hikaruorkaoru | Fourth Pattern ; voice, drawing

Fourth Pattern ; voice, drawing

This place is so stupid.

[As he talks to the journal, he's sketching.

This place is great for his creativity, he's realized... but that's because there's nothing else to do. He hasn't left his apartment in a few days except to steal food from the communal kitchen.

Being forcably dragged back into the mindset of having Kaoru and only Kaoru to rely on... didn't go away easily. He'd missed his brother before, but it's only gotten worse since then.]

The people in charge are idiots. Why would you only kidnap one? It still doesn't make any sense.

[He might not realize that he can be heard right now. He hasn't been exactly careful about where his hand's brushed in the journal.]

We're not supposed to be apart.

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How long has it been?

Three weeks.

We're never apart like this.

[He's sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but:]

New kidnappees only come every two months.

He's going to come soon.

[Simple, stubborn. Someone who's been here longer knows better, and he knows it, but he refuses to accept the idea of being apart from Kaoru that long.]

[An extended pause.]

I'm sorry. It's been a long time for me. That doesn't mean it will be the same for you.

Yeah, well, I know Kaoru.

[Potent codependency. Really, it's very much to "obsessive" levels. Not that he'll readily admit that.]

He'll be here soon, and he'll stay with me from then on.

[Codependent guy, meet... well, someone a lot like you. Only in triplicate.]

Your brother?

Twin brother.

[Ouch.]

Maybe we could keep each other company for a while?

Why?

[Part of his tone is outright dismissive. The other part... actually borders on being a real question.

"The one who is me is Hikaru. The one who is not me is Kaoru. Everyone else is "them."]

You need a brother. I need a brother. Seems like an obvious temporary solution.

...This sounds stupid. [No one ever said he wasn't honest. Just... those opinions aren't always things that should be voiced.

But...] What's your brother like?

Which one?

[Not to brag or anything.]

How many do you have?

Three.

One of... [he actually has to stop and think about it, but... yeah, it's true]

One of my friends has two older brothers.

So do I. Sort of.

Kyouya-senpai wouldn't want his brothers here, definitely.

- You're Japanese also?

Sure am.

Hikaru Hitachiin, first year student at Ouran High School, class A.

You're not secretly a ninja, are you?

[There is a very, very long pause.

When Hikaru speaks again, he sounds just outright confused.]

...No...

[... But how does he know if you're telling the truth.]

Sorry. What happened between Kyouya-san and his brothers?

[Hikaru, meanwhile, can't help but wonder how this guy got the idea he was a ninja. It'd be pretty cool, but... no.]

Well, that's the problem with having lots of boys, isn't it? After the first one, each next son gets a bit less inheritance and division of company and all that.

I mean. Me and Kaoru are twins, so we're splitting everything fifty-fifty.

[This problem had never really occurred to him.]

Why don't you just share it?

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