Wolves of Babylon
Chapter Two
"Good morning!" the pink haired Shima called out to the Okumura twins who were standing out front of their dormitory. Maya tilted her head slightly in interest at the run down building, despite the wide eyed look of her classmates. "Same to you!" Yukio Sensei yelled out to the class, the students murmuring amongst themselves.
"What the...this place looks like the Haunted Mansion!" Bon exclaimed in disbelief, while Izumo Kamiki sneered in disgust "Eww, what is this place?". As Hoshiko grinned a savage, pleased smile at the prospect of sleeping in the rundown 'most-likely-haunted' mansion, Maya pursed her lips slightly as Kamiki again treated the blonde Shiemi Moriyama as a servant. Paku saw Maya watching Izumo continue to treat Shiemi badly, thinking that the silver haired girl obviously didn't approve of how the other pureblood Noblesse was acting.
Tucking some hair behind her ear Maya chewed her pocky thoughtfully, slightly oblivious or just plain ignoring the new fight Hoshiko had started with Rin and Bon
Looking at his watch Yukio proclaimed "alright, we're done", much to the grateful and exhausted sighs of his students "please turn your papers over". Hoshiko had long ago fallen asleep on her sister's lap, the twin's already finished and their paper's turned over. Maya absentmindedly stroked her sister's shorter moonlight coloured hair, glancing at Shima as he leaned back and sighed "we're finally done".
Miwa slumped slightly from where he was seated "that sure took a while". Maya nodded at his exclamation, tilting her head up slightly as Rin stood up resignedly from besides her "alright, I'm going out to get some air". Bon's eyes were closed as he answered "sure, be my guest".
"Anyway, tomorrow's wake-up call will be at 6am" Yukio told the class, Hoshiko still snoring softly from Maya's lap oblivious to the world "we'll be doing a question-and-answer session an hour before class starts". Rin glanced behind him at his brother "he's a demon I tell ya, a demon", his comment making Maya quietly amused.
"Paku, let's go take a bath" Kamiki said, standing up also. Shiemi suddenly, loudly proclaiming she was going to take one too. As the three girl's walked out Shima got a new light in his eyes "the girl's are taking a bath, huh? Nice. It'd be a shame to put this good chance to peep at 'em to waste".
Bon, like always, started yelling "Shima! Guys studying to become priests can't do that!". Meanwhile Miwa shook his bald head "oh, you and your bad habits, Shima-san..."
"You guys keep saying that, but I bet you wanna take a peek as much as I do!" Shima retorted smugly.
"Guys, you know, there's still a teacher here who can hear you. Not to mention two girls" Yukio said as he sat cross legged from behind them. Maya's lips twitched at she continued to stroke her sister's hair while the boys suddenly focused on her exclaiming in surprise haven't had noticed her "boy's will be boy's, Yukio Sempi. Shi-chan and I have an older and younger brother so I am used to the antics of boys. They and their friends have played many a prank my sister and I many, many times before". Yukio smiled slightly as her voice portrayed some soft emotion when mentioning her brothers.
Shima leered at Yukio "sure you're a teacher, but you're just as old as us, right? You don't need to keep it in". Yukio Sensei fixed his glasses from where it was sliding down his nose "I've made it a habit not to pursue such meaningless desires" Shima grimaced at him, sliding to sit besides Maya and leaned his head on her shoulder, Bon's teeth grating when she didn't push him away. "Maya-chan will play with us right? You're not as rough as your sister" he teased making kissing gestures with his mouth.
Maya's lips twitched, unable to help herself since he reminded her so much of her brothers "I don't much care what you do or how you do it, however, if you attempt to peek on my Shi-chan in the bath you'll find yourself being picked from between a Direwolfs teeth". Bon laughed loudly, tears coming out of his eyes as you could almost see Shima evaporating away.
Ryuji Suguro was just coming back from his two hour long run and workout session when he saw her, silhouetted in the morning sun rise. Her fine blade reflected what dim light lit the sky, and it took him a few seconds to realise it was the just disappearing moon that caressed her skin. He continued jogging towards the Haunted Mansion lookalike, idly coming to a stop a few yards away from her, unable, and unwilling, to disturb her. Her normally storm blue eyes were closed, and her long moonlight coloured hair danced on the gentle breeze as she gracefully went into a series of stances with ease, obviously in the middle of her own morning drill.
He had seen her early this morning, the sky still pitch black he had thought he would be the only one awake at that time. Yet when he walked past the cafeteria he had seen her, her back had been to him while she cooked in the dormitories small kitchen, a text book open besides the stove as she made breakfast, or maybe her and her sisters lunch. It was obvious who she was, as her hair was very distinctive, and there was no confusing her with her younger twin sister. Apart from having heard that Hoshiko Ookami could probably set fire to ice cream if she even attempted to make it, Hoshiko could never have been that quiet nor had he ever seen the younger twin with her hair down.
When it was obvious the drills was slowly down, Maya slowly lowering her heart rate, Bon approached "morning, Maya-san" he grit out awkwardly, sure she had seen him watching her in rapture. When she said nothing Bon took a chance and finally lifted his eyes from his feet, only to find Maya's eyes closed "Maya-san?".
Bon startled when she finally moved, tensing as she stepped closer towards him. When she was firmly in his personal space and he was just about to protest or make some excuse to walk away she abruptly leant her forehead against his slightly sweating shirt. Bon started freaking out, stammering and turning bright red he was dumbfounded when her knee's suddenly gave out, Bon reflexively catching her.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WOMEN?" He yelled, blushing even brighter red when her head rolled onto his shoulder, her katana cuddled against her. It was then he noticed that she was breathing deeply and calmly, her eyes closed as if asleep. Sweat dropping he tried shaking her awake, jumping when Yukio suddenly appeared besides him looking over Bon's shoulder at Maya "this is unexpected, I didn't realise you two had this sort of relationship".
As Bon stammered out excuses, Maya unexpectedly cuddled closer into his embrace, Yukio's lips twitched in humour at Bon's tomato red face "Maya-san is obviously asleep, Suguro. Might as well deliver her to her room and sister".
Bon was pretty certain he saw Yukio Sensei wink at him before walking away. "Why can't you take her?" he yelled after his teacher, not knowing what to do with the arm full of girl. He suddenly realised how small she was holding her in his arms."I have errands to run, her rooms on the same level as yours!" Bon stared after his Sensei overwhelmed, not believing Yukio had left him stranded.
As Bon let himself into the twin's room, he paled seeing a sprawled out Hoshiko on a rumbled single bed. Seeing no other bed he was about to turn thinking her bed was in another room before seeing her bag besides the bed. He stood for a few seconds unsure at what to do, staring down at Maya's face as it was pressed against the junction between his shoulder and neck.
As he lay Maya down on the bed in the small space left by her younger sister he sweat dropped when almost immediately Maya slipped her bare leg in-between Hoshiko's and wrapped an arm around her front, plastering herself to the younger twin's back. Hoshiko also reacted; her hand's clasping onto Maya's the tattoo the twins share lining up exactly. Watching them Bon realized he missed the warmth in his arms from carrying the eldest silver haired twin. He tried prying Maya's blade away from her but he couldn't make her let go without slicing her skin.
Now she lay there, her small body wrapped around Hoshiko's in a cuddling position beneath the covers Bon had flipped over them. He had never seen anyone sleep like that. His father had held him in his lap before, when he was much, much smaller, and he would wrap his arms around him then, but Bon had never seen anything like this. It made his heart get…all warm and strange feeling. His eyes slowly moved away from the scene, feeling as if that feeling was wrong, something he wasn't suppose to feel, or even see. If either sister woke to find him standing over their bed, there would be bloodshed involved he was sure.
In her sleep, Maya laid small kisses on the back of Hoshiko's neck, making his heart hurt from its own losses.
It was only as he was walking down the stairs he realised Maya had been handling knives, hot plates and her own deadly Katana while dead to the world. It was a miracle she hadn't burnt down the dorm house or hurt herself! Or him!
...Yet, how was she studying with her eyes closed?
