Maru POV
I woke up in annoyance at Emma yelling at the other girls to wake up. I got up and walked to Emma, picked her up with amazing strength by the collar and threatened that I would throw her down the stairs. Emma started screaming"LET ME GO! NORMAN HELP!"
I walked out of the room with her still hoisted up in the air and I'd say"You're an idiot Emma, I'm gonna do what I have wanted to do since we were five." I'd check to make sure no one is looking and see Ezrin just watching with Ray. As I got the courage to throw Emma down the stairs.
Norman came around the corner, walked in and said "Hey guys what up."
Norman looked over to me and yelled"Put Emma down, you idiot."
Ezrin walked over as I put Emma down and pushed Emma down the stairs he whispered in my ear "You just went full Muzan and couldn't finish off the job."
Norman ran over to Emma worried as to say angrily "We'll talk about this later Maru, Ezrin." Norman picked up Emma and ran her to the infirmary. I'd look over to Ray to see him with a stone-cold face eating popcorn out of the machine by the hand.
Ray says with a confused and sleep-deprived look on his face "What?"
I'd look at the popcorn in the machine hungry and ask "Can I have some popcorn?"
Ray looks at Ezrin and says "I'm guessing you want some too Ezrin?"
Ezrin turns and walks over with Maru to Ray and says"Yeah I do."
Ray eats one more handful of popcorn and then says "Yeah you both can have some, also great job pushing Emma down those stairs that was funny." Me and Ezrin filled two buckets of popcorn and headed down the stairs talking with Ray about what we would do to Emma tomorrow.
As we got down the stairs to the kitchen we saw Norman sitting beside Emma giving us the death glare. Me, Ezrin, and Ray walked to the three open chairs and sat down to eat the cereal they had made for us.
But as Norman stared at us."So…do you two have anything to say?" His voice was stone cold.
Me and Ezrin looked at each other "No, nothing at all" we both said in unison. We grabbed another handful of popcorn out of our bowls and smiled monotonically as Ray watched in pure enjoyment.
Ray and Ezrin get up and bring their dishes over to the sink and wash them while chatting to each other.
Norman got up with Emma after Ezrin and Ray had left the room so they could wash their dishes.
After everyone else had left I got up and washed my dishes and then left the room.
I start to head to the testing room.
Once I got to the testing room I sat ready for the test watching mother.
Mother starts to talk and says "All of my darling children now that you have had your breakfast it's time for your tests. I know you all will do wonderful."
I'd scan the answers during the test knowing that if I got bad answers I could get pulled out for a day by my father.
Mother would end the testing after an hour and tell us "Emma, Ray, Norman, Maru, Ezrin perfect scores. I'm so proud of you, also Don and Gilda. Great work on being a Runner keeps up the good work. Now all of you have free time to run along."
I head outside with all the little kids and Emma, Ray, and Norman to bully Emma in tag. I Start to wonder why Ezrin headed to the library instead of playing tag with us but ignored it. We all would play a few rounds of tag with Me and Norman usually winning.
Mother walked outside to get us to come to eat lunch and ask where Ezrin went. Ray says "Ezrin is in the library studying or reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians for the 18th time or Harry Potter for the 27th time."
Ray rolled his eyes and said " I'll go get him. " Then Norman Insisted that he would go get Ezrin. Mother let Norman get Ezrin and brought us all to the Dining hall to eat. Fifteen minutes later Norman walked in and said Ezrin wasn't hungry and would sit down.
Norman would say "Maru can I speak to you after lunch." I start to get suspicious that Norman hurt Ezrin in the fifteen minutes he was gone and finish my food and wash my dishes to check on Ezrin.
While I headed to the library I heard someone following me and I'd turn around and see my father Muzan.
I'd look at him in shock and yell "The hell do you want!"
He'd walk towards me as I'd back up away from him and then he said manipulatively "I just want to have family bonding time with my daughter. Is that so wrong to ask?"
I'd give him a death glare and say "Yeah it is because I don't freaking talk to you."
My father Muzan reached out his hand to try and grab me. I started to run outside as far and fast as I could to avoid him. I hid in the woods.
I heard multiple people's footsteps and voices but the voices were not familiar. I hear someone shout out "Who's There?"
I debated in my head if I went out hiding what would happen. I didn't know who called out and if they were a human or a demon. Then I thought more about it and they sounded more like a human since they were traveling in a group, and demons usually travel alone to become more powerful than other demons. I got up and revealed myself hoping that my speculations would be correct and raised my head and looked forward to see a person that looked just like me in a weird hilarious one with one side solid red and one geometrically patterned with green, orange, and yellow. There were also a bunch of other people with weird and hilarious people. Their faces looked horrified as they looked at me. "W-what? What's wrong" as I stammered, I touched my head, oh no I thought as my palm moved across a small horn like lump on my head. I began to cry "dammit dad why did you do this to me, I hate you" I began to hit my palm against my head in anger.
The one that looks like me walks towards me. I can't move oh no they're gonna kill me they think I'm a demon my head is swarming with thoughts as he approaches me. I blink and I'm able to move, I make a mad dash for the orphanage as the wind flows through my hair, I feel a sharp pain in the back of my head as I fall to the ground the world goes black. "Wake up you stupid demon!" a man with scars all over him pushes my shoulder back "stop shes only a child Sanemi '' I sat up to face the one who looked like me. "Hi little one my names Giyu and your?" I stare blankly at Giyu. "see" Sanemi say "demon"
"I-I'm not a demon, m-my dad is" my voice is shakey "my name is Maru," they both stared at me in shock. "Now I must be heading back home." I slowly start to run out of my kidnappers house. "Oh shit Ezrin, Muzans gonna kill him." I start to pick up the pace. I can feel electricity coursing through my veins as I run, suddenly I crash into a building. "What the hell?" Emma comes bursting out of the hole I created. "You… where Ezrin" my breath is shaky.
"I don't know, probably still in the library" Emma's response was somewhat helpful. "I know where he is thanks dork." I run towards the library looking for the hidden attic "EZRIN! WHERE ARE YOU!" My voice is weak from all the running.
Opens hatch in the ceiling and says "I'm up here why?"
"Oh thank God, I thought Muzan killed you" I said as I whipped my brow.
"Oh your father was here?" He said with concern.
"Yes, hey you know that there are people outside here" my breath started to settle.
"Wait a second people but Maru we live in a farm for demons this place is off all the maps." Ezrin says, a little shocked.
"Yeah they kidnapped me when… when I went full Muzan." I look around "anyway where's Ray and Norman?"
"I saw Norman head upstairs to the bedrooms looking for you since you left lunch early." he says while jumping down from the attic hatch.
"Oh okay their safe, Ezrin I-I have a question"
"Oh what is it?" Ezrin says curiously.
"Umm… well," she scratched the back of her head "d-do I umm.. Have horns when I go full Muzan?"
"No you haven't had those before, did something happen when you saw the people outside?"Ezrin said, questioning the horn you were talking about.
"Umm… well I must have gotten so worked up I just know I had a horn right here." I point towards the top of my head.
"Oh well if that's the case don't get so worked up around Emma because she's annoying we don't want them to figure out your part demon." Ezrin says quietly hearing Emma coming in the room.
"Are you two done yet also wait Ezrin how do you even get out and into the attic?"Emma would say curiously.
I turn my head to see Emma standing by the door. "Oh hi Emma, h-how long have you been their" my voice sounds too nice
"umm…did you break her Ezrin" Emma clearly did not buy my nice act.
"oh s-she's fine,umm… she's just tired"Ezrin would say seriously glaring at Emma. Emma did not buy his act and started to wonder what the conversation was about and why Maru was not being a jerk since her tiredness never affected her mood for 11 years.
I faked yawning "welp I best find Ray and head to bed" I Looked towards Ezrin he knew where I was going, as we walked out of the library I whispered something in his ear "we are going to the people tonight got it"
"Got it," Ezrin whispered back while making sure Emma didn't follow them by listening for extra footsteps.
We felt Emma watching us walk away together and we also felt like she was thinking about something concerning.
Mothers bell rings to call us to the front hall. "Hello my sweet children tonight your sibling Connie is getting adopted, say goodbye" She would say cheerfully.
Everyone would wish Connie a goodbye except for Ray,Maru and Ezrin. Our face was filled with sadness knowing what would happen to them as we waved goodbye.
Later that night I creeped into Ezrins room "Ezrin wake up you lazy potato" I was shaking his shoulder wildly "I'm up, I'm up"
"Good, now come on" I grabbed his hand leading him out of the hole I created when I ran back "don't ask" I muttered as we walked slowly and quietly away from the orphanage. "All right all I have to do now is just scream their names? Jesus how do you summon a human"
"I don't know, lets just go with screaming their names thats sounds good"
"Okay" I took a deep breath "GIYU! SANIME!"
"Yeah I don't think their coming" Ezrin said with a chuckle
"UGH" I screamed as I punched a hole through a tree.
"Maybe we just go if they don't come back tomorrow plus Ray is still there" Ezrin said calmly.
"Yeah, okay all of us are gonna escape tomorrow I promise that we're all gonna be fine, hey maybe the People will take care of us."
"Yeah maybe but we should start to head back because we need to be there by morning." Ezrin said dimly.
"Okay" I smile " you wanna race back, I know I'm gonna win, well because I'm faster, stronger, and better than you"
"You're part demon, of course you're gonna win"Ezrin said in a normal tone.
"I'll go slow, I'll still probably win though" I may be the oldest one in the group but I still act like I'm four.
"Yeah I saw the hole in the house's wall Maru I'm pretty sure you ran through it and Emma saw you. Imagine what she will tell Norman tomorrow" Ezrin would say seriously while looking to the side.
"Shut up you big stuped I hear something" you both hear trees and bushes rustling.
"Hide what if it's a demon" Ezrin would whisper.
I laugh "the only demon I fear is my father"Maru says with too much confidence
"Well what if it is the king of demons himself, Muzan, your father?" He whispers in a serious tone.
"Welp than you hide and run I'll be fine" I say as the noise gets closer to us
"Yeah I'm hiding, I am just a human after all" He whispered as he backed away and hid in a tree.
"Show yourself demon!" me and the bush say in unison.
"What the hell" I stand up straight and walk towards the bush to see a new person. "Who the hell are you?" I ask the kid in the bushes.
Ezrin jumped out of the tree and walked towards the bushes after Maru did. I poke the kid in the head with a branch. "Hello, is anyone there?"
"I think I killed him"
"Get out of the way, also your horn is partly showing"Ezrin says seriously.
"Oh so he's a demon slayer, cool" I continue to poke him in the head "Earth to demon killer"
"Stop it, what you want to do to wake him up is throw him down from a tree" Ezrin says coldly.
"You know he kinda looks like Emma" instead of poking him I slap him across the face "wake up you poor excuse of a demon killer"
"Wake up yellowish red headed boy." Ezrin says sarcastically.
"Help me carry him up the tree" just as we were about to carry him up his eyes slowly started to open.
"Oh the boy Emma is awake, great now we can ditch him and go back to the orphanage" Ezrin says annoyed.
"No, we need to bring him back to get some help. He looks like trash. Let's hope he's not as annoying as her" I say with a smudge look.
"If we do mom will know about us coming here" Ezrin said logically " I mean we can always sneak him into the orphanage."
"Yeah let's sneak him into the orphanage, maybe he can help us escape with everyone" I would say hoisting him up on my back and starting to walk home with Ezrin and when we were almost back to the orphanage we heard the boy with a very similar line as the one Emma said while I had her hoisted up in the air.
"LEAVE ME ALONE, DEMON SLAYER CORP, ANYONE HELP!" The boy with the yellowish orange hair holler desperately.
"No one's coming boy Emma the demon killer so shut up" Ezrin says sounding pissed off.
I was shocked since Ezrin usually never sounded that angry before then again Emma never would have hollered like this boy did. I took a calm breath as we reached the house and looked at Ezrin and said "God why did you sound so annoyed and angry. Is it just me or is he more annoying than Emma is?"
Ezrin would sigh calming down and say "Yeah definitely not to mention he looks like he's never gone through a traumatizing experience."
We walked in the house while I would ask as I put him down"Hey demon killer what's your name?"
He would look up at my face and his face was red in embarrassment and then he started saying with confidence "M-my name? O-oh it's Zenitsu and your name is?"
I'd look at his red face and immediately thought he was embarrassed that he was hoisted up in the air by a girl. I say cheerfully glad that he shut up finally "I'm Maru nice to meet you. This is my friend Ezrin."
Zenitsu gives Ezrin a glare of hatred and looks pissed off and then hesitantly "Nice to meet you Ezrin. I hope we can be great friends."
Ezrin breathe in and stare down at Zenitsu saying harshly"I don't think you'll be staying long anyway we just brought you here to fix your injuries then you will leave understood?"
Zenitsu looks more annoyed. "Is he always like this Maru?"
I breathe in and say "No Ezrin usually is a lot more kind and less cruel then me. I think it's because he didn't get to sleep as much…"
"Oh ok well then shouldn't he go to bed?" Zenitsu asked me with curiosity.
I respond "Yeah Ezrin you should go to bed mom will realize if you're acting off."
"I know I'm going back to bed. I think you should go to Maru because Emma won't shut up once she's awake." Ezrin says while walking to his room upstairs.
"Yeah Ezrin is right I'm going to bed you stay down stairs in the library you might want to sleep Zenitsu." I said tiredly while heading upstairs to bed.
I get to my room and walk over to my bed and lay down closing my eyes drifting off to sleep.
'I wake up in a forever changing house seeing my father the king of demons Muzan. I say "God where the heck am I and didn't I lay down on my bed why am I here"
I watch my father the king of demons Muzan start to kill every single last one of his lower moon demons.
After he killed every single last one he said "Who's there? Show yourself." He started walking toward my direction and he saw me and said "Oh it's just you Maru you finally decided to come see your father."
I start to run while shouting "Stay away from me I hate you!" Suddenly I started to fall through a hole and then I hit something and black out.'
I would wake up to Emma shouting in my ear pouting while shaking me "WAKE UP ALREADY!"
"SHUT UP EMMA AND GO BOTHER SOMEONE ELSE"I yell at Emma angrily.
Emma would start tearing up and then run out of the room yelling "NORMAN, MARU IS BEING MEAN AGAIN!"
I get up out of my bed and head downstairs for breakfast walking very slowly to the dining hall.
Once I got there Norman was staring at me looking mad and asked "Apologize for yelling at Emma she was just waking you up.
"Oh yeah sorry but not sorry she was shaking me and yelling in my ear" I say while looking at Emma and realized she was less cheerful today.
"Emma you alright?" I ask with a bit of concern.
Emma responded, sounding like she was forcing herself to be cheerful " Yeah I'm great!"
I sat down next to Ezrin who had already finished his food and was reading It by Steven king. I'd start eating trying to ignore that Norman was giving me a death glare and then I heard him ask " Ezrin, Ray, Maru meet me and Emma outside later we want to tell you something."
I finish my food and say "alright but me and Ezrin have to go to the library first to put away The Stephen King horror story Ezrin is reading."
"Oh come on I don't want to put it away" Ezrin would say sounding disappointed as he'd put in his bookmark and close his book.
I'd get up and wash my dishes before heading to the library with Ezrin to deal with Zenitsu and put away The Stephen King book.
We'd walk into the library and wake Zenitsu up and then lead him to the door so he could leave and we wouldn't get caught.
"Bye" Zenitsu say leaving the library to go outside in the woods so the mom of the farm would not see him.
We walked to the testing room but it was locked so we waited by the testing door until Mother Isabella led everyone else there and unlocked the door for testing.
As soon as we all sat down and then the test started. I would scan the right answers as fast as possible so we could get out sooner rather than later in an hour.
Mother then said "Norman, Emma, Ray, Maru and Ezrin perfect scores again just as suspected."
"Don,Gilda,Phil and Sherry, your scores increased again. I am so proud of you."Mother said, sounding very happy.
"You all have free time now, enjoy it" Mother said joyfully watching us all leave like she was figuring something out.
"Hey Emma!" I say Waving my hand.
Emma would look at me and say "Who the heck are you and what have you done with Maru!"
"God Emma you're so annoying, anyway do you have a brother?"
"If I did I don't remember." Emma's voice was drifting off trying to remember if she does have a brother.
"Well bye dork" I wave goodbye as I run off to find Ezrin.
"I AM NOT A DORK!" Emma Shout.
As I walk towards the library I feel a familiar presence "who's there" my voice is cold.
"Oh umm hey mother what are you doing here?" I ask while turning around and putting on a fake smile.
Mother smiles and asks manipulatively "Where were you and Ezrin last night? Gilda and Don told me you both were not in bed. I wanted to ask you both but I figured I would ask you first since I couldn't find Ezrin."
'Damn it don and Gilda I hate you' I think and then say "Ezrin and I went to the library to start studying different subjects last night. Why do you ask?"
"Well dear I assumed that but Ray was down there and he didn't see you guys so where were you two actually."Mother said in a stern worried fake tone of voice.
"Oh really did I say library I ment the music room!"I would say happily with a fake smile.
Mother said in a calm voice "I know you weren't in the music room because Phil was there so I'm going to call your father."
"What about Ezrin's punishment then?" I ask Mother with worry.
Mother would give a smile and say "I guess I'll tell your father about your guy's friendship now."
"Don't you damn dare Isabella." I shout in anger.
Mother said manipulatively "Time to go call your father Muzan, bye Maru."
I'd look at her in shock and yell in anger "You can't please!"
She'd turn and walk away while saying "Enjoy the rest of your day Maru."
