3rd Person POV
[This chapter is inspired by the Picture Perfect Arc of the Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun Manga]
[Spoilers for Picture Perfect Arc of the Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun Manga]
Kazuha walk to the deck with a yawn as he's still sleepy, he then greeted the rest of the crew.
"Morning sleepy head~ you're finally awake."
Kazuha turn his head to the voice only to immediately jolt awake the moment he saw who it was.
It was [M/N].
But...
He doesn't have a pair of red horns on his head, nor the red reptile-like hands with claws, not even a red tail, and his snow white skin.
Instead, he has smooth [S/C] skin, with his same [H/C] hair that he puts in a low ponytail and his sharp [E/C] eyes.
And he's only wearing his regular outfit without his scarf.
He's not a demon...
He's... Human.
Kazuha rubbed his eyes trying to see if he's just seeing things.
"Come on, what are you standing there for? Let's have breakfast." [M/N] said.
During breakfast, Kazuha was eyeing [M/N] carefully trying to see a bit of hesitation, only to see none.
It's like the former Devil doesn't even have his taste disorder to begin with.
"Kazuha, why are you looking at me like that?" [M/N] ask as he take a bite of his food.
"Doesn't it taste like ash to you?" He asked [M/N] to make sure.
He look at Kazuha weirdly as if he doesn't know what he's talking about.
"What are you saying? It doesn't even taste anything like ash."
Kazuha look at [M/N] shocked at the news. "Then what about your horns, tail, and your reptile-like hands with claws?"
Now [M/N] was looking at Kazuha like he's insane.
"What are you talking about? I'm always like this, I don't have anything that you just mention." [M/N] said now concern for Kazuha's well being.
"Are you sick or something?" [M/N] asked as he place his hand on Kazuha's forehead.
'His hand is not as warm as it used to be, it's like normal human temperature.' Kazuha thought as he felt the now human hand that's on his forehead.
"I'm fine, really." Kazuha replied as he took [M/N]'s hand away from his forehead.
After breakfast, Kazuha went out of his way and ask every crew member about the Devil sudden change.
Only to receive the same answer from everyone, even Captain Beidou. 'He's has always been like that.'
"Traveler, Paimon, does [M/N] has always been like that? A human, I mean." Kazuha asked the Traveler and their flying companion as he cling to his last hope that he's not going crazy.
"You notice it too, Kazuha?! Then we're not going crazy!" Traveler declared.
Kazuha sigh in relief the moment he found out he's not going crazy.
"But then, why are the rest of them said 'he's has always been like that?'" Paimon cuts in.
"I don't know.... Is this a dream..? Or is it... reality..?" Traveler muttered.
"It can't be reality... I have known [M/N] since we are little, and he was indeed a demon." Kazuha replied.
"Then what's going on here!!" Paimon yelled.
"We still don't know anything that's going on here, the best we can do is gather information about what is truly going on." Kazuha told them.
They all agreed and try to continue their daily activities while gathering information along the way.
For the rest if the day, Kazuha tried many things to gather enough information on [M/N].
1. Abnormal temperature.
"I don't have a fever, Kazuha there's no need for you to put a thermometer in my mouth, nor do you need to put an ice back in my forehead." [M/N] said as he take the thermometer from his mouth the moment it beep's.
Kazuha cheek the former Devil's temperature and finds that he indeed have a normal human temperature.
2. Knowledge of history.
"Hey [M/N], what does the Great War about?"
"It's about the fight for the demons freedom."
This caught Kazuha's attention.
"Demons?"
"Yeah, they do exist."
"Then-"
"No, Kazuha. I am not a demon."
For the next few hours, [M/N] won't shut up about history of Teyvat.
3. Any form of magic.
"[M/N], can you do magic?"
[M/N] look at Kazuha confused.
"Magic? No, I can't. And unlike you I don't even have a vision."
Kazuha didn't believe that statement, which is why for the next few hours, Kazuha tried to bait [M/N] into using any form of magic, only to been proven that he indeed can't do magic.
4. Wings scar.
"KAZUHA!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?"
"HANDS OFF!!"
'There's not even two lines where his wings base supposed to be... Not even a scratch... It's just smooth skin...'
After a bit if struggling, [M/N] manage to get out if Kazuha's grasp.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!!"
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
5. Teleportation.
"Kazuha stop following me around like that, it's creepy..."
"You're like a predator that's eyeing it's prey."
"Stop that!! it's creepy!!"
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Kazuha sighs and put his head on the desk. So far he got nothing, not even a sliver of clue.
"Kazuha, are you busy?" [M/N] asked as he makes his way towards the said male.
"No, I'm not. Is something the matter?"
Without warning, [M/N] pull Kazuha into the bed, before going on the bed himself. [M/N] then wrapped his arms around Kazuha, burying his face into Kazuha's hair.
Kazuha taken back by his lover's action, thinking that he could have just asked rather than slamming him into the bed.
'[M/N] seems more relax than he usually is.' Kazuha thought as he watch [M/N]'s behavior.
'Meanwhile I'm more on the edge... Like how [M/N] usually is... It's like he never let his guard down...'
After a few hours of comfortable silence, [M/N] unwrapped his arms from Kazuha and turning around making Kazuha faces his back. Before finally speaking up, breaking the silence.
"Kazuha... Are you trying to tell me you hate me?"
Kazuha was taken back at his lover's question. "N-no, I don't..."
'But now that I think about it... The things I've been doing...'
'1. Stalking him
2. Sabotaging his work.
3. Sexual harassment.'
'...I've been a total bully!!'
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to..." Kazuha apologized.
"Hmm... It's okay you don't have to force it..." [M/N] told his lover, still not wanting to face him.
"But it's true! I don't hate you!"
"....You don't hate me? You mean it?"
"I do!!"
[M/N] turn around finally facing his lover. Before wrapping his arms back around Kazuha and putting his head against [M/N]'s chest.
"...If... Something's bothering you... You know you can tell me anything, right? I'm your boyfriend after all." [M/N] told him.
Kazuha can't help but let a sad smile form into his lips, before burying his face to [M/N]'s chest.
'It felt familiar... But...'
'Foreign at the same time...'
'Is this... A dream..?'
'Or reality...?'
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Meanwhile, at somewhere in the Harbor.
There sits a strange tower, but not even the people on the Harbor bated an eye on it's appearance.
Inside the tower, sits a female demon.
No... A female Devil.
She was about to paint a picture on her big canvas.
Only to sigh and look up to the ceiling as she mumbles. "I'm just not feeling it..."
Word Count : 1264 Words