*Sakura's POV*

The doctors didn't know what was wrong with the Hitachiins. By the time we all got to the hospital, the pain seemed to have ended, and neither of them could describe where exactly the pain had been. All the doctors could do was tell them to get some rest and take headache meds.

They had been absent from school today. The host club decided to pay them a visit after activities ended. We all got to their house and were led into their bedroom. I was surprised at how big the house was, yet they didn't each have their own room.

They were both awake when we got there. They sat up and looked at everyone. "Hi." They said together. I thought that they didn't sound as cheerful.

I walked over and placed a small vase of flowers on the nightstand beside Kaoru. "Are you feeling any better?" I asked, quietly, just in case they still had headaches.

They shook their heads. "We're fine." Hikaru said. He got out of the bed and walked across the room to a closet door. He opened it and pulled out two housecoats. Tossing one to Kaoru, he put his on. "Since you're here, we'll show you around."

I reached over and took the housecoat from Kaoru. "If you stayed home today, then you have to rest." I said firmly. I looked over at Hikaru and glared.

Hikaru smirked. "And what kind of hosts would we be if we didn't entertain our guests?"

"Present hosts." I shot back. "If you don't rest, then you won't get better."

"And if you don't get better," Leo continued, coming up beside me. "You can't go to school and be hosts for the other students."

Hikaru wouldn't give up. "We already told you that we're fine." He insisted. He took a step forward and gestured behind us to the door. "Now let's begin the tour."

"Hikaru…" I heard Kaoru mutter. He was looking at his brother with a pleading expression. "Maybe they're right."

*Leo's POV*

I smirked and opened the connection with Sakura. At least one of them has a bit of sense. I mused.

Yeah. Sakura replied. I could tell that she was worried about them. I just wish Hikaru would listen to him.

Don't worry. I told her. I'm sure that-

I broke off mid-thought. The Hitachiins were gripping their heads in pain again. I watched in horror, from two different angles, as Hikaru crumpled to the ground and Kaoru buried his head under bed sheets.

"Hika-chan! Kao-chan!" Honey cried out running to Kaoru's side. Mori followed him while the others ran to Hikaru's side and tried to help him up.

Sakura… I panicked, mentally reaching out to her.

I felt her hand on mine as she looked between Hikaru and Kaoru. I know, it's scary. What could be causing this?

I squeezed her hand and nodded. Hikaru… Kaoru… I felt so helpless.

*Hikaru's POV*

"Hikaru!" I was faintly aware of Haruhi calling my name through the pain.

I shut my eyes tightly and gritted my teeth. This was the worst the pain had been yet, and it felt like my head was going to split open. It was so bad that I couldn't think straight.

Then, in a blinding blast, the pain got ten times as bad. I wanted to scream, but my mouth was tensed shut. I felt like I was going to break my jaw with the pressure, if the pain in my head didn't kill me first.

Make it stop! The wail broke through the pain, and suddenly that was all I was aware of. I recognized Kaoru's voice, and the pain in his voice made me scared for him.

My eyes flew open and I turned to look for Kaoru. I was startled when I couldn't see properly. My left eye saw nothing but darkness. I'm half blind! I realized in horror.

In the next moment, I had forgotten all about my blind eye. Out of my good eye, I could see Kaoru. He was slumped on his bed, still holding his head. I couldn't tell if he was breathing or not.

*Sakura's POV*

"Kaoru!" I cried when he slumped. Along with Leo, I ran to the side of his bed, pushing past Honey and Mori. "What happened?"

He's alive. I heard Leo's mental sigh of relief through the buzz that had started to fill my head. I saw that she was focusing on Kaoru's wrist, checking for his pulse. Then she looked up, across the room at Hikaru and spoke aloud. "He's alright."

I continued to focus on Kaoru as Leo closed the connection. I didn't have the slightest clue what could have happened to him, and I wasn't even sure if it was related to his headache. Hikaru had also had the headache, but he was still conscious.

Then, for the first time, a thought occurred to me. I looked up and across the room at Hikaru, who was looking desperately at Kaoru. They had both been suffering from sudden headaches at the same time, and the pain seemed to be equal for both of them.

I looked over at Leo, but it didn't looking like she was thinking the same thing as me. I opened the connection again so that I could tell her. They're having the same pain at the same time. Do you think they might be…

Leo turned to me suddenly and looked me right in the eyes. Seeing myself in her vision gave me a sudden headache, and I could tell that it was the same for her. We both looked away quickly.

Do you really think? Leo asked. She sounded like she was starting to piece things together. Then she shook her head. It's not possible. We didn't have headaches when we started using the connection.

How would we know? I challenged. We've been using the connection since we were little kids. Even as I thought it, I knew that it wasn't true. Even though we had first used the connection long before either of us could remember, we both knew that our parents had kept us from using it until we started school.

Besides, Leo continued. Even if the headaches were a sign of the connection, they would have discovered it long ago. They're already in high school, and they spend so much time together. I heard a bit of laughter in her mind. More than even we do.

What's your point? I asked. I really did think it was possible that their shared pain was somehow related to a connection like the one I shared with Leo.

They couldn't have just discovered it. Leo explained. And before you go on about it developing suddenly, you and I both know that it's the kind of thing that twins are born with.

Fine. I huffed, closing the connection and focusing again on Kaoru.

*Hikaru's POV*

I mentally pushed the voices away from the center of my mind. I didn't have time for strong delusions; I had to get to Kaoru's side. I stumbled awkwardly across the room and fell against the bed.

"Kaoru." I breathed. I didn't feel very strong, and all I could manage to do was look up at the Ando twins for help.

For a brief moment, my eyes met Leo's. Then something exploded in my brain again. The low buzz that I had pushed away became louder and impossible to ignore.

…twins are born with. One voice was saying strictly.

Fine. The second voice said, and I heard a huff of air.

Then they went silent and I could focus again on Kaoru.