A Tale of Business and Romance. Chapter 19

Hikaru ran down a basketball court, dribbling and evading all of the players that came his way. He was in a yellow and blue jersey with the number 69 on it with matching shorts and tennis shoes. Without much difficulty, he threw the ball and made it into the basket, scoring points from a large distance away from the basket. Several of the regular Host Club guests started to cheer for him from the crowded stands as he headed back down the court, giving them all thumbs up as he ran by them. He heard someone fall and his face fell as he stopped in his tracks. He looked to see Kaoru lying on the ground, holding his knee to him. Kaoru was wearing a uniform identical to his twins except his number was 96 instead of 69. People were calling for medical equipment and others were rushing around to hold the game.

"Kaoru!" Hikaru called, running over to his brother as he was loaded onto a stretcher. Hikaru dropped to his knees and clutched Kaoru's hand in his. "Kaoru! Kaoru!"

"Hikaru, enough! Get back in the game!" the coach said, kneeling down next to the orange haired boys.

"Shut up!" Hikaru yelled, lashing out at the coach who backed away from the twins as a spotlight came from nowhere and centered on the twins.

"Hikaru," Kaoru whispered, opening his eyes slightly. The coach and Hikaru looked down at the hurt boy, worry clear in their expressions. "Take it easy. You can't go and try to feel my pain. Understand? You're not the one who got hurt."

Kaoru reached up and touched his brother's cheek softly. Hikaru's eyes began to well up with tears as he clutched at Kaoru's hand.

"It's no use. It hurts. It hurts, Kaoru!" he said with tears flowing down his face, holding Kaoru's hand closer to him. "Your pain is my pain."

It doesn't matter if no one else understands it. As long as we are both there for each other, we can go on living.

"I envy you two," Tamaki said as the twins somehow appeared outside in the rain. The twins looked up at their 'King', clearly surprised to see him. Tamaki was clutching his loose white dress shirt to him as rain drops trailed down his face. "Being able to support each other like that. . ."

"Souh-senpai," Hikaru called as Tamaki trailed off sadly, the young 'King' seeming to begin crying as the scene played out. Hikaru straightened into a crouch as Kaoru sat up off the ground. "But Souh-senpai, you are the academy's idol."

"An idol, am I?" Tamaki said as the rain pelted down on the three of them. Tamaki turned away from the twins and looked off into the distance. "If people are going to celebrate me over a superficial title like that, then I'm sure I'd be better off alone."

He looked up into the raining sky as he finished, the rain making him have to close his eyes.

One injured heart intersects with another. They pass each other and wound each other. What are the hearts of these young men made of?

"K-Kagome-kun," a girl stammered to Kagome as the two of them stood at the corner of the school. The girl was blushing profusely as she fiddled with piece of her auburn rain fell down onto Kagome who was hiding her eyes with her bangs so she didn't have to look at the girl in front of her. "I-I l-love you."

"I'm sorry I ca-" Kagome began to say, looking up enough so the girl could see her eyes, "I am gay."

"Y-You're gay!" the girl looked at Kagome in disbelief as she took a step back. Kagome just nodded and began to walk away and towards the forest of the school.

How will these hearts turn out? Will they be shown the way?

She made it a few yards away from the school and into the courtyard before Haruhi ran by and knocked her down into the mud. Haruhi reached a tree within the school's small forest and rested some against it.

"You can't run away any longer," a voice came from behind her. Haruhi turned around with a soft gasp and slipped down the tree into the mud.

"You're going to learn what happens when you go against me," Hunny continued to tell her with a sneer on his face as he approached her.

"Don't, Mitsukuni," Mori said, looking down at his cousin as he stood a few feet behind the blonde. "Every time you hurt others, you're the one who ends up getting hurt."

"Don't try to give me any advice, Takashi," Hunny said coldly, still staring at Haruhi with hard brown eyes. "You want me to put you over my knee again?"

Will it be the light of salvation that ultimately awaits them? Or something else?

"I hate it when people try to rise above their station in life," Hunny continued in a low chuckle as the rain water dripped down his face. Within the time it took for the small boy to blink, he returned to his normal, cute self and ran to hug Haruhi.

"Haru-chan! I'm sorry! I really can't do this!" he cried into her arms. Haruhi patted his back soothingly as she looked up at the sky with a sigh.

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