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You know what sucks about your friend getting hit with futon beaters in the middle of the night because he can't keep up Total Concentration Constant during his sleep?
It's that you are constantly waking up to "KYAAAAA!", and "BAM! BAM! BAM!" and "BLEHHHHHH!"
And it scared you.
Every.
Fucking.
Time.
You ended up sharing the same room with Genya per your request because you couldn't fucking sleep! Genya had been a real sweetheart about it, and you even showed him your phone! He was so excited about it and he was so cute and he was so baby!
Tanjiro got butt-hurt (Ass-troubled, if you will) about you switching rooms and had taken up a (Bad?) habit of fake crying just so you could hold his head to your titties.
You don't know how to feel about that yet.
Zenitsu and Inosuke finally took up participating in the training again and caught up in just 9 days!
Proud times.
You haven't been visited by Sekido after that night, though. In fact, the mark was almost completely gone.
Right now, you were in your new room lying down on your bed while listening to some instrumental music. Genya had left, probably for a check up since he mentioned Aoi's name, so you were alone.
When was the last time you had time to yourself? They boys always needed you for something every second.
"(Y/n)! My arm hurts!"
"(Y/n)! I need more blood!"
"But (Y/n)! I don't want a robot arm!"
Okay, the last two were never said, but still.
And it's not like you really minded, you didn't! Maybe it was because you never really had that many friends before back home. You had like, 5 friends at most. But they weren't the friends you would text at night about weird shit.
Stuff like:
11:59pm
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You: Hey lmao look at this meme
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12:00am
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You: I microwaved a butterfly when I was 9 years old. And I think that butterfly's ghost haunts me when I'm taking a shit.
—
And (F/n)... Now that you remember what he did, you definitely didn't consider him a human being. So now you were down to 4.
But your new friends here, they always seemed to enjoy your company. They always searched you out when they just wanted to relax. Even with the language barrier, they spoke to you more than your old friends. So, you didn't really mind when they bugged you. It felt really good to be needed.
You were just so tired! You just wanna nap!
You sigh through your nose as you close your eyes.
Today has been relatively quiet, maybe you will get that nap-
"(Y/n)!"
"(B/n)!"
But alas, 'tis was nothing but a distant dream.
You feel yourself smiling anyway as you open your eyes and push yourself to sit up.
Zenitsu and Inosuke barge in the room and rush to your bed.
——
You huff as you ruffle your hair.
That is the last time you are ever being a part of a conversation full of men. Seriously, why did they want to know how a lactation works?
You walk into the room you were staying in and flop face first into the mattress.
Hell yeah. That's the shit.
You sigh in relief as was about to succumb to the blissful darkness called sleep until-
"(Y/n)!" A small voice calls out from behind you.
You stop yourself from grunting in frustration since you recognize that voice to be Naho, the more sensitive one of the younger girls.
You push yourself off the mattress and sit up at the edge of the bed. Aoi, Kanao, Naho, Kiyo, and Sumi were all standing in front of you. Aoi and the three younger girls had a small blush on their face, while Kanao was collected.
"Hey, what's up?" You smile at Naho.
Naho fidgets slightly, her arms behind her back, "Um..."
You smile patiently, waiting for her to get the courage to speak.
"I made this for you!" Naho thrusts her arms out to you while bowing slightly.
The clothing in her hands were folded, so you couldn't make out what it was. You gently took them out of her hands and held them up.
They were thigh high, black socks; they had a small, black, silk ribbon sewed on the top on both socks. Of course, at the toes, they were sewed separately in two so you could wear sandals with them.
You remember Aoi measuring your thighs, but your dumb-ass thought it was to make sure your skirt wasn't gonna be too small. Was it really for these?
You can feel your heart squeeze as tears swell up in your eyes. You don't think anyone has ever gifted you anything like this before.
(F/n) gave you a jar of pickles for your birthday once, but that was about it. And no one has ever made anything like this for you before either.
You grin and bend over to pull Naho into a tight hug,
"Thank you, Naho! Thank you! Thank you so much!" You sniff.
Naho hugs you back in joy, "I'm so happy you like them!"
"Oh! Oh!" Naho pulls back, "Sumi, Kiyo, and Aoi made you something too!"
"Kyaaaaa! Naho! I wanted to surprise her!" Sumi whines.
"Yeah! Me too!" Kiyo follows.
"Well, there's no point in hiding it. And she probably doesn't know what you said." Aoi huffs, interrupting their banter, "Just show her."
Kiyo steps up first, removing her hands from behind her back. In her hands were sandals, the soles were black while the ribbons and lace were a cobalt blue. At the center of each ribbon, was a small, silver gemstone.
Sumi steps next to Naho and pulls out a golden, Japanese hairpin from her pocket.
At the top of the pin, there were small flowers (the flowers must've been made to resemble forget-me-not) made from a blue, transparent plastic, the edges of the petals laced with gold wire. They were bunched together to form a sphere. Hanging down from the flowers, was a short, thin gold chain, smaller flowers coming off from the sides. At the end of the chain, was a clear gemstone, carved to resemble a star.
Aoi had a folded cloth in her hands, she held it up for you to see. It was your black hoodie, well, was. She had modified it for you like you asked. The hood was gone along with the strings and front pockets. Instead, it was left open like a haori. She turned it around and on the back was the astronaut vacuuming the stars.
You start to openly sob.
"Hey! If you don't like it, you can just say it! You don't need to-"
You didn't bother to let Aoi finish her sentence, you were already jumping out of the bed to gather them into a hug.
"THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK Y-"
"-(Y/n)!" Naho squeaks, "We can't understand you!"
You look up and see Kanao awkwardly standing away. You reach forward and pull her by her haori into the group hug.
"THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!"
The girls were more than happy to return your bone-crushing hug. Aoi, the tsundere, groaned before giving in as well. Kanao was just awkwardly patting your back.
You were about to pull away to thank them all individually, but of course, your life was just never that easy.
"WHERE'S THE FIRE?!"
"IS THERE A DEMON?!"
"IS EVERYONE OKAY?!"
"WHO'S CRYING?!"
Tanjiro, Inosuke, Genya, and Zenitsu came in running, swords swinging and war cries threatening the potential danger, and in that order.
You and the girls deadpan at the boys who were shouting incomprehensible words while swinging their swords threateningly, looking around for the cause of your crying.
They calm down once they saw it was just you six.
"Well, it's comforting to know that you boys had gotten here this fast," Aoi sighs, "But we would've been just fine since (Y/n) and Kanao were here, so..."
Critical Hit!
"Yeah! Don't you know how to read the mood?" Sumi frowns.
Critical Hit!!
"Yeah! Can't you see we're having a bonding moment? Why did you have to ruin it?" Kiyo shot.
Critical Hit!!!
"Yeah! We were just trying to show (Y/n) how much we appreciate her! Why did you have to come in like that? Are you that insensitive?" Naho scolds.
Critical Hit!!!!
Kanao was mimicking the face you would make at the boys whenever they did something stupid: Kanao's Natural Face of Un-amusement: "...Hmph."
Critical Hit!!!!!
"...."
"...."
"...."
"...."
"You guys are lame." You give them (Y/n)'s Face of Disappointment™.
C R I T I C A L H I T
——
After that shameful fiasco, the boys left with their head hung low.
Aoi gave you one final check up, and deemed you good to go. The new scar on your right eyebrow you gained from practicing with your Kama was still healing, but it wasn't going to get infected.
Lucky you.
Tanjiro had found you and told you: you, him, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Nezuko were leaving today.
You already took a shower earlier this morning, but you took another one in case it was going to be your last.
You couldn't help but be anxious.
The uniform shirt had no sleeves, like Uzui's uniform, and your skirt was more loose fitting so you could move more comfortably. The color was now a lighter blue, almost a teal shade. The sleeves to your haori were still the same, so they were baggy but hung close to your wrists.
You tied your hair up into a bun, but you were unskilled with your own hair so there were a lot of loose strands. Fortunately, the pin helped it look beautiful.
There were a few strands hanging out that frame your face, it made you finally notice that your hair had gotten a bit longer since your time here.
You were a little lost about your socks, they were thigh high, so you wondered if they were going to slip off in the middle of a fight. But when you put them on, they stayed up with the sheer power of love... or something. The sandals were extremely comfortable too!
You put the belt on, the one Gerik had provided you, and saw that it was a bit big. You had a solution for that, though! You got a wooden pencil from your pencil bag and made a new hole for the buckle.
STREET SMARTS!
Then you wrapped your Kama with the thick wrapping Gerik provided for you and hooked the handle to the right side, then wrapped the chain behind you to hook the octahedron to your left. You made sure everything was in your backpack, including your phone, before you put it on and head out the room.
Just as you leave the room, Genya rounds the corner.
"(Y-Y/n)!" Genya's voice was so high, you're sure he broke the sound barrier.
You turn your head to look at him then smile, "Sup?"
Genya's face was pink, how cute!
"Are... are you... leaving already?" He mumbles.
You tilt your head to the side, "Hm?"
"Right." Genya scratches his cheek in thought.
He points to you: "Are you-"
He makes a walking motion with his fingers, "Leaving?"
You grin in amusement, "Yep!"
You walk over to Genya and hold your hand out, "I will see you again soon."
Hopefully.
Hopefully.
Genya smiles and gives your hand a firm shake. In an attempt to assert dominance, you grip his hand harder but you were no match. Genya chuckles and lets your hang go.
You give him a lazy salute and walk out of the Estate.
——
"You look so cute, (Y/n)!" Sumi gushes.
"So beautiful!" Kiyo compliments.
"Wow! Tanjiro will fall deeper in love with you for sure!" Naho adds.
"Um, I can't understand you..." You repeat for the 13th time in the last 5 minutes while you smile sheepishly.
You were waiting by the gates of hell for The Bois™, they were saying their last goodbyes.
Tanjiro was probably opening Kanao's soul at the moment. You had no idea what the other two were doing.
The girls had the big three fucking gourds by them,and it was taller than them! And when you knocked your knuckles against it, it hurt your hand!
Mad respect for the chaotic boys.
"WAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"
That's Zenitsu.
Oh shit, he's running right for you-
"(Y/N)! YOU GOT A NEW LOOK?! WOW, YOU'RE SO PRETTY!"
Zenitsu hugs your side and rubs his red cheek against your own, giggling like a mad man.
"Zenitsu! Please learn to be more respectful of women." Naho comments.
Zenitsu's mood suddenly drops as he lets you go: "Right."
"Aww! It's okay!" You cooed as you pinch the blonde's cheek, "Zenitsu makes me feel good with compliments!"
Zenitsu drops to the ground and rolls around, "You shouldn't say stuff like that about me so freely!"
His cheeks are red and he has a derpy smile on his face.
He's such a dork.
"You're getting dirty, my guy..."
"Monitsu! (B/n)!" Inosuke shouts, "You think you've beaten me just because you got here before me?!"
"Huh?"
"Now I just think you're doing that on purpose," Zenitsu huffs as he stands back up.
You turn around and see Inosuke and Tanjiro coming out from the gates, standing in front of you and Zenitsu.
"Took you long enough!" You grin.
You put your hand forward in front of Inosuke, "Hey, let's practice the special handshake I taught you."
Inosuke lights up and raises his own hand.
Inosuke hits your palm with his own, then hits the back of your hand with his, then he gives you a fist bump before you two snap your fingers.
"OHHHHH!"
"WOOO! FIRST TRY!!"
Tanjiro couldn't help but smile at the interaction and he definitely couldn't help his cheeks coloring with red at the sight of your new attire.
He really likes your socks. And your messy bun with the hair pin. Did he mention your socks yet?
Tanjiro smiles at you, willing himself not to stare at your thighs: "Did you get new clothes (Y/n)?"
"No." You tease.
"Oh..."
Okay, now you just feel bad.
"I'm joking, Tanjiro." You shove his shoulder playfully.
"O-Oh! Right! No-Yeah-I-I knew that!" Tanjiro tries to laugh off his embarrassment, "Right! I wa-of course-I-I was joking too!"
Oh yike.
You move to lean on the gourd, but it was too hollow and you just ended up stumbling. You quickly went to catch it and balance it once again.
"Are we going to blow into these?" Tanjiro asks.
"Yes!"
——
"EEEHHHHH!! SO WE STILL HAVE NO ORDERS?! WE SHOULD'VE JUST STAYED WITH SHINOBU!"
"No......... Our treatment is done, and we've been cooped in the same place for a month..."
"WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT SAD FAREWELL!"
"Well... It's easier to make a move when the orders do come... And the Flame Pillar-"
"-MORON! MORON! MORON!"
To be fair, the farewell was a bit emotional. But Zenitsu was overreacting.
You made the precautions of hiding your Kama behind your back under your haori before you all arrived at the train station. The crowd was a bit spooky, so you clung to Tanjiro's sleeve for comfort.
"SHUT UP!" Inosuke interrupts Zenitsu's and Tanjiro's banter, "WHAT IS IT?! WHAT'S THAT CREATURE THERE?!"
"This thing is the master of the land, yeah..." Inosuke points up at the train, "It controls the land. There's no mistaking it's length and intimidating aura. It may be sleeping now, but don't let your guard down!!"
You shake your head: "Inosuke, it's a train that'll lead us all to our deaths."
——
After Inosuke rammed the train with his head and you all ran for your fucking lives, you finally lost the police.
You went with Zenitsu to buy tickets, looks like you weren't going to have to jump on the train. Which thank fucking God because you're sure you wouldn't have made it.
"OWOOOOHH!" Inosuke shouts in awe, "WE'RE IN THE BELLY!! WE'RE IN ITS BELLY!! WHOAAAA!! IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE FIGHT!!!"
"SHUT UUUP!" Zenitsu screeches.
Ahhhh! Fuck them kids though! This ain't about them!
You're so nervous!
And so scared!
You haven't even come up with a plan on how to save Kyojuro! And it's not because you didn't know what to do, but because you forgot.
"Are you okay, (Y/n)?" Tanjiro asks softly.
"Yep!" You lied.
"Hey, Tanjiro," Zenitsu walks over to you two, "This Rengoku guy is a Pillar? Do you know what he looks like?"
Tanjiro nods, "Yeah. He's a guy with flashy hair. And I remember his smell. He's very close by-"
"-UMAI!"