|𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 2: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝗼𝐟 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫|
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❝ They don't take cry baby's as demon slayers. ❞
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The two young children played with sticks they had picked up swinging them and hitting them against their own as if they were swords, (Y/n) watching them.
The children would bicker about who won the 'battle' but would then continue on with there pretend fight. Every once in while their father would show them moves of his breathing style and natrually the younger ones would follow his influence.
"Flower?" Her mother called. "Could you get me water to boil from the fountain?"
"Yea, of course." She said getting up from the deck. "How much should I fill it to?"
"Here," Her mother demonstrates handing her a bowl. "Try to fill it up a little more then half way so the rice can soak." She nodded her head taking the bowl from her mothers hands.
"(Y/n) (Y/n)!" Her younger sister yelled "Come play with us!"
She looked over to them before telling her siblings that she was helping there mother, they wined but continued playing.
Pulling on the fountains lever fresh water started to spill into the bowl, a crunch of the leaves caught (Y/n) gaze. She stared at the vast trees trying to locate what had made that noise watching carefully not to miss anything.
The sound of her sister's scream made her come back to her senses and she noticed the bowl had been overflowing with water.
"Shit." Dumping some of the water into a nearby potted flower she quickly rushed over to where her sisters panicked scream came from, her mother was crouched over holding onto the young girl's arm.
Inching closer (Y/n) noticed a red scrape across Akita's forearm, and Hayami standing nearby apologizing to their mother.
"What happened Hayami?" Their mother asked in a gentle yet worried voice.
"We were playing and I accidentally hit her." Hayami said shying away. "I'm sorry mama."
"It's ok, just remember to be careful ok?" Thier mother said scooping her crying child up and grabbing the others hand. "Sticks can be very dangerous."
The two girls nodded their heads as their mother brought them back inside.
Father will be mad if he sees them like this. (Y/n) thought as she followed into the house with the bowl of water in her hands. Her mother calmed them down letting them sit in the dining room waiting for dinner to be ready.
"You know, if you keep crying all the time, they'll never take you guys as demon slayers." (Y/n) teased, the two girls stared up at her as she moved closer to them.
"No, you're lying!" One of them quickly bit back.
"Am I Hayami?" (Y/n) teased.
"How do you know?" Akira asked drying her tear stained face.
"They told me." (Y/n) said proudly. The girls wined calling her a liar, while (Y/n) tried convincing them she wasn't, and she was indeed telling them the truth.
Their mother smiled watching them from the kitchen as they went back to their playful state. She couldn't help but glance up at the sword that was displayed above them, it was mounted to the wall like a trophy. Feeling nothing but worry for her daughters.
Being a demon slayer wasn't the most preferred profession for anyone, it was for the strong and will hearted. Seeing the fire that emitted in her young daughters eyes, she knew they had the will power but she couldn't help but not wish for such a deadly future for them.
Having a father as a retired demon slayer didn't help burn out that fire either, only allow it grow. They admired him, saw him as their hero and for that they wanted to be just like him.
"I will be the greatest demon slayer that ever lived!" Hayami said as she raised her fist in the air.
"Ok ok let's settle down know dinner is ready." Their mother laughed. Before even putting the bowl of hot rice on the table their father walked in taking off his shoes. Excitingly his daughters welcomed him home and so did his loving wife.
"Welcome home, Takeshi." She said sweetly.
"I'm glad to be home, Sumire." He said lovingly as he gave her gentle kiss on her forehead before greeting his daughter's.
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The sun had set and the light in the (L/n) home began to slowly go out, Sumire was in her young daughters room biding her Goodnights with a story to help them sleep through the night.
As (Y/n) walked past their room she stopped hearing her mother's voice inside. She quietly put her ear against the thin doors listening to what story she was telling them.
She recognized it to be one of the story's Sumire told her when she was their age. Hearing the girls fone over it brought back lovely memories of her childhood, she remembered how it made her so excited to go to sleep because she got to hear her mother's stories that brought her that much joy as well.
Smiling to herself she went to walk away when her father caught a hold of her shoulder making her turn to face him.
She noticed one of his arms was behind his back. She gave him a questioning look before he began to speak.
"I brought you something from the city." He said handing her a small, beautifully decorated box, it was a light sky blue with a white ribbon that tied it securely closed.
"Oh thank you father but you didn't have to-"
"Go on open it up darling." He said with a innocent yet excited smile on his face. Obliging she carefully untied the ribbon opening it up.
"It's beautiful." She said breathlessly, it was a silver necklace. It had a gorgeous sparkle to it as the moonlight reflected off it from the near by window. "Thank you so much father it truly is beautiful."
"Here, another peice for it." He said pulling out and even smaller black box. he opened it to show her a single diamond that went to the necklace.
"Your mother has the exact same one, it's for you to match. Do you like it?"
"I love it, " she said smiling. "thank you, it means so much, I promise to wear it everyday." She said reaching up to kiss his cheek, he laughed slightly.
"When your sisters are older they'll get theres too." He said pulling away from her to kiss her forehead, "Goodnight my lovely."
The last light in the (L/n) house had finally gone out with everyone fast asleep, but in that moment the forest winds died down to a still and a pair of glowing eyes watched the silent house for what felt like minutes before he was gone.
(Y/n) watched the night sky looking at the stars that skatered across the sky. Bring her hand up to touch the necklace her father had given her only moments ago.
I wonder how long he had been saving up for. I hope it didn't cost much.
She looked down at the diamond gently moving it as it cuaght the rays of the moon, a swift move from the corner of her eye made her look up quickly but nothing was there only the slight swaying of a branch.
The girl watched the spot for a little while longer before deciding it was time she went sleep. She closed her window and walked to her spot on the floor where her bed was.
Before falling asleep she touched her necklace one last time.
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The sound of my sisters' screaming is what woke me. Hearing her ear piercing shiek made me run out of my room as fast as I could. Panic filled my body, this wasn't a normal scream. She was scared.
Something was wrong.
I made it into my sisters room before my parents did but opening the door I froze. There was a demon standing in the middle of it, It had broken in from the window. Akita and Hayami were cornered.
"(Y/n)"
It felt like a dream, the demon looked like something out of a horror movie. My father's voice brought me back, and I realized this wasn't a dream.
He pushed me aside before going into the room. My mother screaming when she saw the demon to.
"Akita! Hayami!" She shouted. My father grabbed one of there toys throwing it at the thing before rushing the two girls out of the room. I grabbed Akita while my mother took Hayami in her arms.
"Run!" My father shouted holding it off for us to get away. It's skin was a dark green color and it's eyes were so inhuman it made my heart drop seeing them look at me.
My mom grabbed my wrist tightly leading me through the house. She took us to her room opening her closet door, she took out a small knife.
She set Hayami down on her bed before beginning to walk to the door.
"Mom what are you-"
"Stay in hear I need to go help your father." She said. She was shacking, her body and her voice.
"Mama please don't go!" Akita cried out in my arms.
My mother looked at her with a weak smile. "Your gonna be ok my sweet girls, but I need you to stay silent alright?" She said looking at each of us.
Tears began to fall from my eyes, my heart thundered through my chest and my hands shook as I took a hold of Hayami bring her closer to me.
"I love each and every one of you so much." She looked at me. "Take care of them my beautiful flower."
My sisters cried louder as my mother closed the door. I could hear my father fighting, the sound brought me even more tears. I shushed my sisters trying to keep them quiet but it was hard when my own sobs escaped to.
"(Y/- Y/n) I'm so scared." Hayami stammered. The room was dark and only the sound of screams and thuds hitting the inside of the house was heard.
"What did I tell you two before?" I said between whimpers. "They don't take cry baby's as demon slayers."
The damage out side reached closer to my parents room my father screamed to us.
"Girls run! Now!" I took Akita in my arms again and grabbed Hayami's hand and I did what he said.
I ran.
I quickly got out of the room, I saw the patio door open. I quickly scanned the area but by doing so i saw her, my mother, lying on the floor.
Her blood pooled around her and I couldn't help but sprint toward her.
"Mama! Mama" I said setting Akita down and letting go of Hayami's hand. An overwhelming sense of dread came over my body as I saw what the demon had done to her.
I cried harder cupping her blood stained face. "Please, mama you have to wake up!"
"(Y/n) Run! Get out!"
My father's voice echoed in my head as I gazed upon my mother's body. My vision disfigured, as if looking through a fish eye lens. My heart range in my ears and all I could hear was my rapid breathing.
"(Y/n) please!" I didn't move till I felt Hayami pull on my hand. Only then I was brought back to my sad reality. I looked back at my father seeing him struggle to hold the demon off, he was bleeding from multiple different places but his words range in my head.
"Run- as far and as fast as you can with out looking back."
Only then did I grab Akita and Hayami, rushing toward the padio door. I set down Akita.
"Go! Hurry I'm right behind you," I said to them and I quickly went to grab my fathers sword that was displayed in the dinning room.
Grabbing the katana only made the situation more real to me. My hands and clothes were stained with my mother's blood, it made me angry but also so sad all at once.
Before I could even reach the patio door I was grabbed by my ankle causing me to fall. The sword fell from my palm and immediately I felt a Sharpe stinging pain in my calf. I screamed as I gazed at the demon, it had me in it's mouth before my father cut it with one of his smaller knives.
"Go!"
This can't be happening. How is this happening?
I limped toward the door grabbing the sword from the floor. The feeling of my blood on my skin made me feel sick.
A loud crash came from out side and I rush over quickly but even more dread washed over me as I saw a pair of yellow glowing eyes within the clouds of dust.
My sisters screamed as one of them was grabbed by the second demon that had arrived. Forgetting about my injury I ran to her pulling the sword out of its hult ready to strike.
"Let her go!" I shouted as I got closer to the demon. I brought the sword to its skin and landed a hit. It dropped my sister but quickly jumped away from me.
"Better be careful with the sword , girl, it's sharp." It laughed as it licked the blood from its arm. I stood in front of Akita and Hayami, the sword shock in my hands as I pointed it at the demon ready to strike again.
I don't know what to do. What do I do?
I felt powerless, I need to get away- get them away.
My heart only dropped more seeing the demon from inside come out, but he was covered in blood and had my father's arm in his hand. He liked the blood from his lips before he moved closer to us.
"This one's a marechi" It said giving me a sinister smile.
"That one's mine." The other one said sternly.
What are they talking about.
"Wh-what do you want!" I cried. "Please leave us alone!" Before I knew it I was grabbed. I heard my sisters screaming my name as I was taken away from the them, the last thing I saw was the demon from inside charge at them.
"NO! N-No! Take me back! Akita Hayami! Let me go! Please!" The blood pounded in my ears. "I can't leave them! STOP!" I heard nothing else but my own blood curdling scream as I clawed at the demons back. Everything had fallen away as i watch the whole scene pan out infront of me.
They were gone.
As you can tell I'm not very good at these scenes but I hope you still enjoyed it. Im so so sorry yhis took so long to publish, my nf broke up with me so yk the emotions are there. AND THAT YOU FOR THE VOTES Until next time😗😗
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