Whirling around, Xiang almost reached for his weapon before he realized that he was at home and was face to face with none other than Tai.
She raised a delicate eyebrow and swept her dark brown hair over her shoulder, “So on edge tonight, Ge-ge.”
“Don’t call me that,” he snapped back and continued down the hallway towards his own study.
To his surprise, she followed, matching him step for step, expression settling into a more businesslike one, “What happened Xiang?”
His normally expressionless face twisted into a snarl, “Ivan Braginsky did.”
Tai’s serious expression grew darker, “I don’t like him.”
A snort, “Who does?”
There was a moment of silence where they each dared the other to answer that very obvious question out loud.
Xiang sighed, letting go of the tension in his shoulders, steps slowing down slightly, “He’s interfering way too much in our territory just because Da-ge is willing to turn a blind eye to everything.”
“He’s a threat.” Tai’s words were a hiss. She didn’t like the big Russian anymore than Xiang did, but their reasons for that might have been slightly different.
At that, Xiang stopped completely, glancing back at her, “You’re a threat. Don’t think I don’t know what you’ve been doing behind everyone’s back. Don’t think Da-ge doesn’t know either.”
She froze, her hazel eyes furious. He gave her a humourless upward turn of his lips, a parody of a smile, “Kiku only puts up with you because you’re useful to him.”
Tai’s eyes narrowed into angry slits, “Then you shouldn’t expect people to not know about you and that Western pirate.”
With that retort, she turned and stalked off.
Xiang stared at her rapidly vanishing back for a moment.
Perhaps none of them were to be trusted. Not even by themselves.
***
Notes: 1. Da-ge (大哥) is both ‘older brother’ (meaning the eldest) and a form of address to a Triad or gang leader in China. (I think :D;) 2. Ge-ge (哥哥) is just a simple ‘older brother’. 3. I decided that since Xiang was derived from the first character of Hong Kong, I’d follow example and let Tai be named after the first character of 台湾 (Taiwan) 4. This is running away from me. I never intended for Kiku and Arthur to be mentioned so early, but meh. Where ever this takes me I guess? So, look out for the influx of new characters soon? 5. Sorry for the A/Ns after every 'chapter'. I'll stop if need be xD;
Whirling around, Xiang almost reached for his weapon before he realized that he was at home and was face to face with none other than Tai.
She raised a delicate eyebrow and swept her dark brown hair over her shoulder, “So on edge tonight, Ge-ge.”
“Don’t call me that,” he snapped back and continued down the hallway towards his own study.
To his surprise, she followed, matching him step for step, expression settling into a more businesslike one, “What happened Xiang?”
His normally expressionless face twisted into a snarl, “Ivan Braginsky did.”
Tai’s serious expression grew darker, “I don’t like him.”
A snort, “Who does?”
There was a moment of silence where they each dared the other to answer that very obvious question out loud.
Xiang sighed, letting go of the tension in his shoulders, steps slowing down slightly, “He’s interfering way too much in our territory just because Da-ge is willing to turn a blind eye to everything.”
“He’s a threat.” Tai’s words were a hiss. She didn’t like the big Russian anymore than Xiang did, but their reasons for that might have been slightly different.
At that, Xiang stopped completely, glancing back at her, “You’re a threat. Don’t think I don’t know what you’ve been doing behind everyone’s back. Don’t think Da-ge doesn’t know either.”
She froze, her hazel eyes furious. He gave her a humourless upward turn of his lips, a parody of a smile, “Kiku only puts up with you because you’re useful to him.”
Tai’s eyes narrowed into angry slits, “Then you shouldn’t expect people to not know about you and that Western pirate.”
With that retort, she turned and stalked off.
Xiang stared at her rapidly vanishing back for a moment.
Perhaps none of them were to be trusted. Not even by themselves.
***
Notes:
1. Da-ge (大哥) is both ‘older brother’ (meaning the eldest) and a form of address to a Triad or gang leader in China. (I think :D;)
2. Ge-ge (哥哥) is just a simple ‘older brother’.
3. I decided that since Xiang was derived from the first character of Hong Kong, I’d follow example and let Tai be named after the first character of 台湾 (Taiwan)
4. This is running away from me. I never intended for Kiku and Arthur to be mentioned so early, but meh. Where ever this takes me I guess? So, look out for the influx of new characters soon?
5. Sorry for the A/Ns after every 'chapter'. I'll stop if need be xD;
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The A/Ns are fine, I kind of like them :3 (get to see the author behind the genius writing!)
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