Runaway (KNY x BNHA x Reader Crossover) ONGOING

6. requiem

-chapter six, let's goooo (fun fact, this was originally chapter 4, but i sliced each chapter in half since they were too long)
-Fun fact: I asked my mum to purchase me the My Hero Academia: Ultra Analysis for Christmas. I wanted it specifically for the purpose of writing this story (I needed info on the characters).
-I ended up bookmarking plenty pages in the book (lmao why am I so dedicated?) I have to make up two essays because I was sick from school for a week.
-May Akaza give me the strength to keep pushing forward lmao
-omg those notes are from last school year, how long have i been writing this fanfic for???

'I try, but I fall, close my mind, turn it off
But I can't be sober, I cannot sleep
You've got your peace now, but what about me?'
-You Said You'd Grow Old With Me, Michael Schulte

The revitalizing scent of mint and freshly cut melon filled the kitchen as (Y/n) chopped away. Cicadas chirped in the backyard, right by the engawa where Tanjiro had cut the grass only hours ago in the morning. It wasn't often Slayers enjoyed the solace of personal time, but when they did, each second was cherished to the last minute.

(Y/n) poured four cups of mint lemon tea, ice cubes clacking around sharply. Sunlight shined upon her cheeks, yellow rays of summer warmth that left sweat trailing down her brow. The ice box had come in handy--an amazing device close to the modern refrigerator.

"Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke!"

A shout of 'coming!' came from the gardens. The boys thundered in with a group of giggles and jests, hands flailing about as the shoji doors closed shut with a 'BANG!'. Tanjiro made sure to catch the door before it snapped in its rails. "That was close..."

"Inosuke," growled Zenitsu with a scowl, "you should be more careful not to break (Y/n)'s doors!" A boar-like laugh escaped Inosuke's lips in response. When Zenitsu childishly shoved him away from the doorway, he fell to the ground on all fours and crawled to the kitchen like a wild rendition of Gollum.

(Y/n) rolled her eyes. "You all have too much energy for such a hot day. Even you, Tanjiro. How long have you been preening my garden?" He sheepishly took a seat at the table as (Y/n) set down the tray of iced tea. "Since you said I could."

"Which was around?"

"Ten this morning." He let out a long sigh and gratefully took the tea, ice cubes singing their song. "It's just your garden looks so pretty, (Y/n). You had some weeds growing so I wanted to help." (Y/n) raised a brow. She put away the kitchen knife with a precarious twirl and set down a plate of cooled melon. "For two hours straight? You work too hard, Tanjiro. It's alright to give it a rest, even when I do appreciate it."

The cicadas seemed to buzz louder at this, as if to agree in some odd way. The sun filtering through the open windows made the summer heat wave hit ten fold. Inosuke stuffed his face with a fistful of melon, chewing noisily. "Yeah," --he swallowed and it was a miracle he hadn't choked-- "even I get sick in hot weather like this. Also, how'd you keep this cold, Senpai?"

Senpai--that was the title (Y/n) resorted to since Inosuke could never get her name right. He somehow understood how to say that word, yet not her name after hundreds of tries. "I was gifted something called an 'ice box'. A friend got it for me from Tokyo while on a trip. It keeps ice cold so you can use it all summer."

Tanjiro'd eyes lit up. He was such a country bumpkin. "Wow! That's really cool!" Inosuke stuffed his mouth with more melon in agreement, nodding along. "I dwont underswjad bwut yeah!"

Zenitsu sent him a pointed look. "Can you stop eating like that? It's disgusting."

The chatter bounced between light conversation, and the merry topics of in-season plants (Y/n) had growing out back. The mention of Kyojurou came up, then flew to the topic of Upper Moon Three: Akaza. It had been a few weeks since the encounter, yet the wounds upon (Y/n)'s heart lay fresh and bloodied.