Love? - Inotan

𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶

𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘪𝘳𝘰'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"Ok! Come on, Gonpachiro!" He said, running towards the couch and turning on the TV.

"R-right!"

We sat on the couch quietly as I looked for a decent movie to watch. After five minutes of searching, we came across this disturbing-looking movie that made Inosuke jump in excitement. I'm not a big fan of horror movies, but if Inosuke wants to watch it, I will watch as many as he wants.

"That one, Kentaro!"

"Alright then, but don't pee your pants," I teased. If anyone was going to pee their pants, it's me, but I'll try to keep my cool. It would be lame to show fear after being able to defeat Muzan. I can take this, right?

We watched the movie for a bit, and the scary part was beginning. It was getting cold, so I got up to close the windows that were left open earlier in the day when it was burning hot, but Inosuke grabbed my sleeve and pulled on it.

"D-don't leave..." He begged

"It's ok, Inosuke; I'm just going to close the windows really quick, that's all!"

"No... I don't want you to go, and the movie is starting to get good, stay..."

"But it's getting cold, aren't you feeling it?"

"It'll be fine, just stay close..."

"Stay close?" That was the last thing I said before Inosuke slowly wrapped his arms around my torso and his legs around mine.

"Like we did before..." His voice kept getting quieter as he spoke. The sleepiness he was feeling was evident.

"You want to cuddle?" I still didn't touch him back; I was too surprised he was doing this voluntarily; my body was heating up.

"Yeah, that. You agreed to do this, did you lie to me?..."

"No! Of course not! I'm more than ok with this!" I said, cuddling him back, resting my head on his. His hair smelled good. It was a calming smell, sweet, I should say. We continued to watch the movie as it came to an end. I didn't get scared or anything because I was too focused on Inosuke. I couldn't tell if he was asleep or not.

"Hey... Inosuke, you awake?" I said softly, poking his shoulder.

I didn't get a response back, so I carried him bridal style to his room. I covered him with a blanket and watched him unconsciously adjust himself in his sleep. Since he was sound asleep, I managed to kiss his forehead without waking him up. I quickly but quietly ran to my room and jumped into my bed, mentally slapping myself for what I did.

I woke up pretty late the next day, tired from everything we did yesterday. I looked around my room, still confused, and remembered when I kissed Inosuke's forehead. I was officially awake. I walked into my bedroom's bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. I had dark circles under my eyes and looked like a total mess. It had been a while since I've looked at myself in the mirror. Have I been hanging out around Inosuke looking like a total slob? I left my room to look for the others and soon found them outside.

"Morning, guys!" I greeted, sounding fatigued.

"More like afternoon-" Nezuko replied.

"You slept like a baby, Tanjiro. I was just thinking about pouring a bucket of water on your face; we thought you were going to sleep all day." Zenitsu joined in.

"Sorry, hehe. Where is Inosuke?"

"Oh, that's right! Aoi and Kanao came by to visit. They are by the lake with Inosuke, I don't know what they are up to, but you can go check." Nezuko added

"Ok! See you guys later!" I said, running to my destination.

I ran to the lake, eager to see Inosuke again, and Kanao and Aoi too, of course. As I got closer to the lake, I could hear loud splashes. They were swimming with their everyday clothes on, and Inosuke was wearing his mask.

"Hey, Tanjiro!" Kanao greeted me

"Oh- hey guys! Long time no see!"

"Heh, it's only been a couple of days, silly. We decided to pass by since a certain someone felt the urge to do so~" She spoke, glancing at Aoi.

"H-Hey! Idiot, don't look at me like that!"

Aoi wanted to see us? That's weird. I never really got to know her; she was always mad and was focused on her tasks as a medicine girl at the butterfly mansion. It's good to see she didn't hate us, though.

"What are you waiting for? Jump in!" Kanao shouted, waking me up from my daydreaming.

"I-It's alright; I'm not feeling that hot- Plus, I'm not wearing a swimsuit, and I don't wanna ruin my clothes, but thanks for the offer!"

"Then take off your clothes," Inosuke said.

His little comment made my heart beat so fast it could have probably exploded right then and there. Should I do it? He doesn't mean everything I'm wearing, right?

"You knucklehead! That was such an inappropriate thing to say! If he doesn't want to swim, don't force him, you two!" Aoi yelled, splashing Inosuke with water aggressively.

"It's ok, don't worry," I laughed.

We hung out for a while and went back to the house back and forth when someone needed to use the restroom or felt hungry. Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Kanao, Aoi, and I were in the living room just casually hanging out, not paying attention to each other. As always, I watched Inosuke cautiously for no one to notice, and that's when Aoi whispered something in his ear. They went outside, and I followed along, again, cautiously.

"I know this is going to sound a bit awkward, but I just have to say it. I-I don't do this very often. I never have. But I've built up a lot of courage to do it, so you better appreciate it, idiot!" Aoi started, "I... I think I have a crush on you, Inosuke. I don't know why, you're so weird and odd. I shouldn't like you! But I do, and I can't help it..."

I left. After she was done saying that, I went as fast as I could, locking my bedroom door and crying into my pillow. Is that why she came here? Because she likes Inosuke? I can't accept this. The more I cried, the bigger the pain in my heart grew; I've never experienced this feeling before. The closest thing to this was when I found my family dead. But this was the feeling of jealousy and rejection.

I couldn't stop the tears from falling, and they weren't stopping any time soon. This feeling was awful. The fact that the human body can get this feeling just from hearing certain words is incredible and scary at the same time. I cried myself to sleep, hoping the pain would wear off in the morning.