Eien sat, his back against the tree as the sound of flesh meeting flesh echoed through the open woods. He glanced up occasionally from his book, flipping the page when he was done and kept a passive facade. His sister and brother were sparring, however; he wouldn't necessarily call it sparring when Hikari was breaking every bone in her body and Ryoku's body. Though that was irrelevant. Their healing factor shifted the broken pieces back into place as quickly as they broke them. He sighed, flipping another page to his book without reading it. He could hear some of the words being exchanged between the two of them, and he could hear the irritation behind Hikari's voice when she spoke.
"Shut up, Ryo!" she shouted, throwing a fist in his face as he caught it, twisted it behind her back and kicked her away. He merely grinned, laughing manically as he did so. Hikari growled out through her teeth, pushing herself back from the tree she had collided with. She dusted the leaves that had fallen on her, off, and glared at her older brother, watching as he clutched his sides and continued to laugh. "Dumbass, it's not funny!" she shouted, clenching her fists together. Ryoku rose an amused eyebrow and allowed his smirk to grow into an almost feral grin. Hikari's eyes narrowed dangerously thin at her brother, her violet eyes flashing a temporary amber.
"Oh? Did I upset you, Kari-chan?" he mulled out, a dark chuckle escaping his lips. "Or is it that you're jealous? Oh, do tell me you're jealous. It'd make for an interesting topic with Haru-chan," he stated, tapping his chin in a thoughtful manner before side stepping, barely avoiding the fist aimed for his jaw. He twisted his body, laughing still as Hikari merely growled at him, her hair taking to a shade of black. Ryoku raised a brow, Eien glancing up from his book momentarily to shake his head. "Oh? Have I upset my dear sister? Or does she simply wish to let the beast play?" he teased, his own hair turning white.
"Ryoku," Eien spoke, placing the book to his side as he regarded his younger siblings. "Do not provoke her. You know what happened last time," he spoke, his voice flat with a stare to match. Ryoku merely grinned at his brother, flashing a hint of a fang through his lips. "I am warning you Ryoku," he spoke, his aura flaring just slightly. Ryoku's grin merely turned wider, stepping so that he was facing his. Eien's eyes narrowed slightly as he shifted into a challenging stance, keeping his eyes glued to Ryoku as the two stared each other down. Perhaps it wasn't the wisest thing to do, openly challenge his elder brother in such a way, but Ryoku wasn't exactly the brightest of the three Minamotos, and it was a well known fact that he tried, on multiple occasions, to upset his brother.
The last time he upset Hikari, the both of them nearly destroyed the Minamoto home. If it had not been for the intervention of Eien and their mother, Ryoku was fairly certain his father would have beaten him within an inch of his life, or probably killed him; he wouldn't put it past his father. He loved his parents, he really did, but his father terrified him more than anything. And that was saying something considering who his mother was. Just the thought alone was enough to send a chill down his spine, however; he kept his gaze steady with Eien's. The slight quirk of Eien's lips sent Ryoku's brow rising. Eien was smirking, why was he smirking? Oh.
"You shouldn't take your eyes off your first opponent," Hikari chided, her foot connecting with the back of Ryoku's head. He fell forward, flying a few feet before landing face first in the dirt, Hikari smiling triumphantly. He twisted his neck, face still laying on the floor, as he regarded his sister. "It was one of the first rules mom and dad taught us," she continued, the smile toning down to a smirk. It, however, was soon replaced by a scowl as Ryoku merely grinned widely. She really did hate when he did that. "Don't you even dare," she warned, watching the glimmer behind Ryoku's eyes. She knew that glimmer, and her lips pulled back. She took a step back, Ryoku picking himself up from the floor and removing the dirt from his clothes.
"Don't I dare what, dear sister?" he spoke, taking a step forward. "Don't worry, it won't hurt...much. In fact, it might be enjoyable, well, for me at least," he continued, teasing laced in his voice as he raised his hands up. Hikari growled at him beneath her breath, eliciting a dark chuckle from Ryoku before she turned on her heel. Without much of another word, she ran, leaving Ryoku to laugh as he watched her disappear. Eien sighed, picking up his book and dusted it free of the cherry blossoms that had fallen to cover it. He glanced at his younger siblings, shaking his head before turning his heel and walking back towards the academy.
"They should have stopped at one."
"Shut up, Ryo!" she shouted, throwing a fist in his face as he caught it, twisted it behind her back and kicked her away. He merely grinned, laughing manically as he did so. Hikari growled out through her teeth, pushing herself back from the tree she had collided with. She dusted the leaves that had fallen on her, off, and glared at her older brother, watching as he clutched his sides and continued to laugh. "Dumbass, it's not funny!" she shouted, clenching her fists together. Ryoku rose an amused eyebrow and allowed his smirk to grow into an almost feral grin. Hikari's eyes narrowed dangerously thin at her brother, her violet eyes flashing a temporary amber.
"Oh? Did I upset you, Kari-chan?" he mulled out, a dark chuckle escaping his lips. "Or is it that you're jealous? Oh, do tell me you're jealous. It'd make for an interesting topic with Haru-chan," he stated, tapping his chin in a thoughtful manner before side stepping, barely avoiding the fist aimed for his jaw. He twisted his body, laughing still as Hikari merely growled at him, her hair taking to a shade of black. Ryoku raised a brow, Eien glancing up from his book momentarily to shake his head. "Oh? Have I upset my dear sister? Or does she simply wish to let the beast play?" he teased, his own hair turning white.
"Ryoku," Eien spoke, placing the book to his side as he regarded his younger siblings. "Do not provoke her. You know what happened last time," he spoke, his voice flat with a stare to match. Ryoku merely grinned at his brother, flashing a hint of a fang through his lips. "I am warning you Ryoku," he spoke, his aura flaring just slightly. Ryoku's grin merely turned wider, stepping so that he was facing his. Eien's eyes narrowed slightly as he shifted into a challenging stance, keeping his eyes glued to Ryoku as the two stared each other down. Perhaps it wasn't the wisest thing to do, openly challenge his elder brother in such a way, but Ryoku wasn't exactly the brightest of the three Minamotos, and it was a well known fact that he tried, on multiple occasions, to upset his brother.
The last time he upset Hikari, the both of them nearly destroyed the Minamoto home. If it had not been for the intervention of Eien and their mother, Ryoku was fairly certain his father would have beaten him within an inch of his life, or probably killed him; he wouldn't put it past his father. He loved his parents, he really did, but his father terrified him more than anything. And that was saying something considering who his mother was. Just the thought alone was enough to send a chill down his spine, however; he kept his gaze steady with Eien's. The slight quirk of Eien's lips sent Ryoku's brow rising. Eien was smirking, why was he smirking? Oh.
"You shouldn't take your eyes off your first opponent," Hikari chided, her foot connecting with the back of Ryoku's head. He fell forward, flying a few feet before landing face first in the dirt, Hikari smiling triumphantly. He twisted his neck, face still laying on the floor, as he regarded his sister. "It was one of the first rules mom and dad taught us," she continued, the smile toning down to a smirk. It, however, was soon replaced by a scowl as Ryoku merely grinned widely. She really did hate when he did that. "Don't you even dare," she warned, watching the glimmer behind Ryoku's eyes. She knew that glimmer, and her lips pulled back. She took a step back, Ryoku picking himself up from the floor and removing the dirt from his clothes.
"Don't I dare what, dear sister?" he spoke, taking a step forward. "Don't worry, it won't hurt...much. In fact, it might be enjoyable, well, for me at least," he continued, teasing laced in his voice as he raised his hands up. Hikari growled at him beneath her breath, eliciting a dark chuckle from Ryoku before she turned on her heel. Without much of another word, she ran, leaving Ryoku to laugh as he watched her disappear. Eien sighed, picking up his book and dusted it free of the cherry blossoms that had fallen to cover it. He glanced at his younger siblings, shaking his head before turning his heel and walking back towards the academy.
"They should have stopped at one."