Shard and the Crescent

'silent hashira?'

after returning home, Isamu congratulated us for passing the final selections and coming home with few minor injuries, he seemed so proud of us..

a few weeks later, while me and Asahi were talking on the roof, Isamu called us down to meet a particular hashira. I jumped down and saw the flower pillar waiting at the bottom smiling.

"what's so important?" i asked annoyed that we had to discontinue our conversation

"well the flower pillar, kanae kocho, wants to adopt u"

"huh? am i now an orphan?"

"well I'm not old enough to legally adopt u yet"

i roll my eyes in annoyance

"if u don't mind, I can teach u flower breathing, and teach u medicine!" she says in her usual sweet voice

"you know what, if I can visit often here, sure."

so basically I just got adopted by the flower hashira, kanae kocho, one of the pillars whose speciality is speed and agility.

"i wonder what kind of breathing style Akari's brother uses!"

"wait! what am I thinking about this!"

and that's one question that was left unanswered. anyways switching the topic, we arrived at the 'butterfly mansion' or just a huge house + hospital.we arrived and she introduced me to the workers there.

she assigned me a room and gave me a bit of cash allowing me to buy stuff to decorate my room as I like. i went out to find some stuff to decorate and found Asahi and akari hanging out alone. i chuckled and followed them secretly.

they went to many spots just talking on and on, while following them I bumped into someone who had been walking past them.

"I'm so sorry!-"

as I looked up I saw Akari's brother giving me a helping hand again. I smiled and accepted it.

"hey! I've met u before! black cat guy right?" i say trying to make a conversation to get to know him

"hm" he says and walks past me. i stand there frozen unable to speak.

"What an ignorant guy!" I think to myself.

akari spots me as she turns around.

"are u following us?"

Asahi then realises and turns around quickly

"H-hey! no fair, ur following us!"

i chuckle

"and u didn't even realise"

Asahi sighs and says sarcastically

"if u ever become a hashira, you'd be the silent hashira, one known for being sneaky!" he says trying to sound mad

i chuckle and leave them alone to buy stuff for my room, the bumping encounter with Akari's brother, still lingering in my mind...