The Red Spider Lily, Chapter 10
summary:Ā after waking up in a strange bed, in a strange room, in a strange house, the only thing you can do is blindly trust a man who introduced himself as tsukihiko. can you bear the consequences?Ā
warnings:Ā kind of kidnapping, demons, violence, blood, human āmeatā, possessivenessā¦
muzan almost appreciated how much you accepted being a demon. it wasnāt expected to be seamless, but the way you interacted with those under him (and technically those under you now even if you may not acknowledge it) made whatever left of his heart stutter. he felt proud, for some reason. and unfortunately, he could now very confidently admit that you messed with the amount of time he dedicated to eradicating the demon slayer corps. but he also figured that he would have a thousand lifetimes to do so anyway. after all, he was supreme.
he also came to realize how much you affected him on the regular after seeing how you had once brought rui into your room.Ā
a couple of moons ago he had finally come back from a short mission and genuinely just wanted to lay his head on your neck and close his eyes, even if he couldnāt sleep. he craved your warmth, your touch, your presence ā it calmed him, and he wanted nothing more than to just remove his uncomfortable suit and lay close to you in your heavy comforters. but to his dismay, he had picked up on chatter coming from your wing, his enhanced hearing capabilities rendering him absolutely shocked. the only person you allowed into your room was him and himari.
how dare you allow someone without his permission?
within the blink of an eye he stood at your door, hearing the conversation occurring within your quarters, his tired demeanor twitching out of control. his eyes flashed when he recognized ruiās emotionless voice, and his hand quietly destroyed the door that separated him from you, hiding his aura defensively.
there you were, at the foot of your bed, back pressed against the side as you allowed rui to rest on your shoulder on the floor.Ā
muzan moved to rip rui off of you but you had given him a glare so fierce that he paused. the aura you were giving off was so protecting, comforting, defendingā¦.motherly. you were consoling rui, who was resting so still with his eyes closed. muzan couldnt give a flying fuck why, but he itched to have you in his arms again and he figured the best way to achieve what he wanted was to stay quiet just a little bit longer. muzan had flexed the veins in his hands and rolled his neck around, not used to trying to reign himself in.
it was only after a few moments he was able to hear your calm voice speaking to rui, comforting him: āyouāll find your family again, rui. i promise. and of course ill be there for you! so donāt feel bad, donāt feel bad, donāt feel badā¦.ā muzan wasnāt exactly used to hearing such reassuring words, and his own eyes softened.Ā
still managing to hide his presence from rui, muzan willed himself to regain rational thought: it became clear that rui was craving the family muzan had helped killā¦.muzan wasnāt sure how you would react to that. and a sickening feeling encroached past every cell in his body that wanted to make sure you never found out.
within a singular moment, muzan used his advanced intelligence to conjure up ways he could kill rui without you questioning him. rui may have reminded him of himself, but it did not matter in the least bit. rui was expendable. you were more important, and he couldnāt afford to lose you. he was consumed by his own thoughts until your words brought him back to reality once more, like you always did, shock slowly settling into muzanās bones.Ā
ārui, donāt transform any more humans to be your family.ā
a flare of annoyance had passed through muzan at your words. you were limiting what muzan had allowed rui to do, and he honestly wasnāt sure yet how he felt about that. he would have toā¦.communicate with you. you really had influenced him too much.Ā
rui opened his eyes slowly at your command, and he was met with muzanās piercing, keen gaze. immediately he dropped into a respectful kneel, head touching the floor begging for forgiveness.Ā
an itch in the back of muzanās mind was soothed at ruiās motion. yes, rui still understood whom he had to serve till his dying breath. muzan had dismissed rui almost immediately after, choosing instead to focus his vision on you.Ā
well, at least that was a couple of months ago. rui tried to implement your strategy of treating hisĀ āfamily membersā with more respect, but it because clear that rui only really felt home with you. you and rui had become very, very close, and more often than not he could sense ruiās presence close by you in the infinity castle.Ā
muzan realized he didnāt really have a choice in whom you chose to spend time with after you told him that in order to love you, muzan had to respect you and your decisions. it irked him, but at the same time, he knew that rui would not dare to lay a single finger on you. so he tolerated ruiās presence, allowing you to build a warm friendship amidst the cold infinity castle. whether it was helping rui do his hair or strolling in the garden at night, you too liked spending time with rui.
which is why what muzan was about to do filled him with a dread he had not felt in thousands of years.Ā
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you were reading a book suji had gotten you from abroad, sitting calmly in your nightgown on your bed. there wasnāt much to do in the house, to be honest, so escaping was the best way to stimulate your mind.Ā
after finally having the courage to interact with a multitude of different demons, you had come to realize just how much everyone feared suji. yes, that fear must have been hardwired into them, but stillā¦it made you question suji for some time. you guessed that you would just have to try to be the more rational, kind āleaderā. suji really wanted to keep you away from his business, citing how he didnāt want you to worry, but you insisted on at least getting weekly reports to solidify your understanding of sujiās role and just to care for the demons you felt a responsibility for.Ā
you also just really missed suji. for some reason, he was gone for an abnormally long amount of time, his absence reaching about 2 weeks now. he kept in touch by sending demons to give you his letters, but you too were reaching your breaking point. you wanted him back, and luckily, today was the day suji was supposed to arrive.Ā
a couple more hours had passed before you received a knock on your door. jumping out of your bed, you allowed your yukata to flow against you, scrambling to open the door.Ā
theā¦lady version of suji stood in front of you? you paused comically, trying your hardest to take in the figure that stood in front of you. but you guess it didnāt matter in the end when your arms threw themselves over the womanās shoulders, pressing her face into the junction between your neck, without your complete approval.Ā
lady sujiās body had stiffened, but fell considerably as she melted into your embrace, snaking her own flower-embroidered sleeves around your neck.Ā
āwelcome back,ā you whispered, bouncing on your toes in excitement.Ā
but a deep breath escaped sujiās lips, one that immediately let you know that something was wrong.Ā
she pulled away. the emotions of hesitancy, gentle care, and sadness wove themselves past sujiās normal look of apathy, eyebrows scrunching indescribably. your face fell at the sight, cradling sujiās cheek into your palm.Ā
āyou really can tell me anything, you know,ā you murmured.Ā
suji held herself up at your words, determination mixing in withā¦.pity? you struggled to understand what she was displaying when she announced words that would change the rest of your life:Ā
ārui has been killed.āĀ
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a/n - omg angsty chapter is gonna come next :((( to be honest im still kind of debating how i want this series to end but we will see as the time comes haha. im prolly gonna go radio silent for a bit because i have a bunch of final tests i have to study for BUT I LOVE YOU ALL AND STAY HYDRATED <3Ā