{My Dear} {A Demon Slayer FanFic}

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Yes. There are spoilers for if you haven't read the manga or watched season two. And yes. The chapters are in English and Arabic. You get free lesson for numbers in Arabic. Also I'm giving Zenitsu that kinda of like, big brother moment- so yeah. Big brother Zenitsu moment because I need sleep- Anyways, please do comment idc what it is :')

NOTE
*STRONG LANGUAGE
*BULLYING(I don't know what counts for verbal abuse-)

Tanjiro sighed as he sat down in the room he was given. It was small but nice, and it smelt lively enough. Among all the new scents of new people, there was a sweet one coming from right behind him. He turned his head towards the door to see a little girl standing there. She had her hair up in two high pony tails with some thick bangs, her hair was black with a slight bit of maroon-ish brown in the middle and a few strand of hair at the top of her head was a mint-ish green. Her eyes were also a light green, though they looked incredibly dull, like a doll. She wore a blue and black kimono styled dress, black and blue stockings, with a small leaf in her hair. The girl was very small and fragile looking, almost as if held to roughly she'd shatter. Like a porcelain doll.

"Hello! Are you ok? Does anyone need help?" Tanjiro asked, wanting to help the girl and at the same time stay on task.

The girl just stared at him before nodding. Tanjiro smiled and stood up, walking over to her by the door.

"Shall we go then?" He offered, the girl just stared at him before nodding again.

The two walked down the halls. Occasionally the girl would look over her shoulder, then look back and adjust her bangs. After a few minutes of doing this, Tanjiro became slightly worried that her bangs were making her uncomfortable or something else of the sort.

"Are you alright? Do you need a clip to move your bangs back?" He asked, trying to look to see if he had a clip or something to lend to the girl.

The girl who froze at his words and shook her head sternly. Tanjiro just nodded, still concerned for the girl however. Eventually they made it to the master of the house who proceeded to give Tanjiro a list of chores. The girl just waited for a moment before bowing and walking away.

What an odd girl, Tanjiro thought as he continued to pick up a bunch of suit cases that the head of the house told him to put away.

The head of the house huffed as he watched the girl turn the corner. He was annoyed by the girl, he'd say it to her face to if he wasn't so scared.

"Who is she?" Tanjiro asked.

"Oh her?" The master questioned, pointing in the direction of the girl, "We don't know her name, she wanders around three of the houses constantly. It's rather annoying. It's like no one puts her to use long enough to stay in a single house. The thing is too young to use for money. She's utterly useless in most aspects as she doesn't do any chores, she just sits and watches the other girls."

The master continued to talk with harsh words about the child. As he was doing so, the girl came back. She stared at him, and he stared at her before feeling more than just annoyed.

"What do you want you damn brat?!" The man yelled. Winced, he hated not knowing what to do. If he talked back he could get kicked out, and that would do no good for the mission.

The girl just looked at him before nodding once more. The man shivered as Tanjiro started to worry of the girl was mute or ill, that would make it rather hard to get treatment in this area if she couldn't work due to being ill.

"Aneue wants to pay you visit sir." The soft, timid yet angelic voice stated. It left no room for argument, and sent chills down the two men's spines.

"I-I'm sorry- What did- what have you- who is your aneue?" The man fumbled with his words.

"Oni-san would like to talk to you as well." And with that, she left.
Tanjiro and the men stood there in shock, as they watched the girl leave the building.

Meanwhile, things with Zenitsu, weren't going as great as he'd hope. After Tengen had just thrown him away, he was filled with rage for that damn sound pillar. The thunder breathing user was walking down the corridor, contemplating what he should do next as he realized he spent quite a bit of time playing the shamisen and koto instead of searching for Hinatsuru. What was he supposed to do if he found her, show her his shamisen skills? He let out as soft sigh as he continued to walk, as young girls around his age ran by, as a small girl walked up to him.

He knew she was following him. Zenitsu had heard the front door to the house open, and heard the footsteps of a child coming closer to him. Though he only stopped when he felt a tug on his sleeve. Zenitsu stopped to look at the girl, who's eyes seemed eerily empty, but her sound was kind and soft, and held no danger to be wary of.

"Ah, can I help you?" Zenitsu asked once he realized she wasn't talking.

The latter shook her head and stared at him. No, she was staring as his hair. It took a couple of moments for Zenitsu to realize that the poor girl's face was covered in dirt.

"Did you trip outside?" He asked, bending down to wipe her face with a cloth. The girl nodded, she had been running to get to the house on time, she was late to see her sister. A time of the day the little girl cherished. In her hurry she tripped over her feet and fell, hitting the ground. She wanted to cry, but remembered what her brother had told her, so she bit her lip and continued on. Her hair had also gotten messed up, though she only fixed her bangs, as that was all she could do, her sister did her hair. The little girl just didn't want to seem so out of place today, she knew that her sister's boss had visited, and didn't want to be a bother over anything. She already had done something wrong today but upsetting the house master of the Kyogoku house and causing her sister and brother to talk to him later.

Zenitsu however decided to help the girl tidy up, helping fix her dress like kimono. He picked up a brushed ran it through her hair, avoiding her bangs after she covered them with her small hands, understanding that they were fine compared to everything else. He wrapped the ribbons in her hair for her pig tails and adjusted her left clip to sit just right in her hair without messing with her bangs.

"There you go, all better right?" Zenitsu asked when he finished. The girl stared at the mirror before looking back at the latter and nodding her head. The small girl stood up and bowed before dashing off. Zenitsu smiled as he watched the girls footsteps tapped against the wooden floors of the house.

What a sweet girl, he thought, not as sweet as Nezuko of course! But still, very sweet.

Published:
4-24-2022
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