Chapter 14

KaoruxOCxHikaru

Duffle bag at hand, Hikaru and I walked side by side with each other to the door. Kaoru met us halfway and he looked as happy as ever to see me; that in turn made me very happy as well. I thought the place looked huge outside, but once inside, it looked even bigger. Then something hit me, "What about their parents?" all the color drained from my face, "Say guys, did your parents say it was okay for me to come over?"

"They're never home really, they're always working." Kaoru replied.

"Oh," I said, feeling kind of guilty for bringing it up.

"Come on, you can put your stuff in my room." Kaoru said taking my hand.

"I claim her for the night Kaoru," Hikaru protested with a voice that sent chills up my spine.

"Hikaru, how's that fair?" questioned Kaoru.

"Wait a second," I interrupted, "don't I get my own room?"

They came together, fingers laced and heads down low, which gave them both the most devious look, "We want you to ourselves." they both hissed in unison.

My face turned red and I sighed. There was no getting out of it, "Alright." I agreed.

They both looked at me shocked, "What's the matter Yankee? You never make things this easy."

"Who said it'd be easy?" I questioned, "You two have to decide who I stay with tonight." I said walking on passed them, now with my own jagged smirk that they couldn't see.

Of course, they decided to fight fire with fire, "Or we could all share a bed again." they answered together.

My face flushed, "Can someone just show me where I can set this down?" I asked without looking back at them.

"Of course," said Kaoru taking my hand in his once more. He led me upstairs to the bed room, "This is Hikaru's room."

"I thought…" I started to say before he cut me off.

"Well I just figured since I usually crawl into bed with him that'd we'd all be staying the night in here," he said smiling at me. He then took my bag from me and set it down on the bed, before moving over to me and hugging me tightly, "Thank you for coming."

I was surprised, "Don't mention it Kaoru, I love being with you two." there's that word again.

He looked at me and nodded, "We usually eat dinner in about an hour, is there anything you'd like to do?"

"Would it be rude to ask if I could shower?" I asked.

He leaned in and whispered into my ear, "As long as Hikaru and I get to join you." my heart stopped, "I'm kidding." He said with a small laugh, patting my head, which jump started my heart again, "Yes, go right ahead. Use Hikaru's shower," He said pointing behind him where a door was.

"Not gonna ask how many times this has been both of your shower." I mumbled and he smirked.

"Would you like me to get Hikaru up here?" He asked teasingly.

"Please don't," I growled, "He wouldn't be kidding."

His smile turned genuine and he pressed his lips against my forehead, "Come downstairs once your done, okay?"

I gave a quick nod and he walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him. Now I was alone. Walking over to my bag I retrieved a pair of sweat pants and a tank top, and then went into the bathroom.

After the shower I started down the hallway to go downstairs, but was stopped by one of the pictures I glanced at on the wall. It was of the twins when they were toddlers. My heart melted; they were absolutely adorable. I felt two arms wrap around my waist and gently pull me against their body, "Hi Kaoru." I whispered.

"You didn't even have to look to see which one I was?" He asked, pulling me in closer.

"Nah," I answered, "You're much more gentle than Hikaru is." I mumbled. I swear after I said that I heard a pair of footsteps slowly fade away.

He pressed his face against the crown of my head and stayed silent for a minute before speaking, "Which one do you think is me in this picture?" he asked.

I pointed to the one on the left, "That one."

I felt him smile once more, "Correct," he then grew abruptly quiet.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"Sometimes not even family could tell us apart," he mumbled, as if speaking to himself, he then spun me around to meet his eyes, "Dinner will be ready in about a half hour, think I'll go check to see if they need any help. If you can find Hikaru then keep him company."

"Okay," I answered, and we both parted at the entrance to the kitchen. I walked around the giant home afraid I was going to get lost. I found a back door, which led to a large wooden porch, and Hikaru. I opened the door and let myself out, then walked up behind him, "Hey Hikaru."

"Hey…" he whispered lowly.

Sounded like something was wrong, "What are you doing out here all by yourself?"

He shrugged, and that was it.

I sat down beside him, "What's up?" I asked.

"Do you like Kaoru more than me?" he asked bluntly.

"What? Why would you-?" I started to ask.

"I heard what you said… about Kaoru being gentle… what does that make me?" He demanded an explanation. His eyes were now searching deeply into mine.

"Oh Hikaru," I said shaking my head, "It's not like that, it's just…"

"What?" He asked.

"You're brother is more gentle with everything he does." Bad answer.

He grew quiet.

"No Hikaru it's not like that. You're just… he's…" I sighed. How to put it into words? "Kaoru… when he gets close to me, he's really kind and…" When he looked at me this time, I could just see the hurt in his eyes, like he was being torn to pieces, and I was the shredder, "Hikaru…" I whispered, "You're just more… direct and rough."

"Show me…" He said.

"Show you?" I asked confused.

"Treat me how each of us treat you." he said staring deeply into my eyes.

"Uh," I looked down thinking, "well, Kaoru… plays with my hands a lot." I said taking his hand and running my fingers across it.

"What about me?" He asked.

I looked up at him and my face grew red. He pulled his hand away, and looked out in front of him at the sunset, "Forget it, I should have figured you wouldn't be able to do it… I'm too direct and rough." he growled.

I was starting to get annoyed, and sighed, "You know what?" I asked annoyed, and he turned to look at me. I was going to regret this move later, but I placed my hands on his shoulders and pushed him back so he was lying flat on the porch so I could kiss him. I felt his body tense, but then he relaxed and wrapped his arms around me to pull me in closer. I pulled myself away before it got too intense, "That," I breathed, "Is you."

He stared up at me, and rested his hand on my cheek, "As I said before." He slowly sat up so our faces were closer, "You're mine tonight." my face went from pale to red in an instant.

"Hikaru," I growled, and he smirked. I sat up and got off him before he could try anything else, but like that would stop him. He crawled over behind me and started playing with my hair, before I knew it, he was braiding it, "How do you know how to braid hair?" I asked flatly.

"It's a gift," he whispered.

"Well stop, I hate my hair in braids." I complained.

"I'm sure you look just fine." he argued.

I then sighed, "Hikaru…"

"You love saying my name don't you?" He asked.

I realized I just couldn't argue with him. He didn't care what my opinion was, because he would always get his way. Placing the braid over my shoulder he then pulled me up onto his lap and pressed his ear against my back, "What are you-?" I started to say, but he shushed me. I didn't understand what he was doing.

"I've got a new favorite song," he whispered, "I wish you could hear it." I didn't understand what he meant, "Can't exactly get it for your MP3 Player either, because I only hear it when I'm this close to you."

It then occurred to me what he was saying, my heart beat…? My eyes started to shimmer, and I felt him touch my hands, searching to hold them, and I closed my eyes, taking his hands in mine.

"Ah," he chuckled, "It's especially nice when the beat grows faster." I smiled shyly, and then I heard him ask, "Am I being gentle enough?" and my eyes slowly opened. Could it be that Hikaru all this time got close to me not only because he could but because he truly wanted to? That he looked forward to the times we shared just as much as I did? Was his teasing just an excuse to be close to me, because he didn't know any other way? Maybe I was wrong. I started to think that because they were twins they'd treat me the same way but maybe they didn't know how to show how they felt, and maybe Hikaru had an even harder time showing affection. Did he really get jealous so easily?

"I claim her for the night Kaoru,"

"Do you like Kaoru more than me?"

"I heard what you said… about Kaoru being gentle… what does that make me?"

"What about me?"

All the signs were there. How did I not notice? I held his hands tightly, and lifted them to my lips to kiss them, "I just want you to be yourself Hikaru, okay?" I asked, "I like you for who you are, and I like Kaoru for who he is. So don't be afraid to just be yourself, because that's who I… who I'm crazy for." I wouldn't say it… I couldn't say love. One day, maybe, when I had made the decision on who I would be with I'd be able to say "I love you" but that was not today.

I heard him chuckle again lightly and press his lips against the back of my neck, "As you wish Yankee." I wondered if just once what it'd be like to hear him say my name.

"You say I like to say your name Hikaru," I said saying his name sharply, "say mine, just this once."

He grew quiet and leaned his lips against my ear, "Chelsea…" he cooed, and I felt my heart skip a beat. I sat there quietly, trying to understand this feeling. I had never heard him say it before… was it just shock? Surprise? He just said it so naturally, it was as if I was just hearing the word Yankee replace it all those times.

I blushed slightly, trying to figure out how to respond. I then heard him laugh again lightly as he pressed his lips against my neck, "Silly Yankee…" he murmured, pressing his ear against my back again.

A few minutes later Kaoru came out to announce dinner was ready. I had been so relaxed in Hikaru's arms it took me a moment to remember that walking required one foot in front of the other. Somehow, no matter what he did, he could truly make me weak at the knees.

Author's Notes: Yeah… so I kinda wrote two chapters in one day _ I kept thinking about it, and my keyboard was summoning my fingers so I had to write some more. I feel like both Hikaru and Chelsea needed this. The last real romantic moment they had was when he kissed her for the first time if I remember correctly, so yeah, when this came to my mind it was begging to explode on the page. So glad it's out of my system now xD anyway, enjoy! Leave me feedback and have a wonderful day =D