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Chapter 6 Fairy tales and silver moons
Shaolin Fon gazed up in wander at the huge Shinhouin mansion. It was the most beautiful building she'd ever seen in her whole seven years of life. Its was bathed in gold by the late afternoon sun and seemed almost like it was from some heroic tale.
The journey there had been crowded and cramped, she was glad to out in the open. Being caged in a carriage with her parents and five elder brothers for hours on end was not her idea of fun.
She practically threw her self from the carriage and took a deep breath a fresh air.
Her brothers laughed and followed her rough housing with each other as they went.
Shaolin left them to it and followed her parents bowing when ever they did a solemn expression pasted on to her young face.
Her mother smiled and crouched next to her, "don't worry there's a little boy hear who's' about your age."
Shaolin forced a smile, ugh, great more noisy, smelly boys she grumbled.
"Genrei-Samma, may I introduce Byakuya to one of the youngest children from the Fon clan," Shizuka asked with a smile?
The old man nodded, "It will do the boy good to meet people of his own age. There are none in the Kuchiki mansion."
Kuchiki Byakuya was curious. He peered around his grand father at the small girl standing just behind her parents in the meeting room. Well she was smaller than Yoruichi but she was definitely taller than him he decided.
The little girl looked board. His grandfather pushed him forward, "hairs to the Kuchiki clan do not hide, Byakuya," whispered with amused smile tugging at his lips.
The little girl eyed him with disinterest as he approached.
"I'm Kuchiki Byakuya," he introduced bowing politely to her.
Shaolin sighed heavily, "Hero's don't hide behind their grandfather's," she stated.
"I'm Shaolin Fon, its an honer to make your acquaintance," she bowed stiffly.
The words sounded strange coming from a little girl, like she was merely copying what she'd seen grown ups perform in such situations.
"I'm going to find Yoruichi-nee. Want to come," Byakuya asked?
Shaolin shrugged but turned and followed him silently.
"An' I wasn't hidin'," he told her indigently.
Shaolin shrugged again, "Looked like it t' me."
Byakuya scowled he hadn't been hiding he fumed silently.
The two small children searched the mansion top to bottom but they couldn't find the Prankster Queen her self or any of her Knights.
"Outside," Shaolin suggested?
Byakuya nodded, "I was gunna say that."
he inwardly scowled again, he wasn't going to be out smarted by a girl, even if she was a year older than him.
The wandered through the garden and stopped at the fringe of the forest. The two children looked at each other before stepping over the thresh hold.
"Into the lion's den," Byakuya murmured.
Shaolin giggled, "And your friend Yoruichi's the lion?"
"She's the vicious stealer of hair ties," he protested tugging his shoulder length locks.
Shaolin giggled again, "Hair ties?"
"She's a monster," he argued, "it isn't funny."
Shaolin merely laughed harder.
The continued walking eyeing each shadow as suspiciously as the next. A sharp rustle to their left made Shaolin grab Byakuya hand.
Shaolin glanced around wide eyed
"There might be six year old eating dragons around, if I let go you might wander off and be eaten."
Byakuya smiled, "Don't worry I'll protect you."
Shaolin scowled, "I don't need to be protected by a baby that clings to his grandpa," she snorted derisively.
"I do not," Byakuya shouted.
Another rustle made them cluster together.
"There aren't really any six year old eating dragons in the forest are there," Bakuya asked?
"What? Are you scared," Shaolin teased?
"Of course not," the six year old Kuchiki answered ferociously.
"Of course not," shaolin echoed mildly.
"Definitely," he emphasized.
The plodded on hands still clutched tightly together.
"If there are dragons, do you think the Prankster Queen and her Knights fight them," he asked after awhile?
"How should I know," Shaolin asked?
"I suppose so, maybe they fight griffins too."
"What's a griffin?"
Shaolin shrugged, "Huge bird with talons and a lion's bottom."
Byakuya giggled, " a lion's bottom? How did it manage that?"
Shaolin shrugged again.
In the distance they could hear faint laughter, "Shhhh, we're nearing the fort," she whispered.
Byakuya nodded solemnly.
They advanced as quietly as they could so not to disturb the sentries. Maybe they had giants.
Yoruichi smirked she and her two companions had felt the tots coming a mile off but it didn't bother them. Let the children have their fun the thirteen year old thought.
Kisuke nudged her, "nearly finished," he told her.
She beamed and clapped her hands with glee.
Tessai rolled his eyes, "I'm glad we're finding a new base. This one is too predictable."
Kisuke nodded his mutual agreement.
The two small children stood on the edge of the forest looking at the three teens sitting on the hill top.
"Found you," Byakuya crowed!
Yoruichi smiled secretively, "ahh but maybe I knew you were coming before you even set foot in the forest,little By-By-Chan," she teased wagging her finger at him."
"Who's your friend," Tessai enquired?
"My names Shaolin Fon an honer to meet you," Shaolin told them.
Yoruichi grinned and strode over slinging an arm over Shaolin's shoulder, "My, my you sound so grown up little bumblee bee," she tease the smaller girl.
Shaolin scowled, "I'm only repeating what I've seen my parents do," she huffed indigently.
Yoruichi backed away holding her hands up in defeat, "Hey,hey I'm only teasing, don't explode now firecracker."
Kisuke sniggered and she bopped him lightly on the head.
He pouted and flashed her a mock hurt look, "Your soo mean Yoruichi-Chan."
She grinned and swatted him again.
"No hair tie today By-By-Chan," asked her golden eyes twinkling
He glowered at her and his hands shot to his head automatically.
Yoruichi laughed and Shaolin smiled a little.
"Hey I have some mini firecracker's left from the midsummers festival, why don't we play with them," Kisuke suggested?
"Brilient idea," Yoruichi cried delightedly!
Tessai put his head in his hands, he gave up.
They played with the firecrackers until the orange sky started to fade to a murky blue and the little lights from the crackers lit up the hill with red, green, yellow and light blue.
Byakuya yawned and Shaolin caught it rubbing her eyes sleepily.
Tessai nodded, "I'll take them back to the mansion," he said scooping the Kuchiki hair up in one arm and took Shaolin's hand in his large one.
As they headed back towards civilisation Bykuya murmured sleepily, "Their was a giant."
Shaolin giggled softly, " I guess so."
Yoruichi grinned, " that was fun," she said flumping down next to Kisuke on the grass.
He grinned, "mmm," he agreed tinkering with the device in his hands.
A large round moon gently rose in the sky and a few stars glinted mischievously overhead.
"Remember when we were six," Yoruichi asked?
Kisuke nodded, "I've never been able to forget it," he admitted.
"Daft romantic," Yoruichi scolded him playfully.
She frowned pulling the device from Kisuke's hands clasping one in hers. Experimentally she pressed her lips to his. They sat there for a moment framed by a silver moon.
Author's Note
awwww aren't they so sweet. There's some cute Kisuke X Yoruich fluff for you :P
oh and Shaolin is Soi Fong's real name in case any one was confused.
She and Byakuya are so cute together as children. ;)
again thanks for reading, there's two more chapters after this and then its on to the main story.
Thanks for reading silvermonkey