It took Kaoru a moment to really remember what happened the day that they got the ring. They were young about 5 or so. It was their birthday, obviously. The memories started to fly in and play like a movie in Kaoru's mind, putting him back in that very spot.
Flashback
" Happy Birthday Hikaru and Kaoru!!" the many voices of children said. They were at a private kindergarden at the moment. They weren't there long but for this particular birthday they were. The two twins say at the head of a rather low table. There were a multitude of cup cakes lining it. The biggest and the only one with candles in it was infront of the orange haired boys. The teacher had gotten them special for the birthday party they were holding at the school. On the top written in two colors of frosting were their names and the words happy birthday. Also two plastic rings, one blue and one green were stuck into the gooey frosting. The room was decorated in streamers and balloons. All in rainbows of colors. In one unison blow the candle was blown out and a trail of smoke headed for the ceiling. The other kids cheered and started to eat their cupcakes.
Each taking one ring, they licked the frosting off the prongs on the back. This was probably the most fun, and Hikaru stuck his mouth through the hole, which left the ring dangling from his pink tongue. Kaoru laughed and copied him. They looked hather silly and laughing with a ring in their mouths was a little bit hard.
Once all the frosting was off they slipped the rings on their fingers. They were a bit big but the two boys managed just fine. " Hey Kaoru..." Hikaru said looking over at his brother. " Can I have the blue one??" He asked quietly. His brother was rather fond of the ring but decided as a birthday gift that he would give it to him. He took it off his finger and proceeded to place it on Hikaru's left hand. In the same manner Hikaru did the same placing the green ring onto Kaoru's hand, then wrapped his arms around his brother. " Thank you Kaoru..." he smiled, " It's the best present ever." he added then kissed him on the cheek. It was after that that they went into eatting the cupcake before them.
What happened next would explain why Kaoru didn't like that day. They were all dancing around, being silly and such. For that is what happens when 5 year olds get sugar. Someone bumped into Kaoru and his precious ring fell off his finger. Before he could grab it someones foot came down upon it, snapping the plastic in half. It made Kaoru sad that he no longer had a ring that matched his brother and Hikaru offered t give him back his origional. But Kaoru told him that it was a gift for Hikaru, and that made Hikaru happy.
End of flashback
Kaoru sighed as he looked back at the ring. Why would his brother keep it, it was a plastic thing with a not so pleasant memory attached to it. It was silly and yet there it was in the box. Kaoru didn't take the ring off but continued to look in the box, there were so many things, but what to look at next.
A very odd object was now in his hand but it made Kaoru laugh. It was a half a baseball. Shredded and torn.
What memory lies with a baseball so broken..read the next chapter coming soon.
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