TanZen || Something truly unexpected..

Chapter 6

((Credit: Ketchup0212))
Me looking for cute Tanzen pics on the Google like-

BY THE WAY, thank you for all the reads, I never thought this story would make it off the ground, so thank you for your support! 😳💕
Okay now let's gooo-
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(Third person POV)

Zenitsu froze in place, he wasn't sure what to do, or who was coming. He listened to there footsteps echo through his mind, slowly getting closer. All he knew was that if Tanjiro found out He would be embarrassed! He wouldn't know what to tell him, like hey I'm smelling your haroi, don't mind me!

He got snapped out of his thoughts when he realized he only had a few seconds. So he gave up and excepted his fate, the only 4 words that raced through his mind was please don't be Tanjiro. I mean, what would you tell your friend if they caught you wearing and sniffing their clothes?

But to Zenitsu's luck, it was Tanjiro. Did Zenitsu come across a black cat or something? Because of course his luck would do this to the poor blonde. But there he was, standing in the doorway with his white and light lavender kimono. In that instant Zenitsu covered his face in embarrassment before tanjiro could react.

"Zenitsu? I came looking because I got worried-" Tanjiro squinted his eyes at Zenitsu, it was dark and they should have been in bed by now, So it wasn't the easiest to see. "Are you-" Before Tanjiro could finish Zenitsu started rapidly apologizing and spouting things Tanjiro couldn't understand because he was speaking too fast.

"I'm sorry Tanjiro!! I didn't know this- I mean, I did- but- I don't know what came over me- I won't do it again!! I know it's weird to see your friend wearing your clothes and I know I'm stupid-" The words were slightly muffled since his face was still covered with his hands. Tanjiro was shocked, but he didn't know if it was because the blonde was wearing his haroi or because he was calling himself stupid. Either way, the red head wasn't having it.

Tanjiro took Zenitsu's hands away from his face and looked at him with sad eyes "Zenitsu, you don't need to call yourself stupid. Your plenty smart, mabye sometimes you get freaked out, but thats fine. Not everyone is brave, but your not dumb. Not at all." Zenitsu was a tomato now, but he wasn't sure tanjiro could tell do to the lack of light outside. Tanjiro took a breath a continued, "and about my haroi, I don't care if you wear it. My siblings used to always want to wear it too, so I'm no stranger that either. If this was why you wanted to leave the room, you could have said so, Instead of lying. I would have been okay with it." Tanjiro smiled, while zenitsu looked away, still embarrassed.

"I just..thought it would be the embarrassing to ask you straight forward.. And I did wanna sit outside, I just.. Stumbled across this.." Zenitsu said holding up a part of the checkered haroi still around him. Tanjiro still just smiled, he really was a blessing to this earth.

Tanjiro pulled the blond into a tight embrace, while Zenitsu was shocked at the sudden action. "If you still want to sit outside for a few minutes that's okay too." Tanjiro said in the shorter males ear with his arms still around him. Zenitsu hugged back and put his face in Tanjiro's shoulder. "Actually..im getting tired, and it's getting late. We should have already been asleep by now." Tanjiro nodded, agreeing with the blondes words.

Soon they pulled away and chuckled. "I think inosuke is already passed out. Otherwise he probably would've ran in here asking me to fight him." Zenitsu sighed and nodded, "of course he would.." Tanjiro nudged him in the shoulder lightly and started walking back. "Uh Tanjiro.." Zenitsu gripped the checkered haroi. The red head turned around and spoke up, like he knew what the blonde was going to say. "You can keep it on silly. Now come on before someone finds out were still up." Tanjiro giggled waving his hand towards himself, signaling the other to hurry.

Zenitsu walked forward smiling, and watched as Tanjiro grabbed his hand and started walking back again. Shocked, Zenitsu just looked at there hands that were now together, still walking subconsciously.

After about a minute of walking they made it back to the room they were staying in. Tanjiro let go of the blondes hand, walked over to his bed and sat down looking at Zenitsu, with that smile still on his face.

Before going to his bead, his eyes wondered over to the box Tanjiro had been walking with. He bit his lip and looked at Tanjiro, his smile was now a confused and concerned frown. "What's the matter.?" Zenitsu walked over to his bead and sat down, "nothing I.." Zenitsu looked down, he had to ask him, he's been putting it off for too long, and it was starting to eat at him. The blonde took a deep breath and looked at Tanjiro.

"Why...why are you walking with a demon.?" Tanjiro smiled, knowing that this question would soon be asked by someone or other. Tanjiro sighed, "I'll tell you what, I'm really tired, and my eyes are getting heavy. I'll tell you about this tomorrow night, that way inosuke will be awake to hear about it too." Zenitsu looked at Tanjiro, kind of disappointed, he really wanted to hear his reason for having a demon with him, but at the same time, he respected Tanjiro's wishes.

The red heads smile turned to a small one. Then he spoke up again, "in the meantime.." Tanjiro patted his own bed, seeing that Zenitsu was kind of nervous, he wanted to calm him down. The blonde looked at him for a second, not sure what he meant. Then it hit him, was tanjiro asking him to..

Zenitsu's face flushed red "are you asking me too.." He had so many emotions going they his head right now, too much was going on at once. The demon in the room, the fact that Tanjiro wanted to sleep with him, it was too much for him. "Are you sure you really want someone like me to.." Zenitsu twiddled his thumbs and looked down. "What do you mean? Why do you keep being hard on yourself Zenitsu? Your not weak, your not dumb, the fact that you protected that box proved it too." Zenitsu looked shocked, "EH- you don't have to be so nice to me oh my gosh, I'm nothing special I assure you!" Zenitsu fidgeted in embarrassment.

Then, he sighed "I'm not even that pleasant to the eye, at least.. Thats what most tell me.." That did it for Tanjiro. "Who has been calling you ugly Zenitsu!? You are anything but ugly!" Tanjiro covered his mouth, he forgot it was so late. Zenitsu just sat there with his mouth wide open, no one, And he meant no one, has ever said something like that.

Tanjiro dropped his hand from his face and sighed. "Believe me Zenitsu, your not an eyesore. You look fine, there is nothing wrong with you." Zenitsu started to tear up, this seemed to surprise Tanjiro, "huh- I'm sorry! Are you ok??" Zenitsu just smiled, "it's fine- I'm fine- Its just..no one has ever been this nice to me..usually people take one look at me crying and say this person is no good, or something of the sort.." Zenitsu sniffed, "but not you, even when you saw me on the side if the road crying and clinging to a poor girl, you still helped me. Or when I would get scared and start to panic..you would still help me" Zenitsu stopped to take a breath. "I guess what I'm saying is, thank you Tanjiro. I've never had a friend like you before." Tanjiro smiled, even if that last part peirced into the read heads heart.

Tanjiro pulled Zenitsu in by his arm, "come here, it's late, and it's paining me to see you cry." Zenitsu was shocked, but non the less he followed along. He layed next to the red head and buried his face into his chest, while the other wrapped his arms around the blonde and put a blanket over them.

In the instant they got comfortable, Zenitsu felt all his worries slip away, the demon in the box, his past suffering, all that disappeared. All he felt was comfort. Tanjiro ran his hands through Zenitsu's soft blonde hair until he heard him relax and sigh. Tanjiro looked down to see Zenitsu's cute and sleepy smile. Tanjiro adjusted his head back to the way it was and closed his eyes.

He didn't want this moment to end, Zenitsu was too precious for the red head to resist.
He kept running his hands through the blondes hair until he felt his breath slow down. Small snores came from the smaller one, and in that instant Tanjiro knew he had fell asleep, and now it was his turn.

Tanjiro sighed, "how am I supposed to tell you how I feel Zenitsu.." He said quietly. Moments past and Tanjiro felt his mind start to wonder into sleep. a few more passed, and he was out, he had fell into his dreams.

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This chapter was so fun to make, I wanted it to be super cute, and I feel like I achieved that ♡'･ᴗ･'♡

I also wanted this chapter to be a bit shorter than the last because the other one was wayyy too long lol

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