Chapter 5 - Matching DNA
"Oh my gosh!" Kaoru spat frustrated, muffling his yells into his pillow. "I can't believe I slept at Hikaru, freaking, Hitachiin's house. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"
Kaoru rolled around in the over-sized bed with his pillow plastered tightly onto his face to hide the blush that rapidly spread along his face. he was lying in The Bed, which him and Hikaru had been sharing for the night. DAMN IT! But when Kaoru had woken up he had been gone (thank god!).
"I can't believe we slept together! I could die! Just kill me," the teen whined and pressed the pillow closer to his face, almost suffocating himself. A light chuckle interrupted his act and he sat up with a gasp, the pillow falling from his face, exposing his flushing face.
"Please, don't kill yourself in my guestroom, the mess would freak my mom," Hikaru grinned, standing with a silver tray in his hands. Kaoru opened his mouth with a snappy comment, but the sight of the food shut him up. Hikaru noticed his hungry glance and laughed merrily.
"Hungry?" he asked.
"Yes," Kaoru whispered truthfully and bolted toward Hikaru. "Can I have some?"
Hikaru rolled his eyes. "No, I carried it all the way up here so you could look at it."
"Thanks!" Kaoru smiled, and with a quick swipe he grabbed his plate and ran back to sit on the bed. Hikaru lifted an eyebrow, but didn't comment it. Kaoru took a bite of the bread and stared at it for a second, his eyes wide in shock.
"This is… awesome!" Kaoru exclaimed with food in his mouth, scooping some egg in his mouth with the fork, as he continued. "Do you eat this every day?"
"Um, yes, pretty much," Hikaru murmured, not able to take his eyes off the disgusting, but so damn cute, teen on his bed. Hikaru had never imagined that gluttony could be so adorable. Kaoru almost swallowed his food like he had never been feed in his life. The last piece of bread got washed down with the juice and he made a satisfied sigh.
"So, thank you for the food, bed and the shower," Kaoru murmured and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. Hikaru just nodded in response. "Anyway, I need to get going." Kaoru said and sat his plate down (already finished).
"Where are you going?" Hikaru asked, suddenly alerted.
"Work, of course," Kaoru murmured, rolling his eyes slightly. "I'm not letting you trap me here, even with food like this. Besides, you almost got me fired last time, so, no way you're holding me back from work."
Kaoru had started walking across the floor, Hikaru following close behind him - totally ignoring this untouched plate on the bed. He grabbed the younger boys wrist quickly and yanked him backwards with a hard yank. Kaoru let out a stunned gasp and stumbled into Hikaru.
"What are you-"
"You are coming back, right?" Hikaru asked, wearing a serious expression that made Kaoru slightly uncomfortable. "Right?" he asked again, when Kaoru didn't answer fast enough.
"Yeah… maybe… yes! I'll be back, you're hurting my wrist!" Kaoru spat and tried to struggle out of Hikaru's hand. The older teen frowned, but let go of him.
"God! Who made you my parent?" Kaoru pouted and rubbed his wrist. Hikaru shrugged with a timid smile.
"Well, see you then," Hikaru whispered and lifted a hand. Kaoru nodded and took one step toward the door before he stopped slowly. "What is it?" Hikaru asked, feeling a little bit of happiness flutter.
"Um… Hikaru," Kaoru murmured and scratched the back of his neck.
"Yeah," Hikaru whispered back, noticing the uneasy expression on Kaoru's face.
"Could you…"
"Yes?"
"Um…"
"Yes?"
"Show me how to get out of this huge house?"
Kaoru groaned when, yet another, text biped in his pocket. He wanted to strangle his phone, but he had promised to keep it turned on, so the insurance company could contact him about his house. Yeah, Kaoru had insurance, he did own some brains after all, underneath the thick cap of his.
Speaking of cap, Kaoru had bought a new one on his way to work; it made him feel more comfortable – even though he had to replace it with the required hat at work.
With a moan he flung his phone open and stared at the letters.
To Kaoru mobile – From The Pest (name changed)
Kaaaaaaoruuu! Ur answering sooo slooow! Speeeak tooo meeeee! ^_^
To The Pest – From Kaoru mobile
Hikaru! I'm at work; I can't text all the time…
To Kaoru mobile – From The Pest
But I'm bored, write 'bout somethin'! :)
To The Pest – From Kaoru mobile
No!
To Kaoru mobile – From The Pest
I'll keep bothering you until you do! ;)
To The Pest – From Kaoru mobile
I bought a new cap…
To Kaoru mobile – From The Pest
… … Are you kidding me? O_O''
To The Pest – From Kaoru mobile
Shut up! I like wearing them; I don't have to listen to you! Stupid fashion child!
To Kaoru mobile – From The Pest
Oh it's fine… I'll have something to light up the fireplace. :D And I'm proud of the "fashion"-thing. haha! :)
...
Kaoru's lips pulled up slightly, but before he could answer a loud ringing interrupted him. He looked up at realized that the waitress was staring at him, pressing down the bell furiously to get my attention.
"Kaoru! Where are my orders?" She asked, flinging her arms out.
"Oh! Sorry," Kaoru exclaimed and looked at the text he had just written. He quickly pressed send before he got back to work:
To The Pest – From Kaoru mobile
If you can't accept the way I look, I might not come back at all.
...
Kaoru turned on the blender, hurrying to mix fruit and juice into a huge mix of smoothie. At first his mouth had started to water every time he was at work, but after a while he had turned slightly tired of the fruity drinks.
He felt his phone bib. It was Hikaru again, but he just ignored him and poured up the crimson smoothie into two tall glass' and put them on the counter.
"About time!" the waitress noted, before she grabbed them and hurried off. Kaoru felt the phone announce another message, but ignored it too. He continued blending the drinks until the third text vibrated in his pocket. He sighed audible and pulled out his phone. Why? Why did Hikaru get his number? He stared at the screen: 3 new messages from: The Pest
He clicked the oldest one and read it.
To Kaoru mobile – From The Pest
Hey! Sorry, I didn't mean it like that! Besides, U already promised to come back home! D:
(Message 2)
Seriously, answer me. I'm gettin' worried here… you R comin' back, right? o_O
(Message 3)
Kaaaaaaaaorrrruuuuuu! Answeeeeeerrrrr meeeee! … Seriously.
To The Pest – From Kaoru mobile
God! Relax, before you get a conniption! I'm coming home AFTER WORK! You know, you're going to get me fired pretty soon…
To Kaoru mobile – From The Pest
Heh, yeah, sorry 'bout that, but look at the bright side! You'll have much more free time, along with myself. : D
...
Kaoru had a sudden urge to strangle his phone, but let it go and turned back to work. He grabbed an apple and was about to peal it when his name was suddenly called.
"Is that you, Kaoru?" a dark voice asked him. He turned around confused and gaped. A tall, black dressed man looked at him with cold eyes, his lips pulling into a slight smirk by the fear in Kaoru's eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Kaoru whispered, immediately trying to locate an escape route. The man smirked; they both knew that the only way out was past him, which was a reckless attempt.
"I thought it was you. Well, the world is small after all. Just thought I would get a smoothie, and then I was so lucky to run into you, what are the odds?" The man said, leaning casually against the counter, while watching Kaoru having a heart attack.
"Yeah, funny," Kaoru murmured humorlessly and flickered his eyes across the kitchen for some kind of weapon, but only located a spatula, which would probably bend against the mans huge chest anyway.
"So, how are you doing lately?" The man continued, pretending he didn't see Kaoru's glance.
"Fine. Or, well, my house burned down, which you probably know, but besides that," he backed a little away, clenching his fingers around his weapon. The man sighed.
"Yes, I was wondering how that happened, it's such a shame. I would lie if I said I was sorry, I mean, the place was a dump after all, but it's… a shame," he made a smirk filled with malice, that gave Kaoru shivers.
"Please, let's not take it in here," Kaoru begged, gesturing to the shop. "Let's go outside."
The man let out a small chuckle before his expression turned totally blank. Kaoru let out a suppressed gasp when he pulled a gun from his belt and pointed it directly at him.
"Kid, you're really not in a position to give me orders."
"I'm bored, Kaoru!" Hikaru complained, talking to his phone. "Text me! Text me already!"
He sighed and let his phone drop on the bed, rolling around frustrated. "What the fuck am I doing? Tamaki was right, I act like a love-struck girl!"
He heard the door open downstairs and a small hope fluttered in his chest. Then he heard the sound of heels on the stair and his hope crumbled.
"Hi mom!" he yelled, not able to hide his disappointment.
"Hikaru! Where are you?" she spat. Her tone alerted him and he sat up on his bed.
"In here, my room, what's wrong?" he asked and tilted his head confused. She barged through the door, holding a stack of paper high above her head.
"Where's Kaoru?" She exclaimed, her voice filled with panic that made Hikaru even more flustered. He hurried to his feet and snatched the papers from her, just in time for her ramble.
"I took some of his hairs when he used the towel in the bathroom, and went to a lab… and they match! Hikaru it match!" she exclaimed, almost breathless at this point. Hikaru narrowed his eyes and skimmed through the papers until his eyes caught a specific line:
"DNA result for Hikaru Hitachiin and Kaoru: 98,76% identical." 'Haha… 98… 98,76, what? What? WHAT?'
"Wha- what?" Hikaru exclaimed stunned and staggered to his feet. "How? Why? How? How?"
"I know, I know, it most be a huge shock for you, huh?" Mrs. Hitachiin mumbled and bit her nail.
"W-why did you never tell me?" He asked stunned, his tone rising slowly along with his temper. "I have a twin? I have a twin brother? How could you not have told me this?"
"You were so young when he disappeared," his mother whispered. "I didn't want to make you sad, so I wanted to wait until you got older and… um, here we are." She flung her hands out with a sigh. "I'm sorry, Hikaru."
"Kaoru is my twin," Hikaru spat, just realizing it for real and clenching both hands in his hair in shock. "Kaoru is my twin? Kaoru is my twin! I need to find him!"
"H-hey! Hikaru!" His mother spat, but the teen had already grabbed his phone and bolted for the door.
Hikaru had his coat half on when he sprinted out of the door, taking the steps in quick panicking steps. He quickly found Kaoru's number in his contact list and called.
"Come on, Kao, take you phone," he chanted along with the bibs. "Come on!"
Finally the phone was picked up. Hikaru made a sigh of relief and listened to the rustle in the phone for a moment before a voice answered.
"H-hello?" Kaoru's voice whispered breathless.
"Kaoru, oh my god, you'll never guess what!" Hikaru babbled with a huge grin plastered on his face. "I seriously need to talk to you. Something absolutely HUGE has happened!"
"Hikaru, please, this is not a good time," Kaoru tried with a mumble, and now Hikaru realized the change in his voice. He stopped instantly in his tracks, concentrating on the voice in the phone.
"Kaoru, is something wrong?" he asked, his voice gone deeper in alert.
"Oh god…" he heard Kaoru whisper and almost hissed when he heard Kaoru exclaim a sob in his ear. "Hikar-… Damn it…" Kaoru's voice became weaker as he tried to hold the whimpers back.
"Where are you?" Hikaru spat, feeling the anger grow. "Kaoru, tell me where you are! Right now!"
"I- I'm…-" the connection was suddenly cut off, and Hikaru listened to the loud bibs of the phone for a long moment, his eyes widened in shock. Then his hand fell motionless along his side, clenching the phone in a tight fist.
'what had just happened?' he thought, his eyes flickering through the options. 'no, it doesn't matter what happened... Kaoru was crying.. Kaoru, my brother, my twin!'
Then his heels set off with so much force that the coat instantly fell off again. Hikaru almost slammed into the door of his garage, forcing it open and grabbed his motorcycle with an angry yank.
A/N: Thanks for all your reviews, It's 1 O'clock at night, so I'm too tired to response to all your reviews right now (I'll do it in the next chapter though
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