𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀 - 𝗞𝘆𝗼𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗸𝘂 𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

~Chapter 9~

"(Y/N)-SANNNNN!!! INOSUKE IS BULLYING ME AGAIN!!!" Zenitsu cried, running towards you with big teardrops falling down his face as he hugged you, continuing to sob. You mentally groaned to yourself, tiredly patting the blonde's head. Inosuke growled, jumping on one of the desks as he pointed a finger at Zenitsu, making him scream as he buried his head into your chest. You were ready to bet money Zenitsu would leave snot stains on your shirt.

"FIGHT ME, IF YOU DARE!!" Inosuke bellowed. You glared at the long-haired boy.

"Inosuke, get off the desk this instant." You said, trying to sound as terrifying as you could, only your words didn't come out as you intended. Just how on earth does Kyojuro deal with this menace?!

Inosuke laughed out loud, "I don't talk to such weaklings! Get out of my way and let me fight that dirt!" Inosuke smirked as Tanjiro gasped at his words.

"Inosuke I don't think you should call your teacher a weakling." Tanjiro said as he held Inosuke's shoulder, trying to get Inosuke to sit, but Inosuke just smirked as he pulled away from Tanjiro, pointing at Zenitsu once again.

"Not now, Gonpachiro! I talk to whoever I want the way I want! Besides, that woman is no teacher! She's just an assistant who has no purpose in this school!" Inosuke turned his bright green eyes towards you, "Now step aside, weakling, and let me fight!" Inosuke growled. You frowned at the younger boy as Zenitsu bawled.

"I-I'M A WEAKLING TOO!!" He yelled, "YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO FIGHT ME!!" You couldn't help it anymore. You closed your eyes, taking a deep breath as you pushed Zenitsu behind you, walking towards Inosuke. This was the exact reason why you wouldn't want to ever have kids of your own.

"Who did you just call weakling?" You said coldly, giving the long-haired your coldest glare, which sent shivers down his spine.

"I was addressing you!" Inosuke insisted. You just clicked your tongue, smirking as you folded your arms and looked down.

"Oh... you have no idea of my powers, do you?" You laughed, before looking at him with a wide smile, "I once killed a demon with my own two bare hands." Inosuke's eyes widened as he gasped.

"N-no way! Those demons were nothing but mere legends! Even if they did exist, you would need a nichirin sword to kill them!" Inosuke yelled, but your smirk grew.

"Oh, didn't I just say you have no idea of my powers?" You took a step closer to Inosuke, making him take a step back, "If I wanted to right now, I could end with just one swing of my arm!"

"If you're as strong as you claim, THEN FIGHT ME! PROVE ME YOUR STRENGTH!" You scoffed mockingly, waving your hand at the younger boy.

"Oh, I wouldn't like to hurt you, Inosuke. I am powerful, after all." You said with a smirk, "You would need to train hard if you've got the balls to challenge me into a fight." Inosuke growled out of anger before pointing a finger at you.

"THEN I WILL TRAIN!!! AFTER THAT, I'LL MAKE SURE I'LL BEAT YOU, WEAKLING!" You rolled your eyes, signaling the boy to sit down as he did so angrily, muttering things about how he'd beat you up to a pulp until you start begging him for mercy.

"Yeah yeah, whatever. We'll see about that." The felt something tug your shirt as you turned around, remembering that Zenitsu was hiding behind this whole time.

"W-what you said..." he started hesitantly, "It isn't true, is it? The demons, I mean." You chuckled as you patted the blonde's head gently, giving him a closed-eye smile.

"Of course not! I just wanted to get rid of the kid." You laughed. Zenitsu gave you a small smile as he bowed slightly.

"T-thank you, (Y/N)-San." And like that he left for his desk next to Nezuko's as the blonde tried to grab the girl's attention. You then noticed Senjuro looking at you from the doorway with his usual small smile. You waved at him as you headed towards him, coating his cheeks with a soft pink color.

"Aren't you supposed to be in class?" You asked in a joking matter, raising an eyebrow as you folded your arms. Senjuro sweatdropped as he vigorously waved his hands in front of him, pink still coating his face.

"I-I was on my way to class from the bathroom, (Y/N)-San! I just noticed you here... what you did right now was so cool... you're amazing, (Y/N)" Senjuro said with a shy smile as he looked into your eyes. His eyes were so similar to Kyojuro's it gave you a funny tingling feeling in your chest.

"Well... thanks, I guess..." you said, gently rubbing the back of your head.

"By the way," you looked up to meet Senjuro's worried eyes, "I haven't heard from Aniki ever since you called yesterday. Is he ok?" You nodded with a smile, placing a hand on the younger boy's head.

"Oh, he's alright, don't worry," you started, "But he left my place this morning claiming he had things he need to take care of." For a second there, Senjuro's face fell, before quickly replacing it with a neutral expression, hiding the worrisome from his face. Unlike his older brother, it wasn't so easy for Senjuro to hide all his feelings with a bright smile.

"I-I see..." Senjuro mumbled before noticing a man in a blue jacket and black messy hair tied up into a low ponytail standing a few steps away from the two of you, carrying what seemed to be a drink in one hand and a paper bag in another.

"Uhh... (Y/N)-San..." you hummed in response as you looked back at Senjuro, who was about to leave, "Tomioka-San is standing outside. I think he wants to talk to you." You looked at the doorway as your (E/C) eyes met his ocean blue ones.

You couldn't quite say you and Tomioka-San were close friends. You would try to crack up a conversation with him now and then, but he would always respond with short, blunt answers, yet you never gave up on him. Not yet. You would always find him sitting alone, sometimes with a sandwich in hand, and you wanted to make sure that wouldn't last forever.

"Ah, Tomioka-San," you smirked, walking towards him with a smirk, "We meet again." Tomioka continued to stare at you with an emotionless expression as he shoved the paper bag and the drink into your hands.

"Rengoku-San called me earlier. He told me to get you a drink and some food since you weren't able to have a good breakfast this morning. He said he'd love to get for you himself, but he's quite busy right now." Light pink dusted your cheeks as you stood there, speechless.

"Um.. thanks!" You said, placing the bag and (F/drink) on the teacher's desk in front of the class as you turned back to Tomioka, "Remind me to repay you for those once I get back to the teacher's room." Tomioka shook his head.

"There is no need, (L/N). I don't mind." He turned to leave before stopping, "Besides, I already owe Rengoku-San. He wanted to pay for them later as well but I declined. This is nothing compared to the way he has helped me."

You stood there, wondering how did Kyojuro help Tomioka-San. You rarely ever saw the two talking to each other, and whenever they did, the conversations would be quite short. Yes, the two were rather opposites, but perhaps there was more to them than meets the eye. You shook yourself out of your thoughts as you ran towards Tomioka-San, taking a sugar-coated doughnut out of the paper bag. You stopped him by grabbing onto his wrist as you placed the doughnut in his hand. Tomioka looked at you with wide eyes as you smiled at him.

"Thank you, Tomioka-San."