Protection [ᴋɴʏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ]

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴇᴠᴇɴ

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-Recap-

"Now shall we dance!" Muzan asked once again as he held his hand out. Without hesitation, Y/n grabbed Muzan's hand and started to dance to the music. Under the moonlight, the duo truly looked beautiful.

Unaware, a pair of sad eyes looked at them.

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ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ

Dancing to the flowing music, Y/n couldn't help but blushed heavily. 'I can dance...?' She thought. Turning to meet Muzan's eyes, she saw a hint of happiness in them. Twirling arounds, Y/n laid back and fell into the demon's arms. 'I wonder where Kyojuro is, he must be worried.' She thought as she slowly drifted into her own thoughts while dancing with Muzan.

Unaware, Muzan had slowly brought her to the back of the estate in an isolated corner. Finally snapping out of her own there's, Y/n felt herself being pinned against the wall. "H-huh?" Y/n squeaked out in confusion as she felt herself shiver under Muzan's glaze.

"Now that we are alone, let's get to the serious business Y/n-san," Said the demon as he leaned closer to the girl's ears. "You're a demon aren't you." He whispered before leaning back into a standing position.

"Huh? What's that?! Demon's don't exist!!" Shouted Y/n in her best confused expression. Shock was expressed in the girl's eyes as she stared at Muzan. For some reason, Muzan was almost convinced by the female's words, but knew better when he felt her aura before. During the dance, Muzan could sense that the girl was suppressing her own aura. This made Muzan wonder if she knew who he truly was. 'Maybe she's one of those slayers.' He thought.

"Y/n?" Question Muzan as he called out the girl's name. Humming in acknowledgement, Y/n tilted her head to the side cutely waiting for the male to continue. "Do you know who I am? I was surprised when you accepted to dance with a stranger like me." Said Muzan as he tried his best to mask the true intentions of this question.

"Nope! I have no clue who you are!" Replied Y/n happily. "But Kuza-kun did save me from falling twice so I can trust you." She said sheepishly while smiling at the demon. Although on the inside Y/n only wanted to come back to Rengoku alive.

"You never know, for all you know I could be a bloodthirsty demon." Warned Muzan as he leaned closer to Y/n's face allowing her to see his canine teeth. Dread ran down her spine as she feared the demon would eat her, but suddenly she thought of an idea.

"So, Kuza-kun is a demon?" Questioned Y/n curiously. "I indeed am." Replied Muzan slightly surprised as he expected the girl before him to be crying for help. "Are you going to run away from me now that you know what I am?" He asks, waiting for the female to run. 'If she runs, I will eat her.' he thought.

"Will Kuza-kun eat me?" Y/n asked with fake curiosity. "Depends." Replied Muzan. 'Why is this girl not running away from here? Shouldn't she be frightened.'

"I see, but I know you wouldn't. We are friends, aren't we Kuza-kun." Smiled Y/n as she tried to play the manipulation card. "And who said we are friends." Challenged the demon as he was mentally surprised by the humans statement.

"If Kuza wants to eat me, I will allow you. This is only because we are friends in the end right?" Questioned Y/n with a face of fake innocence. Muzan stood shocked, because this was the first time a human did not beg to live. The human interested him a lot. Maybe he should keep Y/n with him at the Infinity Fortress.

"So you are not scared of me?" Questioned Muzan in curiosity and amusement. "No." Replied the girl almost instantly. She knew not to make the demon impatient and knew better than to be hesitant.