H x H Fraternal Twins- Chapter 24: Sparring!
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A/N: I decided to go ahead and introduce Rui's theme, since her theme hasn't been in any scene yet..other than Mr. Kane's fight. HOPE YOU ENJOY :D!
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The scene shown Rui skipping down the hall of the mansion, trailing beside Sikiyona. Siki's peers were staring at the insect woman, wondering why she was acting all giddy. "The behavior you express, I do not comprehend... Please clarify in detail." Siki couldn't understand why Rui was so energetic.
"I'm just so happy, that I got a roommate and we have a new ally! Why wouldn't I be excited?!" Expressing with glee, caused Siki's unchanging features actually look a tad bit shocked. "This woman... She is indeed 'odd'." Siki mentally spoke, whilst pacing forward. Bumping into a chest, she rose her head and met a man clad in black.
"You are the one who kidnapped me... If my memory is correct, you go by the name 'Black Shifter'." Miss frosty stated, Shifter towered over her 5ft 6 inch form. Only being able to see the glowing neon green eye sockets, that she locked on to before.
"Indeed... Forgive me for holding you down but, you needed to be restrained... Aside from that, I'm here on behalf of the Chairman. Answer the questions he has for you and I shall leave..." He demanded with his strong, deep and mature voice. Seeing Cold Chill nod, he carried on. "He requires the Leader's full name; Since you've worked for him, I presume you know it." Shifter stated.
"Vince Bodoudai." She promptly answered; Shifter took out a small notepad out from his trench coat and wrote down his name.
"His appearance? And please, be descriptive." He questioned her, with his neon peep holes gazing at her.
"Blonde hair, red eyes, has lines under his eyes that represent the lack of sleep and his skin is not paper white, it is pale. His face is adorned by a white chemical mask and wears a long white lab coat. A tight gray shirt, that buttons up on his side, white lab pants and black leather shoes. There are no scars, or bodily piercings." Explaining to the man, Shifter wrote as he heard her speak. Being the same height as Servine, truly made her look like a kid in comparison.
"I appreciate your cooperation, you truly have turned a new leaf... Now I must be off, good luck with training." He said and turned his heel to leave. He walked down the hall but, vanished out of thin air after a few passing moments.
Siki just stood there gazing into nothingness, with her frosted orbs, until Rui tapped her shoulder. She moved her ogles to see what Rui wanted, only to be met with a slightly worried look. "Are you ok?" Rui's voice were soft and was obviously concerned.
Siki nodded and moved onward, followed by Rui. As they paced down the halls, they passed a window and saw Ruby sparing with Hisoka. Rui gasped in surprise and ran closer to view her, Siki...just peeked out from behind. "Ruby-san is fighting Hisoka! Looks like Hisoka finally got his wish, haha!" She gleefully cheered, then ran off in a hurry. The Glacial Reaper herself was too confused, as to why she got so excited all of a sudden.
Ruby and Hisoka were shooting out attacks left and right. She had her silver, metallic armor conjured and had apparently summoned it quite some time before. Hisoka did multiple back flips, while Ruby shot out swift light rays from her rapier. In slow motion, Hisoka dodged a slicing ray of light cleverly, with an amused smirk plastered. He looked rather graceful, yet flexible whilst maneuvering through her distant shots. Dodging another cutting beam of hers, he horizontally jumped and spun. In mid spin, he struck out one of his cards and made it passed all her flurrying beams.
Whilst shooting out her beams, it was almost too late before she brought her sword up and cut through the card, down the middle. She ran with gritted teeth and narrowed peers, then formed her yellow crystal shield with her nen. Squeezing her hilt tighter, rose the blade up close to her face, making the sword emit a blinding light. In matter of seconds the light disappeared, along with her. "She teleported didn't she?~" Hisoka mused mentally, growing a smirk in the process. His irises moved calmly, in many directions, though failing to spot her. He jerked his head up and seen her diving down after him from the sky, with the tip of her blade aiming for his head. She screamed out a long battle cry, as she dove at a rapid rate.
Hisoka just stood there, taking the hit and acted like he had a trick up his sleeve. Ruby had sliced down his head, to his mid section. Yet to no avail, his body was merely a clone. It vanished into smoke and made her raise her guard even more. Suddenly, feeling the ground move, her eyes widened and looked down. A pink aura blanketed the ground under her feet; It was too late to act, Hisoka had the upper hand. She got tossed into the air by one of the tricks, she suggested Hisoka to try during practice. As she rose into the sky, she turned slightly only to see a grinning joker. He chucked out countless sharp cards blindingly, making her use her sword and cut through each and every one of them. Flying back down, she swiped her blade, rose her shield and prepared to slam it into Hisoka.
Seeing her shield aiming for him, he flashed out of view and allowed her to crash into the surface; Causing the ground to raise and get crushed, by the pressure of her attack. He reappeared and simultaneously struck her with his poker card, only to have his collide with her shield, when she rose it just in time. Leaving a long crack down her crystal, he smirked at her attempt to protect herself.
Though he got caught off guard by a hair, when she stabbed her sword into the ground and wrapped a foot around his. She grabbed a hold of his shirt and spoke Shakespearean; It all happened too fast for him to counter. "Blind thee enemy by thy light... Which held captive by thee sword of spells..." She spoke under her breath, causing the joker himself to widen his lids a bit. The ground lit up and formed a large sphere, much like before when she used it the first time. He knew exactly what was coming, due to recalling the last time she used that skill. "YEE WHO SLUMBERS WITHIN THE HEAVANS- CAST A SPIRAL OF DEATH, AMONGST THOUGHS THAT ARE IN YOUR PATH!" Hearing those words, he knew he was doomed but, knew she'd get hit too. Clouds above separated in the shape of a large circle, casting down a large white twister through the middle. Pallid electricity coated in and out of the tornado, with many objects nearby getting sucked in and shocked. Ruby's eyes were solid white and glowed brightly, as the twister engulfed both of them, electrocuting them in the process.
Luckily they were in the forest quite a few distances away from the mansion, in that abandoned area that she practiced her shield in. Rui, Silva, Sikiyona, Illumi and kikyo all sat on top of the mansion; Watching the show from afar. Once the twister ceased, it shown Hisoka falling and Ruby panting, whilst keeping her grasp upon her hilt. She was exhausted and her nen got used up, she couldn't go on anymore; Thus she too fell, loosing grip of her weapon and fell flat on her side. "That...was 'shocking'...~" Hisoka mused jokingly, as heavy breaths left his mouth. Anyone could tell by how many scratches and scrapes he had, that he and Ruby had been fighting for some time. Knowing she ran out of power to fight, her summoned gear had faded and made her go back, to her original outfit.
"HA...ha... F-FUNNY!..." Ruby replied sarcastically, with what breath she had. It was clear that she lacked enough strength in her, to even speak; Laying half way on her stomach, she rose her head slightly and smirked at Hisoka. He returned the favor and stood up slowly, with shaking movement.
"That was fun, I can't wait to train tomorrow.~ Oh and- don't be afraid to use one of your new skills, I'd love to experience the intensity you would give off.~" He said, as he inched closer to her limp form. He picked her up bridal style and carried her away, hearing a groan of embarrassment from his Gem, while doing so.
"No..I doubt I can control it yet, I don't want to hit anyone else with its coned radius... You have no idea how powerful it is, nor do I.. and I surely don't want to find out, by hitting by standers or my sparring partner. It could possibly kill them, if it's not properly handled..." She answered, with a quivering tone.
"Are you saying that I might be too weak, to handle it? My dear...Dear Arch-Angel, you mustn't worry about me.. I have my ways, of working around dangerous situations.~" He said to her with a sing-song tone, though it was a bit shaky since he was carrying her with worn out muscles.
Ruby averted her gaze from him and nodded, with her cheeks as red as roses; She could feel his muscle shaking from exhaustion. Up on top of the mansion, Rui was grinning cutely at seeing Hisoka carry her twin. Feeling a light tap on her shoulder, she moved her gaze to the side and saw Illumi gesturing for her to follow. "Is it our turn?!" She gleefully asked, as she jumped up and down energetically.
"They have been sparring for a while now, before you showed up. We've been up here watching this whole time; And now that you're here, we can begin.." Illumi stated with his blank orbs; Caution built up inside, when he remembered how much of a killing machine, Rui could be. Regardless, he and Rui needed training so, he had to be careful not to literally shed any of her blood... Or things would get ugly...*
"Haaaaaaaaaai!~" Rui said, as she rose one arm cheerfully. Both her and Illumi vanished out of thin air, then appeared in the training grounds; Practically switching spots with Ruby and Hisoka.
They had a good distance between them, with her giggling up a storm and Illumi..just being his usual self. Rui had her hands clasped in front, with her bug peers shut, whilst Illumi just looked as emotionless as ever.
Hisoka sat Ruby down on the edge of the mansion so she could rest, with him doing the same. Feeling her shoulder getting brushed, she looked to her side and noticed him sitting against her side; She blushed madly, at feeling his muscle on her arm. She moved her irises over to her twin so she could watch their spar...and make sure she doesn't go all 'killing machine', if blood gets drawn.
Illumi popped out his pins in both hands, while he stood there waiting for an opportunity. "This is quite odd... I can't seem to find an opening, her guard is up yet.. she is still care-free..." Mentally speaking, he noticed that she had vanished. "Where did she go...? I didn't even see her use her wings, to fly... so when did she disappear..?" He asked himself in his head, as his nen rose to try and find her. Right after he questioned her whereabouts, behind him appeared Rui, giggling like crazy. "Illumi-kun~" She whispered in his ear, then disappeared once more. After the quick buzz from her speed, he shifted his black orbs to his peripherals. All he could hear were giggles in the distance, he rolled his head up and spotted her cutely laughing to herself.
Having a hand over her mouth and ogles shut, she had just barely sensed it when he shot out his needles. Rui zipped and buzzed passed all of them all, with nothing but chuckles escaping her lips. The moment all of his pins ceased, she zoomed right down to him with the biggest smile plastered on her face. Illumi flashed out of the way to avoid any sort of attack but, really she was just aiming to tackle him playfully. He reappeared behind her once she stood up, then rose a needle close to her neck. "Do take this seriously, this is not a game.. We can play all we want after the war, now come... Fight back and no playing around." Rui turned her head to peer at her lover, confusion clear on her features. She nodded with disappointment, afterwords raising a leg in the form of a high kick.
He caught it rather easily with one hand. Her enhanced kick made the ground shake slightly, from the impact. He stood there gazing at her with no emotion at all, waiting for her to make the next move. She lowered her leg and looked upset, a quivering lip moving every now and then. "Gomenasai... Illumi-Kun.." She apologized to him, making him grow confused.
"Why do you apologize...? You haven't hurt me yet.." Illumi's reply made Rui bring her head down and shake it, from side to side.
"I just don't want to hurt you...or anyone, I don't like violence... Unless if it's reasonable. I've never took any fight I ended up in, seriously; That's because I've never seen a point behind them all, though if it involves someone purely evil then-" She was about to finish, until Illumi brought his face close to her ear. Her face lit up real quick, at feeling his breath near her ear.
"Do not think of this as violence, think of this as rough housing, playing, wrestling or anything you can think of, that involves physically playing around with a partner." He spoke monotonously. Seeing her head nod from the side, he rose his head back up and stepped away a few inches.
(Play ' Butterfly by Smile dk ' It's her character's theme~)Rui closed her eyes, took a deep breath and exhaled. Once she opened her buggy like peers, her expression changed from upset to giddy. Making her wings flutter at blinding speed, she rose slightly off the ground and put her hands behind her back. Giggling to herself with closed orbs, Illumi had a feeling that she was planning something.
"What are you up to..?" He asked, that was until a kick to the side of his head got delivered. The sound that emitted from her kick, sounded like a revolver shooting. He flew across the ground and skidded to a halt, on his back. The dirt sprinkled the air around him, then slowly faded; Showing the man laying flat on his back and appeared quite unfazed.
After he gradually sat up, he noticed tons of insects vortex round Rui. "She's transforming, just like last time during her last fight... with Mr. Kane.." He mentally stated, remembering the image of her robotic killing self. Once the insects ceased, she had on that fairy attire, with green skin and glass butterfly wings. The shine that glossed over the edges of her wings, shone a beautiful purple hue and her pink eyes glimmered a rainbow sheen.
She giggled cutely, floating there with her orbs shut and a big closed smile. Vanishing at even greater speed than before, Illumi knew he shouldn't hold back. He too flashed from view, after he stood up in a rush. From a distance, no one could see their close quarters combat; They were both so swift that they nearly appeared invisible, stunning Ruby, a bit for Hisoka and kikyo. Silva could keep up with their speeds, quite amazed at how fast she is. His pupils followed their every movement and watch how Rui would dance around like an energetic child, whilst avoid distant and some close ranged blows from Illumi.
Rui twirled all around Illumi, with innocent laughter and excite. The black eyed man himself, spun around just right and hit the side of her face, sending her a few feet away. Unfortunately the speed wasn't enough to knock her off guard, thus she caught herself by using her wings; She steadied herself and flown straight at Illumi. Now a few inches apart, she pushed out her mantis claws and rose her arms, then began spinning like a rapid twister. The ravenette rose both his forearms to shield himself, blocking what ever attack is thrown.
Rui brought out her legs and started using them, to hit her target. Every time she'd spin and face him within that second, she would monstrously ram her tibia; Causing even more revolver shot sounds to occur. Spinning whilst ramming both her tibias on him, using her mantis claws to try and cut him, was quite overwhelming..considering how fast she was going. Every hit she got on him with her legs, it'd scoot him backwards while he stood in his defensive position.
He figured it had been long enough for her leg and arm work out, so he vanished out of her line of vision; Making her stop nearly instantly and freeze in place, with her legs out. She blinked in confusion with a frown plastered, wondering where he went. For safety measures, she rose two of her fingers near her hip line and made a gesture. About six flies came around, then flew away during that instant; Deciding to sit still, she kept fluttering her wings but, she was also on ground level. She used her antennas to communicate with the flies, as she tried to sense him out by listening to every sound around her. Out of nowhere, Illumi appeared before her and was just about to pierce her with one of his needles but, stopped point blank in a chucking position. Since she couldn't find him before, he had managed to get under her guard and found an opening.
She was surprised but, began laughing at her current situation. She lost, she knew it and she didn't care, she had fun. "Illumi!" She shrieked out cheerfully, tackling him to the ground in the process. He expected her to do that, so he just let her. "THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN, I WANNA PLAY AGAIN LATER! HAHAHAHAHAHA! PLEEEASE?!~" Rui questioned excitedly.
"Perhaps... If my parents allow it on our grounds, after the war of course.." He answered monotonously. He heard her squeal in the crick of his neck, then giggle.
"ARIGATO GOSAIMASU!" She shouted, right before she heard someone clear their throat. She turned her head, only to see Silva and Kikyo walking up to where he and Rui were. "G-Gomen- I mean..Sorry!" She rose her hands up in defense, with a kitten mouth on her lips and shut peers.
"How do you do it...? Your excellent in physical strength and speed, yet you know conjuration as well? As Sikiyona said before, being a mutant breaks the Nen tree's paths. So is your Conjuration, perhaps your abnormal path?" Silva asked with his hands behind his back, his features were as stoic as Ruby's.
"Yes! Conjuration, is my abnormal path! I enhance my speed and strength too but, It'll only work if I use one at a time. See, my flight isn't speed enhanced..they're normally that fast. When I fly, it allows me to be fast and makes up the lack of speed when I use my enhancement. When I spun and kicked, I relied on the speed of my wings, so I could enhance my physical strikes. BUT!-when I do enhance my speed, I can't use my physical strength. Back when I fought Mr. Kane, I mostly relied on speed and my Conjuration. I only used my strength against him, when I punched him; I wanted to knock him off guard, so I could summon and use my speed!~" Rui described to him, making Silva raise a brow and questioned her quick thinking in fights, as well her awareness of herself.
"Tell me.. How were you aware, how you fought Mr. Kane..? At times when you and Rui weren't around, I asked Illumi about your fight with him. He said you turned robotic and only had one thing in mind, to kill your target. You were completely unaware of your actions." He said. Seeing Rui tilt her head to the side, she blinked and looked so adorable in her confused state.
"Well... That's not entirely true, I am aware of my actions. If I wasn't then I would have been attacking everyone else around me, after my target was dead. I just lose all sense of emotion, after I get badly wounded or deeply cut. Think of it as a wasp or a hornet, they sting more than just once, without a care in the world!" She explained with glee. Silva Nodded in comprehension, turned and walked away, heading back to the mansion with Kikyo by his side. Though he and Kikyo stopped ,when they noticed Ruby flying over their heads, toward her twin; She looked terrible.
When she landed in front of Rui, her legs gave out and she fell flat on her butt. "Sister, you shouldn't be up and moving around! You've been fighting for a while, I don't want you collapsing on me!" Rui leaned over and was about to help her stand, until Hisoka came out of nowhere and lifted her up in his arms again; Ruby's face lit up, with wide orbs.
"Hisoka, let go of me! I wanted to see if she was ok!" She yelled as she thrashed about in his grasp, though all she heard from him, were hums of pure delight. "Is he singing to himself?!" She asked in her head. He turned and paced back toward the mansion, completely ignoring her comment. "HISOKA! DON'T IGNORE ME!" She screamed out but, only silence met her ears. "HiiiisooooooookAAAAAA-!" She rose her voice, for the last time; She got cut off by Hisoka's lips, when he leaned side ways, dipping her a bit. Her lids were as wide as could be and her face got even deeper in red. Once he parted from her, he was merely inches from her face. Golden eyes met hawk ogles and a smirk met a slightly opened, shocked mouth. "I'm ignoring you...Because I want you to rely on me, I also want you near me so I can keep an eye on you... I don't need you getting more injured, considering your exhausted condition you're in.~" He mused, feeling rather amused by her stubbornness.
She couldn't help but to smile to herself, after he looked back up toward their dwelling. She leaned her head on his chest and kept that sweet grin on her face. "Thank you..." She mentally said.
Rui began following behind them, with Illumi beside her. She kept cooing over Hisoka and her twin's adorable relationship, expressing how cute her twin was being. "It seems...she likes seeing 'romance'. Perhaps I should try this..'romance' with her..." Illumi mentioned in his mind, while he kept his black gaze upon Rui.