I really should be getting ready for bed…BUT I DUN' WANNA!
"And they were never seen agaaaaaaaain…" the movie faded out, leaving only a scene of the creepy dark woods for viewers to guess about behind. Kaoru rolled his eyes, hopping down from the couch to get his sippy-cup off the counter.
"KAORU!" Hikaru jumped down as well, clinging to his twin like his life depended on it. Why did he let Kaoru convince him this movie was going to be funny?! The younger boy jolted forward suddenly, the addition of another him offsetting his balance.
"Hika, it was just a movie. C'mon, let's go ta bed…" Kaoru took his twin's hand and they walked to their share bedroom. The maids helped them change into pajamas and made sure they had brushed their teeth before tossing them onto the bed.
"Good night, boys. Don't let the bedbugs bite." The maids said in unison. They shut the door, leaving the two in total darkness save for the little moonlight that came through the window.
Hikaru grabbed his stuffed elephant and snuggled closer to Kaoru, not wanting to be near the edge of the bed. Kaoru huffed when he felt his brother's breath tickle his neck. "Hika…scoot ova'…" he mumbled, rolling the other way.
"But…the monsters…" Hikaru whispered as if the monsters could hear him and would snatch him quicker for knowing their plan.
"There's no such thing…" Kaoru mumbled into the pillow. "There's no bad monsters, just good ones…" he tried. Hikaru didn't buy it.
"Then…what about the bugs?" he asked.
"What bugs…?"
"The bed bugs the maids were talkin' 'bout!" Hikaru suddenly yelped. Kaoru sat up, admitting defeat to getting any sleep.
"We don't get those, Hika…we got good beds…" Kaoru mumbled. Hikaru dipped his head under the bed and peered under it, there was an odd…thing…under the bed. When the older twin's eyes focused, he could make out what seemed like a head.
"AHHHH!" There's a monster under there!" he bolted upright, wrapping his arms around Kaoru.
Kaoru looked under even after Hikaru's desperate attempts to keep him up. Since the 'head' was on his side, he could make out what it was better. It was a ball covered in old socks. Kaoru pulled the ball up and showed his brother, "Is this your monster?" he asked.
"…Maybe…"
"Hikaru! There are no monsters! Just…go to bed…" Kaoru flopped down on the pillow, "I MEAN IT!" he yelled into the pillow.
Hikaru sat there for a minute; maybe Kaoru was right, monsters couldn't even get in their room, they didn't have closet! They had wardrobe, that's completely different. He smiled, laying down on the pillow and pulling his covers around his ears. Then the wardrobe door swung open and both boys bolted up straight.
"What was that?" Kaoru asked after a few minutes.
"I 'unno, you're the monster expert!" Hikaru said. Then the other door to the wardrobe decided to open, too. They screamed and ran out of the bedroom yelling for their mother. They threw her door open and jumped into her bed, "Momma, Momma!" they were yelling. Mrs. Hitachiin sat up sleepily, a face mask on that made her look petrifying in the soft moonlight. That didn't help the boys calm down.
"Boys, boys, what's wrong?!" she tried to pull them closer but they were too scared to come closer, fearing she had turned into a creature of the night.
"A-are we gonna l-look like 'at?!" Kaoru asked through tears.
"What are you talking about, Hun?"
"A-a m-monster!" Hikaru wailed. Suddenly she understood. She pulled them into her lap through their protests and shushed them.
"Everything's OK…there's no way monsters could hurt us, we are nice people. As long as you're good the monsters don't bother you…and I'm not a monster, it's a face mask, Kao…" she cooed, calming her twins. Kaoru was the first to calm and fall asleep against her chest while she continued to rock them and lull Hikaru to sleep.
"Momma…" he whispered. Mrs. Hitachiin 'hmm'ed to acknowledge him. "We don't have bed bugs neither, right?" he asked.
She giggled, "Those silly maids, right?" he nodded, "We don't have bed bugs, Sweetie, and even if we did, you just bite 'em back and they'll leave you alone." She snorted into his neck, making him laugh. Kaoru shifted in his mother's arms so they quit. Mrs. Hitachiin laid the twins side-by-side in her bed, kissing their foreheads and tucking them in while she went to investigate what had scared them. She opened their bedroom door, noticing the wardrobe doors had been opened. She grinned and closed the window. Seems the doors got blown open…
I've always thought Hikaru would be the one to get scared easier, especially when they were kids. Plus, in the Halloween episode Kaoru had that pumpkin carriage story thing and for some weird reason my brain says that means he like freaky/scary stories. I don't question my brain but you should. AND THOSE DAMN MAIDS! Hehe!
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