𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍┊͙ ˘͈ᵕ˘͈ ᴷᴺʸ ˣ ᴿᴱᴬᴰᴱᴿ

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒

[content warning: short chapter]

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3ʀᴅ ᴘᴏᴠ (◍•ᴗ•◍)

A day after leaving Lady Tamayo and Yushiro, Tanjiro met a blonde haired boy named Zenitsu Agatsuma. He was a very peculiar boy and he cried a lot for a Demon Slayer.

The two of them ventured into the Tsuzumi Mansion, and ended up encountering a member of one of the Twelve Kizuki.

The demon had been slain after hours of vigorous fighting, and the two emerged victorious. Inside the mansion, they met another Demon Slayer, who wore a boar mask everywhere and anywhere.

The three new companions left the mansion and have now made a stop at a Wisteria House, a place where Demon Slayers can rest and heal before they slay more demons.

It was the middle of the night. The three boys had eaten, and were ready to head to bed. The three were all laying in bed in peaceful silence, that is until Zenitsu rose from his sleeping position with a heavy sigh.

"Hey Tanjiro, there's something I've been meaning to ask you." He sat up properly, his eyes to the floor as he continued, "You're travelling with demons, what is that about?"

Tanjiro slightly gasped at his question, but he knew he had to tell him sooner rather than later. He rose up from the bed and gently smiled, "Zenitsu... you knew, and you still protected the box. You really are a great guy, you know that? Thank you."

Zenitsu's face exploded as a blush made its way onto his face, "You don't have to compliment me like that!" He giggled as he rolled around on his bed.

Tanjiro ignored his weirdness and pointed to his nose, "I've got a keen sense of smell. That's how I knew from the start, how kind you are, Zenitsu... and how strong you are."

Zenitsu immediately stopping gushing and sat up, staring at the hanafuda boy with blank yellow eyes, "Hey, I'm not that strong. You're just teasing me now. I haven't forgiven you for stopping me from bringing Shoichi along."

"Uh, but I— that's— we'll—" Tanjiro was attempting to explain himself but was cut off from rustling coming from a certain box.

Zenitsu heard the rustling and let out a girly scream, while he screamed, Tanjiro tried to reassure him that everything was okay. That only made Zenitsu scream even louder.

The box creaked open and Zenitsu was screaming even louder, "It's not even locked?!" He yelled as Tanjiro tried to shush him.

He ran around the room screaming "Protect me! Someone protect me!" only to get kicked in the chin and was sent flying across the room, he landed next to the box with a loud thud.

A small pale hand emerged out of the box, Zenitsu squealed like a pig and ran to the closet, trying to fit himself inside.

Nezuko's shrunken figure crawled out of the box, she quickly surveyed the room before looking back inside the box.

After a few moments, another demon crawled out, and Zenitsu stopped trying to climb the closet, his body frozen with shock.

This demon looks even younger than the one that came out before!

He thought to himself while Tanjiro smiled at the two demons like it was the most normal scenario in the world.

"Hey Nezuko, good morning [Name]." Tanjiro smiled softly.

Nezuko stood up from her crawling position and began rapidly growing in size. Once she stood fully, she was at her regular height once again.

[Name], however, started crawling towards Zenitsu's unoccupied futon. The demon child crawled under the covers and clutched a temari ball that was frozen in a cube of ice.

Tanjiro gave [Name] gentle head pats while Zenitsu was too busy gawking at Nezuko's beauty.

"Zenitsu..." Tanjiro removed his hand from [Name]'s head and turned to Nezuko, "Nezuko and [Name] are my—"

"Tanjiro..." The red headed boy was interrupted by Zenitsu, who sounded really really angry, "You didn't..."

Tanjiro nervously gulped. An electrifying atmosphere filled the room, making [Name] jolt as they tried to return to sleep.

"Tell me you didn't..." Zenitsu lifted up his face, revealing his eyes that were filled with hatred, "Just who do you think you are?"

Tanjiro gasped nervously as Zenitsu's electric aura increased.

"So, you've been travelling with a girl this cute?" Zenitsu began to grip his fingers tightly, "With a girl this cute in tow, you've been travelling in pure bliss day after day, huh?"

"Zenitsu, it's not like—"

"Well then why did I bear all that pain and suffering?! Tanjiro you jerk! You getting to be all "ohh~" and "ahh~" with a cutie is not what I was toiling away for! I did not put myself in harms way to get myself kicked and pummelled BY A CRAZY BOAR GUY!!"

"Zenitsu, calm down!" Tanjiro raised his hands in defense, "What's gotten into you all of a sudden!"

"DO YOU THINK I JOINED THE DEMON SLAYER CORPS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ALL SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS?! GUYS LIKE YOU GOTTA BE PURGED! IMMEDIATELY!"

Zenitsu pulled out his yellow sword and unsheathed it, "I will finally make you pay for thwarting my marriage, as well as sending my protector and saviour Shoichi home." He pulled his sword back, ready to plunge it into Tanjiro's chest, "Don't ever underestimate the Corps!"

This went on for some time.

Zenitsu eventually calmed down after an hour.

He slept on the floor because he didn't have the heart to move the child out of his bed.

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𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭

‗ ❍ 𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐤𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨 [𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞] 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐱.

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please let me know if I made any errors, I was very tired when I made this chapter </3