O. Iguro; Why I Chose You

8. Chivalrous

"You're awake." Y/n looks up at an unfamiliar man in confusion that soon subsided as he realizes how confused she might have been.

"You're apart of that Shinobi clan right? You had the slightest pulse on you, I'm glad I got there when I could." He watches as she bolts up with obvious pain written on her face.

"WHERE IS ANIKI?!" Was all she yelled out, looking around while panting loudly as if having a small panic attack.

The man kneels down beside her laid down futon, stunned as if not recalling another presence at all. "Brother? There was one that was still alive?"

"I have to go back for him!" Y/n jumps up from her futon, escaping the room and almost immediately opening the door to have her heart drop.

"It's snowing?" She mumbles out dumbfounded, turning around as she hears footsteps behind her.

"You've been unconscious for a year now. I'm not so sure your brother is alive anymore. Sorry kid." The man pats her head before walking back inside where it was warm, only for Y/n to gasp as she looks down to realize there was a wooden stick acting as his foreleg.

Hesitantly, she quickly runs out of the home and deep into the snow knowing the man couldn't have caught up with her fast running. With the man calling out for her, she uses her sight to her best ability to get to her village and up the hill where her home was which wasn't too far from the mans estate.

Her bare feet, frozen as her finger tips start to lose feeling due to how cold it had been.

Finally taking her last steps up to her own estate, she slides the door wide open to be greeted with nothing but cold air escaping the abandoned windows. Panting slightly, she drops her hands down in defeat.

"Y/N?!" Turning around, her eyes start to fill with tears as there she saw her old brother, who grew slightly into his features, standing perfectly fine with small gifts in his hands.

"...ANIKI!" Y/n jumps off of the engawa and into the arms of her brother who holds her dearly.

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"INOSUKE STOP! I WANNA HEAR THE REST OF Y/N-SAN'S STORY!" Zenitsu yells out as Inosuke starts to pull on his hair, chanting out that he was hungry.

"Shut the hell up, she's talking!" Obanai scowls beside Y/n who seemed pleased at the scenery in front of her.

"Y/n-San, What happened to your father?" Y/n looks at Tanjiro before softening her gaze back onto the dirt floor.

"Ah...He had gotten very ill the year I had been in a deep sleep. Passed away months after Tengen married his wives." Y/n says while starting to play with the hem of her uniform shirt.

"Do you think you might have time to tell us about the happy memories, this is all so depressi- ACK!"

"Apologize or I'll kill you."

"OW I'M S-SORRY Y/N-SAN!" Zenitsu rubs his head after being whacked by the hilt of a sword that belonged to Obanai.

"It's fine, I do suppose we should be off for his mission, no? Plus, the rest is history. Tengen and I are here now and ultimately that's what matters."
Y/n says before getting up from her spot on the engawa as she turns to look at Tanjiro who spaced out while looking at her.

"Y/n-San... is that why you sided with Nezuko and I? Despite my rude first impression, you still decided on saving us. Possibly because we're siblings?" Y/n can only smile at Tanjiro's logical explanation as she looks at Nezuko who holds onto Tanjiro for dear life as Zenitsu giggles softly.

"This is quite random but yes I did intend on letting you live. I know how much it feels to lose your entire family only to have one person left. It'd be a horrible thing to see another human being go through the same fate as me if you somehow happened to survive the seppuku. Well, we'll be on our way now. Goodbye!" Tanjiro's eyes glisten at her kind words, how much she had cared for everyone and anyone.

If anyone thought Tanjiro was overly too nice, they'd have a hard time passing Y/n. Obanai especially. Given how he had reluctantly allowed her to go on a mission with him after she had asked him for the hundredth time.

With her body fully healed, she took advantage of the night sky before the sun forced her back into her prison.

Tanjiro watches as Y/n walks away with Obanai, her hand holding onto the sleeve of the serpent pillars haori as he looks away embarrassed whenever Y/n sought out to tug on him for no reason.

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"I see the demon." Y/n says pointing out at nothing but air, causing a confusing look amongst the fellow pillar.

"Enhanced sight. Now that I'm a demon, I can see the outlines of others despite not physically seeing them there." She says with a smile before watching as Obanai lands on the floor without a sound, leaving Kuburumaru with Y/n.

"Demon slayers! Just how many of you will I have to go through?" The demon reveals himself before letting out a maniacal laugh that dies down once he realizes his head was detached from his dissolving body.

Y/n lets out a small giggle, covering her face before jumping off the tree and onto the ground to run to Obanai who's shocked and flustered to feel her chest against his back as she wraps her arms around his neck.

"H-hey,"

"Obanai-Kun ended this quite fast, would you like to get something to eat?" Y/n says with an eye closed grin as her cheeks puff up a bit, practically sparkles around her aura.

"Obanai-Kun?" She turns her face to look at him as he hadn't answered her question. The feeling of his back progressively started to heat up due to the contact.

"I'm fine Y/n-San," Obanai mutters under his breath in embarrassment.

"Eh? Not even for tororo kombu?" Obanai grows bright red at the mention of his favorite food. More of the fact Y/n herself had memorized it alone.

"EH? LOVERS?! A DEMON SLAYER AND A DEMON? FOOLS! DEMON GIRL! YOU IDIOT!" Obanai scowls at the demon before taking his oddly shaped blade and piercing it through its head.

"Don't you dare speak of Y/n-Chan like that you fucking rat." Angrily, Obanai puts his blade back into the sheath before taking Y/n's hand in his. Walking away in a pissed-off manner.

"Obanai-Kun?" He hums in response, stomping away as Y/n tried to match his movements.

"You used Chan..." She muttered out much to
her own embarrassment.

"Wha-" Obanai lets go of her hand, covering his face that practically begged to be cooled down.

Breathing in a cold breath of air, he scratches his head awkwardly. "A-ah my bad Y/n-San."

Y/n lets a small smile paint her face as she grabs his hand and shakes her head. "It's cute when you say it! Please say it more!"

She lets out a terrifying gasp as it was her turn to cover her face in embarrassment, causing Obanai to look at her with a chuckle before slowly peeling her fingers off of her slightly sweating face. Her still functioning eye had widened at the feeling of his bandaged lips coming in contact with her own.

Iguro looks at her with a red nose, waiting for a word or two to escape her lips that were now parted. Yet nothing came out as she continues to have the reddest face he's ever seen, it was if she was holding in a laugh.

"Shall we go Y/n-Chan?"

"Y-YOU'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS RIGHT NOW!" She bursts out while walking beside him with a flustered look.

"I am not."

"YOU ARE!"

"I swear I'm not."

"LIAR!!!"

"Let's get back to my estate, Y/n-Chan."

"AHH STOP WOULD YOU?"

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Chivalrous; (adj.) Courteous and gallant, especially toward women (typically used of a man or his behavior).

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