A few days later Kaigaku left for the Final Selection, despite not getting along with him Mei was kind of worried. He couldn't do the first form and he didn't replace it with a new form or refine the ones he could preform like she and Zenitsu do.

Kiana however cared a whole lot less seemingly. Or that might be because she was acting out at that time again- she was very cold to everything then.

It wasn't long after Kiana was taken in by Rengoku with open arms though. He was quite excited to have a new student under him.

And according to him Kiana would get along with his little brother Senjurou aswell. He only feared for her reaction to his father and vice versa, but he suspects it's not going to be pretty however they'll cross that bridge once they get there.

Then Mei was alone with Zenitsu and their sensei.

She hates to say it but she felt more alone than she did in a long time now that Kianas gone off to learn Flame Breathing.

She'd meet her again, sure, but still...

She didn't like the feeling it gave her.

It was like something deep within her, burried so deep she didn't even know it existed untill now, she was... angry? sad? an aggressiv reaction to the loss she felt certainly.

But she didn't give herself time to think about this any deeper, sure that it wouldn't go away even if she did, and went straight back into training.

After all, she has new forms to perfect.

"Mei-Onee sama , can I ask you something?"

The person inquestion abruptly stopt mid swing. She turned to the other student curiously, whos now blond hair she still hadn't goten used to even though he'd been struck by lightning a month or so ago.

"Yea, what is it Zenitsu?"

"Can I ask you a question? About Kiana-chan..."

She lowered her bokken and stabed the tip into the soft ground of the peach forest.

She nodded slowly and Zenitsu went ahead with his question.

"Is there something... errr... wrong with her? Her Sound it's... scary sometimes, not human..."

Her...sound? What does he--

Oh wait, Zenitsu had very intense hearing capabilitys! It's sort of like her sight, how she can easily navigate in the dark but with sound!

Mei glanced around for a moment before she awnsered. She didn't want Kuwajima-sensei hearing about Kianas strange condition, it was their problem and it would be dangerous for the former pillar to know for several reasons.

"Please sit down Zenitsu, It's really strange and I don't want Sensei to know..."

The boy nodded very slowly and sat down across her as she did the same.

"On the night Kiana-chan and I were attacked by a demon, she... she turned into one. She tried to eat me, but I was able to keep her away. Kiana-chan then out of nowhere turned back into a human... mostly. Her eyes are normaly a really pretty sky color, both of them. But as a demon they were a hatefull cold amber color. I think... I think she may be some sort of half demon or something now, considering that she has those wierd phazes and sometimes..."

Mei trailed off as she recalled one time at night, if it was a bad dream or real she didn't know anymore, she saw Kiana starring at her from across the room.

But her eyes were that color. It was a long and contemplative stare, it wasn't filled with unending hunger like the last time she saw them but they shone with a hidden hostile glint. Not towards her specificly, she can easily tell when it is, but it's there.

"I think she relapses, but she hadn't attacked anyone so... that's good right?"

She asked mostly to herself.

Zenitsu meanwhile starred at Mei with widened eyes, but his expression was unususially unexpressive for a hard moment. Then he shifted mildy worried.

"I think it's good... but that makes me think, how many demons were killed by demon slayers that were exactly like Kiana-chan?"

Neither wanted to awnser that question.