Sick

I sneezed miserably as I lied on a set of pillows.

"Mariko?"

I groaned as I hacked for a few minutes into my arm.

I heard a few more knocks. "Mariko! Are you okay?"

"Go away Hikaru." I sneezed into a tissue and tossed it.

The sound of a drill removing screws echoed from the hall before my sealed door fell off the hinges.

"Mariko I have come to your rescue."

"Die." I sniffed.

I was hoping that if I locked myself away, the twins wouldn't find me, but I guess since the symptoms have gotten so bad that- they couldn't help but find me.

"KAORU I FOUND HER! GET A DOCTOR!"

I held my aching head and threw a bottle of Tylenol at him. "Shut up and go away."

"You know what you need Mariko?"

"You to leave..."

"Some sunlight-" he pulled open the curtains and I shrieked in the light.

"CLOSE THE BLINDS! PLEASE!"

He close the blinds instantly and turned to see my sobbing icky form curled up in the blankets.

"I'm sorry Mariko. I just wanted to help."

"Well why don't you be helpful elsewhere you idiot."

"Can I at least check your temperature?"

"..."

"Knowing if you have a fever is helpful." he sighed.

"Fine."

"Sit up."

I sat up and opened my mouth as he shoved the thermometer in.

I glared at him as he stared down at me curiously.

This idiot.

He tried to smile but I growled.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

I leaned away and huffed as he read the device.

"You have a fever of 110 degrees F."

"Go away."

"Mariko... you need to take the correct medication." he sighed reading the bottle. "This isn't going to help you."

"Probably not."

"I got the doctor. Do you want me to bring him up?" Kaoru asked politely.

"Kaoru-sama!" I cheered.

Hikaru pouted. "How come you don't treat me as lovingly?"

"You don't listen to me. Ever."

"I do to."

I laughed at him and looked at you (the readers)... time for the montage:

"Hikaru, I can give you literally three examples..."

"Do share."

"Should I?"

Kaoru smirked down at me. "Yep."

1. Grocery shopping (2)

The twins and I were shopping at the grocery store and I was tired from school, so I was kind of crashing into almost everything, every time my eyes started closing.

"Hikaru... can you grab that carton of milk?"

He looked at me oddly and we went home with a bag of cat food instead of milk.

"You were pointing at cat food. I didn't know if it was an American thing or not."

"Nowhere in the world is bagged cat food translated over as milk." I snapped. "I was exhausted and my eyes were closed. How come Kaoru knows exactly what I'm talking about, all the time?"

"Maybe if you were more pa-"

"So the second example." I stated, cutting him off without a care.

2. Shopping in the Mall

I took the twins shopping with me, which was a big mistake since they decided they wanted to take pictures in a photo booth, which is where they basically raped me.

Well not raped. I gave them permission... but it was really awkward, if you catch.

Yes I'm still a virgin.

But basically they promised to buy me a complete outfit if I took those photos with them... which got blown up, modified, and posted up in the host club room; which nearly got Hikaru AND Kaoru stabbed.

By me.

So the outfit.

I was trying on this cute strapless orange dress that poofed at the waist, clung tightly to my chest, and revealed all of my back. It was shorter than I expected, but I crossed my fingers and walked out of the dressing room hoping... praying, that that the guys would like it and not bash my self-esteem to bits.

"Guys... is this cute?"

Kaoru fell out of his chair and suffered from a severe nosebleed which got worst as I voiced my concern and approached him. Hikaru on the other hand shouted at me for wearing the dress out of the booth.

Which drew unwanted attention, which... just. No. Just. No.

3. Swimming in the Pool at Kyoya's House

I walked out the house with the twins and everyone else, strutting out my new bathing suit. It was a yellow one piece that I decided I'd wear with a pair of sunset themed shorts.

"Mori-senpai!"

He looked up at me."Yes Mari-chan?"

I reddened and looked at the ground. "Can you help me put sunscreen on my back."

"Of course."

I scanned my surroundings before handing him the bottle of sunscreen.

Tamaki and Kyoya were running around shooting each other with water guns while Honey and Haruhi splashed at each other in the shallow end. Renge floated by in a tube while my fiancés dived into the water off of the diving board.

"Here." I handed him the bottle and put my hair in a bun.

I heard the cream squirt out of the bottle and jumped when he started rubbing it in.

"Is something wrong?" He leaned down so that he was face to face with me.

No other human but the twins had actually touched me before... since the engagement was set in stone that is.

"Uh-" I blushed a deeper shade of red. "Fine. It's just cold..."

He smiled and tapped my nose making me laugh. I took some of the sunscreen off of my nose and put it on his. We both started laughing, completely unaware that everyone was watching us.

Mori was tackled into the deep end and I just stood there gaping. "Takashi!" I gaped, looking into the water frantically.

He popped up and I sighed before turning back to glare daggers into the eyes of the attacker.

KAORU.

*END OF SCENES*

"It was Kaoru who pushed him in!"

"Yeah and he apologized." I scowled.

"So? None of the scenarios really showed how Kaoru listens!"

"Yeah they do!"

"How!?"

I thought about it and deadpanned."Ok. Well what I'm trying to say is he understands me better!"

"I understand you!"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah!"

"What's my favorite color?"

He furrowed his eyebrows. "Uh...Pink?"

Kaoru smirked. "She likes yellow. Remember her bathing suit?"

"Give me another question?" Hikaru growled.

"What's my favorite food?"

"That's easy." he beamed. "Sausage."

Kaoru and I paled. "It's Mashed Potatoes."

"Well I guess I don't understand you." Hikaru snapped. "I sure hope Kaoru is better at taking care of you too!"

And of course I was just bothering Hikaru. I loved them both equally. Kaoru was nice and very open while Hikaru was very feisty and reserved.

Kaoru gave me a look as his twin stormed out of the room.

"I know! I'm on it. Geez." I groaned after sneezing a few times. I hopped out of bed and heard a chuckle and peered over my shoulder. "What, Thing 2?"

"Heh." he smirked laying down on my bed shirtless as if it were a casual act. "Number 9."

I looked at the scarlet jersey I had stolen out of one of the brother's drawers. "Problem?"

"That's Hikaru's shirt... I never wear mine anymore because I got a stain on it, but uh... mine has a 6 on it." I raised an eyebrow. "I'm just surprised he didn't yell at you for wearing that shirt." he sighed. "Our old fiancé tried to put it on and had to face his inner demon, so I guess he really does love you just as much as I do." he sighed again. "The poor guy does everything he can to show you he loves you and you bash his brains out for not knowing the basic things." he sighed a third time. "He caters to you..."

"..." I facepalmed. "Are you done making me feel like a piece of turd!?"

"I wasn't trying to do anything. Not at all. Carry on."

I narrowed my eyes at him before running out into the hall. "HIKARU!" I shouted as I trudged down the stairs. I looked around from the last step before sneezing and coughing a few times times into the crease of my elbow. "Hikaru?" I felt my temperature rise up as I swayed and leaned against the wall. Stupid. I'll never push this dork away ever again. It's too much work.

I stumbled away from the wall and headed towards the rose garden where he usually hid when I pissed him off.

I slid through the cracked back door and saw him sitting crisscross applesauce in front of the garden entrance. Great. No Find-the-redhead-in-the-rose-garden. I snuck up on him tiredly and tripped.

On nothing but air.

How perfect! I'll just break my neck before apologizing! Sorry, I died everyone!

But before I could hit the ground Hikaru grabbed me, pulled me into his arms, and positioned me on his lap. The light breeze around us blew a few rose petals and our hair around.

I sneezed and shivered. "I'm sorry."

He wrapped his arms around me and sighed. "Don't be."

"I think I should be. I mean... I took our argument to far..."

"Well you were right. I should learn all of the small things about you like Kaoru has."

"Maybe so... but if you had asked something as simple as when is your birthday I would have hesitated... well no... I know Kaoru's and your birthday lies on the 9th of June."

"..."

"And I know your favorite color is sky blue... and-"

"..."

"But I'll never know the big things about you like... why you run here when you're upset..."

His golden eyes bored into my dark brown. "Hika-"

He pressed his lips against my, holding my shocked gaze before licking my bottom lip. I quickly pulled back and scowled. "Don't kiss me. You'll get sick." Snorting he kissed me again; this time forcing my mouth open before invading with his mischievous tongue. I pulled back again and shot him a glare. "Stop."

"I don't ever listen to you."

"Hikaru..." I growled as he kissed me again, smirking at the spit string between us.

"I'm sorry... I don't think I can understand you."

"HIKARU!"