𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 ll セレスティアル

046

"So uh, Shinazugawa's Dojo was around here, right?" Tanjiro asked, pointing at a direction as the crow perched on his head cawed.

"NO! TURN RIGHT AT THAT CORNER THERE!!! Bird brain!" The crow said loudly. Tanjiro sweatdropped.

He perked up "Ahh! That’s right!" He smiled, walking in the right direction, until a hand roughly grabbed his shoulder.

A wide-eyed Zenitsu blocked his vision, tear-streaked with a frown plastered on his face.

Tanjiro's eyes widened. "WAAAAAAAAGHH!! AAAGH ZENITSU?!" Tanjiro screamed in fright as the disheveled blond tackled him.

"L-L-LEMME OUTTA HEEERE! TANJIRO, PLEASE!! I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE!!!" Zenitsu loudly cried out. "I-I MANAGED TO GET THIS FAR ALREADY! I MANAGED TO CRAWL OVER THE FENCE AND HIDE MYSELF LIKE A LIZARD! I-I can see my corpse getting mangled!" he wailed, arms wrapped around the burgundy haired boy who was in a state of confusion.

”Hide? Hide from what?" Tanjiro asked. Zenitsu froze, a masculine hand roughly grabbing him by the head as the blond started screeching.

"Go back to training or I slaughter your ass...choose."

Sanemi glared at the crybaby, irk marks appearing on his face. Zenitsu began to sweat buckets as he felt goosebumps all over his body and he opened his mouth to let out another ear-deafening scream.

"GYAHHHHH!!!"

He screamed, which annoyed the albino haired boy more as he gritted his teeth. He raised his hand to hit Zenitsu’s pressure point, but Zenitsu ran off in fear, hugging the person nearest to him. He quivered in fear from the fiery glare Sanemi gave him.

"(Name)!" Tanjiro beamed, waving at the girl as she looked down on the crying boy. He had his arms wrapped around her waist, snot sticking onto her clothes. At the mention of the woman's name, Zenitsu looked up at her with tearful eyes.

"P-p-protect me from this man, (name)!!!" he cried, clinging onto her.

"This yours?" the girl asked.

Sanemi crossed his arms. "That little shit tried to escape again," he said, fuming. He then grabbed the blond by the collar.

"N-no...NO! (Name)! Please! I'm your husband, so protect meee!!! You don't want me hurt, right...?!" Zenitsu clung onto her body more, as if he was a cat being bathed.

The boy started to hyperventilate, burying his face onto (name’s) stomach.

She sighs, "if you don't go train with Shinazugawa, you won't be able to save your ass when a demon is attacking you. Don’t you wanna live?" She asked, voice turning soft. The boy's arms loosened just slightly.

"If you wanna be my husband you should know how to defend your wife, or else I won't see you as a worthy man to court me,” she said, glaring down at the boy. Zenitsu flinched.

"I know that...I..." He gulped "Okay, (name)! I'm gonna be the strongest j-just for you! But please..." He started trembling, "KEEP ME AWAY FROM THIS MAN! THERE'S NO WAY THIS MONSTER IS TRAINING US! HE'S A SADIST! HE LOVES TORTURING US!"

Sanemi immediately knocked the boy out, hitting the back of his neck as he fell limp on the ground.

"Carry him," he grumbled

”Ah, right." Tanjiro immediately picked the boy up. "Wait, (name), are you coming with us?" Tanjiro asked, halting in his steps. The girl nodded.

"Get to walking!" Sanemi yelled as he scoffed. Tanjiro fumbled and ran to his side, (name) following along with them.