A Lot Can Happen In One Night //Saneoba//

Bitter Sweet||rewind ⏪ pt.5

Obanai Iguro has no idea what to do as he watched Kanroji run away from him for the second time. The woman he'd loved ever since he'd seen her. It was like he was stuck in time. Just frozen. He had made her cry,humiliated her and himself. He couldn't even get her to believe that she was the perfect pure one and he was the disgusting cursed blood stained person who was selfish. He selfishly kissed her,and he can't take it back.

He looked behind him and saw Kocho and Tomioka staring,in shock. He scoffed. Fucking look somewhere else. Iguro thought. He didn't want anyone to see him like this. The entire situation was humiliating in it's own degrading way. He didn't want to exactly leave either. He was unsure why but something inside him told him to stay.

Iguro remembers his best friend Shinazugawa. The main person who actually convinced him to put the effort of showing. Sure showing wasn't exactly mandatory but not going to the party thrown so kindly specifically for the hashiras and demon slayer corps to have a good time wouldn't be a good look. He was sort of surprised when Tomioka showed but seeing how close he acted with Kocho gave him enough intel to guess the reason.

Iguro doesn't exactly mind a bad look on him. He already knows he isn't perceived as the kindest. He doesn't think of himself as a really good person either. He remembers speaking into Shinazugawa the day before the event and mentioning he was thinking of not showing.

"Dude,you can't just not show. I'll be stuck there with a bunch of nobodies!!"

They were both in Sanemi's mansion. Iguro often gets invited to come over and he never denys. It's nice to get away from everything for a while and just be with him. Almost a way to clear his mind and just be him.

"The other hashira aren't nobodies." Iguro of course knows that isn't what he meant,but he can't help replying that way. What Iguro had replied with wasn't a lie after all. Technically it was an appropriate response.

"You know that isn't what I meant you little smart ass." Sanemi said as he rolled his eyes.

"Hmph." Iguro is always quick witted with his sassy replys. He's always quick to reply to anything said that pisses him off or he just thinks is stupid. In this case,it's really just teasing. Twisting what Shinazugawa saids and seeing his reaction to it has always been hilarious to him.

"What else could you have possibly meant?" Iguro saids as he raises his eyebrow and looks up at Shinazugawa. Iguro was sitting on the woven straw tatami floor while Sanemi was standing right next to him,almost above him.

Iguro remembers him freezing,just for moment. Shinazugawa bit his lip for a second of two as if was debating on what he was going to say. He puts a hand behind his neck and looks to the side as he almost timidly saids, "Like..It'd just be one of those events I'd prefer you to be there."

A rare show of almost vulnerability from Shinazugawa was seen. A silence falls over the conversation for a moment. Iguro stands up,still tilting his head up and looks at him unimpressed.

"You know,if you're going to miss me if I don't show up,you can just say it."

Shinazugawa's neck quickly snaps his head to look down at Iguro who currently had a smug expression on his face. Iguro watches his face almost redden a bit before he scoffs and saids "You arrogant bastard,you wish I'd miss you." As he quickly looks to the side again,Iguro can see the redish tint on his ear.

Beneath his mask a smug smirk turns into a snicker. Iguro doesnt laugh with many people,but it's easy to with Sanemi. He leans his head onto Sanemi's shoulder as he playfully punches his side. "You'll see me there." Iguro doesn't enjoy being close with almost anyone,but with Sanemi..he considers what they have as friends as special. In a way.