Rumors(Sanegiyuu)

chapter 4 | house or home?

Giyuu's pov:

I never liked talking about my past. I mostly assumed everyone knew because of all of the rumors. Even if most of the people in our town were kind to me, others avoided me due to fear or disgust.

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"Ne nee-san?"

"Yes giyu?"

"How do i make people like me?"

Tsutako paused her cooking and knelt down looking up at me.

"What do you mean giyu?"

"The kids at school avoid me" I said as I stuffed my face with the homemade cookies Tsutako baked.

"Well that's their fault for not being friends with such a great kid. Plus you're already cool enough" She patted my head to continue with her cooking.

That was the last happy moment I shared with my sister before she died. The only thing I remember was me hiding in a closet as she screamed. Her screams still haunt me, making sure I never forget.

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My thoughts were interrupted as I felt someone calling for me. Snapping back to reality, I remembered that I was still with Shinazugawa. His hand waving in front of my face as we came to a stop. Fortunately, my apartment wasn't too far from our school.

"Oh..sorry about that.." I sigh before we headed to front door. As I was about to go inside, I felt someone flick the back of my head. I accidentally turned my head to fast that it hurt.

"You still didn't answer my question dumbass," Shinazugawa rested his hands on his hips.

" Oh right.. yes I do. Why do you ask?" My neck kind of hurt, so I rubbed my hand on it. I was still confused why he had to flick my head.

"Nothing in particular," I saw Shinazugawa roll his eyes to the side. At this point I think his eyes are just like that.

"If that's all, I'll be going Shinazugawa. See you tomorrow at school," I wave my hand goodbye. I noticed him waving back before he turned around to walk away. I couldn't put my finger on it, but it seemed liked he was... nicer? He probably had to because of the tutoring.

Walking inside, I hung my coat over the door knob. It wasn't like I had a coat rack. No one else lived with me and no one comes over so I didn't really see the point. After neatly placing my shoes in their place, I walked over to the kitchen. Burnt cookies overwhelmed my senses as I walked in. I tried baking for the first time yesterday and if you couldn't tell by the black char on them, I'm a really bad cook. The only things I could make without burning them were toast, salmon daikon, instant ramen noodles.

Hearing a small mew, I walked over to my room. I may seem like it, but im not the neatest person when it came to cleaning my room. Hiding under a pile of unfolded clothes, was Kuro. (I used Google Translate for 'black' so I'm not sure if it's right)

Kuro was one of the only things that mattered to me. He was all I had. If you couldn't already guess, he's a black cat. I couldn't think of anything to name him. So I stuck with the literal sense. I adopted him 2 years ago.

He was just like me, alone, scared, excluded from everyone else. I had found him on my way back from the store. The rain poured harshly onto the surface of the neighborhood. He was in a big box that had "free kitten" written on it.

He was so tiny and cold to the touch. He shivered in my arms. I pulled my sweater a bit, making a pouch. Hoping it was warm enough, I gently placed him in my sweater.

But right now, he's all I need. However, I am questioning that as well. Sure I love him but I'm sure I have other friends...right? Like Kocho, Mitsuri, Tanjiro, his sister Nezuko and friends. Strange to think I'm mostly friends with girls or literal 12 year olds. The only way I met his friends was on his 11th birthday. I also met Tanjiro by pure coincidence. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Today definitely felt a bit different than I'm used to. Like shinazugawa not insulting me for more than 5 minutes. That wouldn't be possible though. However, it would be nice about befriending him. I hope he could see me as a friend.

Sanemi's pov:

I might feel a little guilty about using Tomioka for money, but it wouldn't harm anyone. It's been almost 2 weeks since I agreed to that bet. This was taking slower than I expected.

"I'm home!" I yelled across the house as I walked in. Thankfully it wasn't raining cats and dogs outside but there was somehow puddles on the floor. Fortunately it was just where we put our shoes at. (I forgot what it was called)

Before I could even fully remove my jacket, five little gremlins piled on top of me. I practically fell over. Genya had to peel them off of me.

"Thanks Genya.." sighing, I removed the rest of my stuff to plop down on the couch.

"No problem! But why were you late to come home?" Genya tilted his head to the side as he continued with his homework.

"Just some lame kid I had to help tutor" I rolled my eyes. I was too tired to even think of tomioka. Thankfully I didn't have any homework left since I finished it up in the library. Genya nodded his head as he stared at his papers.

I was the eldest of my 7 siblings so I had to be more responsible. Even if Genya helped from time to time, it felt exhausting. But I still love my siblings. I don't think Tomioka has any siblings, especially considering the rumors.

I eventually had to get up to help my ma with dinner. She was a pretty small but hard working woman. It didn't take long for me to grow taller than her.

We finished up with the food for everyone and said our thanks.(you can imagine any food) After we were done eating, I cleaned the table while Genya washed the dishes. By 8:30 we went to bed. As I fell on my bed, I couldn't help but think about him. It was annoying every single fucking time whenever he popped into my mind. I finally fell asleep, probably and hour later though.

Giyuu's pov:

Even when I lived and slept here, it didn't exactly feel like..home. I mean it was in the literal sense, but something felt missing. Most of the time I felt okay being by myself, but it still felt lonely. It felt empty. Sometimes, it even felt like I was living in someone else's house.

I still couldn't focus on the assignments that my teacher gave me. At was 11:00 by the time I was halfway through. It wasn't like I was tired. All I drank was water and I still couldn't sleep. I sighed and fell onto my bed.

I raised my arm above me. All of the old and new scars spread across my arm. I walked to my bathroom to piss. Looking in the mirror, I remembered how plain-featured I was. Dragging my finger below my eye, I could see the deep eye bags. No one would or will like me. Maybe in a different universe I'm liked and had someone so it wouldn't feel empty.

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Authors note

Hey guys! Sorry if this one was really late. I know it's been like 2 weeks since I posted the last actual chapter. Again I'm really sorry. Schools been a little overwhelming considering all the homework and tests I have to do. And this chapter felt a bit rushed sooo...

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