Seventh Moon

Shinazugawa Sanemi: Kissing and Sucking

Sanemi hates a lot of things. Like, a lot, a lot. The things he loves, on the other hand, could probably be counted on one hand. It includes, well... me, ohagi, rhinoceros beetles, a good fight, and whacking people. It's why his training was dubbed the Infinite Pounding Training.

It was a little difficult trying to sleep in the morning when I could hear Sanemi's loud screaming and the slayers' cries. I tried to be hospitable; giving out food and refreshment, helping the hurt and injured. While my involvement was announced via crow, some of the slayers still had a hard time interacting with me.

It is hard for them since they are all trained to kill demons, and some are rightfully scared. Though, it is also very hard for them because if they so much as look at me wrong (according to Sanemi's standards), Sanemi would whack them relentlessly after their short break. And if they looked at me right, (still according to Sanemi's standards) Sanemi would threaten to kill them. I don't really understand what kind of look Sanemi was talking about. Most learned to just accept what I gave them and then run off.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping? Hey, you don't have to prepare food for them." Sanemi said, picking up an onigiri I made and munching on it. "You should really give them more breaks, Sanemi. They'll all just fall over quickly if you won't let them rest and eat. At least let me make them these."

"Huh, they can just go outside. Forage and hunt." I rolled my eyes, making myself dizzy for a little bit. Sanemi chuckled at that, warm hand ruffling my head. "Alright, I'll put these out and they can grab one. You don't have to serve anyone. You're the lady of the house. Come 'ere." He grabbed my cloak, wrapping it over my shoulders before pecking me on the lips.

"I'll make sure they make less noise." Sanemi promised. Now I'm scared for those training under him.

I was woken up by a loud scream one late afternoon. "Ah. Zenitsu must be here." It was the only logical conclusion. I shuffled into the kitchen, and sure enough, the loud voice belonged to Zenitsu. I was able to see them through the kitchen window. Everyone was bruised – aside from Sanemi, of course, as he did the bruising. I sighed and started preparing dinner for everyone.

"Ahhh! Y/N-chan! You're really here!" It felt so long ago now, but it was Zenitsu I spent most of my time with after the, uh... train incident. He was there when Sanemi took me away. Hmm, back then if someone told me I'd fall in love with the angry, scared man who took me I'd call them crazy.

"Hello, Zenitsu." I greeted as I set down the huge pile of onigiri I made. The other slayers quietly thanked me as they took their share. Newcomer Zenitsu, on the other hand, chose to chat with me. "I was so worried back then; I didn't know what would happen to you! I'm so glad to see you unharmed. Ah, you're so sweet, you made these for us?" He picked one up clumsily, causing a clump of rice to fall off. He didn't care, though, and started munching on it.

While Zenitsu was busy munching happily on his treat, Sanemi was slowly marching towards us, a scowl deep on his face. I couldn't help but giggle at that. I guess I should expect another rant about how weak this generation of slayers was. Maybe I should just tell him he's just a whole lot stronger than them. I was about to greet him when Zenitsu suddenly took my hands in his.

"That was delicious, Y/N-chan! You'd be a wonderful wife. Let's get married!" What?

Zenitsu was suddenly yanked away from me and was violently slammed to the ground. "Touch her again and I'll slaughter you." Sanemi threatened before adding, "besides, I already beat you to it." Huh? That was confusing. He guided me back inside the house, leaving Zenitsu lying on the ground outside.

"What was that about?" I asked him the moment we were alone. He sighed, shoulders slumping a bit. "I was planning on asking you once everything settled down. I talked about it with your brother." Oh. I forgot about that. Of all things, I didn't really expect them to talk about that. Still, thinking about Sanemi planning a future with me made me feel warm inside. But I think it's a little silly that he'd plan about asking me a question that he already knew my answer to.