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"I… Akatsuki, I…" Ichiru stuttered as he stared down at the blonde kneeling in front of him. Kain tightened his hold on their hands, his eyes never waver and Ichiru felt like he was stuck in a small room with the walls pressing themselves to crush him in between.

"I need to think about this, Akatsuki, I can't give you exact answer now…" Ichiru took a deep breath. He forgot when did he stopped breathing but that wasn't matter. Kain closed his eyes at the answer he received before giving his smaller companion a small smile.

"How about 3 days?"

"Umm… 3 days sounds good." Ichiru licked his lips and nodded nevertheless, at least he got period suggestion than a broken hearted man. Kain leaned to press a kiss on his cheek before retreating to his seat.

Ichiru turned to watch the tall blonde as the waitress returned and served their orders. A red wine was put together and Ichiru's eyes softened when realization drowned into him. Kain had prepared the wine in case if Ichiru had accepted his proposal and by the way the blonde was smiling and talking to him, Ichiru knew that he was hiding his disappointment.

Ichiru reached out a hand, holding onto Kain's one and when those amber eyes met his, he smiled.

"Please wait for me, okay."

Kaname took out files from Zero's personal belongings where he had kept inside a large box. He skimmed through every part of his personal information; his old schools, his background and everything. He knew that Zero was an orphan. The silver haired man survived all by his own, his good grades rewarded him with scholarship and he managed to achieve his dream to expand his study at higher level of his chosen course.

Zero had once told him about the orphanage where he had been raised up but that was years ago. Kaname did not remember the place and the name, regretting that he did not paid extra attention at Zero on that time.

Finally when he found a large black file, he stopped in his searching and carefully examined the birth certificate belongs to Zero Kiryuu. A small smile appeared on his face as the next page revealed the address and location of Zero's orphanage. Stuffing down the information on a piece of paper, Kaname closed the file and took a deep breath.

Two days had passed and Takuma had not given him any news yet.

Akatsuki Kain is a very private person and to get information from him was hard like rock. The blonde told him that he had hired a detective and he was surprised to know that Kain had hired one too for unknown reason.

Rubbing his tired eyes, Kaname stood up and left the room.

There were so many things to be done and there was no time to rest.

"No way." Takuma murmured his eyes blinked at the information he just received. The caller on the other line once again repeated the news and the blonde leaned on his seat when his head started to spin in pure bewilderment and hurt.

"Fine… Thank you, Yuuta-san. " Takuma ended the call and leaned down to rest his head against his working table. Things were working like puzzle pieces to complete the riddle of the situation and suddenly Takuma felt like the need to cry for his best friend. He knew that Fate could be quite mean but this was underestimated.

"How am I going to tell him this…?" he turned to stare at the brunette's office room just across his. It had to be told sooner or later and Takuma half-absently grabbed on a piece of paper before writing the name of 'Ichiru Hio' on top on it.

He stared at the name and his eyes hardened in stress and bewilderment.

The detective that he had hired informed him that apparently, Zero Kiryuu have a twin. The twin was adopted by someone when both of them were just 5 months. Their parents had died in a car accident and they got no other relatives. It also turned out that both of them did not acknowledge each other. Ichiru was raised somewhere far from the orphanage and Zero was raised there.

There was one thing that helped in the investigation.

It was the fact that Ichiru Hio wanted to be known by the name of Kiryuu because he respected his dead family. Thinking that it was the only way left to show his gratefulness after his parents had given birth to him.

Takuma would never forget the name of Ichiru Hio. It was the name that the nurse they had called, on the same date that Zero was involved in the accident. It was the name of the only person that had survived the accident.

Ichiru Hio and Ichiru Kiryuu is the same person.

Ichiru Kiryuu and Zero Kiryuu are identical twins.

Ichiru Kiryuu and Zero Kiryuu involved in an accident, the same accident.

Ichiru Kiryuu survived and Zero Kiryuu died.

Takuma grabbed his own hair and slammed his head down again.

'How am I going to do this?'

Ichiru restlessly wandered inside of his room. Currently, the third day has passed by so thoughtlessly and now he was unable to keep his mind on the answer that he should give to his lover. Kain would be home around the time and the silver haired man wanted so much to run away.

But he cannot. He knew that Kain will not mind if he still unable to give his answer for his proposal but Ichiru doesn't want to break everything apart. How many times he had rejected the blonde's marriage proposal, he didn't know and after all that Kain had done for him since the accident, the blonde had sacrificed his time and his work for him, how could he be so heartless to run away. Kain took care of him until his injuries were all healed and the blonde never complaint.

In what position Ichiru was to reject the kind hearted man's proposal after that entire he had done?

It was true that Ichiru's heart did not flatter, did not beat in that kind of happiness that Ichiru was hoping for.

The statement made him stop in his action and Ichiru stood still. His lilac eyes widened as he stared at the wall of his room.

'What is it that I was hoping for?'

The sound of his bedroom door being opened stole his attention. The silver haired man turned to his back, a familiar sight of a blonde greeted him and Ichiru felt a small smile curved on his lips.

"Akatsuki…"

"Ichiru, I… I'm sorry. It seems like you are stress about this whole proposal thing and I thought that maybe we should give it-"

"Akatsuki, no."

Kain was surprised by the sudden interruption but just blinked his eyes. The younger man in front of him stared at his eyes; as if he could see right through his soul.

There was silence for a moment as both men did not move to say anything else. It was Ichiru then who had made the first step to approach the blonde.

"Akatsuki… I believe that I've got the answer to your marriage proposal."

"Kaname, I need you to calm down, okay? I don't want you to think out of your mind, just stay where you are." Takuma gently hold onto the brunette's stiff shoulders and leveled him down to sit.

Takuma had come to his penthouse the early afternoon, with all the information that he had gained. The blonde also had gone through all the explanation and his assumptions. Kaname had abruptly stood up from his seat when the same thought crossed their minds.

About the possibility that Zero and Ichiru was misidentified.

Eyes widen, Kaname slumped against his seat and his hands went to cover his face.

The shock was too much.

Identical twins?

What some sort of game that Fate was playing on them?

Takuma smiled sadly as he tapped on the brunette's shoulder, an act of comforting. He did not know what was the brunette thinking of the moment? That the fact of the dead body under the ground, by the name of Zero Kiryuu actually was not Zero Kiryuu?

The fact that maybe his beloved was somewhere else with someone else.

To make it worst, Takuma had come with medical information he gained from the private hospital wherein Akatsuki Kain's lover was submitted, his lover have gotten an amnesia.

"Takuma… We need to go and meet Kain-san as soon as possible…" Kaname murmured almost blankly, the data was still being progressed in his mind. By the mention of the blonde's name, Takuma felt his stomach tightened. He bit his lips and carefully taken out a ruby coloured envelope.

The brunette watched as his best friend gently slipped the envelope on his hand, his green eyes softened with a tingle sensation of misery tinted them.

Kaname looked down at the fancy envelope, undone it almost painfully slow and taken out an invitation card. He ignored the writings on the front page and proceeded to the middle part.

His brown eyes still for a moment as he read the content; then those brown orbs, those tired, exhausted and sad brown orbs closed slowly. The gist of the card had killed all the little hope he had hold onto and now, Kaname doesn't know what else he should do, what else he can do, what else… to do.

"To Mr. Kaname Kuran, you are gladly invited to the engagement party of Akatsuki Kain and Ichiru Hio on this Saturday night, 9 of April."

TBC.

A/N : I know this chapter is quite short and man, I seriously missed writing KanaZero Dx But no worries, next chapter is full with them! xD

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