Demon slayer: A new dawn

Chapter 2: Unmask

All fours were walking in the sunset.

Sumihiko looked at the sisters nervously. He is not sure which one is the one who saved him. They both have white hair, both are swordmen. He has seen Yukiko-senpai techniques but Himari-san has the same manner as that mysterious slayer. He really want to know her actual identity.

But why?

Why would he care so much about such thing? Why do he want to know it so bad? He is not sure. Maybe it is because...

"So where is your house?" Tojuro asked the Kazari sisters.

"It is quite near, just need to turn left and walk for... about 2 minutes!" Yukiko replied. "What about yours? Where do you live?"

"Not quite far from here, in fact, we are on the same way to my home" He answered with a bright smile.

'Maybe I can ask Himari-san to perform her skill next time-' Sumihiko thought.

"..." He heard something from the group but he didn't mind it.

Sumihiko lost in his thoughts, walked aimlessly, following the group.

"Sumi..." Again he ignored the sounds from his friends.

'How can the swordman cut the demon head so easily?'

"Sumih-"

'Is there a technique?'

"...hiko"

'My family has a katana, could I ask her to teach me to defend myself?'

"SUMIHIKO!!" Someone shouted his name.

He looked up to meet his friends' worried faces. They are worried because he was walking slower than them but Kazari-senpai's pupils were unstable, face full of sweat, what made her so frightened?

He felt something beside him, something sinister. The air was heavy, he could feel it thickening. He glanced behind his shoulder.

A man? He was carrying a big package. He was walking toward the group. Something on that person's face made Sumihiko's stomach twisted. His face seemed just like a normal person but, his eyes filled with bloodlust. He looked at Sumihiko.

"Can you help carrying this package for an old man like me?" He voice was deep and raspy.

"SUMIHIKO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE, BUD?" Tojuro screamed with his whole lung.

While Tojuro was waving toward Sumihiko, Himari glancesd at his sister, Yukiko seemed quite stressful.

"Yukiko?" She asked.

Yukiko just looked at Himari's eyes. Enough for Himari understood something. She checked around and then looked at Tojuru.

"Wait, Rengoku" Himari pulled Tojuro behind her back. "I think you should head home first. Don't worry about us, our house is around the corner over there"

"But- What about Sumihiko?" Tojuru asked.

"We will tell him later, after he done talking with that man" She replied.

"O-" Tojuru's words were cut off when something dashed by them. Very quick flash of white.

"Yukiko!?" Himari startled by her sister quick movement toward Sumihiko.

"WATCH OUT!" Yukiko shouted and attracted Sumihiko's attention.

Yukiko lunged at Sumihiko, grabbed his waist, they lost balance and both fell onto the ground. At the same time, Sumihiko can feel something grazed his hair.