Searching, Exploring

[Eyuki]

Eyuki dragged Hikaru with her yet again to a place of ice on her day off. Her main reason for searching everywhere was because she wanted to find Kaoru. She rather enjoyed sight-seeing as well, though, especially in any place where ice or snow is involved. Hence, they have come once again to Tenka.

This time, Eyuki has discovered a mysterious cave opening. She stood at the entrance of the cave with wide, curious eyes as a huge smile began to grow on her face. Because she had an affinity to the cold elements, Eyuki didn't feel the need to wear too many layers. So Hikaru wouldn't worry about her, though, she wore a thin sweater underneath a leather jacket that she refused to zip up. She had gloves on, but would frequently take them off to touch the ice or snow that they pass as she loves the cool, wet feeling of it.

"Hikaru! I found a cave entrance!" She shouted excitedly back at her red-headed brother. "Hurry up! Let's check it out!" She exclaimed as she turned towards it. When he caught up to her, Eyuki headed inside the cave with a smile.



[Tag Hikaru]

[Hikaru]

"Y-Yuki-chan! C'mon, I even forgot to bring my earmuffs today.." Hikaru pouted to his younger sister as he was dragged in, yet again, another forest of ice. They've been visiting Tenka so much, which Hikaru expects since this is Yuki's elemental affinity, but still managed to forget to bring a a pair of earmuffs today.

When Yuki suddenly knocked on his door this morning, the redhead just fumbled in slipping on his blue hoodie jacket on top of whatever he's wearing at the moment and that's it. He had the hoodie up, in an attempt to warm his ears and strutted beside his sister as he took a glance at her.

A heavy vapour flows out of his lips as he sighed at how Yuki refused to zip up her jacket when it's so unbelievably cold out here. She was so excited, she kept leaving him behind when Hikaru's felt his legs are frozen solid by the long walk. He was hugging himself too, to keep himself warm, but then his sister's sudden holler surprised him.

"What?" He flipped his head up and his eyes automatically widened at the sight of a mouth of a cave clearly in front of him. "Wait. Wait wait wait, are we going in there..?" He jogs her way to her, his voice clearly sounded worried. Once he's standing right beside her, Hikaru stared in utter dread at the inside of the cave. "Seriously?!" Whipping his head to face Yuki, his face fell to see that his sister is already walking inside.

"W-w-w-wait! It... It looks dark inside..." He reached out his hand to her, but he dared not to step inside. Hikaru hates the darkness, but at the same time he didn't want Yuki to go inside all alone.

[Eyuki]

"Of course we're going in!" Eyuki said excitedly with a happy smile towards Hikaru as she headed inside the cave. "It's a cave made of ice!! And it looks magnificent!!"

Eyuki giggled and stopped walking for a moment to turn back to look at her brother with a happy smile. "And you're a light elementalist, Hikaru-nii-san." She said, clasping her hands behind herself and smiling at him. "So, we don't have to fear the dark. Ne?" She finished with a smile and small tilt of her head, pointing out in those words that Hikaru could illuminate their journey through the cave.

While Hikaru often doubted himself and his own abilities, Eyuki always had the highest respect and admiration for him. She believed in him and his abilities more than almost anyone else. He was the one, after all, who had broken through Eyuki's cold exterior when they were younger and inspired her. Because of him, Eyuki had been striving every day since to become a more cheerful and friendly person like he was. It was extremely hard for her at first due to the opposing nature of her element, but it almost felt natural to her by now much of the time.

[Hikaru]

Hikaru's face dropped when his sister confirmed it for him that they really are going in. "Noooo..." His hands are shaking in front of him in denial, but his voice had completely drowned under Eyuki's excited remark regarding the cave.

"But but..." He looks almost like he's about to cry with how terrified his expression is, but the crease of his eyebrows relaxes slowly by the time his sister reminded him that he's a light elementalist, and that he could illuminate their way through the darkness.

"W..well, yea...b-but.." Darkness is his greatest fear, ever since he was born. He does not like to sleep in his early years because that meant he has to close his eyes to rest. As he fought to decide what to do, his red eyes hovered up to connect with Eyuki's.

Heaving out a long sigh, his whole body began to glow in his command, just enough to lighten up about an arm's length of space around him. Hikaru pouted at his younger sister as he stepped inside the cave, "Yuki-chan, that's cheating.." How can he ever say no to those eyes of hers?

Reaching out his hand towards her for her to take, since there is no way he's going to walk inside a dark cave without holding onto anyone, Hikaru made his way deeper inside warily. The light he projected could only illuminate as much, so he tries to be careful on not to jinx things again.

[Eyuki]

Eyuki still smiled reassuringly at Hikaru as he tried to protest. "We'll be fine, Hikaru-nii-san. We're going in together, after all." She said positively, still smiling at him with a sweet and reassuring look on her face.

Eyuki giggled at Hikaru saying she's cheating, but smiled happily at him as he illuminated the area around himself anyway and stepped inside. As Hikaru reached her, Eyuki gently clung onto Hikaru's arm instead of just his hand. She smiled at him and walked inside with him, happy to be exploring this cave of ice with her beloved brother.

[Hikaru]

Hikaru let out a sigh as he trudged inside the dark cave, thankful that Eyuki grabbed hold of his arm. They're venturing inside a dark cold cave, of course Hikaru jumped at every single noise that he heard.

He ended up hugging his sister's arm after about the 5th sound of water dripping down. "H..How can you be so brave, Yuki-chan...?!" He whispered, unable to hide the fear in his voice. Swallowing another round of spit, his hold of Eyuki's arm tightens as they made teir way deeper in the cold cave.

"....You know.." Hikaru suddenly started after a long pause, his eyes downwards instead of forward now. Amidst this extreme fear he's currently feeling, there is another emotion that always accompanies this specific fear. "Whenever I'm in the dark, I'd always automatically miss Yami-nii.."

He pulled a smile up his lips as he said so, staring at his wet boots as he walked on. "A-and, whenever I feel afraid, I'd miss Muri-chan, too..." Strange how his emotions could contradict each other, perhaps that's how Hikaru could achieve a sort of balance with his feelings that he never felt too strongly about something.

Slowly, he slips his arm away from Eyuki's grip, just to stretched its way behind her and entrapped her in a sideways hug, completed with his other arm across her collarbone and locked his hands over her shoulder. "I'm so glad you're here with me, Yuki-chan."

[Eyuki]

Eyuki let out a light giggle every time she felt Hikaru jump, and held onto his arm a bit tighter. She giggled again when Hikaru asked her how she can be so brave in such a place. "I don't feel that there's anything threatening in here, so it doesn't bother me. Plus, I have my luminescent Onii-san with me." She said, smiling happily at her beloved brother. "I won't ever feel scared when you're near."

"Hm?" Eyki questioned, smiling curiously at Hikaru when he spoke of missing Eyami in the dark and Muri when he's scared. After a moment, Eyuki giggled at him again. While she giggled, Hikaru freed his arm and ended up hugging Eyuki in a sideways hug. Eyuki's eyes widened slightly at Hikaru's unexpected actions, then she giggled again as she smiled at him.

She wrapped her own arms around him also, hugging him back with a smile. "I'm so glad you're here with me also, Hikaru-nii-san." She said happily, always in a good mood whenever her brother is near her.

[Hikaru]

"Luminescent onii-san..." Hikaru repeated his sister's words with a laugh in his voice.

It's always strange for Hikaru whenever people depend on him, because it was always him depending on others. Even right now, he's depending on Eyuki, his little sister. The redhead inwardly sighed at his cowardice.

"Okay. Then your luminescent onii-san will be brave for you." He said, a gentle look in his eyes as he smiled down at her. Only after that did he hugged her, his glow a bit brighter as he does so.

Eyuki returned the hug and Hikaru chuckled lightly. "Yay, body heat~" He joked and slowly broke the hug, so they may continue further. Indeed, Hikaru's steps did sounded a lot more firm than when he first steps in the mysterious cave.