I'm gonna be late! If I'm this late again I might not work for them again and that'll mean no spending with my best friend, Kyojuro. I ran as fast as I could without spilling the food I made for both siblings and saw their house up ahead, quickly I took my sandals off and slid the doors open ready to do the chores when I was blocked by someone, his cold but hot eyes stared down at me not happy at all. The tall man moved down slightly to my level, "You're late again, Kõrudo." He said spatting my last name and glaring at me.

"I'm so sorry, Rengoku, sir. It won't again." I deeply apologized and bowed my head. The man in charge of this house stayed silent and scoffed, he walked past me bumping my shoulder as he did.

 "This place better be spotless. I'm off for a drink." I still had my head down and made sure he was completely gone when I entered the house.

I got in and the first thing I saw was Senjuro. Shinjuro's second son. The boy was on the floor playing with a few toys and his bright eyes looked back when he heard my footsteps. "Older sister!" he exclaimed and ran to hug my knees

"Senjuro! How have you been? Have you eaten yet?"

"I'm happy now that you came. Papa hasn't done breakfast." that man how dare he leave his youngest son with hunger. I smiled brightly and took out a small box and handed him two rice balls, "No need to worry! I made these for you and your brother." Senjuro gleamed and began biting on both of them.

He stopped chewing and saw a weird expression ln his face. "Delicious." 

Satisfied with his answer I patted his head and resumed with my work. I dusted off some spots, cleaned the windows, floor which did hurt since I kept falling since my yukata was long for my short legs. I'm one of the best when it comes to cleaning places up. I heard some shouting and panting from the outside, I began to peek my head outand there I saw the oldest son, Kyojuro Rengoku.

I stared at hjm lovingly and slowly he turned his head to look back. I tripped on my feet when I tried to hide myself but surely he heard the loud crash to the wooden floor. "Rei! If you want to spy on me you just do it like a ninja, quiet but deadly. Always ready to attack without a second thought!..not trip on the floor like you."

The door was slided open and I blushed when I saw Kyojuro smiling at me. My cheaks felt warm and I touched them, my face is probably entirely pink. "I-I..sorry, Kyo. I'll try my best to sneak on you and attack!" I smiled wide when I jumped on him and heard him laughing when he tried pushing me off of him.

"I got you now!" I end up giggling and trying to hold him down. "What were you doing fighting with that sword. Tell me or I'll keep sitting on you." I warn as I sit on him and we continue to play? Fight? Senjuro comes running as fast as he can and attacks me from behind pulling on my black and white hair.

"I've got you big brother!" Senjuro laughs and I try fighting him up until he was no longer there behind me and someone pushed me off of Kyojuro. I gasp when I see Shinjuro has come back with an empty drink in hand and smelling of sake, his eyes seem angrier than before. Kyojuro stays silent and bows his head kneeling onto the floor. 

I look at Kyojuro then glare up Shinjuro. "I've had enough. You were given an order which was to clean the house and take care of, Senjuro. I did not give you permission to do such childish things with Kyojuro. He was busy training until you distracted him. Who knows what else might've happened when you trambled down on my son like that." 

But..I.."

"As the Flame Hashira I won't accept the likes of you to show up or talk to my son again. Your family are just trouble. Get out." He angrily said holding my arm tightly which would most likely leave a mark. He pulled me outside with him and left me there on my own. I began to cry to myself and wiped the tears with my long sleeves. 

I began working for the Rengoku's when his wife and Kyojuro's mother was still alive. They were so happy and Ruka would always hang out with my parents, that's how I met Kyojuro. We were friends sjnce we wore diapers, we have the same age but unlike him I don't have any siblings. 

I'm just 10 but I swore I would protect Senjuro as if he were my own little brother. Kyojuro and I would always run and play until the sun would darken but lately his father has been keeping me from also seeing him, I would sometimes hear him talk about planning to marry Kyojuro soon to a loving, caring bride in the future.

That only made me angry. My family are known for their icy powers and being so cool and not caring what other say about them, but I think I got my stubborn and angry side from my father's side of the family. I would only act like this lovingly to the Rengoku brothers and my parents. 

I just want my and Kyojuro's relationship to never change. I want it just the way it is.

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It has been about two weeks since I saw my friend but today was rhe day we would secretly meet near his house by a field of flowers. I grabbed hold tightly of my kimono so I wouldn't trip like I always do when I run and up ahead I saw his messy orange and red hair. Kyojuro spotted me up ahead and started waving his hands, his bright golden eyes staring into my blue ones. The prettiest sun flower in the field stood there waving at me until I reached him and gave him a big hug.

"Kyo! I missed you so much."

"I missed you too. It was hard finding a time to sneak behind my father, let's talk." He held my hand which left me paralized for a few seconds. We sat down on the ground and began to talk.

 "I couldn't explain this to you but the reason my father has been forcing me to train is so I can enter the Demon Slayers, and from there on become a Hashira like him. I've come to realize that we aren't kids anymore and can't keep playing around like we used to. I have a goal now which is to become the next Flame Pillar."

I felt a cold breeze around us when he said those words. I hugged myself and tried to not cry. Don't show him how weak you are. "I'll be gone for a while. I don't know when i'll be back-"

Kyojuro stopped when I suddenly raised my hands and held onto his. "Kyojuro Rengoku. You aren't going anywhere without me. I promised I would always follow and take care of you. If you want to become a Demon Slayer and a Hashira then fine! I won't ruin your future dream so this is why I'll go with you. Wether you want me to or not."

I looked up into his golden eyes and could've sworn I saw his cheeks turning red but he quickly took his hands from mine and looked away. "This isn't an easy path to choose, Reii."

I bowed my head and got on my knees. "Please i'll do anything." I clench my fists and felt a few tears escape hitting the grass. If I don't do this I may only see him once a year and my family might marry me off if I stay and do nothing.

"Please, Kyojuro." I beg and felt his hand on top of my head. 

"We leave in two months. We'll hang out here in our usual spot and start training first thing in the morning." Looking up from the ground I blush and continue to thank him.

"Please take this as a thank you." I begjn to push a small box into his hands when he started to refuse. 

"I stayed up all night cooking them. I hope you like them." Kyojuro is fond of food so I made him many desserts. I enterwined my fingers together and stared at Kyojuro opened the box, and placed a spicy rice ball in his mouth.

Kyojuro is gonna love my cooking. "So?" I lovingly ask when he stayed silent and he sweatdropped. "Tasty..tasty.." I gleamed with joy. My future husband loves my cooking. Kyojuro gave me a small forceful smile. "I love it! I'll keep these for later." 

The next day we went to put spot and I began training as hard as Kyojuro. We began training everyday and here we were standing next to each other at the Demon Slayer exam. His father became furious when he found out I joined and became the tenth Hashira. And from there on our story of being Pillars began.

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A/N: This is my first Demon Slayer book! It'll probably be a short one because..you know why. I'll be focusing on the anime right now since I don't read the manga so until the Demon Slayer movie comes out, i'll be focused on the previous episodes. I wanted my oc to have a different power since I wanted something different. I was gonna go with water like Tanjiro but instead I chose snow.

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CHARACTERS👇

NAME: REI KÕRUDO

AGE: 20

BIRTH: FEB, 21ST

 RACE: HUMAN

LOOKS/APPEARENCE: BLACK HAIR WITH TIPS WHITE, BLUE EYES, PALE SKIN

OCCUPATION: DEMON SLAYER

PILLAR/HASHIRA: SNOW PILLAR

WEAPONS: TWO NICHIRIN SWORDS

UNIFORM: NORMAL DEMON SLAYER ONE

HAORI: A BLUE ALMOST TRANSPARENT ONE WITH SNOW FLAKES DESIGN 

PERSONALITY: STUBBORN, HOT HEADED, JEALOUS. BUT AROUND KYOJURO SHE IS LOVING, PROTECTIVE AND SHY

CRUSH: KYOJURO RENGOKU

NAME:KYOJURO RENGOKU

AGE: 20

BIRTH: MAY, 10TH

RACE: HUMAN

LOOKS/APPEARENCE: FLAMING YELLOW HAIR WITH RED, GOLDEN EYES, PALE SKIN

OCCUPATION: DEMON SLAYER

PILLAR/HASHIRA: FLAME PILLAR

WEAPONS: ONE NICHIRON SWORD

UNIFORM: STANDARD DEMON SLAYER ONE

HAORI: WHITE WITH YELLOW AND RED FLAMES ADORNING HALF OF IT

PERSONALITY: DEDICATED, HELPFUL, CHEERFUL,LOVING

CRUSH: ???

THE REST OF THE CHARACTERS AND PILLARS AS THEMSELVES: