𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 [[Kimetsu Academy au]] (fem reader)

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"At the infirmary. You passed out in the hallway at lunch, so I brought you here. I'm allowed to stay during this class period, but only for now."

You blink a few times, and the rest of the room comes into view. Sure enough, you're laying on the bed in the infirmary--you recognize the pastel blue curtains and the faint smell of bleach and medicine.

"What happened to Ume...and Gyutaruu. Are they okay?" You ask

You feel strange asking about your attackers, but for some reason you want them to be okay. Especially Ume.

"Hmmm..." He looks off to the side "next question?"

"Tanjirou!" You sit up quickly, but wince in pain almost immediately.

"Don't worry about them, I did what needed to be done," He lays you back down "You have four bruises on your stomach."

" We don't know if there's internal bleeding or any broken ribs yet, so you should sit still."

You place a hand over your stomach, prodding it gently and looking up at Tanjirou

"You don't have to do this for me, you barely know me."

He watches you intently, reaching for something in his pocket

"I know," he pulls out your phone, handing it to you

You take it, your fingers brushing against his briefly as you do

"...call me sometime. Okay?" He says, waving at you one last time before walking out

what?! How am I going to call him if I don't have his--

When you opened your phone, you saw in your contacts a number named 'Tanjirou' under 'most recent'

Okay, this is getting weird. Am I imagining this? Is this some sort of weird dream?

In the back of your parents' car, it was completely silent. Evidently, this meant that your parents were upset about something, but the silence was something you wanted for a change; it's much easier to watch the buildings go by that way.

When the school nurse inspected your condition closely, she was happy to announce that nothing was broken, and nothing was wrong with your vital organs. Still, she sent you home because the bruises were bad enough to keep you from functioning normally in class.

While you're staring out the window, you can't help but think about it

Why did Ume say that? What did any of that stuff mean? Ume and I were friends, I would never have said something like that about her or her brother

You shift in your seat, trying to get comfortable

So then that has to mean someone has been saying things about me that aren't true...but why? Who would do something like that?

Then you remember something

Zenitsu! That dress code kid from the first day of school; he's bound to know something. All I have to do is find a way to talk to him...

You're torn out of your thoughts when you hear the car slow to a stop

"(Y/n), we're home. Do you need help getting out of the car?" mom looks at you from the driver's seat

"No, that's okay, I can do it" You open the door and slide off of the seat, clutching your stomach with one hand. Something's missing in your other hand, but you can't think of what it is

The whole time that you're opening the door and walking into your house, you're trying to remember what it is that you lost. It seems like it would be so obvious.

You crawl into your bed and bundle up under the covers, turning on your phone

14 unread messages

HUh?! Who is texting me?

Upon opening the messaging app, you can see that 11 of them were from a group chat, and 4 were from direct messages with Sabito.

You decide to open Sabito's message first

Sabito🙄: I'm outside, wya

12:02 pm

Sabito🙄: Bruh :(

12:40 pm

Sabito🙄: Lunch is almost over, You still owe me a soda

1:00 pm

Sabito🙄: okay I'm not a double texter, but is everything okay? Someone said you were in the nurse's office but Mr. Uzui won't let me leave class

You frown at this, realizing that it must've seemed like you were avoiding him.

You: Hey! My bad, I just got sent home early

it takes him a moment, but he texts back

Sabito🙄: What happened?

You: I ran into Ume and Gyutaruu during lunch :(

Sabito🙄: wow

You: Yeah...Ume thinks I hate her or something. Luckily that new kid was there, or I probably would've had way worse injuries to deal with rn

Sabito🙄: New kid? Do you mean the redhead?

You: Yeah! His name's Tanjiro. He might start hanging out with us :3

Sabito🙄: hmm.

You: Aren't you excited?

Read, 3:35 Pm