❝you were you,
and i was i;
we were two,
before our time.
i was yours,
before i knew;
and you have always
been mine too.❞
— LANG LEAV.
———
“Thank you for the medicine, Tsugikuni-san. It’s been helping me with my morning sickness,” one of your regulars said, placing a hand over yours, her smile grateful. “I’ll be definitely recommending your apothecary to my friends in the neighboring villages.”
“It’s my job, Sugiyama-san. But, thank you for that. It means a lot,” The corners of your lips curve upwards, placing a hand over hers. “So, what are you hoping for?”
The woman giggles, placing a hand over her growing belly. “Well, in the end, it doesn’t matter to Nobuo and I...but I know he has hopes for a girl. Honestly, so do I…and I do think I’m having a girl.”
You hum, sneaking a glance at her belly. She’s a little over five months pregnant, which gives you the perfect opportunity to spot the sex of the child.
And, well—you’re not surprised. Mothers usually have a strong instinct when it comes to these sorts of things.
You look down at the sleeping baby, wrapped securely on your chest, eyes softening.
I may be an exception, though.
“Uh-huh...well, I hope so too,”
“Thank you, Tsugikuni-san! I better leave now. Have a good day!”
“You, too.”
You smile, watching the woman leave the apothecary, before sorting through the herbs once again.
“(Name), why don’t you tell her?” Aoi prodded, raising a brow.
“Yeah, no,” you scoffed, proceeding to carefully grind the herbs with your mortar and pestle, not wanting to wake Kamiya—your daughter—up.
“Why not?”
“Because I don’t want everybody to know that I can.” You shrug, looking over at her.
She pouts. “But we know, but you won’t tell me what I have,”
You roll your eyes. “Because you said you wanted it to be a surprise,”
“I changed my mind!”
“No, you haven’t. Your curiosity is just getting to you.”
Aoi huffed, crossing her arms. “Okay, maybe.”
You grin, pouring the medicinal tea blend in a small pouch.
“Anyway, (Name), you should let me take over from here. You need to get to your dojo,” Aoi said, plucking the pouch from your hands.
“Yeah, I know. They have a test before the festival,” You sighed, brushing a loose strand of hair behind your ear.
She snorted. “Harsh.”
“Not really, unless they wanted it during the festival,”
“I’ll repeat it: ruthless.”
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Reincarnation
Fanfiction[Hashibira Inosuke x Reader] Born in a world riddled with demons and a thirst for revenge, you take it into your own hands to find the one behind your family's demise by joining the Demon Slayer Corps, an organization founded on the sole mission to...
