Do It For Him

Human

    "Zenitsu! Is Zenitsu okay?!" Uzui is holding Zenitsu in his arms, like someone holding their child. Tanjirou is losing his shit, looking at every injury.

    "We need to get him to Tamayo!" Uzui yells, bolting down the hallway. Tanjirou runs after him, looking at the blood dripping to the ground.

    "What happened!? Is Zenitsu-"

    "Shut up!" Tanjirou heard Uzui scream, and it startled him. He's never heard his scream like that, with such desperation. He hears Uzui mumble something to Zenitsu, but he can't hear him. "Tamayo, I need help!" She takes one look at him and doesn't hesitate.

    "Set him here! Quickly!" Zenitsu has a gentle look on his face. It looks comforted, at peace.

    "Is he dead?!" Tanjirou screams.

    "Not yet!" Tamayo yells. She takes his shirt off. "Jesus," she whispered. "What did he do?"
She looks at his torso, honestly at a loss. She shakes her head, looking at what she should do first. There's a big glass shard in his chest. She stares at it and starts to exhale. Calm down.

  Zenitsu blinks his eyes open. He looks at her with glassy eyes.
  "Hey, I'm going to give you some pain relief, alright? Please, shut your eyes again." Zenitsu looks at Uzui.
"Open your mouth for me," He turns his face away. "Zenitsu-kun, please," He groans and glares at her. She looks at Uzui, and he walks over.

    "Zenitsu-kun, please cooperate with her." Zenitsu looks at him with watery eyes and shakes his head. "Please, do it for me." Zenitsu purses his lips.
  "Heh, even now you choose to argue with me. Zenitsu, I'm giving you an order. Now, listen to her." Zenitsu has the audacity to roll his eyes. He opens his mouth, though. She places a pill on his tongue. He makes a strange face.

    "Well, um, it's good he's still acting somewhat normal, even with the blood loss. It's actually very interesting."

    "Just help him, god dammit." She laughs.

    "Alright, Zenitsu-kun! Let's get down to business."

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    "How long has he been asleep?" Tanjirou asks, he's sitting next to Uzui.

  They're next to Zenitsu's bed. He hasn't moved or made a noise. Luckily, he's breathing on his own. Uzui is staring at his face. He walks next to the bed and frowns. He looks around the room. The bed was fluffy, and a pretty beige color. The walls were an off-white. There were two curtains at the end of the bed, and two at the front of the bed, all tied by pearls. There were soft lights that looked flattering on his face.

    "I don't know. Zenitsu protected me and I stood there and did nothing."

    "Uzui-sama.... he was doing his job, and he did! He did his job and saved you!" Uzui groans and turns around.

    "No, I went to save him. Not for him, to save me! I can protect myself, and yet he protected me instead. Sure, he did save me, but I didn't want that!" Uzui holds his forehead in his hand.

    "Fuck, and now look. The last thing we did was fight." Tanjirou puts his hand on his shoulder. Uzui looks at him with fretful eyes. Tanjirou smiles and looks at Zenitsu.

    "He'll be okay. He'll probably kill me later for saying this but, the only reason he lives, is for you. He has nobody, nothing else to live for. You saved him, now he's paying you back with his undying loyalty."

  Uzui's eyes widen. He looks at Zenitsu again. He still hasn't moved. He smiles and touches his face, his eyelashes flutter. He leans into it, and Uzui and Tanjirou look at each other, honestly astounded. Tanjirou looks at his watch.