TanZen || Something truly unexpected..

Chapter 5

Isn't this comic just so cute??? It makes me squeal every time I see it eeee

I'd be lying if I said this mini comic didn't inspire me for this chapter, guess you'll have to see yourself ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ -

Ps, sorry for not updating this sooner ( '~｀)
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(Tanjiro's POV)

It took Inosuke about an hour to wake up, but when he did, he immediately started chasing Zenitsu around. I'm not sure why but it's also weird that the instant his eyes opened he screamed- he wasn't scared, so I guess he was angry? Why though..

Before I could run the memory through my head again, Zenitsu ran behind me and Shoichi for protection.

I looked back at Zenitsu, he was shaking with a couple of tears forming is his eyes. Then I looked at Inosuke, he looked puzzled, I'm not sure why though.

"What's wrong?" I asked Inosuke with a newly wide smile on my face. He took a few seconds to answer, then he spoke.

Pointing at the graves he asked, "what the hell are you guys doing??" My mouth went into a tight line, before smiling and answering kindly. "This is a burial, we're paying our respects to the people who lost their lives here." Inosuke made a face, "you should help too, there are still people that have passed in there.." My face went normal before Inosuke spat, "what's the point of buring the corpses of creatures??"

I could tell Zenitsu was shocked and angry at the sudden sentence that came from the feminine looking boy. In fact I could smell the anger rising, but there is a nother smell to it, what is it though? I can't tell..

Before I could think Inosuke spoke up, "im not doing that! I'm not helping out! Forget that and fight me!" My face turned sad. I see now..

"I see.." I said with worry in my throat. "You can't do it because your wounds are hurting you.." I spoke in a sad tone, as the last word excited my mouth I felt Zenitsu's confused and annoyed eyes burn into my back, have I done something wrong?

Inosuke on the other hand, looked at me confused and shocked. Non the less, I continued to help my friend. "That okay! We all have different pain thresholds. Moving everyone who died out of that house, then burying them with dirt is a lot of work." I smiled kindly yet again with sympathy in my tone.

"Me, Zenitsu, and the children will do our best." I turned my bright smile into a half smile, getting ready to finish my statement. "You should rest Inosuke, we can handle this. Sorry to ask to much of you. " But Inosuke's face seemed to be getting irritated, like he was annoyed.

Inosuke gritted his teeth before yelling, "HAHHH?! I'll bury a hundred of your corpses!! No, two hundred!! Just you watch!! I'll bury more than any of you!!" Confused, I just looked at him for a second before replying, "huh.. Okay just don't push yourself to hard Inosuke.." A smile appeared on my face again while he just screamed and covered his ears.

Inosuke ran into the house, I'm assuming he went to look for more bodies.. As horrible as that sounds. I felt Zenitsu's stare burn into me even more, but this time it wasn't from annoyance, it was something else..i couldn't put my finger on it though. I turned to Zenitsu, he quickly turned away after he realized I knew he was staring, he was now looking at the ground and messing with the dirt as if he was embarrassed, disappointed even.

I shrugged it off a continued to bury the poor people who died here.

(Time skip brought you to right before Shoichi and his siblings left)

I looked over at Inosuke head butting tree's, "hey!! Inosuke stop your going to hurt yourself!" I yelled, but he kept doing it anyways. "I don't give a damn!! ARGH-" Slamming his head against the tree again. I sigh, look at Shoichi and smile trying to ignore the blue tipped haired boy.