If Only For Now

Royalty/Historic | Firsts-On the second day of training, Kei and Tadashi were paired up to duel.Kei still didn’t seem much for words, but Tadashi enjoyed their duel. Kei was graceful in his movements, the look of apathy never leaving his eyes. He wasn’t more skilled than the others Tadashi had dueled, but there was something about his technique that entranced Tadashi.Once it was over (Kei won), they drank water together on the sidelines while the next pair went to practice.“You’re really good at that,” Tadashi commented, grinning over at Kei. “Did you learn before coming here?”Kei looked at him from the corner of his eyes. “My…brother taught me.”“That’s awesome! Nee-san taught me,” Tadashi admitted. “But – oh! Don’t tell anyone who might tell Father… He doesn’t like that Nee-san can use a sword.”For the first time ever, Kei’s lips quirked up into what was almost a smile. “That’s pretty badass of her.”