𝕭𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖘 [Tanjiro Kamado X Reader] (Kimetsu no Yaiba)

~chapter forty-two~

This chapter has the dreams of Zenitsu and Inosuke in them.

The others will be in the next chapter for sure!

Just wanted to let you know, now, enjoy!

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3rd Person Pov:

Zenitsu and Inosuke were bickering, since Inosuke wanted to do something stupid once more. "Seriously, Inosuke, stop it! It's dangerous, moron!" called Zenitsu, attempting to pry him away from the window again.

"It's dangerous! I don't know when the Demon's gonna appear!" noted Rengoku, gaining their attention. Zenitsu immediately sat back down, freaking out. "You're kidding. A demon's gonna appear on this train?"

"It will." "It will? No! So we're not going to a place with demons, but one's gonna show up here? No! I'm getting off!" Rengoku stayed calm, saying: "In a short period of time, more than 40 people have disappeared on this train. We sent a number of swordsmen here, but none of them ever reported back. So that's why I'm here as a Hashira!"

"I'm getting off!" yelled Zenitsu, actually starting to cry. Then, someone walked towards them, their head hung low. "I will... look at your tickets..." the man said, his voice barely above a whisper.

They each handed him his ticket while Rengoku explained that he was going to punch a hole in their tickets, as to verify them. Tanjiro picked up a scent that he associated with demons. He tensed up, looking around. "I have seen them..." spoke the conductor, about to continue his way.

(Y/N) stood up, asking: "Rengoku-Sensei, may I?" The Hashira nodded, observing his disciple. She quickly got in front of the conductor, saying: "I'm sorry, sir, but it's dangerous. So stay back, please."

She gripped the handle of her sword, watching how a taller demon appeared in front of them. The other passengers were obviously afraid, some of them even screaming as they saw it. (Y/N) took in a certain breath, taking her sword out of its sheath, the blade almost glowing with a beautiful, red color.

"First form: Unknowing Fire." she said, unleashing the quick attack. Within the next second, the demon was decapitated, its body falling to the ground. (Y/N) bowed respectfully to the demon's corpse, then turned to face her friends.

"That was awesome, (Y/N)! That was amazing swordsmanship!" complimented Tanjiro, a proud expression on his face. She smiled at him, saying: "Thank you. I learned that from Rengoku-Sensei."

Rengoku nodded, proud that his disciple managed to unleash that attack perfectly. Their training was worth it. "Oh, (Y/N)-chan! You're so pretty and amazing!" called Zenitsu, swaying from side to side as he eyed her.

Inosuke pointed his index finger at her, demanding: "Fight me! I'll show you just how much stronger I am!" To that, (Y/N) chuckled, sitting back down next to Tanjiro. "Just what I expected of my Tsugoku!" noted Rengoku, causing the others to stare at him.

"What? A Tsugoku?" asked Tanjiro, his red eyes wide. (Y/N) nodded with an innocent smile, answering: "Yes. I'm the Tsugoku of Rengoku-Sensei and Onii-chan." "Wha- How?!" asked Zenitsu, receiving another chuckle from the girl. "Okay, it went like this..."

Time skip: about half an hour later

After (Y/N) had explained that she could learn multiple breathing techniques, leaving out the part about the unwanted encounter with that demon, they had all fallen asleep. Inosuke was laying over Zenitsu, while (Y/N)'s head was resting on Tanjiro's shoulder, who held her hand tightly in his, even in sleep.

"Being able to die while dreaming is a blessing."

Five people, two girls and three boys, carefully walked up to them, tying ropes to each of the sleeping Demon Slayer's wrist. The other end of the rope was tied to their own wrist. "So we fasten the arms with rope?" asked one of the girls.

"Yeah. Don't forget about the warning he gave." said the other, taking in a deep breath. "Just breathe deeply and count some numbers. If you do, then you'll fall asleep." noted one of the males, already closing his eyes. They each did so, eventually falling asleep.

The dreams:

Zenitsu

He was running hand in hand with a certain girl, her (h/c) hair flying behind her as they ran together. "Here, here! The peaches here are delicious! And there's a lotta white clovers blossoming here, too!" called Zenitsu, grinning at the girl.

"I'm gonna make a flower wreath of white clovers and give it to you, (Y/N)-chan! I can make them really well!" he said, his cheeks taking a light shade of red as he glanced at the girl next to him. She smiled sweetly at him, saying: "That'd be so nice of you, Zenitsu!"

His smile widened as he said: "There's a river along the way, but it's shallow, so is it alright?" "Alright!" she called out, a happy grin resting on her pretty face. They then heard rustling from a bush nearby.

"Hey, Zenitsu, what's that?" asked (Y/N), tilting her head slightly. Zenitsu quickly said: "Don't even worry about it, (Y/N)-chan! I'll check it out for you!" "Be careful, okay?" He then went towards the bush, carefully looking behind it.

There sat someone he recognized immediately, looking up at him with big, pink eyes. "Nezuko-chan?" he asked, holding out a hand towards her. She took it, saying: "Oh, Zenitsu-san. I accidentally tripped. Could you help me out?" Zenitsu nodded, his face flushing red once more.

Inosuke

"Explorers! Explorers! We're the cave exploring brigade!" called Inosuke out, Nezuko trailing after him. She had the ears of a bunny on top of her head, looking left and right. "Boss, boss!" called someone.

Three people approached them, and Inosuke called out: "What's up, minions one, two, and three?" Tanjiro, who had the features of a racoon, said: "I smell the master of this cave from over there, ponpoko!"

Zenitsu, having the features of a squirrel, said: "I can also hear his snores, chuu!" And lastly, (Y/N), having whiskers on her cheeks and a pair of cat ears on top of her head, pointed past Inosuke, saying: "And I can see the trail he left behind, nyan!"

"Okay, here we go! It's showtime!" yelled Inosuke, raising his fist. "Now come, minion four! Come on!" he said towards Nezuko, who sat down, not wanting to go. "Over here, dammit! I'll give you some shiny acorns!" he said, handing them to her. She nodded, happily taking them. "Let's go!" "Yeah!"

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