Blissful [Shinazugawa Sanemi]

Chapter 7

Sanemi didn't sleep a blink that night. He cannot stop thinking about Shiori after she cried her heart out. That night, he accompanied her until she calmed down and she immediately excused herself to not make her family worry. It's been a few days and he hasn't seen her around.

He didn't get to ask for the reason she was crying.

He was curious, but he didn't want to force her to talk.

He has to remind himself that he's just an outsider.

Just when he told himself that he will never meet the girl anymore, the head of the corps had to send both of them on a joint mission.

I know you can do it, Sanemi, his words rang inside his mind along with his gentle smile that makes everyone feel at ease.

So here he was, walking in silence with Shiori. They were heading toward the wisteria house they're supposed to stay at. When they met up, Sanemi noticed how Shiori, too, hasn't been sleeping. The dark circles below her eyes were too obvious. The first sentence he said to Shiori after a few days of not meeting her was, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GIRLS GODDAMN UNIFORMS?!"

Shiori's uniform was the same as Mitsuri's, the chest part was exposed. Shiori wore bandages around her chest so it doesn't show as much skin as Mitsuri, and Sanemi was thankful she did so. Her uniform sleeves were longer and looser. She also wore a pair of black hakama pants.

"Isn't this the regular uniform for females?"

"IT'S NOT! WHOEVER GAVE YOU THAT UNIFORM IS A PERVY ASS SCUM!"

Sanemi noticed how Shiori's face looked like she just got the biggest betrayal of her life. She quietly whispered to get a new uniform as soon as possible.

Back to the present time,

Sanemi wondered why out of all times, Oyakata-sama gave him the mission now. That man knows everything about his demon hunters, maybe he even know how Sanemi keeps thinking about Shiori. Sanemi shook his head. Stop fucking thinking about her!

"Shinazugawa-san?" Her voice snapped him from his thoughts. He turned his head toward the girl who was walking behind him. She was staring at him, looking confused. "You've been shaking your head since twenty minutes ago."

"... Don't mind me." He mumbled.

They continued walking in the awkward silence. A few minutes later, they arrived at a house with a wisteria sign. They entered the building and waited for the person in charge to take them to their rooms.

"We apologize for the inconvenience, but there is only one room left."

Sanemi wanted to go home.

"It's okay, ma'am. As long as we can spend the night and use the room to reconvene." Shiori said.

Both Sanemi and Shiori were taken to the only vacant room. It was a room for one person but they cannot complaint. They still need to continue their journey next day after all.

"I won't sleep so you can use the futon, Shinazugawa-san." Shiori said when they entered the room. She took her nichirin blade from her belt and placed it on the floors as she sat down.

"Tsk. Just use the damn futon. I'll sleep on the floors." Sanemi mumbled, sitting down at the corner of the room.

"No, no, I have insomnia." Shiori shook her head.

So that's why she always has eyebags, Sanemi thought to himself. He seems to unconsciously take notes about everything Shiori said.

"If you don't sleep, you'll just tire yourself up and end up being a damn burden for me."