𝙠𝙣𝙮, 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚

☘ 09. ꜱʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ

"Do you need help?" and [name] could only turn her head and looked at Zenitsu who had rolled his sleeves up and was looking at her with a soft look in his brown colored eyes. Her face started to turn red, and Zenitsu could only feel his heart pounding hard against his chest then as he realized how [name] was blushing around him once more.

They were currently having dinner at [name]'s house, much thanks to [name]'s mother who was so bubbly and insisted on having [name]'s friends over for once to have dinner together.

"N-No, it's fine," she whispered out as she could feel her heart pounding hard against her chest as well, for Zenitsu was close to her then. She then watched as his large hands soon reached out and grabbed hold of the knife in his.

"Agatsuma-senpai! Please, stay in the living room!" [name] whined out and soon a pout was seen on her face as the others turned to look at what was happening. They watched as Zenitsu easily moved her to the side and took charge of preparing the ingredients. [name] then placed her hands on her hips, and Zenitsu could only chuckle softly to himself then at [name]'s attempt in showing her angry side, to exert dominance.

Which was adorable to him.

"You'll injure yourself," he mumbled out, and [name] sighed in defeat as she then stood beside him and guided him on how she wanted the ingredients to be prepared. Unknowingly to her, her schoolmates were giggling at her, along with the fact that they think Zenitsu was being too clingy to [name].

Given how he was very smiley when it comes to [name], and wouldn't let her out of his sight. Yet, the smile on both their faces was so genuine that anybody could tell that they were deeply in love with one another. Just that they didn't know it themselves.

Just yet. Or rather, both of them have yet to muster up the courage to confess to one another.

[name] then watched as Zenitsu was preparing the ingredients with ease, and [name] could only hum in response then as she got closer. Causing Zenitsu to slow down as he could smell [name]'s scent then, along with how close her body was, he could feel her body heat.

Distracting him then as his heart pounded hard against his chest.

"Do you cook at home?" she asked, and Zenitsu could only hum in response then.

"Y-Yeah, but most of the time it's Kaigaku who does it," and [name] noticed how he was stuttering then and she could only giggle in response and Zenitsu swore he could feel his heart pounding hard against his chest as if it was a hammer trying to break out from within.

"Are you having a fever?" she asked as she soon placed her delicate hand on his forehead, and she could only tilt her head in confusion then as Zenitsu had no fever at all.

"I don't have a fever..." he mumbled out, and [name]'s mother could only sigh softly at how oblivious her beloved daughter was. She soon stood up from the sofa and walked over to the kitchen, heading towards the fridge and started to pull out various drinks.

"Come! Grab a drink!" she called out.

And soon, dinner was ready as [name] helped to set up the table together with Zenitsu, and soon Tanjiro and Kanao had come over to the kitchen to help set up the table as well. Once everything was set out on the table, [name] took a seat beside Nezuko and she noticed how Zenitsu had taken a seat beside her on the floor.

The feast was surprisingly pleasant. [name] had on a small smile as she nibbled at the food that was in her bowl. Her dark blue ocean eyes looked around and noticed the smile on everybody's face. She smiled and looked back at her bowl, happy that everybody else was happy.