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pink-tk-a-latte · 4 months ago

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HAPPY (late TT) BIRTHDAY KAI @emiefluff !!!!!!

Thank you for being my first moot, friend, and collab on this app!! You inspired me to start playing HSR and I’m so glad I had someone to share the Project Sekai experience with!!!!!! Your writing is so soft and fluffy and your hurt/comfort fills me with yearning 💕💕 You’re always so silly and it’s been a joy to meet you <3 /p And now you’re 16!!!!! Crazy 🤯

I know I'm late I’m so so sorry, I couldn't finish it before your bday bc I got sick and I was high on NyQuil, and then I wanted to change like everything that I wrote, but here we are!!

ALSO I LITERALLY could not decide between MizuKana or RuiNene. I went with RuiNene (you may recognize this draft. Or you may not) and this is so sappy and cringe, they're troubled middle schoolers here what can I say 😭 Hope you like your awfully belated gift!! (I have the MizuKana one in my drafts, might post it later)

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Nene stared at the side of Rui’s head, listening to his fingers tap on the green wooden table. The smell of ash seared her nostrils from the kitchen adjacent. Slowly, he turned to face her with a sideways expression.

“Sorry, Nene.” He pulled his fingers through matted purple hair, snagging on tangles. A smile crept guiltily onto his face. “I think I burned the rice.”

Nene just sighed and pushed her laptop out of the way. “It’s okay, Rui.” She really shouldn’t have trusted him with such a complicated meal. Especially after seeing his attempts to modify the rice cooker.

“Ah, at least we still have lots of soda candy!” He threw a handful at her as if they were rose petals.

Nene managed to catch one, which was impressive enough. “We must be doomed to never eat healthy.” Fidgeting with the wrapper, she freed the candy and touched it to her tongue, letting it fizz on her taste buds.

Rui laughed, rather pathetically, and his eyes trailed down to his lap. Nene glanced at him, then down at her homework, worrying her lip.

Rui was�� well, Rui was as usual, these days. He used to be the only person Nene could talk to comfortably, now the air was cold and heavy, even with him.

She knew Rui had a hard time feeling normal. Even now, in middle school, his classmates still thought he was eccentric, dangerous even, and it was getting to him. Nene could feel he was slowly fading. Or maybe it was she who was drifting away.

Either way, what they were had changed since she joined her troupe, and she was lost on how to help him.

Nene stood to throw the candy wrapper away, passing behind Rui’s chair. She’d never been so conscious of the space around her in his house; it had always felt like an extension of her home.

The tension must have affected Rui too, as he fussed with the strands of hair that had escaped his short half-up ponytail. He pushed them behind his ear, only for them to fall into his eyes again. After watching him struggle for a few beats, Nene huffed and pulled his hand away.

“You’re getting it messy.” Combing through knots that had coiled around the hair tie, Nene gently loosened his ponytail. She put the tie around her fingers and started to gather his hair in the back.

Rui stilled at her touch, and his hands settled in his lap. “Thanks, Nene.” His leg bounced against the weirdly colored tiles that Nene had always made fun of.

You should take better care of your hair. The remark stuck on her tongue. Of course. I care about you. Nene’s mouth felt dry. All she could manage was a weak hum.

The silence dragged on. Nene began to question what she was even doing, clammy hands only mussing up Rui’s hair more.

As she pulled some of the wispy hairs on his nape into the bundle, Nene’s nails skated across his neck unintentionally. A yip and a shiver from Rui alerted her.

“Sorry, did I scratch you?” Nene shifted to look at Rui’s face. His eyes were squeezed shut and his mouth crooked. When Nene dragged a finger over his ear to tuck a hair behind it, he made the same squeaky noise.

As though a door had opened and a fresh breeze swept into the room, a smile pulled at Nene’s lips. “Aw, you’re still ticklish?”

Rui’s eyes popped open with a look of mild fear. “Uh… no?” he said, like a liar.

“Uh huh. Sure.” Nene flicked her nails up and down his neck. Rui jolted like he’d been shocked.

“EEHehey! Neneheaha!” he shrieked. He hiked his shoulder up to his cheek and tried to reach for Nene’s quick fingers.

Nene chuckled by his ear; Rui’s real laugh was far more boyish than his personality would make it seem. “I forgot how much you sound like a fox.” She wormed her fingers under the collar of his shirt, making him yip again and proving her point.

“I dohohon’t! Ahaha Neneehee! Nahat the eheahahears!” He shook his head, melting against the back of the chair.

Nene sighed fondly. “I’m just talking, Rui,” she breathed while she leaned in closer to his ear, now red and warm. “Your ears are too sensitive.” He wailed and rubbed his ear on his shoulder.

Nene’s hands scaled down his spine and crawled between his shoulder blades. Rui barked and jumped, scrabbling for her assailing digits and pleading for a timeout. Nene ceased only when he threw his head back over the top of the chair, and she was exposed to the full display of his broad smile and rosy cheeks.

Becoming aware of the smile that had grown on her own face, Nene quickly wiped it away.

Once Nene unhanded him, Rui slouched forward until his head landed on the desk. “Ha… Nene, you’re crueler than you look.”

“Sorry.” She rested her hands on the back of Rui’s chair. “I guess I just haven’t heard you laugh in a while… I missed it. A little.”

Rui hummed, surprised, and Nene felt her face grow warm. “Is that so?” He sat up and turned around to grin at her. “Hehe, the same goes for you!”

“Huh?” Nene tilted her head.

Rui wiggled his fingers, so childish but somehow… “I haven’t heard you laugh in quite some time either.” Rui dug into her sides, squeezing and squishing. Electricity that fizzed from his rough fingers like soda candy shocked a squeak out of Nene. She curled into herself and dissolved into bubbling giggles.

“N-Nohoho! Ruhuhihihi!” Nene lightly gripped Rui’s wrists, trying to squirrel away from the hands scribbling up her sides. A fuzzy feeling flooded her nerves as she squealed and laughed more heartily than she had in a long time.

“There it is, the laugh of a little mermaid.” A cat-like smirk lifted Rui’s face. “Are you still ticklish here, Nene? Here too? Oh wow, I’m barely moving my fingers and you’re laughing!”

“AHAhaha! Ruhuhihi you suhuhahahuck!” Nene shoved at his face and kicked at his knees. She managed to hit him once, and he winced as though really in pain.

“Ow ow ow, that hurt!” He pouted ridiculously. “You’re such a meanie, Nene.” Evilly, he kneaded his fingers into her ribs, and Nene squalled and tightened her grip on his wrists.

Her face was warm with joy, and her ribs were starting to hurt from her laughter. “You’rehahaha the mehehehean one! PffftaHA hypocrihite!” Her knees buckled and she fell to the ground, finally escaping Rui’s evil fingers.

Heaving in air, Nene clutched at her ribs. Rui laughed at her from above.

“You’re winded already?” Rui smiled. Nene whacked at his leg.

“You’re, hah, no athlete either.” As she shifted to glare up at him, she found Rui kneeling in front of her, wearing a candid smile and a glimmer in his canary-yellow eyes that spoke of nostalgia.

“Nene,” called Rui, suddenly solemn. “Did I tell you how happy I was for you when you joined that theatre troupe?” He glanced down and bumped their knees together. “You made your dream come true.”

Nene inhaled. She counted the clover patches on her cardigan sleeve and picked at a loose thread. Breathing out, she faced Rui directly. “It’s thanks to you. If… If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t have fallen in love with theatre.” I’m sorry I left you alone. Rui looked up at her. Nene found herself staring into the same eyes she’d known since childhood. “It’s our dream.” You’re not alone.

Then their eyes broke apart. Eye contact was too much for either of them.

Rui laughed. “Well, when you put it like that...” He brushed back his loose hair, which Nene realized she had forgotten to fix.

She giggled. “Your hair. You need to cut it.” She reached for a lock and tucked it behind his ear. Instantly, Rui stiffened then melted into the ground, squeaking and giggling at the simple touch.

“Neneheheehee! You’re beheing a buhuhully ahahagainaha!”

“I’m not even doing anything,” she said, fluttering her nails against the shell of his ear.

As she laughed in tune with Rui’s cadence, Nene forgot to worry about how small the space they shared was. All she cared about was this pocket of time that belonged only to them.

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adoremexxs · 1 year ago

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Information about my Demon Slayer Au

I mainly focus on the Hantengu brothers because I love them way more than everyone else.

Warning: this contains very heavy themes such as sh, abuse, etc.

Sometimes this can vary from highschool to college, it really depends on the time.

Sekido is the oldest brother, Karaku is the second oldest, Aizetsu is the middle child and Urogi is the youngest out of the quadruplets. Urogi has his birthday on another day because he almost died and he also was just born a lot later.

Zohakuten is the youngest. Zohakuten is 15, just recently turned and is going into his freshman year. The brothers are all 17 and going into their junior year.

Most of the stories I wrote recently are when Zohakuten is in 8th grade. That’s when he meets Rui.

A little backstory. Their mom gave birth to the quadruplets and she was happy and healthy, their mom was Latino. Their dad was Japanese.

Whenever she had Zohakuten, Zohakuten had an illness that affected her body instead of his. The only side effect that he really got was that he was really sick as a kid and he has the purple vein-like cracks under his eyes.

His illness took over her body and whenever Zohakuten was 7 years old, she passed away. It was a long, painful death because she had been hurting so bad.

Sekido had to take care of her while she was sick and even took up a part-time job to help his dad and mom out. He grieved the hardest when she passed.

Their dad was an alcoholic and a narcissist so they regularly experienced beatings as children.

Sekido had it the worst. He took all the beatings for his brothers so they didn’t have to deal with it.

It still didn’t stop his father from almost beating Zohakuten half to death. Because of Zohakuten’s sickness, they regularly had to go to the doctor. It was expensive.

Zohakuten got better over the years but if he got a little cold, he would take a few days or weeks to recover.

Shortly after Zohakuten turned 7, their father dropped them off at their grandpa Urami’s house.

Their grandpa is their father’s dad so he is Japanese.

He taught them their culture and also taught them respect. Urami was old and fragile as well as extremely narcissistic and manipulated the brothers a lot but he did truly care about them…sometimes.

Two years pass, Zohakuten is 9 and he is with his grandpa and his grandpa suddenly has a seizure and a heart attack.

Zohakuten is 9 years old. He has no idea what to do but freak out and watch his grandpa die in front of him.

Right as their grandpa died, Sekido had gotten home first since Aizetsu was hanging out with friends and Urogi and Karaku were at school clubs.

Sekido had so much hatred towards Zohakuten that it was the first time he put his hands on him. He blamed Zohakuten for all of the misery they had to suffer with.

Sekido had to take up two jobs to provide for his family. They were “placed” with their father. Their father let them live in the rundown house but they had to pay him money.

He never came around to see them or anything. Whenever the quadruplets turned 15, he finally just let them live there.

Zohakuten was 10 and was self harming himself in their little kitchen when Sekido found him. Zohakuten hasn’t hurt himself since because Sekido’s words and punches cut deep enough for him not to even think about it.

Urogi was bullied throughout primary and middle school for his loud and cheerful personality and also weird looks because he looked a bit different from his brothers.

Urogi has a scar on his waist from where his father had hit him with a beer bottle.

Aizetsu suffers from depression and anxiety and body issues. He’s on medication for it and he is doing better.

Urogi is very apathetic to his trauma, at most, he has self image issues and worries about how others perceive him.

Karaku deals with his trauma by sleeping with people and like Urogi, he has self image issues and drug and drinking addictions. It stopped whenever Zohakuten found him almost dead though. This was when Zohakuten was 13.

Sekido has became exactly like their father. He carries that burden on his shoulders, multiple scars from beatings, getting locked out onto the porch in freezing degree rain, extreme mental health issues, overthinking and more.

Sekido has put his hands on Zohakuten and Karaku the most. Karaku instigates it the most and they get into full fledged fist fights.

Sekido broke Zohakuten’s nose whenever they got into a huge fight. Zohakuten was 12 whenever Sekido broke his nose. The fight was about Zohakuten hanging out Gyutaro and Daki. Gyutaro is known as the drug dealer and Daki is his “slutty” little sister. They gave Zohakuten drugs and he did them.

Sekido felt extremely guilty afterwards and did everything in his power to make it up to Zohakuten who didn’t want to talk to him.

Zohakuten doesn’t stay at home at all. He goes over to Rui’s almost every day or just stays in his room. He broke down in front of Rui and told him everything about his home life and all he could was cry.

He has since then pledged to never cry in front of Rui again because he seems “weak.”

Sekido has taken up therapy and medication after he broke Zohakuten’s nose and involved himself in a lot of past times. Him and Zohakuten still have an extremely off relationship.

The friend groups.

I’ll just refer to them as the delinquents (the demons) and the popular kids (the hashira). They all are extremely popular for their own bad reasons.

The Popular kids: Shinobu, Giyuu (he’s just there tbh), Gyomei, Sanemi, Kyojuro, Tengen, Kanae, Mitsuri, Obanai, Tengen’s girlfriends in this case, Yoriichi

The Delinquents: Kokushibo, Douma, Akaza, Gyokko, Kaigaku, Hairo, Sekido, Karaku, Aizetsu, Urogi, Gyutaro

Yoriichi will alternate between friend groups because of his brother.

Then we have Tanjiro’s friend group: Tanjiro, Nezuko, Kanao, Zentisu, Inosuke, Genya, Muichiro, Senjuro, Rui

Zohakuten’s friend group: Zohakuten, Rui, Gyutaro and Daki

He barely even talks to Gyutaro and Daki anymore but they are his friends.

Football players: Kyojuro, Akaza, Karaku, Sekido, and Tengen.

Basketball players: Akaza, Urogi, Gyutaro, Kokushibo, Yoriichi, Gyomei, Muichiro, Sanemi.

Soccer players: Akaza, Urogi, Aizetsu, Karaku, Sekido, Kyojuro, Giyuu and Muichiro.

Track players: Karaku, Tengen, Aizetsu, and Shinobu

Cheerleading: Kanao, Kanae, Koyuki, Mitsuri, Makio, Suma, Hinatsuri

Archery: Sekido, Susamaru and Yahaba

Debate: Sekido, Kaigaku, Kokushibo, Yoriichi, Tanjiro

Baking: Mitsuri, Kanao, Kanae, Nezuko, Zentisu, Tanjiro

Wrestling: Urogi, Kyojuro, Tengen, Gyomei, Mitsuri, Akaza and Sanemi

Shinobu runs the science club.

Akaza and Kyojuro are friends and get along great, they practice sports together.

Kyojuro does have stalker tendencies as he stalked the last girl he was dating. Karkau and Urogi harass him about it.

Depending on the storyline, I usually don’t include Muzan. Muzan is Rui’s father in my hes but he is pretty young and he gets paid to stay away from his actual family.

His family is filthy rich so he gets paid a bunch. Muzan definitely has befriended Kokushibo though either way.

Relationships with the Hantengu brothers.

Urogi doesn’t have a label neither does Karaku. They swing both ways and don’t care what you identify as, they love you the way you are.

Sekido is bisexual/demisexual. It takes him a long time to feel a connection with someone so if you are the lucky person who he clicks with, do not betray his trust at all. He is mentally unstable and trying to heal!

Aizetsu’s depression has made him aromantic almost. If he falls in love, he doesn’t care what you identify as, what you look like, just love him and cherish him.

Zohakuten does not give a shit about relationships at all. He hates couples in general. He is only focused on getting out of school and spending time with Rui.

This was just more information on my Demon Slayer AU. Muzan is lowkey just there and I definitely focus on the Hantengu Brothers more. I just like them more.

I kinda went into depth and tried to explain the timeline. If something doesn’t make sense, I’m sorry. I’m writing this at 12 AM and half asleep.

I hope you enjoyed!

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asher-agere · 1 month ago

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PJSK agere headcanons!

First post, and it’s Project Sekai of course! I’ve written up headcanons for all the characters (Not the virtual singers), sorted by group, and wanted to share!

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Tsukasa literally raised himself. He’d love being taken care of. Plus he’d ALWAYS put on shows for his caregiver, expecting praise. He loves any pet names relating to star, “My little star” “Shining like the bright star you are” “My darling star” etc. His caregiver singing is the most calming thing ever, or it’ll amp him up because he wants to sing along. He loves acting out stories! Makes bedtime not so calm, but who could be mad at such a cute little star? Probably regress to like 3-5, old enough to function well (For his shows of course!) but he still has the childlike whimsy

Rui best caregiver. He would come up with games for his little, he’d also make them things- Like oh my baby needs somewhere to store their stuffies? It’s ok he’ll make like a giant dollhouse. Need a playpen? Slide and tunnels included. Ball pit, trampoline. Only the best for his little one. He’s also an amazing chef. He’ll make the best meals ever, or if he’s not cooking he’ll arrange his little one’s plate to look absolutely adorable. Always creative with how he does everything

Emu I see either way. She’d either be the cutest little ever. Like 1-4. Almost always nonverbal and explaining with hand movements instead of words. When she does use words it doesn’t raspy make sense. Like, “How are you feeling today?” “Super wonderhoy wuper duper!” Like you can make sense of it but half of the words aren’t real words. Loves her stuffies, cuddle piles for the win. Or she’d be the most fun caregiver ever. Never letting her baby cry. She’s amazing at getting a smile back on that baby’s face if they’re sad, but if they’re sick or something she feels sort of at a loss. She still makes it all better! It just takes wayyy to long and her poor baby seems so uncomfortable

Nene again either way- She’d regress to a decently big age, like 4-7 but be nonverbal. Not because she can’t talk, she just doesn’t want to. Lots of naps and video games. She’d be a bit panicky as a caregiver? Like always worried about messing up and stuff like that. But she’d be so gentle and soft. The best cuddles. Always caring so carefully for her little one

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Kanade would regress fairly big. Like 3-6. Lots of crying but quiet crying. She always wants to be working on something, coloring books are preferred. Very responsible, she can use a big kid cup and everything (Does need a straw though). Hates overly childish things. Don’t give her that overly cute stuff. Wants like old comfy clothes and stuffies. Stuffies that look like. Realistic? Like a cat stuffie needs to be a cat color. Give her a purple cat and she’ll hate it. Monochrome or dull colors like pastels, nothing like neon.

Mafuyu is a baby. Like 1-3. She doesn’t express her needs at all, no crying, no tantrums. She’ll respond to questions but won’t express a need. Like if you ask if she’s hungry she’ll say yes, but she’ll never ask for food. She expresses things on a temperature scale, warm is good, cold is bad. It’s the only way she understands

Ena regresses pretty big 4-6. DRAWING. She expects her caregiver to draw with her, wants her drawings hung up, all that. Give her praise she’s a happy baby. She gets really bratty sometimes though, tantrums are very common. Sometimes she needs to be set down for a nap even if she says she’s fine

Mizuki is just a sweet little girl. Gender affirming nicknames are golden “my good girl” “baby girl” “princess” etc. everything cute, everything pink. Outfits are very important, loves playing dress. Wide age range 2-6. Not embarrassed at all once her caregiver knows, but before that she’ll hide it like her life depends on it. Needs reassurance her caregiver won’t leave constantly

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An could go either way honestly. Like she regresses but not often. When she does it’s because she’s overwhelmed with self doubt. Regresses fairly big 3-6. She needs praise all the time. If her caregiver makes mistakes sometimes that honestly helps. Makes her feel less behind. For example she loves singing, and she’ll pick songs not in her caregivers vocal range to hear their voice crack

Akito overworks himself and usually drops forcefully. Better watch him or he’ll drop in public, my man does not monitor his own mental state. He’s a big boy like 4-6. Mega brat, insists on having his way. Refuses to do anything productive. Walk to the kitchen for a snack? Nuh uh his caregiver can get it for him. Need to go take a bath? Maybe later. No shame whatsoever either. He can throw an hour long tantrum and won’t even apologize

Toya’s just a baby, 2-5. He’ll try doing work, don’t let him. He’s not allowed near the piano. He’ll get really upset if he doesn’t play something perfectly. Baby needs spoiled. Sweet snacks, a bunch of stuffed animals. He collects pacifiers. He needs them all. REFUSES to let Akito pick his outfits. He will not be looking like a fashion disaster (I love Akito but the three jackets-). Also Toya has a surprisingly good vocabulary. He talks like a big kid then you ask his age and he’s like “Uhm. 3”

Kohane is a caregiver through and through. She’s willing to go along with just about anything her little one wants. She’d not great at offering her own ideas though. Always good at giving options “This or that” “Point to what you want” etc. She will learn ALL the lullabies to sing to get little one. Her voice is so soft and gentle it’ll help anyone sleep. Really bad at saying no, even when she knows she has to. Her little one wants to eat an entire bag of chocolate chips? Better look away from those puppy dog eyes before she finds herself saying yes

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Haruka I see as a caregiver??? Like yes she overworks herself but like. Idk I just can’t see her regressing really. Always performs concerts for her little one and lets them participate. Plans them a regression schedule and activities. Snacks are prepped for easy access. Always has a bottle or sippy cup ready to grab and go. Carries a pacifier just in case. She’s so responsible

Minori is a caregiver. She’s her little’s biggest fan ever. Anything her little does it met with applause and praise. Loves hanging up their drawings, keeps one in her wallet even. She’s really creative in making up stories for stuffed animals to act out but she can literally only do one voice- She’s so bad at voice acting but she tries

Airi I feel like is just a sweet little thing, 2-4. Mostly non-verbal BUT she will talk and talk and talk for her stuffed animals. Amazing at all the different voices. Doesn’t wanna sing, just hums and dances. She loves sweet snacks but gets anxious it’ll ruin her figure. She likes listening to music and making up dances, but really really likes it if her caregiver dances and she can copy them

Shizuku is a tiny baby, 1-3. No thoughts in her head, just baby. Non verbal but will babble her caregivers ear off. She doesn’t do anything the requires thinking, no games, do dancing, no drawing. She will color, she will watch shows, she loves listening to stories and watching her caregiver. Also LOVES nap. This baby is a napper. Give her a bottle of warm milk and she’s out

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Ichika is a tiny one, 1-4. She’s a nervous baby, never wants to be a burden. She cries a lot and has the sweetest softest little voice. Very clingy, she loves getting attention. If her caregiver seems upset sometimes she’ll force herself out of headspace because she feels like she needs to comfort them. This leads to yucky side effects like headaches and sudden uncontrollable drops

Saki is a big girl! 3-5, she wants people around. Play dates are her favorite thing ever. Loves anything she can do with people, games, coloring, singing, you name it. Loves messing with her synth settings to make funny noise’s. She always wants to go places and do things but her caregiver has to stop her because people outside can be judgmental ):

Shiho is tiny and more consistent with her age range, 2-3. Mostly nonverbal but pretty good vocabulary, just chooses not to talk. She’s pretty self sufficient, but she appreciates the help so much. A simple thing like her caregiver holding her bottle for her means so much to her. She mainly just wants to go to sleep immediately, not really one for just hanging out in headspace

Honami is a wide wide range, 2-6. She always tries taking care of her caregiver in the cutest little ways. Feeding them her food, offering them her drinks, always wrapping them in blankets. Likes playing doctor a lot. Overall just a happy girl. If she’s sad she cries a bunch but praise her and she’ll be all smiles soon enough!

Sorry if this is OOC! I thought I did a pretty good job, but I haven’t read all the stories yet. Might do this with BSD next? If I do that’ll be in multiple parts though…

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echantedtoon · 1 year ago

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Demon Bride Ch38 Blood Is Thicker Than Water

(Warnings!!: Enmu IS his own warning, possibly some innuendos, some blood being mentioned, mentioning of death, mentioning of wounds and a broken leg, mentioning of reader's head exploding. Slight mention of nudity at the end.)

Enmu watched as her body went rigid, cold to the touch under his hands as he fondly watched the life drain from her face and look as pale as a corpse. Large purple eyes stared at him in shock. Before they slowly rolled into the back of her Head, and her body went limp-

"MOTHER?!" pale hands reached up as the woman collapsed into Enmu's awaiting arms. Instantly rage filled green-red eyes snapped at the perverted figure daring to hold what was HIS. "What did you DO to her?!"

"Me? I've done absolutely nothing." He smiled down at the half-concious woman. Her pale and defeated completely was so adorable on her.~ It sent a shiver down his spine.~ She was sure to be careful maneuvering her limp body into a more comfortable position in his arms as the boy flung his sleeves back and held up both hands threaded by webs- "Now there's no need for that. She just half fainted is all. The news probably only shocked her slightly."

"Slightly?"

"She'll be fine in a few minutes. Don't worry."

"How do you know?'

"I'm a doctor.~"

"YOU'RE A PERVERT!"

A groan filled the air as the woman moved in Enmu's arms..And your head raised. What was-...It felt like you just woke up in the morning again, but in an uncomfortable position. Your eyes blinked back black splotches and slowly your vision focused until you could make out something. A face with teal eyes and a giggling mouth smiled down at him.

Enmu giggled more at your blinking face before humming. "Hello, Darling.~ Did you sleep well?~'' A hand smooshed his cheek as it pushed his face away.

"A-Alright you. Back it up a little bit there." He chuckled more before pulling you slowly back up into a standing position and removed his hands when you shooed him away from your body. However you were still... confused. "W-What...What happened?"

"You fainted," Enmu bluntly said with a smile, "But because of your body's new regeneration abilities, you recovered back quickly. My how fascinating.~"

"I don't... understand."

"Then you're going to want to sit down for this. There's a lot for me to explain." He hummed spotting your futon and gestured. "Take a seat.~ Rui, dear. Why don't you be a good boy and help Mother into bed?"

"I don't take orders from you!....But you are a reliable doctor so alright." A pale hand took yours and led you towards the futon.

Enmu took his time to go back to the open door, peek out, and say to someone. "Go away. No one is to come within fifty feet of this room. Or there will be such delightfully painful consequences.~"

Before closing the door and turning on his heels back to you hands clasped in front of him watching as you slowly sat down in the soft silk sheets of the futon assisted by Rui. Silence rang out as the three of you just sat there facing one another in the tense silence... before Enmu inhaled and clapped his hands together.

"So...How much do you remember before you fainted?"

"Most of it. You know...It's not nice to joke about that type of stuff. I know you're kind of amusement is sadistic but-"

"Oh no. I was a hundred percent being serious. You are definitely of demon blood," he spoke in a happy blunt tone making you freeze. "Will you faint again?~ It was so cute the first time."

You continued to stare at him letting your numb mind recharge at his words before your eyes widened again. "....I dunno. I guess it depends on how you explain it to me which would be nice." You eventually mumbled out in a ln almost shocked state which left Enmu giggling again.

"This isn't funny! Why don't you stop laughing and explain yourself before I lope your mouth off!," Rui threatened again straining the webs in his hands-

"Relax.~" Enmu held up his hands like it was the most casual thing ever. "I'm going to explain everything." He stepped towards the futon with a hum. "That's the other reason I'm here." He sat down with a smile. "So tell me how much you know about the situation first."

".... Literally nothing." You finally frowned now. "Why don't you tell me?"

"Gladly! But I will warn you to brace yourself. It all started when I first examined your blood a few months ago. You see from the moment I met you it was obvious that there was something different from any other humans I've met." Wait..so bluntly? Just jumping right into this huh? Ok. You guess you were doing this. Your expression made him give an amused smile. "You see when I first brought back your blood it smelt like flower smelling perfume, but I only thought it smelt that way because you were wearing perfume at the time. However when I opened the vile containing your first sample I nearly died from inhaling the smell."

Your brows shot up. Enmu almost died?!From smelling your blood?! HOW?! Blood would just have a coppery smell to it wouldn't it? Or in your case flowers, but how could anyone die from smelling flowers?! Was he allergic to pollen or flowers? He mentioned before not liking perfume but those didn't make sense either. You weren't a flower and couldn't produce pollen or anything else like a flower except for the smell part. You couldn't help but give him a worried look.

"Are you alright?!"

He chuckled and waved a hand. "Perfectly fine. If I wasn't I wouldn't be here, but that doesn't matter now. My point is that human blood doesn't do that. Smell I mean at least not like flowers. You see...Human blood smells like the metal known as copper-" See? You were right!! "-with maybe some iron to it, and it has the human's personal scent on it. So different blood from different humans will smell slightly different as it'll be from different people."

"Ok. That makes sense so far," you said nodding trying your best to follow along with his medical talk, "But how would that kill you?"

"Well to be blunt, your first blood sample smelt so heavily of wysteria that I went into a choking fit as soon as I opened the bottle."

..... Wysteria?

"Wysteria? You mean that purple flower that grows on trees?" He nodded. Wysteria?...At this point you weren't surprised to know your blood smelt like another flower but why was that so bad?

"You see there's very few things that can easily kill a demon. The wysteria plant is one of those things. Not only is it highly dangerous to our health but it's so poisonous that even inhaling it's scent in perfumes can kill a weak demon or make them extremely sick," he explained and you stared shocked. "Luckily I'm not a weak demon and your blood was easily contained so it didn't give me more than a massive headache for a few days, but that was when I knew you were no ordinary human. Because you must understand Y/n, human blood...Does not do that. However demon blood can have many affects to it."

"But ... I'm not a demon."

"That's what I thought so at first too but no matter how much I tested the first sample I couldn't find any explanation for your smell. You see at first your blood looked the same as any other humans blood cells. I couldn't find any natural explanation for the smell. There wasn't any contamination or anything of the sort so I decided to get another blood sample when your leg was healing. Your leg gave me the second clue to my theory."

"...My leg?" You gave your leg a look, the one that had been hurt by that demon so long ago. "How?"

"You see from what Kyogai told me how your condition was when you first got injured, you're leg should've been completely shattered...but it wasn't. It wasn't even broken. It was a small fracture instead. Yn. Humans don't heal that fast.." His head tilted as you stared at him. "Again I didn't think much of it at first, I chalked it up to Kyogai and his healer not knowing a lot about human anatomy. I mean that was the whole reason why he called me, but over time it got harder and harder to explain. You healed up faster and started walking around unlike any other human I've ever seen. And again your second blood sample provided nothing... Except for one thing."

"What?" You were starting to feel woozy at this point. It made your head spin.

"Well.. your red blood cells still looked human but their was two different blood cells mixed up with them. Those being the blood cells of two different demons." His eyes became half lidded. "Those two demons were none other than Mr. Kyogai and Kaigaku. Somehow their DNA got mixed up within your body. Can you tell me why?"

"WHAT?!" You gasped at him and felt stunned. Your blood mixed with Kyogai's and Kaigaku's. Was that the cause of everything?! But....How? "How?!"

"Well there's three ways. You could've had a blood transfusion from the healer but I already asked Kyogai about that and he said no such thing has happened. You could've eaten their blood-"

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!! ARE YOU CRAZY-... DON'T ANSWER THAT!! NO!! IM NOT A CANNIBAL!!"

"Then the only logical explanation is that you three unknowingly contaminated your body by mixing together blood through open wounds," he said with a wide, excited grin. "Now tell me...Was there any wounds you both had at the same time that might've allowed it to happen?~"

"NO!! I would've never just rubbed wounds with them! That sounds disgusting!!" You threw your hands up to your face wanting to facepalm. "I couldn't ha-" Your body ran cold. Your hand one inch away from facepalming your head when you noticed something on the palm of your hand. A small barely seen scar from long ago. Left behind by a demon chase through the woods and into Kyogai's mansion. You just stared at it for a long time as Enmu frowned at your sudden frozen body. "......Oh my gods."

"What is it?"

"I did have a cut." Your hand slowly lowered until it hit your lap and everyone could see the faded scar running across the palm of skin. "....I had an open cut on my hand when I helped clean Kyogai's wounds ages ago."

"Let me see.~" Your hand was quickly snatched up by Enmu who hummed and rubbed a thumb along the barely present marking.... before nodding. "That would do it." He looked back up. "But what about Kaigaku? It couldn't have been when you all got into a fight with the Hantengu Brothers. I got the contaminated sample before that happened...Is it possible you fought when he first met you?"

You shook your head. "N-No! I didn't have any cuts then and he didn't harm me. And I never saw him with any woun-" Again you froze going wide eyed. "Wait a minute. Yes I did. I did see him with a wound!" Enmu blinked as you grabbed onto his arm. "Months ago he was at Kyogai's garden with a wound on his cheek. I cleaned it for him ...A-And I had a paper cut on one of my fingers at that time!" You remembered now. You got a paper cut while reading to Eri and Kaigaku was too stubborn to clean his own wound so you made him hold still while you did it.

Enmu slowly nodded thinking. "...That would explain why their demon genes was mixed in with your human ones."

"Is that what caused me to turn into a demon?"

He blinked. "Turn you?....Pfft. AHAHAHAHAHA!!" He threw his back and laughed smile coming completely back now. "Turn you into a demon? Not a chance. The only one who can turn a human into a demon are members of the Kibutsuji Family and there's only one alive who can do that! Even if Kyogai and Kaigaku have traces of the Master's blood in their veins, you won't be turned unless the Master specially wants you too. And he hasn't turned anyone since K-" he stopped himself mouth wide with a smile. "Hmm. Well....that isn't important to the conversation. Just trust me when I say no one 'turned you'."

You rose a brow but sighed in relief. Being turned into a demon was a scary thought. "So then...how can I be a demon if I'm human?"

"It's simple! You had a demon ancestor! Has anyone told you how demon and human genes work?" You nodded. Yes. Akaza did. "Then you know that human genes are the more dominant ones when mixed with demons. While Demons and humans are able to reproduce together, ninety nine out of a hundred times their child will be human. But there is rare cases of them producing a full demon offspring."

"Like Akaza."

He perked up. "Oh. So he did explain it to you. " He nodded. "That's good. It's rare but not Impossible, you must've been one of those one percents and didn't know it!"

Your brows furrowed more in thought. "... Alright. What you say makes more sense now. But why is this only happening to me now?!" You gestured to yourself. "Shouldn't I have horns? Or a tail? Or different colored skin? Or another pair of arms?!"

"Not necessarily. You remember Kaigaku can change his appearance to look human yes?" You nodded. "Well as with some demons who can make them look human...there are those who look human but then make themselves look demon. For example you do look different now than when I first met you. For example a few of your teeth are already sharper." He then pointed at his eyes. "But the biggest change is your eyes. When we first met your eyes were f/c with a hint of purple, however now they're completely lilac in color and your pupils have permanently dilated like that of a snake's."

"WHAT?!" You yelled hands scrambling to grab at your face as if that would make a difference since you couldn't see your face. In a panic you turned to Rui. "Rui! Go get that mirror from your room!"

The boy wasted no time scrambling to his feet and running off in the direction of his connecting room and disappearing through the doorway. A few seconds later and he returned with the golden framed mirror he'd been gifted and immediately held it up to you once he got close enough. You snatched it up from him quickly and brought it up to your eyes, only to nearly drop it as soon as you saw the reflection of two cat like eyes staring back at you in deep purple hues. THESE WEREN'T YOUR EYES!! I mean...They were! But at the same time THEY WEREN'T!! Your eyes were f/c not purple!! And what happened to dilate your pupils?!

"Oh you're so pretty when you're in shock.~ Hmhmhmhn.~ But that's not the only change. Look here, Love~" He lovingly tapped your hands. "Your nails have also changed color.~"

Your gaze went down and gawked at the deep purple nails. YOU HADN'T PAINTED YOUR NAILS?! "W-WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO MY BODY?!"

"CALM DOWN!" A firm hand yanked the mirror out of your hands as another grabbed your shoulder, giving it a firm shake to make you look back at Enmu. "...Calm down. Take a deep breath and try not to panic." The mirror was handed back to Rui before he smiled. "You're not in any danger. Your body just changed a little bit in appearance due to your awakened genes. It's nothing that's going to harm you."

"But...WHY is this happening?! Why now?!"

"You asked me that before. You remember what I said about that one percent in demon genetics?" You nodded. "Well fifty percent of those one percenters actually don't know they're demons. They look very much human or are late bloomers only discovering the truth when something drastic happens. While I don't believe you changed when Kyogai or Kaigaku's blood entered you, I do believe that somehow the introduction of foreign demon genes in your system activated your doormat demon DNA within your system. That's why this is happening now."

"I-...But how could I NOT know about this?!" How could you NOT know?! Why didn't your grandmother tell you anything about this?! Did she purposely not tell you anything?!

"It's actually quite possible your family didn't even know you were a demon either. As I said this situation is quite rare. What did your parents say about your family line?"

"I-I wouldn't know! My parents died when I was a baby, and my grandmother never told me anything about this!"

"Oh, actually she did. Quite obviously too." You just stared at him. Guess he had to explain that too. "You said your grandmother mentioned the name Tamayo correct? Y/n." His free hand squeezed your hand as his smile turned serious. "Tamayo is the family name of a once prestigious demon clan. That was...until they all passed away, but the fact that you're a Tamayo in of itself explains literally everything. Would you care for me to explain?"

You didn't say anything at first before looking at him dead in the eyes and saying, "Tell me everything."

He smiled. "Gladly. I will warn you however that this is not a happy story."

"I don't care. Tell. Me."

He chuckle again. "As you wish. Well..to start with, the Tomato's were actually one of the only demon families to start out as humans before someone long ago turned them demon." He shrugged. "Don't ask me how or way. That was long ago even for me. But their family quickly grew to be one of the more powerful ones being able to harness plants from the earth and even withstand wysteria that holds up to this day. Again do not ask me how or why, it's lost to time. Perhaps their humans genes before being turned had something to do with that but they were one of the most powerful families ever in our history lasting generations."

"But how could I be one of they all died out like you said?"

"Ah. You see they didn't." He held up a finger. "You see there was actually one left. THE Lady Tamayo. She was the last of her family. Oh there used to be others. She had a husband and some children but they were all tragically killed by the previous Kibutsuji king as punishment and labeled a traitor for trying to develop a serum that heightened her family's human genetics and thus be able to turn demons into humans."

Your mind reeled. Turn a demon into a human?! "Is that even possible?"

"No. Even if it is, nothing came from any research. But that's not why this fascinates me so greatly. You see after being labeled a traitor, Lady Tamayo was supposed to be married to my Master."

"WHAT?!" You scowled at him. "What kind of backwards logic is that?!"

"Yes, it does seem unorthodox. But the late Lord Kibutsuji thought the addition of the Tamayo bloodline would produce powerful heirs that would inherit the Tamayo family's resistance to wysteria poison."

"What is with you demons and wanting to have children with my family?!"

Enmu laughed. "Well it wasn't what happened in the end. Around the same time they were supposed to be married the present Lord Muzan was harshly defeated by your ancient human warrior and had us give us all our territory over the Eastern mountain border which caused quite the scuffle. In the chaos I guess the Lady saw her chance and fled into the newly banned Territories. No one had heard from her since until recently."

You deadpanned. "You mean when I appeared."

He shook his head no. "No. I mean when we were actually able to confirm her death. Y/n that is why I was so surprised. Twenty something years ago, there was news of her death. It seemed like she finally passed away from some human related illness. Kind of ironic as she was a healer herself."

"... Alright but what does that have to do with me?"

"How old are you? Early twenties by the looks of it."

Your brow rose at him. "What does that have to do with anything?"

"*Sigh* You still don't get it? It seems like I have to explain everything." You frowned at him. "The Lady's entire previous family was wiped out long ago leaving her the last of her family until you came along, so there wouldn't be anyone else you could've been descended from."

".... What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that you're not just descended from the Tamayo bloodline. You ARE the daughter of Tamayo herself. It all makes sense. The timeline, your absent mother, your demon traits..And even your battle with the Hantengu boys."

"What are you spouting about now?"

"You became a full demon temporarily when you had an encounter with Hantengu's sons, but you don't remember because of the exhaustion your sudden transition had on your body."

You stared. ".....Ok. Now you're really kidding me. I would've remembered something like that."

Enmu for once in the entire conversation addressed Rui by gesturing at him. "Ask him. He was there and can confirm everything I just said."

You looked to Rui to your shock and dismay sighed and nodded. "Unfortunately...yes. I can confirm that happened. Your head was also exploded." You instantly felt sick. "And one of them slashed you across your-"

"*HRK!!!*" A hand slapped over your mouth as your head swum and you tried not to vomit your breakfast.

"What's wrong with you? I'm telling the truth."

"That's just a little bit too much information for now." Enmu patted his back once before retreating from the boy's hateful look. "But he's correct. You regenerated at great speeds and even performed blood demon arts similar to those of the Tamayos. There's no....Are you alright, Begonia?"

"I think I'm gonna be sick..."

"Would you like one of my motion sickness pills? They work wonders for upset stomachs."

...you nodded. "Yeah. I'll be fine. I just need a minute to take this all in."

"You're oddly calm about all this."

"I've seen so much that this is actually more surprising than shocking. Where's that pill!?"

You were quickly given one of the pills Enmu gifted Rui and leaned against the soft blankets to catch your breath and let the panic and stress and panic and heavy breathing and fear and panic...Did I mention panic? Rolls over you all in waves and bounce around in your head over and over and over again until your brain was able to calm itself down from the thoughts of "IM A DEMON?! NO!! I CANT BE A DEMON I DONT WANT TO BE A DEMON?! WHEN DID I LOSE MY HEAD?!"

During which a voice kept reassuring you,"It's alright. Deep breaths. In and out. Slowly dear. There you go. That's it. Try to calm down your breathing. You'll pull through this."

until you inhaled, accepted it, and sat back up to face them.Both looked at you in sitting positions.

"Welcome back. You were lying down for nearly two hours now. Are you feeling better?" Enmu tilted his head at you and you noticed that he was the one holding your hand and rubbing your back. Rui had his head tilted at the demon giving him a... indifferent look.

You nodded pulling your hand away from him with a sigh. "Yeah. Sorry. Guess that was a bit more of a shock than I thought it was."

A hand pressed into your forehead. "Hmm.... You'll be perfectly fine. However you might want to take a few days to relax and let yourself unwind. How do you feel?"

"Honestly?... I'm stressed out. I feel trapped here, Enmu!" You pulled his hand away making him blink. "I don't like being trapped in like this."

He again blinked. "Oh? I thought you would've liked such luxury as this."

"Are you serious?! I have absolutely no privacy here other than just barely! I'm afraid someone's going to try to grab me any moment of any day! I'm always being put in a room to wait! Having 'luxery' items doesn't change how I feel!! I could be in a room made of pure diamond or the dirtiest dungeon in the world, and I would still feel the same! Enmu, please!" You grabbed his shoulders and he blinked as you shook. "IF I DON'T GET OUT OF HERE FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS I'M GOING TO GO NUTS AND TAKE IT OUT ON EVERYONE AROUND ME!!!"

Your hands stopped shaking him and his eyes rolled about before refocusing with a shake of his head and smile. "Not a problem. I can arrange something next week when you're not watching the boy."

You blinked. "....Wait. Really?"

He nodded. "Question though. Do you like spas?"

"What's a spa?"

"Oh good. You'll be surprised! Just trust me on this one and believe me when I say that it's a totally harmless place. It'll help destress you and it's someplace out of here. Doesn't that sound nice?"

You paused for a moment in thought. It didn't sound like a permanent solution not at all...but..at the same time it sounded like a good idea to have some time for yourself without anyone else. Although you had to be careful with this. It was still Enmu after all. For all you knew this 'spa' could've just been another train or something like that. Still.. better than sitting in your room for hours on end right? You nodded.

"Alright. I'm interested."

"Then I'm going too."

"Ooh. I'm sorry young one." Enmu smiled at him. "But I'm afraid you'll be in school at that time, but don't worry. I'll make sure she doesn't go alone.~"

"Like I'd let you be alone with her."

"Oh you're mistaken about that. I wasn't referring to me. I was actually talking about Daki."

"Daki?" You rose a brow. ....Huh. Why did that name sound familiar to you?

He nodded. "She's one of the Kizuki and she's coming here to stay with her brother for a few months on a well deserved vacation. I'm sure I could convince her to let you join her shopping spree. I know it's not much but it's the best I could do on such short notice."

Shopping spree?... THAT COULD GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO LOOK AROUND AND POSSIBLY FIND AN ESCAPE ROUTE!! Also might be useful to try to at least map a mental map of a few areas in this place just in case. It was an opportunity you couldn't pass up.

"Alright then. That's fine. But before anything else is there anything else important I should know about?"

He shook his head. "No.. That's it, however I will be staying to continue studying your blood work and anatomy to be sure nothing else is going on. So I'll still be staying here if you need me for anything. Don't worry about my trains. My conductors and station masters can manage good without me for a while."

A small bit of comfort came from his words at least. If Enmu was still present then those servants won't try anything again in fear of him. "Alright but I have a request for this Muzan character. Could you pass it along to him?"

He blinked. A flash of realization coming over him as he seemed to remember something. "Oh?...OH!....Oh no. I completely forgot about that."

"What?"

"I'm afraid the Master won't be back until the end of this year."

You froze. "....What?"

He nodded."Yes. He left on a business trip three days ago to visit some other human provinces."

"WHAT?! WHAT DID HE DO THAT FOR?!"

"He's discussing some peace talks with a few human leaders and discussing the possible purchase of more land he's been interested in for a while. It's going to be a while to discuss everything with the humans. OH! He also wanted to discuss some new foreign trade lines and station some more opporations for it along the coast using my Mistress's various business connections."

You perked up . "What about her?! Rei right?! Can I talk to her?!"

"My Mistress is not here at the moment. She's with her husband on the business trip to assist him and visit family she hasn't seen for a while."

"Kokushibo?!" He was the next one in charge right?!

"He's overseeing the reconstruction of the destroyed parts of the forest and the rebuilding of the Tsuzumi Mansion. He'll be back sooner than my Master but not for a long while still."

"Akaza?!"

"He is away on official business in one of my Master's provinces investigating a string of murders and other business Kokushibo is unable to attend to there."

"Then who's in charge HERE if everyone else who's a compatant leader is gone?!"

"That would be Upper Moon Two or Douma..Or Lord Douma. Or Founder. Or Lord Founder. Which ever name you prefer to go by."

Your eyes nearly bulged out of your skull. "DOUMA?! No way! There's no possible way THAT guy can be a good leader."

"On the contrary. Douma despite what people say is a competent person in leadership positions. He runs the entire Eternal Paradise Cult in the mountains with hundreds of inhabitants. So he'll be perfectly capable of running the Infinity Castle temporary until Kokushibo can come back and take over for my Master. All Kizuki meetings and blood battles have been put on hold until Master returns in November."

That pervert blonde demon was coming here? Ggggrrreeaaattt. Maybe he'll be too busy taking care of the entire place to actually pay attention to you hopefully. It seemed everyone was too busy to really pay attention to you other than Enmu at the moment.

"When is he coming here?"

"At the moment Lord Douma is making arrangements for his most trusted subordinates to run his cult while he's away which will take a bit but he should be here by next week or the week after."

So he'll be here in one or two weeks. Great. Still there was a big chance you wouldn't see him at all if he was going to be that busy which was some relief. "Great. It's going to be one hell of a year."

"Hmhmhm. Yes. ...But there is one thing that I must make clear to BOTH of you." Rui was surprised now as a serious strained smile was sent his way from the man. "Under no circumstances can you let anyone know you're a Tamayo. Not until I can assure you that it'll be safe. There's still many of my people who consider Lady Tamayo a traitor and even more who'll be interested in taking control of your special abilities. Neither of you can tell anyone else of this. Not. A. Soul."

"I would never do anything to harm my mother."

"And I'm not dumb enough to put myself in that danger!"

"Then it's settled then." With a smile Enmu stood up dusting himself off in the process. "I shall retire myself to my room then and allow you two to have lunch in peace. If you need me again, I'll be staying in my room until tomorrow morning." He bowed to you then turned-

"Wait!" He hummed expecting you to ask something again but what he wasn't expecting was for two arms to throw themselves around him in a hug. "I just wanted to say thank you for everything you've done for me. I actually do appreciate it."

He.. slowly blinked before chuckling and patting your back. "Anything for my Begonia.~ Just remember. You are in charge. Don't let those under you push you around."

"Heh. You must be able to throw your weight around then if you're that confident."

"Actually I weigh less than Kaigaku does. If you really wanted to you could probably pick me up." You blinked at what he said... before smirking at an idea. "Is that a human figure of speech? I can't reca- HHHAAAAA!!!"

An almost girly squeal left Enmu's mouth as your arms locked around his upper torso and LIFTED. He easily was pulled up into the air as you smiled at your mischief. His face already a bright red.

"Wow. You're right." You shifted him in your arms. "You are light. You just weigh a little more than me.~"

"B-BEGONIA?! T-T-This isn't e-exactly what I meant when I wished to be in your arms- EEP!?"

He squealed again when he suddenly was shifted and found himself in the bridal style with you holding him. "Eh. Too bad. Since you're here why not stay for lunch ?" You asked turning still holding onto him.

Not surprising he swooned arms thrown around you. "YES MY LOVE!!~ TAKE ME AWAY!~ IM ALL YOURS!!~" you laughed at his antics.

Rui sighed behind you both holding up more threads. "I'll need more of these."

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Silent.

That's what the entire dark room was when he finally got back. He wasn't surprised when he stepped in and closed the door softly behind him, walking into the middle of the room before stopping and turning to the darkest corner. Before smiling at a moving shadow.

"Daki, good evening my dear. You look lovely tonight as always. Did you have a nice trip coming over?"

Two piercing yellow eyes scowled back at him. "I've been waiting here almost all day! Where the hell have you been?!"

He chuckled. "Forgive me. I lost track of time doing work, but I did confirm what the Master suspected. You know your assignment to keep an eye on her until he comes back?"

"Of course I do! I'm not stupid!"

"That's good. Oh my. Where's your brother? I hope he knows too."

"He's here. He's just asleep bored from how long you made him wait. The dummy was never able to get anything done without me pushing him! I have to do everything I swear! Including making sure he doesn't die a marriage less idiot!"

"Oh?... You're still insisting on setting them up? I would've thought you would've wanted to keep your brother's attention only on you."

"He's never even kissed a woman before and complains all the time about whenever someone has a girlfriend but does he ever try to put himself out there? Oh no. But whenever I want to go on dates it's always 'No, Daki. You can't date until Im dead and three days after to make sure I'm dead.' UGH!! IM ALMOST TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD!! I CAN GO ON DATES BY MYSELF!!"

"Oh. So it's a matter of you wanting him to have a distraction so YOU can have dates... Sounds like a big brother alright. Not sure how I feel about you trying to set him up with MY begonia...but Im too curious to see how this goes to stop you."

"Hmph! I don't need your permission anyways!" He only chuckled again and walked over to a desk where he grabbed a quill and piece of paper. "What are you doing now?!"

"I'm writing a progress report for our Master. Turns out our suspicions were true." The woman rose a brow in surprise as a feather quill scratched on paper. "Dear Master. How is your trip? I'm happy to inform you things are well here but there's something you should know."

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-THIS TAKES PLACE DAYS LATER BUT THE SAME WEEK-

The frost from the rising water fogged everything in sight of the room. A mystic winter pool almost besides the fragrance of oils and the many colorful flower petals floating in the cold waters surface. A hum of content came from the powerful entity relaxing in the water leaned back against the wall of the water's bath and happily allowed himself to be pampered like a king. Delicate hands scratching his scalp further pushing the soap into those shining platinum blonde locks so many compliment him for as another pair of hand he so graciously let hold his hand that could easily crush iron into splinters working to gently file the beautiful blue nails adorning them.

Oh how he needed this. The woes of bringing others wishes come true and helping others find eternal peace took a toll on him so. He barely had the will to eat anymore-

"Another bon bon, Lord Founder?~"

"Oh I shouldn't. It's bad for my weary body...But since you asked.~"

A mouth full of fangs opened and a second later a delicious taste of chocolate and cream filled his maw. He had to admit a lot of these foreigner sweets were actually quite delicious. Perhaps he should try gifting these to Akaza? That might make a great break through through his tsundere attitude towards him. Akaza was such a hard ball. The thought of his friend punching chocolate and frowning at getting his arms all messy made him give a chuckle.

"What is Lord Founder thinking about today?~," a sweet woman's voice asked rubbing his shoulders making his sigh in content.

"Nothing to worry my dear followers assuredly. I must say my break before answering my god's call for assistance has me on edge some but it is nothing I cannot answer too." In actuality he was interested in taking over responsibility of the entire Infinity Castle dimension for a bit. He was never given that much responsibility before. Kokushibo and the Master always made Akaza do anything like that sighting him as too reckless but that was absurd. He was perfectly capable of doing such a thing and now that they had no choice...he grinned wider. "I think I'll gift all the high ranking spirits (ladies) flowers when I arrive. Something humble from our small place on earth to show my gratitude for their choice to pick me out of everyone."

"Oh that sounds wonderful, My Lord. You must be so excited for this. Your state of enlightenment will increase surely~," a different voice cooed at him.

He only chuckled before there was a series of knocks from outside the room and he hummed. Oh. Who could that be? "Whoever it is may enter. All are welcome here."

A moment later there was a slide of a door and footsteps approached. "Your lordship. A package has arrived for you from the Infinity Castle." A man's voice spoke.

"I do?" A face covered by a mud mask and cucumber slices turned to him with a smile. "Well, well. I wonder what it could be?" A secret admirer perhaps? A gift from a past lover? OOH! Maybe it's another offering from someone who wishes to seek his favor! "Who's the generous gift from?"

"Er...Well that's just it, My Lord. The package isn't for you," the man started unsure, "It's your own package."

.....A blue nailed hand was held up and the two ladies working through his hair and nails stooped instantly. A perfectly manicured hand removing one cucumber slices to peek a beautiful kaleidoscope of rainbow at the very, very, VERY nervous man bowing in his presence. Despite the coldness of the room the human man was sweating and gulped when his eye looked at him, before slowly trailing down, and stopping at the pink box wrapped perfectly by a pretty ribbon he held. HIS package. The one he had sent days ago. It made him hum with a blink losing his smile.

"Oh. Did she not end up liking it? I had at least ten ladies help me pick out the perfect dress based on her size."

The man was shaking at this point. Whether it was from the coldness of the room or from fear or both he was unsure. "I..N-No, my Lord. She sent it back without e-e-even opening it. S-S-She d-didnt...want it."

There was silence as shocked faces were shared around the room in gasps. And he ended up staring at the package, now noticing that it was in fact not opened from the moment he closed it and perfectly attached to it was the letter he sent along with it too, the wax seal unbroken. ...She had...rejected it? Hmm. Interesting. But why? Was it too small? Did he not decorate the box pretty enough?

"The nerve of the woman! Who would be so rude as to reject you, Founder?!", One woman rude scolded offended on his behalf and murders of agreement followed.

He was...unsure of what to respond with at first. What could be going through her poor head?...Poor? POOR!! OF COURSE!! He smiled again. "Oh. The poor thing came from poverty. I totally forget that some people aren't as fortunate as us. How rude of me. Come now we shouldn't scold her. The poor dear must've thought it must've been a mistake not being used to such luxuries. We must be more understanding of her past and remember that we should try to show kindness."

"Oh...Yes. Of course. She must've mistaken your gesture. But she has been chosen by the gods to be your lover wasn't she? Shouldn't she be more accepting of her role?"

"It's only right to court her first. Hmm. I know." A blue hand pointed at the man who flinched. "Send her the package again and ask my head lady for the best gift to send along with it. I'm sure she'll be much more grateful for them when I visit."

And this would be very, very interesting to see. She rejected his advances huh? Hmm. That's a first. Usually he was the one rejecting others. Surely she'll be a hard one to convince but that was all in good fun-

"My Lord." The rainbow eyed turned back to the trembling man. "There was... something else that was sent back with your package although it a-arrived l-later than it. A.. second smaller box."

"Oh? What is it?"

"I am ... unsure. It only said to deliver it to you." From out from under the pretty pink package the man pulled out a smaller plain box and held it out to him.

Of course he accepted it happily to see what it was. He opened it. He looked inside...And blinked surprised at many reflections of himself blinking back. Reflecting off the pretty surface of an ice lotus blossom...One he...gifted...as a courting gift..to...He stared at it. He turned back to stare at the package unopened in the man's lap....His confused mind made him blink again.

"Anything else? Or perhaps a letter explaining all this?"

"No,Sir ."

"Oh...Well this IS going to be an interesting experience."

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