The Hawk and The Falcon *DISCONTINUED*

|37| Birds of a Feather Flock Together

"Tsukuyomi, Falcon!" The girl grunted, falling off the edge of the bed as her brother yanked the quilt off her. She groaned, rubbing her head as she glared up at her brother who didn't say anything else, continuing to glare up at him as he simply stared down at her. "Work starts today!"

"Finally," she groaned, rubbing her head as the raven-haired boy arose, changing into his Hero Costume. Now that they weren't in class and surrounded by their classmates, the boy and girl could carefully observe each other's Hero Costumes.

Tokoyami's Hero Costume was made up of a black cloak, though the girl could see a slight violet hue when the light shone onto it. It draped around his entire body, only stopping down halfway near his shins, where boots took over. Under his cape, he wore a dark shirt, wristbands and a pair of baggy pants. A utility belt with a double-pin buckle tightened itself around his waist.

"Your... Costume is very similar to Hawks," he stated bluntly. She raised an eyebrow in amusement.

"Is it, now?" she hummed sarcastically, staring down at her Costume, "I mean, it's kind of hard to find clothes that don't mess up the Wings."

Like Keigo's, her Hero Costume wasn't exactly too complicated but there were some minor differences. It consisted of a black shirt with a golden bird design print - her brother's consisted of a golden ripple - and a tan jacket with a high collar, the insides and cuffs of the sleeves lined with white fur. Black gloves covered her hands as they fiddled with her hair-tie. She placed her visors over her eyes, giving the upper half of her face a slightly yellow tint.

Her brother snorted from the doorway.

"You lovebirds done flirting?"

"We are not flirting!" the girl barked.

"So then let's go!" he ordered, clapping his hands and hustling the pair out the door. No sooner had he stepped foot outside the Agency, he immediately leapt up, his majestic wings flapping as he gritted his teeth. The girl sighed, flying to keep up with him. She flew beside her brother with a small frown. "What is it, Falcon?"

"Shouldn't we-" She was interrupted by a black cloak billowing beside her, zipping past her and almost causing her to fly into a telephone pole. She frowned, though it quickly curled upwards into a sly smile.

"Looks like Tokoyami has upped his game, huh?" smirked the girl, flying backwards.

"Interesting~" hummed Hawks, smirking as an idea came to mind. The girl gave him a slightly wary glance, though he only responded by placing his finger to his lips.

~TIMESKIP~

"Good work today, you two," complimented the man, the boy readying himself to retire to his room, "hey, Tokoyami, Fal, c'mere for moment."

The pair shuffled over to him, slightly confused. A sly smirk came onto his face as he bent down to whisper to the girl, leaving the boy in the dark for a moment. She smiled, nodding as the pair walked over to the balcony. The girl pushed the other intern off the ledge, watching in amusement as he yelped, trying to call out Dark Shadow to no avail. She smirked, swooping down and catching him in the nick of time, diving upwards at the last second.

"How 'bout we treat you to a little night flight?" he smirked.

"H-Hawks!"

"I ain't carrying you, Tokoyami," he grinned slyly, pointing above him. The boy frowned, gazing up to see a smiling Miune who was carrying him, her arms securely wrapped around his upper chest. His face immediately burned at the close proximity. She smiled down at him.

"Yeah, it's always scary the first time."

"You didn't have to push me off the balcony!" he barked.

"Oh, by the way, Tokoyami," interrupted Hawks, ignoring the fuming boy momentarily, "the other 30% was because I took one look at you and thought 'man... he's wasting his potential'." The boy spared him a glance, waiting for him to continue. "The sky's a great place, you get a bird's-eye view of everything."

Looking down, the boy was shocked to find that it was oddly relaxing. Was this what the pair always saw on their night flights and patrols? The small lights down below flickered, the people down below glancing up occasionally but when they saw it was only the Winged Heroes, they returned to their everyday business. His beak opened slightly, the siblings giving each other small looks as Hawks flew ahead, leading the teenagers to a skyscraper. The cars down below were ants compared to the birds.

"Well... I'm not really interested in nurturing the next generation or anything like that, but-"

"What do you mean by I'm 'wasting my potential'?" interrupted the Jet-Black Hero. The man gave him a side-glance, landing and the girl followed shortly after.

"Listen, it's great that you're focusing on your weaknesses, but don't neglect to improve on your strong points either," he instructed, "you're capable of moving more freely... look, take it from a fellow bird. If you've got wings... stretch out and fly; there's no need for you to be confined to the ground." He gazed at the pair through the gaps in his wings as they stared. The boy nudged the girl gently in the ribs as she raised a brow quizzically.

"Is he always like this?" he muttered, allowing Hawks to pick him up this time as they flew back.

She cracked a grin.

"Nah, this is one of the first times I've heard him talk like this," she laughed. The Winged Hero rolled his eyes, a ghost of a smile appearing on his face

"You both will be great assets in the case I'm leading..."