"Class I'd like to give a warm welcome to two transfers from one of our subjected schools, they have just been awarded the gift of two-star uniforms. You may know them as the ice-skating champions, the Yukimura twins." The teacher announced from the front of the class.
The door opened and in synchronization two sets of feet trotted into the room and stopped at the front, standing shoulder to shoulder identical in height and appearance were the Yukimura twins. Both had shoulder length light sky blue hair and dark ocean blue eyes. Both of them looked aloof and uninterested in the class.
"I'm" the male twin started as the female one said, "He's" and together they finished with "Tomo." And then they reversed and the female was introduced as "Tomi" and with that went back to silence. They shifted and Sanageyama noticed that the two had their hands interwoven together.
They stood shoulder to shoulder eyeing the class, the girl Tomi looked unimpressed and the male Tomo simply looked shy, "You may take your seats." The teacher stated and with that the female one snorted through her nose. The twins moved as one to their respectful desks before shifting them together but the teacher made no move to say anything and no one felt like saying anything. Sanageyama watched them curiously, they were one of the few teams to ever beat Honnouji academy furthermore they weren't even wearing Goku uniforms during the crushing defeat-Goku uniforms had only been given to them now that they had transferred to Honnouji.
There was an ongoing controversy between himself and Jakuzure as to whether or not the new figure skating club should be considered an arts club or an athletic club. Sanageyama admittedly couldn't care less about figure skating he just wanted another powerful club added to the athletic clubs. Jakuzure was firmly arguing that figure skating was a form of art and therefore should be under her command; Sanageyama supposed it was because of the involvement of music in the performances. After class today they were supposed to watch the two perform, the entire student council was and then there was a determining vote to determine what the club should be considered as.
At the break he decided to approach the twins who seemed to have tuned out the rest of the class and were focused intently on their conversation with each other. Besides their uniform the only noticeable difference between the twins was the fact the boy had his hair in a small ponytail at the nape of his neck and his sister had a hairclip pinning her bangs back from the left side of her face.
As he got closer he noticed something unusual about her hands, they weren't normal girl hands. Instead of being soft and smooth the knuckles were flattened the hands scarred, the skin looked rough, the signs of a fighter. Sangeyama was only able to recognize this because his own hands were that way.
They stopped talking and the sister glanced up at him, "What you got something to say to us?" she stated rather rudely to him leaning back in her chair her arm slung over the back of it, she balanced it precariously on its back legs.
He was rather taken aback by her rude greeting, "Well… I just wanted to introduce myself, Sanageyma. I'm chair of the athletic committee on the student council." He stated trying to be friendly with her despite her cold shoulder.
"Let me guess, if we have any questions we come to you?" the girl asked him still in her rude tone.
"Yes exactly." He replied smiling feeling as though he made a breakthrough she simply frowned at him and at this he snapped, "So is he just decoration?" he asked pointing at Tomo.
The boy opened his mouth and then closed, "No, he has a name and a voice." Tomi spoke up for her brother.
He brother leaned forward placing a hand on her shoulders to hold her back, "We'll be sure to come to you with any questions Sempai. I guess we will be seeing you after class for the presentation." He stated, his sister opened her mouth but he shoved her causing her to hush. Sanageyama could take the hint, his presence was not welcome with the twins. In fact it seemed that no one's presence was welcomed around the twins. He waved to them over his shoulder and then headed down to check on his precious kendo club.
When he came back he still found the twins talking between themselves and showing no relative interest in any one other than each other; he wasn't quite sure if it was because they were twins or if it was because they were just stressed out from being in a new environment.
The end of class couldn't come soon enough, the twins were whispering and passing notes to one another the entire time. However, despite their aloofness they became relatively popular relatively fast, the majority of the girls in class described both twins as 'princely'. The male twin Sanageyama could see, he was just overly shy and quiet probably refreshing to the girls since most of the boys were large, brash and violent. The sister however, he couldn't see it but perhaps he was biased because of their introduction.
He found his way to the ice-skating arena which had been previously meant for the hockey, speed skating and curling club. Already the rest of the student council had gathered.
"Look the monkey's late." Jakuzure sneered at him from her seat that was filled with plush animals as well as sweets and candies. She popped open a box of caramel popcorn and munched away on it, she propped her feet up on her chair tapping them together, "You've missed them warming up, they're starting with their duet and then their solo performances." She informed him turning back and grinning at the scene before her.
Sanageyama approached the glass to overlook the rink, the twins were skating around the rink for warm up.
"Alright!" Gamagoori shouted out causing the two figure skaters to pause and look up at him, "We the student council have all assembled begin your demonstration!" he ordered. The twins skated over to the side of the rink and climbed out.
"Hey where do they think they're going?!" Sanageyama exclaimed watching as they disappeared.
"Well if some stupid monkey showed up on time he would know they went to change into their costumes." Jakuzure sneered at him, seconds later the twins reappeared, the lights on the rink went out except for a spotlight that followed the twins towards the center of the rink. The brother was in what resembled a suit that was black as ebony and the sister a blue and white skin tight dress with a ballerina like skirt.
They bowed to their gathered audience and began the music flooded into the rink and the two began to skate together. The music was soft and gentle mainly stringed instruments, the light over the sister was a soft blue with white snowflake patterns, whereas the brothers was dark blue. At first they were separated skating at what seemed individual performances but as Sanageyama watched he realised that even though they skated individually of one another, sometimes on opposite ends of the rink they were in synchronization with one another telling a story.
They suddenly converged in the center of the rink as the music increased in intensity and it became electronic; the twins began to skate as one, they circled and twirled and spun around the ice. It was so fluid and smooth Sanageyama felt like they were flying rather than skating. The lights began to strobe as the brother lifted the sister up into the air in time with the music becoming intense.
Sanageyama was impressed with the boy's strength, it was unexpected since he had the same feminine frame of his sister. The sister leapt into the air twirling before landing smoothly on the ice arcing around her brother who spun and turned grabbing her once again to lift.
They danced with one another fluidly like one being, it was as if thoughts were passed between the two or that they somehow inhabited the other's senses to know where they were at every second. And as if that synchronization wasn't miraculous enough they were in time with the music and the lights changing and adjusting with each change unraveling a story.
Sanageyama understood, it was the moon and the night together. The moon wanted nothing more than to join the sun in the day but was continually drawn back to the night who was alone. Sanageyama supposed that whatever performance they were enacting was meant originally to be a romantic tale but with the twins it was more of a story of family and companionship, the night and moon were brother and sister who could not leave one another and were trapped forever alone in the dark. It was as much of a presentation as a story of themselves.
Amazed at the story telling ability, he realised how physically demanding it all was, the brother continually lifting his sister into the air. The brother and sister both performing complex leaps and twirls, the sister's amazing flexibility able to touch the back of her skate to her head or hold it straight up in the air over her head and other amazing feats she managed while skating.
The song came to an end with the twins spinning together before collapsing on the floor of the rink, they held their fallen positions for a few second before getting to their feet bowing once again to their audience. It was only now that the show was over they allowed themselves to become exhausted, they were drenched in sweat and their chest heaving to get air into their oxygen deprived circulatory system. They skate doff of the rink and disappeared.
Gamagoori grunted, "Next Yukimura Tomi will be presenting her solo performance from nationals." He stated. Uzu and Nonon nodded their head their attention fully captured, having these twins start a club for either of them would be exceptionally amazing, an asset beyond compare.
Tomi reappeared skating back to the center of the rink, her new dress was designed to look like and angel complete with a pair of feathery wings on the back. She collapsed to her knees and Sanageyama leapt to his feet concerned but Jakuzure raised her hand up.
"No need to worry, she's fine. It's how she starts this one, one of the angles tossed from heaven." Jakuzure explained, "The dirty angel, it's her most famous performance." The music stared and the bluenette got to her feet.
The light on her and her wings made them appear white, she skated rapidly around the rink the skirt and wings flowing out behind her giving the illusion of flight. She leapt in the air stretching her legs out, landing and spinning several times with her one leg tucked behind the other.
The lighting changed with a change in the music and the wings became black, she skated low crouching and twirling before spinning and straightening up as she did. She skated around and around the rink. She was captivating, it was hard to look anywhere but her as she performed. The lights changed and her wings became white and she danced more across her stage.
She done what I've always wanted, she's turned Honnouji academy into a stage Sanageyama thought to himself, as the performance reached its climax her wings changed more rapidly between black and white and then settling on grey. It ended with her in a mournful looking pose her one hand gently grazing her wing.
She bowed to the audience, Jakuzure erupted into clapping, "That was art! Not sports I say, the figure skating club should be under me."
"No way, that amount of physical exertion. That has to be a sport!" Sanageyama countered, and the two were thrown into an argument that was so intense they didn't bother to pay attention to Tomo's performance.
The door to their room was thrown open and in strode the twins, Tomi not looking impressed, "You inconsiderate-" she started but her brother grabbed her shoulders pulling her back smiling apologetically, "They weren't even watching you! I saw them these two just talked to one another the whole time!" she exasperated.
"Tomi, it's alright." Her brother calmed her turning her around to face him. Suddenly the two became engrossed in a whispered conversation with one another.
They only broke off when Gamagoori cleared his throat wherein they paused to look at him, "The student council president has requested that you two be present during this vote." He announced and turned to his fellow council members, "Those in favour of putting the figure skating club in control of Jakuzure and thus making it a non-athletic club?" he asked.
"I do!" Nonon exclaimed excitedly throwing her hand up into the air and glanced around expectantly hoping someone else would vote with her.
"Those in favour of having the figure skating club part of the athletics council?" Gamagoori asked, he rose his hand silently as did Inumuta.
Grinning Sanageyama raised his hand, "Well I guess we all know who the majority is." He remarked.
"Yukimura and Yukimura do you have anything to add to this decision?" Gamagoori asked, the twins looked to him and then each other sharing a nod and turned back to him shrugging and looking apathetic as to where they were placed.
"Well I believe that the decision has been-" Gamagoori started but paused when he noticed the twins raise their hand trying to gain attention.
"Actually, before we commit to a committee we want to play a game." Tomi grinned viciously, "It's a very simple game, you just have to tell us apart." She explained.
"Well that's easy, you're Tomi and that-" Sanageyama started.
The bluenettes clucked their tongues, "No, you have to give us a second to change so you can't tell us apart by our clothes." The brother explained.
"Or are you too afraid?" the sister added smiling wickedly her bright white teeth showing as she put her hands on her hips, "Someone afraid to lose?" she taunted.
"No! Fine then do it!" Sanageyama snapped not one to pass up a challenge or surrender.
The twins smiled and looked to each other and stepped out of the room, they re-entered together walking in synchronization as they seem to do all of the time, they had their arms slung around each other's waists holding them close. They stopped in the center of the room glanced at each other and swapped places then swapped back.
Their clothes were ambiguous it could have been girl's or boy's clothes, a white dress shirt with a tan jacket over top. One twin had a long dangling cross necklace on a thin chain, the other a thick chain with a skull decoration. Both had a cap on their head and their hair twisted into a bun at the nape of their neck and their shoes were the same except for colour one pair baby blue and the other lime green.
"So…" they said in synchronization so their voices couldn't be told apart, "Which one's Tomi?" they asked glancing at each other out of the corner of their deep blue eyes smiling.
Samgeyama was frowning on the inside, even though they were opposite genders the twins were so alike in body frame it was nearly impossible and the chosen shirt was baggy enough not to give away which of them was not flat chested.
"This is going to be easy." He remarked to the twins lifting a finger up and pointing at one and then the other hoping their reaction to his pointing would give away the answer. It didn't in fact all they did was grab onto one another and hug one another which just proved to be extremely distracting.
He made up his mind, "Tomi's the one wearing the cross." He decided and the twins shook their heads grinning like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Wrong." They said together grinning, "I'm Tomi." Added Tomi separating from her brother and pulling her hair out of its messy bun and letting it hang loose, she put her hands on her hips.
Sanageyama felt his jaw drop, did he just lose the figure skating club? He couldn't believe it because he couldn't tell a pair of twins apart more importantly a girl and a boy. "Does this mean you're joining the non-athletic committee?" he asked.
The twins looked to one another, he could literally see the thoughts passing back and forth between them, they turned to look at him, "Nah we'll join you." They answered him together and turned to make their way to the door.
"Then what was the game all about?" he demanded feeling ashamed that he had lost at such a childish game especially in front of the rest of the student council.
"We just wanted to see if there was someone besides ourselves that we could trust" the sister purred.
"But I guess it's still only us sis." The brother replied with a sigh shaking out his head. With that the two twins left the room leaving everyone-especially Sanageyama feeling very confused.
"It has been decided, the figure skating club will thus forth be treated as part of the athletic committee!" Gamagoori announced.