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A Breakfast Conversation

(Y/n) popped his head into Sanemi's room, taking notice of how the said male was already wide awake cleaning his blade.

As if noticing his presence, the white-haired male scoffed. "What the hell do you want?" Sanemi asked.

(Y/n) sweatdropped at the verbal language that the other had, but was used to it.

"Oh, uhm... The owner of the house said that breakfast is done," (Y/n) answered with a nervous smile slipping onto his lips.

Sanemi stared down at his blade for a few moments before standing up and putting it back into its sheath.

(Y/n) stumbled backward as Sanemi forcefully opened the sliding door.

Wide (E/c) hues stared as Sanemi walked by their owner with angry grumbles leaving the said male's lips.

(Y/n) quickly followed after Sanemi, trying to make himself seem curious about the blade despite already knowing what it was.

"Mmh... Sir?" (Y/n) piped up, causing Sanemi not to say a single word.

(E/c) eyes blinked when he saw how Sanemi's once stiff figure was now relaxed around him.

'That's...different. When I first met him, I wasn't able to have him relaxed around me until several months later after having him take me under his wing.' (Y/n) mused.

"What is it?" Sanemi finally questioned.

"I was wondering what type of sword you're carrying around?" (Y/n) asked before waving his hands in front of his face, "T-That's if you wanna answer, of course! You don't have to tell me."

Sanemi rolled his eyes and quietly scoffed. "It's a nichirin sword," he bluntly answered.

'I know that... but he doesn't know that I know.' (Y/n) mentally deadpan.

The teenager just nodded his head, acting as if he was amazed at this information.

"Nichirin? If it's rude to ask, is it for slaying demons?" (Y/n) questioned.

Sanemi stared at the boy beside him with a raised non-existent brow.

"And how do you know what a demon is? By how you look, it looks like you never came across one in your life." Sanemi rudely points out.

(Y/n) blinked before staring down at the floor with a pained smile, remembering the deaths of his parents and village.

Sanemi took notice of the change of attitude in the (H/c)-haired male but looked ahead and said nothing else.

(E/c) hues drifted upward and took notice of the little old lady who stood in front of the house's dining room door.

"Good morning," the little old lady greeted.

"Morning, ma'am." (Y/n) greeted back with a small bow.

Sanemi ignored the two as he entered the dining room.

(Y/n) sent a quick smile to the owner of the house and followed after Sanemi.

Immediately, the (H/c)-haired teenager took notice of all the food on the table.

Sanemi sat down on his side of the table and pressed his hands together for a small prayer before finally eating.

(Y/n) walked up to his side of the table, and sat down. Pressing his hands together, he whispered a small prayer under his breath before picking up a set of chopsticks and a small bowl of rice and digging in.

Sanemi lifted his gaze at the teenager in front of him, wondering why he allowed the other to come with him.

The boy wasn't even a demon slayer for fucks sake.

(Y/n) started to mentally sweat as he felt Sanemi's heavy gaze on him. 'I forgot that he was scary when I first met him.' (Y/n) thought.

Slowly, (Y/n) lifted his (E/c) eyes to make contact with Sanemi's own set of purple hues, just to quickly turn away due to the nervousness he was feeling.

'Wait... Now that I think of it, isn't the attack on the Tokito's about to happen in a few months? If I remember right, I was fourteen when I met him... the same day Amane-sama brought him in.' (Y/n) realized.

"That damned demon you were talking about, what the fuck did it look like?" Sanemi finally asked, indicating that he was the first one to finish eating.

(Y/n) blinked as he remembered the demon.

He could remember the ranking in the ugly thing's eyes.

The (H/c)-haired boy placed his bowl gently onto the table in front of him and gripped the pants that he was wearing as he made eye contact with the Hashira in front of him.

"It was Upper Moon Five," (Y/n) answered.