[the first snowball he misses - it gets him right in the shoulder and side of the neck, right where it would be the most uncomfortable enough that he gives a yelp of surprise and cold]
Wha- hey--
[but the next, he manages to catch - or his familiar does? - and it crumbles to powder just before impact as his familiar shifts in front of him to shield.
Their familiars may only come when needed, but in Hikaru's absence Kaoru has needed his familiar constantly the past few weeks. It takes him a moment to realise that the snowball has dissipated, and a moment more to realise who he's hearing and his voice comes out almost shrill-]
Taichi-san?
[...he can probably tell exactly which twin it is just from the way Kaoru uses his name.]
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Wha- hey--
[but the next, he manages to catch - or his familiar does? - and it crumbles to powder just before impact as his familiar shifts in front of him to shield.
Their familiars may only come when needed, but in Hikaru's absence Kaoru has needed his familiar constantly the past few weeks. It takes him a moment to realise that the snowball has dissipated, and a moment more to realise who he's hearing and his voice comes out almost shrill-]
Taichi-san?
[...he can probably tell exactly which twin it is just from the way Kaoru uses his name.]