"Idiot..." || Inosuke Hashibira x Demon Oc

Bath House - Fourth Chapter

It seems like Kaylee fully accepting Inosukes regression and respecting his wishes for no one else to know made him begin to trust her just a little bit more. Although it still isn't to the point where he's comfortable with physical affection, or standing too close to each other.

Inosuke slowly started opening up more around Kaylee, his usual rough exterior slowly softening in her presence. While he was still uncomfortable with physical affection, he found himself slowly beginning to enjoy her company and their conversations.

He would engage in small talk, ask questions (in his own blunt and brusque way), and even occasionally try to impress Kaylee with some of his more "cool" or "badass" moments. One afternoon, Kaylee had decided to go see how the others' training was going when she stumbled into a little argument between the others. Curious, she listened in.

"Don't wanna!!!" The feral boy, Inosuke, huffed.

Zenitsu groaned.

"...Bro you seriously need one." The thunder user sighed.

"I guess we can't really force him.." Tanjiro replied.

Kaylee was a little confused until she heard Inosuke reply to the two.

"I don't stink!" He protested, crossing his arms

"Yes, you do. A lot!" Zenitsu yelled.

Tanjiro hesitated.

"That's a bit mean, Zenitsu."

"Well, do you want me to lie? He smells like decades of unwashed ass, it's extra bad today because of how he's been sweating extra hard due to the sun!" Zenitsu complained.

He looks as if he hasn't touched a single bar of soap his whole damn life. The hell is even on him? Is that...I think those are dirt spots on his body..?" He added. "How the hell is someone supposed to touch him without contracting some disease!?" Zenitsu was being a little over dramatic...or, was he really?

A vein bulged in Inosukes forehead.

"Don't talk like I'm not even here! I can hear you dumbasses!" Inosuke yelled.

"Then stop having us talk about you with you being here!" Zenitsu snapped back in annoyance.

Tanjiro broke up the argument.

"Calm down you two..but Inosuke, you do realize you really need a bath, right?" He added.

"No!" Inosuke yelled defiantly, his face red from embarrassment.

Zenitsu groaned for the second time.

"It can't be that bad, Inosuke..just one bath and-" Tanjiro was interrupted by Inosuke.

"I'm not bathing!! I hate baths and that's final!" He pouted.

Zenitsu pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance.

"Why are you being so childish about this!? Just one damn bath!"

Eventually they just gave up. Inosuke felt smug as hell after everyone gave up trying to get him to take a god forsaken bath, in his head he took it as a sign that he won the argument. So the whole argument was about Inosuke...well, not smelling the best? Kaylee thought for a second, maybe she could think of something to help. Around 30 minutes later, Kaylee had found Inosuke.

"Hey Inosuke!" Kaylee greeted him, alreadying having a plan on her mind.

Inosuke perked his head up as he heard Kaylees voice and spun around to face her.

"What? What do you want?" He was still annoyed at Zenitsu and Tanjiro for the whole bath situation.

However Kaylee didn't seem to be offended at all by his tone. She kept a kind smile.