Demonic obsession [KNY]

~10~

Isabella's POV

"Bella?" I look at the short boy beside me, seeing his face full of guilt. It wouldn't be him, if it wasn't, he knew what he did, he knew that he shouldn't say what he said out loud. Though at the same time, I can't be mad at him, because I saw how nervous he was that day, when he saw that demon for the first time. He was probably just stressed out.

"Yes?" I say softly.

"I wanted to apologize for making such a scene... I didn't want pillars not to believe you or start offending you, I was just confused why the scent got stronger instead of fading away..." Tanjirou sighed, staring at his feet as we walked slowly around the Butterfly Mansion, tiny butterflies were surrounding us, though it didn't annoy me, nor the boy next to me.

"It's okay, Tanjirou." I nod with a slight smile. Until Sanemi attacks again, it's going to be okay. Which he won't do again soon. At least I hope.
If he did, I have no idea what should I do, yesterday I was lucky, I was lucky to run away, lucky to kick him so I was able to run, lucky that I dodged his attacks twice... I was wondering, why he didn't expose me today in the morning, but then, I got why - it was because he would also expose himself for trying to kill me.

"Thank you, Bella." Tanjiro smiled at me and then turned away from me as he heard footsteps getting closer and closer.

"What are you doing here Monjiro? And why are you with her?" Inosuke snorted as he got to us, with crossed arms onto his bare chest.

"We were just talking, Inosuke, do you need something?" Tanjirou asked him with a smile and Inosuke just narrowed his eyes.
But then, behind his back appeared Zenitsu, pushing him aside and rolling his eyes. "You should go eat the dinner with the rest of us, that's what he was supposed to say."

"Shut the hell up, you baka, i would say it!" Ino yelled at him and Zenitsu came closer to me and Tanjirou, probably because he was getting scared of Inosuke.

"Don't yell at me!" He yelled back, so I assumed that he wasn't really scared.

"You mean like this?!"

"Stop it pighead!"

I was holding back, trying not to laugh hardly, but a slight giggle escaped my lips anyways, so I put a hand over my mouth.
And from what I've seen I could tell that Tanjirou felt the same way, though he was ready to get them away from each other if they started fighting.

"You stop first you basta-"

"Okay, okay, you don't wanna hurt Zenitsu, do you?" I walked between them, facing Inosuke.

"No, I do," he shook his head, frowning angrily, which looked a bit cute since he didn't wear his boar head and I was able to see his face.

"Okay then, who wants to go eat? Because I'm going to have a dinner with others, I wouldn't want my stomach to talk more than me..." I remarked and began walking to the dining room. And as i thought, the three boys caught up with me before I could do five steps...

*****

I was sitting at the table, between Sky and Tanjirou, since we were good again. The tension between me and pillars was slowly disappearing due to Mitsuri's kind words, Uzui's jokes and Rengoku's attitude towards me. Anytime Obanai, Sanemi or Shinobu would've tried to start conversation about me being a traitor, they would change the subject or smile at me kindly, making me sigh in relief.
Meanwhile, Giyuu was sitting next to Sky, too close in my opinion, though she didn't mind, no she was even holding his hand under the table. It made me smile that something probably happened after I left the gym and my best friend probably finally found her potential boyfriend.