Demon Slayer Oneshots

☁️Zenitsu's Ending: The Games We Play

"You cooked something, Zenitsu? Really? Just for me?"

"Er- yea-"

"FOOD?! Where at?!" Inosuke demanded, whipping his head around as if rice balls were about to suddenly be pelted in his direction. The idiot even looked straight up.

"Ah... I-I only made enough for me and F/N-chan." Zenitsu looked away from Tanjiro. "Sorry..." With that he reached out his hand to you, and somehow he still felt a jolt of delighted surprise when you actually took it.

"So what did you make?"

"Um... It's a... surprise!"

From the courtyard he escorted you around the side of the building and into the spare kitchen of the guesthouse. It was dimly lit and free of all messes or cooking supplies, not to mention you didn't smell a trace of anything edible, short of the usual hint wafting off the canned spices. He was quiet as you examined the room, and he swiftly shuffled together some cookware.

"W-well, we better get started! Heheh!" He squeaked out in a high-pitched panicky sort of way, and it was obvious that he was sweating through that forced laugh.

"Liar." You smirked and Zenitsu visibly flinched. "You said you already made food." You realized that must've been why he averted Tanjiro's gaze a moment ago, as he had seen right through that fib.

"Er- um! A-about that..."

"Hmmm?~" You crossed your arms with an insinuating smile and his face turned red.

"O-okay, fine." He fiddled with his fingers and stared at the ground. "I may have... f-forgotten some ingredients..."

"All of them it seems." You quipped and his posture shrunk more.

"Don't tease me..." He looked up at you with big sad eyes and pouted lips. "I just... um..." He sighed, finally gathering enough composure to be honest. "I just missed you after you stopped staying in our room. I-I couldn't think of a good excuse at the moment like the others did, so I made it up to spend time with you." You felt a tingling warmth fill up your chest at his confession. How could someone manage to make guile adorable, you wondered. Your smile widened while his bashfulness heightened. "I'm sorry I uh... smothered you a bit..."

"It's alright." You chuckled. "To be honest I didn't mind it as much as Tanjiro did..." You bit your lip sheepishly and Zenitsu lit up with an unbridled blush.

...

"I'm so glad you agreed to stay with us again, F/N-chan!" The blond squeezed your arm and rubbed his cheek on your shoulder. "I didn't sleep as well without you. I was worried I couldn't protect you in another room."

Darkness had fallen and you noticed Tanjiro had returned from town with a cute little trinket for Nezuko. Zenitsu twirled and hummed a happy tune as he fluffed out your futon next to his.

"Where'd you get those, Tanjiro?" You asked when he offered you a hand-pulled sugar creation on a stick.

"Turns out there was some kind of festival going on downtown. It probably would have been almost over by the time I came to get you all, so I brought you each one of these instead."

"That was nice of you. Thanks so much!"

"And I got this for Nezuko." He pulled out a small sun pendant and displayed it to you.

"Ooh. Pretty."

"Did you hear that, Nezuko-chan?" Zenitsu asked as the girl emerged from her box. "There was a festival tonight. I wish I could have taken you. Fireworks are so romantic." He noticed her ignoring him and instead eyeing the array of decorative sweets laid out on Tanjiro's futon. "Oh, yeah! Those are cute, aren't they? Almost too cute to eat. Which one's your favorite?" She picked up the one in the shape of a bunny and Zenitsu's warm smile widened. "My favorite's the dolphin one." Your jaw dropped when the blond proceeded to snatch Tanjiro's gift out of his hands and present it to Nezuko. The brunette boy's eye twitched. "See what Tanjiro got you? He's a good brother, right?" Zenitsu flashed a cautious glimpse at him, hoping flattery would be enough to keep him from being smacked across the room. "What a beautiful necklace for a beautiful girl!" He glanced over his shoulder at you and noticed you whispering something in Tanjiro's ear. Crap! He was too busy laying it on thick that he missed what you said. He was certain he heard his name too...