Loving Love

Chapter 1 – The Puppy

The sky was a clear blue, the birds were chirping and the twins were laughing happily as they told each other bad jokes on their journey home from Ouran Academy.

No they weren't driving home in a limo as per usual. Let me explain.

Upon stepping outside the confines of the grand school building, Hikaru and Kaoru had decided that it would be a waste to ride home in the limo on such a glorious day. It was with this thought in mind, that the two had called their driver and informed him that they would be travelling home by foot, linked arms and rushed out of the school grounds with equally devious grins plastered on their faces.

Which brings us back to their current situation; they were now about halfway to their mansion and very giddy.

"So the bartender says to the string, weren't you that string that came in a few minutes ago? And the string replies, I'm a frayed knot!" Kaoru giggled as he finished another joke. (1)

"You tell the lamest jokes Kaoru." Hikaru laughed, throwing an arm around Kaorus shoulders. "But they're still funny somehow!"

Kaoru grinned. "That's the point, they're so bad that they're good!"

Hikaru nodded in appreciation of Kaorus reasoning. "Hey Kaoru, knock knock."

"Who's th-" Kaoru started, but was cut off by a soft whining that was coming from the park they were passing.

Both red heads turned to the direction of the sound, unconsciously slowing their steady pace to get a better view of the park. They squinted their eyes and scanned the area for the source of the sound but neither could see anything.

"Hey Hika, wanna go over there and see if we can find where that noise is coming from?" Asked Kaoru in a concerned voice. The whining sounded like it was coming from an animal and it was heartbreaking to listen to; whatever was making it was in either physical or psychological pain and Kaoru felt a pang of worry for the poor thing. 'I hope whatever it is that it's alright.'

Hikaru glanced from the park to his brother. "Yeah, lets go." He nodded, before grabbing Kaorus wrist and pulling him towards the play equipment. Hikaru wasn't as compassionate as Kaoru but even he felt sorry for the animal, nothing making a noise like that could be in a fit state. Plus, he didn't want Kaoru to be worried. 'I hope we can help it so Kaoru feels better.'

The boys jogged over to the brightly coloured play equipment and started searching. They searched in and around the play equipment, checking every nook and cranny before Hikaru suddenly called out to his brother urgently.

"Kaoru I've found it, it was underneath the slide!" the older twin called, turning his head around and sticking an arm in the air to wave his brother over.

Kaoru ran to the slides and bent down beside his brother. There, under the slide, was a scruffy looking puppy that couldn't have been more than a few weeks old. It had medium-length grey and white fur that looked and felt more like hair, with floppy ears and a curly tail. It was also quite small. It had stopped whining when Hikaru had found it and was now wagging its tail happily, staring up at the twins with huge brown eyes. (2)

"IT'S SO CUTE!" Kaoru squealed and then slapped a hand over his mouth. Hikaru gave him a look as if to say 'What the hell?" and Kaoru began to blush furiously. "Sorry, I just had a Tamaki moment." Kaoru muttered as he lowered his hand and picked up the puppy with it.

Kaoru stood up with the puppy in hand and holding it up to his eye level he began to study it for any injuries. Hikaru followed his brothers' example and helped Kaoru look the puppy over. A few minutes later they finished their check and were satisfied that the puppy was healthy; They discerned that it was most likely pining for attention more than anything else.

Hikaru turned to Kaoru. "What are we going to do with it?"

Kaoru shrugged and smiled at the puppy that was now in his twins' arms. "Well it looks like either its mother or owner abandoned it, since it doesn't have a collar or nametag." Kaoru mused.

Sure enough, the puppy didn't have any sort of ID. They had no idea where it may have come from and they knew that if they handed it into the local pound the chances of it getting euthanised were very high. Just the thought of something like that happening to this little thing almost brought tears to the twins' eyes. Almost.

"Maybe we could keep it." Hikaru suggested, scratching the puppies belly and chuckling as it squirmed happily in his arms.

Kaoru shifted his gaze from the puppy to Hikaru, and then back to the puppy. "Do you really want a pet?" He queried unsurely. 'I don't know if Hikaru is ready for the responsibility of a pet…'

Hikaru gave his brother a cocky smirk. "Don't worry so much Kao, what harm could adopting this little fluff ball do?"

Kaoru poked his tongue out at Hikaru. "Don't be a smart-ass and answer my question!"

Hikaru sighed. "Yes, I really do want a pet." He drawled and rolled his eyes before giving Kaoru a genuine smile. As he did, the puppy gave a high-pitched yip and started wagging it's tail frantically, as if it knew what they were talking about and approved wholeheartedly.

Kaoru smiled back at Hikaru and the elated puppy. "Sounds like a plan then!" Turning, he walked over to the bench where he and Hikaru had discarded their bags so they could search easier, and picked them up. Slinging one over his shoulder he threw the other over to Hikaru who caught it with his free hand and slipped it on, making sure to not drop the puppy.

With that the two continued on their trip home with their families new addition.

As they walked, Kaoru became thoughtful and suddenly he yanked the puppy out of Hikarus grasp and held it up to his eyes again, but this time for a completely different reason.

"What are you doing?" Hikaru asked, quirking and eyebrow in curiosity at his brothers weird actions.

"Checking the sex." Kaoru replied bluntly.

"Come again?" Hikaru spluttered, not understanding in the least what Kaoru was going on about.

Kaoru lowered the puppy and snuggled it against his chest before turning to his twin and rolling his eyes. "I was looking to see if it is a boy or a girl." He explained exasperatedly.

"Oooh!" Hikaru exclaimed, understanding finally dawning on him. "Ne, so what is it?

Kaoru shook his head at his brothers' silliness. "It's a boy."

Hikaru grinned and then became contemplative. "Since he hasn't got a name, what should we name him?" Hikaru asked, eyeing the little bundle of fluff.

"How about Ai?" Kaoru suggested, shrugging his backpack that had started slipping off his shoulders back into place. (3)

"Ai?" Hikaru repeated to himself. After a few moments of mulling over Kaorus suggestion he smiled. "Ai it is!"

"In the name of love, literally!" Kaoru laughed.

Both twins grinned at each other and then looked down at the puppy who had started wagging its tail again. "In the name of love!" They proclaimed together, laughing happily.

The rest of their trip home was filled with excited discussion about what they would do with Ai when they got home. They decided that they would get the maids to clean him up first and then they would arrange somewhere for the puppy to sleep for the night; They would order in all the necessary pet care paraphernalia once the pup got settled in.

Both twins agreed this was going to be fun.

They had no idea….

To Be Continued...

I promise that there won't be too many more Authors Notes after this! And these are just to explain some things that may be a bit confusing.

(1) For anybody who is wondering, that is actually the end of the joke and not the whole thing. The whole joke goes 'A string walked into a bar and oredered a drink, the bartender looked at it and told it "Sorry, but we don't serve strings here." So the string walked out of the bar, tied itself in a knot, frayed it's ends and went back in. The bartender looked at it and asked "Weren't you that string that was in here a few minutes ago?" The string replied "I'm a frayed knot." (I know it's bad but as Kaoru said, it's supposed to be!)

(2) The dog I described is actually my dog :3 He's a Maltese/Shih Tzu cross, but he's not a puppy anymore, he's 10. Google image them, they're adorable!

(3) If you didn't understand 'Ai' is Japanese for Love, Hence 'In the name of Love'. At least I think it is, I had to use a translator; if the translation is wrong please tell me so I can correct it!

A/N: I know this chapter is short and has no romance but I've already got chapter 2 written up and it's much longer and has some Hitachiincest xD. Reviews are always welcome and I hope you enjoyed the first Chapter of Loving Love.

Until next time, Adieu!

Amber***