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Chapter 5: No turning back

(Y/n) awoke to the sounds of Zenitsa whining. He let out a sigh and opened his uninjured eye. He scanned the room, seeing only Zenitsa and Inosume. The injured boy got up from bed, weakly, "Zenitsa, calm down." She turned and looked at him like he was a ghost "(Y/n)?" Then she hopped over Inosume and nearly dived tackled him. They fell back on the bed, and Zenitsa buried her face is his bandaged chest, "Oh (Y/n), it was so scary! I thought I was going to die!" (Y/n) rubbed her back, "Hey, it's alright." She eventually quieted down, and (Y/n) sighed, "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you." She breathed into his chest. He continued, "You're not useless, Zenitsa, far from it. The fact that you're still alive proves it. I know you are strong. Maybe you can become stronger and be able to protect me." He lightly chuckled at the last part. Zenitsa moved and looked up at him, "I will." He made a sound of curiosity and glanced down at her. She stared at him with a serious face, "I will become stronger, and you will too, so we can protect each other and our teammates." (Y/n) tiredly smiled at her, "I hope so, but you have to take your medicine first." She began to whine again, and he had to coax her back into bed and into drinking it. After that (Y/n) stood by Inosume's bed. She didn't move as (Y/n) crouched down beside her. She flinched as he gently grabbed her hand. He kissed the back of her hand, "Thank you for waiting for me, Inosume." She squeezed his hand, and he pressed back. He noticed that the right side of his face had gotten bandaged, the stub that remained of his left arm with the applications stretching over his shoulders and gripping his neck. He was only wearing the pale green pants of the patent outfit.

"Ah! He's awake! We have to tell Miss Aoi!" (Y/n) stood up and turned just barely to see three girls sprint away from the doorway. He scratched the back of his neck, slightly confused. Then a girl a couple of years younger than him in a somewhat bluer demon slayer uniform appeared in front of the doorway. She held a stern face even with black hair tied in double ponytails, "You! You need to meet with the Hishiras!" He blinked, "I... Uhm, ok, I guess." Two members of the Kakushi grabbed (Y/n) and dragged him out of the Butterfly Mansion. He was too tired to protest, so he just let them drag him off. They tossed him down onto the ground in front of a house with a view towards a lake. (Y/n) sighed and stood up, "They treat all patients like this?" He was brushing himself off when he heard her yell his name "(Y/n)!" He looked up to see Tanako, and a soft smile danced its way onto his face. She quickly ran over and hugged him, and he hugged back. She gripped his chest tightly and dug her face into his neck. (Y/n) held the side of his head against Tanako's and gently placed his hand on the back of her head. He felt his body relax, as he was nervous about her state of being even if he didn't know it. 

He whispered in her ear, "Are you alright?" She whispered back, "I'm fine. Are you hurt?" He gave a small chuckle, "I'll be okay." She pulled herself away from him and looked down at the remnants of his left arm, she began to cry and hugged him tighter. She whispered into his neck, "I'm so sorry." (Y/n) rubbed the back of her head, "I'm okay. I'm okay." The two were so tied into their own world it took the word of the blind man to speak up to them, "Apologies for the intrusion but I must speak with (Y/n)." Tanako quickly pulled away from (Y/n) and whipped around to face the blind man with her face wearing a blush, "R-Right, sorry!" (Y/n) dropped his arms from her, "Go on, I'll be fine. Just gotta talk to these guys real quick." She smiled at him and the Kakushi took her to the Butterfly Mansion. He turned back to the blind man, "You wanted to speak to me?" He nodded, "Yes, just the two of us." Someone protested, "But Master, he could attempt to hurt you!" (Y/n) glanced over to see a line of 9 unique women on one knee facing the blind man. He glanced over each one and was baffled by how much they varied in character, though he recognized the black-haired one on the far right, Tomioka, and the lady with the butterfly haori, Shinou, "Some entourage you have." At face value, some of them took offense to this comment but the blind man spoke in their turn, "Yes, they are all unique and wonderful." (Y/n) slightly smirked as the man's complement soothed them, "So what did you want to speak about?" The man turned back to him, "Ah yes, it is about you and your partner's encounter with Muzan Kibutsuji." (Y/n) took note of the Hashiras' flinching upon hearing this name.