hikarunara || muichiro toxito x oc

thirty-four: unforgivable

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"MOM!"

hikari jumps into tamayo's arms, delighted to see the woman again. her yellow kimono is tattered with dust from playing in the dirt all night, and several scratches cover her arms from falling.

"goodness! what were you doing?" tamayo says kindly as she brings hikari to the sink.

"i was playing with mui-chan." hikari giggles. "but we fell while playing tag."

"you should be more careful, sweetheart." tamayo murmurs as she washes off hikari's cuts with a small, brown rag. "i don't want it to be especially bad one day."

"i wouldn't be so bad, but i protected him from being hurt, so it's okay!" hikari smiles. tamayo looks at her curiously, her head tilted in confusion.

"why is that?"

"because if he got hurt, i could never forgive myself. so even if it hurt my arms, it's okay! because of me, he doesn't have any cuts!" hikari proudly states.

"that's sweet." tamayo smiles.

"and besides, my mom is the best doctor in the universe, so she can always patch me right up!"

tamayo tears up, her cheeks flushing at hikari's words. the young, human girl leans forward and pecks the demon's cheek before hugging her, laying her head right on her chest.

"i love you, hikari." tamayo whispers, afraid her voice will break should she speak any louder.

"i love you too, mom."

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never forgive myself.

gyomei burst through the wall first, his flail and axe held proudly in his arms. hikari flew in just after him, and angry glare on her face as lightning dances from her fingertips. together, she and gyomei destroy the crescent-shaped slashes in front of sanemi, genya, and muichiro, which seemingly annoys the demon before them.

hikari ignores him as she runs to muichiro, tearing up at the sight of his lost arm and pierced shoulder. without any hesitation, she rips his sword out, eliciting a scream from the boy.

she catches him as she falls, shushing him softly as she looks down at him. he raises his arm, staring at the blunt, bleeding wound with hatred. hikari eyes it, her tears seeping out as she stares.

"i'm sorry. i-i was too slow." she whimpers as she sits him up. she wipes her tears sloppily, trying to keep her vision clear for the fight.

"tokito, shinazugawa, stitch up your wounds. hikari, go help." gyomei orders as he stares down kokushibo. hikari steadily holds muichiro and runs to hide behind a pillar. muichiro, slightly impressed by her strength, stares up at her face as she runs off. sometimes, he forgets that her inhuman strength technically beats his, and he loves when he's reminded of it.

she sets him down, leaning him against a pillar. he grunts, shifting his shoulder a bit. blood continues to seep out of it, worrying hikari greatly.