-Baby Names-

They, Kyoya and one of his twin sons, Fujio, had been training for more than an hour now, if the older one recounts well, and he was glad that his kid was still young otherwise it will be him giving up earlier than he'd want.

Battling with a whip was not Hibari Kyoya's specialty and if it weren't for the way that his tonfas function and how exceptional they were made by Talbot, he wouldn't even lay hands on something so despicable to use. But overcoming such difficulty of use was another feat in itself and it is the only thing that allows a whip into his arsenal. However, there is a more difficult weapon to handle than the whip, more so if you're on the receiving end of the lash.

The curling sword, urumi, was a dangerous marriage between sword and whip. Its blade bends like a dancing lasso in the wind while its edge is as sharp as a razor. Although it was never one for causing mortal wounds, it can surely cut off a nose tip, ear, or slice out an eye.

And that is what Kyoya is having a dance with today. He nimbly dodges the swipes directed at him with the said weapon. Of course, he doesn't mind shallow cuts but there is somebody else who will nag him if he gets one, so he opted his kid use blunt ones. It also doesn't cut but the way it hits the skin from being spun around still hurts and leaves terrible bruises. However his kid decided to use such a weapon is beyond him and he is pretty sure that his copycat was an inspiration.

"Hey, Dad," says the happy Fujio as he wipes sweat from his forehead, "Why am I named after a flower?" Curiosity welled from the boy, the younger one of their black-haired twins, and knowing what kind of stubborn child Fujio was, even if Kyoya does postpone his answer, the kid would surely bug him to no end. Killing him is not an option. The things that I-pin could do scared him. He wasn't afraid of dying in her hands. What scared him most was if she were to leave. It would be too unbearable.

So, Kyoya gave it a thought and his brows scrunched together. He never contemplated on it, thinking of possible questions that his kids may ask someday. And now he's at a loss. He was somehow responsible for the boys' names, as such being named after flowers, but when he and his wife were thinking of names, they didn't expect it to be twins.

So when they heard that it was actually twins, they couldn't think of a replacement for Kirio. Since Kiri is written as Paulownia, the two of them went along with something similar, like Fuji for Wisteria. It was a pretty good answer now that he thought about it. But then it doesn't answer why they were named after flowers.

He finally remembers the reason after he saw I-pin smile at him as she entered. Watching her as she placed the refreshments on the low table, Kyoya let out a sigh, "Your mother loved the paulownia in our garden."

There was a big frown on his son's usually happy face; a face that looked too much like that Arcobaleno Fon. It wasn't that bad, considering that Fon and Kyoya looked like ghosts of one another. What the Tenth Cloud couldn't stomach was how happy and smiley his kid was. It was like seeing himself smile, which he would rarely do, conscious or unconscious. Also, the boy rarely trained with their so-called Grandpa, the aforementioned Arcobaleno, so having that kind of happy disposition was impossible, especially when the two of them, I-pin and he, are both, well, so-so.

I-pin would casually tell him that "Twins are like that, honey. They're mostly opposites."

That much is true. His eldest son, Kirio, is the complete opposite of the fool that he was training just now. As Fujio is lackadaisical, outgoing and jolly, Kirio was strict, reserved and cold. Just like he is. And knowing so makes his heart swell. It makes him think that it was worth having kids aside from heirs.

I-pin would often say how alike they were, he and his eldest son, and add in "You are both battle idiots" while laughing at how impassive his face would be.

Still, the young boy was disappointed, "That's for Kirio. We don't have wisteria here," his boy answers absentmindedly as they both sat at I-pin's flanks, each grabbing a glass of cool green tea, the boy quick to silence his mother, "No! Don't answer for him, Mom!" Fujio's smile was wide whilst a tint of terror fluttered by him, something Kyoya would always wonder where he got. If anything, Kyoya thinks that his second son is as sadistic as that illusionist.

He scratches roughly at his head in annoyance, "You're noisy!"

"Why!?" the boy grated on his nerves and continued to do so by repeating his question in a sing-song manner.

"Now you two settle down," says the mother, "Now, dear, just answer his question."

"I'm not a deer. I'm a carnivore," and Kyoya leans in for a kiss and gets it. Their little moment of sweetness does not pass by without their kid having a face of disgust. But since it was Fujio, who claims he has a heart unlike his siblings, his expression was crossed with amusement.

"Yes. Yes. Can you please answer his question?" If anything, Kyoya knows that I-pin just wants to hear why he agreed with the name.

"Because it can also mean peerless while KIRI could mean cut…" and the husband had a face of 'are you happy now.'

The string of why questions turned into silence thereafter. But Kyoya knew that his kid was still pondering well, readying a question that would rattle him, "Doesn't KIRI mean mist?"

I-pin could only laugh behind her hand. Even if she hides it, the curve of her eyes couldn't hide her amusement. And yes, Kyoya hates explaining why his sons are named after flowers.

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