ᯓᡣ𐭩 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐊𝐈 - 𝒾𝑔𝓊𝓇𝑜 𝑜𝒷𝒶𝓃𝒶𝒾

⊹ ࣪ ˖ 03

—MERAKI

𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬— somewhere in these eyes,
i'm on your side...

(;space song)

╰┈➤ a few days later...

„𝐆𝐄𝐄𝐙, 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐍..." i muttered, standing in front of a mirror and trying to put in lenses. at first, i was bothered by my long white hair. and now? i couldn't put the lenses in my eyes because my hands were trembling. „fuck." i sighed. „i won't leave home without them." i muttered to myself.

„TANJI-SAN! TANJI-SAN! TANJI-SAN!" i heard my kasugai crow's voice. „what's up, kuro?" i looked at him. „the master ubuyashiki planned the hashira meeting. hurry up, my pretty." i smiled. he's lovely. he was sitting on the frame of an open window, with a red scarf i had once given him. cute. „i'm trying, kuro."

          he looked at me curiously. „why do you need it?" he asked. i sighed. „i don't like my eyes." i turned my eyes away from him. „your eyes... why?" he tilted his head, listening intently to me. „uh... kuro, you know why." he knew perfectly well when it started. „yes, and i still don't understand why you put them on."

          i didn't answer him. i muttered something quietly under my breath and finally put them on. i looked at kuro again, he was... dancing? or doing something like that. damn. „come on, we can't be late." i said.

          „somehow it didn't bother you before." he answered, spitefully. „kuro!" i admonished him. „there is no meeting, care mia." wait. what? „what do you..." i paused. „you lied?" i asked him. „yes." he chuckled. „i just wanted to have some fun~" dumb bird. i crossed my arms over my chest. „run away. because if i catch you, i'll rip your stupid feathers off. one by one. and i'll make a broth out of you!" i snorted.

          „i'm leaving. NOW." he burbled and flew off with a dramatic flutter of his wings. jeez. he's typical drama queen. and he's just a bird! „damn..." i rolled my eyes.

          i looked at my reflection in the mirror. i was wearing my uniform, similar to the one worn by our love hashira, mitsuri. over this i wore my haori, which was practically all black, but there were flowers on the sleeves from which red drops were dripping. there were also some patterns, but this was irrelevant. unless the white heart i recently sewed onto the fabric by myself when i was bored. the same as i had on my uniform. also of my own making. i had two heart-shaped hairpins fastened to my hair, which i rather tied up in a high ponytail. a red one and a black one. they matched my eyes, both the 'real' ones and those hidden under black lenses. also, i wore my black, fitted, leather over-the-knee heeled boots.

i smiled. a little bit. „hm... it's time to... maybe do something productive?" i paused, when i heard a knock on my door. i walked over to them and opened them. oh. oooh. i didn't expect that. „iguro-san?" i smiled, warmly. „what are you doing here?" i asked. we didn't really spend much time together. sometimes i even had the feeling that he was avoiding me. we only saw each other at meetings and sparring sessions.

   „the master wanted us to go on patrol together today. in a nearby village, the inhabitants have been unable to sleep for several days because of demon attacks." he said, quietly. „fine. of course". i nodded. „nice. so, tonight. come under my estate when it gets dark. it's closer from there." he explained. „mhm..." i muttered, looking at kaburamaru. his snake is... is... kittystic! yeah. it's definitely my favourite word.

          „see you later then." he said, without even looking at me and walked away. i waved after him friendly. but he didn't look back. well. did i expect anything different? no. definitely no.

          one thing i was sure of. it's going to be interesting.