By your side [Tanjiro x oc]

Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Returning Home

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As I trailed through the woods back to my house, the snow fell around me. The breeze was especially cold today, perhaps we're in the peak of Winter.

The sound of red cardinals chipping echoed, it was the only sound other than the snow crunching beneath my feet. The pine trees shook slightly when a red cardinal took flight. Because of that, some pine leaves fell in my midnight blue hair.

I stopped for a moment, audibly groaning. "Mom hates it when I have pine leaves in my hair..." I set down the bag of food, that was originally in my hand, to ruffle my hair. Successfully getting all the leaves out of my hair, I turned my head upwards to the sky.

It's almost sun fall, mom might be making dinner here soon.

With that thought, I felt my stomach grumble. I hadn't eaten since breakfast. The whole afternoon I was out shopping and helping around in town. I picked up the bag and continued my way through the woods.

I saw smoke leaving my house, figuring my dad was putting something on the fire. Smiling, I picked up my pace and made my way to our cabin.

"Dad! Are you-"

My smile fell and the bag fell to the snowy ground. The snow crunching and splashing onto my pant leg.

Our whole house...in flames.

The snow was covered in blood.

My parents were laying there.

Dead.

My eyes went wide at the scene, not fighting the tears that threatened and did leave my eyes.

"M-Mom...Dad..." Without a thought, I charged towards them and their dead bodies. My mom's kimono was covered in blood and her beautiful jet black hair out of her bun. I tore my eyes away to look at my father.

His neat dark blue hair now messy, the outfit he was wearing was torn to shreds. I looked towards the house itself, the floor was covered in blood, scratch marks, and some pieces of torn cloth.

I clenched my fists and let out my sobs. My screams echoed throughout the whole forest.

I don't know when I finally stopped, finally stopped crying, or finally stopped screaming.

The only thing I remember after seeing them dead was clenching my chest, traversing through those woods like I did earlier that day, and passing out in the cold.

That pain I felt made itself known.

The aching of my throat from all the screaming.

The dryness after all my tears.

The coldness seeping into my body.

The heartbreak I had.

I remember that day all too well. Though, that was the day I decided what I needed to do.

I needed to figure out how my parents died and avenge them.

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A/N: Kinda of a short first chapter. I wanted to get some of the background released for my oc.

I think people will like the next chapter? I hope you do.

Bye bye :3