Cycle // Giyushino

Lock and Loaded

Third Person POV:

It was 6 pm. The sun was seen setting down on the village of I-Don't-Know-The-Name in I-Forgot, according to Muichiro.

'While we wait, we should make a game plan, " Tomioka said. "Since, everyone is now heading inside the buildings." He looked at his companions with his game-on eyes. "Okay," replied Muchirio, who was fidgeting with this sword's handle. "Don't worry, Muchiro. I assure you we all got this. hm?" 

...

"Okay, boys! Let's set into position!" said Kocho, who was checking her blade. As she did, she watched the 2 boys nod at her. "Good luck, right?" "Yes, Muchiro. Good luck!" The blue longed-hair boy gave a small smile to his friends, which obviously warmed their hearts. "I'll go first," he said before leaving the two alone. "He's got this," Tomioka said. "Obviously," Kocho whispered back as she made a final check on her new nichirin blade. 

"Remember don't lose that. Or break it, Kocho." 

"Yes, yes I heard you. Scram or else you would be my first subject." 

He sighed as soft as a wind that was passing by. "Stay safe" he muttered before leaving his fellow friend alone. 

"You too," Kocho said as she watched him jump from one rooftop to another. Kocho smiled and looked up to the moon. "Isn't the moon lovely?" She asked herself. Kocho smiled to herself as she got up. She watched as Muichiro fidgets with his sword. "He's fidgeting. He's okay," Kocho thought to herself. The fact that Muichiro was only 12 years old scared her, however, she knows that this boy was smart and capable of taking care of himself.

She then glanced at Tomioka, who was combing out his hair. "Does he ever comb?" She thought to herself. The thought of Tomioka not being neat gave her a slight funny feeling. She let out a soft chuckle. 

"Oomph, who threw that?"  Kocho whispered as she felt a little pebble made contact with her forehead. From a distance, she saw Tomioka's eyes glaring at her. She made a "what" gesture with her arms as she made contact with Tomioka. Tomioka, who succeeded in getting her attention, pointed his blade at the floor. "What?" Kocho mouthed to Tomioka. I turned around to Muichiro, who I thought had an idea. Being an attentive boy, who he was, pointed his fingers at the ground below us. 

"Did he want me to look at the ground?" I just decided to do that, since that was the first thing I presumed. While watching the ground, I got confused. "What are they referring to? Am I just blind?" 

Muichiro then decided to step down from his position and landed on the ground. "Is he retrieving something?"Kocho thought. As she kneeled there dazing, Muichiro swooped up and landed next to Kocho. "You dropped this."

Muichiro was holding a tiny box. "That's mine? " Kocho asked. Muichiro then looked up to her in confusion. "It looks like yours." " Didn't I put mine in my pocket? Let me check." As Muichiro watched Kocho reached out for her pocket, they heard a shout. "Watch out!"

The 2 short demon slayers quickly looked in the direction of the shout. Tomioka was reaching out to them. Why? Within a second, Muichiro was pushed out of the way. 

A loud clatter was made. 

"Hmph!"

"Ugh. I feel so heavy." Kocho mentally said. As she looked up, she saw two deep blue orbs staring at her. Dead staring. 

"Get off me!"

"I can't!"

"Try too!"

"As I said, I can't!"

They were trapped. In a box. Stuck together. Together. In a locked box. They can't get out. 

"Tomioka-san! Kocho-san!" a voice calling them. "Muichiro, help us!" Muichiro continued to unlock the box. "It's stuck!" Kocho sighed in annoyance. "Move your arms!"

...

The two slayers in the box were in an, -um-, uncomfortable position. Kocho was underneath Tomioka. His arms were right next to her head. Her torso was beneath his. She couldn't move. She can't move. The only thing she could do was one: Just stare at Tomioka and yap at him or two: Make up a plan with Tomioka without making jokes and lastly three: just wait for Muichiro to open the box. How long will it take?

"Kocho, we need to make a plan." Tomioka finally said. "Agreed. This is rather unprofessional." Kocho responded back. "Uh, what do I do?" Muchiro said as he banged the box, softly. "Find a lock?" 

Muichiro was panicking. Silently. "What do I do? Okay, I got this." he thought to himself. He suddenly felt a block of fleshy hands made contact with his back.

"Muchiro?" Tomioka asked. Suddenly they heard a deep, masculine voice spoke out. "How dare you try to tamper with my treasure." What's happening? "You'll pay for this, little boy." 

"MUICHIRO!" Kocho and Tomioka yelled in sync. "Tomioka, we need to help Muichiro. Now!" Kocho desperately said to Tomioka. "I know, Kocho I need you to--"

The box was suddenly kicked down the rooftop. Down to the ground, which took about 7-8 seconds. The two repeatedly banged their foreheads with one another and onto the wood. On the final impact, when they reached the ground, they unluckily shared a kiss. A short one that lasted about 3 seconds. It was their first kiss. The 1st second occurred when they landed on the ground. The 2nd second occurred when they were trying to recover their senses. Lastly, when they reached 3 seconds, they realized how intimate they were and broke it.

In fact, Tomioka was dazed. He didn't know what to do. From now on, he knew it was going to be awkward. However due to the current situation there put in, he had to stay professional. Kocho on the other hand was shocked. She had no reaction at all. She couldn't even tug her mouth down at the moment. She was too shocked. Like really. She can't even react. All she could do was just close her eyes. That's all she can do besides talking. The problem was that she didn't know what to say.

The box opened unexpectedly. There stood Muichiro, who looked pretty okay. Who could blame him? He had to fight off a demon while watching his friends fall down from a deep height. Luckily, for him, the demon forgot all about him and chased the box. It was a mistake. Muichiro took that opportunity to kill him, and he did. It was easy, Muchiro thought to himself. It was very easy to slash the demon's head off. Now he had to deal with his friends, who in fact, seem well and red?

"Are you guys okay?" Muichiro asked, who was still staring at the two, who still wasn't moving at the moment. The two awkward slayers looked at the boy and nodded. Tomioka awkwardly stood up and patted himself down. Kocho forced herself awkwardly and stretched. "Let's wait until they come."

**5 minutes later after the fight**

The Kakushi had arrived. They cleaned up the mess and brought the 3 slayers back to the Butterfly Mansion for a check-up. Oh boy, how thick the air tension was!

**heyo!! I apologize for the very long updates. ill try to update as often but with school in the way, ooooof. always have a great day!