Chapter 22

"You," Isa replied in a sarcastic anger.

"Yeah, I kind of crawled on you as a mouse to give you that scratch, then turned into myself really quick and scratched myself to give you my blood," Kinote explained and then chuckled. "I turned back and that's when you woke up and went over to Inosuke's spot."

"You did what," Inosuke snapped.

"Amaya told me she sensed you two were related, no need to fight me," Kinote replied.

"You guys should set up camp, it's late."

"Are you going to leave?" Inosuke snapped.

"Not yet," Kinote replied.

"It's funny, you don't have a strong smell," Tanjiro said. "Why is that?"

"Amaya found me dying, and took me and took care of me even though she didn't know I would survive, I have kept a low profile ever since so he wouldn't find out about me," Kitsune explained. "She works for him, but she does care about humans, she's lucky he doesn't know."

"You mean…" Zenitsu tried to say as Isa disappeared and nobody noticed.

"Don't," Kinote replied.

"Wait, where'd Isa go?" Inosuke replied, realizing that Isa had disappeared.

"Give her a minute," Kinote replied.

"My question is how did we not notice her disappear when she was right in front of us?" Tanjiro replied.

"She did very well with it," Kinote laughed. A few minutes later Isa appeared in front of them.

"I made everyone's spots and a little something extra," Isa laughed.

"Again?" Zenitsu replied.

"Don't worry about it," Isa laughed. "Also," Isa then brushed Kinote's hair out of his face and revealed three scared scratches.

"Um," Kinote replied and blushed slightly.

"I like your outfit, also you don't need to hide your scratches," Isa smiled. "They make you look tough."

"Uh thanks," Kinote replied. "And what do you mean when you say I smell like a demon?"

"You don't smell fully demon," Isa replied.

"What do you mean?" Kinote asked.

"You're a half demon," Isa replied.

"Wait, what?" Kinote replied in shock.

"Kinote," Amaya snapped as she appeared.

"Amaya, you didn't tell him did you," Isa laughed.

"Stay out of this," Amaya snapped.

"I think Kinote's going to stay with us," Isa replied. "You're actually his mother, he's my age."

"Isa," Amaya snapped and then smirked. "I deserve that, his father left me and abused him, so I took him back, I didn't want him to know he was half demon, sorry Kinote I should've told you, I'm surprised that master doesn't know."

"It's fine," Kinote replied. "But I think I'll stay with them tonight as Isa offered."