Chapter Three: "From this day, We're a couple!"
Today was Friday night, after coming back last week from visiting Haruhi and Tamaki, Hikaru felt a little relieved from knowing he'll get help over at America even though he didn't know who it was just yet. When he was waiting for his flight to arrive his was sitting down with his mother and brother as they waited along with him.
"Hey Hikaru, you excited for America?" His brother asked.
Hikaru just looked and him, shaking his head, "Why would I?"
"Because, you're going to be picked up by someone, I think you'll be very happy when you see that person actually."
Kaoru didn't tell Hikaru anything about who was picking him up from the airport at San Francisco. As they heard a man saying: "Flight 509, to San Francisco, is leaving in ten minutes." Hikaru got up and hugged his sibling and his mother, as he walked away waving goodbye to the two and headed to the plane.
"You sure he doesn't need Ayamo-"
"Mom, it's fine. An old friend of his is going to pick him up." Kaoru said as he and his mom walked away heading outside. When he and his mother arrived home an hour later he walked in his brother's room, empty. Nothing but a desk, a bed, and hangers. The younger brother looked over at the desk in the room and noticed a little note on it said, 'To Kaoru.'
Once he opened it he began reading it, "Hey Kaoru. I can't sleep at all. So I'll just write you a letter. You're probably one of the greatest brothers I could ever ask for, and don't worry I won't replace you in San Francisco. Sorry for always making you mad or giving you attitude. I'm just moody like that. Hey, you know what'll be funny? After a year of all this stupid stuff and I get married to Ayamo or not, watch Mom set you up. :D I'd laugh at you, but I'll help you. Like you've always done for me. Anyways, have fun at France. Tell me all about it, and let's talk every week. Not every day, cause I won't be able to miss you too much. Love, Hikaru Hitachiin."
Kaoru just smiled he felt like crying right then and there, he ended up walking to his room to put it somewhere safe. He opened his computer to check if anyone was on, he had a hold of Matsuko's username a couple of days ago. He realized she was on and decided to talk to her, though she beat him to IM whoever first.
"Hey you, did your brother leave already?"
"Yup. How long do think it'll take?"
"Ten hours. Is he excited to even be studying here?"
"In the very inside he is."
"Well, thanks for having me pick up the stubborn one, Kaoru. Anyways, I have to go. I have to buy stuff and all that. Talk to you soon(:"
"You too, bye," He closed his computer by the time she logged off and headed towards his bed. Hopefully he'd be fine over there since Matsuko offered to help the boy with everything over at America. He was glad that Hikaru can finally stand being alone, have his own independence for once. 'Heck who knows, maybe he'll find someone there too,' he thought as he drifted off to sleep.
The next ten hours came by fast. Hikaru was too busy catching up on his sleep so he didn't have time to eat or anything. He peaked his eyes out of the window and noticed it was sunny. He rubbed his eyes and stretched his arms, it wasn't the most peaceful sleep he had but it was better than anything. He got up and grabbed his bags as he walked out. Since he mother decided to move most of his stuff to his condo he didn't have to carry much out, thankfully. While he was walking out he was looking for someone, that one person that decided to pick him up. 'Please tell me it won't be Ayamo, please, please, please.' He noticed a girl holding up a sign saying; 'Hitachiin, Hikaru.' as he walked towards the girl. He didn't recognize the girl at all, not one bit.
"So you're the one picking me up?" He asked. The girl had wavy layered black hair and grey eyes, those eyes seem familiar to him but he wasn't quite sure who the girl was just yet.
"Yeah. Let me guess, you don't remember me." Hikaru nodded slowly feeling a little embarrassed by it as she groaned in response, "I'm Matsuko. You probably don't remember because I'm no brace-face or my hair's not long."
Hikaru covered his mouth with his hand, he didn't know it was the same Matsuko from years ago. He'd love making fun of her when she'd visit the host club, but ever since she moved they lost contact. 'Eh, she's actually, really, pretty.'
Matsuko waved her hands over his face as he looked at the black haired woman, "You okay? Let's go, you must be hungry! Airplane food suck."
Hikaru just nodded at her as she walked out of the airport with her. Matsuko decided to help him with the bags. As they both threw the bags in the back of the car Hikaru followed the girl to the front. Only to remember that the left is where the driver's suppose to sit. He wasn't used to a lot of things at San Francisco, but he knew he will soon. While they were driving Matsuko looked at him for a quick second then turned her direction back on the road.
"You know you're pretty stupid, you didn't give me your address to your place," she mentioned.
He smirked and went a little closer to her, "Why you want to come over?"
She gagged jokingly as she scoffed at the man's seduction, "No. How are you getting home? Remember I'm your ride for a while until you get your license."
"Oh, right," He chuckled and gave her address. She pinned it fast on her navigator as she drove to it. As they were almost at Hikaru's place she heard his stomach growling as she turned to the other direction where they're suppose to go. He didn't know why Matsuko did that but he didn't really care, he was starving. She parked in front of a restaurant as Matsuko and Hikaru got out.
"Sorry this isn't some fancy restaurant, but once you try the food, you'll fall in love with it," Matsuko explained as a waitress showed them to a table as she handed the two a menu. After ordering the two just starred off or starred at one another. 'I know Kaoru said staring's bad to do, but I can't help it,' Hikaru thought as she looked at the grey eyed girl.
"What? Aw, Hikaru, admiring my charming looks?" Matsuko teased. Flashing the dark haired twin a smile.
Hikaru blushed a little and looked the other direction, "No, it's just that you look really different."
"Hm, whatever. You know you don't seem excited to be here. Something wrong?"
The dark ash haired twin sighed, "It's whatever. I don't think you'd care."
Matsuko frowned, "Hm, you shouldn't be thinking that you know. I mean sure we weren't close. Since we would always fight, but seriously though, if you need help or anything, I'm here."
Hikaru looked at her, he didn't think she'd actually say that. He remembered all those times where they made each other mad to the point where Matsuko would want to rip his eyes out of something. As their food arrived Hikaru immediately ate as fast as he could. He fell in love with it, the food was absolutely amazing. He face told it all, Matsuko giggled at Hikaru's reaction to the food.
"I told you so," Matsuko said as she kept eating. She never seen someone eat that fast in a long time. She wanted to burst into laughter but she didn't want Hikaru to cause some scene. After they finished eating they headed out to his place so Matsuko can drop the boy off and start unpacking some of his stuff plus she also wanted to see how his place looked.
"Well, we're here. Let's go." He gave her a slight nod and went to the back of the car to grab his belongings.
They went to the front desk so Hikaru can receive his keys. Then met up with the desk person in front, he looked like the professional office workers. Styled well treated hair, he was wearing a suit well without the blazer and glasses.
"Last name sir," the man asked.
"Hitachiin."
As the man was searching for his keys after finding his name he spoke, "So you two together or something?"
"Oh, no. Hell no." They both said in unison as they both glared at one another.
The man chuckled and gave Hikaru his condo keys as he waved goodbye to the two as they headed their way. As he unlocked his door after reaching his number, '813.' He opened the door for Matsuko first as she walked in as he followed her in. Placing his suitcases in the living room. Matsuko was wandering around the place, she'd kill for this condo. She always wanted to live in a place like this. Sadly since she's not one to ask for money, she's saved up for food, clothing, and college. Matsuko didn't want to waste money on a place, so she stayed home with her parents, sadly.
"Hikaru, you lucky bastard. This place is amazing."
He just shrugged and sat down on the seat next to the counter. He thought it was funny how she was practically drooling over the place, then it got to him.
"Hey, you want to make a deal?"
She looked at him with confusion, "What?"
"Hm, you want to live here?"
"Alone? Give me thos-"
He shook his head as he shook his keys, "I mean, like together. Roommates, I mean I don't know a lot of people here."
"Wow, this relationship is going pretty fast mister," she teased as Hikaru groaned in frustration as she laughed, "I'm kidding. So serious. Anyways, how much is rent then?"
"Free, only in one condition," Hikaru said as she nodded he continued, "You said you'll be here for me, right? Well I have a problem."
"Is it about the furniture?" She asked guessing what he's getting to as he thought about it for a second. Okay, he had two problems now.
"Well besides that. Anyways, I'm getting married in a year."
She grinned and patted his back, "Aw, congrats! That's really great to hear!"
Hikaru shooked his head in disagreement, "No, no, no it's not! Thing is she's those obsessive people. Well, I need a pretend relationship. Introduce that person to my mom. Make my mom love her, and so my problem will go away."
"So you're asking me to be your fake girlfriend?" She replied back.
"Only when my mom, or Ayamo's around."
She thought about it for a long time, "Okay. Can we buy some furniture tomorrow though, this place is empty as hell."
He smiled and embraced the girl, "Of course! Anything. Thank you, thank you."
"So who's the girl anyways?" Matsuko asked curiously.
Hikaru sighed, "This girl named Ayamo. She's attractive but, her personality isn't."
Matsuko bursted into laughter as Hikaru gritted his teeth, "Hey what the hell's so funny!"
"Ayamo Ito? That girl is beyond crazy. I go to college with her. She dated my cousin right, I had to get him out of the relationship. Man, she is pretty though but when you decide to come and be with her for her looks you're screwed. Trust me, someone should confront her about it." She explained.
Hikaru tilted his head, "What'd you do?"
Matsuko went closer to his face and whispered, "That's my secret."
Hikaru stuck his tongue at the girl as she giggled and walked away from him as she grabbed her small tote bag, "See you tomorrow. Wake up early. So I can cook your some breakfast since there's no food here. We'll be furniture shopping tomorrow."
He nodded and walked the girl out of his place waving goodbye to her as he walked towards his room that had only a bed, boxes of clothes and a desk. He was exhausted, so he immediately fell asleep by the time she left.
The next day Matsuko arrived with a box of breakfast in her hands as she knocked on the door. When Hikaru opened the door she greeted him good morning as she walked in his condo placing the breakfast box on the dining table. She didn't have a chance to look at him until now but when she did she turned bright red.
She laughed nervously turning around as she waved her hands in the air, "I didn't know you have no shirt on. Whoopsie, I should just look somewhere else. Yeah."
Hikaru chuckled at the raven haired girl as he walked to his room, "Sorry. I'll go put one on, thanks for coming again."
"Mhm, anyways you ready to go soon? It'll take a long time since you need a whole lot of things here," she said. He nodded and began eating his food that Matsuko dropped off here.
As Hikaru kept eating, Matsuko kept tapping her finger on the table as she spoke, "You know I think the whole pretending to be your girlfriend's stupid. I don't know why you couldn't tell your mom that you didn't want to in the first place. I mean the more you hide the fact that you don't like the idea the more upset she's going to be. I mean someone can't force anyone to love someone, it just happens."
He admitted that he really didn't like the fact that he was just going along with it, not only that he put someone else in his problems. The older twin sighed and explain, "It's only because she still thinks I'm upset about how I got rejected by Haruhi that one time. I'd love to tell her, but she seems so happy that she found me a 'soul mate'."
"Your bound to tell her, you know that. It better not be last minute too," Matsuko threatened as she played around with her phone. She didn't quite know why she decided to help him, but either way she's going to have to anyways.
After he was done eating they both walked out going to a furniture store an hour away from his place. Ikea was one of the only places she could think of, after all the place there had great food (no seriously, they do. :3). When the two of them grabbed two big carts they immediately started looking for stuff. Mostly for the kitchen, living room, and the bathrooms. In the end it ended up being three carts, an employee offered to help them while they kept grabbing furniture.
As they were paying after two hours of finding what they needed Hikaru spoke, "Hey were not going to bring this up just-"
"No. My friends are going to help and uncles. Since they want to meet you, you know Ayano though."
As he paid for the stuff the two of them bought he guessed, "Hm, the pretty blond shy one I used to tease with Kaoru?"
Matsuko nodded as she and Hikaru thank'd the cashier and headed their way back outside to get one of the trucks, thankfully her uncle decided to come and drove the truck dropping it to his place and so they can all start unpacking. When they came back to Hikaru's place everyone that Matsuko knew was waiting outside as she greeted everyone.
"Mmm, this is Hikaru. He's a friend of mine," she introduced as the four waved at him as he smiled.
"Oh wow, he's cute. Names Yumi," a girl with dark blue hair and curls popping out spoke, her eyes matched her hair with a tinted black in the middle. Hikaru blushed at her from her compliment as he thank'd the girl.
"Oi, name's Tai, but call me uncle T. This is Dai, also known as uncle D," Tai introduced him and Matsuko's other uncle as the two shook hands with Hikaru. Those two looked a like, it kind of reminded him of him and Kaoru. They had the same hair, but different hair color. Their eye color was different, Tai had dark brown eyes and then Dai had grey eyes. Plus one of them was taller than the other.
"Matsuko, I didn't know you had a thing for Hikaru," Ayano teased as he hugged Hikaru. Of course she's the only one he remembers.
Matsuko glared at her friend, "Hey shut up! It's not like that!"
Hikaru laid his arm around Matsuko's shoulder, "Oh, Ayano she's in denial because she doesn't want anyone to know about us."
Ayano giggled as Matsuko pushed his arm away from him and elbowed his stomach as she jumped in the back of the truck grabbing something as she walked in the place. Everyone else followed her carrying something that they bought. When they were half way done, Hikaru pouted looking at his empty refrigerator.
"Matsuko, we have no food yet!" He complained.
Matsuko groaned as he dragged the man out of the condo and walked to her car, "Fine we'll go buy groceries then, geez," she looked out the window and noticed Ayano out with Yumi, "Hey, we'll be back in a hour. Don't steal nothing."
"Aw, you know we're not like that. See ya two." The two waved at Hikaru and Matsuko as she drove out and went to a grocery place, not too far from Hikaru's place.
As Hikaru grabbed a cart, Matsuko didn't feel like walking. She was tired so she hopped in the cart like those little kids would do as she waved her hands up in the air, "Hika, I'm tired. Let's go!"
Hika sounded like a girl name to him but he shrugged. He thought it was kind of nice to have a nickname from her. Hikaru groaned, "I'm tired too you know, Matsu-chan."
She looked up while he was walking the cart with him, "But you can't fit in this cart can you? Matsu-chan sounds like a boy name, or a wrestling move."
Hikaru laughed and smiled. Matsuko blushed a little, she thought the boy's smile was cute. 'You may look attractive-ish, but you're pure evil' She thought looking for food with him. As they were grocery shopping for food, and a lot of it Matsuko noticed someone on the side spying on them as she got out of the cart. Hikaru didn't know why but he just kept on looking for what to buy.
While Matsuko was walking towards the girl the brown haired girl got caught. She pointed at the girl and shouted, "Oi. Ayamo, what the hell are you spying on me for?"
"Matsuko, I didn't know you knew Hikaru," she said.
Hikaru popped in as he was in back of Matsuko, "Uh.. hi?"
Matsuko walked towards Hikaru kissed his cheek, "Hi babe. You find what you need? Not only did I know Hikaru, he's my boyfriend."
Hikaru was calm on the outside but he was panicking in the inside. The dark haired twin didn't think she'd actually pull it off, she was too good to act like that towards him.
"Hmph, I guess Hikaru didn't tell you that we're-"
"Ohp. He did. Though he's canceling the wedding. Anyways, me and Hikaru have to make some dinner, see ya' toots," Matsuko walked away from the girl as Hikaru walked along with her and the cart. She felt bad that she had to be mean towards Ayamo, but then again Hikaru needed her help first anyways.
After paying and putting the groceries back in the car they went home. It was getting a little dark, from how the sunset is setting as they drove. Matsuko felt embarrassed, she doesn't like showing affection in front of anyone especially since it was fake too. Though the look on her face was too funny as she began laughing.
"Holy crap, the look on her face was too priceless," Matsuko murmured out as Hikaru shook his head and chuckled a little.
"That was some good acting. Or was it acting?" He asked teasingly.
The girl scoffed and slapped the man's arm, "You think I'd fall for you? No sir, I'm not one to fall in love so easily now."
"Well I wouldn't fall for you either," Hikaru said as he patted the raven haired girl's head, "By the way, when are you moving in with me?"
"I like how you said that, sounds- Well never mind. I'm moving next week, so you ready to study for your licence this whole week? Because I'm not going to drive you around a whole year," she explained parking her car as they walked together to his place.
"I guess, hey, Matsuko," he called out as she looked at him with confusion as he held both of her hands and spoke again looking at one another face to face, "From this day, you're my girlfriend."
"Hey, we're done with- Aw! See, Matsuko, so in denial!" Yumi exclaimed as she punched Matsuko in the arm.
Matsuko gritted her teeth, "No! He meant pretend girlfriend you dumbass!"
A/N: Lol, the threat did work. :3 Mmm, sorry I had to say that. I don't like forcing people. But yeah. Hopefully this chapter satisfied you guys. It's longer and and all that. Excuse any errors and occness. Thank you emiko-emelia for favoriting/alerting. :3 I don't consider myself as a good writer, since I'm fourteen and I'm learning. Thank you though for all the reviews though! I love you all. Hehe. Lol, I tried being a little detailed, I didn't want to go beyond it, cause it'll be long. D: