𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍┊͙ ˘͈ᵕ˘͈ ᴷᴺʸ ˣ ᴿᴱᴬᴰᴱᴿ

𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋, 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄

[picks up right after my baby my baby :)]

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3ʀᴅ ᴘᴏᴠ (◍•ᴗ•◍)

After the heavy rain subsided and the morning rays cracked through the clouds, the two slayers were ready to the Butterfly Mansion.

Noguchi was on the small porch of the cabin, relacing his shoes back on, "Murata!" He yelled, "What's taking you so long?!"

"Give me a second!" Murata yelled back before he sighed. He found himself standing before the fusuma door that separated him from the demon child.

Murata knelt down, it was still tightly shut like last night which meant that the child didn't make any effort to escape.

"I'll be back for you." The boy whispered into the peephole, "I don't know what's wrong with you, but I'll help you out somehow."

He waited for a response but was only greeted with solemn silence. He sighed once more before he picked up his nichirin and walked out the cabin.

"Jeez, what took you so long?" Noguchi scoffed as he stood up. "Were you rearranging the furniture or something?"

Murata rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms. "Ha ha ha, very funny." He fake laughed before Noguchi wrapped his arm around his shoulders.

"I know right," Noguchi smiled as he pulled his duo along the puddle filled road, "I'm a comedic genius."

[Name] breathed out a small sigh when Murata left. Though they didn't appreciate the last words he said to them. Couldn't he see that they wanted to be left alone?

"Hopefully he's joking." [Name] said to the ichimatsu doll that sat perfectly in their lap. The doll only smiled. "Do you think what he said was true? About Uncle Tengen and Aunty Mitsuri looking for me?"

The doll continued to smile, her pitch black eyes dimly reflecting [Name]'s in the dark closet lighting. The child ran their fingers through the doll's silky smooth hair.

"Do you think they're looking for me... so they can kill me?" They questioned, a hand instinctively reaching up to protect their neck, "I hope they didn't hear about..."

[Name] stopped themselves before they could continue, the event happened a while ago yet it keeps haunting their sleep, almost like it's taunting them about what they've done.

They shook their head, "Nevermind that. Let's just hope that weird guy doesn't come back."

There was nothing else for them to do then to sleep to have their energy back up. They felt exhausted, their eyes closed and relaxed.

A few hours passed, [Name] was lying on the floor with the ichimatsu doll resting beside them. They weren't doing anything in particular, they were just staring at the ceiling thinking it would make the night pass by faster.