The Unknown Hashira (Demon Slayer x Reader)

[10: Earrings of Fear]

⚠Spoiler Warning!!⚠

This chapter will contain a bit of a spoiler so read at your own risk!!

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It's been days since Rengoku died, and Tanjiro with the others started training to be stronger. So right now, all of them are in Y/n's place since they were able to recover from their wounds. They started training on their breathing style to strengthen and find ways to expand it. 

While training, Y/n realized that Tanjiro was having a hard time with his breathing. The hashira noticed that Tanjiro's body doesn't want to cooperate with the water breathing, Y/n also realized that the sword he just got already has some small chips on it. Which is not good. 

Since Y/n noticed those things, they asked Tanjiro to come into their room after the training session. Tanjiro just finished up and immediately went into Y/n's room, seeing the hashira drinking some tea. 

"Y/n-san, you called for me? Is something the matter?" He asked, the hashira nodded making him shocked. "Is it something that I did? If I do something wrong, I'm sorry-" He was cut off since the hashira started talking. 

"No, it's not your fault. I just noticed some things with your breathing. It seems to not match with your body." Y/n said and Tanjiro sighed, relieved that it was nothing bad that he did. "If your body doesn't want to accept water breathing, that means there is another breathing suited for you. We must figure that out so your swords and skills will be refined." 

"My family has a dance that's called Hinokami Kagura," Tanjiro said, and Y/n looked at him, listening in. "My father would always dance it every night even if it's snowing," Tanjiro said,

As he explains everything, Y/n noticed his earrings. While Tanjiro is talking, Y/n started thinking about the earrings and will remember their brother is looking for them. Y/n will then remember why Muzan hates Tanjiro, because of his earrings! 

"Tanjiro, sorry to cut you off while you're telling your story, but can I ask you something?" Tanjiro nodded and waited for the question. "Do you remember who gave you those earrings? Or do you know who gave it to your parents?" Y/n asked, pointing at the hanafuda earrings. 

"Oh, these earrings have been passed down on us for centuries, so we don't know who gave them to us," Tanjiro said as he held the earrings. "My father did say that I should pass this down to my offspring." 

"Tanjiro, can I hold that for a second?" Tanjiro looked up and hesitated but still took off the earrings. Y/n touched the earrings and immediately felt a shiver down their spine, smirking. "So this is the thing you're scared of?" Y/n murmured, and they looked at Tanjiro again. 

"Can I borrow this for a bit Tanjiro? Just for tonight, I'll bring it back after a while." Y/n saw that Tanjiro doesn't look that convinced by that and sighed. "It's okay, you can take it back. I don't even need to do what I hoped to do." 

"Are you sure, Y/n-san? I-i mean, you can borrow it if you want-" Tanjiro cut himself off when he felt such an intense aura of someone behind him, it was like telling him to stop whatever he will say. He looked behind him and saw no one, getting more weirded out. "W-well, on second thought, my father did say to never let this go. So, I'm sorry, Y/n-san." 

Y/n realized that something held Tanjiro back making them chuckle a bit. "I guess his father's influence on him is greater than I thought." Y/n thought, feeling the intense aura that Tanjiro's father gave. It seems like even after death, their family can never fall apart.