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forsworned · 3 years

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can i request a Rengoku x fem or male reader where he becomes completely smitten with the reader after they always make him snacks (and then some). mayybe he confesses in the end, idkk✨

[♥] love confession. {renguko kyoujurou x reader}

Genre: Fluff, Fluff and more Fluff!!

Categories: F/M

Relationships: Renguko Kyoujurou/Reader

Word count: 1,839

a/n: ahhhh!! i'm so sorry this took me so long to make. i hate writing when i'm not in the mood bc it signifiicantly depletes the quality of my writing and that's just no fair for you guys, i hope ypu enjoy this :) requests are open!

To say that Kyoujurou simply enjoyed snacks was an understatement. He was a snack fiend. He had a bad habit of carrying snacks anywhere and everywhere. Compliments to Mitsuri for making him pick it up.

[Name] would watch him pull them out of his sleeves. His uniform pockets and occasionally from in between the buttons of uniform. On multiple occasions, he’d sneak some mini taiyaki and other times senbei. When she was around him and she’d catch him, he laugh at himself and offer her some, which of course she would never deny. Kyoujurou was too cute to deny in her eyes.

Until one day, she had noticed that he hadn’t been snacking all day. Not once, not even a nibble and even that was enough to spark some suspicion on her end.

[Name] pondered all the times she had seen him that day and each time she had remembered, he seemed a little sad. Was it because he ran out of them?

Just then she had conjured up an idea. What if I made a bunch of his favorite snacks? That would definitely cheer him up!

Honestly, [Name] would do anything to see him smile and she would stop at nothing to get it. And slowly, but surely, that is exactly what she did.

It became a daily routine to bring Kyoujurou any snack she knew he would enjoy. And of course, he would accept every time because he simply could not get enough of [Name's] homemade snacks. Every time that he would ask what she would add to her food, she would insist that the secret ingredient was "love".

Which would obviously fly over his head (god bless his heart) because Kyoujurou was so oblivious it hurt. But like [Name] had firmly stated with all her heart. She wouldn't stop at nothing to get what she wanted. And what she wanted was Kyoujurou. So like any corny, cliche storyline, [Name] had told Kyoujurou that she planned a sort of taste testing for an upcoming cooking competition she had.

But like the good spirited man Kyoujurou was, he happily agreed. He would do anything to help his fellow comrades out. [Name] could jump for joy, but she held it in and instead gave him a time to meet up her place. Kyoujurou smiled his usual smile before bowing.

"See you then!"

*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:

By this time, she had already been in the kitchen for over two hours now whipping up a bunch of Kyoujurou's favorite snacks. The oven dinged signaling that her sweet potatoes were done. She pulled them out and set them down on the counter. [Name] was delighted with herself because not only was she done, but she had successfully prepared everything. The sweet potatoes were roasted to perfection and she set the scallion butter she also made on the side.

Now she had sakura mochi, senbei and takoyai. She wanted to keep it both sweet and savory so that he could enjoy both equally. All that was left was to surprise him.

[Name] pulled her pocket watch out of her breast pocket and checked the time.

He should be here any minute.

Her heart was pounding in her chest the more she thought about it. Somehow she had mustered up the courage to ask Kyoujurou to come to her humble abode--alone. And (mostly) happily obliged. There was still the lingering sadness about him that made her heart ache.

"[Name]?' She heard his voice call out and her anxiety peaked as she rushed to the door with a scarf in her hand.

"Yes, stay right there, please!"

And immediately he halted all actions and words. [Name] opened her door to see the fiery blonde smiling brightly at her and her breath caught in her throat.

"Hello, [Name]." His expression now slightly surprised, mouth in an "o" shape as he points to her cheek. "What's this?"

[Name's] cheeks dusted with a pink hue as she swiped her face and looked at her finger to see flour on it. She seemed alarmed which was enough to cause him to laugh at her.

"You wanted to show me something?" His voice soft now. And it took every once of [Name] to look him in the eyes and when she did, she could tell the same sadness was clouding his gaze.

She gulped and nodded her head as she pulled put the scarf. "You gotta put this on first."

Kyoujurou's cheeks visibly pinkened but he agreed and bent his head down as [Name] gently wrapped the makeshift blindfold around his eyes. Her fingers brushing against his skin was enough to send a shiver down his spine as she felt the wisps of her hair tickle her skin. She tightened the knot and Kyoujurou felt a lump form in his throat.

Her hands now in his as she tugged him along to her kitchen. Neither of them spoke as she led them there. Just two hearts thumping silently against their chests, unbeknownst to one another.

"You can take it off now." Her voice barely a whisper, but he heard quite well.

Her unraveled the loose knot and his eyes were now fully uncovered. Kyoujurou felt his heart stammer a bit , while his fiery orbs widened in blissful surprise.

"Surprise!" She cheered and she jumped with arms wide.

Kyoujurou did not move, just simply stood there speechless. His eyes carefully scanned the counter that was filled with his favorite treats and then to [Name]. He didn't know how to feel in that moment. He didn't know another human being was capable of making him feel a million and one emotions all at once. No one had ever done him such a courtesy and it made his heart swell.

His silence caused [Name] to twiddle her fingers nervously awaiting a response.

"Do you not like it?" Her voice was a squeak now. He gulped as he blinked back the tears stinging at his eyes. And then he did something that [Name] least expected. He had enveloped her in his warmth and squeezed her with such tenderness that she had never felt before.

"Thank you, [Name]." He breathed out. His chin sat on her shoulder blade as he closed his eyes and a small tear slipped out. He quickly wiped it away before pulling back and looking at [Name] who was staring at him with broadened [e/c] hues.

"No one has ever done me the honor of blessing me with such a thoughtful surprise." His smile was bright and cheery as ever. [Name] felt like her heart was going to implode.

"I'm in love with you."

She just blurted it out. Not intentionally. It just kind of came out. So abruptly in fact, that Kyoujurou immediately started to burn up. No one had ever confessed to him (false, many have confessed but he always took it as admiration and would pat them on the shoulder and smile completely oblivious).

"Eh?"

Was all that came out of his mouth. He didn't know [Name] liked him like that?! Sure she was super pretty, but Kyoujurou always thought she would take a liking to Giyuu since she was always poking at him trying to get him to talk. It's not that he didn't find her attractive, he very much did. But, again, it just absolutely threw him off because in his mind she could have any man she desired. But him? She liked, no--loved him?

"Ah! I mean--I--"

[Name] was at an unfortunate loss for words and she couldn't do anything to take it back, so she just braced herself for the consequences.

"Y-you're--" He pointed to her. "in love with me?" He then pointed to himself in shock. And [Name] thought she was going to pass out.

"Uh, yes. I am in love with you, Kyoujurou. I hope that this doesn't ruin our friendship..."

[Name] felt defeated at this point. She really couldn't tell if he felt embarrassed because he didn't return her feelings or not. Kyoujurou finally swallowed the lump in his throat. He noticed that [Name] was on edge and obviously needed an answer and none of his antsiness.

"I didn't think I was your type. I am extremely flattered." He deadpanned as he bowed respectfully in most erect manner.

[Name] felt an embarrassed sweat drop on the back of her head form.

"Y-you are?"

"Yes! I would find it most desirable if we formed an intimate bond!"

"Uh, Kyoujurou."

"Yes!"

"You can stop bowing now."

"Right!"

Kyoujurou was met with [Name's] glimmering eyes and flushed face and he saw her for more than his fellow comrade.

"Do you mean that." She hesitantly stepped forward. He courageously embraced her face with the rough palms of his hands against her smooth skin.

"Yes, I do. It would be an honor to have you by my side. If you would let me, of course." His voice smooth and even as he spoke. An illusion Kyoujurou had to conjure up to steady his beating heart.

"The honor is mine."

[Name's] face leaned forward and he felt her breath delicately aerating against his skin. And that's when his illusion broke because Kyoujurou had turned just as fiery red as the hair on his head and turned away in agitation.

[Name] was confused by his sudden humiliation. Did her breath smell bad?

"M-my apologies. I just got a little apprehensive when you got close." He gulped dryly as he peeped at her expression, but [Name] just burst into laughter.

She didn't think she had the capability of turning Kyoujurou into a flustered mess, nevertheless here he was doing just that. Oh, how the tables have turned.

"We don't need to rush anything, Kyo." She held a hand over mouth to hide her delight.

His blush intensified at the nickname. How much more was she going to embarrass him?!

She grabbed his hand and led him to the table where she was going to set everything up.

"Let's eat."

He followed her lead and sat adjacent from her and instantly his mouth watered as she set the dishes in front of them

"Thank you, again, [Name]. Really."

[Name] waved a hand as if to reassure him it was nothing as she took a chunk out of her sakura mochi. He quietly took a bite from his sweet potatoes and he was filled immediately with the void he had developed from years of coldness.

Soft, supple lips found themselves on his cheek and he felt his face flare up mid bite. [Name's] melodious laugh filled the room as she confidently took a bite from his chopsticks. Oh yes, the tables have indeed turned.

"Thank you for coming." She flirted as she made her fingers walk on his lap. His eyes followed them as they got closer to his upper thigh and he wondered where the shy [Name] had went. Another fit of laughter bubbled out of her throat as she faltered to the tatami mat.

"You are so cute, Kyo!"

It was only the beginning of [Name] driving Kyoujurou insane.

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forsworned · 3 years

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[♥] academyau!substitute teacher {renguko kyojuro x reader}

Genre: Slight Fluff, Comedy

Categories: F/M

Relationships: Kyoujuro Renguko/Reader, Giyuu Tomioka/Reader

word count: 2,538

a/n: this is a pretty long read, so read at your own risk of boredom. i guess it could also b classified as a "x giyuu" but the title is just way too long and kind of throws the main focus off. might turn this into multiple parts so let me know what y'all think! also this is just a filler for the requests i have rn i don't want to leave you guys hanging

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"I literally don't know shit about history."

Giyu sighed in exasperation. "You don't need to know anything about history [first name]. The teacher already has a lesson plan and you literally just need to pass out the papers. I just need you to cover for a couple of a days because one of the teachers are out sick."

You groaned as you threw your head back in annoyance, pushing your feet up against the edge of your desk. Even though it didn't look it Giyu was practically begging you to substitute for one of his coworkers. And he almost never asks for favors.

Giyu ran a hand through his hair. "He's super picky with his subs and everyone he's had come in hasn't come back."

"So you're saying that I'm a good pick." You mused, with your head in your hands with an annoying smug look.

"Don't push it."

You scrunched your face in disgust. "I just really, really don't want to Giyu. Middle school kids are the absolute worst. All they do is make moaning noises and forget or neglect to wear deodarant."

Giyu lightly chuckled. Your eyes darted to watch his usually solemn demeanor melted away into a small smile which immediately disappeared when you caught wind of it.

He cleared his throat and continued to speak like nothing happened.

"Anyway, so you'll do it?"

You rolled your eyes.

"Yeah, whatever. I'll do it."

Giyu looked pleased with himself when he heard your answer.

"I mean after all, I do owe you like a million and one favors." You sarcastically mused.

Which you kind of did. Giyu was your childhood best friend and always kept your out trouble in the nick of time. Whether it was you getting chased down by the neighborhood cat, or when you got gum stuck in your hair and you didn't want your parents to find out so he quickly snipped it out of your hair with everything seemingly in place like nothing happened. Yeah you could say you were a bit of troublemaker growing up, but Giyu was like the older brother that always looked after you.

"I'm so glad you realized." He replied cooly. "Be here by 7:30AM. Don't be late, I already have enough on my plate and I don't need you embarassing me."

You used your hand to shoo him out of your office space. "Mhm, you can leave now."

"I'm serious."

"Yup."

He squinted his eyes at you."[first name]"

"Ok! I got it. I'll be there 7:30 sharp." You exclaimed throwing your arms up in surrender.

He smirked in satisfaction. "Good."

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The morning air was crisp as the sun shone down on your blurred eyes. You absolutely dreaded waking up in the morning and despite that you still agreed to be here. Oh, how you hated that man.

"Good morning." A familiar voice muffled beside you.

Speak of the devil.

He was munching away at his raisin bread walking next to you in the most nonchalant manner. Typical Giyu.

"Shut up." You mumbled miserably.

"You know, you could be a little nicer."

Your eyes narrowed at him. Expression in full death stare mode, but Giyu was as cool as ever, and as always completely unfazed by your behavior. But before you could retaliate, middle and highschool girls were practically lining up to say good morning to Giyu, blushing like mad when he acknowledged them. You on the other hand, were getting the death stares and whispers instead.

"Must be nice to be the heart throb PE teacher." You teased, poking him with your binder.

Giyu ignored you as you walked into the building, showing you to your classroom. You ignored the stares of kids burning holes through your back as you analyzed everything. Tons of inspirational historical quotes lined the walls, pictures and signatures of past and possibly current students covered one single wall. You inspected closely trying to catch a glimpse of who the teacher you were substituting for. One person in particular caught your eye, and he was hot. With a capital H. But before you could look at the other pictures to confirm Giyu called you over.

"Miss [last name], can you come up to the front and introduce yourself."

You sighed as you approached the front of the classroom and watched as the students all stood up. As their whispers got louder, you had to resist the urge to roll your eyes.

"Good morning class. I'm going to be your substitute teacher for the day as Mr.--"You glanced over at the desk and moved the plaque in your direction. "--Renguko is out sick today."

As the class bowed in respect getting their good morning greetings, some of the children could't help but show their disappointment. You noticed most of them girls.

"I'll leave them to you." Giyu stated, and then looked at the class. "And be good to your substitute. I don't want to hear anyone misbehaving."

They bowed as he exited the room and now all eyes were on you. You sighed to yourself.

I really gotta learn to say no sometimes.

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To say you were exhausted was an understatement. It’s not that you hated kids or anything, but they always just see to have so much energy and well, you didn’t. Not even a cup of coffee could save you right now. You watched as the clock above your desk ticked and felt yourself getting more and more sleepier by the moment. Your consciousness fleeting as you lie under your warm blankets.

The image of that fiery haired man popped into your head and your eyes shot open.

You totally forgot to ask Giyu about that hot guy!

You let out a loud groan, knowing that your timing was off because now he would most definitely be suspicious if you asked him tomorrow. The curiosity of knowing that man itched at your skin. You absolutely had to know who he was.

What if he was a high school student, or worse a middle school student who looked very grown.

You outwardly icked at the thought, closing your eyes and scrunching your face in disgusted.

No way. He definitely had to be an adult. Maybe even a teacher.

“The history teacher!” You exclaimed out loud, shooting your whole body up.

It had to be him. You smiled victoriously to yourself, mentally patting yourself in the back.

And you had the perfect plan set up to find out.

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You had to have looked in the mirror for about three hours to make sure you looked absolutely stunning. Hair curled to frame your face perfectly, and make up subtle but very much enhancing your natural features. You rubbed your lips one more time in the mirror before smacking your hands to your face to wake yourself up. Giyu was not going to be happy.

The morning bells chimed and you were seated at the desk welcoming students as they walked in. You discreetly checked your make up in your compact mirror under the desk to make sure nothing was running and not a hair was out of place.

“Perfect.” You whispered to yourself, running a hand through your blow out. All this work for a man that probably wasn’t even a teacher here.

“Miss [last name], what are you doing here.”

You froze at the voice. Nothing could prepare you for the icy glare that Giyu shot down at you. It sent a shiver down your spine. But his glare melted right off of you as you glanced over to the man next to him. Your mystery man finally come true!

“Oh hello, Mr. Tomioka. It’s pleasure seeing you.” You smiled, standing up. You looked right over to the handsome man right next to him. His hair like rays of sunlight with eyes to match. You could barely contain your excitement. “And you must be Mr. Renguko.”

His smile as big as the sun. Scratch that. He was the sun.

Bright, beautiful and fiery. He physically made you warmer just being in his very presence. You could’ve sworn you heard simultaneous female sighs in admiration, but you were way too distracted by how utterly gorgeous he was.

“Yes, I am.” He cheerfully stated. “And you must be the substitute that was in for me yesterday.”

He took your hand in his and you could’ve sworn you melted at his touch. Finely calloused hands, indicating that he worked with his hands a lot. Not that his physique couldn’t already tell you how absolutely fit he was.

“Yes, I am. Your class was wonderful. I didn’t have any problems with them whatsoever.” You couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear. This really was the man and it took every ounce of you not to pinch yourself to see if you were awake or not.

“So are you going to tell me why exactly you’re here today.” Giyu chimed in. This time his icy glare had no effect.

“Oh yes, I thought I was still scheduled for today. I never heard anything back from Mr.Tomioka so I assumed that I would head back in.” You lied right through your teeth and Giyu could see right through it.

He narrowed his eyes at you. “And I remember emailing you last night confirming that Mr. Renguko was fully recovered and ready to work again.”

You couldn’t see it but Giyu was totally spitting out venom with every single word he spoke. It was almost terrifying, but you were way too distracted by the glow of the man that was the literal sun right beside you.

As if the smile on your face couldn’t get any bigger.

“That’s odd. I don’t remember getting an email.” You innocently put a finger to your lip, and looked upward as if you were searching your head for the memory of the email confirmation that you definitely recall getting.

Giyu’s went from you to Mr.Renguko. And then it finally clicked for him. His shoulder dropped in defeat. He did not have the strength required to dealing with your shenanigans today. He turned around heading out the classroom, raising a hand to dismissively.

“Just don’t burn the place down.”

You gave him two big thumbs up. “You got it!”

"So would you like to observe the class since you're already here?" Mr.Renguko interjected. He motioned to the empty seat right beside his desk and chair.

You beamed at him. "Only if that's okay with your class, of course."

"Oh trust me, they are more than okay with that." He grinned at the students. Most of them smiled and blushed looking away from your direction. You sat there in confusion, but before you could inquire about what he said, he shot out of his seat and grabbed the stack of papers on his desk.

"Alright, class we are going to go over your classwork from yesterday and finish the rest of chapter six."

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It seemed like forever until Mr.Renguko had settled into his seat while he let his students work together on their classwork.

"I can see why my students are such big fans of you." He mused. You looked up from your phone and saw him warmly grinning at your face. This time you didn't fight the blood rushing to the surface of your cheeks.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well," He pulled out a stack of notecards and began shuffling through them. "I always have my students write their own evaluations of my substitutes and yours were outstanding. Lots of compliments about your appearance and how you carried the class."

Evaluation? Appearance?

Your jaw went slightly aslack at his words. The only thing that left your lips: "Evaluations...?"

His grin grew. Mr.Rengoku knew that this had caught you off guard but he continued. "Yes, I like to know what substitutes are doing their job and keeping my students in line and comfortable."

You were almost speechless. "Wow, you must really care about your students."

He smiled softly this time, and fondly looked over at his students working diligently and quietly together. "Yes, I do. They're kind of like my own kids. I want the very best for them."

Just when you thought you couldn't admire him anymore that you already did. Hot and caring? It had to be too good to be true. You pointed to the best teacher of the year awards on his desk. "I guess you didn't get those just based off your looks alone then."

He visibly blushed and chuckled at you statement as he rubbed the back of his head. "Nah, I don't think so."

You raised an eyebrow at him and pointed at the wall of photos and signatures that lined his wall. "That wall definitely says otherwise."

He laughed a hearty laugh this time. "I don't really think that's the case. Like I said I just look after my students like their my own. They really are my pride and joy."

It really was incredibly hard to not let yourself melt into a puddle in his presence alone. But before you could collect your thoughts, the lunch bell rang and students filed out to their homeroom's and handing in their assignments on their way out. Most of the girls shot you dirty looks before heading out as a way of showing their contempt towards you before the smiled at Mr.Rengoku who was collecting papers at the doorway. At this point, you literally couldn't blame them. Their teacher was a total hottie and you were practically stealing him right under their noses.

As the last student handed in their assignment, Mr. Rengoku closed the door behind them and approached his desk to set aside the stack of papers. He pulled put a box of tissues, picking one out and sneezed rather loudly into it. Cheeks were now a hue of vermillion and he slighted groaned while holding his head.

"You don't look so good, Mr. Renguko." You stated worriedly.

He waved you off. "Nonsense, I'm fine. And you can drop the formalities when were not in front of students. Call me Kyojuro."

You sighed as you fumbled through your bag handing him some cold and flu pills and a packet of vitamin c. "Ok, Kyojuro. You can call me [first name], but I'm going to need you to take these for me and get on home."

He blew loudly into his tissue before tossing into the trash revealing his very red nose. "I-I'm fine, Miss [last name]-- I mean [first name]. Really, I'm ok." He stuttered as he tried to collect himself and get up. Unfortunately, he couldn't hold himself up for more than ten seconds before collapsing and luckily you were there to catch him. He seemed to have been mumbled incoherent words as he laid heavily in your arms. You sighed as you slowly laid him down on the ground and reached for your cellphone to dial the one person you knew could handle this situation the best.

"You didn't actually burn the place down did you?"

You rolled your eyes. "No, idiot. Teacher down."

"Ah, fuck."

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forsworned · 3 years

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hey guys i just wanted to let u all know (if it wasn’t obvi enough) my inbox is open for requests!! pls refer to my faq before requesting and please keep it sfw thanks!! ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ -admin king

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forsworned · 3 years

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hello~;w; may I please ask for a reader x Kyojuro Comfort ,,?/female pronouns pls// Specifically, his s/o had started a new job, and has worked themselves too hard— ultimately becoming very ill and sore. It’s been a very rough few weeks and I’d really appreciate some words of praise to keep me going…!

a/n: i triedddd sorry it took so long bruv

genre: fluff

warnings: none

categories: f/m

relationships: renguko kyōjurō /reader

It had been a long day for [name]. She had been overworking

herself ever since she had taken up a new job. Weekends felt like nothing but a blur because she'd be right back at the office at 7AM continuing her mind-numbing work. Recently though, [name] had fallen ill from putting in too many hours and not enough self care. Kyoujurou, her lover, had noticed this and urged her to stay home from work and call out sick. Of course, stubborn [name], refused and ended up collapsing. Luckily, Kyoujurou had been there to catch her before she ended up with a concussion. She had awoken to her lying in bed and a towel that smell of vinegar on her head. She jolted awake trying to get her stuff together to bolt out the door, but Kyoujurou was having none of that. "Oh no, you don't. You are sick [name]! You need to rest. So forget about work and get back in bed." He gently pushed her back into their shared bed with a concerned look on his face.

"I need to get work, Kyo!" She whined and then soon groaned in agony. Her body was not allowing her to even sit up. Every muscle felt sore and going against her will to move. A smile on his face as she finally complied and lied back down and he tucked her. "I already called your boss and he said that he has been telling you to take some time off, but you refused?" He cocked an eyebrow at her. She averted her gaze from his. "Care to explain?" She stayed silent, hoping that he would let this slide just this time, but Kyo was not going to let her get away with it. "[name]..." His voice was on edging on reprimanding her. "I'm not going anywhere until you tell me why you weren't taking your sick days." She let out an exasperated sigh before turning her back to him and burying herself in the plushy sheets. "Because! You're always working so hard for the both of us and I finally got this new job and I just wanted to feel like i was making it up to you!" She exclaimed. Kyoujurou softly smiled at her as he poured herbal tea into a glass mug. "[name],"He began but she did not want to hear a thing from him. She merely stuffed her face deeper into their sheets as she tried to block out his retorts. A kiss was placed on her hair as she lied there miserably. He chuckled moving her body to shift towards him. "You don't have to make up anything to me. We are a unit." He brushed the hair out of her feverish face. Her cheeks were scattered with pink from the fever she was developing. "Plus you are the hardest working person I know! So you deserve to relax, darling." He held out the tea to her and she sat up. "Careful, it's hot." He started to blow on the surface of the liquid to cool it down for her to sip at it. "Please, don't think any less of yourself, [name]. It hurts me to see you like that." His voice was soft and his eyes were sad for a moment as he stared beyond the cup in his hand. "Now, drink!" The dejected attitude of his was tossed out the window and now replaced with a jubliant one. She felt her visage get warmer as she took it from him this time and took a sip. "Thank you, Kyo." She murmured against her glass. He took her free hand in his calloused one and kiss her cheek. "Anything for you, my love."

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[♥] collegeau! unintentionally roommates {renguko kyoujurou x reader}

Genre: Comedy, Slight Fluff(?)

Categories: F/M

Relationships: Renguko Kyoujorou/Reader

Word count: 1,096

a/n: ,,requests are open part 2 here

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Admittedly, it was a little heartbreaking saying your goodbye's to your family as they dropped you off at campus for your first year at college. Your mom couldn't help but sob and give you the old "you were just a baby in my arms and now you're going to college" spiel. And well your dad, he was trying his hardest not to sob as he helped you unload your baggage. You kissed and hugged them before sending them back off on the road.

An audible sigh of relief and smile tugged at your lips as you carried your things and headed towards your assigned dorm. It was absolutely surreal watching as students filed in and out of buildings. Most of them scrambling to get to their destinations and settle in their spaces, although you were a bit more prepared than most. You were already familiar with campus, which dorm you'd be in and even met and exchanged messages with your soon to be roommate.

As you headed into the dorm building, you went straight to the elevator and hit the number 3. And as it was about to close, a hand shot right through the crevice of the elevator where the doors were about to meet. You flinched at the swiftness.

How annoying. You grit your teeth. That is until you saw how captivating the person behind the platform doors were. It was like the sun had erupted when the barrier opened and you could've sworn you heard angels singing. Tresses of fiery hair and eyes to match enveloped your vision in a blazing fashion. The fact that someone could pull off hair as good as him just simply had to be a sin.

"Sorry about that." He beamed. His smile was enough to spread warmth across your cheeks, yet send a shiver up your spine.

Oblivious to your being moonstruck, he glanced over at the elevator buttons to get to his destination. "Oh, you're living on the same floor as me?"

You could've sworn your heart stopped in that moment. "Y-yeah, you're dorming on level 3, too?"

Yes, please [name]. Please choke on your words some more while you're at it.

The elevator dinged and you both simultaneously stepped out. "Yeah, I'm at Room," He fished out his key card and caught a glimspe of the number. "302."

ROOM 302?!

He was already a short distance ahead of you and you clambered over to him as he watched the keycard do its magic, going from red to green. Your thoughts were absolutely racing as he stepped inside and dropped his bags to the floor. It couldn't be--it literally can't be.

"Huh?" He peeped over his shoulder to see you there gawking at him. "Oh, hey. I never got your name."

"Y-you're dorming...here?" You uttered in disbelief.

"Yup." He smiled at you again with such intense warmth, but it faltered when he saw you absolutely crumble to the ground. Yup, you definitely just passed out on the ground in front of rank S hottie. Nice one, [name].

╰ ☼ ╮

The sensation of mellowness hugged at your body and you felt the corners of your lips turn into a pleased expression as you opened your eyes and stretched. But were in for a rude or rather splendidly unexpected awakening.

"Oh, [name] you're awake."

Your body completely froze in place. It couldn't be.

Your head slowly rotated in the sound of the voice that you were already aware of who it belonged to. Low and behold, the glorious hottie that was seated in the bed that was, by now, completely furnished across from where you laid. Your body jolted awake, stiff to the bone as you, once again, stare stupidly and vacant at him.

"How do you know my name and where is my roommate?" It was more of a demand than it was a question. He chuckled at your sudden abruptness. Was it warranted? Most definitely. Was it everyday that a girl dormed with guy? Most definitely not.

"Well," He handed you your card and school ID. "You dropped this when you passed on the floor."

Your cheeks flushed red in embarassment. You what?!

"I--passed out?" Thousands of thoughts cascaded through your head as you sat there blank faced. Oh, you were a big idiot [name]. Huge idiot.

"B-but, you--and I--" Your brain felt like it was absolutely fried and scrambled. Distressed, you hurriedly pulled out your phone and scrolled through you emails.

╔ ——————————————— ╗

2 weeks ago at 2:20am

from: vivenne freecs

hey [name], i know this is probably

going to suck when i say this...

╚ ——————————————— ╝

You clicked the lock button on your phone. There was no need for you to read the rest because you knew what it was going to say. It wasn't a mistake. This was your dorm and he was your roommate.

"Hey, are you alright?" His face was contorted with worry as he took a seat next to you. You looked up and smiled weakly at him.

"Yeah, I can see now that this wasn't a mistake."

"Well, yeah, it's a co-ed dormitory."

"Co-ed?!" You shrieked. That was almost enough to make you pass out again. If your parents found out about this they would totally freak at you. They weren't crazy strict or anything, but living with a boy who wasn't even blood related or that you knew for that matter. Oh, yeah you were totally dead [name].

The sound of chuckling made your ears perk up and you saw the man who's name you still didn't know trying not to make light at you snickering in the palm of his hand.

"I'm sorry. It's just that it was on the applications when you were signing up for what dorm you wanted to be in, so I thought every one knew." His expression just merely amused watching how you went through the five staged of grief in a span of 5 minutes.

Slowly, you felt the acceptance embrace the inner corners of your brain. Your parents just might kill you if they found out that you were sleeping in the same room as another boy, but fuck it I guess. There was no turning back now.

"It is what it is." You sighed, running a hand through your hair. "Well, since we're going to be roommates. I should at least know your name."

His eyes twinkled as he spoke and held his hand out."Kyoujorou. Kyoujorou Renguko."

You couldn't help but chuckle as you shook his hand.

"It's nice to meet you, Kyoujorou."

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𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐀

✧ warnings. nsfw under da cut, fingering, receiving/giving, nipple play, unprotected sex yadah yadah readt at your own discretion

✧ author's note. imma just say if u kno u knoooo i'm not having writer's block per say, but i just felt like writing this hot piece for u kyoujurou suckasss, enjoy ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧˚

You sighed as you watched Kyoujurou train from the porch of his estate. The sun was beating down on him giving him a summer glow. The sweat on his naked torso glistened under the sun and how his lips parted as it dripped down his face.

You could only huff as you rubbed your thighs together to provide some sort of friction. It was unfair how ridiculously delicious he was. Clad in only his uniforms pants as he sheathed the wooden sword and attacked the air.

If only he knew how much you wanted him just now, but it was way too embarrassing for you to bring up to him. You and Kyoujurou had only been together for some months now, but even still it was hard to even steal a kiss from this man.

He was usually so busy with missions and with you as a non demon slayer that practically left you with virtually no time together. When he was back, he spent his time usually training and under the sun. And since it was summer the days were long the sun set at eight pm and you went back to your home with him escorting you at the very least.

He would simply kiss you ontop of your forehead and say good night but on better nights, you would find the courage to ask him to actually kiss you. To which he would get embarrassed, but would oblige.

Kyoujurou wanted to keep you happy, though sometimes it was hard stepping out of his comfort zone with you. He had woman always flocking at him and practically throwing themselves at him and yet he choose you. And for good reason too. You were headstrong, reliable, graceful and independent.

He saw you more for than just your divine beauty, and the curves under your yukata. He loved you, for you. But it was more complicated than that.

You see, as much as Kyoujurou spent his time rescuing women and speaking to them (not flirting, just outrightedly speaking to them), he really did not have much experience with them. He was married to his work as he would say. It took him some time to even allow himself the pleasure of being by your side, but something always nagged at the back of his mind.

That you deserved a man better, more capable of pleasing you. That he lacked the common most basic skills of a man who could satisfy your desires and needs.

It was almost painful being close to you. He wanted to appeal to you and bring out the sexual energy that you yearned for. He could see it in your eyes, but it was always push and pull for him.

Sometimes he would find himself browsing casually through book stores in between missions and skim the explicit ones. It would intrigue him as he would think of all the very many ways he could gratify you. One that he had stumbled upon had really caught his eye.

It was translated from ancient Sanskrit to Japanese. Kama Sutra.

"Tryna please your ol' lady, eh?"

The voice startled him and his cheeks were dashed with crimson as he shut the book immediately. The vendor was an old woman with a sweet smile that had beckoned to him to just take a look at the shop and he obliged wanting to see if he could find some sort of souvneir to bring back for you.

"Just browsing!" He began to put the book back but the old lady shook her head as she inhaled her pipe and blew the smoke out slowly.

It swirled around in the air as she chuckled. "Keep it."

He glanced down from the book to her. "Oh, I couldn't do that."

"Nonsense, there's a lot of things a young man like you should know about a woman's body. Especially if you want to please her in all the right ways."

"I--" His cheeks flushed a rosy red but her back was already facing him as she waved him off.

"Come on, let's get you checked out."

He could only watch her in shock as she beaconed him over to the counter and he followed behind her as she propped her self up on a stool and began to carefully wrap the book in a cloth and handed it to him.

Kyoujurou began to fish for his wallet, but the old lady only waved him off. "On the house."

"Oh, no. I couldn't." He urged.

"Please." She pushed it toward his chest and his eyes went wide at the force behind her hand.

"Enjoy the read. It's a good one. Kept my marriage happy." She winked and he felt abashed as he bowed and hurried out of the shop.

That was weeks ago. That book had been sitting on his study for some time now. He delved into it the moment he had gotten home that day and flipped through it. The way that his member would mercilessly press against the fabric of his sleeping pants and he tried to flex his arms for it to go down.

But the drawings on the paper were beginning to transform into you and him in the same positions and it was undoing him. This book would be the end of him.

There was a time where Senjurou had been tidying up his study and stumbled upon it. It was opened to a page that Kyoujurou had made some rather raunchy footnotes about you and him.

Senjurou would quickly clean the rest of his room out and leave in a hurry making sure he didn't run into his older brother. He couldn't even look at Kyoujurou without blushing and soon he found out why.

Kyoujurou could only sigh and laugh as he flipped through the pages. If he were being honest with himself. He wasn't reading much into the text. He was a man after all, so if there were a picture he would pay attention to that.

Not that he was a shallow man. He adored you for your intelligence and ambitious personality, but it was hard to concentrate on the text when the images on the paper were so sensual.

He would soon find himself thinking of you again and rubbing at his sore member as his tip leaked out thinking of you ontop of him, grinding down against him. Oh, the lewd faces you'd make and the sweet, airy moans that would escape you as you took his length in over and over again.

The thought of him tasting your saccharine, swollen center is what sent him over the edge as he came in hard wisps of creamy white that covered his knuckles. His chest rose and fell as he came to his senses.

"Oh, sweet, [name]." He whispered to himself as he used the back of his thumb to wipe away his perspiration.

He closed his eyes as he made one last swift movement in the apricot glow of the sunset and he could sense that you were at your wits end as you laid your form against the porch. You were propped up on your elbow as your chin rest in your palm, flipping through what looked like a novel.

You looked so lovely as the summer breeze caressed at your baby hairs and your perspiration condensed against your skin. As he approached you, he noticed that you were reading something that looked oddly familiar.

"What are you reading, my love?" He asked as he stood over you with his hands on either sides of his hips.

"Oh, just something I found on your study. You have quite the racy footnotes, Kyo." You mused with a satisified smile on your face as you flipped to the next page.

His whole body stiffened as he analyzed the text and realized that you were in fact reading his raunchy annotations on small sticky notes that he stuck betwen various pages describing exactly how he would pleasure you.

"I think this one is my favorite." You peeled it off and read it out loud. "'I can only imagine the delicate moans of [name] as I taste her honeyed slit.' Wow, Kyo, you're quite the writer."

He could stand there with broad fiery eyes as his muscles tensed. He could feel his member twitch under his uniform pants.

"Are you just gonna stand there?" You inquired as you stood up to meet his gaze. You wrapped your arms around his dampened shoulders and your lips were a hair breadth's apart. "Or are you gonna do something about it?"

His face was hot, flushed as he instinctively wrapped his arms around your waist. Was he embarrassed as hell that you had found his raunchy annotations? Hell yes. But was it worth the way you were looking at him right now, waiting for him to devour you right on the spot? Again, hell yes.

"You are quite the crafty one, [name]."

"He speaks."

He chuckled. "Would you enjoy if I spoke more or did more?"

"Depends on what you're going to be saying and doing." Your fingers danced across his chest and he shuddered under your touch.

His gaze meet yours for a moment before looking to your lips and then finally capturing them in a feverish manner. You didn't care how drenched in sweat he was, you just wanted him and bad.

His large hand was now clasping gently around your neck as he deepened the kiss, slipping his tongue between your lips and you hungrily obliged. Kyoujurou usually handled you so gently, but something about the way he was kissing you and holding you right now felt fierce and overwhelmingly passionate.

His hands raking through your hair as he pressed open mouth kisses down your throat and then back up again to your earlobes. It felt like heaven.

"Let's go to my bedroom." He whispered as he sucked onto your earlobe and you did not even have a single thought nor hesitation.

You simply followed him as he tugged at your hand down the hall. The sunlight glowed through his window as it filtered onto his futon and he shut the shoji behind him.

"Laid down." He commanded.

And again, not a thought behind any of your actions. You merely listened to everything you were told as you laid down on the soft mattress and eyed him.

His chest was rising falling and his member was hard and long under his pants. You gripped at the sheets waiting for his next demand.

"Now, open your yukata."

You slowly undid the waist tie and let it fall as you opened your yukata leaving your naked figure for display. He couldn't hide how much he wanted you any longer and simply got on his knees in front of you as he immediately took your soft bud in his mouth and you moaned rather lewdly as he did.

A smile on his lips as he gazed up at you. "Apologies for making you wait for so long, my love."

"Just as long as you make it up to me right now."

"I'll do more than make it up."

You hummed in response as he sucked on your nipples once again, this time slightly harsher this time as he had intended to mark your body as his. His other hand roaming your body feeling the surface of your skin and kneading at your curves. Your hands gripped at his blonde hair as you arched your back in pleasure.

His hand soon finding your slick folds and he thrummed in content. "I always imagined you this wet for me, [name]."

"You don't have to imagine anymore." You breathed as he thumbed at your clit.

Another hum as he continued his ministrations against your other nipple and teasing at your wetness. His middle finger soon finding your entrance as he gently pushed into your core and you inhaled sharply as he did.

"Two please." You moaned.

And he obliged pushing his index finger into you as he had mentally gone over the notes in his head to try and find the spongey part of you and rubbing against it.

"Is this okay?" He asked and you nodded as he coaxing the area.

"That feels really good." You smiled throwing your head back in ecstacy.

His lips now at your abdomen, giving it airy kisses that made the muscles there clench sensitively. He watched as you sucked his fingers in coating them beautifully. He wanted to taste you so bad.

With one more peek at your lewd yet beautiful visage he dipped his head between your thighs and began to suck at your clit immediately.

An audible gasp from you as you sat up a little gazing down at him. His eyes were shut for a moment before he opened them to look at you just before you let out a wonton moan.

"Fuck..." You whispered as he engaged his tongue lapping up your sweetness.

A grin tugging at your lips. "Are you enjoying my 'honeyed slit?''

He stopped for a moment making you frown, but as you were about to open your mouth again his fingers slipped into your core as he lapped at your clit. That was definitely one way to shut you up as you could only mumble profanties and his name over and over again.

"Kyoujurou..." You squirmed feeling yourself reaching your climax and he could sense that you were.

The way you were clenching against his digits was a clear sign of that and he didn't cease his actions. In fact, he had sped them up slowly as you attempted to muffle your moans.

"Why are you covering your moans?" He looked up at you and you breathlessly gazed down at him.

"What if Senjurou and your dad come back?"

He grinned before going back down to pay heed to your throbbing wetness. "They won't be back until tomorrow, so I can have you all night."

And that is what about sent you into another plane of pleasure as he continously lapped you up and thrusted his fingers into you finding your cervix. A string of incoherent mumblings as you felt yourself being undone, but he continued to his actions until you writhed.

"Kyoujurou!" You exclaimed gasping for breath as you squeezing your thighs together and he lifted his head and his fingers from you.

A large grin on his face as he had feel absolutely exhilirated from you. "Did you cum, my love?"

You rolled your eyes as laid back down and spreading your arms out onto the futon. "Obviously."

He laughed as peered down at his coated fingers and then your naked but shaking body. You felt yourself still buzzing from the high as he came up to kiss you letting you taste yourself from his lips.

"You're not satisfied are you?"

You opened your eyes to look at his face and his eyes were half lidded observing you.

"No."

Your hand approached his clothed length and firmly squuezed it and he let out a shaky groan. His fingers glazed with your cum went to your lips and opened them tasting yourself once more, wrapping your tongue around his digits and your hands working his member.

His free hand went to grasp at your hair as he moaned, but this time against your lips as he removed his fingers. He replace his digits with his tongue as he swirling around your mouth and against your teeth in search of yours.

You fiddled with his pants until finally you undid them and his member sprung to life as you began to pump him.

He sighed as he laid back against the mattress letting you work your magic as you rolled your thumb over his tip using his precum as lube. And boy, was there a lot of it.

"Did I really do a number on you?"

He grinned with closed eyes. "How could you not?"

You susurrated in satisfication as you took his lips with yours and his fingers slipped between threads of your soft hair and grasped at them.

He pulled away from you for a moment and a slight hiss escaped his lips as he buckled his hips forward with a grimace on his face.

"What's wrong?" You stopped your ministrations and he let out a small huff.

A sheepish grin on his face. "Ah, I just..."

He averted his gaze for a moment before looking at you again. His face flushed as hell and his lips pink from kissing you. "I don't think I can wait much longer."

"What do you mean?"

"I just..." His hand went to your thigh and then dipped between your folds again and you gasped as he worked your clit.

"Just what?" You said between breaths as your forehead touched his.

"I want you on top of me."

Your eyes fluttered open as you looked down at him. A shyness overcame him as he licked his lips in anticipation. "I want to be inside of you."

You bit your lip smiling down at his lips as you moved his hand and shifted your form so that your legs were on either side of his muscular torso.

"Right now?"

He nodded and with that you shuffled to peel away at his pants so that he was left bare in front of you and you took off your yukata so that he coud fully see you as you straddled him once again. His hands immediately roaming your body, feeling at your curves and kneading your breasts as he came up to kiss at them. You sighed as he took your nipples in his mouth again and began to suck on them and you couldn't help but grind down on his exposed member.

A sharp inhale from him as he grasped at your hips and nibbled at your breasts causing you to whimper.

"Sorry." He immediately said looking up at you but you were only smiling.

"I don't mind if you're a little rough."

He relaxed as he felt you pushing him back down with your hands and began to kiss at his naked torso and neck. You roamed his body with your soft hands as you gave his nipples a squeeze and then finally took one of them in your mouth. He hesitated for a bit before letting his tense body unwind again.

"Do you not like it?"

"No, I do. It's just a foreign feeling." He breathed as he raked his fingers through your hair before holding it back with one fist.

"Mmm. okay."

Was all you said before you continued your actions, teasing at his nipple with your lips and he writhed beneath you. He wasn't against you dominating him, not one bit. In fact, he loved that you were taking control and you loved every last bit of doing it.

As you released your lips from his nipple, you began to go down kissing at his toned abdomen until finally you were fact to face with his erection that was teeming with pre cum.

"That looks painful."

He let out a shudder. "A little."

You simply hummed as you took him into your mouth and his hands were quick to tighten their grip around your hair and let out a groan. You took him in slowly letting his length fit into your mouth and down your throat and he could watch with carmine dusted cheeks as your pretty lips wrapped around his dick.

"[name]..." He whispered shutting his eyes as his hips arched forward and you smiled as you released his appendage with a loud pop.

"Yes?"

He let out a loud sigh as his chest heaved. "I need you."

"I'm right here, Kyo." You cooed, brushing your hands against his stomach and he inhaled.

"You know what I mean."

"No, I'm afraid you're going to have to be a little more specific, darling."

Wicked. That was so wicked of you. You knew what he wanted and yet, you wanted him to say it. Why did he have to spell it out for you?

"[name]..." He looked down at you with his fierce eyes. "Come here, now."

You really done it now. Without another word you were raising your head and body to come back to him, but he was already lifting your body to straddle him once again.

His fingers felt at your wetness and you were practically sopping wet. A devilish smile on his face as he rubbed at you and you exhaled.

"Are you going to listen to me now?"

You whimpered and nodded your head.

"Good girl."

"Now," He took his member his hand so that it stood upward. "you're going to take my cock."

You licked your lips as you looked down at his glistening member, not able to answer him right away.

"Right?" He took your chin with his finger so that you were gazing at him.

You nodded as you lifted your hips readying yourself for him.

"Good..."

You bit your lip as his tip disappeared into your swollen slit and then finally the entirety of his length. You both gasped as he threw his head back and grasped at your hips.

"Fuck..." He mumbled.

It was completely uncharacteristic of him to swear, but it turned you on immensely.

"Are you alright?" He snapped out of his trance looking up at you with concern.

You raised your brow at him playfully. "I should be asking you that."

He chuckled rubbing his hands at your thighs. "Yes, I'm just so entranced by you."

You felt your face warm at his sudden words and you bent down to capture a sweet kiss to which he held you down with his forearm to kiss you back until you let up.

Your hips lifting again and then dropping as you grinded slowly as against him and he let out a moan as you did over and over again. Picking up your speed as you bounced on his length and him watching as your breasts shook with every movement and the way you threw your head back in euphoria.

He could no longer just lay down and take it and soon he felt his hips meeting yours, you cried out in pleasure not knowing what to do with your hands anymore.

You couldn't even think straight as many profanties slipped from his lips.

"Talk--talk to me, please." You whimpered.

"How so?" He said between thrusts.

"Like--tell me---tell me how you like fucking me. How I look right now--I don't know. Just talk dirty--to me!" You exclaimed and then he stopped his actions.

He blinked back at you several times and you exhaled loudly as you slumped against his shoulders trying to catch your breath.

"Do you want me to talk about your body?"

"Yes."

"Or the way you look when I'm inside of you?"

"Sure."

"And how you sound?"

"Yes! Yes! Things of that nature!" You said in an exasperated tone as your lifted your head to look at him.

"Sorry."

He smiled at you as he brushed away the strands from your face. "Anything for you, my love."

You licked your lips as he brought you down for a kiss and began to slowly thrust into you again.

"I love the way your breasts bounce when I thrust into you."

"Yeah?"

"Yes and the way you moan. It's like music to my ears, you know?"

You moaned at him just saying that as you felt yourself growing more tired of bouncing on his dick.

"Have you grown weary?"

"A little."

"Do you want to switch?"

"I thought you'd never ask." You groaned as you lifted yourself from him and threw yourself onto the futon.

He chuckled as he watched you sprawl out onto the mattress as he hovered over you and kissed at your neck.

You smiled as you felt him positioning you again. Your legs on either side of his shoulders, but instead of feeling his length inside of you you felt pleasure from his wet tongue as it circled around your clit.

"Oh..." Was all you could say as he lapped you up but only for a moment before setting you back down.

"Stop teasing me." You whined and bit his lip.

"Apologies. Let me make it up to you." He replied as he posititoned his length to your slit, wrapping your lips around and he could only watch as he urged himself into you slowly.

He breathed heavily as he threw back his head back slightly before refocusing himself and he then filled you up with himself. His mouth parted as he watched the tip move in your abdomen.

"Shit...you take me so well, [name]." He whispered as he began his motions again.

This time they were rougher, but beyond pleasurable as he picked up his speed and you moaned involuntarily.

"More."

"Louder."

"More! Kyoujurou! More!" You face flushed as you covered your face with your forearm.

"Don't cover your face. I want to see you." He removed your arm and you felt your lip quiver as he leaned into you and adjusted your legs so that he could reach a new area and that's when you felt him pushing against your cervix.

"Fuck." You cried out. "Please, right there."

"Are you about to come?"

"Yes!"

He smiled down at you as he lifted his hips to slowly push into you to give your cervix extra care and atttention as he moved his hand to your clit.

"Good, cum for me."

You felt yourself unraveling as he circled your clit and hit your sweet spot over and over until you felt the the tightness release. Euphoria washed over you as you gripped at his torso and called out his name.

He slowly released into you after as he eased into you once more before climaxing. His cum covering your pulsating pussy and he grinned down at you panting.

You felt your whole body buzz in pleasure as you gazed down at yourself. You were covering in your own cum as well as his and he was still spurting pearly white strings.

"Oh my God. You made such a mess of me." You complained with a frown.

He squeezed your ass causing you to yelp. "Don't start fussing with me now."

You swatted at his shoulder and he chuckled as he leaned down and engulfed your lips and you brought him in encasing him to your frame.

"I'm happy I was able to do this for you." You murmured against your lips.

"I'm happy that old lady gave you that book."

His eyes widened at your words as he pulled away. "What do you mean?"

You began to giggle at his shocked expression. "Oh, come on. It can't be that surprising."

"You mean..." It was all starting to come together and a grin tugged at his lips as he began to tick you. "You little minx."

"Ahh! Stop!" You whined trying to get away from him but he wasn't letting up.

"I knew something was up." He continued his tickle torture until he felt like it was enough and laid next to you.

You caught your breath and then propped yourself up on your elbow as you jabbed your pointer finger to his chest. "And I'm not sorry about it either."

He softly smiled at you as he brought your form to chest and kissed your lips.

"Me neither."

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𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐄, 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓 ۫ ִ ׂ💭 ◟♡ ˒ ⊹ ݁ ִ ۫

♡ 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄. THIS IS FOR MY BESTIE @hanakages SO IF YOURE NOT HER THIS IS NOT FOR YOU JKJKJK YALL CAN READ IT TOO BUT IT'S FOR HER SO I HOPE YOU LOVE IT AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY I LOVE YOUUU also big thank you to @itsstrawberrymochi for helping me proofread!! ଘ(੭๑˘ᵕ˘)·੭ * ੈ✩‧₊˚ also a repost bc tumblr is a whore

♡ 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒. none, just fluffy fluff

For most, Valentine's day was the bane of their existence, but for you it was the day you could find an excuse to show everyone how much you loved and cared for them. You happily hummed to yourself as you put cute little customized goodie bags together that you had been working on since the end of January. Planning a party was no easy feat, as it was hard to round up all the Hashira and other demon slayers in one room. Let alone a party celebrating Valentine's Day that was suppose to be filled with love and admiration for one another.

Your rules were simple:

1. No fighting

2. Everyone gets a Valentine (and you meant everyone, you didn't want to see poor Giyuu not receive things from his fellow bitter Hashira)

3. Everyone was assigned a food item that they would bring

And lastly, but most importantly: To simply have fun.

Like you had mentioned before, a party would be no easy feat for this group as they were all wrapped up in their own shenanigans and slaying demons, but you had managed to get everyone on board, though some more begrudgingly than others. With the help of Kagaya, you had somehow made it mandatory to attend the event.

You felt butterflies in your stomach as the time got closer and closer to when you would give away your gifts. The expressions on their faces was what you craved the most and you were finally going to get to see that just as soon as you finished this last goodie bag...

"Finished!" You rolled off your stomach and began to carefully pack your things into a bigger bag.

After you had double checked that you had everyone's things, you checked your make up and hair in the mirror. You settled for a soft pink glam look and for a carmine floral yukata. You felt like cupid minus the whole shooting of unsuspecting people to make them fall in love. But the passing of copious amounts of love was what really made you feel a little like Eros. Maybe you could make a few people fall in love while you were at it.

As you counted and recounted the bags on your way to the Butterfly Estate , you managed to run into the girls who were setting up the mansion. You were amazed to see all the hard work and effort you all had accomplished over the span of two days. The girls were dressed in different attire that coordinated with the Valentine's Day theme. Patterns of hearts, flowers and cupid on their yukatas that you could tell they worked meticulously on.

"You guys look so cute!" You cooed, holding your hands up to your face.

They all became abashed by your commentary before gushing about how adorable you looked.

"Are you dressing to impress someone?" Sumi asked innocently looking down at you as you held the ladder from below while she readjusted the lights.

You blinked several times as you felt your face flush. "N-no, not necessarily."

"Is it Shinazugawa-san~" Kiyo rocked on her heels with her hands behind her back.

"No--"

"No, it has to be Rengoku-san." Naho claimed as she held her chin with both fingers in a deep thinking pose and a serious face.

You felt your heart thrum against your chest the more they talked about who you were showing up for until you simply couldn't take it anymore.

"If I tell you, will you guys keep it a secret?" You finally said as you fidgeted with your yukata.

They all nodded excitedly waiting to hear your secret crush and you beaconed them to you as you covered your mouth to whisper his name.

Their little bodies jolted in shock with cute surprised expressions before they blushed and giggled.

"And don't tell anyone!" You straightened yourself up as you inhaled sharply.

"Don't worry, [name]! Your secret is safe with us!" Kiyo piped up and the other two girls beside her nodded in acknowledgement.

You scratched the back of your neck as you felt your face warm up. You had never really confided in anyone about your crushes on men. It was a bit of an unspoken rule. You always avoided topics about your love life as if it were existent. More often times than not, you spent most of your time reading romantic novels about fantasy men who appeased to women in all the ways your heart desired. It was unfair that men were not like that. That was until you met him.

Sure, he was rough around the edges, like really rough, but he always had a certain kind of sweetness about him with you. At first it wasn't too noticeable. He wouldn't give you the same gruff and brash attitude he would others, but you thought that was just because you were a woman as Mitsuri and Shinobu were. But you had noticed that over time he would lessen his usual rash attitude and sometimes he would look at you a certain way when you talked. He was quiet and listened to you, taking all your words in as you spoke so eloquently.

"...anyone in there?" You asked waving your hands in front of his face and he would blink back to reality and 'tch' softly at you.

"Yes, I was only listening to your incessant blabbering."

You laughed at him and he would 'tch' again at you as he averted his gaze and sighed before his cheeks would slightly inflame trying to keep his usual composure. It was hard though. Keeping his cool around you. It had been awhile since he had fallen for someone, and he had kept his walls up for some time now, but with you things felt easier.

So many things that were left unsaid between the both of you. Things that you were planning to say today and hopefully maybe he would too? You sighed to yourself. It felt almost hopeless with him.

One moment , you would hype yourself up thinking, 'Of course, he likes me and is going to tell me that!' but another part of you felt quite the opposite. In fact, you felt like he almost pitied you and you hated that.

"[name]...are you alright?" Sumi asked as she fidgeted with her fingers.

You noticed how tense you were from being in pensive mode for too long. You uncrossed your arms as you relaxed your posture.

"I'm sure he likes you back." Kiyo nudged at you and you felt embarrassed.

They giggled as you remained silent and urged them to get back to attending to last minute details as every second had counted. The only thing that weighed on your mind was how he was going to take your confession. You had planned to give him his goodie bag in an isolated part of the mansion and profess your love. You cringed at the thought. What if he didn't like you back?

"Uh, [name]...you're crushing the heart plush and the stuffing is spilling out." Naho spoke up and you gazed down at the pink plushie indeed oozing in your hands that you were gripping harshly.

"O-oh." You looked at Naho apologetically as she had made it and she tried her best to not let a tear fall out of her eye as she shook her head.

"I'm so sorry."

"N-no, it's okay! I can fix this." Tears began to spill out of her eyes at lightning speed and you scrambled to try and to cheer her up, but the damage was done.

"Naho, I--" You began to say but she was already rushing out of the room and at that point you wanted to cry yourself.

"What happened?" Kiyo asked.

You showed them the destroyed plush in your hand and their mouths dropped. "It was an accident."

"Do you know how to sew?" Sumi asked as she began to rummage through drawers and then handed you a needle and string.

"Kind of." You took it from her and began to put the thread through the needle and the two of them began to instruct you on how to properly sew the material back together so that it didn't look wonky.

"It's a good thing we finished an hour early." Kiyo said eying your work as Sumi told you where to sew.

"You got that right." You mumbled as you were fixated on the last few stitches you were making to close the plush. "What time is it?"

"Hmm." Kiyo gazed over at the clock on the wall. "5:15."

You sighed as you began to close up the last hole that you had created in the plush and held it in your hands. "I wonder where Naho is."

"She'll be fine. She just needs time to cool off." Sumi smiled up at you and took the plush from your hands to admire your work. "These stitches are really nice, [name]."

"Yes, Naho will be happy to see it." Kiyo agreed and you felt relieved.

"I certainly hope so." You let your shoulders drop as you leaned up against the wall and took a gander around the room.

There were hearts everywhere. Like literally everywhere. Paper heart cutouts hung all over the room in various shades of pink, purple and red. The lights twinkled around the room and the lanterns that they had hung up were pink with the kanji 'love' written on them.

The girls had hand picked bouquets of flowers per your specific instructions to give to the guests as they entered and the table that was set up was riddled with Aoi's cooking. There was enough space for the potluck that was going to ensue very soon and that excited you as you felt your stomach grumble.

"We'll eat as soon as the guests arrive." Kiyo said and you felt a little humiliated that your stomach was that loud.

You put a hand over your belly trying your best not to think about the smell of the food that was filling the room and it was becoming harder to keep yourself from taking one of the steamed buns that Aoi just set on the table.

"Wow, it looks great in here." You heard her say as she gazed around the room in awe.

"Mhmm." You began to reach at one of the steamed buns, but Aoi's head whipped in your direction.

"[name], I thought we agreed on waiting for everyone to arrive before eating." Aoi put her hands on her hips and you sighed.

The sound of your stomach grumbling was much louder this time and you clenched your hand above the fabric of your yukata and Aoi had to keep herself from giggling.

"Okay, maybe you do deserve a small treat. You too, Sumi and Kiyo." She smiled at the both of them as they happily approached the table and grabbed one each.

As you guys thanked her, she searched around the room. "Where's Naho?"

You gave her a guilty look as you chewed on your food and swallowed hard as you showed her the plush that you fixed. "I kind of destroyed the heart plush she made and she ran out of the room crying, but Sumi and Kiyo helped me stitch it together."

Aoi didn't look disappointed in you, rather she was concerned for Naho. "I'll go look for her. Don't over eat!"

And with that she left the room and you swallowed the rest of your bun and frowned, but the girls had insisted that everything would work out and the party would be a hit. As the clock winded down and got closer to six, you started to feel more apprehensive by the minute.

"Oh wow! It looks beautiful in here!" Shinobu peeked her head in and gazed around the room. You immediately perked up as the two girls greeted Shinobu with a bouquet of roses and a flower crown that they bestowed upon her. She thanked them as she held onto the accessory before speaking to you.

"You look like you're dressed to impress a certain somebody." She eyed you mischievously and you rolled your eyes.

"You are one to talk." You retorted checking out her cute purple yukata that she had gotten specifically for the event.

Her smile never left her face. "You look ravishing."

She raised her hands to pinch your cheeks and you noticed that more Hashira began to file in. Kyoujurou being the loudest as he exclaimed about how wonderful the room looked and how delicious the food smelled.

Mitsuri had rushed over to greet the both of you and compliment your outfits and began to gossip about how a certain someone was taking longer than usual.

"I wonder what he might be planning." Mitsuri whispered.

"I heard he was purchasing flowers earlier today." Shinobu added excitedly.

You really didn't want to get your hopes up, but it was hard not to when you were hearing the pair whisper tidbits here and there.

"What do you think, [name]." Shinobu nudged at you and you inhaled sharply as you averted your gaze and watched as he entered the room.

His eyes looking up at the ceiling as he slightly grimaced, but suddenly he relaxed for a moment and then his eyes met yours. It felt like everything around you had stopped and you felt your heart thrum against your chest as the heat rushed to your face and you clamped your hand over your chest.

As you got ready to step forward to hand him a bouquet of flowers, you had been cut off by Sumi handing him a handful of red peonies. You felt your heart slightly drop as his mouth went into the shape of an 'o' and took the flowers by surprise. You had purposefully given everyone a particular set of flowers to convey how you felt for them. You had various and copious amounts of snapdragon for strength, yellow roses for friendship, chrysanthemum's for joy for your friends, but him--red peonies. Honor, respect, passion--love.

Would he even notice? It was so simple, yet so obvious. To a man, maybe not.

You turned away for a moment, feeling a pang of humiliation set in. Mitsuri and Shinobu noticed your discomfort and began to engage you in eating the foods that were being set up on the table.

Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, but you. You didn't want to seem ungrateful for the event that Kagaya had helped you even get all the demon slayers together, but it was hard when you felt like he was avoiding you the whole time.

As you watched Aoi try to fend off Inosuke from eating anymore food, Kagaya was helped into the seat right beside you.

"A little crow told me you weren't enjoying yourself." He took a sip from his tea,

You sighed and felt your shoulders slump as you picked at your cake with your fork. "Forgive me, I'm just not feeling up to be in a party mood any longer."

He smiled and found your arm and squeezed it. "Everything will fall into place. Just be patient."

You never remembered telling Kagaya about your crush, but that man did seem to have his way of knowing everything that went on.

You smiled softly as him. "Thank you, Oyakata-sama."

You felt your spirits lift as you watched him swish his drink on the other side of the room. He shifted nervously on his feet as you locked eyes again. A smile tugged at your lips as you gazed at him and then over to your overstuffed bag of gifts.

You leaned over to whisper to Kagaya and his smile grew as he clapped his hands together and immediately their attention was on him. In fact, all the demon slayers in the room immediately sat down in front of him as they would in any other meeting minus the bowing.

"We will now commence the exchanging of Valentine's gifts." Kagaya announced and everyone began to shuffle as they reached into their bags and conversed with smiles on their faces.

You rummaged through your bag as you put Kagaya's gift in his hands before anyone else got a chance to rush to him. "It's a good luck charm."

Kagaya’s smile never left his face as he began to feel around the charm that was made into a keychain. "A crow?"

"Yes. Do you like it?"

Weird question to ask a blind man, I know.

"I do. I will cherish it. Thank you, [name]."

He reached for his bag and handed it to you and your mouth went into an 'o' as you stared down at it. "You didn't have to."

"I'm not exempt from gift giving."

You carefully pushed past the tissue paper to reveal a small vial with wisteria flowers engraved into the glass and you undid the top to sniff it and it took you a moment to realize what it was.

"For a little courage."

You screwed the top back on and felt yourself flustered for a moment as you took a peek at the man who was irritated as hell with Giyuu. Poor Giyuu was only trying to receive the gift from him without any damages, but it was all in vain. He only frowned at the slightly crushed candy star that his Hashira counterpart ruined out of unnecessary vexation.

You looked back down at the vial before putting it back in it's packaging. "Thank you, Oyakata-sama."

He pretended to not hear you as he exchanged gifts with other demon slayers and you remembered that you needed to do your own exchanging.

As you happily handed out your gifts, your fellow comrades had seemed to light up as you as they opened their presents, but as happy as they may have seemed their reaction is not what you craved for the most. You had searched the room, but you couldn't find the man you were about to profess your feelings for. You finally got up from your seat, but you had bumped into something or rather someone.

"I'm so sorry!"

You knew that little voice. You gazed down to see a tear stained Naho peering up at you and you smiled down at her and fished out the fixed heart plushie.

"Tadah!" And her face instantaneously lit up with glee as she took it in her hands and hugged it.

"Thank you so much, [name]! It's perfect."

"I'm sorry about earlier."

She shook her head and smiled as she spread open her arms inviting you into a hug which you of course accepted. "It's okay."

She moved to whisper to your ear. "Now go get him!"

You felt your face fluster as you pulled away from her and you both giggled. "Thank you, Naho."

You then gathered your valor as you took one last look at the gift you had prepared for him as you stepped out into the cool spring breeze. It was crisp and beautiful out as the wisteria petals fell onto the courtyard. And that's when you saw him.

He was leaning against a pillar as he looked over at the sunsetting just above the mountains coloring them and him apricot. You looked down at your gift from Kagaya as you quickly doused yourself in the perfume before sharply inhaling and exhaling. You heard the crunching of grass and rocks under your feet as you approached his figure and his head slowly turned to you. His cheeks are tinted carmine but they are glazed over by the tangerine glow of the sunset.

"Hey." You said.

"Hey, yourself."

"Um, you're the only one I haven't given my gift to yet." You fished out the present and handed it to him and his eyes widened.

"O-oh, yeah. Here's yours." He gulped as he gave you yours.

Your eyes lit up with joy as you opened your hands greedily. He was staring down at you waiting for you to open your gift.

"Ladies first."

"Right." You shifted your gaze downwardly as you began to unwrap your gift.

It was a small red gift box that was wrapped in a gold ribbon. As you undid it and opened the box, the contents inside had immediately caught in the light. Your jaw went slack as you looked from the beautiful golden ring with your birthstone in a baguette cut to him whose face was completely inflamed as he held a bouquet of red peonies. And they were not your peonies because threaded between the beautiful red flowers were baby's breath--everlasting love.

"I never have the right words to say, so hopefully these flowers and that ring says it all." He mumbled as he looked at you with hopeful eyes.

You felt your sight becoming blurry as tears spilled down your cheeks. "I--I don't know what to say, Sanemi."

"Just...just say yes to me courting you. The ring is an extension to your acceptance."

"The flowers..." You took them from his hand as you deeply inhaled them.

"Yeah, I know how you're big on flowers and their symbolism. So when I saw that everyone else had gotten platonic symbolic flowers and I was the only one who was handed red peonies, I knew I made the right choice." He began to scratch the back of his neck nervously.

The wind swept past you as you smiled with glee and ushered the box toward him. "I accept."

His eyes broadened as he put his arm down to his side and felt a small smile etching at his lips. "Really?"

"Are you kidding? How could I say no?" You laughed. "Please, do me the honor of putting it on."

He happily took the ring from you and gently took your soft hands in his hardened calloused ones as he carefully slipped the ring into your finger. "It looks beautiful."

"I picked it out myself." He smiled looking down as it caught in the light. "Do you like it?"

"I love it." You peered up at him and his violet hues met yours .

His chest rose and fell heavily as he gazed at you, caressing the apples of your cheeks before bringing you into a soft kiss. You let out a small sigh of content as you couldn't stop smiling.

"Now, let's go show everyone that we're now officially courted." You swung his hand around and before he could say anything you were already happily skipping back to the estate as he stammered away. The gift you had given to him swung in his other hand as you had already completely forgotten about it and your confession.

You were too full with joy to even listen to him as you slid open the door with his hand in yours and everyone turned around to look at you both in shock.

"We're getting married!" You showed off your ring.

"[n-name]!"

And for a moment everyone began to gather themselves the both of you to congratulate you and your very flustered and quiet counterpart, with the exception of Tengen who looked quite disgruntled.

"Yeah, this is amazing and all, but seriously, [name]? You spelled my name wrong?" He held up the gift tag to reveal that you spelled his name as "Tenmen."

You tried to hide your laughter at your idiotic mistake as he had kept going while everyone else was also looking at their tags. "You've known me for how long? Three years now? You can't even manage to spell my name right?"

"Mine reads, 'Tyoukurou'!" Kyoujurou exclaimed with his usual boisterous laughter following it.

"According to Genya, mine appears to be, 'Meowmei" Gyomei smiled.

"Piyuu."

"Obobo."

"Dokidoki." Muichiro snickered under his covered hand.

"Henitsu"

"Gonpachiro" Tanjiro pressed his lips together in a straight line.

"Gnosuke?!"

"Well, me and Kanroji-san's are right." Shinobu piped up.

"Yeah, us, too." Makio agreed with Hinatsuru and Suma.

"Us too!" The three butterfly girls exclaimed as they had included Nezuko and Aoi.

Your new partner had hesitated to even look at his gift tag, but his jaw dropped. "Samemi?"

"Ahaha..." You nervously scratched at the back of your head as it had roused confusion and frustration.

"What can I say? I'm horrible at remembering names." You felt your face flush at the embarrassment of spelling every male's name wrong.

"How did you forget mine?!" Sanemi cried out as she showed you the incorrect name. He was pouting so hard it was adorable as hell seeing him like that, but the distress you had caused him and everyone else was...kind of hilarious actually.

And before you knew it Mitsuri couldn't hold back her laughter any longer as it had filled the room. Kagaya was giggling in the corner as he used his sleeve to cover his mirth and soon the entire room was brimming with glee at your awful mistake.

"Well, in any case," Tengen spoke up happy he wasn't the only one as he held a glass to the air and the rest of you all followed his lead. "To [name] and Sanemi! May you have a happy marriage!"

"To a happy marriage!" You all chorused as glasses clinged and you sipped at your fizzy drink as you peeped to look over at your new fiance.

"Are you still upset at me?"

He sighed as he put his glass down and cupped your cheeks with his roughened hands and leaned his forehead against yours.

"Just don't forget my name again, or I think I might go crazy."

You giggled as he kissed your forehead. "I won't"

"Promise?"

"I promise."

And with that whistles were made at your lips met again, gleeful at your new courtship.

"What did you give, [name]?" Amane whispered to Kagaya as she wept with joy for Sanemi and you.

A mischievous smile crept on his face as he answered. "Just an illusion of courage."

(he gave [name] pheromones which is what your body naturally gives off to basically induce arousal to others around you LMFAO)

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+warnings. none

+word count. 9.1k

+categories. f/m

+relationships. hashira x reader, kagaya ubuyashiki x reader

+characters. hashira, kagaya ubuyashiki guest appearance(s): sumi, naho, kiyo, goto, aoi, kamado crew

+author’s note. OHHHHH FUCKING KAYYYY ITS FINALLY UP GUYS I HAVE BEEN DYING WRITING THIS CHAPTER FOR THE LONGEST FUCKING TIME SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY and yes all art is done by me unless said other wise also pls pls pls feel free to give me any feedback !!!

+summary. today is the festival of the spring equinox and reader is more anxious than ever due to the fact that she is self conscious as hell even though she is a bad bitch. she caught up in a whirlwind of emotions from a harem of men who all seem to be interested in her.

+chapter(s). one(unedited) two three four six

「chapter five: spring equinox」 [part two]

The day had winded down sluggishly as you watched people walk to and fro carrying wagons of supplies and you wondered what the outcome of how the festival would be. How it would look and smell. You imagined it would be vibrant with colors of spring and twinkling lights and flickering lanterns that were hung above your heads. The thought of food made your stomach growl. Hadn't you just eaten like an hour ago? Or was it two?

You really didn't know anymore. All that you did know was that the smell of yakitori (and sweet potatoes?) had filled your senses and you followed it all the way to a small corner of just one of the stretched out lines of vendors. A bushel of fiery hair entered your line of vision as you approached the stand that was grilling several types of meat and handfuls of sweet potatoes.

Your mouth was practically drooling at the sight of the succulent meat dripping and the sound of the sizzling following it as it hit the bottom of the grill.

“[surname]-san!”

You jumped a little as your eyes were directed towards the charismatic man in front of you.

“Oh, hello, Regoku-san.” You felt your heart thump against your chest slightly as he gazed down at you with layered hues of crimson and gold. You had never seen a human who carried such eyes.

“You look fantastic [surname]-san!”

You averted your gaze for a moment before shifting on your feet. Warmth creeping to your cheeks as the thought of food nearly escaped your mind.

“O-oh thank you.” You finally glanced up to him to see that he was wearing an orange yukata that exposed his chest a bit. His hair was tied back to avoid getting in the food he was cooking up. A light tint to his cheeks as he smiled down at you. “You look great, too.”

He gave you a hearty laugh as his blush spread to the apples of his cheeks. Thankfully, you were under the shade of the vendor roof so that you didn’t capture any extra unwanted attention.

“Well, thank you, [surname]-san! Would you like a taste test?”

You didn’t skip a beat.“Yes, please.”

The smile never left his face as he let you choose what you wanted and then handed it to you. The look of delight on your mien as you took your first bite made his eyes broaden. Sauce smeared on the inner corners of your lips as they dribbled down your cheeks.

He didn’t say anything as he lifted his hand to offer you a napkin.

You blinked up at him for a moment and felt yourself become aware that you were acting like a starved child. “Thank you.”

You embarrassingly wiped your face as you handed him back the bowl he had given you. “It was really good, Rengoku-san.”

“Please call me Kyoujurou.”

“Sorry?”

“Nothing.”

You felt slightly awkward at the tension that was setting in the air between you two as you licked the inner corners of your lips tasting the remnants of the beef.

“Rengoku-san.” You heard a monotone voice call out from behind you.

You both straighten yourselves before giving your attention to the Water Hashira.

“Yes, Tomioka-san!”

Giyuu’s cerulean blue eyes gazed over at your pretty figure and you watched as his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down. He was wearing a cobalt colored yukata that covered his chest a little more than Kyoujurou’s, but regardless he looked charming despite the lack of interest on his face.

“Hello, [surname]-san.”

“Hello, Tomioka-san. Your yukata really brings out your eyes.” You felt your eyes widen at what had fallen out of your lips. You weren’t a chronic flirt you swear!

He looked taken aback at your comment and his cerulean hues shifted adjacent to him as he cleared his throat.

“Thank you, [surname]-san. You look better than usual.” He turned his attention to Kyoujurou a little quickly to avoid any further humiliation. “Muichiro needs your help at his takoyaki stand.”

Kyoujurou perked up and then shifted his eyes over to you. “Of course! [surname]-san do you mind taking over until I get back?”

“Um, sure. I don’t need to make anything, do I?”

“Not at all! I’ll be back in a moment.”

And with that both Hashira’s both disappeared to the other side of the vendors. You were left alone with the delicious meats and sweet potatoes that were still on the grill.

“Just one more wouldn’t hurt.” You licked your lips and lifted one skewer to your lips to take a bite.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

You froze and your eyes captured the voice that made your skin crawl. Jagged dark locks of hair that brushed his shoulder and mismatched eyes with a snake wrapped around his shoulders sneered at you.

“Why are you eating Rengoku-san’s food?”

“He asked me to watch it for him.” You answered a little too quickly.

He pointed at you as he spoke. “That doesn’t answer my question. Why are you eating Rengoku-san’s food?”

You felt your eyebrow twitch as you put a hand to your hip. “Why do you care?”

He took a step forward. “Because it’s not yours–”

“Obanai-san! You look so charming!” You heard Mitsuri’s voice and soon she was in view absolutely swooning over him.

His expression completely changed as she smothered him in compliments and his eyes lit up with joy and his cheeks tinted pink. You felt your heart melt a little as you gaze over at them. Is that what love looked like? Is that what soulmates acted like?

As you felt yourself get immersed in their back and forth playful banter you heard a gruff voice enter the conversation.

“Iguro, Rengoku needs your help with something.”

Sanemi was clad in a celadon green yukata with patterns of leaves looking like they were taking flight in the breeze. His chest was exposed revealing his scars that he proudly wore, but somehow it was even more revealing than his usual uniform.

The Snake Hashira’s attention was on him now. “I thought that pest was helping Tokito-san out.”

“Pest?” You inquired tilting your head to the side as you munched on the beef.

They all turned to face you and Sanemi rose his eyebrow at you. “Yeah, that pest as in that damned Water Hashira.”

“Eh? Why don’t you guys like him. He doesn’t say much.”

This only seemed to infuriate the pair.

“He’s a good for nothing who disgraces the Hashira. He let that demon sister of that obnoxious brat live.” Obanai’s eyes were wide with irritation as he spoke.

“Is it, is it that serious?” You pressed, still not understanding.”If Kagaya let them live, shouldn’t you guys like, you know–respect his decision?”

And that’s when you should’ve kept your mouth shut, because the energy that seemed to almost physically make you feel heavier weighed on your entire body. The veins from their temples protruding as they glared down at you.

“Ahahaha…Let’s not get so angry at [name]. She’s the guest of honor , remember?” Mitsuri attempted to chasten the situation as she put her hands up in the air and separate the three of you.

“Some guest of honor.” Obanai scoffed as he walked away with Mitsuri who winked at you and gestured an “okay” at you with her fingers.

“You got that right.” Sanemi added as he shoved his hand into the opening of his yukata and began to walk away as well.

“Wait!” You blurted out and then immediately covered your mouth.

Sanemi stopped in his tracks and slowly rotated his body toward you. You dryly gulped regretting your decision. Why did you even ask him to wait?

His violet hues now glaring down at you waiting for your next words.

“Umm.” You nervously began to laugh. He didn’t get as annoyed as he did earlier with you. He merely raised his nearly nonexistent brow at you.

“Can I help you?”

“I, uh, could you stay with me for a bit? It feels kinda lonely right now and some company would be nice.” You bit your lip as you stared up at him.

“And what’s in it for me?”

His face and his tone had zero intention of being flirtatious or teasing. It was a sincere question and he expected a sincere answer. But you? Your head filled with dirty thoughts immediately. You hadn’t meant for it to, but it was instinctive.

You felt your heart thrum a little as you shuffled on your feet. “I mean, um, I heard you really like ohagi. I make a pretty mean one or two depending on how many you’d like?”

His face contorted a bit as he eyed you. “And who told you that?”

You cleared your throat. “I overheard the girls talking about it.”

Which wasn’t a lie. When you had locked yourself in your room for that short period of time, you had heard the three of them gossiping about all sorts of things as they passed by. One of them being that Sanemi was very fond of ohagi. Another had been that Giyuu slipped face flat onto the ground after carelessly treading over a wet floor. How ironic for the Water Hashira. You giggled thinking about it.

“What’s so funny about me liking that?”

You waved him off. “Nothing. I just remembered something else about Tomioka-san.”

He softly tched at his name. “Don’t talk about that loser in front of me.”

“Why do you guys hate him so much? Besides the whole Nezuko thing. It seems like you two haven’t liked him for a while.”

Your curiosity may get you killed someday, but this had been something that had been on your mind for a while. The Water Hashira had kept to himself a lot. He seemed like a lone wolf even despite having his banter with Shinobu and even seen Kyoujurou trying to make him laugh with silly faces and props.

He leaned forward as he spoke to you leaving not much space between the both of you. “Wouldn’t you like to know?”

You turned away immediately feeling yourself get agitated by his closeness in proximity and the tone in his voice whether it was intentional or not (it was not intentional at all, Sanemi has zero game).

“Well, don’t worry about it. Just know he’s a fuckin’ jerk-off and that you shouldn’t spend too much time around him otherwise he’ll rub off on you.” He crossed his arms not taking notice of your abashed state.

“Why do you care if I hang out with him or not?” You peered up at him as you crossed your arms defensively.

It was hard trying to figure him out. Sanemi had such a hard and guarded exterior, but you felt like he was just a big softie on the inside. A lot of his reactions were anticipated, but others not so much. He was a bit of a wild card to you.

You decided to try and make him tick for fun. “Are you jealous or something?”

His whole body shifted away from you as he appeared to become disgruntled and the apples of his cheeks became inflamed. “W-what?”

Now that’s something you didn’t expect and you had to bite back the smile that threatened to make its way on your face.

“[surname]-san! Thank you for holding down the fort while I assisted Tokito-san.” Kyoujurou interjected as he walked behind the counter and his eyes found Sanemi looking shocked and embarrassed.

“Oh, Shinazugawa-san! Would you like a–” Kyoujurou began to make a bowl of rice and meat.

“He’s gone.” You voiced as you turned to him and put your hands out.

Kyoujurou’s face softened as he gazed down at you and secretly handed you the bowl. “Make sure no one sees you.”

Your eyes lit up as you licked your lips and stood behind him as you instantaneously inhaled your food. It was quite the sight seeing you eat so quickly. Really, someone should give you a Guinness World Record for being the Fastest Eater because you could probably score that.

“You are quite the charming woman, [surname]-san.” Kyoujurou’s voice made your ears perk up.

You smiled up at him as he rotated his form to gaze down at you. “You think so?”

He shifted his weight from side to side as he crossed his arms and laughed. “Yes, I think so.”

Why did it suddenly feel like you were in a harem? The way every single man seemed to look at you a certain way was starting to get to your head.

“Oh, [name]-chan~”

You knew that sing-songy voice anywhere.

“Yes, Shinobu.” You said without even looking in her direction.

“I’m going to steal her for a moment if you don’t mind, Rengoku-san.” She smiled up at him as she got a hold of your wrist and soon you were being dragged away.

You waved goodbye to the fiery haired man and he waved back with his usual smile/

“What was that about?” She asked as you readjusted yourself to walk beside her.

“What do you mean?”

Her lavender hues shifted to you. “The way he was looking at you and talking to you just now.”

“You heard all of that?”

“Are you veering away from Himejima-san?”

You felt yourself become nervous at the mentioning of his name. You didn’t think anyone could compare to Gyomei, but was it a crime to keep your options open?

“Uh, no I mean–I don’t–” You sighed as you stopped under the tranquil shade of the cherry blossoms. You were probably shimmering in that moment because Shinobu’s eyes were twinkling as you peered down at her.

“I don’t know what to do.” you put your hand over your face in distress.

“What do you mean?” Shinobu asked.

“I don’t want to sound in over my head, but I feel like I’m in some sort of show right now where I’m the main character with multiple love interests.”

Shinobu chuckled as she began to walk to your destination. “And what’s wrong with that?”

You caught up to her.“It’s stressful.”

“It sounds more like you’re not making the most out of it.”

“You would say that, wouldn’t you.”

She shook her head. “The way I see it, whether you’re from this timeline or not. I think that you should enjoy your time here and not worry too much about men and their incessant feelings for you. You have a part to play like the rest of us. I think you should focus on the here and now. Understand?”

“Yes ma’am.” You partially groaned as you pouted.

She laughed as she finally stopped in front of the stand that had an array of face masks. “Choose one.”

You raised your brow to her. “Any one? There’s like over two hundred of them.”

“Yes, I have eyes, too, [name]-chan.”

You rolled your eyes and laughed. “Very funny. Hmm…”

You surveyed the hundreds of masks that were lined up in the wall and even the ones on the counter. They all seemed to be hand painted (duh, what era is this again?) and marked with beautiful designs of all colors and shades. One in particular stood out to you. It was a mask that looked almost exactly to your markings in the middle of your chest.

“Are you trying to set me up?” You joked.

Shinobu peered up at you with not a hint of mischief. “And why would you think that?”

You pointed to the mask you were observing just a moment ago as you walked towards it. “Because it’s the same exact one on my chest.”

“I know nothing about that. I haven’t even seen the markings on your chest.”

You looked at her incredulously. “Why are you lying?”

“So, you want this one, right?” She asked, ignoring you as she pulled out a stepping stool and a stick with a hook at the end to reach it.

“You’re annoying.”

She simply waited for your answer. “Yes, please.”

She hummed to herself as she retrieved it and handed it to you.

Sure enough it was a replica of your markings in crimson and gold, but with red peonies sewed onto the sides with a softer yellow and red colored ribbon tied into a bow that glided down the mask. A small tassel was attached to the sides and the bells at the end rang melodiously when you shook them a certain way. It was truly enamoring.

“Do you know who made this?”

Shinobu shrugged as she gracefully jumped off the stepping stool. “I’m not sure. It was just a vendor that Oyakata-sama had called in, but he had refused to uphold the stand so I guess I’m taking over for him.

“Huh.” You observed it for a little while and then held it up into the sun.

It had glittered the same way your skin did in the light and the mask suddenly felt warm causing you to gasp.

“Is something the matter?”

You immediately retracted your hand from the light and peered back over to the ravenette who was counting the masks on the wall.

“Not at all. Thank you for the mask. It’s beautiful.” You smiled.

She turned her body towards you and took the mask from your hands and adjusted it so that it was on the right side of your face.

“There. It reminds me of Urokodaki-sama’s students with their kitsune masks.”

You reached out to touch it for a moment and it still felt warm against your touch at least. It felt like it was made for you.

“Who’s that?”

“He was the previous Water Hashira and Tanjiro and Tomioka-san’s master.”

“I see. He must’ve been some master then.”

The ravenette laughed. “Ara, ara, [name]-chan. He’s not dead.”

You felt a little embarrassed at how you just sounded. “Oh, I didn’t mean it like that–!”

She pinched your cheek. “I was only teasing.”

You rubbed your cheek as you frowned at her. “Well, what do I do in the meantime? It looks like everyone has a handle on everything.”

She waved you off as she returned to her work as she unpacked more boxes. “Feel free to look around and enjoy!”

You let your shoulders relax as you began to make your way down the aisles. As you got further down, you saw more brightly colored lights and lanterns that twinkled and flickered. More aromas of different foods and more traditional Japanese shops that were lined with handcrafted knick-knacks. Some vendors even had games that you could win prizes with and you made note of that. One in particular had caught your eye and that was one with a masked man in front of it. He was standing with his hands behind his back and he wore a light blue haori with clouds printed on it.

His hand was unexpectedly inches away from your face holding what was a small dart. “That’s quite the mask.”

You felt for your mask again and smiled. “Thank you. You,too, have quite an intriguing one.”

“So, would you like to try?”

You looked at the dart to the masked man to the water balloons that were hanging. It seemed simple enough. You pop the balloon with a dart and then boom you score that cute little fox plushie that was practically calling your name. You closed one eye and began to adjust your aim as you stuck the tip of your tongue out in concentration. With one last adjustment, you threw the dart but the trajectory seemed off and it fell short.

In the corner of your eye you had noticed little remnants of water in the air and you looked over at the old man who had clearly tampered with your aim.

“Hey!” You laughed. “That’s not fair!”

He pretended as if nothing happened. “Huh? Oh, you missed.”

“Yeah! I missed ‘cause you fumbled my throw!”

“And how might I have done that?”

“Hmm.” You pretended to think before you rolled your eyes. “I don’t know. Why don’t you tell me, former Water Hashira?”

Although you couldn’t tell by his masked face that he was shocked to hear that you knew about his past title, his body language definitely gave it up.

He began to laugh. “So, you know about me, Child of Amaterasu.”

“Very little actually. It seems like you know more about me.” You retorted.

“On the contrary, I know about as much as you know about me.” He pointed to your mask and you put your hand over it.

You chuckled and bowed. “I see. Well, it’s an honor to meet you.”

“I would say likewise, but I still have yet to see what abilities unfold from you.”

You raised a brow and held out your hand for another dart. “Let me at it one more time.”

“You’ll miss.” He didn’t hesitate to place it in your palm and you aimed it once more. This time you felt something warm overcome your dominant hand as you raised it back to throw it again.

Water splashed all over the board as it dribbled down into the grass while you jumped for joy. You noticed for a moment that your skin had touched the sunlight and it began to illuminate, but you quickly drew back hoping that no wandering eyes caught wind of it. The sound of Urokodaki clapping caught your attention and you smiled at him triumphantly.

“Very impressive. You learned how to hone your abilities that quickly?”

You tilted your head to the side and gave him a befuddled expression. “What do you mean?”

Now it was his turn to be confused. “If it hadn’t been for your ability to cut right through my water breathing technique you would have never made that shot.”

You glanced down at your hands. They felt warm and tingly as they did when you were in the sunlight.

“Your body is ahead of your mind. You need to learn how to control your abilities before they consume you.”

There was a hint of warning in his voice that made your heart drop a little.

“

”

The voice made your body rattle, but as you turned to see who the voice belonged to you were immediately met with a kind smile.

“Oh, hey, Tanjiro.”

“Oh! Urokodaki-san! I had no idea you would be here! It’s always a pleasure to you!” He bowed and the other two hooligans beside him did as well.

“Tanjiro. It’s nice to see you. I’m assuming Nezuko is doing well.”

Tanjiro nodded with a large smile on his face. “She is! She’ll be able to properly greet you after the sun is completely down. I see that you’ve already met [surname]-san.”

“Yes, she’s a very intriguing young woman if I do say so myself.” Urokodaki replied as he tucked his hands behind his back.

“She glows!” Inosuke began to point at you in a frantic manner.

“Oh?” This captured the masked man’s attention.

You felt a little embarrassed that Inosuke had revealed information about you that you hadn’t spoken about yourself, but then again he was the type to just say whatever came to mind completely unfiltered.

“Yes, in the sunlight! She glows!”

“Idiot! Shut up!” Zenitsu attempted to silence him as he hit his head multiple times but he kept going.

“When she touches Tanjiro her tattoos and his scar glow!” Inosuke finished off as he ripped the blonde’s hand from his mouth.

You and Tanjiro gave each other an exasperated look before he apologized to you. You shook your head.

“It’s fine. It’s not something I’m hiding from.”

“But aren’t you?” Urokodaki spoke up as he stepped closer to the both of you. “You cowered from the sunlight just earlier.”

“You noticed that?” You felt your heart slip a little.

“Don’t be ashamed of your power. Embrace it. For it will bring solace to those around you in their times of need.”

You truly didn’t know how to respond to that. For the past day and a half, you really couldn’t wrap your head around your newfound abilities, and in turn it led to you shying away from yourself and others…

“Well, anyway.” Zenitsu interjected. “We actually came here because they needed you over at the shrine.”

“Oh, I guess I’ll be on my way then.” You peered over at the former Water Hashira bowed respectfully to him. “Thank you, Urokodaki-san.”

“Don’t forget about your prize.” He handed you the cute fox plushie. A smile etched itself onto your lips and took it from him.

“Thank you.” You bowed once more before excusing yourself and making your way to the shrine that Zenitsu had mentioned.

You hadn’t noticed until now that the festival already seemed to be in full swing. All the decorations were up and the vendors were already starting to have customers file up. There were colors of spring lining every stand and it was starting to fill you up with joy and anticipation for what was to come. But then it hit you, you had no idea where the shrine Zenitsu had mentioned was. There didn’t seem to be any signs that pointed in its direction either, but it was as if your

body knew where to go as you nudged through the ever-growing crowd.

For some reason, your heart beat seemed to pick up with every step as you emerged closer and closer to the shrine. It was finally in view and at this point it felt like your heart was going to implode. And that’s when you finally saw what your heart seemed to be leading you to.

His eyes widened at you as he took you in. The sunlight sparkling against your body making you now visible to even Gyomei was truly a blessing from the Sun goddess herself.

“I can only thank Amaterasu for creating such an exceptional way to display the true essence of your beauty.”

Your jaw dropped as you heard the words slip out of his mouth. You couldn’t even comprehend that he had just said that to you and he himself could not believe that he let his guard falter with such ease. He wasn’t the type to say something so intimate outwardly, but something deep within him had compelled him and even urged him to say more.

“O-oh, thank you Himejima-san. That’s very kind of you–um. You look really h-handsome yourself.” You dryly swallowed your saliva as you averted your gaze elsewhere and played with the hem of your yukata. And he very much did. It was enough to make your heart skip a beat and fluster you beyond words.

“Oh.” Was all he could muster up as he stood there with a shocked expression on his face with carmine dusted his cheeks in the apricot glow of the setting sun. “I–well, thank you, [surname]-san.”

You finally managed to gaze back up at him and realized all the beautiful decorations that were hung up around you that led up to the shrine above.

“Is there something up there meant for me to see?” You asked cautiously. You didn’t want to assume too much, but Zenitsu had mentioned that they needed you at the shrine.

“Oh–oh, yes. There actually is something I wanted to show you if that was alright.”

You nodded and smiled, getting increasingly excited for what was to come. You had no idea what he had planned for you, but you couldn’t help but feel special that Gyomei had gone out of his way to make this all happen in the first place.

“Follow me.”

And you did just that as you walked up the steps in a slightly awkward silence. You just had no idea what to even say. All you could feel was the warmth creeping up on your neck and the stupid smile on your face that was beginning to hurt your cheeks. As you finally got up to the last few steps, that’s when you could see it all in its fullest glory.

Your hand went to your mouth as you noticed all the beautifully colored lanterns that resembled your markings with cute dragon foxes painted onto them. The strings lights were twinkling as the lanterns swayed in the spring breeze. There were even some hand crafted decorations of a fox cut out strung across the lights that were attached to the poles that they hung on. Cherry blossom trees filled the entire courtyard and their petals littered the grounds. The breeze picked up again and the pink sakura blossoms seemed to sway around both you again as you felt the sunlight gleaming on you.

“This is so beautiful.”

“Everyone pitched in to make it just for you. They wanted you to remember it.”

The warmth seemed to exude more and more as you twirled around and laughed. The faint sound of music from down below filled your ears as you reached your hands out and began to dance. You no longer felt the need to hide even as Gyomei watched you. Wait—Gyomei was watching you!! Because he could actually see you!!

You stopped in your tracks as you glanced back at him. His expression was in complete awe as if he had seen the sun for the first time in his life. Well, technically he had. Your warmth, your glow, the way you sparkled and rays of light emitted from you was exactly what a sun embodied.

“I’m sorry. I got carried away.” You spoke up too quickly for your own liking before putting your hand over your mouth.

Gyomei didn’t say anything as he stepped up to you and took you in. The overwhelming urge to touch you was so immense. He wanted to bask in all your glory, but alas he felt that mental roadblock. No matter how exquisite and divine you appeared to be, he found himself slightly pulling away.

“I have something for you.” He said suddenly.

Your whole body perked up. “For me?”

He nodded as he began to search the courtyard. “Let’s see…ah! It’s right here.”

He pulled out an oblong shaped package that was in a vermillion colored furoshiki wrap and handed it to you.

You looked from him to the package. “Oh, you were serious.”

He smiled down at you. That rare, handsome smile that you were really beginning to adore. “Please, take it.”

You opened your hands to take it from him and felt the soft material between your fingers. It felt somehow too luxurious and expensive for your liking. “This feels out of my budget somehow.”

He chuckled softly. “It’s from everyone.”

You peered up at him with just a sliver of disappointment. “Everyone?”

He had to bite back the smile that was threatening to break out on his face upon hearing the tone in your voice as he felt himself getting nervous at his next words . “It was my idea.”

You sucked in your lower lip as you carefully unwrapped it to reveal a beautiful wagasa. It was a deep shade of red and the flower detailings on the oil paper were in gold creating a charming contrast.

“This is seriously gorgeous. I’ve never owned something like this before.” You lifted it above your head and somehow your aura began to trick into the wagasa because it appeared in Gyomei’s line of vision from the Transparent World.

He gawked at you in pure astonishment as you twirled around the oil paper umbrella and beamed up at it and then to him. You noticed he was staring at you again. This time with tears running down his face and you immediately became distraught. “Are you okay?”

He nodded as he slightly lifted his hand before dropping it back down to his side and made a fist. “Something about you is enamoring. And as much as I try to keep my thoughts to myself my body will not allow it. It’s as if I need to speak these words but I cannot find a reason why.”

Your heart thumped loudly against your chest as your eyes widened at his words. What was this pull that you kept feeling between the both of you? You feeling it was one thing but him acknowledging it and verbalizing it to you was another. Were you really from this timeline?

“I feel the same way.” You finally spoke. You watched as his chest rose and fell dramatically. He searched for something to say, but he was beginning to come up empty. And not because he had no idea what to say, but more so the fact that you were literally radiating with so much overwhelming divinity that he was at a simple loss for words. Gyomei didn’t know what this feeling was, as it was foreign yet warm?

“I’m glad to hear that it is to your liking.” He replied after what seemed like hours. You cleared your throat and changed the subject along with him not wanting to push too much, but you couldn’t help but feel jubilant by the fact that he seemed to return your feelings.

“Liking? More like loving. It perfectly matches my whole…my whole…” You couldn’t seem to find the word.

“Essence.”

“Yeah! Essence! That’s a more eloquent word for it.” You twirled it around between your fingers once more. “It’ll really help when I need coverage in areas that wouldn’t be so welcoming to me.”

“Just don’t hide.”

Your eyes fluttered to him once more as you fiddled with the wood. “Right…”

“Don’t. You’re meant to be seen.”

And he wasn’t wrong about that either. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to see you the way he could through the power of the Sun goddess who had blessed you with her spirit.

“You’re right.” You folded your wagasa together and put it down to your side as you allowed the sunlight to glisten upon your skin again. “Thank you, Gyomei.”

“For what?”

You beamed a brilliant smile at him and it made his heart thrum like a hummingbird.

“For giving me confidence. Your words mean a lot more to me than you think.” He felt himself relax as he gazed at you with serenity. Serenity in your voice, your persona, your ever-changing aura and the atmosphere that you brought with you.

“You’d shine even without me.”

You took a step forward to him. “But I feel like I shine brighter with you.”

You wanted to slap your hand over your mouth, but it felt like you were speaking from the heart. Like you had spoken these words a thousand times before and it just felt right.

His cheeks visibly warmed at your words as he turned his body to the sunset and closed his eyes feeling you and the sun’s warmth. This was all he needed right now no matter how hard his internal self was fighting for him to leave. The burden of another human betrayal weighing on his shoulders was the last thing he wanted. And from a person who could be a potential lover? Double homicide.

You didn’t take any offense to his actions as it was obvious that the conversation was overwhelming for the both of you. You both stood together, shoulder to shoulder as you watched the sunset. And even as the sun disappeared behind the mountains, your aura still held remnants of the sunrays with you.

“We should join the others now.” His baritone voice caught your attention and you nodded.

“We should.”

As you two made your way down to the festivities again, you noticed that there was a small girl who seemed to be by herself. She was curiously eyeing plushies that were lined up on the walls on a vendor that didn’t seem to be supervised. That is until you saw the gentle giant behind the counter with a fabric plush kitty hat on his head that was connected with two long pieces of more plush fabric that seemed to be the arms and paws.

You couldn’t seem to hold yourself together as you watched him entertain the children and the adults (mostly the children) around him with all the plush knick-knacks he had around. The dark haired girl had seemed to find herself beside you as she was now curious about you.

“Hello.” You turned to her and you were immediately awestruck by her appearance.

Her eyes were a lovely shade of fuschia and her dark locks were tinted with orange at the ends. What struck you the most odd was that she held a bamboo shoot around her mouth and it was tied to her face.

She seemed to be intrigued by you as she approached you and observed your tattoos even as far as touching them. You felt an unexpected surge of warmth the moment she made contact with you as her eyes glowed golden along with your markings just like it had with Tanjiro.

“You must be–”

“Nezuko!”

You both turned your heads to the trio that was approaching.

“NEZUKO-CHAN!!” Zenitsu pushed past the both of them as he leapt forward with what seemed to be hearts in his eyes.

“Watch it, you fucking idiot!” You heard a familiar voice pipe up and then–

And then it all seemed to happen at once. Not even a moment later Zenitsu was on the ground and you were met with a certain someone’s exposed scarred chest clad in a moss green yukata. He was only inches away from your face as he towered over your form that was still holding onto Nezuko. His violet hues shift from you to Nezuko and then to the obvious glowing areas of your body.

“What the–”

“They’re both–” Inosuke began to point again, but Zenitsu came to his senses again and slapped a hand over his mouth to which the boar headed boy obviously began to fight him off.

“What is…this?” Sanemi’s voice was soft as he looked at you incredulously. You could only blink at him several times before you stammered out a response.

“I–well, sun users!” You blurted out as you took Tanjiro’s hand in yours and your light seemed to illuminate even brighter than before. This obviously caught the attention of many bystanders as they stopped or slowed down their pace to observe you from afar.

“You’re one and the same with these freaks?” Sanemi’s face contorted in disgust and disappointment.

As much as you didn’t want to let it get to you, his words kind of stung. You thought that you and the Wind Hashira were on good-ish terms to a certain extent, but that was a bit too far for your liking.

“Excuse me?” You felt tears threatening to prick at your eyes.

Tanjiro let go of your hand before stepping up to Sanemi. “You have no business speaking to either of them like that.”

The Wind Hashira’s nerve began to protrude out of his temple and his hands began to ball up in fists as a sinister smile found its way on his face. “And what the fuck are you gonna do about it, fuckface?”

“Shinazugawa-san. Tanjiro.” Gyomei’s booming voice interjected causing everyone to halt their actions and words. “Enough.”

His figure was imposing to all around him and his mere presence was enough to make everyone scatter. Sanemi merely scoffed at the three of you before walking off, but Gyomei stopped him and murmured something low enough for only him to hear for a moment before he stomped off.

You felt a pang of sadness, but it didn’t last long because when Gyomei had approached you and almost instantaneously you felt your spirits lift.

“I apologize for his behavior. He shouldn’t ever speak to you that way.” Gyomei bowed in your direction and you waved him off.

“You shouldn’t be apologizing on behalf of him. He’s the one who should stop being such an asshole.”

The demon slayers mouth’s around you dropped. They had never heard you curse let alone curse at Sanemi who was the King of Swearing.

“Yes, well, you’re not wrong.”

“Not at all. He’s definitely the real fuckface around here.” You continued on spewing out more profanities and frustrations towards him. How he had been such a cunt since the moment you had gotten here to the fact that he couldn’t show any amount of emotion even if it killed him.

“And don’t even get me fucking started on how he just addressed us just now.”

If their jaws had dropped before, they were definitely on the floor now.

“My, my, [name], you have quite the colorful vocabulary.”

You closed your eyes knowing exactly who’s voice that belonged to as you turned to meet none other than Kagaya and Amane helping to his immediate right.

“Good evening, Oyakata-sama.” You bowed with the rest of the demon slayers.

“I see that you met Nezuko.” He smiled as he spoke to you.

You gazed down at her smaller form and patted her head. “Yes, I’ve learned that she shares the title of being a sun user.”

“I see. That’s quite the finding. Has anyone given you any trouble besides Sanemi? I know he can be quite troublesome.”

You scoffed. “Yeah, troublesome indeed. But thankfully, everyone else has made up for his lack of manners.”

“I’m glad to hear that. Please, enjoy yourselves. We will speak soon.”

You all bowed to him as he began to enjoy his time with Amane leaving you with the rest of the slayers. You raked your fingers through your hair as you exhaled heavily.

“I wonder what the girls are doing…”

“[Name]-chan!!”

You chuckled to yourself as you saw double trouble waving over at you as they approached. “The fireworks are about to start!”

“There’s fireworks?” You inquired as they both took you in their arms on either side of you.

“Yes, the kakushi and Rengoku-san helped set them up! He told me that they were going to ‘set the crowds heart’s ablaze’!” Mitsuri exclaimed as they began to drag you along.

The rest seemed to follow you all as they discussed how excited they were to see the show that was soon going to happen. You peeped behind you to check if Gyomei was there, but he seemed to have disappeared. You felt a little sad that he wasn’t with you all, but you needed to remember that you shouldn’t depend on a man for your happiness. And never go in with expectations otherwise you will be greatly disappointed.

“This is a good spot.” Shinobu laid out several blankets for you all to sit on.

As you began to kneel down, Shinobu and Mitsuri laughed and shook their heads at you as they escorted you to another blanket.

“Wait, why am I sitting by myself?” You frowned as you looked at the four tweens who were enjoying mochi together and quite literally everyone else who was sharing a blanket.

“Because you are sharing one with Gyomei.” Shinobu folded her arms and gave you a mischievous grin.

You felt your face heat up at the mention of being alone with him again. The first time at the top of the shrine was already nerve-wracking enough, and now you had to share another intimate scene with him?

“B-but, he’s not even here. He left to go back to his stand…” You analyzed the area around you to see if he were coming back, but you saw no signs of him.

“Don’t worry he’ll be back.” Mitsuri winked and put a finger to her lips.

“We’ll be right over here if you need us!” Shinobu pointed her thumb to a blanket not too far from where you were seated.

“Okay, but…”

“We’ll see you later!” They giggled and hurried off to their spot.

“Is it alright if I sit here?”

You peered up to see your newfound crush standing over you with two treats in either of his large hands. It made the dango look tiny as hell.

“Of course. I thought you were still over at the stands.” You replied softly.

He sat down next to you and offered you one of the dango’s and you happily accepted and thanked him. You took a large chomp out of the skewer and hummed in satisfaction.

“I just closed up shop to see the fireworks. Do you like it?”

“Very much yes.”

“I have more.” He stated as he pulled out more snacks from a sack that you had just come to realize he had been carrying. “I didn’t know what you liked so I retrieved a bit of everything.”

If only he could see how your eyes were glimmering with excitement in that moment. “You are heaven sent.”

Gyomei didn’t know how to reply to the sudden compliment, albeit absentminded on your part, you had meant it. He was a hunky guy with a big heart and you didn’t mind settling.

You immediately went for the senbei as you munched on it. “I love festival food so much.”

“When was the last time you went to one?”

“Hmm…” You thought to yourself for a moment. “Probably before my parents passed away. It was the one in August I can’t remember the name of it…”

“ “Ojima Neputa.”

“Right! Where they spread all those huge Neputa and they play the drums. I always pretended I was them and my mother even bought me my own drum to practice. I thought someday I would be up there doing that…”

A sad yet nostalgic smile on your face as you nibbled on the rest of the senbei.

“I’m sorry about your parents. Mine passed at a young age, too.”

“I guess we have a lot more in common than we may think.”

He gave you a soft smile, but before you could continue on the first few fireworks began to explode and fizzle out.

“Eh, they’re nothing special.” You said as you hugged your knees to your chest and rested your head on them while you faced him.

“I appreciate the sentiment.” He took a bite out of his own senbei before continuing. “I wasn’t always blind.”

“Oh?”

“When I was a child, I had a terrible fever that caused me to become blind. So I know how things look to a certain extent, of course.”

“Well, of course.” You urged on playfully and laughed. He smiled easing into the conversation slightly raising his voice so that it could be heard over the fireworks.

He talked about how he had looked after stray kittens and named them after flowers that he adored the most.

“Lily was not too keen on affection, but she had her moments. She was quite talkative.” A grin played on his lips at the memory of the cat who birthed kittens, but not all had survived. A moment of mourning passed as the fireworks gave their last hurrah and handfuls of cheers and clapping were heard.

“You don’t ever think about owning your own cat?”

He paused for a moment as he rubbed his fingers together. “Ah, I’m not too certain about that. I can be gone for long periods of time and I want to give my fullest attention to things I care for deeply.”

“But, I’m sure they would understand. For the moments that you are back, they would appreciate it the most and hang on to every second you were there.”

You weren’t sure if you were talking about having a pet cat anymore.

“That is also true. But, I think for now, I should play it safe.”

That seemed to conclude the conversation as everyone around you was getting and stretching. You had overheard that the time was now 1:03AM. Not that that was completely past your bedtime, but you definitely should immerse yourself in some shut eye and possibly some journaling if you felt up to it.

“I’ll walk you back to your room.”

You nodded in agreement as you began to get ready to make your way back to the estate. You bid your goodnights to your friends before heading off with the Stone Hashira. Mitsuri and Shinobu made sure to tease you before you shooed them away and then you were off. The walk back was silent yet comfortable. The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking filled the night air as you padded side by side.

The estate was finally in full view as you both approached it and your actions seized.

“Well, this is me.” You extended your arm out awkwardly.

“You should get some rest. I’m sure tomorrow will be an even more adventurous day for you.”

“What do you mean?”

“Training.”

You groaned at the thought of anything that involved strenuous exercise and/or manual labor. “Just when I thought I could catch a break. Didn’t you say that you wanted to keep me from ever laying eyes on a demon?”

His body became tense at the memory of that conversation. “Yes, but such things are unpredictable in this atmosphere. At the snap of your fingers, this whole estate could come crashing down. We must stay alert and be steadfast.”

“I guess, you’re not wrong. Nezuko seemed nice, though.”

He remained quiet for a moment before speaking again. “Yes, well, she is still a demon.”

You tilted your head intrigued by his thoughts about the girl. “But still, she didn’t give off any murderous intentions. I’m usually very good at reading people.”

“Unfortunately, she hasn’t given me good enough reason to trust her. Not even a feeling is sufficient for me to come to a conclusion. The fact of the matter is, demons are inherently evil.”

“Doesn’t that go for humans,too? Or, er, I guess it could go for some humans. Not all humans are bad, but some of them can be. And there can be good humans too. Why can’t it be the same for demons? I’m sure there are demons who are fighting the urge to feed off of humans.”

Another silence.

“I’m sorry if I overstepped.” You spoke up again feeling embarrassed by speaking so much on something you had little knowledge of.

He shook his head. “I can appreciate the good heart you have, [surname]-san. You seem to be someone who exhibits a lot of kindness, despite your guarded exterior.”

“Likewise.” You smiled at him as you leaned against one of the pillars of the engawa.

“But, sometimes having too kind of a heart can get you killed.”

Your smile dropped as you felt your blood pressure raise slightly.

“Humans are naturally distrusting and disloyal. They will inevitably betray one another.”

“Well…” You struggled to get the words out as you fiddled with the loose strings of your yukata. “I trust you.”

Your voice was soft and shaded as you peeked up from your hands to his face. A moment of surprise written on his face before he let his eyebrows relax again.

“Can I not count on you?” You asked. There was such high hope in your voice it was endearing as hell to him.

His expression softened as he shifted on his feet. “Yes–yes you can.”

“But, you don’t trust me?”

“Not, fully, no.”

You chuckled as you kicked at a pebble that littered the pathway. “Well, I guess I can’t blame you. You don’t really know anything about me.”

“Yes, well, forgive me. It is a little hard to trust a woman that fell from the sky after a burst of lighting who is now blessed by a Sun goddess.”

“So he has a sense of humor.”

He couldn’t help the soft chuckle that escaped his chest as his chest rose and fell. “I’m more than meets the eye.”

“I can see that.”

It was quiet again. You shifted on your heels once more before taking another step back.

“It’s late. I should get inside.” You pointed your thumb behind you to the doorway.

The wisteria trees began to sway as the spring night breeze picked up and sifted through your clothes.

“I agree. Good night, [surname]-san.”

“Just call me, [name].”

He raised his brows and another handsome smile graced his features. “Okay…[name].”

“Can I call you…Gyomei?” You began to scramble your hands everywhere. “I mean if that’s okay with you.”

He nodded. “That’s alright with me.”

You halted your arms mid air before relaxing them back to your sides. “Really?”

“Yes, just don’t make me regret it.”

You felt a ghost of a smile on your lips as you pressed them together. “Okay, well, good night, Gyomei. Sleep well.”

“Good night, [name]. I hope you sleep soundly tonight.”

You took one last glance at him as you etched his features into your mind. His eloquent stature and the way his hair was slowly no longer defying gravity as strands brushed at his thick brows. The way he looked so damned good in that yukata that showed just a teasing amount of drool worthy toned pectorals that he effortlessly showcased. Dammit, [name], you were drooling.

You silently made your way into the estate and Gyomei watched as you entered and disappeared. He waited several moments, counting down the seconds it took you to make your way into your room and then the butterfly estate girls to help you into a bath that they had prepared moments ago. And then another moment. One to himself as he had recalled the events and the moments he had shared with you. The way you radiated in the sun and the way it captured all your features through your aura. The way you danced in the breeze as everything around you began to come to life. With you, he could see again. See in ways he never knew was possible.

Trust. Could he trust you? Trust you with his heart, soul and mind? He wasn’t sure yet. He felt as if his spirit was urging him to, but he wanted some sort of proof that he could rely on you entirely. And until that time comes, he would continue to observe you from afar and up close.

And with that, Gyomei made his way back home as he eagerly recalled more and more of you…

“What a fool.”

The Upper Moon Demon’s art detached eye blinked from the shadows as it analyzed Gyomei’s oblivious form. Gyomei felt an eerie suspicion that he had been watched for some time now, but as soon as he turned around the demon retreated.

“Phew! That was close…”

“Did you find anything of substance, Gyokko?”

“No, master. Just a fool in love.”

“Gyokko…”

The Upper Moon Five swallowed as he awaited a scolding from his Master. “I will find out more information, I promise!”

The dark haired demon eyed his subordinate for a moment, before returning back to the pages of his book. “You better. I want to know more about this Child of Amaterasu.”

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+warnings. none

+word count. 9.3k

+categories. f/m

+relationships. hashira x reader

+characters. hashira, guest appearance(s): sumi, naho, kiyo, inosuke hashibira, tanjiro kamado, zenitsu agatsuma

+author’s note. GIRRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL THIS MF CHAPTER OBLITERATED ME AND MY SOUL LIKE CRUSHED IT INTO A MILLION PIECES BECAUSE IT TOOK ME SO MF LONG TO DO AND HONESTLY GUYS IDK WHAT TO EVEN MAKE OF THIS SHIT BUT YKNOW WHAT IM TAKING A HUGE RISK POSTING THIS SO PLEASEEEE i know you all don't owe me shit but i would love to hear your feedback pls :') and please lmk if you want to be included in a taglist also for anon who asked for the demon appearance i gotchu next chapter :)

+summary. reader awakens from a dream that little to her knowledge holds the key to her future. a pair of certain hashira's are sent out to the divine springs with reader to summon a deity. what will come of this revelation?

+chapter(s). one one(rework) two four five

「chapter three: the dragon fox」

Water dripped at your forehead causing you to scrunch your face at the sudden coldness. Bright light filtered into your sight as you blinked several times to readjust your visions and the feeling of cold clammy skin on your hands made your heart thump against your chest. Panic set in your body as you felt around more and discovered what seemed like a hand and you blindly grasped it and it dropped into your hand. Suddenly everything became clear. Dozens of bodies were around you and you were laying down at the top of the heap, but the more you looked at them, the more you began to realize they were you. Hundreds of dead corpses that looked exactly like you as started to get up and tried to find an exit, but there didn't seem to be one. You felt as if you were spiraling as you tripped and fell over knees, elbows, necks and you began to sob. It felt impractical at this point to keep running around, so you simply sat there weeping until you felt someone call out softly to you.

You looked up to see that the voice was coming from the pile of bodies underneathe you.

"[name]...]" It whispered over and over again, but it was beginning to get louder and louder until your ears were ringing.

You felt wetness trickling down your forearms and it began to drip onto the corpses. Blood. It was blood and a lot of it. You uncovered your ears to see that your hands were covered in it.

[name]! Awaken!" The voice screeched and a pale glowing hand reached out and grabbed you with such a force that your whole body flung into the pile of bodies.

And then--

---You were awake.

Your eyes fluttered open as you had awoken to your form being slouched over the desk in your new room and a blanket cascading across your shoulders and down your back. Soreness was the first thing you felt in your neck and shoulders as you stretched and yawned. Sunlight was sieving through the window and you slid it open welcoming the crisp air. You had never experienced such fresh and unpolluted air that was usually riddled with acid rain and smog.

A black crow flitted into your view and rested on a wysteria branch and squawked at you.

"Caw! Caw! [name] has been summoned to the Ubuyashiki Estate! [name] has been summoned to the Ubuyashiki Estate!"

You winced at the crow's voice, but before you could curse at it flew away. You sighed as you ran a hand through your hair and returned to looking back at the desk. Piles of paper were scattered across the table remembering that you were trying to document your time here. You didn't want to forget anything that had happened here, so starting a journal may have been the best thing you have thought of since coming here. You wrote about the people since coming here and how odd they looked and how they claimed to have been from a different time period and that you were mysteriously struck down with lightning? But how? It was sunny as hell when you had gotten here? For all you know they could've knocked you out in that storm and kidnapped you trying to sell you or worse become apart of their freakish demon slaying cult.

You shook the thought away. You had yet to even see a demon, so you were going to stop trying to wonder about that until the time came . In the meantime, you would take your wysteria tablets and have your wysteria incense on hand. Such a ridiculous notion. A flower? Keeping demons away? The only thing you knew wysteria for was how invasive it was and how poisonous it was to cats and dogs. You ran a hand through your hair, until you had remembered your kermit umbrella was currently in the streets, probably fucked up from all the cars that must've ran over it.

A sudden gust blew through the window, sending a violent shiver up your spine. It was as if you felt someone's hand lay on your shoulder and the air near your ear was warm like someone's breath was fanning against you.

"Awaken." It whispered.

Goosebumps rose to the surface of your skin and you felt a warmth in your chest that was taking the breath out of you. You suddenly felt yourself on all fours choking, gasping for air and your shoulder burned with an intensity that made you want to scream out in agony. Your heart beating fast against your chest as you grasped at the place that you felt the apparition? Spirit? Ghost? Whatever the fuck it was, touch you and you pulled back the fabric of your yukata back to see that your skin was literally smoking.

You panicked not knowing what the hell to do, so you only gawked in horror as you were being branded in thin air. Your teeth gritted as your breaths became shallower until finally the pain dispersed and you laid down on your back against the tatami mat.

"Should I even fucking look?" You grumbled to yourself as you wiped away the sweat from your forehead."Fucking hell."

You closed your eyes as you tugged at the fabric once more and then peeped at the area that was literally scorching to find that your skin was etched into. Intricate markings that resembled a tattoo of a beautiful looking fox was debossed across your collarbones and shoulder. You searched the room for a mirror and you found one tucked into one of the bookshelves and moved into the light as you caught a reflection of it getting a better look at it. The more you analyzed it, the more it looked familiar to you.

A sudden rapping at your door made your body rattle.

"Good morning, [surname]-san! We have a change of clothing for you and a bath ready whenever you feel comfortable!" You heard one of the girls say. You couldn't make out who was who.

You had remembered before you were literally branded, that a talking crow had announced that Oyakata-sama had summoned you to his estate.

"Oh! And Oyakata-sama is waiting for you by the engawa! So please do hurry!" Another voice piped up.

You hurriedly hid your shoulder and tightened the belt of your yukata as you rushed to the shoji and slid it open. "Oh! Let's get you to that bath! Follow us!"

"Do all the crows around here talk?" You rose an eyebrow at them as you followed them to the bath they had prepared.

"Yes! They are used to relay information between demon slayers. I imagine one of them had alarmed you this morning." Sumi smiled up at you and you felt yourself relax a little looking at her cute smiling face.

"I think Himejima-san mentioned something about that last night." You murmured to yourself as you were led into a room with a steaming tub.

A new set of clothes, towels among other toiletries were already gathered for you on the counter across. You don't think you could ever get used to something as luxurious as this.

"If you need anything just call for us!" Naho spoke up.

"Thanks, guys. I will definitely do that." You bowed to them and they bowed back making their exited, shutting the shoji behind them and they began to whisper to themselves again.

You raked a hand through your hair as you began to peel off your yukata to reveal your naked body and placed it on the chair by the bathtub. You touched at the branded spot and it was still warm to the touch as if it were exerting heat it itself.

You traced your fingers over it feeling every detail under the pads of your fingers. It really was beautiful. You reminded yourself to be aware of the time you had spent making Kagaya wait on you so you dipped your fingers into the steaming water and then immersed your whole body slowly. A content sigh emitted from your lips as you began to clean yourself with the hot water. You were a little annoyed that there weren't any cleansing products to clean your body or hair with, but if you were truly in the Taisho Period than it would make sense to only wash yourself with hot water.

After you had finished up in the bath you searched around for anything, something to clean your teeth with but you had only found a tassel with what looked like branches. You had heard of things like this that had antibacterial properties to them, but you always felt like they were a bunch of bs. Nevertheless, you began to use it and it made your once gritty and plaque covered teeth feel cleaner and cleaner.

You spit it out and began to dry yourself off and unfolded the new yukata that was set out for you. This time, it was red. Not an obnoxious and loud red, but it was slightly darker. You slipped it on without another thought making sure it was securely wrapped around your waist and covered your new tattoo. You hair was still slightly damp as you tried to comb through it. Not having any detangling products was really starting to get on your nerves.

After five minutes of fighting your comb, you finally dressed your hair neatly and began to make your way to the estate. You stopped mid way down the hall and blinked for a moment.

Wait a minute. Where was the estate, again?

"Caw! Caw! This way, you idiot!" You heard the crow from earlier squawk at you.

"How the hell was I suppose to know that?" You shook your fist at it.

"Only simpletons who don't belong here, don't know their way around here! Caw!"

"Why I oughta..." You grumbled to yourself, but before you could make any other remarks or possible actions that you may or may not regret, you heard a deep voice from beside you speak.

"Now, Seijun. You know, you aren't suppose to talk to our guest that way."

"Caw! I can't help that she has a pea sized brain!" Seijun called out taunting you.

"Yeah, says the bird brain!" You picked up a pebble attempting to throw it at the bird, but a strong hand had stopped you.

"I know he can be a pain sometimes, but patience is a virtue. Right, [surname]-san?"

You peered up to see that Gyomei was towering over you. A sweet smile on his face as the sun handsomely beat down on him. You felt you cheeks warm at the sight of him and his gentle touch.

He set your arm down slowly as he plucked the pebble out of your hand and tossed it across the lake and it skipped a few times before settling to the bottom of the water.

"It's nice to see you again, Himejima-san." You shly smiled at him and bowed slightly.

"And you. I'm glad to see you making your way so early to Oyakata-sama's estate."

"I'm early?" You tilted your head to the side.

"Yes, you're over an hour early."

"Caw! Caw! Idiot, [surname]-san! Caw!"

You looked above at the crow that was circling around the both of you, chaffing at you from above. You felt a nerve at your temple pop out slightly and Gyomei grinned down at your irascible self. It was cute how you got worked up so quickly.

"I'm gonna get that bird for brains if its the last thing I do." You grumbled as you approached the mansion.

All the Hashira seemed to be gathered around speaking to one another until Tengen jutted his your direction. Shinobu and Mitsuri waved you over and you bowed your head at them.

"Good morning, [name]-kun. Himejima-san. It's nice to see you so early." Shinobu smiled her usual smile at you.

"You look cute as usual, [name]-san!" Mitsuri cheered beside you.

You felt your cheeks warm again at their sweet words.

"That's a pretty boring yukata you have on." Tengen looked down at you distastefully.

You peered down at yourself. "Oh, the girls picked them out for me. Does it really look that bad?"

Tengen scoffed at you. "Yeah, it's drab. I could've totally picked something flashy for you!"

You raised your eyebrows at him.

"Next time, you can be in charge of my wardrobe." You replied sarcastically.

"I, for one think the color suits you!" Kyoujurou spoke up suddenly as he crossed his arms peering down at you.

"O-oh, thank you." You felt yourself fidget with your fingers as you brush the hair out of face.

Sanemi scoffed beside him and turned around to face the other way. He was beginning to get really irked by your presence. It was unnecessary for Oyakata-sama to even give you the time of day.

You ignored him trying to find the other Hashira. Muichiro seemed to be preoccupied with the clouds, while Obanai was staring down at you with an intense gaze that made the hair on your neck raise. He was one scary guy.

There was another person that seemed to be missing, but you couldn't place it.

"Oh, Tomioka-san, will you stop being such a drag and come over here with the rest of us." Shinobu teased in her gentle voice.

He gave her his usual stoic look before he sighed and approached the rest of the group. He stood by Shinobu quietly and then his piercing cerulean blue eyes found you.

"Are you not going to say something?" Shinobu asked, giving him a small nudge.

He looked down at her before shifting his gaze back over to you.

"Your hair is wet."

Everybody's mood seemed to shift at his awkwardness, but Mitsuri seemed to have a hard time trying to control her laughter which in turn made you giggle.

"Yeah, I don't know how to dry my hair in this era without a hair dryer." You touched your hair as it dripped down on your yukata.

"You can find those in the city or in more populated areas with hair salons." Shinobu spoke up.

"Oh shit, you guys have cities? Here I thought there wasn't anything technologically advanced in a twenty mile radius." You twisted your hair between your fingers and more droplets slid down.

Before anyone could reply everyone was bowing toward the estate and you took that as Kagaya making his entrance.

"Hello, my children." He spoke. His voice sent a pleasant feeling down your body.

"[name], would you please come here." You looked up to see that he was beaconing towards you and you pushed yourself up to meet with him face-to-face.

His wife smiled gently at you as you sat down in front of him and he placed his hands ontop of yours and you dryly gulped reminding yourself to stay cool, calm and collected.

"Is something the matter?" His smile dropped as he squeezed your hand urging for you to answer.

Even though he could not see you, you felt your gaze falter. Somehow, he knew something was wrong.

"I don't know if it's safe to tell you." You murmured, feeling everyone's eyes on you.

"You can tell me anything, my child."

And you really did feel like you could tell him anything. He had to have some sort of power in his voice because you found yourself showing your shoulder off and the eyes of every individual seemed to widen at the sight of you doing so.

"Hey, you--!" Tengen began to say, but Kagaya held a finger up to his mouth with a small smile.

"She is trying to show you a...a brand of some sort on her shoulder." Amane spoke softly as she gazed down at it in awe and then up at you. "May I?"

You nodded at her, already feeling comfortable with her presence as well. Her fingers brushed across your skin and a small gasp left her lips.

"What is it, Amane?" Kagaya asked beside her.

"She has the brand of Amaterasu."

Silence filled the air as the spring breeze whisked past and it felt like forever before anyone spoke. The smile on Kagaya's face seemed to grow as he gave your hands another squeeze causing you to look at him.

"Well, I guess it's time for a visit, then."

* * *

The trip to the Divine Springs was exhausting. There was no car nor horse or whatever the case may be to aid with travel to the lake that you for whatever reason needed to visit. Well, according to Amane and Kagaya, you had to visit Amaterasu and bring her an offering. As if her scorching your shoulder wasn't enough?

You scoffed as you folded your arms and felt the cold stone hit your collarbones. Amane had given you an amber stone that she had attached to a golden chain and clasped it around your neck and instructed you how to offer the goddess it.

"First, you need to offer yen." She handed you a large lump sum of coins in a satchel and you lips parted at the weight of it. That must've been a lot of fuckin money. "When maximum offering is met, the pond will glow signaling that Amaterasu is healing. Usually,Tachigami who is the Celestial Brush god of Power Slash will take form of a rat with the same symbolic markings as Amaterasu will appear. She may just make an appearance herself without the need of another deity." She touched at the markings on your shoulder that almost seemed like they were glowing red. "Then you will make your offering and he will decide whether to upgrade to Amaterasu."

"Then," She place lifted her warm hand to yours to touch the stone that nestled between your collarbones. "You give her your offering. Only then will she speak with you."

"Are you going to ever stop making those annoying noises?" Sanemi spoke. Annoyance filled his voice and it made you jump slightly.

You felt a little embarrassed that he was listening to all the times you let out a huff, but you weren't going to apologize for it either. Who the hell makes someone travel by foot for miles on end? It was ridiculous.

"Your fault for not having an Uber." You grumbled, fingering at your chain.

"Uber this! Uber that! Can you shut the fuck up about that, already?"

You grimaced at him. "Excuse me?"

"Shinazugawa-san." Gyomei's voice interrupted your conversation and you both clamped your mouths shut.

The power this man held.

"If it makes the journey quicker, would you be comfortable with climbing onto my shoulder so that it would be easier for us to sprint there." Gyomei stopped in front of you and you blinked up at him several times.

"U-um." You began getting nervous.

Sanemi groaned and rolled his eyes. "We don't have all fuckin' day!"

You felt the same vein pop out from earlier as you glared at him.

"Only if you feel comfortable, [surname]-san. It would be convenient for all parties involved."

You swallowed your saliva and nodded. "Okay."

He bent his knees and so that he was to your level, or so he thought.

"Uh, Himejima-san...?"

"You're still too tall for her to climb on." Sanemi spoke up for you.

Gyomei's eyebrows raised for a moment and offered his arm. "My apologies. Would you like me to help you?"

Your fingernails embedded moons into your skin and you let out a small huff. "Please."

He smiled and you walked forward to meet your smaller form with his arm and he lifted you with ease as he placed you on one shoulder. You were shocked to say the least.

"Holy shit, no one has ever picked me up like I was nothing." You spoke in awe as you peered down at the ground and then to Sanemi who was rolling his eyes at you.

You poked your tongue out at him and now it was his turn to have his vein pop out of his temple and you giggled at him. You returned your attention to the view.

"The weather up here is different." You joked and you heard something incoherent from Sanemi as Gyomei chuckled.

"Not that much different." Gyomei replied, readjusting your figure on his shoulder getting ready to start.

It was hard to control how nervous you felt. You were sure that he could feel how hard your heart was pounding against your chest as your ribcage slightly rested against the side of his head. Nonetheless, you felt warm and safe in his arms. You subconsciously moved your arm to the other side of his shoulder and he immediately noticed your shift in position.

"Himejima-san before you guys start running like a pair of track stars. Can I ask you something." You said suddenly. He hummed in response ignoring Sanemi's crude remarks. "how do you see?"

He didn't say anything for a moment, not because your question was rude. No, that was not the reason at all. He was trying to figure out how to describe it in a way that you would understand, but you were an adult so he would speak to you like one.

You on the other hand, had feared that you offended him. You bit your lip as you waited for him to response as Sanemi walked beside him silently. Almost as if he weren't there.

"I have gained the ability to see the Transparent World. In other words, even though I can naturally sense the world around me, I can also create images of anyone around me in my mind. It's quite a concept to grasp."

You thought for a moment. "So, you can see my aura or whatever?"

He smiled. "Basically."

"Are you done, yet? Let's get going already." Sanemi interrupted once again and you gave him a look which he ignored.

"Yes, we should get going. [surname]-san, I'd be happy to answer your questions after we're finished."

"Fine." You frowned slightly.

"Are you ready?" He asked as he wrapped his large bicep around your swinging legs. You felt a strange feeling blossom within your chest.

"Yes." It was barely audible, but he heard you loud and clear.

"Let's go." His voice was firm as held you in his sturdy arms.

And with that he was traveling at the speed of light along side of Sanemi and your hair unraveled as it flew behind you and you had never felt so exhilirated in your life. Trees turned into a hodgepodge of greens and browns as sunlight penetrated through the leaves. You felt yourself grinning as you held on tight to Gyomei. You wondered if he could sense how fast your heart was beating.

"It should be just up ahead." Sanemi called out and Gyomei only nodded as they began to slow down.

Your eyelids fluttered for a moment, redjusting your vision as you rubbed your eyes and then opened them again.

A lake that looked rather mundane and a little swampy if you said so yourself had appeared in your line of vision.

“This is it?” You were disappointed to say the least.

“According to the directions, Amane-sama gave to us this should be the correct place.” Gyomei said looking around.

”This place is a dump.” Sanemi said what you were both thinking as he picked at his ear.

Gyomei set you down carefully and you felt a little saddened at the loss of of his warmth.

“So what now? I just claim I have an offering and dump the coins in there?” You asked taking the hefty velvet bag out of your pouch.

“I think as any other shrine we follow the same steps of making an offering.” Gyomei stated as he took his prayer beads within his larger hands and pressed his hands together.

You stared at him until your realized Sanemi was doing the same and you quickly pressed your hands together. One eye open (when your sleeping one eyeEeEee) peering up at Gyomei and the other shut in concentration.

They bowed and you followed.

"Can we skip the purification ritual?" Sanemi looked at the algae filled water in disgust, watching as his image rippled in the water.

"No." Gyomei replied as he bent down and you repeated after him. You weren't used too making offerings and prayers to the "gods and goddesses".

Sanemi grumbled to himself as he did the same and once you were finished you took out the coin satchel and began to ceremoniously drop them into the pond. At first nothing happened and you turned your head to look up at Gyomei who was facing the water and staring intently at it.

"Keep going." He ordered and you followed.

"Do you see something?" You asked as you dropped more coins in.

"It's very faint, but there is energy emerging with every coin you drop in."

"Interesting." You murmured and took a huge handful of coins and dropped them in.

"It's definitely growing."

Sanemi stood over you silently as he watched you drop the coin in. "What would happen if you just dumped the whole thing in."

You peered up at him and then shrugged. "Let's see."

You thought that Gyomei would have stopped you, but he only observed the lake as you proceeded to dispose of the entire bag into the lake.

"Anything?" You asked and nodded.

"It's larger, but I think we need to complete prayer before she appears." Gyomei suggested and you pushed yourself off of the ground as he pulled out the incense and handed one to you and Sanemi.

He lit them both with a box of matches and instructed you how to extinguish them. As the fire without leaving a trail of smoke in the air, his ears perked up and he turned around to see that there was a small ancient looking ashtray with a small rope and bell that you could only assume is where you tossed the rest of the incense in.

"Was that there before?" You inquired as he stepped up to it.

"The offering must've made these appear. The next step is to ring the bell and clap your hands twice before summoning her."

You sighed as you scratched at the back of your head. "This is a lot for an offering, no?"

"Would you hurry up?" Sanemi sneered, as he brushed past you knocking you a little off of your feet.

"Are you always this annoying?" You grumbled following behind him and he ignored you as he watched Gyomei ring the bell and clap his hands together.

After Sanemi had finished it was your turn.

"Okay, so ring the bell and clap twice." You reinstructed yourself out loud.

"Do you always talk before you do something?" Sanemi piped up.

You ignored him and began the ritual and closed your eyes.

Amaterasu...if you can hear me, please speak to me.

You opened one of your eyes to peer around, but nothing was happening.

"Uh, so how long are we suppose to wait?" You asked to no one in particular.

"Be patient." Gyomei replied as he sat down and concentrated.

You felt a comforting warmth on your chest where the amber stone of your necklace lay and your eyes fluttered open to look down at it now glowing in the sunlight. Just then the lake began to sparkle and began to transform right in front of your eyes as the sunlight shone down on it. The swampy green algae filled lake turned golden as small waterfalls seemes to appear and dribbled down into the lake. Plants began to blossom growing taller as an etheral woman emerged from the water. He black hair cascaded around her shoulders as the golden and amber jewelry on his body glistened. The head piece on the top of her hair was in the shape of a sun and it glimmered the brightest as she seemed to levitate in front of you. The kimono she wore was white with a red sash and golden embellishments and she gathered herself towards you. Notable red and black swirled patterns were embroidered into the hem and sleeves of her kimono. Golden flames had surrounded her as you involuntarily stepped forward.

She smiled at you as she raised her hand towards you and you felt drawn to her. It was glowing the same way in your dream.

"You were in my dream." You spoke finally.

"You recognize my hand, my child?" Her voice echoed beautifully through out the forest and you nodded.

You felt compelled to show her your brand and a smile graced her red lips. "Your marking has healed beautifully."

Her hand was warm as she placed it in on your tattoo as she traced it with her fingers. Her molten golden hues shifted to the glistening stone on your neck and she lifted it to her fingertips.

"Is the offering good enough?"

She hummed in response as she looked over at your two companions who seemed to be frozen in place. Sanemi with a bored expression on his face while Gyomei was still concentrating.

"Why are they not moving?" You tried to turn towards them, but you felt frozen in place. "Why can't I move?"

"Because I have not permitted it yet." She spoke to you as she made her way in front of you again.

"I have given you these markings because I have bestowed a power inside of you. This stone will serve as an amulet to protect you and store most of your powers in." She pressed her hand to your chest and it glowed.

You wrist where you were grabbed at in your dream began to faintly lit up and they felt warm. Warm like a mother's touch.

"What do you mean most of my powers?"

"I have given you the Breath of the Sun that causes your skin to burn with every new marking. This is only part of where your power lies and you can activate it through the training of another Sun user. The other part, lies in the stone."

"How do I unlock it?"

"You must wait on the day of the Summer Solstice and stand in front of the sun's highest point in the sky when you arrive at my shrine, Ise Jingu."

"And then?"

Her smile grew showing her pearly white teeth. "And then you will find the answers to all your questions."

You face dropped at her words. How awfully poetic of her. "I don't get why you can't just tell me."

She laughed melodiously. "Mortals, are awfully amusing. It would be too easy for me to just simply give you the answer."

How annoying. But before you could open your mouth to speak.

Her hands began to glow and you recalled it from your dream as they grabbed at your wrist. She pressed her left hand against your chest and the other at your left wrist and they began to burn with an intensity that should've melted your skin right off, but they did not.

She placed her fingers to her lips and increased the pressure against your chest. "This is all I can leave you with."

"But you didn't answer--" And it was in that moment that you felt the same unbearable burning feeling in the middle of your chest and left wrist.

You collapsed to the ground as the goddess began to sink back into the lake and the forest around you began to return to its original state.

"[surname]-san!...[surname]-san...!" Was the last thing you heard before your vision faded to black and it was still again.

* * *

"Why is she not stable, yet?" Kagaya asked, worry etched into his features as Amane clasped onto his hands.

"She has a fever that is breaking my thermostat, and no fever reducers are working on her. It seems to be something out of my hands." Shinobu spoke up.

There was a faint anger and frustration that was bubbling in her chest as she spoke. It was not very evident to most, but it was, however evident to the red haired boy behind her.

"Very well." He spoke. Neither a smile, nor a frown on his face.

"Did anything else happen after she collasped?"

"Her markings advanced across her chest and left wrist. It must be an after effect, until the brand heals." Gyomei spoke as he held onto his prayer beads tightly.

He was worried for you and as much as Sanemi didn't want to admit it, he was as well. It wasn't everyday he got to see someone collaspe to the ground as their body went up in smoke from brandings of a goddess.

"I want round the clock care, for [name]. She is not to be left alone under any circumstances." Kagaya ordered the seating Hashira and demon slayers around them.

"Carry on, my children." He returned to his normal state. A smile on his features as he spoke calmly to the slayers again and they all began to file out.

"Shinobu-san"

She stood in her place as the redhaired boy approached her with his two other unusual friends. "Hello, Tanjiro-kun. I must get going to [name]."

The smile seemed to be etched on her face was only a facade. He could smell the frustration on her.

"Don't be upset, Shinobu-san. Like Gyomei said. It's nothing that can be helped. We just need to wait."

She shut her eyes and smiled at him as she began to walk away from them. "I'll keep that in mind, Tanjiro-kun."

It was selfish. The feeling that was brimming in her spirit. Nothing can be helped? That was ridiculous.

It pained her to say that it chipped away at her ego to not have anything work on a patient. She had had many times before where "things could not be helped", but that was long ago when she was young and foolish. With you though, it felt a little different. Even setting aside most of her pride, she was sad. The type of strain that your brandings were pushing your body was beyond the limit of an average human being. Humans were fragile.

Scratch that. Normal human beings were fragile.

Normally, this would just be another death she would have to come face-to-face with as she has seen it happen over and over again from victims of demons, but this felt personal. The idea of you not making it, was simply driving her insane.

* * *

You awaken to the sound of birds chirping and the gentle spring breeze caressing at your skin and hair. Your eyes fluttered open and you were laying on your back. Sudden warmth emanated on the surface of your left wrist and chest. You touch the bare skin of your chest and your skin feels like its protruding with more markings. A small inhale and exhale leaves your lips as you touch your wrist not wanting to look at it but knowing there are more there.

"They're quite beautiful markings, you know."

His voice was deep and tranquil as it entered your ears. Your [e/c] hues shifted to meet his gaze. He was sitting in a chair to your left with his large hands in his lap as he faced you.

"You can see them?"

"They're etched into your spirit." He scooted closer to your relaxed form as he took your left wrist in his hand.

His hands were cool in comparison to your overly heated ones. He traced over the markings with his fingers and you felt a trail of goosebumps raise under his touch.

"They burn a benevolent golden fire. Much like Rengoku-san, but it's different. Nothing like I have ever seen before, but that's the Sun goddess for you." He spoke softly as he felt over the red markings that stopped just above your wrist.

You didn't know what to even say in response. You suddenly felt warm, and not because the Sun goddess had touched you.

"Did you see her?"

He stopped for a moment. His eyebrows slightly furrowed. "No, Sanemi and I did not see her the way you must have."

"How do you know I saw her?"

Dumb question.

"I felt her presence all around you. She had no ill intention as far as I could tell." His hand covered yours entirely. "Don't be afraid."

His other hand pushed the loose strands of hair that were encased in stale sweat stuck to your skin away from your face. "That's what she told Sanemi and me."

Your eyes widened. "She spoke to you both?"

He held up on finger. "Only that one time. After that it fell silent, but only for a moment and then we saw you writhing on the ground in pain. You mumbled something about the Ise Jingu, but you fell unconscious."

"For how long?"

"Three days now."

Your body jolted forward as you looked at him incredulously. "Three days?!"

"I knew I heard something annoying." Sanemi's head popped in and you rolled your eyes.

"Nice to see you, too." You mumbled as you watched him waltz into the room. "Can I help you?"

This prompted a vein to protrude from his forehead making you chuckle. "I only wanted to see if you were dead or not."

"Sureee." You raised your eyebrows and looked away as if to tease him.

"I wouldn't really care if you did."

"Mhm."

"I'm serious."

"Whatever."

But before Sanemi could make yet, another excuse you sensed the Insect Hashira's presence. "It's nice to finally see you're awake."

You smiled at her feeling elated that she had come to see you. "It's nice to be awake."

Right after she had entered the room, Sumi, Naho and Kiyo had filed in carrying trays of food. "[surname]-san! It's so nice to see you awake!"

Your grin growing wider at the girls blushing cheeks. "We brought you food!"

You blinked at them several times. "All of this is for me?"

Each tray had at least one serving on it, but by that time you heard your stomach grumble.

"You will need all the energy you can get." Gyomei said as he began to stand up from his seat.

"I made sure that Aoi added extra nutrients and beneficial ingredients to keep your strength up. Amaterasu's markings have taken a huge toll on your body and you need to replenish it until your body says its had enough." Shinobu pipes up as she held a finger in the air and the girls set your food on on a tray beside you and on your lap.

"Well, I'll make sure to thank Aoi when I can." You smiled at them. "Thank you, again. This all looks very delicious."

"Well, we'll leave you to it!" Sumi said and the three girls bowed out and left.

"I'm sure you want a little peace and quiet before things get hectic again." Shinobu smiled as she approached the edge of your bed fixing you sheets.

"How do you mean?" You asked taking a spoon full of rice and shoving it into your mouth.

"I'm sure Kocho-san can fill you in after you revitalize your spirit." Gyomei spoke before she could.

She clamped her mouth shut and smiled as she peered up at him. "Of course, Himejima-san. I'll be sure to tell Oyakata-sama you're awake. He'll be happy to hear it."

You gave me her a content smile and a thumbs up since your mouth was chalk full of food. She left the room leaving you with Sanemi and Gyomei.

"I have better things to do then stand around here and watch you eat." Sanemi spoke up as he started to leave the room.

You snorted. "Thanks for checking up on me."

He felt his body stiffen at your words and that apples of cheeks tight as he pressed his lips into a thin line. "Just don't die."

And with that he left.

"What a guy. Are you going to stay here with me, Himejima-san?" You asked him as he faced the window and then to you.

"Yes, I have a duty to watch over you."

"Oyakata-sama's orders?"

"You could say that."

You raised an eyebrow at him. "What do you mean?"

"I'd be here with or without orders."

You stared up at him as he stood there hands behind his back as he closed his eyes and let the spring air fill the room and gently kiss at his skin and rake their blossoming fingers through his onyx hair. What was the sudden fixation for? You had no idea, but you admired him a lot.

"Himejima-san, I--"

He turned to you for a moment, but an unfamiliar voice called your attention.

"[surname]-san! It's a pleasure to meet you and see you awake!" The redhaired boy bowed down to you. He carried a wooden box on his back and a dark scar covered the corner of his forehead.

"KYAAAAA!! YOU DIDN'T WARN ME THAT SHE WAS THAT PRETTY!!" The blonde boy screamed next to him as he struggled to keep himself from collasping

You blinked back in surprise as you watched the two boys bicker. Well, actually it was the yellow haired boy shaking the red head while a boarheaded human stepped up and pointed to himself with his thumb.

"I'm Inosuke Hashibira! God of the Mountains!"

Both of the boys beside him stopped what they were doing and their faces fell flat at him.

"What an imbecile." The yellow haired boy deadpanned as he still had the redhead's collar in his grasp, he shortly let go.

"I'm Agatsuma Zenitsu!" The yellow haired boy bowed at you.

"Oh, my apologies! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Kamado Tanjiro!" He bowed after him and pointed to the wooden box on his back. "And this is my sister, Nezuko!"

You covered your mouth and giggled. "Your sister is a wooden box?"

"No, she can't come out just yet because it's daylight." He smiled at you as he straightened up.

Your heart dropped to your stomach and your lips parted for a moment as panic surged through your body. Gyomei had sensed your apprehensiveness and placed a comforting hand on your shoulder.

"Nezuko is a demon." Gyomei informed beside you and your eyes widened confirming your beliefs to be true.

"But she won't hurt you! Or any humans for that matter!" Tanjiro immediately piped up.

"Yes, while she is a demon, Nezuko has proven that she isn't a danger to humans." You relaxed a bit hearing that. "Still, most of the Hashira do not wish to accept her as a demon slayer. It was only at Oyakata-sama's request that we did not kill her."

You were shocked to hear that many of the Hashira technically went against Kagaya's wishes and struggled against their natural instincts to not annilihate her.

"But Nezuko and I will work hard together to make sure that we are recognized by all the demon slayer corps!" He said with a fist in the air. "And soon she will be human, again."

"Demons can turn human, again?" You tilted your head to the side feeling your hands sweat under the sheets.

"There has been no cases of this ever taking place, but there is a legend of blue spider lily that is supposedly the cure." Gyomei spoke beside you.

"It's not impossible." Tanjiro said with full resolve as he stared intently at Gyomei.

His eyes were now on your wrist that was riddled with Amaterasu's markings. "Are those the markings of the Sun goddess?"

You finally glanced down at your left wrist for the first time. The markings were red and in the same swirling patterns that were on Amaterasu's kimono. You felt same warmth coming from the markings from before. As they caught in the light, they began to glimmer a golden color and you stared at it in awe.

"Whoa." Zenitsu spoke up first as he glanced down at your wrist reflecting in the sunlight.

"That is... incredible. [surname]-san, may I?" He asked and you nodded as you felt an immense amount of energy and warmth flow from his finger tips the moment he touched you.

The markings seemed to glow at his touch.

"Tanjiro, your scar!" Zenitsu exclaimed.

The boy touched at his forehead and he noticed it felt the same temperature as your etchings.

"It's glowing, too." You pointed at his scar that was glistening golden.

"Kinda like Edward Cullen..." You said more so to yourself.

"Who's that?" He asked absentmindedly as he rubbed over his forehead.

"No one." You said quickly and then pulled away for a moment to see if it would disappear.

The glow and the warmth died down slow and the room went silent as they gawked at the both of you. You kept placed your hand on top of his and letting go several times just to make sure. He had to have had the mark of a Sun User.

You smiled at him. "I guess you and me are cut from the same cloth, huh?"

He shared your smile. A light blush dashing his cheeks and this for some reason sent Zenitsu into a frenzy grasping at Tanjiro's collar again.

"HOW DARE YOU TOUCH A CUTE GIRL IN FRONT OF ME LIKE THAT!!"

You honestly had no idea how to react to this situation. Being that they were kids and you were an adult that had zero interest in anything remotely romantic with a child. Still, it was humorous to watch as Zenitsu's eyes popped out of his skull and Tanjiro merely stood there taking it. Inosuke on the other hand, was from what you gathered with his boar head on, stared at your tattoos.

"Do you ever take that thing off?" You inquired and he faced you for a moment.

"Yeah, aren't you getting tired of how that thing smells?" Zenitsu paused his actions for a moment as he spoke to Inosuke.

"No! This stays on--"

"Inosuke!" You heard a female voice call out and you turned your attention to the doorway.

There stood a girl about the same age with her dark hair pulled into pigtails and deep blue eyes. "I told you to leave your mask in your room so I can clean it!"

She marched over to him and he began to run away from her.

"Does this always happen?" You asked Gyomei.

"A lot more than it should." He replied as they continued their chaotic actions until Aoi successfully pulled off Inosuke's mask.

It was probably the most shocking part of your morning. Inosuke blinked for a moment as Aoi triumphantly smiled. You hadn't realized you had a hand over your mouth until Tanjiro spoke to you in a lower voice.

"Yeah, that was our reaction, too."

"He looks..." You paused for a moment as you took Inosuke's startling appearance. "like a pretty girl."

"I'm not a girl!!" Inosuke suddenly burst out and jabbed his thumb as his chest. "I'm god of the Mountains!!"

His emerald green eyes shined in the sunlight and his long eyelashes fluttered, looking as if they tickled his slight eyebags.

"He's nothing special." Aoi crossed her arms as she watched Zenitsu and Tanjiro hold him back from trying to get his boar head back.

"Aoi-kun." You smiled at her and she turned toward you. "Thank you very much for the meals. They're absolutely delicious. You have a real knack for cooking."

Her cheeks blossomed a sakura pink as she shifted her eyes to the ground. "Well, I'm glad I can be of use."

You slurped up a huge portion of your soba before speaking to her again. "I bet Inosuke-kun tries to sneak your cooking all the time."

"Not true!" He exclaimed getting out of their grip and rushing toward Aoi and grabbed his mask while he made a run for it.

She sighed and hit her palm to her forehead. You gave her a sheepish smile. "Sorry."

She shook her head. "It's not your fault. He's always a pain about it."

"I think you should all let [surname]-san rest, don't you think so?" Gyomei's voice interjected causing everyone to look at him and go stiff.

"Of course, Himejima-san" Aoi bowed and began to make her exit.

"Aoi-kun!" You called out and she poked her head through the doorway. "Feel free to come visit me when you have the time."

A small smile etched onto her face and nodded in acknowledgement. "Mmm!"

"We're sorry!" Tanjiro and Zenitsu bowed toward the both of you and you laughed.

"It's alright." You waved them off. "I'm not actually bothered by any of your presences, but maybe Himejima-san is right. I think I may need to rest for a little longer."

"Do you feel alright?" Gyomei placed a comforting hand on your back and you felt flustered under his touch.

"Yes, I'm fine." You said softly back.

Tanjiro and Zenitsu's eyes widened as they watched how gently you two spoke to one another. Unbeknownst to you there was a different kind of smell that Tanjiro could sense. A new feeling that budding between the both of you.

"[surname]-san, if it's okay with you, Nezuko would like to visit you more often. I think there is something that we have in common." He bowed to you.

"Of course." You felt your voice tremble a little thinking of the demon sister he was just casually slinging on his back. "You know, from what I can recall of meeting with the Sun goddess, she had mentioned something about me being a Sun user." You looked down at your new tattoos and then back up at him. "Do you know anything about that?"

"You have a breath now?" Gyomei questioned.

"Eh?" Tanjiro and Zenitsu looked puzzled.

"Just like that?" Tanjiro asked.

"Um," You looked away as fiddled with the bed sheets. "I mean I guess. I didn't really know what she meant by that."

"Every breath originates from the Sun breathing technique. There aren't any known books on Sun Breathing. It's a lost art." Gyomei stated.

"Right, I wanted to ask Rengoku-san about my father's flame breathing. Maybe it's connected to that." Tanjiro pondered for a moment.

"Maybe..." You trailed off thinking about Amaterasu and how she spoke about your necklace.

You involuntarily clasped at it and Gyomei noticed this. "Your necklace."

You peered up at him. "Did she bless it?"

You looked back down at the amber stone and watched as it sparkled in the sun. "She told me that on the day of the Summer Solstice I need to stand in front of the sun when it is at the highest point in the at the Ise Jingu to unlock the rest of my powers."

"That has to be at noon." Zenitsu suddenly spoke up.

"Did she say anything else?" Gyomei asked.

You shook your head. "No, she wouldn't answer anything else which was really annoying actually. And then she touched my hand and my chest and I felt this insurmountable amount of pain."

"That must've been when you collasped." Gyomei remembered your blood curdling screams vividly.

"Yeah, and then I woke up here. That's really about it."

"The Ise Jingu is located near the city of Ise in Mie ken." Gyomei said clasping his prayer beads. "The only problem is, no one can enter unless they are priests, priestesses or apart of the Japanese Imperial family. Unfortunately, The Demon Slayer Corps is not recognized by the government."

It went quiet for a moment.

"So, what you're saying is we have to sneak in." You rubbed your hands together thinking about how cool a covert operation sounds right now.

"It's not as easy as you think it is." Gyomei spoke.

"Yeah, I mean you kinda stick out like a sore thumb." You joked, but he did not laugh. You clamped your lips shut.

"This is serious [surname]-san."

"I know, I'm sorry. I'm not good with these particular situations. Sarcasm and making light of serious situations is my go too coping mechanisms." You rubbed the back of your neck and Gyomei features softened noting that you had become embarrassed.

"We'll figure out a plan. Until then, we will work on getting you back into health and start training."

"We'll get you into tip top shape, [surname]-san!" Tanjiro exclaimed with a fist in the air.

Zenitsu seemed to be exhausted by the mere conversation you all we're having. "Yet another thing I'm getting dragged into."

"What's the date?" You asked seearching for a calendar in the room.

"The eighteenth of March. The Summer Solstice is on the twenty first of June. So we have some time until then. For now, eat and take your rest."

The Stone Hashira looked out the window. "The Spring Solstice is in two days. Oyakata-sama will be sure to have some sort of festivities. He's keen on those things."

"Aw, man. I hope we don't miss it." Zenitsu started to look depressed at the thought of being on a mission the day of Spring Solstice."

"I don't think I've ever celebrated the Solstice before. What's it like?" You asked thinking about how handsome Gyomei would look in a yukata.

"What's that smile on your face for?" Zenitsu eyed your smiling face.

Tanjiro held a finger up and began to explain."Well, on the day of the Solstice it's tradition to visit family graves and have reunions. You spent a lot of time appreciating nature and living things."

"Oyakata-sama doesn't make it mandatory to come to any of the festivities, but all the Hashira congregate. It's not closed off to other demon slayers." Gyomei added.

"Oh, so there isn't like any dressing up or vendors?" You felt your shoulders slump.

Gyomei felt your sudden sadness. "Maybe, Oyakata-sama can arrange something special for you. He's taken quite a liking to you since you've arrived."

You instantly brightened. "Really? You think so?"

Tanjiro and Zenitsu watched as you two interacted with another and they began to feel as if they were interrupting something.

"Well, we'll see ourselves out." Tanjiro began as his and Zenitsu's cheeks tinged pink. "May you have a quick recovery!"

The pair bowed to you both and said their goodbye's and sighed as you raked your hand through you hair.

"I didn't mention this before, but you're healing remarkably quick and your aura it seems to grow stronger by the second." Gyomei spoke up.

"Really?"

He nodded and sat back down in his seat as he let his body rest against the back of the chair cushion. You observed how he let the muscles in his body relax as the silhouette of the trees branches danced over his skin.

Fuck, I'm doing it again.

"Do you have something on your mind?"

"Huh?" You felt your body jump slightly at his voice and your cheeks warmed as your eyes casted downward. "Oh, nothing I just--"

You heart began to speed up and you had no idea what to say.

"[surname]-san."

"Yes?" You looked up at him and his head was faced toward the window as he leaned his elbow on the chairs arm rest and rest his hand on his palm.

"I find comfort in your company."

You blinked at him in surprise as your felt your fingers fidgeting with the white sheets again.

"Was that awkward to say?"

You nervously giggled to yourself as you pulled at the strings in the comforter and shook your head. "Not at all. I feel the same way actually."

Pink sprinkled at his cheeks as he fiddled with his prayer beads and smiled in your direction. You felt your heart flutter at the sight of him as you clasped onto the cloth covering your chest. You couldn't remember the last time you felt so drawn to another person.

"I'm glad."

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