#kyu scribbles

[thriceboundhome]

"Owie!"

Itani looked up at the tree he stood under with a glare. His fingers were thrumming on his bicep his anxiety.

He and Quinn were planning a suprise for Kakashi. Quinn wanted to do it as soon as the gift was complete and ready to be given.

"What happened? Are you alright?" Itani asked.

"Yeah, just got a splinter," Quinn sat up on the branch she sat on and clapped her hands together,"it's all set."

At his sister's words the white haired boy nodded and relaxed his posture. Now what was all left for them to do was wait for the older male.

A few minutes had passed before Quinn picked up the sound of feet lazily meeting the ground. Her ears twitched in time with her growing smile.

"Ita, Kakashi-san is coming!"

Itani perked up at his sister's words. Excitment rushed through them both as the sound of feet meeting the ground grew louder. Quinn fitted herself behind two leafy branches until she could only see the sky and the white covered head of her brother.

When Kakashi passed the last line of trees and entered the clearing Itani gave a brief glance at Quinn before nodding to himself.

A smile washed over his lips when his idol walked up to him and placed a hand on his head.

Now or never.

"Okay, I didn't ask you to come for an out of the blue spar," the boy thumbed over his bottom lip as he spoke," but instead I have a gift for you."

After talking he pushed on the male's middle. Switching their places, Kakashi was now under the tree where Quinn sat above.

"Oh and when he said 'I' he meant 'we'!"

Quinn giggled out as she gently tossed out the multi-coloured cape out of the tree where it rested. The girl grinned and watched the cloth slowly make it's way to cover the head of Kakashi.

As the older male pushed the cloth out of his face the image of Itani's and Quinn's smiling faces entered his vision.

@depressedhatakekakashi (Take it away!)

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"Do we have to? They're really scary!"

Quinn shuddered as she tried to convince her brother to head back home. They had an off day from all missions. It wasn't for the fact they were tired just that they weren't together as much they were used to.

"You say that but you were drooling over them when we first saw them and proceeded to cry when you found out one of them is in a relationship."

Itani huffed a laugh as his sister pouted at his words. They were going to Sunakagure to visit a friend of theirs. On the way they-more like Itani-decided to stop and say 'Hi' to the infamous Sand Siblings.

They had met them on a mission they got along with Shikamaru. The Nara shinobi was supposed to go out with the sand kunoichi aswell.

Quinn sobbed twice that day, she didn't know that her friend was in a relationship. She was trying her best to remeber if she crossed any lines. All she got was simple hugs and hand holding.

The second time was when she saw Temari. She was soo pretty, it killed her to think about making her think Shikamaru was being unfaithful. The girl stayed away from the male for a solid four weeks.

"Did you have to remind me? Four whole weeks without cloud watching with pineapple head and you laugh at me!"

Itani ignored his sister in favor of wrapped his arm and rubbing her head. They were nearing the village gates, a small smile tugged at their lips.

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Mun's Notes: I don't know it feels right to stop here and make a part 2! Imma tag who I need to tag and you can tell me what you think I should do! @temarihime

[thriceboundhome]

Even siblings have Secrets

Itani walked out his shared house in the dead of night, bow and arrow in hand.

Tears streamed from his eyes in tandem with his mind. Slow words, so clear, they echoed. He tried to ignore them but with each effort the words changed from clear whispers to angry shouts.

Useless! Murderer! Lier!

He choked on the sob that wrecked through his body. He stopped trying to push the venom coated words from his mind. Instead he embraced the pain that spread from his head to the empty pit in his gut.

In his sorrow, Itani didn't hear the scraping of feet against the dry wooden floors. Quinn had woken to a empty bed and quiet sounds of sobs in the living room.

She didn't have a clue about Itani's insomnia and nightmares. She only saw her loving brother who was always up before her and setting up the table for breakfast.

So, when she reached the end the staircase and sees her brother curled up on their porch shaking, she was utterly destroyed.

"I-itani? Why are y-you outside?"

Her question went unanswered. Everything was silent save for the whistling of the wind. Her brother's sobs had ebbed into small whimpers.

She slid open the front door and crouched beside him. Quinn placed her hand on Itani's head. That was until he flinched away from her hands.

Itani was too far in his own head. Trying to fight the accusations in his head. Make himself change his mind and it's veiws on him. The feather light touch of his sister had registerd as a harsh, heavy hand clawing at his skin.

"No, no! Please, I'm not like that"

He whimpered out in definace to the words in his head. They didn't let up, just moved it's target to his weaker spots.

You ruined Quinn's life. The same person you call family. Your the reason she isn't with her family.

The words screamed at him. It echoed until Itani were muttering it himself. In his haze, he didn't feel his sister move his trembling frame onto her lap.

Her hands ran through his hair lightly. Enough to give comfort but not enough to notice. Tears of her own danced it's way down her face. She was scolding herself for not noticing earlier.

The starin behind his smile. The sad look that was buried in his forest green eyes. Even the lack of enthusiasm in his daily hobbies.

You terrible excuse for a human! You should leave everyone! Something- Someone - interupted the onslaught of hurtful words. 'I don't wanna play these games no more'

No would miss you anyway,they would probably be happy about it! The melody returned until it was the only thing present in Itani's mind. 'I don't wanna play it, I don't wanna stay round here no more I don't wanna stay here"

Quinn sang until her brother's body went still and his breathing calmed down. They didn't speak for the remaining of the night. They didn't need to. Quinn's okay with questions without answers. Itani's okay with being leaving this with the darkness of the night.

Both watched the sun rise, comfortable being in each others space. Close together to provide one another with enough calm.

Even siblings have secrets but most of all they have each other.

@youthful-kana

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The shuffle of feet and the moving of pot and pans filled the large cottage. Itani was busy in the kitchen preparing snacks and the like. Sage had just popped in and is making drinks and storing them into the fridge.

"Oi, 'Tani. Where's the peaches?"

"Check the shelves that you know Quinn can't reach."

"Smart." The redhead smiled. The thought of the short elf eared girl trying to climb the counters for fruit was humorous. Taking the bowl of already sliced fruit and placing them near the sink where they prepared the beverages.

Tall glass bottles lined the counter filled with different coloured liquids. The bottles were lined up in three line of fours. They were trying to make enough so that everyone could get their fill and take one home if they whished.

" 'Tani, check the meat in the oven and the veggies on the stove!"

"Thanks for the heads up, Sagey."

The white haired male mummbled above the armful of spices that he heald as he hurried over to the stove. Setting the seasonings down on the counter top near the pot of veggies, Itani started stirring around the food.

Occasionally he sprinkled some of the spices and added spoonfuls of rice. After turning off the stove top Itani got oven mitts to check on the beef that he had placed in the oven.

"A little more.. about thirty more minutes and I can start the salad."

"Looks good to me, take it out so I can check it." Sage added as they rinsed out their hands from the peach juice they were just elbow deep in.

The younger male nodded and slowly took out the baked meet and rested it up on the stove top. He handed Sage a knife and a small plate before stepping towards where the redhead stood.

They both check each other's work before returning to the living room to revise all that they did since Quinn left the house.

All baked sweets were sitting on the long wooden table and pastries were resting on the couches, all where covered by multiple kitchen cloths.

"Salad and then we're done." Itani hummed while going through all the frosted cookies.

"No cake?" Sage asked as he stole a blue frosted cookie from Itani's hand. Said make shook his head, "Sis ensures that there will be enough baked treat to not need cake. Plus I don't like them much."

He shrugged at the end of his sentence as his hands undid the bun in his hair. Sage passed a hair through his own head of hair before rubbing the other's back.

"Let's clean up the kitchen and us then get decorations ready in like an hour?"

"In an hour and a half for the most?"

They both shared a fist bump before tackling the kitchen.