Tanjuro, his Demons and all of the children were taken to the Butterfly Estate first, where they made sure that all of Tanjuro's children were healthy. "I'm afraid we'll have to take blood samples from all of you. Including your human children. With how unique your condition is, I'm sure Miss Shinobu would want to study it and find out why you're so different Mr Kamado" a young blue-haired teenage girl said. Tanjuro could sense her nervousness however, so he decided to change the subject, "I'm Tanjuro, what's your name?" he asked kindly.
"I'm Aoi Kanzaki. I never expected a Demon to be so polite" Aoi said. The Demons didn't really flinch from the needles. Especially since the tiny wounds healed up in a second. But when it came time for Tanjuro's children to have their blood taken, they were very scared and nervous. Rokuta cried, Hanako squeezed Tanjuro's hand so tight that if he hadn't been a Demon, he probably would have lost circulation in his fingers. Takeo tried to look brave, but still cried at the pain, Shigeru didn't want to have his blood taken, and hid his face in Tanjuro's Kimono, crying when the needle went in.
"You all did so great! I'm proud of how brave you all were!" Tanjuro praised them, hugging all of his children once it was over. "So, what are we going to do until our new house is built? Go back to Mr Urokodaki's?" Teiko asked curiously. Suddenly a Crow with multiple love heart-shaped clover's on it's head flew in through the window. "Oh. That's the Love Hashira's Kasugai Crow. I wonder why she's here" Aoi asked. The Crow hopped around to face the girl and began to talk: "Mitsuri Kanroji the Love Hashira has invited Tanjuro Kamado, his family and all the children he's adopted to live at the Love Estate!" the Crow called.
"Huh? Why does she want us to stay there?" Takeo asked in confusion. "I can't. I'm still training under Mr Urokodaki to become a Demon Slayer so I can protect my younger Siblings and help find a cure for our Mom" Sanemi protested. "But it would be better for everyone to stay in a larger house, don't you agree Sanemi? Then Mr Urokodaki can focus more on training you and Yuto" Tanjuro suggested. "And Miss Kanroji can look after all of us. She seemed really nice during the trial 'Nemi" Genya agreed. "Yeah!" Hiroshi cheered. "She's also a Hashira, so you'd know they'd all be safe in her house Sanemi" Tanjuro added.
"Hm. I'll think about it. We'd have to bring all of our stuff down" the white-haired boy said. "How about I take you back down to Urokodaki's. I can help you pack up your Siblings belongings, and turn your Mother into one of my Demons while I'm there. Then you stay there, and I'll bring everything back here with me" Tanjuro suggested. "Can't we come? We wanna see Mom after she can talk and everything?" Shuya asked. "Well, I'll have to bring her back here with m to introduce her to the Master as my newest Demon anyway, so you'll get to see her then. After you become a Demon, I'll bring her back so you can go on Missions. How does that sound Sanemi?" Tanjuro asked.
"You better take care of her if you do that" the white-haired boy warned. "Of course I will. She'll be one of my own, like Yukito," the Demon replied, "but first I'll take all of you to Miss Mitsuri's Estate" he decided.
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Tanjuro led the children to the Love Estate, guided by the Hashira's Crow. "This way! This way!" she called as she flew above them. "I wonder what the Love Hashira's house will be like?" Hiroshi wondered. "Oh! Maybe it'll be painted pink! You know, 'cause she's the Love Hashira?" Teiko asked. "That would be way too much pink" Shuya replied. "I think it would be pretty. Big Sis likes pink. Dad, do you think Nezuko would like to live there if it was pink?" Hanako asked, looking up at Tanjuro, who was carrying Rokuta and Sayuri in his arms.
"I think she'd love it Hanako" Tanjuro replied. "What does pink look like? I lived in the forest for so long, I don't remember if I ever saw that colour" Sayuri asked. "It's like my Haori" Hanako replied, making the young Demon girl look down at her. She pulled her salmon pink Haori out of her bag to show her, "see? It's too hot at the moment to wear it, but my Haori is pink" Hanako explained. "Oh," Sayuri said in interest, looking down at the coat curiously. Tanjuro smiled at seeing all of them getting along so well. "We're here! We're here!" the Crow cawed, as the group all stopped to look. "Wow! It's so big!" Shigeru said in awe. Tanjuro had to agree. After their old house and Mr Urokodaki's house, this one was practically a Mansion.
"There are so many flowers!" Teiko and Hanako cried at the same time. Tanjuro frowned in thought, 'if Miss Kanroji is still at the Hashira meeting, is there anyone in the house? I don't know if it would be alright to just go in if no one's home' he wondered. They walked up to the door, Tanjuro placing Sayuri down to knock, "excuse me? It's Tanjuro Kamado! Miss Mitsuri Kanroji invited us to live here! May we come in?!" he called. Sayuri gripped Tanjuro's Kimono tightly, until Rokuta grabbed her free hand. She looked at the younger human boy who smiled back at her, feeling another hand gently pull her grip away from Tanjuro's clothes. She looked over at the other person, finding Koto grabbing her other hand. Sayuri let out a nervous breath and gripped their hands more firmly, being careful of her strength and claws.
The door opened, revealing a man with squinted eyes, "yes?" he asked. "Oh! Hello Sir." Tanjuro said with a bow. When he straightened up, he smiled, "is this the Love Hashira's Estate?" he asked. "Yes? What do you want with my daughter?" the man asked. "She has invited all of us to live here until a new house in the Corps Headquarters is built for us. But it doesn't look like she asked you first" Tanjuro said apologetically. The man looked over Tanjuro and all of the children surrounding him, before he sighed with a smile, "no, she didn't. But I can't very well leave so many children out on the streets."
He slid the door open more, "come in all of you, and we can talk Mr-" the man asked. "Oh! My apologies, my name is Tanjuro Kamado. It's very nice to meet you Sir" Tanjuro introduced himself, as he and his children entered the house, making sure to remove their shoes at the Genkan. "My name is Hiro. My Wife is in the Kitchen making lunch for the rest of our children" Hiro introduced himself, leading them through the huge house. "You have other children Mr Kanroji?" Tanjuro asked, as they walked. "Hiro, please. And yes, my Wife and I have four other beautiful children. And Mitsuri of course, our pride and joy!" Hiro replied with a smile.
As they walked though the house, the children couldn't help but stare at everything. Having come from poor family's, none of them had ever seen so many pretty and probably expensive things before. Koto suddenly spoke up, "Papa, I'm hungry!" he called from Sanemi's back. "Me too!" Rokuta agreed. Takeo blushed and looked away, "I guess I am pretty hungry too" he added. All of the other children voiced their agreements, making Hiro chuckle, "not to worry. not only is my Wife used to cooking for five children, but Mitsuri's appetite is legendary. We'll have more than enough for everyone, trust me" he said with a smile. Finally, they reached the Kitchen, and the smell made all of the human's mouths water, "Kanna, our guests are here dear!" he called.
Upon entering the Kitchen, Tanjuro saw four children sitting at the large table. Thankfully it looked big enough for all of his children. There was one young man, who seemed about 19-years-old, two twin girls, both around 17, and one young boy who looked to be 10-years-old. The woman who was at the stove turned around, "oh my! I didn't expect you all so soon. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you with my Husband. But I couldn't leave the food-" Kanna Kanroji began to explain, but Tanjuro just smiled, "it wasn't a problem Ma'am, I understand" he replied. Suddenly there was the sound of a stomach growling, and everyone looked at Shigeru, who covered his stomach with his hands and blushed, "uh, sorry?" he asked.
But Hiro only laughed, "is the food ready Dear?" he asked his Wife. The woman turned back to the stove, "almost, can you all set the table for our guests?" Kanna asked her children. "Okay!" the four of them agreed. Tanjuro placed the younger children down, "so, I have to get to Urokodaki's and handle things there. Will you all be alright without me?" he asked. "Papa don't go!" Rokuta cried, tears welling up in his eyes as he reached up for him. Tanjuro patted the 3-year-old's head, "I won't be gone long, don't worry. Don't forget that Mama's here as well, so she can look after you Rokuta" he said, removing Kie's box from his back and placing it down on the floor. Tanjuro looked up at the other two adults, "I'm sorry for leaving when I only just got here, but there are some things that Sanemi and I need to pick up. Can I ask you to take care of everyone for a while?" he asked.
"Sure. Don't worry about it. We'll take care of them" Kanna replied firmly. "Thank you very much." Tanjuro replied, waving at everyone, "I'll be back soon!" he called. Then he left the Love Estate, and ran as a blur down the road.
