𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼

𝟎𝟒𝟏

Safety

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The next person I thought of was Kyojuro. He's so sweet, I doubt he'd be anything like Zenitsu! I also have a general idea of where he lives, so I went to his estate. Just as I did with Zenitsu, I pushed past the guard and ran inside. This time, I saw Kyojuro, but I also saw two other people. Mitsuri and Lord Iguro.

"Guys!" I yelped, throwing myself into Kyojuro's arms.

"Princess?!" Kyojuro said in surprise.

"Oh, Y/N-chan! We were just going to go out to look for you! It's been so long, I'm so glad that you're okay!" Mitsuri exclaimed, grabbing me out of Kyojuro's arms to embrace me.

"If you keep holding her like that, she'll suffocate," Lord Iguro pointed out.

"Right, right, sorry!"

Mitsuri let go of me, and I caught my breath. I turned to look at Kyojuro.

"Can I stay here for a while? I can't go back out there, and I don't feel safe at the palace."

Kyojuro almost immediately nodded and smiled. He put his hand on the small of my back.

"Of course, Princess! Come, I'll show you to your room!"

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"Share her?! Who said we were going to share her?!" Mitsuri said, her eye twitching slightly out of anger.

"She's been through so much already. Why put her through more trauma?" Kyojuro said.

"If we were to share her, it would be between Kyojuro and I. Not you," Obanai sneered.

Mitsuri, in a fit of rage, lunged at Obanai.

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I awoke to a loud crashing sound. It made me flinch. Did... something happen? Was I found out? I didn't want to get up, but what if they came into this room. Besides, there's only one door with no windows. I want a head start...

Slowly, I rose from my futon and made my way to the door. I slid it open and walked down the hallway. I peeked over the corner, and what I saw horrified me. On the ground, covered in their own blood and entrails, were the mutilated remains of Mitsuri and Obanai. And, standing in the middle of it all, was Kyojuro.

I don't know if I let out a sound that signaled my presence, but he soon snapped his head to look at me. I stayed still, hoping that it was just my imagination, but when he started walking over to me, I screamed and tried to run off. I was too slow, though, and Kyojuro grabbed me around my waist.

"I didn't want to kill them..." He mumbled in my ear as I struggled in his grip, "That... bitch attacked Obanai, so I had to get her off of him... And Obanai... Well... I know I should've kept him alive... but... I didn't like the idea of sharing you... Not truly... I only proposed it because I didn't want to hurt you anymore... I'm sorry..."

A nearby vase caught my eyes, and without thinking, I grabbed it and swung it behind me, making it smash on his head. He grunted and let me go. I ran past him. It took everything in me not to barf as I ran through what was left of Mitsuri and Obanai. Am I safe anywhere?

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✿Sengoku-Era Secrets✿

❥ Y/N is losing her trust in humanity.

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