Karma (Kimetsu No Yaiba x Reader)

Welp- this is embarrassing..

"No."

Ubuyashiki tilts his head. "I don't understand?"

Your throat burns as dig your nails into your palms, the floor sways under your feet as you rise. "No." You glare at the shocked Hashiras as you wipe your dull hair out of your face and clean the vomit from your mouth with the back of your sleeve. "I'm not joining this meeting, or anything related to those asswipes." You stumble forward and hold onto one of the verandas support beams so you don't fall over. "I'm going to find Tanjiro, take a bath and get some fucking medical treatment."

A hand grabs your shoulder "You brat! People would die to be in your positio-" You whip around and snarl, teeth bared and stained brown with Sanemi's blood.

"Then they can die for it!" You dig your nails into Sanemi's hand and rip it away from your skin. You lean into his face and glare into his pale purple eyes. "Touch me again and I'll gut you from throat to groin." He stumbles slightly as you shove him back and turn to face Ubuyashiki. "I am not a Hashira and never will be. I would rather die a demon than fight besides them."

"You nearly did." Ubuyashiki's words make you freeze. His smile no longer serene. "Do not think I am unaware of you only being able to kill a Twelve Kizuki as a demon."

Your voice is a hiss. "That's bull!"

"Is it?" Ubuyashiki turns to face the sky, the sun glowing against his pale skin. "You were on deaths door, I am equally surprised and happy that you survived. But I am aware it is only because of Miss Tamayo's injection."

"Go to hell!" Someone tries to grab your haori as you march forward and point your finger into Ubuyashiki's chest. "I am the one who confronted Muzan. I am the one who stopped him from killing three people. I am the one who dragged my body to Tamayo's house and I'm the one who took the chance with that injection! I am the one who ripped into a Twelve Kizuki's throat and I am the one who sliced through his neck!" You shoulders shake as you bark. "I am the one who survived Muzan! Not some fucking injection so don't you dare downplay what I went through!" You tremble, throat tightening.

Soft hands cover yours and pull you away. A voice, light and charming like a bell being rung on Christmas morning. "I'm sorry for her behavior, Master." Shinobu forces your tired body into a bow. "Hypothermia has taken its toll on her body, I ask that we resume the meeting after I have healed her." Ubuyashiki nods.

You hang your head low as Shinobu leads you through the garden.

You yelp as Shinobu presses a rag smothered in antiseptic against your arm, covered in scrapes and bruises from your fight with Rui's father. "You could be a bit gentler you know?" You wince when she smiles tightly at you.

"Be grateful I'm even treating you at all. Your manners are appalling"

Your eyebrow lifts. "Why are you treating me then?" She hums.

"It was the only way to remove you before you could create a bigger fuss." You happily accept the dry pajamas she shoves into your arms. "Go bath to warm up, Oyakata-sama requires your presence once you are done." You open your mouth to protest. "It is not a discussion." Shinobu slams the office door in your face before you can even realize she's thrown you out.

There's something simple about the way the warm, lavender scented water glides across your skin and encases you. Washes off the dirt and blood from not only your fights on the mountain but also your uncomfortable encounter the Hashiras. You wince as you cup a hand full of bath water and gurgle it to cleanse your mouth of the taste of vomit. The soapy taste isn't pleasant but it's a hell of a lot better than the coper of Sanemi's blood still fresh in your memory.