𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 × 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 [OLD]
𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗒-𝖥𝗂𝗏𝖾
Kokushibo had given y/n a series of intense training exercises when he was taking care of her.
It was mainly to keep her busy and to help Kokushibo avoid having to act as well as deal with y/n's brutal comments about how monotonous he was and stuff about how he was a horrible actor-
Either way, the training helped y/n stay at the top of her game. In between that and sparring with the battle doll each time Tanjiro passed out, y/n was at her best.
Yes, I said what I said.
After Tanjiro managed to find y/n shortly after finding Kotetsu who had run off, the little boy had asked that Tanjiro train and become stronger than the Mist Hashira.
After lots of insisting as well as a sparkly eyed stare from y/n, Tanjiro caved and agreed. He knew he'd get his butt kicked but he didn't think it'd get kicked this much.
"Look out." y/n called while nibbling on some watermelon, wincing when the poor boy got slapped across the face with three of the training sticks which the five armed battle doll wielded.
Kotetsu had to switch out the swords for training sticks otherwise Tanjiro would be dead by now.
At first, he was against it, but he went ahead and agreed after y/n had to jump in and fight off the battle doll just as it came close to reuniting Tanjiro with his family early.
"You're too slow, Tanjiro-san!" Kotetsu shouted as him and y/n wandered over to the dazed boy, "Get your act together!!! It's already been five days and starting tomorrow, the doll will be holding real swords again! Y/n-san won't be able to help you then either!"
"I think he's not doing well because you're depriving him of basic nourishment." y/n mumbled and Kotetsu crossed his arms.
"I'm giving him motivation!"
"You're killing him."
"No food today either!" Kotetsu declared.
It'd been like this for the past few days.
The only reason Tanjiro wasn't dead was because it rained during his training, Shiori would distract Kotetsu could Tanjiro could catch a nap and y/n would sometimes bring food to her fellow demon slayer.
That was up until the third day when Kotetsu found out and scolded y/n. After that, he never let his guard down around the apologetic girl and her foul-mouthed cat.
Shortly after y/n stopped taking care of Tanjiro, the poor boy damn near died. He was on his way across the Sanzu River but fell off because of his empty stomach.
The river was nice enough to give him massage as well as a glowing stone that actually had a smell.
Next thing Tanjiro knew, his senses had sharpened.
The battle doll's attacks... he could predict them!
And so, he managed to land a hit on the doll. Though he failed to break his fall and ended up getting all the damage.
"That was 💩 but you landed a hit regardless!" Kotetsu cheered while y/n watched on with bright eyes, "You get to eat today!"
Y/n was 75% sure that Tanjiro was crying as she ran off to go get him some food to eat but didn't stop to ask, not wanting to make him wait any longer.
Basically, Tanjiro can predict the doll's movements with his sense of smell. Pretty cool, right?
Now he has a weapon which gives him an advantage!
Before they all knew it, the day came that Tanjiro was able to keep up with the battle doll. So much so that he was in the position to land a direct hit on it.
But, in sweet sweet Tanjiro fashion, he hesitated.
"Don't worry about breaking it, Tanjiro-san!" Kotetsu shouted, "I can fix it, for sure! Don't hesitate!"
A pleased smile settled on y/n's face as she watched her friend slash the battle doll, accidentally snapping his sword in two. Even as he landed right on his bum, her smile never faded.
He had gotten stronger, she could see it.
"Hehe, good job." she murmured as the battle doll broke, its head splitting in two and revealing a sword which had been placed inside the battle doll.
Almost immediately, the two boys began to freak out while y/n snickered at their amusing reacting.
"Something came out!!! K-Ko-Kotetsu-kun, what is it?!!" Tanjiro questioned frantically, his eyes wide.
"I dunno, what is it?!" Kotetsu demanded.
Both boys held their breath as y/n walked over to the broken battle doll and pulled out the sword. They watched in wonder as she observed it and the scabbard.
"Y/n? What is it?"
"It's a sword." y/n stated then waved it with amusement in her e/c eyes, "If you couldn't tell."
"Oh!" Tanjiro's cheeks went red with embarrassment as y/n walked over and offered it to him with a chuckle.
"It's probably from around the Sengoku Era considering how old the doll is." y/n pointed out, "You should take it, Tanjiro."
"Wh-What? Me? Why me? I couldn't possibly!" Tanjiro protested shaking his head rapidly.
"No, take it! I insist!" Kotetsu exclaimed, "You're here because your sword broke, right? There's a sword right here so take it! I own it so what I say, goes!"
"No, no, you can't!" Tanjiro objected once more.
"Take it, you can't say no!"
Y/n wasn't going to try to figure out what the two excited boys were doing, tilting her head with curious eyes as they struck some kind of strange yoga pose.
"You should take it out." y/n suggested, "I'm genuinely curious about what it'll look like!"
"I should!" Tanjiro gasped and Kotetsu popped up next to him with, "Yes, yes, take it out, I wanna see!"
Everyone held their breath as Tanjiro removed the strange sword from its sheathe and...!
It was rusted.
Y/n was a little alarmed when Kotetsu and Tanjiro flopped onto the ground in defeat, "This wasn't unexpected but it's still quite disappointing..."
"Well... it's probably been here for a long time without anyone knowing so it's to be expected." Kotetsu sighed, "Sorry about getting you worked up over nothing."
"It's okay, don't worry about it." Tanjiro assured the boy, quite literally on the verge of tears.
"Oh! Tanjiro!" y/n sputtered, "Are- are you okay?!"
"I'm fine..."
"You're crying!!!"
As y/n was trying to comfort her fellow demon slayer, she felt something off. There was a disturbance in the air.
Someone was coming.
Y/n looked over her shoulder and deadpanned at the sight of a very muscular swordsmith approaching them.
"WHO IS THAT?!!!" Kotetsu shrieked.
"HA-HAGANEZUKA-SAN?!" Tanjiro cried.
Y/n blinked once, 'He's muscular.'
"I heard everything. Leave it to me." Haganezuka stated, a dangerous air around him as he neared.
"LEAVE WHAT TO YOU?!!"
Before long, Haganezuka was trying to pull the sword away from Kotetsu, Tanjiro and y/n. The funny thing was that even with y/n's way above average strength, they were all still struggling to take the sword back.
"PLEASE LET GO! WHY ARE YOU EVEN TRYING TO TAKE IT?!" Tanjiro demanded, clearly confuzzled by the situation here.
"Just trust me." Haganezuka insisted.
"Be specific!" y/n complained as she clung to the sword like a koala, "What do you even want?!"
"Please explain, Haganezuka-san!"
"Leave it..."
"NO! LEAVE WHAT?!"
"I'M TELLING YOU TO LEAVE IT TO ME!!!" Haganezuka shouted, whacking the trio and successfully getting them to release the sword.
And then-
"Haganezuka's weak-point is his sides." another swordsmith announced as he popped up out of nowhere and tickled Haganezuka's sides, "Right here."
Haganezuka started laughing uncontrollably before just going limp, probably from all the tickling.
"Oh! Kanamori-san! :o" Tanjiro exclaimed, "It's been a while!"
"Hello Tanjiro-kun." Kanamori greeted, "Haganezuka goes limp when tickled so I'll do the explaining."
Turns out, Haganezuka had been off training in the mountains which was why he was so ripped. He'd done this because he wanted to make a strong sword that would help keep Tanjiro alive.
Tanjiro was very happy to hear this.
After Kanamori finished explaining, Haganezuka was up and going again, "I'll deal with the rusted blade. Allow me to refine it with my nichirin polishing skills that have been passed down the Haganezuka line for generations!"
"Mm, you could've said that from the beginning." y/n pointed out then rubbed her face where she'd been whacked with the edge of the sword, "Would've saved us lots of trouble."
"Exactly. You kept saying 'trust me' even though you have no idea on how to establish mutual trust." Kotetsu scoffed.
"💩, KOTETSU-KUN!" y/n protested when Haganezuka attempted to strangle the little boy.
"Sides! Sides!" Kanamori reminded them frantically.
~~~ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ•°*
"So then he told us that it'd take three days and three nights to complete. That's why the polishing will be done the day after tomorrow." Tanjiro was saying while eating some watermelon, "He said that his methods are so severe, people have died from them. I'm kinda worried about him now."
He was sitting in the room with two others and a cat.
Y/n was sitting next to him while eating some of the watermelon she had brought along with her while Shiori was curled up next to her, fast asleep.
"He also told me not to check on him ever. But should I? Just to be safe?" Tanjiro inquired then looked over to the third person in the room with round eyes.
That third person was Genya.
"I DON'T CARE!!! GET OUT, DAMN IT, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS!!!" Genya snapped, ticked off.
Him and y/n had just been chilling together and eating watermelon while chatting when Tanjiro popped in.
He'd been looking for y/n in order to return Shiori to her(he found the cat trying to drown someone in the hotsprings) and ended up joining them.
Genya hadn't complained at first because y/n liked the extra company but his patience was all gone.(no, he's just an awkward virgin who literally can't say no to y/n)
Tanjiro seemed shocked, "But we're friends, right?"
"NO WE'RE NOT, DUMB🍑!!" Genya shouted, "YOU BROKE MY GODDAMN ARM, DON'T TELL ME YOU FORGOT ALREADY!!!"
Y/n's eyes widened as she looked at Tanjiro with an expression of disbelief, "You broke his arm? You should've told me that you two didn't like one another, otherwise I wouldn't have made you both sit here!"
"No, it's fine-" Genya said quickly when y/n began to look a little sad as well as somewhat guilty.
"I mean, you did hit a little girl." Tanjiro pointed out innocently, "I even gave you a warning, Genya!"
"DON'T CALL ME BY MY FIRST NAME!!!"
It was Genya's turn to receive a look of shock from y/n, "Genya, you hit a little girl?! Why?!"
While Genya tried to explain what happened at the Final Selection all those months again, Shiori was watching with amusement.
"He didn't snap at her about using his first name. The bias is strong here." she snickered, "You've got the hots for y/n, dontcha scarface?"
Genya sputtered for a second, face turning red as he tried to regain his composure, "S-SH-SHUT UP, SHE'S A FRIEND!!!"
"A friend, huh? That's how most relationships starts you idiot!" Shiori cackled, "Don't you worry, micro-penis! You're too boyish for y/n's tastes."
"SHIORI!!!" y/n practically screeched, "DON'T SAY STUFF LIKE THAT, IT'S EMBARRASSING!!! AND DON'T INSULT HIM LIKE THAT, I'M SURE HE'S-!"
Y/n stopped herself, noticing how Tanjiro was staring at her in surprise and Genya looked ready to faint. Shiori was looking as smug as ever.
"I... uhm..." y/n covered her face, embarrassed.
"What? I'm just giving the virgin a wakeup call." Shiori pointed out, "Isn't that right, cue ball?"
"🚚 YOU, DAMNED CAT!!!"
"YOU WANNA FIGHT, ♀🐶 BOY?!"
As Genya was screaming at the cat and y/n was sitting there in a flustered daze, Tanjiro noticed something.
The last time he'd seen Genya, the boy was missing a tooth. Now, it was back as if it'd never been gone.
"Huh? Your missing tooth." Tanjiro suddenly spoke up, "It's back. Didn't you pull it out at the hotspring?"
There was a pause.
"You must've been seeing things." Genya huffed.
"No, I have it right here." Tanjiro said innocently, holding out a hand with Genya's missing tooth in it.
"EWWWW, CUE BALL TOOTH!!!" Shiori screeched, scrambling to hide behind a completely unbothered y/n who merely stared at it.
"Damn." was all she said.
"WHY DID YOU TAKE IT, YOU'RE 🚚ING GROSS!!!" Genya yelled at Tanjiro.
"But I wanted to give it back. Don't you want it?"
"YOU'RE INSANE, THROW IT OUT!!!!" Genya practically screamed then proceeded to kick the boy out of his room, "GET OUT AND STAY OUT!!!"
He slammed the doors shut and there was silence.
"Hehe, you scream like a girl. You 🚚ing virgin." Shiori snickered and Genya snatched up the cat.
He threw her out the door as well, ignoring the cat's vulgar words and letting out a sigh of relief.
"Sorry about Shiori... again." y/n said awkwardly, "And about inviting Tanjiro in. I hadn't realized that you two weren't on good terms with one another."
Her face heated up a little as she looked down, "Don't take this the wrong way but I'm sure you're not..."
She gestured at him awkwardly, "...small."
The boy tensed, "Let's just not talk about that."
"Right..." y/n agreed, "Again, I'm sorry."
"It's fine." Genya said with a shrug as he sat beside y/n again, accepting another slice of watermelon when she offered him some, "So how'd you find me anyways?"
Y/n paused, "Ah, well, Mitsuri said you were here and it's been quite some time. So I got a snack for us to share and went looking for you to talk."
"Mitsuri?" Genya echoed, the remembered the really pretty lady who he had awkwardly walked away from in silence, too nervous to say anything to her, "Oh."
"She seemed really upset that you ignored her... which isn't much of a surprise. I think you really hurt her feelings." y/n murmured, unknowingly stabbing the poor boy in the gut with her blunt statement.
"Oh..."
"No worries, I'm sure you didn't mean to." y/n's face lit up as she smiled, "If you want, I can come with you to apologize to her."
"Really? You'd do that?" Genya asked with a look of surprise on his face and y/n nodded, "Ahem, thanks."
"No problem." y/n said simply then regarded her slice of watermelon for a moment, "I need some salt for this."
"You're a monster."
Y/n looked at Genya is disbelief, "You don't like salt on watermelon!? Our friendship is over!"
"At least I don't put salt on watermelon! That's nasty!"
"How dare you insult my taste in food!"
Despite the bickering, the duo was smiling.
Y/n allowed herself to relax.
Surely nothing bad could happen here.
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- Shiori can carry a sword in her mouth(though she's much slower and jumping is difficult)
- Genya is really nervous around girls but he's pretty chill around y/n (most of the time)
- demon slayer marks look yummy
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