A Demon's Treasure

Worry

The next morning you awoke and sat up. You looked around for a moment before faintly remembering the night before. You blushed again and hid your face in your hands. "I can't believe I did that!" You yelled at yourself internally. "Wait... Akaza... did it first..." You pointed out to yourself. "H-he must have just been tired!" You told yourself, trying to ignore the fact that you knew demons didn't need to sleep. You hurried over to the girl who still lay sleeping. You checked on her before going over to the kitchen and beginning to make food.

Soon the girl came wandering into the room.

"Good morning." You smiled, continuing to work.

She spun around and stared at you.

"Want some?" You asked, motioning to the food.

"You... You were working with the demon!" She shouted.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Last night you ran up to the house yelling that you and your friends had been ambushed by a demon. You then fainted from exhaustion and so I brought you inside." You explained. "Now, do you want some?" You repeated.

She thought for a moment before hesitantly nodding.

You served her a bowl of ramen before making yourself one.

She kept an eye on you while she ate.

After you both were done eating you retrieved her sword and gave it back to her. You then assured her that everything was taken care of and that she could continue on her journey.

She hesitated before leaving and disappearing.

You breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on your bed. "It just seems easier to kill them." You said to yourself. "Ah! What am I thinking?! My grandad was one!" You thought. You laid back and rested your wrist on your forehead. You stared at the ceiling for a while before sitting up again and looking out the window.

Akaza stared at you from the hallway, smiling slightly.

You sat there looking out the window for a moment longer before sensing that you were being watched. You turned around and smiled seeing Akaza. "Morning!" You greeted cheerfully.

"Good morning." He replied.

You looked back out the window. You blushed a bit remembering what happened the night before but quickly brushed it off.

Akaza looked like he wanted to say something but didn't. He continued to smile slightly and walked deeper into the house.

You sighed and continued looking out the window. "Do I... have feelings for a demon? I mean he's nice and all but... if he was like the other demons I would be his next meal!" You thought to yourself.

You took a deep breath and stood up. You grabbed your sword and went outside. You looked back at the house briefly before running off into the forest.

Soon you found the little quiet stream again. You followed it for a while until you found a large tree that had split into three trunks and had grown above the rest of the forest. It made sort of a C shape with its base. You sat down on a root in the middle of the C. You thought about everything that had happened lately.

As you did, you pulled your knees up against your chest and hid your face in them until you had become a little ball. Your mind was running with so many thoughts that you soon found a tear running down your cheek.

"What am I doing? Why am I crying? Is it just because I'm overwhelmed, or is it because I know it wouldn't work? I'm I that in love? No! I have very little proof that he even likes me back!" You scolded yourself.