I look down at my sweating palms as I walk to the hashira meeting, anxious to see Giyuu again. The last interaction between the two of us had been a bit more than a month before today, I missed him dearly. When I get to the mansion, I see the rest of the hashira chatting while waiting for the master, my eyes scan over the yard and see Giyuu sitting to the side on one of the picnic chairs located in a corner of the courtyard. A smile graces my face as I make my way over to him. His face stays in its usual emotionless resting position, not that I mind, I've always found him beautiful no matter what his facial expression is.
"Hi Tomioka! I missed you, how are you?" I smile brightly at the Water Pillar, he looks up and his lips twitch ever so slightly. I almost got a reaction, it's progress!
"I'm okay, you?" He murmured softly, glancing at me.
"I'm good, I've just been lonely without you and the others while on that mission. It was fun to see other parts of the country though! There was this one place I think you would love, it was a whole field covered in cherry blossoms, it was so beautiful..." I trail off at the end seeing his zoned-out look. My gaze follows his to the other hashira, only to be met with Shinobu's smiling face while she's chatting with Mitsuri. My attention moves back to Giyuu who looks mesmerized by the one and only Shinobu Kocho.
I frown slightly, feeling jealousy bubbling up in my stomach, I catch yourself before acting on it though. "I'm going to go say hi to the others, excuse me. It's nice seeing you again Giyuu" I nod to him before walking over to the rest of the hashira saying hi and hugging the pillars you were close to: Rengoku, Tengen, and Muichiro. "Hey, you three, you been behaved?" I asked jokingly while pulling each of them in a hug.
"I have been good as always my friend!" Rengoku answers in his usual peppy tone making me smile at him.
Uzui steps closer and takes my hand in his and lifts it up to his lips before placing a kiss over my knuckles, "Much better now that my future fourth wife is back after a month. We missed you," he teases before pulling me into a gentle hug.
"Y/N?" Muichiro asks as if suddenly remembering me, his reaction makes me smile and pull him into a hug. Muichiro was living with me for a few years now as the master didn't want him to stay alone with his amnesia as well as the fact that he's still a child. He was staying with Tengen the last month though and I missed him a lot. We have a very good relationship, but it can be a bit hard seeing him not remember me sometimes. Not that I mind, at the end of the day I'll always be willing to help him remember me.
"Hey there Kiddo, how have you been?" I asked while ruffling his hair.
"I'm okay, I'm glad you're back," he answered before hugging me again making me grin at the teen.
"I'm glad too, buddy."
"Hello, my children, glad to see you all here, healthy and intact," we kneel in front of the master as soon as we realise that he's arrived, and I greet him.
"Hello Master, it is good to see you in good health." We all keep our heads down waiting for him to address us again. I could hear Mitsuri mumble something about her wanting to be the one to greet the master making me only look down more.
"Thank you, my child. Now as for why I have brought you here, as you all know Y/N has been away this past month on a mission to try and get more information on the upper ranks of the Twelve Kizuki. She has found some information about suspicious number of demons in Tokyo, we suspect one of the demon moons are behind it. So, the reason I have gathered you all here my children is to ask for two volunteers to go with Y/N to infiltrate the city and take down the demon. So, my children, could two of you join her?" he speaks gently as always but in such a way that made everyone knew there was no arguing, not that any of you would.
