Kaoru stared in horror. There was so much blood…He had tried to run over to Hikaru, but Tamaki had restrained him. The blonde didn't want the ginger to do anything rash.

Hikaru's breathing was very shallow. His blood had completely soaked through his shirt. He tried to focus his vision, but it kept blurring. How long had it been since he'd been stabbed? He knew it had been maybe two minutes, but it had felt like hours. He felt his eyelids get heavy. Black started to cloud his vision.

"Stay awake!" Kyoya commanded Hikaru, shaking the younger boy lightly. A bit later, the sound of a helicopter could be heard. Hikaru tried to say something, but he couldn't seem to verbalize his thoughts. He glanced at Kaoru before blacking out.

Kaoru struggled against Tamaki's grip. "Let me go! He needs me!"

"There's nothing you can do, Kaoru," Tamaki said. "Kyoya and Mori-senpai have a hold of him. They'll get him on the helicopter." As soon as it landed, Kyoya and Mori carried Hikaru out to it. A few paramedics loaded the teen onto the helicopter, and started work on him.

"I'm so sorry, Hika-chan," Honey said, sadly. He, Tamaki, Kaoru, and Haruhi got into a car that would take them to the hospital. Kyoya and Mori rode the copter with Hikaru.

Kaoru said nothing. He felt completely numb. This isn't happening! He thought. He can't die! He's only sixteen! Damn it!

Kyoya and Mori watched the paramedics work on their friend in silence. They tried in vain to get him to regain consciousness. All the while, the blood gushed from his back.

Hikaru tried to wake up, he really did. His eyelids just felt so heavy, and he was so tired. It was like all of his energy was gone. Wake up, Hikaru… he thought.

Kaoru sat in the waiting room at the hospital in total shock. The events had all happened in such a blur. One minute Hikaru had been fine, the next he was being stabbed by a psychopath, and then he was in the operating room of one of the hospitals the Ootoris owned. The others sat with him, hoping for the best. No one said a thing. The cold reality of the situation and the very possible outcome hung over them like a raincloud.

The other Hosts had given Kaoru his space. They knew he wouldn't want to talk to anyone. They also knew he wouldn't want to be surrounded by them. What seemed like hours later, a doctor emerged from the doors blocking the waiting room from the rest of the hospital. "Family of Hikaru Hitachiin?" he asked.

Kaoru stood. His chest felt tight. He wasn't expecting good news, but even so, once the doctor confirmed his fears, the situation would become all too real. "Yes?" he asked.

"You're his twin brother, Kaoru?" the doctor asked. "We'd prefer for one of your parents to be here..."

Kaoru took a shaky breath. That couldn't have been a good sign. "Our mother won't be here for another few hours…"

The doctor nodded. "I'll go ahead and tell you then. His aorta was punctured. It's a major artery, and we couldn't repair the damage. I'm sorry. Your brother didn't make it."

So guys, I'm thinking two more chapters? Somewhere in that ballpark. Thanks to all my lovely reviewers so far!