Chapter 10: A Smile Behind The Mist

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     As Kazumi walk around at the location of her new mission, she looked around to see both adults and children having fun, walking together, playing together, and more. She could see how happy they are and how lively they move around their place. Almost as if nothing's wrong at their place when there is.

She decided to stop by at a restaurant to eat some snacks. She ordered four sticks of sweet dangos and tea, she took a sit outside the restaurant's wooden bench covered by a parasol. As she eat her snacks, she noticed someone enter the restaurant. She felt the person's aura and the sound he makes.

'I didn't expect him to be here.'

As she continue eating her dangos, she suddenly heard a male's voice beside her.

"Can I sit here?"

She looked at the person who's holding his plate of sakura mochis and tea.

"Yes of course." Kazumi answered smiling at him as she moved aside to give him space to sit.
"Ne~ Muichiro-san, didn't expect you to be here."

The boy just looked at her with a blank expression while he take a sip of his tea. He has mint colored eyes and his long black hair fading to a mint green color going down. Tokito Muichiro, the Mist Pillar.

"I'm sorry, you must've forgotten who I am, I'm Azakura Kazumi. I heard about your condition from Shino-san."

"Shino-san?" Muichiro tilted his head to the side for a bit.

"She's Kocho-san."

"Oh.... I really don't remember you." Muichiro said as he take a bite of his food.

"That's alright, at least I can remember you."

"I could only remember that you're a hashira."

"Hmm.... maybe you can just think of a nickname for me, maybe a shorter version of my name for you to remember." Kazumi suggested as she finish up her third stick of dango and take a sip of her tea.

Muichiro was silent for a while thinking about what Kazumi just said. He took a sip of his tea and ate the mochi he's holding.

"Ka.... Kazu-kun, maybe I'll call you that.... if I'll be able to remember."

"Alright then Muichiro-san, I do really hope that you'll be able to remember it."

"How about you do the same?" Muichiro looked at her while chewing his food.
"Think of a nickname for me too."

"Are you really alright with it?" Kazumi asked as she heard Muichiro telling her to do the same.
"I'll call you Mui-kun then." She answered giving the Mist Hashira a closed eye smile.

The two had a small conversation as they sit beside each other eating their snacks. After finishing their snacks, the two walked around the village for a while. Looking at the stalls and the children running around passing them by.

"So Mui-kun, what're you doing here?"

"I just passed by since I just finished my mission nearby this place."

"I see then, are you on your way back or are you taking another one?"

"I'm on my way back. And I suppose, you're the one assigned at this place."

"Yes. I do hope for you to get home safe and sound, take care Mui-kun." Kazumi said as she wave her hand at Muichiro and walk back to the crowd as Muichiro just stood there watching her get further away.

'Hmm.... what's the name of that cloud again?'
Muichiro thought as he look up the clouds and started to walk again.
'She's different.'

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