Ouran Host Club Hostess (DISCONTINUED)

Recovering and Realizations

When I woke up, I briefly forgot where I was. All I knew was that it was a bit dark, and that I was very comfortable where I was. Mmm, it's so nice and warm here, I was about to wriggle back down into the warmth of the covers, when I felt something warm graze the back of my neck. I stiffened slightly as it all came back to me. I opened my eyes fully.

I was lying on my side and facing a twin. For a second, I wasn't sure which twin it was, and then it hit me. I was facing Hikaru. That meant that Kaoru was the one behind me, the one breathing on the back my neck. Both of their legs were tangled with mine, and that was not really helping my heart too much, which really seemed to want to beat itself out of my chest.

I tried to sit up, but both of them tightened their hold on me and refused to let go. Goddammit, why do you both have to be so clingy? I mentally yelled as I tried to get up again, and was promptly yanked back to lying position. I blushed because I was so sure that my skirt had ridden up under the covers. For the first time, I wished for the original Ouran female uniform. Ugly and yellow as it might have been, at least it wouldn't have been shoved up so much.

I should probably wake them up, I stared at their sleeping faces, so similar and yet with their own minute differences. I don't know when I started noticing those things. Maybe it was a subconscious thing, because I hung out with them a lot.

Do I really have to wake them up though? They both looked so peaceful while they were asleep, like there was nothing wrong with the world at all. It was a change from how they usually looked.

I managed to wriggle my arms out from beneath the covers. I touched Hikaru's forehead, and then Kaoru's. Their bodies seemed cooler than before, I noted with relief, so that meant that their fevers had broken.

As I was doing this, Kaoru moaned quietly in his sleep. Slowly, his eyes flickered open. "Kyoko..." he stared at me, and then he smiled softly, albeit a bit dopily. His eyes were droopy, but they still scanned over my face with an intensity that made me blush a little. "I'm glad you're still here. Hikaru will be happy. I was so sure you were going to leave while we were sleeping."

I shrugged and twisted around so I was facing him. "I said I would stay, didn't I?" I whispered lowly, so as to not wake Hikaru. "So I did. I don't mind keeping the two of you company. At any rate, I'm glad you both seem to feel better."

"Yeah, thanks for keeping us company," Kaoru took his arms off me and stretched upwards. "We're used to mostly being alone during times like this, so I'm glad you're here. Oh yeah," he finished stretching and stared down at me. "I wanted to ask you something important," he lowered his arms back around me. I nodded slowly, indirectly telling him to ask away. "How do you feel about Hikaru?"

My eyes widened, and then darted away from his. "Um, I'm not sure what you mean..."

Kaoru smirked. "Yes you do, stop dodging the question. How do you feel about my twin?" I stared at Kaoru silently. He was asking me how I felt about Hikaru as Hikaru, not Hikaru as a twin. It was a very pointed question, and when I gazed into his eyes, I couldn't help being honest.

"Well..." I started. "I like him," I confessed. "He's loud, and brash, and he seems kind of childish. Still, he's nice and he can be sweet," I thought about the toy he had won for me during the carnival. "I think the reason he's loud is because he feels like he won't be heard any other way. Maybe he feels a lot of feelings and doesn't know what to do with them, so they just spill out into everyday emotions." I suddenly realised that I had been rambling and I shut my mouth quickly. "Sorry..."

Kaoru stared at me silently, wide-eyed and surprised, and something shimmered in his gaze. And then he smiled and closed his eyes. He cuddled closer to me. "Nothing," he told me. "It's just nice to know someone understands us so well." A moment passed, and then he spoke again. "So, what do you think of me?"