H x H Fraternal Twins - Chapter 25: A Living Nightmare
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A/N: Sorry guys, this one's a bit short but I hope you like it! Thank you NataLEEa, for reviewing and telling me the reason why bold is bad to use, in a description. If I had known about bold being hard to read, for other readers.. I wouldn't have used it. I'm sorry that I put it up, I went and changed all that in the previous chapters.
Also, I realized how confusing it was, in the chapter 'Saved by a shady man'. There was a sentence that didn't add up with what he says, AFTER Rui and Illumi brought her twin and Hisoka with them. Please, let me know if things get confusing, I don't like things that don't make sense and I'm pretty sure, you guys don't like it either xD!
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Sikiyona lied there on a spare bed, that Rui had made not that long ago; Gazing up at the ceiling, with her cold and emotionless frosted orbs. Every time light would shift around her, anyone could see the white sparkles in her icy peers gloss. "One hundred and ten years... Of all that time, I was blinded from the truth. Who are my birth parents, where are they...and are they still alive...?; Who am I really..? Many questions...So...many questions... Yet not one answer." She spoke in her head, laying on her back,with her arms sprawled out to the side; Her white, winter, long coat had been placed on one of Rui's chairs nearby. Hearing a clock tick repetitively made her turn her head, to its direction and check the time.
It was so quiet in the room, not one peep was heard except the distant fighting outside the window. Though she completely ignored it, knowing full well that it was Ruby sparring again. Sitting up, she got up off the bed, grabbed her coat and left the room. She made her way down the hall, thinking about those many questions that bottled up her mind. After exiting the mansion, she jumped up on to the roof and viewed the scene before her; Ruby training with Hisoka in her summoned gear, in an intense battle. "Ruby.. I owe you, for opening my eyes.. Thank you..." Before sitting down, she looked around her and found Rui, Illumi, Silva, Kikyo and a little boy with white hair? "That boy... His features, are similar to mine. Why is that...? Yet he is the only one with white hair, is he perhaps adopted or a family friend?" She asked herself mentally, staring at the small boy who appeared to lack life in his blue eyes.
The moment when she asked that question, the said boy looked up at her then grew surprised. It was as if everyone had faded from around them, their bodies shading in with shadow and their distance growing bigger. Her and the boy never broke from each others gaze, leaving his parents and elder brother puzzled. "Sikiyona, why are you staring at my son?" Kikyo's voice knocked her out of her stare, making her avert her peers and look back at Ruby.
"He has white hair... That is abnormal, compared to the rest of your family. Is it safe to assume, that he is a friend of your family or, adopted?" Siki's voice was robotic as usual; Though for some reason, if gained a bit more life in it.
"No... My husband has white hair, he got it from him." Kikyo replied easily, having her attention on the frosted serpent woman.
"I see..." Twas all she said in return, until she felt someone's gaze on her. Turning around, she looked over her shoulder and noticed an old man. Having one arm behind his back and another on his kane, peering at her as if he just seen a ghost. His ogles were a bit wide but, his mouth remained flat.
"You look...Familiar... Why do you look like my father's sister, when she was young...?" At the old man's words, everyone snapped their attention to him and the frost lady. She turned to face him, giving him that robotic look and cold gaze. "I am Zeno Zoldyck, What's your name...?" He asked with a stern voice and expression, deeply looking into her frosted peers and trying to see past the ice.
"I am Sikiyona Kane... Well, I am uncertain of my last name now. Ruby had told me, that I was blinded by Mr. Kane and were adopted, as well made to believe that the mutations were meant to make mankind better." She said flatly, to the old man. Zeno's hand that was on his kane, tightened from hidden emotion and his eyes squinted more.
"I see... Very well..." His words was strong but low; After his response, he made his way over to the rest of his family, with Sikiyona's glacial orbs following after him. "That name... Where have I heard it from?" He asked himself, as he watched the spar from afar.
Siki moved her orbs as well, to watch the fight. They both looked worn out, Ruby was panting and Hisoka had a steady breath but knew he was exhausted by the look on his face. The two had a decent distance between them; Ruby had her sword and crystal shield out, whilst Hisoka had a card in between his index and middle finger. "Come dear, just use your new skill.~" The magician demanded, when he rose a hand and gestured for her to come at him. Ruby's serious gaze, squinted more at his words; She nodded, feeling as if she could trust his judgment when he said he'd be able to dodge it in time. Turning side ways, expelled her crystal shield and squatted down half way. She rose her rapier's blade up near her torso but, a ways away from her person. She used her free hand and placed it at the bottom of the blade, gently and slowly swiping her palm across it.
As her hand swept across the metal, pallid electricity coated it. The pressure made her whole arm and blade shake, from channeling it; She gave such a stern face, keeping her focus on the joker himself. "This is going to be VERY hard to control... and I just know, that this move is going to drain me of all my nen... If this takes a tole on me, how am I going to be able, to pull off the electric discharge?" Ruby questioned herself mentally, trying to think of how she could manage it.
Hisoka shifted in his stance, smirking madly at her. Giving her another reassuring nod, she grunted and thrust her blade forward, with her free hand moving out of the way. A large amount of white lighting in the form of a blast, shot out from her rapier in the shape of a cone, masking the land widely. Just before the attack could hit him, said man vanished out of its path and reappeared behind Ruby, with a card near her neck.
Once her attack ceased, she nearly collapsed but, stabbed her blade in the ground to use as a stand. With her armor fading back to her clothing, she felt his card leave her neck and moved her golden orbs to view him from behind. "I could have killed you, while you were channeling that attack~ In fact, there were many openings for me to strike but, since I know that this is merely practice, consider this as a tip.~ Never use slow skills on a fast paced enemy, they will kill you before you could even speak a single word." He warned her, having her nod in understanding. Grabbing one of her arms and putting it over his shoulders, he helped her stand and while doing so- she sheathed her blade.
"I can't wait...to treat your wounds, dear~" Hearing those words, her face lit up and she actually smiled slightly. Hisoka felt accomplished that he made her blush and smile, at his flirtatious words; A squeal filled the air and over came a skipping Rui, clapping like crazy.
"Anata no kao ma totemo akadearu Ruby wa, sore was kawaiidesu!" She shrieked out in Japanese, completely forgetting that she couldn't speak her tongue while living around Illumi's family. Giggling madly, she flew into the air and zipped in a circle, all around both Hisoka and her twin. Her cute laughter could be heard from many directions, due to her speed.
"Rui... Did you forget...?" She asked calmly, causing her twin to literally instantly stop in her flight, making it look like she just appeared out of nowhere. Rui tilted her head, had her mouth barely open and blinked her bug orbs out of confusion..until she finally remembered; She bowed in a hurry, still fluttering in the air. "Gomen'nasai!" She apologized sincerely, before feeling a light pat on her head from Ilumi. She rose up and turned to see him standing behind her, with his usual blank feature.
"Let us begin... There are but a few days left, for us to train... We shouldn't waste any time." He flatly said to her, after removing his hand.
"Okay!" She shouted whilst raising one arm into the air, a smile plastered and peers shut. She had vanished out of site and so had he; Hisoka helped Ruby to the mansion, though on the top.. Sikiyona had her eyes glued to the distance, with many thoughts running a muck.
Her cold and emotionless gaze, for once held deep thought. "That elder...his facial features, why do they seem familiar...? A feeling as if I know him, yet I do not..." A heart pumped once in her chest at the same time, a fuzzy image emerged in her head. For once, she actually felt pain and it was a sharp one. She tightly closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and placed her hand on the side of her head. A fuzzy image of a little boy, with black hair became noticeable; She couldn't understand what that faint picture was meaning, though after it faded away, she collected herself and looked out into the distance again. "That boy... Why did he show up in my head...? Who could that be, perhaps I am tired and in need of sleep..." With that, she took off. Making her way into Rui's room, plopped in her resting place and gazed at the ceiling.
As before, the only sounds she could hear, were fighting. Rui was training with Illumi, outside. "Mama!" A faint little girl's voice echoed through her mind, making her head ache again. She held her head and stiffened her fingers, trying to ease the pain. "Who is that? Why did I hear that voice...? I must get to sleep...my mind is truly tired." She said in her mind, as she closed her icy peers.
It wasn't long after, when she started dreaming. It wasn't much of a dream though, rather bland. The only thing that made it a nightmare, was when a blood curling, scream from a child emitted; Almost as if it was real. Hearing that scream made her snap her eyes open, she was breathing hard and Rui was right beside her looking worried. "Siki-chan?" Rui asked softly, as she appeared leaning over her form.
"Yes..?" Twas her usual robotic and soft yet, low voice. Seeing Rui's hand on her shoulder, made her grow curious as to what she was doing.
"You were tossing and turning a lot, breathing heavy too.. Are you ok?" Rui asked out of pure concern, with a whispering tone. Cold Chill nodded, then sat up and looked over at the window. It was night already.. The stars shone through the darkness of the sky, while the moon beamed in through the glass pane. Suddenly, the same scream as before resonated through her head with an added speech. "Let go of me! Mommy, heeeeelp!" Those words pained her brain.. Once again, holding her head in agony and gritting her teeth.
"Siki-chan!" Rui shouted and grabbed a hold of her head. Siki couldn't hear anything, except the screaming of a little girl and her cries for her mother. Everything around her faded from her awareness, only leaving one thing in mind... "Why am I hearing these screams..?" She asked herself mentally, knowing full well that no one else could hear it.
After the cries went away, she opened her frosted orbs and looked up at the bug twin. Just for a moment, she felt fear and emotional pain; Spontaneously standing up, she partially ran out of the room and down the hall. Each passing window, she could see faint images of falling snow at night and that little girl screaming once more. Things have been occurring over and over again, acting like a living nightmare. She increased her speed, now holding her head again and passing many doors in the hall; Passing someone up and unaware of it being Ruby, who appeared heading to her room. Ruby rose a brow in question of her actions, then followed after her hastily.
"Sikiyona, where are you going?!" Her voice was loud but couldn't be heard by the Glacial Reaper, yelling in puzzlement as she ran. "SIKIYONA!" Still nothing.. The said woman made it outside of the mansion, running into the back yard and falling to her knees afterwords.. She kept shaking her head from side to side, trying to make it go away, yet it wouldn't. Right when she opened her icy peers, an entire image of snow falling from the night's sky and blanketing the ground appeared. She began rubbing her head, desperately trying to make it stop, it kept going... Finally, the last scream in her head that occurred, she mimicked it and screamed as well, passing out in the process.
"Siki..yona?" Ruby muttered with widened hawk eyes, standing there in shock. She couldn't figure out why she acted like that, none the less she picked her up and carried her back into Rui's room.