Blazing Heart

Origin

Darkness, despair, it was all I knew for so long. Deep in my core, I was empty, until he came along and filled my life with light.

R: Wakeup, Princess, we must depart soon if we don't want to be tardy.

"Where are we going? The Master's meeting won't begin for quite some time. "

R: Right, but before the meeting, someone's been brought up on charges. They are to be put on trial.

"I love a good trial. What did they do?"

R: From what I've heard, the boy has been traveling with a demon.

"And he's not dead yet? This I gotta see." Kyojuro took my hand and gently helped me sit up.

R: Slowly. You're on bed rest, remember? No strenuous movements or activities allowed.

"Yeah, I remember." My name is (F/N) Fukuhara and I am the Earth Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. The lovable oaf telling me to be careful, that would be my husband, Kyojuro Rengoku. Kyojuro is my husband, kind of, if you use the term loosely. You see we're "married" informally. Master pronounced us man and wife, but we never had a formal ceremony or filled out the paperwork. I live in Sun Palace with Kyojuro when I'm at headquarters, but most of the time Kyojuro and I are on separate missions.

We've been married for two years, twenty four months to this day. And out of those twenty four months I think we spent about twelve of them together. If we're lucky we get to spend two consecutive months together, but if we're unlucky, like we normally are, Master would allow us to meet at the Sun Palace for three days every other month. One to arrive and say hello, one to spend time together and one to say goodbye before our next assignment. While I don't love being injured, I do appreciate the fact that I get to spend more time with Kyojuro when I am. The injury I currently have isn't bad, it's just a broken arm and two messed up ribs. I'd heal up soon, but until then, I was stuck at headquarters. Hopefully, if I was lucky, I would be able to heal before Kyojuro got assigned to another mission. I loved being at the Sun Palace; even when he wasn't around, I could still see traces of him and make him feel close. The more our relationship progressed, the more the Sun Palace became home. The Earth Manor, on the other hand, continued to feel bigger and emptier every night I spent there alone.

Kyojuro and I are getting officially married soon. The papers have been signed, and they're going to be delivered by crow as soon as we get Kyojuro's father's blessing. We asked Master for a small break to go receive Kyojuro's father's blessing. It was time. Our break was granted, so soon, everything would be right in the world. As we walked hand in hand to the main estate, everyone seemed to have appeared, but they seemed to be a little tense.

R: Apologies for the late arrival.

Shinobu Kocho: The Earth and Flame Hashira have arrived, you may wake the boy.

"I feel kind of bad for him. He's real beat up."

??: Wake up, I said wake up, Hey, can you even hear me? COME ON! GET UP. ARE YOU GONNA SLEEP ALL DAY? WAKE THE HELL UP WILL YA? YOU'RE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HASHIRA.

Tengen Uzui: I heard he was a Demon Slayer, with a demon in tow. I was expecting someone with a little more flare. Too bad.

R: We must see that this boy is put on trial to be judged. So, it shall be!

??: What? Who are these people?

??: DON'T OPEN YOUR MOUTH UNTIL YOU'RE TOLD! DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE IN THE PRESENCE OF? THESE ARE THE HASHIRA.