DouShino (continued,, it may go down again tho lol)

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I sit on Douma's bed blushing hard as I remember what happened a few days ago, it's almost been a week ago but it feels like it just happened yesterday. After that day, things literally went on and it was as if it didn't affect Douma, except he insisted he had to sleep with me every night, and almost every time he'd try to do something stupid,

The memory was almost constantly popping back in my head if I wasn't doing anything, so I had myself very busy, which really confused Ritsuka and her little sister Aiko. I grew to be considerably close to them and they soon asked me about but I had just brushed it off. Living in this temple, I noticed all the servants were girls and given the info I had gotten back in the Demon Slayer Corps, Douma preferred women and girls to feed from. He had obviously killed servants before I came here, the place gave off demonic vibes, but thankfully it seemed to be gone now, or your just used to it, my mind says,

Since none of the girls knew what Douma really was, most of them took an interest in him. I wasn't surprised, he acted kind and friendly and he was attractive, actually, I think all of them like him except Ritsuka and Misaki, she probably feels too old, my mind interrupts again and I almost feel bad for the woman. If any of the girls find out what happened between me and Douma, they were going to kill me. They were not only his servants but also cult members too, so they have a ranking system,

Ritsuka had told me that, Misaki's the highest, she's in charge of the workflow and stability of the temple and was like the peacemaker, apparently she's the only one who doesn't 'satisfy' Douma but the drawback is huge, she has to serve Douma for life. The rest of the servants are below her, the ranking isn't fixed and is based on Douma's preference of the girl. Ritsuka and Aiko, apparently are at the bottom as they just joined not too long ago. The rest of the servants could be sacrificed or Douma would use them to please himself. Ritsuka also told me the sacrifices had been stopped ever since I came and he had even stopped calling for girls, which had made me blush,

I asked what they sacrifices were for, and Ritsuka had shrugged. Obviously Ritsuka didn't know what Douma was and I knew he had eaten them. I had mixed feelings about him, he was a killer but I liked him and on top of that he had already touched me,

I buried my face in the pillow as my cheeks turned bright red again, I felt very guilty about it though and it really bugged me that I allowed him to do it. I hate that I feel this way and I hate that I let him touch me. I stare out of the window, somewhere the Demon Slayers are probably trying to find me. A bunch of negative thoughts swarm inside my head and I feel a tear roll down my cheek, what have I become? I always think about how I'm doing something wrong but I never do anything about it, and I knew I was avoiding what I was meant to do,

From the very beginning, when I first found myself in this temple, I was going to leave and find my way back to the Demon Slayer Corps but I keep procrastinating. I have to leave this place, and I have to forget Douma, even if I don't want to kill him I can't like him. I wiped my face and frowned, a small flame sparked and I knew I wasn't going back I had to get out of here, a small pain tugged at my chest but I ignored it.

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The sun had almost sunk below the horizon and I had the Demon Slayer uniform on. I sat on the window sill, dangling my legs out of the temple, I didn't know what to say to Douma, maybe I shouldn't, it was lucky Douma didn't throw my sword away, I found it inside the big desk. I gripped my sword tightly preparing to jump off the window, when I heard footsteps coming down from the hallway,

I spun round and saw Douma's shadow casting behind the door, and my heart beat fast and I had the strong urge to tell Douma what I was going to do. I gritted my teeth and jumped off from the window,

I landed a bit clumsily which didn't really surprise me, my abilities had perished during my stay here and I hadn't even touched my sword for a while. Immediately, I ran off into the nearby forest, catching my breath. I frown at how bad my stamina was and mentally scolded myself if this was a real fight, I would be dead. I close my eyes, getting my breaths under control into a steady pace as I kept running as fast as I could,

I'm glad I still have a bit of my physical abilities and I jump through the thick trees and bushes without much trouble. I glance behind me at the clearing of the forest from where I entered, sure enough I catch a glimpse of Douma from the clearing. I ignore him and I run even harder. I hear the rustling of leaves and heavy footsteps rapidly edging closer towards me,

Douma's demon part of him had diminished into almost nothing, his regeneration had slowed down a lot, his eyes didn't have his rank on it, his physical strength was more humanly and he could even stay in weak sunlight but he still had his demon blood art, which he hasn't even been using for a while,

Even though he lost all that, he was edging closer and closer to me,

"Shinobu-chan, why are you running away?" he whines loudly from behind me,

I don't say anything, I don't know what to say. I spin around and place a scowl on my face. I see his face in the dim forest and I clench my jaw. Douma looks taken aback but relaxes and smiles, like he always does, I want to tell him but I force myself not to. My hands reach for my sword and I unsheathe it slightly, the metallic noise pierces in the silent forest and I wince at the sound,

Douma smile drops, "What are you doing?" he almost growls,

I just look at him and my stomach drops at his sudden change in attitude. I grip my sword tighter and pull it out pointing it towards him. My hands start shaking and it starts to feel numb,

"Shinobu, don't do that." he edges closer to me and I back away shakily,

My grips is weakening and my sweaty palms threaten for my sword to fall to the ground. He keeps coming closer and my heartbeat picks up it's pace, I struggle to keep my breaths under control,

"Don't come closer to me." I choke the words out,

A new emotion flashed in Douma's eyes but it immediately went blank and cold. He sighs softly and looks at me expressionless, he puts on a smile, I've seen him do so many times to know it was fake but it falters and he steps back,

"You're going back aren't you." his voice is low,

He looks at the ground. When I don't say anything he looks up and anger is obvious on his face, he disappears and a harsh force pushes me on the ground. I look up to see Douma whose frowning at me,

"Tell me why!" he shouts,

A lump grows at the back of my throat and I can't speak, my vision starts to get blurry and a tear rolls down my cheek, but Douma just stares down at me. I grip my sword and slash a shallow cut on his stomach. His breath hitches and he gets off me holding his wound,

The lump in my throat makes me choke and the tears stream down and I start crying,

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I whisper,

I turn round wiping my tears and I run off deeper into the woods. This time he doesn't follow me and I know this might be the last time I'll ever see him again.

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A/N

Is that a plot twist? 🤓 idk, I'll improvise so they find eachother again 🥱