Mino landed on her butt with a grunt. "Valcen. Be gentle with your sister." Van said. Mino pulled herself pulled, and dusted herself off.
"I'm ok father." She said. Van sighed. Mino got back into her fighting position. "Remember Mino. Monsters won't go easy on you just because your cute little girl. They will kill kill you as soon as they are given the chance to." Valcen said.
The siblings circled each other.
Mino charged at her brother, who quickly moved to the side, and stuck out his leg. Causing her to fall flat on her face. "Don't be so eager Mino. That makes you an easy target." He said. Mino huffed with annoyance.
"How about we take a brake?" Anna said, seeing her daughter get back up, and got back into her fighting position.
"I'm alright. Let's try weapons." Mino said, sounding slightly agitated. Valcen got the wooden training weapons out. Mino grabbed a sword. As did her brother.
The two siblings got back into position.
They grinned at each other. "Ready little girl?" Valcen teased. "Bring it on little boy." She replied. "Remember to focus." Their father said.
By now. People of the town have circled around to watch the Prince and princess train. They all knew that their princess wanted to be a great hunter like her family.
Mino charged at her brother, who blocked all of her attacks.
"You're going to ware yourself out. You're supposed to weaken your opponent first." Valcen said, blocking his little sisters attacks. She was panting. And he hasn't even broken a sweat.
She growled in annoyance. And charged at her brother again. He blocked it.
He grabbed her wrist and twisted it till she screamed, and dropped her sword.
Valcen released her and quickly caught the sword before it touched the ground.
He held both swords like and 'X' at her throat.
"I win." He said. But his smile faded when he saw her red eyes were filled with tears of anger and embarrassment. "Mino.." He went to comfort his baby sister, but she ran off, trying to hold back her tears.
She ran into her room and shoved her face into her pillow and finally let the first of her many sobs and tears.
Dracula watched from the shadow a of Minos closet as she cried. All she wanted was to beat her older brother. She wanted to be a hero.
Her brother has already killed Cyclops.
She hasn't killed anything.
Dracula wanted to comfort the girl so badly. She was only thirteen and not old enough to be taken from home just yet.
He was in her closet so his scent was blocked by hers. She and her family won't be able to sence him at all.
Her scent engulfed him. It was like a fresh waterfall surrounded by dewy floral. And sweet apples. He quickly became addicted to it.
To her.
"Mino?" Anna called as she opened her daughter's door. "I'm so embarrassed." Mino' s shout was muffled by her pillow. Anna sat beside her crying daughter and rubbed her back.
"Everyone in town saw me fail. Agian! I just want to impress everyone." Mino sat up. "Why can't I do it? I'm a terrible hunter! Why am I so different!?" Mino cried.
"Everyone looks at me like I have "A dieses. She sniffled, and looked at her fists.
"I thought.. I thought that If I become a great hunter like you guys, they'd stop looking at me that way." She sniffed again. And slowly opened her hand to look at the mark on her hand.
Dracula felt his manly pride grow seeing it on her skin.
"Is it cause of this?" Mino asked. Anna closed her daughters hand. "Sweetheart. That's just a birthmark. That's it. Nothing more. And nothing less." Anna lied. Dracula smirked at her lie.
"Your improving in your training." Anna said. Mino scoffed and gave her mother a look. And went to sit on her window seat. "You just need to work on it some more." Anna said.
"Valcen was twelve when he killed that Cyclops. You killed your first monster on your tenth birthday. And dad.. I can't even remember how old he was. The only 'monster' I've ever killed was a silly spider." Mino snapped.
Dracula knew she was going threw that 'moody dramatic teenage girl' faze. But she really did have point. Mino was the black sheep of her entire family.
Anna sighed and stood, then went to her daughter. "Dinner will be ready shortly." Anna said. Mino looked outside with her leg close to her chest and her arms hugging her legs. Her chin rested on her knees.
"I'm not hungry." Mino muttered. Anna sighed again and kissed her daughter's hair.
"We all love you sweety. No matter how good of a hunter you are." Anna said. Then left.