Begin Again • Kyojuro Rengoku

|Chapter 16|

CHAPTER SIXTEEN:

"My older brother, of course!"

Older brother.

(Y/N) felt like she was hit by a ton of bricks, rocks, pebbles, then even more bricks.

'(Y/N) you asswipe, how can you assume such a thing?'

'What happened to not falling in love again?'

So Senjuro Rengoku isn't Kyojuro's son or something, glad that's out of the way now. (Y/N) heaved out a sigh of relief then nodded her head.

"Rengoku-Sensei, yeah. So that's why you two look so familiar." (Y/N) rubbed the nape of her neck and chuckled awkwardly.

Senjuro's eyes were practically glowing, millions of stars dusted his golden hues.

(Y/N) was a few inches taller than him, but she couldn't deny that Senjuro was pretty tall for his age.

"I've been wanting to meet you for so long! So hows your experience in Kimetsu Academy so far?" He then asked.

"O-oh, well..."

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Kyojuro excused himself from his last class for the afternoon, then walked back to his designated classroom where all his essentials were placed.

He wanted to check and see if (Y/N) was in the longue, but then remembered they were having an activity outside.

That kind of bummed him out, but he has other ways of catching up on her. That sounds kind of creepy in a teachers perspective, but whatever works for him.

As he was walking down the halls, Kyojuro noticed his flamboyant colleague and friend Uzui Tengen.

A tall, muscular man with lightly-tanned skin and white hair. His hair is of an uneven length, with a headband of pale gray that's decorated by light pink gemstones.

"Kyojuro! How are you, my dear flashy friend?" Tengen flashes a pose, causing Kyojuro to chuckle at his bundle of attitude.

A wide smile grew on Kyojuro's lips as he gives Tengen a small pat on the shoulder. "I'm just finishing up, you got any plans later?" He then asked Tengen.

"I have a date with gin tonic and bomb shots at the bar later, you want in? I managed to convince Gyomei and Giyu to come with." Tengen crossed his arms as a mischievous smile went up his lips.

He then added, "Its on me, by the way. We can drink all night long."

Kyojuro was tempted with the offer, and was about to say screw it and yeet, but then he saw familiar faces pass by them.

The Kamaboko squad, along with (Y/N), and someone he didn't expect to see.

Senjuro has his arms wrapped around (Y/N)'s sleeve as he was joyfully talking about something that Kyojuro didn't comprehend.

Seeing them together, with his arms around her, had Kyojuro's heart halting to a stop, then it picked up it's pace again.

But it was for a whole different reason.

"Oi, Kyojuro. Are you in or-"

Kyojuro stepped Infront of the Kamaboko squad, arms crossed and all as he eyes (Y/N) and his little brother.

His smile reached pass his ears, but the aura that surrounded him gave off a different vibe.

"Senjuro, my dear brother! Why aren't you at home yet?" Kyojuro asked, his eyes digging into his soul as if he was telling his little brother to keep his hands to himself or else.

"Brother!" Senjuro quickly let's go of a confused (Y/N), then clasped his hands together.

"I was monitoring their class earlier, it was very fun." He nodded his head at his statement.

(Y/N) decided to chime in the conversation, a small smile playing on her lips. "Yeah, it was tons of fun. Your brother is very nice, Rengoku-Sensei."

Kyojuro could feel a tic on his neck, and if you would examine him closely, you can see that his eyes were slightly twitching. "Oh, is that so?"

They both nodded at his question.

There was an awkward silence between them, as Kyojuro didn't even shift in his position Infront of them.

The squad didn't know what to, as they didn't want to offend their teacher.

Luckily, Senjuro beated put of the awkward silence as he takes out his phone and looks at the time. "It's getting late. I should go home now."

Kyojuro's heart eased at his brother's words, he doesn't have to put up with seeing Senjuro around (Y/N) anymore.

But his small victory was quickly destroyed by Tanjiro, who suggested something that had Kyojuro's blood boiling.

"Aren't you two going the same way home? We can all walk together!" He suggested, and everyone agreed.

" That sounds great! I've never had anybody walk home with me before. See you at home then, big brother!"

And with that, Senjuro hooked his arm around (Y/N)'s sleeve once more and they walked off to the front gates.

"Woah. What was that about?" Tengen, who was watching the entire scene unfold, asked about a few seconds later.

Kyojuro shrugged, the smile on his face not faltering even in the slightest. "What was what about?"

"That. What are you acting like that?" He asked.

Kyojuro deflected his question, "Acting like what? I'm not acting like anything."

Tengen leans in close to look at Kyojuro's golden eyes, and he could see something was off about them. Something didn't seem quite right.

He pointed his finger at Kyojuro, a bemused look was on his face as he then stated,

"You look like your about to commit a murder."

Even after being exposed, Kyojuro continued to play the facade he was showing Tengen. But the flamboyant art teacher was determined, and he never broke his gaze.

Until eventually, Kyojuro cracked and heaved out a small sigh in disappointment.

He huffed, eyes hung low as his put his hands up in surrender. "I need a drink, more than a few drinks." Kyojuro sighed.

"I knew something was up!' Tengen did a small fist bump in the air, acting all flashy as always.

Kyojuro rolled his eyes at his friend, "Of course you do. I'll tell you the details later."

Kyojuro walked towards his Homeroom with Tengen trailing behind him.

Tengen felt adamant, curious to know what his friends problem was, and why he was so worked up earlier.

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