Something To Protect (A Hakuouki Story)

Eyes Of Fire (Part 2)

(Kazuto's POV)

As I was finally calming down from my argument with Sis, I saw her and Harada come crashing to the floor. She then got up and look madder than I'd seen her in a long time. Snatching up her sword, she stormed off.

"You really shouldn't make her mad. Might ruin your chances with her," I heard Harada's friend scolding him as he help the red-headed man up. But despite his scolding, Shinpachi looked pretty amused at the situation. "Sano? You listening?"

"Hmm?" Harada had a distracted look in his eyes, staring in the direction Sis had left in. He really hadn't been paying attention to a single word his friend had said.

Shinpachi seemed annoyed by it, but just shrugged it off. Maybe this was normal. "What's with you?"

"Did you see that look in her eyes?" And still not paying attention to what his friend was saying. It kinda reminds me of little kids. Well, littler kids. According to Sis, I still counted as a kid too.

Shinpachi sighed. Must have realized he wasn't getting anywhere and gave up. "The one that said she was seriously pissed off?" he asked, crossing his arms across his chest.

"Not quite." Harada kept staring off into the distance. What's wrong with this guy? It's not like he really knows her or anything, so why is staring like that? If anything he's still an enemy, and it's my job to protect Sis from men like him. "She had that look the first time we fought. Eyes like blue fire."

"Yeah, that's because you pissed her off."

"I've never seen eyes like that before..." Harada spoke with a strange tone in his voice.

For just a moment, an image of my older brother and Mitsuru had come to mind. Takeshi had used a similar voice whenever he spoke about her, so what did that mean about Harada? Did he care for her the same way Takeshi did? The thought of it made my blood feel hot.

There was no way I'd let him have Sis. Big Sis belongs with Takeshi, not you.