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Hikaru was sick and tired of being confused all the time. Right in front of him was a distressed Lilith and he had no idea why. Whenever he touched her she cringed. She wouldn't say a word to him. Kaoru was also giving him a dirty look. Even he wouldn't explain anything to him. He simply told him to talk to the unwilling Lilith. When he found her, she was back in the room they lent her. She was sitting in the back of the closet, curled up like a ball. He only was able to figure out she was there because she left the door ajar. Now he was just sitting in front of her, wishing the pounding in his head would go away. He wasn't delusional like he was the previous day but not near perfect health yet. He just wanted to get to the bottom of this so that he can lie back down guiltlessly. He forced her to raise her head so that she would have to look at him. His eyes softened when he was met again with her tearstained face. When he tried to wipe the tears away, she hit his hand. She then stood up and left the closet. He scrambled to his feet. He caught her just before she shut herself in the bathroom. This time she didn't crush his hand, but she wouldn't let go of the door handle either. He stuck his foot in the doorway so that he could.
"Please Lilith, talk to me," he nearly begged. He was so exhausted that he was ready to get on his hands and knees just to get an answer out of her so that he could go back to sleep. "Tell me what I did wrong."
"Damn it Hikaru..." she whispered bitterly.
"What is it?"
She rested her forehead on the doorframe and closed her eyes tightly. She barely got herself to say, "you thought I was Haruhi..."
His eyes widened in shock. After a moment he asked softly, "what?"
Her throat tightened quickly as she continued, "when you were holding me yesterday you said 'I love you Haruhi...' Kaoru heard you too..."
His wide eyes widened even further. He was easily able to pull the door away from her this time and he stepped inside the bathroom. Before she had a chance to do anything else, he pulled her against him. She had no will to fight against him anymore so she just stood there. In somehow finding just enough strength, he picked her up bridal style. She looked up at him surprised. He walked over to the bed and sat down, sitting her down on his lap. Her longing for him overcame her want to keep a distance and so she clung onto his arm.
"I can't tell you why I said that Lilith. I have barely any memory of yesterday at all," he said.
"Doesn't take away the fact that you said it though..." she barely whispered.
"I don't feel the same way about Haruhi as I did before. I can almost actually see why she went with the boss."
"Then why did you say it..?"
He sighed and said, "I don't know. I could have been thinking like how things were before you first came here. Either way, it's not true. You're mine."
"Hikaru..." she whispered, looking up at him.
He rested his forehead on hers saying, "now stop crying. I'm sick of it."
She nodded and wiped away her tears. While doing so she told him, "then go take a shower... You smell so bad you're making my eyes water..."
He just laughed at that. It took him a moment to get himself to stop. Once he did he asked her, "care to join me?"
She jumped off his lap saying, "I bet if I said sure you wouldn't know what to do."
He smirked and stood up in front of her. He grabbed her chin and made her look up at him saying, "why don't we find out?"
She patted his cheek saying, "not this time."
His smirk widened into a grin while asking, "really now? Then what time is good for you?"
"Ask me again in the late future if we're still close."
He went in to kiss her but just before making contact, he began a coughing fit. Frowning, she gently pushed on his back. They made it back to his room. Kaoru was lying in bed, just reading a book. When he noticed them he jumped out of bed. Before he took him away from her, Hikaru rested his hand on her head. Right after, Kaoru led him into the bathroom. In knowing that he was in good hands, she decided to explore on her own. She didn't want to bother with any of the upstairs rooms though. She didn't want to walk into someone's bedroom uninvited. As she made her way downstairs, she heard Sapphire's bark. She looked around for her, to figure out what excited her. She found her in the dining area. She was trying to get the attention of a woman.
"Sapphire, leave her alone," Lilith commanded.
Sapphire lowered her ears but the woman assured her, "don't worry Dear, she's a delight."
"Well, I need to take her outside anyway."
She walked over to her dog and made sure to get her attention. Before she could walk away though, she was pulled into a death grip. She had no idea of what was going on. She just stood there confused, with her arms pinned to her sides. The woman let her go and just looked at her. Lilith got a better look at her. Right away she could see the twins in her. Her eyes widened and this time she held onto the woman.
"I can't believe they found you first," the woman whispered, holding back onto her.
"It's good to see you again Mrs. Hitachiin..."
"Let me take a look at you," she said as she took a back step. After looking her over she smiled saying, "you look just like your mother."
"Even with my father's hair and eyes?"
"If I dyed your hair and gave you the right contacts you would look just like her."
She smiled bitterly and ran her fingers through her hair saying, "I tried that before. Didn't work out too well."
"Let me try."
"I don't know..."
"Don't have to do anything permanent. I just want to show you."
Even though she was still incredibly unsure, she agreed to her whim. Instantly her arm was grabbed and she was whooshed away. She could very easily tell the twins took after her. She was dragged into a huge, what seemed like, dressing room. Multiple racks of clothes filled more than half of the room. After walking through a maze of the clothes, they entered another room. Lilith's eyes widened when she saw, what might as be, a salon. When the mother noticed the expression, she explained what she did as a fashion designer. While doing so, she moved the cautious one to one of the seats. As she was working on her hair, the two talked just about current events. Mainly about Hikaru. By the time her hair was being dried, they've managed to talk about everything besides the darker subjects. Once her hair was finished, the twins' mother left the room. Lilith couldn't get herself to look in the mirror. She also didn't want her hair falling in her face so she just stayed completely still.
"Whoa."
Lilith looked over at the door seeing Kaoru. Frowning at his reaction, she asked, "is it bad?"
"No, not at all. Just didn't expect it," he told her.
"How's Hikaru?"
"Right now he's out cold."
"I'm glad..." she whispered, looking forward again.
He smirked and walked over to her. Just before he could make contact with her though, he was pushed away. The two looked at his mother. In just her eyes it was evident that she wanted him to keep a distance. He simply sat down on the seat next to hers. He just watched as his mother put contacts on the very still girl. Kaoru was called over. His eyes widened at the uncanny resemblance between her and her mother. His mother stood her up and turned her so that she was facing the mirror. Her eyes widened right away. Her auburn hair was now a reddish brown and her golden eyes were now hazel. All at once, memories of her mother came to her. It was too much for her damaged mind to take and she simply fainted. Kaoru caught her before she hit the floor though. He picked her up and left the room without giving his mother a chance to say anything. As he climbed the stairs he noticed something about her that he didn't like. She was way too light. She didn't pass out just from having memories. He tightened his grasp on her and walked down to his room. Entering it, he noticed that Hikaru was like how he left him. He was just lying on his side, with his back to the door. He was using his right arm as an extra pillow. Kaoru laid the starving girl in front of him and moved his left arm so it was around her. He grasped onto her right away.
"You guys give me a headache..." he muttered as he left the room.
Lilith woke up later to being really uncomfortable. She couldn't get herself to open her eyes because the light was too bright for her. She wanted to just rest her arm over her eyes but she couldn't seem to get them to move. She could feel something on her wrists that stopped her from moving them. In testing her luck, she tried to move her legs. She felt something around her ankles that kept them from moving as well. She was amazed that she wasn't panicking in the least. That was because, though, she was in the twins' room. Besides the fact that she knew their scents by now, their bed was the best bed she's ever slept on. There was no mistaking what she was on at the moment. Only thing she couldn't figure out was why she was tied up. Something poked her forehead, making her groan. With how bad her head feels she didn't want anything messing with it.
"Lilith..?" whispered a very cautious Hikaru.
"What's going on?" she spoke groggily.
"You're back!" he exclaimed, holding onto her tightly.
"Did I go somewhere?"
He let go of her and untied her. While doing so he explained, "you caught my fever. You've been completely out of it the past two days."
"Are you serious?"
"That's the least you need to be questioning," Kaoru stated, entering the room.
"What do you mean?"
The twins looked at each other, wondering whether if it's really best to just not tell her. When they looked back at her Hikaru asked, "why aren't you opening your eyes?"
"It's too bright... My head is killing me."
Kaoru turned the light off and went over to the windows to shut the blinds. While he did that, Hikaru helped her sit up. She leaned against him right away, in need of the support. He went ahead and just sat behind her. She rested her head on his shoulder and grasped onto the arm that snaked around her waist. Even though the lighting was better for her now, she couldn't help but reclose her eyes. She mumbled to him how she just felt like crap. He checked her temperature and then talked to Kaoru for a moment.
"I know how you feel Lilith but you need to become alert just for a moment," Hikaru told her.
She groaned lightly again but did open her eyes. Kaoru gave her a small, comforting smile and handed her some medicine. She quickly took it and then just let her head fall back on Hikaru's chest. In just a matter of moments, she was back to sleep. He tightened his grasp on her and watched as his brother put the medicine away. When he was done with that, he sat down next to the sickly couple. The twins looked down at the resting girl. Kaoru just smiled a bit while Hikaru shook his head.
"Nightmare's finally over..." Hikaru muttered. "I can't believe she almost raped me..." he spoke with a shudder.
"She was pretty intense."
"Intense? I have a bite mark on my shoulder that's not going to be leaving anytime soon."
"Hikaru?" Kaoru whispered, losing his smile.
"What is it?"
"I know that you don't want to hear this but I want to know that you understand. What happened when she was delusional, I have a sinking suspicious she got that from her dad. Hikaru, she had the blood of a sociopathic killer running through her veins."
He tightened his grasp on her and after a moment's hesitation he whispered back, "I know..."
He rested his head on his shoulder saying, "I just want you to be careful. I don't want anything happening to you."
He rested his head on his with a heavy sigh. After that, the two just watched her. They were just hoping that they just witnessed the worst side of her.
Lilith woke up that evening to the scent of food. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She noticed she was no longer in the twins' room. After a moment she realized she was in the room where she met up with the rest of the host club. It was just so dark in the room that it was hard to tell right away. She slowly sat up, not wanting to get any dizzy spills. Once she was vertical, she got on her feet. After taking a couple of deep breaths to get rid of the head rush, she explored around. As she walked down a hallway, she noticed light shining out of a room. When she reached it, she poked her head inside. There she saw the Hitachiin family: Hikaru and Kaoru, along with their mother and even their father. She couldn't help but feeling jealous seeing them. They were truly a happy family. They were just joking with each other, enjoying a well made dinner. While joking around with his brother, Kaoru took notice to their observer. The rest noticed her because of that. She just stared back, unsure of what to do. Their mother stood up from the table and made her way over to her. She went behind her and simply pushed her to the table. She then pulled out the seat next to Kaoru and pushed her down on it. She just sat down quietly, feeling very awkward at the moment. Kaoru could sense it from her and so he ruffled her hair. She looked up at him and he smiled at her. Hikaru leaned back so that he could get her attention. She looked at him and he told her to eat. She agreed to his whim and began to do so. After the first bite of pasta, she realized how hungry she truly was. She was so focused on the food that she didn't care in the least of what the family was talking about. She did her best just to contain herself from scarfing down the food though. Still, she somehow did beat everyone else who had started eating before her. The twins were amused by her and she just blushed. She was offered more food but she refused it. She admitted that she was still quite exhausted from the fever even though she was feeling better. The twins decided that they'd turn in early as well so the three excused themselves. As they silently climbed the stairs once more, Lilith could tell their guards were up. They were ready that if she had a sudden fainting spell they would catch her no problem. Smiling, she rested her hands on their backs. They let out small smiles of their own and held onto her, Kaoru having a grasp on her shoulders and Hikaru her waist. Once they reached their room, it became obvious that she intended to return to the room that they gave her. Not liking that, Hikaru picked her up so that she was on his shoulder. She stared down at his back confused. He walked over to his bed and just dropped her on it. After getting over her surprise, she looked up at him like he was crazy. He smirked and ruffled her hair. While fixing her hair, she stuck her tongue out at him.
He leaned over her and whispered in her ear, "don't tempt me."
Her eyes widened a bit and her face heated up. He looked back at her once he stood back up straight and grinned at his handy work. She pouted lightly and looked away from him. His grin shrunk down to a smirk and he kissed her.
"You guys are disgustingly cute," Kaoru muttered as he left the bathroom. He came out wearing just a pair of pants to sleep in. He knew that she was at ease enough around him that he can sleep comfortably.
Hikaru pouted himself and asked, "what's that supposed to mean?"
"You know exactly what I mean," he continued to mutter.
Hikaru blinked in confusion and walked over to him. Once there, he asked him concerned, "what's bothering you Kaoru?"
"Nothing."
"Hey," he whispered, resting his hand on his shoulder. He glanced back at his worried brother. Hikaru fully turned him around and held him tightly. "What is it?"
"I feel like you're leaving me behind..."
He let go of him so that he could onto his face. Resting his forehead on his he assured him, "I will never leave you behind."
"Hikaru..." he whispered, holding onto his brother.
The two glanced over Lilith. Hikaru's jaw fell while Kaoru just smiled when they noticed she was on the brink of falling asleep. After his brother let go of him, Hikaru walked over to her. Out of annoyance, he began to tickle her. She shrieked and jumped away. Now that she was more awake, he grabbed onto her jaw.
"Did we really almost just put you to sleep?" he asked her.
"I never thought much of your act in the first place," she simply told him. His eyebrows furrowed and so she explained, "I don't care about what isn't real. Besides that, I like Hikaru, not Hikaru and Kaoru."
He pulled her tightly against him. Once she was able to move face away from his chest enough to breathe, she held onto him. Kaoru sat next to her and rested his hand on her head. She looked at him sadly, but he just smiled at her.
"You don't really feel like that, do you?" she asked him.
He ruffled her hair saying, "I'm just not used to divided attention."
Hikaru took an arm away from the concerned girl and pulled Kaoru over to him. The two looked at each other, communicating silently. Kaoru smiled after a short while and held onto Hikaru. Hikaru tightened his grasp on both Lilith and Kaoru. Lilith very gently rested her hand on his damaged one. Doing the best he could with his stiff hand, he laced his fingers with hers. She smiled a bit, feeling her heart skip a couple beats. The twins talked amongst themselves as she found herself quickly drifting off.
"Lilith?"
"Hikaru..?"
"You were having another nightmare."
"I hate this..."
"Damn it... I do too..."
"I'm so scared..."
"I won't let him get near you."
"You'd better be keeping an eye out for yourself..."
"You know full well he's going to be going after you first."
"He must know how must I care for you... He'll do whatever it takes to lure me out... I don't want anything happening to you... I love you Hikaru..."
"..."
"Holy shit!"
Kaoru burst out laughing and turned on the lamp next to the bed, sending a faint glow across the room. He looked over seeing only his brother. He knew by the loud bang though that Lilith had fallen off the bed. All he did was pat her back to give her support for her deeper confession and she flips out. Hikaru on the other hand was stuck in shock. He was sitting up, staring at nothing unparticular. What stood out for him were his glowing cheeks. Kaoru smiled and tousled his hair to bring him back to reality. He looked over at him, completely lost for words. Lilith sat up enough so that she could peer over the bed. When Kaoru noticed her, she just glared at him. That only amused him more and he pointed to his other. She looked and her face glowed ten times more than his. After a good minute, the shock left him and so he looked at her. He handed his good hand out to her and she hesitantly took it. He helped her back up and she sat on the edge of the bed. She couldn't look at him though. She kept her eyes on her hands. To her surprise, he put pressure on the back of her head with his good hand. Enough force that she didn't just kiss him, she just fell on him. She was about to fall off the bed again because of her dangling legs and so he lifted her the best he could. She was now fully lying on him as if he was meant to be the bed. Turns out it was meant to be because once he held onto her, he never let go.
