Chapter 3

Kaoru slowly approached his room, taking a breath, and looked down to stare at the cat he brought with him. It stared at him with the same crimson red eyes he gave Haruhi. He had to give a persuading excuse, thinking Hikaru would get angry if he told the truth. Oh yeah, he also had to look convincing as well. Just saying with a worried face just won't work. He tried to let out a few tears, but failed. "Shit." He muttered under his breath. Nothing was working. How was he going to cry?

He started to think about the past two months, that whenever Hikaru went, Haruhi always followed right behind them. He felt betrayed by both of them, mostly by Hikaru, who refused to tell him what he and the girl were talking about. The younger Hitachiin thought about all of the times that Hikaru had yelled at him(Maybe like once or twice), and the times where he thought Hikaru was hiding something from him. "Damn."

A few tears dropped to the floor, and Kaoru looked up to stare at his bedroom door. He backed away before bursting into the room with tears, jumping on the bed and hugging Hikaru. Hikaru's eyes widened in shock by seeing Kaoru in such a state. "Hikaru." Kaoru sobbed in his brother's arms, Hikaru slowly stroking his hair to calm him down. "What happened?"

"I-It was H-Haruhi." Kaoru replied while stammering. "I-I was on my way home, a-and she tried t-to attack me." He was expecting Hikaru to pull him closer, so he decided to make himself even more convincing.

Kaoru pulled himself closer to his brother, planting tender kisses on his lips, and making more worried sounds. The last kiss deepened, and Hikaru held the back of his brother's head. He grabbed a handful of hair and pulled the younger half away from him. Kaoru stayed silent as he buried his face in his chest, now questioning himself why Hikaru hasn't hugged him yet.

"Don't give me a stupid excuse and tell me the real reason."

Kaoru's eyes widened as Hikaru let go of his hair and didn't touch him again. He looked up and his eyes filled with fear when he saw his twin's face. In a flash, Hikaru grabbed his face, squeezing his cheeks in the process, and staring into his eyes. "There's no point to lie, Kaoru." He said. "I can see your eyes. What happened to Haruhi?"

Kaoru pulled away with his bangs shielding his eyes. Slowly and quietly, he slightly smiled and started to chuckle. That chuckle turned into a laugh, and that laugh turned into a cackle. He placed a hand over his eye and flopped backwards on the bed, his red eyes just filled with blood and murder(Okay Kaoru stop it. You're scaring me). He stopped when his brother kissed him hard while pinning his wrists to the bed.

Kaoru broke free from his grip and grabbed the back of Hikaru's shirt, trying to rip it off of him. The older half pulled him away, and gave him a stern look. "Kaoru. ." The younger twin stared at the bed, clutching the sheets. He didn't know what Hikaru would say to him. He figured that he would yell and fuss at him, telling him that he's fucking insane and just shout harsh words. Instead, he felt his brother's hand ruffle his hair a bit, and he looked up to see a little glint of red in his eyes. "If you wanted blood, you could have just asked me."

Kaoru's eyes widened before Hikaru let him go and tilted his head, pulling his shirt collar away from his neck. Kaoru leaned in and gave his brother a quick kiss before trailing his mouth downwards, gently placing small licks on his neck. "You can have some of mine too."

"Kaoru, darling how nice, but I have to decline."

"Hikaru, dear I know you want some." Kaoru lightly sucked on his neck, with Hikaru feeling fangs gently graze him. "Kao, do you want some or do you just want to tease both of us?" As soon as he said that, he gripped his twin's hair as he felt those fangs pierce him. He couldn't help it. He grabbed Kaoru's arm and pierce his wrist with fangs. Both twins' eyes turned from amber to crimson red as blood rolled down their mouths and onto the bed. The smell of blood became too much for them, having the two of them crave for more. Kaoru pulled back, and licked blood off of his lips, satisfied from the meal. "Hika-" Kaoru gasped when his brother's fangs pierced his neck, his arm dropping from his hand.

Kaoru was officially scared.

Over the years, his brother only drank no more than a few mouthfuls from him, but this sudden change in hunger made him think Hikaru could actually kill him if he keeps this up. He wanted to warn Hikaru, try to stop him, but the words died in his mouth as he started to see black. "Hikaru."

At last, those fangs let go, and Kaoru fell to the bed. Hikaru's eyes widened when he saw his brother not move, but only twitched a few fingers, and a few tears rolled down his face. "Kaoru." The younger half turned towards him, and Hikaru became more afraid when he saw his eyes starting to lose sight. Hikaru stared at the floor. "It's hard to be a demon huh Midnight."

The cat jumped on the bed and slowly changed its form. Instead of a cat, there was a girl with long black hair and red eyes, wearing a short, black spaghetti strap dress. "You idiot." She said.

"I know I know." He replied. "I didn't mean to."

"Hibiki stop with the excuses." In a flash, the older twin grabbed her by the neck with one hand and glared at her with those crimson eyes. "Don't call me by that name." He growled. "I'm not Hibiki. His name is not Kazuo."

"But you do understand right?" The girl asked him as she pulled away. "You have to face the consequences, even though you are of royal blood."

"Midnight stop, just stop." He knew what was going to happen to him and his brother, and he didn't want to think about it. Midnight cupped his cheeks and pulled him close. "Hibiki my brother, please. Take care of him. Despite your kills, he'll be the one to face the punishment." She wrapped her arms around him and kissed his ear. "Please, protect us, Hibiki. For Kazuo's sake."

Hikaru hugged her back, and pulled her closer when he felt scars on her back. His memory traced back to a few months ago, when the girl had broken one of the sacred laws of being a demon. Although she avoided execution on the spot, she was still punished by having both wings ripped from her body, and forced to be a human girl.

She tightened her grip. "Surviving on each other's blood is risky. The more blood you consume, the greater your power becomes. I think that's why you couldn't stop drinking his blood."

"Royal blood is powerful." Hikaru replied while glancing back at his brother, who shifted and turned over. "We have to be careful, or else. . . ." He trailed off, unable to think about what would happen if he killed Kaoru.

Midnight pulled back and headed towards the window. "I have to go. I'll see you guys later." She turned to stare at her brother. "Protect Kazuo. Promise." Hikaru nodded before the girl transformed into a cat, and jumped off of the balcony, out of sight. Hikaru sighed as he sat on the edge of the bed, his fingers tangling in his brother's hair.

"Protect Kazuo."

He leaned down and gently kissed Kaoru before nuzzling his nose into the nape of his neck. He stripped himself until he was in nothing but boxers and he crawled in next to his brother.

"I love you, Kazuo."

Me: Plot twist: the twins are actually demons, and they're the twin princes of the demon race(how I love royalty). Betcha didn't see that one coming did ya? Anyway I'll explain more in the next chapter(probably). My name is Tomaki, and I'll see you guys next time.