#harukono

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5/6 was rubber day btw.....

[starspatter]

"Thanks for all your hard work. Shall we go back to where the others are?”

I’d like to think Konoha(’s Snake?) is still a part of Haruka, based on the Summer Time Record PV…

[ravingj]

KonoHaru in which they meet while Konoha is talking excitedly about triceratops or whatever and accidentally punches Haruka, who was walking by, in the face. Bonus if high school AU.

((oh my god this is from the au list isn’t it))

((omfg yes))

((high school au hELL YES))

Send me a pairing and a setting for a short story!

"H-Haruka-senpai-"

"I’m fine Konoha-kun, really-"

"But it’s bleeding…!"

"…Oh, it is. Wow, you’re quite strong, aren’t you? It’s ok, I’m going to the infirmary now!"

"I…want to come with you. It’s my fault so…"

"It was just an accident. Don’t worry!" Haruka says with a smile. Even as blood kept dripping from his nose. And Konoha was starting to look quite worried now. Haruka pats his shoulder with his free hand, "Alright then."

Konoha helped Haruka up and then blinked, “Ah, that’s right. I can use this.” Rifling through his pockets, he pulled out a handkerchief and held it out, “Haruka-senpai. Use this.”

"Thank you." Haruka started dabbing at the blood, flinching a little, "But you’re quite strong aren’t you, Konoha-kun?"

"I know. But I didn’t mean to hurt you. I’m…am I bad after all?"

"Bad?"

"Only bad people hurt others, right?"

"Yeah but you didn’t mean it. You were just talking about triceratops and how cute they are. To…um, yourself? I didn’t see anyone else around."

"I was thinking about it. Not talking."

"You must’ve been talking your thoughts out loud then. In any case, you’re not a bad person, Konoha-kun."

"Really? Thank goodness." Konoha says and this time, his smile is open and radiant. 

"See? There’s no way that pretty smile would ever belong to someone bad."

"Pretty?" 

"Oh, we’re here already. Well, see you later, Konoha-kun!"

Konoha gives him a silent wave and walks away. And his hand moves up to touch his chest and he mumbles, “Why…why does it always beat so fast? And why does my face feel so hot?”

"Why do I feel like this whenever I see Haruka-senpai…?"

[alisayamin]

Konocest Highschool AU -KagePro fanfic-

As requested by anon-san! Here's a Konocest fic (sorry no sex) with bullied Konoha!

Special warnings! Overprotective brothers, Badass!Haruka, Badass!Kuroha, Angelic!Konoha, KuroHaruka are twins, Dead Parents, No guest stars! 

Ohohohoho~~

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Kuroha had his arms crossed as he stomped his right foot impatiently. At least Konoha was wearing his shoes. But Haruka was still running around the house. Every once in a while, his head would pop out at the doorway asking Konoha questions, “Do you have your books?” “What about that blue pencil case you bought yesterday?” “Is your bento enough? I could make another one in a few minutes!” “Is your bag too heavy?” “Did you bring your extra bento I left on the counter?”

Haruka locked the door and laughed sheepishly, “Ahaha… Sorry, I’m just so nervous for him..!”

The three brothers started walking together, making their way to school. Continuing their earlier banter, Kuroha deadpanned, “Have you seen the kid?”

The twin brothers turned to look at Konoha who was as a matter fact, not really showing any emotion. Konoha tilted his head in a questioning manner.

Kuroha gestured his hand, “See? Nothing to worry about. Besides, we’ll be there with him.”

Haruka whined, “But not in his classes!”

“Please don’t tell me you plan on repeating a year just to be with him….”

Haruka smiled at Konoha, “You wouldn’t mind would you?”

Konoha opened his mouth to answer but then closed it. He didn’t meet Haruka’s eyes and instead avoided them.

“Hah!” Kuroha shouted pointing at Haruka, “He didn’t answer~ Means NO. He doesn’t want you with him in his classes!”

There was a scowl on Haruka’s face but before he could retaliate his twin, Konoha got in between them, “I-It’s not that I don’t want aniki to share classes with me..! It’s just-…” Konoha looked sad for a moment, “-wouldn’t nii-san feel lonely being alone in second year?”

Haruka smirked at Kuroha whose face had a little blush on it. Kuroha smiled slightly as he ran his fingers through his hair, “Welp, looks like we’ll be repeating the year Haruka.”

The three brothers shared a good laugh. Haruka and Kuroha were born as non-identical twins; Kuroha the strong twin while Haruka the weaker twin. Less than a year later, Konoha was born. He had a striking resemblance to Kuroha; often people mistaking them for twins. The three brothers cherished each other. But Konoha, being the youngest, was always protected by his older brothers.

Konoha was born an albino with unnaturally coloured eyes. As a child, he was always tormented for his abnormal features. That was the starting point of the ‘Konoha Defense Squad’ led by his older twin brothers. It sort of became a given for them to conquer the student body for the sake of their younger brother to ensure he wasn’t bullied. No one would mess with them if they influenced everyone.

 Haruka became head student body for their junior high, middle school and is currently running for the title in high school. He was the knight of every school he enrolled in. Top scorer for every exam, committed to his student committee duties, easy on the eyes and was every teacher’s favourite student. Then, there was Kuroha. His scores weren’t too bad, managing top 20 almost every exam but he had his perks.

Ever since junior high, Kuroha never failed to succeed as a school prefect. He dealt with the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ students. He knew the ins and outs of everyone, the latest gossip, the ‘bad guys’ and basically everything that Haruka couldn’t reach. Because they needed to. Both Haruka and Kuroha ensured their high status quo in the student body before Konoha would join them a year later. That way, keeping a close eye on their brother wouldn’t be too hard.

Reaching the school, everyone turned to look at the twins. They sure made a name for themselves, being the most popular freshmen the previous year. But the student body weren’t just looking at them, their gaze also went to the third member of the party. Whispers and mutters broke out rather loudly around them.

Haruka smiled at Konoha as they just kept on walking, “Don’t mind them! We’ll just accompany you to the opening ceremony hall k?”

Konoha nodded mutely.

Suddenly, a swarm of teenagers horded the twin’s path. A few greeted Haruka, asking him about some things involved with the opening ceremony event, some even angered by his slight tardiness. The other students gathered around Kuroha were apparently prefects and they weren’t happy either that one of their best showed up pretty late considering the twins had big responsibilities regarding the opening ceremony.

At one point, a girl spotted Konoha, “And who’s this?”

Instantly, all eyes went to Konoha, drowning him in scrutiny. One of the prefects actually sighed, “This is why you guys are late?”

Haruka lifted his hands and smiled, “Look we just-“ But he was cut off by overflowing questions.

“Seriously?” “Who is he?” “He kinda looks like Kuro…” “Is he a first year?”

Kuroha was about to shout but then he felt a hand slipping into his. He realised it was Konoha’s. He turned to see his younger brother’s terrified face. A tight squeeze from Konoha confirmed that Kuroha needed to get out of there. He pulled Konoha along and tugged Haruka with his other hand. He glared at the group of students and got straight to the point, “Look. We ain’t got time to deal with your shit so suck it up and find someone else to complain to.”

And just like that, he left, dragging both his brothers with him. Haruka lifted a hand to the crowd as he was pulled away, “Sorry..!”

They continued walking until they reached the opening ceremony hall. Haruka sighed, “You didn’t have to be that harsh and they were just worried.”

Kuroha snorted, “Yeah and you really need to start understanding our brother’s feelings.”

Haruka was struck with realisation. It must have been too overwhelming for Konoha to suddenly be forced to engage in a crowd of strangers. Haruka’s sad eyes met Konoha’s, “I’m so sorry I didn’t notice…”

Konoha smiled, “It’s alright.”

After that, the twins explained the flow of the ceremony along with where his classes were and what he should be expecting. Just a few minutes later, the twins were called by their respective departments to assist with the ceremony. Konoha was finally left alone but he wasn’t afraid. He was actually a little excited despite his poker face. He got to his first class just fine and managed to not immediately get weird looks about his features. Teenagers were apparently more accepting. Either that or they just seemed to not care at all.

When the bell rang, Kuroha and Haruka were already waiting outside Konoha’s class. Haruka’s eyes were shining, “How was it? How was it?”

Konoha actually smiled happily, releasing his pent up excitement and happiness, “It was fun and the teacher was nice and there’s this girl that said my hair dye was cool and when I told her it was my natural hair colour, she gasped and the whole class heard and they said I had awesome hair and-“ Konoha took a sharp intake of air.

Kuroha patted his back, “Easy there kid! C’mon let’s go eat. We’ll talk on the way.”

The twins guided their younger brother to the shady tree in the school compound where they had been having their meals for the past year. All the while, Konoha happily told them about the people he’d met and the things he’d learned. Haruka often commented back but Kuroha was quiet, for he was contented to listen to the happy tone of Konoha’s voice. It was rare that Konoha got so excited that he wouldn’t stop talking.

They shared their bento and ate happily. Soon after, the twins returned Konoha to his class and left him to enjoy the rest of his first day at highschool.

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Things were fine. No seriously, everything was fine. Konoha had joined a few clubs to occupy himself and he really liked them. He loved the sewing club the most because the seniors taught him a lot and he started sewing stuff animals at home.

The twins often have after school activities or discussions thus they were thankful for their brother’s productivity because if he didn’t join the clubs, he would have to walk home alone. They tried their best to not let Konoha walk alone because the last time that happened, Konoha almost got hit by a car because he was too distracted. So even if the three brothers were in different schools, they would always walk back home together.

Luckily, in the 6 months since Konoha started high school, there wasn’t a single day when he would have to walk home alone. The twins took note of Konoha’s schedule and always made ends meet to walk back together. At least one of them had to. Unbeknownst to the twins, their respective committee had taken notice about their slightly problematic ‘brother complex’.

Haruka was always busy with ‘Konoha’, mentioning ‘Konoha’ every now and then. Kuroha on the other hand kept a close eye with all the students who might be a potential threat to his younger brother. Hell he even had some of the numbers of Konoha’s classmates; making them update him about Kuroko’s wellbeing. An important event was coming soon, the school festival and unfortunately, both Haruka and Kuroha willing to fully commit.

The twins had rejected extra work being handed to them because it will only force them to stay after school much longer than they already had to. This fuelled some of the student committee members and even some of the prefects especially the third years. They didn’t appreciate their best kouhai not putting all of their effort in something they always considered to be ‘the event of the year’.

In the late evening, after the twins had gone home, the school committee members and the prefects had a meeting in regards towards Haruka and Kuroha’s situation.

“Seriously, those two are so hooked up on ‘Konoha’!” complained the vice president of the student council member.

“Okay, hold up. We’re having this meeting why exactly?” asked a new member of the prefects.

The head prefect sighed, “We need those two to really focus these next few days. So we need a distraction to get them to not worry about their younger brother all fucking day.”

“What if he was sick?” suggested one of the student council member.

“No that would make them not come to school…” offered a prefect.

“Just listen! What if Konoha was so sick, he had to stay home for the next few days? Their parents would surely take care of him right? The twins’ priorities would most likely be for the school since they know their younger brother is safe at home right?”

 The whole room was quiet before the head assistant of the prefects nodded, “That’s not a bad idea. My cousin owns a drugstore, I could ask for something of the occasion.”

The vice president for the student council agreed wholeheartedly, “Konoha always buys juice from our counter so we can definitely work something out.”

While the seniors started agreeing on the idea, the juniors weren’t too pleased.

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During recess, Konoha always purchased the orange juice from the cafeteria that was freshly made and poured into cups. It was the idea of ex-student council members who had already graduated but their legacy lived on. The student council themselves prepared the stand and drinks, profits going straight to their council for future activities.

Konoha innocently purchased a cup of juice before joining his brothers at their tree. He didn’t notice the smirk on the girl’s face that took his money and passed him a cup. The rest of the day was fine except during History class. No one in the class liked the subject except for Konoha. He was the only one enjoyed learning it and could answer any question shot at him. Before the class started, Konoha realised that his hands were trembling and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

He ignored his body and acted normally when the teacher came in. But it didn’t last too long. Halfway through the lesson, Konoha was fighting viciously to simply stay awake and holding in the pain that was gnawing his stomach. As usual, the teacher appointed Konoha to answer a question based on what they had learned. Konoha stood up, not wanting to disobey the teacher but when his mouth opened, no words came out.

The teacher gave him a worried look, “Konoha, what’s wrong?”

His classmates stared at him before they all too started to worry. Konoha was visibly shaking and sweating profusely. He was panting and looked awful.

Konoha managed a single word before his legs gave in, “…I-“

He fell onto the ground, creating an uproar in his class. His classmates were quick to act, already gently assessing him.

“Sensei! His body is burning up!” “He’s not waking up!” “I’m gonna get the nurse!”

A pained groan escaped Konoha’s lips every time he exhaled, further sending his peers into despair. Their History teacher called two of his students, “It might be an allergic reaction or something. I need you two to get his brothers. They’re in class 2-A, Haruka and Kuroha. Go now!”

One of the girls interjected, “Sensei, it’s alright! I already informed them. They should be her-“

“KONOHA!!” shouted the twins as they burst through the door of their brother’s classroom. The space around Konoha was cleared for his brothers. Haruka gently scooped Konoha into his arms, “Konoha…I’m here, c’mon what’s wrong??”

Konoha’s eyes fluttered open, “…hurts….”

Kuroha speculated something. He slowly lifted his younger brother’s shirt and applied pressure on Konoha’s stomach. Konoha tilted his head back and almost screamed but opted to whimpering in pain instead. Kuroha and Haruka exchanged knowing looks.

“Fuck!” swore Kuroha out loud.

Haruka turned towards Konoha’s History teacher, “Sensei, we need an ambulance.”

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It had happened before. When they were in middle school and Konoha was in his last year of junior high, Konoha had been sick. He was struck with high fever and was forced to stay home with their parents. Since Kuroha and Haruka was about to reach home, their parents left Konoha alone for a mere 15 minutes to get him more medicine.

When the twins reached home, their brother was on the floor of the living room, panting and sweating like crazy. Kuroha had called the ambulance as written by their parents on the fridge. Konoha had taken some of their parent’s pills thinking that any pill would help with his fever. The brothers were driven to the hospital by an ambulance.

Konoha was rushed to the emergency room while the brothers waited outside. Someone helped to inform their parents of their whereabouts. While their brother was being treated, another ambulance arrived. This time, it was a couple who were involved in an accident. The two victims were also rushed into the emergency room.

Haruka immediately recognized the pink blouse of the woman, “MOM!!”

The twins rushed to follow their parents but they were stopped right before entering the emergency room. The nurse slowly talked to them and told them to be patient. It was 6 hours. 6 hours before they overheard that Konoha’s heart failed twice and their parent’s confirmed death.

Here they were again, at the same hospital with the same situation. Haruka was pacing around, not being able to sit still like Kuroha. 1 hour passed. 2 hours passed. Kuroha finally sighed and got up. He grabbed hold of Haruka’s shoulders after the teen didn’t stop pacing for 2 whole hours straight. Kuroha looked into his twin’s eyes, “He’ll be alright.”

Haruka shook his head, “What if- What if it was the same as…last time?? What if- If his heart stops again? I can’t- Kuroha, I can’t- We can’t lose him.. We can’t lose him again- We can’t-!” Haruka was downright crying helplessly. He was shaking out of fear and his mind could not be put at ease until he knew that Konoha was alright.

Kuroha pulled his brother into a tight hug. He was afraid too. They had lost their parents. Losing Konoha would be the finishing blow to crush their sanity. Luckily, when the doctor came out, he was smiling, “Your brother is safe from harm.”

Haruka would have fallen to the ground if Kuroha wasn’t holding him. Relief flowed through their minds and body. The doctor knew the twins well because of the tragedy all those years ago.

“Konoha is fine. His symptoms were similar to his first incident but the medication that he took this time wasn’t poisonous to his body. It was just a false alarm. But I do advise you two to come see me if he’s ever sick so that I can prescribe him the ones that are confirmed to not endanger his body.”

Kuroha lifted his hand up, “What medication?”

The doctor looked confused, “I found traces of a type of medication in his system. Surely you two would know about that.”

Haruka gave the doctor a hard look, “Konoha promised to inform us if he were to ever swallow another pill again.”

Kuroha continued, “And he’s never broken it since.”

The doctor shrugged, “I guess we’ll have to wait till he wakes up.”

Suddenly, a teenage boy with similar school uniform approached Kuroha, “Senpai.”

Kuroha turned around. It was one of his junior prefects, “Why are you here?”

“I have a confession…”

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The doctor and Haruka had to hold Kuroha back from punching the kid, “WHAT THE FUCK?!”

“I’m sorry senpai!”

“WHY IN THE- WHAT WERE ALL OF YOU THINKING?!”

“Kuroha calm down!” shouted Haruka.

Kuroha was heaving, anger flowing through his veins. He balled his fist and punched the wall of the hospital. He tried to calm himself but all he could see was red. Haruka gave the kid a stern look, “Please leave us. If you stay here any longer, I can’t guarantee you that my brother wouldn’t harm you.”

The teenage boy nodded furiously and left the premises. Haruka looked at his brother who was trying to inhale and exhale slowly. He approached Kuroha and squeezed his shoulders, “Konoha is safe brother.”

Kuroha nodded, “We still need them to get the message though.”

Haruka smiled, “I agree.”

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Haruka entered the student council room with their meeting about the school festival about to begin. The room was somewhat quiet. Everyone was staring at Haruka with feared looks in their eyes but Haruka was just smiling happily as how he always did.

The president of the student council cleared his throat, “Well Haruka, you’re a bit late but I’ll excuse you this time.”

“Why thank you” replied Haruka.

The vice president added, “And I heard you skipped half the day of school today. You do know we don’t take these acts lightly.”

Haruka was still smiling but it was….a fake smile, as though he was playing with them, “Wouldn’t you know anything about that~”

The president had a scorned look on his face, “What are you implying?”

“My brother was rushed to the hospital earlier. Apparently he had taken a medication he wasn’t supposed to.”

The seniors stiffened. Haruka got up from his seat and continued his talk, “You see, my brother has a bottomless pit but his stomach cannot accept a variety of food which is why I prepare his bento for him. He nearly died a few years ago because he had carelessly swallowed one of our parent’s pills.”

Haruka was walking with slow strides towards the president and the vice president, all the while keeping eye contact. He was still smiling as he explained, “His heart stopped twice during surgery. And our parents died on the same day because they were rushing to the hospital.”

When he got close enough, Haruka grabbed the vice president’s neck in a strong grip. The president immediately reacted and was about to punch the teen but Haruka expertly grabbed his fist before it collided with his face. He was no longer smiling. The president shivered when his eyes met Haruka’s soulless ones. Haruka twisted the man’s fist, effectively twisting the president’s body, landing it on the hard ground.

The rest of student council could only gape in fear. Haruka had a weak body but that was exactly why their parents had sent him for martial arts. Satisfied with the passed out president, Haruka’s attention went back to the teenage girl, “And you. I know your relative owns a drugstore in Hamachi Street. Don’t think I don’t know what you did.”

“I-I’m…!! Sor-ry!” she choked out.

The treasurer of the student council approached Haruka with a trembling voice, “H-Haruka listen! We just wanted you back with us! You used to stay after school until late evening! And now you just go ‘Konoha this’ and ‘Konoha that’ and-!” The teen paused when Haruka stared at him with an unreadable expression.

All of a sudden, Haruka laughed, pure and without a trace of hate or anger, “Hahahaha!! Want me back? You guys ‘want’ me back?”

He released the vice president who immediately started coughing and gasping for air. Haruka faced the student council members, “You never lost me. You just couldn’t accept the fact that I had better things to do other than work my ass off for you guys. So congratulations for achieving in unleashing this side of me~”

Haruka took out a white envelope and tossed it to the secretary, “That’s my withdrawal letter from the student council. I’ll think of joining again next year when the seniors have moved out. Until then,” Haruka kneeled in front of the vice president and smirked devilishly, “Stay away from Konoha. Or you’ll regret it.”

The teen smiled at the rest of the members and bowed, giving his thanks for taking care of him the past year and a half. He was about to exit when he stopped, “Oh!” He turned to look at them, “You guys are lucky you aren’t the prefects. Pretty sure you guys would be shitting your pants right now if you were!”

They all shivered at the thought. Who knows what Kuroha would do…

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Both Haruka and Kuroha sighed as they stared at Konoha. Their brother was being strapped to machine to assist his breathing. There was nothing wrong with his breathing but it was just precaution. Haruka was on Konoha’s left with Kuroha on his right. They were going through a stack of papers, each consisting of other schools nearby their house.

Kuroha groaned, “Do we really have to do this now?”

“Well, we’re most likely suspended for a few days or weeks, which kind of depends on what you did, so we might as well start looking for another school.”

“Wait why would you get suspended?”

Haruka laughed sheepishly, “I kinda choked my vice president and knocked my president out…”

Kuroha shrugged, “Hey at least you didn’t play Russian roulette with knives.”

“Oh my god Kuroha, please tell me you didn’t-“

“Woah woah woah. No one got hurt ok? …Well maybe grazed a cheek or two..”

“Yup, we’re definitely suspended.”

The room became silent again. The twins watched their younger brother. They didn’t know that being too involved with the school would jeopardize their brother’s life as well. Konoha’s hand twitched and his eyes blinked a few times before he was fully awake. He was greeted by his brothers smiling happily at him.

“Rise and shine!”

Konoha smiled back, “Where are we?”

“The hospital” answered Kuroha, “You gave us quite a scare kiddo.”

“Sorry..”

The twins ruffled their brother’s hair, “It’s fine.”

Haruka sighed again, “But… We might have to move schools… Kuroha got into a lot of trouble just now.”

Kuroha was baffled, “Excuse me?”

Haruka ignored his twin and instead smiled sweetly at Konoha, “Would you mind? It might be a bit farther but you’ll transfer with us! You’re gonna have to quit your clubs too…”

At first Konoha was confused. But then he sort of figured it out. His brothers knew what was best for him. And if they wanted to transfer to a new school, Konoha wouldn’t mind in the least. He also figured that he was in the hospital because of the school or something related to it to make his brothers want to transfer so suddenly. So, Konoha smiled brightly, “I don’t mind.”

Haruka punched his fist in the air, “Yes!”

Kuroha chuckled, “You know what? I seriously think we should just start home schooling. Uncle is going to kill us when he hears about this.”

Haruka hummed thoughtfully, “Either that or we seriously need to repeat another year*.”

Their laughter filled the once quiet room. After discussing about some of the other schools, Kuroha and Haruka bantered back and forth about the schools’ pros and cons. All the while, Konoha could only watch in glee and content. He was happy wherever his brothers were so wherever they decided to go, that’s where he’ll be. Some time in between their small fights, Konoha silently dozed off.

When the twins noticed, they smiled. Oh the things they would do for their younger brother. Konoha was truly the light of their lives. They both kissed Konoha’s forehead goodnight and slept by his sides. The future can wait. For now, the brothers bask in each other’s safety.

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Author’s Note: I have done so many things in life that I’m not proud of… THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM

Okay, for those who didn’t quite get the last thing that Haruka said, he meant that both he and Kuroha needed to repeat a year just so that they can be in the same year as Konoha wwwwwwwwww

CUTE KONOCEST BROTP NESS IS CUTE OK BYE

[alisayamin]

Entwined Fates (Part 2) -Kagerou Project Medieval AU-

Yay! Part 2! Thanks to those who stick around to read this~

Part 1 

Preview Part 2: 

The sculptor shook his just as a soft knock was heard on the other side of his wooden door followed by a soft voice, "Nii-san, may I come in?"

Haruka could only laugh at the difference between his younger brother and Kano's dramatic entrance, "Come on in Konoha."

The fond smile on the sculptor's face disappeared when his brother actually stepped into the room. Konoha looked exhausted and completely drained. Most knights take advantage of Konoha's inhumane strength and kind heart to help them with the odd duties of the castle. Some of them even include Konoha in missions he wasn't approved to participate in.

The white haired knight stumbled towards his brother. After two steps, Konoha's eyelids became heavy and his muscles seemed to gave up on any further movement. Immediately realizing what was about to happen, Haruka quickly got up and rushed towards his younger brother to support his falling body. As expected, the knight had already fallen asleep when he was caught in his brother's arms.

Momo twirls on the tabletop; her frilly dress showing off its beauty magnificently. The audience watches, entranced as the beautiful dancer continues her act for everyone to see. At certain times, she would wink at the crowd, often at any random stranger she could get eye contact with which admittedly, was too easy. She was used to it. Even at a young age, everyone seemed to look her way. Using it as an advantage as an attractive adolescent, she manages to supply a good income for four people; herself, her brother and the twins.

They had traveled across the kingdom, searching for new people to entertain. Technically, what they were doing was illegal. Public display of talent shouldn't earn them any income. Yet, people seem to appreciate her dancing more than her brother. Sometimes, she would sing. Her voice, although not as good as some other women, attracts more people than she could handle. She refrains from singing unless they're desperately low on food supply or money.

They had protection too. Her brother, Shintarou was nowhere near stupid. Actually he borders towards 'Genius'. Calculating each step they took, Shintarou manages to constantly move them strategically around the kingdom and even ensures that the money they had was enough to find them cosy inns and good supply.

The twins, Takane and Ene had a different task in the party. Ene watches over the crowd, selecting those with bad intentions or suspicious demeanor. Her older twin, Takane, an excellent archer would be the one to go for the kill. Eyes as sharp as a hawk, Takane could easily shoot down anyone in her view that Ene deemed a threat.

Which was no surprise when Kano found himself caught in the diner Momo was currently dancing in. The whole room became silent right after Takane shot an arrow from across the room. The arrow grazed Kano's cheek and pinned the hood he was wearing on the wall, thus revealing his face. The royal symbol on the knight's armor was also seen by almost everyone in the room. Kano looked surprised before he smirked.

Takane jumped over the table and shielded Momo from the royal knight, "And what dirty business do you have here, sir knight?"

"I could ask you the same thing, archer~"

[Earlier on]

The sound of metal against wood hummed smoothly in the sculptor's quarters. He smiled as his hand continued carving his next wooden masterpiece. When his door slammed open, he jolted slightly out of shock, "Konoha, knocking is common-"

"I'm a man without courtesy Haruka~" chimed a sly voice.

Haruka Kokonose, the sculptor, turned towards his visitor, "Kano-san. Is everything alright?"

Kano tilted his head, "Well, I kinda broke the handle of the dagger you made for me last week."

The sculptor laughed heartily, "I'm surprised it even lasted a day! I advised you that it was a prototype."

"Yeah and I really liked the grip. So..."

Haruka nodded understandingly, "I'll have a set made in a day or two. Konoha will deliver it."

"Thanks. Do you want its remains?"

The sculptor was surprised that the knight had kept the broken pieces. Accepting the destroyed parts, Kano left with a wave of his hand before he closed the door. Haruka examined what was left of the weapon. By the looks of it, the wooden grip was completely crushed but the sharp blade remained intact. There were even splotches of dried blood on the smooth surface of the sharp object.

Haruka sighed deeply, "Konoha was right... He really can't hold back when it comes to Kido-san..."

Everyone knew about Kido's injured neck because the princess wouldn't stop her ranting everywhere she went in the castle a few hours ago. Haruka shook his head as he thought of the gruesome acts Kano must have inflicted on the prisoner that slashed the female knight. 

Just then, a soft knock was heard on the other side of his wooden door, followed by a soft voice, "Nii-san, may I come in?"

Haruka could only laugh at the difference between his younger brother and Kano's dramatic entrance, "Come on in Konoha."

The fond smile on the sculptor's face disappeared when his brother actually stepped into the room. Konoha looked exhausted and completely drained. Most knights take advantage of Konoha's inhumane strength and kind heart to help them with the odd duties of the castle. Some of them even include Konoha in missions he wasn't approved to participate in.

The white haired knight stumbled towards his brother. After two steps, Konoha's eyelids became heavy and his muscles seemed to gave up on any further movement. Immediately realizing what was about to happen, Haruka quickly got up and rushed towards his younger brother to support his falling body. As expected, the knight had already fallen asleep when he was caught in his brother's arms.

Konoha's body was limp and lifeless. The sculptor had put on a very concerned face. It had been awhile since the white haired knight was this fatigued and weak. Haruka could feel his brother's tensed muscles and aching joints. Bracing himself, the sculptor gently maneuvered the knight's body onto his bed and slowly took off pieces of the heavy armor.

When Konoha was fully undressed from all the excess apparel, Haruka took a few minutes to simply stare at his brother's sleeping face. He gently pulled the rope that tied Konoha's hair into a small ponytail right at the nape of his neck, letting his hair flow freely on the pillow. Haruka brushed the knight's fringe and caressed his cheek lovingly.

Haruka smiled and kissed Konoha's forehead, "Sleep well brother."

Konoha's breathing slowed down and soon he was snoring lightly on his brother's bed. Haruka walked over to his work table where he had left the remains of Kano's dagger. It finally hit him. He whispered to himself, "If Kano-san's weapon got destroyed because he interrogated the prisoner, then Konoha was left to do other duti- ... I see."

His eyes narrowed slightly as he quietly gathered materials to make new daggers for Kano.

At some point, Haruka ended up sitting on the floor, carving handles of daggers with a small knife. He was most comfortable working on the ground because of the cool surface. He couldn't tell how much time had passed but Konoha joined him on the floor too with Haruka's blanket wrapped around his body. The sleepy white haired knight leaned on his brother's back, his head fitting perfectly in between Haruka's shoulder blades and neck. The sculptor didn't mind. That was how they used to sleep when they lived in the forest as little orphans a few years ago.

Both brothers were found in the forest by patrolling knights during the war. They wanted to take Haruka when they saw his carvings on the pieces of wood he was holding; showing a promising potential for the King. Infuriated, Konoha single handedly carried a log on his shoulder and screamed as he tossed it onto the knights that were grabbing his brother. The knights ran off but they came back not a day later with the King by their side. Through slow speech and kind negotiations, Haruka and Konoha agreed to serve the King. Haruka became a sculptor while Konoha became a knight.

Their terms were simple - both brothers were allowed to see each other or spend time together anytime they wanted to. It didn't matter when. Once, Haruka traveled to where Konoha was just because he wanted to. Konoha had done the same even during missions or important tasks. Sometimes, they just need each other's presence to secure themselves. It wouldn't be the first time Konoha had fainted out of exhaustion in Haruka's domain. The white haired knight would only do so if he was too tired to take care of his body. Thus, he entrust it to his other half, his brother.

Few hours passed, perhaps a day. Konoha was still asleep on Haruka's back when the sculptor's door was burst opened promptly yet again. Haruka seriously thinks that the only person who would knock on his door politely was Konoha.

His attention went to his intruder. There was Kido, huffing from running through the hallways most likely, "I need Konoha."

Haruka tilted his head in a questioning manner, "Why exactly?"

"It's confirmed. Seto's missing. He hasn't come back from his mission at the appointed time. Kano and I are going to retrieve him back. We've got permission to bring Konoha along."

The sculptor sighed heavily. He put down his tools and gently nudged Konoha's head with his own, "Konoha... It's time to wake up."

Konoha groaned before his eyes fluttered open. It never cease to amaze Kido how easy it was for Haruka to wake Konoha up. No one had ever managed to awaken the white haired knight on a regular basis.

Konoha lifted his head to face his brother, "Hmm..?"

"You have a mission." Haruka informed directly.

Konoha nodded slowly, "Oh."

Haruka's heart broke slightly at the sad undertone of his brother's response. The sculptor then stole a glance at Kido's bandaged neck and smirked, unnoticed by the knight at his doorway, "Kido-san promised to make your favorite meal when you guys return though~"

"WHAT?!" screamed the female knight.

Konoha's eyes widened with shock and disbelief. He looked towards Kido, "Really Kido-san?"

Kido was shaking with anger but Konoha looked so hopeful with his big round eyes and it melted her heart. She then glared at Haruka's innocent smiling face that was almost daring her to say 'No'. She looked back at Konoha and finally sighed in defeat, "Fine."

The white haired knight was suddenly energized and quickly got up and proceeded to put on his armor in less than 3 minutes. When he was fully prepped, Haruka helped to tie his brother's hair into the small ponytail Konoha loved. Once done, the knight turned and smiled at his brother, "I'm off Nii-san."

Haruka smiled back, "Have a safe journey."

Konoha exited the room and walked passed the sulking Kido. The female knight glared at the still smiling sculptor, "You could have gotten him to go for his mission without bribing him with my cooking."

Haruka smirked, "Consider this as revenge for my brother~"

"What?"

"Nevermind. Oh and take this." Haruka tossed a whole satchel of clanging daggers to Kido, "Give them to your brother. He requested them yesterday."

Kido nodded and left the sculptor to himself. Soon, she left the castle with Kido and Konoha. Since they only had close range weapons with them, Kano suggested to purchase some long range weapons from the weaponry shop that crafts for the castle knights as well. The three knights wore long hooded cloaks to avoid getting noticed by people. Not many folks fancy the royal knights since their presence usually include bad news or orders.

They walked through the streets of the nearby village until they reached their destination. With a brief revelation of the royal symbol on their armor, they were offered any weapon they wanted. Kido suggested a traditional bow and arrows or even a crossbow. That was when something caught Kano's attention along the street of the store.

A woman had walked passed them with a cloaked object on her back. He knew exactly what it was, "Or maybe we could just get ourselves an archer."

[END]

Note: Haruka's Revenge - Konoha was overworked because Kano took over his interrogating duty. This lead him to carry out other duties that isn't his and the other knights took advantage of that. Furthermore, Kido practically called Konoha for a mission when he was still sleeping which means he didn't get enough sleep.

So, as a small price for bullying Konoha, Haruka kinda forced Kido to cook later when they all get back. Kido don't do much cooking but is apparently good at it. Yes, Haruka loves Konoha very much and will take action when necessary cuz he knows his baby brother would never do anything when others misuse/mistreat him.