Kaigaku and Zenitsu

chapter 20

In the mindscape

Nezuko was currently in the forest where she turned into a demon.

"Do you really think they can defeat Muzan, Kaigaku?" Nezuko asked, "I'm not so sure Nezuko, but there is a high chance they will" Kaigaku said sitting on the rock infront of her.

Nezuko looked worried, "yeah their may be a high chance, but what will be the cost if we defeat him?" She asked, Kaigaku turned quiet "there is a cost to it, and I don't know who is going to survive but if Muzan dies that's the end to demons and people won't loose their happiness" Kaigaku said.

"But what happens if our brothers die?" Nezuko asked as tears started to form, "they won't die" Kaigaku replied back, "how can you be so sure!?" Nezuko cried, Kaigaku sighed as he jumped down to be eye level with her "Look Nezuko if they ever die, I promise I will take care of you when we're human again" he said, Nezuko looked up at him sniffling "promise?" She asked, Kaigaku nodded "promise" he replied back, Nezuko then hugged him and he hugged back.

The snow then started to swirl around covering both of them.

Back in the real world

"I CANT TAKE ANYMORE OF THIS"

Aoi sighed as Zenitsu was crying pathetically in bed, "we go through this every day, your the most injured Zenitsu!" She said, "take this medicine this instant!" She scolded as Zenitsu was holding the cup with his tiny limbs.

Aoi turned to Tanjiro "good grief, Tanjiro this will be your medicine" she said, one of the little girls walked forward and handed it to him, "thanks" Tanjiro smiled drinking the medicine.

"HEY! Tanjiro's medicine goes down that easy huh? Is that right?" Zenitsu cried, "I see it's different from mine! I call favoritism!" Zenitsu wailed loudly.

"Hey Zenitsu this is a medical ward! Please quiet down" Tanjiro said trying to calm down Zenitsu.

"You all seem lively!" A voice came to which Zenitsu doesn't recognize at all but Tanjiro does.

Zenitsu looked behind him and saw a plain looking guy, "who the heck is he?" Zenitsu thought, but Tanjiro immediately smiled.

"Murata!" He smiled, "hey!" Murata greeted pulling a small stool to sit on to talk to Tanjiro.

"Are you all right?" Tanjiro asked, "well I came close to getting melted away, but I made it somehow I heard you guys got banged up pretty good" Murata replied back, "yeah it's going to take awhile to recover" Tanjiro sighed.

Murata looked at Inosuke who was passed out, "I guess the wild boar damaged his throat" Murata said "why is he unresponsive?" Murata asked, "could please leave him alone he went through a lot" Tanjiro said, "but it's so unusual for him to be so listless" Murata said.

Zenitus looked at them both before speaking up, "hey Tanjiro, who is that?" He asked "he fought on Mt Naguamuto with us, he's a friend" Tanjiro said, "I'm Murata nice to meet you" he said introducing himself.

"What happened to your arms?" He asked, "I almost got turned into a spider, that's why my arms and legs are short" he explained, Aoi then popped up holding out medicine "and that's why you need to take this medicine!" She said making Zenitsu cry.

"But it taste so gross!" He complained, Aoi then got in his face "don't come crying to me then, when your arms and legs don't return to normal!" She said, "so cruel!! That's a cruel thing to say!" Zenitsu wailed, "you don't know how good you have it!" Aoi yelled.

"You know if you take this medicine and get lots of sunlight there won't be any lasting affects right?" She said but Zenitsu again protested and got up jumping over Inosuke and running with his short legs, "I can't do it!" He cried as he went behind Tanjiro.