Kota's POV
My heart aches seeing him. He looks like a lost child. I get up and walk towards him. I don't care if they find out that he's my dad, a demon. I just don't want to see him like that.
As I get closer, the figures looks up towards me. I sit down in front of dad, trying to make myself comfortable on the dirt floor. I poke one of the figures, and it cuddles up next to me. I look up and see dad controlling his icy demon art to give me a nice, warm hug.
"It likes you~!" Dad exclaims, turning back to his old self. I grin.
"Whoa," I hear Zenitsu gasping. "You're not being eaten, Kota-"
Should I tell them? "Yeah..." I trail off. "It's because-"
I'm cut off by some butterflies flying into my face. I freeze. I know who that is.
"Moshi moshi!" A cheery voice stabs through my ear. "Uzui! You look worn out, but no poisons like the crow told me, huh?"
Why of all people?? Her??
She looks around, spots me, then spots you-know-who.
Her smile disappears. She looks more dull then ever. Does she have something against dad?
"Hee~... Kocho-san!" I hear dad's happy voice and I slowly turn my head. Is he... blushing? My face turns green. I am about to throw up. What does he see in her?
"What is that thing doing here? I thought you guys were fighting uppermoon 6, not this scumbag." She sneers, her face darkening.
"Awh~! She's talking about me~!!" Dad laughs, clasping his hands together.
Is he really my dad?
"Please," she smiles, veins forming on her face.
Dad gasps. "Kocho-san smiled at me!"
But she wasn't finished her sentence.
"Go to hell."
I feel like I was just attacked. Dad seems completely fine though. But before he could say anything, I hear a string of biwa being struck, and dad is gone.
"Whew!" Kocho-san find her smile again. She turns to examine Uzui-san, but I can feel her gaze still lingering around me. I shiver.
I feel a tap on my shoulder. I whip my head around a see Tanjiro.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" He asks. I nod, curious.
We walk a little further away from where everyone else is.
"I just noticed this a while ago. About that uppermoon two..." he pauses, looks at me for confirmation that he can keep going, then continues. "...do you guys know each other? You guys seemed really close, and-"
I put my hand over his mouth. "Don't speak too loud!"
He gently grabs my wrist and pulls my arm down. "So you do know that demon."
My lips are quivering now. "Nope!" I say in an unusual high tone. "I don't know that demon!"
He raises one eyebrow, unsure if he can fully trust me or not.
"Let's go back-" I stutter, trying to escape from this unwanted conversation. I quickly walk back to where Uzui-san is. He is standing up on his own now.
"It's time to go back to the corps! Are you guys ready?" Kocho-san asks, and we both nod. We all start running back, helping Uzu-san because it's too much for him to run on his own.
The run back is silent.
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It's dawn when we arrive back at the mansion. Everyone wants to hear how it went. I decided to actually participate this time, because they might have some sort of plan planned out.
"Kyahhh!! You guys fought uppermoon 6?" Mitsuri exclaims, running towards the gate and giving me a big hug. "You're all alive and well!!!"
"Pfft, the weakest uppermoon-" I can hear Igrou-san muttering, but he is interrupted my Mitsuri.
"An uppermoon!!! Great job, right Igrou-san?"
He perks up and pauses. He immediately agrees with her. "Yes, you're right Kanroji. They did a fantastic job killing an uppermoon."
I can feel his glare shooting through me. Is it because Mitsuri's hugging me? It's probably because Mitsuri's hugging me.
"Let's go sit! I want to hear all about it!!" Mitsuri smiles, and drags me with her powerful grip. Igrou-san follows. I see a trail of dark shadows behind him. Why don't he just confess already! He's making it way too obvious anyway.
Mitsuri lets me go, and the moment I'm out of her grip, I run over to Tomioka-san who's sitting alone. I take a seat beside him.
"Tomioka-san! I'm back!" I say, hugging his arm.
He stays silent for a second. "It was quiet without you. I liked it."
I frown and begin pouting. How could he say that?
"Why does Kota never act like that around us?" Rengoku-san chimes in, raising an eyebrow. It looks like he is fully healed.
We both stay silent.
All of us are sitting beneath the shadows, so it's a bit chilly. The hashiras and the trio begin talking right away.
"Oh right- Something I forgot to mention..." Kocho-san trails off, glances over at me. My ear feels like they're burning, and my heart begins to pound fast.
"What is it, Kocho?" Rengoku-san asks, still smiling like sunshine.
"We came across uppermoon 2." Kocho-san answers, her tone becoming icy.
Everyone starts to mummer except Uzui-san and the trio. I clench my fists together. I feel like I'm burning, but the wind is really cold. I shiver.
Tomioka-san notices this, and he puts his haori over mine. Is this what it's like to have a brother? I smile to thank him.
I turn back to the conversation and everyone is staring at us with awe, except Kocho-san. I actually hate being the center of attention. It becomes so awkward.
"Kota!" Kocho-san calls. I glance over and she's smiling creepily at me. I don't have a good feeling about this. "Mind telling us about uppermoon 2?"
Tomioka-san turns to me with a confused expression. Shinazugawa-san looks like he's about to explode with anger.
"WE KNOW YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING!!" Shinazugawa-san shouts, pointing at me. Veins start to form on his face.
'Think of an excuse. You better not be exposed.'
I hear Muzan-sama's warning echoing through my head. My vision starts to blur. That's not good. Shinazugawa-san is still yelling at me. I feel dizzy, lightheaded. I can't think straight. I'm gasping for air. Tomioka-san is calling my name. I can't open my mouth. It feels like it weighs a ton.
I hear a quiet 'bwing'. I'm teleported to the infinite fortress. I see a familiar pink haired person, before I start to see black spots. With that, my vision turns black.
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