[DISCONTINUED] do you even love me? || Giyuu Tomioka x Reader

Chapter 6 - Rival

You're still in the butterfly estate, sitting next to the pond, the sun setting as it reflects onto the calm water. Your wounds were almost fully healed, you would be able to go on missions again in 2 days.

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"Ara Ara, L/N-San~!" Someone sat next to you and you turn your head to see who it was. It was the insect pillar, Shinobu Kocho. "What're you doing here?" She asks, staring at the koi fish as well. "Just relaxing," you reply. Shinobu nods and starts glancing at you, "I have a question, Y/N." You look at her, humming in response.

"You like Tomioka-San, right?", Shinobu asks with her usual sarcastic smile.

Your heart dropped. The last person you'd want to find out would be Shinobu, the person who's always with Tomioka-San. You couldn't answer either, you just stared at her and she stared back, her purple eyes glaring directly into your (e/c) ones.  'Who knew that Shinobu would be this... intimidating? Not me of course.' You thought to yourself.

"So? What's the answer, Y/N?" Her voice seemed to get more aggressive midway through the sentence, sending chills down your spine. You gulped before saying, "y-yes, I do," you inhale then exhale, calming your nerves.

Shinobu sighed, "well, Y/N. As you know, I've been a Hashira longer than you have, and that means that I'm closer to all the Hashira. Including Tomioka-San. And if you already can't tell, I like him too. I've liked him for 2 years now, so I can't let someone like you snatch him away from me. You've only been here for what? 2 months or less? As if he would love someone he's known for that long! What a joke!" She was getting more emotional each sentence she spoke.

"I-" you couldn't get yourself to reply, hearing all that made you feel slightly guilty. But why? It's not like you've made a big move on Tomioka-San... yet.

"I'm sorry. But just because you've known him for a while doesn't mean that he'll automatically choose you over me. Who knows? He might catch feelings for me and we might end up together," you stand up and walk away, Shinobu saying nothing as she watches you walk back into the estate.

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1st Person POV
I grasp my chest, feeling it pound out of my chest. 'That was terrifying!' My breathing was heavy, but it's slowly calming down after time. A sigh of relief escapes my lips as my breathing becomes normal again. "How could she be so intimidating...?" I mumble to myself.

"Who's intimidating?" A cold and monotone voice asks from behind me, making me jump. I swing my head around to meet Tomioka-San, standing there. "U-Uh... no one! I'm just talking to myself," I make up a terrible excuse, I mentally facepalm as I prepare for what he's about to say. "...Ok," he says as he walks away from me, into another room. 'Eh? That's it?' I think as I start walking towards the patient's room. "Did you think that I would believe that?" Someone from behind me whispers into my ear, I look at who's there, and obviously it's Tomioka-San again. "N-No, I knew it was a dumb excuse," I say, looking down to the floor, "but, I can't tell you, maybe I can tell you in the future. I'm sorry."

I hurry out of the room, leaving Tomioka-San standing there, and into the patients room. I jump onto my bed and hide under the covers, there's no one in here. I think Tanjiro and the other boys are doing training with Aoi. I sigh and take the covers off, staring out the window that's on the other side of the room.

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'Shinobu-San must hate me, she probably thinks of me as a rival or something...'
'What if Tomioka-San and Shinobu-San get together?'
'What if Tomioka-San and I get together?'

My cheeks start burning up as I thought about that, causing me to snap out of my thoughts. 'What's gotten into me all of a sudden? I've never felt this way towards someone before... maybe this is why it feels special to me?' I stare outside the window, watching the stars in the night sky twinkle.

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Time Skip - 2 Days
I wake up to the sound of Zenitsu complaining about his bitter medicine again, he seems to be bawling his eyes out as Aoi tries to shove it into his mouth. I sit up, get my clothes and walk out of the room, into another room to get changed. As soon as I close the door, I look up to see Shinobu-San, glaring daggers at me, "I'll just- go into another room!" I open the door and walk out, slamming it closed. 'I really don't want to face her anytime soon, it'll be really awkward!' I walk into a different room and get changed, and walk outside of the estate. My crow should come soon because today's the day that you should be able to go on missions again.

"L/N GO TO XXX VILLAGE! PEOPLE ARE GOING MISSING IN THAT AREA!" My crow exclaims as it flies in circles, "IF YOU LEAVE NOW, YOU WILL GET THERE IN THE EVENING! SO HURRY UP!"
"Ok ok, I get it," I say and the crow flies away.

'Better get going.'
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Sorry for the late update! My phone broke so I wasn't able to update! I'm currently using my iPad, but I might still be updating kinda slow. Again I'm really sorry!