Set Your Heart Ablaze

Chapter 18

(Y/N) stood at the entrance of the building in front of her, eyes wide as she tried to process what was happening. Not long after she had defeated the upper moon, she had been informed that she was now a Hashira. Part of her couldn't believe that this was actually happening, not only had she managed to survive the Final Selection and become a Demon Slayer, but now she had risen through the ranks quicker than she could have ever expected. Trying to calm herself down, the young woman took a deep breath. Though, it didn't really help much. She could feel her heart racing. But despite all that, she stepped into the courtyard of the estate. There was already a group waiting for her, the other Hashira.

There was Rengoku, looking as enthusiastic as ever, and he was standing next to a taller male with white hair, he wore a headband decorated with jeweles and had red makeup around one eye. A set of blades was strapped to his back and his demon slayer uniform was sleeveless. There was also an even taller male with spiky black hair and pure white eyes. He wore beads around his neck as well as having some wrapped around his wrists. The last male of the group was shorter than the others with white hair grey eyes. His body was littered with scars, including his face. He had a scowl on his face, (Y/N) could guess that he wasn't very friendly. The last person in the group was the only other woman besides herself, she was short with a skinny frame. Her hair was in a pony tail with purple tips, it was decorated with a butterfly hair clip. She had dark purple eyes, she had a smile on her face, but something about her felt odd.

"I'm glad you've made it" a voice suddenly startled (Y/N). She turned her head to see it was the leader of the Demon Slayer Corpse, he then turned to face the group.

"My children, I would like to introduce you to (L/N) (Y/N), the new Hashira" the man spoke in a gentle voice. The young woman felt her nerve begin to go haywire as the group turned to her. Kyojuro was smiling along with a few of the others, though the white-haired male had a scowl on his face. (Y/N) bowed before greeting the group.

"It's nice to meet you all" she spoke,

"It's nice to meet you as well, you can call me Shinobu" the woman with the ponytail replied, the same smile on her face. Shinobu turned to the group, waiting for them to introduce themselves as well.

"The name's Sanemi" the angry looking white-haired male spoke, not even looking the young woman in the eye.

"I'm Uzui Tengen, the sound Hashira" the man with the jeweled headband spoke in a booming voice. (Y/N) had to admit that he was attractive, though his personality was a little much.

"You may call me Gyomei" the tallest of the group spoke, despite his size, he seemed to have a gentle personality. After the group had introduced themselves, Shinobu then looked past where they were standing.

"Tomioka, you should introduce yourself" she called out. Confused, (Y/N) looked in the same direction, surprised to see a male with black hair and blue eyes. He was dressed in a mismatched Haori and had a blank expression on his face. The male remained silent for a moment before approaching the young woman, his expression never changing.

"My name is Tomioka Giyu" he said in a blunt tone, he didn't say anything else and walked away. (Y/N) stood there awkwardly, unsure of what to say.

"Don't mind him, he's not very social" Shinobu reassured her with a friendly smile on her face. That's when the woman spoke again.

"Rengoku-san, you haven't introduced yourself" Shinobu pointed out. (Y/N) opened her mouth to speak, but Kyojuro beat her to it.

"(Y/N) and I already know each other!" He said in an enthusiastic voice as he placed a hand on the young woman's shoulder. When he did, (Y/N) felt her face go red. The group looked at the pair surprised, which only embarrassed the young woman even more.