"Nyem...nyem....."
Sumi mumbled in her sleep , drool
rolling down her chin while her arms sprawled around the pillow.
Sunlight penetrates the white curtain in the room , while morning cold breeze slips in , fanning the girls , sleeping peacefully in the room.
"Takoyaki....hehe...."
Another mumble escaped her mouth, while wide grin plastered in her face.
The two girls right next to her moved slightly, their hand brushing slightly with each other , causing them to groan in consciousness.
"Hmh..."
Naho's whimper emanated from the corner, her brows furrowed as she sleeps.
"Ugh...?" Sumi groaned a little before opening her half lidded eyes , immediately staring at the ceiling.
She calmed her mind before turning9 to right , to see Naho and Kiyo , sleeping peacefully with light snores.
They have worked hard yesterday.
The young blue haired demon slayer slept on her bed , arms sprawled everywhere.
She titled her head slightly and looked down to see that she and her friends slept on a futon.
Masa-San must have moved us on the futon last night though she's tired from a hard mission...!
"I better let her sleep.. "
Sumi giggles slightly before turning her head to he side to meet a stranger face , sleeping peacefully too.
But peacefully or not , she won't hesitate to scream.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
The two little girls on her side flinched slightly with half lidded eyes , still laying down the futon , processing.
While the young blue haired demon slayer on the bed jolted up and sat on her bed in alert , looking around.
Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the terrified expression of Sumi , but softened when she saw Sumi's gaze on the temple girl that just jolted up with half lidded eyes , panicked.
"U..uh?" The temple girl looked around , blinking in adaption to the brightness before widening her eyes at the unfamiliar place.
Sumi , however , still gripped on futon with terrified expression , slowly backing up from the temple girl.
"Sumi-"
Sumi turned her head swiftly as she heard the pillar's voice and launched herself at the sleepy pillar.
"Masa-saan Masa -Saaaan!!!!!!!"
Akao patted the girl's hair in a calming demeanor , before whispering to the girl's ear.
"Don't worry, Sumi.She's someone I saved from a mission.Oyakata-san gave me permission to let her stay here for a while," she mumbles.
"Sorry for not reminding you , I found you sprawled over the living room last night and I'm too tired, so I just put you all on the same futon,"
Sumi shook her head while her face still planted on the demon slayer's pajama , as if saying "it's fine,".
"Hm....?" The temple girl soon remembered the chaotic night before and spotted the pillar , hugging the kid on her lap.
"Ah..Masayuki-san, " the temple girl stammered.
Akao turned to her.
"Ohayo , uh...Kiyotachi-San.Sorry for waking you up.I hope you got a comfortable sleep last night , though," Akao bowed her head slightly.
"Yeah , I'm fine," the temple girl smile faintly.
"...Ah , Kiyo , Naho, Ohayo," Akao greeted the two lazy sleepy girls , sitting on their futons while rubbing their eyes.
"Uhmhmh..." They both mumbled in unison , before yawning in exhaustion.
"Hm....Seems like I'll have to call you Kiseki from now on," Akao glanced back at the temple girl who just sat there dumbfounded.
"Because that girl there is also called Kiyo," Akao explained.
"Ah....fine by me," Kiseki nodded.
I realized a slight movement from the girl on my lap , and looked down to see Sumi , taking a peek at the temple girl.
"Sumi , Kiyo , Naho," Akao called , while the three turned to her nonetheless.
Sumi with a slight flinch , and the others with a yawn.
"I'd like to introduce the new member of this Winter Estate," she exclaimed , making the other two girls on their futons widen their eyes.
She turned to Kiseki , followed by the girls , who looked at her in anticipation.
"Kiseki ," Akao titled her head slightly to the three girls while glancing at Kiseki , signaling her to introduce herself to the three girls.
"I-I'm Kiyotachi Kiseki.....I'm 14 years old..and I was a temple maiden , but I need to stay here from now on , so.....I hope we can be friends....?" Kiseki murmured ,the last sentence went put as a question.
She has a faint smile on , but her eyes are all puffy and red , so the three girl immediately knew the reason of her sudden stay and probably , her problems.
So the three girls braced theirself and walked up to her , bowing one by one.
"I'm Sumi Nakahara, nice to meet you," Sumi bowed 45 degrees, before straightened up again and smiled at Kiseki.
"I'm Kiyo Terauchi , I'll call you Kise-San!" Kiyo saluted , a wide grin on her face.
"I'm Naho Takada, glad to meet you.We are the servants of the Butterfly Estate!" Naho exclaimed , giggling in the end.
"Hmm , nice to meet you," Kiseki smiled , her face still stiff , remembering the bloody event that happened to her only remained family.
She's quite tough , as a girl.Usually , they would just cry and cry like there's no tomorrow.
"Uh," Kiseki turned to the pillar girl , who just sat on her bed."What should I do for you?"
Akao her eyebrows.
"I'm not asking you for anything much," Akao murmured.
She sat on the edge of the bed , folding her blanket in the process before gently laying them on the edge of the bed.
She turned to the four girls on their futons.
"I'm going to ask you a question , a question that would affect your future.It's all up to you ," Akao inhaled, while the temple girl gulped at the sudden seriousness.
"Would you like to be a demon slayer?"
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"Caw....Caw..!!"
A crow flew away from its owner, a gloomy looking man , sighing for the 69th time today--( ✧≖ ͜ʖ≖) *wink*wonk*
He lazily dropped himself to the terrace of his own home , staring at the slightly cloudy sky , as if the sky hated the man too.*cough*loser*cough*
(Jkjk iluvhim)
The man , rolled his eyes to side in a swift motion and a slightly pouted lips as a familiar presence pricked his senses.
"What are you doing here,"
Akao seemed not amused by the cold answer.
Instead , she put down a neatly wrapped box next to the 19 years old male.
"Just something I need to give you, Tomio-san,"
Giyuu's glare at the uninteresting tree on the corner o his yard worsened , the girl who saw his change of face emotion sighed in desperation.
"Don't call me that."
"Okay , okay.Just enjoy it," Akao murmured , prepared to go away , seemed to be waiting for the day where the older male will look at least friendly to her.
She had been giving him things for friendship , or at least so they can go along , but something seemed to make the male mad at her , though she cant point out why.
He looked gloomy and cold as always, but his twitch of annoyance and gaze shifting everytime she appeared , made her sure that the male, indeed hates her.
"What's this? Poison?"
Giyuu raised an eyebrow , his dark blue numb eyes squinting at the girl.
She rolled her eyes.
"I'm not Shinobu-San," she pressed each words carefully , deep inside also feeling tired of his cold shits."And I'm not giving you things to kill you or something.What's my fault anyways?"
Giyuu looked taken aback , but then recovered to his usual cold staring self.
"Something,"
He muttered as he seized the wrapped box and walked reluctantly in his estate.
"....weird guy,"
Akao shook her head in disappointment, disappearing to the woods , towards the Winter Estate.
Her mind flew to the moment this morning..
「"Would you like to be a demon slayer?"
Akao's pale blue and cherry red eyes pierced straight to the hazelnut ones , who widened slowly , her mouth wide agape.
Sumi , Naho , and Kiyo could just sat there , watching the teenager's interactions.
"Demon....slayer?"
"Like me , slaying demons for the sake of humanity , protecting the likes of you who had lost their precious people or other people that would lost one , soon," Akao explained.Kiseki showed no response in the mere seconds , so Akao continued.
"Being Demon slayers is no joke.You gotta train heavily everyday , and you often go out there , doing life dangering job , protecting other people , laying people's hope and life on your shoulders," Akao slid down her bed , walking towards the kneeling girl on her futon.
"Now , Would you like to be a demon slayer? I won't force you.You can be the medic assistant like them or a kakushi , it doesn't matter," Akao pointed at the three girls , nodding at he statement , eyes directed to Kiseki , waiting for an answer.
Kiseki's mouth opened and closed like a koi fish , before she pursed her lips and replied with determination in her eyes.
"I would like ..."
"To be a demon slayer,"」
Akao's sides of lips tugged upwards slightly , a faint soft smile painted across her face.
"Welcome , my first Tsuguko,"
Omake:
Giyuu pulled the knot on top of the wrapping box reluctantly , before opening the cloth that revealed a bento box.
Curious , but also slightly annoyed , he opened the bento box to smell his familiar favorite smell greeting his nose.
But a twitch of annoyance left his lips.
"Who the hell told her about my fav food?"
He murmured before eating the food greedily , not even leaving a single piece.
Somewhere else , 20 minutes ago..
"You better make it by yourself , Masa-chan.You're a pretty good chef," Shinobu giggled.
"Well , even if I am not a good cook , I'll still make it by myself.Buying them outside's pretty expensive," Akao murmured as she noted something down.
"Expected from Masa-chaaan,"
"So," Akao prepared her note."What's his favorite food again?"
"Salmon daikon~"
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Sorry for my late updates~~
My school fast forwarded the exam schedules because of the midterm holiday fast forwarded almost for a month.
But I'll do my best writing my 4 active stories~~~~
Hope you guys got a good day!!
●~Kuu~●