None of this is real! You just have to remember that. Everything is all fake. A fake world that you were living in. Wait. Were living in? A fake world that you are living in. That's right. Your adventures are the fake one. It was all just a dream. What you're seeing is real. Trust yourself on that.

"(Y/N), dinner!" Mom announced. You hurriedly went to the kitchen with anticipation. Not because you're hungry, but because you wanted to see her with your own eyes. You slam the kitchen door open and you see an older woman by the table. She has long (h/c) hair that is tied up in a bun. Her cool (e/c) eyes brighten when she sees the sight of you. "Ah, (Y/N). I made you your favorite, (favorite food). You deserve it after making it on the Honor Roll." Mom smiled.

Tears are glistening on your own (e/c) eyes. For some reason you feel that it has been years since you saw your mother. "Thank you so much, Mom. I'll enjoy every bite of it." You sobbed.

"Sweetie, what is up with you? Did something happen at school?" Mom asked.

You hugged your Mom while shaking your head no at her. After separating from her you realized you're no longer wearing a Demon Slayer costume that you were cosplaying earlier. Instead you're wearing a yellow t-shirt with a pink tank top over it. You're also wearing bright blue pants and yellow converse. Not to mention your hair is back to its original length. Long as your ponytail passes your ass.

"N-No. I'm just so happy that not only I made it on the Honor Roll, but I got to have (favorite food). This day could not get any better." You said. The kitchen door opens behind you and footsteps can be heard. You turn around to see an older man with the dad bod, straight black hair, warm blue eyes, and has the same (s/c) tone as you. "Dad!" You exclaimed.

He was taken aback when you suddenly hugged him. His old spice body spray fills your nostrils with nostalgia. He hugs you back and kisses the top of your head. "We're very proud of you kiddo. You worked very hard to make it to the Honor Roll." Dad praised.

Why are you acting like this? It's not the first time you made it to the Honor Roll. Maybe because this will be your last one since you're about to head off to college in a couple of months. The Dean's List is the equivalent to Honor Roll. Your parents will celebrate that instead.

Mom sets the (favorite food) in the middle of the dining table. You drooled as you grabbed a plate and was about to grab a serving. Your Mom playfully slaps your hand away before you can grab a piece.

"What was that for?" You asked.

"Wait for your siblings, sweetie. I'm sure they want to eat together with us." Mom said.

Siblings? As in plural? Why does that seem wrong to you? You're not an only child, but you only have one and the other one who you tried to forget.

Right?

"WAKE UP!"

You look up at the ceiling, but you shake it off whatever you think you just heard. What were you thinking before? Mom said your siblings want to eat with you...Of course! How selfish are you to eat this delicious (favorite food) without your siblings! But then again you are selfish. So screw waiting for them. You're eating this food with or without them. You grabbed a serving before plopping down on your seat. You were about to take a bite when you heard the kitchen door opening again.

"Welcome back, kids." Dad greeted them warmly. "You arrived at the nick of time. (Y/N) here was about to eat without you."

"Typical (Y/N)." A familiar voice chuckled.

You turned around and your breath took a hitch. Behind you are your siblings: Hanabi, Mei, and...Leo. Once again tears are threatening to fall from your eyes as your body begins to shake. Why are you feeling so sad and yet so happy to see them? Hanabi looks concernedly at you. Mei raised her eyebrows before sending you an assuring smile. And Leo, your sweet baby brother who can do no wrong, waves at you.

For some reason Hanabi and Mei appeared to be a different ethnicity than you and your family. Hanabi's silky shiny black hair has purple highlights to compliment her dark brown eyes that are getting your attention.

Wait a minute. Why do her brown eyes look wrong to you? That she was supposed to have a different eye color than that. Hanabi was supposed to have...

You suddenly see Hanabi laying on a grassy field with her intestines spilling out from her guts. Her lilac eyes with a blue ring around her pupils looked at you with fear before closing her eyes.

You stumble back into the table. All the dishes nearly spilled out the food and drinks. Why did you suddenly picture your eldest sister like that!? Mei walks up to you and puts her hand on your shoulder.

"(Y/N), are you okay?" Mei asked.

Mei's black hair is tied in a bun similar to your Mom's since it's extremely long like her's and it's hot today. Her dark brown eyes stare at your (e/c) eyes. Again. The dark eyes don't seem to suit her. Her freckles look like they belong there, but the way her bun is tied up looks...wrong.

You're back at the same grassy field and you look down at the grass. You had to muffle your screams when you noticed a huge chunk of Mei's right shoulder to be crudely ripped off. Mei's frozen filled eyes stare right at your soul. You bend down to take a closer look at her eyes. They look like a periwinkle color with a magenta ring around her pupils.

"WAKE UP!"

You find yourself back at the kitchen with your family. Safe and very much alive. What the fuck is going on! Why are you seeing these horrible images?

A pair of small arms wrapped around your waist. You look down to see Leo giving you a hug. The ravenette looks up at you and gives you a sweet smile.

"I think you're watching too much horror anime, sis. It's been giving you nightmares." Leo giggles.

You dried out your tears before giving your brother a smile. His (s/c) skin blushes when you cupped his soft warm cheeks. "Why are you so cute?!" You gushed.

Leo slowly looks up, but instead of seeing his (s/c) skin and warm (e/c) eyes, you look at something horrific. His skin is now paper white, with glowing red eyes, and his cute little teeths are now sharp like a shark. He looks so scared, but at what? Despite looking like a monster, he's still your baby brother.

Leo opens his mouth and yells out something at you. But whatever it is he's trying to say, it came out muffled.

"What is it you're trying to say?" You asked.

"...AK....P!"

"What?"

"WAKE UP!"

Once again you see yourself back home with your family. Your mother and father are worriedly looking at you. "Sweetie, are you sure you're alright?" Mom asked.

"Why don't you take a seat and eat. I'm sure you'll feel better." Dad suggested.

You looked at your parents and then at your siblings. Pieces of your memories are slowly coming back to you. Hanabi and Mei aren't supposed to be here. Leo isn't okay...This is all a dream! You're a Demon Slayer-

The kitchen door opens behind you, interrupting your train of thoughts.

"Bethany, you're home!" Leo squealed.

Wait...Bethany...as in your deceased sister, Bethany? But that can't be true. You turn around and your blood runs cold. A preteen girl who looks to be about 12 years old is standing by the doorway. She has straight (h/c) hair like yours and your mother's that is tied in braided pigtails. Her cool blue eyes shine brightly when she sees you and she also has the same (s/c) tone like yours, Leo, and your father.

You slowly walked up to her before engulfing in a hug. Your body violently trembled as tears rolled down your face.

Man...You can not stop crying today.

"I can't believe you're here! Look at you. You would have been so beautiful at your proper age. I missed you so much! I love you!" You wailed.

"What are you talking about, (Y/N)? I never died, remember? You saved me. All of this has been one giant nightmare." Bethany assured you while returning the hug.

Fire.... Screams...A funeral...

All these images are being replaced by you and your family having dinner together. You, Bethany, Hanabi, Mei, and your mother having a girl's night out in a mall. You, Bethany, and Leo welcomed your new sisters into the family five years ago. Your family watching you dance at your school talent show. Your father and Bethany give you a bouquet of roses for winning the talent show. You and Bethany singing while Mei is driving the car. You and Leo eating Wendy's together.

All of these memories are returning to you. That's right! Bethany is alive because you saved her. Your parents adopted Hanabi and Mei after their parents died in a plane crash. You're practicing your dancing so you can attend your dream school; Juilliard. You're just a normal girl who dreams to dance ballet at Broadway.

"Yeah, you're right. I've been having weird dreams. This is all real. You guys are real. And I'm happy to be here." You smiled.

"Group hug!" Leo exclaimed. He jumps in your arms and hugs you. One by one the rest of your family join in. You're in the center of the hug as you nuzzle Leo's warm cheek.

Yeah, you're definitely home.

"Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo Baby shark!" Dad sang.

Inside the van, you and your siblings are giving your Dad a weird look. Mom is scrolling through the phone trying to distract herself from, in her opinion, that god awful song. Leo awkwardly coughs trying to get Dad's attention, but to no avail. Dad is tapping on the steering wheel as he happily sings.

"Dad." Hanabi spoke, finally getting his attention. He glanced at her through the rearview mirror. "Not to sound mean, but umm...why do you have that song on?" She asked.

"What's wrong with this? I hear this song is viral because of how hip it is. Young people your age love to put it on Tic Tok." Dad answered.

"Yeah, to put it on a soundtrack for your vids. We don't listen to it like it's a hit song." Bethany corrected.

"Oh...That's embarrassing." Dad muttered.

"It's fine. I sometimes listen to Coco Melon to calm myself down." Mei admits.

"You want me to put Coco Melon on?" Dad asked.

"No!" Everyone shouted.

"Just turn on the radio, Dad." You suggested. He dejectedly nodded and turned on the radio. The frequency scrambles a bit as he searches for the right station. The scrambling got a little louder the more he switched stations.

"WAKE UP!"

You gasped when you heard your own voice coming from the radio. You looked around to see if your family had any reaction to it. But to your shock, they don't seem to notice. Your Mom and sisters are scrolling through their phones, Dad is still driving, and Leo is playing Candy Crush on his tablet.

What is happening to you? First you've been having these weird dreams that you no longer remember. Then these gruesome images are randomly flashing through your head. And now you just heard your own voice coming from the car radio?! Are you having mental problems?

Oh God...Do you have schizophrenia!?

"WAKE UP!"

Wait a minute.

That wasn't your voice this time. It sounded younger than you. Like a child's voice.

"WAKE UP!"

Another realization just set in. You know these voices aren't in English. But yet you understand what they're saying. What language are they speaking and why can you understand them?

"WAKE UP!"

Japanese! That's the language you're hearing! Holy crap! You can understand Japanese. But why can you understand Japanese? Then again it's only two words that are repeatedly said to you. It's not like you're actually fluent in it.

"(Y/N), are you okay? You seem a little out of it." Mom asked.

All your train of thoughts have vanished in an instant. "Nothing. I'm just bored. We have been in this van for over an hour. It's just tiring to see trees in our view. Don't worry about me, Mom." You assured her. Speaking of trees, they look the same to you. Almost like you're in a loop...

Mother fucker? You ARE in a loop. Thanks to Tanjiro teaching you about the position of the sun to tell time, you noticed the sun has been in the exact same spot. This means you've been going in circles this entire time.

But why did the main character of Demon Slayer suddenly pop inside your head? You must have known the information from YouTube or something. It's not like you know the real Tanjiro Kamado-

"WAKE UP, SIS! YOUR SPIRITUAL CORE IS IN DANGER!"

That sounded like Leo's voice. But how? He's sitting next to you playing Candy Crush. And what is a Spiritual Core?

"Umm...Mom? Dad? Where are we going?" You asked.

"Home." They answered in unison.

"Right. Where is home?" You asked.

"(State). You should know this, sis. And I thought you were smart." Bethany replied.

"Speaking of home, we're here!" Hanabi announced.

"Home..." You whispered.

You looked ahead at the (house/apartment) as your Dad parked the van in front of it. You recognize the home where you grew up in and you know the layouts of it. So why do you feel so incomplete? Why do you have a feeling that you have another home? And why do you feel like someone is watching you?

You turn around only to see your family getting out of the van.

Instead of going to your room or to the living room to watch some Netflix, you went to the bathroom. A nice long relaxing shower is all you need. As you're stripping down your pants, you're horrified by what you see. Your legs seem to have many thin scars running across them. You didn't have this before! Or did you? No you didn't! You would've remembered when and how you got them.

You shakily touched one of the scars and a series of images flashes through you. Trees. A moon glowing in the night sky. Spider webs. An upside down view. Blood...Rui...

"WAKE UP!"

You gasped when you heard your voice again and the sound of the bathroom window banging. Beads of sweat drop from your forehead as you slowly turn around with your eyes closed. What the hell are you going to see out there? Oh God! What if it's a monster that is trying to eat your soul? Now or never you open your eyes.

Your eyes widened as did your jaw. What you're seeing in the reflection of the window is you! Well sort of. The girl that was banging on your window looks cartoonish..? She looks to be animated for a cartoon show. Or maybe an anime. She has (mid/short) (h/c) hair that is tied to a ponytail. A pretty golden pin that looks like a flower is tucked in her ponytail. Her eyes are the biggest giveaway that she is an animated cartoon. They're big almost bugged-eye, than a normal human will have. Though you have to admit her eyes are beautiful. She has a nice warm (e/c) color and there are one, two, five shines on her orbs. Nethertheless, that girl in the window is definitely you.

"What the hell are you?" You asked.

The girl that looks like you looked shocked and then relieved. "You can see me?" You asked. You nodded your head. Suddenly she disappears and reappears in the bathroom mirror that hangs on the door. You noticed that she's a lot shorter than you. Seriously , she's barely taller than Bethany. She's gestures for you to come closer. "About fucking time you finally noticed. I thought my subconscious would be stronger than that." You scolded yourself.

"Why are you speaking Japanese and how can I understand you? Why am I seeing myself dressed as a Mary Sue Demon Slayer character?"

"Girl, I wish I was a Mary Sue. If I was I would've kicked Douma's ass before he could take Leo! I would have never gotten hurt from fighting Rui or fall asleep in this damn train!"

"Huh? Leo gets taken by Douma? Fighting Rui and sleeping inside the train? Why are you rambling like you live inside Demon Slayer? What is going on?!"

You sigh and place your hand against the mirror. Your counterpart does the same thing on the other side of the mirror. "There's no time to explain all of this. I'm letting you know this is all a dream. We need to protect our Spiritual Core from a kid that works for Enmu. You need to find it and protect it."

You wanted to shout at your reflection that she's crazy, but a small part of you believes her. Just a tiny bit. "No...you're just a figment of my imagination. I'm just stressed out because I'm going to apply to my dream school and I'm scared I'm going to get rejected. Now go away."

"Listen to me! None of this is real. If we don't act fast, we're gonna end up dead! Our Spiritual Core is going to get destroyed soon! You have to believe me!"

"I am going to watch a Netflix show with Hanabi after I take a shower. Then I'm going to Starbucks with Mei and Mom and enjoy a pumpkin spice latte. Then after dinner I'm going to play Smash with Leo and Bethany. And when I go to bed, I'm going to read a smut Douma fanfic to master bait."

"(Y/N)... Hanabi, Mei, and Bethany are dead. You know that. Why do you think you feel happiness every time you see them?"

More images flashes through your head. You see yourself dancing with Hanabi and Mei on stage. Your baby brother dancing next to you wearing a red kimono. You groan as you rub your temples. Another image of a house on fire and hearing Bethany screaming. Leo looking like a demon.

Tears rolled down your face as you began to hyperventilate. Your beloved sisters are dead. Your baby brother is a demon. You remember it all. "The ticket. I was too late in stopping Tanjiro. I am currently sleeping on the Mugen Train." You admitted.

"That's right! We're dreaming right now!" You happily exclaimed. You did a victory dance before composing yourself. "This is great. Now all you have to do is guide yourself to your core and protect it from whoever it is that is sent to destroy it."

"I'm staying here."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean I don't want to wake up. Ever. Why wake up to a cruel world? Our sisters are