"Ran~~~! Hurry up, we're late!" Mirai hollered at her sluggish twin brother. She continued to run up the hill. Heiwa Hill. The borderline of the demon realm and human world. This meant this area was the only area demons and humans can meet; the others have been sealed off by legendary Creator Seishin.
Ran was still basically at the bottom of the hill. 'Why in the world would Mirai be here?" It better not be a demon. This Shiro guy better not be a demon. Upon reaching the top of the hill, Ran was met with quite a charming boy. The second they made eye contact, Ran knew, this boy was a demon. His right eye, hidden by white bangs, sparked more than it ever had before. This was no regular demon. This was-
"Ran, quit staring at him like that, you're making him uncomfortable," Mirai snapped at her twin. This snapped him out of his thoughts and his eyes were normal again. Ran blinked twice and actually looked at his sister. She had her arms crossed.
'That's strange, Mirai never snaps at me. THIS MUST BE MIND CONTROL.' Ran grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to his side. Trying his signature "low-key" technique, as Mirai calls the "being-a-suck-up" technique, Ran smiled at the boy with matching white hair. "Hello you must be Shiro. Nice to meet you, name's Ran. What have you been doing with my sister?"
Mirai snatched her wrist away and glared at him, something she'd never do. "Relax Ran, we've known each other for like three whole months now." And it was as if she read his mind because she added, "Yes, I know I didn't tell you he was a demon, but please don't mess things up between us okay? Just get along."
"Mirai...I just I can't not trust you people like him. What if you get hurt? Then mother would- she'd..." Ran couldn't finish his sentence. Thoughts of what his parents would do TO HIM if they found out. But no, they'd never lay a hand on Mirai. Never. Because she was the special one. The spoiled one.
Shiro couldn't take the tension. He took a deep breath and finally greeted Ran back. "Hello Ran! My name's Shiro. You don't have to worry about any of that, dude, I'd never let your sister get hurt." He offered a hand, in which Ran reluctantly shook. Precisely after 3 seconds of the small contact, Mirai broke the handshake. Shiro looked at her confused, and Ran would've been confused but he caught the aggressive glance Mirai shot him in half a millisecond. "Anyways~ Shiro, you have to try this new recipe my mother made the other day-"
Ran sighed and simply turned away making his way down the hill. He stopped his tracks when he remembered his mother's voice: "Don't come home without your sister unless you're looking for death." Ran cursed at himself and awkwardly headed back up to the top of the hill, but he chose to nap on the other side of the huge memorial Sakura Tree.
Shiro "occasionally" stole a glance of Ran's sleeping figure. He looked as if he was his twin, red eyes no longer visible and bangs angled to the left instead of the right. Mirai caught onto that and frequently shifted around to block his vision. She became pretty aggravated when Shiro cut off in the middle of his sentences or gave her half-assed responses. "You know what, the sun will be setting soon so I gotta head home. See you tomorrow!" And she was off, picking some flowers along the way.
Who knows how much time passed. It's not like Ran got any actual sleep, using all of his will force not to scream at the two on the other side. "Ne~ Ran, you're sister just went running off and you're still napping? How cute~" Red met blue at that instant. Shiro loomed over him for another two seconds before flying back.
"Excuse me?" Ran sat up. "I'm not, how to put this this nicely, gay. But if you roll that way then uhm... I won't judge you."
"Oh please, as if you didn't think I was cute earlier."
How did he- "And as if you didn't stare at me while I was napping earlier."
(Author's Note) Yeah, italics are broken so everything from now to the end of the chapter will have to be italicized. Sorry about that guys QwQ
A light blush crept it's way to Shiro's cheeks. "I wasn't even...!"
"I mean, I know I'm hot and everything, but you shot me so many looks I think there's a hole through my hot face."
"S-shut up you, you sarcastic peasant!" Shiro took a swung at him, but Ran easily evaded and took hold of Shiro's wrist and threw him down... the hill... Ran tried letting go so Shiro could fall on his own, but it was far too late. 'If I'm going down, so is he!' Shiro thought as he twisted his body and dragged Ran down the hill with him.
And oh so awkwardly they tumbled down the hill in the most unfortunate position ever, landing perfectly with Shiro, who was clinging onto Ran, on top. Both of them were panting heavily with their eyes snapped shut. They hadn't realized Mirai saw all of it (actually she only saw the grand finale but whatever). It was when Mirai called Ran's name when they both took a look at her. Mirai's eyes were basically circles, glistening from who knows what cause. The death grip on the daisies loosened, and they fell to the ground.
In a flash, Mirai was gone, leaving the two white headed boys dumbfounded. "Y-you! Why'd you do that?!" Shiro yelled at the boy under him, sitting up in Ran's stomach.
"MY fault? You started it!" Oh so this is how it's going to be, a typical preteen drama llama fight as if no one saw this coming. Ran propped himself up on his elbows glaring at Shiro. "You just had to try to start a fight huh?"
"I wouldn't have if you learned some respect for others!" Shiro returned his icy glare.
"YOU started the smart remarks incase you have already forgotten."
"No I didn't I complimented you! But you had to go on and question my sexuality with your sarcasm."
"So you're saying that going around calling other guys cute is NOT gay? I have plenty of evidence where that came from."
"Ughh it's not like I would've actually hurt you anyways; you're Mirai's brother."
"Tchhh, yea right, you're just saying that to cover up the fact that I totally wrecked you up there."
"You almost KILLED me-"
"Rolling down a grassy hill would totally kill a dirty demon like you." Ran put extra emphasis in the last part.
Shiro gasped, hate clearly visible in his cold eyes. "How DARE a filthy peasant like you talk to me like that? No wonder Mirai spends more time with a 'dirty demon' than with her OWN. TWIN. BROTHER."
"Well then. Get the hell off of me and let's settle this like men, or are you too much of a pussy to do so?"
"Hah, you aren't even a teen yet and you're acting all high and mighty. It's true I am royalty myself, but at least I have MANNERS." Shiro glared at the boy under him. "How pathetic, you can't even pick yourself up, how...defenseless."
"RAAAAAAAN!" A feminine voice spoke like nails on a chalkboard. "STAND." At that moment Shiro couldn't help but notice how Ran's vibrant crimson eyes lost all color and he was void of all emotions. Ran pulled Shiro's collar down and pinned him down in less than a heartbeat and stood up straight, eyes forward, unblinking.
"Explain why you made your little sister cry? You KNOW our little moneymaker can't be heartbroken two days before the show, right?" Shiro's eyes widened as he flattened himself more on the grassy meadow. This was Ran's mother.
"I have done nothing related to the cause of such action, Mother." Wow, Shiro didn't even know Ran was capable of speaking that way. What happened to the preteen just a couple seconds ago?
"Bullshit! That's double the punishment for lying tonight. Hurry up and get home before I triple it."
Ran's balled fists tightened, and anyone with a brain could tell he was holding in a flood of tears. "Yes Mother." Traitorous tears made it out, yet Ran refused to stutter. He glanced down at Shiro and tried to smile, mouthing "goodbye" before leaving him behind.
Shiro blinked. Once. Twice. Three times. He headed home, thoughts overwhelming him for the rest of the day, and maybe even in his dreams, but it's not like he needed any sleep anyways. 'What is the story behind this?'