𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊˚ʷⁱˡᵈ ᵒⁿᵉ‗ ❍ ⁱⁿᵒˢᵘᵏᵉ ˣ ᶠ.ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ [ ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡᵉᵗᵉᵈ ]

₊˚✧ 17

(Y / N) winces as she waits for the attack, but it never comes. Instead the ground vibrates once more- causing her and the boy to be thrown forwards into the cold water. As she resurfaces she looks around frantically for Inosuke, and she spots the source of the thud. The spider demon was caught under a large tree trunk, and she sighs in relief. Grabbing Inosuke she quickly pulls him out of the water and onto the grassy bank, and he begins to shiver.

"Here, take this" She says sweetly as she peels off her haori and hands it to the boy. Yes it was slightly damp, but it would be a lot better than being out in the chill air shirtless. Her e / c eyes flicker up to across the river where she sees the wine haired boy with his blade clutched in his hands. Holy shit ... did he manage to take that entire tree down with just one attack?

Tanjiro yells as he jumps towards the demon with his blade raised, causing her to blink slightly. There was no way he'd be able to take down that thing alone. She grabs her blade and jumps forward as well- ready to assist him. She could tell how badly Inosuke wanted to help but his injuries were just too severe. The two jump in synchronization to perform their attacks, and she sucks in a breath through her teeth.

"Love breathing: Seventh form. Raining claws" She screams as she angles herself towards the demon. The love breathing type officially only had 6 breathing types, but Mitsuri had taught her a secret (and mainly unused) seventh form if she ever found herself in a bad situation. Just as her blade was about to slice through it's neck along side Tanjiro, she feels the air being knocked out of her.

The demon had picked up the log it was supposedly crushed by, and had swung it around with the two demon slayers attached to it. (Y / N) feels the wind blow through her hair as she's pelted through the air- the atmosphere making her choke. She hears Tanjiro yelling as they fall, and the last thing she's able to make out is Inosuke sprinting away. Whistling fills her ears as she plummets towards the forest floor, and she closes her eyes. There's no way she would survive from this impact, absolutely no way. 

Images flash in her head as she falls, causing a small smile to grace her neck. Inosuke giving her a piggyback at final selection. Tanjiro's sweet smile as he watches the boar boy and the h / c head tease each other. Even though she hadn't known them for the longest of times she was still grateful for each and every memory she had forged with them.

"This is it ... huh?" She whispers to herself as she crashes down to the dirty floor.

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Inosuke stumbles whilst he clutches his side, and he ducks quickly behind a tree. The amount of running around he had done had caused a stitch to form in his side- only adding to the pain. It had been a considerably amount of time since (Y / N) and Tanjiro were sent flying, causing his stomach to tighten even more. He pulled the girls haori even tighter around him as he hears the rumbling walk his way. The haori smelt faintly of her, causing his head to spin slightly.

"That dumbass better be okay" He grumbles to himself as he dodges the demons attack- it's fist flying straight through the tree bark. He continues his sprint towards the forest- willing his legs to go even faster. The attacks just kept coming and coming. The ground shakes as the buff beast jumps forwards into one of the trees. Inosuke stares up at the demon with wide eyes.

"What the fuck are you doing!" He hisses at it as it begins to shake. Was this just a distraction so he'd falter for a minute, resulting in his death? Or was this demon genuinely scared? A crackled laugh fills his chest as the points up at the demon. He had never seen something of this size retreat. 

However Inosuke quickly realizes what was happening. The shaking worsens as the demon lets out a high pitched scream, and it's gray layer of skin begins to melt away. It moves in jarred movements as it peels it's flesh away- and several more eyes push through it's skull. It's teeth were now as sharp as knives, and Inosuke fills anxiety fill his body. Did it just ... shed it's skin like a bug?

"There's no way I can take something of this size down. I've never sensed this energy from a opponent before" He whispers to himself as he looks up at the evolved beast. His arms drop to his sides, his grip on his swords growing limp. This was it ... he was going to be killed. He feels tears sting to his eyes as he thinks back to the h / c haired girl. Her soft touch, her sternness, her caring side. He hangs his head low as he wills the tears to leave his eyes.

"Shit. I never got to talk to her about that couple thing" He says through gritted teeth. His past self would crucify him now for giving up and growing soft over a girl. Memories flood his head as he stares down at the earthy ground, leaves occasionally blowing through.

"You're strong in your own way" He hears her soft voice say as it echos through his head. He grunts to himself as he clasps his swords, and he looks up at the beast with a new found determination in his eyes.

"You're growing soft, Inosuke" He growls to himself as the demon jumps from the tree branch onto the floor.

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(Y / N) splutters as she lays on the cold forest floor. She couldn't feel her arm ... or her legs. Her chest felt as if it was on fire, and all she could do was stare up at the moon. Luckily, a bush had broken her fall slightly, but only slightly. She could feel the blood trickling down from the cuts on her face, and she coughs slightly.

The stars were beautiful tonight, and just the thought made her smile slightly. 

'I wish ... Inosuke was here to see them' She thinks to herself as she tries to name every constellation in her head. She had been laid there for a good amount of time, so long that she couldn't even feel the cold anymore- she had grown numb to it. She tries with all her might to sit up, wincing as she does. Every move she made caused pain to course through her body and she quickly slumps against the tree trunk. Her left leg was jerked out to an awkward angle, along with her right arm.

The flutter of wings causing her to gasp slightly. Every little thing was beginning to scare her, but who could blame her? She was all alone in the middle of a fog clad forest, with no way of knowing if her friends were alive.

"Ino ... suke" She murmurs out as her e / c orbs flutter slightly. A face falls into her field of view and she forces herself to stay away.

"Who are you calling 'Inosuke'?" The figure says gently and her eyes begin to focus. A girl crouches in front of her, a smile on her glossy lips. She had the most gorgeous haori she had ever seen, and this made (Y / N) smile.

"Your uniform ... is beautiful" She chokes out before passing out, causing the figure to tut. 

"Thank you" She smiles before calling the Kakushi's over. Luckily, she had arrived just in time before all was lost.