My eyes became an instant waterfall. "I love you too, Shinobu."
I remember the night she died, my body was already in agonizing pain. Hearing her crow announce her death brought my entire world down. I lost so many people that night, and most importantly I lost her.
As I broke out into a full sob, my breathing became desperate and all the good and bad memories recollected inside my head. I didn't let any moment I spent with her slip from my mind, "Every time I trace back to the past, I was always at my happiest when I was with you."
She was so kind, beautiful, and like no other. She knew how to make me smile, even if the world wasn't being the friendliest. Between the Pillars, I always felt like the 'fake Hashira' in the group. But, fuck, she made me forget it all and live in the moment.
I often visit her grave, even if it's been years after her passing. Leaving flowers, cleaning up. Sometimes I'd bring Kanao & Tanjiro, but most of the time I sat by her alone, talking to the moon.
Overtime, my grief began to heal. But healing never meant I was willing to forget her completely. Her sweet little eyes, her smile. Those fuzzy memories mess with my temper.
I remember after the battle with Muzan, I ran to go see if the crow was mistaken, and she perhaps was still alive. Unfortunately, my worst nightmare came true. Absorbed. No trace left, no corpse. Just a sword, Haori, and Butterly pin. I vividly remember picking up her Haori, and hugged it as I denied her death inside my head.
Kanao had left me half of her butterfly pin, and she attached the other half to Kanae's hair piece. I kept it in a jewelry box right besides her letters on my bookcase.
I look at the letter multiple times, my cries growing stronger. I notice on the paper, dried droplets of water were visible. 'Her tears..' I found my fingers running over the water stains.
I realize the letter wasn't the only thing inside the envelope, I took the item inside out. 'The pin I bought her for her 19th birthday...' I clenched both the letter and the hairpin to my chest.
The clock struck midnight, I felt a shiver go through my body. A shift of tiredness evoked, and my skin felt cold. Despite these symptoms, I didn't feel any pain. I sat in my chair, as I started to feel each cell and part of my body shutting down.
My grip on the two objects in my hands remained hard, and I closed my eyes from the world one last time.
"I'll see you soon, Shinobu Kocho."
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HER LETTERS || GIYUSHINO
FanfictionA series of letters Shinobu sent to Giyuu throughout the course of their friendship. On his 25th birthday, he decides to reread her letters one last time before his time runs out. As he reads, Shinobu's crow delivers him one final letter. !MANGA SP...
