Chapter 15

KaoruxOCxHikaru

Dinner ran smoothly like always. There was the occasional tease from each twin, but for the most part it was very pleasant and peaceful. Following dinner I assumed would be a well deserved rest. The twins insisted I head on upstairs while they help clear the table. I had never expected them to be so helpful, but assumed they were doing it to impress me in some way. I went up into Hikaru's room and threw myself down on the bed staring up at the ceiling. The bed sheets were saturated in his scent and I felt overcome by the fragrance.

I heard the door open, and Hikaru walked in. I watched him kick off his shoes and head over to his dresser. He didn't say a single thing to me nor offer me a glance. What was up suddenly? He started to remove his shirt and I froze wide eyed, "Don't change! I'm in here!" I exclaimed.

He looked over his shoulder with a smirk. He knew all along. Old Hikaru was back, "Would you like to change me?" He asked coming forward.

My eyes nearly bolted from my eye sockets, "No!" I growled.

His smirk grew as he removed his shirt completely, and examined my expression which was completely shocked and slightly embarrassed. He tossed the shirt aside and pushed me back onto the bed so he was hovering over me. He had me pinned, "This is me correct?" he asked mocking my words from before.

"Go change," I murmured looking away from his radiance.

Lifting his hand he guided my face back to his and leaned in just a little bit closer, "Why do you always look away?"

"Go change," I repeated.

"Answer me," he commanded.

"Go," I growled.

"No," He whispered, "Please answer."

"You're breath-taking okay?!" I growled, "Anytime you do these things, I get… I get this funny feeling and it makes me uncomfortable!"

He chuckled, and pressed his lips against my forehead, "You're beautiful as well, Yankee." He said lifting himself off of me and walking back to the dresser.

Beautiful? What about me could possibly be beautiful? I rolled over and curled up into a ball like I always did when I sulked. If he actually continued to change I didn't wanna get a nose bleed watching. I heard the bathroom door close, and the shower start. Lifting my head, I assumed he had planned the whole thing. He fooled me so easily.

Kaoru walked in shortly after and my face turned red, "Don't tell me you're going to change in front of me too." I whined.

He looked at me confused and then smiled, "Just look away if you don't want to watch."

My face turned even redder and I turned my whole body to face the wall that was above the head of Hikaru's bed. My arms were crossed and my face was rose red, but I was pouting. Why? His words echoed in my head, and I felt him wrap his arms around my shoulders and set his head on top of mine. Now he was shirtless…

I was right, everything they did; Kaoru's approach was much more gentle than Hikaru's. My eyes shimmered beneath the annoyance that spread across my face, "What are you thinking right now?" he asked, and I came back to reality.

"What does it matter?" I asked.

"When it comes to you, everything matters to me. Your mind is a beautiful thing, and I wish you'd share it with me, so please, what are you thinking?" His words were so soothing I almost choked.

"How much you mean to me." I muttered.

"Hmm," I heard him whisper, "And how much is that?" he wondered.

"Just what you said… everything," I said closing my eyes and reaching for his hands, but he quickly pulled away before I got the chance, and my heart stopped. It felt like the emptiness of missing a stair on ones way down some steps. A missing fragment of a much greater puzzle. Why did he pull away? I looked over my shoulder and he stood there staring at me, with a thoughtful expression, then smiled.

He then went back to put on his pajamas and I quickly turned back to face the wall. After a moment he laid down beside me on the bed. I stared down at him confused and he motioned for me to lie down as well. So there we were lying side by side, facing each other, and he started to play with my hands again, "Don't you have to shower?" I asked.

He shook his head, "I took one earlier." he looked at my hand curiously.

"What?" I asked.

"I never noticed you wore a ring before," He said lifting my hand.

"Oh, my purity ring." my face turned red, "it's sort of a religious thing, I'm supposed to give it to the one I marry on our wedding night, but it's sort of silly I mean, my hands are small and usually guys have bigger hands than girls so it's not like it would fit-"

As I spoke he slipped the ring off my finger and tried it on his hand. His fingers were so slender that it fit like a glove. My face flushed, and he looked over at me, grinning, "You were saying?" he asked.

"It fits you…" I murmured, but that just means it'd fit Hikaru too. If Hikaru had seen this ring however, he would probably tease me about my virginity or something. Thinking of that my face went sour.

"Does that bother you?" He asked raising his eyebrows.

"Eh?" I came back down to earth again, "Of course not I just…"

"I'm jealous really," He mumbled.

"Uh, of what?" I asked.

"Of the man who will get to receive this ring," he said looking over at me. My face turned red again, "Some unknown man will be able to hold your heart, who wouldn't be just a little envious, you know?" he asked.

"Kaoru…" I whispered.

He slowly slipped it back onto my finger, "Chelsea, I feel there is something that I need to say…" my eyes widened. Don't say it! I begged. Please don't say it!

Hikaru walked out in that moment, with a sort of annoyed look on his face as he dried off his hair with a towel. Did he… hear that?

"How was your shower Hikaru?" I asked, breaking the silence.

He flipped the towel over his shoulder, and his hair was a mess. It wasn't in it's usual parted shape with spikes in the back. I could tell his cheeks were warm from the shower, and his upper body was still graced with dew droplets. He looked like an angel who had just emerged from the gate of Heaven. The steam was a nice affect as well, but his facial expression threw off the whole image, "It was alright…" he muttered flatly, walking over to the mirror and trying to brush out his hair, he was struggling because of how his hands trembled. Jealousy…

"Hikaru, do you want some help?" offered Kaoru.

"No," Hikaru snapped, still struggling.

Slowly I lifted myself off the bed. Coming up behind him, I took the brush from his grasp and started working on the ends. "You were starting at the roots, that only worsens the knots and the pain. If you start at the ends and work up, it'll be less painful Hikaru."

He stood there wide eyed, staring at our reflection, and then closed them tightly, with his hands still trembling at his sides. Brushing all of his hair back once the knots were gone, I parted it in it's usual style and set the brush down. He turned to me, and I gave him a thumbs up, "Yep, Hikaru in every way." I said with a nervous grin.

He took my hand and pulled me into a tight embrace, "Thank you… Chelsea." my eyes grew large with surprise. He said my name again.

"Anytime," I said placing my hands on his bare shoulder blades, feeling how cold his body was, it worried me.

These two… they wanted me to themselves so much. Each in their own way they showed affection, but me… there was only one of me. I wished to break in two, and each give them a half to call their own, but it was impossible. I was caught in between to wonderful people, and eventually, I'd have to shatter one of them. That thought in my mind I pressed closer against Hikaru's body, pleading to give him all the warmth I could offer.

That night I didn't get much sleep. I couldn't stop thinking about what I had gotten myself into. How could I possibly choose between them? How could I possibly break the other one's heart? Did Kaoru really almost tell me he loved me? I cried silently that night, wishing that I could throw away my heart. Such a useless thing really, all it did in the long run was hurt me and the people I loved. Dying would be less painful than to hurt them. I was so upset, I had a panic attack and crawled out of bed, which was a difficult task with them on either side of me fast asleep.

I left the room, and started to walk down the hallway, when I stumbled and leaned against the wall, breathing as deeply as I could, before sinking down to the floor.

My heart has always been frail. My mom almost lost me in a C section when I was born. My skin was the color of deep purple because oxygen wasn't flowing through my body. It was a miracle I lived.

I sat several feet away from Hikaru's door, and cried, feeling the pain twist and turn in my heart. It was suffocating. Even though I was writhing in pain on the inside, I cried silently on the outside, praying for relief. Praying for a solution to this problem.

"Chelsea," I heard a voice, and lifted my head to see the both of them, kneeling in front of me with worry and concern scribbled all across their beautiful faces, "What's wrong?" asked Kaoru.

"Another attack?" Hikaru asked.

They both pulled me toward them, while I sat there wrapped in their embrace and trembled in fear. It was so selfish of me… to want things to be this way… forever.

The next thing I remember is waking up solo in Hikaru's bed. The sunshine was blinding, and my heart was still throbbing. My eyes hurt from crying so much and I was sure, that I looked like a train wreck, but where were the twins? Struggling to stand, I looked out the window to see the lovely scenery below, but for some reason it looked so dead to me. Nothing could compare to the radiance of the twins.

I heard the door open behind me, and saw both twins standing side by side looking worried. Hikaru had a tray in his hand, "Good morning Beautiful," chimed Kaoru with a small smile, "We brought you breakfast." Yep, not a thing could compare to this.

I laid back down on the bed and placed a pillow over my head, "Argh, I'm sure I look terrible." I groaned.

Hikaru sat the tray down on the nightstand, and each of them sat on either side of me.

"That's impossible." said Kaoru.

Hikaru swiped the pillow from my head, "Don't make us feed you." he said.

"Sit up so you can eat." Kaoru instructed with a gentle tone.

I sighed and slowly sat up. Hikaru placed the pillow behind my head and sat the tray on my lap. For breakfast it sure looked fancy, I'd have been happy with cereal, "Thanks you guys." I murmured.

"We're curious," Kaoru said as I started nibbling on the bacon, "what happened last night?"

"I'm not all that sure." I mumbled, "just too many feelings at once, overpowered me, and caused me to panic."

"You had us worried." said Hikaru flatly.

"I didn't do it on purpose!" I boomed, "The last thing I want is for you two to be concerned with me." I growled, then gulped down the orange juice.

"Why?" asked Kaoru.

I stayed quiet, staring down at the food, "because, you two shouldn't have to concern yourselves with me."

"If we didn't feel concerned we wouldn't care," growled Hikaru.

"And we'll always care. Both of us. No matter what." Kaoru reassured.

I slowly lifted my gaze to see them. Was he hinting at something? Did they know me so well that they already knew what my worries were?

"Stop day dreaming and eat your food before it gets cold. We were the ones that had to make it." complained Hikaru.

"I never said you guys had to make me breakfast!" I argued.

Somehow, even now, "Maybe you need to be fed like a little doll would." teased Hikaru. They knew me so well for knowing me for such a short time. It was like we had all been together since day one. Of course my life, hadn't really started until they came along…

"Don't you dare start that toy crap this early in the morning," I growled.

"It's noon." they both said in unison.

"WHAT!?" I shouted.

Yeah, this is what living felt like. Every heart beat. Every song that Hikaru claimed to hear when he held me close. Every touch of Kaoru's hand on mine. I had gone on for too long not living and this was it. This is what my heart had been waiting for.

Thu-thump…

Author's notes: Another chapter down, and the plot thickens. I've been getting some requests such as "I want to know more about Chelsea's psychic powers" and "What are the relationships she has with the other hosts?" Well, for the first one, I'll say that a chapter regarding her powers will be here very soon after this little weekend ends. Whether or not I continue the weekend segment or travel forward where the week starts I have yet to decide. As for the other question, I've been asked if I would compile a chapter about her relationships with the other hosts, would you guys be interested in that? Please leave me feedback, let me know! I love hearing your guys' opinions! =D Have a wonderful weekend everyone!