dimension |kimetsu no yaiba x reader|

chapter 8

They were talking about demons and things that were connected with the subject, and as much as you wanted to focus and provide your insight but Nezuko was just too great at distracting you, much to your dismay. She was currently playing with your hand and you were just gushing with all the fluff going on with this lass. 'Cute... So cute!!!' You screamed inside your mind.

"Exactly how old are you, Miss Tamayo?!" He was soon hit by Yushiro repeatedly on the chest and that caught your whole attention. Man, was Tanjiro always this insensitive or was he just genuinely naive? "Don't ask a lady her age, you ill-mannered scoundrel!" The green-haired boy shrieked, repeatedly jabbing  your companion.

While his voice greatly resembled Midoriya's when he talks, when he screams, the similarity was just truly uncanny. Shaking your head, you hoped that this would shake away those thoughts about your former would. This just wasn't the time to dwell on your homesickness.

Yushiro was soon scolded by his superior. He was so quick to sit properly like an obedient servant that the scene itself was so comical. "You alright?" You asked Tanjiro as he choked on air. You couldn't do much to alleviate the pain that he experienced, but you wished that this was just enough for him to actually feel better.

"There something I'd like to clear up with you two.. I'm not trying to create more demons. I only perform the procedure on the terminally ill or those so gravely injured that they don't have long to live. And in those cases, I ask them beforehand if they want to live as demons." You trusted her words since they just sounded so sincere. Plus, she didn't exactly look like someone who would do anything technically bad.

"Miss Tamayo... Is there a way to return a transformed demon back to being a human?" And here was the million dollar question. You were curious as well so perhaps this was the time for you to actually listen intently and not get distracted by your surroundings. 

Feeling the air grow hotter, something coiled itself within your stomach. As if this was telling you that something bas was soon going to happen. As you bit your lips, Tanjiro looked at you with eyes that screamed concern. "Y/n? Are you alright?" 

"Yeah... I think so?" You replied in a questioning matter. He was about to press into the matter more, but when you motioned for him to place all of his attention on the lady in front of you, he abided to your implication and then proceeded to remove his gaze on you.

'Tch... What is this foreboding feeling?' You thought as you clenched your fists, your fingernails pressing so hard on your palm that it might draw blood, yet you didn't pay that any mind. It appeared that Nezuko felt your growing uneasiness because she took your hands in hers before placing it atop of her head. Your aggrandized eyes returned to their original state before you chortled at her antics, now patting her on the head like she desired. Her eyes were now closed, deeply enjoying your pats, and you thanked her inwardly because this action of hers somehow rid all of those bad gut feelings away.

"... Are you still willing to go along with my requests?" It seemed that she was only talking to Tanjiro yet you couldn't help but want to butt in. This was Nezuko we're talking about, after all. In the short span of you spending your days with her, you had gotten unequivocally close with the former human, and if you would be able to contribute something to help her current condition, you'd be more than inclined to help.

"If there's no other way, then I'll do it," Tanjiro spoke with conviction as he took in the sight of you bonding with his sibling. "If with this you're going to be able to make a medicine that could help her.. Then it means that it will also be able to save other people too, right?"

Gah, Tanjiro was too pure for this world! "I shall partake in this endeavor as well," you stated right after Tanjiro. Tamayo seemed taken abacka t this before showing you one of her smiles. "B-But Y/n, you don't have to!" He tried to change your mind since you could get hurt while assisting him, and that would be one of the the worst case scenarios for the male.

"It's not the matter of being 'obligated' to do it but a matter of 'willingly' doing it," and you hoped that that would be able to convey the message that you wouldn't be swayed no matter how much he attempts to change your mind. The sides of your lips were not tugged upwards, causing his cheeks to become filled with splotches of red. "A... Alright."

This would've been a great moment if not for Yushiro yelling 'get down'. A ball smashed through the walls of this house and you felt air escape your lungs once you'd come into terms that your hunch ended up actually occuring.It happened too quick for it to be deemed as comprehensible, for after that whole commotion, Tanjiro's arms were wrapped protectively around you and Nezuko. You squinted your eyes, and once the figures were no longer blurry, you arrived to a conclusion that even an idiot would able to make up.

You guys were fucked.

There were presumably two demons perched at the porch of this area, one had eyes on his palms and the other one had balls as her weapon. Yet you knew that even if that thing exudes the appearance of being harmless, just the destruction it was able to make just by bouncing along the walls of the house's interior was enough to contradict the first impression one may have on that temari.

The demon threw those balls once more and the grip that Tanjiro had on you and his sister became tighter than ever. Your eyes were clenched shut as you were forced to duck down by him even more just so that the chances of you being hit slimmed. 

"Lady Tamayo!" Immediately after that, the temari hit him on the head. Well, wasn't that a literal headshot? 

"Yushiro!" You and Tanjiro simultaneously yelled once his head flew just from the force of being struck by the ball. "Damn it! Nezuko! Take the lade sleeping in the back room somewhere safe outside!" Tanjiro ordered Nezuko, a nod from the latter as a confirmation.

"It's too dangerous outside! Take her to the basement instead!" Tamayo shouted with urgency. "Understood! Nezuko!" She soon got into action and did what was ordered.

You removed yourself away from the boy, afraid that you'd burn him during the process of activating your quirk once the time comes that you'd be forced to use it. "Ah, shit. I'm still not fully recuperated because of using my white flames too much but I'll have to make do with my remaining energy..." You muttered underneath your breath with a curse.

"The demon hunter wearing hanafuda-like earrings and the girl with h/c-hair acting as his partner... It's you guys, right?" 

Frustration welled once the demon made it clear that it was you and Tanjiro whom they were after. So it was because of you two that the innocent such as Yushiro and Tamayo became involved in this whole fiasco as well! 

"Lady Tamayo, please get out of here! We're the ones those demons are targeting!" You whipped your head to face her, but she was fast when it came to denying your pleas, "L/n, Tanjiro, I want you two to fight without worrying about us. We'll be fine without your protection since we're demons."

The two temaris were now heading towards the duo, thus, you took your stance, ready to duke it out with them. 'I can't use white nor indigo because I'd immediately be worn out after doing so... But I do have one attack using orange that would turn this ball into dust!' Your quirk was now fully activated and your hands were now parallel to each other as you concocted ball made out of fire that would sanguinely be able to clash with her temari.

"Rising... Sun!" You threw it once the ball was only midway apart from you. Dust materialized once it made contact with the current enemy's ball, and it didn't fake long before her own ones disintegrated into thin air. 

The golden orbs of the female demon undeliberately enlarged themselves in size. 

'H... How?!'