"Keep up with me, okay?" Shinobu looked over her shoulder at the half demon boy.
"A-Alright." (Y/N) nervously nodded, getting ready to book it whenever the insect hashira did so as well.
The boy's attention was then directed back at the Butterfly Mansion when he heard Tanjiro talking really loudly to Kanao. It was something about him throwing up a coin, and if it was heads, she would have to listen to her heart's voice, and apparently it was heads because the burgundy haired boy started yelling in joy.
Smiling at the interaction his ear heard, (Y/N) turned back to Shinobu only to see her already around 200 meters in front of him.
"Damnit!!" The boy set off after the hashira, yelling for her to wait up.
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A smiling Shinobu was standing next to the entrance gate of the Demon Slayer Corps' Headquarters, waiting for the half demon boy in front of her to catch his breath.
"Huff.. you're rea- huff.. really fast- huff.. Shinobu-san..!" (Y/N) got it out in between huffs, feeling the 4 kilometer long sprint in his lungs and legs.
"If you want to learn from us hashira, I suggest you start training rigorously so you could keep up. Anyways, let's not keep the others waiting, shall we?" The insect pillar easily pushed the giant gates open and walked in, (Y/N) stumbling after her, still trying to catch his breath.
The two got to a small house in the middle of the headquarters, and once turning the corner, the other eight hashira were already there, one lying on the biggest branch of a nearby tree. Shinobu dashed to her place, leaving the half demon boy to fend for himself.
(Y/N) stepped forward once, and that step was so loud it caught every hashira's attention, even those who were conversing with each other.
"Uh.. hey..?" The young boy waved, unsure of what to do nor say.
A tall man with fiery hair stepped forward to the boy, reaching out with his right hand for a handshake. "Hey there, young fellow! I've been waiting to meet my future student!"
(Y/N) grabbed the man's hand with his shaking ones, greeting the man back. "Yeah.. I couldn't wait either."
"The name's Kyojuro Rengoku and I'll be your first teacher!" The man now known as Rengoku cheerfully introduced himself.
"I'm (Y/N) (L/N).. Nice to meet you, Rengoku-san." The boy smiled at the flame hashira's cheerfulness.
Fast paced and loud footsteps interrupted the wholesome meeting, by none other than the wind hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa pushing Rengoku to the side by his left shoulder and grabbing onto (Y/N)'s collar, lifting the boy up a feet in the air.
"Oh no, Shinazugawa is doing it again!" A feminine voice squeaked, but (Y/N) didn't have the opportunity to see who it came from because of the angry man he had to deal with.
"You! YOU HALF DEMON! Because of you, we have to waste our time here instead of doing our training... ALL BECAUSE A DEMON HAD DECIDED TO JOIN THIS FUCKING CORPS! I can't believe they keep letting demons into the Demon Slayer Corps! IF YOU DARE TURN ON US, YOU BEST BELIEVE I MYSELF WILL TORTURE YOU TO DEATH!!"
Another hashira stepped up, this one was also really tall, like the fiery haired one, but he had white hair, a gray headband covering it, and an outstanding feature of his face was the red mark painted on his face.
"Calm down, Shinazugawa, don't scare the kid even more." The man told the hashira holding the half demon boy while approaching them.
"The fuck you mean calm down?! This one's a god damn demon who can wield a katana and use our techniques however he wants!" Shinazugawa threw (Y/N) against the wall of the house, making the boy just lay there, dizzy, after hitting his head. "How can I calm down, knowing this SACK OF SHIT CAN JUST TURN TO THE OTHER SIDE AND MAKE US DEAL WITH TWO FUCKING MUZANS?!"
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In His Shadow (KNY x M!Reader)
FanficBeing the best friend of Tanjiro Kamado, (Y/N) always wanted to help him sell the charcoal he brought with him from the mountain. But one day they had to work twice as hard as usual. This resulted in (Y/N) offering to carry Tanjiro's basket up with...
