The Beat Of Your Heart

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by IzukuMidoriyaNumber1

by IzukuMidoriyaNumber1

Request: no

Pairing: Tanjiro Kamado X Reader

Title: The Beat Of Your Heart

Warnings: angst.

Your tears soaked through his crimson stained haori, cries of pain and regret mingling with the damp atmosphere as your friends watched on with agony.

Their friend and comrade had left them. He had shown them so much kindness and guidance- but he was in a better place now. One he deserved to be in.

There was no doubt Tanjiro Kamado made it into Heaven.

But you felt selfish, wanting him to be fine and well and back down here on earth where demons live and wreak havoc in the nights.

You just loved him too much to let him go.

And he was so young. So, so young. Too young, in fact, to die in the noble way he did.

"Tanjiro! On your left!" Zenitsu's voice pierced through the quiet air as a demon casted a sneak attack from behind the maroon haired boy.

Tanjiro quickly unsheathed his blade, performing one of the Hinokami Kagura forms he had been working so hard on.

You heard another swift wind blow and you turned around, slashing at the demon behind you. There were multiple demons.

Inosuke jumped in to assist Tanjiro while you and a sleeping Zenitsu took care of the other.

But while you weren't looking, a third, stronger demon swiped at your legs and you knocked into the ground, your jaw painfully contorting.

You rolled to face the demon, who was ready to strike at you once more, and braced yourself.

You felt a looming shadow fall over your closed eyes and your ears caught the sound of piercing flesh.

When you opened your eyes, you met yourself with ruby red ones, the owner's face scrunched painfully as the demon's claws penetrated through his back.

The demon lifted Tanjiro up and tossed him to the side.

"No!"

"Tanjiro!"

Inosuke, having finished with the other demon, decapitated the demon before you, Zenitsu following soon after.

You got up slowly and limped over to Tanjiro, his lifeless eyes staring up into the night sky.

Tears welled up in your eyes as you gently closed his eyes, kneeling down next to his bleeding corpse.

Inosuke frantically wiped his eyes, while Nezuko, waking up and coming out of the discarded box walked over to her older brother, eternally sleeping.

She sat down and nudged his arm lightly, then harder when there was no reaction. Her pink eyes met yours and began to water.

Your arms opened and let her in a tight embrace, Zenitsu and Inosuke following closely behind.

Your tears all fell in a useless puddle on the ground, soaking into the course dirt.

"I'm so sorry.."

You would continue to mutter to yourself.

If only you hadn't been in the way.