A Walk in the Park (Hyacintha&Snow)

It was a mystery of how and why Snow’s barely used cellphone decided to capture the message sent. Perhaps it was a wrong number or something, but as the shadow read the text when it came in, he was on the edge of simply erasing it when Hyacintha appeared in the door way of the kitchen with hands on her hips.

“Drop that spoon and let’s go to the park,” she said with a nod of finality.

Snow blinked in confusion as he paused stirring the rather sad starts of a soup. They hadn’t gone shopping in a while…so he kind of had to work with what he had to make a soup that was requested and now his master was telling him to stop cooking and come to the park with her?

“But the so-“ he began, but was cut off as Hyacintha shook her head.

“Nope. Theme park,” she said with a huff.

“Theme park?” Snow asked still confused and then watching her nod eventually sighed and gave in. “Alright. Theme park,” he said as he turned off the pot and made sure nothing was going to catch on fire while they were away. Behind him Hyacintha was cheering as she ran off to get ready.


Thirty minutes later, it was 8:58 pm and the shadow and his master came to the gate of the huge theme park. People were filing out, but that didn’t matter to Hyacintha who was jumping around as she looked at the many attraction beyond. She was so excited that she pulled Snow towards the ticket booth wanting to get in there in a hurry; however, she would pause as she spotted a familiar blonde along the way.

Oh! It was that boy from school. What was he doing here? Was he waiting for someone?

Well since they would be passing the guy on the way to the ticket booth why not speak to him? Not missing a beat, Hyacintha hopped away from Snow before she settled happily a safe distance away from the blonde with a bright smile on her face.

“Hi! Hi!” she said with a cheerful wave before Snow’s voice drifted more calmly from behind her.

“Ah. Good evening, Kurosawa-san. Please forgive the intrusion upon your thoughts.”

Hyacintha’s rolled her eyes at Snow’s formality, but at the same time she didn’t really get at him either for it. She did kind of just come over and started speaking hadn’t she? And the blonde had been in what appeared to be thought so…whoops?

Guess she’d have to find out if this was a good or bad idea if the other reacted at all to what had been said.

Hyacintha would keep her smile in place as she waved cheerfully at the blonde as he turned and looked over at her. He didn’t seem to thrilled to see her, but she passed that off as him still being in thought….but then again maybe this one had a bad impression of her since he had seen her in a bad state back at the school….Well whatever it was that made him give her such a look, Hyacintha tried to be cheerful none the less. Her smile would fade only slightly as he seemingly answered Snow and said he wasn't doing anything at all, even if his tone and behavior suggested something else. Was he perhaps sad or something? And if so why? Hyacintha pondered this for a second before she came up with an idea.

“Well, if you are free then why don’t you come with us into the park? I am sure we can have much fun together!” she said becoming bubbly once more as she became silent to see if the other would respond.

Snow, on the other hand, remained as calm as ever, taking note of this and that shift in the air as he kept an eye on his master and the boy. He remember the blonde quite well from the school and had found him to be one of the more tolerable humans he had encountered thus far. Sure there was one other that currently beat this one in the tolerance department, but that one was…

Snow would push that thought aside as he tilted his head at the blonde’s words. His master seemed to take the idea of doing nothing to mean the boy was potentially free and perhaps wanting to go into the park; however, Snow had to wondered if this one really wanted that. His last set of words didn’t seem to suggest such things. Still, the shadow did nothing to contradict his master's words as he glanced at the park with a disinterested look.

“We don’t come here often, but occasionally my sister wants to come, so I just tag along. I have to admit that the walk and fresh air is nice enough to tolerate such outings,” the shadow said as his eyes drifted back to the blonde, his attitude remaining polite as usual.

“Oh boo. You make it seem like a funeral or something,” Hyacintha said to Snow with a frown before looking back at the blonde with a smile. “If you haven’t had the time to take this place in, I can show you what makes this place so wonderful and why people keep coming to it,” she finished before becoming silent to wait to see if the blonde would speak or not. As she waited, her eyes occasionally flicked to the gate every now and then, making one wonder if she would wait much longer before running into the park herself.

When Hyacintha offered for the boy to come with them, Hyacintha would remain smiling for a bit, but then seeing him fold his arms and seemingly ponder her request that smile would fade a bit. Maybe…maybe he was really busy then? A bit disappointing if that was the case, but honestly she would have fun regardless and hope for the best when it came to the blonde. However, Hyacintha was distracted from the blonde when Snow decided to speak so boringly about the best thing since…since…well anything! As she teased Snow, he would look to the side with his nose slightly tilted up as he shoved one hand into his pocket. A light “hmph” escaped him as he, in his own way, playfully disagreed with her.

In any case, the play seemed to lighten the mood and even got a giggle from the blonde which only made Hyacintha grin as Snow glanced over at the taller boy with slightly raised eyebrows.

“Indeed,” Snow would respond back as his face became neutral although his tone held amusement in it. “Heat and sun are the end of me…”

“But the life of the show for me. Heat and sun means…”

“The water parks with all their “delightful” screaming children. It is such a…”

“Blast to go there, but unfortunately we cannot go there right now since it is closed and such. Such a…

“Wonderful blessing in disguise.”

The flip and flop of chat between the pair was fluid and unbroken as they bounced off of each other’s words without missing a beat showing just how opposite they were and yet how connected they were to each other. If it wasn't for the fact that two people stood near each other, one would think these two were one person or something.

Regardless of the strange response back, the talk ended with Hyacintha shaking her head at Snow and the boy tilting his head curiously at the blonde. Apparently, his other half's disapproval of his more negative views on life was a normal thing for him.

“Does Kurosawa-san prefers night over day?” Snow asked curious if there was anything else that he and this human may have in common. It was an odd thing to do, but this wasn't the first time this particular one had amused him. Naturally, he took full notice of things that kept his attention and interest. The fact that this one had successful caught both twice probably meant he was worth investing some time in to figure out.

In any case, after the small question had passed, Hyacintha was cheering for joy as she jumped up and down when the blonde agreed to come along with them.

“Yay! Let’s do this!!!” she said and then moved off ahead a little, leaving Snow with the blonde. Snow would watch her go as she paused and yelled for them to hurry up before looking back at the ticket booth and hopping up and down like a child waiting for the candy store to open.

Snow shook his head lightly at this as he pushed his glasses back up and looked over at the blonde.

“I hope she can match your standards for you have picked quite the guide, Kurosawa-san,” the boy said in soft tones the light amusement still held in his voice despite no smiles or signs of emotion within his body language or face. With a light bow, he would guesture for the blonde to follow Hyacintha. If he did, Snow would trail behind the blonde. This way he could keep both in sight.

Whatever discomfort, confusion, or amusement the strange line of conversation caused the boy was not noticed by the two siblings as they simply did what was natural to them. They were not concerned about judgements or respect at this point as they simply spoke on the same subject from different standpoints. When the boy spoke on children, Hyacintha gasped as she placed a hand over her mouth in shock.

“You don’t really mean that do you? A cage or zoo for that matter is no place for children,” she would say in disbelief. She could not even imagine an innocent child within a cage, let alone an animal. No matter how wild or loud they were, they all deserved their freedom. Or at least that was how she saw the world.

Snow, on the other hand, would remain quiet when this topic came up, his eyes glancing over the blonde up and down for a moment as he sized this rather….charming creature up. It was rare humans said such things about children, but the fact this one had said such words without any remorse only made Snow admire him a bit. The bluntness was a rather appealing trait. In any case, this pleasure wouldn’t show upon his face, but would instead come out in a form of a question which the boy answered well enough.

To this Snow nodded.

“Hmmm..You and Hyacintha have that in common. She is an earlier bird too. I not so much, but the early time is beneficial to getting some things done. The comfort of night is much more my setting,” Snow said getting a shocked looked from Hyacintha. She had never seen him open up to someone like that before. Even when Nilo was around he was a bit closed and yet with this guy he was relaxed. Was it perhaps because this one wasn’t after her?

Hyacintha would ponder this for only a second before forgetting all about gloom and mystery as it was agreed upon to go into the park. As excitement filled her and she moved off, Snow would give the other a rare smirk of amusement at his word.

“Act?” he repeated in a soft tone. “I am afraid that is just how she is and this is tame for her. Just wait until we get in the park,” Snow said before following the other. The trio would go to the ticket booth where Hyacintha got tickets for all three of them (or if Shun already has one, she gets one for herself and Snow). Once the tickets were bought and everyone was in, Hyacintha pretty much took one look around the park and then spotting a roller coaster took off running forgetting she had agreed to be a guide.

“See? There she goes, so now you are stuck with boring old me,” Snow would say as he trailed casually along the path Hyacintha had took. It was clear he wasn’t worried about the girl nor was he going to go rushing after her. Apparently he was use to this sort of behavior from her as he seemed quite relaxed in the place and at peace with what had occurred.

“So, what do you think? Anything here catch your fancy?” he would ask as he kept in step with the blonde remaining polite and proper as always.

That giggle he gave in response to her question about whether he was serious or not about the children comment…it made Hyacintha a bit uncomfortable. How could one be human and have such hate for children? That just seemed abnormal.

“How cruel…” she would whisper as she looked at the ground unable to accept this sort of bluntness. She sometimes envied Snow for being able to let these things slid, but herself? She could not let it go, but thankfully she kept her tongue held for the time being. Despite this discomfort, Hyacintha would quickly get over it when going into the park came up. Focused more on fun than anything else, when she got in the park she was oblivious to Snow and the blonde as she raced for the line to one of the roller coaster. As she waited for her turn, she rocked on her feet impatiently as the line slowly inched forward. She wanted it to be her turn already! Why did she have to wait?

Meanwhile, Snow was left with the blonde who continued to chat with him. To the blonde’s question, Snow folded his arms as he looked towards the night sky in thought. Now how should he answered that?

“It is accurate if you stay out pass the witching hour,” he finally say a small hint of play under his serious tones. He agreed with the definition to a degree as it lined up with his way of functioning, but time was what really determined if one was a child of the night or not. As for the smirking and what not, the shadow did not see these as negative traits, but ones rather attractive in humans. He liked overconfidence. Add a bit of smart-ass to the mix and he found the rather repelling brew quite nice. After all, Snow could play easily on this sort of field without getting his feeling hurts. The question was could the boy play on even ground with him? He’d have to wait and see.

In any case once in the park, Snow took notice of Shun’s behavior when Hyacintha decided to run off.

“Hm?” he would give the other a questioning look at the sigh. Did he want to go with her? Or was there something else? Curious as to why he was so upset when he had been warned beforehand, Snow would observe the blonde a bit more before taking note of the words spoken.

“A dear friend, you say? Then perhaps you two could get along, no?” Snow would say more as a question rather than a statement. He wasn’t sure if said friend was happy memories or not. The boy being surrounded in a strange aura made it hard for him to read the other so easily. In any case, he wouldn’t pry if the other did not wish to speak on the subject matter anymore as he turned serious eyes to the park that he knew well enough. As he studied the booths and rides, he didn’t seem to be to bother by the other grabbing a park map and then after studying it settled on the ride of choice.

To the other’s words, Snow looked away with his nose slightly tilted in the air.

“How cute,” he said softly, but not in a hostile way. In fact, the words could be considered respectful even if the tone he used was serious. He picked up easily on the way the boy used his words against him and in turn appreciate the play as he leveled amused eyes with the other. “The Ferris Wheel sounds like a good start to this adventure, so why not. I personally have no preferences to be honest. Whatever you choose is fine with me,” he would say as he shifted their course to head towards the ride mentioned. As they approached the ride, they’d have a small line to wait in until their turn. So Snow would take a spot in line positioning himself so that his companion could comfortably stand by him if he wanted to.

Meanwhile as they waited, Hyacintha moved forward in her line getting closer and closer to the roller coaster she wanted to ride.

Calmness, confidence, and other emotions played off the boy who had remained silent for a moment after Snow had spoken. Sure, he had given a hum here or there in response to this or that, but outside of that the boy did not add onto the first topic and didn’t seem to want to expand upon the friendship issue either. Did this bother Snow? Not really. He honestly didn’t mind the lack of talk. He could read and understand humans better this way.

“Mmm. Nice is a good word for her,” Snow said with a light nod as his eyes looked over at the taller blonde. He took note of the smile there, but did not return it as his eyes drifted away from the other. His calmness and non-hostility remained as he continued to walk, so it wasn’t as if the boy had done anything to offend the shadow. No this was simply Snow’s way.

“I had often wondered that myself in the past, but in a place such as this, yes. It is safe. She won’t leave the park and if she gets bored or tired, she’ll find us,” Snow said as he dug out his cellphone and showed to the other. “Handy little devices for when one gets too tired to do even that,” he said before placing the phone back in his pocket again. Yes, he was unconcerned with her getting lost in the park and had deemed it safe enough to let her roam free. If he had not, they’d would’ve been following her around rather than casually walking like they did now.

In any case, the other seemed to enjoy the compliment given and seemed to become a bit lighter in attitude as control was given to him as to what to choose. Snow wasn’t too sure why such a simple thing made the other happy, but at the same time he was fine with the reaction as long as the boy didn’t go overboard and try to command him. That was something he would not allow. However, this one seemed smart enough, so perhaps he wouldn’t have to worry about that sort of blunder.

“Hmph. Heights are the least of my worries now a days,” Snow said with the faintest of smirks playing across his lips as the other seemed to be amused with the idea. There were very few things that scared Snow making him the more daring of the twins so too speak. He did have some weaknesses, but for now he did not have to worry about getting around them. In any case, they got in line and after waiting a few moments, they were able to board one of the cars. As the blonde settled himself in one corner of the cabin, Snow would sit on the opposite side across for him with his arms folded. As he settled in his spot and the car began to move, Snow gazed out the window seemingly disinterested with wjat the boy had said, but his words proved otherwise.

“Prehaps when the car is at the highest point we can look for it. I’ve heard the view from up top is spectacular,” the dark haired boy said in his usual calm tones.

Meanwhile, Hyacintha practically squealed as her turn finally arrived to board the roller coaster. As she hopped into the seat next to a scared looking guy, she would give him a grin of reassurance as she strapped herself down and waited the few tense moments for the ride to start.

It seemed that Kurosawa accepted the explanation Snow had given regarding why he was okay with Hyacintha wandering alone in the amusement park. The explanation had been the truth. She really wouldn’t leave and was probably at this very moment either eating or going on a thrill seeking ride, some of her most favorite things to do at the park. While Snow typically did not mind these sort of activities after a while he just preferred to stay on the ground and wait for her to come out rather than go on another ride of “terror” as humans called it. He didn’t understand that description of the roller coasters as they always seemed like just nice tumbles through the air that simulated some form of crazy flight. There was no "thrill" on his part from that, so the rides became boring after the umpteenth time getting on a similar one.

In any case, Snow would remain quiet after he spoke, taking to watching the crowds until they got on Ferris wheel. As the ride started up, Snow remained calm on his side of the cabin, his body relaxed. He did not react to the movement of the ride as he instead observed the boy that seemed to become happy when the ride did move. It was a different sort of happiness than he had seen displayed on the boy before. No arrogance or malice was behind the smile. He was actually happy and not pretending, huh?

Well, that was good considering the air around the boy had been questionably negative in the begin. The change up in attitude easily mellowed out Snow as dark eyes moved from the blonde and towards the window to look out at the world.

“Perhaps or maybe the beauty comes from the bird’s eye view given. It hard to say,” Snow said as the car slowly rose higher and higher. There was a moment of silence between them before the blonde was speaking again. Snow listened his eyes drifting from the window to the boy as he gave him some insight to how he lived life.

“Change is nice yes; however, I can’t say myself or Hyacintha ever tried such a scene as a nightclub. Is it fun?” Snow asked as he watched the other with calm eyes before being asked a question. He let out a light hum of thought as he folded his arms thinking.

“Hyacintha is the one that plans most things and I go along with it. I don't really take time to plan and if I do end up doing something alone, I take walks, read, cook.... simple stuff like that, but nothing exciting. There is really not much to me to be honest. Hyacintha could provide you more insight into our…adventures, ” Snow said before biting his thumb lightly as he studied the ground in thought. It appeared the only way to learn anything more was to simply ask more questions, but whether the boy would or not was entirely up to him.

Meanwhile, Hyacintha was squealing with glee as the roller coaster finally took off sending her on an adventure of free falling and loops.