Nakama (A Friend)!?

[oni_no_kodomo]

Who: Sefuru and Hotaru
What: Waking up and possibly finding a 'companion' of his own race.
When: n/a
Where: Forest
Rating: n/a

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[betterthanwater]

Waking up in a field wasn’t anything new to Hotaru. It was the same case with waking up somewhere and not understanding at all how he got to be there. Happened too often to be considered out of the ordinary.
Eventually he figured it out. Most of the time it didn’t matter.

The swordsman had sat up, wiped away the bit of drool collecting on his chin, and reached for his sword when he realized there were a few extra gifts by his weapon. He tucked the paper into a fold in his clothing without reading it; Instead focusing his attention on the mirror.
It looked rare, maybe he would be able to get a good price for it in town. He didn’t have much use for a mirror himself.

So Hotaru set off.

After a few minutes of walking through a wooded area, he decided it might be better to turn back in the direction he’d come from, but then he heard some soft mumbling drift down from above. Seemed there was someone in a tree.

“Hey!” he called up at the body, “Which direction is town?”

[oni_no_kodomo]

The boy tried hard not to cry. All he did was feel so helpless. With his face hidden behind his arm, Sefuru pondered what he was to do. "ok.. calm down... I'm sure there's a reason why I'm here... maybe Master did something..." Hearing the obnoxiously loud voice from below, he clenched his teeth annoyed. Does he even look like he'd know where the town is!? Oh... but a person, he thought.

Picking his head up, he was about to make a smart ass remark when his eyes widened with one glance of the other man. "Does......!!" Getting onto his knees and staring at him further, he was surprised to see that he possessed the same blond hair, an important and common feature amongst the demons. The questions of where he was broadened as he thought further. Were there more demons just like him? Stuttering a bit and a big smile across his lips to the possibility, he jumped down from the tree as he spoke. "I-I'm lost too. Y-You're one of us, aren't you?"

[betterthanwater]

Hotaru gave the boy a particularly blank look and wondered inwardly what had caused the change in reaction. He sounded pretty annoyed until he looked down, and then everything changed to smiles and friendly. So this kid obviously thought he knew him from somewhere. Hotaru didn’t recognize him, but he’d forgotten lots of people in the past. Nobody was really that important to bother remembering.

“Am I supposed to know you?” he asked, deadpan.
Maybe the kid was a Mibu. That might explain it.

[oni_no_kodomo]

The demon child meekly backed away a bit once his eyes met with the other's. He sensed just how powerful the man was. He doubted he was stronger than Ikutidaru but nonetheless he could tell the man was stronger than him. The idea sparked a light of admiration but of course Sefuru wasn't going to admit to that much in the same manner he held towards Ikutidaru.

He stood tall and held up a strong front so that he wouldn't be looked down upon. "I doubt it~ Oyakatasama (Master/Lord) gives me secret missions to carry out for him~ well I'm sure you've at least heard of Oyakatasama (Master/Lord)~ Either way, I'm Sefuru. What's your name?" He was relieved to at least know he wasn't alone.