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Kie softly ran her fingers along her son’s unruly hair. She gently pressed her fingers against his scalp and began to caress his hair. She knew him well enough to tell that there was something going on through his mind. His face was like an open book to her.

“Tell me… What’s wrong…?”

“Elders? My sincere apologies! I was passing so fast I didn’t even notice …”

Yuki felt more embarrassed, not knowing what to do. she wanted to help her but didn’t know how to say to repay her.

Kie nodded.

oh. it had began raining since she had zoned out. a small hand reaches out to feel the rain beat down. just how long had she been idly standing about? she blinked a few times, registering the feeling of mud beneath her feet.       ❝ hm. you needn’t worry about me, ma’am. i will be fine, as usual. ❞

she had been caught out in much worse. the landslides she had seen on the mountain she resides on have been chaotic. surely another will happen. she prays that her home will remain untouched.

After Kie heard the white-haired call her ‘ma’am’ again, she respectfully bowed her head and introduced herself.

“My name is Kamado Kie but you can call me Kie. It’s okay, I’ll wait with you until the skies clear up.”

his brows lifted in surprise as she spoke. did he mishear her words? or was she really okay with him dropping formalities right after they just met? but now tanjiro’s overly friendly and trusting demeanor made sense to him. still, he couldn’t bring himself to call her so informally. not after his parents STRESSED the importance of keeping formalities for their image. 

“oh no, i wouldn’t want to impose ki– kamado-san.” he politely declined, a small smile on his lips as he tried to ignore his own nagging curiosity to see the other siblings tanjiro often boasted about. “and i’m fine, really. you don’t have to worry about me. these logs aren’t that bad.”

a couple more steps later and they were standing in front to her home. he let his gaze sweep around curiously. “ah.. kamado-san? should i leave the logs over there? ” he asked, nodding his head in the general direction of the stacked logs.

Kie softly chuckled when she heard the dark-haired having trouble stating her first name. She could understand the reason why he would call her by her last name so she let it slide. Still, she could not help but think about how kind he seemed. It was no wonder that Tanjiro had told him their home address.  

When her companion asked her about the logs, she quickly replied,

“Yes, there. Thank you.”

She placed all of them on the floor along with him and as soon as the logs fell into place and made noise, the house’s sliding door brutally opened up. From inside the house, appeared four of her youngest children who ran into their mother’s embrace as they shouted ‘Mom’, ‘Mommy’, ‘Ma’. Once they surrounded her, she knelt down and hugged them. The children quickly began telling her anecdotes of what had occurred while she was away. Their voices overlapped with one another.

“Takeo… Hanako… Shigeru… Rokuta…”

She calmly stated, trying to simmer down their excitement.

“The boy who’s standing next to me is Eiji… He’s Tanjiro’s friend.”

“It’s okay, don’t worry about it.”

Kie said as stood up from the ground, a soft smile spread across her face. She then carefully tried to wipe out the dirt with her hands. After she realized most of it would not come off her white apron, she shrugged and commented.

“we’ve talked a little every now and then when he comes to the town.” he wouldn’t go as far as taking the liberty to call them friends, not when the conversations were limited. but they were.. acquaintances at best, right? his steps paused for a second as he carefully distributed the weight of the logs evenly in his arms. how did she carry these on her own? he wondered to himself, giving her a curious look before picking up his pace to catch up. “but he’s mentioned where your house is at a few times.”

there was a brief moment of silence as they walked before his eyes widened with realization that he hadn’t introduced himself yet. “sorry, i’m nochi– i’m eiji.” how strange, it felt NICE to not be known by his last name.

When she saw him fluster, she silently stared at him with a gentle and kind smile as if she was trying to transmit her calmness. After he was done with his introduction, she bowed her head respectfully and gave out hers. After all, she was not truly sure if his son had mentioned her.

“My name is Kamado Kie, but you can call me Kie. By the way, Eiji… you should come and visit us sometime. I’m sure Tanjiro and the children would enjoy your company.”

As they kept on walking towards the store, she took several glances towards the boy. She was slightly concerned with the weight of those logs. 

“Sasori.” was the name he gave her, It was really the only name he had. Though he had a name to put to a face now. “Why are you trying to help me?”

He couldn’t wraps his head around her. He is a dangerous person, anyone that had survival instinct would run. The world id dangerous, trying to befriend someone that was napping or trusting someone right off the bad was a bad move.

She was slightly perplexed by his question. For her, helping strangers, friends and family came as natural as breathing air. She placed her hand upon her cheek and commented with a gentle smile,

“There really is no reason behind it. I love to help others, it’s who I am. I believe… everyone has problems, everyone can have a bad day and if I can help alleviate some of that weight, I will do it.”

She then added in a whisper,

“I guess… making others feel happy, makes me happy too.”

She then quickly apologized with a soft chuckle.

despite her words, he could see that she was anything but fine. where was her son that usually accompanied her? knowing that he couldn’t waste any time trying to find out before she walked away, he apologized and stepped forward to take a few logs out of her hands. “i’m heading the same direction today..” a lie. he was SUPPOSED to head back into town. “so i can carry these up with you.”

“Oh?”

Kie suddenly blurted out, that had certainly taken her by surprise. How did he know where she was going to? While she tried to figure it out, she handed over some of those logs to the boy. As she placed them over his arms, she thanked him and slightly bowed her head in gratitude. A great deal of weight had been lifted from her arms. Yet, as soon as she stretched her arms a little bit, she came up with the possible reason he knew where she was going to.

“Thank you for the off but I decline.” He knows she means well, but he is a poison user. He is not trusting of eating or drinking anything given to him by some he doesn’t know. Its a habit that he wont lightly give up. Even if the woman was just being kind.

“As childish as it might sound I don’t except thing from strangers.” This compassion that she was showing his felt odd. Its been a long time since he has felt it. The last time he could remember was when his parents were still alive. Are there truly people that kind? Or is he once again being deceived?

If he would not drink any milk, she would take a sip out of it. She then got up and chugged some of it down. After such a long walk, she was really thirsty. Once she was done, she shyly cleaned her lips with the back of her hand, making sure there were no traces of milk left.

“I’m sorry for my rudeness.”

She commented and proceeded to respectfully bow her head.

“My name is Kamado Kie but you can call me Kie.”

@multicanon-rp:

“Fine.” He wasn’t wounded in the least. It take a great amount to harm him, even then it doesn’t last long. Though it appeared he was unconscious otherwise he would have seen the woman coming over. Though he doesn’t understand why people seem to like to help someone they don’t know. Its a concept he will never understand.

“I was only tired.” Was the only reasonable answer he was able to give the woman that would make much or any sense. It’s like him to give anymore then what is needed. Such concepts were lost on him since child hood.

After she heard the stranger’s response, a gentle smile appeared in her face. She was honestly relieved to know that the man was fine. Even though, it was still slightly unsettling to see him lying on the floor.

“I am glad you are okay.”

She sincerely responded. She then crouched over to him and tried to hand him a leather container.

BOLD ANY FEARS WHICH APPLY TO YOUR MUSE. ITALICIZE WHAT MAKES THEM UNCOMFORTABLE.

“It’s okay… Don’t worry.”

She slightly jumped in surprise. She certainly did not expect anyone to show up while she was plucking some herbs. Especially at night. In the middle of nowhere. She calmly got up and turned towards the stranger and respectfully bowed.

“Hello there. You kind of startled me.”