CAT || Kimetsu No Yaiba Fanfic

Cat Chapter 19

"Faster, faster!" Hotaru clapped her hands, urging the boys to walk faster on their handstand around the backyard, all the while doing the full focus breathing. "You slowpokes, my grandfather can easily run past you."

"Urokodaki-san can easily beat us, Hotaru-san." Tanjiro panted. His body was too painful, his lungs feels like it'll combust any second, and he knew the other two felt like it too.

Hotaru replied without missing a beat. "Sakonji is my father, forehead. Peppa pig, you're breathing strange. Thunderbolt, don't focus on the pain."

"Mhmmphm?"

Hotaru placed her chin on top of Nezuko's head, humming quietly as they both sat on the shadows of the engawa to avoid the sunlight, with the trusty black and green blanket around them. Nezuko had apparently woken up the day just before she came back.

"They'll be alright. They'll just be finishing how much they can do right now." She said.

She doesn't have anything to do at the moment, so she figured that she'll supervise the brats' training for today. She also just wanted to clear her head a bit after the fun yesterday.

She had fun, so much fun, but a part of her was in pain.

Three minutes later, the boys all sank on their knees in exhaustion and pain, full focus breathing gone, after finishing their third lap in the handstand. They were wheezing for air and trying to gain their energy back.

"Good, you made three laps out of ten. Congrats." Hotaru nodded. "Take a break for five minutes. Next time there won't be a break from full focus breathing." Three out of ten is good enough, considering how actually spacious the backyard is.

Zenitsu started flailing around. "MY EARS!! THEY'RE GONNA BURST!! MY EARS ARE GONNA BURST!! IM GONNA DIEE!!!"

Inosuke slumped on the ground. "Waterrr...."

Hotaru chucked a water bottle at them, hitting Zenitsu on the temple and rolling down besides Inosuke. Zenitsu shook his head, feeling his ears clearing up and doesn't seem to be bursting anytime soon.

"AHHH!" Zenitsu screamed. "I'm not gonna die!!"

Inosuke dived for the water bottle.

There was rustling heard behind Hotaru, and plenty pairs of eyes turned to look whatever, or whoever it is.

Tomioka Giyuu stood behind her, a fist raised to knock at the wood beside him. He slowly lowered his hand once he realized all of them were already looking at him. Then he just stared straight into Hotaru, not even glancing at anyone but her.

Hotaru, sensing the awkward silence coming, swiftly stood up while draping the blanket on Nezuko. Giyuu turned back and walked away, Hotaru following just behind him after saying one thing to the brats.

"Behave, you shits." She said.

Surprisingly, Giyuu lead her to the roof, where she sat across from him.

"So," she cracked her neck, "It's nice to see you again and all, but what do you need? I know you don't call me up here for just some catching up."

Urokodaki had taken her in years ago, so it's no surprise that they'll know each other by the old man. Giyuu had received letters from his old teacher, some containing topics about the feline. So of course, he had to see her himself.

Especially when the old man was literally almost gushing about her.

And that's when Giyuu met her. And that's also how Giyuu was one of the first persons who saw her shift.