Blaze | KNY

04

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The sun had risen from the horizon, lightning up the previous night sky, the firstborn Rengoku happily left his bed bouncing his way towards a door that connects to an engawa "You're up early" Ruka smiled at her son's presence, Kyojuro went to his mother and sat on her lap, he then looked up to his mother and inquired "When is father coming home? It's already morning" Ruka placed her soft hand on top of his head, softly rubbing him.

"He'd be back any minute" she turned to the youngest and pat its head as well, the action caught Kyojurou's attention, he turned to his little brother and exclaimed "Good morning Sen!" Hugging the baby in the process whilst petting its head. Speaking of the devil the door where Kyojurou had just come from opened and revealed Ruka's husband; Shinjuro "Ah, honey you're back." The said man smiled, making his way towards his family before giving them each kiss. Kyojurou smiled and hugged his father, his field of vision caught a glimpse of a mask behind the shoji doors.

His eyes widen when he met eyes with the black sockets of the fox mask. The unknown person was hiding behind the door "Hello there!" He called smiling brightly, the person hiding flinched, concealing his whole form from the young Rengoku, Shinjuro noticed and placed Kyojurou down "I almost forgot, this is L/n M/n, he'll be staying with us, come out don't be shy." Ruka and Senjuro cruised their gaze by the open shoji doors, there a young boy wearing a mask slowly peaked out.

The boy names M/n fully revealed himself, sitting by the floor seiza style, the boy's gaze was glued to the wooden floor too shy to meet their eyes despite wearing a mask. "Why don't you show your face, L/n?" Shinjuro suggested and the said person slowly reached for their mask with their small hands, removing the mask to reveal their face. M/n's feature consists of a pale cream complexion, round ruby orbs, and quite a long grey hair. Kyojurou's lips lightly gasp a weird feeling building up in his system "I-I'm L/n M-M/n th-thank you for ha-having me..." The boy bows, his forehead touching the wooden floor "My, there's no need to bow dear." Ruka smiled motioning for the new boy to join them by the engawa.

Kyojurou snapped out from his trance, as he stood up and was about to grab M/n's hands but the boy backed away fear evident in his face, Shinjuro noticed so he stood up "Ah, forgive him. Kyojurou refrains from touching him, he had been into a traumatic event." Kyojurou frowned and quickly bows for his sudden actions "Gomennasai!" He felt bad for the grey-haired boy. "I-Its... okay..." Kyojurou's ears twitched just by hearing M/n's dulcet tone, something that's very pleasing to Kyojurou's. Just like that M/n had stayed with the Rengokus, Shinjuro had also begun teaching him about swords along with Kyojurou.

"Ne, L/n! Can we sleep together?" Kyojurou abruptly asked as they walked on what seemed like an endless corridor after they had just trained with the current Flame Hashira, M/n averted his gaze, the way the young Kyojuro's gaze sticks to him like glue he felt very uncomfortable. "I-I don't know..." he utters rubbing his hand softly, Kyojurou noticed his uneasiness his walk falter, and M/n followed turning his eyes towards Kyojurou "Is there s-something wr-wrong?" Kyojurou swayed his head "No, but are you alright L/n? You seem stiff every time we're together" M/n softly bites down his lower lip, gaze once again avoiding Kyojurou's figure "I-its just that... Is th-there something in me? Yo-you always keeps staring..." a pink hue painted Kyojurou's face as he confessed suddenly "A-Ah! No! Nothing's in your face! You just really look cute!!" his words hit M/n as the young boy's face bloomed red. 

M/n began playing with his thumbs muttering thanks to Kyojurou before he continued walking. The rest of the day an awkward tension had stuck between the two but it didn't take long especially with Kyojurou's extroverted kind of personality. Every passing day the feeling grew yet Kyojurou couldn't wrap his thoughts on the new feelings he felt, nor say it out loud towards the grey boy. It was all confusing even up until now, he had become the new flame hashira yet he hasn't confessed, he wasn't sure if his feelings were true 'What if its just a love towards friends? Siblings? Ugh, this is confusing...' a groan left the yellow-red haired boy as he arrived in front of the Love Hashira's door. He doesn't need sleep he needs answers.