Together as they always were, Hikaru and Kaoru strolled contently down the streets of the commoners' shopping district, arms linked in a comforting entanglement of limbs. They were on their way home from Haruhi's apartment where the host club had been playing commoner games and drinking commoner coffee. It came in decaf!

"Too bad we missed the sunset." Kaoru mumbled, staring into the sky. He always found a strange sense of peace settle in his mind as the light faded and the sky became painted in broad strokes of orange and pink.

Hikaru followed his brother's gaze to the star-studded sky and sighed with him. "There aren't any clouds, I'm sure we didn't miss too much. Besides, the stars are beautiful tonight, aren't you glad we get to see them?"

A tiny smirk flickered on Kaoru's lips for a moment, a moment that told Hikaru he was doing his job right. "I guess you're right. Sunsets are always better with clouds."

The two continued in silence, passing by bright shop windows and dark alleyways, all the while staring at the gorgeously lit sky. Just as they were nearing the edge of the shopping district, Hikaru felt his shoulder connect with the bicep of a taller man. His right side was jostled back, and he would have lost his balance if it weren't for Kaoru's steadying arm.

"Watch where you're going." The man growled, not bothering to look over his shoulder at the twins.

"You okay?" Kaoru asked, clutching his twin's shoulder as the two stared down the back of the man's head, hoping if they stared long enough their gaze might burn through his skin.

"I'm fine." Hikaru straightened and corrected their path, knowing they were close to home. "One of his buttons must be broken." He grumbled, inspecting the small scratch on his wrist he had acquired. "Some people can be so rude."

"Tell me about it." Kaoru agreed as he ran a thumb over his brother's mild injury. "Kyoya told me about a commoner who once took something out of his shopping bags while he was here. He had to chase him all the way…"

Hikaru tried to focus on Kaoru's story, but found himself unable to concentrate. He felt as if Kaoru was talking to him through a ten-foot-thick wall of cotton. The world seemed to be tilting ever so slightly to the right.

"Hikaru?" Kaoru looked to his twin as he noticed he hadn't spoken in a while. "Hikaru." The older twin looked as if he was completely spaced out. "Hikaru!" Kaoru snapped his fingers in front of his brother's face, earning a head shake and a blink.

"Sorry, just… dizzy." Hikaru slurred as he began to lean heavily on Kaoru.

"Hikaru!" Kaoru cried as his brother collapsed into his arms. Kaoru hugged his brother to his chest, letting him slide gently to the ground before frantically searching around for help. Nobody was on the street, save one figure, who was walking towards the pair. "Help!" Kaoru called out, waving his arms to get the man's attention. He would have dashed into a shop, but that would mean leaving Hikaru alone, barely conscious on the street. "Help!"

As the figure neared, Kaoru could make out that it was a man, his hood pulled up, casting a dark shadow over his face. Normally, Kaoru would have steered clear of such a shady character, but Hikaru needed help, so he cast his better judgement aside.

"Please, my brother, he-" Kaoru started when the man was a few strides away, however, he didn't get to finish his sentence as the man roughly grabbed his arm and scooped Kaoru off of the ground. "Hey! What are you doing? LET GO!" Kaoru shouted, hoping to get somebody's-anybody's-attention as he felt the panic crash into his stomach and rush up his throat. "Hikaru!"

"Shut up." The man kept his head bowed as he pulled a gun from his waistband and aimed it at Hikaru, who was mumbling to himself, reaching out for Kaoru. "Or I will kill him here and now."

"Don't hurt him, please." Kaoru begged, ceasing his attempt to pry the man's hand away from his bicep. It wasn't as if he could have anyway, the man's fingers seemed to be made of steel.

"Then cooperate." He growled. Kaoru recognized the growl, it was the same one he'd heard just minutes before, after Hikaru had collided with a man. This man.

Kaoru obediently allowed himself to be lead away from his brother, trying not to show any of the fear he was feeling.

Hikaru watched, helplessly as his brother was lead to a dull, black car by the man. He tried to reach out to his twin, but it seemed that his bloods had turned to lead in a matter of minutes. His eyes could barely widen as he saw Kaoru being forced into the trunk of the vehicle. The man picked up a length of rope, proceeded to bind Kaoru's wrists, before slamming the trunk and climbing into the driver's seat.

"Kaoru." He managed to whimper as a lone tear ran down his cheek.

"Hikaru." He could almost heart Kaoru's voice as his world swirled into darkness.