Business Up Front, Party In The Back [OPEN!]
WHO: Anyone! 8D But hosted by the Hitachiin Twins and Penelo~
WHAT: Open House Celebration!
WHERE: Eagle's Splendour
WHEN: Day 189 (Oct 2)
( Showroom! )
WHAT: Open House Celebration!
WHERE: Eagle's Splendour
WHEN: Day 189 (Oct 2)
( Showroom! )
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So he made his way to Eagle's Splendor, his arms full of assorted fresh flowers - might as well give Kaoru some things to choose from, as well as conserve a little bit of energy, not growing plants straight from seeds - and dressed in one of the finer tunics the Hitachiins had designed for him, a deep yellow trimmed in green.
He shifted the flowers in his arms carefully to free one hand long enough to knock on the front door and announce his presence.
"Kaoru? Hikaru?" he called. "I hope I'm not intruding..."
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Which, of course, was not to say that he was any less fond of Hikaru, nor any less protective. So he returned the smile easily and sidled into the shop.
It was also not particularly strange to him that he could tell them apart. Spend enough time with a pair of twins, and you started to see the subtle differences - and there were plenty between the Hitachiins. Hikaru was immediately identifiable as he opened the door.
"Thank you, Hikaru," Kurama said honestly, stepping inside and turning to hold his arms out, presenting the flowers.
"The two of you didn't really ask for anything, but I thought I might offer some help? At least, in the way of fresh flowers and such - it's the least I can do."
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"It's no trouble at all," he said. "And I'm happy to do it.
"But," he continued, sobering a bit as he slipped into a business persona, leaning forward a bit to let his hands hover over the flowers Hikaru was holding, "I'll need to know what sort of atmosphere you want. What kind of look. Is there something in these you think might fit well, or did you have something else in mind? I can assure you that I can probably provide most varieties of plants, so feel free to pick what you'd like."
He didn't know how much Hikaru knew about his powers, so he kept silent on that topic, willing to let Hikaru assume he might need to run back to his shop to fetch more plants, or those he didn't have - but it wasn't far from Eagle's Splendor, so it was a perfectly valid assumption.
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"Quite the undertaking," he observed idly, inclining his head slightly as he looked around at all the decorations going up, the displays of designs. "But I'm sure it will be wonderful."
He hoped so, at least. The two deserved something nice, after everything they'd been through.
And, he thought, eyes hardening a bit, if anything should happen, I will personally make sure that the responsible parties pay very dearly.
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It was Hikaru's favorite color, and the color he'd gotten to use as his Host designation, like Kaoru got to use orange.
"So if you wanna head out back, we can take care of all that stuff - plus show you what all I managed to arrange back there." The grin would have given Kaoru away even if Kurama hadn't already been able to tell the twins apart - that backyard had been Kaoru's pet project for so long... he needed it to continue training. He knew that - if nothing else - if he didn't keep practicing what he already knew, there was no way he'd get to learn anything more, from Shuuichi, from Clark, from Max and her brother, from Agrias... anyone.
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"Just the carnations, then?" he asked, and leaned in again, pulling a sprig of forget-me-nots and a single morning glory to show the twins. "Or would you like some variety? Admittedly, these are not quite cyan..."
He trailed off, thinking. Now, wasn't there...? Yes, I'm almost sure...
One of his hands rose absently to his hair, feeling for a particular seed, and when he found it, he let his hand fall away, a smile on his face.
"We can head out back while you decide," he said calmly, wondering if Kaoru would understand.
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"Agreed," he said, almost to himself, drawing the seed he'd found from his hair and letting it roll into his palm. There, he pushed with his energy, forcing a bright bloom, the flower cupped in his palm, the leaves and roots winding about his hands and down his arm.
"Much more difficult."
He let his eyes lift from the flower to Kaoru's face, dark and more than a little challenging. Remember? his eyes said. How the last session turned out? I haven't even hit half-power with you yet.
"Cyanocrocus," he murmured, offering up the flower. "I believe it is of the proper color."
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He let a slightly more serious look come over his face then, though. "I've been trying to talk to a bunch of different people about sparring with them - with weapons, without, anything they're willing to do with me. I think I'm getting better, slowly but surely." He cast a glance back to the shop. "Hikaru hasn't really gotten into it, though. He'd rather play amefuuto with Hiruma-san and Sena and Musashi and them." Kaoru gave a light shrug. "I guess even twins can learn a few specialized skills, right? Nothing wrong with that..." There was a faint sadness in his eyes, but the younger boy blinked and it was gone ( ... )
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"Some don't take to martial arts as others do," he said softly, sobering a bit. "You and your brother are very different people, aren't you - despite how similar you appear at first glance?"
He was glad when the sadness left Kaoru's eyes - it was not an expression he enjoyed seeing, nor was it one that fit well with the boy's naturally bright character.
"Either," he answered to Kaoru's question. "It's your party - whatever you think might be best."
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"Let's just... go with more variety, then. Anything in the blue spectrum should be good." It would look good alongside the cyan, wouldn't it? "As long as the color's prominent out here."
That way Hikaru can't help but notice... maybe?
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As he moved to begin the preparations, he reached up to his hair and withdrew more seeds, instinctively knowing which he wanted - and concentrated his energy, flowers beginning to blossom in his cupped hands.
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