𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 × 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 [OLD]
𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖭𝗂𝗇𝖾
'I... I should do something...! I should...!'
Y/n was frozen in place, watching in worry as her mentor got to his feet.
"You brat... I'll kill you!" he began to approach Tanjiro and y/n flinched, already assuming the worst. Since... the worst was often what the Wind Hashira resorted to.
"Ah-! Wait!" y/n shouted, scrambling to stand between the Wind Hashira and the young swordsman, "P-Please forgive him, Shinazugawa-san! I... erm... I'll, uh.."
Her words clearly weren't reaching him. Y/n could tell from that ominous look of rage on the scarred man's face and how he didn't seem to see her.
"Uhm... please?" she tried.
Before Sanemi could even think of moving y/n aside to beat Tanjiro tf up, there were two synchronized voices, "Oyakata-sama has arrived."
'Yes..!' y/n thought in relief, visibly relaxing as she turned her eyes to where she felt that new and familiar calming presence, "Ah... good timing..."
"Thank you for coming, my beloved children..." came that gentle voice which made y/n's anxieties all disappear.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki had that affect on people. His soft smile and tranquil aura always managed to calm y/n down.
Ubuyashiki-san, Oyakata-sama, y/n didn't know what to refer to him as most of the time. He was a man with shoulder length black hair and lavender colored eyes.
Y/n was aware that he was under a curse which would kill him very soon. So far, it had spread just above his nose and had taken away his sight. Seeing and knowing that he was sick made y/n's heart hurt with that familiar feeling of helplessness.
As Ubuyashiki's daughters guided him forward to stand where he would be in the sunlight, he tilted his head towards the sky with a soft smile that made the frantic y/n want to smile along with him.
"Good morning everyone." the man greeted, "The weather is wonderful today... I wonder if the sky is blue. I'm very glad that we all were able to make it to our semiannual Hashira Meeting."
Tanjiro stared in wonder, 'Wounded? No...he's sick. This is the Oyakata-sama everyone was talking about?'
Y/n jumped when Sanemi suddenly forced Tanjiro to the ground by the head. That looked like it hurt.
She was glad all she got was a pinch from Sanemi to the arm as a reminder to kneel rather than to be forced to the ground like Tanjiro had been. Ouch.
Y/n knelt beside her mentor, her mask doing a good job at hiding her nervousness yet failing at the same time.
All the Hashira knelt as well, the Serpent Hashira leaving his spot on the tree branch to kneel too.
"I'm glad to see that you're doing well, Oyakata-sama." Sanemi said, voice less intense than it'd been literally five seconds ago.
"I hope you will continue to be in good health!" y/n added happily, 'I have so so much to be grateful to him for...'
"Thank you Sanemi, Y/n." Ubuyashiki hummed and y/n couldn't help but let out a bright smile beneath her mask.
'I wanted to offer my greetings too!' thought a very disappointed Mitsuri.
"Before we begin the meeting, could you tell us about this swordsman who is accompanied by a demon?" Sanemi asked as y/n tried to very sneakily gesture something to Tanjiro only to go still and act innocent when her mentor's gaze turned to her.
"Right, I apologize for startling you all." Ubuyashiki continued as y/n tried not to cry, "About Tanjiro and Nezuko... I've sanctioned their situation. I'd also like you all to accept them."
"Even if that is what you desire, Oyakata-sama, I cannot agree to it." said the Stone Hashira as tears streamed from his eyes.
Y/n tensed, 'Huh?'
"I'm flamboyantly opposed as well! A demon traveling with a demon slayer is unacceptable!"
'Uzui-san...!'
"I'll do whatever you ask, Oyakata-sama!"
'Mitsuri, you angel!'
"I'm okay either way. I'll forget anyways."
'Muichiro-'
Shinobu and Giyuu remained silent as y/n's dread slowly built itself up again, 'Guys...! Say something!'
"I don't trust them one bit."
'IGURO-SAN, WHY-'
"Although I respect you, Oyakata-sama, that's an incomprehensible notion!" the Flame Hashira exclaimed, "I oppose it with everything I've got!"
Well then.
Y/n turned her head to her mentor, 'I know you can feel me staring at you, please don't-!'
"Our mission is to annihilate demons. I request that you punish both Kamado and Tomioka!" Sanemi said anyways and y/n screamed internally.
'No, please, no, please! I know how it feels to lose your entire family... I don't want the same for Tanjiro!' y/n thought the world seemingly slowing down for her, 'I have to do something. Maybe if I..."
Y/n's mind was running wild as she tried to think of something in her panicked state, unaware that the situation was already kinda resolved.
Kinda.
It wasn't until Sanemi snatched up the box that she realized what was happening.
'NOOOOOOOO-'
Y/n decided to take all her constipation inducing anxieties and turn it into "I don't give a single 💩" energy.
In a moment of pure stupidity, she ran at Sanemi with a, "Put the box down, damn it!"
Everyone thought she was going to punch him or some 💩 but nope.
She was planning on it.
But tripped on a rock instead.
She face slammed against the ground and she slid through the dirt, coming to a halt beside him.
All the Hashira stared.
Tanjiro stared.
Y/n's face burned with embarrassment.
'Someone... just kill me now.'
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Well. At least nobody was going to kill Nezuko on sight now, haha. At the expense of y/n's nose.
She'd sat on her knees for the rest of the meeting, trembling while she sheepishly held onto her mentor's sleeve as a silent apology to him.
Her nose was a little scuffed up, and she was pretty sure she snorted some dirt, but she couldn't sneeze! Not now!
Tanjiro was taken to the Butterfly Estate, the Hashira finished their meeting but Ubuyashiki requested that y/n stay behind so they could talk.
A very ashamed y/n reluctantly let go of Sanemi's sleeve when it was time for everyone, aside from herself, to leave.
"...did I do something wrong?"
That usual soft smile never once did leave the young man's face, "Of course not, I'm only curious. It's been a very long time since you've been so talkative."
Y/n's cheeks grew warm as she closed her eyes, "Uhm... is that so? Well... Tanjiro and Nezuko just remind me a lot of myself from a couple years ago..."
"A couple years ago? If you ask me, it seems as though you haven't changed at all." Ubuyashiki hummed and chuckled when he heard y/n's quiet squeak, "Well... if you ignore the change in attitude."
Y/n laughed quietly, "Well, that is true."
There was silence as y/n thought back to the first time she'd ever met Ubuyashiki. Or was it the second...
It was about two years ago... or was it three? Maybe one. After her Master had abandoned her. He never liked it when she called him that but she didn't know what else to call him since he hated the nickname she gave him too.
At the time, when killing demons, y/n never used the blade her teacher had given her. She stuck to using her bare hands and fighting until the sun rose.
Y/n shooed away the memory, grimacing as she recalled how she'd seen her own reflection in the water that day.
"Ahem... well... if you have nothing else to say to me, I'll be going now. Shinazugawa-san told me to return to the dojo as soon as possible." y/n hummed, "I'll speak to you another time, Oyakata-sama!"
The man only smiled as y/n took off.
She had indeed changed.
Back when y/n first joined the Demon Slayer Corps, she was... quite odd.
The only reason Sanemi ended up taking her under his wing was because she was quite skilled and her demon killing methods needed some work.
Despite y/n's jumpy demeanor now, Ubuyashiki was glad that she wasn't as blank and careless as she'd been back then.
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- Y/n reminds Sanemi of a puppy
- Y/n's cat, Shiori, is allowed in the Butterfly Estate despite Shinobu not liking the feline
- Shiori tried to eat Shinobu's goldfish
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