The Hosts were led to the room that Hikaru was in. The hospital staff hadn't moved the body to the morgue yet. Kaoru ran over to the body. "Hikaru…" he said, even though he knew that he wouldn't be able to hear him. Tears fell freely from his eyes. "You can't be dead! You can't be!" he shouted. "You can't leave me here alone!"
Tamaki held the crying Haruhi. Tears were evident in his violet eyes. Honey held Usa-chan tightly. He was crying. Kyoya and Mori had both silently pledged not to break down in front of the others.
"Wake up, Hikaru! Wake up, damn it! Wake up!" Kaoru shouted. He felt like half of him had been forcefully removed. He looked down at the corpse. There was no color in his face. His lips had a blue tint. His amber eyes stared without seeing. That was all Kaoru could take. He shouted at and shook Hikaru's limp form, trying to will it back to life.
Finally, a doctor had ordered for the redhead to be sedated. A nurse had shoved a needle into Kaoru's arm. The ginger let out a soft whimpering noise before surrendering to the nothingness caused by the drug.
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The Hosts surrounded Kaoru's hospital bed. Kaoru's eyes fluttered open. He looked around at the various faces that were all a little fuzzy to him. "How are you feeling?" Haruhi asked. The noise sounded very feint to the boy. He could barely make out the words. He shook his head in reply.
"Are you ready to go home?" Tamaki asked softly.
Home… Where Hikaru won't be, Kaoru thought. Empty… He shook his head furiously.
"Or you could stay with one of us for awhile," Tamaki offered.
"Yeah! You could stay with me or Takashi, Kao-chan!" Honey said. Mori nodded in agreement.
"Thanks guys," Kaoru said softly.
"Do you want to stay with me for a few days?" Tamaki asked.
Kaoru nodded. "Thanks, boss," he said.
"I hate to shatter this moment, but the doctor said to tell a nurse when Kaoru woke up," Kyoya said. He went to get a nurse. When she walked into the room, she sedated the young teen again.
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Kaoru woke up in an unfamiliar room. He looked around frantically. Where the hell am I? he wondered. He saw Tamaki and relaxed. Right… I'm staying here for a few days.
"Morning!" Tamaki said in a forced cheery voice.
Kaoru suddenly remembered the events that had occurred the day before. "When is the…" he trailed off, not able to form the words.
"Your mother arranged for him to be cremated," Tamaki said. Kaoru's sorrow increased at that. Great, now I won't even get to see the body again… Why didn't they wait for me to be there? He's MY twin! "You can stay here as long as you want…"
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Kaoru questioned.
"I can relate to an extent," Tamaki answered. "I know you don't want to go home to an empty house, and I know you really need a friend right now."
"Thanks," Kaoru said. At that moment, he knew that someday, somehow, everything would end up being all right.
The end! I am thinking of making a sequel type thingy in Kaoru's point of view on the events that happened after Hikaru's death. Thoughts? Oh, and thank you, all of my lovely readers! I love you dearly! (In that non-creepy way, of course).