"𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴"

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~Second POV~

You woke up being hugged by someone while on a soft surface.

You cracked your eyes open to see yourself on a bed, in an oversized light pink yukata.

You looked over your shoulder to see Mitsuri hugging you like a teddy bear, with a content smile on her face.

"Suri.." You mumbled, wanting to get up.

"Suri~" You called out again.

"Suri!" You yelled.

"GAH! HUH! WHAT! Oh! Y/N! Good morning!" She smiled after bolting up right so she was sitting instead of laying down.

"W-where's Shinobu?" You ask her quietly.

"Oh! I don't know! She never came back to pick you up!" She told you while placing a finger on her chin.

At that moment Mitsuri's crow landed on the window sill.

"CAW CAW! LETTER FOR MASTER MITSURI KANROJI FROM THE BUTTERFLY ESTATE!"

Mitsuri quickly rushed up from the futon you were on and grabbed the letter.

"Thank you!" She cheerfully thanked.

"Hm.. I'll read it to you Y/N!"

Dear Mitsuri,

I sincerely apologize for not taking Y/N back to the butterfly estate.

Me and Tomioka had arrived back extremely late at night, and we brought with us lots of injured demon slayers.

I was up all night and early in the morning taking care of these demon slayers.

I would appreciate it if you were able to bring Y/N to the Butterfly Estate yourself, or give her to a different pillar for the time being.

Again, I apologize for my absence.

Sincerely,

Shinobu Kocho.

"Hm! Well let's decide! Do you want to visit another pillar, or go back to Shinobu?" Mitsuri asked you.

"I..I..I want to visit the doll!"

"Who?"

"The doll!"

"Hmm, who are you talking about?"

"The doll with pretty eyes!"

"Uhh-"

"The one with long hair!"

"Um- uh-"

"His name- is- uh- Moochi!"

"Moochi? Moochi.. Moochi Moochi Moochi.. Oh! Do you mean Tokito?"

"Uhh.."

"That must be who you mean!"

"Uh- yeah! Okay!" You tried to mirror Mitsuri's personality.

"First! Let's get you ready! We have to get you a new dress"

"B-but I only have one.. I'm sorry.."

"No no! It's ok! I have some old kimonos from my siblings!"

"D-do you have pink?"

"Of course! I'm going to send a letter to Obanai to ask him to come over for breakfast!"

"Who?"

"Obanai!"

"Snake man?"

"Yes!"

"Okay!" You smile.

You stand up.

"KYAHH YOUR SO ADORABLE IN MY YUKATA!!"

It was basically a dress for you.

"Th-thank you Suri!"

She flushed pink from your nickname.

"I-I'm sorry! Did I make you uncomfy?" You ask her.

"No.. it's just... YOUR SO ADORABLE!!" She pulled your cheeks.

"Shuri! Shouldn't you shend da letter?" You ask as she continued to pinch and pull your cheeks.

"Oh right! Thanks for reminding me!" She let go and quickly took ink and paper.

After a minute of her scribbling she rolled it up and gave it to her crow, "Give this to Iguro Obanai!"

The crow grabbed it and took off to fly to Obanai's estate.

"Now! Let's get you ready for the day!"

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Mitsuri had her own hot springs in her house.

You were very excited.

Your family was wealthy enough to afford a relatively nice house, nice clothing, and good food.

But you had never been of a hot springs before.

Mitsuri would normally be shy, because of her insecurities about her body.

But since you were just a little kid, she knew you didn't care. Especially because of how kind you were to everyone despite being so young.

She took off both your yukatas and picked you up.

You didn't have any problem with it, your mom had always bathed with you because you didn't know how to by yourself. (Your four so bear with me here 😅)

She sat you down on one of the seats so you wouldn't drown, she sat down next to you.

"Wow Suri! This feels so nice!"

"I know right! It's so relaxing!"

"Yeah!"

"Okay! Let me wash your hair now!"

You turned so the back of your head was facing her, she quickly put soap on her hands and lathered it onto your head.

You enjoyed the feeling of her fingers running through the strands of your hair.

She took a bucket and filled it with water.

"Hold your breath!" She warned you before pouring the bucket on your head.

You released the breath you were holding before taking another, while Mitsuri poured another bucket.

"There! Your hair is all washed! Now do mine!"

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You and Mitsuri finished bathing and drying your hair.

Now you were getting dressed.

"A-are you sure I can have this?"

You LOVED this yukata Mitsuri gave you. But since you loved it so much, surely other people loved it to?

"Yes! You look so adorable! Of course you can keep it!"

(This is what it looks like, just imagine it smaller.)

"Th-thank you big sister!" You hugged her leg.

She froze, she hadn't heard someone call her that in a few years. It brought back so many memories of her home.

"I-I'm sorry Suri! I'm so sorry! I-I didn't mean to-"

"It's ok Y/N. You can call me that if you'd like." She said in a surprisingly calm voice.

She bent down and hugged you.

"Now! Let's do your hair!" She clapped her hands.

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Obanai was angry with himself.

He let himself get comfortable around you when you didn't deserve it.

At least that's what he tells himself.

He doesn't want to like you.

He truly doesn't.

So he is going to make sure he doesn't by acting like he doesn't.

He walked through the door to be greeted by you and Mitsuri.

"Good morning Obanai!"

"Hi snake man!"

"Don't call me that." He spat.

You frowned but moved passed it.

He looked between you and Mitsuri.

"You look.. different." He commented.

You hair was in this hairstyle:

(I know it 1920 but shhhh)

And tied up with this bow:

(You can make a variation of it if it's easier for you to imagine)

"Yeah! Mitsuri did it for me! And she gave me this kimono! Do you like it?" You ask him.

"No. It's looks like something a brat would wear." He told you as he walked into the dining room leaving you alone with Mitsuri in the hallway.

"Suri?" You called out looking around.

"Sorry! I went to get the Sakura mochi!" She told you as she walked into the kitchens while balancing the plates.

"Here you go!" She placed them down while you walked in and sat on a chair.

"I'll be right back to go get the tea!" With that she walked back into the kitchen.

"Your eating Sakura Mochi again? Your such a glutton to be eating this for breakfast at your age." Obanai commented.

"I-I didn't decide for it to be-"

"If your going to talk speak up. You talk to quiet. Your mumbling is irritating."

You teared up.

Even Kaburamaru looked angry with Obanai.

"W-why are you being s-so mean?"

"Stop overreacting. Your acting like a crybaby. Stop it."

You jumped out of your chair and ran out of the room.

You ran to the entrance of the house and flew the door open and ran outside leaving a stunned Obanai.

Your tears fell harshly.

You couldn't see where you were going due to your blurry eyes.

The wind blew in your hair and made your kimono fly around like crazy.

Maybe you were being a crybaby.

Maybe you were overreacting.

But you were four.

You were a four year old who just lost their parents.

Your parents always taught you about kindness, empathy, and respect.

So if you treated others with those then you should be treated with those back.

You didn't deserve to be insulted by Obanai.

'He's just a big meanie! A big poo poo stinky faced meanie!' You thought.

You cried more and more until you tripped and scraped your knee.

Now you were just sitting there stupidly, while sobbing, with a bloody knee, and frizzy hair.

You heard footsteps before you felt a shadow cast over your body.

You looked up to meet the gaze of dark blue eyes with an unsure look on their face.

They had black fluffy hair and a blank look, although there was some frustration and unsureness in their dark blue orbs.

You got up, stumbling a little with your knee before latching yourself around his legs and continued to cry.

His eyes widened before he gently pryed you off and crouched down next to you.

"W-what um happened..?" He asked unsurely.

"S-SNAKE MAN I-IS SO-SO MEA-MEAN TO MEE! WAHHH!" You cried while hugging him.

He stiffened up uncomfortably but robotically patted your head and back.

"AND-AND I HURT MY-MY KN-KNEE WAHHH!"

Giyuu just stayed silent, not exactly sure what to do. He just continued robotically patting your head and back while you tightly clutched onto his haori.

You stopped sobbing, and started sniffling.

Suddenly you were quiet.

"Y/..Y/N?" Giyuu mumbled your name.

Small snores emitted from you.

His eyes widened slightly before returning to normal.

It was understandable, you were such a young child and you and just ran the whole way from the love pillar's estate. On top of that you were sobbing and had a hurt knee.

He picked you up to bring you to the butterfly estate, and hopefully get someone who would be better at comforting you than he is.
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TAISHO SECRETS

-Mitsuri was very confused when you ran out the house.

-Obanai immediately felt regret seeing you get upset.

-Giyuu enjoyed the hug.

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A/N

IM SO SORRYY!

I'm sorry this chapter took so long 😭

I started school so I have less time to write :((

Anways, I hope you enjoyed :)