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11 Ingredients & Spells

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Shinobu sighed when she closed the door behind her, shutting out her patient’s whimpers. As usual, Zenitsu was not actually injured as badly as he had pretended towards Aoi and thus, Shinobu had performed the medical examination a bit more harshly the she usually did. And while Aoi had barely been able to hide her amusement at Shinobu’s treatment, Zenitsu had reacted about as well as one could have expected. Screaming and crying had ensued quickly and Shinobu was glad that she was finally able to exit the room and leave the rest for Aoi to handle. She had sworn to herself that she would treat all her patients with the same care and leniency but Zenitsu and his whiny behavior really put her resolve to the test. Once again, she felt her own blood rushing through her body, edging her towards losing her temper.

Shinobu walked along the hallway and once she did not hear Zenitsu’s wails anymore, she leaned against a wall and closed her eyes, desperately trying to regain her composure. Only when her anger finally started to subside did she notice the whispering that came from somewhere close. Both curious and grateful for the distraction, she silently moved towards the hushed voices, cautious not to step on one of the few creaking floorboards that were scattered throughout the butterfly mansion. She made her way along the hallway and quickly realized that the voices came from one of the rooms at the end of the hallway. She crept towards it and to her luck, the door was cracked open. Silent like a shadow, Shinobu moved towards the door and peeked into the room.

A small smile appeared on her face when she saw three little girls in white dresses sitting on the ground, sipping on even smaller tea cups. Luckily, all three of them were sitting facing to the side so that they would not notice Shinobu if they did not look towards the door. Two of the girls looked at the third, Kiyo, who sat across from them, a serious expression on her small face. Kiyo took another sip of her tea and gave Naho and Sumi a conspiratorial look.

“I promise it’s true,” Kiyo said, leaning towards the other two girls. “I asked Aoi about it and she told me we should not talk about it. She has to know something!” Naho and Sumi stared at her with widened eyes. The mention of Aoi seemed to make them sway in their opinion as they exchanged impressed looks. “I always knew there was something special about her,” Naho whispered, her voice quivering with fascination and Sumi nodded along emphatically.

“Shinobu-sama is indeed amazing,” Sumi agreed and Shinobu smiled to herself softly at those kind words. But then, Sumi’s expression changed and she gave Kiyo and Naho a pensive look. “But I can’t imagine that this is true. I mean … aren’t witches evil?”

Shinobu raised an eyebrow. This was a twist she had not expected and she was not entirely sure how the conversation had turned from her to witches. Curious, she listened closely when the girls stuck their heads together.

“I don’t think they have to be,” Kiyo said reassuringly. “After all, Shinobu-sama is very kind.”

Without hesitation, the other two girls nodded. Naho tilted her head and asked curiously, “What do witches do?”

Kiyo gave her a knowing smile and held one finger up. “Witches cast spells and they work with potions, just like Shinobu-sama does. I’m sure whenever she goes out into the forest, she secretly collects ingredients for her potions!”

This statement was followed by awed silence and an idea formed in Shinobu’s head. Before the moment passed, she silently moved away from the door, only to then walk towards it, her steps now noticeably echoing through the hallway. She grinned to herself when she heard another hushed whisper, followed by silence.

“Naho, Kiyo, Sumi,” she called out. “Are you here?”

She heard rustling noises behind the door and only a moment later, three small faces popped into the hallway. Shinobu had to hide her grin when she noticed that only Kiyo managed to look as innocent as always while Naho and Sumi stared at her with slightly widened eyes and an almost awestruck expression on their faces.

“Yes, Shinobu-sama?” Kiyo said, looking at her expectantly.

Shinobu mustered them with a serious look while laughing internally. “I need you three to go help Aoi with the patients. I’ll go out for a while.” She made a pause and the girls’ eyes widened even more. As nonchalantly as possible, Shinobu added, “I’ll search the forest for some ingredients.”

Her words struck like a bombshell and she was not disappointed by the reaction. Immediately, the girls stared at her with their mouths wide opened, their eyes about to pop out of their sockets. Naho even shrieked before she quickly covered her mouth with her hand. Shinobu had to hold back laughter and quickly turned away, pretending not to notice their flabbergasted reaction.

“I’ll be back around sunset at the latest,” she said, walking away. Only now when they could not see her face anymore, she allowed herself the smile she had been holding back. And when she turned the corner, she heard excited whispers as the girls started to chatter about this confirmation of their theory.

Shinobu was still in a good mood when she reached the forest. The afternoon sun gave off enough light so that she would be able to discern the healing herbs she was looking for. Now that she thought about it, she was indeed searching for ingredients, just not for the kind of potions the girls had thought of. Instead, her semi-regular expeditions to the forest had served mostly one purpose. A while ago, Shinobu had discovered several spots that seemed to sprout an astonishing variety of healing herbs, some of which she had not yet used for the medication she prepared for her patients. But after rummaging in old books about medicine, Shinobu was fairly certain that some of these herbs would improve her medicine even more if she was able to figure out the right dose. And thus, she had tried to gather enough of those herbs to test the different doses before she tried using it on a patient.

Shinobu quickly made her way towards the closest clearing that held one of the spots she was looking for. She was just about to leave the path to make her way through the trees, when she heard a rustling sound somewhere behind her. She turned around but she did not see anything out of the ordinary. With a shrug, she continued on her path. But only a few minutes later, she heard a very similar sound again. This time, she whirled around and let her gaze wander over the forest behind her. But again, she could not make out anything suspicious between the trees and bushes. Skeptical, she looked up to the sky above. Even though it had become cloudy, it was still not evening yet and she could not imagine that a demon would take the risk of coming outside when there was a chance for the sun to return. Even more so since she was still not very far from the butterfly mansion which meant that at any given point, there was at least one demon slayer close by.

Nevertheless, she casually touched the hilt of her sword, making sure she could grab it quickly, should her assumption prove wrong. Only when she had made sure of it, she turned back around and made her way through the forest, intently listening for anything that even resembled footsteps. This time though, everything stayed quiet until she reached the clearing. To her delight, she saw a big patch of healing herbs growing right at the edge of the clearing and she quickly walked over, grabbing a little bag and a knife she had brought for this purpose.

Only when she got up again a while later, did Shinobu notice that she had completely forgotten to check her surroundings while she had been busy cutting the herbs. But at least it had been worthwhile as her bag was now filled to the brim with a variety of healing herbs that had good prospects of turning out as helpful. Shinobu gazed at the sky and noticed that the clouds had gotten even thicker and darker while she had been distracted. If she had not known better, she would have thought it to be the brink of night already even though it could only be the beginning of the evening by now. And just when she looked down again, the first rain drop hit her hand. She lifted her hand and looked at the small droplet of water before shaking her head and carefully securing the bag of herbs and the small knife in her pocket again. She herself did not mind the rain but it did increase the chance of demons coming out into the open earlier than they would on a day with better weather.

Shinobu briskly walked across the clearing and towards the direction where the path back to the butterfly mansion was hidden behind trees and underbrush. She was about to dive into the forest again when she once again heard the rustling sound, this time way closer than before. Her hand reached for the hilt of her sword and she listened intently, blanking out the normal sounds of the forest. Somewhere behind her, a twig broke under the weight of something heavy and every muscle in her body tensed up, anticipating the fight that seemed inevitable. She stared ahead, walking slowly towards the path. If she was lucky, her stalker had not realized that she had noticed his presence which would give her an advantage in a fight.

And suddenly, all hell broke loose. Out of nowhere, a silhouette jumped out from behind a tree, its mouth opened in a scream. Shinobu’s sword whirled through the air and was about to strike down on the person when the meaning of the scream sank in.

“Boo!” The sound had not yet faded when it turned into a shocked yelp as the silhouette sprang backwards, only narrowly avoiding the sword blow that would have cut right through their chest. “Good grief, stop! It’s just me!”

Shinobu stared at Giyuu who raised his hands in defeat, an alarmed expression on his face. For a moment, they just looked at each other, eyes widened. Then, rage swept away her shock and Shinobu clenched her fists, glaring at him. “What the hell was that about?”

Giyuu took another step back just in case and glanced nervously at the sword she was still holding. Only when Shinobu huffed and carefully put it back into its sheath did he sigh in relief. His blue eyes were still a bit widened when he said, “I just … er, gotcha?”

His voice faded away when he noticed Shinobu’s eyelid that had started twitching. She smiled at him, fury bubbling in her stomach, and Giyuu’s expression started changing from uncertain to terrified when she softly said, “You just wanted to scare me, is that what you were about to say?”

Giyuu’s eyes darted from left to right when he stammered, “I, uh, no … I mean, yes, but I didn’t mean to –“

Shinobu cut him off before he could continue. “You didn’t mean to make me think I was being stalked by a demon? You didn’t mean to make me prepare for a life and death fight? Is that what you’re trying to say?”

His face fell and his shoulders sank down. “I … I’m sorry, Shinobu-san,” he said after a moment and his unusually earnest tone made her pause. Usually, Giyuu was not keen on showing anyone what he thought and felt. This kind of emotional display was even rarer for him than intentionally playing someone a prank.

Shinobu contemplated laying into him even more but then, she had a better idea. Instead of scolding him, she gave him a pointed look and said in the haughtiest tone she could muster, “I see you have no idea what you’re getting yourself into. Unless you like playing with fire?”

Giyuu looked at her in surprise. But before he could reply, she walked off into the forest, forcing him to run after her. She had a head start and thus, it took Giyuu a few seconds to catch up with her which gave her the time to work out her little revenge.

“What are you talking about?” Giyuu asked and Shinobu grinned to herself. Until now it had been fifty-fifty whether Giyuu would take the bait but now that he had, it was time to have some fun.

She gave him another condescending look. “Well, you should probably be very cautious around me. Haven’t you heard the rumors?”

Giyuu thought about it for a moment before he shook his head. Shinobu raised an eyebrow and said, “If you had, you would probably tread carefully now. I would, if I were you.”

Even though Giyuu’s face had reverted back to its usual blank expression, his blue eyes showed a hint of curiosity and he almost unnoticeably tilted his head to look at her. He seemed to wait for her to explain herself but she intended on keeping him in suspense as long as possible. Instead of elaborating, Shinobu quickened her pace and walked towards the path, picking up some of the more common ingredients for her potions along the way that grew in less secluded spots. All the while, she felt Giyuu’s pensive look on her. The tension grew with every second and when she bent down to pick up a particularly big mushroom, she saw a movement out of the corner of her eye. She swiftly moved to the side and dodged Giyuu’s hand that was just about to touch her shoulder. In a dramatic gesture, she waved the mushroom in his direction and called out, “Beware, I’m a witch. If you don’t do as told, I’ll cast a spell on you!”

Giyuu’s dumbstruck expression was so hilarious that it took her all of her strength to refrain from laughing out loud. His blue eyes widened and his mouth was slightly ajar when he looked at her entirely bewildered. After a stunned pause, he slowly asked, “You’re a witch?”

Shinobu looked down at him – as far as that was possible for a person smaller than him – and said majestically, “What do you think my potions are for?”

Giyuu scratched his head and tried to hide his sudden uncertainty. “I thought they were medicine?”

Shinobu shook her head pityingly. “That’s just my façade. After all, I can’t just go around and let people know about my special powers.”

Giyuu nodded slowly. “I suppose that makes sense,” he said so pensively that Shinobu gave him a suspicious look. If it was not this ridiculous, one could have thought that Giyuu actually believed her. There was not even the shadow of a doubt on his face when he nodded to himself. “Yes, it would probably be dangerous if people knew about that,” he said, this time sounding convinced.

Shinobu paused and stared at him, waiting for him to grin and give away his charade. But Giyuu’s face was so serious that she herself started doubting him. It did indeed look like he was buying it. And while she was still thinking about what to say next, Giyuu spoke up again. This time, his voice sounded almost a bit hopeful. “Do you think you could … demonstrate your powers to me?”

Shinobu froze and this time, it was her turn to be utterly and entirely bewildered. She desperately searched any sign of humor in his face but all she could see was an almost terrifyingly sincere curiosity.

“You want me to cast a spell?” she asked weakly, asking herself whether she was the most convincing actress to ever have seen the light of day or if Giyuu was even more dense than she had thought. And to her horror, Giyuu nodded eagerly.

Shinobu stared at him and refrained from pinching the bridge of her nose. Instead, she looked down at the mushroom she still held in her hand. Absentmindedly, she noticed that its brown took on an almost golden shimmer in the fading sunlight that fell through the canopy. And with a deep sigh, she shrugged and decided to play along. She grabbed the mushroom delicately with two hands and waved it through the air, barely able to believe that she was actually doing this. She furled her eyebrows and put on an expression that she hoped to look majestic and mysterious. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Giyuu coming closer curiously, his blue eyes following the movement of the brownish-golden mushroom. Shinobu started humming, increasing the volume dramatically – and at its peak, she ripped the mushroom apart with a spectacular gesture. “Behold my power,” she intonated, her voice echoing through the forest.

And just when the two halves of the mushroom flew through the air, a lightning bolt crashed through the canopy, splitting the tree in front of her in half, accompanied by an earsplitting crack of thunder that made the ground shake. Shinobu stumbled backwards and her foot got caught on something on the ground. She lost her balance and with the afterimage of the lighting strike engraved in her eyes, she toppled over, falling down. Through her ears ringing, she barely noticed that she landed on something rather soft. Only when the bright light did not burn in her eyes anymore did Shinobu realize what she had landed on. With a yelp, she quickly moved to the side, freeing Giyuu who had been stuck under her. He stared at her, his eyes wide as saucers. His face was pale as a sheet and when he slowly sat up, she saw that his hands trembled almost as much as her own did. He opened his mouth and tried to say something but a hoarse croak was all that came of it. Shinobu herself did not trust her voice either and thus, she just returned his stare equally as shocked.

For a long while, they just stared at each other, entirely in disbelief of what just happened. Way too late, Shinobu had the idea to look up at the sky. While it was still covered in gray clouds, the rain had stopped and there was no sign of a thunderstorm. She waited, staring at the sky, desperately hoping for another lightning or thunder that would serve as an explanation as to what just happened. But to her dismay, the opposite happened. The clouds started dispersing, revealing a slightly darkening yet still blue sky.

A weak hem caught her attention and she looked back at Giyuu who had now struggled to his feet. His eyes nervously wandered from her to the mushroom halves that lay on the ground close to them. He took a step back and averted his gaze. “I … I shouldn’t have asked,” he mumbled, his voice quivering ever so slightly.

Shinobu also got up, her legs feeling a bit shaky. Her ears were still ringing from the deafening thunder, her heart racing in her chest as she also suspiciously eyed the mushroom. The halves lay in a pile of leaves, still shimmering almost golden, looking innocent in the light of the evening sun that now had come out. “I have no idea what just happened,” she said shakenly.

Giyuu, still looking rattled, took another step back. “Yeah, sure,” he said, his face showing that he meant the exact opposite. “I … I should get going now.”

He turned to leave, a strange expression in his eyes when Shinobu quickly grabbed his arm. Giyuu winced and stared at her, a weird mixture of uncertainty and concern barely hidden on his face. Shinobu looked at him intently. “I swear I have no clue what that was, Giyuu.”

He froze and eyed her pensively. Shinobu looked at him earnestly, hoping that he would listen to her. And while Giyuu mustered her, his face softened. Just a tiny bit, but still noticeable. Shinobu reluctantly let go of his arm and to her relief, he did not back away anymore.

“Are you sure?” Giyuu asked, his voice unusually soft, and Shinobu nodded quickly.

“Yes, I promise. It was just a stupid joke, I overheard Kiyo and the girls talking about me being a witch,” she said. She paused, then she looked at the ground. “I don’t want you to be scared of me.”

For a moment, everything stayed silent. Then, Giyuu quietly said, “I could never be scared of you.”

Surprised, Shinobu looked up. A hint of red appeared on his cheeks and he avoided her gaze. Instead, he glanced over at the mushrooms again, a pensive expression on his face. “But if that wasn’t you … then what was it?”

And with her heart fluttering in her chest, both in a vague fear and a weirdly warm feeling she could not pin down, Shinobu looked at Giyuu. “Maybe we can find out together.”

#flufftober2024 #day 11 #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #giyuu x shinobu #giyushino #shinobu kocho #giyuu tomioka #witchcraft #romance #humor #fluff #fanfiction #writing

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demonslayedher · 2 years ago

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If Shinobu was affected by a demonic blood art where he was forced to say what he thinks for days, (even if the demon is already dead), even in writing, that so much time it took to realize this effect and be buried in a room until Will you pass? Will it be forced to continue with its work? How much will avoid Tomioka to avoid saying things like "I think you're nice" "I consider you my best friend", etc?

“Aoi, sit down for once and let Kanao make dinner. She’ll follow instructions.”

“Uhh—err… yes, Shinobu-sama…”

Shinobu gave her a sweet smile and then continued down the hall, with no awareness of what words had spilled out her mouth. The Demon’s Blood Technique had a odd way of altering one’s self-perception, and with the demon thoroughly dead, Shinobu had no reason to suspect anything amiss. She went about her day as usual, using the morning to check on her patients before wrapping up her notes and feeding her fish and settling down for a midday nap. “Let’s see. Zenitsu-kun, still in bed, I see?”

“Hello, Shinobu-san! You’re as pretty a sight as ever!”

“You’re not flattering anyone. Is this leftover medicine? You really make me wonder if I should be bothering to concoct all of this for you. Make sure you get lots of sunshine!”

When she left room, she did not notice the whimper behind her that said, “Pillars are scary.”

The others were busy in Functional Recovery Training, which Shinobu observed momentarily. They were playing tag, or at least some half-way version. “You’re looking pathetic!” she cheered, then went to her office to write some notes for the day. She wanted to make a record of the battle against the demon with an unusual knack for striking discord among the Corp members present.

I found it odd when I came across the lot of them arguing, she wrote, some of them were in tears. But there were also those two who were laughing and embracing each other. I always thought they’d make a good couple, but the battle was an inappropriate place for public displays of affection. They both looked like bad kissers anyway. Finding none of them helpful in the moment, I faced the demon on my own, and was hit with a cloud of pink smoke. It made me cough, but I didn’t notice anything off. I was my usual self as I asked it how many humans it has killed, but it was all a taunt because I meant to kill it mercilessly in the first place. Making friends with demons is stupid and got Neesan killed—

Her hand flinched as she felt herself referring to Kanae, who had nothing to do with the previous night’s battle. Was she so tired, to have found herself drifting to senselessness in her writing? She didn’t feel unwell, so it was strange to catch herself being so—

“Bad kissers? Did I write this?” held her diary to her face and exclaimed. Furrowing her brow, she reread the passage. The writing sounded like her, but it also distinctly did not sound like her. As she reflected on the battle, however, the truth of her situation dawned on her, and she felt herself go pale.

Neesan… this is big trouble.

“Kanao. I need to stay in my office. Don’t let anyone bother me.”

“Yes, Shihan.”

“It’s a good thing you follow directions so well without prying.”

“Yes, Shihan.”

“I wish you wouldn’t need directions all the time, though.”

“…?”

“Glad to know I can depend on you! Only bother me if it’s an emergency.”

“…”

Although this gave Shinobu space to test her blood samples for some clue of how to break the demon’s spell, Kanao was later asked to help with dinner, and a flip of a coin later, she left her guard post. The fact that the door had been guarded in the first place made Kiyo, Naho, and Sumi terribly upset, and they bravely decided to knock on Shinobu’s door.

When the knocking didn’t subside, Shinobu took a Breath to compose herself and answered it, and she was startled to find three teary-eyed little girls with a tray of tea and cookies. “We thought you might not be feeling well… it’s herbal tea… we hope it helps… we used our allowance to buy cookies… we hope you like them…”

Shinobu accepted the tray, all the while staring into the three teary-eyed faces. “You’re all the sweetest, most angelic creatures I’ve ever been blessed with encountering, and if anything ever happens to you, I will set fire to all my poisons before I inject that wretched thing with every last ounce of my wrath.”

“Ah… okay… enjoy the cookies.”

Shinobu very carefully and truthfully explained to her crow that she was not in proper condition for demon slaying that night, and that she required the night off. En, her crow, seemed insulted that Shinobu was talking in such short, simple statements as if to suggest the crow couldn’t understand otherwise, but a grouchy bird was a small price to pay. One night went by with no sign or whether or not Shinobu was cured, and she knew she wouldn’t be able to get a second night off in a row. As a Pillar, she had to get a grip and face whatever was ahead. It wasn’t as if being truthful was ever going to hurt anyone.

“CAAAW! TONIGHT YOU HAVE A MISSION WITH THE WATER PILLAR!! CAAAAAAW!”

“En!! You planned this! I knew you were a vindictive bird!”

“CAAAW!” En flapped and replied, though in truth, the crow was too embarrassed to admit she did not understand the word ‘vindictive.’

It would be fine. Tomioka didn’t like to talk anyway. They hadn’t seen each other since the Pillar Meeting, and hadn’t exchanged any words since Mt. Natagumo. Maybe a mission spent in silence would make repairing their relationship futile, but what relationship did they have in the first place? Despite all the missions they happened to go on together, Tomioka never made any effort to be friendly. Why should she keep bothering to be friendly back?

She meant to only say hello, but the words out her mouth were, “It makes me sad that you never talk to me.”

Giyuu froze in place. Shinobu still could not hear her own words, so his face was her only indication that she had said what she truly thought of him. What hurtful thing might she had said, she wondered?

He replied, “I’m sorry. If I had explained myself better, I wouldn’t had gotten Tanjiro into that mess.”

“Not to mention the mess you got us in, I could had plucked your eye out like a lollipop.”

He squeezed his eyes shut and turned red, bowing his head. “My apologies.”

“I wouldn’t had wanted to see you get hurt, Tomioka-san. Besides being someone who this Corp relies on, you’re among the Pillars who I want to get along with most.”

Oh, now what had she said?

She had never seen such a hurt and sad look on his eyes, his eyes so big and wet like he might cry. Though she knew she’d only make it worse by opening her mouth again, she kept going.

“I think you’re very nice. I consider you my friend.”

“T…Thank you.”

“Hm?” she paused.

“I like it when you talk to me. I consider you my friend, too.”

“…Hmmm?”

He walked past her and continued forward in his usual manner of ending their short dialogues. “The demon’s this way.”

Shinobu was left to wonder if that was the demon’s plan all along. Did that demon want episodes like this to happen, like those two Corp members among the ones arguing? It was too bad Shinobu had to get to work, for she wondered what she’d wind up writing if she could sit down with her diary at that moment. Before she caught that chance, the effects of the Blood Technique wore off, and a part of her wondered if she and that demon might ever had been friends. Friendship came in surprising places, after all.

#my fics #1282 words #kochou shinobu #kocho shinobu #tomioka giyu #tomioka giyuu #and other Butterfly Mansion characters #and if you squint #GiyuShino #Giyuu x Shinobu #GiyuuShino

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rubylarkspur22 · 10 months ago

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Questions and answers below the cut.

1: S&TF Inosuke, how did you meet the Kochou sisters? How do you feel about them and other members of your family?

Kanae found me with my boar family. She was on a mission, and picked me up. I was the first of many. Seems like Kanae's nack for picking up orphans became a habit.

Not that I mind. Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho are all great. Shinobu and Kanae taught me how to read and write, and they both remind me of this really pretty lady.

2: S&TF Zenitsu and Kanao, how did you meet and end up adopted by the Kamado family?

Tanjirou's really weird, but like a good weird! We sparred all the time, but I could never sense his attacks like I can everyone else's! Plus his reflexes are insane! He's gonna be a Hashira in no time!

Oh, I think there's been some sort of mix-up. We weren't adopted by the Kamado family, they're just close friends. We met Tanjurou in town when we first got to the village by Mount Kumotori, and he introduced us to his family after we got settled and adopted.

Mhm!

As for how we met, it's a pretty easy story. I ran away from home to get away from my parents. You can only take so many beatings before it's too much. So I ran until I couldn't anymore. That's when Zenitsu found me, and we've been attached at the hip ever since!

3: To the S&TF Uzui family, how do you feel about Nezuko and where did you find her?

Hm hm!

We found her running from the Yoshiwara Entertainment District like a demon was on her tail. Poor girl was terrified because she'd attacked a customer, even if in self defense, and was told another girl got burnt to a crisp for taking out an eye. We took her in after that, and she's lived with us for the last two years. Both to protect her from whatever repercussions she was so scared of, and to get her out of that place. She's a great girl. I couldn't ask for a more flamboyant tsuguko and kid.

Well, if she blew less things up, that'd be great. But other than her... tendencies around fire, she's a good kid. *Under breath* Still can't believe we had to make a list...

We're all so proud of her! Even if we wish she could have stayed behind and had even a slightly normal childhood. You know, do things normal teenage girls do!

4. To S&TF Sanemi and Kanae, how did you run into Upper Moon Two, and how did it go?

I agree. Nezuko is a remarkable girl, and is becoming an excellent Slayer and young woman. We all look forward to seeing where she goes.

Well, I was initially going alone. Several women had been disappearing from the area, so I was supposed to investigate.

I insisted on going with her. I'm glad I did. I don't want to think about what would have happened to her if I didn't. ... All the scars I got from that fight were worth it. My blood served as a pretty damn good distraction, so its hits weren't as hard as they could've been.

I'm just glad you survived. Your injuries were awful, it's a miracle you didn't get an infection before Shinobu and the Kakushi arrived!

All that matters is we both got out alive. And, in a twisted way, those injuries ended up being... not the worst thing. Given it helped me reconnect with someone.

I don't doubt that Genya's grateful, too.

#demon slayer #kny au #manga spoilers #character q&a #💕

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byz-was-here · 2 years ago

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A Sea Dirge

Hello Hello, back with another entry in the Sea Nomads of Aqua Magna series. This is the conclusion to the arc started in A Boat beneath a Sunny Sky. You can read it and the other stories in the masterpost (here). As always, the fic is under the cut, enjoy!

Perdix fought. The beast towered over him, glowing red eyes staring down over a fanged maw. The rumble from its throat echoed into the ground, traveling up his legs. He could feel blood trickling down the side of his face, under his helmet, cracked from the creature’s massive claws. He had run as long as he could, but now... he could run no more. For there was nothing but Perdix between the Tarakava and the maskless matoran behind him.

That Morning...

The matoran was silent as Perdix stepped off of her boat and onto the beach. She was one of Ga-Koro’s sailors if he remembered correctly. He couldn’t read the expression on her blue kakama, but... he sighed. “...Thank you.”

The matoran shrugged. “I had to pick up supplies anyway.” she said, tiredly.

Perdix looked away, the agori unsure of what to say. He had his helmet, a spear, a knife, and a bag with a few meagre supplies. He looked into the wet, lush forest beyond the sand, took a deep breath, and walked forwards.

From her spot on the skiff, Kai scratched at the side of her mask. “Why’s he goin through the jungle? I thought Nokama just told him to stay outta the Koro. Eh, not my brakas. Better get that load a’ rope from Amaya so Marka n’ I can start repairing the skiffs.” she said to herself, watching the agori disappear between the trees.

There were no trees on the islet of Ag-Koro. Storms and frequent floods prevented them from taking root. Here, though... they grew tall enough and thick enough to blot out the sun, causing the understory to seem dim even in the bright morning sunlight. He walked, listening to the caws of strange birds overhead. These weren’t like the seabirds he knew from the coast, these were smaller, with colorful bright plumage blending into their metallic bodies. Not even a kio from the shore, it felt to Perdix like he had stepped onto another world. Strange creatures whooped overhead, and he spun, seeing them crash their way through the canopy overhead, moving too fast to see. By the time he had his spear out, they were gone. He turned around again, acutely aware of how there was nothing, no one to watch his back now. He was on his own.

Hours passed as he walked, setting up a shelter somewhere on his mind, but he simply didn’t know what kind of place to put one here. Every noise caused him to spin and flinch, brandishing his spear. Eventually, he heard the sound of flowing water in the far distance, and made his way towards it. He passed through several open clearings as he walked, filled with brush and shrubs, and he could see strange, biomechanical things on the other side of some of them. Gripping his spear tightly, Perdix stayed to the trees, out of sight of the creatures.

Eventually, the trees gave way entirely, and Perdix saw a wide, flowing river, as wide across as the whole islets in Naho Bay. Deep, blue water churned and flowed in a heavy current. Perdix pulled out a waterskin, stepping out from the bushes.

“HALT.” A sharpened disc made of bamboo was pointed at him, and Perdix froze, slowly turning to look at a Ga-Matoran wearing a blue mask with faded silver at the top, crouching by the riverbank. The matoran’s orange eyes widened, and she took a step back. “What in mata nui’s name are you?” She asked in horror. Perdix looked at himself. He was a bit dirty from travelling through the wilds all day, but he didn’t think he looked that awful. He raised his hands, stepping back ”Perdix, I’m an agori... I came from ag-koro...” He replied in passable matoric.

The matoran’s expression on her komau only seemed to intensify. “You’re... You..There is no Ag-Koro, you’re some trick of makuta. You’re too ...fleshy to be anything else.”

Perdix frowned. “It’s on an islet in naho bay, my tribe rests there before traveling onto other waters, It’s... it’s hard to miss, when the fleet arrives. It’s been coming and going for years.” The Matoran considered, before lowering the disk a little. “Where does your fleet sail from?” she asked, suspicious.

“The endless ocean,” Perdix replied, wondering if this matoran was all right in the head. Surely, everyone knew about his tribe, at least around Ga-Koro, right? “My chieftain and our elders found this island on our wanderings, and Nokama-”

“Turaga Nokama,“ the ga-matoran interjected, raising the disk again.

“Turaga Nokama let us use one of the islands in the bay to rest and stop at each season,” Perdix hesitated for a bit. “What’s your name?” he asked. “And who’s Makuta?”

The ga-matoran snorted and put the disk away. “...You don’t know who The Makuta is? With a story that strange... Maybe you really are from beyond the sight of Mata Nui...” she muttered. “Vhisola. I’m on an a very important quest. I’m going to find a Kanohi.” she said proudly.

Perdix stared at the matoran. Maybe she wasn’t all there after all. “You’re... already wearing one...” He pointed out. It was Vhisola’s turn to stare. “a great kanohi you rahi-head! If I find one of the great masks, Turaga Nokama will-”

Vhisola never got to finish her sentence, as a great beast surged out of the water, lunging at the matoran. A claw lanced out as Perdix leapt to push her out of harm’s way- only for the beast’s arm to lash out like a whip- Stricking Vhisola in the face with a sickening crack.

Perdix had seen creatures like that swimming in the bay- the ships were usually enough to chase them off, but all alone? He grabbed Vhisola by the shoulder and pulled her after him, running. he could hear her stumbling along behind him, slowing down with each step, the ga-matoran muttering “No , no, no ...” with each step.

Perdix turned his head behind him to see Vhisola’s eyes stricken with fear, a massive crack splitting her komau nearly in two, held together by her hand frantically pressed to her face. “I’ll get you a new one!” he said, not understanding her panic.

“It’s not working, I... I’m not going to....” Vhisola stumbled as the fractured half of her mask slipped out of her hand and fell to the forest floor. She swayed unsteadily, before sinking weakly to the ground. “....sorry.. run...” she mumbled, her maskless face mouthing out the words before she fell unconscious.

Perdix stared in horror at Vhisola’s unconscious body, reminded vividly of takua laying on the shore. He could hear the Tarakava getting closer, crashing through the undergrowth. He grabbed the unconsious matoran’s arm, throwing her over his back before running as fast as he could back up the mouth of the river, towards Ga-Koro.

Now...

Perdix had let his mentor down, his mother down, and his whole tribe down over the past three days, But he refused to fail now. Swaying and seeing double, he attempted to duck another one of its slashing claws, the creature catching him on the helm, wrenching his head painfully, knocking him to the ground. as he fell to the forest floor, he could see the lights of Ga-Koro faintly at the very in the far, far distance. He could also see his helmet lying beside his head, cracked and slightly bloody from the Tarakava’s blows.

The rahi’s treads creaked as it came closer, leaning over Perdix with a snaggletoothed drooling maw, it’s snout covered with a- a mask, pitted and almost diseased looking, but a mask nonetheless. Summoning the last of his strength, Perdix reached out to grab the edge of his helm, the Tarakava opening its mouth.

CRACK

The force of the blow broke both Perdix’s helmet and the mask covering the Rahi’s face, and the beast lurched backwards with a roar of pain. The agori scrambled, grabbing Vhisola by the leg and dragging her, trying to hurry for the gate as fast as he could. He’d accept Nokama’s punishment if he could just do this one thing right...

After what seemed like an eternity, leaf litter underfoot gave way to grass, then grass gave way to fine sand as Perdix stumbled for the gate, seeing blue-armored guards rush through, armed with discs and fishing spears before he smiled, and let himself join Vhisola in unconsciousness on the sandy beach.

...

Perdix came to under a seaweed dome, A matoran with dingy armor and a comparatively shiny noble blue ruru on her face sitting beside him. “Oh. You’re awake.” She said, standing up. Awkwardly, she hesitated before saying a quick, “Thank you.” and exiting the hut.

Perdix blinked, and gingerly started to sit up, before a hand came from behind and pushed him back to the cot. “...I believe I owe you an apology.” Perdix turned his head, and his eyes widened as he saw Turaga Nokama standing by the cot. “I-” “Quiet. You’re still injured. Vhisola... I thought Makuta had taken her many years ago. She’s much like you, in a way. Foolhardy. Eager to impress. But also Brave, tenacious. She said you were attached by a Tarakava?” Perdix nodded. “Then it was under the control of The Makuta, as I feared,” Nokama replied. “His control over the rahi grows stronger and bolder with each passing day...”

“Who... who is the makuta?”

Nokama looked pensive. “That is part of a tale long in the telling,” she said, reaching for a set of stones on the shelf of her hut, laying them out on the floor as Perdix watched, and listened. “In the time before time...”

#Sea Nomads of Aqua Magna #sea agori au #byzwrites #bionicle #agori ocs #vhisola #kai #vhisola: I will vanish for 50 years and no one will notice!#They noticed.#I wanted to do her more nuanced but my brain would not cooperate.#Also I had to think of a matoran who would wander off on their own to do something dumb who wasn't takua #Nokama #no beta i die like g2

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aesthetics-and-edits · 8 years ago

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#pic #mod ap #naho saenoki #naho saenoki aesthetic #naho saenoki kin #corpse party #corpse party aesthetic #corpse party kin #ask to tag #aesthetic #tw blood #?#behind naho i think that's blood

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crossroadsandloudmusic · 3 years ago

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Hey y’all!! Finished this request up for anon. Anon, if you are still out there I hope you enjoy the fic! I loved your idea and ran with it, I hope it is to your liking!!!!

Anyways, I’ll be writing some more later this week and if I’m being honest it is prolly just going to be Yandere/smut. I have a prompt list as long as my arm and I’ll be getting started on that here soon.

Let me know if y’all have suggestions as to what I should write!

As always request are always open!!

Tips/criticism welcome!!!!

Please enjoy!!

warnings: fluff, swords, blood, graphic descriptions of gore, death, (etc.)

The sunlight illuminated the light gray room; it was well into morning now. And although it made him sick to be in bed this late, Tanjiro was ordered to be on bed rest for the next couple of days. Laying on his back he stared at the ceiling wondering how the rest of the team were recovering. Inosuke laid to his right, still loudly snoring. He had only suffered minor fractures such as a few broken ribs. Zenitsu’s injuries on the other hand, remained to be unknown as he was asleep on arrival and still was sleeping now. But then a more troubling thought came to mind. What happened to (y/n)? The last thing he remembered was seeing you charge across the battlefield, the handle of your katana in one hand and the actual blade itself in the other. It had been broken by the demon you were all fighting; you had pinned the demon to the ground and held the blade horizontally. You intend to mash the blade into his neck with brute strength, in the process you cut the demon’s hands and fingers into ribbons. Most importantly you snapped your blade.

Slowly the memories came back to Tanjiro, as he remembered that immediately following this the demon fled trying to get away from you as fast as he could. He could see your reckless bloodlust and knew if he stuck around any longer he wouldn’t live to see another day. Tanjiro’s last memory was that of you covered in your own blood wielding the fractured sword, running after the demon. He remembered your deadly laughter as you pursued the demon.

Breaking the calm nature of the estate, a loud commotion could be heard down the hall. It sounded as if someone were yelling and knocking things out of their way.

“I DONT NEED ANYMORE MEDICINE! AND I DONT NEED ANYMORE PHYSICAL THERAPY! I HAVE THINGS I NEED TO DO AND I CANT GET THEM DONE HERE IF IM LAYING IN BED!” Yelled a voice from down the hall.

Immediately Tanjiro sat up, recognizing the voice as your own.

“You can’t take the boys with you, they haven’t fully recovered yet!” Wailed Sumi.

“They are too weak to leave! They’ll get hurt!” Cried Naho

“Let them stay here just until they gain back all of their strength!” Pleaded Kiyo.

All three pulled at your clothes and limbs, still you moved forward. Pulling the girls behind you.

Tanjiro could hear the young girl’s begs as they got closer and closer to his door. When suddenly he heard the footsteps stop, and all was quiet for a fraction of a second.

Suddenly the door slammed open, all three of the boys jumped in unison from the noise. Zenitsu and Inosuke now wide awake and on alert searching for the sound that pulled them out of such a sweet slumber. In the doorway you stood, hands on your hips. Your uniform in tatters, your face and hands covered in bandages. Tanjiro noticed that there still appeared to be a bit of dried blood in your (h/c) hair.

“Rise and shine boys! Time to get moving!” You announced as you looked at the young men’s confused faces.

“You’re alive?!” Asked Zenitsu still shocked by you standing in their room, seemingly in a great mood, all things considered.

“Of course I’m alive! I’m the (y/b/t) pillar! A hashira! Who do you think carried you all this way, hm?” You asked Zenitsu who now was even more baffled, you were at the brink of death and you carried the three of them to safety?

“Did you kill the demon?” Asked Inosuke sitting at the end of his bed.

“You bet I did, a broken sword can’t stop me!” You said as you smiled and winked at him.

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After successfully kidnapping the injured boys, you five made your way back to your own estate. There the five of you had been staying as you were taking them under your wing and training them.

Your training was a bit unconventional, as instead of training them as if you were a wise master you trained from the heart. You fought from the heart, you let your undying hatred and insatiable bloodlust take control of your body. This resulted in you being known as reckless and erratic, many did not admire these qualities because they felt you lacked discipline and control. Which wasn’t far from the truth, but this was who you are and you weren’t going to change that because someone didn’t like the way you handled business.

Also with your rash fighting style came the problem of wielding your sword correctly. Instead of seeing it as a beautiful extension of your body, you saw it as a tool. A sharp tool that cuts and kills, and sometimes tools break. And when a tool breaks you get another one. That’s just how you saw it and the blacksmith never seemed to care much, besides you were giving him plenty of business were you not?

“So what happened after you broke your sword?” Questioned Tanjiro as you four sat inside your home.

“Well, I picked up the pieces, chased after that demon till I caught him and then I cut his head off as he begged for mercy.” You said in a matter-of-fact tone; taking a sip of your tea as if you were discussing the weather. Zenitsu shuddered at your coldness, you terrified him. Inosuke laughed and cheered at your response.

Tanjiro sat and thought quietly, it was intense how cold blooded you were. Still though you weren’t like this with everyone and every demon. He noticed how caring you could be to them and even though you were reluctant about Nezuko, you never said an ill word to or about her. Even when you first met you had always been welcoming, regardless if you were a little nervous about her.

Then a sickening thought came to his mind. Your sword. You had broken your sword. That means Hotaru Haganezuka would be bringing you another. He trembled at the thought.

“You…you...you broke your sword right? What are you going to do?” Tanjiro asked, clearly distressed.

You cocked your eyebrow as if to ask why he was acting so nervous.

“What do you mean? I’ll just get Hotaru to make me another one, duh.” You said blatantly.

“Wha...wha… What do you mean just get him to make you another? Have you ever met Hotaru?!” He almost yelled.

“Well of course I have! Why are you making such a big deal, the guy is a blacksmith, he makes swords. I broke mine so I’ll just get him to make me a new one. He’s done it before.” You said, still confused at Tanjiro’s sudden change in behavior.

“Besides, he’s coming over this afternoon to get the pieces of my old one so he can make the new one.” You said taking another sip of your tea.

“He’s coming here!? This afternoon?! Before?! How many swords have you broken?!” He questioned loudly.

“Eh, I don’t know. Five, maybe six, more or less.” You replied nonchalantly. Tanjiro almost collapsed, he had broken one and lost another. Hotaru intended to beat him to a pulp the first time, and the second time Tanjiro was sure he was going to kill him. But you. You had broken five of his swords. Five of his masterpieces. Hotaru would surely stop at nothing to exact his revenge. Five swords was no longer punishable by death, but instead cruel and unusual torture. Tanjiro would be terrified but he would protect you at all costs.

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As the three you sat, and enjoyed what was a relaxing evening a knock came at the door. Tanjiro stiffened and stood up with you. You gave him another confused glance and approached the door. He waited with baited breath, he expected at any moment Hotaru would burst through that door with two large knives in hand.

When you reached the door, Tanjiro assumed a fighting stance. He would be ready for anything.

You opened the door and smiled.

“Haganezuka! It’s good to see you again! Please come in!”

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This was terrifying, absolutely terrifying.

Hotaru stood quietly and awaited your return patiently. You went to retrieve the shards of your previous sword and asked to wait just a second while you got them, to which he immediately obliged and had since stood almost perfectly still.

Perhaps he was so angry he was calm? Maybe he was waiting till you came back before he attacked? Regardless of what trick he had up his sleeve Tanjiro stood ready for anything.

Yet nothing came, instead you came back and handed him the pieces in a small burlap sack.

“Here it is! Everything is in there, even the handle. I look forward to getting my new one!” You said with a smile as you handed him the sack.

Hotaru took the sack from your hands and held it closely, he bowed deeply and said

“Thank you, (L/n)san. I will begin my work right away. Your swords take priority.”

Thank you? Right away? Priority?

Tanjiro was dumbfounded, this was not the Hotaru he had met before. The Hotaru he met would have chased you for hours on end and if he caught you. You would have been unrecognizable. But this Hotaru waited patiently and was polite. What was even more disturbing was that this Hotaru almost seemed to adore you?

The way he waited, the way he gratefully accepted your broken sword, the way he spoke to you, the way he watched your every move. All of it was so peculiar, did Hotaru favor you in a way?

You walked Hotaru outside and on the engawa you shared some parting words.

“Have a safe trip back! It’s been so good seeing you again, Hotaru.” You said as you pulled Hotaru into a warm embrace.

This is what he had been craving. Your touch, your voice, your scent. He held you close to him until you pulled away, immediately he missed your touch. He knows it was only a friendly gesture but he couldn’t help but want it more, he wanted you close to him always. Forever and ever beside him. But until he had the guts to truly confess his love for you, he’d have to settle with making you a new sword every time you needed one. He’d make a thousand swords for you, if he could experience these small but sweet interactions.

“I will be back in several days. I will forge only the best for you, a sword that will be worthy for you to hold.” Hotaru spoke quietly as he bowed once more.

“You always do.” You said with a smile that never failed to melt his heart. He was grateful for his mask or else you’d surely see the blushing mess he was.

Hotaru took his leave and disappeared down the trail.

As you stepped back inside you whispered to yourself

“Such a sweet guy, why hasn’t someone snatched him up and made him a husband yet?”

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“I don’t know what you were so worried about Tanjiro, Hotaru is always so polite.” You said as you walked through the door. Tanjiro now sat with his legs crossed, the most perplexed look on his face.

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As soon as Hotaru made it back to his home, he threw himself into his work. He would work for hours on end, never once taking a break. This was for you, this would be for you. He’d pour his heart and soul into this sword, the sword you would carry into battle.

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“AND HE HASN’T EVER CHASED YOU FOR HOURS?!” Tanjiro raged.

“Hm...No, not that I recall.” You absentmindedly answered while flipping through your book.

“HE NEVER THREATENED TO MURDER YOU?!”

“No, not once.”

Tanjiro’s reactions to your replies made you laugh internally. You knew that Hotaru had a reputation of overreacting to his swords being destroyed by the younger slayers. Still Tanjiro didn’t have to know that you knew.

“Tanjiro, I just don’t believe that Hotaru would do something like that. You saw how polite he was this afternoon.” You said still not looking from your book.

“I KNOW THATS MY POINT! HAD IT BEEN ME WHO BROKE MY SWORD HE WOULD HAVE CHASED ME UNTIL SUNSET!” Yelled Tanjiro.

“See that’s the thing I don’t understand. You were here this afternoon when he came by, and he didn’t chase or harass you then.” You said still wanting your little game to continue.

“He didn’t notice anyone else was here.” Said Zenitsu as he chewed on some ohagi.

After understanding what Zenitsu meant by his comment a slight blush ran across your face. The thought that Hotaru had only been focused on you made your heart jump. He has always been so kind to you, and he never once complained about consistently having to make you new swords. Maybe, Hotaru did have feelings for you. That was ridiculous, surely you would have noticed before now, right? Then again why had he always treated you so kindly?

The idea that Hotaru had taken a liking to you wasn’t a bad thought. In fact, you could feel your heart flutter at the thought of you two being a bit more friendly with one another. And he was quite attractive, at least from the bit that you saw of him. He was muscular and rather tall as well, underneath the spotted cloth on his head you could see strands of long black hair. Every time he came to deliver your new sword you hoped you would get a glance of his face.

Lost deep in thought you hadn’t realized how quiet the room had gotten. When you looked up from your book you saw Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke all staring with cheeky grins; giggling like schoolgirls. It was obvious they had seen you blush at the thought that Hotaru was interested in you.

“WHAT ARE ALL YOU LOOKING AT?!” You yelled as you jumped up out of your chair.

“I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HOTARU IS JUST NICE!” You said before running out of the house. The boys erupted in laughter.

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“Did you see the way she was blushing?” Asked Tanjiro as he cleaned the floors; running back and forth in front of Zenitsu who was seated on a cushion.

“I guess she didn’t realize Hotaru had the hots for her.” Zenitsu said.

Suddenly Tanjiro stopped and smiled the biggest smile he could.

“Zenitsu! I have a wonderful idea! We should get them together!” He beamed feeling brilliant after coming up with such an idea.

“WHAT?! AND RISK FEELING THE WRATH OF (Y/N) AND HOTARU?! ARE YOU INSANE?!” Yelled Zenitsu angry Tanjiro would be putting him in such a dangerous situation. His vision of you in his mind was of you standing in a lawless battlefield surrounded by flames, sword in hand ready to cut down anyone who crossed you. He shivered at the thought.

“Just think about it Zenitsu! Imagine how happy they’d be together! Besides, Hotaru is always working on his swords and (y/n) is always on missions. Maybe they need something a little more...normal?” Said Tanjiro with a bit of sympathy in his voice. It was true, you were always on missions, in fact this was the first time you had been home in months; your house was covered in a thick layer of dust. There was no doubt that you loved exterminating demons, but the reason you were obsessed with killing them was a little more deeper than that. The day you became a slayer your promised yourself that you would stop at nothing to avenge the ones you loved, your family, your friends, the entire village. All of which had been destroyed; you stood in wreckage gathering all the bodies you could find. One by one you would bury your entire town. After everyone received a final resting place and a proper funeral you would then search for a way. A way to bring them comfort in the afterlife.

“Will you help me?”

“Fine, I’ll help you. BUT IF (Y/N) OR HOTARU GET ANGRY I'M TELLING THEM IT WAS YOUR IDEA!”

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Together the three devised a plan that would be the envy of most any man. They would send a fake mission through your crow, saying that there was a demon on the prowl in the wisteria grove. After hearing this you would send a message to Hotaru asking him to put a rush on that sword and meet you there. Before this they will have adorned the trees with lanterns, strings of flowers, and beautiful vines. And when the two of you met in the middle, they’d ignite the lanterns to illuminate the scene. A place so romantic you both would have no choice but to confess your love for each other!

Quickly they got to work. Tanjiro ordered Inosuke to climb each tree and place a lantern on the lowest branches, after he was done each tree had two lanterns. Zenitsu was to collect as many willow vines as he could, then he would braid them making long thick vines that would hang from the trees and create almost a curtain. Tanjiro was on the hunt for the most beautiful smelling flowers, of course he grabbed some wisteria but he also collected tons of wild flowers he had seen in the area. He made bunches of glorious bouquets to hang in the trees, in the middle of the vine guarded circle he sprinkled hundreds of flower petals. The sight was delightful, the boys had put in so much work into this. Now their only hope was that neither of you two killed them after finding out their plan.

After putting the finishing touches on their creation they rushed back to your estate to enact the second part of their plan.

“Please, we need you to do this for us. What do you want? We will give you anything! How about birdseed? How about worms, we will get on our hands and knees and dig for all the grubs you want! Please just do us this little tiny favor.” Tanjiro pleaded with your crow who was pondering their request.

After much begging and negotiating, it was settled that Inosuke would dig for grubs and get as many as he could find, Zenitsu would give him an extra scope of birdseed while you weren’t looking.

Now all they had to do was wait. You had to go to a hashira meeting and would be back before too much longer, still the wait made them anxious. Tanjiro sat drumming his fingers waiting for you to arrive, Inosuke laid out flat on the floor snoozing, while Zenitsu trembled and paced the floor.

“Tanjiro, what if they find out.” He whimpered, tears flowing from his eyes.

“They will find out! We will tell them as soon as they confess to each other!” Tanjiro said happily even though he was slightly nervous.

“Tanjiro! You didn’t tell me that!” He cried.

On the other side of the door they could hear your light footsteps, quietly you slid the door open and stepped inside.

“How was the meeting?” Tanjiro chirped with an overall enthusiastic smile on his face.

“Depressing. It is hard hearing about all the young slayers that have been killed.” You said not meeting his eyes, opting to go sit down on your futon.

“I don’t want to do anything this evening except lay here, you boys cool with that?” You asked, pulling the cover over your head.

None of the boys replied. Zenitsu ran and gripped Tanjiro’s haori. Both looked at each other with worried expressions.

Perhaps, this was not the best time for such a ruse.

Before you could get properly settled in, the jarring sound of your crows' cries came from outside. Instantly you jumped from your bed and ran to your closet. First you grabbed your slayer uniform, then your belt. You ran down the hall and into your separate room to change. In a flash you were dressed, for one last final touch you slipped on your tabi boots; fastening them as you fled to the door. You crashed through the door and out into the yard, you searched the sky till you spotted your crow.

“Hey! What’s the big idea? I don’t have a sword yet!” You yelled to your crow who was making small circles in the sky.

“Southeast! Southeast! Head southeast!” The crow called as he refused to elaborate.

“Go to Hotaru Haganezuka! Tell him to put a rush on that sword and meet me there. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke!”

All three boys ran out onto the engawa, dressed with swords at their hips.

“Follow me, we have a mission. Let’s go!”

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Together you ran, the boys a couple lengths behind you. Tanjiro’s crow led the way and soon you’d all arrive to your destiny.

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Your crow flew hard and fast, when you gave him orders he always intended to follow through to the best of his ability, even if he was bribed into misleading you.

After a long flight he arrived at Hotaru's home, outside he cawed hoping to alert the man inside.

Hotaru had been hard at work forging your new sword; he intended on making it absolutely perfect. Therefore it was nowhere near finished, even after the countless hours and days he pushed himself to work.

The sound of a Kasugai crow calling his name broke him out of trance. Already enraged that no doubt the crow was coming to report a slayer had broken one his swords, he stormed outside slamming his door behind him. But before he could voice his exasperation the crow spoke,

“The (y/b/t) pillar! (Y/n)! She needs her sword! She’s on her way to a mission! Meet her at the wisteria grove Southeast!” Your crow called.

Hotaru’s heart sank, you were going into battle now? And you had nothing but your bare hands to defend yourself with, he’d have to improvise. With all his speed he ran inside; he tore his forge apart. He couldn’t possibly expect you to wield a half made sword, it was still glowing hot and lacked a handle. He fumbled through everything till he found them; a pair of wakizashi swords he made as a prototype for a previous hashira. They were not your usual weapon of choice, but they had been forged by the same metal as his katanas; he knew you’d have no trouble wielding them.

Throwing them into a wooden case, he wrapped them in a soft cloth. Hurriedly he slammed the case closed and threw it over his shoulder as he bolted out the door.

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He followed your crow with great determination, he wasn’t going to fail you. Even so the most dreadful thoughts came to his mind. What if he arrived too late? What if his last sight of you was the life leaving your body? This pushed him to go harder, he would not leave you empty handed.

He forced those terrible thoughts out of his mind, the only thing he thought about now was his breathing. In and out, in and out.

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“I’ll be meeting Hotaru here, you boys search the area. Tanjiro and Zenitsu search the village, Inosuke search the woods.” You ordered.

“Yes!” All three said in unison. Due to how seriously you were taking this impromptu mission, the boys got a little caught up in it too. Tanjiro had become a lot more serious and concerned even though he had concocted the fake mission. He turned to look at Zenitsu who was staring at you trembling.

“But (y/n), you don’t have a sword, what are you going to do if the demon shows up?” He asked, tears flowing from his eyes.

“Don’t you know anything about me Zenitsu? I’ve always got a trick up my sleeve.” You said with a sly smirk. You pulled back your sleeve to reveal three insanely sharp throwing knives; each one had a purple tip. Little did Zenitsu know these knives were laced with wisteria; a small touch both you and Shinobu worked on.

“Come on hurry, Zenitsu. We have to go.” Tanjiro said while pulling him by the collar of his haori.

“But Tanjiro! What are we going to do if she gets hurt!” He cried.

Once out of earshot, Tanjiro pulled Zenitsu aside.

“We’ve got to stick to the original plan, remember? Hotaru will be here any minute and we’ve got to be ready!” Tanjiro said with a bright smile.

“First we will go patrol the village, then by the time we get back Hotaru will surely have made it.”

Together they took off towards the village.

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The wait was long and uneventful, you sat at the edge of the grove making patterns in the soft dirt. This was weird, all of it was, why were you given a mission on such short notice. Wouldn’t Master Kagaya have said something during the meeting, besides he knew you didn’t have a sword. Something was not right and it made you nervous. You stood to the sound of your crow calling, they must be close you thought to yourself.

You watched the sky patiently, over the horizon your bird came into view. He flew straight till he met the middle of the wisteria grove, to which he swooped in and landed.

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“Hotaru? Hotaru? Hotaru?” You called as you parted what seemed to be a curtain of vines. When you stepped inside your eyes searched in the darkness, you could barely make out a thing. Slowly you backed up, anticipating an attack from any direction.

Suddenly a twig snapped from behind you, pinpointing exactly where the sound originated, you dipped and swept your leg. First a loud thud hit the ground followed by a low groan.

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“Zenitsu, has (y/n) made it inside yet?” Tanjiro loudly whispered

“OH NO! IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE’S BEATING HIM UP!” Yelled Zenitsu after hearing your attack.

“INOSUKE! LIGHT THE LANTERNS!” Tanjiro ordered.

In a flash, Inosuke jumped from his perch high in an oak tree. On his way down he lit a match on the roof of his mouth, when he made his way to the ground he found the fuse that connected all the lanterns together.

As soon as the match touched the end of the fuse a bright spark appeared zoomed down the line causing everything in its wake to turn to ash. They lost sight of the spark as it quickly rounded the corner and into the bush; a bright light illuminated the otherside.

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“Oh Hotaru! I'm som sorry! I had no idea it was you, here let me help you up!” You said apologetically as you helped Hotaru off of the ground.

“No, no, no I should have said something so as not to catch you so off guard.” He replied. The truth was that he had been so captivated by you. You left him speechless.

“How was the tri-oh.” You caught his eyes, this had been the first time you had seen him without his mask. He looked at you confused till he realized his mistake, he had been in such a rush he had forgotten his mask. He was handsome, very handsome at that. His long dark hair flowed to his shoulders, his dark eyebrows perfectly rested above his sharp eyes. After staring at him for what seemed like ages you snapped out of your trance.

“Oh! Oh no! I’m sorry! Again! Here I’ll cover my eyes!” You said as you turned your back to him covering your eyes.

“No it’s alright, I don’t mind if you see me!” He said he reached out for you. He pulled your hands away from your eyes and held them gently. He smiled when he met your gaze. How pretty you looked in the soft orange light, your (h/c) shimmering in the dance of the flames.

‘Such a beautiful sight’ he thought to himself as his thumb gently rubbed the top of your hand.

“Hotaru? You wouldn’t have my sword with you do you?” You asked, peering at the box that had been knocked out of his hands when he fell.

“Of course, (L/n)san! Please, excuse me.” He said sheepishly as he reached for the box.

“Well, they aren’t exactly your sword but I had these two, they are one of the first ones I made for Uzui Tengen. I’m sorry, (y/n). I wasn’t able to make your sword in time.” He said as he bowed, holding the swords up to you. You took them in your hands and swung them simultaneously.

“Flashy. I like em, Hotaru. Mind if I keep em.” You asked, admiring the weapons in your hands.

Hotaru looked up at you, in his eyes there wasn’t a more glorious scene. You held his creation with such pride and joy.

He didn’t care that you were reckless, and wild. In his eyes you were a symbol of beauty and strength, someone as perfect as you should not exist in the real world; only in books and folktales.

“These swords are just about as beautiful as how you’ve decorated the trees. You getting sweet on me, Hotaru?” You asked observing the vines and trees all decorated with flowers.

“The lanterns are a nice touch, it looks like you put a lot of hard work into all this. This is very nice.” You said as you continued to look around you.

“What’s the occasion?” You asked, turning to look at Hotaru who stood with his hands behind his back. He looked at you confused, you had thought he had put all this together? For you? Seeing you so pleased by this made him curse himself for not coming up with a similar gesture.

“I...I...I-” Hotaru stuttered before loud running could be heard tearing through the brush.

“(Y/n)! (Y/n)! (Y/n)!” Called Tanjiro from the otherside of the vines. Soon Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Tanjiro with Nezuko in tow, fell through the barrier.

“What’s going on? Did you find the demon?” You asked.

“No, the village and forest were all clear! What should we do now?” They asked. Their gaze then turned to Hotaru who was sheepishly standing behind you waiting for your attention once more. All three boys began to grin and giggle amongst themselves. You took in the situation and blushed slightly from their reaction.

“Are we interrupting something?” Asked Zenitsu with a sly grin. To which Inosuke began to laugh from seeing your reaction.

“Zenitsu! Inosuke! Come on, they are clearly having a romantic conversation that we should not interfere with! They would like to talk in private!” Tanjiro said confidently as he hoisted Zenitsu and Inosuke under his arms.

“Oooooo Hotaru! How romantic! Such a beautiful place to have a date!” Yelled Inosuke and Zenitsu as they were being carried away. Hotaru blushed at their comments and had you not been standing so close he would have chased them till they collapsed. But before the boys were out of sight they turned to look at Hotaru, they all three grinned widely and held up their thumbs. Tanjiro mouthed the words,

‘You got this!’ Before shoving both of his thumbs in the air.

They were...helping him? They had pulled this all together to help him? Surely not, especially after how many times he threatened to kill Tanjiro. This had to be deeper than that, why else would they go out of their way to make such a gesture? Unless...you felt the same way towards him? Quickly he pushed the idea out of his head, there was no way you felt so warmly towards him. He was just your swordsmith, the person behind the scenes. You were an achieved warrior, someone who others could look to in a time of need.

“Hotaru? Did you put this all together for me?” You asked, tearing him away from his thoughts.

“I-I did!” He stammered out quickly.

“What was the reason for such a gesture? Is there something you would like to tell me?” You asked Hotaru, turning to face him. Although you kept a cool exterior, inside your heart was doing flips. Was he about to confess to you? Was this what you had been looking for all along? Perhaps, revenge and justice wouldn’t fill the whole in you but maybe affection and acceptance would?

“(Y/n), I have something I have to tell you.” He spoke clearly now and stood tall. Now was his chance to lay everything out that had been on his heart.

“I’m tired of living like this. I’m tired of hiding behind my mask. I’m tired of only being near you when I bring you another sword. No, I’m done living like this.” He said before he approached you and pulled you to his chest by your arms; blades falling from your hands.

“Hotaru? What are you-” his lips cut off your words before another one could be uttered. He pulled you into such a passionate kiss, a one that conveyed years of pent up emotions. All came flowing out in an instant.

You melted in his embrace, his hands moved from your arms to your face. He cupped your head so gently. His touch was full of love and adoration. Never in your life had you felt such a feeling. This had been everything you had been looking for.

Slowly he pulled away, still holding your face. In the distance quiet cheers could be heard.

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When you entered your home your eyes immediately looked for the boys. The three sat side by side grinning from ear to ear. You put your hands to your hips and donned a serious look.

“Is there something you boys would like to tell me?” You questioned.

You knew the boys were behind it all, and still you played along. Because in the end, you got everything you had ever dreamed of wanting. And it wasn’t revenge, justice, or vengeance, but a chance to live. To live not for those who passed but for yourself.

Yours and Hotaru’s relationship blossomed from that day forth. Days after missions were spent together, oftentimes you stayed with him when you were home.

You’d sit and watch as he’d forge his blades with incredible passion. After the day was long over, and you convinced him he worked hard enough, the two of you would spend your evenings in each other's arms; always falling asleep entangled with one another.

You were his pride and joy. You sat so patiently, watching him work.

‘Such a pretty thing’ he thought to himself when he happened to steal a glance. Of course, he still made you a new sword whenever you needed one, but now he could impose a “punishment” he saw fit. Then again he never heard you complain.

“Hotaru! It’s me! I’m back! Hotaru?” You called as you entered his home, your last mission had been long and time consuming so once it was finished you immediately ran home.

As you walked in, Hotaru rounded the corner from his room with his hands behind his back.

“Close your eyes, my spiderlily. I have a surprise for you.” He came behind you and put his hand over your eyes. You jittered with excitement. His other hand moved in front of you.

“Now open them.” He said softly as he withdrew his hand from in front of your face.

In his hand was a beautiful bundle of wild flowers and wisteria blossoms, fresh from the spring weather.

You squealed and jumped with joy, you immediately wrapped your arms around his neck, pulling Hotaru in a smothering embrace. He buried his head into your neck and squeezed you back even harder.

“Oh Hotaru, they are just like the ones from the grove! They are beautiful! I love them so much!” You cried as you held them close and smelled them.

“I may have had some help.” Hotaru replied with a wide smile across his face.

“They are perfect!”

“You are perfect.”

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heyiwrotesomethings · 4 years ago

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Paws

Shinobu Kochou x She/Her Reader

A/N: (picks up S.O. turning into a cat fanfics) I just think they’re neat. Shinobu might not like it, but it's better than those toy-story-looking-baby-head-spiders from Natagumo Mountain, am I right? Word Count: 7,999

Shinobu had a choice variety of things she’d have liked to say in that moment. Many were colorful, but few could be said in polite company. Still, Shinobu let the words fly free, for she knew it didn’t matter what she yelled out to the universe. Not unless someone could translate the pitiful meows that fell from her whiskered maw.

Yes, Shinobu knew that demon she had destroyed the night prior had done something strange to her with its blood art, but she had prepared herself for every probable poison or venom that had entered her skin. She wasn’t careless, there just wasn’t an antidote she had that could cure the ailment that had befallen her as she slept.

When she had awoken in the unfamiliar surroundings of the inn she was boarding, she didn’t notice an immediate difference. She stretched groggily, yawned, exhaled... but when went to muss up her hair to scratch an itch tickling at her scalp, she caught sight of a little black paw instead of her hand.

She darted backward, getting caught in the sea of covers and clothing, ensnaring herself like a roll of fish and rice encased in seaweed. She struggled for a moment, groaning to herself. At least, it was supposed to be a groan. The sound that met Shinobu’s ears sounded more like the warning sound of an agitated alley cat. She ceased her wiggling immediately, frozen. She tentatively opened her mouth, then closed it, then opened it again.

“Meow...?”

No. Oh no, that was not at all what Shinobu had wanted to say. She tried again.

“Mew.”

Different, but no less depressing.

“Mowww.”

Now that just sounded down right pitiful.

Shinobu wiggled against the weight of the fabrics around her lithe body, somehow managing to, quite literally, claw her way free.

She took a look at her surroundings. Her haori was draped over the hanging rack near the room’s desk. On the desk sat her uniform, neatly folded with her butterfly hairpin sitting on top and her nichirin blade propped up against the worn, wooden chair. Below her she saw the yukata she had worn to bed crumpled in the sheets of the futon and the little black paw she had seen before had been joined by another just beside it.

Shinobu skittered back a meter, dismayed when the paws followed the action. She spun around on the futon and caught a glimpse of a fluffy black tail and blanched. Well, as best she could in her current predicament.

‘No, no, no...’ Shinobu thought to herself as she clumsily made her way to the desk. She recalled a small hand mirror she had seen the night before. Surely that would clear this whole thing up, right? She shimmied, preparing herself for the first jump, making it to the chair. She cringed at the sound of her blade clattering to the ground before jumping again to the flat surface of the desk. Shinobu spotted the hand mirror and cautiously pawed towards it. She closed her eyes, inhaling deeply before leaning over the glass. Then she cracked an eye open, peering down.

Purple, yes, that was familiar. Those were her eyes, but she certainly didn’t have shiny, black fur and whiskers and little black, triangle shaped ears on the top of her head and—

“Mowww!” Shinobu cursed aloud, finding some strange feeling of satisfaction in knocking the hand mirror to the floor below. Yet that was quickly doused by the sense of dread that hung over her.

She, Kochou Shinobu, had been turned into a detestable, furry little creature. A cat.

“Is everything alright in there miss? I heard a couple loud thumps coming from here.”

There was no human reply of course, but Shinobu leapt off of the desk and padded towards the door, pawing at it, hoping the innkeeper’s daughter would let her curiosity get the better of her and open the door.

“Miss? Are you well?”

No, Shinobu certainly was not well. But if the girl could let her out of this room she could see herself feeling just a small fraction better. She clawed at the wooden frame. If she had to pay for the damages so be it.

“Miss, I’m coming in. Pardon the intrusion...”

The door finally slid to the side and the innkeeper’s daughter peered inside.

“Hello?”

“Meow.”

The girl startled, her head snapped down to her feet. Shinobu sat in front of her expectantly, waiting for what she wasn’t sure.

“Tou-san?” The girl called down the hallway, stepping back from the cat, “Tou-san, the woman who checked in last night is gone. She left all her stuff and, and there’s a cat in here!”

“What are you saying child? Huh.” The innkeeper appeared in the doorway and blinked before frowning deeply. “I didn’t discuss lodgings for a pet with her. Was she trying to shorthand me?”

Shinobu’s tail twitched at the insinuation.

“Well, looks like she’s long gone now. Nothing to do about it now.” The innkeeper sighed.

“But, her clothes are still here and her katana... I can’t imagine she left them there on purpose.”

“Well, we have her address in the book. We’ll have someone take her belongings there and get the money we’re owed for their safe return... and the money for any damages this animal may have caused,” he reached out to pet Shinobu, but understandably the Hashira turned cat batted the hand away. “I’ll get Daisuke on it, that boy’s been getting too comfortable anyway. Gather up all her belongings will you, Hibari.”

“Yes, father.”

The innkeeper nodded then continued on down the hall. Hibari cautiously made her way past the threshold of the room and Shinobu eyed her warily from the doorway as the young girl, probably around Aoi’s age, gathered her belongings and folded them all together with care before setting them into a travel bag. Shinobu was pleased that her privacy was kept largely intact. The only thing the young girl openly scrutinized was her nichirin blade.

“This is so cool.” Hibari mumbled to herself before laying the blade across the opening of the bag. She then turned to Shinobu, couching to the floor with the bag outstretched in front of her. “Here kitty kitty, want to go for a ride?”

Shinobu’s eyes narrowed, she didn’t much appreciate how the girl cooed at her like she was a child. She stayed in place, her nose upturned.

“Oh don’t be like that. I’m sure it’ll be a long journey home. I’d sit in the bag if I were you.”

Shinobu stood firm. If she had to have four legs, she was going to use them. Hibari sighed and stood with the bag over her shoulder.

“Alright, suit yourself,” Hibari made to exit the room, “come on, little kitty.”

Shinobu resented that, yet she pawed after the girl. They exited the inn and found a young man stretched out in the grass.

“Daisuke-nii, here are all the traveler’s belongings. Tou-san gave you the address, right?” Hibari asked.

Daisuke groaned and sat up with his hand outstretched to take the bag, “yeah,” he noticed Shinobu sitting near his sister’s feet and sneered, “do I really need to take that thing with me too?”

Shinobu’s tail swished, agitated.

“Don’t be mean. The poor thing is probably homesick,” Hibari pouted, “I can’t believe that lady would just leave her here.”

Homesick, yes, Shinobu had been off on missions for the better part of three weeks. She was finally meant to go home today but like this, as a cat of all things, was not how she wanted to do it. She just wanted to walk home like a normal person, hug all her girls and catch up with the goings on at the estate, and spend some much needed alone time with her (Y/n). Was that so much to ask for?

“Whatever, it’s just a cat Hibari.” Daisuke groused. “If it decides to run off before I get to the place, I’m not taking responsibility for it. I’m just gonna drop this off, and get our money.”

“You better take good care of this cat, Nii-chan!” Hibari frowned, crossing her arms, “I’ll never forgive you if something bad happens to her! Just look at how sweet she is.”

Daisuke looked into Shinobu’s eyes and found his distaste for the feline mirrored back at him.

“There is nothing sweet looking about that thing.” Daisuke grunted as he stood to his full height, bag slung over his shoulder.

“Just try to be nice, okay?” Hibari asked.

“Sure, yeah, yeah, come on vermin. The sooner we leave, the sooner I can get home.” Daisuke made to scoop up Shinobu, but she side stepped away, slapping his hand for good measure.

“Ow! You mangy little—“

“Daisuke!” Hibari warned, giving him a pointed look.

“Fine! Just don’t slow me down. I’m leaving.” Daisuke rubbed his hand and turned to start his journey. A journey Shinobu had no intention of sticking around for.

Shinobu was surely faster than the ornery young man. She was not particularly fond of his presence either. She decided she would go off ahead of him. If he tried to do anything funny with her belongings she would easily find them again and give them all hell. The sooner she got home, the sooner she could figure out how to revert to her true body.

“Ah. Good riddance.” She heard Daisuke say snidely as she hopped ahead and into the brush once they made it to the edge of town.

‘I could say the same about you.’ Shinobu thought to herself, ‘if anything happens to that haori especially, the problems you have now will be child’s play to what I’ll put you through.’

Though she traveled faster, leaving the innkeeper’s son behind her, Shinobu still had plenty of ground to cover. She was already tired from weeks of duty, not to mention she wasn’t used to traveling on four paws. However despite these difficulties, Shinobu managed to reach her estate’s beautiful gardens just before dinner. Her little paws ached, but she was home.

She walked through the garden, admiring the blooms and foliage as she steadily made her way to the engawa. The weather was fair, so hopefully she’d find an open door somewhere.

Then the flowers ahead of her started to shake and she stiffened momentarily before relaxing as the voices of Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho registered in her ears.

“And then— oh! A kitty!” Kiyo interrupted herself, awestruck as she and the other two girls made their way to the end of the garden where the vegetables were grown. Sumi and Naho were quick to join in, cooing at Shinobu causing her light embarrassment.

“How did you get here, little one? Are you lost?” Naho smiled, presenting her hand for Shinobu to sniff. Obviously, Shinobu didn’t go for it.

“Mow.” Shinobu shook her head, trying to show the girls she was no ordinary cat. They didn’t seem to catch on unfortunately.

“It’s so cute! Do you think we could keep it?” Sumi asked.

“Shinobu-sama would never let us. She thinks furry animals are messy.” Naho replied dejectedly.

“You’re right.” Sumi pouted.

“Well...” Kiyo spoke up after a moment of silence. “Shinobu-sama isn’t back yet. What if we could get (Y/n)-sama to agree to let us keep it?”

“Good idea!” Sumi jumped a bit with excitement, “Even if Shinobu-sama doesn’t like the idea, she’ll accept it if (Y/n)-sama said it was okay.”

‘My my, Kiyo, Sumi. I did not think you would try using my own lover against me in such a way.’ Shinobu thought to herself, begrudgingly allowing herself to be picked up by Sumi as the other two gathered at her sides, gently stroking her fur.

“I don’t know, aren’t you two worried it might strain their relationship if they don’t make the decision together?” Naho asked nervously, though she eagerly patted the top of Shinobu’s head.

“No way. They love each other too much to let one cat get in the way of all that.” Kiyo shook her head, “Besides, we’ll take care of it. Shinobu-sama won’t even have to see the kitten if she doesn’t want to.”

‘My, what schemers these girls are growing into.’

“Girls? Is everything going alright out there?”

Shinobu’s ears perked up and she wiggled in Sumi’s arms to peer over her shoulder, absorbing the sight of (Y/n) standing on the engawa with her hand acting as a visor to shield her eyes from the setting sun as she squinted at the garden. Shinobu thought it was a crime that she couldn’t perceive colors as she could when she was human. She was sure the light of the setting sun bathed (Y/n)’s figure in a heavenly way. Oh how she had missed her.

“(Y/n)-sama!” The three girls cheered rushing towards the young woman standing on the engawa. Shinobu winced at the jaunty gait, the pace Sumi had set was throwing her around more than she would have liked.

“Oh dear,” (Y/n) smiled warmly, turning Shinobu’s heart into mush, “that doesn’t look like a vegetable.”

“(Y/n)-sama, can we keep her? Can we keep her please?” The girls pleaded. “We promise we’ll take good care of her. It will be like she’s not even here. Just give us a chance!”

“I have no doubt you three could take good care of a cat. You’re all very responsible, but you know Shinobu wouldn’t be happy living with a sheddy cat under her roof.” (Y/n) said, her smile becoming more sympathetic as she stared down at the youngest residents of the Butterfly Estate.

“Please, (Y/n)-sama. Shinobu-sama doesn’t even have to know. It can be our secret.” Sumi whispered conspiratorially.

“I’m sorry girls, but I’m just not comfortable making such a big decision without consulting with Shinobu first.” (Y/n) shook her head.

Upon seeing the dejected looks of the three girls before her, (Y/n) sighed and rubbed the back of her neck. “You can come in and fix something for her to eat, but she can’t come inside, okay?”

“Okay...”

Shinobu would have been very pleased with (Y/n)’s decision, except she needed to be the exception to the verdict. She needed to get inside and get to her lab, not live out the rest of her days as a garden cat getting fed scraps while she watched all her loved ones mourn her sudden disappearance.

“Don’t forget to pull out some fresh veggies. Aoi and Kanao are waiting too—ah!”

Shinobu had wiggled free from Sumi’s arms and flung herself into the air, catching on the fabric of (Y/n)’s clothes and scrambling up to her chest as surprised arms moved on instinct to hold Shinobu up.

‘I could charm you as a human, I can do it in this form too, (Y/n).’

Shinobu butted her head against (Y/n)’s chin, her cheeks, wherever she could reach. She felt a rumble start to build at the back of her throat and realized she had begun to purr. (Y/n)’s scent seemed to be all encompassing, so much stronger than what Shinobu’s human nose could smell. It made her press harder, realizing just how much she had missed that scent, how she craved the familiarity.

“Oh, hello there. You sure are friendly, huh?” (Y/n) scratched behind Shinobu’s ear, Shinobu purred louder.

“Aw, she must really like you, (Y/n)-sama. You have to let her stay now!” Naho spoke, watching the cute scene with unrestrained joy.

“Naho, you know we can’t.” (Y/n) shook her head, now trying to dodge Shinobu’s bumps of affection while also trying to loosen Shinobu’s claws from her front so she could put her back down.

‘Come now, (Y/n). Don’t start playing hard to get now.’ Shinobu continued working her charm as best as she could, continuing her nudges and purrs, gently lapping (Y/n)’s knuckles with her tongue when her hands attempted to push her away.

“Affectionate little thing, aren’t you?” (Y/n)’s smile twitched, a bead of sweat roll down her cheek as she tried to pull the cat away from her body only to have her clothes pulled with her, the cat’s claws were secured and unyielding.

‘Only for you.’ Shinobu’s eyes glinted. She could see (Y/n) was wavering, if she could keep this up, she’d let her stay in no time.

(Y/n) looked down into the cat’s eyes. They felt strangely familiar. The way the cat stared back up at her made her feel small, not in a negative sense, more like they eyes reminded her of the vastness of the universe. Maybe they made her feel safe, unconditionally loved... (Y/n) shook her head, blood buzzed faintly through her cheeks and the tips of her ears. This was a cat. She really needed to pull herself together. She hoped Shinobu’s letter detailing her imminent return home was accurate.

“Mew, mow.” Shinobu mewed sweetly, the sound, paired with the sweet kitten licks penetrated deep into (Y/n)’s heart, making her sigh and slump her shoulders in defeat.

“Okay...”

“Yay!” The trio cheered, bouncing around (Y/n) as she held onto a pleased Shinobu with a guilty expression on her face.

“But!” She added quickly, “I’m not promising anything. When Shinobu comes back we’ll come to a final decision together. Don’t get your hopes up too high, alright?”

“Okay, (Y/n)-sama.” The girls were a little more subdued, but no less excited that the cat could stay with them, if just for a short time.

As soon as (Y/n) crossed the threshold into the estate, Shinobu loosened her kitty death grip and jumped out of (Y/n)’s arms to pad off to the kitchen. Though she was yelling at herself to go to the lab to try to fix herself first, hunger seemed to be driving her body in the direction of the aroma coming from the opposite side of the building.

“Look at you. You walk around as if you own the place.” (Y/n) spoke, a sound of amusement preceding her observation.

‘Because I do. Hopefully you’ll realize that soon enough.’

“What took so long, (Y/n)-sama?” Aoi asked, a small frown of concentration shaped her lips as she carefully prepared the food. Kanao turned to stare at (Y/n) and the sleek little shadow trailing behind her with a puzzled expression.

“Sorry. Um, Sumi, Naho and Kiyo had made a new friend in the garden who’ll be staying the night.”

“I see, shall I start preparing a room?” Aoi asked, not yet looking up from her cooking.

“I don’t think that will be necessary...”

“What do you mean, oh.” Aoi caught a dark movement at (Y/n)’s feet, the seeing the cat for the first time. Although she found it undoubtedly cute, her respect for Shinobu was not so easily swayed. “(Y/n)-sama, you can’t keep a cat in here!”

“I know,” (Y/n) pressed her hands together, “it’s only for a short while, I promise.”

“I can’t believe you let yourself get manipulated so easily. What would Shinobu-sama say?”

‘That (Y/n) trying to resist me would be like someone trying to stop an oncoming train with their bare hands. It’s just not plausible.’ Shinobu silently answered with a purr, sliding past (Y/n)’s ankles.

“I know, I tried, honestly! I really did.” (Y/n) swore.

“Fine. Remove it from the kitchen please at the very least. It’s unsanitary.” Aoi said, turning back to what she was doing.

“Right, sorry. The girls should be back from the garden soon. I’ll be back in a minute to help.”

(Y/n) scooped up Shinobu and took her out of the kitchen just as Sumi, Kiyo, and Naho were coming in with their basket from the garden.

“Great timing. Could you three take care of the cat while I help Kanao and Aoi finish up dinner?”

“Yeah!”

“You can count on us!”

“Here little kitty!”

Shinobu tried to latch onto (Y/n), but was quickly plucked from her arms by Kiyo. After Naho handed (Y/n) the basket, they ran off down the hall with (Y/n) calling after them.

“Be back in twenty minutes! Everything should be done by then.”

“Okay!”

***

Shinobu sat on the tatami floor, watching with amusement as the girls tried to get her to play with the crudely tied together cloth on a wooden pole. They even went as far as to demonstrate what they expected her to do with the device, pawing at it and rolling around on the floor.

“Come on, kitty. You can do it!” Sumi encouraged.

‘I love you children, but there is nothing you could say or do that would make me act so foolishly.’ Shinobu turned her nose away from the flopping cloth and made to leave the room, hoping (Y/n) and the others would have dinner ready by now.

Sumi, Kiyo, and Naho followed after her talking amongst themselves. Occasionally asking the black cat where she was going with such purpose.

When they made it to the dining area, (Y/n), Kanao and Aoi were already there. (Y/n) had only just knelt down at her spot at the table when Shinobu claimed the space in her lap, causing (Y/n) to jump in surprise at the sudden dark flash that rushed at her.

“Ah!”

“Wow, she must really, really like you, (Y/n)-sama.” Naho observed.

“Yeah, we just followed her here. It’s like she knew exactly where to go.” Sumi spoke with awe.

“I see...” (Y/n) smiled down at the black blob curled in her lap, it’s intelligent purple eyes looked back up at her. “I bet you’re hungry, hm?”

‘Yes, I haven’t eaten all day.’ Shinobu sighed to herself.

“(Y/n)-sama, we shouldn’t feed animals at the table.” Aoi pouted. “What would Shinobu-sama say?”

‘I’d say let’s make an exception just this once. Please, I’m starving.’

“Just this once, Aoi, please,” (Y/n) asked, setting up a little bowl of cat safe food before setting the bowl beside her on the floor. “More likely than not the cat will have to go when Shinobu comes back. Try not to let it bother you too much.”

Shinobu wiggled out of (Y/n)’s lap to the bowl of food next to her whilst Aoi released a resigned sigh, and waited for everyone to get situated.

“Ikatakimasu!”

“Meow.”

Everyone blinked and turned to the cat. Shinobu stared back, unblinking, waiting for someone to realize she was no ordinary cat.

Kanao tilted her head, flipped her coin, and shrugged slightly before turning back to her food. Aoi was mildly impressed but made no comment. She thought perhaps it had just been a coincidence that the feline happened to meow as they thanked each other for the work that had gone into making dinner tonight. The youngest girls made sure to voice their amazement, praising Shinobu for being such a smart kitty. (Y/n) let out a surprised giggle, calling the moment unbelievably cute before returning her attention to her food as well.

If Shinobu could adequately roll her eyes, she would. Instead she sucked it up and ate the food in the bowl (Y/n) had provided for her. She felt silly and unrefined eating in such a manner, face first in the ceramic, but the food was good and filling, making her feel much better.

After dinner was finished and everything was cleaned up, Shinobu ignored the younger girls’ pleads to come back to their rooms and trotted behind (Y/n) to their wing of the estate.

“You’re making me out to be some kind of villain, cat,” (Y/n) spoke to Shinobu as she waved sympathetically to the younger girls pouting at the opposite end of the hall, “Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho would really like to spend more time with you.”

‘As would I, but I need to be in the lab tonight if I’m ever going to figure out how to reverse this.’

As they approached Shinobu’s lab, she was pleased, but also annoyed to find that the door was already partially open. Making a mental note to find out who had been rustling around in her sanctuary, she made to enter the room only for the door to be slid shut in front of her.

“Sorry little kitty,” (Y/n) smiled down at Shinobu, “Shinobu would be less than pleased with me for not only letting a cat into the estate, but for also letting it have free reign of her lab. Can’t have you breaking any vials or toppling plants.”

“Mowww.” Shinobu moaned pitifully, pawing at the door. She looked up at (Y/n) with hope that she’d let her in. ‘You don’t understand, (Y/n). It’s me!’

“Aw, sorry buddy. That room is off limits.” (Y/n) then continued to walk around the corner.

Shinobu looked between her lab door and the corner (Y/n) disappeared behind a few times, her tail twitched in agitation.

‘Alright, no work is getting done tonight. I suppose it will feel nice to sleep in a familiar location with the warmth and comfort I’ve missed so dearly, even if she is actively blocking my progress with her good intentions.’ Shinobu quickly followed (Y/n) to their room and made to enter the space but was blocked by (Y/n)’s foot.

“No no, see? This is why you should have followed the other girls. I share this space with Shinobu, I can’t let you get fur all over the place and gods forbid anything happen to the goldfish. You’re a smart kitty, I’m sure you can figure out where to go.”

“Mowww, mew!”

“Goodnight, little kitty.” (Y/n) slid the door shut and Shinobu slumped against the floor, pathetically pawing at the edge of the door.

‘Why must you be so responsible and considerate?’ Shinobu meowed again, ‘I would kill to cuddle you right now. I would sit in a room full of writhing balls of sentient fuzz just for my welcome home kiss.’

Shinobu did not move from her spot, continuously clawing at the door, trying to hook a claw in the crack to nudge it open. Her persistence paid off and she managed to wiggle through the small opening she created and slip into the darkened room.

Shinobu was a bit embarrassed, had she tried to get into her lab as hard as she tried to get into her own bedroom, she might actually have gotten somewhere with an antidote. But now she was tired, and all she wanted to do was lay in that perfect space she saw between the curl of (Y/n)’s arm and her face.

‘It looks like I’m not the only one who misses someone.’ Shinobu simpered inwardly, noticing how (Y/n) was sleeping on the side of the futon that Shinobu usually slept in. Shinobu purred, walking across (Y/n)’s side and eliciting a sleepy laugh from the girl without waking her. She slid into the space she had staked claim of and curled up, rubbing her face against (Y/n)’s cheek. She couldn’t help but purr louder as (Y/n) unconsciously pulled Shinobu closer and buried her face in her furry side.

“Shinobu... be safe.” (Y/n) mumbled before stilling once more.

‘I’m safe, I’m right here with you. I hope you realize it soon.’

***

The next morning Shinobu woke earlier than (Y/n). She didn’t want to make (Y/n) worry about the cat somehow getting into the room so she gave her a few quick kitten licks before slipping out of the room. If she had to be a cat for an indeterminate amount of time, she didn’t want (Y/n) trying to find a better way to keep her out of their room.

She trotted around the corner to begin working her lab door open again but was quickly thwarted by Kanao who had happened to be walking by. The quiet girl had picked her up by the pits of Shinobu’s front legs and held her out in front of her with her head tilted to the side as if searching for something.

‘Yes, Kanao. You can tell can’t you? You can tell that I’m your sister and not some common stray.’

“Cute.”

‘Kanao!’

The young Tsuguko put Shinobu in a more comfortable hold and continued to walk away from the lab until she happened upon Nezuko and Tanjirou. The Kamado siblings coddled Shinobu. Nezuko was particularly entranced and hummed happily as she patted Shinobu’s soft head. The Hashira was rather tired of all the touching, but with the firm hold Kanao had on her small body, escape was not an option. At least Inosuke and Zenitsu were out on missions. She didn’t think she’d be able to handle them in this state.

Within the next hour, the rest of the butterfly girls joined in and they moved the little get together outside. Even Aoi gave a tentative scratch behind Shinobu’s ear as they all enjoyed the warmth of the day under the shade of the engawa. That is, until they heard (Y/n) speaking to someone near the estate entrance sounding very distressed. Kanao and Tanjirou went to investigate while the others stayed behind.

Shinobu had been passed off to Aoi, but she wriggled out of her arms to sprint in (Y/n)’s direction to give whoever was making her so upset a taste of her claws. She slowed to stand just behind (Y/n) when she realized that the person she was talking to was the boy from the inn with her belongings.

‘Took him long enough.’ Shinobu thought.

“What do you mean you don’t know where she went? You just saw all her belongings sitting there and thought it was perfectly normal for someone to disappear without warning?” (Y/n) spoke, yelling more out of worry than anger as she pressed the bag to her chest.

“Hey, don’t shoot the messenger okay?” Daisuke asked, a lazy smile on his face. His eyes wandered over (Y/n)’s figure in a way that made Shinobu furious. “People come and go all the time. Though I gotta say, it’s a real shame she left you hanging. I would never keep a pretty girl like you waiting.”

“Shinobu isn’t like that!” (Y/n) shot back, her eyebrows knit and jaw set. “Did you not even think about contacting the local authorities, anything?”

“Listen, sweetheart,” Daisuke took a couple steps forward, looming over (Y/n), “Unfortunately, it’s my dad who calls the shots and he sent me here to return these belongings and retrieve a lump sum of yen for the service. Now, on the subject of payment... I wouldn’t mind turning a blind eye for a night on the town. What do you say?” He reached out, presumably to tilt (Y/n)’s chin up, but his hand quickly dropped and he shouted in pain. He and (Y/n) looked down at their feet to witness Shinobu biting the ever loving shit out of Daisuke’s ankle.

Daisuke hopped around from one foot to the other, trying to dislodge the cat from his feet. It was like Shinobu was a liquid shadow of teeth and sharp little claws like knives. When Daisuke reached for her, she scrambled to the other leg to give it the same treatment.

(Y/n), now fully joined by Kanao and Tanjirou, watched in stunned silence as the small terror weaved through the young man’s legs.

“Sh... should we stop it?” Tanjirou asked hesitantly.

Kanao shrugged and (Y/n) let out an exasperated sigh.

“Little kitty, please stop!” (Y/n) asked half heartedly, it was a cat after all. It’s not like it would stop just because she— oh, it stopped.

Shinobu batted the man one last time with her claws before sitting before (Y/n). The little shimmy of her hind legs and tail were enough of a sign for (Y/n) too quickly pass the bag off to Kanao so she could catch nightmarish feline who now seemed as docile as a lamb, purring up a storm and lapping at (Y/n)’s jaw.

“What the hell?!” Daisuke hissed, applying pressure to a particularly nasty scratch on the back of his ankle.

“Sorry, I’ll have someone patch you up right away.” (Y/n) said, adjusting her hold on Shinobu so her sandpaper kisses wouldn’t rub the delicate skin of her face raw, “Tanjirou, could you find a kakushi for me? Tell them to bring water, bandages, and disinfectant. Kanao, take Shinobu’s belongings to our room, then come straight back. We need to figure out what happened and where she could be.”

“Meow.”

‘I’m here, (Y/n). Please don’t look so worried.’

“Wait a minute,” Daisuke had moved to sit fully on the ground to hold his cuts and shredded pants. He squinted up at the cat in (Y/n)’s arms, “I know that scrawny little— I thought you would have gotten eaten by a hawk by now you mangy pain in the ass!”

“You know this cat?” (Y/n) asked.

“Yeah, it’s yours, isn’t it?” Daisuke spat. “Your little lady friend left it at the inn with the rest of her shit.”

“That can’t possibly be true, Shinobu dislikes furry animals. She wouldn’t travel with a cat.” (Y/n) shook her head, not even allowing the notion Daisuke brought forward to fully process in her mind because of how ridiculous it sounded.

“My lady, you called for assistance?” The kakushi called as they made their approach, Tanjirou still following.

“Yes, please see to this man’s injuries,” (Y/n) balanced Shinobu over her shoulder so she could take out her money pouch. She counted out the yen, adding a bit extra for the physical damages and presented it to the innkeeper’s son, “After they have taken care of you, please leave the premises immediately.”

“Don’t have to ask me twice.” Daisuke growled, roughly snatching the money out of (Y/n)’s hand. Shinobu glared at him, an unhappy noise gurgled at the back of her throat that made the young man flinch and cower.

Once (Y/n) was sure the kakushi had everything under control, she headed back to the engawa with Tanjirou just as Kanao re-emerged. The other girls who had been sitting and watching from a far questioned (Y/n) with worried expressions.

“Is it true? Is Shinobu-sama missing, (Y/n)-sama?” Kiyo asked.

“Yes,” (Y/n)’s voice wavered, yet she kept a brave face, “we need to prepare a search party immediately.”

“Nezuko and I will help in any way we can. I have a good grasp on Shinobu-san’s scent. I’ll find out if Inosuke and Zenitsu are close enough to help too.” Tanjirou offered, ever helpful. Nezuko hummed in agreement with her brother.

‘What, I don’t even smell the same like this?’ Shinobu signed.

“Just leave it to us.” Kanao spoke up, she patted (Y/n)’s arm, trying to comfort the older girl.

“Just be careful.” (Y/n) replied, cradling Shinobu in one arm so she could give Kanao a hug with the other. “If you need any extra assistance, supplies... we’re just a crow away.”

“We will find her.” Kanao spoke softly but no less seriously, giving (Y/n) a slight nod of determination.

Tanjirou loaded Nezuko into her box and Kanao prepared some supplies and they headed out, leaving the rest of the girls to finish chores and tend to the infirmary. Worry over what fate had befallen Shinobu hung heavily in the air. If only they knew that she was right there at their feet.

The rest of the day was eerily quiet. (Y/n) did her best to keep everyone’s spirits up. When night fell, all the girls held in a little tighter when they came to give (Y/n) a hug good night. Even Aoi, who often wouldn’t participate in the little bedtime ritual, came looking for a bit of comfort before heading to bed.

Shinobu had tried all afternoon to give some sign that she was the silky black cat, but to no avail. At bedtime she was much more desperate to get into her lab. She tried to work the door open, but found in was much more sturdy, heavy, than the door to her bedroom.

Just as Shinobu was starting to give up, she heard muffled sniffling coming from around the corner and her heart twinged. She quickly turned the corner and began working the corner of the bedroom door, her sharp ears caught every devastating sound (Y/n) made.

“Oh Shinobu, where are you?”

‘I’m here! Please don’t cry!’

Another pull of her claw edged the door open just enough for Shinobu to slip inside. The scene before her broke her heart.

(Y/n) was curled up on Shinobu’s side of the futon, now with Shinobu’s haori draped over her as she tried to keep her tears and shuddering, hitched breathing to herself.

Shinobu wasted no time hopping into the bed. She butted her head against (Y/n)’s hands, willing her to remove them from her face. (Y/n) startled, taking in a particularly loud breath of air before sliding her hands down her face to look at her intruder. Her eyes closed momentarily when Shinobu bumped heads with her again, bopping her forehead and the bridge of her nose.

“H-how did you get in here, huh?” (Y/n) sat up, rubbing the tears from her eyes. She tried to regain even breaths but it wasn’t coming easily.

“Mrroowww.” Shinobu whined, trying to form sounds that her vocal chords could not create. She circled around the arm (Y/n) was using to prop herself up, wishing she could just hold her and tell her everything was alright.

“I just love her so much. If only I was a demon slayer too, then I could—“ (Y/n)’s back racked as more tears squeezed passed her eyelids. “I’m so weak— ah!”

Shinobu bit (Y/n)’s wrist, not hard, but with enough pressure to stop her lover from continuing her spiral. She soothed the small indents she left in (Y/n)’s skin with a few rough licks, looking up at her with pained, purple irises.

(Y/n) didn’t kick Shinobu out of the room and the Hashira did her best to soothe her. Eventually (Y/n) laid back down and fell into a restless sleep, her tear stained face shone in the moonlight that cascaded through the window. As she slept, Shinobu’s mind raced for a solution to this puzzle. She absolutely refused to allow this to carry on through another night.

Shinobu sat protectively curled around (Y/n)’s head. Her ears twitched with every little sniffle and shaky sigh that came from the unconscious girl. Shinobu scanned the room as she pressed her mind. How could she get their attention?

Her eyes wandered over to the desk near the door. (Y/n) had insisted it be put there after Shinobu had spent consecutive nights in her office or her lab writing reports or doing research. She had told Shinobu if she wanted to read and write all night, she could do it in their bedroom so (Y/n) at least had the illusion that Shinobu would come to bed when she was finished.

Ah, Shinobu had teased her about that for days afterward. It turned out to be a great idea though in Shinobu’s book. Whenever she got frustrated with her materials she would simply turn to watch the object of her affections sleep for a moment and a peaceful smile would claim her lips. Then she’d get back to her correspondences or research notes until her hands hurt and her fingers were smudged with ink. She recalled one all nighter in particular when she had flopped into bed around dawn and was awoken three hours later to (Y/n) scolding her for getting ink all over her.

Ink...

Shinobu’s eyes flickered across the desk, settling on the ink bottle tucked neatly in the corner. Yes, why hadn’t she thought of this before? Careful not to jostle (Y/n), Shinobu padded passed her little goldfish aquarium and leapt onto her desk, rustling a few papers but largely without incident.

Shinobu sighed inwardly at what she would have to do next. She walked up to the ink bottle and batted it to the floor, it’s contents spilling and staining the matted floor below.

‘I’ll need to replace this floor when I’m done here, won’t I?’

***

When (Y/n) woke up early the next morning, it was to a wet, slimy pressure on her cheek. She had initially tried to bat it away, but the force came back down on her lips and she turned away and spluttered, wiping her lips with the back of her hand.

She looked down, her mouth fell open with surprise as she processed the black, sticky smudge that stuck to her skin.

“Meow.”

(Y/n) turned back around and gasped. Initially, you wouldn’t have been able to tell anything was out of place, but on closer inspection (Y/n) saw how the black cat’s fur appeared matted and wet on its front legs and if that wasn’t enough, the little black paw prints that littered the white sheets was certainly a give away.

“Oh my... bad kitty! Very, very, very bad kitty!” (Y/n) huffed, trying to roll out of the bedding without getting too much ink on herself.

Shinobu smirked inwardly, if she could laugh she would have. Despite the situation that led up to this moment, it was amusing to hear (Y/n) try to scold her. It was not at all her forte it would seem.

“Such a bad kitty! I’m going to punish you for this... ah! How do you even punish a cat?” (Y/n) fumed, taking in the extent of the damage.

Satisfied that (Y/n) was up, Shinobu made her way back to the desk, little black paw prints followed in her wake.

“That’s quite enough! I’d like to not have to replace the whole floor if I can help it, you little...” (Y/n) followed after Shinobu and scooped her up, she happened to glance at the floor near the base of the desk and the words died on her tongue. At first, she thought it was just the scene of the crime where all went wrong, but after a second glance, she noticed swoops and slashes that looked suspiciously like hiragana characters. (Y/n)’s lips fell open as she finally took the whole scene in.

‘Demon blood cat poison. I’m Shinobu.’ Was painstakingly written on the floor.

“Shinobu...?” (Y/n) stared down at the cat in her arms with manic eyes scanning over every inch of the small cat.

Shinobu blinked slowly and nodded.

“Shinobu!” (Y/n) cried, holding the cat closer to herself, uncaring of the inky paws that pressed into her yukata. “I was so worried! I’m glad you’re alright!”

“Mow.”

“You need to get in the lab, don’t you? I’ll get you whatever you need, dear.” (Y/n) carried Shinobu to the lab and slid the door open. Closing the door behind her, she set Shinobu down on a clear table and nervously wrung her hands. “Okay, what do you need?”

Shinobu took a moment to ponder. Really it couldn’t be much different than the antidote she created for the slayers who had been turned to spiders on Natagumo Mountain. She walked to the edge of the table and pointed a paw in the direction of one of her medicine cabinets and (Y/n) opened it, pointing at every vial until Shinobu nodded at the one she wanted. After an hour more of awkward directing, they had a few new solutions to try. (Y/n) prepared the first syringe and looked at Shinobu with concern.

“Are you sure about this?” (Y/n) asked.

Shinobu held out her front paw in reply.

There was no immediate change, but after a few minutes, the small cat began to grow and bubble. The fur melted away and before long what remained on the table now was a naked young woman with severe bed head covered in sticky, partially dried ink.

Shinobu fell forward, exhausted by the change, but (Y/n) caught her and straightened her back into an upright position and hugged her tightly.

“Shinobu!” (Y/n) cheered, she couldn’t help the tears that came to her eyes and she sobbed into Shinobu’s neck.

Shinobu smiled tiredly, her voice sounded like it would when she woke up first thing in the morning as she chuckled and pulled (Y/n) closer to herself, “I’m sorry I worried you. I’m okay. Please don’t cry, you know I hate it when you do.”

“I’m trying,” (Y/n) hiccuped, “I just missed you so much!”

“I missed you too.” Shinobu said, kissing the top of (Y/n)’s head.

They stayed there in each other’s arms for a few minutes quietly swaying before (Y/n) pulled back a bit, remembering how everyone was worried sick and needed to know that Shinobu was alright.

“I’ve got to send word to Kanao and the others that you’re okay! We have to tell everyone! Oh, but you should put on some clothes first.” (Y/n) added sheepishly, seemingly only just noticing Shinobu’s current state of undress. Shinobu giggled.

“I’d prefer to wash off this ink before putting anything on. Wouldn’t want to ruin anything.”

“You certainly did enough of that.” (Y/n) laughed, recalling the mess Shinobu made of the floor and their sheets. “But the bath is much too far to try to get by undetected. We’d have much better luck running around the corner to our room.”

“Mm, I suppose you have a point.” Shinobu slid off the table and stood on slightly wobbly legs, cupping (Y/n)’s face with her stained hands. “But before we go, can I have my welcome home kiss? I’ve been dying to receive it.”

(Y/n) smiled, interlacing her hands behind Shinobu’s neck and pulled her in. The first couple seconds were great, but when the kiss got more involved, both girls broke apart with small grimaces. The taste of ink on their tongues was not at all pleasant.

(Y/n) peeked around the corner and down the hall and after a moment she nodded at Shinobu, signaling her forward. They slipped out of the lab and quickly shot into their bedroom. As Shinobu got dressed, (Y/n) prepared a crow to deliver the good news to Kanao that she and the others could return home. Then the couple left their room to visit the younger girls.

“You don’t think the girls will be too disappointed to realize they don’t have a cat anymore, do you?” Shinobu asked.

“To have you back? They’ll be ecstatic.” (Y/n) grinned, bumping sides with Shinobu.

And true to (Y/n)’s word, upon seeing Shinobu, Aoi, Sumi, Kiyo, and Naho jumped at her and smothered her with hugs and relieved tears. After they had calmed down and learned the story, the youngest three started to giggle.

“(Y/n)-sama, you have a paw print on your cheek.” Sumi pointed out, gleefully.

“And your mouth has ink smeared over it too, like Shinobu-sama.” Naho added.

“How did that happen?” Kiyo wondered.

“I’ll give you three guesses.” Aoi rolled her eyes and folded her arms over her chest, a small smile tugged at the corner of her lips as (Y/n) and Shinobu laughed.

After they caught up with the girls, (Y/n) and Shinobu veered off to the bath, washing off the ink as best they could from their bodies.

Just before nightfall, the search party returned with the added bonus of Inosuke and Zenitsu being as rambunctious as ever.

“I can’t believe you got turned into a cat! Dumb Shinobu! The Great Inosuke would never!” Inosuke cackled, abruptly stopping only when a dark aura swirled around Shinobu, a plastic smile on her lips daring Inosuke to continue.

“I’m glad you’re okay.” Kanao spoke quietly, allowing herself to relax as Shinobu pulled her in for a tender hug.

After such an emotionally exhausting day, everyone returned to their rooms prepared for a much better night’s sleep than the last.

“No paperwork tonight?” (Y/n) teased as Shinobu practically dove I to the fresh bedding with a tired moan.

“Come here so I can cuddle you properly tonight.” Shinobu said, motioning (Y/n) over.

“Gladly.”

When (Y/n) was settled in Shinobu’s arms both girls blinked at each other as the sound of purrs permeated the air. Shinobu touched her throat, feeling the flesh rumble below her fingers.

“Lingering side effect?” (Y/n) tilted her head.

“I suppose... hopefully this doesn’t persist for long.”

“I think it’s cute.” (Y/n) smiled, kissing Shinobu’s cheek.

Before long the couple fell asleep to the quiet rumblings that resonated from Shinobu’s throat, happily tangled in each other’s limbs at last.

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thelove-witch · 3 years ago

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Inosuke genuinely feels it, the feeling of utter calm, absolute peace. the gentle sunlight barely sneaks into the room as sun is only rising, and birds gently start to sing in the background.

The warmth of a bed and a loving family. It feels like home.

Inosuke belongs here.

he lifts one of his hands, taking it to rest on his love witch's hair. he lowly hums, and he barely moves his head as he nods.

this is perfect. this is home. Inosuke does not fear going back to sleep, because no one can ever take this away from him.

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Meanwhile...

After having walked for who knows how long, her tired eyes finally distinguish her former home: the butterfly mansion. The daze in which she was put through comes to an end as she bumps into someone.

When she looks up, she meets with gentle crimson orbs, belonging to the equally gentle Tanjiro Kamado.

"Aoi-san! Long time no see!" But his expression changes as he perceives the bags underneath his eyes, the bruises and cuts on her legs plus the torn fabric over the skirt of her dress. Even blood was visible.

Whatever happened to her?

Taking her by the shoulders, Tanjiro eyes Aoi concerned, "What happened? Are you hurt? What happened to Inosuke? Aoi san, please answer me!"

"What's going on here?"

The redhead turns at the voice that suddenly spoke up. A woman with curly brown hair and sunkissed skin is watching the scene in confusion, walking towards the two of them releasing her hand from the katana sheathed on her hip.

"Cherry!"

"Aoi?" She blinks, as if not believing her eyes. The girl is in such a bad shape that it's scary.

"Aoi, what happened? Is she okay?"

"I-In... I..." She starts to stutter in a low voice as if she doesn't have any energy left.

Out of the weakness, said girl's leg give up on her, almost making her fall; if it wasn't for both of them, she would have added another bruise to the collection.

"Hang in there, Aoi." Cherry says as she wraps an arm around her waist. "We should take her to Shinobu, Tanjiro. She's hurt and obviously exhausted."

"Right."

Tanjiro scoops the injured girl up and, the brunette following behind, they both get her to the butterfly mansion, where Sumi, Kiyo and Naho attend her wounds as they wait for the Insect Hashira to come back.

"What could've happened to her?" Cherry and Tanjiro wait outside the room, leaning against the doorframe.

"I'm not sure, but Aoi came all this way on her own."

"Do you think it has something to do with Inosuke?"

He hoped it didn't.

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— inosuke hashibira.

Alexandra kisses the warm muscle of her lover under her and promptly falls asleep, not dreaming of anything but a restful darkness. Her lithe hand holds onto the tiny hand of her and Inosuke's creation.

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At the Butterfly Mansion

" And she sent m-me away! I felt like I couldn't even control myself!" Aoi cries before she wipes her tears on her apron. " It felt like a blood demon art!"

Gasps ring though the persons surrounding her. Shinobu is wide eyed as one of her girls tells her the story.

A demoness? Having a child and manipulating a high member member of the Demon Corps into caring for it. She had never heard of it but things have been stranger.

Tanjiro was the first to speak. " Inosuke would never! He is a demon slayer just like the rest of us!" Cherry was at his side and calmed him down with a hand on his shoulder.

" We need to find it and do something! Before something happens to him! He's in a whole demon's nest! And we need to protect the rest of the corps! What if they decide to go after a hashira and do the same?" Aoi cries out before beginning to sob again.

Zenitsu was leaning on the edge of the door.

" Um...I'm afraid of demons the same as anyone else but I don't think she's a demon."

" WHAT?"

Aoi marches right up to the yellow haired boy and gives him a prompt slap.

Another set of gasps ring out. Cherry then quickly moves to hold Aoi back from Zenitsu. " How dare you! You don't know what I saw! I saw the love of my life get ripped away from me! She took him from me! That demoness WITCH manipulated him!" The pigtailed girl screams at him before fatigue gets the rest of her and she collapses.

Shinobu moves to give her a light sedative just so she can sleep off the heartache.

" We'll have to do some reconnaissance. See what we are up against before we attack. If it is a nest of demons pretending to be humans or luring humans, they might try to lure us as well." Shinobu speaks.

Zenitsu is on the verge of tears at the slap. Tanjiro rubs his shoulder in comfort. " She isn't a demon Tanjiro!" He tells him. "She's like a majo! A sorceress!" He tries to explain like from children's fairy tales.

Tanjiro gives him a sad look before nodding. " I don't know what to believe Zenitsu, but Shinobu is right. We will need to investigate before we get Inosuke back. He could be in terrible danger!"

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Back at the Witch's cottage

Inosuke wakes up to an empty arm and his little boy's foot right in his face. He feels a sense of joy in seeing his little one's feet so black with dirt. It's how he lived as a child.

A smell breaks his concentration.

Alexandra is in the kitchen making a porridge of rice along with runny eggs and some braised salmon from Aoba's first catches. She is deep in concentration over her caudon and is bind to the tall King of the Mountain behind her.

#beast witch #kny rp #inosuke hashibira #alexandra the love witch

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devildom-dedicated-daydreams · 4 years ago

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Afterstory (Diavolo)

Arc 3: The Cursed Witch Seduces the Wild Prince

@karmaaf @mac-the-oregonian @imagine-my-hero-and-vills @lady-naho @viptrash @cinnamon-bisquit xxnio-chanxx @pen-observing I wanna be friends with you, too <3

“Princess … ”

Diavolo cradled your body closer to him. Your warmth seeped out with each second. Stale blood dripped from your wounds.

Diavolo chuckled drily.

Those gentle hands that would pat his head, the calloused but lovely fingers that drove him crazy with each touch--he will never feel them again.

Chuckling became laughing.

His flames blazed brighter and pitch-black smoke rose from earth. Rising higher into the sky, Diavolo’s wings grew and stretched so far they covered the sun and engulfed the city in darkness. From his flames swung out a tail with scarlet scales. It swept across the buildings, killing hundreds and destroying everything.

“Beast!” The humans screamed. “The witch summoned a beast!”

“Witch?” Diavolo repeated.

His maniacal laugh thundered throughout the city.

“You killed her for that?” The woman he loved was a soul who would never use her magic selfishly. You never turned away a patient even when they disrespected you.

The red dragon tenderly gazed at the lifeless body in his hand.

The skin had lost its vigor, scratches covered your face, and the arms …

How long did you suffer? How much did you suffer?

If only … if only he stayed with her.

“Unholy beast!”

Diavolo’s thoughts were interrupted when the human soldiers started shooting arrows at him. One arrow flew past his claws and almost hit your corpse.

The red dragon roared into the sky.

The large city that once bustled with life was reduced to ashes in less than half a day.

Diavolo flew back to your home. When he found the squatters wearing your clothes and the kids trampling the flowers you adored, he almost sent them to the next life. But he sensed the mana that radiated from them. It was your mana.

“Take off the clothes that aren’t yours and leave behind what belongs in this house,” he ordered with glowing eyes.

There were a foolish few who disobeyed by pocketing a ruby Diavolo gifted. They were two kids, the ones who threw rocks at you--

Half their faces were melted off.

“A saint touched your souls so I won’t kill you,” Diavolo said. “But don’t test my patience.”

The refugees ran for the mountains and Diavolo was left alone.

“I’m here,” he whispered, kissing the top of your head. “I’m right here, princess, so come back soon … ”

Gabriel and Lilith arrived a few weeks later. They’ve only now just heard the news.

Shock didn’t begin to describe what they felt at the scene that welcomed them.

Your humble mud house was transformed into a wooden cottage. The tiny patch of soil you proudly called a garden was bigger, lining the side of the river with herbs and flowers and other plants.

Life seemed to overflow

Gabriel barged inside the cottage.

The crown prince of hell sat on the edge of a bed. He was wiping the feet of a corpse, his eyes full of mad love while telling a story about how big the pomegranates were.

“I promise I didn’t use any magic. When you wake up, let’s make some dessert with them--”

A fist flew and Diavolo landed on the ground.

“You crazy … ” Gabriel’s chest heaved. He didn’t even know where to begin.

Luckily, Lilith was there. She patted his shoulder before approaching the prince. “Cousin, this is wrong.”

Diavolo lifted his head, eyes empty before focusing on Lilith. He grinned mechanically. “Oh, I didn’t notice you coming in.”

The angels exchanged glances.

“Do you like the house? I built it myself.”

“Diavolo--”

“I was giving princess a bath, she’s so spoiled--”

“Diavolo,” Lilith cut him off. “Diavolo, MC is dead.”

“She’s sleeping, Lilith. She can’t be dead, she’s going to be the queen of hell. We promised we’d be together so there’s no way she’s dead.”

“Oy,” Gabriel stepped forward, glaring at the prince. “Stop running away from this, bastard. MC is dead. She’s gone.”

“Gone,” Diavolo repeated with a whisper.

Your soul was gone.

But that’s not possible. When you became one, he reinforced his seal so you would be bound to him forever. But your soul was gone. You weren’t just dead, your soul was gone. He couldn’t feel it anymore. Your soul vanished like a whisper in the wind.

Gone--

You were gone.

Diavolo clawed at his chest, cutting skin and drawing blood. His insides twisted. He buckled down and threw up.

“Right--” He croaked as angry fat, angry tears blurred his vision. He pulled on his hair. “She’s gone. She’s gone … Even Barbatos said her soul … she’s gone.”

“Do you think that’s true?” Lilith knelt down and looked straight into his eyes. “Diavolo, think again.”

“A soul is immortal. She may be lost,” Gabriel said. “But she’s not irretrievable. And when she comes back is this how you want to greet her?” He gestured at the ice-cold body.

Diavolo chuckled wearily. “What do you know?”

“I know that you didn’t deserve her--”

“Gabriel--” Lilith tried to calm him down again but he shrugged her off.

“--I know that she deserves more than a pathetic, sobbing mess who avoids responsibility.”

The demon prince couldn’t bring himself to retort. Gabriel was right, he was pathetic.

“I know this doesn’t sound much from an uncultured girl like me but … but I want to work together with you. I want to be a partner who can help you with your problems.”

Your words echoed in the back of his mind and Diavolo laughed again. With a tearful smile, he looked out the window and into the clear morning sky.

“You win, princess. You always win.”

Meanwhile, in a roofless room surrounded by stars and with walls that stretched so far you could not see the end, two men played a game of chess.

The one who held an ebony pawn sighed. It was King Drakul of Devildom.

His opponent, a man with greying hair crudely dyed purple at the tips, quirked an eyebrow. “Something wrong, old friend?”

“I was just thinking--it’s very hard being a father.”

“Oh.” His opponent nodded in agreement. “I feel ya. Lately, Lili has taken an interest in the human realm and Levi…the one with the bowl haircut keeps messing with the time warps. He’s already reading literature that shouldn’t be in existence yet.”

“First of all, their names are Lilith and Leviathan. Secondly, my case is different from yours. Diavolo--”

“It’s about time Diavolo fixes his behavior.”

“I suppose … ”

“Cheer up, Drakul. Our plan worked, or rather, it’s going to work. Ain’t that right, Barbatos?”

Barbatos appeared with a burst of green smoke. He refilled their teacups. “You are correct, Lord God.”

Drakul sighed again.

“Hey now, you can’t start regretting it now,” said Lord God. “I went AWOL for an extra five thousand years just for this moment.”

He disappeared for millenia, causing conflict among the angels, and then arrived in time to stop a full-scale war. Not to mention, he had to create a random body and puppeteer it from the sidelines while waiting for a Host.

“You can’t soften up now. Otherwise all that effort to educate Diavolo would have gone to waste. Think of those poor souls who failed and got sent to punishment worlds because of him, think of those humans he killed when he went feral the other day--think of how many loops Barbatos has gone through--and the beating Diavolo almost gave him!” Lord God dropped a sugar cube into his cup.

“I know, I know … But those 2430 souls are on you. You could easily have asked Barbatos who would be the successful Host.”

“You know I don’t roll like that. It’s boring to know everything—why do ya think I sealed away my powers?” Lord God added another sugar cube. “Ah, speaking of, what do you think of my newest recruit? The second genius I’ve encountered since I started this gig.”

“Hm, let’s see.” Drakul grabbed a flower-shaped cookie. “Sharp-witted, competent and ruthless. I say, they’d be an excellent queen.”

Lord God spat out his tea. “You can’t--cough--you can’t be serious.”

“You can't deny that there is a possibility." He turned to his butler. "Right, Barbatos?”

A mysterious look ghosted over Barbato's eyes, then he grinned subserviently. “It is as you say, sire.”

Author’s note:

If you know me from Tumblr then you already know that I have this headcanon: In the past Diavolo was a wild, rebellious blood knight but now he is desperate to maintain peace in the three realms because he fell in love with a human in the past and patiently waits for her reincarnation so he can welcome her as his queen. Also, he's only the crown prince in the Obey Me! storyline because he refuses to become king without his beloved.

Man, I know I poke fun at him for being a reckless idiot in the story, but damn.

And imagine all the crap he deals with for uniting the three realms--all that effort for a soul who didn’t even look back when she left. 🤧

(To have that kind of power on a man... Ate MC, paturo naman po. Charot lang. We must aspire to be good people haha)

Oh, and by the way--

I would like to clarify something since you guys keep making so many conspiracy theories.

Regarding the characters from the fictional worlds and the real world:

The Obey Me! Characters that manifest in the fictional worlds are treated as separate entities from those in the Real World. E.g. Lucifer from the CEO’s arc is different from the Lucifer in Diavolo’s arc/Real World, so if the same character appears twice, our MC will not compare their names, appearances, etc. Think of it as a perception filter. However, you can say that they are still connected because they are alternative selves of each other. So residual affections felt by CEO!Lucifer will be felt by Real World!Lucifer.

What was the third party interference at the end?

Unless the above story wasn't clear enough, the interference was Diavolo.

Will MC have a harem?

Who knows.

Hope that makes things clear :D

(And please keep up with the praise, this madam would sell her firstborn for more praises from you guys.)

Until the next arc, my dear readers!

#obey me #obey me swd #shall we date #diavolo #diavolo x mc #diavolo x reader #afterstory #lore #obey me backstory #headcanon #imagine #scenario #angst #angssst

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kumeko · 4 years ago

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A/N: For the Butterfly Estate Zine! Spoilers for later events in the manga, for anime-onlys.

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Shinobu pressed her fingers against the coin, feeling the imprint of the hard edges on her skin. Even in the warm, spring sunlight, the metal felt cold. “Kanae gave this to you, right?” she asked, idly turning it over on her palm.

Standing next to her, Kanao nodded her head slowly. “To help me decide,” she explained, a fond smile on her face. There was a hint of sorrow in her expression, something Shinobu saw in the mirror whenever she thought of her sister. It was less than it was yesterday, less than it was a year ago, and while it would be ever present, the pain had eased.

Shinobu glanced at her younger sister. A chill breeze blew through, ruffling her hair and the butterfly clasp keeping her locks together. Would she wear a second one, when Shinobu died? A memento from both sisters? Swallowing down the lump in her throat, Shinobu closed her hand around the coin. “Despite how she acted, she always knew what to do.”

Kanao clasped her hands in front of her, nodding. “She did.” Peeking up, she added shyly, “And so do you.”

“Do I?” Shinobu questioned, looking up at the Wisteria trees that bordered her estate. Their sickly-sweet scent lingered in the air, the purple blooms fluttering in the wind, and even after all this time, Shinobu couldn’t get used to their scent. She felt small and impermanent in comparison to the eternally blooming giants. The problem she faced was bigger than her, almost as old as the trees themselves.

A part of her feared it would continue long after she was gone.

A soft touch brought her out of her thoughts and she looked down to find Kanao’s hand wrapped around hers. In front of her, her sister uttered simply, “Yes.”

For once, Kanao looked self-assured, no doubt colouring her voice. Shinobu swallowed. It was wrong of her to lean on Kanao so much, to need this confidence. Despite herself, she raised her other hand, sandwiching Kanao’s between hers. “I guess you’re right,” she finally said, keeping her voice from cracking.

This settled it. Any reservations she had about her idea, Shinobu let go. Her time was limited. It had always been the case, ever since she’d picked up her sister’s sword. No, even before that, when her parents had died, when she’d taken the Master’s hand, her body trembling from fear. It was just more so now; she knew her expiration date better than most.

Only, this wasn’t just revenge. It couldn’t be. Not when Kanao was standing in front of her, love and belief shining through her eyes.

No, this was about protecting. About keeping her family, however small it was now, safe.

“Thanks.” Shinobu pulled her hand free. The coin was still on her hand, heavy as ever.

“Do you need to make a decision?” Kanao asked, her eyes flickering from the coin to Shinobu.

“I guess. Heads, I’ll do it.” Shinobu flipped the coin, watching the bronze gleam in the sunlight. She already knew what side it’d land.

Tomorrow, she’d talk to the Master about the Wisteria poison.

-x-

“AHHHH!” Tanjirou roared, his sword high in the air as he charged forward. Shinobu could almost see the rush of an incoming wave, the clash against the rocks when he struck. If Giyuu’s technique had the tranquility of a pond, Tanjirou’s was the aggressive stream coursing ever forward.

And she was the water spider, gliding above it all. She jumped, flipping through the air and landing behind him. Unable to change his course or stop his momentum, Tanjirou crashed into one of the trees surrounding the training grounds. He rolled backwards, falling flat on his back.

“Good effort,” she praised, tucking a lock behind her ear as she bent over him.

“T-thanks,” he wheezed. He lay there and tried to catch his breath.

“You’re getting better.” Shinobu lifted her right arm and inspected her uniform. Poking her finger through the hole he made, she chuckled. All this from a boy who just learned to keep his breathing constant. “You’re a quick learner.”

Tanjirou’s eyes lit up and he sat up quickly. “Really?”

“Really,” she nodded, humming her agreement.

“G-great.” He’d moved too quickly, and his body struggled to keep him upright before giving up entirely. Falling flat on his back, he closed his eyes and sighed happily. “I can try again in a minute.”

There was something utterly refreshing about his earnestness and honesty. It reminded her a little of Rengoku. Maybe she should have them meet properly after this. Sitting next to him on the cool, wet grass, she leaned back and enjoyed the cool breeze. “It’s fine, take your time.”

“Thanks.” His breathing had yet to even out.

Glancing over to her right, she observed their audience on the veranda. Hidden in the shade, Nezuko was watching them curiously, her pink eyes bright despite the gloom. Kiyo was sitting behind her, braiding her hair, while Sumi and Naho neatly folded their laundry. At first, they’d run away at the sight of her, but now, they looked almost too relaxed next to her.

Nezuko. A demon that didn’t hunger. Shinobu’s eyes flicked back to the panting Tanjirou. “You’re going to kill Muzan for her,” she asked without thinking.

Tanjirou’s eyes flew open and he stared at her in surprise. “How…”

She chuckled. “It’s not like you hide it.” Or, even if he tried, could hide it well. Tanjirou was far too frank for deception.

“R-right.” Tanjirou gave a sheepish smile, his cheeks colouring a light red. No doubt he was remembering past declarations of Muzan’s death. He sat up slowly and waved to Nezuko. “It’s the only way to save her.”

Shinobu imagined her expression was the same whenever she looked at Kanae—tender, soft, a little sad. Picking a strand of grass, she methodically tore it to pieces. “You could die.”

“I won’t,” he replied immediately, filled with the confidence of youth. For a moment, she believed him. There was something in Tanjirou that she hadn’t seen in ages, a hopeful belief in the future mixed with a tragic understanding of the present.

Perhaps Muzan could be defeated in her lifetime.

Still, wishes didn’t make things so, and Shinobu tossed the grass pieces at him. “You could die,” she repeated firmly.

Tanjirou looked at her now. Recognizing the seriousness of the question, he frowned, crossing his arms as he considered it. “I…” He lowered his eyes, taking a deep breath before offering a sad smile. “That doesn’t matter. Nezuko’s family; I have to try, no matter what.” Once more, he looked at his sister. “She’d do the same for me.”

“That, I can understand.” Even now, she could smell the Wisteria, hear the click of her nail flipping the coin. Kanae’s blood had been so warm, her body so cold. There were things you did for family, no matter the cost, and she found herself looking for Kanao even though she wouldn’t be here. “There are some things more important than your life.”

“Yeah.” Tanjirou nodded.

Shinobu turned to him, sizing him up. He’d survived grief, managed to stand even when sorrow threatened to swallow him whole. Kanao would need someone like that when she died. Selfishly, she asked, “Would you be friends with Kanao?”

His eager nod eased the load on her shoulders ever so slightly.

-x-

Sitting on the porch, Shinobu gently swirled the sake in her cup. It was a rare night she got to relax, to just sit here and admire the night sky. The moon hung low in the heavens, full and heavy, and the gentlest of breezes rustled through the grass.

Behind her, quiet footsteps approached her and she smiled. “I thought you didn’t like drinking,” she teased, glancing over her shoulder as Giyuu stepped out into the moonlight.

“I don’t,” he stated, slowly sitting down next to her. As usual, his blank expression and dry tone gave away nothing.

“Could have fooled me,” she muttered, taking a sip. She wasn’t quite sure when this had started, this almost-habit of late-night drinking. At some point, he’d started joining her when she relaxed and watched the moon. At some point, she’d stopped minding it.

“I don’t think anyone could fool you,” he answered bluntly, his eyes on the moon.

She chuckled. For a man who didn’t know how to joke, he was constantly unintentionally funny. “No, I suppose not.” Her wits were the only thing that made up for her stature. Leaning forward, she smiled teasingly. “So did you miss my company or the view while you were away?”

Giyuu’s brow furrowed, the only indication that he was frowning. He fell silent, more so than usual, and she hadn’t expected him to consider her question so seriously.

Perhaps she should let him off easy this time. It had been a while since they’d last sat together like this and despite her attitude, she did enjoy his company. Somehow. It wouldn’t do to scare him away. “You don’t—”

“Both,” Giyuu finally admitted.

“—have to…” Shinobu trailed off, blinking as she processed his answer. Staring at him, she tried not to gape. “Both?”

He merely nodded. Nothing about his straight back, the profile of his blank face, or even his hands, neatly tucked into the opposite arm’s sleeves, gave away his emotions.

Both. Shinobu bit her lip, stopping herself from asking what exactly he meant by that. Did he like this quiet hour together too? Did he just miss the calm of it all? And would it be worth the frustrating hours of trying to pull the words from his lips?

No, definitely not. Still, in a rare moment of honesty, she smiled into her cup. “Me too.”

He glanced at her when she said that but still said nothing.

She swirled her sake once more. The moon’s reflection rippled in the clear liquid. Butterflies danced in the nearby wisteria trees and even when she died, that scent would follow her to her grave. Taking advantage of the atmosphere, she asked, “Why did you spare Tanjirou and Nezuko?”

From the corner of her eyes, she watched as he bit his lip, his frown growing deeper as he grappled with an answer. After a long silence punctuated only by the soft chirp of the cicadas, he finally answered, “She protected him.”

“That was unusual for a demon,” she agreed. His expression was dark and she wondered if that reminded him of some incident in his past, some haunting memory he hadn’t finished wrestling with. For all her talk about becoming friends with demons, she would have killed Nezuko on the spot. Almost had, in fact, if not for the Master’s intervention.

And now this unusual demon and her brother could be the very key to ending centuries worth of conflict. She set down her sake, no longer thirsty. “They’re going to come for her soon.” Shinobu could almost feel it. The new training, the Master’s changed tactics, everything was coming to a head.

Her days were numbered. A year’s worth of poison had to be enough to bring the demon down. Tomorrow, or maybe the day after, she’d have to tell Kanao. She wasn’t looking forward to that conversation.

“Yeah.” Giyuu nodded, finally looking at her. “We’ll be ready.”

Shinobu raised a brow. “That’s surprisingly hopeful of you.” He didn’t say anything but she had a feeling it was Tanjirou’s influence.

Something started changing after Tanjirou had arrived, and it wasn’t just the demons who’d transformed. She heard the quiet clink of a coin, saw gold flipping against the bright blue sky. The coin would land, the die set, and there was no time to say it but now. Fiddling with her sleeves, Shinobu asked quietly, “Could you take care of Kanao?” Impassive eyes stared at her and she smiled, giving nothing away. “If something happens,” she clarified.

“No,” he answered just as bluntly as he normally did.

“How cruel.” Shinobu sighed.

“She has you,” Giyuu continued, as steady as a river, and for all the deaths they’d experienced, it seemed hers had never crossed his mind.

Shinobu took pride in the compliment. She hoped it wouldn’t hurt him too much when he found out he was wrong. “She does.”

There was a small gap between them, a space that had shrunk in the past years. She wondered if it would have disappeared in the coming months, if their fingers would have overlapped and thighs brushed one another.

A question she’d never know the answer to. She felt sadder at that than she’d thought.

-x-

The demon’s strikes were harder than she’d expected. Shinobu lay on the wooden platform, gasping as she tried to breathe. Her ribs were cracked, a trickle of blood escaping her lips, and she barely had the energy to open her eyes, let alone grab her sword.

No wonder he was an upper moon. He was far too strong, and she couldn’t kill him with her weapon.

She’d hoped and hoped, but it seemed there was no wiggling out of her fate.

Shinobu, Kanae stood by her head, her expression sad. You know what to do.

Shinobu closed her eyes. Somewhere, a coin glinted in the sun, flipping through the air. Somewhere, the wisteria trees perfumed the air with their sticky, sweet scent. If she were honest, she’d made her decision long before that. The second she’d picked up her sister’s abandoned sword, rage swirling in her petite body, she’d known one way or another this was her destiny.

Grabbing her sword, Shinobu took a deep breath. Maybe she should have closed that gap, reached over and grabbed Giyuu’s hand. Or prepared Kanao better, there were so many things she’d wanted to teach her.

Damn it all, she thought she’d prepared herself for this, but there were so many things she wanted to do, to say. Her sister stared down at her and Shinobu hoped she wasn’t disappointed that she was going to die the same way she had.

“Is that all?” Doma sighed, his voice grating her ears.

“No,” she gritted out, forcing herself to stand.

It was too late for regrets.

The coin had landed heavily, the symbol digging into her skin. Heads, she had declared, her heart heavy with resignation. I guess I’ll do it.

Shinobu raised her sword and charged.

#shinobu kochō #tomioka giyuu #kanao tsuyuri #kamado tanjirou #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #fanfic #giyushino #if you squint

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beanst0ck · 5 years ago

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18. “ It’s not bad to cry. In fact, I think it makes a person stronger. “ requested by @katthestupidwizard from this prompt list

at first i liked how it was coming out but then i was like ‘ ehhhh, no ‘ so i plan on rewriting this because i actually liked where it was going before i messed it up

Pairing: Inosuke x Reader

Unedited

Word count: 1294

‼️MANGA SPOILERS‼️

You were just a young girl when you witnessed your first demon attack.

Growing up you were quite a sensitive child. You cried a lot, which led to some of the neighbor's kids picking on you. Luckily for you your big brother was always there to protect you.

He always did, even as the demon ate him alive.

No one was spared that day, no traces of your family could be found. All that was left was the blood stained floorboards to remind you of what happened.

It was the middle of the night and you were sleeping soundlessly, having such a nice dream. Bright and lively colors surrounded you as you saw your family waving at you to join them over on a grassy hill. Just as you were about to jump into your mother's embrace you awoke to your older brother harshly nudging you. " (Y/n)! Go hide in the closet now! And don't come out! " He pushed you into a closet and shut the doors fast.

" Wha- (B/n)? What's going on? " You gently pushed one of the doors open only for it to be pushed back into place by your brother's body.

" I said stay!- " He didn't get to finish his sentence as he began choking on his blood.

The muffled sound of skin being ripped apart managed to enter through the closet door and reach your ears. Slowly once again, you pushed the door open. " (B/n)?.. "

Your brother had been dragged to the center of the room, body laying lifelessly on the floor as blood leaked out of the big wound on his chest. There was someone squatting in front of him. Their pale blonde hair spiking out of its spiral shape as it rested on his back. Once the stranger heard your soft voice he turned his head.

You gasped, taking a step back. Blood decorated the corners of his mouth as he gave you a toothy grin. " Oh? It seems that I missed someone! " He adjusted his crownlike hat.

You didn't move, you didn't scream, you couldn't do anything but stare as tears rolled down your cheeks.

It was only when you realized the threat that you got up and ran out of the room as quickly as you could. The demon stared at you surprisingly, " There's no reason for you to run! I can ease your suffering! " he followed you.

You ran out of your house. Where were you going? Far far away from that thing that just slaughtered your family. As you ran you didn't look where you were going and ran into a tree. At least, you thought it was a tree. You looked up to see the sky had turned a lighter shade of blue, meaning the sun was coming up. A hand rested itself on your shoulder and you flinched away. " Please don't eat me! " you cried, scooting backwards while covered your face, trembling as you had backed yourself into a tree.

" I'm not going to eat you, but where did you come from? "

You lowered your hands and barely managed to see the girl that stood in front of you through all your tears. She had long black hair, two big butterfly hairpins resting on the sides of her head, and a soft smile adorned her face. She squatted in front of you, " What did you see? "

You hesitated for a moment. " H-He killed them... my mother, father, brother... he killed them all! " you dug your hands into the dirt. Your tears would just not stop falling, no matter how hard to tried to contain them.

The woman nodded and asked you to lead her back to your home. When you had arrived, she searched through the home and found nothing but bloody rooms and broken objects. The demon had left before the sun could reach him.

The woman stepped outside and saw you on the floor. She couldn't see your face, but she could hear your sniffles. You didn't care if your knees got dirty from sitting on the dirt, you didn't care about anything.

When she got closer to you the look of despair was clearly written on your face. Tears continuously streamed down your face and the woman wore a sad smile on her face. She understood what you were going through. " What's your name? " she asked.

You hesitated for a moment before letting out a mumbled, " (Y/n).. "

She smiled, you liked her smile. Her smile made you feel safe and secure, almost as if she was telling you everything was going to be ok. " It's nice to meet you (Y/n), my name is Kanae. Would you like to come back home with me? " She extended her hand towards you in hopes that you'd accept her offer.

You looked up at her. You had no where else to go, but your mother had taught you to never trust strangers. You placed your small hand in hers and you two walked off, away from your old home. You didn't care if the woman ended up killing you.

You'd be thankful, she'd return you back to your family.

Over the years the Kocho sisters accepted you into their family. You and Kanao trained together with the help of Kanae and quickly learned your breath styles.

When Shinobu told you the news of Kanae's passing and who caused it, you broke down into tears once again. You felt angry that the same demon who killed your family was trying to take your new one away. It wasn't fair, couldn't you just live a normal life?

You and Kanao stood behind as Shinobu comforted Sumi, Kiyo, and Naho. Clenching you're fists in anger you swore to avenge Kanae, you were going to kill that demon.

You didn't think the moment would come so soon.

Muzan had finally made his move and attacked. You had entered a room to see Doma absorbing Shinobu, almost making you lose all hope of ever rebuilding your family. Later Inosuke had joined the battle- falling through the ceiling- saving you and Kano from an attack. Doma seemed to recognize Inosuke's pretty face, revealing that he was the one that killed his mother.

Currently, all three of you were dealing with the aftermath of the fight emotionally and mentally. Kanao was clutching Shinobu's butterfly hairpin in her hands while Inosuke was furiously rubbing his tears away, not wanting anyone to see. You just sat on your knees, except this time no tears were falling.

All you could think about was how most of your family was now gone, all because of that stupid demon's fault. You swore in that moment you felt a sudden warmth embrace you. When you looked up you were in that same field you were in during your dream. You saw your family waving at you before fading away. They were finally at peace knowing that you were going to be alright.

You noticed Kanao had calmed down and was beginning to gather her things while Inosuke still looked heartbroken. It was understandable, after fifteen years he finally found out he had a mom, only to realize it had been snatched right out of his grasp. You placed a hand on his shoulder, startling him. " Dammit, why am I so weak? " He spoke out in a broken aggressive tone.

"It's not bad to cry. In fact, I think it makes a person stronger." You embraced him, hoping to make him feel better.

This was the first time you'd seen Inosuke so vulnerable, and you felt bad. He wrapped his arms around you while clutching your demon slayer uniform, hiding his face in your shoulder. He continued to cry and you let him because you knew the feeling all too well.

#inosuke x reader #inosuke #inosuke hashibira #kny inosuke #kny #kny spoilers #demon slayer #kimitsu no yaiba #bean writes

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gardenofdreams-fanwriter · 5 years ago

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Tanjurou x reader, She ends up being stuck on a mission for nearly a week. Arriving at the estate early in the morning covered in cuts and wounds. Tanjirou was out training but instantly dropped what he was doing, running over to make sure she was okay before pulling her into a hug. It was warm and comforting from the arm that wrapped around her waist to the hand petting her head. Him saying how much he worried she was dead. Hugging her and worrying over her wounds, refusing to leave her side.

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Back Home.

No one ever knows when he or she returns home when they’re between life and death, on a nightfall mission filled with danger. Tanjirou wonders at night as he looks upon the stars, he can’t help but brooding each day about [Name] then wish for her safety, relying on the fact that she’s strong enough to protect herself.

It’s been a week. Full week of waiting her return and the suspense in his chest rattling and twisting to perturbation, he had to accept that [Name] might take longer than he anticipated. ‘Oh- what if she’s in trouble? Alone? In pain?’ Tanjirou’s inundated thoughts roaming around and around.

[Name] still hasn’t arrived, but he’s not going to sit still, he found the drive to train harder, he need to get stronger for her, for the people he loves, to one day achieve deliverance from the dastardly demons. He worked on immersing himself in training, even after going on a mission lately; he still trains with some injuries he shouldn’t strain.

In the next morning after he had eaten some food, Tanjirou heads out early in the closed yard to train alone. (Surely he had to sneak to not worry any of the residence or have them stopping him) For few hours he’d train his muscles, push-ups and breathing exercises, increasing the counts and not surrendering to stamina limits. Then he hears commotion behind him, people talking and disrupting his focus, he needed to continue training but his attention was divided. Foreboding, Tanjirou walked over and saw them carrying a person, who is taken inside the estate. He think he recognize this smell, he hurried to check who’s that patient then they mentioned her name in their conversation, he’s certain he smell her scent. She’s back! [Name] is BACK!

“[Name]!” He called, and passed through the few people then went to her side, as they place her carefully on the bed, Tanjirou was horrified. Discern her figure on the bed, that’s her, that’s her hair, which was covering her face. He fall on her to hug her, he grabs her inside his chest while others were trying to separate him to clean and cover her wounds first.

So warm, his arms are so warm, his voice, really comforted her, even though he was crying and worrying over her. She faintly smiles as her eyes were slightly open seeing strikes of black over her vision, [Name] was tired to move her body but she wished she could hug him back. Filled with open wounds, the air was reaching those wounds through the holes in her clothes, it hurts when he’s hugging her but he’s the only thing making her glad she’s back and alive. Tear of joy sliding from the corner of her eye, throaty voice as she calls his name, she’s happy that she found way back home.

Incessantly tearing up, Tanjirou’s tears were falling onto her pillow then when he held her face the tears were dripping softly onto her face. Grazing her face beneath her hair, panted as he catch the glimpse of faded blood splotch. “Does it hurt? [Name], can you hear me? You must be in pain” his thumb wiping his tears off her face “Hang in there”.

“Kamado!” little Naho called him over and over, tugging his shirt with the other two girls to pull him off her for a while now.

“KAMADO! We have to attend and sterilize her wounds, don’t press on her wounds further there might be shards we need to remove” There comes the short-tempered Aoi into the room, asking him strictly and nettled. “What got you out of bed in the first place? You’re still in need to rest” That’s when Tanjirou obeyed; he sat aside and held her hand as he watches them treating her wounds. The wounds looked painful and what’s even more painful was her the shards penetrating her skin, he grabs on her lukewarm hand stronger and lean onto it, putting her hand onto his cheek and praying. He couldn’t watch her face pinching and reacting to pain; they sewed her up a little in multiple places as he shut his eyelids on her knuckles.

After half an hour of curing her, trying to work with Tanjirou sticking by her side, they were done and left her to rest. His red eyes looking at her, she sigh in relieve with him “Do you need anything to drink?” he asked on the back of her hand, which she shook her head to. “You had me worried, so worried, what happened?”

She gulps before speaking “I was stuck for a while— I don’t want to talk about it, I’m here now and that’s what’s important, to be with you again” [Name] smiles at him. Although he’d like to get the details to know what she’s been into, he’d rather have her speak another time when she’s fully healed and ready to. Tanjirou kisses her hand “I’m glad you’re back” emotional as he speaks “I love you, I love you” kissing her head.

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#Kamado Tanjirou #Kimetsu no yaiba #Drabble #KNY #Tanjirou

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knybits · 5 years ago

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A Murder of One

Chapter:

Summary:

Akiko interacts with others. Tanjirou shadows Akiko.

Previous Chapter | Origin | Next Chapter

“Akiko-san! Akiko-san! Have you heard?”

Said physician turns to look down at the three girls, mid walk down the hallway to the medical ward. Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho have a light blush on their face and sparkles dancing around them, and Akiko can only wonder what’s gotten the girls to be so happy.

“Tanjirou-san can do the full concentration breathing all the time now!” Kiyo bursts out, and Akiko widens her eyes in surprise.

“Really now?”

“Mhm!” Naho this time, “he broke the big gourd!”

“Th- The big gourd?!” Akiko stumbles, and Sumi helps Akiko stay standing. Akiko can only break the small gourds at the moment, and she’s been at it for quite a while…

“We’re on our way to make him some rice balls to congratulate him! Would you like to join?” Sumi then asks, and Akiko trips over her feet again. Kiyo has to help her this time.

Akiko looks at the girls warily, “Me? I don’t know how to cook…”

Naho giggles before she pushes her from behind, Kiyo and Sumi dragging her an arm each.

“That’s alright! Food from a loved one always tastes better, so we’ll teach you!”

It takes…. A whole day.

Akiko’s never cooked in her life before, and her respect for Kanon grows immensely. The rice is always either under or over cooked, and Akiko isn’t used to the hot rice and drops it out of pure reaction.

She’d never add in enough salt and it’d turn out bland, and to counter this she accidentally added too much salt and drank a few glasses of water to rid the taste from her mouth.

The girls thought that Akiko’s rice balls would end up bigger than theirs since her hands are bigger, but Akiko ends up making rather small rice balls. That,s and they’re of various sizes. But she completes them, and the girls finish by adding the plum on the back.

Akiko can hear the crickets chirping outside, and the air is humid, so she continues to sweat at night. Sumi, Naho, and Kiyo give her a thumbs up and she leaves the room with her tray of rice balls and a glass of water.

She quietly knocks on the door of the medical ward before peeking her head in, “Tanjirou? Are you still awake?”

He’s not.

Tanjirou is completely knocked out, performing the full concentration breathing in his sleep and allowing his body to finally rest.

Akiko can’t be all to upset, really. It’s the dead of night and Tanjirou’s already eaten dinner. He’s been working hard the past couple of days, and Akiko would rather he sleep than have to subject himself to eat her awful cooking.

She sighs, standing by his bedside with the tray of rice balls. There’s no other choice for her but to take them back to the kitchen and eat them in pity, else they go bad.

But when Akiko turns to leave, Tanjirou stirs.

“Akiko?” He rubs his eyes, much more alert now. She pulls a chair by his bedside, placing the tray in her lap before apologizing.

“Sorry, did I wake you?”

He laughs lightly, “No, I thought I caught you scent and I guess I was right! I’m glad it wasn’t a dream!”

His comment causes her to push the tray of food onto his lap before she quickly runs out of the room.

The next day, Akiko spends most of her time with Zenitsu.

“You and Tanjirou really piss me off, y’know?”

“I’m leaving.”

“You didn’t let me finish!” He yanks her arm and she groans, taking a seat back by his bedside.

“Do I have to?”

“Yes!! Because I wake up all the time around you guys to either the loudest screeching ever or loud beating drums!!”

Akiko throws her arms up into the air, “Well what am I supposed to do?”

“FIGURE IT OUT!!”

“WE’RE TRYING!!!”

Inosuke walks into the room, sees the two tearing each other’s hair out, then slowly sinks back into the hallway.

They continue to bicker back and forth until Zenitsu slaps a hand over Akiko’s mouth. When she’s about to throw a cup at his head, he points at Nezuko’s box and Akiko can finally hear the slight scratching.

He shrieks when she licks his hand, and this time Akiko glares at him to shut up.

“Stop yelling. You woke up the princess, golden boy.”

“GOLDEN BOY?!”

Time continues to pass and Akiko finds herself spending more and more time with Tanjirou. He’s grateful whenever she brings in a tray of rice balls for the two to eat, since that’s all that she knows how to make. They come out better and better each time, which brightens Akiko’s spirits.

Tanjirou learns more about Aoi and Kanon as well as the other three girls. Akiko doesn’t know a great deal of information concerning Shinobu or Kanao, but she offers what little information she has and Tanjirou is thankful.

Overall, Akiko spends most of her days in the OR. Her hands continue to wade through organs and her stitches remain as precise and clean as always.

One day, Tanjirou spends a whole day shadowing her.

“Why is he standing in the cor- Aoi, a stronger does of the anesthesia. Sumi, pliers? Thank you. Why is he standing in the corner?” Akiko’s eyes narrow at the large gash, bits and pieces of glass she has to carefully pull out. Kiyo stands nearby with a metal dishpan.

Aoi does as she’s told and the demon slayer relaxes. Akiko works efficiently, carefully pulling out bits and pieces. There’s a small clinking noise and drops of blood on the pan every time she pulls a piece out, and her eyes narrow when she finds more glass shards.

“I thought it would be good for Tanjirou to watch what you do,” Aoi says and Akiko gives her an annoyed glare.

“S-Sorry, should I leave?” Tanjirou asks and the three girls begin to protest. Akiko chooses to get back to work as Tanjirou continues to worry, Aoi assuring him that he’s fine where he is.

Another boring hour passes and Akiko still continues to pull glass shards out, though these pieces are much more deeply embedded. And in some risky places too.

Her eyes narrow at the last piece and she calls Naho over.

“It’s lodged in a vein, and the minute I pull it out the pressure release is going to cause a big spurt of blood. Naho, grab one of my bags of blood and have it on standby. Things are gonna get rough,” Akiko sighs and the girls rush around the room.

Tanjirou tilts his head in confusion, not really sure what’s going on. The girls work quickly, and a spurt of blood does shoot out of the body. Akiko grimaces lightly before plunging into her work.

She checks his heart beat every minute or so, and Tanjirou couldn’t believe his eyes when Akiko has to start cutting through the chest and to the heart.

“Wh- What are you guys-?”

“Cardiac arrest. Defibrillators are still in the works, but these doctors from Switzerland… Just watch.”

Akiko attaches small pads onto the heart, and when the girls are ready to go, a shock is sent to the heart. It takes three shocks before Akiko gives the all clear, and the demon slayer’s heart is beating again.

The glass has been removed from their body, their vein is patched up, and their heart beats stronger than ever. Aoi keeps the bag of blood nearby, a little over half is used up.

Akiko and Aoi transfer their body onto a cleaner bed before the three girls wheel them off to the medical ward to rest. Aoi starts to clean the blood on the floor, and she shoos Akiko out of the room with Tanjirou.

And as always, Akiko slides down the door with her back, hiding her face in between her knees as her body loosens with relief. Tanjirou can smell the exhaustion off her, and when he makes a move to pick her up she holds her hand up.

“I’m covered in blood. Trust me, you don’t want to touch me,” she says, before walking off towards the shower room. Kanon takes her bloodied robe and holds another blouse and hakama for her by the doorway, while Akiko takes her shower in bliss.

Tanjirou looks at Kanon, “Should I wait for her?” He wonders, and Kanon smiles. She nods her head, then walks off with the dirty clothes to wash them before she has to go visit Haruki.

So he waits by the doorway, rocking on his feet and waiting patiently for Akiko to finish her shower. His mind goes over the past two hour’s events, trying to comprehend all the complicated things that happened.

It’s scary how comfortable Akiko looks in an OR. She commands a certain respect and there’s no wasted movement. She’s completely in her element, and there’s no room for an outsider. It’s almost as if she much prefers this setting than one by his side.

He can’t blame her, too. She seems happy to be in the room. Stressed, yes, but in much more control. There are no school boys telling her that she can’t do anything because she’s just some dumb girl.

She can, and her actions in the OR is living proof.

“Tanjirou?” Akiko dries her hair with a towel, and it doesn’t take too much time thanks to the short length. “You’re still waiting for me?”

Tanjirou offers her a smile, “Yeah! You did great in the operating room! I was super impressed!” He cheers her on, and she blushes lightly.

She mumbles a thanks, covering her face with her towel as Tanjirou continues to beam at her. Akiko is about to bid him a good night before he stops her, taking her hand into his own.

“Do you want me to carry you to your room? You seem really tired,” his brows crease in concern and Akiko finds herself smiling gently. It’s a look that catches Tanjirou off guard, and he won’t lie when he thinks that he’s about to get a kiss on the cheek.

But Akiko tucks a lock of hair behind her ear, and his hold on her wrist loosens enough for her to take it back with grace.

“That’s sweet of you, but I can make it on my own. I’ve been doing it for three years, after all.”

“O- Oh, yeah,” he laughs weakly, “Good night then.”

Another week later and Akiko is excited.

Her usual monthly patient is due for a check up, and she can’t wait to see him again.

So she waits patiently by the front gate, a smile on her face as the minutes tick by. When she finally sees him down the road, she jumps with joy and waves her arm at him.

“Genya!!! Hi!!!”

He blushes at the sight of her and she smiles even wider.

Oh what a joy it is to tease this feral boy.

“I’m so glad you made it! Time to prod that nice body of your’s, hm?” He’s dragged by his arm into the estate, and he won’t lie when he says that he dreads this check up every month. But Himejima requires it, so he has to go.

Akiko quickly catches sight of Tanjirou in Shinobu’s office, so Akiko takes Genya into a spare room, performing a routine check up and asking how many demons he’s eaten in the last month.

He’s gained more muscle mass again, from what Akiko can see. He continues to blush when Akiko peers into his mouth and pokes at his arms.

“Your biceps measure a whole 40 centimeters...”

“Is that information even necessary?”

“For the heart, Genya. Necessary for the heart.”

He shuts up and allows for her to continue her work. She takes a blood sample as always but doesn’t find anything else wrong with him. It’s almost disappointing, but she’s sure that something will happen soon.

“You’re free to go,” Akiko smiles and Genya bolts out of the room.

And just to tease him further, she follows after him a few moments later. Akiko encounters Tanjirou along the way, but that’s not her goal.

“Genya~ See you next month~!” Akiko waves, singing his name and causing his ears to tint red. He continues to walk, though a bit stiff, and Akiko laughs to herself.

Tanjirou looks at her quizzically, a strange feeling in his heart that he pushes away.

“Who was that?” He asks, and she smiles with glee. Tanjirou hasn’t seen that smile on her face in a long time.

“Shinazugawa Genya! My favorite patient… To tease, of course.”

Zenitsu almost finds it weird that Akiko and Tanjirou don’t spend their last day together. They’re acting distant again, but this time it seems to be Tanjirou’s doing. And Akiko is far too used to being alone to notice this.

Zenitsu nudges his friend, “H- Hey, why aren’t you saying your goodbyes to Akiko?”

Tanjirou snaps out of his slight daze, buttoning the last of his uniform before turning to his friend.

“She’s been busy making her rounds lately. I don’t want to bother her.” Is the simple reply.

Zenitsu doesn’t like it one bit, but there isn’t much he can do. So he, Inosuke and Tanjirou make their way outside the estate, small tears running down their faces as the girls weep.

The girls continue to cry as they walk down the road, but a call for Tanjirou stops the group.

Akiko is panting outside the gates, hands on her knees. Tanjirou rushes up to her in concern, helping her up by taking her hands into his own.

Once she’s caught her breath her amber eyes narrow in on a missed button, and she leans up to button it for him.

“Sorry, you missed one,”she mutters, and he nods his head, smiling brightly in thanks.

“Also, uh… Get back safely with everyone, okay?”

If possible, Tanjirou smiles even wider and he nods his head, “It’s a promise!”

Akiko doesn’t know why there’s an uneasy feeling in her stomach, but she sees Miruna soar above the group before disappearing.

i rally had to puda filla there soz luvs xoxo

uhhhhh take what you will from this chapter, it continues to focus on tanjirou and akiko’s struggles

#bittle's murder of one #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #tamura akiko #tanjiro #kamado tanjirou #tanjirou #tanjirou kamado

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gomeuni-blog · 7 years ago

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Hana Himekawa! ♥

Name: Hana Himekawa

Kanji: 花姫川

Meaning: Flower; Princess of the River

Alias/Nicknames: n/a

Epithets/titles: The stubborn Princess

Species: Human

Gender: Female Gender specification: Female

Sexual orientation: heterosexual Pronouns: She, her

Birthday: 20 of March (First day of spring)

Age: 16 Part I: 9-10 Part II: 12-14 The Last: 16 Epilogue: 27

Naruto Gaiden: 29

Astrological zodiac sign: Pisces

--- Characteristics ---

Blood type: O+

Height: Part I: 145 cm Part II: 149 cm The Last: 155 cm Boruto: 156 cm

Weight: Part I: 40 KG Part II: 44 KG

The Last: 48 KG Boruto: 50 KG

Body shape: Skinny but with some curves Eyes: Baby blue

Hair color: Blonde

Hair styles: Twin tails Skin: Pale

Accessories: Flower shaped hairpins

--- Ninja information ---

Origin: Takigakure Village affiliation: Sunagakure

Current rank: Jounin

-Genin promotion: 12

-Chuunin promotion: 14

-Special jounin promotion: 15

-Jounin promotion: 16

Occupation: Flower Shop

Status: Active ninja

Team: n/a

Clan affiliation/s: Himekawa

Kekkei Genkai: (Info soon)

Chackra nature: Wind and Earth range

Ninjustsu range: Mid and Long range Taijustsu range: Short and Mid range Genjustsu range: Long range

Deffensive/Offensive type: Balanced

Dominant hand: Right Psychical health: Hana’s immune system is rather weak

Disorders: n/a

Weapons: Ninja bag with basic ninja equipment. Items: Senbon, kunai, kibaku fuuda, shuriken, scrolls.

Summonings:

Name: Naho

Species: Guinea pig

Abilities: Tracking

Missions completed:

D-rank: 12

C-rank: 16

B-rank: 11

A-rank: 3

S-rank: 2

Total: 44

Abilities:

Strength: Taijutsu and Ninjutsu.

Weakness: Genjutsu

Taijutsu: Excelent

Ninjutsu: Good

Genjutsu: Bad

Fighting style: Mixes ninjutsu along with Taijutsu

--- Techinques ---

Ninjutsu:

Hana is quite good when it comes to ninjutsu, her main element is earth and then wind, she has quite a handful of jutsus but she mostly uses her signature ones.

Techniques:

Jinsei no Uta: Meaning the song of life, one of Hana’s abilities she took after her mother was her beautiful voice, since she loved to sing she decided to have a use for it, so this song is a jutsu that she often uses after the battle is over. As you know, sometimes battles leave behind lots of destruction behind, with this jutsu Hana sings and the nature takes place, beautiful flowers bloom, the grass and the plants take over the bodies and the destruction of the battles and it turns everything into new life.

Hanabira no Odori: It’s a jutsu that consists in flower petals and a very strong wind, besides making the opponent not seeing well, the petals also cut at the touch.

Taijutsu:

Hana exceeds at Taijutsu, she has an incredible amount of speed and agility that makes things easier, but on the other side, her body can only take much, and her stamina isn’t great. In taijutsu she doesn’t’ stick to techniques, her style of fighting is very “free”.

Techniques:

Tsume dageki: She uses thorns to create some kind of spikes or even claws and she strikes the opponent down with it, it’s usually her final move.

Genjutsu:

Hana is not good at Genjutsu at all but there is one she can use. She used this genjutsu on Tomoe when he was almost dying due to a ambush in Kirigakure.

Techniques:

Amai Yume: Literally meaning sweet dreams, Hana sings a soft lullaby who relaxes the victim’s body and sends them into a deep sleep that makes them remind of their most happy memory. It’s a jutsu she developed in order to use it on herself when she couldn’t stop having nightmares and she needed rest but it didn’t quite work.

Kenjutsu:

Hana has a keen Kenjutsu, she doesn’t use it often but when she does you better run for your life, she mixes wind techniques along with it and her blades can cut clean at the distance of 15 meters.

--- Personal traits ---

Personality:

Since Hana’s mother died while giving birth to her, Hana’s dad became really attached to her and spoiled her in many ways possible. Because of that she grew up with that Hime personality of hers. She always acts like she is the confident girl she seems to be, a spoiled princess, but in fact she is a very insecure girl and is always sharpening her skills to never rely on anyone but herself. Her relationship with her team was also bad because of that and since she was left solo often she also grew up and strong. The only exception for the rule is: If she loves you, it’s the complete opposite, she may act cold and sassy at first but if you really grab her heart, she will go through hell and beyond for you but also aware that sometimes her spoiled princess personality will take the lead. She tends to cry a lot when she gets hurt emotionally and she is very hard to cheer up when she is sad.

Good traits: Hana is dominant, a natural leader, she is somewhat confident of her abilities and is very ambitious.

Bad traits: On the other side she has a very short temper, has a sharp mouth, tends to do things on her own, speaks without thinking.

Confidence/Self-esteem: Hana seems a very confident person and values herself above everyone when she is with other people but when she is alone she is too much aware of her many flaws.

Likes:

-foods and drinks: Hot chocolate and croissants

-colors: purple

-favourite animal: Guinea pigs

-what he/she likes to do in his/her free time: Take care of her flowers, walk around and take care of her guinea pigs.

Dislikes:

-foods and drinks: coffee and seafood

-colors: mustard yellow

-less favourite animal: snake

-what he/she doesn’t likes to do in his/her free time: procrastinate

Habits: When she is talking to other people she always seems to drive them away unconsciously and when she is nervous she laughs a lot.

Hobbies: As a hobby, she owns a flower shop that used to belong to her mother

Fears: Being completely alone, snakes, losing her father Insecurities: Hana is insecure when she starts to like someone friendly or romantically due to her harsh personality, she thinks that sometimes she might cross the line making the other party hate her.

Ambition: Her ambition is to be successful in life doing what she loves. Quotes: “I am whatever I want to be”, “If I say something with a serious look, don’t ever doubt that my feelings are true”

--- Relationships ---

Parents: Ai Himekawa; Akira Tanaka

Sibling(s): Tomoe Tanaka

Relative(s): Akane Himekawa (Aunt)

Teammates/Ex-teammates: n/a

Relationship status: Taken Significant other: Souta Kobayashi

Best friend: n/a

Rival: Her family besides her father and brother Children: Yui Kobayashi Students: n/a Pets: n/a

Ai Himekawa:

Status: dead Nature of relationship: Mother

Hana never met her mother, she thinks she died when she gave birth to Hana, but the story is a lot more different. Ai died because secretly she was the last one that held the kekkei genkai of their clan who was sure to have ended, her sister planned to steal Hana from her since she was born with the kekkei genkai as well, but Ai didn’t agree to it and died while protecting her baby. When Akira entered the room, it was too late, but he managed to save Hana from Akane’s hands.

Akira Tanaka:

Status: alive Nature of relationship: Father

Hana’s relationship with her father is unbreakable, he would risk everything for her if she had to. She has always been a daddy’s girl, they used to be together all the time and he would give her anything she wished for. He did that mostly to fill in the whole left by his wife’s dad and he was afraid that he would lose Hana. Even if Hana grew up with that bad habit of talking like if she was superior, she never did such a thing with her father, she had a big amount of respect for him.

Tomoe Tanaka:

Status: Alive Nature of relationship: Step Brother

Akira before having Hana, he had a relationship with another woman back in Kirigakure, he fell in love with her and then she tricked him, leaving him and their son alone. Besides all that he found Ai and she immediately accepted Tomoe as a son. When Ai died, Tomoe was still young but he understood it all very well, besides everything he had to care for his precious sister so he left home back to Kirigakure and trained hard so he could protect his family, whenever he came back, Hana felt so happy that she would just cling to him all the time, and when he left back to Kirigakure, she would always cry and try to make him stay. Overall, they were also very close.

Akane Himekawa:

Status: Alive Nature of relationship: Aunt

Akane was Ai’s sister, she had always grown envious of her sister’s ability to have the kekkei genkai. Ai never used it once in her life, she was against it but Akane have always wanted it to achieve fame and fortune. That’s when she found the opportunity of using Hana to achieve that but failed her fist attempt. One day, when Hana was waiting for her dad at the academy, he was late, and her aunt appeared instead and took her, trying to take advantage of it, but her father realized and appeared before anything really bad happened. Hana growing up kept her distance from the Himekawa clan, it was a curse more often than a blessing and as soon she understood what her kekkei genkai was about, she swore to herself never to use it.

Souta Kobayashi:

Status: Alive Nature of relationship: Boyfriend/ Husband

Souta is Hana’s boyfriend and after her husband. First, they didn’t get along with each other since their personalities crashed a lot but soon after they met in very peculiar circumstances, when he practically saved her life, Hana felt quite bit of a spark between them and that was the moment she began to fall in love with him. When she realized she loved him, she honestly had no hope in that relationship, but still, she began wanting to see him more often, even if it was from afar and since the business was going well. Due to the accident in her mission she ended up 6 months in the hospital but as soon as she got out of there she decided to open a shop in Sunagakure. The one who helped her move there surprisingly was also Souta, Hana kept up with that façade personality of her but on the inside, she was very happy to have spent more time with him.

Souta’s visits to Hana always lightened up her mood, even if they sometimes ended up in some healthy arguments. Since Hana thought that relationship had nothing but friendship in it, she ended up giving up on her feelings, only to a few weeks later ended up caught in Souta’s sudden kiss and finally admitting that she loved him. The relationship was mutual. Soon after that their relationship went stable and the façade of them both had ended, and they finally were able to be a happy family.

Haru Misora:

Status: Alive Nature of relationship: Sensei

Haru was an old friend of Akira and Hana’s sensei, he was in charge of Hana since she had a really rough time socializing with other students and all her teams had gone wrong. He understood her above everything and was Hana’s first friend, he was the one who taught her Taijutsu and also helped her develop her signature jutsu. Haru had an important role on Hana’s life because when she had a health crisis, he tried to convince Hana to leave her ninja life, but she didn’t listen to him, that caused her to spend two whole years on the hospital and also for Haru to resign his position as her sensei.

--- Background & history ---

Childhood:

Hana was a very happy child raised by her father. It was only the two of them and they were extremely close. She was spoiled a lot by him and she grew up with the attitude of a very stubborn princess. Soon she met her big brother and they also became very close and they meat the world to her. The lack of female presence didn’t influence her being less feminine, on the contrary, she loved dresses and doing her hair more than anything. Her father gave her the things that belonged to her mother for Hana to follow her steps, due to that, she was constantly under pressure since she felt like her dad was expecting her to become exactly like her mother, other than that, she began her training and her dad often assisted her.

Gennin days:

Hana’s days as a gennin went well overall, she exceeded in her taijutsu and ninjutsu but her ability to resist genjutsu was a mess. But that didn’t stop her from being a good ninja. Everything was well until she was on a mission and she suddenly fell sick, she didn’t know what had caused it and it was not getting better at all, she had to suddenly go back to her village and she stayed in the hospital for about two weeks, they had discovered that Hana had a condition that was weakening her immune system so that prevented her to enjoy her gennin years but without her dad knowing she continued her training, Hana and her Sensei had a huge fight because she was caught training when she needed absolute rest and he refused to be her sensei any longer. That certainly was a shot in Hana’s heart, he was her only friend and now, the only person who understood her was gone.

Chuunin days: Hana’s chuunin days weren’t sweet at all, after she graduated, she began to take more than she could handle, she had this thing of training non-stop and taking every mission she could. In her head, she needed to get stronger and stronger but when she wasn’t with her mind full of those thoughts, she would often think that she wasn’t enough, that she wasn’t making her family proud and that she couldn’t be like her mother like everyone expected her to be. During that time, she had lots of breakdowns and would often shut herself out to the world.

One more thing happened during these days, she met a boy on a mission, a very handsome and charming one and he quickly complimented about her flowers. Surprisingly it was a boy from the Himekawa clan, he kept on and on and finally won the blonde’s heart only to break it into pieces shortly after. After that, Hana shut her heart to everyone who tried to approach her and was practically unreachable. To get away from everything and everyone she took on a long-term mission and came back nearly dead from it, maybe that what she would’ve wanted at that time but Tomoe reached her in time.

War Arc:

Hana didn’t participate in the war, she couldn’t because she was quite in bad shape and her condition had got a hold of her again. Because of that she went to orphanages to help the children and give self-defense lessons to them, besides preferring flowers and animals over humans, she always had a weakness for children, to her, they were like buds who would eventually grow into beautiful flowers.

The Last:

The last is the more complicated part of her life, she does her missions and has a flower shop as a hobby. Due to the flower shop she met Souta but since her rank was upgraded to a jounin she had to go more often on long term missions. One of those missions Souta saved her but still, that mission made Hana’s body fail and for 6 months she couldn’t leave bed or even her hospital room. But her brother stayed with her for the time being since her dad didn’t have that much time to. After she almost fully recovered she moved to Sunagakure, she had lots of time to think and needed something to distract her. Eventually her relationship with the grey haired boy turned out for the best even tough it was a difficult one and the two of them ended up together.

Epilogue/Cheapter 700+:

Hana gets settled, has a baby, gets married, everything is flowers <3

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DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 39

life at black*star and tsubaki’s house gets more interesting every day

Higan: "...Hello. I love what you've done with this place." Sakuya: ^^;;; "Howdy." Belkia: *shiny eyes* "STABBY SLICY SUGAR GODDESS!" tsubaki: thank you... stocking: *SHIV THROUGH THE HEAD* no. Belkia: "...Otogiri? I will need blood..." Kid: "When she's through with you, you'll need a _lot_ of blood..." otogiri: understood. Black Star: *pushes past Naho and Lilac, glaring at Higan* "What are you doing here?" Higan: "...Lavender? Care to explain?" lavender: well... -she explains the situation- otogiri: lady tsubaki, please take care of us. Black Star: -_-;;;; "This is what happens when you give your address to weirdos..." Sakuya: *slaps Black Star upside the head* Black Star: "Ow!" tsubaki: noted. there's some empty rooms on the right hall, feel free to take your pick. otogiri: behave yourselves. Black Star: "WHAT?!" Sakuya: -_-; "I guess we're sharing rooms--" Belkia: "Dibs on the one with the biggest bed!" lilac:.......... tsubaki:...its ok. lilac:..................... otogiri: you should probably keep the sharp objects locked up for a while... lavender: if you hear anything in the night, that'll most likely be me~<3 Belkia: "But I need to sleep with Mr. Saber, Ms. Battle Axe, and Baby Switchblade!" *swings aroun a switchblade--that cuts off the top of Black Star's hair* Black Star: "????!!!!!!!!" Kid: "...Oh my sweet merciful me...This is a trainwreck." otogiri: then for now, keep lilac out of your room. naho: its ok lila. stocking:...... -_-; Sakuya: "...Can share rooms for now..." Black Star: *strangling Belkia* Belkia: D: lilac:....s-sakuya....can i....stay with you? Sakuya: "...Yeah, of course." -\\\\- naho:....QwQ Sakuya: "...Naho? You have a room picked out?" Belkia: *choked* "She could bunk with me--" Black Star: *smacks him in the head, knocking him out* "Stocking, go write on this fucker's face." naho: otogiri, lets be roomies! otogiri: ok. stocking: im not getting anywhere NEAR that clown! Black Star: "...Okay. Just tell me what to write on him, then." Kid: *hugs Stocking* "It's okay..." Sakuya: "I hope there is an air mattress, at least..." lavender: i think i know who im gonna be rooming with~ *grins* Higan: -\\\\\- "So good...Just go easy on me. They only got the glass out of my dick yesterday." Black Star: o______o stocking: EWW!!! D8> Kid: "We need to wipe our minds of this." naho: THAT'S WAY MORE THAN ANYONE NEEDED TO KNOW OLD MAN! Higan: "You're just jealous that you're not getting an--" -WHACK- otogiri: stop. Higan and Belkia: *collapsed on the floor* Black Star: "...I'll get the floor cleaner, before their blood stains it..." tsubaki: well, this has been an eventful start to the new year. Kid: " 'Eventful' is a polite way to put it..." -elsewhere, in the C3 cells- Shamrock: "...I have only one eye. And I still can see that these prison clothes are dreadful." -footsteps are heard, a young woman peeks into the cell, she is only wearing a large labcoat, but is otherwise unclothed- woman: ??? Shamrock: x\\\\\\\\o "Wh-What--What the hell?!" woman: are you a vampire mister? -the nametag on the coat reads 'Yukimi' Shamrock: "Y-Yeah...Why are you naked, um, 'Yukimi'?" woman: oh, mafura-chan is almost always naked, like father tells her to. Shamrock: "...One, who is Mafura? Two, who is 'father'? Three, why does Father tell Mafura to be naked? Fourth, COULD YOU PLEASE PUT ON SOME CLOTHES?!" mafura: *points to herself* mafura-chan is mafura-chan ^^ Shamrock: "...'Mafura Yukimi'?" mafura: *nods* man: mafura. what did i tell you about leaving your cell? Shamrock: *covers his eye* "This is...uncomfortable. Who is your father?" mafura: that mafura-chan shouldnt leave it... Shamrock: "...'It'? What is 'it'? Or who? Am I 'it'?" man: *he grabs her and drags her back* if anyone saw you...i'd be in trouble...so be a good girl from now on, ok? Shamrock: x______o;;;; "What is even happening here? Who are you? Where am I?" man:......*he takes mafura and closes the door* Shamrock: "Why was that woman naked? What are you doing?" -elsewhere- licht:.......*staring at lawless*..... Lawless: *panting, in hedgehog form...* kranz:....guildenstern, romina, and julian are beginning to wake up now... Lawless: "O-Ophelia..." licht:....*stroking his head* Lawless: "T-The subclasses...Are they...?" licht: they're alive.... Lawless: *sighs* "Thank you...Thank you..." -elsewhere- Anya: *groans...wakes up* tsugumi: hey anya. Anya: *squints* "Tsugumi? What happened?" tsugumi: well, your leg was broken for one thing... -in another room- momo: and, i dont remember what happened after that... Izuku: *holding an ice pack to his black eye* "Well...You have a great right hook." ^^;; momo: i am so sorry!! i dont remember punching you at all! Izuku: "I know, I know! It's okay...But the next time you zombie out--" Sid: "Excuse me?" Izuku: o_______o;;;; yukari: *lectures izuku's ear off* ochako: ^^; tsuyu:....anyway, you seem to be in good shape, and you'll be able to head home tomorrow morning. momo; that's good.....hmm? iida? are you ok? Iida: *icepack on his groin* *high-pitched* "I'm fine..." -elsewhere- Kuro: "...I'm sorry." -elsewhere- shinra: GAH!!! *wakes up, screaming in a cold sweat, and throws the blankets off....his feet are fine*.... Arthur: "AH! ...Shinra? What the hell?" shinra: *panting* .....s....sorry.....bad dream.... Arthur: "..." *sigh* "Want to talk?" shinra:....my feet....went up in flames....i was....t-turning....*teary eyed* Arthur: "Hey, hey...You're fine. Calm down...You didn't turn into a Flame Monster..." shinra:...*whimpering* Arthur: "..." *walks over, gives him small hug* shinra:...... -elsewhere- Sakuya: "All settled in?" naho: yep. lilac:.......... Sakuya: "..." *small bump on Lilac's shoulder* "It's okay..." lilac:....i dont.....feel well..... Sakuya: "...I'm sorry...Is it your stomach? Or...did you want to talk?" lilac:...i'd....like to go to bed now.... Sakuya: "..." *nods* "Miss Tsubaki and Mr. Black Star laid out the bed..." naho: ok....we need to be up bright and early tomorrow, tsubaki wants to discuss stuff in the morning. lilac:...o-ok... Sakuya: "...Night, Naho. Sleep well." -morning, tsubaki lays down the ground rules of the house- tsubaki: all good? naho: *she nods* Belkia: -_-;;;; otogiri: understood. Sakuya: "This is reasonable...Thank you, Tsubaki. We will follow these rules." Higan: "Oh, come on? That curfew hour is insane..." otogiri: 11 at night does seem fair. Higan: "Hmph." Belkia: "So, let me get this straight...How do we get blood, again?" otogiri: we still have the blood bags. Belkia: "And when we need more of them?" tsubaki: i'll do some part time work at a clinic. (thinking: i'm sure he'd be willing to lend a hand...hopefully) Black Star: "Yeah, me too..." Belkia: "...Could I have your blood? It smells tasty!" otogiri: *chop* behave. Belkia: "ACK!" Sakuya: *small laugh...then looks at Naho and Lilac* lilac:...i think....i'll stay home today....... naho:...take your time. Sakuya: *pats Lilac's back* Higan: "Well, I'm going to stay in and do some painting...Need a model, though..." -at school- Kid: "So, how are the new roommates?" tsubaki: a handfull, but i can manage. Black Star: -_-;;; naho: since we're all friends here, i guess we can introduce ourselves to the group officially? Kid: "Let us know if you need help...and if that awful Belkia gets out of line." Sakuya: *waves* "Hey. I'm Sakuya." naho: and im Naho Toguchi. please take good care of us ^^ soul:....so licht and lawless are still absent.... Sakuya: "..." naho:......... *remembering lilac's breakdown*.....yeah. Black Star: "Want any company?" soul:...sure. Black Star: "Cool..." -elsewhere- Relan: *hugs Shinra* shinra: thanks, rel. *hugs back* Relan: "You'll be okay...I'm sorry..." shinra: its ok. you didnt do anything wrong... Relan: "...Whatever happens, no matter what, I'm not going anywhere, Iris is not going anywhere...We will always be here for you." shinra: thanks...i love you. Relan: *kiss on the forehead* "I love you, too..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "So, how is my workout routine working for you, Buddy?! As your life coach, I--" akaderu: *passed out* im dead. Shotaro: "...Jeez. Maybe 400 situps _was_ too much--" -elsewhere- Nals: "Well, this is dull..." alvis: find anything? Nals: *sighs* "Here's the relic." *holds up a device in the design of a snake* "I don't get what this is gonna do. What, Medusa wants a new toy for her kid?" alvis: we arent certain for sure. -elsewhere- Belkia: "Yo, Lilac! How you holding up?" lilac:.........*clutching his pillow* Belkia: "...Not great, huh? ...Want to see some magic?" -no answer- Belkia: "...Oh? What's this behind your ear?" *pulls out a giant coin* "Money!!!" lilac:............... Belkia: "..." *frowns* "Well...Maybe I should do...THIS!" *coughs, and a bouquet of lilacs appears in his hand* "Tah-dah!" lavender:...hey, there's a lot of books in the bookcase, maybe one of those might help? Belkia: "Good idea! I wonder what Ms. Tsubaki keeps here, anyway. Want some fairy tales? Short fiction? Operating manual for the DVD player?" lilac:..... otogiri:.....*making lunch* Belkia: "...Lilac? Talk to us. It'll make you feel better..." lilac:...i....did something bad.....didnt i?......it wont....bring them back.... Belkia: "...Oh boy...Um..." lavender:....*awkward hug* easy does it, kiddo... Belkia: "...Maybe...Mr. Tsubaki wants you to do something else? Or Ms. Tsubaki may be good on that whole 'make up for what you did' thing...maybe?" lilac:...... -elsewhere- misono:.....*staring up at the ceiling* Lily: "Everyone needs their time to recover, Misono..." misono:........to think shinoa is working with C3.......but this 'Demon Moon Company'..... Lily: "..." *pats his hand* "It's a lot to take in..." misono:....*small smile* you're pretty bad at keeping secrets, i see....still.... Lily: ^^;;; "I guess so...Sorry. I'm sure it was nothing personal from Shinoa..." misono:...yeah.. Lily: "...Maybe you can try coffee again?" misono: i'd prefer tea thanks. Lily: *pokes his forehead* "Ever insistent..." *smiles* -elsewhere- Shamrock: *trying to sleep...* "Awful." -upstairs- shinoa:..... mitsuba: thinking about your boyfriend? shinoa: maybe, are you? mitsuba: NU-UH!! XP shinoa: hehe~ shuuhei: "...Could you please cease this teenage romance nonsense and focus on your work? We still need to locate the remaining subclasses..." hyakuya:............(thinking:....yuu....mika....im trying really hard....but....) Jun: "...Hyakuya?" hyakuya: what? Jun: "Have you finished the tasks? Made sure our 'guest' is fed?" yumikage: i thought that chick with the ponytail was keeping them under control, at least that's what tinker told me... hyakuya: yeah yeah, im on it....but i still say we let him starve... shuuhei: "...Tinker? Is this true?" tinker: *she nods* at least she's keeping them out of trouble. that's what we do right? keep them out of trouble? shuuhei: "...Quite. Make sure he is not a nuisance. Keep asking him where his fellow subclasses are located. And keep that doctor in line..." tinker: doctor yukimi or johannes? cause the latter i have no idea where he is....but doctor yukimi...he gives me the creeps. *shudders* -elsewhere- Emine: "Shotaro told me to bring this to your boyfriend." *holds up bowls of cherry and strawberry yogurts* akaderu:.....pink doesnt count. *takes the cherry ones* Emine: "You can't blame someone for doing a bad deed...How is your work going?" -elsewhere- Asura: "What do you say to Daddy and Mommy?" heibito: i wuv you! mikan: good job sweetie! *smooch on the forehead* heibito: hehehe ^^ Asura: "Hee hee...Mommy and Daddy love you, too." mikan: ^^ Asura: *picks up Heibito* "You are our pride and joy..." -elsewhere- Kishiri: "It was so scary..." Q~Q vivian: awww. *hug* Kishiri: *hugs* "...Vivian. They did show me something, though. I...don't want to mistreat you." vivian: ?? Kishiri: "...I am lustful. I like women. I find them so attractive...and I am with you. And you are beautiful. And I want to know so much about you, because I don't want to screw up..." vivian: awww. *hug* ^^ Kishiri: "...What's your favorite food?" -elsewhere- tsubaki: we're home! otogiri: welcome back. Black Star: "Yo. How is it--" o____o Belkia: *sawing Higan in half in a box* "...What? I needed to practice my magic." lilac:..... Higan: "Hello. My attention is divided right now." Black Star: "??? Lilac?" lavender: *in a bunny girl outfit* *BA-DUM-TSH* on a drum set* lilac:.......*scarred for life* Black Star: ._.;;;; "What on Earth?" Higan: "...Okay, that is hot." Sakuya: "Lilac? You want to talk?" naho: O_O -later- otogiri: what have we learned, belkia? Belkia: *sitting in the corner* "Ms. Tsubaki's house is no place for bloody magic tricks..." otogiri: if you're going to do that, do it outside. Belkia: "O-kay..." *pout* "My Stabby Sugar Princess would like my magic tricks." otogiri: somehow i doubt that. Black Star: "Yo, Otogiri? How good are you with medicine?" otogiri: quite, since i did work as a nurse. Black Star: "Good to know...because my arm is still aching from workout today..." *shows a bruise on his arm* otogiri: right this way. Black Star: *follows* -elsewhere- *In an alley, someone sits, crying softly...* ame: *walking past with her mother* ??? ???: *looks up...in shock* "A...me?" ame: *she smiles* hiya mr tsubaki ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *struggles to smile back* ame's mother: ah... ame: mr tsubaki, what's wrong? Mr. Tsubaki: "...I...am alone now." *weak smile* ame:....do you want to stay with us tonight? Mr. Tsubaki: "!!! I...Would your family even have me?" ame's mother:....well, after all you've done for us, i suppose it's the least we can do for you. Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *POOF* *in fox form* "I...need to recuperate...take as little energy as I can...so, I'll be tiny..." ame's mother: alright then...but keep in mind we have a new puppy, so she might be a little wary of you. Mr. Tsubaki: "...I'll be good. I'll stay out of the way." -elsewhere- Kid: "...You feel anxious?" stocking: im....im fine... Kid: "..." *hug* "You're safe." stocking: thanks....*kiss* i love you kid. Kid: "I love you, too..." *hug* "Tsubaki is good at balancing things out..." -elsewhere- Lawless: *shudders* soul: how're you feeling? Lawless: "Tiny...This hedgehog form is embarrassing." soul: ......*tiny head pets* licht: ....it's adorable. *shiny eyes* Lawless: -\\\\- "Stop, Licht." soul: *sweatdrop* Lawless: "...Soul? Scratch my belly?" soul: 7///7' *pet pet pet* Lawless: ^\\\\\\\^ "Ah..." -elsewhere- Sakuya: *hugs Lilac* lilac:....*hugging* *sniffles*..... Sakuya: "You're okay...You'll be fine." lilac: *hic* im...s-sorry.... Sakuya: "I know...I know...Let it out..." lilac: *crying* naho:...i know we wont be able to replace them, but we're still here for you lilac. *hug* you arent alone. Sakuya: *nods* "We're here. Right now. Just get through tonight..." lilac: o....ok.....*hic* -the three of them all slept in the same bed that night- Sakuya: "Zzz..." naho:....... *nuzzles* Sakuya: *smiles...holds on close* Sakuya: "So nice..." -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *hiding* maddie: *bark bark!* *tail wagging* ame: hehe ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: "...Your dog is friendly..." ame: ^^ do you want to see my new room? we can have a tea party! Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *nods* -ame's room is adorned with blue green colors and a canopy bed. several crayon drawings are taped to the wall. there is also a dresser, a beanbag reading area, and a toy box. there is a framed drawing of ame with mr tsubaki and the other subclass- Mr. Tsubaki: *stares at the drawing* "..." *lowers his head* ame:...you said they're staying with the nice lady? Mr. Tsubaki: "...The nicest." Mr. Tsubaki: "But...some of them are lost...I think." ame:......*hug* thank you mr tsubaki, for making me not sick anymore. Mr. Tsubaki: -\\\\- "Ame...You are welcome...Are you feeling okay?" ame: *she nods* yep. i dont feel sick anymore! and lookie! my hair's beginning to grow back! *she points to her small braids* Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *small smile* "Your hair looks great, Ame." ame: ^^ -elsewhere- Akitaru: "Hanging in there?" shinra: yeah... Akitaru: *hug* "You'll be okay, kiddo." shinra: ...... -elsewhere- Higan: "Feel alright?" lavender: yeah. that felt good. *pant pant* Higan: *smirk* "Best keep it down..." *kisses down her chest* "Or you'll back someone up..." *reaches her clitoris...* lavender: a-ahhh~<3 Higan: *eats her out...his fingers pinching her backside* -in another room- Black Star: *tosses in bed...hears the moans...and feels...* -\\\\- "...Damn. Can't sleep." -elsewhere- Hibana: -\\\\\\w\\\\\\- gabriella: *pant pant* ho-how was it? Hibana: "So good...Master..." *pinches one of her nipples* gabriella: ah~<3 Hibana: "You are delicious..." *licks where she pinched her* -morning- Black Star: =____= "No...sleep." tsubaki: aww... ^^; Black Star: "Zzz..." *crashes face-first into Tsubaki* tsubaki: um.... ^^;; Black Star: "Mmm..." *hugs her in his sleep, resting on her chest* tsubaki:.... ^^; *pets his head* Sakuya: *yawn* naho: *streeeetch* morning sakkyun.... =w= Sakuya: o\\\\o "M-Morning...I...Um..." lilac: zzzzz..... Sakuya: "...Naho...?" naho: yeah? Sakuya: "...Thank you for being here." *smooch* naho: O/////////O Sakuya: -\\\\\\- "S-Sorry..." naho: .////////. i-i-its fine.... Sakuya: "...I just...wanted to show my appreciation...and I...I..." naho: ??? lilac: *holding him, still asleep* Sakuya: "...You and Lilac...are two of the most important people in my life..." *holds Lilac...and holds Naho's hand* naho: *blushing brightly* b-but...w-what about mahiru? Sakuya: "...I will always love Mahiru, in one way or another...And I also can see that the feelings are not the same right now...Naho...I..." naho: *she grabs him by the shoulder and kisses him* >//////< Sakuya: o\\\\\\\o "..." -\\\\\\- *kisses back* naho: ..... U//////U Sakuya: "...Wow. Naho...You are amazing." naho: >//////< *covering her face, blushing brightly* Sakuya: *small laugh...he kisses the hands covering her face* naho: *teary eyed* i...never thought...anyone could like me back... Sakuya: *hugs Naho, while still holding onto Lilac* "Why would you ever think that?" naho: usually, if i like someone a lot, but they like someone else, or someone else really likes them, then...i'd want them to be happy. if i make others happy, t-then i'd be happy too, right? Sakuya: *small laugh* "Is that why you spend so much time shipping boys together, instead of fulfilling your own desires?" naho: i-i guess so.... and hormones. >///< Sakuya: "..." -\\\\- "Hormones are a pain...Naho...I care about you and Lilac...Can all three of us be there for each other?" naho: *she nods* of course, forever and always. Sakuya: *smiles* "Always. Forever." *pats Lilac's back* lilac: *yaaawn* mmn? Sakuya: "Time to wake up..." lilac: *waking up* *yawn* Sakuya: *smiles* "Morning...We wanted to know how you are feeling?" lilac:...b-better....i think.... Sakuya: *nods* "Hey...You know Naho and I are here for you, yes?" lilac:...y-yeah.... Sakuya: "..." *hugs Lilac* lilac: *small blush* ah...? Sakuya: "We love you." lilac: >///////< Sakuya: "..." *small laugh* "You okay?" -at school- Kid: "Good morning, all." liz: morning. Patty: "Howdy!" *spots Naho* "Hey, girl!" naho: mornin~^^ Sakuya: "Hey...So, looking forward to classes today?" liz: yeah. Black Star: =___=;;; "Ya...hoozzzzzzzz..." Kid: "??? What is wrong with him?" tsubaki: he had trouble sleeping ^^ Kid: "...Understandable. I suggest a white noise machine." tsubaki: i'll have to pick one up then. Black Star: *drooling on his books* soul: *poke poke* Black Star: "Hmm..." *sleep talking* "Not there. I don't like vampire bites there..." soul: dude. wake up. Black Star: *opens his eyes* "Dude...I'm exhausted. Stop waking me up in my bedroom..." soul:...you're at school dude. Black Star: "...Shit." Kid: "Let's get you some coffee..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "Hmmm..." *wiping kitchen clean* -elsewhere- reimi:...... Konro: "Good day, Sister!" reimi: !!! good day commander. ^^ Konro: *smiles* "How are you?" reimi: i've been well, we all have. Konro: "...I'm glad to hear. I think I'll say hello to everyone..." reimi: *she nods and lets him in*..........(thinking: i cant wait to burn him....ahhh, my sweet fire tornado, how i long to use you again~@ ugigigigi~) Konro: "Good day, everyone." hinata: konro! hikage: ^o^ *hug* sister: good morning commander. Konro: *hug* "Hey, kiddos! How you doing?" *nods to the Sister* kirei: *she smiles* Konro: "Hinata, Hikage, I brought you a new toy..." *pulls out a top* How 'bout you show it to the sisters while I talk with Kirei?" hinata: neato! kirei: *she nods* Konro: *walks with Kirei* "...How are you holding up?" kirei: i've been well....the sisters and i have been working on something that may help. Konro: "Oh?" sister 2: HYAH! *slaps a piece of paper onto konro's head.........nothing happens* he's good to go! Konro: .\\\\\. "Um...Okay?" sister 2: it's cool huh? its and illusion dispell charm! we got your research team's notes and made a counter charm to it! how that works im not sure, but eh, what can you do. Konro: "...Excellent! Sisters, how many of these can you make to cover all residents?" sister 2: we're working on it right now. hinata: *has a paper on her head* uwooo im a ghoooost. hikage: *also has a paper on her head* myon myon~ hinata: what the hell kind of ghost noise is that? hikage: *shrugs* Konro: "Heh heh...I will inform Commander Benimaru." -elsewhere- Nals: "Here is the relic you desired." neian: muu? Ponera: "Excellent." Medusa: *examines the relic* "Hmm...Should be workable..." shaula: what is it? Medusa: " 'The Leviathan,' said to contain a significant boost to snakes' abilities...Noah had mentioned it to me..." shaula: and ya took his advice? Medusa: "Shaula, really...It has been this long, and I have researched over and over again to verify what he told me. I am curious about what I can find, but intelligent enough to verify it." shaula: cool story sis. Medusa: -_-; ("It also helps that Noah talked in his sleep...and at other times...") -elsewhere- Kid: *presents cookies to Stocking at the cafeteria* stocking: *nom* mmmmm~<3 ^^ *smooch* Kid: -\\\\- "Sweet kisses..." stocking: only for you~ Kid: *smiles* "Maybe we can do something new this weekend..." stocking: like what? Kid: "We haven't been out to a club in a while...and I know a new one that's supposed to have a delicious strawberry drink." stocking: sounds interesting~<3 Kid: *smiles* "Then it's a date." -elsewhere- Anya: *sighs* "This is boring...and it hurts to breathe...Ow." tsugumi: you'll be better soon. Anya: T_T "I hope so..." -elsewhere- Benimaru: "Interesting...So, these papers will reveal the dopplegangers?" soldier: hopefully so. the combination of science and magic is one hell of a thing. Benimaru: "...Those sisters are more impressive than I have given them credit. Continue the random screenings." *takes a handful of the papers* "I have work to do as well." -elsewhere- Jacqueline: *sorting books* "So many..." ef: *she nods, putting text books into their shelves* Jacqueline: "Mai, what do you think of doing after graduation?" ef: !!! m-me? *she points to herself* Jacqueline: *nods* "Yes, you..." ef: *clears throat* s-sorry, i just....im not used to being called by my name... but, im not really sure...i know i'll most likely stay in death city..... Jacqueline: *nods* "I plan to stay as well. Are you considering EAT, or civilian work?" ef: im not sure yet... Jacqueline: *friendly smile* "I'm sure you could be a good member of EAT. And you are so smart that you would be helpful as a teacher, librarian, medicine..." ef: awww. >////<; Jacqueline: *shoulder pat* "I wish the best for you." -elsewhere- Relan: "Any plans for after school?" shinra: not sure yet. Relan: "Can always get coffee, or snacks. Maybe just walk..." -elsewhere- Yohei: "Sandbox, complete!" chie: it looks great! *smoooooch* Yohei: "Heh...I think WASHU and GET deserve a lot of credit." chie: good job you two ^^ WASHU: ^o^ -elsewhere- naho: *siiigh* it gets kind of boring in this city when there isnt an incident going on...hey bel-bel, how about you get set on fire? Belkia: "...Nah, I don't want to do that. I mean, first-degree burns are fun, but when you get to second, it moves from 'titillating' to 'holy fuck that sucks.'" naho: what about 3rd? Belkia: "Third are worse than second-degree. So those move from 'holy fuck!' to 'kill me now!" naho: then 9th degree- lilac: i-i-isnt that going t-too far? O-O;; Belkia: -_-;;;; "It only goes up to fourth. Can't I just cut myself off or something?" naho: *shrug* Belkia: "...Fine. I shall perform...THE GUILLOTINE OF DEATH!" *summons a guillotine* "I will need a volunteer assistant..." all: PASS Belkia: *pout* "But I'm going to cut my head off..." -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *in fox form...lying on couch...* ame: *watching cartoons with maddie on her lap* did you sleep ok? Mr. Tsubaki: "I did...It was just the dreams that bothered me." ame: ?? Mr. Tsubaki: "...Just about missing my family." ame:....*pet pet* do you want to visit them? Mr. Tsubaki: "...I worry it is too soon...And I can't face...someone with them. She must hate me." ame: ?? Mr. Tsubaki: "...Ame, I want to be a better person." -elsewhere- Black Star: *holding hands with Tsubaki* tsubaki: ^///^ Black Star: "You know...this isn't what I imagined when I thought about starting a family." tsubaki: well, things are certainly more eventful here now. Black Star: "Yeah...I think we got a bit less privacy now." tsubaki: perhaps... i could use a bath now though, it might help me to unwind. Black Star: "...Oh. I'm sure it would..." ^\\\\^ tsubaki: *she goes to get the bathrobe and goes into the bathroom* Higan: "??? Well, hello..." tsubaki:...............................................*she closes the door*...............i think i'll wait on the bath. *her expressions is calm, but you can tell she's broken on the inside* Black Star: "???" Belkia: *pops up behind Tsubaki* "This is why you should knock. I mean, really, Tsu-Tsu." naho: *excalibur* i feel your pain, tsubaki.....all too well. [she had the same thing happen to her when she first became a subclass] Sakuya: "I don't suppose you can just build an extra bathroom--" Black Star: "Do I _look_ like I have any money?! I'm not that Fire Brigade princess!" tsubaki: ah! actually, there is a second bathroom! you didnt know? Sakuya: "..." Black Star: "..." Belkia: "..." *The boys suddenly all have the urge to go* Sakuya: "OUT OF MY WAY!" Black Star: "ME FIRST!" Belkia: "GET LOST!" tsubaki: O.O; naho: -__-; -elsewhere- Tsukiyo: *paper on her face* "...So, I'm not an impersonator, right?" fang-hua: *paper on her face* seems not. ^^; Konro: "Good to know." *takes the paper gently off Fang-Hua's face* Benimaru: "Indeed." *rips the paper quickly off Tsukiyo's face* Tsukiyo: "AAAAARG!" fang-hua: *wince* it kind of feels the same as when you take off a bandaid. Benimaru: "Slight adhesive. ...Oh, wait, I should check Tsukiyo again--" *reapplies the paper--then pulls it off again* Tsukiyo: "AAAAAAAAAH! WHY, BENI-HOTTIE, WHY?!" fang-hua: commander... -_-; Benimaru: "...What? I rarely smile." fang-hua:.... 7///7; so i've noticed. Konro: "Fang-Hua, could you and the Commander finish with the rest of the random paper tests?" fang-hua: *salute* yes sir. Benimaru: *still a slight smile* "Between the two of us, we should have this work finished quickly." -elsewhere- Kid: *playing with Shiori* "Here's the ball!" *rolls it towards her* shiori: uwa! *catch* ^o^ Kid: "Hee hee! Now, toss it back..." -roll- Kid: *catches* "Good arms, Shiori!" -elsewhere- Lawless: *small pant, as he tries to resume human form--and collapses from exhaustion* "Ow..." licht: easy there... misono:.... Lily: "You'll be back on your feet in no time." *gentle smile* Hugh: *small groan* tetsu: hugh! are you feeling alright? Hugh: "Grouchy..." the mother: .....*concerned* do you need to rest more, big brother? Hugh: *nods* "And juice...And maybe a nap..." uzuki: *worried* Lily: "...Time heals everything...Maybe not to full extent..." *clutches his watch* misono:....... Lawless: "Don't know why this is taking me so long..." Hugh: "Young people just lack that get-up-and-go quality..." Lawless: *annoyed grunt* misono: in any case, the servamp of melancholy has gone into hiding, and his subclass are currently in the custody of tsubaki and black*star, save for one detained by C3. and with all the jinn in the city, we should assist in properly disposing of it to prevent further incidents. Lily: "...Yes...It will take time." mahiru: so for the time being, we'll just be taking part in purifying the jinn from people? misono: more or less. Lawless: *grunt* "Super. The kind of hiatus I've wanted..." mr sendagaya: tetsu, you have visitors. tetsu: oh? misono:....!!! oh for the love of..... -_-; Lily: *pops up* "Oh!" Mikuni: "Howdy!" misono: *siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh* hello mikuni. tetsu: oh? oh right, misono's older bro. sup? Mikuni: "Yep!" *leaps up to Tetsu, vigorously shakes his hand* "Mikuni's the name, tracking vampires is my game!" *looks around* "...Jeez, you guys look awful." Lawless and Hugh: *angry twitches* Jeje: "Sssss..." the mother: glad to see you're in good health, doubt doubt. Jeje: "You as well...How are your subclasses?" the mother: ....other than the stolen car, just fine. ray: you're _still_ gonna hold that against us? the mother: yes. *to jeje* with you here, and melancholy M.I.A., that makes gluttony the only servamp not here...im still convinced he's in canada somewhere. Jeje: -_-;;;; "Jeez...Typical. I do not look forward to him learning what 'Canadian bacon' is..." -misono explains the current situation- Jeje: "Hmm..." Mikuni: "...Brother, you can count on us." mahiru: so who's going to take the first shift on this? sayaka: im here! sorry im late~! ^^ some weird people were asking me weird questions haha ^^; Jeje: "...Oh, no." *sympathetic nod* "Sorry." Lily: "Perhaps Misono and I should start?" misono: perhaps, you need to start training up your weapon again. jinn hunting may be a good place to start. sayaka: *notices mikuni* oh! you're the guy from the antique shop! s-say, that creepy doctor isnt with you, i-is he? O-O;;; Jeje: "We keep him at the shop, for many reasons. He should not be let out in public..." Mikuni: "Ah, shoot! Johannes ain't no thing! He's as harmless as a pussy cat!" Lily: "Training about be good..." *flexes* sayaka:...... Jeje: "If Johannes ever gives you trouble again, do not hesitate to ask for help." sayaka: thank you QuQ misono: anyway, we should get going then, we'll start by the park area. Lily: "After you~" -and so- misono: see anything yet? Lily: "I see some cuties~" misono: *chop* keep focused, damn you. -_-; Lily: *pout* "You brought me to the park, where everyone is so carefree and--" Bystander: *SCREAMING* Lily: "...Except that person." misono: *runs to investigate* girl: *holding a knife to her neck* i know you're here......please.....eat me up... misono: lily! Lily: "!!!" Lily: "Um...Ma'am? Hi. I'm here to ask that you please let down that knife. We would like to make sure you are safe and sound, 'kay~?" girl: please....take my blood..... misono: *THROWS CHAIR AT JINN* -that seemed to do it, and the girl drops the knife and passes out- Lily: *catches her, sighs* "A chair?" misono: well, that's what my lead is, so dont blame me U///n///U; girl: nnn.... wh-wha? guy: jeez kate, what got into you just now? kate: ??? misono:....... Lily: "You, um...just had a small accident." -elsewhere- Higan: "I said I was sorry..." tsubaki:...*sigh* it's fine. perhaps i should have knocked on the door first. Higan: "Yeah...But it's fine. I don't mind gender-neutral bathing facilities." naho: ......... tsubaki:....*sweatdrop* ok, new house rule; if anyone has to use the bathrooms for any reason, be sure to knock on the door first. Higan: *muttering* "Can be fun sometimes, sharing a bath..." lavender: hell yeah. Black Star: "Second house rule: lock the bathroom doors!" lavender: speaking of baths, i might need one. higan, mind helping me scrub my back~? Higan: "Of course~" Black Star: o~o;;; "...Squick." naho: *gags* Sakuya: "...Can we have a 'TMI rule'?" -elsewhere- Spirit: *chopping vegetables* sachiko: *stirring* ok...*adding some salt* Spirit: *smiles* "It's smelling great..." sachiko: thanks. i got the recipe from a neighbor when we first moved in. Spirit: "...I miss these opportunities, to get to cook with someone else." sachiko: *she smiles* i think it's ready for the next ingredient now. Spirit: "And they're all chopped..." *moves to add them...* sachiko: *she smiles* thanks, hun~ ^^ Spirit: "You're welcome, love." *kiss, as he carefully adds the vegetables* "...It's good when the ingredients come together." -elsewhere- Benimaru: "That is enough work for today." *bows* "Thank you, Kohana." fang-hua: *small blush* no problem, commander. *scratches her head* Benimaru: "...I am hungry. Care to share a meal?" fang-hua: are you sure? Benimaru: "Of course. I'm hungry, and it would be rude not to offer." fang-hua: well, i suppose it wont be too much trouble. Benimaru: *leads the way to a restaurant, pulls back the curtain* "After you." fang-hua: *she nods and goes in* worker: ah, commander! a pleasure to see ya! oh? who's this, have you finally decided to settle down? haha! Benimaru: *follows...sits by her at a booth* "Hmm. Nice atmosphere." fang-hua: yea- *blushes at the worker's comment* t-that's not how it is! Benimaru: *looks at worker* "We are here for dinner. I expect we will have a good meal--" *steady stare at the worker* "--or else." worker: OwO;; fang-hua: commander, please dont threaten him. -_-; Benimaru: "Just keeping people in line...I do not like being teased." -\\\\- fang-hua: ah...right... ^^; Benimaru: "Want to share some ramen?" -elsewhere- Black Star: *yawn, lies down next to Tsubaki* "After this day, I just want to sleep..." tsubaki: yeah....*hugging him* good night. -smooch- Black Star: ^\\\\^ "Good night, Tsubaki..." *smooch on--* Belkia: ^\\\\\^ "Thank you, Daddy." Black Star: o_O;;;;; tsubaki: O___O Belkia: "I had a bad dream. Mommy, may I sleep with you and Daddy?" -he ended up rooming with otogiri- otogiri: now, what have we learned? Belkia: *holding ice to his face* "Mommy is violent..." tsubaki: im sorry, but you did startle us. i guess i dont know my own strength in a panic... ^^; Belkia: *pout* "Apology accepted..." *cheerful* "And now Otogiri and I can be roomies!" otogiri: *monotone* yaaaay. Belkia: "See? She's excited! Maybe we can even share clothes!" otogiri: that hasnt stopped you before. Belkia: "...True. Just don't stretch out my favorite shirts, okay?" -in sakuya's room- naho: mmmmm, nice and warm~ =w= Sakuya: -\\\\- "Y-Yeah...I like this." naho: *she smiles* the last two times....it felt weird....but....im comfortable with you. Sakuya: "Same...I didn't share a bed before. But...having you here feels right." naho: *she smiles and nuzzles up to him* i l-...i really like you a lot.....s-sorry, i guess....im still just so nervous and excited at the idea of....b-being with someone who likes me back. Sakuya: *smiles, slides hand gently against her cheek* "I like you, too..." naho: *blushing* *smooch* hehe...even though...sham was my first kiss.....yours are nicer. ^///^ Sakuya: "Heh..." *small smooch back* "I would hope so..." *hugs* naho: mmmm~<3 Sakuya: *pulls blanket closer* "Comfortable?" naho: *she nods* Sakuya: "That's good." *holds her close* "...I can feel your heartbeat..." naho: U//////U *pulls his hoodie closer around her* Sakuya: "Hee hee..." *pats her hoodie* "That's a cute look on you..." naho: ^////^ hehe. Sakuya: "..." *small kiss on her nose* "Ready to go to sleep?" naho: *nuzzle*......zzzzz.... Sakuya: *smiles, whispers* "Good night, Naho..." -morning- Kid: *kitten yawn* "Zzz..." stocking: zzzzz...*holding him close to her chest* Kid: "Mmmm..." *holds her close* "So nice..." stocking: *stirring awake* hehe~ comfy much? Kid: o\\\\o "Y-Yeah? I mean...you are..." stocking: hehe ^^ its alright, if you want to touch them, its fine. Kid: o\\\\\\\o;; "..." *his hands hold her breasts...* stocking: *blush* ah.......hehe, you're so cute when you're flustered~ Kid: "S-Sorry...It's just that...I never thought I would be here, with someone as perfect as you..." *small squeeze* stocking: *blushes and smiles, kissing his forehead* so sweet~ Kid: "..." *lets go, and hugs her* "I love you, so much." -elsewhere- Black Star: *yawn* tsubaki: morning. *she and lilac are making breakfast* Black Star: "Morning..." *sniff sniff* "Hmm...Smells good. I guess Lilac is really helping you." *smiles* tsubaki: *she smiles* Belkia: *stomach growling* "I'm hungry..." otogiri: *she's helping as well* here, like this, see? lilac: o-ok....*following along with her instructions* Higan: "Morning, everyone..." lavender: *streeetch* smells good. a lot better than anything i could ever make, haha. ^^ Higan: *whispers* "You're not bad at makin' bacon..." naho: eeeew is that a euphemism? Higan: "...Yes." naho: ........well i just lost my appetite. lavender: ....perhaps maybe this isnt the right hour to talk about that ^^;; Black Star: "O-kay, new house rule: no sex talk at the breakfast table. Or lunch. Or dinner." Higan: "...What about at dessert?" otogiri: agreed. -elsewhere- Shotaro: "Done in the shower!" akaderu: noted. mono: *brushing her hair* Shotaro: "Then hop on in! You have an early start today!" akaderu: *grumbles as he goes in* Shotaro: *nods* "I'm gonna mold him into an outstanding person--" -elsewhere- Jacqueline: *buttoning her shirt* "Looking forward to today?" kim: *streeeetch* yeah. *straightening out her uniform tie* Jacqueline: *finishes* "...Need help with that?" kim: im good. you got your coat out? it's been colder than usual this winter... Jacqueline: *nods, as she holds up her own and hands Kim hers* "...You look nice." kim: thanks. 7///7; Jacqueline: o\\\\\o; "Um...Well. Off to school, then." *picks up Kim's bookbag, starts leaving--* kim: um, your bag is this one. Jacqueline: "..." *hands her the bookbag, grabs hers* "Right." -in school- Meme: "I hope these notes will be good for Anya..." tsugumi: im sure they will be. Meme: *nods* "At least she's getting through most of the recovery...Her poor leg..." *sniff* ao: it is quite unfortunate...*her tone is sincere* Meme: *nods, trying to keep it together* mio:....*holds meme's hand* Meme: *small squeeze* -elsewhere- Anya: "Nurse? My bed is stuck..." nurse: see the remote attachment? it should be able to adjust it. Anya: *takes the remote, looks at the buttons, and presses one--* *The bed goes up rather than down, knocking her forward with a start* Anya: "ACK!" nurse: careful now! Anya: "Maybe if the buttons weren't reversed like this!" *presses the other button, lowering her bed again...* "Hmph." nurse: um....miss........you're holding it upside down ^^; Anya: *glaring* "Then set it right-side up with an indication which side is up." nurse: very well ^^; Anya: "..." *small noise, as she wipes her eyes* nurse: oh, you did get some flowers that came in for you. Anya: "O-Oh?" *looks at them...* -some nice blue flowers are in a fancy jar with a ribbon and card attached- Anya: *sniff* "They look lovely..." *opens the card* "Hmm...Excellent penmanship..." Note: "Have patience, madam / There's no doubt you / Will soon recover your accustomed health / Wishing you a speedy recovery." Anya: Q~Q "...Oh my..." -elsewhere- Shima: "Yo, Sister!" iris: um....hi? shinra: can we help you? Shima: "...Oh! I was just wondering whether the Sister was busy and would want to get a cup of coffee?" Relan: -_-;;;;;; iris: yes. im very busy. -_-; -CHOP- izumo: down boy. Relan: o___o;;; "We found Tamaki's twin..." izumo: apologies for my classmate's behavior. *she extends a hand* Izumo Kamiki, a pleasure. Relan: "!!! R-Relan Koizumi..." shinra: Shinra Kusakabe, from the NOT classes and member of the 8th brigade, and this is Iris. iris: it's nice to meet you miss kamiki. Relan: "Y-Yes...Thanks for putting Shima in his place..." izumo: well someone has to. we'll be heading back to class now. *she tugs him by the ear back to homeroom* come on idiot. Shima: "O-Ow! Later, Sister! Talk with you soon--OUCH! That really hurts!" iris:..... *sweatdrop* Relan: "...What a creep." shinra: we got another kishiri in our midst. Kishiri: "You talkin' shit about me, Kusakabe?" shinra: O_____O AND WE'RE RUNNING! -elsewhere- Patty: *nom nom nom* "Mmm...Chili fries..." liz: *shivers* so cold out today.... TT~TT Patty: "Maybe you need another layer on, Sis? Or a scarf? Or new boots?" *holds up...* "Or a shopping trip with Kiddo's credit card?" stocking: ^^; Kid: -_-;; "Liz, just eat something to warm you up--" *snatches card back from Patty* Patty: *pout* -elsewhere- Jacqueline: "And...that is the last one! All books are now back on the shelf." ef: good job today! Jacqueline: *smiles* "Thanks!" *stretches* "Can take a break now..." ef: yeah. -elsewhere- gabriella: here's your latte, princess. ^^ Hibana: "Thank you, Gabriella~" *sips* "Hmm...Tasty. But where is that gopher? School should've let out an hour ago..." Rino: *throws open the door, panting, exhausted* "I-I-I'm here! Here! Stuck...*pant* Stuck behind at school..." Hibana: "Hmph." *sets down her drink* "About time." Rino: *takes two steps forward--then collapses onto the floor* gabriella:.... ._.; Hibana: "Oh no..." *walks over, picks up Rino* Rino: x_____x Hibana: *sigh* "Gabriella, put her to bed in the medical ward. I'll let her parents know she'll be home in time for dinner..." -elsewhere- lavender: *watching tv with lilac* lilac:....... *huddled in a blanket* Belkia: *small sound* "D'aw." *shiny eyes* lavender:....poor kid....he needs all the rest he can get....*frowns* Belkia: "...Want some snacks?" lavender: i'm good. *petting lilac's head* lilac:.....zzzz..... Belkia: *whispers* "How's Lilac doing?" lavender: like i said, he needs rest..... Belkia: "Hmm...A lot to go through..." otogiri:...... Belkia: "..." *sighs* "Now I'm bored. Anything that needs to be done around here, Otogiri?" otogiri: tsubaki said she needed help in the garden later. Belkia: "Oh! I can help with that!" -later- Belkia: "Oh! I can help with that!" -later- tsubaki: we're home! lavender: welcome back! lilac: *asleep in naho's bed, clutching a stuffed hello kitty plush* Sakuya: *looks around* "Where's Lilac?" lavender: naho's room. naho:....ah. Sakuya: "...Maybe check up on him?" naho: *she peeks into her room*......he's asleep... Sakuya: *nods* "I hope he's getting some good rest." naho:.....*tucks him in* lilac:........mmm.... Sakuya: *small giggle* ("So cute...") naho: *petting lilac's head* get better soon, ok? Sakuya: "We love you, Lilac..." naho: =w= our little cinnamon roll baby. Sakuya: -\\\\- *soft pat on her shoulder* naho: ^w^ Sakuya: "...Maybe make a dish for Lilac when he wakes up?" naho: sounds good. Sakuya: "Something flavorful and fulfilling...Good home cooking..." *sad frown* -elsewhere, in the cells- Shamrock: "Hey! You can't keep me in here forever!" -no answer- Shamrock: "Listen to me! I need blood! I need to be out of here! I need to get back to him!" -the door opens- mitsuba: chow time. *she slides it in through the opening on the floor* Shamrock: "...Tch. Finally." *looks at Mitsuba* "???" mitsuba: ......what?...if akane had been left in charge of feeding you, she'd have spilled your food on the floor......she...she doesnt like vampires all too much. Shamrock: "A lot of that going around...Where are the others? Your colleagues, I mean." mitsuba: upstairs. Shamrock: "Hmm...So, your colleagues send you down because one of them is upset by vampires...Interesting. And you? You are not afraid of me?" mitsuba: ....im just doing my job. Shamrock: "...Does not answer my question...Are. You. Afraid. Of. Me?" mitsuba:....no. but that doesnt mean i like you. Shamrock: "...Not what I was asking, either, but thank you for your directness." x_-;;; "I was trying to be intimidating..." mitsuba: look how well _that_ ended for ya. *she exits* Shamrock: D:< "Rude!" -elsewhere- Relan: "So, to review: we have some weird pink-hair stalker guy, and we managed to piss off Kishiri...Um...Are those things to check off some metaphorical 'bucket list'?" shinra: *shrug* iris: well, the new year has had an interesting start... ^^; Relan: "Definitely...Heh. I hope it's a good one..." *awkward shoulder pat to both Shinra and Iris* -elsewhere- sayaka: hope you dont mind us dropping in~ ^^ tsubaki: not at all! stocking: you better keep that weirdo magician on a short leash....or in a kennel. Belkia: *puppy dog eyes* "I don’t like the leash..." Kid: *pats Stocking's shoulder* "It is okay...The maids have been warned. And armed." naho: hey guys! lilac: h-hi... *meek wave* Patty: "Lilac! Kissy Face!" liz: hey. naho: are you _ever_ gonna let me live that down? -_-; Patty: "Nope! I got the memory of an elephant!" *looks at Sakuya* "...Who the hell are you?" Sakuya: -____-; "Sakuya." stocking: hey. soul: sup? Sakuya: "...Soul." soul: ?? yeah? that would be me. Sakuya: *looks him up and down...* ("I can smell that hedgehog on him...") "Hmm..." *puts his hands in his pockets, walks back to Lilac* soul: ???? lilac:........... Sakuya: *smiles at Lilac's pats his shoulder* "Let's have some fun while we're here, okay?" Belkia: *stands behind Otogiri, looking warily at the maids* "...Eek..." maid 1: *glare* otogiri: *sweatdrop* Belkia: "...I'll be good..." -later- Kid: "It does feel more cramped in here..." -_-;;; *Belkia is seated between him and Stocking* Belkia: -\\\\\\- stocking:.....*she sits up and next to kid* ^^ much better <3 Belkia: >_< "Curses!" Patty: *nom nom nom* "Tasty food, Tsubaki! You have any cooking helpers?" otogiri: *raises hand* Patty: *thumbs up to Otogiri* "Good work, Nurse Chef!" soul: aw, who blue shelled me just now?! naho: XP Sakuya: *chuckles* "Too bad, so sad." *speeds past Soul* soul: *frown* lavender: *grin* Higan: *stares at Liz* "...You ever think of modeling. I am a great painter..." liz: well... Patty: "THOMPSON...PUNCH!" *Patty slugs Higan in the face: it is super effective* Higan: *knocked back into the wall* x____x Patty: "Pervy old geezer!" naho: ouch >.o Sakuya: o_O "Good right hook..." Black Star: "Patty, watch where you're punching--you'll put a dent in our walls..." lavender: you alright there? ^^; otogiri:....he's had worse. Higan: x______x "Still...hurt..." Belkia: ._. *slides away from Stocking* stocking: good boy. *calm glare* Belkia: *small puppy whine, as he hides behind Tsubaki* tsubaki: ^^; Kid: "How difficult has rooming been?" tsubaki: it's been rather well, actually. Black Star: "Bathroom sharing is a pain, though." -elsewhere- Rino: *tosses in bed, before sitting up* "Wha--Where am I?" medic: med bay. you passed out. Rino: "...Oh, no...Did you call my family?" medic: your father will be picking you up shortly. Rino: o~o "Oh, no..." medic: is something wrong, miss tamiya? Rino: "...My dad doesn't know all the details behind me working here...like how I kind of broke into the Brigade..." medic: we'll keep that information confidential. Rino: T~T "Thank you!" *BANG* ???: "RIIIIIIIIIIINOOOOOOOO!" Rino: o_______o medic: ?!?! *knocked over by the large man* X-X ow. Rino's Father: "RINO! Are you okay?! Where does it hurt?! Anything broken? Do you remember who I am?!!" Rino: -_- "Just tired. I just feel sore. Nothing is broken. You are my very abrasive father." Hibana: "??? Gabriella, could you check on that noise?" gabriella: just mr tamiya ^^; -elsewhere- Emine: *yawn* lin: busy day? Emine: *small nod* "Someone didn't like my bad deed..." lin: aww. Emine: "The man had mocked a homeless person...so after Shotaro got the homeless person to the shelter, I followed the man and...well, in his defense, he did have on some embarrassing boxer shorts..." lin: *snerk* >3< Emine: *small smile* "Yes...He could run fast for someone with his pants around his ankles." -elsewhere- Lawless: *snore* romina: he musta really tuckered himself out, huh? licht: no kidding... Guildenstern: "A bit more time, and he'll be fine...I hope." julian:.....this hasnt been a good winter for him.... Guildenstern: "Had best do something kind, even for him..." -elsewhere- Arthur: *reading in bed* nozomi: what is it that you're reading, mr boyle? Arthur: "Something I can never get through--'The Once and Future King.'" nozomi: ah, i see. Arthur: *puts in a bookmark, gets out of bed* "How are you doing?" nozomi: well. and yourself? Arthur: "...Doing better, I think." *smiles* nozomi: ^^ Arthur: "...I was going to make some tea. Want some?" nozomi: sure. ^^ Arthur: *walks with her to the kitchen, starts heating up the water* "Have any plans for next weekend?" -elsewhere- Kid: *stretches* "This was enjoyable--thank you." stocking: ^^ *nuzzles up to kid* hehe~ tsubaki: ^^; naho:.....bel? O__O; Kid: ^\\\\^ Belkia: *frothing at the mouth, small chihuahua barks* lilac: Q.Q Kid: -_-;;; "Maybe you should muzzle him--" Belkia: "NO MUZZLES! You muzzle me, and I'll bite your face off!" otogiri: *puppet strings him up* down boy. Belkia: o_o; "...But I'm _up_ now, not _down_..." Kid: ._. otogiri:...... -______________________________-; Belkia: "I just wanted a hug from my Sugar Pop..." stocking:.....oh, did you say something? Belkia: D: "B-B-But...My delectable muffin top...I just want your love!" otogiri: *tightens the strings* behave. Belkia: "GAK! Girioto, not there! That's sensitive..." otogiri:...............*drops him into the snow* Belkia: "...Cold." naho: in more ways than one. Sakuya: *snort laugh* Black Star: "...At least Otogiri has good uses." stocking: *she locks the door* Belkia: D: Sakuya: "...Well, then--more snacks?" -elsewhere- Jacqueline: *watching TV* kim: *sitting by the heater in tanuki form* -w- Jacqueline: "??? Kim?" *small chuckle* "If you wanted to keep warm, I could use my lantern..." kim: zzzzzz...... Jacqueline: "..." *picks her up, sets her in her lap, wrapping her in a blanket* -elsewhere, in the snow- Mr. Tsubaki: *running in fox form in Ame's front lawn, jumping up and down in the snow* ame: *playing in the snow with her father* Mr. Tsubaki: *pops his head up, which is covered in snow, looks at Ame and her father...* "Building a snowman?" ame: *she nods* Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *moves his head through the snow, forming a snowball...* ame: ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: *wags tail* "Is this big enough?" ame's father: looks good. Mr. Tsubaki: *fox smile, as he uses his tail to pat down some of the snow* -elsewhere- Tool: *AH-CHOO!* saki: *she gives him a coat* here. Tool: "Thanks..." *sniff* "Kappa weren't made for snowy weather..." saki: aww. ^^; *hug* Tool: ^\\\\^ *hug* chie: well look at you two lovebirds. ^^ Tool: o\\\\\o *brain shuts down* saki: chieeee, jeez. ^///^; Tool: "D-D-D..." (holds Saki's hand) saki: ?? Tool: "Do-Do-Do-Do y-y-you..." saki: do i what? chie: *backs up to give them room* 83 Tool: "...Do you want to get dinner?" saki: i would love that. Tool: "C-Cool...M-Maybe Chie and Yohei can watch Io?" chie: sure, we could use the practice. ^^ Tool: "Th-Thanks..." *nervous smile* -elsewhere- Hibana: *sigh* gabriella: zzzzzz..... Hibana: "..." *strokes Gabriella's hair...* gabriella: =w= Hibana: *small kiss on Gabriella's cheek* "Love you..." gabriella: *hugs her arm* Hibana: *holds her, humming softly* -elsewhere- Kid: "Thank you for having us. Good night." tsubaki: get home safely. *wave* stocking: see ya. soul: later. Patty: "Night, Naho!" Belkia: *shivering* "G-Good night, my sourball..." stocking: *holds kid's arm and nuzzles* ^^~<3 hehe~ Kid: "Hee hee..." *holds her* Belkia: *small growl* naho: *pap pap* Black Star: *stretches* "Better clean up, then get some sleep..." otogiri: *she nods* Sakuya: "Lilac, hold the garbage bag open while I dump trash into it..." lilac: o-ok. Higan: *passed out on the couch* "Zzz..." lavender:....*she puts a blanket over him* you just rest up. Higan: *smiles, breathes a bit more easily* naho: *washing dishes* Belkia: *pouts* tsubaki: ^^; Belkia: "Why can't I appeal to my lovely lolli? Why won't she see we are meant to be?" otogiri:...... -_-; do you want me to sugar coat it, or should i just give you the hard truth? Belkia: "OoooooOOOooooo, I like sugar! Do that one!" *smiles widely* otogiri:....she likes someone else. naho: (thinking: and your personality doesnt help matters...) Belkia: "...I see. Well, I have only one mature action to take, and move on--" *pulls out a giant battleaxe* "--TO BIGGER WEAPONS! BWA HA HA HA HA!" otogiri: *CHOP* down. Belkia: *whimpers* tsubaki: ^^;; *she gets him an ice pack* Belkia: "Thank you Miss Tsubaki...at least you are nice. UNLIKE CERTAIN OTHER PEOPLE!" naho: well, otogirin calls them as she sees them. Belkia: *grumbles* "I could call things as I see them, too, you little half-pint..." naho: i may be small, but that just adds to my adorable factor! >u< Sakuya: *chuckles* "Definitely." naho: ^w^ Belkia: "???" *looks back and forth at them* "...Oh, come on! You two hooked up?! And I'm still single?!! What the hell?!!" lilac:...*pap pap* Belkia: TT~TT lilac: maybe....otogiri could- otogiri: i doubt it. lilac:...oh. Q.Q Belkia: D: "Not even a quickie? I mean, you shouldn't hide your talents under a bushel--just like you shouldn't keep those puppies under a sweater--" -CHOP- otogiri: -____-; Belkia: *collapsed, bleeding* Sakuya: o_o; lavender:...*calmly sips her drink* Black Star: *sigh* "Otogiri, clean up that mess." otogiri: understood. Black Star: *looks at Lavender* "...Not going to help clean up?" lavender:....*sigh* alright. Sakuya: "Awesome, Lilac--we got the trash collected! Just leaves wiping down the table..." -elsewhere- Kid: *stretches* "Happy to be home?" stocking: yep~ *smooch* Kid: *smooch, hug* "It's good to be back...and safe." *rubs her back* stocking: mmmmm~<3 Kid: *soft kiss on each cheek* "Ready to get to bed?" stocking: yeah. Kid: *unbuttons his shirt* "Same...It'll be nice to lie down again in our bed..." -a few days later, it was time for the test of courage- sayaka: so how are we doing this? Black Star: "You got to walk through the marked path, throughout town--and anyone who can't get back to the school in time will be called a wimp, a coward, a scaredy cat, and every other name we can think of!" tsubaki: -.-; kyouko: apperantly the path leads through some supposedly haunted areas. Relan: ._______.; "...I knew this was a bad idea. What is wrong with me?" shinra: it's ok, we've got your back. *thumbs up* Relan: *weak thumbs up* Sakuya: *looks around* "Can't be that terrifying..." naho: im sure we got this in the bag ^^ lilac: g-good luck...you guys... Sakuya: *smiles* "We'll be back in no time. Wait for us..." lilac: o-ok... -and so- Relan: *walking stiffly through the path, small whimper* sayaka: (thinking: so chilly....but this is fine so far....im sure i can handle anything!) Sakuya: "What's around this part of town, anyway? I don't see much scary--just the usual: low-lit lamps, some bats fluttering by--" Relan: o____o "Bats?" iris: hmm? there's a shop...'land of nod'....hmm. sayaka: O______O Sakuya: "...Huh. Weird name for a shop--" *Creepy noises of "WoooooOOOOOOoooo" heard* Relan: *hiding behind Iris, shaking* naho:....*knocks on the door* trick or treat? hehe X3 *The door creaks open...and a pair of eyes appear...and a wide, toothy grin* naho: OwO;;;;;;; sayaka: O________________________________O ???: *GASP* "Sweet Pea!" *Johannes has arrived* Johannes: "Good evening!" Relan: "...Huh. Not as terrifying as I imagined..." Sakuya: "???" sayaka: OHGODNOOOOOOOO!!!! *she sprints faster than she has in her life* IYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! naho: ??????? Johannes: "..." *sad pout* "Where is she going? I was going to make espresso..." naho: O.O;; do you have any blood? iris: O___o Johannes: "...Blood? You're not, um, wearing a wire, are you?" naho: no?? Johannes: "...Okay. Come on in..." *stands aside* naho: awww, these dolls are so cuuuute! metsu: ?? naho: *she looks at metsu* are you a vampire too? metsu: 0-0 Johannes: "Quite a number of vampires in this town now, huh? Fortunately, I am a trained medical professional in all things vampires! Tell me, ma'am, have you had your yearly physical?" naho:...umm... o-o; Johannes: *pats her shoulder* "It is vital for your health--AND SCIENCE!--that you have your physical. Let my nurse guide you to my office and--" *POW* Johannes: *twitching on the floor* Sakuya: *twitch of anger* "Hands off." metsu:....my apologies for the good doctor's behavior. would you like a discount? Sakuya: "Maybe for one of the dolls for Naho?" naho: awww, this one is so cute! can i get this one? -down the road- sayaka: *panting* phew...that...that was....way to close....haaaa.... Jeje: "??? Sayaka?" sayaka: ?? oh, hey jeje, hey misono's bro. *wave* Mikuni: "Howdy, little missy! What you doing out at this hour?" -sayaka explains what's going on- naho: ^w^ *whistling* iris: ^^; Mikuni: "Neat-o! Can we join in? I love trying to scare myself!" Jeje: -___- Relan: o_o; *traumatized for life* iris: i suppose... naho: sure! Mikuni: "Yahoo! Let's get a-goin'!" -elsewhere- Shamrock: "Hmph. So boring." yumikage: oi, eyepatch. you know where dr yukimi is? was he in here at all? Shamrock: "...No. I have not seen him." yumikage: well...nevermind. *he exits* -elsewhere- Kid: "Looks very foggy out..." stocking: no kidding...and we're not too far from tsubaki's house either....*shudders* Kid: *holds her* "I know...but you're safe here." stocking: ^^ -cue creepy puppets- Kid: o____o stocking: YEEK! otogiri: *maneuvering the dolls from behind a bush* Kid: "What on earth is even happening?! Where did those come from?!!" stocking: oh right, test of courage thing...well it sure got us, huh? haha! Kid: ._.;;; "..." *nervous laugh* "Y-Yeah..." stocking: aww. ^^ *smooch* Kid: *holds her, small whimper* otogiri: how cute. Kid: "??? You hear something?" otogiri: ..... stocking: lets just keep going. Kid: *nods, follows, holding her arm* -elsewhere- Lawless: "Well...I'm humanoid again." *his hair is sticking up on end, like a hedgehog* "Mostly--" *POOF* *Lawless is back in hedgehog form* Lawless: -_-;;; "Curses." licht:....*sigh* do you need more blood? Lawless: *small hedgehog nod* *opens his mouth...* licht: *he puts a finger to the hedgehog's mouth* here. Lawless: -_-;;; *NOM* licht: *slight wince* ah... Lawless: ^\\\\\\^;; *sluuuuuuuuuuuurp...* licht: better? *POOF* Lawless: *humanoid...but hair still on end* "...So far, so good..." licht: ...*PUNCH* there. now order has been restored. Lawless: *collapsed on the floor* "Ow..." *springs up* "DAMN IT! You know I'm in a vulnerable state! If you punched me, I could've turned back into a hedgehog and not be able to come out of it!" licht:....sorry. 7///7; Lawless: "Yeah, you better be! ...And...thanks for the blood." -\\\\- -elsewhere- Wes: "So, why didn't you and Patty try the 'test of courage'?" liz: .....do i even have to answer that? Q.Q Wes: "..." *pats her hand* "It's okay..." *hug* liz: TT.TT Wes: *pats her back* "...Want something to drink?" -elsewhere- Gopher: :< "Scary..." kirika: eh, i've seen worse. Gopher: "B-But that's because you're so brave! And I'm...so not..." *looking at the cobwebs and shadows...whimper* kirika: *sigh* do you want me to hold your hand through this? (thinking: you baby...) Gopher: .\\\\\\\w\\\\\\\\. "Y-Yes?" -she does just that- Gopher: *shudder* "Oh! I...could feel your soul resonance on that one..." kirika: *shuddering, bright red* y-yeah, whatever man... Gopher: "..." Gopher: *smiles at her* "Thank you." -elsewhere- Black Star: "I wonder how many of them will chicken out..." tsubaki: .... Black Star: "..." *pats her shoulder* "I'm sure they'll be fine..." tsubaki: *she smiles* yeah. *From the bushes, something small is watching Tsubaki...* Mr. Tsubaki: "..." tsubaki:.....?? *she glances over* Mr. Tsubaki: *the fox tries to hide himself in the bushes...tries to stay quiet...* Black Star: "???" tsubaki:...*she shakes her head* nothing...just thought i saw something. Mr. Tsubaki: "..." ("At least C3 didn't go for her...") -elsewhere- Jacqueline: "No interest in that 'test of courage' thing?" kim: nah, im not scared of stupid kid stuff like that. Jacqueline: "..." *small smirk* "No, you'd just be scared if, say, your piggy bank suddenly was empty..." kim: you wouldnt! did you give it to that tsurugi guy?! Jacqueline: *crosses her arms, teasing* "Not telling..." kim: jackiiiie you're meeeean >n< Jacqueline: "Hee hee...I'm just teasing you." *pats her arm* "Your money is safe, right where you left it..." kim: good. =n= Jacqueline: *small hug* "I would never come between you and your money..." kim: aw, thanks. ^^; Jacqueline: *pat on her head* "You're welcome..." Jacqueline: *yawn* "Want to have some tea before bed?" -later- naho: *putting the doll on her shelf* hehe~ ^^ lilac:...its really cute.... Sakuya: "Suits you, Naho." naho: aww, hehe ^^ otogiri: so you took a detour from the challenge? naho: yeah, but the doctor was pretty creepy *shivers* Sakuya: "Yeah...Odd he'd have a servamp with him...and blood." otogiri: i see...theres not much we can do about that for the time being...tsubaki told us to behave... Belkia: "Weeeeeeeeeeeeell, I'm sure there are loopholes in that rule..." -chop- otogiri: -_-; Belkia: "OWIE!" Sakuya: *small laugh* "In the meantime, wouldn't hurt to keep tabs on that shop...when that creepy doctor isn't around." -knock knock knock knock- naho: ?? tsubaki: yes? Mikuni: "Howdy!" tsubaki: yes? may i help you? Mikuni: "I'm here to check in on you, on behalf of some mutual acquaintances of ours!" *spots Sakuya and the others* "Oh, there you are!" naho: o.o hmmn? who're you? Mikuni: "I'm Mikuni! You were at my shop earlier..." *low growl of a voice* "...and bought one of my dollies..." tsubaki: oh right! you're misono's brother, right? naho: OwO;;;; Mikuni: *smiles at Tsubaki* "Bingo! A prize for the little lady..." *holds out a rose to her* tsubaki: oh. thank you ^^; Mikuni: *smiles sweetly at Tsubaki, before looking back at the subclass* "And y'all behaving? Not causing any troubles for this nice young lady and her nice young meister?" naho: no sir! lilac: *shakes head* Sakuya: "No, never." otogiri: work in progress. Belkia: "Nothing that you know about--" lavender: *elbows him* ignore him. Mikuni: "Well that's good." *stares intensely at Belkia with a serene smile* "Because if a certain someone were to step out of line, they would face a wealth of misery..." Jeje: *pops up out of Mikuni's shirt in snake form, staring at Belkia* Belkia: ._. lilac: eek! naho: !! Sakuya: "...Better than if the snake come out of somewhere else..." lavender: oh? naho: sakuya! >///<; lilac: ???? Sakuya: *chuckles* Jeje: *glares at Lavender* "...Ssssss...." lavender: ....?? Jeje: "I'm watching you..." lavender: well join the party~<3 Jeje: "And if you hurt anyone I care about ever again, I will break your spine." lavender: OwO;;;;;;; noted. Jeje: *slides back down into Mikuni's shirt...* Mikuni: "Could I trouble you for a cup of joe, Tsubaki?" tsubaki:..........i suppose we have some in the cupboard. make yourself at home. naho: hey gramps, get up! Mikuni: "Thanky!" Higan: *clutches Naho's head, turning it to face him* "I'm. Awake." Mikuni: "?!!" naho: EEK! GROSS! >3< Higan: "You called me old, so I'm just letting you know that I'm--" *spots Mikuni* "...Doll Man." Mikuni: "Artsy-fartsy-pervy man." Higan: "..." *charges a flame* lavender: oh, you two know each other? tsubaki: *spray bottle* down! Mikuni: "Jeje...Let's do this." Jeje: -_-;;; "Not indoors." *CHOMP* tsubaki: *sword aimed at both of them* BOTH OF YOU JUST CALM DOWN! Mikuni: Q___Q;; "AAAAH! THERE'S A SNAKE IN MY BOOT!" Higan: *soaked* "...I'm wet." lavender: phrasing, BOOM! -after tsubaki diffused the situation- Mikuni: Q____Q "I'm sorry, Tsubaki...Just don't spray me. Jeje hates water." Jeje: *sips a glass of water* "That is a lie." tsubaki: *sweatdrop* Jeje: "At least you seem to be quite the negotiator, Tsubaki. I have not seen subclasses so well-behaved." tsubaki: i have them under protective custody for a reason. keyword _protective_. ....i wanted to keep a promise to someone. Jeje: *nods, whispers* "However, you are aware that C3 is concerned about their...potentially destructive behavior." tsubaki: ....im doing my best to keep them behaved and protected. but they've been well for the most part, with certain exceptions. *glances at belkia* Belkia: *puppy dog eyes* "Little old me?" otogiri: *chop* yes. Belkia: "Ow!" Jeje: "Hmm...Do you require any assistance, Tsubaki?" tsubaki: what exactly do you mean? Jeje: "Any resources? Additional persons present to monitor the subclasses? Perhaps materials to calm them down?" tsubaki: well...i'll consider it. Jeje: *nods* "Thank you." *looks at Naho* "Keep Lavender and Belkia well behaved, please." naho: *salutes* yes sir! lavender: i am behaved though~! *pouts* otogiri:..... lavender:.....oh....that....yeah, that was pretty shitty of me, wasnt it... ^^; forgive and forget? ^^;;;; Jeje: *snake hiss* "Tsubaki...I will leave her to you for acceptable punishment. Best not to escalate--not here." tsubaki: ....right.... *sweatdrop* Mikuni: "Well, then...Thanks for the coffee. C3 likely will be in touch with you..." *whispers* "Watch out for Tsurugi..." tsubaki: ?? tsurugi? Mikuni: "A guy...Kind of stuck up and serious." tsubaki:...noted. -elsewhere- Relan: *shudder* shinra: *hugs him* Relan: "Creepy...A-Am I still alive?" shinra: of course you are. Relan: *holds onto Shinra* "G-Good..." -elsewhere- Benimaru: *patrolling* kantarou's wife: good evening, commander. *she smiles* toshio: *waves* Benimaru: *smiles, bows to them* "Good evening. How are you both?" -elsewhere- mitsuba: hey, anyone seen tsurugi? he just kinda wandered off. yumikage: he's probably doing tricks for some random numbskull, the poor bastard. Jun: "Hey, want to see this trick Tsurugi showed me?" hyakuya: do i dare ask? -someone is heard screaming- hyakuya: ?!?! mitsuba: what the hell was that? yumikage: *runs to the source of the scream* Jun: *follows* "What is happening...?" -a worker is standing outside of dr yukimi's office. the inside of the office is coated with blood, and tsurugi is standing over the mess that used to be dr yukimi- Jun: *covers mouth* "Oh no..." yumikage: mother of-....tsurugi....what the hell did you do?! Tsurugi: *shaking* "What he...he did to her..." yumikage: ???? Tsurugi: "Touma...told me to...What this doctor did...What he did..." yumikage: easy there... hyakuya: holy shit snacks! what....did he do this?! Tsurugi: "I did what Touma said...It was important...Dr. Yukimi, that monster..." yumikage:.... -voice over the intercom- Tsurugi: "..." *covers his mouth* -Tsurugi Kamiya, Yumikage Tsukimitsu, and Junichiro Kurumamori, please report to touma's office as soon as possible.- yumikage: for fucks sake, now what? Jun: "Shit...This will be fun..." *eyeroll* Tsurugi: *dry heaving...* mitsuba: h-hey...i-its ok.....*not sure what to do* hyakuya: ....?? (thinking: touma?) Jun: "Come on...Let's get this meeting over with..." -in the office, there is a girl in a coat sitting on one of the chairs, she stares and tilts her head at them- yumikage:....who's this kid? Tsurugi: o_o Touma: "I called you here regarding this one in the room--and regarding a certain mess that needs cleaning up..." yumikage: i still dont know what's going on.... mafura: o^o~? Touma: *ahem* "Everyone, this is Mafura. Say hello to our new friends, Mafura..." mafura: it's nice to meet you all. mafura-chan's excited to see everything. ^^ Jun: "...Why are you speaking in the third-person?" mafura: ?? but there's five people here....isnt there? Touma: "...Mafura will need your assistance adjusting to our surroundings. Please guide her..." Tsurugi: *still in shock from earlier* yumikage: al....right then... the name's yumikage, but if you wanna call me yumi, that's fine. Jun: "I'm Jun." mafura:....?? *walks over to tsurugi* who're you? why do you have red on you? Tsurugi: "..." *starts crying, trying not to vomit* mafura: ?? Touma: "Hmph...Someone take Tsurugi away to get over this. The rest of you, get Mafura some clothes..." yumikage: !! come on, we need to get you to med bay, like, now! yumikage: come on new girl. Jun: "Sounds good..." *leads Tsurugi away...* -elsewhere- Yumi: "Shh...It's okay, Shiori. Mommy's here..." shiori: muguu..... lord death:..... ):> *worried* Yumi: "She feels a little warm..." lord death: my poor baby Q-Q Yumi: "Call the emergency room...and the car. I want her to be checked..." lord death: on it! Yumi: *packs Shiori's bag, goes to the car...* -elsewhere- naho: D8> lavender: doctor's appointment?? Sakuya: "Seriously? With which doctor? That creepy guy?" Belkia: *chuckling* " 'Witch doctor'..." otogiri: oh shush. tsubaki: well, mikuni scheduled your appointments. naho: o.o; Sakuya: -______- "Oh. So it _is_ that doctor...Creepy." lilac: *trembling* Belkia: "Hooray! I can get my shots!" otogiri:........................i'll stay here and make sure the house is safe. Sakuya: "???" *pats Lilac's shoulder* "You'll be okay..." Belkia: "D'aw, what's wrong, Otogiri? Afraid of the doctor?" otogiri:....... lavender: well, vampires dont get STDs, so that's one less thing to worry about~ naho: TMI! Higan: "Heh...Well, let's get going..." Sakuya: "Yeah, so you can make sure you can still get it up..." Higan: -_- lavender: oh he can get it up alright~ naho: TMI!! lavender: *AHEM* shutting up now. Black Star: "Would you all just get to your appointment already!" -and so- metsu: oh? naho: hi ^^; Johannes: "So many specimens--PATIENTS!--today--*SQUEE!*" lilac: *trembling* lavender: it's ok, kiddo. metsu: -__-; apologies for the doctor's.....'enthusiasm.' Johannes: "Well, then, who's up first?" naho: not it! lavender: i'll go~ ^^ Johannes: *opens door* "Right this way..." -later- naho: Q~Q that was terrifyiiiing... lilac: ....*clutching his wrists* *whimpering* Sakuya: *hugging both of them* "It's okay..." Belkia: *cone around his neck* -_____- tsubaki: that wasnt so bad, right? lavender: that went surprisingly well. otogiri:....welcome home everyone. Black Star: "Hey! ...Oh, Lilac? You okay?" lilac: *sniffle* naho:.....*hug* its ok lila... Sakuya: "Come on...Let's get some water..." -elsewhere- Rino: "Done filing, Miss Gabriella." gabriella: good job, rino. Rino: "Thank you, ma'am...Can I ask you something?" gabriella: hmm? what is it? Rino: "...Do you like me? Like, am I good at this work?" gabriella: i think you're doing a great job, for what its worth ^^ Rino: *nods* "Th-Thank you...I don't want to screw this up, I mean, more than I already have...Is this kind of work common for the Brigade, or just Princess's business?" -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *lying on the couch...* ame's mother: will you be staying much longer? Mr. Tsubaki: "N-No...I should have a place lined up." *weak smile* ame's mother: ah....we really do appreciate what you've done for us....i was...so scared of losing her... Mr. Tsubaki: "...You are welcome. I just...want to do better for people like Ame." ame's mother: *she smiles* Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *wipes his eyes* -elsewhere- Shotaro: "That is a lot of progress! Congratulations!" akaderu: *passed out* god kill me =_= Emine: "..." *pulls out a butcher knife...* chie: put it back. Emine: -\\\\\-; "Oh, alright..." *puts it away* Shotaro: *picks up Akaderu* "You'll feel better after a warm bath and some sleep..." -elsewhere- Kid: "Welcome home...And how is little sister?" lord death: just a little fever. my poor baby girl! TT~TT Yumi: "She'll be fine soon..." *strokes Shiori's head* shiori: *shivering* kirika:.... Kid: "Aww..." Yumi: "The medicine will be a bit tricky..." stocking: should i hold her or nah? Yumi: "It would help...She will be fussy, though." stocking: sshhh, its ok shiori. Yumi: "Open wide...It'll help you feel better...Please, don't fuss, Shiori..." shiroi: uuuuu....*whimpering* Yumi: "Here we go..." *spoon-feeds the medicine to Shiori...It tastes bad...* shiori: *crying* stocking: shhhh, its ok baby, its ok. Yumi: "We're here for you, sweetie..." *hums softly* -a few days pass- Yumi: *looking at Shiori* "Better?" shiori: ^^ Yumi: *smiles, holding her* "I'm glad...And guess who wants to say 'Good morning' to you?" shiori: ?? Kid: "Good morning, little sister..." shiori: kid! ^o^ Kid: "Shiori!" *picks her up* "Feel better?" shiori: hehehe ^^ Kid: "Hee hee...That's good." *sits Shiori in her high chair* "And time for breakfast!" -at school- Patty: "Just a bit more time, and we're graduates!" stocking: hell yeah! Kid: *smiles* liz: *she smiles* Black Star: "Thank goodness...That should be one heck of a celebration." tsubaki: yeah. Kid: "I already have a place in mind for the graduation after-party." soul: oh? Kid: "You'll like it: plenty of space, with decorations...plenty of sweets..." stocking: >w< Kid: *quick smooch on the cheek* "Anything for you~" soul: get a room. Kid: "...Okay." *teasing Stocking* stocking: kiddo~ not here~ the others are watching~ soul: OH! MY GOD! Kid: "Hee hee...Of course not, my delicious cupcake~" *smirks at Soul* "Some of you are so easy to tease." -elsewhere- Relan: *looking around* "At least the school is bright and shiny..." iris: *she nods* shinra: *shivering* Relan: "Shinra? What's wrong?" shinra: so cold out. Q~Q tamaki: you baby. Relan: *small glare at Tamaki* "Want to borrow my scarf, Shinra?" shinra: sure, though its mostly my feet that are chilly. -elsewhere- Jacqueline: -_-;;; "You can stop borrowing my clothes, Gopher." Gopher: "...But I like this skirt." -elsewhere- yumikage: *passed out on the couch* mphgh.... Jun: "...How long has she been lying there?" mafura: *asleep on the floor* yumikage: *he looks up* nyeh? *yaaawn* what time izzit? shinoa: around 9 in the morning. Jun: "Late. You weren't at your station." mitsuba: jeez, you look beat. yumikage: *stretch* jeez, getting her dressed is one thing, potty training is something else....fuckin hell... -_-;; Jun: "...What happened to her?" yumikage: she fuckin pissed on the floor TWICE! just how long was she in that place for....? hyakuya: O______________________________O what the actual fuck Jun: "...Yumikage, go to your room and get some more sleep. Hyakuya, we're watching Mafura today--and introducing her to some new...well, lessons, I guess." hyakuya: *excalibur face* fantastic. Jun: *pokes Mafura* "Hey...You up?" mafura: *yaaaawn* hmmm? good morning mr kuruma ^^ Jun: "...Morning. Do you need the bathroom?" shinoa: come to think of it, has anyone seen tsurugi around? yumikage: i'll go check....*he looks in tsurugi's room*......*sigh* again? Tsurugi: T_T "Don't you knock?" yumikage: *closes the door* *knock knock knock* oi, open up. Tsurugi: "...It's open?" -later- Jun: "Feeling better, Mafura?" mafura: mafura feels better now.....mafura's hungry now... yumikage: ok, how about we show you to the cafeteria? Jun: "Yeah, we have some good food there..." -elsewhere- Yohei: "Um, Chie? Tool seems...off." Tool: x_x chie: hey, you alright there? *poke poke* Tool: "How does one 'date'? Is it like 'chilling'? 'Lounging'? What does one do? I'm so confused..." chie:... 7w7 tuuuhl, you like my sister, dont you~? Tool: o__o "I AM ONLY ASKING A QUESTION!" chie: well so am i. Tool: "...Yes." chie:...you have my blessing~ ^^ Tool: ._. "What does that mean?" chie: if you want to be with my sister, then i'm perfectly happy for you two. Tool: o___o "...Thank you." *nervous grin* -elsewhere- naho: *watching tv* lilac: *nestled up under the kotatsu* zzzz... Sakuya: "Anything good on?" naho: just weather right now...looks like there's gonna be a blizzard soon...death city sure is weird, huh? Sakuya: "Yeah--how can a desert get a blizzard?" naho: *shrug* Sakuya: "Better stay bundled up, then. Break out the sweaters and scarves..." naho: *she nods and crawls under the kotatsu* nice and warm. =w= Sakuya: *small laugh* "There room under there?" naho: *she nods* Sakuya: *crawls in too* naho: *nuzzles* ^^ Sakuya: ^\\\^ "Warm enough?" *hug* naho: yep. *smooch on the cheek* Sakuya: ^\\\\\^ "Cutie..." *smooch on the cheek* naho:....zzzzzz... *She and lilac nuzzle up to him* Sakuya: *contented sigh...* "Get some sleep..." *closes his eyes* -elsewhere- stocking: .....SNEAK ATTACK! *hugs kid* Kid: "AAAH!" *giggles* "Sneaky!" stocking: hehehehe~ *smooch* Kid: *smooches back* "You are quick and stealthy..." stocking: hehe ^^ Kid: *hug* "I think today was a good day...How about you?" stocking: yeah. cant wait to bundle up in a sweater soon. we could share a scarf~ Kid: *chuckles* "I would like that...I love the look of your sweaters...and how good you look in them." stocking: oh~? Kid: *nods* "You look so cute, so nice and warm...and they complement your figure..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: *smiles* "And your laugh is divine." stocking: *smooch* <3 Kid: *kisses back, holds her closer* "And your kisses are like honey..." *small kiss on the cheek* -elsewhere- Tsukiyo: "Still no word on new clones in the area?" fang-hua: nothing so far....*shivers* Tsukiyo: "??? Still chilly?" fang-hua: yeah...but....i just have a feeling that...something bad is going to happen soon... Tsukiyo: "...See something around here to back that up, or just a feeling?" fang-hua: just a gut feeling.... Tsukiyo: *stomach rumbles* "Hmm...Not the kind of gut feeling I had in mind..." *pulls out two chocolate bars* "Want one?" fang-hua:...sure. Tsukiyo: *hands it to her...bites into her own* "No point worrying about these things until we see something...and I can't find those fakers. Everyone seems to be acting like they usually do, look like they did before--no one seems any less hotter than before." fang-hua: ..... ???: hey there~! -reimi smiles- fang-hua: oh, sister reimi. Tsukiyo: "Hey, there! Keeping warm?" reimi: *she nods* im not too bothered by the cold. Tsukiyo: "Well, good for you." *pulls her coat more tightly around herself* "I miss summer: warmer, less clothing..." fang-hua: -_-; well, spring will be here before you know it. Tsukiyo: "Awesome! Then you, me, and Sister here can rock the swimsuits!" -elsewhere- Relan: "Feel warmer now?" shinra: *nods* iris: ^^ Relan: "That's good..." *pulls the blanket closer* "This is comfy..." -elsewhere- Rino: "I'm heading out. Good night, Miss Gabriella." gabriella: get home safely~ Rino: *nods, exits...walking past an alley...* -silence- Rino: "..." *nervous whistle...* *Rustle in a garbage can* Rino: .______. ???: *mew* -there is a small cat there- Rino: "...Oh. Hello...tiny cat." kitty: ^^ Rino: "..." *holds out palm* -elsewhere- Lawless: *eating a burger* romina: ya'll feelin any better? Lawless: *nods, with his mouth full* "Definitely...Should be at 100 percent tomorrow..." romina: that's great! Lawless: -\\\\\\- "Yeah, I guess...At least I'll be able to walk around again." julian: and you'll finally be able to resume your studies! Lawless: o_o; "Um..." *clutches his arm* "Ow! Oh, no! I'm not quite well yet! I guess I have to miss more school--" kranz: *sprays with holy water* julian: D: how could you not be excited? romina: (thinking: julian ya’ll're such a nerd ^^; ) Lawless: *desperately trying to dodge the water--and failing* "Ah! School can be so boring! STOP SPRAYING ME! I fall asleep in the dull classes, don't get to hang out with my friends--GAH! MY EYE!" julian: but dont you share classes with some of them? like the evans boy? Lawless: *holding his hand over his eye* ("You got that stupid holy water in my eye...") "Yeah, but we have to be studying or paying attention to the teacher..." -elsewhere- Anya: *lying in bed...* "I can't sleep." -morning- Kid: "Mmm...So comfy." stocking: U////U Kid: *smooch* "Sleep okay?" stocking: yeah, did you? Kid: *nods* "Very well...Good dreams, too..." ("She was so pretty in that dress...") stocking: hehe~ *smooch* Kid: *smooch* "Mmm...You were in my dreams." stocking: oh~? Kid: *smiles* "You were beautiful...It was what I have dreamed of for so long..." stocking: *blush* Kid: *strokes her cheek* "And you dance so well...in my dreams or outside of them." stocking: awww. Kid: *smiles...as he pulls back the sheets, gets out of bed, and offers a hand to her* stocking: why thank you~ Kid: *leads her out of bed...puts a hand on her waist, takes her hand, and leads her to dance in the room* stocking: ah~ hehe~ Kid: *smiles* "You're light on your feet..." stocking: ^^ Kid: *kisses lightly on her lips, as they dance towards the bathroom* -elsewhere- Benimaru: *sipping tea* fang-hua: morning commander. Benimaru: *smiles* "Morning. How are you?" fang-hua: doing well. it's a bit chilly out.... Benimaru: "Can always warm up with a little flame..." -elsewhere- lilac: zzzzzz...... lavender: damn, thats one hell of a blizzard going on out there... Belkia: "Jeez...Glad to be indoors." lavender: yeah, anyway. otogiri: *observing the others* (thinking: and as usual, higan is completely unphased.) Higan: "More time for the finer things: art, beauty, painting, sculpting...other pursuits." lavender: 7w7 Higan: "Oh, Lavender, you look a little chilled..." lavender: it is pretty cold out~ naho: *excalibur face* do you have to be so gross in public, old man? Higan: "No--I can be nasty in private, too..." naho: I DONT WANNA KNOW THIS STUFF, OLD MAN!! >3< Higan: "Then stop listening..." *puts an arm around Lavender's waist* "Let's warm up..." naho: *hurk and flees to her room* lavender: lead the way~ Higan: *leads the way* Sakuya: -_-;;; *knocks on Naho's door* "It's me." naho: yeah? oh, hey sakuya ^^ Sakuya: "Hey, don't let that nonsense get to you...You feel okay?" naho: yeah, other than the mental scarring, im fine. Sakuya: *small laugh, nods* "Yeah...Creepy, right? Just...who would want to think about that?" naho:....did i tell you what happened to me on my first day of being a subclass? Sakuya: "Only a little bit..." *sits down in a chair* naho: the showers there could have really used an 'occupied' sign....*cringes* Sakuya: "??? ..." o___o "No...Oh, man...I'm sorry." naho: yeeeeeah.... *excalibur face* some things were not meant for mortal eyes...or immortal eyes for that matter... Sakuya: *nods* "At least with time you should be able to block out most of that...replace it with other memories." naho:..... .////////.;;;; Sakuya: "???" *realizes* o\\\\\\\o "N-Not that I meant anything...Or, um, maybe...I'm confused..." naho: ^^;;;;; did you want to study for classes then? Sakuya: .\\\\\. *nods* "Better do so..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "I fixed the leak in the roof! Just before the blizzard got worse...Also--" *covered completely in snow* "I'm a snow man!" mana: *sweatdrop* you sure...are.... Shotaro: "Hee hee..." Yohei: "GET, vacuum the snow off of him, then get him a hot shower." GET: ^o^ -elsewhere- Hibana: "Dreadful weather...Glad to be indoors..." gabriella: *she nods* Hibana: *pats her shoulder* "Come on--I want to get some sparring in. Then we can kick back for the afternoon." gabriella: right! Hibana: *takes off her coat, revealing her workout attire* "You better get changed." *smiles* "I was ahead of you on this one..." -elsewhere- Jun: "Some storm outside..." yumikage: yeah no kidding. mitsuba: spring cant get here any sooner... -__- Tsurugi: "..." *looks depressed* shinoa: hmm? Tsurugi: *sigh, slight shudder* mafura:....*plomph hug* ^w^ Tsurugi: o\\\\\\\\\\\o "...What are you doing?" mafura: =w= yumikage: O____O Jun: *eyebrow raise* shinoa: oh my, it seems she's imprinted on you~ Tsurugi: *staring at them* D: "M-Me?! Why?!!! What?! How?!!" yumikage: *JAWDROP* Tsuguri: *small voice* "Help me..." ._. shinoa: awww, how cute ^^ mafura: hehe ^^ yumikage: (thinking: OHMYGODWHYTSURUGIOFALLPEOPLE?!) Tsuguri: "Stop 'aw, how cute'-ing and HELP ME!" *moves--and ends up hugging Mafura by accident* o\\\\\\o yumikage: *just about dies from shock* hyakuya: D8 mitsuba: O///O; mafura: ~? Tsuguri: o___________O *opens his mouth...no sound escapes...he passes out* x_x yumikage: oh for the love of.....*sigh* do you want to put him to bed or should i? mafura: ~?? Jun: "Tsuguri's room is around the corner. Mafura, please put him to bed." mafura: ???? yumikage: *siiiigh* fine, i'll do it then. *picks up tsurugi, piggy back style* Tsuguri: x________x mafura: ??? Jun: *pats Mafura's shoulder* "He's okay. He just gets a little nervous." *smiles* mafura: ~? -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *shivering* -someone left a bowl full of fish out in an allyway- Mr. Tsubaki: *stomach growl* -____-;;; *approaches the bowl of fish* "Not my preference..." -the door was left ajar- Mr. Tsubaki: "???" *he walks into the room...* -seems to be a sashimi restaurant- Mr. Tsubaki: *stomach growls* T_T;;; *small whimper* worker: hmm? Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *puppy dog eyes* worker: hey lil fella, did ya need a place to hide from the cold? Mr. Tsubaki: *small nod* worker: *picks him up*..dont see a collar or anything...you lost buddy? Mr. Tsubaki: *shivers* worker: .....hey boss, can we make a lil pet bed by the heater? Boss: "??? A fox? Rare to see those domesticated..." worker: still, it has happened. i saw this video of a guy with a pet fox and it actually laughed! looked different from this lil guy though... Mr. Tsubaki: "???" Boss: "Well, this is Death City. I'll get him something to eat--you make the bed." worker: hmmm, if he is someone's pet....*idea* *pulls out phone* hey lil guy, smile for the camera! Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *smile* -click- worker: ok. *he gets to making the pet bed* Boss: *cuts up some fish* "Here you go. Hope fish is okay." Mr. Tsubaki: ^^ worker: *typing something* found....fox, presumably someone's pet? appears domesticated and trained, black fur with white spots, red eyes....two tails...male.... aaand, posted! Mr. Tsubaki: *nom nom nom* "Mmmm~" worker: ??!! did it just talk? Mr. Tsubaki: o____o *cough, makes fox noises* ^^; worker:.....must be my imagination *shrugs* Mr. Tsubaki: "Phew..." -elsewhere- tsubaki: *checking her phone*....?! Black Star: "???" Belkia: *trying to fix a magic trick...* -someone made a post regarding a found animal....a fox...- tsubaki:...*she turns off her phone* .... Black Star: "What, Kid text you another image of symmetrical artwork?" tsubaki:...it's nothing. just spam mail. Black Star: "That sucks." Belkia: "Oh, you mean for those pills? Or free money from a prince in another country?" -elsewhere- Hibana: *on her back, panting* "Jeez, that was some workout...I just can't beat your right hook, Gab." gabriella: aww shucks ^^; y-you arent too hurt, are you? Hibana: "Nah, just sore...Nothing a dip in the hot tub won't fix." -elsewhere- Kuro: "Blizzard. Darn. And I was actually going to go out today." mahiru: well, at least we can get a head start on new years cleaning! Kuro: -_-; "Oh, be still my heart." *sigh* "Hand me a broom..." mahiru: *hands him one* remember this? *he chuckles slightly* Kuro: -___-;; "Nerd..." mahiru: ^^ hehe~ Kuro: "..." *starts sweeping* "You actually find this cleaning stuff fun?" mahiru: well, my uncle isnt home right now, so thinking simply, i should be the one to do it, right? or in this case, _we_. Kuro: -____-;;; "You know, cleaning up is more fun in video games." *starts sweeping* -elsewhere- Gopher: *pout* "This snow just keeps falling..." kotone:.... inori: *nom*....tasteless..... Gopher: "Well, trust me, that's a good thing. And you can always collect it from the air, add some juice, and you got snowcones..." inori: ?? Gopher: *pulls out cones* "Watch..." *collects the snow in his cone* "And now..." *pulls out a squirt bottle of cherry flavoring* "Here!" *hands it to Inori* "Hope you like cherry." inori:...*nom*....*shiny eyes* how...? kotone: ??? Gopher: *smiles* "The power of invention!" *hands a blueberrry snow cone to Kotone* "Want one?" kotone:...*nom*...t..thank you. Gopher: "You're welcome." *bites into a lemon one* "...Oh, good! It _is_ lemon!" -elsewhere- Kid: "Each snowflake...so different from the other." stocking: yeah. Kid: *holds her hand* "Stocking...Not all of them are symmetrical. But...they are beautiful, in their fragility." stocking: ....*blush* Kid: *smiles at her* "...Your beautiful, too, especially when you blush." stocking: >///< Kid: *cuddles* "Keep warm, sweetness." stocking: want to share a sweater~? Kid: "...God, yes." stocking: *pulls out a big sweater, but small enough for them to both be close together while wearing it* Kid: -\\\\\- *lifts his arms to crawl on in* stocking: hehe~<3 Kid: "My, my...So close to you..." stocking: *nuzzle nuzzle* hehe~<3 Kid: *hug* "Hmm...This is so comfortable...And you're right next to me~" stocking: this is the life~ Kid: *smooch* "I can't get over how great this feels...Stocking, you do have such a great body." stocking: as do you~ Kid: -\\\\\- "I try...Stocking, it was so long ago that I was so nervous to say 'hi' to you." stocking: *she smiles* hard to believe. Kid: "...You brought me to this point...and I am so grateful." stocking: i...im happy too...thanks kid. *kiss* Kid: *kisses back, holds her hand* stocking: i love you kid. Kid: "I love you, too, so much..." *small kiss on her neck* stocking: ah~ U/////U Kid: *smiles* "I am happy that you are so comfortable, to be this close..." *kiss on the other side of her neck* stocking: hehe~ Kid: "This was a great idea..." *turns slightly, bumping into her a bit from the front...* stocking: oh- o.o Kid: o_o "S-Sorry!" *his hand bumps into himself...* o___O stocking: ./////. Kid: .\\\\\. "Um...Stocking? I...feel..." stocking: *smooch* Kid: "!!! ..." *kisses back softly, hugs her* -elsewhere- Akitaru: "Want more hot chocolate?" shinra: *he nods* Akitaru: *holds the mug to him* "Here you go, son." shinra: *he smiles* thanks dad......i-i-i mean commander sir! >///<; Akitaru: *chuckle* "No problem." -elsewhere- Konro: "Keep warm." *puts a scarf on Benimaru* Benimaru: -_____-; fang-hua: ^^ Benimaru: "Let's just...get on with the patrol..." fang-hua: right. Benimaru: *starts walking, looking around* -elsewhere- Lily: "Quite a storm out." misono: *ACHOO!* *sniffle* *muffled grouchiness as he slumps into his mountain of pillows* Lily: *smiles* "I think another bowl of chicken soup should help~" misono: *mumbles* TT.TT Lily: "...Maybe a phone call with your girlfriend would put you in better spirits?" misono: =//////////= *covers face with a pillow* Lily: *giggles* "I'll be back with your soup..." misono:....*sigh* stupid cold.... Lily: *hums, as he heads to the kitchen--* Mikado: "MISONO! MY BABY! ARE YOU OKAY?!!!" misono: im fine father. -.-; (thinking: i thought he was going to be on a trip?) Mikado: "But how can I leave you in this state?! I should cancel--" misono: i can handle this reall- *GACHOO!* ow.... Mikado: "I shall tend to you! Come to my bosom, son!" *hugs Misono* misono: *muffled* what if i get you sick? Mikado: "I will work through it! Your health is so important! YOU WILL RECOVER FROM THIS MALADY!!!" misono: -__-; (thinking: oh god, if he found out about shinoa-.... ./////.;;; ) Mikado: "After all, a parent has to tend to their child--before sending them out of the nest to find love, romance, a spouse--" misono: ..... ./////////////.; right. Mikado: "..." *stares into his eyes* "...You met someone?" misono:..... >->;;;;; define 'met'. Mikado: o_______o; "...You had congress with someone?" misono: i dont believe i follow? Mikado: "You laid down with someone? Intimately? In a bed? Or the back of a vehicle?" misono: NO! IT WAS JUST LUNCH AT A CAFE! >/////<.... !!!! *covers his mouth* Mikado: "..." *shiny eyes* "D'aw! Please tell me they are rich...and have noble lineage...and that their name starts with an 'M.'" misono: *sweatdrop* well....remember that hiiragi girl from the christmas party? Mikado: "Hmm...Best two out of three!...Did you have a good conversation with her?" misono: well.....i suppose yes. 7///7; (thinking: until mikuni had to embarrass me, the bastard.) Mikado: "...When do I meet her parents?" misono: well, if you're planning a trip to japan, then i suppose then? Mikado: "Yay! I can't wait!" *happy clap* misono: (thinking: i have a bad feeling about this. ._.; ) -elsewhere- Hibana: =w= *yawn* "So warm..." gabriella: =w=~<3 Hibana: "Good workout, warm hot tub...another workout..." *hug* "How did you get to be so perfect?" gabriella: >////w////< *smooch* i love you~ Hibana: *surprised...kisses back* "Oh, Gab...I love you..." *cuddles* gabriella: ^^...say....you ever think about...i dunno...having kids? >///<; Hibana: "..." *looks a little nervous* "I...don't know. I don't know that I'm the mothering type...Aren't you afraid I'd be abrasive or something to them?" gabriella: just a thought. to be honest, im not sure if im cut out for it either. Hibana: "...I think you would be a great mother..." *lays a hand over Gabriella's stomach* gabriella: *blush* Hibana: "...Would you want to go to a sperm bank? Or did you have a guy in mind?" gabriella: im not sure, but if it came to it, i'd go for the sperm bank. i could never betray you like that. *hugs* Hibana: "Awwww..." *hug* "I just meant, did you know a man who would donate for us, not like you would be intimate with a man..." *smirks, as she pats Gabriella's bottom* "I don't like to share~" -elsewhere- Yohei: "Warm enough?" chie: yeah.....*rubs her stomach* just a few more months... Yohei: *smiles, holds her hand* "Imagine how he'll react to first seeing snow." chie: *she smiles* ^^ *rubs her stomach* hey toru honey, you warm in there? Yohei: *silly voice* "Yes, I am." chie: *giggles and kisses him* you goof~ Yohei: "Heh..." *kiss* -elsewhere- lavender: *panting* fuck that was great... Higan: "Mmm...No kidding. Great way to warm up the blood...Brings such gorgeous color to you...especially here--" lavender: ahh~ Higan: "Hmm..." *shifts his fingers inside her* "Anything else you had in mind? Tie you up? Something hot? Cold?" lavender: i wouldnt-ah~ mind something a little hotter~ Higan: "Candles? Or maybe I could heat up one of your toys?" -elsewhere- Kid: *contented sigh* "Ahhhhh..." stocking: *pant pant* mmmmm~ Kid: "F-Feel okay?" stocking: yeah...that was incredible Kid: *nods* "S-Same..." *rests his head on her chest* "Damn...You are amazing...Your mouth..." stocking: *she smiles and cradles him* Kid: *purrs* "This is great..." :3 -a few days later, after the storm had passed- liz: happy birthday, stocking! stocking: aw, you guys! Kid: -\\\\\- "We hope you like your gifts...and the desserts..." stocking: hehe~ *smooch* lord death: ^^ in a few days, i'll be shiori's birthday too! ^^ Kid: *smooch* Patty: "Wait 'til you see your gift, Shiori! It's gonna be big!" shiori: ^o^ Kid: "Hee hee..." *holds Stocking's hand* "So many birthdays..." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: *holds a box up to Stocking* "Happy birthday." stocking: thanks! *she opens it* *Inside are dessert truffles and a framed photograph of Kid and Stocking--the frame decorated like candy* stocking: awwww! *HUG* Kid: -\\\\\\- "I hope you like them..." stocking: *SMOOOOCH* Kid: o\\\\\\\o ("...She likes them...") -elsewhere- Anya: *cast is off, but still with crutches* kim: feeling better now? Anya: "Mostly. My leg is still weak, though." kim: ah. Anya: "Hmph. Just in the wrong place at the wrong time...Stupid vampire." kim:... Anya: *winces as she tries to move, then whimpers...* -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *nom nom nom* worker: any luck finding an owner yet, boss? Boss: "Nothing yet. Maybe someone will stop by to ask." *pats Mr. Tsubaki's head* "Little fox here certainly brings in customers." Mr. Tsubaki: ^^ worker:...hey boss...? Boss: "??? What's up?" worker:...nevermind. (thinking: does he even notice it has two tails...?) Boss: *shrug* "Back to work--money to make..." Mr. Tsubaki: ("No wonder he didn't notice my two tails...") *nom nom nom HIC* -elsewhere- Kepuri: *pats Akaderu's back* "Feeling better?" akaderu: yeah. Kepuri: *smooch* "My hardworking man...I'm proud of you." akaderu: =/////= Kepuri: "Keep this up, and things will work out...But first, I got you a little treat..." *holds up a box of red beetle-shaped gummy candies* akaderu: *nom* thanks. -///- Kepuri: *takes one, bites in* "Shotaro hasn't been too rough, has he?" -elsewhere- Belkia: "Please? I just want to see her for a little bit..." maid: no. otogiri: -_-; my apologies for my friend here. Belkia: -_-;;; "Oh, yeah? You and what army, maid-girl?" -several maids are brandishing knives, one actually has a chainsaw- ellen: it is mandatory for gallows mansion staff to be trained in combat, in case of intruders or unwanted guests. Belkia: o____o "...I've had dreams like this..." otogiri: please spare us the details. Belkia: -_-; "Fine, I'll leave...I'll just mail her gift to her..." -later, she opened it, with a pair of work gloves, just to be nice- *It's a magician's hat and wand* stocking:.... -_-; i'll just toss this into the fire then. Kid: "Good idea..." -FWOOM- -into the fireplace it went- *And then--* *POOF!* stocking: O_________O *Smoke pours in the room* Kid: *cough cough* "Ugh!" stocking: WHAT THE FUCK?! Kid: "What on earth--" o_____O;; "Stocking...I...Um..." -he’s covered in glitter- Kid: *AH-CHOO!* "Ugh...Now I hate glitter..." stocking: aww *brushing him off* Kid: "That was odd..." *sniff* "That crazy vampire..." stocking: im seriously going to kick his ass for this. but at least you're ok. Kid: *nods* "Next time, let's have a bomb disposal unit deal with this..." stocking: right. -outside- otogiri: seems your little plan failed. again. Belkia: *pout* "Darn. I wanted her to start performing magic...We could be a team! On the Vegas strip! 'Belkia and Sto-tan: A World of Magic'!" otogiri: -_-; Belkia: "Oh, well...Guess I'm stuck with you as my magician's assistant, Otogiri--" otogiri: -____-; Belkia: "Let's begin!" *takes his hat, and pulls it down to his ankles--and when he pulls it up, he is now in a Las Vegas showgirl outfit* "Ta-da!" otogiri: .... (thinking: no comment) -elsewhere- Rino: *reviewing paperwork* "You guys have a lot of expenses for a fire brigade." soldier: yeah. well we also got our research department as well as the princess' fashion career. Rino: "...The 'research department'? That's...creepy." -elsewhere- mafura: *nomming on omelet rice* Jun: "Taste good?" mafura: thank you mr jun. ^^ yumikage: *nom non nom* mitsuba: this is really good! Jun: *smiles* "It's the proper preparation that makes the food taste so good." mafura: ^^ tsurugi? do you want food too? Tsurugi: "Um...sure?" -elsewhere- Kishiri: *sigh* -elsewhere- Arthur: "Rock paper scissors...GO!" shinra: hah! Arthur: *"paper" with his hand flat* shinra: *lands scissors* Arthur: "I win!" shinra oh, i think scissors _beats_ rock. -_-; *Arthur does a small chop to Shinra's head* Arthur: "But 'sword' beats everything!" shinra: i didnt see 'sword' anywhere! Arthur: *holds up his hand, still in 'paper' form* " 'Sword.' See? 'Sword.' Rock, Sword, Scissors..." shinra: *sweatdrop* (thinking: what happened to him that made him this way?) Arthur: "And since I won, I get first choice of the snacks!" *takes one flavor of chips* "You can have the spicy ones." shinra: -___-; Arthur: "Go on--you lost. Eat them up. Can't be too spicy..." *opens his own bag of snacks, starts eating* -elsewhere- Hibana: *looking through a web site...* "Hmm...I admit, that _is_ cute..." gabriella: isnt it though? Hibana: *small pout* "How do parents have kids, and still globe-trot to Milan, Shanghai, and Sydney every year?" gabriella: *shrug* Hibana: *pout* "I mean, we are still young...and I have a lot of fun ideas in mind...but...I think we should see the doctor about options..." gabriella: possibly. -elsewhere- Lawless: "Yo, Soul!" soul: sup man, glad to see you're doing better! *high five* licht: hey. Lawless: "Ha ha! Yes, I am back to 100 percent...more or less. How you been without me around?" soul: well, we're just glad to have ya back man. lilac:.....!!! *flees* Lawless: "...Yeah..." -elsewhere in school- lilac: *breathing fast* Sakuya: "??? Lilac? What's wrong?" lilac: !!!! *he looks up, tears staining his cheeks* Sakuya: "!!! Hey, it's okay..." *holds Lilac's hand* lilac: *whimpering* naho: do you want something to eat? *she gives him a snack pack* lilac:....i think...i need to....see the nurse again....

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