DAMSEL IN DISTRESS • 𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐲 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

eighteen

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN, determination!

You were one step closer to becoming Muichiro-hashira-master sir's tsudumpi! Unfortunately, you were still at the lowest rank, Mizunoto, you were still a tiny bit scared of demons, and you were still kind of scared of your friend, Tanjiro.

What a demon slayer you were.

You puff your cheeks, close your eyes in determination, and state up at the sky - the bright blue hue covered in dying leaves and branches from the trees nearby. "Toughen up!!" you yell at yourself, standing up and gripping your sword. You had people to save! Urokodaki-sama to please! Kanao-chan to hug!

You take one step, looking right ahead of you...

and fall over a root.

"Ack!!"

So much for being strong, you think begrudgingly as you right yourself. You needed to work more on balance. This was getting ridiculous.

Rubbing your bruised nose in pain, you make your way back to Tanjiro, still waiting for you after all the time you took with Obanai. You ignored that slight detail and waved to him.

"Tanjirooo!" You smile, running over to him. You were just making a big deal out of everything. He was acting completely fine, wasn't he?
"Oh, Y/N! You took long." He grins, mirroring your smile. You shrug in response, not really wanting to talk too much about your mission. He was acting fine, right now at least, but you didn't know how he'd react.

"So how did that trial with the head's go?" You question, tilting your head. He shrugs nonchalantly and plays with his fingers.

"They're letting her live, but I have to defeat a Twelve Kizuki!" he smile bri As if announcing it'll rain tomorrow.

"A-aren't those the most powerful demons?! Whoever told you to do that is crazy!" You gape, worry for him overlapping your current concerns. What if he died in battle? What if he got seriously injured and you never saw your first friend aga-

"It was Ubuyashiki-sama."

"The leader of the Hashira?"

" ..Yes?"

You pause. Urokodaki-sama was a Hashira. "You know, the best thing in life are the things you have to work hard for."

You two continue to make small chatter as you approach your mission, crow pecking Tanjiro's ear to get his attention. you found it quite annoying, and were about to pull out your sword - before a terrible smell hit you both.

"What-" you mumble, scrunching your nose to hide the odour. Even opening your mouth allowed more to flow in, so you didn't want to speak too much. But you had to check on Tanjiro!

"My..smell! It's strong! But I can't smell anything here!" He gasps, pressing both hands to his nostrils. It was as if smoke with the eye-stinging qualities of trash had mixed together into a scent. The result was a horrible, putrid odour of mustard and egg whites.

"This must..be a demon, right?" You say quietly. He nods in response, and you make your way forward into the trees. You look to Tanjiro's crow to see if it's going to give you any directions, but it's..

"Tanjiro! Is your crow dead!?" Sure enough, its eyes were rolled back into its head and it was flopped onto Tanjiro's shoulder. It didn't seem to be waking up anytime soon.

"No idea! But we've got to keep moving!" He responds, readying himself and charging forward in a sprint.

He dropped his crow. You make to kiss its forehead in respect, maybe do a small prayer, but you remember its mean behaviour earlier. You squint at it, trying to value each.option in your mind - and decide to spit on it and throw it into the lake.

"You were an ugly crow anyway," you scoff, and run to Tanjiro. Your mission was more important than that animal, anyway.

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Obanai stared at the legwarmers he held, a plethora of thoughts running through his head. He sighs and sits, wondering if Kanroji-chan will like them, if she'll insult him or hate him forever -

His haori billows in his descent to his chair. He holds it up..

and sees an ink stain lining the fabric.

"What the fuck?" he seethes. "Next time I see that child, I'll kill them. No potential..waste of space.."