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“There we go. Done!”
Kiyomitsu held out a small hand mirror to the man across from him, who gratefully took it. He turned to the side a bit, looking at his face with a little smile.
“Do you like it?”
Juzumaru admired himself for a bit longer before nodding. “Yes, you did good. I do like the eyeshadow, red paired with the violet… I have never considered that color combination.” He gave Kiyomitsu a small smile.
“Hmm, really? It’s beautiful on you. I suppose you normally just stick with purples though, huh?”
Juzumaru was looking in the mirror again, taking a closer look at his eyes and lips. The sunlight filtering into the room from the open door to the porch caught on his highlight, and he turned his head to make it shine even more. His smile grew. “Ah… This is nice. I’ll have to wear highlighter more often.” He turned back to Kiyomitsu, a pleased look on his face. “Please show me how to make eyeliner this sharp sometime.”
Kiyomitsu seemed thrilled. “I’m glad! Now, let me do your nails.”
Once his nails had their time to dry, it was Kiyomitsu’s turn to be pampered. Juzumaru started on his nails, selecting a shiny gold for him.
“I’m not quite as skilled as you are,” he murmured, wiping the excess off of the brush on the lip of the bottle. Once he finished Kiyomitsu’s nails, they both sat back to relax while they dried.
Kiyomitsu heard a quiet murmur around the corner, and leaned over to glance past Juzumaru. He smiled, seeing a couple of little heads peeking around the corner at them. Juzumaru turned to see what he was looking at.
“Hey. Do you guys want to join us?” Kiyomitsu asked, looking over at the tantous gazing at them curiously.
The younger swords came into the doorway, looking excited that they were invited. Midare was the first to sit down, directly beside Juzumaru, looking down at his and Kiyomitsu’s nails. “Ohh, these are so pretty! Will one of you do mine?”
Gokotai and Atsushi trailed in behind Midare. “C-Can we join you?” Gokotai asked softly, looking over at Kiyomitsu. Juzumaru smiled and nodded, and Kiyomitsu patted the spot beside himself. Atsushi came up and sat eagerly beside Kiyomitsu, looking over the floor between the two where a variety of makeup essentials sat. Gokotai joined them as well, admiring everything they had out.
“Do you want me to do your makeup, or your nails?” Juzumaru asked, holding out the palettes for the tantous to look at. Midare perked up, taking the bright pink palette from Juzumaru’s hands. They opened it, and Atsushi and Gokotai leaned over to look at all of the vibrant colors.
“Ooh, I want this color!” They pointed at the vivid pink, and Gokotai shyly nodded. He pointed at the gold. “I-I like this one a lot…” Atsushi smiled big. “I like the gold too! And the shimmery black!”
Kiyomitsu held his hands up, blowing gently on his nails. “Once these are dry, I’ll do someone’s makeup, okay?” He scooted his box of nail polish toward the tantous, letting them look.
Kiyomitsu smiled over at Juzumaru, who returned his smile. “This citadel is always fun, hm?”
Juzumaru nodded happily, turning to start on Midare’s makeup.
Kiyomitsu sat back, waiting patiently for his polish to dry. Today had begun lonely, waking up with Yasusada still gone, not beside him… but the other swords noticed, and always provided him company.
This citadel felt like home.