Chapter 17

KaoruxOCxHikaru

The next day in first period Chase and I spoke with each other about last night's math homework. He offered to look them over if I had any questions, so I hesitantly handed him my paper, assuming I'd get just about every one of them wrong.

"Wow," Chase murmured.

"That bad huh?" I asked.

"No, actually you only got three of the twenty four wrong." he said beaming a smile at me.

I was a bit disappointed, "That's still a lot in my eyes." I groaned.

"Then we'll fix them really quick before the paper is due." He said with a nod, scooting his desk over to mine and one by one helped me through each problem.

I got a 100% on that paper.

When it was lunch time we met up again.

"Hey, who was that guy you were walking with yesterday?" he asked curiously.

"Oh, Hikaru? He's one of my best friends." I replied.

"He didn't seem to like me talking to you," He mumbled.

"Don't mind Hikaru he's just a bit protective." What an understatement.

"Why? Not like he's your boyfriend." He said tilting his head, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Uh," I almost choked on my sandwich, "why?" I managed to ask.

"Just curious," he said leaning back in his chair, and then he grinned, "I need help with the history homework, think we could go to the library after school for a while and hit the books? I could really use your help."

I stared at him for a bit wondering what my odds were of not upsetting the twins if I was about an hour late to the host club, "Sure." I replied. I knew I'd regret that.

After the dismissal bell I bounded out of the classroom, with Chase close behind, "Ready to go?"

I looked down the hall to see Kaoru leaning against the wall to escort me to the club, "Um," I mumbled.

Chase caught on when he followed my eyes, "Oh, him again huh? He must really have a thing for you." Obviously he mistook Kaoru for Hikaru.

"I'll meet you there okay?" I asked.

"Suit yourself." He shrugged walking off.

I slowly walked up to Kaoru and he raised an eyebrow, "Is that the boy Hikaru told me about?" he asked.

I sighed, "Yes, and he needs help on history homework. I promised him I'd study with him for an hour at the library. Do you mind if I'm a little late?" I asked, with puppy eyes.

He looked down at the floor, but when his eyes met mine he put a smile on his face, and shook his head, "No, go ahead."

I hugged him tightly in response, "You're amazing!" I complimented.

He returned my embrace and kissed me on the forehead, "Be careful." he said before walking away.

He was just as suspicious, I could see it in his eyes, hear it in his voice, and feel it in his embrace.

Kaoru returned to the third music room to find his brother waiting patiently by the door. When Kaoru came back alone, Hikaru grew very irritated.

"He asked her to study with him," Kaoru shrugged.

"And that doesn't bother you?!" boomed Hikaru.

"Of course it does Hikaru, but what could I do? If she wants to be his friend, we can't control her." Kaoru replied leaning against the wall, with a sadden expression.

"We're losing her…" Hikaru muttered with disgust.

"We are not," Kaoru stated, "Hikaru, you have to realize if we hold onto her too tight, she will pull away, and we will lose her." Hikaru started to tremble and Kaoru held him, "It'll be okay." Kaoru reassured, feeling his brother embrace him snuggly in return.

Once I got to the school library I looked around for Chase, "Over here." he called. He was in the far back corner, where all the history books were.

"Hey," I said walking up to the table he claimed and set my backpack down. The library seemed like a ghost town, of course not many of the rich kids seemed to care much about the literature.

He smiled up at me and stood up, "The computer shows a book that revolves directly around the chapter we're researching. I'm sure it'll be very helpful. Help me find it?"

I nodded and we headed down the aisle of literature that was strictly history. The bookshelves stretched far above our heads. I hadn't been in here before so I was really perplexed by the whole thing. I was almost so overwhelmed by vertigo it took me a minute to snap out of it. Literary overload.

"So whose the author?" I asked, looking at some of the titles, "Or maybe the title of the book?"

"So you're a psychic?" He asked.

My hand froze on the bookshelf it was scanning, "Wh-what?" I stuttered.

Before I knew what hit me he was behind me and had me pressed against the bookshelf. His fingers were entangled in mine, and I was starting to panic, "Look, I know what you are." he growled, "Cause you see…" in an instant I was sent flying at the other end of the aisle, "I'm psychic too." Instead of giving me time to react he was already hunched over me, "See Chelsea I like you a lot… and when I see you with those twins well…" He started to twist my arms behind my back with his power, "It really irritates me." He hissed. I was cringing under the pain and pressure of his strength, "So unless you want me to tell them your little secret, you know the one that makes you a freak of nature, you'll spend more time with me, and less time with them."

"Why are you doing this?" I muffled in between the screams I was holding back.

He smirked, "because I want you to myself."

I was trying to overpower his abilities with my own, but it was no use. "And if I refuse?"

He twisted my arms tighter and I clenched my teeth so I wouldn't let out a scream, "I'll do this and much, much worse to those troublesome twins of yours. Would you really be so cruel as to let them suffer because of your selfishness? Oh that's right…" he leaned in close, "You love them don't you?" he grabbed my chin so I'd stop struggling, "Don't worry, eventually you'll forget them completely, and love only me." he lifted me up just to drop me. "Starting tomorrow, you and I are a couple." He started walking out into the opening of the aisle, "I'll make sure the word gets around fast." He looked over his shoulder as he tossed his bag over it, "See you tomorrow, Love." he teased before disappearing out the library doors.

I laid there on the ground for about ten minutes, paralyzed by his power, before finally being able to sit up, and rub the joints in my arms. They were throbbing in pain, and my eyes were filled with tears. If I went to the host club now, the twins would just know I had been crying, but if I didn't show up and see them, it might be awhile before I got to again. Instead I grabbed my backpack and left the high school, whipping out my cell phone by the time I was halfway home, I dialed Kaoru's number.

"Hey Kaoru," I mumbled, trying to sound casual but failing at it.

"Where are you?" he asked.

"I'm heading home. I started feeling sick halfway through studying with Chase. I feel like I'm about to throw up." my lip started to quiver, and I teared up again.

"Hikaru and I miss you…" he murmured, and I stopped walking. His words struck me down to my soul.

"Uh hey," I said between a couple silent sobs, "are you and Hikaru alone?"

"I'm actually out in the hall right now…" he paused, "Hikaru's here now." obviously he wanted to see what was up.

"Put me on speaker phone if you would." I murmured.

There was another pause before I heard Kaoru say, "Okay, you're on."

"I just wanted to say I love you both very much okay?" I lost my ability to keep control after that statement. My heart was breaking into pieces.

Then I heard Hikaru say, "Chelsea what the hell is going on?!"

"I have to go," I mumbled, "Sorry."

"Chelsea?" Kaoru asked.

And I hung up.

By the time I got home I ran out of tears to cry. If there was a way to dry heave tears it would have been happening to me at this point. I had to protect them, and by doing so I not only had to stay away from them, but be close to some person I didn't even know. I turned off my cell phone so I couldn't hear it ringing over and over, but they started calling my home phone and I unplugged it. I didn't even eat dinner, I just crawled into bed and became numbed by this feeling. It was suffocating, like I couldn't breathe knowing that starting tomorrow I would no longer be living. I'd be this hollow shell walking around "dating" some guy I didn't even agree to date! Some guy I thought I could be good friends with, but he was really just out to get me.

At about 11 o'clock I heard a knock at my door, and froze. It was the twins… but I just couldn't answer. Even if they came all this way just to be with me…

"If you won't stay with us, no matter how many times you run away… we'll always come looking for you."

Those words of Kaoru's came ringing back into my head, and suddenly I regained the ability to shed tears. "Just leave," I thought to myself, "Please, just go home."

I felt their presence for nearly two hours, hearing the deafening sounds of them beating on my door, before they finally gave up and went home.

I didn't get a wink of sleep that night, my shower that morning was filled with little to no effort whatsoever, and I honestly didn't care how my hair fell into place that day. I could still feel the stain of tears on my cheeks, and I thought about just staying home, until it occurred to me he could still try to hurt the twins at school. If anything I had to keep an eye on Chase. I felt the twins' presence again while I was nibbling weakly on a poptart. They had come to pick me up, and they were coming up the steps to my apartment. How could I escape? That's when I got an idea. My room window was facing the back of the apartment building, I could sneak out from there.

Grabbing my gear for school, I opened up the window and stared down at the ground. A very nice drop… but maybe I didn't need to fall… I could fly. How you may ask? Well, with psychic abilities and being able to move things with my mind I can also in turn lift myself and levitate carefully down to the ground without making a single sound. So after shutting the window behind me, that's exactly what I did, and then hopped the fence. Once I crossed through a few yards and made it passed all the mayhem of the streets I made it to Ouran High and hurried down the hallway.

I felt his presence sneak up behind me, and before I knew it, he had me pinned to the wall. I couldn't even look at him, "Looks like you had a rough night huh?" He lifted my face to meet his gaze, "Don't worry, I'll make everything better." He hissed, rubbing his nose against my own.

I felt so tortured right now, wishing this was all one major nightmare, "Lets get to class." I growled.

"I want to study again after school." He said as if he ignored my request, "but not the library. I was thinking more along the lines of the 5th tea room."

Wasn't that the one all the teens took turns in to make out and do whatever else in? My heart sank, "Lets go to class." I said through gritted teeth.

He smirked at me, "Kiss me." he commanded, and this suddenly felt very familiar, "Prove it to me."

I wanted to smack him for butchering such poetry that came for Hikaru's lips, "I will never kiss you." I said lowly.

"Then kiss your twins goodbye." He said starting to walk off to class, and I froze, forcing myself to pull him back, I pressed my lips against his, and felt a tear escape my left eye. I jerked away and started to walk off, but he took my hand and nodded.

"Good girl," He murmured into my ear.

I almost threw up right on cue.

The day was miserable, everyone stared at us, because anytime he could he'd have his hands on me. He'd force me to hold his hand in class, to feed him at lunch and even snaked his fingers around my hair whenever he got the chance. Girls gave me looks of disgust, like I was some sort of loose girl who had a new guy wrapped around my finger every week. I felt disgusting, hollow, used… and neglected. To this guy I really was just an accessory, but no other thought could worry me more than what awaited me after school in the 5th tea room.

When the final bell sounded, I was slow to move from my seat, and Chase took my hand in his as we walked out of the door. It seemed both of us were looking for the same thing. One or maybe even both of the twins waiting for me this time… but when the place they usually stood and waiting for me was barren, I knew that word had caught up to them. If it was possible for me to die anymore inside, I did right then.

In a way, Chase was sort of dragging me. While usually I was a fast walker, the speed limit I was doing right now was hardly even considered motion. I saw a turtle and a snail pass us on the way. He was getting irritated, but I kept a cold, hard stature as long as I could with witnesses around. The moment hit… when we reached the 5th tea room of the high school…

Persisting in dragging me inside I felt myself nearly collapse from fear. My heart was pounding. I was sure I'd have a panic attack before this was over, and I didn't have anyone to hold me this time. It was so cold. When I looked around the room, no one else was there. It was a calm quiet room, with a royal red sofa, a coffee table, and fancy designs painted on the wall. This would never be as warm and welcoming as the third music room.

Chase pulled me into an embrace and I stood there numb like a mannequin, "Why won't you hold me like you always did with those other two?"

"Because I don't love you…" I cringed.

"You could learn to love me." He replied.

"No, I can't," I mumbled, "I love Kaoru and Hikaru…"

"You couldn't have them both anyway." He sneered.

I closed my eyes, "Doesn't mean I don't love them both."

"Have they ever said they loved you?" He asked.

I went quiet.

"They haven't have they? They didn't even show up after class today." He said twisting a piece of my hair around his index finger, "They don't love you Chelsea. Forget them, at least I can say I love you."

"If you loved me you'd want me happy. You wouldn't force me into being in this sham of a relationship with you, and you wouldn't force-!" I was starting to explode but he quieted me with a kiss and I pulled away, "Stop doing that!" I yelled.

Using his power he threw me back onto the couch and forced himself on top of me, "If you won't kiss me willingly I'll just have to hold you tighter." He said with immoral intent in his voice. Just as he was about to lean in the door bolted open.

"Get off her!" it was Hikaru.

"Right now!" finished Kaoru, who tagged along.

A laugh erupted from Chase's throat as he closed the door behind them with his wicked abilities and sat up, "Right on cue. Too bad your interference ends here." swinging his left arm, the twins were sent flying into the wall so hard it knocked them both unconscious. My eyes widened, "See?" asked Chase, "they're useless."

I sat up from the couch and stood up, "Hope you know how to dodge…" I growled lowly.

"Why's that?" He asked with a laugh.

Without saying another word I raised my hand with my fingers outstretched toward him, and the couch I was previously forced against was suddenly spiraling at him, pinning him against the wall, "Suddenly, my patience with you has ran out. And now I'll kick your ass for everything you've done." I had never felt so much rage building up inside me, but this adrenaline rush was exactly what I needed as a wake up call. He overpowered the couch and shoved it back in my direction, but I ducked below it, and busted off a leg to the coffee table, and swung it at him just as he came barreling toward me, but he saw it coming and grabbed it. The couch was guarding the two unconscious bodies I was now defending. I was so angry I kneed him in the nads really hard and jerked the table leg toward me so he and I were face to face, "I'll warn you only once. Leave this school, and don't ever come back. Don't ever think about hurting anyone I care about, or I will make sure you can never walk in a straight line ever again." I inched my knee cap up further, "Do I make myself clear?" I asked through gritted teeth as something that never occurred happened. I was so filled with anger my eyes were slightly glowing green.

With a face swelled with pain he slowly nodded, and dropped to the floor. After a moment he grabbed his stuff and hobbled out the door. I sighed, and returned the leg back to the table and moved the couch back to its home position then hurried over to the twins, "Wake up," I begged. "Please."

They both stirred at the same time and looked at me wearily, obviously still a bit woozy from the hit.

"What happened?" asked Kaoru.

"It's a long story…" I looked down ashamed, and started to explain the tale, "Chase was a fake, he didn't want to be my friend, he only wanted me as an accessory and he threatened to hurt you both and tell you my secret if I didn't obey him. Both how he could hurt you and my secret tie into each other. He possessed psychic powers, and when you both walked in he slammed you guys pretty hard… but how that ties into me… is I have psychic abilities too…" I said slowly looking up at them.

"Why didn't you tell us?" wondered Kaoru confused.

"Dammit Yankee! We worried about you for the past twenty four hours because you were worried about us finding out about you being a super hero?!" growled Hikaru.

I was in shock, "I was just worried what you might think of me after-"

"We don't care." said Kaoru shaking his head.

"So you were never really dating that guy?" asked Hikaru.

I shook my head, and laughed, "is that all you're concerned about?"

"He's been concerned since the moment the line went dead after you asked to be on speaker phone." said Kaoru with a grin, "Actually he's been concerned since he first saw Chase."

"The line went dead?" They never heard me say that I loved them…

"Yes!" boomed Hikaru, "And we had to camp out for nearly three hours at your door, until Kaoru whined enough for us to go home!"

"I did not whine! It was cold and I was tired!" Kaoru argued.

"So was I, but staying there was more important!" retorted Hikaru.

I stared at them for a long time before hugging them both to my body and trembling, "Stay the night! Stay two nights! Stay forever! Just please… please stay with me." I started to cry.

It was their turn to be surprised, "Whatever you want Chelsea." cooed Kaoru.

When Hikaru said nothing, my eyes wandered curiously over to him, while still embracing them. His eyes were shadowed by his bangs. He looked so hurt, "What's wrong?" I mumbled.

I was trembling so much I hadn't noticed he was trembling right along with me, "I…" Hikaru pulled me in as tight as possible, "I really thought you were gone…" he mumbled resting his head on my shoulder. I felt so bad…

I pressed my lips against his cold cheek, and he lifted his head to look into my eyes, "Silly Yankee." he murmured, and then smirked, "You missed." he then pressed his lips against mine and I nearly melted.

"Me next," teased Kaoru as he rested his head on my shoulder.

The warmth and my life returned within a seconds time, along with my smile.

Author's notes: Okay, so mega long chapter I'm going to end here because it's 1:38 AM and I am sure there's a million and one errors in this thing… I'll revise in the morning xD yay all is well =D chapter 18 shall be coming soon! Leave me feedback!