Bitter 1: Haruhi's Bitter Days

Chapter 15: We Accept

Bitter 1: Haruhi's Bitter Days
Chapter 15: We Accept

"Hikaru! Hikaru where are you?" Kaoru yelled running out of the school building and into the gardens. He knew his brother had probably not gone to class after what happened in the music room, but he wasn't exactly certain where his twin had disappeared to. Kaoru was truly disappointed in Hikaru. He never thought that his brother would force someone to kiss him. What did that say about the older Hitachiin twin? Still Kaoru believed that Hikaru had probably learned his lesson and needed someone right now.

Remembering the look on Hikaru's face when he fled, Kaoru believed that he regretted what he did, and that was the reason the younger twin decided to track his brother down. That look told Kaoru that Hikaru was sorry for what he did and he did not want to lose anyone in his life. He knew that he had messed up and instead of trying to apologize, Hikaru ran. Kaoru decided he needed to find his brother and when he couldn't find him in the regular gardens, Kaoru pressed on into the maze.

Hikaru had made his way to the heart of the maze and collapsed on one of the stone benches that were there. Putting his head in his hands, he started to weep. With his actions today, he had lost at least three of his friends and his brother. Why had he kissed her? Slapping his head, he knew why... he wanted to prove to himself that he really had no chance with Haruhi, and he realized after that kiss that he didn't have an inkling of a shot with her. She really did love Mori and she belonged with him. "It is over and I have lost everyone except Tono and the Shadow King. Could my life be any more pathetic?" Hikaru groaned out loud. He wasn't expecting an answer.

"Your life isn't pathetic, but sometimes I wonder about you," Kaoru smirked at his brother.

Hikaru jumped and looked towards the direction of the voice. He watched as his brother walked casually around the corner and moved towards him. "What are you doing here?" Hikaru narrowed his eyes and asked. Surely his own twin wasn't here to rub in his failure.

"Dear brother... I came to check on you. You looked like you could use a friend when you ran out of there," Kaoru responded.

"I thought that if I did anything, you were gone? You said that I would lose you."

"I said you might lose me, but when you left you looked so dejected that I was worried about you. You are still my brother after all. We have been together since conception and we have always been there for each other."

"So you are still my brother?"

Kaoru snickered and walked up to his brother putting an arm around him, "Well I haven't disowned you yet. We started out as brothers and we will end as brothers. Just because you did something stupid that is not going to change. I am kind of used to your stupid ideas by now."

"Hey! My ideas are not stupid!"

"What was today?"

Hikaru looked down at his shoes, "I know it was wrong Kaoru, but I had to know for sure. I couldn't just walk away and wonder what if for the rest of my life." Hikaru looked up at his brother with tears in his eyes.

"I know Hikaru, but now you have to let her go. She is with Mori-senpai now and she really does love him."

"I could tell when I kissed her that I never had a chance."

"So what are you going to do now?"

"I am going to let her go and try to be happy for her. Do you think there is someone out there for us? Someone that will be able to tell us apart and love us for us?"

Kaoru looked into his brother's sad eyes. It was hard for Hikaru to let Haruhi go, but he was proud of his big brother for doing it. He is hurting now, but with time he will be able to really move on and Kaoru did believe that there was something more out there for them, "Yah, I do. I think there is someone out there that will love us back and will be perfect for each of us. This world is bigger than just our life at Ouran. Haruhi taught us that."