Random KNY one shots

Mother | {SaneGiyuu}

Theme: slightly angsty+fluff

Note: I should rlly stop writing shit w/ sanemi 💀

not the song "There! Right there!" playing while I wrote this (GAY OR EUROPEAN??)

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Giyuu and Sanemi had been assigned to a mission together—much to their annoyance—to a forest somewhere in the mountains. Apparently many Slayers had gone missing and been reported dead, so they were to investigate. Up in the mountains there was a small village which was where they were to go. 

Upon arriving, nightfell. The two Hashira had stayed silent throughout their journey but Sanemi spoke then, unsheathing his katana.

"You go right, I'll go left. There's probably more than one demon unless it's a 12 kizuki," he said, his voice uncharacteristically calm.

Giyuu assented and they went in opposite directions, searching for the demons. Giyuu found a group of demons rather quickly, beheading them before they could register his presence. They had been feasting upon a couple people—two children, one man, it appeared. He sighed, murmuring an apology before turning away to see if that was all.

He weaved through the silent village—only a couple lanterns lit, the waxy smell of candles wafting through the air every so now and then. 

He heard some noise after seemingly running around in circles for a while and went towards it. He found Sanemi there, consoling a little girl who had—to Giyuu's knowledge—lost somebody. Sanemi didn't look up as Giyuu hovered some ways from them, wondering if he should intervene. 

"Look, I was saving you, alright? I'm sorry, I can't bring them back. But we need to get you somewhere safe, so will you let me carry you or will you walk?" Sanemi said, sounding irritated. He bent down to the child's level, lifting a hand to her shoulder.

The child flinched away, wailing. "MAMAAA!!!" she cried, flailing her arms around. "YOU KILLED HER!!"

Sanemi sighed. "She wasn't your mother anymore. I can't explain now, but she was turned into something bad, okay? She wasn't your 'mama,' anymore," he murmured. It could've been the angle but, for a split second, Giyuu thought that there was a twinge of grief written upon Sanemi's expression.

"YOU MURDERER!!" the child screamed, tears flowing freely down her face. "YOU KILLED HER, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!"

Sanemi let out a breath, shaking his head and retreating from the girl, turning. He noticed Giyuu who flinched at the sudden attention. "...Take her somewhere, Tomioka. I'll go... look for other demons," he said. His voice sounded choked up and he rushed away, to Giyuu's confusion.

He took the child to one of the occupied houses—the family living there seeming to know her. 

"Please take care of her. I will be exterminating anything that could harm any of you," Giyuu assured them.

They looked uncertain but nodded, closing the door as he left.

He looked around and started off down a different path, hoping to make progress. The night droned on until Giyuu ran into Sanemi again. 

"I didn't find any more demons. I think that's all," Giyuu murmured.

Sanemi nodded, not quite meeting his gaze. His eyes looked red and he wouldn't speak for some time as they went back to the village, making sure everyone was alright and burying those who had been killed.

As the Hashira started their descent down the mountain, Giyuu finally brought it up, worrying something was wrong with the usually irritatingly angry man.