Trying to Break the Strings but they keep Tying Tighter

ch 2

The next couple of days went by until Tanjiro was to go to school. Despite his itching urge to just stay at home with his sister, he really needed to get out of the house. He wore a black oversized hoodie with some shorts but they were so short you couldn't see them with long white fuzzy socks and some black shoes.

He made sure to give Nezuki her morning medicines and ointments and schedule all of her appointments before he left. He walked to school without a hood over his head, despite all of his stress and problems at the moment. Still looked very pretty and despite being a little tired had no eyebags. Nezuko made sure her brother got the best sleep ever for the past couple of nights.

He still had tear stains along with his eyes that signified he'd been crying, a lot. Hopefully, no one he knew would notice, but knowing his luck that was inevitable. But pushing those thoughts away he arrived at school. With a deep breath, he walked through the corridors. He quickly started walking to his assigned class for the first period until he bumped into someone.

Damnit did fate hate his guts?

"Sorry my bad, you good down there?" Tanjiro when he looked up from the floor he saw Gyutaro, Ume's brother. Damnit, he knows Gyutaro, and he recognizes him this whole plan to avoid everyone and handle it at home would go to shit! He quickly averted his gaze not taking the willing hand in front of him to stand back up.

"Y-yes thank you, bye." Tanjiro felt terrible for leaving like that but he needed to get away. But he stopped when he heard someone running after him, Gyutaro looked like he needed something? He looked really happy, "Yo, you the sleeping beauty?" Tanjiro felt himself take in a much-needed breath when he heard the familiar name.

DAMNIT!

"A-ah I know no one of such name, y-you must've gotten me confused with someone else.." Gyutaro chuckled, "Nah you got the same hair and eyes, I can't forget a face like that, and Ume talks about you a lot, so I know your face," Tanjiro turned to face the male, he felt like crying. He felt like he was crying, but when Gyutaro's worried eyes scanned him made him realize he was.

"Sh-shit, I-i have to go thanks again," Tanjiro wiped a tear, but Gyutaro grabbed his hand, "W-wait! I didn't mean tot make you cry! I know you're not like close with me or nothin' but tell me what's goin' on, ain't nobody just cried like that and they're fine, well unless you lookin' at me." Tanjiro felt really bad now, "Oh it's nothing I was just thinking about something, i-ill—" Tanjiro felt a harsh sting on his pinky finger.

Did Gyutaro also feel that sting?

"Ow," Guessing by that Tanjiro thinks he did, "You a little stingy mamas," he waved his hand in the air to relieve the sting, "M-mamas?" Gyutaro chuckled, "Yeah mamas, I don't know looks like it would fit you, mamas," Tanjiro held in his urge to chuckle.

"So you gonna tell me why you were, and still cryin'?" Tanjiro fanned his hands wiping a tear away from his eye, "I-it was something stupid, I was just thinking about someone I missed..S-sorry I have to get to class. Thanks again, Gyutaro!" Gyutaro waved him goodbye and both went to their perspective classes.

Around two hours later it was lunchtime. Tanjiro dreaded the fact that he would have to sit in a room with so many people, and many of them, sadly(fortunately) knew him. Like Shinobu Kocho, the woman tutored the second year in medical science, or like Ume who was his best friend, they became friends as soon as they were born because Gyutaro's aunt knew Kie.

Upon entering it felt like time had stopped.

So many people, it made him want to hurl. Tanjiro quietly shuffled to a far table at the end of the cafeteria where most didn't sit and stayed on his phone listening to music trying to forget the noise around him. Until he felt someone sit beside him.

Damnit his long time crush(s) Kaigaku damn it all

Tanjiro didn't look up and stayed on his phone until he heard the other talk, "Why you sittin' alone? Ain't you like super popular snow white?" Tanjiro cursed himself and pulled the hoodie over his head, "I just want to be left alone right now. There is nothing wrong with that." Kaigaku laughed with the noddles in his mouth.

"Mhm, I guess you're right," Kaigaku stabbed his beef and at the same time, Tanjiro placed his hand on the table. "Ouch!" Tanjiro reeled his hand back, "Ne, I think you might be electric babe," Tanjiro glared at the male, "I am not your "babe" I'm just Tanjiro thank you."

"But you're Gyutaro's mamas?" Tanjiro looked back in shock, "You were spying on me?" Kaigaku laughed, "I wasn't spyin' I just saw a red string and it led to you, and Gyutaro," Red string? As in the red string of fate?

"As in fate ties? Like soulmates? The red string of fate?" Tanjiro inquired, Kaigaku nodded, "Looks like you my soulmate babe, so get used to me callin' you that," Tanjiro shook his head, "I-i need to go, this isn't right.."

"You can't run from us, babe!"

Well, I can try!

notes: have a love hate with this chapter, kinda cute kinda cringe