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“The demon slayer corps is not too certain, but there may have been time travelers of some sort.”
Is what all the Hashira’s heard from the master’s mouth. People have been encountering strange types of items used around certain people that could be used for time traveling? They all looked confused and surprised, this just sounds stupid. It could be demons for all they know? Working together in their own type of clan, out of Kibutsuji’s control! Ubuyashiki then continues.
“They could be some sort of demon, but it’s not certain yet..i want to ask you all to please try to find them. And if you do, please bring them to me.”
They all nodded and bowed with respect to their master.
Sanemi was assigned to look for a strange looking person who doesn’t look exactly like a demon, just a bit more..out of place. Sanemi sighed,he thought this was just a waste of time and there’s no such thing as time traveling. He looks around the small crowds of villagers, maybe there’s nothing weird about this? But he checks around just in case. He only spots children who look too joyful for his liking, people who are behind stalls selling all types of foods and many lights from these houses. But nothing too suspicious, until he bumps into someone. And that someone has light green hair fading to blue that’s probably longer than Kanroji’s or Tokito’s hair, glasses, a paper umbrella, and glowing yellow eyes.
“I’m sorry!”
The taller apologizes, bowing down a bit at sanemi with kindness. It disgusts Sanemi, but he keeps it to himself. But the more Sanemi looks, the more he realizes how odd he stands out. He can’t wrap his finger around it, but he just feels..different from the other villagers. But he simply chooses to ignore it and walks away from the guy, but the guy calls out to him before he could take more than 4 steps.
“Wait excuse me!”
Sanemi reluctantly turns around, sighing to himself. He really just wants to get this mission over and done with so he can finally eat..
”What’s your name?”
He asks with curiosity, Sanemi just groans but then tells him bluntly.
”Shinzugawa Sanemi, now can i go?”
He complains, the boy just chuckled.
”Why I’m so sorry, fufu~ But that’s a very pretty name!”
Sanemi just turns his head around, avoiding to face the other man.
“Do you have a death wish?”
The other man just sighed.
”Awh man i thought you were gonna ask my name..but i just wanna become friends!”
The guy said with a pout, pretty childish. Sanemi just leaves and continues his path.
”You will see me again Shinzugawa, mark my words my friend!”
He yells to the albino, sanemi wished to never hear his voice ever again.
There has been a compliant about the same village that Sanemi went to last week about some demons roaming around, and Sanemi and Obanai are assigned to that exact village. While walking, Sanemi lets out a random groan. Obanai raises an eyebrow and asks what’s up with his ass, and Sanemi immediately took his anger out.
”I was assigned here last week and there’s this annoying guy i ran into in that exact place. and if I’m in that stupid village, he’s gonna pester me this whole mission!”
Obanai sighed, he’s overreacting..
”Sanemi, we’ll be in and out.”
”And the we’ll see that annoying bitch again!”
Obanai sighs again.
”If he’s there, he’s there Sanemi. We can just throw him off a cliff if it’s that bad?”
Sanemi rolls his eyes.
”Sure, whatever..”
They get to the Village, laughing children, complaining couples, and a annoying green haired fr- Wait.. Sanemi speeds up when he see’s the guy, trying not to be seen. But it’s too late now, the four eyed freak spots them and runs to them with a smile.
“Ah shinazugawa, You came back!”
Sanemi groans at the voice, the last person he wanted to see.
”Obanai, let’s just go..”
Sanemi and Obanai walk off to look for the demon(s) and the guy pouts.
”Wait Shinazugawa!!”
The taller runs to the two hashira’s, pestering both of them(especially Sanemi)
”Maybe you would wanna know my name? My name is Gogatsu Hiroto!-“
”No one cares.”
”Maybe your friend could tell me his na-“
”No.”
Hiroto sighs, they’re more difficult than he thought..
”Maybe you guys can tell me about the demons that you guys kill?”
”No-..wait what?”
”Or maybe!-“
Just as Hiroto was about to get cut off from Sanemi, someone else did it for him. A female scream was heard from around their area and that alerts both of the hashira’s. They go running in the direction the scream came from, leaving Hiroto there. But Hiroto doesn’t just stand there, he in fact follows the two to the direction.
“I wonder what it is..”
He mumbles to himself.
There was a demon with many large rocks floating around the woman, threatening her for something.
“Don’t worry, i won’t kill you darling..only injure you..”
The girl sobbed
”P-please don’t hurt me!”
The girl stuttered, the demon just grinned at her cries. The hashira’s sneak attack the demon, and the demon barely dodged it.
”My, my! We have some slayers I’ve finally encountered!”
They just rolls their eyes and go from the left and right. The woman was long forgotten, running away from the deserted forest. Hiroto hides behind a tree as he watched them battle a demon, wow do they look really cool. But this fight leaves Hiroto impatient and he makes a rifle with the light of the scissors in his hair keeping up his bun, and aims directly at a metal sign saying ‘keep out!’. Hiroto then pulls the trigger, the bullet bounces off the metal and slices the demons head off clean, And man did it look satisfying! But fun’s over now. He runs off in a hurry, trying not to get caught by the two shorter males. They look around from where the bullet came from, there’s no one? Obanai looks at the bullet, it’s colored with a light blue with gold vine imprints on it. Interesting, this must be what Oyakata-sama was talking about..
Sanemi writes a letter to his master, about the thing Obanai and him encountered. He folds the paper and gives it to his crow to deliver to Oyakata-sama. The crow then flies away from his estate and Sanemi rubs his face in exhaustion. He’s probably gonna have an early meeting tomorrow.. he looks at the bullet that they both encountered, it looks pretty..but Sanemi keeps it on his desk. He gets off his chair and starts heading to his room, getting ready to sleep.
The next day, a familiar crow yells out for a meeting, Sanemi groans and rubs his eyes with his yukata. He then gets off his futon and starts getting ready, once he’s ready he grabs the same bullet from his desk and leaves his estate. He arrives at the meeting spotting a few hashira’s there, and a certain one that really pisses off Sanemi(Giyuu). Sanemi chooses to sit behind Himejima and takes his seat, As soon as he did he takes a glance at the same bullet from last time and it still looks as pretty as before. He hears the voice of his master and he looks up, ready to get the meeting over and done with.
After the meeting, Sanemi is again assigned at the same place..(like always) and is paired with Kochou. They both start walking up the same path Sanemi probably knows off by heart by now. They walk in awkward silence, walking past trees and worn out plants. Sanemi breaks that silence.
“I have suspicion about this annoying prick, he looks too odd than the rest of these villagers..”
Shinobu just turns her head from sanemi, admiring the nature.
“Are you sure you’re not just being judgy?”
“I am, and i know my judgements are right.”
Sanemi snaps right back, Shinobu just sighs.
”If you say so..”
They go silent again, not saying a word to each other. After a few minutes they arrive at the village and sanemi already spots a familiar person..ugh.
”Well i guess you just miss me too much don’t you Shinazugawa?”
Sanemi groans, why him? He pushes his head away from him.
”Ugh..go away.”
Hiroto turned his head to look at the unfamiliar person next to him.
”Another friend huh? I’m Gogatsu Hiro-“
”Ugh no one cares..”
Shinobu rolls her eyes and ignores Sanemi’s whines.
”You may finish!”
“Alright thank you! I’m Gogastu Hiroto, Sanemi’s friend!”
”More like annoying leech..”
Sanemi mumbles.
”Ah, well I’m Kochou Shinobu!”
Hiroto chuckled.
”You have a nice name!”
Shinobu gave her his best smile
”Thank you Gogastu!”
Hiroto smiled back then brung out a basket that was in his hand his whole time.
”I was picking strawberries! They are ripe and they taste soo good!”
He says with excitement but still his voice is kept soft, dragging out the o.
”Would u guys wanna try one?”
He asks the two, Shinobu takes one while Sanemi doesn’t.
”Wow! These are really good..”
Hiroto giggles, and Sanemi goes a bit red from that.
”Sanemi, how about you try one?”
Sanemi takes a deep breath before answering with a-
“No.”
Hiroto does that stupid pout again and Sanemi rolls his eyes at his childish behavior.
”But whyy?? Here just try one!”
Hiroto suddenly brings a strawberry to his mouth. This flushes Sanemi and he reluctantly bites it before taking it out of his hand and throwing it. Hiroto giggles at his dumb reaction.
”See? It’s good!”
Hiroto turned around and walked away but stopped to say something, turning his head at the two and pulling out a small piece of paper of..directions?
”If you’re ever too tired to go back, you can always come to mine!”
He then walks away with his strawberry filled basket and goes the other way they are going.
”Let’s go now Kochou.”
Shinobu and Sanemi go the exact way they are supposed to go, going to the left side.
Sanemi knows he’s not gonna visit the stupid tall idiot.
Just as Hiroto was in the middle of sewing someone’s haori with his sewing machine, he hears a knock on his door. He stops his sewing and turns off his machine, going to the door to open it for the person. When he opens it, he’s met with the same short albino from a few hours ago.
”Why aren’t you home?”
He asks with concern, Sanemi just pushes him and takes off his haori and shoes. He’s covered with blood from his hair to the bottom of his uniform, this makes Hiroto wanna feel helpful.
”Sanemi, get in the bath right now.”
Sanemi just looks at him with confusion and shock. One, did he just say his first name? And second, why?
”Ah, i mean..uhm..Shinazugawa..”
Hiroto blushes from embarrassment, he didn’t mean to say his first name..
”Why?..”
He says with obvious exhaustion, he’s covered in blood and fresh scars? Why is he even questioning it?
”I’m washing your hair.”
He says straightforward , this makes Sanemi confused, angry and embarrassed. Why would he let him wash his hair?
”If you’re thinking about getting out, there’s many demons out there. I know your not in the mood to kill them.. So it’s either that or i leave you outside.”
Sanemi sighs because he gives in, he lets the guy lead him to somewhere to wait while he’s gonna go get the bath running. He looks at the decorations around the room he’s in, paintings, different swords probably from ancestors. He hears his name being called out and walks to the bathroom, he’s then met with a tub filled with steamy water and a smiling green haired guy. He then lets him have his privacy until he’s calls out to him(if he does..)
Chapter 1 done