Kougetsu's Authors Note: Hey there! Just to remind you all, this story is the re-upload from my lone account, Kougetsu_KitsuneHinote_Hakuma(previously known as KitsuneHinote) and for those of you who have read this before there, there are no newly added chapters for now, and this will be put on hiatus until sometime between May and July. The poll for who you think Jinx should be paired with has also been moved.
Junpaku's Authors Note: RAWR(cause I have nothing else I wanna say).
SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED OR WATCHED THIS STORY SO FAR!!
Reviews: Chapter 6
Very interesting I will put this on alert. I think Jinx is very interesting. ~KageNoNeko (11-03-09)
I real like how you write! You have an interesting way of showing how Jinxs is!! Update soon k?! ~Winter Mission (11-04-09)
Chapter 7
cool as i like this story alot i cant wait for more ~Princess-Lazy-Chan (11-05-09)
Sweet. I can't wait to read the next chapter. ~KageNoNeko (11-05-09)
Yay, Yay, Yay hehehe chapy 7 hehehe it was good i liked it especially what she did for the girls they really are that clueless lol :) cant wait for the next one ~Princess-Lazy-Chan (11-05-09)
Cool, story :D
keep up the good work :P
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Chapter 8
Amazing chapter. I can't wait for the next. ~KageNoNeko (11-16-09)
its awesome *giggles* this is a wicked chap i wanna know whats next it sounds fun ~Princess-Lazy-Chan (11-16-09)
Mint!
I love the "i'm gonna kill you" hunny (he's funny like that, even though i would be scream and running for dear life)
i wanna know what Jinx is plotting!
Love it (^-^)
keep it the good work!! ~CakesInTheSummer (11-17-09)
when's chapter 9 coming? ~ixluvxprinny (11-18-09)
NO! CLIFFY!! ;( WAH! Love the story!) ~Nitrea (1-15-10)
Chapter 9
This was defiantly a good chapter. ~KageNoNeko (1-22-10)
wicked chapter it was the best hhehehehehe neko-kun (Nekozawa) or how ever ya spell the name lol hehehe :) cant wait for the next chapter ~Princess-Lazy-Chan (1-23-09)
Chapter 10
Amazing chapter I can't wait to read more. Too bad I have to wait, but its another I have to wait for considering the manga of Ouran is not coming out with a chapter this month, but will come out with a chapter in March. ~KageNoNeko (2-20-10)
AWESOME chapter! All in all, I'm really starting to like the fic... well really, I started liking the story after the second or third chapter:) Keep up the good work!
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Old Authors Note(From older account - Old chapter location account: Kougetsu_KitsuneHinote_Hakuma): Hey there! Finally finished Chapter 10, and in about a week or two, I'm gonna re-upload all chapters to the new collaboration account, but for one to two weeks, it'll still be on this account. Don't forget, there's also that poll on my page where you can vote on who you think Jinx should be paired with! Half of this chapter(mainly the parts with Kou and Jun) were originally written by my bro, Jun, and I went through and edited a few minor details and did spelling/grammer corrections. Also, after the chapters are uploaded, Jun and I will take a bit of a hiatus from this to work on other things. We're going to try and do a thing where we work on and upload somewhere between 5-10 chapters on a story before switching to another one and go back and forth so all the stories get enough updates and we can keep up. It'll probably come off hiatus somewhere between May and July, just so you all know, so get ready to press those alert buttons when the chapters are moved!
Disclaimer: After all this, do you not believe me? OHSHC does NOT belong to me! That honor goes to the wonderful Bisco Hatori. Now enjoy chapter 10!
Jinx of the Sphinx
An Ouran Highschool Host Club Fanfiction
By: Kougetsu & Junpaku Hakuma
Chapter 10: Seeing Double
I sighed to myself as the last bell rang, dismissing everyone home or to their clubs, which meant that I'd have to deal with those idiots at the Host Club again. Joy. I couldn't help but smile to myself smugly at the scare I'd given everyone, especially those stupid Hitachiin Twins, the last day of last week. I counted myself lucky they hadn't showed up over the weekend and tried to do something stupid like tepee the house or play pranks on me, which meant that aside from the usual torment I suffered from Father, I got a good amount of peace and quiet.
I yelped in surprise as I was grabbed by said twins, each holding one arm, and pulled towards Music Room 3 rather quickly, a little too much for comfort.
"Hey, Jinx-kowai." Kowai? What the hell was with that added onto the end? I guess it was some form of respect over my obvious victory, but I wasn't about to celebrate. When it came to the twins, any time that seemed they were complimenting you for beating them at something meant something else much worse was to come. As if being forced to work as the Host Club's 'dog' wasn't bad enough, not to mention being forced to wear the dog accessories. By now I'd just started putting it on by myself since I'd have to deal with the twins trying to do it for me otherwise.
"So, why are you dragging me to the music room?" I deadpanned with a serious expression. They just smiled at me, trying to seem innocent but by now I could see the pair of devils hiding behind those halos, no matter how innocent they wanted me to believe they were.
"You're walking too slow." Hikaru deadpanned.
"You'll never reach the club at this pace." Kaoru added. I rolled my eyes and shook them off.
"I'll make it to the club just fine on my own, thank you." I growled, stalking past them. Unfortunately, they weren't dissuaded in the least, but I was expecting this by now. Instead they each trotted alongside me, chipper as ever.
"So, how was-"
"…your weekend, Jinx-kowai?" They asked curiously. I inwardly sighed as someone we were passing cast us a strange look at the new nickname.
"Fine." I answered coolly, looking ahead as I tried to keep walking and generally ignore them.
"Is that so?" Kaoru began, retaining his mask of supposed innocence.
"We found it to be rather boring." Hikaru said.
"So boring, that we decided-"
"…that we should spend-"
"…the next weekend together!"
"NO." I growled, stomping past them. I flung the door open, and was immediately met with a rather elated Tamaki flying towards me.
"He~llooo~ Koinu-ku-GAH!" He fell back as I flung my book bag straight into his 'princely' face and knocked him to the ground.
"Not today, mister 'prince charming'." I growled, storming past him. He whimpered with both pain and the feeling of rejection before crawling to his Corner of Woe. Haruhi looked at Tamaki as he sulked before looking to the twins.
"What did you guys do this time?" She sweatdropped, but the twins just shrugged innocently.
"Nothing."
"Really." They defended mildly, a look of boredom across their faces, which by now I'd learned to recognize as the calm before the storm.
"We're completely innocent." Both said, earning a snort of disbelief from me, which Haruhi seemed to catch before shaking her head with a sigh.
Junpaku POV
It was just past three in the afternoon, the sounds of laughter and social interaction echoed down the long halls of Ouran Academy. It had been a long day and I was tired beyond belief. Walking next to me was my brother Kougetsu, my twin brother to be specific. Both of us yawned in unison as we searched the halls for a quiet room to take a nap in. You see, we may have been twins, but unlike most siblings, we were very close to each other and no one else, and we planned on keeping it that way. We stopped at the end of one of the large halls, looking up at a white sign above one of the many doors, more specifically the door on the farthest end of the wall coming from either way. We noted from the sign that it was a music room but from what we could tell, there was no one inside. Taking a small glance at the door which stood open a crack, we pushed it open before being blinded by a strange light, but of us drawing back as we heard seven voices sound in unison.
"Welcome to the Host Club!" Blinking to readjust our eyes we took a step back.
"Um…" I started uncertainly.
"We were looking…" My brother began, but was interrupted by a strange blond haired man sitting in a chair with a pinkish lavender seat cushion.
"My, my, I didn't know the transfer students from Nagasaki were into boys!" The blond spoke in a princely tone. I blinked along with my brother before we glanced at each other then back to him.
"We're not." We both said. Before we knew it two twins with reddish hair were looking us up and down then dragged us inside. The two of us grumbled as we were pulled in and shown before the…king? He stood before pointing at us with a strong look in his eyes.
"Then you're here to join the Host Club?" He asked with hope lacing his voice and glittering in his eyes. We grumbled and shook our heads 'no'.
"We wanted to find a place to sleep." We muttered. A girl in a boy uniform stepped up and looked at us with a kind and gentle smile, her eyes a gentle brown.
"If you want, you can sleep in the room in the back." She said calmly with a natural, almost sparkling, charm.
"Ka~wa~ii~!!!!" Tamaki cried, sweeping her off her feet and swinging her about like a rag doll. We nodded to her at the offer.
"Thanks-" I started.
"We'll take you up on that offer." Finished my brother. Moving quickly to the back of the room, we found a series of small dressing rooms with cloth doors and slipped into one of them. Sitting down, Kougetsu instantly pulled me to him and before we knew it, we were out, too tired to stay awake any longer.
Jinx POV
I blinked curiously at the two boys that had entered the music room. I could tell right away – partly because I had spent so much time around Hikaru and Kaoru – that the two were twin brothers, though they lacked the ginger hair and amber eyes of the Hitachiin's. Instead they had short pure white hair, almost like fresh snow, and brown eyes that could almost be described as red, though it was impossible for a person to actually have 'red' eyes. They also had very pale skin, almost like someone born in Europe, though I could tell they were Japanese.
Albinos, huh…? I couldn't help but watch them as they moved to one of the changing rooms, to 'sleep', supposedly. Yeah right, as if anyone could get any sleep in this noisy place… I yelped in surprise as Hikaru and Kaoru leapt on me in a surprise attack, earning a dark glare from me.
"See something you like?" Kaoru teased, waggling his eyebrows at me. I just rolled my eyes and pushed them off roughly.
"Get real, as if dealing with you two morons isn't bad enough." I growled. They pouted disapprovingly at me, seeming to take offence.
"That's so mean, Jinx-kowai!" I rolled my eyes again.
"Shut up and go get ready for the club or something. Leave me alone, got it?" They pouted more and sniffed with mock tears.
"Fine…be that way…" They said, letting me go and exchanging a glance as they walked away with hands folded behind their heads. I sighed to myself and reclined against the window sill. Dealing with those two was really tiring. As far as the guests were concerned, it would still be a little while before the club opened, so luck granted, I'd have some time to myself. I just hoped that luck would last. Tamaki was near Haruhi, as usual, and saying something excitedly, not that I cared to listen. A moment later, he quite joyously, ran off to somewhere, no doubt having another one of his Spazz moments. I sighed and looked out the window before Tamaki came running back carrying a vase filled with a few deep red roses, smiling with sparkles fluttering around him. Haruhi took the vase from him, thoughtfully smelling one of the flowers before smiling and saying something to Tamaki. He brightened even more and pranced off while Haruhi walked to her table and set the flowers down.
I looked at Hikaru and Kaoru who were currently lounging in a pair of chairs boredly, raising an eyebrow curiously.
"What's with the roses?" The two looked at me questioningly before exchanging a glance.
"You mean you don't know?" They thought aloud in unison. Tamaki seemed to catch what we were talking about as he pranced back with another vase of roses, these ones pure white. He stopped and looked at me with a look of sudden realization.
"Oh, right…we forget to pick one out for Jinx." He thought aloud.
"What are you talking about?" I ventured, brow still propped up. Tamaki beamed happily, glittering as he turned his head up.
"Why it's quite simple! Every Host has a rose color."
"Rose…color?" I lowered my propped brow and raised the other in question.
"Each member of the club has a rose color that represents themselves! And every hosts rose color is different, even Hikaru's and Kaoru's. My rose color is white, while Kyoya's is violet, Hikaru's is blue, Kaoru's is orange, Honey's rose color is pink, Mori's is a dark blue rose, and Haruhi's rose color is red!" He declared happily.
"But isn't that…"
"…all of the rose colors…"
"…available?" The twins said, raising a brow.
"What other rose colors are there?" Tamaki froze, thinking about it a moment. After a long silence he placed a hand to his chin and looked at me thoughtfully.
"That's a good question…"
"Well, it should be alright for now. It certainly wouldn't do any harm to think about it for a day or so." Kyoya said, not seeming to give much of a care. Tamaki shrugged in agreement before turning back to finish getting ready while I looked back out the window. Rose color? I wondered…exactly what would mine be…?
Junpaku POV
It had to have only been an hour or so when we were woken by a sudden crash and a bright light. The blond king had apparently stumbled upon us and backed into the wall. Sitting up, I yawned and rubbed my as Kougetsu stood suddenly with a glare, wrapping one arm around me protectively out of habit. This of course made the king blink before turning and calling for the others, seeming to have an excited glimmer in his eyes.
Kougetsu, now too stunned to do anything just stood there, holding me close to his chest. It wasn't long before the entire Host club stood staring at us with me clinging to Kougetsu in discomfort. An older boy with short black hair holding a black book looked at us with a glint in his eyes that he tried to hide behind his glasses. We blinked and looked at each other before quickly letting go and stepping to each other's side. Though my brother Kou wasn't, I was blushing. My embarrassment was forgotten as the blond King smirked and pointed at us sharply.
"Now you have to join us!" He said loudly, almost with a purr to his voice.
"And why is that?" We responded. The girl with brown hair in boys clothing sighed slightly, getting a quick idea of what was about to happen. The…boy?… at the window cast a glance that showed he also got a clear idea of what was about to happen, though what that was we could only guess at this point.
"Because if information about you two cuddling with each other at school gets out, not only will you not be left alone by the girls, but you would also be giving your family a reputation that they would rather not have. Isn't that right?" Responded the black haired boy holding the black book, and scribbling something in it. We groaned at that and glanced at each other. Sighing slightly in defeat, we looked back to them and shrugged.
"Fine, we'll join." We murmured. The blond king gave a happy chime then pulled us over.
"I'm Suou Tamaki, the King of the Club." He said proudly before continuing. "That's Ootori Kyoya, the vice president." He said, pointing to the black haired boy with glasses. "These two are the Hitachiin brothers, Hikaru and Kaoru." He pointed to the two ginger haired twins, one of which seemed to be glaring at us. It reminded me of Kou and I. "That's Haninozuka Mitsukuni, but everyone calls him 'Honey'." As he said this a small blond smiled radiantly and hugged his bunny tightly. Hey…did that bunny have a patch on its chest? "That is Morinozuka Takashi, but everyone calls him Mori." He said as he directed our gazes to a tall black haired boy standing behind Honey. "That over there is Hayashi Kurokoinu, but we call him Koinu-kun!" He chimed, looking towards the dark haired…boy?…at the window. The blank facing boy gave a slight growl.
"It's 'Jinx'." He mumbled.
"And this…" Tamaki said, ignoring the correction as he spun on one foot to the brown haired tomboy like a ballerina. "Is our one and only Fujioka Haruhi!" He seemed more excited about announcing the girl's name then anyone elses. This was noted.
"I'm Hakuma Junpaku." I said calmly as my brother and I bowed.
"I'm Hakuma Kougetsu."
"Feel free to call us…"
"…Kou and Jun if you wish." He finished as we stood once more.
"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." We said in unison. There was a click and sudden rumble before a girl in a yellow uniform came spinning out of the floor on a pedestal, laughing loudly. O…kay…?
"You two! It's time for your types!" She declared, looking at us with a hard, determined look.
"Types?" We asked, tilting our heads to the opposite side of each other.
"Everyone has a type. We have Tamaki, the 'Princely' Type; Haruhi, the 'Natural'; Kyoya, the 'Cool' Type; Hikaru and Kaoru, the "Little Devil" Types; Honey, the 'Boy-Lolita'; More, the 'Strong and Silent' Type; and now Jinx, the 'Shy Loner'! Now you two need a type as well!" She finally finished as Jinx twitched in annoyance and grumbled something incoherent when his type was called. We glanced at each other and shrugged. She thought a moment before looked at us.
"You two are the Lonely Doubles!" She called, making us blink and look at each other before we began to snicker, then broke out into laughter. She glared, starting to look flustered as we stopped laughing.
"Sorry, sorry… that just doesn't seem to fit us. We're not exactly 'lonely'." We said as we caught our breath.
"Fine, Fine." She said, placing a hand to her chin in thought. A light bulb went off above her head suddenly. …What was that doing there?
"I got it! You two are the…" She paused for dramatic effect. "…the Secret Lovers!" Everyone in the room went quite before laughing came from the twins and everyone else in the room blank faced her.
"Secret…"
"…Lovers?" We questioned. "Not to be rude…"
"…but we aren't really… 'Lovers'." She gave a growl before crossing her arms.
"Well fine then…for now I won't give you at type, but rest assured, I will find the perfect type for you two!" She declared determinedly before she laughed and disappeared into the ground, missing our glare as she left.
"Well that was weird…" Haruhi said as she watched the obnoxious girl leave. We turned to them and blinked. After a while of awkward silence, Honey bounced up from his table.
"Takashi, let's go get some more cake!" He chimed with puppy dog eyes. Mori just nodded as everyone watched the Lolita boy and…uh…his cousin?…leave.
"What's with the bunny?" Kougetsu asked after Honey had left.
"Honey-senpai likes cute things." Tamaki said casually.
"No, I mean…" Kou began.
"…the patch on its' chest." I finished. Everyone went deathly silent as if remembering something unpleasant.
"His grandma made it. After Jinx impaled it with a pencil, he went berserk and chased everyone around the school and just about killed us." Hikaru and Kaoru said in unison. Jinx seemed to grumble from his window. Looking at each other we blinked before looking at everyone else.
"What's so scary about that?" We asked. "He just looks like an innocent Loli boy." We noted the look in their eyes that just about said, 'Yeah right, he only looks like an innocent Loli boy'.
"One time Honey-senpai took out a whole military troop just because he was grumpy from one of the soldiers waking him up from a nap, and they weren't just any military troop, they were Green Barrettes!" Tamaki cried, throwing his arms about dramatically as the twins fake-fought behind him. We blinked and looked at each other again, putting on a fake fearful look and grim atmosphere, though really an idea was working between us. We looked at the time before there was a knock at the door and turned curiously. The Hosts, aside from Jinx, got into a group and smiled invitingly.
"Welcome to the Host Club!" They all said in unison. Tamaki grabbed us, sitting us down at a table that was unknowingly prepared for us. Did that just pop out of nowhere? He walked to a sky blue couch as three girls moved towards us curiously.
"Are you new Hosts?" One of the girls asked, pulling chairs up as we blinked.
"Yeah." We said, looking at each other with a unconcerned look. The girls giggled and looked at each other before nodding and taking a seat.
"What are your names?" The one in the middle asked calmly.
"I'm Kougetsu." My brother began this time.
"I'm Junpaku." I finished as we both gave a light bow to them.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." We said in unison as we sat up again. They gave a light squeal before turning back to us.
"What are your favorite colors?" The girl to the left asked.
"We don't really have one." We said calmly as we leaned back on the chair backings, crossing our legs towards each other.
"What about you?" I asked as my brother looked at me calmly then to the girls.j
"I like blue, it reminds me of the sky on a clear day." Said the girl to the left, smiling.
"I like green, it reminds me of the forest." The girl in the middle said shyly.
"I like blue too, it reminds me of the ocean." The girl to the left said, almost smiling. We smiled to them lightly.
"They are all very beautiful, just like you three." We said calmly, making them squeal again. We blinked as we felt eyes on us. Looking in the direction we felt them coming from, we noticed that not only were the two ginger haired twins looking at us now, but the King was as well. We went back to answering questions and it wasn't long before the guests had left and Tamaki was on us like a hound dog.
"You two are…are…are…" He seemed a bit flustered, as if the waving and pointing at us angrily wasn't indication enough, before Jinx spoke.
"Yeah, it looks like someone took the twins, added Tamaki's 'Princely' charm and Haruhi's natural personality and stuffed them into one…or two, in this circumstance. Looks like you guys are out of a job. Well, it was nice seeing you." He said, holding back a smirk with casually crossed arms. It took a moment but we realized the previously thought 'boy' was a girl. We couldn't help but laugh at her comment, holding our stomachs as we kneeled over, trying as hard as possible not to collapse. Her sense of humor, however callous, was something to admire. Tamaki just pointed at her with frustration.
"Quiet you!" He growled.
"What Tomo said!" The twins retorted after him. We blinked at them before looking at each other calmly, our laughing having subsided.
"Listen, it wasn't our idea for us to join this stupid club, nor did we want to." We said, noting a look of hurt cross the 'King's face and depression starting to set in, though no one else seemed to notice, so we figured this was probably normal. "If you don't want us here, we will gladly leave." We both said, giving them a death glare. By the looks on their faces, it wasn't a death glare they saw often, though Mori, Kyoya, and Jinx seemed unaffected. Kyoya was next to us in an instant, adjusting his glasses.
"That's not needed. You see, you both would be good for business and though you act a lot like them, most girls like to stick with one personality, not a mix of the three." He said, his eyes hidden behind a glimmer on his glasses. Haruhi was next to speak, stepping up to us with a calm smile.
"Besides, I would like to get to know you two a bit more." She said. We looked at each other before shrugging.
"Well then, we'll be back tomorrow. It's not like we really have anything better to do." We said and headed for the door. We heard a thud, not bothering to look back, seeing as we had started for the door because Hikaru was about to try and push us over. Giving a light snicker, we walked out the door and shut it.
Jinx POV
"Listen, it wasn't our idea for us to join this stupid club, nor did we want to. If you don't want us here, we will gladly leave." I couldn't help but silently agree with them as Tamaki hovered on the edge of slinking to his Corner of Woe. Stupid Hikaru and Kaoru for their stupid blackmail… I couldn't help but notice the glare as they said this, one that clearly showed their contempt towards the club, a feeling I quite readily shared. Kyoya was next to them instantly, obviously planning his next big plot. I could only sympathize with them. He was quite a snake when it came to situations like this.
"That's not needed. You see, you both would be good for business and though you act a lot like them, most girls like to stick with one personality, not a mix of the three." He hid his eyes from sight in the usual fashion as I looked off idly with a small roll of my eyes. Haruhi stepped back me and up to the two albinos with a smile.
"Besides, I would like to get to know you two a bit more." She said. She was too predictable. I almost wanted to tell them, 'No, just walk away from these stupid freaks before it's too late', not that I personally cared about them.
"Well then, we'll be back tomorrow. It's not like we really have anything better to do." They said, shrugging and walking towards the door. I blinked as I noticed Hikaru try to push one of them but missed and barely caught himself on the edge of the wall with a soft 'thud'. I looked at him questioningly as he growled and the others gave him a look of question as well. Hikaru stood up and turned towards Tamaki, a slight look of hate on his features.
"How could you let those jerks join, Boss?" He growled. I rolled my eyes at his sudden attitude for the two.
"It's simple! Those two are natural Hosts! Can't you see it?" He said, now happy-as-could-be once more, partly due to Kyoya's statement no doubt.
"Aside from that, it would bring in good business, and we can't let jealousy get in the way of business." Kyoya stated.
"I'm not 'jealous'!" Hikaru snapped, turning towards Kyoya sharply. The room went quite before Kaoru looked at me.
"So did you think of a rose color, Jinx?" He asked, trying to veer the subject away from his seething brother. I thought a moment.
"Black, I guess." I shrugged.
"But it has to be a real rose color!" Tamaki cried, flailing. I shrugged.
"It doesn't matter if it's real or not." I said.
"Black is a fitting color for her." Kaoru said thoughtfully, looking at me then Tamaki. Tamaki agreed with slight reluctance.
"Alright then, black it is!" He said.
"I suppose I'll order some realistic looking black roses then." Kyoya sighed, closing his small black book and starting to walk away. I blinked before yawning, walking over to grab my bag and slinging it over my shoulder, before heading out the door.
"Bye, Jinx-kowai!" The twins called, waving at me as I left. I waved back before the door shut and I started to walk down the hall by myself.
Junpaku POV
It wasn't long before we had made it home, a large mansion standing before us surrounded by a large grove of ancient bamboo. It had to have been an hour or two to walk but that was fine with us. We preferred not to get home too early. We sighed, walking over to the golden gates of the stone wall that surrounded the mansion. The family emblem was on the gate; two crescent moons, one overlapping the other. Stepping up to the gate, we heard a voice from a speaker.
"Welcome home, young Masters." It said as the gate opened, the crescent moons being forced apart. Stepping inside, we watched as the gate closed, trying to take our time and relax as much as possible before our afternoon training would begin, if you could call it that. Kou looked at me calmly, taking my hand and squeezing it lightly to try and comfort me. He must have noticed my frigid stance and hesitant steps. It took another five minutes to clear the bamboo grove, the two of us now walking down a large stone paved driveway as the mansion's shadow seems to engulf us. The front door opened for us, the butler standing calmly on the other side.
"Your Father is waiting for your training session." He said calmly as he watched us enter the foyer, shutting the front door behind us. The foyer had a white marble floor with redwood stairs curving up to a balcony on the second floor, the stairs heading up on either side with a corridor heading between them and underneath the second story. Black carpet covered the stairs and floor, making a path from the front door to several doors on the second floor and through the corridor below the stairs and second story. A pair of Shishi statues made of pure green jade sat between the pair of stairs, seeming to guard the first story corridor before us. Under the paw of one of the statues sat our family symbol.
We moved up the stairs on our right and turned right down a long corridor before entering one of the first doors. This door led to a hallway with stained glass windows lining the left side of it. The glass was mostly dark green with a few red pieces here and there to form a rose on the top of the arched window. We walked a few feet before we stopped and looked at each other, turning to the left to face two large stained glass doors with, yet again, two crescent symbols on each door and black stained glass surrounding them.
Kougetsu POV
"Brother…" Jun whimpered before I looked at him, sighing slightly and letting go of his hand.
"We have to." I responded, knowing that every day he would whimper and whine for me not to make him go but I had to. Placing our hands on the knobs we opened the door, the setting amber sun greeting us. Large bamboo stalks surrounded a clearing in the center where a Zen garden was placed decoratively under a wooden deck. Tatami mats covered the wooden deck, which were used to soften falls or stop swords during training matches. We stepped forward, Jun resisting the urge to move closer to me for comfort. I sent him a look that clearly told him to hide it better. With a grim nod he wiped any traces of discomfort from his features as we stepped up to the training mat where our Father was standing, waiting with a stern expression on his face. We both bowed respectfully.
"We're ready for our training, Father."
Kougetsu's Authors note: Mmm...not much to say except Hikaru's jealousy is pretty crucial for plotline :3 And also...
Junpaku's Authors note: Please leave a REVIEW!!!!
~Kou&Jun