Atlantis

Careless

"Are you ready to go?"

'Am I?' Mizuki thought, contemplating her decisions. 'Can I do this?' She asked herself, staring off into space as Mitsuri stared at her with a small frown.

"You'll do great, Mizuki! You don't need to talk to the adults at all, you can just bond with Kanae." The pink-haired woman convinced the little girl.

Mizuki sighed as she saw the pleading look of the older female. "Okay! Let's go, we shouldn't be wasting our time, Mitsuri!"
She enthusiastically exclaimed, standing up and grabbing the foods they'll be bringing.

As soon as she got out of the door, she halted abruptly and sheepishly looked back at Mitsuri who was following suit. "I don't know the way... hehe." She said, rubbing her fingers together in a shy manner.

"Kanae! Shinobu! Kanao!"

Mizuki flinched, shock visible on her expression. She should've been used to this by now, Mitsuri has this habit of hers to call people to announce herself home.

"Ah, Mitsuri. You came! Is this the little girl you were talking about?"

A woman gently spoke, she has long black hair and two pink and green butterfly pins on both sides of her head. Her double-side bangs framed her face perfectly. She's wearing a butterfly patterned haori and the demon slayer uniform, except, instead of a skirt like other female slayers, she was wearing puffy pants just like Kyojuro.

Beside her was a short girl. She has short black hair tied into a bun which has a purple butterfly pin adorned in it. She also has short double-side bangs with a purple gradient on the tip which greatly complement her purple eyes. The only problem was she was wearing a frown, unlike the one wearing a haori who has a gentle smile on her face, her pink eyes shining.

The girl with purple eyes was wearing a white haori, her demon slayer uniform was the same as the taller ones.

Behind them was a small girl, probably the same age as you, who walked towards them and stared at Mizuki and Mitsuri with wonder in her eyes.

She's wearing a pink yukata and her black hair was swept to the side with a pink and white butterfly pin adorning it. Her pink eyes are wide and dull as she only continued to stare at Mizuki.

"Say, Kanao. Would you like to play with Mizuki over there?" The long-haired woman spoke with gentleness, staring at who she claimed to be Kanao.

Kanao mindlessly gulped as she stepped forward towards Mizuki, she held one of Mizuki's hands and started walking away. She was confused internally. She didn't know why she decided to hold the girl. Most importantly she decided to do this herself. It was her own choice.

The longer Mizuki followed Kanao, the more she found herself wanting to interact with the child even though her presence is still unsettling and she couldn't help but feel like something was off. Maybe it's because Kanao keeps looking back at her as if expecting something from her.

It makes her slightly uncomfortable as if she's supposed to say something. She glanced at Mitsuri and noticed that the pink-haired slayer is grinning from ear to ear while watching the two walk away with an almost gleeful expression as she too walked away with the butterfly sisters and went inside the manor.

Mizuki was then surprised to see their beautiful garden once they arrived. It was covered with flowers, many different kinds that she had never seen before, including a lot of trees. There was also a pond with water lilies floating in it and a pond full of fish. They were beautiful.