Hello :)

I'm Taste of Tangerine, but if you can't be bothered to type all that out simply call me Rine. This is my first fanfic and it is an Ouran High School Host Club, well you should know that, but I'll say it anyway. Now I know that I am not the best author in the world, but try to bear with me. Or if you don't like the story I'm telling, then don't.

That said, if at any point in time you do not like my story, then stop reading. It really is as simple as that. Though, I am hoping that you will enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club. :(

Kaoru Hitachiin entered the same coffee shop where he purchased his and his twin brother's small Caramel Brulée Latte with non-fat milk and topped with whipped creme. Hikaru, his brother, had discovered the shop while they were out window shopping with their mother. She always enjoyed exploring the small boutiques that lined the street to keep herself up to date on the season's fashion trends. The boys didn't necessarily like prancing up and down the streets with their mother doing nothing but look at clothes, but it kept them from becoming overly bored.

They both ordered the same thing every time, no exceptions. Hikaru was the first to purchase and try the beverage, but after slurping a bit of it, Kaoru decided that he liked it as well. After that there was no need to order anything different, Hikaru didn't try anything new, so neither would Kaoru.

Leaving with the newly acquired hot drinks Kaoru started toward the school that he and his brother both attended. Ouran High School. A prestigious school for the very rich, the only exception being Scholarship students, and there were very few of those. As far as the twins were aware there was only one: Haruhi Fujioka, and she was their best friend.

He looked around at the students chatting outside of the school with friends, or simply enjoying their time outside. Kaoru found this rather absurd, because it was December and there was snow on the ground. He had never been too found of the cold before, and through the years that fact had yet to change. He hurried inside the massive building and down the winding halls toward his homeroom class. Once inside he found his brother already chatting up Miss Fujioka.

Well I guess "Miss" isn't a proper term for a girl who pretends to be a boy. Sure she has her reasons, and Kaoru supports her, but it is kind of strange for an adolescent girl to not mind dressing up a boy, isn't it? At least it is to every girl that Kaoru has encountered.

Walking up to his brother and tapping him on the shoulder Kaoru said, "Hikaru I brought you your latte."

Hikaru smiled at his brother and gratefully took the beverage being offered to him. "Thank you Kaoru, what would I do without you?"

"Have a boring, uncaffinated morning?" he offered with a laugh.

"Sit down class!" the teacher shouted at the rowdy teenagers chatting excitedly.

They reluctantly do as they're told and the teacher proceeds with the lesson. Halfway through the lesson a crumpled up paper is tossed Kaoru's way.

'My latte was cold.' Obviously from Hikaru. The note is written in Hikaru's lazy scrawl. It was the message that annoyed him more than trying to decipher his brother's awful handwriting.

'It's winter, things get cold more quickly.' Kaoru was beyond angry. How could Hikaru be so ungrateful! He could've gotten his own latte and kept it nice and warm himself!

'Yeah I guess.'

'You guess?'

'Did you give me the colder one?' Kaoru was outraged. Did he give Hikaru the cold one? How could he accuse him like that?

Instead of gracing his brother with a reply he tossed the paper into the recycling bin with perfect aim. He knew he would never be stay angry at his twin, but he could put up a good show. He refused to talk to him for the next several classes until he was approached by Hikaru at lunch. "Kaoru are you mad at me about the note? I know it wasn't your fault."

"No, I'm not mad at all, I just didn't want to get caught passing notes in class." A smooth lie.

"Oh." he said, taking his seat in between me and Haruhi. Kaoru used to sit on Haruhi's other side, but found conversation to be much more dull while sitting next to her. It's not that he disliked her, she was quite fascinating, he just felt more comfortable immediately next to his brother.

"So what's waiting for us in the host club today?" Hikaru asks. Kaoru smiles at the thought. The host club has rapidly become his favorite part of the day. It was the closest he and his brother ever got, well ever since their mom made them sleep in separate rooms that is. When they were little they would push their beds together every night, but now they couldn't do that. Kaoru used several blankets every night trying to replicate Hikaru's warmth, but it's never the same.

"Well for you two, I'd guess some kind of brotherly love act, but I will just be chatting and serving refreshments as always." Ah the brotherly love act. Hikaru always took the lead and said things that would make any girl weak in the knees to his own brother, and suggested that there was maybe a bit more to their relationship than there was.

"I meant will we be cosplaying or not, silly."

"Oh. I doubt it. We just cosplayed yesterday."

"True."

The rest of lunch was spent in casual conversation over classes, and the weather, Hikaru trying to set up a date with Haruhi for this Friday. 'Can't you see she isn't interested?' Kaoru thought. Outwardly however he listened eagerly, appearing to hope she'd say yes, because he was supposed to be supportive of his brother and what he wants to do with his life, shouldn't he? He still couldn't knock off a feeling of slight anger. Was he jealous of Hikaru? Does he actually like Haruhi himself?

"Sorry, I'm busy on Friday, my father is having his boss come over for dinner." Hikaru instantly deflated upon her rejection.

"What about Saturday?" Kaoru asked, intending to ask her on a date himself. Unfortunately for him, it came out as though he was trying to set up a date for Hikaru, the opposite of what he'd wanted.

"I'm free Saturday." she said smiling at Hikaru.

Kaoru masked his scowl with a smile quite nicely as Hikaru said, "That's great! We can go out shopping or see a movie."

"Whatever you want to do." Haruhi said.

That's where the problem starts. Hikaru'll have all these grandiose ideas before the date, but once the actual date starts, he'll choke up and forget everything he'd planned. Usually they'd double date, but Kaoru didn't want to be around him and Haruhi on a date together now that he knows he has a crush on the small brunette.

The lunch bell signaled the end of lunch quickly afterwards. Haruhi was grabbed by Tamaki and led to class by him while the redheads stayed behind. "I can't believe I actually have a date with Haruhi." Hikaru boasted.

"Yeah, pretty exciting." Kaoru said unenthusiastically, trying his best to humor his obviously excited twin.

The walk back to their classroom was filled with Hikaru's plans for his date with Haruhi. It was starting to make Kaoru sick just listening to him. He knew now that he would be unable to ever ask her out now that Hikaru has. He'd be so angry with Kaoru.

The rest of their classes went by in an uneventful blur. It wasn't until the host club that Kaoru really focused. Haruhi was right, no cosplay today. "Kao-chan, Kao-chan!" Mistukuni Haninozuka exclaimed running over to him with his pink bunny in tow.

"Kao-chan is something wrong? You're frowning." He was? The alleged frown was quickly replaced by smile as sincere as Kaoru could muster.

"Yeah, what's up?" Hikaru asked magically appearing behind him. Customers started milling in and taking seats or asking for beverages.

"Oh nothing, just thinking about how I probably failed that Chemistry test today."

"Really? But it was so easy!" Hikaru exclaimed.

"I'm just not good at it."

"I'll help you with it." his brother offered as they took their seats on a plush couch Kyoya had set up for them.

"Thanks." But he didn't really need help.

The girls talked with them happily, although it was apparent that they were waiting for the twins to start one of their acts. Hikaru kept up most of the conversation, Kaoru only added a nod of the head and several small words of agreement to validate whatever his twin would say.

After a while it seemed as though there would be no act between the two that day and the girls were clearly disappointed and curious as to why, though they kept it to themselves.

Suddenly as she was delivering refreshments to the girls seated at their table Haruhi's tray dropped onto Kaoru's lap, and in her confusion a bit of coffee was spilled onto his head.

"Oww!" Most of the time Kaoru would fake getting hurt when Hikaru gave him a signal, but this time he was really hurt!

Hikaru leaped up and started getting cookies off of his twin while Haruhi stammered out apologies. Mori brought over a damp cloth and Hikaru dabbed it onto Kaoru's head gently. Kaoru watched while his brother treated him with such care, it made him feel special, important. He wanted to be cared for by his brother like that always.

That's when he realized it was not Hikaru he was jealous of, it was Haruhi.

So didja like it? Didja hate it? Let me know! If people like it then I'll continue it, and if not it'll rot on my profile. Unless I get really bored. I really want to improve, so feel free to leave a review. :3

-Rine