Page 133 of Dragon 7

But, an older Hiro.

His hair was longer than now with streaks of gray. There were lines under his eyes that I had not yet seen before. He was still muscular, but now he had new tattoos on his chest—a pink tattooed paw over his heart.

Coming in fast, the twins got to him and roared as they charged, and Hiro moved between them like water and was somewhere else before either strike could land.

“Too slow.” Hiro chuckled. “You two say you’ve still been training in college. I don’t see it.”

“Then, let me show you, Father.” The white-haired twin got close and brought down a heavy punch that should have broken a mountain in half.

Hiro slipped under it and tapped his son's shoulder as he passed. “I’m waiting. Show me any time.”

Black-hair came in low with a kick that would have folded a normal man at the ribs.

Hiro caught the ankle, redirected the momentum into open air, and his son spun out and recovered before his foot touched the rock.

They were frustrated. Both of them. I could see it in the white-haired twin's jaw and in the black-haired twin's narrowed eyes. They were grown men, highly-skilled killers, and they still could not lay a hand on their father after all this time.

And. . .they were also so goddamn happy to be with him. . .that my eyes watered.

Hiro crossed his muscular arms over his chest. “Your uncles say you two are in love.”

White-hair blinked.

Black-hair frowned. “Our uncles should enjoy their retirement and stop spying on us.”

“Yeah.” White-hair nodded. “I wish they were more like Uncle Kenji. He minds his business and just hangs with us from time to time.”

“Trust me. My brother watches you most of all.”

The twins appeared like they didn’t believe him. I could tell that in their minds. . .Kenji could do no wrong.

Smirking, Hiro dug into his pocket and pulled out a gold lollipop. “You go to college with some of the most dangerous kids in the world. Their parents are ones that your uncles and I have fought in the past.”

“Their parents may have been dangerous, but their kids are nothing.” White-hair chuckled. “We don’t fear them.”

“And never will.” Black-hair added.

And it made me think of Aki and Yuki.

I snickered.

Hiro unwrapped the lollipop, pocketed the wrapper, and placed it into his mouth. “They say you’ve been getting into it with the Lion’s brood.”

The twins went silent.

Hiro quirked his brows. “Haven’t your uncles and I told you to stay away from them?”

Black-hair cleared his throat. “It’s a small conflict that we are. . .finalizing.”

“Soon.” White-hair nodded. “All is fine, Father.”

Hiro leaned his head to the side. “Bullshit.”

They both stepped back.

Hiro twisted the lollipop stick to the other corner of his mouth. “You kidnapped one of the females.”

I parted my mouth in shock.