\\✨Demoness✨// Demon slayer x Fem reader fic

[6]

Eventually, you followed Yuna and Shin upstairs; when up there, you saw a crack in Emiko's room, but it was quickly shut before you could reach it. I decided to sit by her room, waiting for any of her siblings to come out and inform me.

You've been sitting out here for hours; the only time her siblings came was to fetch water or medicine for her, and when they did do that, neither of them batted an eye at you.

I feel useless and invisible

You promised that you'd help out, now look at you going against it.

I need to be useful 

"Aiko." You mumble the baby's name. That's how you'll be useful, you'll look after Aiko for Yuna and Shin while they take care of Emiko.

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It wasn't hard finding her nursery, the door to it was slid open. You go to her crib leaning over the edge of it to get a closer look.

"Hello, Aiko." Even though she was sleeping, it felt right to give her a greeting.

Wait 

You run your fingers against her skin which was illuminated by the moonlight shining in through her window. She's freezing, icy cold even... you give her a closer look.

She isn't breathing 

You picked her up out of her crib, and not a single cry came out. Her body is limp, she's...

Dead. She died

You hold back your tears as you hold the lifeless child, walking towards the room where Yuna and Shin are most likely at.

The door slides open to a red-eyed Yuna stepping out, "Y/n." Her voice quivers, "She wants to see you now." You're speechless; you walk up to her, handing her Aiko's corpse.

"I'm sorry." You suck in a breath, "I went to check on her and found her like this."

She stares at her little sister's body, "It's fine; you can't decide if someone will live or die. Only fate can do that. So don't apologize for something we can't control."

She gives me a tight hug, you can see she's holding back tears as well. Yuna wraps Aiko up in her small blankie and goes back downstairs.

You prepare yourself for the worst as you walk into Emiko's room, in the room is a weeping Shin and a very pale Emiko. You examine her features; she has dark circles, and her cheeks are hollow. Her eyes seem to have sunken in during this short period.

"H-hello, Y/n." She gives you a weak smile, "I wanna talk to her alone, Shin." she manages to speak out. Shin stays silent as he leaves the room, but I can still hear his faint cries.

You have nothing to say, what can you say? You've only known these people for two days, yet you can't help this tight feeling around your heart. Your time with Emiko and the rest of her family may have been short, but it reminded you what having a family felt like; their sibling bond rubbed off on you. You could even consider yourself a part of this small family.

"I wanna thank you, Y/n."

"For what? I've done nothing that deserves your gratitude."

"Yes. You've had, you made me and my family feel whole again. Even though it was for a short time we've never been this close since mother and father passed." She lets out a horse cough.

"Oh, Emiko." Your eyes start to burn, your face warms up, and your tears spill out.

"Please don't cry Y/n. I don't want that to be the last thing I see." she lets out a half chuckle; it was cut short due to more coughing.