𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

Part 47: Forever

| Source: KNY anime |

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BUTTERFLY ESTATE

"I'm leaving you for good this time, Kamado Tanjirou." Clenching hard at his jaw while saying that, Kanao continues without a hint of grief in her voice.

"Try to stand in my way and I'll end your life here and now."

They stared into each other's eyes, spectating the light to crawl out- leaving their orbs dim and dead. Tanjirou cracked his mouth open, though he hesitated and refused to believe what his ears receive. The silence was like venom to both of them, thrusting at all parts of their bodies they wanted to scream.

But then, it seemed endlessly continuing.

"Huh," Kanao sighed at his gaze, and she spared him an eye-roll. "I assume that you understood, right?"

No. . . Tanjirou silently pleads, but he couldn't provide words for it.

I don't understand why are you doing this to me, Kanao.

"Works for me," she stated and loosened her hold on Tanjirou's jaw, her action put a violent snap on Tanjirou's mind track.

"Matte (wait),"

In a blink of an eye, Kanao was slammed into the bed, Tanjirou hovering above her. Her wrists were held in a grip lock by Tanjirou, she endured her desire to run away as she was met with that face.

"Doshite (why)... doshite (why)..."

The face that she would rather die for than facing at in another moment after.

"Would it. . ." His lips are trembling, the words coming out of his mouth are almost unaudible to be heard.

Kanao continued to stare, emotionless to the sudden turn of event. She predicted this to happen, and she wouldn't let her ego go to waste.

This is for the best of us. Hang in there, Tanjirou.

I'm sorry, I couldn't fight for our love.

I don't want you to be with such woman like me.

I love you, but I can't have you.

Hang in there, Tanjirou.

Gambare... Gambare... Gamba-

A big drop of tear came down from above, and landed on Kanao's cheek- she blew a hitched gasp when Tanjirou's shoulders started shaking violently, heavy tears coursing down his cheeks and some left raining upon her deadpanned face.

"Would it... hurt... for you to just..." Tanjirou murmured in between incomplete breaths. "... give me a chance?"

Overwhelming, this kind of option to part ways with someone is indeed overwhelming. Kanao knew how much she cherished this man before her, how much she wanted to stand by his side forever.

Forever.

She slowly blinked to swallow back the tears from forming in her eyes.

"It wouldn't hurt me," came her cold reply. "But it would surely hurt you."

"I don't want you to leave," that was his signal of saying I don't care of getting hurt. His grips around her only tightened and it made her shiver.