The Demon's Sun (Kyojuro Rengoku x OC)

Chapter 4~

At some point during the afternoon, Eri woke up on a tree stump. She stretched and yawned before taking in her surroundings. "Holy shit, I gotta go or they'll start to wonder where I am-" she jumped up and grabbed the white and red bandages, running back towards the estate. She hopped over the fence again and saw the three boys training again. They each told her hello, and she waved quickly before running back inside. On her way to Rengoku, Shinobu stopped her.

She made it to his bedroom door and knocked lightly. He told her to come in, so she did. He was on the ground looking under the bed for something which made Eri question his sanity. "Rengoku-san?" She asked, getting his attention.

"Eri! I was wondering when you'd show up, you were a bit late this morning, so I figured you were taking that supposed nap." He laughed, Eri joining him.

"What are you doing, though?"

He smiled, "I was making sure there wasn't a monster under my bed." Eri looked stunned, then began laughing so hard she bent over. "Oh, and did Shinobu give you the uniform?"

The top was tight fitting and black. It was sleeveless, and tucked nicely into the baggy pants which tied around her waist using a belt. The uniform showcased the scar on her arm along with the tip of the one on her neck. "Yeah, she did. She figured this would be more my style than the regular long sleeved shirts, and honestly, she was right." Eri laughed it off.

"It looks good on you." He said enthusiastically. Eri smiled and sat beside him. "I'm not getting off the floor, by the way. Not until I catch this monster." He said jokingly, and Eri pushed his shoulder lightly.

"Mind if I help you look?" She played along. He just shrugged and told her to be quiet. The two laid on the floor in silence staring under the bed until his dinner came. The duo slightly startled Aoi who had brought the food. "Shh, we're catching the monster." Eri said seriously. Aoi just carefully set the food on the table and left quickly.

"They're weird." She huffed walking down the hall.

"DAMMIT!" Aoi heard Eri shout.

"You scared it! The hell did you hit your head for?!" Rengoku yelled back. Aoi ran down the hall as fast as she could trying to get away from the two. "Are you at least okay?!"

"Yeah, no. I'm fine, thanks." She said while sitting up rubbing her own head. "Sorry I messed up your chance of catching it."

Rengoku sat up next and placed a hand on her head with a small smile, "As long as you're okay, I don't have a problem with it." The two chuckled and got off the floor and walked towards the door.

"Remember, if anything starts to hurt, just tell me, okay?" She reached for door with a wide smile, and he gave a nod.

"Sure will!"

The two walked down the halls and found themselves outside. Rengoku saw where the tree she had punched was, and he knew she had gotten lost in herself to of gotten that far in only a night. She stopped and looked at the fence and before he knew it, she had run and jumped onto it, balancing perfectly. She had a wide smile with closed eyes. Her movements were fluid as she danced on the fence without a care in the world. He could hear the escapes of laughter every once in a while, and it made him happy. He wished he could always see this side of her. She started to speed up and jumped high into the air twisting several times before landing on the ground in a roll.

Eri ended up on her knees and laughter happily. It had been forever since she danced like that. "That was incredible, where did you learn to dance like that?" He asked with curiosity etched into every fiber of his being.

"It was the family dance, really. Me and Aiko used to perform it from dawn to dusk once a year. Aiko was much better at it, though." Her tone was happy, and her words modest. He could tell she had learned to perfect the form, so there was only one more way that Aiko could have been better.