Manic ☆

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"what the hell! Why are you- "

Tanjiro held his sword to his stomach then slowly slid the sword against his stomach then looked at the two with a dark expression.

"This is what you want, isn't it?! You just want me to kill myself!"

"This is all your fault!"

He yelled at a horror-stricken [Name] - terror and guilt in their eyes as they choked back their screams - they watched the boy oh-so-close to slicing open his stomach. Their sword rested against their back; cold and untainted. Their hand slowly rid up their back as they clutched the sword. They slid out the sword and carefully thought about their next sentence.

"Tanjiro Kamado - just put down the sword now. You mean a lot to Nezuko. Inosuke. And this will never solve anything." Their nerves shook as they tried to gently place Nezuko behind them to keep her out of the way. Tanjiro's sword slightly went deeper.

"Shut up, you're lying to me!"

He moves the sword from his stomach and gripped it down by his side. "You were supposed to help me and Neuzko—"  he rushed toward the two which made [Name] quickly pick up Nezuko's "unconscious" body and dove out of the way. "—but you hurt us instead! We've been hurt enough but you do this?" He crazily sunk his sword with full force; leaving a deep hole in the ground.

"I got rid of all of them! I did it so we can all live happier! I had that in mind, I got rid of them so we could!" [Name] jumped onto a high tree while holding a smaller Nezuko's body that slowly shrunk. They placed her down gently, "Tanjiro! I don't understand what you're talking about. What the fuck do you mean you got rid of them? Who?", "Oh, Don't act stupid! You know well who!"

The color drained from their face - their palms had beads of sweat - their feet froze in place as if time slowed down. "You didn't-" "Awe but I did. It doesn't matter anymore. You're just being - just,- So selfish!" He ran quickly and dashed into the bushes, he disappeared from [Name]'s sight.

'dammit! Where did he go?! I've trained with him for so long and yet...'

[Name] felt a small push from behind them, and they fell,

fell,

      and fell down the tree.

Their back slammed into the hard ground, and the force made them cough up spit as they tried to sit back up, their chest got abruptly stepped on by none other than Tanjiro. Nezuko came from behind Tanjiro with a strange look on her face. They went to jab the burgundy-haired boy's leg but unfortunately, he saw ahead and stepped on their hand along with their sword - 'tsk, tsk.' He said with a sigh as he dug his foot further into their hand- he bent down a bit, looked at [Name]'s state, and started to smile widely.

"Look at how cute you are. God, I love you so much even if you hurt me and Nezuko. That wasn't very nice, [Name]." [Name] gritted their teeth as they tried to swing using their other hand to land a hit on the boy's stomach. Nezuko's inhuman speed and strength outmatch the human Hashira, she grabbed their hand and forcefully slammed it down onto the dirt ground.

Tanjiro patted Nezuko's head with his free hand and smiled happily at her. "Thank you, my sweet little sister! You're always so kind even if they don't deserve it at this moment for being selfish." They struggled against the strength of the two siblings.

'Why can't I fight back?! They're both weaker than I am so why can't I just easily push them off?! What's wrong with me?'

they thought as they continued to fight back the lovesick puppies. Tanjiro eyed their body as he then gave himself a high-five. "Seems like the drug worked!" He said with a smile. "What goddamn drug." Tanjiro lightly tapped their nose and smiled softly. He shook his head and wagged one finger from side to side. "You don't deserve to ask questions right now. Now, You need a punishment for all of this selfishness to make sure that you know not to do it again."

Nezuko looked up at Tanjiro,

She waited,

          waited,

                 waited for her next order from him.

He closed his eyes and leaned down to whisper in his younger sister's ear - her pink eyes widened before slowly looking down - she held [Name]'s arm down rougher and didn't flinch whenever Tanjiro rose his sword up. "Tanjiro. Nezuko!-" squelching and screams. Just filled her ears. She closed her eyes tight, afraid that whenever she opened them, [Name] wouldn't be there anymore.

She hummed a small lullaby to herself as she imagined her and her mother walking down the same trail they took every day. It wounded her but it felt right to not have her brother in her imagination fantasies. "Stop!-" "Shut up!" Tanjiro dug his sword into the base of their thigh and slowly slid the sword down; taking a good chunk of their thigh cut off. Their screams and cries fell on deaf ears as they were in the middle of the forest where [Name] liked it and placed their estate because they loved their privacy.

Tanjiro's sword sliced through all the muscle as he dug it further - making the sword be seen from the other side of their thigh. Blood pooled from underneath their leg and covered Tanjiro and Nezuko's clothes. Blood spilled from their thighs, the meat inside of their thigh was visible, and their cries filled the two siblings' ears - one with glee - the other with regret. They soon went unconscious as their eyes slowly drifted too close. Tanjiro leaned down and checked for a pulse - he found one and sighed - he nodded to Nezuko who looked at the Hashira worried. "They're fine. Just passed out from the adrenaline."

He stepped off of their chest and arm as Nezuko soon followed. He sat up their unconscious body and then ripped a piece of his uniform to cover the chunk of [Name]'s missing thigh. Tanjiro wiped his sword on the grass and slid it back into its respectable place then motioned for Nezuko to pick [Name] up. She obeyed and picked them up bridal style then walked by her brother's side.

"Now let's get this pet to their home."