Hello everyone, sorry for the late update. Anyways, I am in again with another chapter of "Perfectly Complicated". Hopefully, you will like this chapter as much as you did with the previous.
It was very pleasant news to know that the younger prince of Kiryu could once again walk. When their parents had heard of it, they insisted on a celebration even though the 3 princes thought it to be quite unnecessary.
The next day a grand festival was held. The people were slightly confused as to why there was such an event when clearly it wasn't a holiday. But, once they had seen their Hunter Royal Family with the Vampire Royalty, they did not hesitate to share their smiles and laughs as they had also caught a glimpse of the younger Kiryu prince no longer supported by crutches.
That point given, the princes were not allowed to confine themselves in the castle for the day. Their parents had clearly told them to 'go out and have fun' when clearly they do not want to. Yuki on the other hand was helping her mother in a few things which is why she must stay with them. However, Ichiru being the most enthusiastic of the three, he pulled his elder brother almost everywhere. Unfortunately for Kaname, Zero had dragged him along for he thought that it simply was not fair if the brunette would wander around without getting dragged like a dog.
"Zero, look! Remember how we used to do that when we were still kids?" Ichiru pointed to a stand near the kingdom square which showed targets and toy guns. Basically a shoot-out booth. It was one of the games Ichiru and Zero always made sure to play whenever there is an event in the kingdom. Zero's gaze went soft and nodded as a wave of nostalgia hit him for a few seconds.
Then to the other 2 princes surprise, Zero walked towards the stand in the main square and asked if he and his brother could have a shot at the game. The attendant, who of course knew that the princes were at his stand, gleefully handed the older prince 2 toy pistols with 6 rounds. The other two hadn't moved from where they were and Zero looked at them weirdly as if silently saying 'Well? Aren't you both coming here?'.
With a smile on his face, Ichiru sprinted to where his brother was. A feeling of unfamiliarity overwhelming his senses at the feel of his legs working at their full power once again after so many years.
On the other hand, Kaname's lips curved up a bit at the two silverettes as he too walked towards the booth. He had thought that if he had a twin, this might be similar to the atmosphere they'd have. He was thankful for Yuki of course. The 13 year old was quite mature for her age but then she always has her soft spots and times where she would act like the child she was.
"Aww, I missed again!" Ichiru complained lightly. His hand with the gun fell to his side as he had already shot the 6 rounds at the targets. Unfortunately, all 6 shots missed. He laughed. "Hahaha, just like when we were children huh? Me, not being able to shoot even a single target." Ichiru remained in high spirits anyways. By the way, Zero had the other pistol. The said younger sibling watched as his brother was about to start his turn in shooting.
Believe it or not, Ichiru always found it a beautiful sight to see his brother in his starting stance. Even though he has always seen him from afar over the past years, with not being able to stand at all, watching over him while training in the courtyard had been one of the things he had always looked forward to. Now that he was able to observe him up close, an overwhelming feeling of happiness washed over his features.
With 6 loud bangs, the older silverette's turn was over. Ichiru took a look and smiled at the obvious 6 gunshot holes the target had... and they were all right on the center!
"Congratulations dear Prince! You may choose your prize!" The attendee said with amazement though he shouldn't really have expectations since this was the eldes Kiryu Prince we're talking about!
Kaname remained quiet for that long span and just stayed in the sidelines, watching the scenery and enjoying what was happening. Truly he did find himself fascinated with Zero's shooting, comparing this time and the last time when he shot that coin. It was to be expected. Yep.
"Is there anything that you want Ichi?" Zero laughed a little, placing the toy gun down and looking at his brother.
"You're the one who shot 6 in a row right on the bull's eye Zero. You should choose your prize." Ichiru laughed. His brother really was kind. He'd give up his prize just for him. He really loved his older brother a ton.
Zero huffed. He knew that his sibling would say that. There was no helping it. He took a look at the prizes located at the far end of the booth. There were a lot of things like candies, toys (which he is too old to actually have), and then there were stuffed toys. He wasn't favoring the candy for he really wasn't a fan of them and he didn't want the toys, you obviously know why. Therefore, he settled with the stuffed toys which weren't really toy like since Zero would like to call them 'weird shaped pillows' instead.
"That one." Zero pointed out to the stuffed toy which was a white horse. The attendee got it and handed it to the prince, once again congratulating him.
The three princes had left the town square to explore everywhere else. Zero was holding his stuffed white horse as they walked and Kaname found it as quite an adorable sight.
"What are you going to name it, Zero?" Ichiru asked.
"Eh? Does it really need to have a name?" Zero quirked an eyebrow at the silly thing his younger brother suggested.
"You might as well give it a name since it does have a 'belongs to:' card on it." Kaname intervened, pointing to the horse's abdomen portion where there was a built in card that could clearly not be removed.
"Ugh, do I really have to?" Zero asked again but he only received smiles from the other two. He sighed. Might as well just give it a name huh.. but I'm not good with names. Zero thought.
As they were walking, they passed a flower shop that Zero had always seen on his way to the kingdom's bakery whenever he was hungry for a short snack. His lavender eyes trampled on the flowers that were there. Alfalfa, Gardenia, Rose, Tulip... He cited in his head, but none of them were really fit for the white horse he was carrying. But then, he caught sight of a bouquet of lilies being handed over to the customer but the owner of the said shop. Hmm... Lily..
"How does 'Lily' sound?" Zero suggested, making everybody slowly cease into a halt from walking. Zero had thought this would be good since he was considering the fact that lilies are white and since the stuffed horse was white... why not?
"I think it suits it." Ichiru smiled, poking the side of the stuffed toy.
"I second that thought." Kaname smiled.
"So, how was your day?" Both Kings and Queens asked their children once they had arrived back just before nightfall.
"We enjoyed ourselves." Kaname answered for all of them.
Juri could see how full each other's arms were. Ichiru was carrying a lot of stuffed toys, Zero was carrying several bags of different kinds of food around the kingdom, and Kaname was carrying a mixture of both stuffed toys and good bags. She giggled at the sight.
"I can see that you really did." Haruka chuckled deeply as he stood behind where his wife was sitting. His hands were on her shoulders, giving off that warm touch a husband would give to show his affection to his life partner.
"Nii-sama." The 3 princes' heads turned to where Yuki was, entering the room in a simple dress which made her look very elegant for the evening.
"Yuki." Kanamae smiled, setting down his things except for one butterfly stuffed toy that he had thought to give to his sister. "You weren't able to come with us today so here. I got you something." The brunette male smiled again as he gave his sister the butterfly.
Her eyes lit up and she was smiling brightly like the child she is supposed to be. Kaname could tell that his younger sibling liked what he got for her so he was satisfied. The other people in the room obviously found the display cute and they couldn't help but coo at them. The twins didn't though, cooing wasn't their thing anyways.
Ichiru smiled at the scene until he felt two pairs of arms wrap around him. They weren't his brother's arms but they were his parents'. He was a little surprised but then again he knew why they were acting this way.
He could walk again.
Obviously that was something to be happy about. Though that kind of happiness needed not to result into tears but the tears show how grateful a person is. Truly, Ichiru was thankful that he was well.
"Do you need anything before I sleep Ichi?" Zero asked. He was tucking his brother in like he usually does when they were kids until now. Though the younger Kiryu tried to protest, the older silenced him and just did so anyways.
"Zero, I don't need anything." Ichiru smiled. "Besides, if I did, I can already go get it myself." Ichiru ruffled his older brother's hair.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't go ruffling your older brother's hair like he's the kid. I'm supposed to be the one doing that to you." Zero laughed, also ruffling the other's silver locks in return.
"Hahahahahaha." They both laughed together.
Zero looked tenderly at his younger brother. He was thankful. Oh heck he was really thankful that Ichiru was cured. He keeps forgetting to thank Kaname though. He was the one who had given Ichiru the ability to be rid of that Hiou Seal which had taken his legs.
I should seriously remind myself to thank him tomorrow.
"Zero." Ichiru called.
No response.
"Zeroooo." Ichiru called again, this time waving his hand in front of his brother's face.
Then, the silverette snapped out of his thoughts. Did he just space out? Yes he did.
"Zerooooo, why are you ignoring meeeee?" Ichiru childishly asked, clinging onto his brother's arm like a little kid which he is not obviously. But then again, Ichiru already knew what his brother was thinking about. He just didn't want to say it because he knew that Zero will get embarrassed and what not - but wait, Ichiru always found it cute when his brother did five that kind of reaction so maybe just a little tease? "You were thinking about Kaname weren't you?"
Ichiru was right. He knew Zero all too well and there his older brother went beat red at the question. Ichiru can't help but laugh out loudly because of that kind of reaction.
"What made you say that?!" Zero did his best not to stutter because that would only prove Ichiru's assumption true. Sometimes his brother can be sucj a tease. A very very annoyingly accurate tease. But in the end, Zero still loves his brother no matter what he is. "Alright, alright. That's enough. You need to sleep. I need to sleep. We all need to sleep now alright?"
Ichiru was still laughing and nodded as he felt his stomach hurt from all the giggles. Zero smiled.
"Good night, Ichi."Zero hit Ichiru's head lightly before kissing his twin's forehead and turning the lights off.
That's the end of the chapter. Once again I am sorry for the late update! Please review, fave, or follow!