Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Happiness {Hikaru Hitachiin One-Shot for MikaYukiko}


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Just pretend her hair and eyes are brown and she's not crying.


Sacrifice those you love and the life you lived to bring forth the life you want.
It's true that the sky is blue. It's true that I attend one of the most prestigous schools around. It's true that I have a father who is often away because of work. However, there are many things that are not true.
It is not true that I belong in a world where I attend Ouran Private Academy. It is not true that the man that is often away at work is my biological father.
"Mika-san, are you coming to the host club today?" asks the cheery voice of Yasu Watanabe. She happens to be a regular there.
"I can't," I say with a sigh. "My dad's making me practice ballroom dancing."
"Don't you already know how to?"
"Not really," I admit. "I never learned."
In truth, I never had a chance to learn. I was living the life of a commoner before I took the deal offered to me. I never really had reason to learn to dance. Lucky me, the deal doesn't make it where your life makes you learn skills you didn't know before. Sadly, my new father was holding a business party. Many rich people were invited. I didn't notice most names, but some I recognized as students in the school. That includes the Suoh family and the Ootori family.
"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow, then," she says.
I smile. "Yeah. See you then."
After a long dance class, I feel like my feet are about to fall off. However, I actually manage to perform the dance without flaw. Just in time, too. I manage to have time for a shower and to change into my black dress. The black string around my neck is tied with precision, and people compliment my outfit as I great them at the party.
And then he shows up. Or rather, they, I guess.
"Oh, Holt-san, I didn't know you'd be attending the party."
"Of course I'd be," I say with kind smile. "I'm heir to the family business. What kind of heir would I be without practice?"
"True."
"Well, enjoy yourselfs, Hitachiin twins."
They walk away, and I notice one glance back at me. However, I pay little mind. I have more guests to greet.
After greeting guests, my father gives me permission to chill out and enjoy myself. After a while of chatting with the children of business owners, I find a hand on my shoulder. I turn to see one of the Hitachiin twins facing me.
"Hello, Hitachiin-san," I say with a smile. "Are you enjoying yourself."
"Yes," he says. "I was wondering you wanted to dance."
"Okay," I say. "However, I need to know which one you are first."
"Hikaru."
"Okay, Hitachiin Hikaru-san, I'll dance with you." I turn to the people I was talking to. "Please excuse me."
"Of course," says one. "Enjoy yourself."
We dance, and I feel happy. This is a happiness that truly overwhelms the life I led before. The life with my bipolar mother and younger brother. The life where I dropped out of high school but graduated at 16 because of my GED.
"Holt-san, what are you thinking about?"
"Huh?" I had forgotten where I was. "Oh, I'm sorry. It's nothing. Just a dream I had."
"Oh? Was it a good dream."
"Yeah," I admit. "It was."
We walk onto the balcony and look out at the stars. I had looked at stars like these many times with Sam, my younger brother.
When I think about it, do I miss my family? My relationship with them was so much better than my current one. Even so, I don't even remember why I had traded them in. Our relationship had been so good at times.
A finger brushes at my eye, and I realize that a tear had escaped and Hikaru was wiping it off. He leans in close and presses his lips into mine. When he pulls apart, I can tell I'm blushing.
"Hikaru-san," I whisper.
"It's fine if you don't like me back," he says. "But I figure I might as well tell you rather than hold them in."
"Yeah, I like you back," I say. My eyes widen, and I see a flash of happiness. Happiness that I had forgotten about. Whenever my mother was in her angry mood, I would lock myself in my room and watch anime. I would always smile at the faces of the Hitachiin twins, and their humor would take away any anger I had from my mom's mood swings.
Why did I forget such happiness? The happiness that I now had back with me, and it had me. The happiness that I was never supposed to forget. Forgetting my past was never part of the deal...


 

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