A/N: Sorry about the short-ness of the last chapter. This one should be longer. And as always, thank you for all the lovely reviews. :)
And I apologize ahead of time for any OOC-ness.
DISCLAIMER: Nope, Ouran's still not mine.
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CHAPTER 5: WITHOUT YOU
Haruhi was annoyed, to say the least. Hikaru was in a coma, and poor Kaoru was all alone and probably scared and confused and missing his brother.
Tamaki had call them here for this?
Yes, this was all a good idea and a nice gesture, but couldn't it all wait for a more appropriate time?
Honestly, Tamaki was an idiot.
The Host Club (minus Hikaru and Kaoru of course) was gathered in the Third Music Room, listening to Tamaki rambling on and on. Mori and Hunny were sitting on a couch a few feet away from where Haruhi now sat. Kyouya sat at a table nearby, typing on his laptop. Haruhi doubted anyone was actually paying attention to Tamaki.
"Senpai…" Haruhi paused and sighed, as Tamaki complained that no one was listening to him. "Senpai, SHUT UP for a minute!"
Tamaki cringed, then pouted. "Mom, tell Haruhi to stop yelling at daddy."
Kyouya sighed, not glancing up from his computer, as Haruhi retorted, "You're not my daddy."
Tamaki cringed again and went to sulk in the corner.
"Kaoru is all alone in that hospital, and still all you can think about is yourself." Haruhi glared at Tamaki, acting a little harsher than she had planned.
"Mooom -"
Kyouya finally stopped typing long enough to look over at Tamaki briefly, "How long do you plan on calling me that? Besides, Haruhi's right Tamaki. This could wait for a better time."
"B-b-but…!" Tamaki was shocked, and he went back to sulking again.
Haruhi rolled her eyes, and jumped slightly as her phone rang.
"Hello…he what?!...yes, of course." Haruhi paused to listen to the person on the other line. She hadn't noticed that every pair of eyes had turned towards her. "…we'll be there." She hung up slowly.
"Haru-chan…?" Hunny looked at her questioningly from his perch on Mori's shoulders when she didn't say anything.
"That – that was Mrs. Hitachiin. She said that Kaoru…" She paused, shaking her head. It didn't make sense. Haruhi thought Kaoru was the more rational twin. She wouldn't be surprised if Hikaru had done something like this, but…. "He's locked himself in Hikaru's room and…won't let anyone in."
Everyone stared at her blankly one moment, then they all rushed out of the school the next.
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Kaoru didn't respond to the incessant knocking on the door.
"Kaoru! Open this door right now!" His mother's voice came through the door. He frowned. His mother was angry, and he would probably be in trouble later; but he wasn't going to leave Hikaru…
"Mr. Hitachiin," It was a new voice. A man. Probably a security guard. Shit. "If you don't open this door, I'm afraid we'll have to break it down." He could hear his mother crying in the background, "Kaoru!"
Kaoru needed to think fast. He needed to fix this, he needed to get revenge, he needed to kill…Yuu Tadao….
But how? How would he find this man, when he had no idea where he was or even what he looked like? Kaoru shook his head. He didn't have time to think about this. He just needed to do it.
"Kaoru!" A new voice, this one he recognized. Haruhi. "Please, open the door! This is stupid."
"Kao-chan, please." Hunny.
"Kaoru, think about what Hikaru would say." Tamaki.
Kaoru didn't have time to respond. Within thirty seconds, he heard a gruff voice yell, "Move aside!" And then heard something slam against the door with a loud thud. The door fell crashing to the floor. Clearly, the doors in this hospital weren't very durable…
Three very large (much larger than Kaoru) and tall men entered the room. They all wore a deep, forest green color uniform which read 'security' across the front and Kaoru presumed the back as well. One had a mustache, one was bald, and one had a beard. They all wore dark sunglasses - though Kaoru couldn't understand why - and they all had guns in their belts.
Guns. Kaoru eyed the guns, his spirits lifting. If only he could get close enough to grab one and run…he could get revenge.
"Mr. Hitachiin, I'll have to ask you to please come with us." The man in the middle, the bald one, said not unkindly.
Kaoru began walking forward, head down, acting as if had given up. "Come on, son…it's okay." As Kaoru approached, the bald man lay his hand on Kaoru's shoulder. Kaoru frowned.
In a blink of an eye, Kaoru had screamed, "No!" then lunged forward and grabbed the gun out of the guard's belt and backed up, holding it out in front of him. "Get back…I-I'll shoot." Kaoru had never actually held a gun before, let alone shot one, so he was relying on his vast movie knowledge to get him through this.
The guards began to walk forward. Kaoru cocked the gun, and they all stopped. "I'm not kidding." He held his hand on the trigger, but it was hard to aim the gun straight because he was trembling so badly from both fear and excitement.
"Kaoru!" He heard about eight people gasp in unison from the other side of the door, and he heard a woman burst into tears. His mother. He felt horrible for doing this to her, but couldn't she understand that this had to be done?
"NO!" He screamed again, louder this time, as he raced passed the security guards and plunged through the crowd right outside the door.
He heard them all calling after him, and it brought back painful memories of Hikaru chasing after him…
They were following him. Damnit, why were they following him? He ran passed countless doors and shocked hospital staff. He even saw a few patients. He didn't care. He just needed to get out of the hospital and away from all these people, then he could think. Then he could begin his search for Yuu Tadao, and finally get his revenge.
There…ahead of him. There was a large glass door leading outside. Even through all the commotion behind him, he could hear the rain splattering on the building all around and now he could see the huge raindrops splashing on the doors in front of him.
Then he pushed full-force into the doors and swung them open. He was outside. Kaoru paused momentarily to look behind him. Damn, they were still following; but thankfully he was well ahead of them now. He continued running, not sure where he was going in this rain. He could barely see two feet in front of him.
Now he was in the hospital parking lot…now he was on the sidewalk…now he was in the road. He could hear the cars driving all around him, but he didn't stop or slow down. If he got hit, then he would get no less than what he deserved. But he didn't. He reached the other side of the street, and found himself in the wet, muddy grass. He paused, out of breath. He didn't know how long he had been running - it seemed like hours - but he was tired.
"Kaoru! Kaoru! Stop running, please!" These shouts had followed him the whole time he'd been running. He knew they were still following him, but the cries were faint now and he figured he had some time to rest.
Then all too suddenly, an arm shot out at him trying to grab him. Kaoru cried out and began running again, this time faster and paying absolutely no attention to where he was going. "Go away!" He shouted again, though it came out as nothing more than a whisper. This all reminded him so much of what had happened between him and Hikaru, right before Hikaru was hit. He knew anyone who was following him was fine. He would know if one of them had got hit, but he couldn't help but feel even more guilty. Maybe he should just give up on revenge and turn around after all…
Kaoru tripped and fell. The mud splashed all around him, and he lost his grip on the gun. He landed on his broken arm, and he screamed in pain; but he couldn't give up. He couldn't. He struggled to get up, but his foot was caught on something and his hands kept slipping in the mud whenever he tried to sit up. Shit, now they were going to catch him for sure.
"Kaoru…!" He struggled to crawl away, digging at the mud ferociously now. He couldn't let them catch him. No, no, no. He had to get the gun, at least. He searched frantically all around him, but to no avail.
He felt strong hands grip his shoulders and turn him around. "Kaoru…why are you doing this?" He found himself face to face with Tamaki. Tamaki's hair was wet and falling into his eyes, so Kaoru couldn't see his expression. But if he could, he would see that Tamaki was furious.
"Tamaki-senpai, please…let me go." He said it weakly, trying to get away. But Tamaki was older and stronger and Kaoru was just so tired.
"No, Kaoru! What's wrong with you? Why are you doing this?" Tamaki shook him, glaring down at Kaoru. Kaoru couldn't take it anymore, and he burst into tears.
"Hikaru…I…revenge…all my fault." Kaoru mumbled barely audible, nonsensible words.
Tamaki's eyes widened in shock. "Kaoru…" He began slowly, his tone slightly kinder now. "No one blames you for this. It's not your fault -"
Kaoru shook his head. "It is…it is my fault."
Tamaki shook Kaoru by the shoulders again, this time more forcibly. "No, Kaoru! No. Think about what Hikaru would say…if he saw you like this."
Kaoru shook his head. He didn't want to think about Hikaru would say. He would be so disappointed. "I'm…sorry…" He mumbled, still crying, but he had stopped trying to get away. He was sorry. He was sorry for always disappointing Hikaru, he was sorry for being so weak, he was sorry for causing all of this…
Tamaki frowned, but didn't say anything else. "Come on…let's head back." He gently hauled the younger boy to his feet, and let Kaoru lean on him.
They didn't say anything else for a while, both lost in their own thoughts.
"Thank you." Kaoru said suddenly, no more than a whisper. He wasn't even sure if Tamaki had heard it, but Kaoru meant it. They were progressing slowly, since Tamaki had to support him.
"Where's everyone else?" Kaoru asked a while later, making sure Tamaki could hear him this time.
"I told them to go back." Tamaki grunted, and neither said anything the rest of the way.
When they finally reached the hospital, Haruhi and Kyouya and Hunny and Mori and his mother and a dozen other people he didn't know, all rushed out to meet them.
"Kao-chan, Kao-chan!" Hunny cried, as he launched himself at Kaoru, hugging him.
"Kaoru," Haruhi said slowly from his right. Kaoru looked over at her, and noticed she had an odd expression on her face. He gave her a questioning look. "Hikaru's awake."
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A/N: Mwahaha, cliffhanger. I'm evil.
A few things.
First, this is NOT a Kaoru/Tamaki story. It's all Kaoru/Hikaru. But I thought it would be nice for them to have a touching moment together to show their friendship.
Yes, I know the idea of Kaoru trying to kill someone is probably OOC. But I also think that if something like this actually happened, he would realize that it was mainly his fault that Hikaru's in a coma and he would probably want to blame it on someone else…and Yuu Tadao is allowing him to do that.
Oh, and it wasn't thundering…it was just raining, so that's why Haruhi wasn't scared, in case anyone was wondering. ;)
This didn't turn out as long as I had planned, but I hope everyone liked this chapter, and reviews would be grrrrrreat. :)