This Isn't Right (Sanegiyu)

Chapter 4 - Hidden No Longer

"Tanjiro." Zenitzu spoke up, "Does that mean the Upper Ranks are getting closer to Nezuko?" He held her in his arms.  

"Yeah-" Suddenly, the shine in Tanjiro's eyes faded. "Let my sister go......" 

"Nuh uh!-" He couldn't say anymore. A blade was at his neck, one wrong move and he is done for. "OK OK OK OK OK OK!!!!!!" Letting go of her, he ran and hid behind a tree. "...huh?"

Sanemi sat by himself in a room as he tried to think about the whole situation. 'Giyu is a demon, Kocho found out where we are hiding, that demon brat and her brother are missing, I'm being hunted by the other hashira...' he rubbed his face, "What the fuck is going on...."

"We have no idea." Yushiro spoke from the doorway, making Sanemi flinch. "All we know is we found Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Urokodaki. We are hiding them in the forest as we speak."

"... ha?" He veins started to pop out of his skull, "You fucking with me...? YOU FOUND THEM AND NEVER TOLD US?" He took a hold of Yushiro's collar, "WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS SITUATION RIGHT NOW IF YOU BROUGHT HIM IN!" 

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" lady Tamayo was now behind them. Throwing Yushiro aside, he walked up to her holding onto his katana. 

"You mind telling me why YOU HID TANJIRO?" She shook seeing the hashira so outraged. "MAYBE.. TOMIOKA MIGHT NOT BE A DEMON? MAYBE I WOULDN'T HAVE TO HIDE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!" Looking behind the shaking woman, he saw Shinobu standing next to Giyu. Seeing him made his heart shatter. The same man he loved was no longer human and didn't remember him. 

"Says you! You always try to fight him, and you always talk shit about him with Iguro."

His throat tightened, "I'm sorry....." Sanemi's eyes burned, and his heart ached. His knees hit the floor with a thud.  "I-... I never never.... I-.." the tears started to fall. "I never realized how much I loved you, Giyu...." 

Shinobu walked up to Sanemi, "You've got to get up. Sitting there won't do you any good." 

"Why do you care...?" He scoffed, as he looked away. 

"Sanemi." That voice wasn't Shinobu's, it was Giyu's. "I don't like to see you cry." 

Sanemi's eyes shot up to meet Giyu's "I thought-..." His tears came back heavier, "I thought you forgot about me..!" 

"I remembered shortly after you went to a different room." 

"Then why.. why didn't you come talk to me...?" 

"Kocho wouldn't let me." Giyu watching Sanemi cry made him feel heartbroken. He got down to Sanemi's level, he reached out his arms, pulling him close. Such a strong crying made him realize that it's ok to cry. He taught himself to not cry years ago, It got to the point he forgot how to. 

"My Lady! Are you ok?" Yushiro held Tamayo's arms as he looked at her. 

She felt her heart flutter, "Yes, I'm alright, Yushiro." 

"That's good.." He sighed, "You're lucky, Shinazugawa." The two walked away as Giyu calmed down Sanemi. 

Kocho followed them into a different room, "So, what are we going to do? With Tanjiro and Nezuko I mean."

"Well.." She thought for a second. "We were going to figure out how to show Nezuko's innocence, but we don't have any proof yet." 

"Yeah, so-" He was interrupted to loud, fast banging on the front door. 

"OPEN UP! WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!" 

Everyone went quiet as they tried to go to the other two. As soon as they got to them, the front door fell to the ground. Footsteps started to make their way to them. "THERE THEY ARE!" They were slayers that were sent to capture them and bring them back for punishment.  But before they could get any closer, Giyu stood up to defend them. "The water hashira, Giyu Tomioka has turned into a demon. Cut his head off!" 

Before the slayers could get close, Giyu took his nails and cut across his skin. The flowing red blood turned blue as it fell to the floor. It soaked into the ground and formed into spikes that stabbed through the slayers. Every spike missed a vital spot so it wouldn't kill them. "RUN!" He ordered the others. 

The group of five ran for their lives deep into the forest where they wouldn't be found. They were looking for the missing people they hid. "Tomioka-kun! Why didn't you kill them?" Kocho asked as they ran.

"I couldn't kill innocent people, I became a slayer to save people, not kill. 

"This way!" Tamayo told them. 

They saw Tanjiro with a few others, but they saw someone else. A demon. He was standing over an injured Zenitzu, as he smiled. "TANJIRO!" Tomioka yelled. "UROKODAKI!" 

"Ah! Look who it is." The demon in a suit was standing there doing nothing. It read in his eyes, 'Upper rank 1.' 

"How.." Tanjiro couldn't explain what was going on. "DIDN'T WE KILL YOU?" 

"HA! HA HAAA HA!!" Enmu laughed. "No you didn't, you dreamed that all up!" 

"What......" 

He smirked, "Once I found out that you figured it out, I had to pull some last minute measures. I made you three dream that you killed me while I got away. I wasn't going to die there to stupid slayers that weren't even hashira! Also, your hashira friend isn't dead, I made Akaza turn him!" Tanjiro felt his blood boil, "After that.. I couldn't stay in my sad low rank, so I made the upper ranks dream of their past and made them kill themselves! I started to kill and eat more humans, making my way up the ranks. Now, I'm the new upper rank 1! HA... HA.. HA... HAA HAA HAAA!" He stepped to the side, "You wouldn't mind if I left you to fight your friend, would you?" 

Enmu walked away to show the once former flame hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, as a demon. He looked so different but familiar at the same time. One thing stood out, his eyes read, 

'Upper rank 3."