Zenitsu X Reader

Chapter 1

Hello my lovely readers! I recently watched Demon Slayer and am now obsessed with Zenitsu, so I decided to make this fic. This chapter starts out with Y/n and Zenitsu finishing up a mission a bit before they meet Tanjiro. Enjoy!

Also- I mention futons in this, I'm pretty sure that's what they're called, if I'm wrong, I am referring to the floor mats for sleeping.

--Y/n's first person POV--

I watched the last of the demon's head fade away with disgust. The world is better off without that disgusting demon, I thought, then put my sword away.

"Alright you big baby, demon's gone." I shouted, and a timid yellow haired boy emerged from behind a tree. "Hey, where's the kid you were supposed to protect?"

"He's right he- EH?! WHERE DID HE GO?!" Zenitsu cried, panicking. I snickered, because the kid was on the other side of the tree. "Zenitsu, he's right there." Zenitsu began pouting a bit. "You shouldn't scare me like that."

"Everything scares you, so does it matter?" I teased, then approached the child. "Are you alright? Can you walk?" I asked. The child nodded, so I grabbed his hand. "Come on. Let's go back to your village and find whoever's responsible for you." The three of us headed down the mountain, and once we finally reached the village an old woman approached us. She explained that the boy's parents were dead, and she was his grandmother. I let the kid go with her, and as we were about to leave, the grandma offered to let us stay with her for the night. "It's cold out tonight, you should take a break from slaying demons! I have a spare bedroom the two of you can sleep in." I looked over at Zenitsu to see what he thought, but of course the idiot practically had a heart attack from the thought of sharing a room. I promptly whacked his head. "Pervert," I muttered. Not that I didn't think of that too, but come on. It's ZENITSU. No way is anything going to happen.

"Thanks so much for your offer! That would be great, we're exhausted." I exclaimed, and the old woman gestured us into her house. It was a small and old home, but it was definitely better than nothing. She led us to the spare bedroom and set out two futons and spare clothes for us. We thanked her and she left.

"God it's cold in here." I muttered, "Alright, go change in the other room, I'll change in here." Zenitsu nodded and took his clothes. As he closed the door, I started wondering how long I would travel with Zenitsu. I didn't know much about Demon Slayers, so I didn't know if they worked together if they wanted to. Although, would it be worth it to travel with him? He seemed like he was actually very powerful... But he was such a coward that I hadn't seen him fight yet. I was so lost in thought I didn't notice Zenitsu knocking on the door while I was still changing. He called out, "Y/n chan, are you done yet? I wanna go to bed!" My face flushed when I realized I was still half naked. "Uh, give me a minute!" Thank God he knocked...

After I changed, I opened the door for Zenitsu and saw him sitting by the door waiting. "Hmm Y/n your face is a bit red, are you okay?" If my face wasn't red already, him pointing it out definitely did the trick. "Eh? No, just come in already." I awkwardly tried to cover up. It was pretty late now and the exhaustion from the fight was finally hitting me. Zenitsu and I both got into our futons. "Goodnight Y/n." Zenitsu whispered. "G-Goodnight." I replied. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep, but despite how tired I was, I couldn't. It was so cold in that room, it felt like my blanket wasn't even there. I quickly began to shiver. Zenitsu turned around and asked, "Y/n, are you cold?" As I opened my mouth to respond, my teeth started chattering. He chuckled. "It seems you are."

"H-How did you know I was cold?"

"Don't forget about how good my hearing is." I was unbearably cold at this point and I knew I wouldn't get to sleep like this. So I faced my embarrassment to get to sleep. Only because I had to!

"Z-Zenitsu..."

"What is it?"

"Could you c-come lay with me... to stay w-warm." My face flushed as the words left my mouth. I was staring at my chest because the offer was just so embarrassing. The room was so silent I thought I might die. Finally I looked up, and Zenitsu was crouched next to me with a ridiculous smile on his face.

"I'll keep you warm if that's what you want, Y/n chan!" My eyes widened and I felt my face get hot. "Idiot! Cut that out or I'll change my mind..." He was definitely enjoying this moment. "J-Just get under the blanket already." I scooted over for him, as he got in my futon I felt my heart beating faster and faster. He turned to face me, and the room was dead quiet. My heart must've been in my head with how loud it was beating. Zenitsu had a sweet look on his face, maybe he actually wasn't thinking something stupid right now. I wanted to get closer because I was still cold, but I felt like I was frozen in place. Maybe Zenitsu heard my heartbeat too, because he grabbed my hands and got closer to me.

"Wow Y/n, you really are cold..." He said, and I felt a chill go up my spine. I let go of his hands and grabbed his shirt, hiding my face in it. "S-Shut up..." He really was warm. Neither of us moved for the next few minutes, until I suddenly felt him stroking my hair. My shoulders tensed in surprise, until I finally relaxed. I wrapped my arms around him and rubbed my face into his chest. The last thing I heard him say was, "Finally, you don't sound so nervous."

--Third person POV--

When Zenitsu awoke, he saw Y/n's face nearly an inch away from his and panicked. Then, he remembered what happened the night before. He still jumped away from her, and realized how cute she looked while sleeping. He knew he should probably wake her so they could get going, but he thought she looked so peaceful he should just let her sleep for a bit longer. The grandma entered the room with two meals and left it there for them. She said they could stay as long as they needed, but Zenitsu knew that they would have to get going soon. He got changed and waited for Y/n to wake up so they could eat together.

Y/n finally woke almost an hour later, and stretched, reaching for Zenitsu while her eyes were still closed. "Zenits... Huh?" She looked up and saw him watching her and promptly sat up. "Oh. There you are." She said, then saw the food in front of her, and noticed Zenitsu was dressed and hadn't eaten yet. "How long have you been awake?... Why didn't you eat while I was sleeping or wake me up?" She asked.

"Not long. And... I was wondering..." He trailed off.

"What were you wondering?" Y/n inquired curiously.

"Well... when do you think we're going to get married?"

"HUH?! WH-WHY WOULD WE BE GETTING MARRIED YOU BLOCKHEAD!!"