Hikaru waved to the press as the limo door closed, blocking him from view. He melted into the seat, exhausted from the press conference. They had practically eaten him alive, and they had even gone an hour over because the questions kept coming.
"Here." He caught the sugary energy drink Aoi had tossed him. Finishing it in three seconds flat, he looked at his personal assistant, who was sporting a deep red blazer and skirt today and for once seemed relaxed. Hikaru's eyes narrowed.
She was never relaxed.
"What's going on, Business Lady?" Hikaru questioned her, suspicion written all over his face. "Have you set up my kidnapping, or something?"
"Or something," she replied, looking down at her clipboard, explaining, "The dinner party should completely wear you out, so I don't have to deal with your annoying ass tonight, and for once everything's going without a hitch."
The ginger smirked, letting the empty can fall from his hands. "And here I thought you loved to deal with my 'annoying ass'."
Aoi rolled her eyes, looking out the window and deciding not to waste her time on Hikaru. However, he wasn't done with her yet. "So, Business Lady, when's the party?"
"I told you already; it starts at five sharp, which gives us two hours to make you look decent."
"Decent?" Hikaru raised a brow, and told her haughtily, "I think we can both agree that I look hot on a regular basis."
"Don't flatter yourself."
"You're right; all the magazines do that for me."
She didn't respond, instead silently steaming, biting her tongue because she knew if she said what she wanted to she would lose her well-paying job. Hikaru grinned, amused at how she raged mutely; time to take it one step further.
"What was it Daily Beats said about me? That my looks are to die for? And remind me, how many magazines named me 'teenage heart-throb of the year'? Oh, that's right, seven." He leaned back, interlacing his fingers and resting his head on his hands, saying, "You know, I wish there were two of me, just so the world could have twice the perfection."
He had no idea his wish was about to be granted.
Kaoru was in a complete daze. He had spent all of last night doing math homework, seeing as how he didn't understand half of it but couldn't afford to let his grade drop any lower. He had managed to stay somewhat awake in class thanks to Haruhi, but now the full effect of the all-nighter had hit him on his walk home, and he was constantly bumping into people on the street. He hadn't even bothered with the beanie and aviators today, his bedhead and the bags under his eyes disguised him just fine.
I hope I'm going the right way. Meh, I'll get home eventually, I'm sure I'll be fine if I close my eyes for just a second…
He didn't notice when he had walked into the quieter, more deserted part of town.
He didn't notice when he had walked out into the middle of the street.
He didn't notice the limo heading straight for him.
Kaoru only woke up when he heard screeching brakes, and right before he was slammed into the asphalt, blacking out.
"What the hell was that?" Hikaru yelled, Aoi trying to recover from the heart attack the sudden stop had giving her.
The driver rolled down the window separating him from the passengers, looking rather nervous. "A young man just wandered into the road, I-I tried to stop, but-"
Aoi and Hikaru's eyes went wide. If there was one thing they could both agree on, it's that unintentional vehicular homicide wasn't good for publicity. They both exited the limo and exchanged a look when they saw an arm laying on the asphalt, luckily still connected to a body, it seemed, the rest blocked from their view by the limo.
Hikaru was the first to break the silence. "Shit. This is bad."
"Of course it's bad!" Aoi snapped, beginning to freak out. "We could go to jail!"
"Well no one saw, so…"
"So what? We can't just leave him here!"
"Someone will eventually find him!"
The two silently stared at one another, not sure what to do. Hikaru ordered, "Well, you're the Business Lady; go see if he's still alive."
Aoi huffed, but grew grim when she turned her sights back on the limp arm. The two cautiously walked forward, closer to the unconscious boy, as if they were in a mine field and one false step could kill them all. They both seemed to let out a sigh of relief when they saw all body parts were intact, and he hadn't suffered from more than a few bruises and being knocked unconscious.
Bending down, Aoi hesitated in checking for a pulse. Hikaru huffed, "What now?"
"Wh-what if he's really dead?"
"Oh c'mon! He looks perfectly fine-"
"Not everybody dies with a lot of bloodshed and dismemberment!"
"Check his freaking pulse already!"
Aoi took another deep breath, pressing two fingers underneath the pale boy's neck, waiting a few tense moments, Hikaru's stomach slowly filling with dread.
She closed her eyes, letting out a breath she hadn't known she'd been holding. "He's alive; just unconscious."
"Great, so… Let's go."
"What the hell is wrong with you? I already told you, we can't leave him here on the street!"
"That's when we thought we killed him, but he's alive, so we can just slip away and not feel guilty."
"He could still get hurt, just lying here in the middle of the road!"
"Not my problem."
"Honestly…" Aoi stood from where she had been kneeling, instructing Hikaru, "You check his pockets for some sort of I.D., and I'll check his bag."
Hikaru watched as she walked over to the brown school bag lying a few feet away, opening it and beginning to rummage through. He looked back at the unconscious boy, and tilted his head to the side, thinking, Weird, our hair is the same color. Shaking it off, Hikaru reached into his pants' pockets, but came up short.
He was about to yell at Aoi that he hadn't found anything, when he saw her pull out a wallet and open it up, probably finding the kid's student I.D. Her face drained of color, and Hikaru could feel the knot in his stomach return. He quickly stood up and walked over to her, biting his lip and worrying, "Oh crap, don't tell me we hit someone important…"
"Worse," she said, picking up the student I.D. and turning it so Hikaru could see the name and face, an exact replica of his own. "There's two of you."
Two chapters in two days, I'm on a roll.
Did I already say how much I love writing Aoi, and her conversations with Hikaru? Because I really do. It's a blast to write all their interactions, so believe me, Aoi will be around the majority of the story.
Also, to clarify, because I know the previous AN was longish: no twincest. Just because it says the main characters are Hikaru and Kaoru and this is Humor/Romance, doesn't mean it's twincest. Think of it more like Humor between the twins, and Romance for each coming up in a bit.
Until next time, read and enjoy!