Hello again everybody! I was very, very late with the update right? Yeah, but now it's here right? I hope you'll all enjoy reading it! Here comes Chapter 7! :D

-Yumee

*Kaoru's POV*

''Kaoru! Kaoru come on, wake up already!'' I heard my brother's voice.

''Hmm…let me sleep. Just five more minutes…'' I mumbled and turned to my other side.

''Five more minutes you say…Come one Kaoru we're talking about you. If it's you it'll be another hour.''

I ignored him and tried to sleep back. I'm just so tired I don't want to get up.

''Fine. If you play like this, the I'll too.'' Hikaru said and I felt his hand under my blanket. 'What's he up to?' I asked myself and pulled the blanket on my face to hide my blush. I felt his hand move closer, and then it stopped on my side. Then I felt his fingers move…

…and I burst out laughing. I threw the blanket off and started struggling to get away from him. As an answer, he moved closer and started tickling both of my sides.

''Hahaha…Hikaru…hahaha…no…more…I'll…die!'' I felt pain in my stomach from the laughing.

''I'll finish if you get up.''

''Okay, okay I get it I'm up, just leave me be already!'' I answered, giving up. I was so awake anyway that there was no way I could sleep back anymore.

Hikaru stopped tickling me and I sat up, breathing heavily, trying to calm myself down.

''So? What do you think of my new technique to wake you up?'' Hikaru asked grinning.

''I almost died you know.'' I said resentfully, but smiled. ''It was fun.''

''Now hurry dress up, we're going out.'' Hikaru said standing up and heading to our dresser.

''Going out? Where?'' I got up too and followed him.

''It's a secret. It's been so long ago since we've gone out together so I thought we should go and spend a brother's day together. What do you think?" Hikaru asked while looking through my clothes.

''I don't see any reason not to.'' I said.

''Then it's settled.'' Hikaru turned and handed me a pile of clothes. ''Go put these on. Oh, and don't forget the morning duties you understand?! You're so clumsy sometimes.'' Hikaru pushed me towards the bathroom.

I closed the door and put the clothes on top of the laundry basket. I looked into the mirror and sighed. I shook my head and started undressing. I stepped into the shower and started the water. I let the warm water run down me and washed my hair too. When I looked into the mirror earlier, I realized that I've gotten a lot more skinnier than about a month ago.

''I have to eat properly, or I'll get Hikaru to worry.'' I sighed. I finished my shower and got out. I walked to the clothes Hikaru gave me and put them on slowly.

He picked simple close-fitting jeans, a white shirt with a quote on it and a black west. I read the quote on the shirt and smiled. It said: ''You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.''

I got this shirt from him for my 15th birthday. I was so surprised at what he said to me then.

Flashback

''Happy Birthday Kaoru!'' Hikaru smiled and hugged me. Then he gave me a box wrapped in orange wrapping paper with a blue ribbon on it.

I opened it and found my favorite chocolate, a photo of me and Hikaru sleeping together (it's a secret photo taken by one of our maids, we found out later about it, she said we were so cute she just couldn't help it) in a silver frame and a few shirts. One got my attention. It was simple white and had a quote on it. When I read it I looked at Hikaru and asked:

''You think I'm strong?''

''Yeah.'' he said. He was standing, weight on one leg the other bent. He had his hands crossed across his chest and he wore a smile that made my heart ache.

''Why?''

''I don't really know. I just have this feeling you know. You give off an aura of strength. You always hide your pain behind your smiles and you always make others your top priority. You seem like you don't care about yourself at all.'' he said with a sad smile.

My tears started flowing down my face.

''Thank you Hikaru.''

End of Flashback

I noticed that I almost started crying. 'No! I can't cry! I promised myself that I won't cry anymore!' I wiped my eyes and finished dressing.

*Two hours later*

''So Kaoru what do you want to watch?'' Hikaru grinned at me with that mischievous grin of his. We were standing in front of a poster presenting a super scary horror movie. It was so obvious that he wanted to watch it.

''Uh…I don't know, maybe that one?'' I pointed at a poster with s couple on it.

''Come on Kaoru, we're not some stupid couple to be watching a romantic movie right?''

''Yeah…right.'' I gave up. I'll be probably scared to hell, but for Hikaru I'll do it.

When we got the tickets, we went to our seats. It was right in the middle. There was a lump in my throat, but I can't chicken out now.

*An hour later*

When the heroine was about to be sliced up I closed my eyes. I felt the absence of something. When we were little Hikaru would've held my hand and squeeze it if I was scared. Now he didn't even look at me through the whole movie. He was just grinning like an idiot while I almost dirtied my pants in fear. He didn't even ask where I was going when I went out to the toilet.

'I'm not feeling well. I feel like I'm going to puke.'

About half an hour later, the movie ended. The heroine was saved by the handsome hero and the bad guy was taken care of too.

''Hikaru I'm going to the toilet.'' I tugged on his sleeve to get his attention.

''Okay. I'll wait here.''

The toilet was empty and I was glad for it. I wouldn't like anyone to hear me puking. When I finished my stomach was burning. I sighed and washed my face.

''Hikaru I'm back!'' I shouted to him. He turned to me. He was just putting his phone away.

''Okay. Shall we go eat something?'' he asked.

''Sure.'' we started walking silently.

We were walking about 15 minutes in complete silence.

''Hikaru.'' I broke the silence.

''Hm?''

''Who were you talking to on the phone?''

''Haruhi. Why?'' he asked looking at me.

My heart ached. I know I said I'll give up and I won't cry or anything, but it still hurts a little. My feelings won't disappear from one day to an other.

''I was just curious.''

After eating, I felt nauseous again.

''Kaoru. How about we go to walk a little and then call it a day? I'm tired and I'm going to meet Haruhi tomorrow.'' Hikaru said.

''Yeah okay.'' I felt dejected, but still smiled. No, no Kaoru you have to stop having stupid thoughts.

We were walking in a park near our house. It was so calm with the rustling of the trees and the chirping of the birds. The sun was just settling down and it was beautiful.

We sat down on a bench and just gazed at the beautiful scenery. I was having troubling thoughts again and it must've shown on my face, because Hikaru stood up, pulled me up into a hug and said:

''Why are you making such a face?''

''It's nothing important. I'm just having some stupid thoughts.'' I mumbled nuzzling my head into his neck.

''Come on Little Brother tell me. You know you can tell me anything.'' he said soothing my hair.

''I love you Big Brother.''

AUTHOR'S NOTE! IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ IT!

Now that's it for Chapter 7, hope you liked it! Now I'd like to ask your opinions on whether Hikaru should find out Kaoru's feelings or not? By finding out I mean that Kaoru said it loud enough for him to hear or not. And if he founds out then how should he react? I have to ideas to it, but it depends on you guys how it'll turn out! So please review me how you guys would like it to happen.

Write whether he should find out or not and if yes then A or B for the two possibilities I mentioned.

I hope you'll do it because I need you helps with this! And I'd like to hear your opinions too!

Now it's gotten really long now huh…Anyways please vote and continue to read my story! Now bye! :)

~Yumee