Demon slayer one-shots

Fireworks🐗

"Aoi!" Inosuke shouted, getting her attention.

"What?!" she asked as he ran up to her.

"Where are you going?" he asked, walking up to her.

"I'm going to the market," she said, beginning to open the gate.

"Can I come, So I help you carry,"

"No. You're going to eat the food." She answered simply.

"Please! I promise I won't." he pleaded.

She sighed, "Fine, c'mon."

He trailed behind her watching her walk. He thought she walked kind of funny, always kind of bouncing. Though her stern look always on her face. He used to talk to her a lot, and they'd yell at each. A lot. Though once he turned 16 it really hit. Aoi was a girl. A very pretty girl in fact. She was strong, kind, had really pretty eyes and really soft skin. When he thought of her, he flushed but he had never really liked a girl. Though when he described the feeling to Tanjiro, he said that the best way to describe it was that he was in love. He had described exactly the way he felt, and he learned that he was in love with Aoi. Aoi Kanzaki.

She walked pretty quickly with what he called short legs. Though again he had been told he stood at around six feet, so his walking was her speed walking. Aoi grabbed and placed things in her blanket, paying the vendors and thanking them. He barely could keep up with her.

He carried heavier things like crates and heavy baskets while she carried a blanket with other items across her chest.

"Let's see, we only need green onions, and we can head back," she looked around. "I'll go get them quickly, stay here."

He groaned as he held the heavy items. A girl he did not recognize came up to him.

'Hello,"

"Hello," he answered, not paying any attention to her.

"Why are you all alone?" she asked putting a finger on her chin to appear cute while Inosuke was not having it.

"I'm not alone, I came with her," He pointed in Aoi's general direction with one of the crates.

"Oh, is she your girlfriend?" she asked.

Red went up to his ears, "No," he answered as calmly as he could.

"Oh, do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"Ah, well better for the both of us,"

'What does she mean by that?' he thought.

"My name is Kyoyo Xian," she told him.

"Why would I need to know that?" he asked, confused

"Because I would like to get to know you so you can have a girlfriend," she said lightly grazing her arm.

He immediately moved away from her. "Don't touch me!" he told her.

"Oh, my you're very feisty. Don't you think I'm pretty?" she asked

"No! Leave me alone!"

"No wonder you have no girlfriend, no woman would even think about you after a sentence. That poor girl you hang out with is so pretty and having to be around someone like you? That's pathetic," she laughed walking back in the direction she came from.

He stared at her and really began wondering if he ever could even dream of a chance with Aoi. She was really beautiful hell in the time they'd been together here she had been hit on three times.

Finally, she walked in his direction, and she put them in one of the baskets. She kneeled adjusting one of the crates.

"I forgot we needed- hey why do you look like you want to cry?" she asked genuinely concerned.

He shook away the tears and looked up. "It's nothing let's go,"

"No, you're not, what's wrong?"

"I said nothing!"

"That's a lie! What's bothering you?!"

"It's nothing! Let's get out of here!" He pulled her arm, but she soon took her out direction.

They walked through the more of the less known parts of the market. Aoi wasn't afraid though she walked in front of Inosuke.

"Nice rack!" a guy shouted.

Aoi completely ignored him searching through the vendors for a person who she knew grew some of the best cabbage.

"Never get to see a hot body like that here!" A different guy yelled.

"Stupid perverts," Inosuke muttered as they walked through the people.

Finally, she found the old man she was looking for. He seemed kind though you could barely see his eyes.

"Hello," he said kindly.

"Hi, can I get 7 cabbages please?"

"Of course, dear,"

Inosuke turned to face the other vendors and saw a woman who was selling boar fur. He wondered if it was authentic or fake. He stared off and almost spaced out.

"Hey you get away from- ah!"

Inosuke turned to spot a guy near Aoi. He had one hand on her waist and the other on her boob. Inosuke dropped the crates and before he could do anything he watched Aoi lift her right foot and kick him on the neck. Instantly he was knocked out. She brushed out her uniform and sighed.

'She is strong' he shook his head going back in her direction.

"Aoi! Are you okay?" Inosuke ran to her side.

"I'm fine, it's not the first,"

"I'm very sorry I could not stop him." The old man was in a deep bow apologizing to Aoi.

"It's fine, honestly, it's not your fault."

'And she is kind' Inosuke again thought as she thanked the old man.

"It's getting kind of dark, and the streets are crowded. I wonder why," she thought out loud.

"There's a lot of-"

BOOM! CRACK!

Both Inosuke and Aoi were startled.

"What the hell was that?!" Aoi shouted, covering her ears and looking around.

She looked up at the sky and spotted beautiful colors in the sky. Many fireworks boomed and cracked and crashed in the sky beautifully. Aoi seemed memorized after seeing them. She went to the clearer areas followed by Inosuke. They made it to a bridge that was clearer. Inosuke thought it was interesting how so many colors could decorate the sky. He watched Aoi next to him as she looked up at the sky.

Her eyes shone with the bright colors, and she looked even more beautiful if possible. Her head looked up at the sky, her lips only slightly parted at the astonishment of the colors. He moved closer to her as more people came around them. His hand lightly brushed hers. He turned to look at her, but she still looked up at the sky. He finally took her soft hand and held it, though she didn't even flinch. She was used to people holding onto her when scared though so she didn't realize that he was trying to make a move on her.

He turned again to face the bright heavens as he held her hand. He had to confess soon, or it would kill him.

~

"Why were there fireworks?"

"It was new year but for them every day is the same."