Hanahaki Disease [Tankana Story]

Chapter 9

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Chapter 9:

Feelings

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Tanjiro cleaned up in the bathroom as he sighed. He opened the bathroom door and walked out. He watches Kanao taking care of his little brother as he softly smiles. She looked at him as he walked towards her

"Sorry," He said as he grabbed Rokuta from her arms and walked over to his crib. She smiled and softly spoke

"It's alright." Kanao got up from the bed and made her way next to Tanjiro. He laid his brother down as they both stared at him. As soon as Rokuta fell asleep, they both walked quietly out of the room and into the hallway as Tanjiro shut the bedroom door.

Kanao and Tanjiro both walked downstairs to see Takeo and Hanako arguing with each other and stopped when the two walked in.

Takeo stared at them then grabbed a phone that was in his sister's hands

"Give it back!" She pouted as she jumped to reach it from his hands.

"No, I'm deleting this picture," Takeo stated as he couldn't open her phone. He groaned

"Give me the passcode." Hanako stuck her stuck out at him and a vein popped from his head

"Hanako!" Takeo yelled as they started pulling each other's hair.

"What are you guys doing?" Tanjiro questioned as he walked past them with Kanao and sat down at the dinner table. His sister and their friends came later and walked downstairs together and they also walked to the kitchen table

"What are they fighting over?" Nez asked as she sat down next to her brother Shigeru. Tanjiro shrugged

"Something about Takeo wanting to delete a picture..." He mumbled as he got up to help his mother. Hanako snatched her phone from Takeo and ran toward their father.

"Look! Doesn't it look like they'd be good as parents together!?" Hanako said excitedly as Takeo ran after her.

"Give me that!" Takeo snatched her phone and deleted her picture. Tanjuro sighed

"Give it back!" Hanako yelled in annoyance.

"Takeo, give back your sister's phone, please." Their father said as Takeo groaned.

"But... Nii-chan will literally die of embarrassment!" He yelled as Tanjiro came up behind them while holding some plates that had food plastered on them. Takeo and Hanako shrieked as Hanako ran with her phone

"Why?" He asked as Takeo cleared his throat and sat down on a chair.

"She took a picture of you earlier and showed father." He stated as he looked over at Kanao. Kanao looked at him as he turned to look at his elder brother. Averting his eyes, he closed them and slumped down in his chair. Inosuke was excited as he sat patiently in his chair. Aoi glared at him as she turned her attention to Genya who was talking with Shigeru.

"I wonder what the picture was about..." She muttered as Genya only nodded in agreement. He was invested in talking with Shigeru to even care about anything else.

Tanjiro and his mother passed out the dishes. Kie and her son sat down and as they all were about to eat, they heard crying noises upstairs. Kie sighed as she was about to get up. Tanjiro gestured for his mother to sit down as he got up

"You guys can eat without me." He said as he walked upstairs to check on his younger brother. Kanao watched him walk away and she turned her attention back to her food. She gripped her hands on her skirt and got up.