[DISCONTINUED] The Art of Destruction || A Kimetsu No Yaiba x (F)Reader Story

Christmas Special! - Zenitsu x Reader!

A/N

Imagine yourself and Zenitsu whispering throughout this one-shot!

As stated previously, this one-shot will have no connection to the main story!

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With the trees covered in white and the ground hidden from sight under a blanket of snow, you and Zenitsu resided in a cave with Tanjiro and Inosuke, both of them sleeping. At the moment, the sky was pitch black and only sparkling stars were igniting the sky with light, while the small fire that you were tending to produced little warmth, but a warm, orange glow. 

As you threw in another harvested wood piece, you felt a familiar male clawing at your shoulders. You sighed while rolling your eyes, "Zenitsu, just lay down near the fire if you're that cold." You spoke, slightly agitated since the boy had been bugging you all night long. The male wrapped himself around your neck tightly, "But (Y/N)chan! What if I get too close and I accidentally get burned?!" You scoffed at his little excuse. "That's not going to make me cuddle with you Zenitsu." A small whine came from the boy as he now rocked the both of you, "But it's so cold (Y/N)chan! And aren't you cold?! Because if you are, I could hug you to warm you up and you could hug me to warm me up! Doesn't that sound like a fair deal?!" You turned your head around to face the yellow haired male and he gave you puppy-dog eyes, yearning for you to just hold him. 

Your (E/C) eyes looked into his own and you studied them, hoping that they would help decide your final decision. But as you looked into his eyes, you felt a wave of warmth overrun you. It wasn't overwhelming, but instead calm and tender. You noticed how Zenitsu's eyes shifted from puppy-like to how he would usually look: his eyes were soft, his expression always looking for danger, and, quite frankly,looking cute as always. 

You looked away with haste and sat in your spot, deciding if you should cuddle with Zenitsu, never feeling him move away from you. You began to look back at what you knew about Zenitsu: he was a boy who was always complimenting you and trying to get your attention, always trying to receive your affection and touch, and always flirting with you, regardless of the situation. You exhaled a giggly sigh, all of those memories of Zenitsu acting like a fool whenever he was with you really did make you appreciate him more and find him quite intriguing. 

And as you reflected, you heard your needy, yellow-haired friend calling you. Looking at where he was, you saw that he was laying on the ground with his haori covering his lower body, "Come on (Y/N)chan~!" He giggled happily. You couldn't help but laugh yourself at that stupid face that he would make whenever he was with you. "Fine, but don't expect me to do this again," Zenitsu almost shrilled with excitement when he realized that you were coming over to cuddle with him until you shushed him. 

Bending down to go under the haori with Zenitsu, you felt him already beginning to slither his hands around your waist to receive all of your warmth. Finally getting comfortable under the haori, with only both of your feet's sticking out, you wrapped your own arms around Zenitsu, and felt his warmth. You listened as Zenitsu's heart jumped right out of his chest and Zenitsu himself giggle wildly, which also caused you to giggle yourself, never realizing that your heart was beginning to pound just as wild. "You're so warm (Y/N)chan~!" The aforementioned male excitedly said as he pulled you closer. You merely hummed as you enjoyed the new source of warmth that covered you. 

You both stayed in your positions for a little while, until you finally wanted to ask Zenitsu a question. "Zenitsu?" The yellow-haired male hummed quietly, now finally relaxed with you in his arms. "How come you didn't want to sleep next to the fire?" You looked up to look at the male and found he himself was looking down at you with a questioning expression. "It's because I was scared- " "No you weren't, Zenitsu-kun," you proudly stated as you poked his cheek. The male let out a sugary chuckle which caught you off-guard. His quiet laugh made your heart beat faster and your cheeks burn. "It was because the crackles hurt my- (Y/N)chan? Are you okay?"