Drabble request

For: vixenofargentum (LJ)

Fandom: Ouran High School Host Club

Pairing: Hikaru/Kaoru

Prompt: For as long as he could remember, practicing in front of the mirror sent a secret thrill through him.

Kaoru stood in front of the floor length mirror in his room. His arms were poised as he held the violin and bow. Glancing into the mirror his reflection's eyes met Hikaru's gaze where his brother lay on the bed.

Kaoru stood straighter, a little smirk on his lips. Somehow when he practiced this way... with Hikaru watching... it sent a secret thrill through him. Karou's eyes closed as he started to play, each note filling his body and the air around him.

The younger Hitachiin twin knew the moment he hit a wrong note. He knew because Hikaru sighed. Kaoru frowned as he stopped playing and lowered the violin and bow. Damnit... he had wanted this time to be perfect.

Hikaru approached behind Karou after he had gotten off the bed. He pressed a gentle kiss to the side of his twin's neck as he wrapped his arm's around the other's middle. "You almost had it," he whispered.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be," Hikaru smiled, his reflection's eyes now catching Kaoru's in the mirror. "C'mon, I know how you can get it."

Hikaru let go of Kaoru and went to his room to get his own violin. Kaoru turned and smiled, he knew this routine. When Hikaru was about a foot away he stopped and they both lifted their violin's, each mirroring the other's action.

In tune they started to play together. Hikaru's eyes were closed but Kaoru was watching his twin. Yes, playing in front of the mirror gave him a certain thrill... but that was only because it was like playing with Hikaru. This was the true thrill.