"Don't cry (mispronounced name)! You'll get winkles if you cry to much!" An obnoxious voice shouted at me from the distance.
I looked over my shoulder and saw that the person who shouted at me was Inosuke. Not that it wasn't obvious in the first place. I already knew who it was just by the mispronunciation of my name and the terrible and uncreative insult. I appreciated it though. He was trying to comfort me, even if it's in his own ways. I could only chuckled quietly.
I removed Kyojuro's head from my lap, and gently laid it on the ground. His face was pale, and his body was cold. He didnt have the feeling of warmth like that of a flame, instead he felt cold. The temperature that his body was radiating was even colder than ice.
I leaned downward and kissed his cold lips. For the last time, one sad and lonely tear slipped out from my eye. Noticing, I wiped it off my face quickly.
Standing up from my spot on the ground, I gave the flame of my life one last look. I could feel my eyes softening, and I quietly said to myself, 'rest well.' Hoping that he could hear me from up above .
Rubbing my red, dry eyes I said smiling, "You're right Kyojuro."
It was painful to smile, but i did it. I wasn't trying to hide my pain, because even if I did try to, it would just be worthless.
These boys were smarter then they look. Besides, i'm not smiling for myself, i'm smiling for Kyojuro.
'Hey old lady! Stop whining over there and come help us get people off the train!" Inosuke yelled at me, waving his hands around in the air aggressively.
"Yoy dumb boar head! That's not how you comfort somebody you idiot!" I heard Zenitsu yell at Inosuke, hitting his (boar) head aggressively while tanjirou was trying to stop Zenitsu from hitting Inosuke while also trying to stop Inosuke from attacking Zenitsu.
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I laughed at the boys and their ridiculous antics. Looking closely at the three, I realized how they act somewhat like siblings and if you ignore their different appearances, you could easily mistake them as brothers.
Not that i fully know what having a sibling is like, but from the books i've read and what I've witnessed, I can tell that their bond must at least be close to that of a familiar bond at most.
I walked over towards the trio, the sound of my footsteps catching their attention which had made them stop their antics. All three of them looked at me with sadden eyes, but all I could do was bring them a closed eye smile, as a way of assuring them and as a way of saying, 'I'll be okay.'
I noticed that Zenitsu was carrying Nezuko's box on his back instead of Tanjiro. Zenitsu must've put the young girl in her box once the sun had come out.
I stood in front of them and spoke, my voice dry and sore from crying, "It'll be okay. We just have to get stronger, and that we will certainly get. What we need most right now is patience and to believe in ourselves. After all, that is what Kyojuro would've want."
They eached looked at me, especially Zenitsu, with pity. I really couldnt't do much but smile, trying my absolute best to reassure the three boys. Though I had a gut feeling that probably didn't do much.
Inosuke being Inosuke didn't really catch onto the fact that I wasn't actually feeling okay, and that I was just saying i'm fine so I wouldn't cause them to worry.
Tanjiro being Tanjiro knew that I was the opposite of fine but he had decided to just let me be, knowing that for now it was best not to say anything.
While for Zenitsu.. Despite him being a scaredy cat, he's actually a really smart guy and is probably one of the most smartest within the group if anything. He doubts himself way too much which doesn't let him show his true potential. I can easily tell that he knows what's going through my mind, which scares me but yet also comforts me at the same time.
Zenitsu's POV
'Y/n's sound is so painful. It hurts to hear. I know that she's trying her best to smile. That she's trying her best to reassure us. It must be hard, since she can't even reassure herself..' I think deeply to myself, staring at her with admiration and respect.
"Despite what happened, she stayed with us this entire time. Even though she had duties as a hashira, even though she could've gotten executed because she broke the corps rules. She still stayed with us. She never got mad at any of us. She never got mad at Insouke, she never got mad at me, and never got mad at Tanjiro either. She's hurting deep inside, but she doesn't want to admit to it.'
Staring at her, I knew that I had to do something in return for everything that she has done for us since we've first met her.
After all ever since we met for the first time Y/n has helped us in different ways since then.
When we were injured, she was there to help us and make sure that we were okay and safe. Back at the mansion with the drum demon, when we first met Inosuke, she helped me with protecting Nezuko, despite her also knowing that Tanjiro was carrying a demon with him.
She was there for us the whole time, but yet when she needed us we couldn't do anything but stand there helplessly.
And now, the person who she had always been with, the person who stood with her and stood for her is now gone forever.
I promise that I'll get stronger, that we'll all get stronger. Not just for Rengoku, but also for you, Y/N.
