|~Petals~| --Demon Slayer X Reader Oneshots

Death Is Final

Request: no

Pairing: Giyu Tomioka X reader

Warnings: mentions of suicide, almost suicide

I was walking with Shinobu as we discussed the rest of my treatments for my injuries over the next week.

"I might have you start rehabilitation training a little sooner than I thought. You're healing rather quickly on your own," she said to me, her usual soft smile played on her lips.

I smiled.

"That sounds great! Oh- I have to run and grab my necklace! I left it in Giyuu's ro-" My face turned red.

"My, my! You left something in Tomioka-san's room, hm? Wonder why you were in there-"

"That's not important! See you later, Shinobu!"

I don't think I could handle the embarrassment.

I walked to his door and when I knocked, there was no response. He must still be sleeping.

I wished that was the case.

Because when I opened the door, Giyuu sat on his knees on the hardwood floor, his blade pressed against the side of his neck as his arms reeled back the slightest bit before I yelled. "No! What the hell are you doing!?" I lunged for the blade and was too quick for him to stop me.

I took hold of the weapon and threw it to the ground, kicking it away from him.

I stood shocked, my mouth opening and closing, trying to register what I had just prevented.

When I finally looked at Giyuu's face, he looked shocked and scared.

The most expression I've seen from him in a while.

"W-why!? What were you going to do!?" I yelled, my voice cracking as tears streamed down my face.

He put his head down and faced the floor.

"Giyuu! Tell me! What was that!? Why-"

"Because I hate myself!" he yelled back, voice equally broken and pained.

"You can't- You just- You were just going to leave me like that!? You were just going to leave Tanjiro like that!? What would he have thought, huh!?" I shouted again.

Giyuu's shoulders shook as I reprimanded him.

Then my eyes landed on an old looking envelope on his dresser.

His last letter from Sabito.

I looked at him and grabbed the letter, walking down the hall and to the infirmary where the fireplace stood tall at the end of the long room.

"Hey, what're you- no! Wait, please!" he rushed up and ran after me and just as I reached the fireplace I held the paper above the flames, looking at him with tear stained cheeks.

"Tell me you won't!"

"But-"

"Promise me you won't try it again!"

"Please, just put it down-" he cried, sobs escaping his lips.

"Tell me right now what you won't do, Giyuu Tomioka!"

"Y/n-" he cried again, his voice sounding so pained and heartbroken.

"Now, Giyuu!"

"I won't kill myself! I promise I won't commit suicide!"

I breathed heavily as I saw his tears drop into small puddles on the ground as his whole body wracked in sobs of despair.

I walked over to a nearby bedside table and gently placed the important envelope down, walking back in front of him, my face dangerously serious.

"Whether you believe that nobody would have missed you, or that you slicing open your neck would drastically change the past, but death is final. You can't just- you can't just take the coward's way out," I hardened my voice, trying to remove the shakiness.

Giyuu still stood there crying, his tears still flowing.

"I'll be informing Master Ubayashiki of the situation and request you a week off."

He finally looked up at me and my heart broke at the expression the love my life held.

"Giyuu. I love you so damn much. Please...if you won't do this for yourself, do it for me. Don't think these thoughts, don't commit self-slaughter for something that happened however many years ago that you couldn't control, please."

He sniffled and looked down again.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

I nodded and walked away, making sure to grab his blade before heading to the Ubayashiki estate.

The necklace lay forgotten on Giyuu Tomioka's bedside table.