A Demon's Treasure

Life in a New Home

The next morning you woke up and resumed your thoughts. You made breakfast and ate before taking a walk down to the village. You bought a hairbrush and a new kimono. You then went back up to the house and changed your clothes before brushing and restyling your long brown hair. Your hair was a darker shade of brown and turned green on the tips. After restyling it you felt much better.

By this time, it was about time for lunch because the trip to the village was a bit of a walk so it took time. You made lunch and thought again while you ate.

"I wonder, if I stay here would I ever have trouble with other demons? If Akaza protected me before, would he do it again? Low-rank demons would probably stay away but what about the other Kizuki? What am I thinking?! I still don't know if I can fully trust him yet! But how would I ever know?" You thought for a moment. "If I make it through a week without dying I will trust him. The timer starts yesterday!" You paused. "Wait, that means it's already going on day two..." You sighed and finished your sushi. A loud crashing noise came from one of the dark rooms.

"I smell you little girl!" A rough voice shouted from the hallway.

You jumped up and grabbed your katana. You hid close to the door so you could escape if needed but where you could still see the room.

A man stepped out of the hallway. He looked somewhat like Akaza but was bald.

"Is that Akaza?! No. He's bald and has different markings." You thought.

He quickly turned his head in your direction. "Come out, come out wherever you are!" He began to walk towards you only for him to get kicked out into the sun.

Akaza glared at the man as he began to burn in the sun.

The man quickly stood up and ran into the trees, quickly disappearing.

"You ok?" Akaza asked, walking over to you.

"Yeah, I'm fine." You took a deep breath and got out of your hiding spot. "Thank you again." You smiled slightly. You were still trembling but had calmed down a bit. "Who was that?" You questioned, looking out to where the demon had been kicked out.

"Probably just some low rank demon." Akaza answered.

"But how did he get in? He would need to have gone through the sun to get in." You pointed out.

"He probably snuck in during the night and hid." Akaza replied.

You thought for a moment. "Thank you... really. I mean it." You repeated, turning back to him. "You have saved me at least twice now." You added.

Akaza smiled slightly.

You glanced down at your sword which was still in your hand. You turned towards the door and opened it.

Akaza turned away and walked deeper into the house.

You walked out and shut the door behind you before clenching your sword tighter. You then stepped off the porch and began to walk down the long path towards the village.

"He saved me twice. He has to be trustworthy... right? I don't want to seem rude by not trusting him if he's actually trying to help me, but I don't wanna trust a demon only to die a few days later." You thought.

You walked until you found a little stream. It felt so nice and cool and was just relaxing to sit by in general. Eventually you could tell that it was getting sorta late so, not wanting to be in the forest at night with the demons around, you began your walk home.

By the time to got back the sun was starting to set. You went inside and made dinner.

Just after you were done eating you went out onto the porch and sat down. You set your sword down and looked up at the stars again.