𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞
(𝐚𝐝𝐣.) ; 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
Tomioka Giyuu knew she stood out way more than others. His dark blue hues will often follow through, looking towards that figure of white who would walk through the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, if a gentle smile on her face.
She stood out when she was next to him, given how on his side it would be all gloomy. Whereas for hers, it was sunshine. Many would point out how her uniform was a different colour, for theirs would always be a dark colour.
Whereas hers, was in white, along with a white haori.
Many thought she was special, which was why her uniform was in a different colour from them, only for them to realize that she was just a Hashira, just a demon slayer as well. Nothing fancy, but they wondered why was it she gets a special uniform?
Only to have the glasses kakushi explaining that he had done it in a way to make her feel more comfortable, for white was the colour of snow. And that she would love it a whole lot more than the usual ones.
Taking the standard uniform and inverting the colours was what he had done. Where the black should be, was changed to white and where the white should be was changed to black. Yet, the initial design he wanted was quickly ripped to shreds by the Snow Hashira herself.
Giyuu knew all too well, she stood out the most because she was different in a way. Yet, he could feel himself being drawn to her a little more as each time he sees her. How she would always have that gentle smile on her face despite the cold aura she gave out.
And then there she was, walking through the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters once more as she had just returned home from a mission. He watched as she walked through the snow that was gently falling upon the ground, and she turned to look.
Her pink-tinted lips curled up into a smile as she looked at Giyuu, watching as he started to move towards her which she did the same, towards him. When Giyuu noticed her moving towards him, he felt as if time was slowing down.
He wasn't sure how, but he could feel his heart skipping a beat when she got nearer to him, and she grabbed hold of his hands in hers, where she blew hot air onto it, rubbing the back of them with her thumbs.
"𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐨𝐤𝐚-𝐬𝐚𝐧, 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐈 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦?"
her words sounded cold, but there was the hint of warmness in them. He couldn't help but stare as she continued to rub the back of his hands with her thumb, and soon watched as she looked at him with her pair of light blue eyes.
She smiled as she lets go of his hands and placed her hands against either side of his face, caressing his cheek slightly. She giggled when she heard footsteps and turned to look at Tengen who had arrived with a flamboyant chuckle.
"And I see you are flirting flamboyantly, [name]," he spoke out and [name] removed her hands from Giyuu's face, turning her body to face Tengen instead. She stuck her tongue out as if taunting him and she proceeds to walk away, only to have the Sound Hashira letting out a sigh as he looked at the rather dumbfounded Water Hashira before him.
"When are you going to confess your feelings to her, Tomioka?" he asked, and Giyuu looked at him a little confusedly. What did the Sound Hashira meant by confessing his feelings? What feelings did he hold for [name]?
"You must be lacking in the brain department... You got the looks, but your personality is drab. I wonder why does she like you as well," Tengen spoke out, shaking his head as he patted the Water Hashira on the shoulder, heading to find the Snow Hashira.
"Put me down! Put me down!" and Giyuu turned to look, his dark blue hues laid upon Tengen who was carrying [name] over his shoulder with ease, bringing her elsewhere, only for her to pound her fists against his broad back as she had on a slight pout.
Her light blue eyes then laid upon Giyuu, and her pink-tinted lips soon parted.
"𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐨𝐤𝐚-𝐬𝐚𝐧, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞!"
and Tengen's eyes widened when [name] was no longer on his shoulder. He turned to look and saw how Giyuu was holding [name] in his arms, and he raised an eyebrow in response, wondering how did he not notice Giyuu's movements.
Yet, he realized the Water Hashira's gaze was not on him, but rather on [name] as he continued to hold the Snow Hashira tightly in his arms. Her pink-tinted lips curled up into a smile, and his dark blue hues widened just a tad bit.
For her smile was as pure as the snow.
Tengen sighed, shaking his head at what was going on before him and he turned to look as Sanemi arrived as well. Giyuu places [name] down with ease and Sanemi could only watch, with a frown on his face as he wondered what was going on.
Why Giyuu was staring at [name] a whole lot and why [name] was all smiley. He shook his head, telling himself that he wasn't ready to deal with some stupid lovebird shit and proceeds to turn and walk away.
"Shinazugawa-san," and he stopped as he turned to look at [name] who had called out to him. He watched as she ran up to him and he frowned when she dumped a whole lot of snow onto his head, causing his pale purple eyes to widen as he squats down to gather the snow and hurled it at her, only for her to dodge and it hit Tengen in the face instead.
"That's not so flamboyant of you, Shinazugawa," Tengen spoke out and the snowball fight began, whereas [name] could only smile as she easily dodged what was thrown towards her, whereas Giyuu stood there, being the easy target as he didn't move.
Not even a millimetre.
Yet, his dark blue hues were fixed on [name] as she hid behind him, flipping his haori up as she hid beneath it, with her head sticking out from the side. Giyuu then started to move, avoiding the snowballs that were thrown towards him as he reached out and grabbed hold of [name]'s hands, placing it around his waist so that he could move easily.
[name] laughed at what was going on, the attempts to hit Giyuu were futile as Sanemi started to go on a rampage mode whereas Tengen just laughed heartily as always. And then Giyuu slipped over some snow, only to land on [name], squishing her against the soft snow.
He panicked, afraid he might have hurt her, only to have his dark blue hues widened as [name] was laughing once he got off from her and sat next to her body. He watched as her pink-tinted lips parted, and she couldn't help but feel all happy.
Her laughter, it sounded so genuine.
"Ara... [name], are you alright?" and [name] sat up on the snow as she turned to look at Kanae. A wide smile on the Snow Hashira's face as she nodded her head vigorously, which the Flower Hashira smiled gently at as she squats down and dusted the snow off from her head.
"You are becoming one with the snow already," she spoke out, and [name] shook her head as Kanae sat down on the snow-covered ground, whereas [name] easily laid down and rested her head against her thigh.
Giyuu got up, walking to where Sanemi and Tengen were, watching as the girls looked up into the night sky and they could only wonder what was wrong with them.
"Are you going to tell Tomioka-san about your feelings?" Kanae asked in a soft voice, and [name]'s light blue eyes widened as she threw a pile of snow into Kanae's face and stood up abruptly, hoping that her cheeks weren't red.
"Hush, Kanae," she spoke out with a pout on her face and Kanae giggled as she stood up as well, tossing some snow towards her, which [name] started to toss some back as well, and the boys heard heavy footsteps, turning to look as Himejima arrived.
Yet, the girls were chasing one another, only to have [name] easily pinning Kanae down and the duo laughed as they laid on their backs in the snow right beneath the tree, and then Sanemi's pale purple eyes widened as he thought of an idea.
He tugged onto Himejima's happy and the gentle giant had to bend down to listen to what the Wind Hashira was requesting. With a nod on of his head, did Himejima clapped his hands together, and within just that simple loud clap, came an impact.
And the Wind Hashira along with the Sound Hashira burst out laughing as the snow from the tree rained upon the girls harshly, covering them in the snow. They sat up, shaking their head and Kanae smiled gently with [name] as they stood up.
"[name], would you like to..." Kanae whispered out and [name] nodded her head. The sound of their blades unsheathing was heard and Tengen's pair of fuchsia coloured eyes widened as he realized what was coming.
Giyuu's eyes widened as he brought his blade out just in time as well.
"Breath of Flowers, Fifth Form: Peonies of Futility!" and a graceful flurry of nine consecutive attacks that flow and weave in on themselves was seen heading straight for the boys, bringing the snow along with the attack.
"Breath of Snow, Eighth Style: Blizzard Minus!" and [name] swung her nichirin blade with constant slashes, bringing the snow along with it along with the cold aura her attack has in the first place.
"Oi!" Sanemi yelled out and Giyuu's dark blue hues widened as he quickly used his form.
"Breath of Water, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm," and [name] had on a pout as Giyuu managed to prevent the snow from hitting the boys, and the next thing she saw was how he was right before her, and he had grabbed hold of her by the wrists, lifting them.
"U-Uh..." she whispered out as she could feel her body heating up once more. Her pair of light blue eyes widened as she continued to look into his pair of dark blue hues.
"And now, kiss!" Kanae spoke out as she shoved Giyuu forward, only to have [name] quickly getting out of his hold and he ended up kissing the tree bark instead, which [name] could only have an apologetic look on her face as she looked at Kanae.
"Oi! Himejima-san asked if you would like to have dinner together!" Sanemi yelled out and the girls flashed a thumbs up and soon [name] turned to look at Giyuu once more who looked dumbfounded. She quickly ran up to him and his eyes widened just a little, as he quickly averted his gaze when she placed her delicate hands onto either side of his face.
"Are you okay?" she asked, and he slowly nodded his head. Her pink-tinted lips curled up into a smile then as she dusted the snow away from his hair, whereas Kanae walked back to where the other Hashiras were.
Watching as [name] tended to the ever so lonely, Water Hashira.
"𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐨𝐤𝐚-𝐬𝐚𝐧,"
she spoke out with a soft smile on her face and Giyuu knew all too well, he couldn't reject what she had asked. He slowly nodded his head as her pink-tinted lips curled up wider into a soft smile, grabbing hold of large hands in hers did she rubbed the back of them with her thumbs.
"Let's go, Tomioka-san," she spoke out, and her voice to Giyuu was as soft as the snow he walked upon as he watched her pulling him along, with her walking backwards. Her smile continued to remain visible on her face as her light blue eyes stared into his dark blue hues.
How her long white hair flowed along with the gentle cold breeze from the snowy night, and his dark blue hues widened as he reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her to safety as she nearly fell.
Although she wouldn't have mind falling upon the snow, her heart pounded hard against her chest at how close the duo was, only to have Kanae giggling, snapping her out of her thoughts as she quickly got out of his hold and ran off to where the Flower Hashira was.
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"Your hair is still as soft as ever," Kanae spoke out as she combed through [name]'s long white locks, and the Snow Hashira could only have a gentle smile on her face as she looked out of the room, watching as the snow continued to fall gently.
Tengen was still enjoying the dinner together with Himejima, whereas Sanemi sat on the patio outside, along with Giyuu standing on the patio, leaning against the pillar that supported the roof of it. Their heads tilting up just a little then as they watched the snow falling gently still.
"[name]?" and [name] turned to look at Kanae who had tied her long white hair up into a messy bun and secure it with a hairpin. She then noticed that the Flower Hashira somehow had a rather worried look on her face.
"What's wrong?" she asked, and Kanae's pink-tinted lips parted to speak.
"I'm worried about you," she spoke out and [name] tilts her head just a little, wondering what Kanae was worried about in the beginning. [name] shook her head with a wide smile on her face as she gently patted Kanae's hand with her cold ones.
"I'm worried about you too. We will always come back here, right? After every mission?" she asked in a soft voice and Kanae nodded her head with a wide smile on her face as the tears threatened to spill.
"Of course... We will come back here," she whispered out and [name] smiled softly only to have her light blue eyes widened as she and Kanae were easily picked up and were tossed out into the snow.
"Alright! Enough with the sad stuff, let's flamboyantly play!" Tengen spoke out and [name] sat up not the snow with a slight pout on her face and she noticed a pair of feet before her. She slowly tilts her head up and noticed how Giyuu was there, holding a hand out to her.
"Thank you," she said with a smile as she dusted the snow off from her head and soon formed a snowball, hurling it straight at Tengen's face. Sanemi burst out laughing at what had happened, only to have Tengen shoving some of the snow into his mouth.
"YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" Sanemi scowled out and Kanae quickly got up as she and [name] took off running, avoiding the oncoming snowballs that were being thrown to them, whereas Giyuu turned, ready to walk back to the patio only to have his dark blue hues widened.
There, Himejima, within seconds he was carrying a huge snowball above his head, bigger than him in terms of size and without warning did he throw it towards the Hashiras who were running about, and their eyes widened.
"HIMEJIMA-SAN?!" they yelled out and everything went dark.
[name] shifted as she managed to emerge from the pile of snow and she looked around, noticing how Himejima and Giyuu were sitting on the patio, sipping on cups of hot green tea. She had on a pout as she helped Kanae out of the snow, and the duo started to walk towards the patio.
Only for her to end up stepping on Tengen who was still buried in the snow, and Sanemi was somewhere towards the side with his head stuck in the snow as well. Tengen frowned as he shifted and [name] had to stagger back. She watched as he came out from the snow with a messy appearance and Kanae along with [name] could only laugh softly at the look.
[name] then looked up as she heard the sound of fluttering. Her light blue eyes widened as she recognised her crow, and she had on a gentle smile then as she raised her arm. He watched as her crow landed on her arm gracefully and soon spread her wings and Giyuu noticed how her crow was rubbing her head against her cold cheek.
"Mission?" she asked her crow, only to watch her nodding her head in response.
"Caw! Caw! Mission! Mission! Head over to the North District! Demons have been sighted, the possibility of Kibutsuji Muzan! Caw! Caw!" and [name]'s light blue eyes widened at what was said. She felt her blood draining from her face as she looked at the Hashiras, they were feeling tensed then.
"Me... Alone...?" she softly whispered out and her crow nodded. She swallowed the lump in her throat then, feeling scared as she hesitantly took a step forward. Her pink-tinted lips pressed into a fine thin line as she was about to break out into a sprint.
Only for her to feel a hand tugging on her wrist.
She turned to look and his dark blue hues widened at how terrified she looks. His lips parted as he spoke a few words, and she could feel her heart pounding hard against her chest as she nodded her head, with him letting go of her did she took off running.
He watched as she ran, her figure soon disappearing as a strong gust of wind blew, carrying the snow acting like some sort of cover for her. Yet, his heart was aching for he was worried. All of them were worried, but he knew he was reluctant in letting her go alone.
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬.
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