𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼

𝟎𝟑𝟓

Time

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        Three days. When I woke up, I saw that Ume was back in my room, and she wasn't alone. She was accompanied by Gyutaro.

"You're finally awake!" She said, plopping herself down next to me.

"Ume, she just woke up... Give her some space," Gyutaro scolded.

"Oh, I'm sure she doesn't mind! Right, Princess?"

She leaned her head on my shoulder, and I glanced away.

"Um... Sure..." I replied.

Ume, satisfied with my answer, began to talk her head off about random things. I zoned out, not really paying attention to what she was saying. My gaze flickered over to Gyutaro, who was just standing off to the side and staring at me. It wasn't a creepy sort of stare, though. It was more like a stare of longing. Not in a romantic way, though. Like he wanted me to pay attention to him.

"Are you okay?" I asked him.

For a moment, he seemed surprised that I talked to him, but he quickly nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bit tired, is all," he responded.

"Why don't you sit down?" I suggested, patting the spot next to me.

Once again, his face glowed with surprise. But that surprise was almost immediately shadowed by happiness. He nodded again and walked over to take a seat next to me.

"Thank you..." He uttered.

"Huh? Why are you thanking me?"

"Well... People, when they look at me, usually get frightened because of how ugly I am... Am I ugly?"

"... Well... I wouldn't call you ugly. You're different, yes, but that just means you're unique!"

"Unique...? I... never thought of it that way..."

"I've been trying to tell you that for forever, nii-chan, but you never listen to me!" Ume huffed.

Gyutaro, ignoring his sister's words, leaned against me as well.

"Can I just... stay like this?" He asked.

"I... Uh... Alright?" I hummed, not really anticipating this sort of reaction.

And so, I spend my afternoon with Ume and Gyutaro taking a nap against me. As I sat there, trying not to move, I realized that the people who work under Kibutsuji are all innocent. Well, yes, they've done horrible things, so technically, they aren't innocent, but they're so obviously being manipulated by Kibutsuji! That horrible, horrible man... I want to put a stop to it, but I'm just a girl. What can I do? I suppose only time will tell.

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✿Sengoku-Era Secrets✿

❥ Gyutaro and Ume are half siblings (different dads), and (I'm pretty sure) Gyutaro had congential syphilis, which is why he looks the way he does (got this info off the wiki).
❥ Y/N is the only person who Muzan has ever truly cared about.
❥ Gyutaro and Ume act childish because they never got to experience a proper childhood.
❥ Short chapter because I'm tired and lazy 😞
❥ I am NOT trying to go into another pandemic bcuz of monkeypox 🙏🏽

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