I'm Gonna Protect You

Chapter 1: Useless

I'm not realy good at calming Zenitsu down am I...

Tanjiro thought and dragged Zenitsu out of the Wisteria mansion. When they arrived to the cave, Inosuke was already standing infront of it.

"INOSUKE! DON'T JUST RAN OFF LIKE THAT WITHOUT US!"

Tanjiro yelled at him when they arrived. Inosuke pulled out his swords.

"Yeah yeah...Whatever...LET'S GO IN!"

Inosuke ran into the cave.

"INOSUKE!"

Tanjiro went after him, pulling Zenitsu with.

"T-Tanjiro wait!"

Tanjiro turned around and looked at Zenitsu angrilly.

"WHAT!?"

Why is he angry...Why is he yelling...Is he angry at me?

Zenitsu thought as tears fill up him eyes.

"I- I'm scared..."

Burgundy haired boy looked at Zenitsu and smiled.

"Zenitsu. Don't worry...It's gonna be fine."

"N-no it's not! What if-"

Tanjiro put a hand on Zenitsu's shoulder.

"It's okay...If anything happens, I'm gonna protect you..."

Those words warmed Zenitsu's heart and he calmed down.

"Y-you will?"

Tanjiro smiled again.

"Ofcourse I will!"

Zenitsu's face heated up when Tanjiro smiled at him.

Was- Was his smile always that beautiful...

Zenitsu thought as he was looking at Tanjiro.

Zenitsu stopped thinking when the cave started shaking.

"Yaaaaaaa yaaaaaaa! SAVE MEEEE! "

huh...What is this? Earthquake?

Tanjiro thought as he was looking around the room. Tanjiro's nose cought a strange scent. Unique scent he never smelled before.

Is it the demon? Where?

Tanjiro suddenly looked up.

ABOVE!

Burgundy haired boy pushed yellow haired boy away and then jumped away asweel, falling on the ground. A bunch of rocks fell on the ground from above.

It's just rocks...But why did I smell a demon? Where is the demon then?

Tanjiro was lost in his thoughts.

"T-T-T-Tanji-Tanjiro!"

Zenitsu pointed at the rocks on the ground. Tanjiro snapped out if his thoughts and looked at the rocks. Rocks started moving and soon a demon figure was build out of rocks.

"AAAAAAH YAAAAAAH! IT'S A DEMOOOON!!!!!"

Tanjiro stood up when Zenitsu stayed on the floor in fear. Tanjiro pulled out his sword.

"I'm Tanjiro Kamado! What's your name?"

"YOU DON'T DESERVE MY NAME!"

Demon spoke. His voice was all cracky and hrusty. When he spoke, it sounded like rocks were hitting each other.

Demon chanrged at Tanjiro.

I can't move away. Zenitsu is behind me...THINK! TANJIRO THINK!

There was no time to think. Demon was already there and Tanjiro grabbed Zenitsu and jumped away as fast as he could. Zenitsu was sitting on the floor in fear while Tanjiro was fighting the demon.