Hikaru's Desire
Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran Highschool Host Club.
Hikaru had never felt so much pain, his body aching with every harsh slap or punch the creature dished out. The wound Hika had inflicted upon the beast with the borrowed firearm, was splattering over the twins as the monster kept swatting. Some of the blood leaked onto the twins faces, making them look even worse. Hikaru was trying to crawl over Kaoru's body, to better protect his now unconscious twin, but the animal kept pulling him back, so that both boys were subject to his rage filled pummeling.
The gun had been scooted away, out of Hikaru's reach to use as a weapon. So he laid there, taking his onslaught of beatings and praying to God that Haruhi had been able to ride one of the snowmobiles to safety.
The creature paused its thrashing, to piss on the broken bodies of the twins, showing dominance over them by the act. Hika hid his face as the creature started to urinate over the boys heads, poor unconscious Kaoru getting the musky smelling liquid all over his lips and chin.
There was a shuffling sound, echoing through the cave and heading their direction. It got the beast's attention, the creature stopping his actions to turn its large body.
Hikaru looked over as well, hoping it wasn't Haruhi playing at being a hero. To his shock, he saw the hairy, toothy faced costume that had originally scared the twins and Haruhi. Tamaki was acting the part of a monster, groaning and grunting as he came closer. The real creature quizzically gazed at the approaching guest, so far he had yet to attack.
Tamaki was a few feet away from the monster, to his right on the cave floor was the borrowed firearm. Hikaru hoped his rescuer noticed the gun, as he watched Senpai grunt and point at the twins.
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Tamaki was frightened, scared beyond belief, yet here he was, facing off a true monster in a rash attempt at saving the twins and Haruhi's lives. He could tell from the blood and smell of urine, that the little devils had been taking quite a pounding. Kaoru was unresponsive while Hikaru watched the current interaction. The hairy beast staring at him didn't seem angry over Tamaki's presence, yet. So far the thing looked dumbly at him, possibly trying to figure out what exactly Tamaki truly was.
Interested in seeing if the beast would follow him, and curious if Haruhi was further down inside the cave, Tamaki started scuttling further in, keeping his eyes on the monster constantly.
The beast was watching, spinning its body to follow the others movements. Once Tamaki was past the beasts reach, he turned his back and proceeded to run into the darker, deeper part of the cave. That got the things attention! It began to make a shrill noise, chasing after the fast young man, leaving the twins momentarily alone. Tamaki was hoping he'd give them enough time to move out of the cave, while he searched for Haruhi.
The nice thing about his costume, other than keeping him warm and comfortable, was the fact that the eye holes for the hood part were made specially so that he could see at night. The darkness in the cave didn't hinder him one bit as he ran on , hearing loud stomping foot beats behind him.
The cave was coming to an abrupt end, the boy stopping to take in the horrendous scene. There were piles upon piles of skeletons littering the floor. Some were animals, but quite a few were honest to goodness human bones. Shredded feminine clothing were tossed about the small area, making his heart sink and wonder if his little girl had already been a victim. This was the end of the cave, after all. Where else could Haruhi have been if not...
To late for thinking, the creature was already upon him, growling and beating its chest aggressively. Snorting disgustingly as he glowered at the costumed Tamaki. Hikaru and Kaoru needed more time. Tamaki would have to come up with something quick before things got ugly.
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Hikaru had somewhat awakened his brother, the other kept popping in and out of consciousness as he struggled to lift and carry Kaoru. On a normal day, Kaorus weight was nothing to Hika, but Hikaru had been beaten very roughly, and his bones hurt terribly as he lifted Kaoru.
The twin was slowly shuffling his way towards the exit, pausing now and then to readjust Kaoru before continuing onward. The smell of that musky, urine stench was making it hard not to gag while he carried his twin closer to the exit.
A sound from the entrance, something mechanical, was headed towards them. Hikaru pushed himself and his twin against the wall right as Haruhi flew by on his snowmobile, hauling ass and creating some sparks as she zoomed further down into the cave. She was going too fast for him to even stop her! What was she thinking? Kaoru groaned and whimpered beside him, Hikaru's attention turning to his twin. It was out of his hands right now. He needed to take Kaoru to safety, and once he was done, he'd return and try to help Haruhi.
"What is she thinking?!" He cursed to himself as he began to haul his twin out of the cave.
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'This is crazy!' Haruhi was thinking to herself as she zoomed past Hikaru and Kaoru, their forms a blur to her eyes as she flew even deeper inside the cave. The girl had planned on scaring the monster with this machine, possibly giving them enough time to escape.
Her snowmobile was going so fast now, that it was hard to control. In the distance, she could pick out the hairy ugly form and felt her anger bubble inside her heart.
"Bastard!" She shouted, charging the thing, going too fast that it didn't have time to jump out of her way. She rammed him, unfortunately right into the end of the cave, causing whiplash to herself as the snowmobile abruptly stopped. She had rammed him so hard and fast, that the front of the snowmobile had almost completely sliced him in half. On the ground, staring up at her in shock, was the blonde headed Tamaki. He was wearing his costume, the head part pulled off as he continued to stare at her dumbly.
"Senpai?" He slowly nodded his head, his eyes turning to stare at the limp creature.
"Haruhi...you killed it..." He stated in a breathy whisper.
"Senpai, we need to find the others." She lifted her leg gently to sit sideways on the sled's seat. "We won't be able to use this sled anymore." She sighed, having totaled the engine by running into the monster and the cave wall.
"Haruhi, your ankle!" Tamaki pointed, shuffling over to look at the swollen appendage.
"I know. I think you'll have to help me out, Senpai. I can't put very much weight on this leg." She confessed, feeling frustrated with her lack of mobility.
"Oh Haruhi!" He cooed, sweeping her up into his hairy, costumed arms and carrying her towards the entrance. As she clung to his neck, she noticed some blood around it.
"Senpai, are you alright?" She worriedly asked, the other began assuring her he was fine, that she should be more worried about herself. Haruhi let it slide, knowing that if he was hurt, surly he'd make mention of it.
The two exited the cave to see a ton more snowmobiles with forest rangers on them. Other SUV and four wheel drive vehicles were around them, police along with military officials surrounding the area. Tamaki was lead to a medic, who helped Haruhi into a SUV as her ankle was treated. Kaoru and Hikaru were already being attended to, Kaoru suffering a light concussion with a few broken ribs while Hika had sprung muscles and pulled tendons, but nothing major.
Forces were rushing into the cave, fully armed even though Tamaki had already informed them the creature was dead. As they all were taken care of, each teen was taken aside by an investigator to retell their side of the story. Once everyone was questioned, the teens were taken away, to the nearest hospital where they could get better care.
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At the hospital, things started getting weird. Strange men would come into Haruhi's hospital room and ask her to recount her tale. While she'd tell them her story about the beast, they'd sort of correct her words.
"What you thought was a beast." They would chime in, confusing her. At the end of her retelling, they began to inform her that the creature had actually been a man. A very disturbed man who had been living off the land. He'd taken to acting and looking like a creature, that he'd been only wearing a 'costume'. They also informed Haruhi how very lucky she was, that there had been human remains inside the cave, all female. If she hadn't been rescued, she might have had the same fate as those young women.
"But, he was so huge! His palms were enormous, his fur so realistic." She tried arguing a little, receiving hostility from the men.
"We told you, it was only a man in a costume. It'd be best just to forget this ever happen, ma'am." They advised her, making her feel uncomfortable.
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Tamaki and the twins were told the same information, that it had only been a man dressed up like a creature. Tamaki was the one to really argue over this fact, that the man had moved so quickly, unnaturally so.
"Listen." One man began, his face deathly serious, "You're a rich mans son, you're entitled to an opinion. Your friend on the other hand...Lets just say, it'd be a shame if she started telling people about what she saw, if she began to misinform people about it...I'm not sure she'd stay safe. Now, if a good friend of hers, like you are, could reassure her that it was only a deranged man, then maybe she'd start seeing the truth." He watched as Tamaki realized his Haruhi was still in danger. Not from a creature, but from the government who obviously wanted to get this incident set straight.
"I understand..." Tamaki quietly spoke, the men leaving him alone shortly after. Haruhi wasn't dumb by any means, she probably knew better than to think that thing had just been a man in disguise. Even so, the government wanted them to believe it was human, and it was in her best interest to play along and let the matter drop. But would she?
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Going home, was the hardest part. Putting on a smile for Ranka and telling him that she'd just fallen skiing, to explain her wrapped ankle along with the small bruises. He didn't need to be more involved like she was. Ranka was hovering over her, helping her put on ointment and starting the bath so that she could soak her sore body.
She was at least relieved her father hadn't held any anger against Hikaru for her injury. He was warmly greeted still when he'd stop by the house to check on Haruhi. Kaoru's concussion had turned into something more. He'd been in and out of hospitals constantly since they'd gotten back. The doctors were now worried about slight brain damage, or worse, a hidden blood clot in his brain. It was on those days, were Kaoru was just stuck inside the hospitals getting CT scans and MRI's that Hikaru would come to her. He held back his grief well enough when Ranka was around, but once they were allowed some alone time in her room, the twin would let down his guard and begin to bawl. Haruhi would hold him to her, elevating her ankle in bed as he cried into her shoulder.
"I'm so scared for him, Haru!" He'd tearfully admit, as she'd rub his back soothingly.
"The best doctors are on it, I'm sure Kaoru will pull through this, we all will." She tried her best to reassure him.
When he wasn't crying, he was telling her about his parents arguing. They were really at each others throats after this incident at the cabin. He was starting to worry they might really divorce.
"They're just stressed, Hika. They both really love you two very much." She'd tell him, comforting him with her words and gentle touch.
On the eve before Christmas eve, as they laid together on her bed, she started telling him about her nightmares. Since the incident, she'd been having them. Some moments were like flashbacks, while other moments were just terrible endings that could have happened to them.
"The scariest one so far, is also the most frequent." She began "I'm dragged into the back of the cave, it's dark but I can feel these monkey hands touching me up and down my body. Then I feel this horrible pain, and I'm screaming because it hurts so bad. Then the pain ends and I'm feeling wet down there." She points to her lower half, her womanly parts. "In the dream I'm being dragged back up towards the cave entrance. I hit my head in the dream and wake up." She sighed, closing her eyes and leaning into Hikaru's shoulder.
"Weird dream, but that's all it was." Hikaru tries to reassure her.
"Hikaru...remember when Tamaki Senpai surprised us?" She awkwardly asked, opening her eyes to look up into Hikaru's amber colored orbs.
"Yes, I'm still sorry about that, Haruhi." He apologized to her, cupping her cheek with one hand.
"I'm not mad at you. I just want to know if you'll help me make sure...make sure that I won't have to leave Ouran." She discreetly spoke, the twin taking a moment to fully understand.
"Haruhi, I will always take care of you. If you start noticing something...different, then we'll handle it together as a couple." He promised her, tilting down to kiss her lips softly.
Haruhi let out a sigh of relief, kissing him gently back as they held onto one another. Hikaru and Haruhi would do their best to always be there for one another, because that's what loving someone meant. You were there for the good and the bad times, Haruhi just prayed more good than bad was headed their way...
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A/N: So, there's going to be after affects for everyone. This incident has caused a lot of heartache and pain, things are going to be drastically different within the Host Club once school starts again. I want to start a sequel, to continue onward with what's happened. If you're interested in reading about what's going to happen next, leave a comment, message me, just let me know in one way or another. Thank you for reading, and reviewing!