Converging Paths

Memories

Hiro Kamado's POV:

"B-Blood?"

The all too familiar pungent iron-like smell of blood assaults my olfactory sense

'This way!'

I made my way towards a small wooden house that was all too familiar...

The door was wide open, snow getting into the wooden floor and the smell of blood diffusing throughout the air, as soon as I reach the doorframe, I saw a sight that would burn itself to my very soul all for eternity...

Bespattered pools of blood, mangled mutilated bodies of my loved ones, and a dark imposing figure radiating pure danger.

He looks at me and smiles, a smear of blood on his mouth

"Too little, too late!"

As if this wasn't disturbing enough, the corpses suddenly stood up and laughed at me in a derisive and maniacal way, all the while blood were spraying out of their open wounds...

*Wake*

My eyes fluttered open, reposing me of that disturbing dream, I immediately reach for a glass of water

"Every goddamn time..."

I muttered harshly as I downed the glass of water

I decided to take a walk around the mansion as I couldn't possibly go back to sleep after such a nightmare...

The moon illuminated the garden, accentuating its already picturesque condition, I took a minute to take in the scenery.

'I feel like sitting up the rooftop where I could totally fall to my death, because I'm a sane person...'

I climbed up on top of the roof, I could feel the pleasant chilly midnight breeze, I drew in some air then proceeded to meditate...

"How beautiful..."

My eyes snap open to look for the source of the voice

I look around to find nothing out of the ordinary...

"These nightmares must really be getting to me..."

I thought out loud and went back to meditating

I was able to clear my thoughts and there was only silence, I guess it was all in my head...

It was perhaps 3 in the morning so I decided to quietly get back down and go back to bed

Hopeful that this will actually be a peaceful night's rest, I slipped under the covers and drifted off...

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It was around noontime that I awoken from my slumber, Tanjiro shaking me awake

"I'm up! I'm up!"

I complained

"It's unusual for you to sleep in, Hiro..."

Tanjiro expressed his thoughts to me, as I thought if I should tell him or not; well it might worry him needlessly so I'll just keep this to myself

"I think that I'm actually a night owl instead of a morning lark..."

I joked as it was successful in cheering him up

"Well breakfast... er, brunch is ready..."

I got up and went towards the kitchen area where hot food was prepared for me