HxH: Fraternal Twins

Chapter 18: Saved by a shady man

A/N: I"ll have to go back some to see if I ever mentioned Hisoka's last name! Haha, after all this time, I thought it was Shwing XDDD! How embarrassing! Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter!

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From afar in the middle of down pouring rain, a figure was seen holding another on its shoulder; Outside of the zoo and into the city, the figure jumped from rooftop to rooftop. Avoiding obstacles, the figure climbed and ran up the sides of buildings and a silhouette was rushing after them from behind, keeping on their hind-ends. The woman held out an ice-looking saber along with a cooler in the other hand.

The scene changed to Illumi with Rui still on his shoulder. The woman kept her gaze upon Sikiyona who trailed after them. Huh... How strange... I see no emotion... No color in her aura that describes how she's feeling. It's as if she was a human that was born with no sense of emotion! she thought to herself with a questioning glance.

The frost lady shook the ice off her Popsicle and making it go back to its original treat appearance. As she ran with her expressionless icy eyes, she stuck the delicacy in her mouth and gradually pulled out the stick piece. "Illumi-kuun! Watch out!" Rui shrieked with wide insect eyes. The raven-haired man peered over his free shoulder and spotted Sikiyona with a stick piece instead of the whole treat.

Just before Illumi could grasp at what Rui referred to, the glacial enemy blew out a large amount of ice. The ice burst out in a cone shape, freezing everything including Illumi's feet that was not frozen in place making him immobile. Nothing but white ice masked the pathway that Illumi stood on. He looked down and saw what caught him... With no emotion in his blank eyes, he looked back over at the other woman and noticed her gradually walking towards them.

The woman flicked her stick away, opened her cooler, and drew out another Popsicle as she kept her eyes on the dark man; the next treat was a purple one, grape-flavored. Staring blankly at the two before her, she made sure to keep some distance. "Now... Burn by the cold and die by the frost," After she spoke, wind bellowed her white poofy trench coat that was quite similar to a winter's jacket. She turned her purple Popsicle into its previous shape, it looked like a violet iced saber. She rose her weapon and was about to slice them both until...

"HUP-!" Rui lifted herself up on Illumi's shoulder into a vertical hand-stand and performed a topspin with her legs in the air. Kicking her legs, she made herself do an acrobatic move and kicked Sikiyona in the head harshly, forcing the lady's head downward. After her head jerked down, Rui took the chance and kicked her legs up while balancing herself on top of the man's shoulders. Siki was shot upward decently into the air and landed afar from them, on the ground. Soon, she dropped her legs down and leaned her back against his. "As much as I prefer playing, I have to protect you!~" She playfully spoke with closed pink eyes and a large, cute smile. Hearts fluttered above her head, showing how delighted she was with being able to help. She shrunk a bit with a shy look to her face and a small grin formed, before saying, "Even if it's a little bit...~" Her face deeply flushed as her last words and shyly smiled to herself.

Illumi bent down and smashed the ice that held him there then turned to see Rui, who instantly twirled to face him. They both were mere inches from lip contact after they had faced each other, but got caught off guard when Sikiyona attempted to slice Rui. Though, she missed... Ending up slicing in the middle of the small gap, between her and Illumi.