Number Two.
"... Hika... no..." Her breath was hitched as she stared, eyes wide. He panted, hand on the wall for support.
"R-Rose..." he gasped slightly, regaining his composure. "You can't marry him."
It shimmers in the dark,
yet this one's not a trophy
"Hikaru, please don't do this!" She pled, and he ignored her.
"Rose, you can't seriously, honestly say you love him. I know you don't, you told me so just yesterday." He began, eyes narrowed. "And I know that you'd spend every day, for the rest of your life, hating yourself, and him, for the miserable life you'd have to pretend to love. I know you well enough to know you'd end up killing yourself."
It's worth so much more,
there's no glorious flaw
It's the best that I've ever seen
"Hika... please..."
"I love you!" He announced, throwing his hands up for effect. "You know I do! And I know you feel the same, because after last night, you shouldn't be wearing white-!"
"Pardon?!" Kaoru's mouth dropped open.
"Not now Kao." Hikaru shushed him. "Come with me. Don't marry him. Come back to Japan Rose."
Lovers cannot lie, when it gets you feeling alive
Brings your colour out, spreading word about
That I'll kill before I try
"I can't..." she whispered, more to herself than to him, but Kyoya seemed to take this as a cue.
"Yes you can. Lilly is currently in the custody of the Ootori Private Police force, the one that was paid to guard her. She has been moved to a safe location." Rose's eyes widened, and she inhaled sharply.
"You... you did it..." she breathed. He nodded.
So please hand me my cover and my soul
I'll throw away every piece I own
"I... I'm free..." she somewhat laughed. "My god... Hika!" She ran towards him, tears bubbling behind her eyes beginning to leak from pure joy. He caught her, cradling her in his arms, while Alexander stood in shock.
"This can't be happening..." he growled. "I won't let it."
Cause I believe if you need me too
I'll risk my neck, I'll go down with you
There's no line to what I would do
Can I be your life cause I need you
"Hitachiin!" The repulsed voice of Rose's Fiancée broke through their loving embrace. He smirked, reaching into the inside of his blazer, striding forward. Standing over the frozen lovers, he pulled out a single, black revolver. "You really thought it would be that easy?" he placed it to her forehead. "Move, and die. Disobey, and die." She gulped.
"You wouldn't dare..." Hikaru hissed, gripping her tighter. "You even think about it, and..."
The gun clicked, loaded.
"Wanna bet?"
The colour drained from his face. A small sob came from the back of her throat.
"Ahh, you forgot, eh Rosey? I love you. I'm not going to lose you to a fashion faggot." He smiled sarcastically. Kaoru stood, angered.
"I'm in fashion, and I'm gay! What are you gonna do about it? It's not an insult." He spat. Hikaru gasped, dropping her for a brief second, eyes wide.
"Kao?"
In the moment of confusion, Alexander swept a screaming Rose up, and ran with her to the door.
"HIKA!"
A moving spectacle and in the beauty of it all
It's so much to pull that they made no law
It's just what the world has been waiting for
He chased after determinedly, feet pounding against the stone floor.
"I won't lose you again!" he roared, fists clenched, as he followed after in hot pursuit. His mouth remained dry, his body ached from lack of energy, but he ignored it, seeing a blurred vision of white ahead, screaming and flailing. This only pushed him onwards.
Somewhere down the line, more spirit than in mind
We'll carry on, forever gone
cause we left everything behind
Her struggling had slowed him, but Hikaru was exhausted. Nonetheless, the Hitachiin son slowly closed the gap between them, and was nearly at arm's length from Rose when Alexander turned with the gun. He gasped, knowing there was no time to escape. The trigger was pulled, Rose screams became even more shrill and painful. His eyes shut in anticipation.
So please hand me my cover and my soul
I'll throw away every piece I own
The wound never came. Rose slapped the gun, causing the shot to speed in the opposite direction. They were approaching the bridge.
"Release her!"
"Never!"
Cause I believe if you need me too
I'll risk my neck, I'll go down with you
There's no line to what I would do
Can I be your life cause I need you
Reaching out, he grabbed the back of Alexander's collar, and the three came crashing to the ground. Hikaru immediately staggered to his feet, pulling Rose with him, so she was stood behind him. Alexander lunged at him, hands at his neck, as the two fought viciously on the bridge top.
Cause I believe if you need me too
I'll risk my neck, I'll go down with you
Rose stood at the edge, breathing hard, eyes wide, as they both slammed the other into the bridge wall.
"Give over." Alexander smirked victoriously, as Hikaru lay on the floor, sore. He looked up, seeing him reach for Rose, who wasn't fast enough to run. The elder twin pulled himself upright, staggering forwards to try and push him away from her, but Alexander's eyebrow raised in warning.
"Careful." He taunted, pressing her to the edge. "She's very unstable. Any sudden moves and she might... slip."
"No..." he moaned in horror, glancing down at the rough waves beneath the bridge. He saw Kaoru, and the rest of the host club coming and knew if he could just hold him from dropping her...
"Actually..." his smirk widened. "Your friends will be coming soon, eh? Might as well get something out of this."
So please hand me my cover and my soul
I'll throw away every piece I own
And she was dropped.
Cause I believe if you need me too
"ROSE!" Hikaru dove after her, and everything went silent. He couldn't hear Kaoru's screams, or Tamaki yelling furiously at Alexander and beating him to a pulp. He didn't hear Haruhi crying, or Kyoya restraining his brother. He just say Rose falling beneath him, as he reached out, as their fingers entwined, her body meeting his.
"Hika..."
He only heard her whisper his name. It was the loudest thing he'd heard. And he could listen to it over and over.
I'll risk my neck, I'll go down with you
There's no line to what I would do
Can I be your life cause I need you
"De ja vu, huh?" Tamaki glanced across at the hysterical Haruhi, finished with Alexander for the time being. Despite everything, she smiled.
"Yeah."
Can I be your life?
"Kyoya, let me go after them! I can't lose them!" Kaoru was near tears, fighting against the older boy's grip.
"Kaoru, stop. It's a fatal fall, you could kill yourself as well as them." Kyoya reasoned, tightening his grip.
Can I be your life
They plummeted down, wrapped together in a tight grasp, bracing themselves for the foreshadowed cold bath.
As the water crashed down, their embrace split from the impact. The weight of Rose's dress pulled her down, stopping her from getting to the surface. He swam down to her, trying to help, but it seemed pointless. She was drowning.
Cause I need you