Blessed Rain After the Drought | GiyuuxReader

Chapter XVI

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Your POV

Grandmothers eyes suddenly quivered with fear, and you noticed Father's weak body tense up.

"It's faint, so it must be far, but we must go, (Y/N). We might be able to catch this demon before he harms anyone from this village." he said sternly.

You stood up from the dinner table quickly and threw on your haori, and followed right behind Giyuu. "Please be careful!" grandmother cried. Your father rubbed her back in comfort. "We will be alright grandma! We won't be long!" you reassured her.

You and Giyuu made it out the front door and began running. Your sense of smell wasn't as strong as Giyuu's, so without him, you would've been clueless to the fact that there was a demon nearby. He led the way through the thick forest, and eventually, you were able to smell the demon as well, once you got much closer to it.

You both stopped running, and began to creep on the demon. You could hear the demon talking, and it started to sound like you were dealing with two demons, instead of one. They were carrying on a conversation until you heard one say "I smell humans."

Giyuu readied his sword and you followed suit as your narrowed in on your target. "The one on the left is yours." Giyuu said extremely quietly. You could tell he was working on putting his faith in your fighting skills, so you had to prove to him that he wouldn't need to worry about your well being on missions.

Your demon was the smaller one: a male, who resembled a teenager. Both seemed like they hadn't been demons for long, since they were smaller and weaker looking. "Now!" Giyuu shouted. He ran towards his target, who was a larger demon, an adult woman. He preformed the Fourth Form, without uttering a word.

Wanting to impress Giyuu, you ran towards your target who got ready to attack you first. He tried to slash you with his nails, but before he could reach you, you jumped up and began to spin forward. You aimed for the tree in front of you that you were barreling towards. Your feet hit the tree as you pushed off hard, and began to twist in the direction of the monster. "First form, Water Surface Slash!" Before the demon even turned around, you had decapitated it in a swift motion, and gracefully landed on the ground before you.

Although it was an extremely easy task, it felt good knowing you had full control of the situation. "Good job, (Y/N). That was perfect." Giyuu complimented you. "Not too bad yourself, Tomioka." you said to him as you bumped into his shoulder. "Coast clear?" he sniffed. "Seems like it, I'll be on high alert. We must train your nose soon." he said. You agreed.

He began walking back to your house. "Could we run? The faster we get back, the less grandmother will worry." Giyuu began running without hesitation, and you quickly caught up to him. "May I ask, what is wrong with your father?" Giyuu asked with wonder.

"We really aren't sure. He has always been fragile. The doctors can't find anything wrong with him, but he continues to deteriorate. Grandmother takes very good care of him. If it wasn't for her, I don' think he would've made it this long." you explained. "Is she his mom?" He asked.

"No, Father lost his family to demons." you responded. "She is my mother's mom. She sees my father like her son, of course."

"Thank you for telling me." said Giyuu. "No problem, I'll tell you anything you want to hear!"

"Ha, I know you will." he giggled and so did you as you reached the front door of your house.

When you both walked in, you were met with a little old lady running up to hug the two of you. You were slightly embarrassed from how affectionate your grandmother was being, but when you looked over at Giyuu, he had his eyes closed, and his arm wrapped around her tightly. "He has never had this in his life. The affection from a family member being grateful he has returned safely. Something I take for granted all the time." You thought as you felt a pit in your throat. Your eyes began to tear up, but you quickly closed them and hugged your grandmother tighter.