The normal | Yandere Demon Slayer

CHAPTER 5, "STAY"

THE NORMAL
CHAPTER 5, "STAY."

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[NAME] WAS PARALYZED after the head of the demon was dissolved into nothing. Strands of her hair was lifted up due to the electrical charges of his attack.

What the fuck.

Zenitsu got up from his dramatic position, sliding back his sword into the case as the bubble from his nose suddenly popped.

With a startle from waking up, his head slowly turned behind him. The demons head slightly rolled towards him with the tongue cut off.

Then, it was a moment of silence.

"Gyahhh! It's dead!" He yelled, jumping up from his spot as a wave of shivers crawled into his body.

[Name] with her shocked state couldn't help but let out a defeated sigh, dropping onto her knees while she looked on the ground.

He... decapitated it.

"All of the sudden, it's dead?! What the hell? I can't take this!" Zenitsu continued with hugging himself in a tight grip.

Shoichi, on the other hand had a deadpan look on his face like he couldn't believe what he just saw.

The demons body slowly started to dissolve into ashes until it was completely gone.

Zenitsu suddenly gasped as he saw his two companions; Yun and Shoichi.

"Y.. don't tell me you both.." He trailed off with a hand in front of him.

In a flash, he hugged both of them in a desperate way with tears falling down his eyes.

"Thank you guys! You saved my life!" A cry left his throat with his grip tightening on the both of them.

[Name], who is being suffocated from his death grip suddenly had tears forming in her eyes. It wasn't about how she was happy to see him alive, but how guilty she felt.

She didn't even care that he was hugging her.

She was about to leave him to die.

Shoichi held a mortified look towards Zenitsu.

"B-but you.." He trailed off, tilting his head in confusion.

Zenitsu let go of Shoichi, looking up at him with teary eyes.

"Huh? Did you say something?" He asked quietly. Even his expression held such innocence that it looked like he didn't know that he was the one who killed the creature.

"Z.. Zenitsu." [Name] quietly called, her eyes looking down. She couldn't even muster the courage to look him in the eyes.

Zenitsu quickly turned towards her direction, removing his arm from her neck.

"Yun-chan?" He questioned.

There was a moment of pause at the atmosphere. [Name]'s lips were shaking as her hand slowly closed in a tight fist.

I can never forgive myself.

[Name] lifted up her head, and gave out one of her best genuine smiles she could pull up. Her eyes were closed so he wouldn't see the guilt that lies in them.

"Thank you, Zenitsu. You saved me and Shoichi."

Her words had flow so gently it was almost comparable to calm waves in an ocean. There was no stutter, no hesitation. Just a pure genuine tone which was hard to get from her.