Ask-Rui-Ayaki

Feel free to ask me questions or interact, I'm always looking for new friends or more siblings

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

Hello everyone, I heard that some of the other Moons were on here and thought to see what was so exciting.

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He/Him/His

Age: I became a demon when I was 12 but that was about 20 years ago...

Rank: Lower moon five (could easily be lower one if i wanted)

"SFW" (with the exception of blood and/or gore) only please...

🕸Rules🕸

(Credit to the brilliant creator who made the banner, I don't know the user otherwise I would say but google took me to a dead link, if you know who the creator is please comment it so i can properly credit them)

Spider Mod's Notes

In this timeline Rui survived the mt.natagumo arc by pulling the same self-beheading trick on Giyuu that he pulled on Tanjiro and letting his body fade while a newer one regrew while hiding in the bushes, though it was a much closer call and for the moment is inbetween maintaining his territory at mt.natagumo and living "elsewhere". Due to his near-death experience he has been re-thinking his choices and seeing his life and behaviors in a different light.

(Returned to human-form alt-timeline, role swap au Rui where he is a slayer, pre natagumo arc Rui and pre-transformation Rui are also available but please specify)

Mod: If we are doing a pre-transformation RP I will occasionally bring in Rui's human mother who I have named Tori and Rui's human father who I have named Kamaji

Who all is on here?

Spidy-verse's:

Role swap AU Rui where Rui takes Muichiros place as the youngest hashira

Human Rui where you are taken ALL the way back twenty-ish years to when Rui was still human

Pre-Mount Natagumo arc Rui

Post-Mount Natagumo arc AU Rui where he manages to cheat death via self-beheading and survive this arc this is the main one used

Adopted by the Hashira AU Rui where he gets accidentally gets himself adopted by one of the adult hashira after surviving the mt.natagumo arc

Redemption AU Rui where after the final battle he is returned to being human and has to re-learn how navigate the world (whether he remembers his time as a demon or not is yet to be decided)

Modern AU Rui which is essentially demon slayer as is but in the modern era which for Rui will certainly be interesting....

Kimetsu Academy Rui which follows the canon Kimetsu Academy verse

Everyone lives AU Rui in which as it says everyone in the current generation of Hashira and the current group of Kizuki survives their encounters with one another through various means until it all comes to a head during the final battle.

Mods other kny/demon slayer blogs

[flowerhashira-kanae]

(Starting here @rui-ayaki-lower5 )

“I see. That’s why him and Kanae get along so well. I guess he has always been very friendly.” He finishes his tea and begins to clean up. “A few of my fellow Hashira and some of the younger slayers have noticed her trackers. I’m hoping that we will be able to deal with both her and Muzan before they’d ever find Nezuko.” He hesitates before looking at him. “Would you like anything to drink Karl? I don’t have much for demons though.”

Sanemi grits his teeth and rolls his eyes. “Smartass.” He folds his arms. “Why do you care so much? You’re just a raccoon.” His eyes widen. “You’re connected to that damn demon aren’t you?! I’m not talking to some demon pet.” He walks around her. He was even more irritated and embarrassed now.”

Kanae waits patiently with him. She could tell that there was something else he wanted to tell her so she wouldn’t leave yet.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"Rui is most certainly one of the most friendly demon's the kizuki has ever seen....I suspect it is due to him being a child with an obsession for belonging to a family...." *Kokushibo muses aloud. He knew the boy well enough though not even he knew everything that Muzan knew. He nods at the mention of the other slayers finding her trackers, he was not surprised; Nakime's minions were fairly easy to spot once you knew what to look for and kept her somewhat stationary though they were faster and more resilient than Rui's spiders.* "She received the same message as the rest of us and has decided to feed That Man false information while keeping an eye on him for us.....I suspect she is one of the most upset by his betrayal...." *He explains. Having been one of those in-charge of managing the other moons along side him, Kokushibo was more familiar with Nakime than most others and knew that this would not be the first time she had been betrayed by someone she had come to trust. He looks up curiously* "I appreciate the offer and though I would like to accept due to other information that has been disclosed about a recent discovery, I do not have the means to do so at the moment"

*Sugar scurries around him and stands infront of him again stamping one of her tiny feet on the ground and signs for Goto (as i finally re-read the pages with him) to translate.* "She says 'whether I am or not is not the point, I care because it doesn't take a genius to see that you two love each-other and are to proud to see it' " *Goto stutters out trying to collect Sugar before Sanemi gets REALLY mad.*

*Spice purrs softly glad to be aloud to comfort you*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes he seems rather kind. Tanjiro and his friends have grown fond of him and I think he’s nice but he’s still very much afraid of me. I understand why but I thought that I had been nicer to him since the incident.” Giyuu didn’t realize that he actually was quite terrifying during a battle and his normal resting face wasn’t that much nicer either. He was extremely hard to read and yet he thought he wore emotions on his shoulder. “I see. I don’t believe many of us Hashira as well as our master will want to work with some of the Kizuki. Especially upper two and three. They have hurt a few of my comrades and we can’t accept that kind of malice.” He comes to sit back down with him. “Oh do you mean the blood in the food? I overheard Shinobu speaking about it but I wasn’t quite sure if it was real. I guess it is.”

Sanemi looks down at her even more annoyed now. This stupid rodent wouldn’t go away and he was ready to kick it. “What are you talking about?! Kanae and I are just friends.” His face was full of anger but the pink hue on his cheeks and ears couldn’t be hidden. He knew what he said was a lie but he couldn’t just say it out loud. He hadn’t even confessed Kanae yet let alone some random raccoon and a kakushi. “Why do you care so much? It’s not hurting you?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"You probably have been from what I know of you, it isn't as much of a you problem as it is a him problem....He has always been oddly hesitant to trust adults with his safety for some reason....It took a lot of convincing over a period of months from Daki, the second youngest among us; that most of us were not going to go out of our way to try to harm him in some way....and Gyokko did not help his anxieties much." *Kokushibo explains with a light chuckle; not at all surprised that the boy was being rather skittish especially since much like himself Giyuu was rather difficult to get a reading on for most people since his face tended to not convey very much. Rui had not been one to talk about himself very much so he knew little about the boy outside of what he had observed for himself. Though on the topic of the demon slayers being hesitant to trust his fellow Kizuki he could understand that much, especially when it came to upper two* "I can understand that being their reaction especially in regard to those two, but do you think they would be willing to hear them out if they apologized as well?" *Kokushibo wondered aloud, recalling hearing Akaza quietly complaining about how Muzan kept temporarily taking physical control of his body and forcing him to kill fighters he was actually on par with.* "It does, evidently Rui has been using himself as a lab-rat to test it out"

*Goto finally scoops Sugar up and starts to carry her away before translating one last signed sentence from her* "Apparently she says, 'I care because it is painful to watch you stumble around your obvious feelings like a deer with a bucket stuck on its head' " *He then bows deeply, nearly looses his mask and scurries away with Sugar who he then puts beside you and Spice. He didn't disagree with the raccoon oddly enough but she was far too blunt for his liking. Sugar curled up to Spice who rested his chin on her head* "Apparently Sugar had a lot to say to him miss Kanae"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Ah yes. The demon in the vase. My friend Muichiro had a battle with him.” He could understand why the young demon would be more than a little on edge around the other Kizuki. Most of them were rather loud with the exception of Karl but he was scary in a different way. “I don’t know if Kanae will be able to forgive upper 2 same goes to Sanemi and Shinobu but Kyojuro might be able to forgive upper 3. I heard that they had a good battle before the sun came up.” He thought about it on his own end. If he were in a battle like that would he be able to forgive Karl. He wasn’t sure. He can’t even forgive himself let alone a demon. . . He couldn’t speak for his friends. He barely knew that if he was being honest. “I see. I’ll have to ask Kanae how it’s going.”

Sanemi was upset and embarrassed for being called out so badly by a RACCOON. How the hell does eh recover from that. He stands there in shock for a few minutes before walking away. He needed to snap out of it. He wasn’t taking relationship advice from a raccoon. . . Right? Maybe she was a little right and maybe he did need help with Kanae but he’d never admit that.

Kanae smiles softly and pets both of the raccoons. “Thank you Gotto I really appreciate it. I don’t know what you did Sugar but I hope that Sanemi wasn’t too mean to you. I know he can be pretty brash.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"Muichiro? He is the youngest of you all correct?" *Kokushibo asks curiously. He understood that well though much the same could be said of the Hashira according to his own observations with "Gary" being the exception.* "I am glad he is alright after their encounter....Gyokko is a rather...unsettling man...quite mad you know?...Though thankfully he is not so foolish as to snitch with the rest of us moons switching sides..." *Kokushibo mentioned before listening to your thoughts on his previous question.* "I can understand that...From my recollection of them the Rengoku families son's have always been good sports even when they lose....As for Douma I would not be surprised nor do I think he would be either...However I plan to keep them all on a short leash if that brings you any comfort." *Kokushibo recalled the feeling, though it was muted; being hesitant to trust and forgive demons regardless of any allegedly good intentions was something he understood well he had felt it too when he was human and it still leaked through even now that he was one.* "That would be a good idea...May I accompany you when you do? I would like to check in on Rui to make sure he is doing well..." *He asked though now he remembered something he had meant to ask about earlier* "Ah now that I think of it, Did you remember to visit your friend who is in the Kocho sisters' care?" *Kokushibo asked, recalling that during his last visit "Gary" mentioned he was intending on visiting a certain peach-haired friend of his*

"Luckily I carried her away before either he or she got too upset." *Goto remarked, watching as you pet the raccoons before glancing into the room where Rui lay* "From my understanding, You picking the demon child in there over him lately isn't the only thing bothering him, what else is I cannot say." *Sugar and Spice nuzzle each-other affectionately before both lean into your hand. Goto re-adjusts his mask to cover everything under his eyes* "Does anyone need anything brought to their bedside?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes. He is the youngest Hashira.” He nods thinking back to what little muichiro remembered and some of what Tanjiro told him. “From what I gathered he doesn’t seem to be particularly affected by your demon comrade but then again muichiro isn’t affected by much.” He knew he could trust Karl there was just something about him that he felt secure in. He knew he meant what he said but that doesn’t mean that the other Kizuki won’t act out when he’s not watching. “I trust you Karl. I know you won’t l let them be harmed but I’d prefer if at least upper 2 stayed away for longer than the rest.” He was particularly worried about Shinobu. He knew she wouldn’t just let him waltz in like nothing happened. She still very much wanted to kill him. He stops his rambling thoughts and think. “Do you mean Mitsuri? Yes she’s doing well. A few of my fellow Hashira are trying to get her together with another Hashira. They seem to be in love.”

She bows. “Thank you Goto I really appreciate that.” She smiles softly on the little couple and shakes her head. “No everyone is good for now. Thank you for all your help. You can go take a break and get some food.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I am glad of that...He sounds like a brilliant young man and given Gyokko's- Ahem...'preferences'...I was concerned." *A small smile graced Kokushibo's typically neutral face. He figured he and the few other more responsible moons could handle any mischief the others might dish out even if they do attempt to act out when they think he isn't watching.* "I can understand that,...thankfully he is typically rather busy anyways so it will hopefully be a while before he starts making a nuisance of himself...." *He figured there would be a real cat-fight once everyone started getting acquainted but with the favors they all owe lower five combined with his supervision hopefully nothing would go completely haywire. Perhaps Enmu might be able to make himself useful in particularly tense instances? Kokushibo thought for a moment...No that wasn't it, it was something starting with an S. He shook his head as he spoke* "Eh? That is good to hear though that is not who I was referring to...It started with an S if I recall correctly..."

"Alright, Thank you miss Kanae..." *Goto strode away down the hallway hoping he could find something in the kitchen to satisfy his sweet-tooth. Sugar chattered up at you sweetly before making a "presenting" motion with her paws towards Spice who is now purring softly beside her as his tail wags softly*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

(Starting here @rui-ayaki-lower5 )

“I see. That’s why him and Kanae get along so well. I guess he has always been very friendly.” He finishes his tea and begins to clean up. “A few of my fellow Hashira and some of the younger slayers have noticed her trackers. I’m hoping that we will be able to deal with both her and Muzan before they’d ever find Nezuko.” He hesitates before looking at him. “Would you like anything to drink Karl? I don’t have much for demons though.”

Sanemi grits his teeth and rolls his eyes. “Smartass.” He folds his arms. “Why do you care so much? You’re just a raccoon.” His eyes widen. “You’re connected to that damn demon aren’t you?! I’m not talking to some demon pet.” He walks around her. He was even more irritated and embarrassed now.”

Kanae waits patiently with him. She could tell that there was something else he wanted to tell her so she wouldn’t leave yet.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"Rui is most certainly one of the most friendly demon's the kizuki has ever seen....I suspect it is due to him being a child with an obsession for belonging to a family...." *Kokushibo muses aloud. He knew the boy well enough though not even he knew everything that Muzan knew. He nods at the mention of the other slayers finding her trackers, he was not surprised; Nakime's minions were fairly easy to spot once you knew what to look for and kept her somewhat stationary though they were faster and more resilient than Rui's spiders.* "She received the same message as the rest of us and has decided to feed That Man false information while keeping an eye on him for us.....I suspect she is one of the most upset by his betrayal...." *He explains. Having been one of those in-charge of managing the other moons along side him, Kokushibo was more familiar with Nakime than most others and knew that this would not be the first time she had been betrayed by someone she had come to trust. He looks up curiously* "I appreciate the offer and though I would like to accept due to other information that has been disclosed about a recent discovery, I do not have the means to do so at the moment"

*Sugar scurries around him and stands infront of him again stamping one of her tiny feet on the ground and signs for Goto (as i finally re-read the pages with him) to translate.* "She says 'whether I am or not is not the point, I care because it doesn't take a genius to see that you two love each-other and are to proud to see it' " *Goto stutters out trying to collect Sugar before Sanemi gets REALLY mad.*

*Spice purrs softly glad to be aloud to comfort you*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes he seems rather kind. Tanjiro and his friends have grown fond of him and I think he’s nice but he’s still very much afraid of me. I understand why but I thought that I had been nicer to him since the incident.” Giyuu didn’t realize that he actually was quite terrifying during a battle and his normal resting face wasn’t that much nicer either. He was extremely hard to read and yet he thought he wore emotions on his shoulder. “I see. I don’t believe many of us Hashira as well as our master will want to work with some of the Kizuki. Especially upper two and three. They have hurt a few of my comrades and we can’t accept that kind of malice.” He comes to sit back down with him. “Oh do you mean the blood in the food? I overheard Shinobu speaking about it but I wasn’t quite sure if it was real. I guess it is.”

Sanemi looks down at her even more annoyed now. This stupid rodent wouldn’t go away and he was ready to kick it. “What are you talking about?! Kanae and I are just friends.” His face was full of anger but the pink hue on his cheeks and ears couldn’t be hidden. He knew what he said was a lie but he couldn’t just say it out loud. He hadn’t even confessed Kanae yet let alone some random raccoon and a kakushi. “Why do you care so much? It’s not hurting you?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"You probably have been from what I know of you, it isn't as much of a you problem as it is a him problem....He has always been oddly hesitant to trust adults with his safety for some reason....It took a lot of convincing over a period of months from Daki, the second youngest among us; that most of us were not going to go out of our way to try to harm him in some way....and Gyokko did not help his anxieties much." *Kokushibo explains with a light chuckle; not at all surprised that the boy was being rather skittish especially since much like himself Giyuu was rather difficult to get a reading on for most people since his face tended to not convey very much. Rui had not been one to talk about himself very much so he knew little about the boy outside of what he had observed for himself. Though on the topic of the demon slayers being hesitant to trust his fellow Kizuki he could understand that much, especially when it came to upper two* "I can understand that being their reaction especially in regard to those two, but do you think they would be willing to hear them out if they apologized as well?" *Kokushibo wondered aloud, recalling hearing Akaza quietly complaining about how Muzan kept temporarily taking physical control of his body and forcing him to kill fighters he was actually on par with.* "It does, evidently Rui has been using himself as a lab-rat to test it out"

*Goto finally scoops Sugar up and starts to carry her away before translating one last signed sentence from her* "Apparently she says, 'I care because it is painful to watch you stumble around your obvious feelings like a deer with a bucket stuck on its head' " *He then bows deeply, nearly looses his mask and scurries away with Sugar who he then puts beside you and Spice. He didn't disagree with the raccoon oddly enough but she was far too blunt for his liking. Sugar curled up to Spice who rested his chin on her head* "Apparently Sugar had a lot to say to him miss Kanae"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Ah yes. The demon in the vase. My friend Muichiro had a battle with him.” He could understand why the young demon would be more than a little on edge around the other Kizuki. Most of them were rather loud with the exception of Karl but he was scary in a different way. “I don’t know if Kanae will be able to forgive upper 2 same goes to Sanemi and Shinobu but Kyojuro might be able to forgive upper 3. I heard that they had a good battle before the sun came up.” He thought about it on his own end. If he were in a battle like that would he be able to forgive Karl. He wasn’t sure. He can’t even forgive himself let alone a demon. . . He couldn’t speak for his friends. He barely knew that if he was being honest. “I see. I’ll have to ask Kanae how it’s going.”

Sanemi was upset and embarrassed for being called out so badly by a RACCOON. How the hell does eh recover from that. He stands there in shock for a few minutes before walking away. He needed to snap out of it. He wasn’t taking relationship advice from a raccoon. . . Right? Maybe she was a little right and maybe he did need help with Kanae but he’d never admit that.

Kanae smiles softly and pets both of the raccoons. “Thank you Gotto I really appreciate it. I don’t know what you did Sugar but I hope that Sanemi wasn’t too mean to you. I know he can be pretty brash.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"Muichiro? He is the youngest of you all correct?" *Kokushibo asks curiously. He understood that well though much the same could be said of the Hashira according to his own observations with "Gary" being the exception.* "I am glad he is alright after their encounter....Gyokko is a rather...unsettling man...quite mad you know?...Though thankfully he is not so foolish as to snitch with the rest of us moons switching sides..." *Kokushibo mentioned before listening to your thoughts on his previous question.* "I can understand that...From my recollection of them the Rengoku families son's have always been good sports even when they lose....As for Douma I would not be surprised nor do I think he would be either...However I plan to keep them all on a short leash if that brings you any comfort." *Kokushibo recalled the feeling, though it was muted; being hesitant to trust and forgive demons regardless of any allegedly good intentions was something he understood well he had felt it too when he was human and it still leaked through even now that he was one.* "That would be a good idea...May I accompany you when you do? I would like to check in on Rui to make sure he is doing well..." *He asked though now he remembered something he had meant to ask about earlier* "Ah now that I think of it, Did you remember to visit your friend who is in the Kocho sisters' care?" *Kokushibo asked, recalling that during his last visit "Gary" mentioned he was intending on visiting a certain peach-haired friend of his*

"Luckily I carried her away before either he or she got too upset." *Goto remarked, watching as you pet the raccoons before glancing into the room where Rui lay* "From my understanding, You picking the demon child in there over him lately isn't the only thing bothering him, what else is I cannot say." *Sugar and Spice nuzzle each-other affectionately before both lean into your hand. Goto re-adjusts his mask to cover everything under his eyes* "Does anyone need anything brought to their bedside?"

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

Do you have any idea why you as a demon turned out to be like a spider?

Well....I have theories but none are confirmed as of yet...My current longest running theory is that a demon's appearance and demon arts have something to do with either their personality as a person or something they hold dear or have a level of fondness for. For example spiders are my favorite type of insect and I was rather fixated on them when I was human and I still am... Or perhaps another example.... Enmu-san mentioned he has always been a rather sleepy person and had a fascination with hypnosis and dream therapy...

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

How does it feel being one of Lord Muzan’s favorites despite being… idk, a child? (Well are you still a child, technically?)

You are correct I am still a child...As for my thoughts on being one of Muzan's favorites it is not despite being a child, no; quite the opposite it is partially because I am a child; I apparently reminded him of himself at this age when I was human.... But either way, it is awkward to say the least....especially knowing what I know now....It is conveniently useful however

[flowerhashira-kanae]

(Starting here @rui-ayaki-lower5 )

“I see. That’s why him and Kanae get along so well. I guess he has always been very friendly.” He finishes his tea and begins to clean up. “A few of my fellow Hashira and some of the younger slayers have noticed her trackers. I’m hoping that we will be able to deal with both her and Muzan before they’d ever find Nezuko.” He hesitates before looking at him. “Would you like anything to drink Karl? I don’t have much for demons though.”

Sanemi grits his teeth and rolls his eyes. “Smartass.” He folds his arms. “Why do you care so much? You’re just a raccoon.” His eyes widen. “You’re connected to that damn demon aren’t you?! I’m not talking to some demon pet.” He walks around her. He was even more irritated and embarrassed now.”

Kanae waits patiently with him. She could tell that there was something else he wanted to tell her so she wouldn’t leave yet.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"Rui is most certainly one of the most friendly demon's the kizuki has ever seen....I suspect it is due to him being a child with an obsession for belonging to a family...." *Kokushibo muses aloud. He knew the boy well enough though not even he knew everything that Muzan knew. He nods at the mention of the other slayers finding her trackers, he was not surprised; Nakime's minions were fairly easy to spot once you knew what to look for and kept her somewhat stationary though they were faster and more resilient than Rui's spiders.* "She received the same message as the rest of us and has decided to feed That Man false information while keeping an eye on him for us.....I suspect she is one of the most upset by his betrayal...." *He explains. Having been one of those in-charge of managing the other moons along side him, Kokushibo was more familiar with Nakime than most others and knew that this would not be the first time she had been betrayed by someone she had come to trust. He looks up curiously* "I appreciate the offer and though I would like to accept due to other information that has been disclosed about a recent discovery, I do not have the means to do so at the moment"

*Sugar scurries around him and stands infront of him again stamping one of her tiny feet on the ground and signs for Goto (as i finally re-read the pages with him) to translate.* "She says 'whether I am or not is not the point, I care because it doesn't take a genius to see that you two love each-other and are to proud to see it' " *Goto stutters out trying to collect Sugar before Sanemi gets REALLY mad.*

*Spice purrs softly glad to be aloud to comfort you*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes he seems rather kind. Tanjiro and his friends have grown fond of him and I think he’s nice but he’s still very much afraid of me. I understand why but I thought that I had been nicer to him since the incident.” Giyuu didn’t realize that he actually was quite terrifying during a battle and his normal resting face wasn’t that much nicer either. He was extremely hard to read and yet he thought he wore emotions on his shoulder. “I see. I don’t believe many of us Hashira as well as our master will want to work with some of the Kizuki. Especially upper two and three. They have hurt a few of my comrades and we can’t accept that kind of malice.” He comes to sit back down with him. “Oh do you mean the blood in the food? I overheard Shinobu speaking about it but I wasn’t quite sure if it was real. I guess it is.”

Sanemi looks down at her even more annoyed now. This stupid rodent wouldn’t go away and he was ready to kick it. “What are you talking about?! Kanae and I are just friends.” His face was full of anger but the pink hue on his cheeks and ears couldn’t be hidden. He knew what he said was a lie but he couldn’t just say it out loud. He hadn’t even confessed Kanae yet let alone some random raccoon and a kakushi. “Why do you care so much? It’s not hurting you?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"You probably have been from what I know of you, it isn't as much of a you problem as it is a him problem....He has always been oddly hesitant to trust adults with his safety for some reason....It took a lot of convincing over a period of months from Daki, the second youngest among us; that most of us were not going to go out of our way to try to harm him in some way....and Gyokko did not help his anxieties much." *Kokushibo explains with a light chuckle; not at all surprised that the boy was being rather skittish especially since much like himself Giyuu was rather difficult to get a reading on for most people since his face tended to not convey very much. Rui had not been one to talk about himself very much so he knew little about the boy outside of what he had observed for himself. Though on the topic of the demon slayers being hesitant to trust his fellow Kizuki he could understand that much, especially when it came to upper two* "I can understand that being their reaction especially in regard to those two, but do you think they would be willing to hear them out if they apologized as well?" *Kokushibo wondered aloud, recalling hearing Akaza quietly complaining about how Muzan kept temporarily taking physical control of his body and forcing him to kill fighters he was actually on par with.* "It does, evidently Rui has been using himself as a lab-rat to test it out"

*Goto finally scoops Sugar up and starts to carry her away before translating one last signed sentence from her* "Apparently she says, 'I care because it is painful to watch you stumble around your obvious feelings like a deer with a bucket stuck on its head' " *He then bows deeply, nearly looses his mask and scurries away with Sugar who he then puts beside you and Spice. He didn't disagree with the raccoon oddly enough but she was far too blunt for his liking. Sugar curled up to Spice who rested his chin on her head* "Apparently Sugar had a lot to say to him miss Kanae"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

(Starting here @rui-ayaki-lower5 )

“I see. That’s why him and Kanae get along so well. I guess he has always been very friendly.” He finishes his tea and begins to clean up. “A few of my fellow Hashira and some of the younger slayers have noticed her trackers. I’m hoping that we will be able to deal with both her and Muzan before they’d ever find Nezuko.” He hesitates before looking at him. “Would you like anything to drink Karl? I don’t have much for demons though.”

Sanemi grits his teeth and rolls his eyes. “Smartass.” He folds his arms. “Why do you care so much? You’re just a raccoon.” His eyes widen. “You’re connected to that damn demon aren’t you?! I’m not talking to some demon pet.” He walks around her. He was even more irritated and embarrassed now.”

Kanae waits patiently with him. She could tell that there was something else he wanted to tell her so she wouldn’t leave yet.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"Rui is most certainly one of the most friendly demon's the kizuki has ever seen....I suspect it is due to him being a child with an obsession for belonging to a family...." *Kokushibo muses aloud. He knew the boy well enough though not even he knew everything that Muzan knew. He nods at the mention of the other slayers finding her trackers, he was not surprised; Nakime's minions were fairly easy to spot once you knew what to look for and kept her somewhat stationary though they were faster and more resilient than Rui's spiders.* "She received the same message as the rest of us and has decided to feed That Man false information while keeping an eye on him for us.....I suspect she is one of the most upset by his betrayal...." *He explains. Having been one of those in-charge of managing the other moons along side him, Kokushibo was more familiar with Nakime than most others and knew that this would not be the first time she had been betrayed by someone she had come to trust. He looks up curiously* "I appreciate the offer and though I would like to accept due to other information that has been disclosed about a recent discovery, I do not have the means to do so at the moment"

*Sugar scurries around him and stands infront of him again stamping one of her tiny feet on the ground and signs for Goto (as i finally re-read the pages with him) to translate.* "She says 'whether I am or not is not the point, I care because it doesn't take a genius to see that you two love each-other and are to proud to see it' " *Goto stutters out trying to collect Sugar before Sanemi gets REALLY mad.*

*Spice purrs softly glad to be aloud to comfort you*

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

( @flowerhashira-kanae here )

"I hope so..." *Rui mutters. Once everyone is finished and you start picking up dishes he also hops up to help. Kyojuro nods happily* "It was excellent Kanae, thank you very much" *He remarks with a grin. Gyomei gives a gentle smile and also stands to help, taking his and Genyas* "I enjoyed this as well, thank you Kanae" *He turns to Genya curiously as the boy speaks up* "Eh? Is it that time already?" *He asks as he hears Kyojuro stand and push his chair in* "It is, I must be off as well" *At that moment you hear Giyuu dropping Shinobu off after having lunch together.* "Be safe you three.."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae pets his head. “Thank you, you two.” She washes the dishes. “Ah I understand. Well feel free to come by whenever you can. I hope that the rest of your day is nice.” She waves goodbye, “it was nice seeing you again Genya.” She smiles softly. “Hello Tomioka. Thank you for bringing my sister home.”

“Yes. Thank you Tomioka.” She walks inside. “I’ll be seeing you soon. Don’t die out there.” She goes towards her office.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Rui helps you wash the dishes by drying them and putting them away* "Your welcome" *Rui and Gyomei say in unison as Gyomei turns to leave the room* "I will come and check on you all on our usual days, I hope you have a pleasant evening as well" "And don't worry about me, I will probably end up spending more time here once training gets underway" *Kyojuro and Gyomei both head out to the front door where Gyomei walks home with genya after waving to Shinobu and Kyojuro waits for Giyuu* "Ah hello Kanae...you're both welcome...See you soon, but I must get going now I don't want to be late..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Sounds good. I guess I’ll be see you both soon. Have a safe trip home and get lots of rest before patrol.” She waves goodbye. “Goodbye Tomioka.” She pets Rui’s head after drying her hands. Shinobu waved as she walks away. “Goodbye Tomioka.” Genya follows quickly after Gyomei. Kanae looks down at Rui once everyone was gone. “What do you wanna do little one?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I will, see you later" *Gyomei starts on his way home with Genya at his side, though on the way once they are a fair distance away from the house he asks a question* "You seemed rather hesitant earlier, what are your thoughts on the young demon?"

"Goodbye" *Giyuu and Kyojuro say in unison before they head out the door and on their way to their show. They converse about their respective opinions of the young demon and his ideas for training. Giyuu mentions that between his visits to an old friend he might pop in to watch and assist if necessary though he doubted it would be.*

*Rui hums softly as he thinks of what to do now. It had been a long day by he had gotten a couple of decent naps in so he wasn't tired. After a moment he shrugged not really having anything planned so he decided to suggest what he usually did when he didn't have plans* "We could read together if you like"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya looks over at Gyomei before looking down. “I’m not exactly sure. I don’t really trust him. I know what he did to Tanjiro and the others so it’s pretty hard to trust him.” He looks back at him. “What do you think?”

She thinks for a second. “Hmmm. . . Yea I can find a good one.” She leads him to her office. “How did you feel about today’s meeting and hanging out with a few of the other Hashira?” She opens the door for him.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei rubs his beads together for a moment as he gathers his thoughts before speaking, the soft clacking helping to settle his mind.* "I am hesitant to trust him just as much if not more so than most others, however I trust Kanae's judgement on the matter...and while I can tell she is making an impressive amount of progress with him, I can only hope she is making the correct decision." *He explained. It was a rather odd situation you have all found yourselves in but he was doing his best to pay attention to everything but especially the respective advantages and disadvantages of keeping the little demon around and thus far, assuming the demon was telling nothing but the truth as best as he was able; there appeared to be more advantages.*

*Rui follows after you, curious to see what sort of books you have. He thinks about your question for a fair few minutes before answering.* "...most of them are still scary especially Shinazugawa-san and Iguro-san...but Himejima-san, Rengoku-san, Uzui-san, Kanroji-san and Tokito-kun are nice... Shinobu-san seems a bit nicer but she's still kinda scary...and I dunno why but Tomioka-san seems like he's hurting more than the others for some reason...I don't mean to be scared of him and I kind of feel bad but he was the one who nearly killed me..... The Master seems nice, Though he still feels oddly familiar for some reason...I still can't put my finger on it" *He figured the main reason he still thought some of the nicer hashira were frightening was because they were incredibly loud and it was still rather jarring but he would probably get used to it eventually. He perches beside you and looks at the books nearby. Though in opposition to Gyomei, Rui seemed rather hesitant to trust adults.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya listens to him closely, “yes. It’s hard to trust him knowing that he was close enough to Muzan that he seen him on a regular basis. It’s weird.” He wanted to be respectful of Kanae’s decisions and everyone trusting Rui but he wasn’t exactly trusting. Not as bad as his brother but still pretty bad. “My brother seems to have something against him so maybe he knows something about it that we don’t since he has been close to Miss Kanae.” He trusted Gyomei but his brother’s opinion was always the most important to him secretly.

Kanae sighs softly. “Yes I can understand why. My sister is rather intimidating even to people she is close with. She often scares me.” She giggles. “But don’t you worry. If she had any ill intentions towards you she would’ve killed you by now. Not to scare you or anything.” She looks for a good book for them to read. “As for Tomioka. . . He is kind of hard to read. He’s a good man but he doesn’t open up to anyone really.” She frowns. “I think he’s going through something personally that doesn’t have anything to do with you personally so don’t worry your cute little head.” She wasn’t too stressed about the other Hashira with the exception of Obanai and Sanemi. She knew that those two had no good intentions towards Rui or even Nezuko but she wouldn’t bring it up. “Don’t worry about Sanemi and Obanai either. I’ll deal with them.” She grabs a book and sits with him. “I hope you like this one. It’s a story about a three princesses that I wrote when I was younger.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei hummed softly as he listened and nodded agreeably. He could easily understand that much. Though in regard to Sanemi, he was skeptical; he knew Sanmei had not visited the butterfly estate recently enough to know something the rest of them did not, nor had he been on the mt.natagumo mission so he figured the younger man was just upset that Kanae had not told him about the situation first and was not immediately on his side, that or...perhaps it was because the situation started contesting the popular belief that a demon could actually change and be redeemed.* "I am skeptical that your brother knows something the rest of us do not especially since it had been a while since his last visit before this whole situation and he was not on the mission that brought the young demon to our attention in the first place...Though I don't know what it might be." *He mused aloud raising his hand to his chin as he follows the familiar path home*

*Rui hummed softly, not having any rebuttal to offer at the moment. Though he was surprised to hear that Shinobu even scared you sometimes.* "Fair enough I suppose..." *He watches you start to pick out a book and found a spot to get comfy. He didn't really want you to have to deal with them by yourself and he hoped the others would at least offer you some support or assistance if either of them started to get rowdy. As you sit he gently rests his head on your shoulder glancing over the small book* "You made this one? It looks nice" *Rui remarks curiously, wondering what it was about besides a trio of princesses*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Oh well yes that makes sense too.” He was a little embarrassed now. He knew his brother and Kanae had something going that was more than friends so he suspected they told each other everything. No wonder his brother was extra mad about the demon she brought in. He must’ve felt betrayed. “Do you think that my brother is going to try to harm Rui like he did with Nezuko?” Genya was just starting to warm up to Nezuko and had a small bit of sympathy for Rui. He knew how badly his brother hurt her as well as himself and knew that he was extremely scary when it came down to fighting against him. He hoped even though he didn’t trust Rui that he’d never have to face his brother.

She would hold him close and nod. “Yes I made this to read to Kanao when she had trouble sleeping. It also helped Shinobu a little. Though I know she won’t admit it.” She sighed to herself as she reminisced on the past. She missed when they were younger and spent more time together. “Anyways, I hope you enjoy it all the same.” She would clear her throat and begin to read. The book followed the story of three princesses as the title stated. A kind hearted older sister, a fierce middle sister, and a quiet frail younger sister. The two older sisters lived happily in their very large palace, playing all day and sharing stories together all night. Things were perfect until a big scary monster showed up and took everything. They had to move far far away and live with a kind king who was not much older than the middle sister. . .

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei smiled softly and gently pat Genya on the head though he was a bit concerned* "I would not put it past him to attempt to pull something, However I do not expect Kanae or Shinobu to allow him to succeed in whatever he pulls." *He had noticed that the young demon seemed rather frightened of Sanemi earlier so he would not want him to end up in a confrontation let alone an altercation with the wind breather either, He would not be surprised if the boy fainted if he were confronted alone.*

"Ah I see, it must be a good one then" *Rui chirped cuddling closer. He listened curiously as he quietly read along with you, his eyes tracing over the words and occasionally accidentally reading ahead. He wondered if you had written the story about yourself and your sisters as a way to help all of you process it better.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He nuzzles into his hand a little. “I sure hope so. I know my brother can be rather scary when he’s upset. But I know Miss Kanae and Miss Shinobu can take him if they work together.” He thinks for a second, “I doubt he’d fight either of them though.” He couldn’t imagine his brother hitting Kanae let alone Shinobu. Shinobu might actually kill him.

The princesses were rather sad that they had to move and could no longer see their palace or their parents. Luckily the king was kind and took very good care of them alongside a strong pillar like man. He took care of them the most. As if he was their father. A few years would go by and the princesses began to get accustomed to their new lives. While on an adventure they met a small fragile little girl who they would soon turn into their little sister. They cooked for her, bathed her, and taught her how to read, write, and speak. They were all living in happily as if the disaster had never happened. Before the two older princesses met the youngest princess they felt like there was a part of them missing but as soon as she joined them they felt whole again. She was their missing puzzle and they couldn’t imagine life without her. The End.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I agree, but hopefully the rest of us have a talk with him will help us all resolve the issue before their fight gets any worse." *Gyomei knew well the sisters could bring Sanemi to his knees through various means if they wanted to, but at the same time that fact likely would not stop Sanemi from lashing out if he got riled up enough.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he realized that this was a fair bit happier than most of the stories he usually read....he wondered, how long had it been since he had read a story with an actual happy ending? Not including the ones that were bittersweet at best. He smiled softly at the drawings that went along with the pages, giggling at some* "That was a good story mama...I like your stories..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He glances at him. “You’re all going to talk with him? Is it that serious? Did my brother do something bad?” He was really worried now. He hoped his brother didn’t go completely off the rails. He knows he can get a little out of hand but not bad enough that the other Hashira need to step in.

She hands him the book to look at the illustrations. “Thank you. I worked really hard on it.” She looks at the book with fondness and nostalgia. She could remember all the times she brought it out to make Kanao feel safe and to help her sleep. She felt as if she had really done something when she made it. It was a way nicer version of what really happened but nevertheless she enjoyed it. “Im sorry if the illustrations aren’t the best. I’m not an artist like you.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei chuckles warmly and lightly pats the boy on the head, giving him a gentle smile* "He has not yet, but we are concerned about him and Kyojuro decided that since having a deeper conversation helped his father that all of us should try the same with your brother." *They were all supposed to be at least somewhat friendly with each-other and in general they were all supposed to be there for each-other after all, and it wasn't exactly like Sanemi had anyone else who could talk to him; so naturally the other hashira had to be the ones to step in.* "We are his friends after all"

*Rui holds the book gently, making sure to not accidentally tear the pages with his claws.* "You did a great job" *He purrs softly. He thought it was very sweet that you made it presumably for Kanao and the other girls who you brought under your wing. Though he was starting to struggle fighting sleep.* "Eh? No they look very good, besides practice makes perfect right?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

His eyes widen. “Oh okay. Well I hope that everything works out. My brother could use some love in a time like this. Since he won’t let me in.” He sighs. “I know he’s really missing Miss Kanae since they started fighting. She’s kinda his only friend aside from Mr. Iguro.” He knew his brother was hurting probably more than he was and he wished he could be there for him too.

She watches him closely. “Thank you. I think the girls really liked it too.” She sighs, “I doubt they remember it now though. They’re all grown up and don’t need their big sister to read to them anymore.” She fake tears up. “I hope that I can read to you more though.” She pets his head. She was joking about being sad but some part of her was actually sad. She missed the times when it was just her and the girls before everything got really bad. She missed her parents too but she was glad that she was able to meet all of her little sisters along the way. “Oh yea I guess you’re right. I don’t have much time to practice though.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"As do I, and make no mistake Kanae misses him too; but you and I both know how he is and Kanae is rather firm in standing her ground on this. That said it should help" *He was also aware that they would also be bringing up how he treats Genya but he did not want to get the boys hopes up incase it backfired. Almost all of the guys had lost someone important to them to demons, some even lost multiple people and the only one who has yet to lose a loved one to a demon (Tengen) has still lost people he cared about; so they all knew where he was coming from but also all of them who were aware of why this little meeting was happening also agreed it was not an excuse to treat Genya how he did.*

*Rui gently closes the book and hugs you close* "You could always ask if they want you to again, I don't think they'll mind since you miss it too" *Rui purred softly as he was pet. Usually he was the one who read others stories as none of his adoptive family were particularly well read and much the same could be said of the other moons...and he was a little to afraid to ask Douma, Kokushibo or gods forbid Muzan to read to him since they usually had the most free time besides him; so it was nice to actually be the one being read to for a change.* "Eh true but either way they aren't bad" *Rui remarks gently tracing over the drawing on the cover, wondering how old she had been when she drew it...guessing she was maybe only a little older than Muichiro was currently when it had been drawn.* "Do a lot of your stories have happy endings?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes I know but hopefully Miss Kanae gets a chance to actually talk to him without them arguing.” He hopeful that all of the other Hashira could fix the relationship between the two without a problem. He wasn’t sure how he could do that for his own relationship with his brother but he’ll figure it out.

She hugs him, “maybe they would like it. I should try and ask them at some point.” She smooths out his hair a little and thinks about all the books she’s written. Were they all happy . . . Probably since she made them all for her sisters. “Yes I think so. I never wanted to scare the girls so I always made them happy. They always knew the truth though.” She was never really good at imagining new stories so she just rewrote her own experiences with a happier ending. It’s one way to make life seem easier.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"One could hope" *Gyomei sighed, finally reaching the estate. He holds the door open for Genya before entering the house. Though he would have to leave soon to go on patrol it was nice to take a moment to sit down and pet the cats that flocked to his estate.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he starts feeling sleepy* "I bet they will, it's nice being read to" *He purrs softly struggling to fight another nap that was trying its hardest to over take him. He wasn't usually so sleepy.* "that's good, even if they knew the truth of it already it's still a nice story..." *He didn't mind that they were remakes of actual things that happened, it was like wrapping the truth in a blanket so it wasn't as sharp*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

She looks down at him and notices how sleepy he is. “Rui, do you want to go to bed early? I know it’s pretty late for you.” She holds his face and smiles at him. “I can read you more stories tomorrow. You can get all the rest you want. I don’t think there is anything crazy happening the rest of the day.” She felt bad for having him wake up so early. She knew he was not on his usual sleep schedule since he had to adapt to the human schedules but she wanted to try to accommodate him as much as she could. “You can stay in here.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Meanwhile elsewhere the kizuki both current and former; have received valuable information from the former Lower Five. Muzan was plotting to betray them all as soon as he found either that accursed flower or the demon girl with the ability to walk in the sunlight, and not only that but he had been keeping other secrets from them all along. Rui called in his favors for each of them and pleaded for them to aid him in mutinying the double-crosser before anyone else got hurt. This new-found information infuriated all of them greatly and those that were still living (all but gyokko and ubume because i dont have rpbs for them) decided to go along with Rui's plan. Holding the spider-demon's note Kokushibo decided to seek council and comfort from his dear human friend "Gary" and perched on a tree near his estate having stuck to the denser parts of the forest where the shade was darkest*

*Rui fluttered his eyelids sleepily and pondered this for a moment, since the sun was setting and he was used to being awake at night* "hmm....maybe just a little nap..." *He chirps, purring softly and smiling as you lightly squish his face. He nuzzles your hands softly as he starts dosing off* "Mmmokay mama..." *He says sleepily, though as he fell asleep he thought he could sense someone waiting just outside the door*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Giyuu aka Gary was on his way back from his little hangout session with Rengoku when he sensed something. He quickly spotted Karl in the tree. He looked confused before jumping into the tree as well. “Karl? What are you doing here? Did we have lunch planned?” He wasn’t used to seeing him especially during the day.

“Sleep well my boy.” She kisses his head and tucks him in on the cot. She watches him for a little before walking out of the office to get a few things. She yelps as she runs into Sanemi. She quickly closes the door as to not wake Rui before slapping his chest. “What are you doing here you big jerk and why did you scare me?”

Sanemi was just as surprised by her coming out. He was listening for so long he didn’t notice her moving. He jumped a little and rubs his chest. “Don’t hit me. I came to apologize but I don’t know if I will now.” He glared at her

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo also held a wide brimmed and dark parasol above him to prevent any stray beams of sunlight from the setting sun hitting him. A small smile graced his otherwise somber and conflicted features. He had realized just how much he had given up for that back-stabber and how much more he had lost because of him as well.* "No this is more of an impromptu visit Gary... I have been given some important information and wanted to talk to you..." *He seemed rather out of place in the early evening, but he knew Muzan wouldn't dare step foot outside while there was still even a small ray of sunlight.*

*Rui quietly curls into a ball under the blanket, hugging the pillow, sleeping softly. His dreams were interesting and he got the sense that he wasn't the only one in them. He was fairly sure he felt Enmu's presence in his dreams. Perhaps the dream demon was trying to figure out if he was really being truthful about what Muzan was plotting. He knew Enmu well, much like himself he didn't want to believe the information after hearing it the first time. But Enmu knew Rui just as well and knew the boy hated lying and liars with every fiber of his being and would never tell this sort of a lie on purpose.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He could tell this was a more serious matter so he held off on his questions. “I understand. Come with me.” He hops down and heads inside his house. He didn’t have any wisteria in use so he should be able to come in freely. “Is this about the war?”

She huffs and turns her nose up at him. “And now what would make you think I’d accept your apology Shinazugawa.” She was genuinely upset and disappointed in his behavior from earlier. She couldn’t just let it go if he would even give Rui the time of day. “What exactly are you apologizing for?” She glances at him

“Seriously? You’re going to call me that? Kanae please don’t be like this.” He pinches his nose bridge. He was trying his hardest to stay calm and not start another fight but this was harder than it looked. “You know exactly what I’m apologizing for. . .” He grits his teeth and clenches his fist, “I apologize for my earlier actions but I will not be respecting that abomination.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo swiftly follows him, grateful for the lack of that foul flowers odor.* "It is indeed, the tide of war is turning in you and your fellow slayer's favor. My fellow moons and I have come to the general conclusion to commit mutiny against you know who... And under one of our weaker fellows suggestion many of us have decided to offer all of you our assistance." *Kokushibo explains as he takes his usual seat whenever he visited his dear friend. Though that does not explain the somewhat noticeable whirlwind of emotions blowing behind the taller demons eyes.*

*Though the boy was sleeping soundly; Sugar and the other raccoons were wide awake. Having helped finish all of the chores early most of the younger raccoons were playing with the caterpillars but Sugar decided to observe Kanae and Sanemi's conversation. She chattered softly to herself as she facepalmed. Sanemi was so rude that if he were one of her kits she would have given him a firm scolding and put him on vine detangling duty for a week.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He sits across from him and listens closely. “Really? What happened on your side for all of you to change up so suddenly?” He could understand why Tamayo and somewhat Rui would betray Muzan but not Karl. He was upper 1, that’s the closest you can get. It’s like Gyomei betraying the master. “Are you okay?” He could tell he didn’t look like his usual stoic self. Whatever happened with Muzan must’ve really hurt him.

Kanae whips around to face him so fast that you’d think she was Tengen. “Excuse me? Don’t you ever call him an abomination! Do you seriously think that low of a little kid?!” She was furious. She never even heard him speak like that about Nezuko or Tamayo. She was genuinely filled with hate. She couldn’t believe he could be so cruel even in “apologizing”. “You disgust me Sanemi Shinazugawa and I want nothing to do with you.”

Sanemi quickly jumps back. He didn’t expect her to get this pissed. He thought she would just brush it off. “He’s not a little kid! He’s over a hundred years old! He’s a demon who has killed, enslaved, and eaten people!!” His heart genuinely started to break. He definitely crossed the line but he couldn’t go back now. . . Right? He decided in his own Sanemi way to double down. “Fine! I don’t care! I don’t need a weakling like you to talk to me anyways. Have fun with your damn murder machine.” He storms off.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Sugar would facepalm harder if she could but instead she scampers after Sanemi hoping to be able to either sign or write some sense into him, chattering at him in that scolding tone. However another raccoon steps up beside you and gently rests a paw on your hand, a male raccoon about Sugar's age who judging by the small sign-plate on his collar is named Spice. Sugar, with the bravery of a grizzly bear several dozen times her size; plants herself firmly in the middle of the hallway and the wind hashira's path, stands as tall as she can and starts signing in jsl at him* "young man you won't get anywhere with her behaving like that."

*Kokushibo was quite for a moment, collecting his thoughts before speaking* "Lower five, through surprisingly stealthy means; discovered information about that man's end goal that had previously not been known to us, but in short; once he wins he plans to betray us all by purposefully triggering the curse he has placed on all demons" *An understandable reason to start a mutiny, all of the demons had turned for one reason or another but none of them had turned simply because they actually liked Muzan or what he was doing.* "A lot of the past is rearranging into a new perspective if you catch my meaning..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae would look down at the small creature and sigh. “Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you guys. Did I wake Rui too?” She felt kind of embarrassed that she had that big blowout with Sanemi but he really knows how to rile her up.

Sanemi stormed off extremely annoyed and embarrassed. He stopped when he saw the chunky animal. He looked very confused. “Huh? What is this?” He leans down, “why is a raccoon doing here?”

Giyuu gets up and make himself tea. “I see. Well that must have come as a big shock. I’m sorry that he is betraying you all.” He was very bad at being sympathetic but he could understand betrayal. He wasn’t sure what to do with the information other than to tell his master. He would get prepared to speak before stopping. “Rui is still in contact with all of you?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"It was...most especially for those of us who had lost far more than we gained in the end...." *Kokushibo would allow you to inform your master that he has some rather unlikely allies now. He could easily understand if the man was distrusting of demons and would not believe it if he himself were to explain especially given his track-record when comes to the Ubuyashiki clan.* "Ah not quite...this information is the first time he has communicated with us since....about a month after your mission on his mountain....I imagine that was when he found this information out and was either trying to decide how to break the news safely or gathering evidence before doing so." *Kokushibo guessed as he fiddles with the end of his ponytail.* "I am not surprised though, while he hates lying and liars more than sunlight the boy has always been one to keep his cards close to his chest until he knows it is time to play them...."

*Spice gently takes your hand in his paws patting the top of it and chatters at you softly before looking in the direction Sugar went. He seems to be the strong, quiet and calming type, a rather stark contrast to Sugar's louder, excitable, hyper personality. Judging by the quiet sounds coming from inside your office, Rui was still napping fairly peacefully.*

*Sugar huffs softly. She while she can understand what he was saying perfectly well she can't speak human. She points to him and mimes "Listening" before pointing back to herself as a way of saying "you listen to me" before slowing her signing to make it easier for him to understand what she was trying to say. It was recognizable as sign-language but she didn't know if Sanemi knew it or not*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Oh I see.” He grabs his tea and sits back at the table. “Did he reveal anything about our locations or anything about my master?” He wanted to have faith in Rui and he trusted Karl but they were still demons and they were still his enemies in battle. “I’m sure Rui just wanted to help all of his friends but it could be a risky move.” He thinks, “do you think that maybe Muzan knows anything? He was rather close to Rui and he keeps tabs on most of the kizuki so it would make sense.”

Kanae sighs softly. “Thank you Spice.” She pets his head. “I don’t think we’ve ever met but I’m guessing you’re Sugar’s husband the father of her kits.” She squats down. “It’s very nice to meet you.”

Sanemi watches her closely. He had learned the tinniest bit of sign language but because he was already loud it didn’t affect his communication with Rengoku too much. “You want me to listen to you? What do you want from me? I don’t have any food.” He wasn’t sure why a grumpy raccoon as signing at him or what it was bothering him in the first place.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"He has not, he knows better than to entrust any of us with that information...especially those of us who are more air-headed..." *He was more-so referring to the boys fellow lower moons and some of the weaker upper moons but he supposed upper two would fall into the airhead category as well. Though he had noticed that it would have been easier for Muzan to find the blue spider-lily without help than it was for him to get a straight answer out of the lad. Enough contingency plans will do that sort of thing* "I expect he is aware of the risks as well, but I doubt that man has figured anything out yet.... He has never exactly taken anyone besides Nakime and myself seriously....especially not the lower moons, and it helps that he has been too busy fiddling with his alchemy set to pay much attention to where any of us are or what we are doing."

*Spice nods in response to your guess, a soft purr rumbling from him. He chatters to you before remembering to sign* "it's nice to meet you too"

*Sugar facepalms once more, holding up a finger to ask him to wait for a moment before barking at a door with a light still on in it. After a moment Geto exits the room and walks over* "Ah good-evening mister shinazugawa" *He turns to sugar who swiftly signs something to him before pointing at Sanemi* "Eh? Ah okay. She wants me to translate to you" *Sugar signs again and Geto speaks mentally whining about how ridiculous it is that now he has to translate the jsl of a raccoon* "She says; you won't get anywhere with Kanae talking to her like that"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He lets out a small sigh. “Good to know. I’d hate to have to tell Kanae he betrayed her.” He sips his tea. He knew that if Kanae found out she would definitely be hurt. He saw the relationship between her and Rui and could tell that it was much more than a simple business relationship. He wasn’t sure if he heard it right but he could’ve sworn he heard the demon boy call her mama. He decided it wasn’t important to the mission so he didn’t mention it. “I see. So who has he been using aside from Nakime to track Nezuko? Is it upper 3? I know that he followed Tanjiro and one of my fellow Hashira.”

She smiles softly. “If sugar told you to come check on me tell her I said thank you but I’m okay. I just . . .” She sighs, “I just needed to get that bit of frustration out. I think I’m fine now so no need to worry.” She frowns, “and please don’t tell Rui.”

Sanemi looks at the younger slayer. “Translate? So she is talking to me.” Could this night get any worse. He had to deal with stupid demons, a moody girl-friend and now some random raccoon that can sign. “Huh?! Kanae and I are fine! It was just one fight. She’ll get over it. She’s a big girl.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"Understandably so, being the youngest of us even the other moons found it difficult to not get too attached to the lad..." *He was unaware of just how attached Rui had become so far but considering his obsession with being part of a family he could only guess that it was easy for him to get attached to one of the much friendlier hashira.* "As for who had been tracking Nezuko specifically it was only Nakime...as she is the only one besides Rui and Douma who has a demon art that could be used for tracking others and Douma is not responsible enough for the task...Enmu merely had dominion over a piece of track that passed through Akaza's territory and he happened to overhear the crash..."

"She indeed is..." *Geto was used to being mistaken for a younger slayer but in actuality he was older than most of the hashira like a fair amount of his fellow kakushi. Though he agree's with Sugar's next signed statement it does cause a startled expression to bolt across his face.* "Erm...She says she'll believe that when a boar sprouts wings and flies..." *Sugar nods firmly. It didn't take a genius to see that Sanemi was failing horribly at trying to talk to Kanae without making an utter fool of himself and that Kanae was getting genuinely pissed.*

*Spice nodded and chattered softly, he wouldn't tell. He hives you a soft sigh and another pat on the hand before he sits back down and waits for sugar to finish giving sanemi an ear-full*

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

( @flowerhashira-kanae here )

"I hope so..." *Rui mutters. Once everyone is finished and you start picking up dishes he also hops up to help. Kyojuro nods happily* "It was excellent Kanae, thank you very much" *He remarks with a grin. Gyomei gives a gentle smile and also stands to help, taking his and Genyas* "I enjoyed this as well, thank you Kanae" *He turns to Genya curiously as the boy speaks up* "Eh? Is it that time already?" *He asks as he hears Kyojuro stand and push his chair in* "It is, I must be off as well" *At that moment you hear Giyuu dropping Shinobu off after having lunch together.* "Be safe you three.."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae pets his head. “Thank you, you two.” She washes the dishes. “Ah I understand. Well feel free to come by whenever you can. I hope that the rest of your day is nice.” She waves goodbye, “it was nice seeing you again Genya.” She smiles softly. “Hello Tomioka. Thank you for bringing my sister home.”

“Yes. Thank you Tomioka.” She walks inside. “I’ll be seeing you soon. Don’t die out there.” She goes towards her office.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Rui helps you wash the dishes by drying them and putting them away* "Your welcome" *Rui and Gyomei say in unison as Gyomei turns to leave the room* "I will come and check on you all on our usual days, I hope you have a pleasant evening as well" "And don't worry about me, I will probably end up spending more time here once training gets underway" *Kyojuro and Gyomei both head out to the front door where Gyomei walks home with genya after waving to Shinobu and Kyojuro waits for Giyuu* "Ah hello Kanae...you're both welcome...See you soon, but I must get going now I don't want to be late..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Sounds good. I guess I’ll be see you both soon. Have a safe trip home and get lots of rest before patrol.” She waves goodbye. “Goodbye Tomioka.” She pets Rui’s head after drying her hands. Shinobu waved as she walks away. “Goodbye Tomioka.” Genya follows quickly after Gyomei. Kanae looks down at Rui once everyone was gone. “What do you wanna do little one?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I will, see you later" *Gyomei starts on his way home with Genya at his side, though on the way once they are a fair distance away from the house he asks a question* "You seemed rather hesitant earlier, what are your thoughts on the young demon?"

"Goodbye" *Giyuu and Kyojuro say in unison before they head out the door and on their way to their show. They converse about their respective opinions of the young demon and his ideas for training. Giyuu mentions that between his visits to an old friend he might pop in to watch and assist if necessary though he doubted it would be.*

*Rui hums softly as he thinks of what to do now. It had been a long day by he had gotten a couple of decent naps in so he wasn't tired. After a moment he shrugged not really having anything planned so he decided to suggest what he usually did when he didn't have plans* "We could read together if you like"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya looks over at Gyomei before looking down. “I’m not exactly sure. I don’t really trust him. I know what he did to Tanjiro and the others so it’s pretty hard to trust him.” He looks back at him. “What do you think?”

She thinks for a second. “Hmmm. . . Yea I can find a good one.” She leads him to her office. “How did you feel about today’s meeting and hanging out with a few of the other Hashira?” She opens the door for him.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei rubs his beads together for a moment as he gathers his thoughts before speaking, the soft clacking helping to settle his mind.* "I am hesitant to trust him just as much if not more so than most others, however I trust Kanae's judgement on the matter...and while I can tell she is making an impressive amount of progress with him, I can only hope she is making the correct decision." *He explained. It was a rather odd situation you have all found yourselves in but he was doing his best to pay attention to everything but especially the respective advantages and disadvantages of keeping the little demon around and thus far, assuming the demon was telling nothing but the truth as best as he was able; there appeared to be more advantages.*

*Rui follows after you, curious to see what sort of books you have. He thinks about your question for a fair few minutes before answering.* "...most of them are still scary especially Shinazugawa-san and Iguro-san...but Himejima-san, Rengoku-san, Uzui-san, Kanroji-san and Tokito-kun are nice... Shinobu-san seems a bit nicer but she's still kinda scary...and I dunno why but Tomioka-san seems like he's hurting more than the others for some reason...I don't mean to be scared of him and I kind of feel bad but he was the one who nearly killed me..... The Master seems nice, Though he still feels oddly familiar for some reason...I still can't put my finger on it" *He figured the main reason he still thought some of the nicer hashira were frightening was because they were incredibly loud and it was still rather jarring but he would probably get used to it eventually. He perches beside you and looks at the books nearby. Though in opposition to Gyomei, Rui seemed rather hesitant to trust adults.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya listens to him closely, “yes. It’s hard to trust him knowing that he was close enough to Muzan that he seen him on a regular basis. It’s weird.” He wanted to be respectful of Kanae’s decisions and everyone trusting Rui but he wasn’t exactly trusting. Not as bad as his brother but still pretty bad. “My brother seems to have something against him so maybe he knows something about it that we don’t since he has been close to Miss Kanae.” He trusted Gyomei but his brother’s opinion was always the most important to him secretly.

Kanae sighs softly. “Yes I can understand why. My sister is rather intimidating even to people she is close with. She often scares me.” She giggles. “But don’t you worry. If she had any ill intentions towards you she would’ve killed you by now. Not to scare you or anything.” She looks for a good book for them to read. “As for Tomioka. . . He is kind of hard to read. He’s a good man but he doesn’t open up to anyone really.” She frowns. “I think he’s going through something personally that doesn’t have anything to do with you personally so don’t worry your cute little head.” She wasn’t too stressed about the other Hashira with the exception of Obanai and Sanemi. She knew that those two had no good intentions towards Rui or even Nezuko but she wouldn’t bring it up. “Don’t worry about Sanemi and Obanai either. I’ll deal with them.” She grabs a book and sits with him. “I hope you like this one. It’s a story about a three princesses that I wrote when I was younger.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei hummed softly as he listened and nodded agreeably. He could easily understand that much. Though in regard to Sanemi, he was skeptical; he knew Sanmei had not visited the butterfly estate recently enough to know something the rest of them did not, nor had he been on the mt.natagumo mission so he figured the younger man was just upset that Kanae had not told him about the situation first and was not immediately on his side, that or...perhaps it was because the situation started contesting the popular belief that a demon could actually change and be redeemed.* "I am skeptical that your brother knows something the rest of us do not especially since it had been a while since his last visit before this whole situation and he was not on the mission that brought the young demon to our attention in the first place...Though I don't know what it might be." *He mused aloud raising his hand to his chin as he follows the familiar path home*

*Rui hummed softly, not having any rebuttal to offer at the moment. Though he was surprised to hear that Shinobu even scared you sometimes.* "Fair enough I suppose..." *He watches you start to pick out a book and found a spot to get comfy. He didn't really want you to have to deal with them by yourself and he hoped the others would at least offer you some support or assistance if either of them started to get rowdy. As you sit he gently rests his head on your shoulder glancing over the small book* "You made this one? It looks nice" *Rui remarks curiously, wondering what it was about besides a trio of princesses*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Oh well yes that makes sense too.” He was a little embarrassed now. He knew his brother and Kanae had something going that was more than friends so he suspected they told each other everything. No wonder his brother was extra mad about the demon she brought in. He must’ve felt betrayed. “Do you think that my brother is going to try to harm Rui like he did with Nezuko?” Genya was just starting to warm up to Nezuko and had a small bit of sympathy for Rui. He knew how badly his brother hurt her as well as himself and knew that he was extremely scary when it came down to fighting against him. He hoped even though he didn’t trust Rui that he’d never have to face his brother.

She would hold him close and nod. “Yes I made this to read to Kanao when she had trouble sleeping. It also helped Shinobu a little. Though I know she won’t admit it.” She sighed to herself as she reminisced on the past. She missed when they were younger and spent more time together. “Anyways, I hope you enjoy it all the same.” She would clear her throat and begin to read. The book followed the story of three princesses as the title stated. A kind hearted older sister, a fierce middle sister, and a quiet frail younger sister. The two older sisters lived happily in their very large palace, playing all day and sharing stories together all night. Things were perfect until a big scary monster showed up and took everything. They had to move far far away and live with a kind king who was not much older than the middle sister. . .

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei smiled softly and gently pat Genya on the head though he was a bit concerned* "I would not put it past him to attempt to pull something, However I do not expect Kanae or Shinobu to allow him to succeed in whatever he pulls." *He had noticed that the young demon seemed rather frightened of Sanemi earlier so he would not want him to end up in a confrontation let alone an altercation with the wind breather either, He would not be surprised if the boy fainted if he were confronted alone.*

"Ah I see, it must be a good one then" *Rui chirped cuddling closer. He listened curiously as he quietly read along with you, his eyes tracing over the words and occasionally accidentally reading ahead. He wondered if you had written the story about yourself and your sisters as a way to help all of you process it better.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He nuzzles into his hand a little. “I sure hope so. I know my brother can be rather scary when he’s upset. But I know Miss Kanae and Miss Shinobu can take him if they work together.” He thinks for a second, “I doubt he’d fight either of them though.” He couldn’t imagine his brother hitting Kanae let alone Shinobu. Shinobu might actually kill him.

The princesses were rather sad that they had to move and could no longer see their palace or their parents. Luckily the king was kind and took very good care of them alongside a strong pillar like man. He took care of them the most. As if he was their father. A few years would go by and the princesses began to get accustomed to their new lives. While on an adventure they met a small fragile little girl who they would soon turn into their little sister. They cooked for her, bathed her, and taught her how to read, write, and speak. They were all living in happily as if the disaster had never happened. Before the two older princesses met the youngest princess they felt like there was a part of them missing but as soon as she joined them they felt whole again. She was their missing puzzle and they couldn’t imagine life without her. The End.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I agree, but hopefully the rest of us have a talk with him will help us all resolve the issue before their fight gets any worse." *Gyomei knew well the sisters could bring Sanemi to his knees through various means if they wanted to, but at the same time that fact likely would not stop Sanemi from lashing out if he got riled up enough.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he realized that this was a fair bit happier than most of the stories he usually read....he wondered, how long had it been since he had read a story with an actual happy ending? Not including the ones that were bittersweet at best. He smiled softly at the drawings that went along with the pages, giggling at some* "That was a good story mama...I like your stories..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He glances at him. “You’re all going to talk with him? Is it that serious? Did my brother do something bad?” He was really worried now. He hoped his brother didn’t go completely off the rails. He knows he can get a little out of hand but not bad enough that the other Hashira need to step in.

She hands him the book to look at the illustrations. “Thank you. I worked really hard on it.” She looks at the book with fondness and nostalgia. She could remember all the times she brought it out to make Kanao feel safe and to help her sleep. She felt as if she had really done something when she made it. It was a way nicer version of what really happened but nevertheless she enjoyed it. “Im sorry if the illustrations aren’t the best. I’m not an artist like you.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei chuckles warmly and lightly pats the boy on the head, giving him a gentle smile* "He has not yet, but we are concerned about him and Kyojuro decided that since having a deeper conversation helped his father that all of us should try the same with your brother." *They were all supposed to be at least somewhat friendly with each-other and in general they were all supposed to be there for each-other after all, and it wasn't exactly like Sanemi had anyone else who could talk to him; so naturally the other hashira had to be the ones to step in.* "We are his friends after all"

*Rui holds the book gently, making sure to not accidentally tear the pages with his claws.* "You did a great job" *He purrs softly. He thought it was very sweet that you made it presumably for Kanao and the other girls who you brought under your wing. Though he was starting to struggle fighting sleep.* "Eh? No they look very good, besides practice makes perfect right?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

His eyes widen. “Oh okay. Well I hope that everything works out. My brother could use some love in a time like this. Since he won’t let me in.” He sighs. “I know he’s really missing Miss Kanae since they started fighting. She’s kinda his only friend aside from Mr. Iguro.” He knew his brother was hurting probably more than he was and he wished he could be there for him too.

She watches him closely. “Thank you. I think the girls really liked it too.” She sighs, “I doubt they remember it now though. They’re all grown up and don’t need their big sister to read to them anymore.” She fake tears up. “I hope that I can read to you more though.” She pets his head. She was joking about being sad but some part of her was actually sad. She missed the times when it was just her and the girls before everything got really bad. She missed her parents too but she was glad that she was able to meet all of her little sisters along the way. “Oh yea I guess you’re right. I don’t have much time to practice though.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"As do I, and make no mistake Kanae misses him too; but you and I both know how he is and Kanae is rather firm in standing her ground on this. That said it should help" *He was also aware that they would also be bringing up how he treats Genya but he did not want to get the boys hopes up incase it backfired. Almost all of the guys had lost someone important to them to demons, some even lost multiple people and the only one who has yet to lose a loved one to a demon (Tengen) has still lost people he cared about; so they all knew where he was coming from but also all of them who were aware of why this little meeting was happening also agreed it was not an excuse to treat Genya how he did.*

*Rui gently closes the book and hugs you close* "You could always ask if they want you to again, I don't think they'll mind since you miss it too" *Rui purred softly as he was pet. Usually he was the one who read others stories as none of his adoptive family were particularly well read and much the same could be said of the other moons...and he was a little to afraid to ask Douma, Kokushibo or gods forbid Muzan to read to him since they usually had the most free time besides him; so it was nice to actually be the one being read to for a change.* "Eh true but either way they aren't bad" *Rui remarks gently tracing over the drawing on the cover, wondering how old she had been when she drew it...guessing she was maybe only a little older than Muichiro was currently when it had been drawn.* "Do a lot of your stories have happy endings?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes I know but hopefully Miss Kanae gets a chance to actually talk to him without them arguing.” He hopeful that all of the other Hashira could fix the relationship between the two without a problem. He wasn’t sure how he could do that for his own relationship with his brother but he’ll figure it out.

She hugs him, “maybe they would like it. I should try and ask them at some point.” She smooths out his hair a little and thinks about all the books she’s written. Were they all happy . . . Probably since she made them all for her sisters. “Yes I think so. I never wanted to scare the girls so I always made them happy. They always knew the truth though.” She was never really good at imagining new stories so she just rewrote her own experiences with a happier ending. It’s one way to make life seem easier.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"One could hope" *Gyomei sighed, finally reaching the estate. He holds the door open for Genya before entering the house. Though he would have to leave soon to go on patrol it was nice to take a moment to sit down and pet the cats that flocked to his estate.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he starts feeling sleepy* "I bet they will, it's nice being read to" *He purrs softly struggling to fight another nap that was trying its hardest to over take him. He wasn't usually so sleepy.* "that's good, even if they knew the truth of it already it's still a nice story..." *He didn't mind that they were remakes of actual things that happened, it was like wrapping the truth in a blanket so it wasn't as sharp*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

She looks down at him and notices how sleepy he is. “Rui, do you want to go to bed early? I know it’s pretty late for you.” She holds his face and smiles at him. “I can read you more stories tomorrow. You can get all the rest you want. I don’t think there is anything crazy happening the rest of the day.” She felt bad for having him wake up so early. She knew he was not on his usual sleep schedule since he had to adapt to the human schedules but she wanted to try to accommodate him as much as she could. “You can stay in here.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Meanwhile elsewhere the kizuki both current and former; have received valuable information from the former Lower Five. Muzan was plotting to betray them all as soon as he found either that accursed flower or the demon girl with the ability to walk in the sunlight, and not only that but he had been keeping other secrets from them all along. Rui called in his favors for each of them and pleaded for them to aid him in mutinying the double-crosser before anyone else got hurt. This new-found information infuriated all of them greatly and those that were still living (all but gyokko and ubume because i dont have rpbs for them) decided to go along with Rui's plan. Holding the spider-demon's note Kokushibo decided to seek council and comfort from his dear human friend "Gary" and perched on a tree near his estate having stuck to the denser parts of the forest where the shade was darkest*

*Rui fluttered his eyelids sleepily and pondered this for a moment, since the sun was setting and he was used to being awake at night* "hmm....maybe just a little nap..." *He chirps, purring softly and smiling as you lightly squish his face. He nuzzles your hands softly as he starts dosing off* "Mmmokay mama..." *He says sleepily, though as he fell asleep he thought he could sense someone waiting just outside the door*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Giyuu aka Gary was on his way back from his little hangout session with Rengoku when he sensed something. He quickly spotted Karl in the tree. He looked confused before jumping into the tree as well. “Karl? What are you doing here? Did we have lunch planned?” He wasn’t used to seeing him especially during the day.

“Sleep well my boy.” She kisses his head and tucks him in on the cot. She watches him for a little before walking out of the office to get a few things. She yelps as she runs into Sanemi. She quickly closes the door as to not wake Rui before slapping his chest. “What are you doing here you big jerk and why did you scare me?”

Sanemi was just as surprised by her coming out. He was listening for so long he didn’t notice her moving. He jumped a little and rubs his chest. “Don’t hit me. I came to apologize but I don’t know if I will now.” He glared at her

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo also held a wide brimmed and dark parasol above him to prevent any stray beams of sunlight from the setting sun hitting him. A small smile graced his otherwise somber and conflicted features. He had realized just how much he had given up for that back-stabber and how much more he had lost because of him as well.* "No this is more of an impromptu visit Gary... I have been given some important information and wanted to talk to you..." *He seemed rather out of place in the early evening, but he knew Muzan wouldn't dare step foot outside while there was still even a small ray of sunlight.*

*Rui quietly curls into a ball under the blanket, hugging the pillow, sleeping softly. His dreams were interesting and he got the sense that he wasn't the only one in them. He was fairly sure he felt Enmu's presence in his dreams. Perhaps the dream demon was trying to figure out if he was really being truthful about what Muzan was plotting. He knew Enmu well, much like himself he didn't want to believe the information after hearing it the first time. But Enmu knew Rui just as well and knew the boy hated lying and liars with every fiber of his being and would never tell this sort of a lie on purpose.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He could tell this was a more serious matter so he held off on his questions. “I understand. Come with me.” He hops down and heads inside his house. He didn’t have any wisteria in use so he should be able to come in freely. “Is this about the war?”

She huffs and turns her nose up at him. “And now what would make you think I’d accept your apology Shinazugawa.” She was genuinely upset and disappointed in his behavior from earlier. She couldn’t just let it go if he would even give Rui the time of day. “What exactly are you apologizing for?” She glances at him

“Seriously? You’re going to call me that? Kanae please don’t be like this.” He pinches his nose bridge. He was trying his hardest to stay calm and not start another fight but this was harder than it looked. “You know exactly what I’m apologizing for. . .” He grits his teeth and clenches his fist, “I apologize for my earlier actions but I will not be respecting that abomination.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo swiftly follows him, grateful for the lack of that foul flowers odor.* "It is indeed, the tide of war is turning in you and your fellow slayer's favor. My fellow moons and I have come to the general conclusion to commit mutiny against you know who... And under one of our weaker fellows suggestion many of us have decided to offer all of you our assistance." *Kokushibo explains as he takes his usual seat whenever he visited his dear friend. Though that does not explain the somewhat noticeable whirlwind of emotions blowing behind the taller demons eyes.*

*Though the boy was sleeping soundly; Sugar and the other raccoons were wide awake. Having helped finish all of the chores early most of the younger raccoons were playing with the caterpillars but Sugar decided to observe Kanae and Sanemi's conversation. She chattered softly to herself as she facepalmed. Sanemi was so rude that if he were one of her kits she would have given him a firm scolding and put him on vine detangling duty for a week.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He sits across from him and listens closely. “Really? What happened on your side for all of you to change up so suddenly?” He could understand why Tamayo and somewhat Rui would betray Muzan but not Karl. He was upper 1, that’s the closest you can get. It’s like Gyomei betraying the master. “Are you okay?” He could tell he didn’t look like his usual stoic self. Whatever happened with Muzan must’ve really hurt him.

Kanae whips around to face him so fast that you’d think she was Tengen. “Excuse me? Don’t you ever call him an abomination! Do you seriously think that low of a little kid?!” She was furious. She never even heard him speak like that about Nezuko or Tamayo. She was genuinely filled with hate. She couldn’t believe he could be so cruel even in “apologizing”. “You disgust me Sanemi Shinazugawa and I want nothing to do with you.”

Sanemi quickly jumps back. He didn’t expect her to get this pissed. He thought she would just brush it off. “He’s not a little kid! He’s over a hundred years old! He’s a demon who has killed, enslaved, and eaten people!!” His heart genuinely started to break. He definitely crossed the line but he couldn’t go back now. . . Right? He decided in his own Sanemi way to double down. “Fine! I don’t care! I don’t need a weakling like you to talk to me anyways. Have fun with your damn murder machine.” He storms off.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Sugar would facepalm harder if she could but instead she scampers after Sanemi hoping to be able to either sign or write some sense into him, chattering at him in that scolding tone. However another raccoon steps up beside you and gently rests a paw on your hand, a male raccoon about Sugar's age who judging by the small sign-plate on his collar is named Spice. Sugar, with the bravery of a grizzly bear several dozen times her size; plants herself firmly in the middle of the hallway and the wind hashira's path, stands as tall as she can and starts signing in jsl at him* "young man you won't get anywhere with her behaving like that."

*Kokushibo was quite for a moment, collecting his thoughts before speaking* "Lower five, through surprisingly stealthy means; discovered information about that man's end goal that had previously not been known to us, but in short; once he wins he plans to betray us all by purposefully triggering the curse he has placed on all demons" *An understandable reason to start a mutiny, all of the demons had turned for one reason or another but none of them had turned simply because they actually liked Muzan or what he was doing.* "A lot of the past is rearranging into a new perspective if you catch my meaning..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae would look down at the small creature and sigh. “Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you guys. Did I wake Rui too?” She felt kind of embarrassed that she had that big blowout with Sanemi but he really knows how to rile her up.

Sanemi stormed off extremely annoyed and embarrassed. He stopped when he saw the chunky animal. He looked very confused. “Huh? What is this?” He leans down, “why is a raccoon doing here?”

Giyuu gets up and make himself tea. “I see. Well that must have come as a big shock. I’m sorry that he is betraying you all.” He was very bad at being sympathetic but he could understand betrayal. He wasn’t sure what to do with the information other than to tell his master. He would get prepared to speak before stopping. “Rui is still in contact with all of you?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"It was...most especially for those of us who had lost far more than we gained in the end...." *Kokushibo would allow you to inform your master that he has some rather unlikely allies now. He could easily understand if the man was distrusting of demons and would not believe it if he himself were to explain especially given his track-record when comes to the Ubuyashiki clan.* "Ah not quite...this information is the first time he has communicated with us since....about a month after your mission on his mountain....I imagine that was when he found this information out and was either trying to decide how to break the news safely or gathering evidence before doing so." *Kokushibo guessed as he fiddles with the end of his ponytail.* "I am not surprised though, while he hates lying and liars more than sunlight the boy has always been one to keep his cards close to his chest until he knows it is time to play them...."

*Spice gently takes your hand in his paws patting the top of it and chatters at you softly before looking in the direction Sugar went. He seems to be the strong, quiet and calming type, a rather stark contrast to Sugar's louder, excitable, hyper personality. Judging by the quiet sounds coming from inside your office, Rui was still napping fairly peacefully.*

*Sugar huffs softly. She while she can understand what he was saying perfectly well she can't speak human. She points to him and mimes "Listening" before pointing back to herself as a way of saying "you listen to me" before slowing her signing to make it easier for him to understand what she was trying to say. It was recognizable as sign-language but she didn't know if Sanemi knew it or not*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Oh I see.” He grabs his tea and sits back at the table. “Did he reveal anything about our locations or anything about my master?” He wanted to have faith in Rui and he trusted Karl but they were still demons and they were still his enemies in battle. “I’m sure Rui just wanted to help all of his friends but it could be a risky move.” He thinks, “do you think that maybe Muzan knows anything? He was rather close to Rui and he keeps tabs on most of the kizuki so it would make sense.”

Kanae sighs softly. “Thank you Spice.” She pets his head. “I don’t think we’ve ever met but I’m guessing you’re Sugar’s husband the father of her kits.” She squats down. “It’s very nice to meet you.”

Sanemi watches her closely. He had learned the tinniest bit of sign language but because he was already loud it didn’t affect his communication with Rengoku too much. “You want me to listen to you? What do you want from me? I don’t have any food.” He wasn’t sure why a grumpy raccoon as signing at him or what it was bothering him in the first place.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"He has not, he knows better than to entrust any of us with that information...especially those of us who are more air-headed..." *He was more-so referring to the boys fellow lower moons and some of the weaker upper moons but he supposed upper two would fall into the airhead category as well. Though he had noticed that it would have been easier for Muzan to find the blue spider-lily without help than it was for him to get a straight answer out of the lad. Enough contingency plans will do that sort of thing* "I expect he is aware of the risks as well, but I doubt that man has figured anything out yet.... He has never exactly taken anyone besides Nakime and myself seriously....especially not the lower moons, and it helps that he has been too busy fiddling with his alchemy set to pay much attention to where any of us are or what we are doing."

*Spice nods in response to your guess, a soft purr rumbling from him. He chatters to you before remembering to sign* "it's nice to meet you too"

*Sugar facepalms once more, holding up a finger to ask him to wait for a moment before barking at a door with a light still on in it. After a moment Geto exits the room and walks over* "Ah good-evening mister shinazugawa" *He turns to sugar who swiftly signs something to him before pointing at Sanemi* "Eh? Ah okay. She wants me to translate to you" *Sugar signs again and Geto speaks mentally whining about how ridiculous it is that now he has to translate the jsl of a raccoon* "She says; you won't get anywhere with Kanae talking to her like that"

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

( @flowerhashira-kanae here )

"I hope so..." *Rui mutters. Once everyone is finished and you start picking up dishes he also hops up to help. Kyojuro nods happily* "It was excellent Kanae, thank you very much" *He remarks with a grin. Gyomei gives a gentle smile and also stands to help, taking his and Genyas* "I enjoyed this as well, thank you Kanae" *He turns to Genya curiously as the boy speaks up* "Eh? Is it that time already?" *He asks as he hears Kyojuro stand and push his chair in* "It is, I must be off as well" *At that moment you hear Giyuu dropping Shinobu off after having lunch together.* "Be safe you three.."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae pets his head. “Thank you, you two.” She washes the dishes. “Ah I understand. Well feel free to come by whenever you can. I hope that the rest of your day is nice.” She waves goodbye, “it was nice seeing you again Genya.” She smiles softly. “Hello Tomioka. Thank you for bringing my sister home.”

“Yes. Thank you Tomioka.” She walks inside. “I’ll be seeing you soon. Don’t die out there.” She goes towards her office.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Rui helps you wash the dishes by drying them and putting them away* "Your welcome" *Rui and Gyomei say in unison as Gyomei turns to leave the room* "I will come and check on you all on our usual days, I hope you have a pleasant evening as well" "And don't worry about me, I will probably end up spending more time here once training gets underway" *Kyojuro and Gyomei both head out to the front door where Gyomei walks home with genya after waving to Shinobu and Kyojuro waits for Giyuu* "Ah hello Kanae...you're both welcome...See you soon, but I must get going now I don't want to be late..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Sounds good. I guess I’ll be see you both soon. Have a safe trip home and get lots of rest before patrol.” She waves goodbye. “Goodbye Tomioka.” She pets Rui’s head after drying her hands. Shinobu waved as she walks away. “Goodbye Tomioka.” Genya follows quickly after Gyomei. Kanae looks down at Rui once everyone was gone. “What do you wanna do little one?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I will, see you later" *Gyomei starts on his way home with Genya at his side, though on the way once they are a fair distance away from the house he asks a question* "You seemed rather hesitant earlier, what are your thoughts on the young demon?"

"Goodbye" *Giyuu and Kyojuro say in unison before they head out the door and on their way to their show. They converse about their respective opinions of the young demon and his ideas for training. Giyuu mentions that between his visits to an old friend he might pop in to watch and assist if necessary though he doubted it would be.*

*Rui hums softly as he thinks of what to do now. It had been a long day by he had gotten a couple of decent naps in so he wasn't tired. After a moment he shrugged not really having anything planned so he decided to suggest what he usually did when he didn't have plans* "We could read together if you like"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya looks over at Gyomei before looking down. “I’m not exactly sure. I don’t really trust him. I know what he did to Tanjiro and the others so it’s pretty hard to trust him.” He looks back at him. “What do you think?”

She thinks for a second. “Hmmm. . . Yea I can find a good one.” She leads him to her office. “How did you feel about today’s meeting and hanging out with a few of the other Hashira?” She opens the door for him.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei rubs his beads together for a moment as he gathers his thoughts before speaking, the soft clacking helping to settle his mind.* "I am hesitant to trust him just as much if not more so than most others, however I trust Kanae's judgement on the matter...and while I can tell she is making an impressive amount of progress with him, I can only hope she is making the correct decision." *He explained. It was a rather odd situation you have all found yourselves in but he was doing his best to pay attention to everything but especially the respective advantages and disadvantages of keeping the little demon around and thus far, assuming the demon was telling nothing but the truth as best as he was able; there appeared to be more advantages.*

*Rui follows after you, curious to see what sort of books you have. He thinks about your question for a fair few minutes before answering.* "...most of them are still scary especially Shinazugawa-san and Iguro-san...but Himejima-san, Rengoku-san, Uzui-san, Kanroji-san and Tokito-kun are nice... Shinobu-san seems a bit nicer but she's still kinda scary...and I dunno why but Tomioka-san seems like he's hurting more than the others for some reason...I don't mean to be scared of him and I kind of feel bad but he was the one who nearly killed me..... The Master seems nice, Though he still feels oddly familiar for some reason...I still can't put my finger on it" *He figured the main reason he still thought some of the nicer hashira were frightening was because they were incredibly loud and it was still rather jarring but he would probably get used to it eventually. He perches beside you and looks at the books nearby. Though in opposition to Gyomei, Rui seemed rather hesitant to trust adults.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya listens to him closely, “yes. It’s hard to trust him knowing that he was close enough to Muzan that he seen him on a regular basis. It’s weird.” He wanted to be respectful of Kanae’s decisions and everyone trusting Rui but he wasn’t exactly trusting. Not as bad as his brother but still pretty bad. “My brother seems to have something against him so maybe he knows something about it that we don’t since he has been close to Miss Kanae.” He trusted Gyomei but his brother’s opinion was always the most important to him secretly.

Kanae sighs softly. “Yes I can understand why. My sister is rather intimidating even to people she is close with. She often scares me.” She giggles. “But don’t you worry. If she had any ill intentions towards you she would’ve killed you by now. Not to scare you or anything.” She looks for a good book for them to read. “As for Tomioka. . . He is kind of hard to read. He’s a good man but he doesn’t open up to anyone really.” She frowns. “I think he’s going through something personally that doesn’t have anything to do with you personally so don’t worry your cute little head.” She wasn’t too stressed about the other Hashira with the exception of Obanai and Sanemi. She knew that those two had no good intentions towards Rui or even Nezuko but she wouldn’t bring it up. “Don’t worry about Sanemi and Obanai either. I’ll deal with them.” She grabs a book and sits with him. “I hope you like this one. It’s a story about a three princesses that I wrote when I was younger.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei hummed softly as he listened and nodded agreeably. He could easily understand that much. Though in regard to Sanemi, he was skeptical; he knew Sanmei had not visited the butterfly estate recently enough to know something the rest of them did not, nor had he been on the mt.natagumo mission so he figured the younger man was just upset that Kanae had not told him about the situation first and was not immediately on his side, that or...perhaps it was because the situation started contesting the popular belief that a demon could actually change and be redeemed.* "I am skeptical that your brother knows something the rest of us do not especially since it had been a while since his last visit before this whole situation and he was not on the mission that brought the young demon to our attention in the first place...Though I don't know what it might be." *He mused aloud raising his hand to his chin as he follows the familiar path home*

*Rui hummed softly, not having any rebuttal to offer at the moment. Though he was surprised to hear that Shinobu even scared you sometimes.* "Fair enough I suppose..." *He watches you start to pick out a book and found a spot to get comfy. He didn't really want you to have to deal with them by yourself and he hoped the others would at least offer you some support or assistance if either of them started to get rowdy. As you sit he gently rests his head on your shoulder glancing over the small book* "You made this one? It looks nice" *Rui remarks curiously, wondering what it was about besides a trio of princesses*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Oh well yes that makes sense too.” He was a little embarrassed now. He knew his brother and Kanae had something going that was more than friends so he suspected they told each other everything. No wonder his brother was extra mad about the demon she brought in. He must’ve felt betrayed. “Do you think that my brother is going to try to harm Rui like he did with Nezuko?” Genya was just starting to warm up to Nezuko and had a small bit of sympathy for Rui. He knew how badly his brother hurt her as well as himself and knew that he was extremely scary when it came down to fighting against him. He hoped even though he didn’t trust Rui that he’d never have to face his brother.

She would hold him close and nod. “Yes I made this to read to Kanao when she had trouble sleeping. It also helped Shinobu a little. Though I know she won’t admit it.” She sighed to herself as she reminisced on the past. She missed when they were younger and spent more time together. “Anyways, I hope you enjoy it all the same.” She would clear her throat and begin to read. The book followed the story of three princesses as the title stated. A kind hearted older sister, a fierce middle sister, and a quiet frail younger sister. The two older sisters lived happily in their very large palace, playing all day and sharing stories together all night. Things were perfect until a big scary monster showed up and took everything. They had to move far far away and live with a kind king who was not much older than the middle sister. . .

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei smiled softly and gently pat Genya on the head though he was a bit concerned* "I would not put it past him to attempt to pull something, However I do not expect Kanae or Shinobu to allow him to succeed in whatever he pulls." *He had noticed that the young demon seemed rather frightened of Sanemi earlier so he would not want him to end up in a confrontation let alone an altercation with the wind breather either, He would not be surprised if the boy fainted if he were confronted alone.*

"Ah I see, it must be a good one then" *Rui chirped cuddling closer. He listened curiously as he quietly read along with you, his eyes tracing over the words and occasionally accidentally reading ahead. He wondered if you had written the story about yourself and your sisters as a way to help all of you process it better.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He nuzzles into his hand a little. “I sure hope so. I know my brother can be rather scary when he’s upset. But I know Miss Kanae and Miss Shinobu can take him if they work together.” He thinks for a second, “I doubt he’d fight either of them though.” He couldn’t imagine his brother hitting Kanae let alone Shinobu. Shinobu might actually kill him.

The princesses were rather sad that they had to move and could no longer see their palace or their parents. Luckily the king was kind and took very good care of them alongside a strong pillar like man. He took care of them the most. As if he was their father. A few years would go by and the princesses began to get accustomed to their new lives. While on an adventure they met a small fragile little girl who they would soon turn into their little sister. They cooked for her, bathed her, and taught her how to read, write, and speak. They were all living in happily as if the disaster had never happened. Before the two older princesses met the youngest princess they felt like there was a part of them missing but as soon as she joined them they felt whole again. She was their missing puzzle and they couldn’t imagine life without her. The End.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I agree, but hopefully the rest of us have a talk with him will help us all resolve the issue before their fight gets any worse." *Gyomei knew well the sisters could bring Sanemi to his knees through various means if they wanted to, but at the same time that fact likely would not stop Sanemi from lashing out if he got riled up enough.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he realized that this was a fair bit happier than most of the stories he usually read....he wondered, how long had it been since he had read a story with an actual happy ending? Not including the ones that were bittersweet at best. He smiled softly at the drawings that went along with the pages, giggling at some* "That was a good story mama...I like your stories..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He glances at him. “You’re all going to talk with him? Is it that serious? Did my brother do something bad?” He was really worried now. He hoped his brother didn’t go completely off the rails. He knows he can get a little out of hand but not bad enough that the other Hashira need to step in.

She hands him the book to look at the illustrations. “Thank you. I worked really hard on it.” She looks at the book with fondness and nostalgia. She could remember all the times she brought it out to make Kanao feel safe and to help her sleep. She felt as if she had really done something when she made it. It was a way nicer version of what really happened but nevertheless she enjoyed it. “Im sorry if the illustrations aren’t the best. I’m not an artist like you.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei chuckles warmly and lightly pats the boy on the head, giving him a gentle smile* "He has not yet, but we are concerned about him and Kyojuro decided that since having a deeper conversation helped his father that all of us should try the same with your brother." *They were all supposed to be at least somewhat friendly with each-other and in general they were all supposed to be there for each-other after all, and it wasn't exactly like Sanemi had anyone else who could talk to him; so naturally the other hashira had to be the ones to step in.* "We are his friends after all"

*Rui holds the book gently, making sure to not accidentally tear the pages with his claws.* "You did a great job" *He purrs softly. He thought it was very sweet that you made it presumably for Kanao and the other girls who you brought under your wing. Though he was starting to struggle fighting sleep.* "Eh? No they look very good, besides practice makes perfect right?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

His eyes widen. “Oh okay. Well I hope that everything works out. My brother could use some love in a time like this. Since he won’t let me in.” He sighs. “I know he’s really missing Miss Kanae since they started fighting. She’s kinda his only friend aside from Mr. Iguro.” He knew his brother was hurting probably more than he was and he wished he could be there for him too.

She watches him closely. “Thank you. I think the girls really liked it too.” She sighs, “I doubt they remember it now though. They’re all grown up and don’t need their big sister to read to them anymore.” She fake tears up. “I hope that I can read to you more though.” She pets his head. She was joking about being sad but some part of her was actually sad. She missed the times when it was just her and the girls before everything got really bad. She missed her parents too but she was glad that she was able to meet all of her little sisters along the way. “Oh yea I guess you’re right. I don’t have much time to practice though.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"As do I, and make no mistake Kanae misses him too; but you and I both know how he is and Kanae is rather firm in standing her ground on this. That said it should help" *He was also aware that they would also be bringing up how he treats Genya but he did not want to get the boys hopes up incase it backfired. Almost all of the guys had lost someone important to them to demons, some even lost multiple people and the only one who has yet to lose a loved one to a demon (Tengen) has still lost people he cared about; so they all knew where he was coming from but also all of them who were aware of why this little meeting was happening also agreed it was not an excuse to treat Genya how he did.*

*Rui gently closes the book and hugs you close* "You could always ask if they want you to again, I don't think they'll mind since you miss it too" *Rui purred softly as he was pet. Usually he was the one who read others stories as none of his adoptive family were particularly well read and much the same could be said of the other moons...and he was a little to afraid to ask Douma, Kokushibo or gods forbid Muzan to read to him since they usually had the most free time besides him; so it was nice to actually be the one being read to for a change.* "Eh true but either way they aren't bad" *Rui remarks gently tracing over the drawing on the cover, wondering how old she had been when she drew it...guessing she was maybe only a little older than Muichiro was currently when it had been drawn.* "Do a lot of your stories have happy endings?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes I know but hopefully Miss Kanae gets a chance to actually talk to him without them arguing.” He hopeful that all of the other Hashira could fix the relationship between the two without a problem. He wasn’t sure how he could do that for his own relationship with his brother but he’ll figure it out.

She hugs him, “maybe they would like it. I should try and ask them at some point.” She smooths out his hair a little and thinks about all the books she’s written. Were they all happy . . . Probably since she made them all for her sisters. “Yes I think so. I never wanted to scare the girls so I always made them happy. They always knew the truth though.” She was never really good at imagining new stories so she just rewrote her own experiences with a happier ending. It’s one way to make life seem easier.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"One could hope" *Gyomei sighed, finally reaching the estate. He holds the door open for Genya before entering the house. Though he would have to leave soon to go on patrol it was nice to take a moment to sit down and pet the cats that flocked to his estate.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he starts feeling sleepy* "I bet they will, it's nice being read to" *He purrs softly struggling to fight another nap that was trying its hardest to over take him. He wasn't usually so sleepy.* "that's good, even if they knew the truth of it already it's still a nice story..." *He didn't mind that they were remakes of actual things that happened, it was like wrapping the truth in a blanket so it wasn't as sharp*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

She looks down at him and notices how sleepy he is. “Rui, do you want to go to bed early? I know it’s pretty late for you.” She holds his face and smiles at him. “I can read you more stories tomorrow. You can get all the rest you want. I don’t think there is anything crazy happening the rest of the day.” She felt bad for having him wake up so early. She knew he was not on his usual sleep schedule since he had to adapt to the human schedules but she wanted to try to accommodate him as much as she could. “You can stay in here.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Meanwhile elsewhere the kizuki both current and former; have received valuable information from the former Lower Five. Muzan was plotting to betray them all as soon as he found either that accursed flower or the demon girl with the ability to walk in the sunlight, and not only that but he had been keeping other secrets from them all along. Rui called in his favors for each of them and pleaded for them to aid him in mutinying the double-crosser before anyone else got hurt. This new-found information infuriated all of them greatly and those that were still living (all but gyokko and ubume because i dont have rpbs for them) decided to go along with Rui's plan. Holding the spider-demon's note Kokushibo decided to seek council and comfort from his dear human friend "Gary" and perched on a tree near his estate having stuck to the denser parts of the forest where the shade was darkest*

*Rui fluttered his eyelids sleepily and pondered this for a moment, since the sun was setting and he was used to being awake at night* "hmm....maybe just a little nap..." *He chirps, purring softly and smiling as you lightly squish his face. He nuzzles your hands softly as he starts dosing off* "Mmmokay mama..." *He says sleepily, though as he fell asleep he thought he could sense someone waiting just outside the door*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Giyuu aka Gary was on his way back from his little hangout session with Rengoku when he sensed something. He quickly spotted Karl in the tree. He looked confused before jumping into the tree as well. “Karl? What are you doing here? Did we have lunch planned?” He wasn’t used to seeing him especially during the day.

“Sleep well my boy.” She kisses his head and tucks him in on the cot. She watches him for a little before walking out of the office to get a few things. She yelps as she runs into Sanemi. She quickly closes the door as to not wake Rui before slapping his chest. “What are you doing here you big jerk and why did you scare me?”

Sanemi was just as surprised by her coming out. He was listening for so long he didn’t notice her moving. He jumped a little and rubs his chest. “Don’t hit me. I came to apologize but I don’t know if I will now.” He glared at her

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo also held a wide brimmed and dark parasol above him to prevent any stray beams of sunlight from the setting sun hitting him. A small smile graced his otherwise somber and conflicted features. He had realized just how much he had given up for that back-stabber and how much more he had lost because of him as well.* "No this is more of an impromptu visit Gary... I have been given some important information and wanted to talk to you..." *He seemed rather out of place in the early evening, but he knew Muzan wouldn't dare step foot outside while there was still even a small ray of sunlight.*

*Rui quietly curls into a ball under the blanket, hugging the pillow, sleeping softly. His dreams were interesting and he got the sense that he wasn't the only one in them. He was fairly sure he felt Enmu's presence in his dreams. Perhaps the dream demon was trying to figure out if he was really being truthful about what Muzan was plotting. He knew Enmu well, much like himself he didn't want to believe the information after hearing it the first time. But Enmu knew Rui just as well and knew the boy hated lying and liars with every fiber of his being and would never tell this sort of a lie on purpose.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He could tell this was a more serious matter so he held off on his questions. “I understand. Come with me.” He hops down and heads inside his house. He didn’t have any wisteria in use so he should be able to come in freely. “Is this about the war?”

She huffs and turns her nose up at him. “And now what would make you think I’d accept your apology Shinazugawa.” She was genuinely upset and disappointed in his behavior from earlier. She couldn’t just let it go if he would even give Rui the time of day. “What exactly are you apologizing for?” She glances at him

“Seriously? You’re going to call me that? Kanae please don’t be like this.” He pinches his nose bridge. He was trying his hardest to stay calm and not start another fight but this was harder than it looked. “You know exactly what I’m apologizing for. . .” He grits his teeth and clenches his fist, “I apologize for my earlier actions but I will not be respecting that abomination.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo swiftly follows him, grateful for the lack of that foul flowers odor.* "It is indeed, the tide of war is turning in you and your fellow slayer's favor. My fellow moons and I have come to the general conclusion to commit mutiny against you know who... And under one of our weaker fellows suggestion many of us have decided to offer all of you our assistance." *Kokushibo explains as he takes his usual seat whenever he visited his dear friend. Though that does not explain the somewhat noticeable whirlwind of emotions blowing behind the taller demons eyes.*

*Though the boy was sleeping soundly; Sugar and the other raccoons were wide awake. Having helped finish all of the chores early most of the younger raccoons were playing with the caterpillars but Sugar decided to observe Kanae and Sanemi's conversation. She chattered softly to herself as she facepalmed. Sanemi was so rude that if he were one of her kits she would have given him a firm scolding and put him on vine detangling duty for a week.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He sits across from him and listens closely. “Really? What happened on your side for all of you to change up so suddenly?” He could understand why Tamayo and somewhat Rui would betray Muzan but not Karl. He was upper 1, that’s the closest you can get. It’s like Gyomei betraying the master. “Are you okay?” He could tell he didn’t look like his usual stoic self. Whatever happened with Muzan must’ve really hurt him.

Kanae whips around to face him so fast that you’d think she was Tengen. “Excuse me? Don’t you ever call him an abomination! Do you seriously think that low of a little kid?!” She was furious. She never even heard him speak like that about Nezuko or Tamayo. She was genuinely filled with hate. She couldn’t believe he could be so cruel even in “apologizing”. “You disgust me Sanemi Shinazugawa and I want nothing to do with you.”

Sanemi quickly jumps back. He didn’t expect her to get this pissed. He thought she would just brush it off. “He’s not a little kid! He’s over a hundred years old! He’s a demon who has killed, enslaved, and eaten people!!” His heart genuinely started to break. He definitely crossed the line but he couldn’t go back now. . . Right? He decided in his own Sanemi way to double down. “Fine! I don’t care! I don’t need a weakling like you to talk to me anyways. Have fun with your damn murder machine.” He storms off.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Sugar would facepalm harder if she could but instead she scampers after Sanemi hoping to be able to either sign or write some sense into him, chattering at him in that scolding tone. However another raccoon steps up beside you and gently rests a paw on your hand, a male raccoon about Sugar's age who judging by the small sign-plate on his collar is named Spice. Sugar, with the bravery of a grizzly bear several dozen times her size; plants herself firmly in the middle of the hallway and the wind hashira's path, stands as tall as she can and starts signing in jsl at him* "young man you won't get anywhere with her behaving like that."

*Kokushibo was quite for a moment, collecting his thoughts before speaking* "Lower five, through surprisingly stealthy means; discovered information about that man's end goal that had previously not been known to us, but in short; once he wins he plans to betray us all by purposefully triggering the curse he has placed on all demons" *An understandable reason to start a mutiny, all of the demons had turned for one reason or another but none of them had turned simply because they actually liked Muzan or what he was doing.* "A lot of the past is rearranging into a new perspective if you catch my meaning..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae would look down at the small creature and sigh. “Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you guys. Did I wake Rui too?” She felt kind of embarrassed that she had that big blowout with Sanemi but he really knows how to rile her up.

Sanemi stormed off extremely annoyed and embarrassed. He stopped when he saw the chunky animal. He looked very confused. “Huh? What is this?” He leans down, “why is a raccoon doing here?”

Giyuu gets up and make himself tea. “I see. Well that must have come as a big shock. I’m sorry that he is betraying you all.” He was very bad at being sympathetic but he could understand betrayal. He wasn’t sure what to do with the information other than to tell his master. He would get prepared to speak before stopping. “Rui is still in contact with all of you?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"It was...most especially for those of us who had lost far more than we gained in the end...." *Kokushibo would allow you to inform your master that he has some rather unlikely allies now. He could easily understand if the man was distrusting of demons and would not believe it if he himself were to explain especially given his track-record when comes to the Ubuyashiki clan.* "Ah not quite...this information is the first time he has communicated with us since....about a month after your mission on his mountain....I imagine that was when he found this information out and was either trying to decide how to break the news safely or gathering evidence before doing so." *Kokushibo guessed as he fiddles with the end of his ponytail.* "I am not surprised though, while he hates lying and liars more than sunlight the boy has always been one to keep his cards close to his chest until he knows it is time to play them...."

*Spice gently takes your hand in his paws patting the top of it and chatters at you softly before looking in the direction Sugar went. He seems to be the strong, quiet and calming type, a rather stark contrast to Sugar's louder, excitable, hyper personality. Judging by the quiet sounds coming from inside your office, Rui was still napping fairly peacefully.*

*Sugar huffs softly. She while she can understand what he was saying perfectly well she can't speak human. She points to him and mimes "Listening" before pointing back to herself as a way of saying "you listen to me" before slowing her signing to make it easier for him to understand what she was trying to say. It was recognizable as sign-language but she didn't know if Sanemi knew it or not*

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

I like your hair

Eh...? Oh...thank you...It's like this naturally...

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

( @flowerhashira-kanae here )

"I hope so..." *Rui mutters. Once everyone is finished and you start picking up dishes he also hops up to help. Kyojuro nods happily* "It was excellent Kanae, thank you very much" *He remarks with a grin. Gyomei gives a gentle smile and also stands to help, taking his and Genyas* "I enjoyed this as well, thank you Kanae" *He turns to Genya curiously as the boy speaks up* "Eh? Is it that time already?" *He asks as he hears Kyojuro stand and push his chair in* "It is, I must be off as well" *At that moment you hear Giyuu dropping Shinobu off after having lunch together.* "Be safe you three.."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae pets his head. “Thank you, you two.” She washes the dishes. “Ah I understand. Well feel free to come by whenever you can. I hope that the rest of your day is nice.” She waves goodbye, “it was nice seeing you again Genya.” She smiles softly. “Hello Tomioka. Thank you for bringing my sister home.”

“Yes. Thank you Tomioka.” She walks inside. “I’ll be seeing you soon. Don’t die out there.” She goes towards her office.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Rui helps you wash the dishes by drying them and putting them away* "Your welcome" *Rui and Gyomei say in unison as Gyomei turns to leave the room* "I will come and check on you all on our usual days, I hope you have a pleasant evening as well" "And don't worry about me, I will probably end up spending more time here once training gets underway" *Kyojuro and Gyomei both head out to the front door where Gyomei walks home with genya after waving to Shinobu and Kyojuro waits for Giyuu* "Ah hello Kanae...you're both welcome...See you soon, but I must get going now I don't want to be late..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Sounds good. I guess I’ll be see you both soon. Have a safe trip home and get lots of rest before patrol.” She waves goodbye. “Goodbye Tomioka.” She pets Rui’s head after drying her hands. Shinobu waved as she walks away. “Goodbye Tomioka.” Genya follows quickly after Gyomei. Kanae looks down at Rui once everyone was gone. “What do you wanna do little one?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I will, see you later" *Gyomei starts on his way home with Genya at his side, though on the way once they are a fair distance away from the house he asks a question* "You seemed rather hesitant earlier, what are your thoughts on the young demon?"

"Goodbye" *Giyuu and Kyojuro say in unison before they head out the door and on their way to their show. They converse about their respective opinions of the young demon and his ideas for training. Giyuu mentions that between his visits to an old friend he might pop in to watch and assist if necessary though he doubted it would be.*

*Rui hums softly as he thinks of what to do now. It had been a long day by he had gotten a couple of decent naps in so he wasn't tired. After a moment he shrugged not really having anything planned so he decided to suggest what he usually did when he didn't have plans* "We could read together if you like"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya looks over at Gyomei before looking down. “I’m not exactly sure. I don’t really trust him. I know what he did to Tanjiro and the others so it’s pretty hard to trust him.” He looks back at him. “What do you think?”

She thinks for a second. “Hmmm. . . Yea I can find a good one.” She leads him to her office. “How did you feel about today’s meeting and hanging out with a few of the other Hashira?” She opens the door for him.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei rubs his beads together for a moment as he gathers his thoughts before speaking, the soft clacking helping to settle his mind.* "I am hesitant to trust him just as much if not more so than most others, however I trust Kanae's judgement on the matter...and while I can tell she is making an impressive amount of progress with him, I can only hope she is making the correct decision." *He explained. It was a rather odd situation you have all found yourselves in but he was doing his best to pay attention to everything but especially the respective advantages and disadvantages of keeping the little demon around and thus far, assuming the demon was telling nothing but the truth as best as he was able; there appeared to be more advantages.*

*Rui follows after you, curious to see what sort of books you have. He thinks about your question for a fair few minutes before answering.* "...most of them are still scary especially Shinazugawa-san and Iguro-san...but Himejima-san, Rengoku-san, Uzui-san, Kanroji-san and Tokito-kun are nice... Shinobu-san seems a bit nicer but she's still kinda scary...and I dunno why but Tomioka-san seems like he's hurting more than the others for some reason...I don't mean to be scared of him and I kind of feel bad but he was the one who nearly killed me..... The Master seems nice, Though he still feels oddly familiar for some reason...I still can't put my finger on it" *He figured the main reason he still thought some of the nicer hashira were frightening was because they were incredibly loud and it was still rather jarring but he would probably get used to it eventually. He perches beside you and looks at the books nearby. Though in opposition to Gyomei, Rui seemed rather hesitant to trust adults.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya listens to him closely, “yes. It’s hard to trust him knowing that he was close enough to Muzan that he seen him on a regular basis. It’s weird.” He wanted to be respectful of Kanae’s decisions and everyone trusting Rui but he wasn’t exactly trusting. Not as bad as his brother but still pretty bad. “My brother seems to have something against him so maybe he knows something about it that we don’t since he has been close to Miss Kanae.” He trusted Gyomei but his brother’s opinion was always the most important to him secretly.

Kanae sighs softly. “Yes I can understand why. My sister is rather intimidating even to people she is close with. She often scares me.” She giggles. “But don’t you worry. If she had any ill intentions towards you she would’ve killed you by now. Not to scare you or anything.” She looks for a good book for them to read. “As for Tomioka. . . He is kind of hard to read. He’s a good man but he doesn’t open up to anyone really.” She frowns. “I think he’s going through something personally that doesn’t have anything to do with you personally so don’t worry your cute little head.” She wasn’t too stressed about the other Hashira with the exception of Obanai and Sanemi. She knew that those two had no good intentions towards Rui or even Nezuko but she wouldn’t bring it up. “Don’t worry about Sanemi and Obanai either. I’ll deal with them.” She grabs a book and sits with him. “I hope you like this one. It’s a story about a three princesses that I wrote when I was younger.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei hummed softly as he listened and nodded agreeably. He could easily understand that much. Though in regard to Sanemi, he was skeptical; he knew Sanmei had not visited the butterfly estate recently enough to know something the rest of them did not, nor had he been on the mt.natagumo mission so he figured the younger man was just upset that Kanae had not told him about the situation first and was not immediately on his side, that or...perhaps it was because the situation started contesting the popular belief that a demon could actually change and be redeemed.* "I am skeptical that your brother knows something the rest of us do not especially since it had been a while since his last visit before this whole situation and he was not on the mission that brought the young demon to our attention in the first place...Though I don't know what it might be." *He mused aloud raising his hand to his chin as he follows the familiar path home*

*Rui hummed softly, not having any rebuttal to offer at the moment. Though he was surprised to hear that Shinobu even scared you sometimes.* "Fair enough I suppose..." *He watches you start to pick out a book and found a spot to get comfy. He didn't really want you to have to deal with them by yourself and he hoped the others would at least offer you some support or assistance if either of them started to get rowdy. As you sit he gently rests his head on your shoulder glancing over the small book* "You made this one? It looks nice" *Rui remarks curiously, wondering what it was about besides a trio of princesses*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Oh well yes that makes sense too.” He was a little embarrassed now. He knew his brother and Kanae had something going that was more than friends so he suspected they told each other everything. No wonder his brother was extra mad about the demon she brought in. He must’ve felt betrayed. “Do you think that my brother is going to try to harm Rui like he did with Nezuko?” Genya was just starting to warm up to Nezuko and had a small bit of sympathy for Rui. He knew how badly his brother hurt her as well as himself and knew that he was extremely scary when it came down to fighting against him. He hoped even though he didn’t trust Rui that he’d never have to face his brother.

She would hold him close and nod. “Yes I made this to read to Kanao when she had trouble sleeping. It also helped Shinobu a little. Though I know she won’t admit it.” She sighed to herself as she reminisced on the past. She missed when they were younger and spent more time together. “Anyways, I hope you enjoy it all the same.” She would clear her throat and begin to read. The book followed the story of three princesses as the title stated. A kind hearted older sister, a fierce middle sister, and a quiet frail younger sister. The two older sisters lived happily in their very large palace, playing all day and sharing stories together all night. Things were perfect until a big scary monster showed up and took everything. They had to move far far away and live with a kind king who was not much older than the middle sister. . .

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei smiled softly and gently pat Genya on the head though he was a bit concerned* "I would not put it past him to attempt to pull something, However I do not expect Kanae or Shinobu to allow him to succeed in whatever he pulls." *He had noticed that the young demon seemed rather frightened of Sanemi earlier so he would not want him to end up in a confrontation let alone an altercation with the wind breather either, He would not be surprised if the boy fainted if he were confronted alone.*

"Ah I see, it must be a good one then" *Rui chirped cuddling closer. He listened curiously as he quietly read along with you, his eyes tracing over the words and occasionally accidentally reading ahead. He wondered if you had written the story about yourself and your sisters as a way to help all of you process it better.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He nuzzles into his hand a little. “I sure hope so. I know my brother can be rather scary when he’s upset. But I know Miss Kanae and Miss Shinobu can take him if they work together.” He thinks for a second, “I doubt he’d fight either of them though.” He couldn’t imagine his brother hitting Kanae let alone Shinobu. Shinobu might actually kill him.

The princesses were rather sad that they had to move and could no longer see their palace or their parents. Luckily the king was kind and took very good care of them alongside a strong pillar like man. He took care of them the most. As if he was their father. A few years would go by and the princesses began to get accustomed to their new lives. While on an adventure they met a small fragile little girl who they would soon turn into their little sister. They cooked for her, bathed her, and taught her how to read, write, and speak. They were all living in happily as if the disaster had never happened. Before the two older princesses met the youngest princess they felt like there was a part of them missing but as soon as she joined them they felt whole again. She was their missing puzzle and they couldn’t imagine life without her. The End.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I agree, but hopefully the rest of us have a talk with him will help us all resolve the issue before their fight gets any worse." *Gyomei knew well the sisters could bring Sanemi to his knees through various means if they wanted to, but at the same time that fact likely would not stop Sanemi from lashing out if he got riled up enough.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he realized that this was a fair bit happier than most of the stories he usually read....he wondered, how long had it been since he had read a story with an actual happy ending? Not including the ones that were bittersweet at best. He smiled softly at the drawings that went along with the pages, giggling at some* "That was a good story mama...I like your stories..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He glances at him. “You’re all going to talk with him? Is it that serious? Did my brother do something bad?” He was really worried now. He hoped his brother didn’t go completely off the rails. He knows he can get a little out of hand but not bad enough that the other Hashira need to step in.

She hands him the book to look at the illustrations. “Thank you. I worked really hard on it.” She looks at the book with fondness and nostalgia. She could remember all the times she brought it out to make Kanao feel safe and to help her sleep. She felt as if she had really done something when she made it. It was a way nicer version of what really happened but nevertheless she enjoyed it. “Im sorry if the illustrations aren’t the best. I’m not an artist like you.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei chuckles warmly and lightly pats the boy on the head, giving him a gentle smile* "He has not yet, but we are concerned about him and Kyojuro decided that since having a deeper conversation helped his father that all of us should try the same with your brother." *They were all supposed to be at least somewhat friendly with each-other and in general they were all supposed to be there for each-other after all, and it wasn't exactly like Sanemi had anyone else who could talk to him; so naturally the other hashira had to be the ones to step in.* "We are his friends after all"

*Rui holds the book gently, making sure to not accidentally tear the pages with his claws.* "You did a great job" *He purrs softly. He thought it was very sweet that you made it presumably for Kanao and the other girls who you brought under your wing. Though he was starting to struggle fighting sleep.* "Eh? No they look very good, besides practice makes perfect right?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

His eyes widen. “Oh okay. Well I hope that everything works out. My brother could use some love in a time like this. Since he won’t let me in.” He sighs. “I know he’s really missing Miss Kanae since they started fighting. She’s kinda his only friend aside from Mr. Iguro.” He knew his brother was hurting probably more than he was and he wished he could be there for him too.

She watches him closely. “Thank you. I think the girls really liked it too.” She sighs, “I doubt they remember it now though. They’re all grown up and don’t need their big sister to read to them anymore.” She fake tears up. “I hope that I can read to you more though.” She pets his head. She was joking about being sad but some part of her was actually sad. She missed the times when it was just her and the girls before everything got really bad. She missed her parents too but she was glad that she was able to meet all of her little sisters along the way. “Oh yea I guess you’re right. I don’t have much time to practice though.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"As do I, and make no mistake Kanae misses him too; but you and I both know how he is and Kanae is rather firm in standing her ground on this. That said it should help" *He was also aware that they would also be bringing up how he treats Genya but he did not want to get the boys hopes up incase it backfired. Almost all of the guys had lost someone important to them to demons, some even lost multiple people and the only one who has yet to lose a loved one to a demon (Tengen) has still lost people he cared about; so they all knew where he was coming from but also all of them who were aware of why this little meeting was happening also agreed it was not an excuse to treat Genya how he did.*

*Rui gently closes the book and hugs you close* "You could always ask if they want you to again, I don't think they'll mind since you miss it too" *Rui purred softly as he was pet. Usually he was the one who read others stories as none of his adoptive family were particularly well read and much the same could be said of the other moons...and he was a little to afraid to ask Douma, Kokushibo or gods forbid Muzan to read to him since they usually had the most free time besides him; so it was nice to actually be the one being read to for a change.* "Eh true but either way they aren't bad" *Rui remarks gently tracing over the drawing on the cover, wondering how old she had been when she drew it...guessing she was maybe only a little older than Muichiro was currently when it had been drawn.* "Do a lot of your stories have happy endings?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes I know but hopefully Miss Kanae gets a chance to actually talk to him without them arguing.” He hopeful that all of the other Hashira could fix the relationship between the two without a problem. He wasn’t sure how he could do that for his own relationship with his brother but he’ll figure it out.

She hugs him, “maybe they would like it. I should try and ask them at some point.” She smooths out his hair a little and thinks about all the books she’s written. Were they all happy . . . Probably since she made them all for her sisters. “Yes I think so. I never wanted to scare the girls so I always made them happy. They always knew the truth though.” She was never really good at imagining new stories so she just rewrote her own experiences with a happier ending. It’s one way to make life seem easier.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"One could hope" *Gyomei sighed, finally reaching the estate. He holds the door open for Genya before entering the house. Though he would have to leave soon to go on patrol it was nice to take a moment to sit down and pet the cats that flocked to his estate.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he starts feeling sleepy* "I bet they will, it's nice being read to" *He purrs softly struggling to fight another nap that was trying its hardest to over take him. He wasn't usually so sleepy.* "that's good, even if they knew the truth of it already it's still a nice story..." *He didn't mind that they were remakes of actual things that happened, it was like wrapping the truth in a blanket so it wasn't as sharp*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

She looks down at him and notices how sleepy he is. “Rui, do you want to go to bed early? I know it’s pretty late for you.” She holds his face and smiles at him. “I can read you more stories tomorrow. You can get all the rest you want. I don’t think there is anything crazy happening the rest of the day.” She felt bad for having him wake up so early. She knew he was not on his usual sleep schedule since he had to adapt to the human schedules but she wanted to try to accommodate him as much as she could. “You can stay in here.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Meanwhile elsewhere the kizuki both current and former; have received valuable information from the former Lower Five. Muzan was plotting to betray them all as soon as he found either that accursed flower or the demon girl with the ability to walk in the sunlight, and not only that but he had been keeping other secrets from them all along. Rui called in his favors for each of them and pleaded for them to aid him in mutinying the double-crosser before anyone else got hurt. This new-found information infuriated all of them greatly and those that were still living (all but gyokko and ubume because i dont have rpbs for them) decided to go along with Rui's plan. Holding the spider-demon's note Kokushibo decided to seek council and comfort from his dear human friend "Gary" and perched on a tree near his estate having stuck to the denser parts of the forest where the shade was darkest*

*Rui fluttered his eyelids sleepily and pondered this for a moment, since the sun was setting and he was used to being awake at night* "hmm....maybe just a little nap..." *He chirps, purring softly and smiling as you lightly squish his face. He nuzzles your hands softly as he starts dosing off* "Mmmokay mama..." *He says sleepily, though as he fell asleep he thought he could sense someone waiting just outside the door*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Giyuu aka Gary was on his way back from his little hangout session with Rengoku when he sensed something. He quickly spotted Karl in the tree. He looked confused before jumping into the tree as well. “Karl? What are you doing here? Did we have lunch planned?” He wasn’t used to seeing him especially during the day.

“Sleep well my boy.” She kisses his head and tucks him in on the cot. She watches him for a little before walking out of the office to get a few things. She yelps as she runs into Sanemi. She quickly closes the door as to not wake Rui before slapping his chest. “What are you doing here you big jerk and why did you scare me?”

Sanemi was just as surprised by her coming out. He was listening for so long he didn’t notice her moving. He jumped a little and rubs his chest. “Don’t hit me. I came to apologize but I don’t know if I will now.” He glared at her

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo also held a wide brimmed and dark parasol above him to prevent any stray beams of sunlight from the setting sun hitting him. A small smile graced his otherwise somber and conflicted features. He had realized just how much he had given up for that back-stabber and how much more he had lost because of him as well.* "No this is more of an impromptu visit Gary... I have been given some important information and wanted to talk to you..." *He seemed rather out of place in the early evening, but he knew Muzan wouldn't dare step foot outside while there was still even a small ray of sunlight.*

*Rui quietly curls into a ball under the blanket, hugging the pillow, sleeping softly. His dreams were interesting and he got the sense that he wasn't the only one in them. He was fairly sure he felt Enmu's presence in his dreams. Perhaps the dream demon was trying to figure out if he was really being truthful about what Muzan was plotting. He knew Enmu well, much like himself he didn't want to believe the information after hearing it the first time. But Enmu knew Rui just as well and knew the boy hated lying and liars with every fiber of his being and would never tell this sort of a lie on purpose.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He could tell this was a more serious matter so he held off on his questions. “I understand. Come with me.” He hops down and heads inside his house. He didn’t have any wisteria in use so he should be able to come in freely. “Is this about the war?”

She huffs and turns her nose up at him. “And now what would make you think I’d accept your apology Shinazugawa.” She was genuinely upset and disappointed in his behavior from earlier. She couldn’t just let it go if he would even give Rui the time of day. “What exactly are you apologizing for?” She glances at him

“Seriously? You’re going to call me that? Kanae please don’t be like this.” He pinches his nose bridge. He was trying his hardest to stay calm and not start another fight but this was harder than it looked. “You know exactly what I’m apologizing for. . .” He grits his teeth and clenches his fist, “I apologize for my earlier actions but I will not be respecting that abomination.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo swiftly follows him, grateful for the lack of that foul flowers odor.* "It is indeed, the tide of war is turning in you and your fellow slayer's favor. My fellow moons and I have come to the general conclusion to commit mutiny against you know who... And under one of our weaker fellows suggestion many of us have decided to offer all of you our assistance." *Kokushibo explains as he takes his usual seat whenever he visited his dear friend. Though that does not explain the somewhat noticeable whirlwind of emotions blowing behind the taller demons eyes.*

*Though the boy was sleeping soundly; Sugar and the other raccoons were wide awake. Having helped finish all of the chores early most of the younger raccoons were playing with the caterpillars but Sugar decided to observe Kanae and Sanemi's conversation. She chattered softly to herself as she facepalmed. Sanemi was so rude that if he were one of her kits she would have given him a firm scolding and put him on vine detangling duty for a week.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He sits across from him and listens closely. “Really? What happened on your side for all of you to change up so suddenly?” He could understand why Tamayo and somewhat Rui would betray Muzan but not Karl. He was upper 1, that’s the closest you can get. It’s like Gyomei betraying the master. “Are you okay?” He could tell he didn’t look like his usual stoic self. Whatever happened with Muzan must’ve really hurt him.

Kanae whips around to face him so fast that you’d think she was Tengen. “Excuse me? Don’t you ever call him an abomination! Do you seriously think that low of a little kid?!” She was furious. She never even heard him speak like that about Nezuko or Tamayo. She was genuinely filled with hate. She couldn’t believe he could be so cruel even in “apologizing”. “You disgust me Sanemi Shinazugawa and I want nothing to do with you.”

Sanemi quickly jumps back. He didn’t expect her to get this pissed. He thought she would just brush it off. “He’s not a little kid! He’s over a hundred years old! He’s a demon who has killed, enslaved, and eaten people!!” His heart genuinely started to break. He definitely crossed the line but he couldn’t go back now. . . Right? He decided in his own Sanemi way to double down. “Fine! I don’t care! I don’t need a weakling like you to talk to me anyways. Have fun with your damn murder machine.” He storms off.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Sugar would facepalm harder if she could but instead she scampers after Sanemi hoping to be able to either sign or write some sense into him, chattering at him in that scolding tone. However another raccoon steps up beside you and gently rests a paw on your hand, a male raccoon about Sugar's age who judging by the small sign-plate on his collar is named Spice. Sugar, with the bravery of a grizzly bear several dozen times her size; plants herself firmly in the middle of the hallway and the wind hashira's path, stands as tall as she can and starts signing in jsl at him* "young man you won't get anywhere with her behaving like that."

*Kokushibo was quite for a moment, collecting his thoughts before speaking* "Lower five, through surprisingly stealthy means; discovered information about that man's end goal that had previously not been known to us, but in short; once he wins he plans to betray us all by purposefully triggering the curse he has placed on all demons" *An understandable reason to start a mutiny, all of the demons had turned for one reason or another but none of them had turned simply because they actually liked Muzan or what he was doing.* "A lot of the past is rearranging into a new perspective if you catch my meaning..."

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

( @flowerhashira-kanae here )

"I hope so..." *Rui mutters. Once everyone is finished and you start picking up dishes he also hops up to help. Kyojuro nods happily* "It was excellent Kanae, thank you very much" *He remarks with a grin. Gyomei gives a gentle smile and also stands to help, taking his and Genyas* "I enjoyed this as well, thank you Kanae" *He turns to Genya curiously as the boy speaks up* "Eh? Is it that time already?" *He asks as he hears Kyojuro stand and push his chair in* "It is, I must be off as well" *At that moment you hear Giyuu dropping Shinobu off after having lunch together.* "Be safe you three.."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Kanae pets his head. “Thank you, you two.” She washes the dishes. “Ah I understand. Well feel free to come by whenever you can. I hope that the rest of your day is nice.” She waves goodbye, “it was nice seeing you again Genya.” She smiles softly. “Hello Tomioka. Thank you for bringing my sister home.”

“Yes. Thank you Tomioka.” She walks inside. “I’ll be seeing you soon. Don’t die out there.” She goes towards her office.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Rui helps you wash the dishes by drying them and putting them away* "Your welcome" *Rui and Gyomei say in unison as Gyomei turns to leave the room* "I will come and check on you all on our usual days, I hope you have a pleasant evening as well" "And don't worry about me, I will probably end up spending more time here once training gets underway" *Kyojuro and Gyomei both head out to the front door where Gyomei walks home with genya after waving to Shinobu and Kyojuro waits for Giyuu* "Ah hello Kanae...you're both welcome...See you soon, but I must get going now I don't want to be late..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Sounds good. I guess I’ll be see you both soon. Have a safe trip home and get lots of rest before patrol.” She waves goodbye. “Goodbye Tomioka.” She pets Rui’s head after drying her hands. Shinobu waved as she walks away. “Goodbye Tomioka.” Genya follows quickly after Gyomei. Kanae looks down at Rui once everyone was gone. “What do you wanna do little one?”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I will, see you later" *Gyomei starts on his way home with Genya at his side, though on the way once they are a fair distance away from the house he asks a question* "You seemed rather hesitant earlier, what are your thoughts on the young demon?"

"Goodbye" *Giyuu and Kyojuro say in unison before they head out the door and on their way to their show. They converse about their respective opinions of the young demon and his ideas for training. Giyuu mentions that between his visits to an old friend he might pop in to watch and assist if necessary though he doubted it would be.*

*Rui hums softly as he thinks of what to do now. It had been a long day by he had gotten a couple of decent naps in so he wasn't tired. After a moment he shrugged not really having anything planned so he decided to suggest what he usually did when he didn't have plans* "We could read together if you like"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya looks over at Gyomei before looking down. “I’m not exactly sure. I don’t really trust him. I know what he did to Tanjiro and the others so it’s pretty hard to trust him.” He looks back at him. “What do you think?”

She thinks for a second. “Hmmm. . . Yea I can find a good one.” She leads him to her office. “How did you feel about today’s meeting and hanging out with a few of the other Hashira?” She opens the door for him.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei rubs his beads together for a moment as he gathers his thoughts before speaking, the soft clacking helping to settle his mind.* "I am hesitant to trust him just as much if not more so than most others, however I trust Kanae's judgement on the matter...and while I can tell she is making an impressive amount of progress with him, I can only hope she is making the correct decision." *He explained. It was a rather odd situation you have all found yourselves in but he was doing his best to pay attention to everything but especially the respective advantages and disadvantages of keeping the little demon around and thus far, assuming the demon was telling nothing but the truth as best as he was able; there appeared to be more advantages.*

*Rui follows after you, curious to see what sort of books you have. He thinks about your question for a fair few minutes before answering.* "...most of them are still scary especially Shinazugawa-san and Iguro-san...but Himejima-san, Rengoku-san, Uzui-san, Kanroji-san and Tokito-kun are nice... Shinobu-san seems a bit nicer but she's still kinda scary...and I dunno why but Tomioka-san seems like he's hurting more than the others for some reason...I don't mean to be scared of him and I kind of feel bad but he was the one who nearly killed me..... The Master seems nice, Though he still feels oddly familiar for some reason...I still can't put my finger on it" *He figured the main reason he still thought some of the nicer hashira were frightening was because they were incredibly loud and it was still rather jarring but he would probably get used to it eventually. He perches beside you and looks at the books nearby. Though in opposition to Gyomei, Rui seemed rather hesitant to trust adults.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Genya listens to him closely, “yes. It’s hard to trust him knowing that he was close enough to Muzan that he seen him on a regular basis. It’s weird.” He wanted to be respectful of Kanae’s decisions and everyone trusting Rui but he wasn’t exactly trusting. Not as bad as his brother but still pretty bad. “My brother seems to have something against him so maybe he knows something about it that we don’t since he has been close to Miss Kanae.” He trusted Gyomei but his brother’s opinion was always the most important to him secretly.

Kanae sighs softly. “Yes I can understand why. My sister is rather intimidating even to people she is close with. She often scares me.” She giggles. “But don’t you worry. If she had any ill intentions towards you she would’ve killed you by now. Not to scare you or anything.” She looks for a good book for them to read. “As for Tomioka. . . He is kind of hard to read. He’s a good man but he doesn’t open up to anyone really.” She frowns. “I think he’s going through something personally that doesn’t have anything to do with you personally so don’t worry your cute little head.” She wasn’t too stressed about the other Hashira with the exception of Obanai and Sanemi. She knew that those two had no good intentions towards Rui or even Nezuko but she wouldn’t bring it up. “Don’t worry about Sanemi and Obanai either. I’ll deal with them.” She grabs a book and sits with him. “I hope you like this one. It’s a story about a three princesses that I wrote when I was younger.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei hummed softly as he listened and nodded agreeably. He could easily understand that much. Though in regard to Sanemi, he was skeptical; he knew Sanmei had not visited the butterfly estate recently enough to know something the rest of them did not, nor had he been on the mt.natagumo mission so he figured the younger man was just upset that Kanae had not told him about the situation first and was not immediately on his side, that or...perhaps it was because the situation started contesting the popular belief that a demon could actually change and be redeemed.* "I am skeptical that your brother knows something the rest of us do not especially since it had been a while since his last visit before this whole situation and he was not on the mission that brought the young demon to our attention in the first place...Though I don't know what it might be." *He mused aloud raising his hand to his chin as he follows the familiar path home*

*Rui hummed softly, not having any rebuttal to offer at the moment. Though he was surprised to hear that Shinobu even scared you sometimes.* "Fair enough I suppose..." *He watches you start to pick out a book and found a spot to get comfy. He didn't really want you to have to deal with them by yourself and he hoped the others would at least offer you some support or assistance if either of them started to get rowdy. As you sit he gently rests his head on your shoulder glancing over the small book* "You made this one? It looks nice" *Rui remarks curiously, wondering what it was about besides a trio of princesses*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Oh well yes that makes sense too.” He was a little embarrassed now. He knew his brother and Kanae had something going that was more than friends so he suspected they told each other everything. No wonder his brother was extra mad about the demon she brought in. He must’ve felt betrayed. “Do you think that my brother is going to try to harm Rui like he did with Nezuko?” Genya was just starting to warm up to Nezuko and had a small bit of sympathy for Rui. He knew how badly his brother hurt her as well as himself and knew that he was extremely scary when it came down to fighting against him. He hoped even though he didn’t trust Rui that he’d never have to face his brother.

She would hold him close and nod. “Yes I made this to read to Kanao when she had trouble sleeping. It also helped Shinobu a little. Though I know she won’t admit it.” She sighed to herself as she reminisced on the past. She missed when they were younger and spent more time together. “Anyways, I hope you enjoy it all the same.” She would clear her throat and begin to read. The book followed the story of three princesses as the title stated. A kind hearted older sister, a fierce middle sister, and a quiet frail younger sister. The two older sisters lived happily in their very large palace, playing all day and sharing stories together all night. Things were perfect until a big scary monster showed up and took everything. They had to move far far away and live with a kind king who was not much older than the middle sister. . .

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei smiled softly and gently pat Genya on the head though he was a bit concerned* "I would not put it past him to attempt to pull something, However I do not expect Kanae or Shinobu to allow him to succeed in whatever he pulls." *He had noticed that the young demon seemed rather frightened of Sanemi earlier so he would not want him to end up in a confrontation let alone an altercation with the wind breather either, He would not be surprised if the boy fainted if he were confronted alone.*

"Ah I see, it must be a good one then" *Rui chirped cuddling closer. He listened curiously as he quietly read along with you, his eyes tracing over the words and occasionally accidentally reading ahead. He wondered if you had written the story about yourself and your sisters as a way to help all of you process it better.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He nuzzles into his hand a little. “I sure hope so. I know my brother can be rather scary when he’s upset. But I know Miss Kanae and Miss Shinobu can take him if they work together.” He thinks for a second, “I doubt he’d fight either of them though.” He couldn’t imagine his brother hitting Kanae let alone Shinobu. Shinobu might actually kill him.

The princesses were rather sad that they had to move and could no longer see their palace or their parents. Luckily the king was kind and took very good care of them alongside a strong pillar like man. He took care of them the most. As if he was their father. A few years would go by and the princesses began to get accustomed to their new lives. While on an adventure they met a small fragile little girl who they would soon turn into their little sister. They cooked for her, bathed her, and taught her how to read, write, and speak. They were all living in happily as if the disaster had never happened. Before the two older princesses met the youngest princess they felt like there was a part of them missing but as soon as she joined them they felt whole again. She was their missing puzzle and they couldn’t imagine life without her. The End.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"I agree, but hopefully the rest of us have a talk with him will help us all resolve the issue before their fight gets any worse." *Gyomei knew well the sisters could bring Sanemi to his knees through various means if they wanted to, but at the same time that fact likely would not stop Sanemi from lashing out if he got riled up enough.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he realized that this was a fair bit happier than most of the stories he usually read....he wondered, how long had it been since he had read a story with an actual happy ending? Not including the ones that were bittersweet at best. He smiled softly at the drawings that went along with the pages, giggling at some* "That was a good story mama...I like your stories..."

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He glances at him. “You’re all going to talk with him? Is it that serious? Did my brother do something bad?” He was really worried now. He hoped his brother didn’t go completely off the rails. He knows he can get a little out of hand but not bad enough that the other Hashira need to step in.

She hands him the book to look at the illustrations. “Thank you. I worked really hard on it.” She looks at the book with fondness and nostalgia. She could remember all the times she brought it out to make Kanao feel safe and to help her sleep. She felt as if she had really done something when she made it. It was a way nicer version of what really happened but nevertheless she enjoyed it. “Im sorry if the illustrations aren’t the best. I’m not an artist like you.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Gyomei chuckles warmly and lightly pats the boy on the head, giving him a gentle smile* "He has not yet, but we are concerned about him and Kyojuro decided that since having a deeper conversation helped his father that all of us should try the same with your brother." *They were all supposed to be at least somewhat friendly with each-other and in general they were all supposed to be there for each-other after all, and it wasn't exactly like Sanemi had anyone else who could talk to him; so naturally the other hashira had to be the ones to step in.* "We are his friends after all"

*Rui holds the book gently, making sure to not accidentally tear the pages with his claws.* "You did a great job" *He purrs softly. He thought it was very sweet that you made it presumably for Kanao and the other girls who you brought under your wing. Though he was starting to struggle fighting sleep.* "Eh? No they look very good, besides practice makes perfect right?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

His eyes widen. “Oh okay. Well I hope that everything works out. My brother could use some love in a time like this. Since he won’t let me in.” He sighs. “I know he’s really missing Miss Kanae since they started fighting. She’s kinda his only friend aside from Mr. Iguro.” He knew his brother was hurting probably more than he was and he wished he could be there for him too.

She watches him closely. “Thank you. I think the girls really liked it too.” She sighs, “I doubt they remember it now though. They’re all grown up and don’t need their big sister to read to them anymore.” She fake tears up. “I hope that I can read to you more though.” She pets his head. She was joking about being sad but some part of her was actually sad. She missed the times when it was just her and the girls before everything got really bad. She missed her parents too but she was glad that she was able to meet all of her little sisters along the way. “Oh yea I guess you’re right. I don’t have much time to practice though.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"As do I, and make no mistake Kanae misses him too; but you and I both know how he is and Kanae is rather firm in standing her ground on this. That said it should help" *He was also aware that they would also be bringing up how he treats Genya but he did not want to get the boys hopes up incase it backfired. Almost all of the guys had lost someone important to them to demons, some even lost multiple people and the only one who has yet to lose a loved one to a demon (Tengen) has still lost people he cared about; so they all knew where he was coming from but also all of them who were aware of why this little meeting was happening also agreed it was not an excuse to treat Genya how he did.*

*Rui gently closes the book and hugs you close* "You could always ask if they want you to again, I don't think they'll mind since you miss it too" *Rui purred softly as he was pet. Usually he was the one who read others stories as none of his adoptive family were particularly well read and much the same could be said of the other moons...and he was a little to afraid to ask Douma, Kokushibo or gods forbid Muzan to read to him since they usually had the most free time besides him; so it was nice to actually be the one being read to for a change.* "Eh true but either way they aren't bad" *Rui remarks gently tracing over the drawing on the cover, wondering how old she had been when she drew it...guessing she was maybe only a little older than Muichiro was currently when it had been drawn.* "Do a lot of your stories have happy endings?"

[flowerhashira-kanae]

“Yes I know but hopefully Miss Kanae gets a chance to actually talk to him without them arguing.” He hopeful that all of the other Hashira could fix the relationship between the two without a problem. He wasn’t sure how he could do that for his own relationship with his brother but he’ll figure it out.

She hugs him, “maybe they would like it. I should try and ask them at some point.” She smooths out his hair a little and thinks about all the books she’s written. Were they all happy . . . Probably since she made them all for her sisters. “Yes I think so. I never wanted to scare the girls so I always made them happy. They always knew the truth though.” She was never really good at imagining new stories so she just rewrote her own experiences with a happier ending. It’s one way to make life seem easier.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

"One could hope" *Gyomei sighed, finally reaching the estate. He holds the door open for Genya before entering the house. Though he would have to leave soon to go on patrol it was nice to take a moment to sit down and pet the cats that flocked to his estate.*

*Rui hummed curiously as he starts feeling sleepy* "I bet they will, it's nice being read to" *He purrs softly struggling to fight another nap that was trying its hardest to over take him. He wasn't usually so sleepy.* "that's good, even if they knew the truth of it already it's still a nice story..." *He didn't mind that they were remakes of actual things that happened, it was like wrapping the truth in a blanket so it wasn't as sharp*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

She looks down at him and notices how sleepy he is. “Rui, do you want to go to bed early? I know it’s pretty late for you.” She holds his face and smiles at him. “I can read you more stories tomorrow. You can get all the rest you want. I don’t think there is anything crazy happening the rest of the day.” She felt bad for having him wake up so early. She knew he was not on his usual sleep schedule since he had to adapt to the human schedules but she wanted to try to accommodate him as much as she could. “You can stay in here.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Meanwhile elsewhere the kizuki both current and former; have received valuable information from the former Lower Five. Muzan was plotting to betray them all as soon as he found either that accursed flower or the demon girl with the ability to walk in the sunlight, and not only that but he had been keeping other secrets from them all along. Rui called in his favors for each of them and pleaded for them to aid him in mutinying the double-crosser before anyone else got hurt. This new-found information infuriated all of them greatly and those that were still living (all but gyokko and ubume because i dont have rpbs for them) decided to go along with Rui's plan. Holding the spider-demon's note Kokushibo decided to seek council and comfort from his dear human friend "Gary" and perched on a tree near his estate having stuck to the denser parts of the forest where the shade was darkest*

*Rui fluttered his eyelids sleepily and pondered this for a moment, since the sun was setting and he was used to being awake at night* "hmm....maybe just a little nap..." *He chirps, purring softly and smiling as you lightly squish his face. He nuzzles your hands softly as he starts dosing off* "Mmmokay mama..." *He says sleepily, though as he fell asleep he thought he could sense someone waiting just outside the door*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

Giyuu aka Gary was on his way back from his little hangout session with Rengoku when he sensed something. He quickly spotted Karl in the tree. He looked confused before jumping into the tree as well. “Karl? What are you doing here? Did we have lunch planned?” He wasn’t used to seeing him especially during the day.

“Sleep well my boy.” She kisses his head and tucks him in on the cot. She watches him for a little before walking out of the office to get a few things. She yelps as she runs into Sanemi. She quickly closes the door as to not wake Rui before slapping his chest. “What are you doing here you big jerk and why did you scare me?”

Sanemi was just as surprised by her coming out. He was listening for so long he didn’t notice her moving. He jumped a little and rubs his chest. “Don’t hit me. I came to apologize but I don’t know if I will now.” He glared at her

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo also held a wide brimmed and dark parasol above him to prevent any stray beams of sunlight from the setting sun hitting him. A small smile graced his otherwise somber and conflicted features. He had realized just how much he had given up for that back-stabber and how much more he had lost because of him as well.* "No this is more of an impromptu visit Gary... I have been given some important information and wanted to talk to you..." *He seemed rather out of place in the early evening, but he knew Muzan wouldn't dare step foot outside while there was still even a small ray of sunlight.*

*Rui quietly curls into a ball under the blanket, hugging the pillow, sleeping softly. His dreams were interesting and he got the sense that he wasn't the only one in them. He was fairly sure he felt Enmu's presence in his dreams. Perhaps the dream demon was trying to figure out if he was really being truthful about what Muzan was plotting. He knew Enmu well, much like himself he didn't want to believe the information after hearing it the first time. But Enmu knew Rui just as well and knew the boy hated lying and liars with every fiber of his being and would never tell this sort of a lie on purpose.*

[flowerhashira-kanae]

He could tell this was a more serious matter so he held off on his questions. “I understand. Come with me.” He hops down and heads inside his house. He didn’t have any wisteria in use so he should be able to come in freely. “Is this about the war?”

She huffs and turns her nose up at him. “And now what would make you think I’d accept your apology Shinazugawa.” She was genuinely upset and disappointed in his behavior from earlier. She couldn’t just let it go if he would even give Rui the time of day. “What exactly are you apologizing for?” She glances at him

“Seriously? You’re going to call me that? Kanae please don’t be like this.” He pinches his nose bridge. He was trying his hardest to stay calm and not start another fight but this was harder than it looked. “You know exactly what I’m apologizing for. . .” He grits his teeth and clenches his fist, “I apologize for my earlier actions but I will not be respecting that abomination.”

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Kokushibo swiftly follows him, grateful for the lack of that foul flowers odor.* "It is indeed, the tide of war is turning in you and your fellow slayer's favor. My fellow moons and I have come to the general conclusion to commit mutiny against you know who... And under one of our weaker fellows suggestion many of us have decided to offer all of you our assistance." *Kokushibo explains as he takes his usual seat whenever he visited his dear friend. Though that does not explain the somewhat noticeable whirlwind of emotions blowing behind the taller demons eyes.*

*Though the boy was sleeping soundly; Sugar and the other raccoons were wide awake. Having helped finish all of the chores early most of the younger raccoons were playing with the caterpillars but Sugar decided to observe Kanae and Sanemi's conversation. She chattered softly to herself as she facepalmed. Sanemi was so rude that if he were one of her kits she would have given him a firm scolding and put him on vine detangling duty for a week.*

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

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Eh? Oh....um...thank you...

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

my friend was just curious because she saw your fouma blog and she ships douma and kotoha. 🙂‍↕️

Oh! Let her know shes free to send in an ask if she likes! Also my thoughts on Douma x Kotoha as a romantic ship are complicated; I could see them becoming lovers eventually if Douma had either kept his little secret better or told her in a way that was more safe than however she actually found out but they would need to be friends or at least friendly for a lot longer than they were canonically due to Kotoha running away and inevitably dying. So perhaps in an alternate timeline.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

Spider mod: ships you dislike? I apologize. I dont know if you have a ooc blog

It's okay you have nothing to apologize for, I technically do have an ooc blog but i am rarely on it anymore and prefer the kny questions to be directed to any of my kny blogs. As for ships I don't like..... I am okay with pretty much all ships unless they are incest, ancestor x descendent, parent x child, adult x minor or abuser x victim (I dont count Enmu x Muzan as this because Muzan doesnt really abuse Enmu and anything questionable that he does do Enmu seems to enjoy) . So for example I hate the Gyutaro x Daki ship because for one thats her brother, two he's an adult and she's a minor, and three he also raised her by himself so he also basically her parent. So in general I think it's fucking gross. I admit I am also hesitant to ship anyone in the DSC with anyone from the 12K romantically because that could easily lead to a lot of awkwardness from a story perspective.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

Mod question for all of your blogs: Favorite ships?)

Ooooh okay! So for reference I will be using the homestuck quadrants as best as I understand them!

For reference:

♥️/Matesprits: Classic romantic ship

♦️/Moiralls: Platonic soulmates with potential to evolve into ♥️ as they age but its not guaranteed (i also liken this to the soul-bond between meister and weapon in soul eater)

♠️/Kismesises: Hatemance similar to enemies to lovers but with a fair amount of friendly rivalry mixed in or in a certain instance one is obsessed while the other merely tolerates them

♣️/Auspistices: The "third wheel" friend that keeps Kismesistudes friendly at best or atleast not murderous.

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Now then onto the ships:

♥️:

Nakime x Kyogai

Douma x Enmu

Mukago x Wakuraba

Mitsuri x Obanai

Kanae x Sanemi

Sabito x Giyuu (in the sabito lives au)

Giyuu x Kyojuro

Tanjiro x Kanao

Akaza x Koyuki

Gyokko x Ubume (I hate both of them so much but they make sense together)

Hairo x Rokuro

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♦️:

Rui & Daki/Ume

Sabito & Giyuu PTE

Muichiro & Genya PTE

Akaza & Gyutaro

Tamayo & Shinobu

Susumaru & Yahaba

Rui & Takumi aka the hand demon (from when they were both human iykyk)

Tengen & Kyojuro PTE

Rui & Senjuro (in the adopted by hashira au)

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♠️:

Enmu x Muzan

Akaza x Kyojuro (I think this pairing in this context is hilarious)

Sanemi x Giyuu

Kokushibo x Gyomei (hear me out)

Haganezuka x Kamori

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♣️:

Enmu x Muzan w/ Douma

Akaza x Kyojuro w/ Mitsuri

Sanemi x Giyuu w/ Shinobu

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I'll probably add onto this later as I discover more ships I like or remember more that I have liked in the past since as you can tell a fair few characters don't have ships.