(Yumiko POV)
I slowly opened my eyes and seen one of the walls in my room
'…' it took my brain sometime to boot up when I remembered what happened yesterday
I slowly looked at the corner where Hairo was when I fell asleep
'!!!' my eyes widened a little and I panicked a little while looking around the room
Hairo the man eating demon… was no where to be found
I opened the door to my room and fast walked around the house to find him, I only found grandma and I ignored her questions of what am I looking for or where is Hairo
'fuck' I cursed while looking at the open window in my room, I remember for a fact it was closed, I should be happy he is gone, the monster that had threatened me was gone… but it only felt bittersweet
The image of him smiling a little while my grandma glowed softly in blue light
'FUCK' I cursed even louder in my head while putting my hands on my head in frustration 'I shouldn't have acted this casual with him, it was obvious he didn't want to talk about it!!!' I layed roughly on my futon with my hands still on my head and face
*fffff* the sound of the sliding door to my room opening was heard through the room, I didn't lift my hand to see who it was
"is everything ok honey?" I heard my grandma walk slowly walk close to my futon
"…" I didn't answer for a couple seconds and grandma waited, always patient with me like always "I-… I had an argument with Hairo yesterday" I tried to explain without saying too much about what he was "I think I said something hurtful to him… and he… didn't take it well" I removed the hand that covered my eyes and saw grandma looking at me from above
"but, you got along so well yesterday" she said in a sad tone "what did you tell him?" she inquired
"…I only asked something a little personal" I looked away for a second to formulate my words "and… he didn't seem to agree that we are close enough for me to ask that" I looked back at her while saying it
"…" she only continued to look at me for a second and then asked "and what did he do afterwards" she said seriously
"he… lashed out at me about how I act like I'm already familiar with him" I answered slowly
"and afterwards?" she deadpanned at me like she always does when I do something stupid
"I don't know? I slept?" I looked at her for what she meant
*sigh* she sighed at me and said "so you just had an argument" she seemed disappointed in me "have you tried apologizing for the question?" she looked at me like she already knew the answer
'…but he should apologize too' is what I wanted to say but it felt childish to say it
"do you know where he lives?" she asked warmly
I nodded
"than go there and apologize, I already got a good read on him and he will most likely apologize too" her mouth inched upwards into a small smile "its either that or just forgetting about him altogether, its your choice, breakfast is ready by the way" she stared walking to the door again
"grandmaaaa" I wined while sitting up "I told you I'll make food for you, you don't need to cook anymore" I continued annoyed at her stubbornness
"as long as your grandma can still do it you better believe I will cook" she turned her head around and smiled defiantly "and I feel really good after yesterday, I'm telling you that charm works like a charm" she finished with a chuckle while continuing walking away torwards the kitchen area
'*sigh*' I sighed in my head 'apologizing huh… he better apologize too, that jerk' I pouted a little at remembering his words
(Hairo POV)
All day I tried mastering my mass breathing, there is a slight mistake in my breathing, you see I noticed that when I breath my modified breathing I am wasting air
Sounds weird? Well it is
When I take a really big breath of air at once my body only uses some of it while the rest comes out with the CO2, the best way to do it is to breath exactly the amount your body can handle, of course you can train your lungs but I am a demon so I don't need exercises on that
So I am basically trying to find the sweet spot where I take air to my lungs as fast as I use the air, it increases with blood but when I find my current capacity I can fully use my breathing without wasting breath… literally
So that was my day, I didn't get it perfectly but I got pretty close when the sun came down
I grabbed a random person off the street after looked around a little bit, some people took down the decorations while some stalls even continued doing their thing
After knocking him down and bringing him 'home'? I opened the door while dragging the poor bastard inside
"…" I stopped when I came into eye contact with… yumiko
There was silence for a couple seconds, I didn't believe she would come look for me after what I said but here we are… I need to apologize
""I-"" we both began at the same time "ah, go ahead" I told her awkwardly
"I-I'm sorry" she bowed 90 degrees "I didn't mean to ask about personal things…" she stood up straight and continued more quietly " I'm sorry if I touched a sensitive topic" she… apologized?
"what…?" I asked with a ridicules face, why would she apologize?
"well?" she stood awkwardly while looking at the body of the drunk man I dragged on the floor
"I mean, there is nothing for you to be sorry about" I told her confused "if someone should apologize its me…" I bowed my to her even though I don't really understand how to "I said really mean things last night, I'm sorry for how I talked to you" I stood straight and smiled awkwardly "if it makes things better I decided there was no need to involve you anymore…" my smile shifted to a scowl "if you were to involve yourself with me people will target you, so… please" Iooked at the ground unable to look her in the eyes "just- just go" I looked at her conflicted eyes "just live your life and forget about all this, you will be much safer that way" I looked at her slowly lowering her head and her shoulders shaking… is she gonna cry?
"HUH?!" no, she was furious "do you think I'm that shallow to just leave you alone after you saved my grandma?!" she looked at me right in the eyes when she walked forwards… menacingly! "well you can think again" she put her fingers on my chest while closing our faces and looking up at me in the eyes smiling defyingly "if you want to get rid of me you have to try better than that" she smiled and walked past me while I was stuck in place in shock
"huh?" I slowly looked behind me to see her walking away "…where are you going?" I asked still shell shocked
"where WE are going" she smiled back at me "is home, you can leave the poor guy alone by the way" she continued walking away
'huh… never thought when we met she would be this confident around me' I thought while starting to walk behind her while throwing the poor guy aside with half a smile 'I'm kinda glad she didn't just leave'
(Yumiko POV)
'omg omg OMG OMG!, WHAT DID I JUST DO' while blushing madly and trying to hide it from the demon behind me
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1330 words
wow, I suddenly wanted to do a chapter so here you go, took me too much time to be honest
how was it, good? bad? medium rare?
anyway C ya latar