hikarunara || muichiro toxito x oc

thirty-nine: so long

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MUICHIRO'S EYES FLICKER OPEN.

beams of sunlight hit his face, blinding him. he feels tight bandages around his entire body, his muscles soar and achey. he groans, his voice dry and hoarse as he tries to move his head.

his vision adjusts, and he looks forward. at the foot of the bed, a bouquet of water lilies rests. a very large package of mochi is next to it, and a pile of acorns.

he feels something squeeze his wrist. he turns his head, looking on in confusion.

hikari smiles at him, her eyes soft and gentle. she wears her hair in three braids, and silver earrings bead her earlobes. muichiro manages a small smile at the sight of her, still exhausted from the battle.

"h-how long-" he coughs, and hikari quickly grabs a gourd. she stands up, tilting his chin slightly as she puts the gourd to his lips.

he finishes drinking and hikari pulls the gourd back. he clears his throat, which is slightly less hoarse than before.

"how long was i out?" he asks, his head resting against a pillar as he looks at hikari.

"three days." she answers. "i'm surprised you awoke so soon." she giggles.

"me too." he huffs. he looks away from hikari, closing his eyes once more, ready to go to sleep.

it hits him like a freight train. he sits up, entirely ignoring the nasty wound on his abdomen and the soreness in his head. hikari flinches as he snaps his head to her, his eyes wide as he stares at her.

he yanks her hand up, looking at her short, pinkish nails. he stares into her green eyes, darker now. he leans forward, roughly pulling her lips up as he investigates her missing fangs.

"human?!" he blurts, his mind running a million miles a minute. he moves his hands to cup her cheeks, noting the fact that her skin is more tanned. he stares at her face, lit up by the sunlight. "s-s-sun?!"

hikari smiles and nods, resting her hands in top of his. she stands up, walking over to the open window. she sticks her hand out, soaking up the warmth of the sun.

"it doesn't hurt anymore." she says softly. she turns to look at him, her smile dropping slightly at his teary eyes. she walks back over to him, and sits next to him on the bed instead of the chair.

"you're human?" he whispers, afraid to speak the word any louder. it feels like a dream. like he might jinx it just mentioning the fact that she's no longer a demon.

"i'm human." she nods. "just like you."

muichiro throws his arms around her, pulling her close to him despite his injuries. he sobs into her shoulder, his chest racking up and down as his tears soak her haori.

she rubs his back, his hands gentle as she worries about his injuries. muichiro pulls away, wiping away his tears as he stares at her with a happy smile.

"wh-who made it?" he tenatively asks.

"shinazugawa-san barely made it." hikari answers. she looks down sadly. "himejima-san was buried. iguro-san is permanently blind, but alive. mitsuri nee-san is also alive, but her hair got cut by one of the shockwaves, so she was sad. tanjiro-kun made it, as did inosuke and zenitsu-kun."