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2ɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴠ (๑˘ꇴ˘๑)
The harsh wood of the train's floor was the first thing you saw when you awakened. Slowly, you rose from your stomach and gently began rubbing your forehead, it seemed that you had somehow fallen off Uncle Kyo's lap while you were asleep.
Curiously peering at the seat beside you, you noticed that your uncle had disappeared. Tanjiro's drooling face replaced his tall frame, his shut eyes and slow-heaving chest told you he was fast asleep.
You sat up on your knees and glanced around with an eyebrow raised, where did Uncle Kyo go?
The sounds of a woman choking caught your attention. You lifted yourself off your knees and peered over the tall seats, only to find your fiery-haired relative strangling a poor innocent girl. Her struggling form was hoisted up in the air as Uncle Kyo grasped her neck with so much venom, you thought her head was about to pop.
His actions were equivalent to your mother's, the grip on her neck and the regret in her tight eyes reminded you of that night. You didn't move for a while, fearing that your uncle would come for you next if you dared to take so much as a step forward. His fingers clenched tighter around the woman's throat and you couldn't stop yourself from trembling.
The woman looked so afraid while you stared at her hopelessly in your spot on the ground. If you intervened, you'd be the next one getting suffocated by Uncle Kyo's rough hands. You gently placed your bandaged hand on your once-abused throat, and the feeling of your airways tightening started to feel familiar, even though it was just your hand.
With a loud thump from behind, you woke up from your oddly harmful thoughts and turned around with fear in your pupils, only to see Nezuko face-first on the floor. You immediately rushed over to her and kneeled next to her before burying yourself in her arms. She picked you up gently and tilted her head at you as if asking what was wrong.
You pointed behind the seats before leaning on her shoulder with your arms tightly wrapped around her abdomen. She curiously peered down at you before looking in the direction you pointed. She saw Kyo choking the woman and looked back at you even more confused. Instead of answering her, you buried your face into her shoulder and refused to look up at the scene.
She gave you one more confused look before gently wrapping her arms around you, holding you close as you stayed in her comforting embrace. She held you in her arms and saw Tanjiro on the seat beside her. He was dreaming but his expression meant he wasn't enjoying it.
Nezuko stood taller and held you with one arm before using her free hand to nudge her brother, hoping he would wake up gently. Despite her efforts, her brother still didn't wake up. She groaned in annoyance before reeling her head back and slamming her forehead against Tanjiro's scarred one.
