koi no yokan | inosuke hashibira

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"(Y/N)! (Y/N)!" Inosuke jumped around me, fists punching the air as he circled me. "Let's get tempura! Let's get tempura!" He cheered as we walked along the river. I was surprised he managed to circle me, jump around me, and move with me as we walked.

What else should I expect from someone who finished all the Hashira Training?

It had been a day since the morning Tanjiro and Inosuke successfully completed Hashira Training by pushing the boulder one cho. Afterward, they laid in the pits of their boulders for the whole afternoon, me patting their sweating foreheads with towels as Zenitsu left for a letter. It was a long day after that, Tanjiro and Inosuke speaking to Himejima about their success and using the remainder of the evening to rest and soak in the river, without drowning.

Now, Inosuke and I were making our way down the mountain. I had plans to visit Sanemi to talk to him about my future Hashira estate and possibly gain more information on Ice Breathing and my family in general.

It had been new knowledge to me about how my family being Ice Breathers and Demon Slayers in general. And I felt unfinished with the new information at hand.

"Alright, alright, Inosuke!" I softly chuckled as I patted his shoulder. "We'll get some after we visit Sanemi, okay?"

"YES!" Inosuke pumped the air one more time before wrapping his arms tightly around my waist then lifting me up slightly. Butterflies immediately bloomed all throughout my body. The blush was already on my face well before this moment.

I was surprised, holding his shoulders steady as he lifted me up. I could feel his manic laughter in my stomach as I kicked my legs up. He just spun us around gently.

"Inosuke!" I shook my head, although there was a large smile ear-to-ear on my face as he continued to hold me close to him, eventually lowering me back onto the ground.

With his hands at the small of my back, he gleamed down at me. I could practically feel his smile through is mask.

"Okay, okay..." I rubbed the fur on the top of his mask. "Lunch, and then tempura."

It was sudden, but he leaned his head close to me, and clashed our heads together. The sharpness of the hit against my skull was stark contrast to the soft fur of his mask. My hand instinctively went to my forehead, rubbing the redness that would soon appear as I stepped back from his grasp.

"Inosuke... that hurt..." I mumbled, opening one eye to see him as he placed his hands on my shoulders.

"Stupid!" He yelped as he shook my body. "I was trying to... to..." He suddenly muttered off on his own. "To... kiss... you..."

My eyes widened. And blush exploded throughout my cheeks, even radiating to the tips of my ears. I felt my head grow lighter and my hair float off my shoulders. Had he really tried to kiss me? With his mask ON?

"Ino..." I giggled, holding his shoulder. "You can't kiss me with your mask on."

"I KNEW THAT!"

"Right... right..." I resumed rubbing my forehead as he continued to fume off, steam leaving his mask.

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My knuckles gently clicked on the door as Inosuke and I lingered outside of the Wind Hashira's estate. I swayed softly as Inosuke kept a tight hold on the edge of my haori. Inosuke hadn't been to the Hashira's estate since his "Infinite Slashes" Hashira Training portion, so it was reasonable for the boar boy to be on some kind of edge.

"Maybe he's gone. Let's go-"

"No, no..." I tugged Inosuke back towards me. "If he's not home, we can just go in. I used to live here."