Kaoru sighed deeply as he sat on a cushioned chair. He glanced at the inside of his elbow of his left arm. The tiniest bit of blood was visible under the bandage. From the band aid, he looked over at the slumbering Lilith. She was attached to a couple different machines to keep check on her vitals. He stood back up and walked over to the bed she was lying upon. He then sat on the very edge on the left side of the bed. His eyes traveled down to the pale girl. He knew that her life was no longer in jeopardy, but she still looked sickly. His eyes saddened and he gently rubbed her right cheek with his thumb. Suddenly, he found himself on autopilot. Before he knew it, his lips made contact with her skin, just to the left of her own.

"What am I doing..?" he whispered to himself.

He stood up and walked away from the bed. Pounding softly on his chest, he made his way over to the window. He opened it, wanting some fresh air. He popped his head outside and looked around. The sun was still high, letting the sky bright blue. The occasional cloud passed by to block the rays. There were countless trees that helped isolate the building.

A distinctive grunt came from back inside the room. He looked over seeing Lilith attempting to sit up. His eyes widened and he quickly made his way back over to her. He gently pushed down on her shoulders so that she was lying back down. She looked at him, completely confused. He smiled just a bit and sat back down on the edge of the bed.

"You're really hurt, you can't overexert yourself or your wounds will reopen," he explained to her.

Her confusion grew and she spoke weakly, "wounds? Why plural?"

His smile vanished and a mix of sadness and anger entered his eyes. After clutching his fists he said, "Masaru... That bastard... He found you when no one else was in the room. He stabbed you again..."

"Is that why my chest hurts..?"

He nodded and continued, "yeah... He barely missed hitting your heart. Only thing good that came out of that was that he's now in jail..."

"Did you get hurt too..?" she whispered, looking at his bandaged arm.

"This?" he also looked at it. "Oh, no. There wasn't enough blood here for you so I gave you some of mine. A private doctor only has so many reserves."

"Kaoru..." He looked back at her, noticing the fresh streams of tears falling down the sides of her face. Frowning, he gently wiped them away for her. She held onto his hand weakly saying, "I owe you my life..."

"Then how about this? Instead of you waiting to take a bullet for me, you have to grant me a wish."

"Anything..."

"I'll keep that thought for a later time then. For now, you need to just go back to sleep. The faster you heal the better."

"Okay..." she mumbled, closing her eyes.

He rested his free hand on her forehead and whispered, "sleep well."

"Thank you for everything Kaoru..." she whispered, just as she fell asleep.

His gaze darkened and he freed his hand from hers. With his prediction of the future, he knew that she wouldn't ever belong to him. He looked across the bed, seeing his brother soundly sleeping. Even though he was using her arm as a pillow, she never once acknowledged him. Just staring at his own twin was angering him. He was still completely clueless about Haruhi, let alone Lilith. Before his frustration took over his senses, he let himself out of the room.


Lilith woke up with a start. She looked around frantically and her pulse rate sped up. Cold sweat covered her body. She tried to sit up, but besides simply being too stiff, her wounds hurt way too much when she attempted. She tried to look, but the entire room was shrouded in darkness. She took notice to the rattling window and realized that it was storming outside. By the darkness she figured it was the middle of the night. When she finally convinced herself that there was nothing to worry about, she let herself calm down. Well, that was until a nearby lightning bolt struck, shining light into the room for just a split second. In just that moment, she made eye contact with a pair of golden eyes. In assuming the worst, she let out an ear piercing scream. Right away, she heard a small gasp and something hitting the floor. Soon after she stopped screaming, she heard footsteps racing her way.

"What's wrong?" Kaoru quickly asked, entering the room with a couple of flashlights.

"She mistook me for her dad..." groaned Hikaru.

"Hikaru..?" she whispered in disbelief.

"Don't apologize," he told her, getting back to his feet.

"What's going on?" she asked, still trying to get over her heart attack.

"Thanks to the storm we lost power," Kaoru said as he handed his brother the other flashlight. "And since this is our own private doctor's, we're the only ones here right now."

"Hey, can you help me sit up? I feel really vulnerable right now..." she requested.

They both agreed and put the flashlights down at the end of the bed. Then, they made their way to the head of the bed and each twin grabbed a different shoulder of hers. For the life of her, she couldn't tell who was who in this lighting. When she was about half way up, she couldn't help but whimper when her waist wound began to ache. They apologized right away and put the pillows behind her so that she was at least partially up. A mutual sigh escaped the three of them when that was done. Light amusement filled the air as the flashlights were picked back up. Soon the weight on the bed shifted as the two sat at her sides. The twin on the side of her wound kept his distance so he wouldn't hurt her.

"Something's bothering me," Lilith spoke up.

"What?" the twins asked in unison.

"Not only do we have the same eye and hair color, but now we have the same blood type? I mean come on... Did you two clone yourselves and simply made it so you'd get the other gender version?"

After a moment of silence, the two burst out laughing. The twin that was farther away from her almost ended up falling onto the floor. She watched the two surprised. She didn't think what she said was that funny. It took a good half minute for them to calm down.

"If only," Kaoru finally answered, wiping away his tears.

"You guys are dorks," she said, smiling just a bit.

"Awe, you love us," the twins chimed, resting their heads on her shoulders.

"I do," she said, as she patted the top of their heads.

"How are you feeling?" Hikaru asked.

"Pretty sore."

He nodded and got off the bed. Using the flashlight, he found his way to a counter on the other side of the room. While he was getting stuff, she looked over at the heavier breathing Kaoru. She whispered his name but didn't get any response. She easily ruffled her savior's hair. Hikaru made his way back over to the bed and handed her a glass of water. After she had a grasp on it, he gave her a couple of pills. He explained that they were pain relievers just before she swallowed them. While she was taking the medicine, he sat back down on the bed.

"Your brother fell asleep," she told him once she finished.

He nodded and responded, "I'm not surprised. He's been awake for awhile. Besides the fact that he gave you blood. I would have done it, but I was asleep."

"Hikaru... I owe you my life too. You're the one the pulled me out of that situation."

"If it wasn't for me there wouldn't have been a situation to pull you out of."

"Either way, I'm alive. Please don't feel guilty."

"Heh... Try saying that in front of everyone else."

"I will then."

"Strange girl," he said as he ruffled her hair.

"Silly boy," she said, poking his cheek.

He chuckled softly and reached into his pocket. He pulled out his DS and turned it on. He offered it to her but she refused. Shrugging, he began playing a game. She leaned against him so that she could simply watch. For awhile, the only thing that was audible was the storm brewing outside and Mario jumping on goombas and koopas. On the rare occasion he died, Lilith took the game from him to help him get past those parts.

After handing the game back to him once again she inquired, "hey Hikaru, how long was I sleeping?"

"Five days." She looked at him shocked and he continued, "you probably would have been awake days ago but because you got hurt again you slept longer..."

She kissed his cheek and he looked at her surprised. She gave him a wink while saying, "don't feel guilty or you'll regret it."

"What exactly will you do if I still feel guilty?"

"It's a secret."

"So you have no idea."

"No, I know exactly what to do. I'm just not going to tell you."

"Whatever," he mumbled, going back to playing his game.

Smiling, she leaned against him again. His gamer ability seems to have unexpectedly decreased. She looked up at him, seeing that he was frustrated. Putting two and two together, she couldn't help but giggle. He gave her a side glance glare and her smile grew. He looked back at his game, still annoyed. She looked over at Kaoru, seeing that his grasp on his flashlight was really loose. Being careful, she slipped it out of his grasp. After that, she looked back at Hikaru, seeing that his expression hasn't changed.

"Did I make you feel self conscious?" she asked him, teasingly.

"As if," he did his best to blow her off.

She shined the flashlight on his face seeing the tiniest hint of a blush and she whispered, "cute."

"You're lucky you're hurt."

She laughed and lowered the light so she wouldn't blind him. When a couple minutes passed, his expression returned to normal and his playing skills also came back. She didn't watch him anymore though, she simply listened to the background music. Feeling the effects of the drugs within her, she began to feel sleepy. When she closed her eyes, a thought struck her that she's been meaning to bring up for awhile.

"Hey Hikaru?" she whispered.

"Hmm?"

"Do you like Haruhi?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It's just that you act different around her. In class you're always looking her way. Even when you use her to tease Tamaki, you act different with her than Kaoru does. I was just wondering." He didn't respond in the least. He had no idea how to. "I think you two would be cute together..."

With those words she fell asleep. For a good while, he just sat there. He never even considered these thoughts before and the only person he would want to talk to about it is also sleeping. He turned off the game and slipped it back into his pocket. He, then, stood up and made his way over to the window. Rain was beating down on everything it could. Frequent flashes of light were accompanied by strong rumbles. Images of Haruhi shaking flashed through his mind's eyes, making his heart ache. He looked back in Lilith and Kaoru's direction. Her head had fallen perfectly on his.

"Do I?" he whispered.


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