Home Almost Alone
Shun watches the Brawlers try their hand at ninja training with a bored expression, despite their epic failures. Truthfully, his mind is thousands of millions of miles away. The strange ever shadowed figure and that deal he made. It made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Why go through all of that trouble to just turn away from what he wanted at the end? There was a reason, Shun could tell you that much, but as for what the reason was, he was at a loss for words. Everything went around in circles in his head, but none of it made any sense.
Eyes P.O.V.
The Brawlers are stumbling and tripping and falling over each other. Just shows how easy ninja training is. Then there's Shun himself. He's not bothered about their training at all. Instead, he's pre-occupied with his own thoughts. His strategies. Shun sits on the floor in a small porch. His expression is of deep concentration, and boredom.
"I wonder if he'll ever realise," I murmur, staring from afar.
"Of course he will," a male voice states, the tone stern but soft.
I turn around to glare at him from under my hair.
Normal P.O.V.
A loud explosion suddenly comes from another wing of the traditional mansion. Shun leaps to his feet immediately, more than ready for a fight. Whereas Dan and the others are staring with wide, fear filled eyes. They've all huddled together for a sense of security, but that doesn't calm their frazzled nerves. The cloud of smoke looms above them ominously. In a flash, Shun's in front of them. He's in a slight crouch, his hand ready to draw a weapon. Flecks of orange-red dance through gaps in the smoke. Fire.
"What's going on?" Runo whispers.
"Shun, who are they?" Marucho whispers.
"I'll let you know when I see them," he replies.
Each person squeezes into a place where they can see what, or who, is going to be coming from that explosion. Normally, they'd be thinking it was impossible for someone to survive an explosion with such close proximity, but Shun just verified that that wasn't the case.
Slowly, slowly the smoke furthest away starts to dissipate. More and more of the raging flames become visible, then a silhouette begins to form. They peer ever closer at the oncoming, possible enemy. Then, the person steps out, and before they can accurately tell what he or she looks like, a groan like sound comes from Shun. The kind of sound a toddler will make before throwing a tantrum. His hand grasps the hilt of a sword or dagger in an attempt to draw away the unwanted attention. It doesn't work.
The scuffing of a heel brings their attention back to their enemy? She decides to look up at that precise moment with a disinterested expression. Julie edges away from her instantly, not at all liking the way she looks. She's wearing a black leather jacket, black jeans and high black heels. Her hair is chocolate with crimson streaks mixed in naturally. Her eyes are brown, and she doesn't appear very happy. Then, of all thing sot do, she saunters up to Shun, despite his weapon in hand, gives him a flick to the forehead. He tries to keep his poker face on, but can't help glowering at her.
She flicks a fan open, covering the lower half of her face. "How pathetic, you truly have not changed even by one iota. You're still as weak and helpless as first I saw you."
"Hey!" Dan snaps. "You can't talk to him like that! He saved Vestroia, he's strong enough to beat you! You-!"
"Enough," Shun states. "This is of no concern to you Dan. Let it go."
"Shun, but she's insulting you!" Julie exclaims.
"She's my older sister," he mutters.
At that, she pats him on the head. "So glad you haven't forgotten." The way she said it, was obviously fake.
Her eyes flash off to some other place, her interest waning just as quickly. He glowers at her, but he's clearly used to that kind of treatment. Then, a loud crack! sounds and the timber of the building falls away to the side and someone else comes forward. He grabs her by her hair roughly, a crazed glare fixed at her.
"Think that was funny, eh, Roxanne?" he growls. "I'll show you funny."
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