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ILuvHikaruAndKaoru- Yeah, poor Kao-Chan. Here's the update!

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You Me Her- Heh heh... Yeah... Poor Kaoru... Go ahead slap Hikaru, he deserves it! *Laughs nervously*

Immortal Fallen Angel- Yeah, senpai, Hikaru needs sense knocked into him. I'm glad to see you're still alive! ^_^ It was lonely without your insanity.

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*Walks into OHSHC Writing Room*

*Blinks, looking at the sharpied wall(s)*

Paw: I really need to change the locks.

Thank you for the reviews, and I'm sorry about the wait. I got stuck between school and the end of basketball, beginning of Track, and a Leadership conference, not to mention Oddyssey of the Mind competitions (My team took first at Regionals (fifth at States yesterday though ~.~)) I also had a little trouble figuring out how to end it.

And with how I decided to end it... Heh... Looking at the review replies might give a hint... Sorry?

This final part flips between the twins' points of view, before settling on Hikaru's.

I hope you enjoy the last part of The Dark Waltz!

Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran or the Song Waltz With Me

Waltz With Me?

Fairytales aren't real. No matter how much you want something to be real, it can only be a fairytale in your heart.

Like me loving Hikaru when he obviously loves Haruhi.

Waltz with me
My love

I can't believe I hit Kaoru. I mean, sure we've fought a bit before, but tonight was the first night that either of us slapped the other!

Are we drifting apart?

Tell me what
You're dreaming of

It's cold out. Not that I'm surprised, seeing as it's raining, but still. Thunder crackles and lightning flashes.

Hikaru probably doesn't even care that I'm out here- he's probably with Haruhi.

Hold me now
We can share our love

I try and think of where Kaoru would run off to- oh just listen to me! It seems like we already have drifted apart if I don't know where to find my own brother, my own twin!

I run out of the Dance Hall, into the rain, going to the one place where I knew Kaoru had to be.

Waltz with me
My love

It takes me little effort to make my way through the maze. Hikaru wouldn't find me here. Unlike me, he didn't know how to navigate the maze as quickly as I can.

"Kaoru!"

Perhaps that's why I'm so surprised to hear him call my name

Paint your face
For me

I call out his name, watching as he freezes, but composes himself so quickly that he tries to run. I snag his wrist and force him to stop. I'm not imagining anything when I see tears trailing down his rain soaked face.

"Kaoru…" I breathe, unsure of what else to say.

Only here
Is where I want to be

I tell myself not to cry, but the tears slip out anyways. Stupid Hikaru! What does he think he's doing! He's not supposed to be here!

"Leave me alone," I bite out, though it doesn't sound harsh- it sounds the exact opposite.

Weak. Pathetic. Exactly like what I am right now.

Next to you
While I watch you sleep

My instincts take over. I yank Kaoru towards me and wrap my arms around him. What else can I do? My little brother has been hurting and I didn't see it at all.

"It's alright Kaoru," I murmur, but half a second too late I realize that that was the wrong thing to say. Kaoru pushes himself away from me and stares me straight in the eye.

Waltz with me
My love

"No, it's not alright!" I protest. "This wasn't supposed to happen!" I'm vaguely aware I'm crying, but the next thing that Hikaru does nearly breaks my heart.

"Waltz with me?"

Tell me something
Will we be broken down

I don't give Kaoru time to respond. I may not be able to fully understand what he's babbling about, but it doesn't matter. I place his hand on my shoulder and then wrap my arm around his waist.

And so, to the music of the rain, we waltz.

Tell me something
Will we be broken down
Will we be broken down

"Haruhi and I were talking earlier." Hikaru is saying as we dance- him leading as always. "I told her that I loved her." Fresh tears burn in my eyes and I so much want to pull away from Hikaru, only I can't bring myself to do so.

Not that it would have stopped Hikaru from talking. He kept going, watching my expression. I wonder, is he looking to break my heart even more than it already is? However, what he says next shocks me.

"Haruhi, though," Hikaru is choosing his wording carefully. What? What did Haruhi say?

"She told me that she couldn't love me."

Waltz with me My love
Waltz with me My love

I gauge Kaoru's reaction as I tell him this. Surprisingly, he shows no emotion- no, that's not surprising. He doesn't want to betray his emotions to me, that's probably it.

"She told me that she couldn't love me," I continue carefully, "Because she didn't want to take me from you, Kaoru." He stiffens, and we jerk to a halt as his feet stop moving. He doesn't say anything for the longest time.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask him quietly. For a second, I believe he doesn't hear me, but then he answers, twice as quietly, voice so low I can barely hear him above the sound of the rain.

"It's wrong, isn't it?" I blink as Kaoru's voice steadily gets louder. "Right, it's wrong? You must hate me Hikaru! Hate me! It's wrong, falling in love with your brother- your twin brother!" So that was his problem?

"Kao-chan," I tell him. "I could never hate you!" I cup his chin in my hand and gently lift it. Tears are still rolling down his cheeks, mingling with the rain. If you hadn't known he was crying, you would just assume that it was the rain.

"You're lying!" He snaps back. "Stop lying to make me feel better!" I grimace as he tears himself away from me.. Before I can say anything though, thunder crashes as lightning falls from the sky. We flinch simultaneously as the lightning looks like it struck the one edge of the maze. Hopefully it didn't…

And the flames rise up, despite the rain. I scowl darkly, watching the flames go.

"We have to run Kaoru!" I snatch up his wrist and start dragging him through the maze. Which way was the God Damned exit? A glance over my shoulder told me that the fire was catching up, and quick.

Before I can go any further, I am yanked to a stop by Kaoru digging his heels into the ground. I stop and stare at him like he's a lunatic. Which is possible, seeing as he stopped us when we were running away from a fire that could kill us.

"Not this way." His tears have stopped, I notice. "We have to double back." I blink before shaking my head.

"If we go back, the fire will surely get us!" I argue, but Kaoru shakes his head.

"We have to go back!" He insists, dragging me this time. "Back there is the way out! If we keep going this way, we'll get caught and neither of us will make it out!" I allow Kaoru to take me through the maze, back from where we came. We were going as fast as we could; the fire was spreading faster, and if we didn't hurry we would be caught in the flames.

As we go, I am surprised by how well Kaoru knows the maze. There's no hesitation in his step as he guides us through the maze, saving us from the fire. I'm pretty sure we're almost at the end of the maze when Kaoru stops abruptly. Why did he stop? The fire is practically surrounding us now!

Then I see it.

The exit is nearly surrounded by flames. There's no way we both would be able to get out…

"Go Hikaru!" Kaoru is pushing me towards the exit. I dig my heels in and shake my head.

"No Kaoru!" I protest. "If one of us goes, both of us go! I'm not leaving you behind!" Kaoru pushes me harder, and I'm stumbling forward. I go crashing through the flames to the outside of the maze. I crash into Tono's arms and I watch as the flames fully engulf the exit.

"I love you!" I think I hear him call, giving me a faint smile.

"No! Kaoru!" I shout, and try to get out of Tono's arms as his grip tightens.

"No!" I scream again as the hedges start to burn completely. "Tamaki you bastard, let me go! Tamaki, Kaoru is going to die!"

"Hikaru, let it go," Tamaki's voice is cold, and I freeze. "Kaoru saved you. Don't go ahead and throw your life away trying to save him when you know it's pointless."

"No!" I shake my head, trying to get free, feeling tears slipping down my cheeks. "It's not pointless! Kaoru's still alive! Tamaki let me go!" He doesn't budge.

"Tamaki, my brother is going to die!" I scream. "Let me go! I need to save him! KAORU!"

I collapse to the mud sobbing. Tamaki has let me go, but I can't do anything. Kaoru's dead.

Kaoru's dead. Not coming back. Gone forever. Never to be seen again. I'm such an idiot to have ignored Kaoru!

"Hikaru," I hear Haruhi say cautiously, kneeling beside me. "It's going to be okay. We're all here for you, understand?" She hugs me and Hani bounces up.

"Yeah, Hika-chan!" He chimes. "We're all here for you, even Usa-Chan!"

Everybody nods, as I stand up. The rain is finally starting to douse the fire, and it's dying off quite a bit. It's not fair- why does the rain have to put out the fire now? Why couldn't it have done that earlier?

If that had happened, then Kaoru… Kaoru… Kaoru might still be alive.

But no, that couldn't happen. I had pushed him away. I selfishly pushed him away- it should've been me that had died, not Kaoru. But Kaoru was the selfless one- that's why he had pushed me through to live, not let himself go through and live.

"Are you okay?" Haruhi asks, and I look up at the sky, stars showing sporadically through the rain clouds.

As the rain stills, a smile comes to my face. Kaoru wouldn't want me to be miserable. He'd want me to be happy. Happy without him.

And I'm going to be. So he can be happy too.

"Yeah, Haruhi, I am," I tell her. That's it.

I'm going to be happy even though he's gone so he can be happy too. That's what he wanted.

And it's not like I'm going to forget him either. I'll remember him forever, and always remember what he did for me. He loved me, and I'm going to make sure that I never forget that. In fact, I'm going to make sure to keep him in my heart.

That way, Kaoru can be with me forever. In my heart and memories.

~~Owari~~

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--Transmission Cut--

--You Are The Weakest Link.--

Good Bye.