Do It For Him

We Can Get Through This, I'll Do The Hardest Part With You

  Zenitsu sits on the edge of his bed, looking at a news report. They found the body of Gyutaro, calling the man who did this a monster. They found all the bodies, in fact. They didn't show any pictures, but the police are after him. He knows that. Now, Zenitsu is a liability. He should leave the mafia. It's easier for Uzui to stay hidden. He's more important-

No.

Zenitsu's important too. But if someone else is in danger, he'd rather protect them instead, even if it isn't just Uzui. Tanjirou, Kanao, Nezuko, everyone else here is in danger of being found out. Zenitsu can survive on his own, he's done it for a while. He may be a child, but he is not a naive one. He looks at Chuntaro, tilting his head.

"What should I do?" He mumbles, getting up to pat Chuntaro's head. "I'm an inconvenience. It'll be easier if I just leave, don't you think?" He sighs. He grabs his bag and packs a few things. Money, about a year's worth, two knives, and a gun with a suppressor.

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He walks through the all familiar forest. He's not exactly sure where he's going, but he'll just play it by ear. Chuntaro is extremely angry, he's been chirping and hitting him this whole time.

"Do I have to get you a cage, seriously?!"

He's walking across the busy streets of Tokyo. The noise is something he's not used to, and with his sensitive hearing, it makes his head hurt. He puts his headphones on and listens to music. It drowns out everything, making it easier to concentrate. He sees a news headline on one of the TV's.

!WANTED!

MURDERER ON THE LOOSE

AROUND 162 CM

HE WEARS A RED FOX-LIKE MASK

HE'S VERY DANGEROUS, STAY OUT OF SIGHT IF YOU SEE HIM

CALL THE NEAREST POLICE STATION AND INFORM US IMMEDIATELY

Zenitsu stares at it, blinking a few times. He sighs, rolling his eyes. The police really want to catch him, huh? Good luck, idiots.

  Zenitsu keeps walking, nowhere in particular. It's been a while, and Chuntaro isn't happy. He sees a store, and in the window is a bird stuffed animal. It looks exactly like Chuntaro. He wants it. No, he needs it. He knows he needs to use his money sparingly, but he really wants it. He gives in and heads straight for it. There's a girl working at the counter, she smiles and he blushes.

There's two stuffed animals, one's bigger than the other. He's stuck in a dilemma for a while, honestly thinking hard about it. He feels a finger tap his shoulder, he shrieks and drops them both.

"Excuse me," Zenitsu turns around, the girl at the counter is there. "Is that a real bird?" Zenitsu jolts, he forgot about Chuntaro, who is resting peacefully on his head. He cups him in his hands.

"I-I'm sorry! I'll leave if you want-"

"No! Please, stay!" Zenitsu blushes as Chuntaro cuddles in his hands. "Can I hold it, are they friendly?" Zenitsu thinks, is he friendly? Probably.

"Sure, he's not nice to me, though." She laughs as Zenitsu hands him to her. She smiles and starts petting his head.

A crowd starts to form. Zenitsu starts panicking. He doesn't want all this attention! This is really, really bad!

Damn it, Chuntaro, why are you so cute?!

Zenitsu doesn't want to just snatch him and call it a day. They all look so happy. He is a little jealous of people holding his bird, but he ignores that. People ask him questions and he's getting sweaty and nervous. Zenitsu finally says that he needs to go and goes to grab him. She looks sad, but she hands him back. Zenitsu goes for the door.