. Neither of the twins could get angry with Kyoya now, he had given a gift that made Caroline so happy she was in tears. No man could hurt a girl like that.
Kyoya wrapped his arm around her shoulder as they stood in the welcome line. His smirk went from ear to ear as he looked over at the twins in the middle of the group. Kaoru looked up at Kyoya with a scowl that, if looks could kill, would make Kyoya toast. Caroline looked sweetly down at Kaoru and Hikaru, and blew a kiss to let them know everything would be okay. They both blushed and looked forward, so that the Host Club could start for that day.
At the very beginning Caroline's table was full of guys who were all whooping and hollering about her and the twins earlier. One of the boys asked her out, but she shook her head politely as she said, "I can't be with just one of you, or I can't have all of you!" She smiled sweetly, which got a whole table of nosebleeds with the way she looked right then.
Hikaru and Kaoru were both staring at her in awe, until Kaoru turned to Hikaru and whispered, "You love her more than me don't you?"
Hikaru smirked and hugged his brother tightly as he said, "I could never love anyone more than I love you! You are my everything, without you I'm nothing…" Caroline smiled as she heard their sweet words to one another and the screams of the girls. Caroline then looked up as her surrounding table was taking off, and Honey and Mori came over to her table.
"Konichiwa Carrie-chan!" Honey said as he hopped over onto Caroline's lap. Caroline giggled and wrapped her arms around Honey tightly.
"Would you like some of my homemade cookies and cakes Honey-sempai?" Caroline asked quietly. She had made some cakes before she moved in with the boys and stored them in the fridge of the Host Club. Why there is a fridge in the music room, no one can tell her.
"Hai Hai!" Honey squealed.
Caroline looked over at Mori and said, "Would you mind getting the cakes out of the fridge…I only have had them there over the weekend, so they should still be good…"
"Those were yours Carrie-chan?" Honey asked, a guilty look crossing his face and tears near his eyes.
"Yes, Honey-sempai…did you eat them already?" Caroline asked, in a mother's sympathy sort of tone.
"Hai Carrie-chan…I thought they were Host Club cakes, so I ate them…ONEGAI!" Honey screamed, as tears started streaming down his face. Caroline sighed and tried to hug him, but he quickly hopped off of her lap and ran away. At this point even more girls were glaring at Caroline, but Caroline didn't understand why. Caroline hadn't done anything to anybody, she was just being nice to the Host Club, but every girl who saw her was taking it the wrong way.
The next shift Caroline's table was surrounded by girls from all the different tables, except for Tamaki's table since nothing has happened between them yet. The setting of the day had all the tables surrounded by trees and other tropical plants, so it was hard to see the table where Caroline was. Caroline was defenseless against all the girls that were surrounding her table. One of the girls leaned forward and growled, "How could you hurt the twins?"
The next girl growled at her and said, "The twins, what about Honey and Mori?"
"She hurt the twins, Honey and Mori too?! What a whore! And she was flirting with Haruhi!" Another girl screamed.
"Haruhi?! Did you see her all of Kyoya, like she owned him or something!" Another girl was screeching. The girls all started screaming at Caroline as they launched at her and started pulling her hair out of the pigtails, ripping at it and clawing at her face. One of the girls even bit her on the arm. A lot of the girls were just hitting her and smacking her, while trying to rip her clothes off. Caroline got so scared she started crying as Kaoru and Hikaru made their way over, worried about her, and coming to check on her since their table was empty.
Kaoru put himself in the middle of the fight, yanking girls off of Caroline and throwing them across the area. More would try to come at Caroline, but not with Kaoru standing in the way. One of the girls walked up to Kaoru and said, "I was doing this for you both. I was hoping you'd be pleased with the job we did. I heard how this girl hurt you, so me and my friends took care of her for you."
Kaoru looked very angry at the girl as he slowly walked up to her and tilted her face back to look into his blazing eyes, saying, "Caroline is my girlfriend, and I would prefer it if you wouldn't hurt her. Because I do love her very much…" Kaoru did not strike the girl, as much as he would have liked to do it, because it wasn't the Host nature. He just quickly wrapped his arms around Caroline and brought her back into the changing room before her swimsuit completely fell off.
The girl looked up to Hikaru and asked softly, "Is this true Hikaru?" Hikaru stared into the bright blue eyes of third year Tanya Yukishi. She had dark blonde hair and delicately tanned skin, and she had one of the most powerful families, right under the Ootori family. She was most men's image of perfection, and she wanted to be with them. Hikaru looked from Tanya to Haruhi and began to wonder what he should answer. Should he say yes, to save Caroline further harassment from the other girls. Or should he say no, and save Haruhi from the debt she will have to pay from this problem.
It was now that Hikaru showed himself, his brother, and Caroline who his feelings were really for, who his heart really went out to; Caroline or Haruhi. Hikaru took a deep breath as he looked at the girl, who was now crestfallen before him. He nodded as he said, "Yes…it's true…Kaoru is with Caroline…and I'm with Haruhi." Hikaru bit his lip right after he said it and then looked back over to the rest of the Host Club whose mouths were wide open. Haruhi looked over at him confused, but at the same time looked slightly hopeful.
The girl, Tanya, smiled brightly and said, "That's so cute Hikaru! I knew you'd be the one to love Haruhi. Boy or not, you guys are so cute together." The moe heart was growing above her head second after second, while watching Haruhi and Hikaru.
Tamaki then stepped forward and said, "You are not dating my darling daughter!"
"DAUGHTER!?" All the girls of the Host Club screamed questioning together.
"I mean…" Tamaki stuttered and then looked to Haruhi, who sighed angrily and looked back to Hikaru sweetly.
"It's too late, the damage is already done…sorry girls…would you mind leaving for today, we promise to send gift baskets and flowers for your patience…" Kyoya said as he scribbled a note in his giant black book, and then looked down at Hikaru.
Just then Caroline and Kaoru walk out of the back room. Caroline is now dressed in a white sundress with brown flowers sewn up the right corner of the dress. The girls were now all leaving, glaring at Caroline, as if it was all her fault, and then heading out the door. Kyoya then came up to Kaoru and said, "Not even one day. You couldn't even handle your relationship for one day. And now…Hikaru and Haruhi are apparently together, and all the girls know Haruhi is a girl thanks to lord dumbass over there." Kyoya then took a deep breath to keep himself from cursing again as he said, "So, we have no natural, because she is now known as a girl. We have no twin love, because both of them are dating someone else…and we can't even get a moe factor, because the lord told everyone that Haruhi was a girl…so…that's a whole lot of debt that…"
"That I will pay for…" Caroline said as she stepped forward. She pulled her checkbook out of her purse and said, "Name me an amount…I'll pay for all of it…Haruhi and the twins don't need to pay for my love…it's my fault the twins have come out of their love with each other, so I will pay for it."
Kyoya smirked and said, "How about a weekend at my house?"
Caroline's mouth fell open as Kaoru stood in front of her and said, "How about not?"
"Well then, it will be Haruhi's debt that she will have to pay off as the Host Club dog…and even past that…because this has brought me a lot of money and joy doing this job…and I've been able to do a lot with that money…I don't want to look like a fool now, because of you…" Kyoya said, his glasses shimmering again, giving off the impression that he was not kidding.
Hikaru came up to Kaoru and said, "Please, don't do this to Haruhi…"
"Haruhi! What about Caroline? You really want to just let her go over with the shadow prince? What if we lose her to him?" Kaoru yelled at Hikaru.
"I…I don't know…I just don't want to put Haruhi in any debt, especially with her trying to become a lawyer. She wants to be something more…" Hikaru said, his eyes now on the floor instead of his brother. The pain of what he was saying to his brother was just now hitting him, he could feel his twins anger and his pain for the person he loved. Hikaru held his breath as he looked from Haruhi to Caroline, his eyes begging with Caroline to take it on, but at the same time his heart begging him to change his mind. There's no promise that Haruhi will ever love you. You only said you were dating to get the girl off your back and the thought off your mind. Do you really love Haruhi, or do you just wish she loved you so you can give Caroline to your brother? Tell yourself the truth here! Hikaru thought to himself and let the breath out slowly.
Caroline smiled hesitantly as she said, "I said I'd pay for it, so if that's what it takes, that's what I'll do…"
Kyoya smiled and said, "Good, I'll see you this Friday…enjoy your time with the boys, because I doubt you'll remember their names after you leave my house…" Kyoya pushed his glasses up as he gave Caroline a knee quaking smile.
Caroline looked back at the boys and said, "Well, looks like you're gonna have to find a way to keep me now…if Kyoya plans to steal me from you." Caroline laughed softly and then got closer to the boys as she added, "Don't worry boys…I'll never stop loving you…though I think Hikaru has lost his heart for me." Caroline then turned to Kaoru and smirked softly. She had already told him before that she loved him, and now he could love her, solely. Hikaru stuttered and stumbled on Caroline's words, as his eyes began to tear slightly.
"What do you mean I lost my heart for you?" Hikaru mumbled to Caroline.
"I mean that you said you were dating Haruhi, which I think you should probably check with her for. I don't know if she will agree to it or not yet, but it is out there already and will probably get passed around the entire school before Host Club is even over. So, go get her tiger…" Caroline said with a soft smile playing on her lips.
"Really? You're not upset that I care for Haruhi like that?" Hikaru asked, his eyes wide, but a grin from ear to ear.
Caroline smiled and nodded as she said, "You should love whoever it is your heart yearns for…if that's Haruhi…or if you change your mind and it's me again. I will still love you either way, because you are special to me…each of you are unique and make me happy." Caroline nodded again and then grabbed Kaoru's hand as she whispered, "Let's give Hikaru his time with Haruhi." Kaoru nodded and squeezed her hand as they walked out of the room.
Hikaru slowly walked up to Haruhi as she was headed out of the dressing room, now in a girl's uniform since it didn't matter anymore. Hikaru took in a deep breath and let it out as he said, "Haruhi, I've cared for you for a long time and…" He got stuck on the last part, his eyes begging with her to understand without him asking, because if he didn't ask he couldn't be rejected. She cocked her head to the side quizzically as she awaited the rest of his sentence, so he said, "Willyougooutwithme…" It didn't even sound close to a whole word, let alone a sentence.
"What?" Haruhi asked, her head still tipped to the side and her eyes sparkling at the question.
"Haruhi, will you be my girlfriend?" Hikaru said, his hands shaking and his eyes directed at the floor instead of on her. She was just too cute to look at while asking this question.
Haruhi sucked breath in at the question, and let it out slowly as she said, "Um…Hikaru, I don't know…I really need to focus on my studies right now. Dating might not be the best idea right now. Though I do like you a lot too, you are a great friend, I just don't think that would be best for me right now."
"But…why? Am I not good enough…do you want someone like Tono? I can be like him…I can…" Hikaru said as he straightend up his posture and said, "my princess…"
"If I wanted Suoh-sempai I would have said yes to his many advances, but that's not what I want. I don't want to date right now…it's just I have to study. I already take enough time up with the Host Club, I definitely don't have time for dating too. Plus, I still have to cook and clean for my dad when I get home…I need all the spare time I can get…I truthfully doubt I'll ever date. I'm going to be too busy…" Haruhi said as she grabbed Hikaru's hand, trying to help him to understand her situation. She even laughed softly after saying she'll probably never date.
Hikaru pulled his hand away and said, "Fine…don't want me…I don't care! But don't you dare laugh at my love!" Hikaru's face turned angry as he ran from the room, knocking Honey down in the process. Honey started crying, until Mori came over and picked him up, quieting him.
When Hikaru finally made it outside he saw Caroline and Kaoru holding hands and waiting for him. Hikaru hung his head as he walked slowly up to Caroline and said, "I still love you babe…" He wrapped his arm around her and then turned to Kaoru as he said, "Looks like I was way in the wrong…Haruhi didn't care for me in the least…"
Kaoru smiled and patted his brother's shoulder as he said, "Don't worry about it Hikaru, I'm sure Caroline still loves you. Not only that, but I bet Haruhi will regret what she let go of."
Caroline smiled softly and wrapped her arms around the two boys lower backs and walks towards their limo saying, "Gregory…take us home!"
___________________Author's Notes________________
Sorry for being so late for the updates. I've been working a lot recently, so I haven't had time to write. Unlike a lot of the writers here, I don't have my story written out before I put it on here. So, I'm trying to get my chapters out as quickly as possible. Hope you guys don't leave me as readers!
A lot of the beginning of this chapter I have to thank liquidity for. Her story with KaoruXMei is a really great story that a lot of you should read. I just hope she doesn't mind me using her idea here (I didn't really ask.)
Again a great thanks to:
Jenna Uchiha
Potopie- also has great stories you should read! (unless you don't like Yaoi…)
And a new thanks to:
*always listening to music* for her first post on my stories!