"𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒔𝒐 cold, you think they would give us jackets or something." You whined. "It's a part of being a demon slayer, Y/n. If you don't like it then I don't know why you want to be a slayer so badly." Your older brother told you bluntly. Your brother- Giyu- was a serious boy, he always had a goal set in his mind that no one ever knew. You rarely saw your brother smile or laugh. He didn't talk unless he had to and didn't care to talk to anyone else.
You and Giyu were polar opposites. People often questioned how you two were even related. You were a wild spirit. You always tried your hardest to be the best you could. You were a bubbly, caring, outgoing, and a gentle person. Everyone always said you were the angel out of you and your brother. But you thought Giyu was an angel too, just a more quiet one.
He was your older brother after all, and had taken care of you ever since your older sister passed from a demon attack. You remember Giyu didn't let you see what went on, covering your eyes and throwing you out of sight. Though he was only thirteen at the time he put your life before his. He told you to stay where he threw you.
But when he came back, blood on his hands and tears streaming down his cheeks he took your small hand trying his best to smile at you. You knew better even as young as you were to ask Giyu where your guy's sister was. But ever since that day you hadn't seen his smile.
Your sister died the day before her wedding, you helped her pick almost everything out for her wedding. But yet you never got to see her wear anything, you never were able to see her smile and walk down the aisle on her wedding day.
This ate at Giyu more than you though, you knew it was because he watched your guy's sister die. He was told he was mentally ill many times by many people and you two were sent to a relative who was a doctor for Giyu but you two ran off on your way there and into the mountains.
You two almost died from that alone but were saved by someone who you now look up to a lot; Sakonji Urokodaki. Sakonji taught Giyu and another boy named Sabito water breathing. Sabito quickly became like another brother to you, and you knew Giyu saw him like that too. You were taught water breathing as well but you weren't allowed to take the final selection test with Giyu and Sabito, keeping you out of danger.
When only Giyu came back from the final selection very injured, you knew that Sakonji saved you once again.
"Well I'm super close to becoming one so jokes on you." You snickered. Giyu rolled his eyes at you as you two trailed through the snow. The cold feeling hitting the thin fabric you had over your feet. "You know I think that I don't even need the final selection test." You spoke, a cocky grin on your lips. "Well that sucks because you are required to take it whether you like it or not." Giyu spoke. You groaned at his words.
"What a drag." You mumbled. Giyu stayed silent as you two walked, not carrying the conversation any further than it had to go. Giyu was sent out to his section because of a demon, you tagged along with him just for the fun of it. Giyu didn't mind though, just as long as you didn't interfere with his work.
It began to snow lightly, causing you to look up at the sky. The small white specks danced around as they fell, bringing a smile to your face. Your attention was brought off the coldness in your body and instead to the sky. You looked down from the sky with a smile.
"Giyu, it's snowing-" "Sh." Giyu hushed you quickly. Raising a hand up. Your smile faded as you furrowed your brows. You were confused on why your brother had shushed you, the only thing you could hear through the air was white noise and the light breathing of yourself and Giyu.
But you soon heard it, growling and yelling. Your eyes widened as you heard Giyu mumbled profanity under his breath and began running in the direction of the sound. You quickly followed behind him. The sound only got louder as you two moved, the way you two were taught to fight with grace and gentleness made your running almost silent.
Giyu jumped into a circle of trees, quickly drawing his blade in the process. You heard the whip of his sword pierce through the air. But you were shocked to see that the boy holding the growling mess of a once human girl had moved out of the way. Your brother stood in front of them, power in his stance as he was ready for any possible attack.
You watched the boy struggle to hold the girl in his arms. You stood near the beginning of the circle of trees- out of the way and out of sight so Giyu would have more mobility. But your hand firmly placed on the grip of his old blade, ready for any given attack that might come your way.
"Why do you protect her?" Giyu asked, his gaze firmly on the boy and girl. "S-She's my little sister!" The boy shouted, you could hear his voice cracking from holding back tears. Deep down you couldn't help but feel a slight pity for the boy, though his sister was a demon. He just wanted to protect her. "That thing is your sister?" Giyu said, a tone of disgust lacing his voice.
The boy's sister began growling and nipping the air, and in one swift motion Giyu grabbed the girl and had her in a tight head lock. His sword was brought to her neck as the boy's sister was still trying to figure out where she had gone.
"Nezuko!" The boy yelled, your stomach did flips as you looked at Giyu. His face blank like always not a drop of pity or sorrow found in his face. The boy stumbled to his knees trying to go after his sister. "Don't move." Giyu spoke firmly, the boy froze in his tracks like ice. An expression of shock plastered on his face.
"Killing Demons is my job, so of course I'll take your little sister's head too." Giyu spoke, you knew your brother was cold but he said made you loosen the grip on his old sword. All this boy wanted was his little sister. "Wait! Nezuko hasn't killed anyone!" The boy yelled, "There was a scent, from someone at my house that I never smelled before! That must be who killed everyone!"
The boy was trying his best to make your older brother let go of his sister. He was trying everything he could but Giyu wasn't budging, you knew Giyu had no heart when it came to demons and you really didn't either. You hated them more than you hated a lot of things in life but for some reason right now you couldn't find it in your heart to hate the one in front of you.
"Not Nezuko! I don't know what's making her act like this but-" "That's easy, demon blood got into her wound so she turned into a demon." Your brother interrupted the boy. Giyu said his words as if this was obvious, but no normal human would know that other than demon slayers. "That is how man-eating demons multiply." Giyu stated.
What your brother was saying was all true, but every part of you for some reason didn't want to think what he was saying was just because of this boy and his now demon sister. You couldn't help but imagine what you would be feeling if you were in this boy's shoes. The strong emotions you can feel from him made you queasy.
"Nezuko would never eat anyone!" The boy barked, "A moment ago she almost ate you!" Your brother shouted. "No! I'm sure she knows who I am!" He yelled back. You knew this boy wasn't going to let your brother go down without a fight, a fight you knew the other boy would lose.
"I won't let her hurt anyone! I'll find a way to cure her! I'll find a way to make her human again!" You looked towards your brother to see the same blank expression on his face. "She won't get better, a human who has become a demon cannot go back." He spoke. "I'll find a way! I swear! Please don't kill her!" The boy shouted, you couldn't see the tears in his eyes but you knew they were there. "I'll also find the one who killed my family! I'll do that so... so... so..."
You watched your brother raise his blade to the girl's neck, your eyes widening at his action. Your hand went to your brother's old blade.
"Stop!" The boy shouted. He fell to his knees and began begging. You could hear his sobs trying to make your brother not go any further with his actions. "Please stop. Please don't kill my little sister. Please." The boy wasn't shouting anymore. He was begging. "Never leave yourself defenseless in front of an enemy!"
The way your brother shouted made not only you, but the burgundy headed boy jump. The expression on your brother's face was pure anger, you hadn't seen a face other than his blank one in a long time. Your lip quivered at the sight of him in a new aura you had never seen.
"Stop bowing so pitifully! If that worked your family would still be alive!" Your brother shouted. His words were cold, they had to have felt like a dagger into the boy's heart. Giyu had no sense of remorse so everything he was saying was the truth. "How can a weakling like you, who bows down when it's a time to fight, to kill or be killed, how can such a man... cure his little sister? Or even find his enemy?" Your brother barked loudly. His voice almost echoed through the whole forest.
"If you want something... You must fight for it!" Giyu yelled. The words your brother said echoed through your head, it was something you heard before but you couldn't figure out from where. "The meek have no power and no options! The strong will crush them in every way! Demons might know how to cure your little sister but... no demon will respect your whining and begging!"
The anger in your brother's voice was so piercing, it felt like you took the blade you were holding so tightly and stabbed yourself in the chest. The words he was saying were even stronger than his voice. It was enough to make a grown man cry.
"And for that I don't respect you either! That's reality!" Giyu shouted, pointing his sword to the boy in front of him who was still on his knees. An expression of shock and sadness painted his face. "Before... Why did you cover your little sister? Did you think that would protect her? Why didn't you throw your hatchet? Why didn't you show your back? That's how I was able to take her!" Your brother began huffing for air from his shouting.
"I should have skewered you both!" The boy's little sister growled and wiggled in your brother's tightly uncomfortable grip. The boy was huffing in the cold air, he watched your brother with everything he could making sure he couldn't pull a move.
Everything in the next moment seemed to move in slow motion. You watched your brother move his wrist to a certain angle, your eyes widened. You knew the way he was twisting his wrist was to be able to move his wrist quickly to stab the boy's sister. Your legs seemed to take off without you even thinking. You drew your brother's old blade and just before it was too late your blade made contact with his. Stopping his blade from stabbing her.
Your brother looked at you shocked at what you just did. As he brought his attention off of the girl his grip loosened and she slipped out of his grasp. Before he had the chance to scoop her up into his arms again you used the grip of his old sword and slammed it down in his hand causing him to retract it quickly in pain. The girl tackled you into the snow where you quickly put your blade into her mouth preventing you from getting bitten.
You could see your brother raising his blade to the back of the girls back. You quickly thought on your feet and hit the girl's pressure point in the back of her neck causing her to collapse on you. You threw her off you into the snow and your blade clashed with your brothers again. Anger plastered on his face as he looked at you.
"What are you doing Y/n?" Your brother snapped. "What my heart is telling me to do!" You snapped back. Your brother scoffed and jumped to the now unconscious girl grabbing her by the collar of her kimono. Before your brother had time to do anything the girl's brother threw a rock at your brother. Giyu easily blocked the rock and watched the boy's many failed attempts at hitting him.
The boy ran to your brother with a hatchet in his hand still throwing rocks, your brother was now furious. But before the boy could get closer to Giyu you slammed the grip of your brother's old sword onto his back causing him to collapse in front of Giyu. You were huffing in the cold air from the sudden action to protect your brother.
"Hatchet." Your brother spoke, "What-" Your brother moved swiftly as he shoved you out of the way and titled his head to the right. The hatchet slamming into the tree behind him as he took in a sharp breath of air. Your eyes were wide, you hadn't even noticed the boy threw the hatchet and you don't think Giyu realized either.
But what shocked you both more than the hatchet was the boy's sister waking up and kicking Giyu back, Giyu slide through the snow not falling back. The girl jumped in front of her brother. She let out a loud growl, her teeth sharp and her eyes narrow. You looked at the boy's sister in utter shock.
"Is she, protecting him?" You asked Giyu. Giyu sucked in his teeth as he looked at the girl. Though she was a demon he noticed how a full demon wouldn't protect their old family because they wouldn't remember them.
The boy's sister jumped to Giyu, his hand went to his blade but he didn't pull it out. Giyu realized this girl wasn't a full demon, that's why she wants to protect her family, her real blood. Giyu only signed up to kill full demons, not half.
You looked at your brother he didn't have much time to stop her so why was he not right now? Why was he freezing?
Giyu pulled his hand away from the grip of his sword and chopped the girl's neck, knocking her out cold. She was most likely going to stay out from how hard Giyu hit her.
"Y/n." Giyu breathed heavily. "Y-yeah?" "Stay out of it, next time." Giyu said. "Sorry." You said. Your breath heavily.
Your brother looked at the two siblings that were knocked out cold, he closed his eyes for a bit taking in deep breaths trying to control his breathing again. Once he opened his eyes he looked at you.
"Let's wait till they wake up, Y/n."
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