Demon slayer: Reborn

Chapter 3 - The silk boy

Daisuke and Jun walked together on a path full of uneven rocks and dirt, the sunlight illuminating the path, they traveled as soon as they got the letter.
Jum's mind was wandering around, thinking about his breathing and its forms –Darkness breathing, first form....first form... Agh I forgot– Jun looked at the sky trying to get a hint of what his first form was, but there were no insights.
–You should have read more–Daisuke commented, being more alert than his brother, looking around for demons hiding in the shadows of the trees, or some thieves looking for trouble –it's midnight palace–
Jun stopped moving forward for a moment –What?–
–Midnight Palace is the first form, darkness breathing only has three known forms, so it's easy to know them all– Daisuke smirked
Jun, annoyed that his breathing style wasn't well known, grumbled, –Alright smarty how about your breathing style? Oh yeah NOBODY knows nothing about it!– He added defensively
Daisuke frowns, –And what about it? I get to discover something!– He spat
The two brothers continued to walk in silence. The uneven, jagged path gradually shifted to smooth, polished stone, gleaming slightly in the sunlight. As they walked, the outline of the Akiba village rose in the distance, its towering gates welcoming them.
–Huh, we arrived– Jun looks at Daisuke forgetting their recent argument.
Daisuke enters his pocket with his hand and gets the letter Tanjiro gave them, the letter had a dark red seal with a fire mark in the middle, known as the slayer's mark.
–Wait– a thought came to Daisuke once he got the letter out –Where are we supposed to deliver it?– Tanjiro didn't specify where to deliver it, he just said to take it to the Akiba village Jun takes the letter out of Daisuke's hand and examines it –hmmm... let's open it–
Daisuke quickly takes it back before Jun can do anything –Are you crazy? we have to deliver it or else we fail!–
Jun sighs but agrees. They venture inside the village, and they can hear the distant murmur of the villagers selling food, and preparing for the evening, Daisuke could catch a faint scent of wood smoke and damp earth.
After walking around, visiting shops, and talking to the villagers Daisuke brings Jun to an alley, it was small and had scents of rats.
–Why are we going this way?– Jun looked around, it was getting dark and cold.
Daisuke looks behind Jun for a moment, then shifts his eyes to him –Somebody is following us–
Jun frowns in confusion and he lowers his voice –Wait how do you know?
–Every shop or merchant we went to, I saw them– Jun shifts uneasily after hearing this, –Listen, in a moment they will follow this alley, all we have to do Is catch them– Daisuke explained
Jun nods in silence. The alley was tight enough for them to climb it. Daisuke went further back to trap the stalker.

As they wait pushing the walls away so they don't fall, a person shows up, traversing through the dark alley, his face not visible thanks to a hood that covered it, Jun nervousness causes him to sweat, making it harder for him to hold the wall, he shifts from using his hands to his feet, but doing this made a scratching noise that alerted the stalker. Daisuke goes down from his spot –Jun get down!–
The unknown stalker started running back from where he came from, Jun didn't have time to reposition himself, so he dropped, falling on his back on top of the stalker.
Daisuke catches them and unfolds his blade –Who are you?– He asked with a frown.
Jun pushes himself to the side and lets the guy get up, he is smaller than them and they instantly recognize his clothes, he's a slayer, on his back there is a blue silk cape with some dirt thanks to the fall. –Okay, okay, you got me– His voice sounded like a kid, gentle and soft. Slowly he took off the hood revealing his short light blue hair, the ends painted yellow, just like his eyes.
–You are a slayer? Why were you following us? What do you want?–Asked Jun
The boy was overwhelmed by many questions –My name is Sam, I'm a slayer too– He got up from the ground, Daisuke calmed down knowing he was a slayer so he pulled his sword back.
–I will be honest with you, Tanjiro sent me to "test you", I was supposed to come up with something... like a fight or a mystery to solve, but in the end, I took too much time thinking so I just followed you–
Daisuke grabbed the letter, again his eyes on it –the letter, it's fake right?–
–yes– Sam delivered looking away
–Aw men, all that for nothing...– Jun's shoulders dropped and his motivation was gone, it was all planned, and there was no reason for him to be excited about this "quest" anymore
–Well, while I was following you guys, I came up with a better idea– Sam smiles at the boys –A real quest, what do you think?–
Jun and Daisuke look at each other, Jun's eyes shine again, he wants some action, Daisuke thinks more about it, but agrees.
Sam walks out of the alley, –let's go then–