A Slytherin Without Ambition
7.
Iona's grey eyes watch them both: Ruko, and Tama too. 'Interesting friend you've found,' she comments carelessly, one time. 'I suppose like attracts like.'
Ruuko thinks she is the polar opposite of Tama, really, but she knows what Iona means. 'It was a mistake,' she says quietly. 'That's all.'
She's ranked second in the year, under Iona. Same as last year. She doesn't care. Neither does Iona.
Between them… is something else entirely.
'I want to see you fight,' Iona admits, another time, 'without restraint nor care.'
'I won't fight for the sake of fighting,' Ruuko protests.
'We'll see.' Iona wanders off, and Ruuko watches her back. That sounds almost like a threat, even if Iona's tone hadn't changed at all.