𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨𝑹 ⤶ 「 𝑲𝑵𝒀 𝑿 𝑴𝑶𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑵 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹 」

Get That Away From Me!

You wiggled off of the kakushi's back, joining Tanjirou at Inosuke's bed as he teared up, "INOSUKE..!! I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY!! I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T GO TO HELP YOU!!"

A moment of silence ensued the room, before he spoke in a low, scratchy voice, "I'm fine.. don't worry about me."

You, Tanjirou and Eli cringed at his voice as Eli broke the silence, "Dude, what the hell happened to your voice?! It sounds like you just got strangled.."

Sōta whipped a pillow at Eli, directly hitting him in the fact, "THAT'S BECAUSE HE DID, YOU FUCKING MORON! HE ALMOST GOT HIS HEAD CRUSHED IN THE PROCESS!!"

Eli widened his eyes once more, "HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?! I WAS TRYING TO CRACK A JOKE — LIGHTEN THE MOOD, Y'KNOW?!"

You concernedly eyes Inosuke, frowning, "Inosuke..! I'm— oh my god, I'm so sorry! If only.. I was there! If I didn't get pulled into..!" You trailed off, guiltily looking to the floor, 'If only.. I got away from Rui.. he would be less injured.'

Sōta fidgeted with his fingers, "His throat got crushed by the father demon.. mine almost did too. In the end, he let out a really loud scream.. and that messed it up even more." Tanjirou cocked his head to the side, "So he did himself in..?"

Zenitsu covered his mouth using his oversized sleeve, giggling uncontrollably, "Now he's depressed and mellow out a lot. It's extremely funny for some reason! Hahaha!!"

Eli snickered, before it accelerated into hysterical laughter, "I can't tell what's funnier! The way Inosuke is eerily silent and depressed, or the way you laugh like a girl..!" Zenitsu immediately started to screech, "EH?! NO!! I DO NOT!! I DO NOT LAUGH LIKE A GIRL!! TAKE IT BACK!"

Eli wiped a fallen tear from his eye, "You do! You're just in denial!" Zenitsu frantically turned to you for help, "(Y/N)-CHAN! TELL HIM I DON'T LAUGH LIKE A GIRL!" As you burst into laughter and turned away, an imaginary arrow impaled Zenitsu.

As you interacted with your beloved companions, you couldn't help but feel you were forgetting something — or rather, someone. As you scanned the room, you furrowed your brows, 'Who's.. missing..?'

Tanjirou took notice of this, looking at you with a perplexed expression, "What's wrong, (Y/N)?" You turned back around, looking at him troubled, "I feel like I'm forgetting somebody.."

You let out a gasp, completely standing to your feet, "OH MY GOD, HOSHI!!" You whipped your head to Tanjirou, "WHERE'S HOSHI?!" Despite this, before he could even answer, you sprinted out of the room.

As you darted down the hallway, you couldn't help but think of the worst case scenario, 'What if she's dead?! Or injured?! Oh my god, what if the hashira killed her!?'

As you swiftly turned the corner, you bumped into a short figure. You fell backwards, shuddering from the sudden shockwave of pain that coursed throughout your body.

Shinobu looked down on you, brows raised, "Oh? (L/N)-san? Aren't you supposed to be resting in bed?" You regained your footing, wincing, "Shinobu..! Have you.. seen a chipmunk?!"

She raised a brow, revealing Hoshi on her shoulder, "Oh, you mean this one? Despite my hatred for small creatures.. I had no choice but to take her from Kamado-san."

You let out a relieved chuckle as you scooped her up and nuzzled her against your cheek, "HOSHI!! I'M SO SORRY, WAAHH!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO LEAVE YOU BEHIND!! I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY!! THANK YOU, SHINOBU!"