𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧

39

"Shhhh! Come on, just shut up!!" You yelled out at your crow as you had him wrapped up in your haori, trying to fight his way out.

He saw you leaving Tokitou's estate and was going to begin to scream for Tokitou to awake but before he was able to get a single word out you noticed his presence as you walked out the door and jumped at his, and wrapping him in your haori in the process. 

"Caw! Y/n... L/n!!" Your crow yelled as he tried to escape your haori "Just promise me you won't rat me out!!" You mumbled as your gritted your teeth, your crow, knowing he wouldn't win this battle had no choice but to agree.

"I suppose but once the moon begins to rise and your not back at Tokitou's estate, I'll have no choice but to alert him," the crow said, you then nodded your head and allowed the crow to fly out of the haori, the crow flew onto your shoulder.

"Good Heavens! My feathers are all scruffed up" the crow spoke out as he began to use his beak to comb his feathers.

"Alright, Mr Fancypants where's the nearest village!?" You spoke out "You planned on going to buy a few items without knowing where the nearest store was?" The crow said "Mhm!" You exclaimed.

"Keep walking straight and please use my name instead of these observe nicknames," the crow said as he continued to brush his feathers. "Uhm your name?" You mumbled as a sweat gland appeared on your forehead.

"Yes my name, most crows are given names by their swordsmen or choose their own name, I was assigned to be your crow the moment you began the keeper I chose to wait for you to give me my name incase if you didn't like the name I would give to myself, had you not chosen a name for me?" Your crow spoke out.

"No, I didn't" you replied "Well then, Y/n, what would you like to call me?" Your crow asked "... Iris" you spoke out "Iris?" The crow spoke out "Yeah, your eyes are purple like an iris" you replied as you rubbed the side of the bird's face "If that is what you wish for my name to be then it's what I wish for it to be" Iris spoke out.

You gave the crow a smile as you rubbed his side once more.

After some time you and Iris arrived at the village Iris decided to scout the area because he didn't want to attract attention to you by being on your shoulder.

You looked around the village, it was very bright and happy, you looked around the village before noticing a fruit stand and decided to purchase some snacks for you and Tokitou.

You looked at the fruit and asked if you could purchase two dragon fruits, mango's, and a dozen strawberries "Of course, you're a very pretty girl, do you happen to be married?" the owner of the stand asked as he began to bag the fruit.

"No, I'm not" you replied with a nervous chuckle, the man gave you a smile as he told you your total, you went to reach into your pockets for your wallet.

"Eh" you groaned as you dug through your other pocket's "It's not here" you mumbled "Perhaps you could pay by being this year's offering instead of my daughter?" The man spoke out "What do you mean this years 'offering?" You asked.

"Oh my, are you new in the village or perhaps just visiting, forget what I just said?" The male said you stared at the male for a few seconds "Here" a male spoke out and the familiar scent of dust and rain filled your nose. 

"Tokitou-kun" you mumbled as you watched him give the owned amount of money to the storeman "Her and I are married, so don't get any ideas" Tokitou spoke out as he grabbed the bag of fruit and your hand and began walking off, dragging you with him.

'Married?' You thought as a blush crept onto your cheeks "Why'd you tell that man you and I are married?" You asked as you looked at the male "This village is preparing for their next offering" Tokitou spoke out.

"Someone, to sacrifice? Why, what do you mean?" You asked "There's a demon who has this village under his finger, every day the villagers will sacrifice a young girl who has yet to be married to this demon," Tokitou said.

"Why unmarried women?" You asked "Because they aren't tainted by the touch of another boy" Tokitou replied. 

"I haven't seen this demon yet, he's very good at hiding himself, the villagers bring their offering to the shrine at the top of the hill and every time I've gone to that shrine, I'll wait and wait to see the demon but I haven't seen him yet and every time he manages to take the girl without his presence being shown" Tokitou grumbled.

"The girl that's going to be offered today is a young girl, around the age of twelve," Tokitou said.

"I'll go instead" you spoke out "No" Tokitou replied.

"Huh!? But I'm not married or anything and I can defend myself! And if he does take me anywhere I'm able to release a high amount of pheromones, so you won't be able to lose scent of me!" You argued "No" he spoke out once more.

"Tch" you scoffed.

Both you and Tokitou walked around the village, Tokitou had been purchasing things that you requested. Time had gone by quick the sun was barely visible and the moon rising.

'It's almost time' you thought "Hey Tokitou, can you get me a candy apple?" You asked as you pointed at a candy apple stand, Tokitou shook his head and went off to purchase the treat.

You took this as an opportunity to sneak off, you ran down a back lane and then back onto a street, looking for the same fruit stand from earlier. You had found it quickly because you followed its scent.

You ran up to the stand and the same man from earlier was still there "Hey, did they send your daughter off!?" You asked, the man groaned as he looked up his eyes widening at the sight of you "What're you doing here?" The man asked. 

"Did they send your daughter off yet?" You asked once more.

"No, there inside getting her ready right now" he replied.

"I'll go in her place" you spoke out.

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