Chapter 5

The twins headed home with letter in hand. The envelope stayed closed and clutched in Hikaru's hand. Kaoru however, clutched his brother's arm, holding onto it tightly in fear. Both of them knew what the letter was about, and they knew that their father found out about Kaoru's kills and that he broke the guidelines. Neither of them wanted to think about the consequences, nor what would happen after Kaoru is executed. They were scared for similar reasons: Hikaru doesn't want Kaoru to die, and Kaoru doesn't want to leave Hikaru.

The two entered their bedroom and Kaoru sat on the bed before hugging a pillow. Hikaru closed the door behind him and started to rip open the envelope. Kaoru held his breath and clutched the pillow tighter as Hikaru held the letter between his fingers. He looked up to see his brother's frightened face and gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry. We'll find a way out of this."

Kaoru nodded, still unsure to believe Hikaru's words(Kaoru he's your own fucking brother). The two heard a meow and turned to the balcony to see Midnight jump down from the railing and padding into the room, transforming into her original form. "What does it say?" She asked as she sat on the bed next to Kaoru. Hikaru unfolded the letter and his eyes widened as soon as he read the first sentence. Both siblings saw their brother's expression and gave worried looks. "Hibiki?"

Hikaru ignored the two and kept reading, gritting his teeth as the letter became worse by each line. Once he reached the end, the letter slipped from his hand, and he slid to the floor. Kaoru and Midnight's eyes widened as they ran to him, almost crying when they saw his expression. Hikaru had a face as though Freddy Fazbear was looming down on him, his song ringing in his ears until they bled, and finally snapping his neck and stuffing him into a spare suit.

"Hibiki!"

He was snapped out of thought when the siblings yelled. Turning to them, he saw teary eyes, and their hands grabbing his. "What did it say?" Kaoru asked. Hikaru placed a hand over his eyes as he shoved the letter to Midnight. She stared at the first line and her eyes widened. "Midnight."

"To Kazuo." She read. "From your actions these past ten years, I have to say I find it disgusting that you're my son." Once that was said, Kaoru's eyes grew wide. "As you are royal blood, even you must have been smart enough not to break the guidelines, knowing you would be killed if you did. Ever since you broke the guidelines, our race has been thinking I haven't raised you properly."

"He raised us until we were 6." Hikaru corrected, but Midnight kept reading. "Since you broke these rules, I thought of leaving your punishment to the Shadow King and his son, but I don't think that would be enough." As soon as Shadow King escaped her lips, Kaoru's eyes were filled with tears. "He wouldn't."

"I would exile you as I did to Midnight rather than kill you, but you can't walk away from this fate. I thought you knew better than to do stupid shit like this. I am very disappointed and disgusted by your decisions. Your trial will be held on December 14. If you don't arrive, I will order the soldiers to find you and kill you on the spot. I don't want to do this Kazuo, but after what you've done, you need to be punished." Water drops slowly landed on the letter as Midnight had tears rolling down her face. Kaoru fell to his knees in shock. "Wh- What?"

The letter slipped from her hands as Midnight sat on the bed, trying to wipe her tears. Hikaru slowly got off of the floor and slowly threw his hand to the side, opening a dark portal in the wall. The younger Hitachiin noticed this, realizing what his twin was thinking. Before he stepped through the portal, Kaoru grabbed his wrist and pulled him away.

Hikaru noticed what his twin was planning and shook his head, having his brother form tears in his eyes. "Hikaru-" He was cut off when his brother placed a finger to his lips, followed by his own. Kaoru tensed up when he felt his brother's tongue graze across his fangs, the taste of blood filling his mouth. The older twin felt a presence behind him and felt Midnight's tongue trail across the nape of his neck. "Hibiki." She breathed.

The overwhelming taste made Kaoru throw his head back, sucking on his brother's tongue before he pulled away. Hikaru turned to Midnight, who had eyes halfway open, her tongue slightly stuck out, and fangs extracted. The older twin placed her on the bed. "Wait for me, okay?"

"But Hikaru-"

"Don't worry." Hikaru cut off his brother while cupping his cheek. "Remember, I swore I'd protect you. If you died, who knows what I'll do." Kaoru turned away, grabbing his brother's hand and kissing the palm. He felt Hikaru's lips press against his neck and squeezed his hand. "Go on." He said. "You'll need it."

Kaoru felt his tongue trail across his neck before fangs pierced into his sensitive spot. He moaned and threw his head back, his facing growing red. Hikaru pulled back after a few mouthfuls, licking blood off of his lips. "If you feel weak, get something to eat. Maybe Midnight would offer her blood to you."

They turned to the bed and saw that Midnight was gone. Hearing a meow, they saw her jump off of the balcony and out of sight. "Well I better go." Hikaru said, pulling away from Kaoru. The younger twin kissed his brother's fingers before his hand slipped away and into the portal, having it close. Kaoru stood up from the floor, heading into the bathroom to take a quick shower.

Be careful, Hibiki.

Me: Well then. . . . . . that went well. So in the next chapter, we'll probably be with Hikaru/Hibiki in the Demon's Realm. I say probably because I haven't gotten the next chapter laid out in my mind, so that'll be a while(maybe). Anyway until the next chapter, I'll catch you guys later.