Two of a Kind || Genderbend AU
Fleurinthenight:
Light crept in slowly, spreading like careful fingers across the bed and into the waking eyes of Kaoru. Through the mess of copper toned locks that hid her face from view she could just start to make out the figure beside her in bed. Deep in the security of a dream the face was that of her twin sister Hikaru, features soft and relaxed. It had been this way for three weeks that Kaoru had woken herself early for a morning run and had found herself taking far too long to gaze at a face so similar yet so different from her own. Raking lithe fingers through her mane Kaoru propped up on one arm and peered down better at the sleeping being. Smoothing away a rogue lock of hair from Hikaru’s face she let out a sigh. “You’re terrible,” she said unafraid of waking her twin who slept heavily. Rising from the bed and stretching Kaoru soothed her rumbled tank top and began to ready herself for the arduous task of her morning exercise routine. Over the simple black boyshorts she wore to bed as well Kaoru pulled on a set of bright blue running shorts and tugged on a plain white t-shirt. She was half way across the large bedroom they shared and fighting to gather her hair in a ponytail when she thought she heard something from the bed. Stopping and turning back she eyed the still sleeping figure there for a few silent seconds before decoding it was nothing. Uandwrapped on the knob of their door she paused and looked back again before softly saying, “You’re terrible because I love you.” Writing it off again this morning Kaoru left the Hitachiin home and began her run.
Simplycursive:
"How rude," Hikaru had mumbled, her voice weak with sleep and inaudible over the rustling of the bedding. She had woken instantly when Kaoru had left the bed. Hikaru usually was a deep sleeper when her sister was beside her, but the moment she was out of arms reach, Hikaru woke immediately.
Hikaru pretended to sleep, watching with one eye as her sister dressed for her morning run. She nearly groaned. Hikaru detested the unnecessary extension of energy, and hated exercise especially.
When the door had closed behind Kaoru, Hikaru pushed herself up, a curtain of flaming hair hanging over her face. She pushed it back, running a hand through it as she stretched and yawned. With reluctance, she swung her feet over the side of the bed and trudged over to the bathroom. With her night shirt deposited on the floor, she entered the room and turned on the shower. The air was soon filled with curls of steam and the sound of rushing water.
After a shower that lasted much too long, as Hikaru’s showers usually did, Hikaru exited the bathroom in a robe, her hair dark with moisture, dripping by her feet as she made her way to the closet. It being a weekend, she wasn’t restricted to her school uniform, so she settled on a pale yellow off-the-shoulder t-shirt and a tiered rose-colored mini skirt.
With lazy steps, Hikaru made her way down hallways and staircases until she reached the dining room, sitting for a quick breakfast as a maid brushed her drying hair. When she finished, it shined like fiery silk. Hikaru thanked the girl and told her to call the driver and have him waiting out front with a town car. The maid replied with a nod and a “Yes, my lady,” before rushing off with the remnants of Hikaru’s breakfast.
The driver made quick time, as he was waiting out front with a sleek black car as soon as she stepped out of the building. The man opened the door for her as she have her directions. “Track the GPS on Kaoru’s phone and let’s go get her.” Hikaru eased herself gracefully into the car and the driver shut her door after her, then entered the car himself. Hikaru’s bored gaze drifted over the mansion as the car pulled away, looking a little dejected at being separated from Kaoru.
Soon the driver began rolling along slowly, and Hikaru spotted the familiar bright orange ponytail, swinging rhythmically, and her face brightened instantly with a smile. She rolled down her window and called out, “I love you too, jerk!”
