Abnormal Being [Kimetsu no Yaiba]

4

As always Tanjiro had his stamina training from morning and continued to self train until late night. But of course after those tiring trainings, he still came to Nezuko's room to visit his sister.

He had recovered fully, and perhaps tomorrow, he'll be active again for the missions.

For the few last days, there's no sign of Yokina Tanjiro realises. 'Perhaps she's on a mission.' He thought.

But today, when he came to Nezuko's room, he smelled traces of blood.

"Yokina-san?" He calls out seeing the familiar figure.

The said girl looked at him and smiled, "Heya, Tanjiro." Tanjiro frowns as he smell a foul smell. The scent of blood with some weakness, lies, tiredness, hurt feelings and some other negative stuff fused together. He didn't like it. It reek so bad.

"Are you okay, Yokina-san? You.. reek."

Yokina laughs lightly, "That's a harsh way to put." She leans on the wall and scratchs her hand. "But you can smell feelings too huh? So cool."

"..I didn't say anything about smelling feelings though,." Tanjiro mumble out. "You're amazing to realise it." He told.

"Why thank you."

Tanjiro's eyes twitch as he realise Yokina's scratching hasn't stopped. With the sharp nail Yokina had, she injured her own hand. Although it does heal almost right away.

"Stop it." Tanjiro reached for her hand and attempt to pull it. "What are you doing?"

The girl looked blankly at him, "Oh.." She stopped, retreating her hand. "I doze off." She mumble out, licking her fingers, well mainly nails which contains her own blood. "Sorry 'bout that, Tanjiro."

Tanjiro didn't cover his disgust, "Clean your hands with water, don't lick it!" Yokina just grins and stuck her tongue out. This made Tanjiro sigh, "Anyway, when I came, I also smell some blood.." Tanjiro trails out. "It smells the same as your blood now. Did you get hurt from a mission? Or did you hurt yourself?"

Yokina just grin playfully, "Guess which?"

Tanjiro sighs once again. "I would rather not."

"How boring." Yokina shruggs.

Yokina then starts playing with her own hand and body, scratching over here and there with boredom. She sighs as she spill out blood and hums lightly. Although as time passes, she became annoyed, face turned disgusted and scratch harder.

"Stop it, Yokina-san!" Tanjiro couldn't help but raised his voice.

Pausing Yokina looked at him, "Ahh, I did it again. Sorry, sorry." She didn't sound sincere at all as she lick her own wound. "I was getting irked.." She mumble out. "and a bit stuffed."

"Stuffed? Did you overeat? Are you feeling unwell? Should I go for a water?"

"What are you, a big brother?" Yokina sweatdrop, "Overeat huh? Perhaps I did.." She told. "Fleshs that is." She shruggs.

"F-Flesh!?" Tanjiro covered Nezuko protectively, "S-So you eat humans?"

"No." This alarms Tanjiro in a way, "I eat myself." Yokina then replied straightly.

An uncomfortable silent engulf them.

"..."

"!?"

"What!?"

It took some time for Tanjiro to understand.

"Well yeah, like that." Yokina didn't explain anything. "Anyway, I'll be going now then."

"W-Wait, Yokina-san--!!" The said girl had already gone without any traces, leaving Tanjiro all worried and quite freaked out.

As the older brother, hearing someone eat one's self is a bit disturbing. But the thing that struck Tanjiro's mind is that, Yokina is doing self-harm to eat herself.

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Yokina's eyes narrowed, she can smell it. Demon.. with Muzan's blood. Still quite fresh. 'It's either the lower or upper moons huh.. or perhaps a new demon..-' She turns back, leaving the Butterfly Estate. 'Enough fooling, time for another demon hunt.'

She took a walk when she reached a familiar house. "This place is.. Giyu Tomioka's.." She mumble out looking at the building.

"Am I supposed to know you?" Yokina didn't seem surprised by the sudden call. "Huh? You're a demon.."

She's not even in the mood.. 'Although Master said he's trustable, since he did promise he'll do seppuku when Nezuko attacks human.. I still can't believe anyone than Master.' She licked her lip looking into the man infront of her.

"It'll be nice if you respond."

"Is that so.." Yokina heaved a light sigh. "Uhh, how do I do it again.. Hiya?" She didn't receive any respond except for weird looks from Giyu. "Geez."

"You're not like other demons are you?" Giyu commented. "How did you enter the demon slayers' headquarters?"

"I live here?" Yokina shruggs, she's seriously not in the mood for anything now. Espescially since she just came out from her hiding. "I'm not in the mood so I'll just visit when I'm in the mood." She quickly told ruffling her head.

"Huh?"

"Well, see you then hmm, Giyu? Tomioka? Water Hashira?" She heaved one last sigh, "Whatever." And she used her enchanced speed to go back to her place.

"..." Giyu seems a bit irritated. "But that presence.. She has the same presence of the person who always came to the annual Hashira meeting.." He mumble out. 'I've always thought it was either one of Master's family member or one of the servants of the house..'

"At least she's not a threat." He goes into his own house afterwards.

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27 March 2020

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