HxH: Fraternal Twins

Chapter 6: Timing it just right - part. 1

The twins walked up toward the register to begin their match. The lady at the registration desk talked with them and nodded every now and then; on occasion the twins would nod at times too, then the lady would ask which of the two were going to fight first. Both girls looked at each other, though, with a sudden burst of glee; Rui excitedly jumped up and down, asking if she could fight first. Ruby, who was hesitant at first, nodded anyway knowing full well she wanted to play with someone for a while.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, thank you-thank you-thank you-thank, you Ruby-chaan!" Rui shrieked with excitement then hugged her sister rather tightly followed by giggles.

"Your match will be in 10 minutes Miss R2." The lady at the desk informed, using their alias. Ruby was R1 and Rui was R2. (Joke intended, game controllers! XD)

"Thank you, miss register lady!~" Rui happily expressed then waved goodbye, as she skipped off to the hallway which led straight to the arena. Of course, Ruby being behind her with her arms folded against her chest, she watched her twin skip around happily.

"Rui... Please, be careful... You know what happens when you get hurt or let alone....cut," Ruby reminded her twin with a strict voice while her arms remained crossed.

"Yes, sorry... I almost forgot," Rui replied with a small pout, then chose to lean against a wall nearby while waiting for her match to come up. Ruby sat down beside her cross-legged, rested one elbow on one knee, and her other arm nested in her lap. Her head laid in the palm of her hand after she propped up her arm on her knee.

Eight minutes and thirty seconds had passed and it was nearly one in a half-minute left until Rui had to fight. The girls had conversed with each other during those times, playing every now and then to lighten the mood or... To break the boredom.

"Oi... Since you can't unequip your mantis claws... Please try not to use them ok...? They'd be considered weapons since they are sharp objects. Until we get to the 200th floor... We cannot use weapons... We have to knock our opponent out or knock'em out of the ring..." Ruby reminded once more, then stood up after hearing the announcement saying who won the match. Soon, faced the hallway that led out into the arena; Rui walked to her twin's side, then giggled lightly.

"I don't like killing people anyway Ruby, I just like playing!" Rui said while giggling, before twirling around and skipping to the end of the path. She stood there near the entrance to the arena, eagerly waiting like some child who was waiting for a candy shop to open.

Ruby sighed then lowered her hooded head and unfolded her arms. She walked back over to the wall and sat in the same position as before, worried about Rui and how she was going to fair out there. The person who won the match walked past Rui and took a quick glance at her, then averted his eyes almost instantly.

The announcer mentioned R2 and asked for her to come out onto the floor, then announced her opponent as they approached the stage. Doing so, Rui playfully skipped out onto the arena with countless giddy chuckles that got muffled by her mask. Her opponent stood there in shock to see her laughing childishly.

"NOW! LET THE MATCH- BEGIIIIIINE!" After introducing Rui as R2 to the fighters and audience, she had allowed them to fight; her name was Cocco.