Slayers in a Demon's World {Demon Slayer x The Promised Neverland}

024: Fighting Together

Credit to image: no-kan

Hasn't been proof-read~ Please point out any typos etc. Sorry I've been away for so long, I think I have covid. Recently been having headaches - probably from stress cause I have three days of Naplan up ahead and maths tests...

5/7/24 - edited

"Soon after... we were all hurried into doing jobs!" Tanjiro's mind flickered to the couple of days where they were locked in a room, sweeping all the dusty cabinets and attacking the spider webs. We had fun sometimes... but it put us at a big disadvantage! "As if... as if we were being punished!"

"Emma... never spared us any time... and all of your attitudes changed!" Gilda shook uncontrollably at the table when Emma turned around nervously. Gilda was an emotional person, a caring soul who always reached out to others in need. It hurt so much to see them run away every break time... the caramel-eyed girl snivelled. "It gradually became a hassle just to hang around you and ask... anything..."

Suddenly, it all came crashing down and Gilda threw her head into Emma's chest, bawling her eyes out and she continued to sob. Mitsuri gasped as a loud cry was muffled against Emma's shirt, and the mint-eyed girl hurried over to the duo so she could comfort the ten-year-old.

"We're really sorry..." Y/n whispered in apology, guilt crashing over her.

She didn't feel the words she said.

It was always like this. Y/n somehow... struggled to feel emotions. When she wanted something dearly, she reached her hand out and chased after it. When the object or desire found its way into her hands, she never felt any exhilaration.

It was odd.

Were those years of training to be a demon slayer... eating at her?

At her soul?

I'm so sorry for making you worry so much... Gilda! Emma ruffled the green clump of hair in her hands, stroking it softly to calm her friend down.

"Emma..." Muichiro murmured from the corner of the room. "Did you see... the blond girl get sold off... to those bad guys?"

Emma jolted uneasily, her other hand reaching to pat Gilda's back unintentionally.

"They said they didn't make it in time," Giyuu inconspicuously looked at Emma, which she nodded in confirmation back at him.

He looks so gloomy it really annoys me! Shinobu hissed under her breath. At least show some empathy, Tomioka-san. These children are hearing about a vicious truth for the first time!

"Wait a minute! Could it be that... Conny..." Don's inhale was incredibly sharp that it sounded like all the air was sucked out of the room. He lurched for Norman, latching his hands onto the albino's shoulders. "She's okay, right?! SHE'S SAFE, RIGHT?"

No no no... Conny was TOO young to die! Don was pissed at Norman as he blinked unamused, his icy eyes holding little emotion. This isn't the Norman I used to know.

"Come on, Don! Let's play with the balls!" Norman cheered from outside the house. The sun was shining even brighter than before.

"Here, you can have this one, and I'll take the spikey one!" The albino's innocent voice was an odd addition to his incredible IQ. But Don didn't care. His friend was his friend, and was probably a better friend than the one who was sitting under the tree reading.

"We don't know."

Ray immediately returned to the conversation, cracking his neck as he spun around to look at Norman and Don. Seriously? He's not going to tell them?