Unforgiving World (Tanjiro x OC)

Chapter 5

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"Nezuko-chan!"

Amaya grimaced and groaned at the sound of Zenitsu's high-pitched voice, already having enough of his behavior despite it being quite early. It'd been a few days since the five of them had arrived at the Wisteria House and Amaya had been resigned to staying with the boys instead of alone. Her wounds had properly healed, but bandages were still in order if she wanted to make a quick and full recovery. That came with a handful of disadvantages for her, since now, she was forced to be in the constant presence of others, her brain already barely able to keep up with their company.

Nezuko had just appeared from her box and Zenitsu seemed to have forgotten all about Amaya, luckily for her. She was more than pleased with that fact, but she wasn't so pleased about the fact that Zenitsu just wouldn't stop fawning over the pink-eyed demon. His fingers were pressed together and his face held a giddy smile, flowers surrounding his entire being as he shamelessly stared at Nezuko, who seemed to not understand what was going on. Either way, Amaya didn't care, she just tried to ignore everything that was going on around her. She trained her attention on fixing her haori which had been ripped during her latest fight.

Before she knew it, Zenitsu had dragged Tanjiro into the mix as well, running after both him and Nezuko in circles around Amaya. She sighed and threw her utensils on the floor, glaring up at the trio who had yet to notice her glare. She was just about to open her mouth before the sliding door to her right slammed open, revealing Inosuke in his full pride. He let out a battle cry, steam seemingly coming from his boar-mask as he stormed inside, head-butting Tanjiro straight in his back. The poor boy let out a scream of pain, falling to the floor as he held the spot that had been hurt. Everyone stopped and looked towards Inosuke, Amaya beginning to tap her finger against her knee in impatience.

"Wh-What was that for?!" asked Tanjiro with a high voice, pain obvious from his tone. Inosuke didn't respond, only letting out another cry of discontent before beginning to chase after Tanjiro, Zenitsu soon joining them to chase after Tanjiro as well. Nezuko stepped away and closer to Amaya, who had pressed her fingers up against her temple in annoyance, an irk mark appearing on her forehead as Nezuko coddled up to her. The young demon hummed happily as she began to caress Amaya's hair, trying to calm her down, though the other girl was really starting to feel her patience thinning out. She shot up from her position, accidentally throwing Nezuko off her as the small demon toppled to the floor.

Tanjiro, who hadn't seen Nezuko's slip-up, tripped over his feet and fell over her, the other two soon following and finally, a pile of humans was laid out across the floor with Amaya in the middle. She glared down at the others, sending a shiver down their spines as Tanjiro sheepishly chuckled and sweat-dropped. "A-Ah, sorry about that Amaya. I hope we didn't disturb y-" Before he could finish, Amaya snatched her utensils off the floor and stomped her way outside on the porch, shutting the door loudly to make sure the others knew that she wasn't having any of it. She positioned herself down on the ground, letting out a breath of air to try and calm herself down before she continued her work in peace, listening to the boys arguing with one another behind the wall.

Slowly but surely, the sun had fully risen and Amaya's haori was finished once more, a proud nod of Amaya's head signaling that she was pleased with her work. She stood up and draped her haori over her arm, turning around and opening the door only to find an empty room, making her sigh in relief. She walked inside, neatly folding her haori and placing it somewhere safe before looking around the room, searching for something to keep her busy. She was quick to find Tanjiro's haori placed a small distance away, a few rips and shreds noticeable. Amaya groaned and waltzed over to it, grabbing it off the floor and making her way outside once more, getting to work on Tanjiro's clothing.