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y/n kamado pov

i watched the scene unfold in front of me, tanjiro was held by one of the kakushis as they ushered him to shut up and basically run away from the second hand embarrassment they're getting after being humiliated in front of the hashiras.

"i want to butt heads with that scarred guy!"

"i mean it"

"shut up, shut up!"

i feel myself sweat dropped, covering my flushed face because of the embarrassment i'm feeling right now.

why is tanjiro like this?

i do want to teach that scar man a lesson too, but not in front of the other hashiras cause i might get my butt kicked, ending up embarrassing myself, digging my own grave, and burying myself alive if that happened.

"now shall we begin?" questioned oyakata-sama, my thoughts disappeared noticing that tanjiro and the two kakushis had disappeared from my line of vision.

"with the newbie?" said the scar man, pointing at me.

man this is depressing, why am i here? i just wanna go with tanjiro and catch up with him, then maybe play with nezuko and rokuta.

why am i still here?

why am i still-

"yes, i have some few words to discuss regarding her meeting with muzan and an upper moon."

"shall we enter this estate? discussing a matter of importance isn't alway great when we're outside."

when oyakata-sama entered the headquarters, the hashiras had stood from their kneeling form, entering the estate after oyakata-sama had made it in.

i on the other hand is still skeptical, why am i?

i've been questioning myself the same thing after tanjiro had left, have i lost my mind?

"standing there when oyakata-sama had ordered us to enter the estate, unobedient."

a voice from my behind said, i tilted my head towards the side before noticing the snake man staring at me with those heterochromia eyes.

"then you must be unobedient as well, as you stayed here to insult me rather than follow his orders like the good dog you are." i retorted, staring at his frowning face when i made my statement.

"watch your mouth, don't make me shut you up." glared him before walking away from me, entering the estate.

i let out a small sigh, before following and entering the estate to see the hashiras sitting down in front of oyakata-sama.

not knowing who to sit with, i went at the corner making sure that no hashira can sit beside me as they were all crumpled in one place, just a few spaces from each other's seats.

"now that we are here, y/n i have a few questions before letting you go."

"for you to go against muzan and an upper moon, just how strong are you?"

the feeling of someone watching me, the stares of all the hashiras had given me after oyakata-sama had made his statement.

maybe i'm being paranoid, but the stares of some other hashiras weren't as friendly as the ones the insect hashira and the love hashira's giving me.

"i was trained by my father, nothing more nothing less." i broke out, staring at an empty space trying to get out of the awkward feeling bubbling inside my stomach as the stares of the hashiras continued on.

"and who is your father?"

why does he want to know anyway? it's not like people would know who he is, we've live away from here, there is no chance for him to be known.

"kenji." i muttered, rather whispered.

it is not that i am embarrassing with his name, it is rather i less speak of it to avoid trigerring past memories we've built together as a family.

he passed away when i wasn't there, and the villagers never showed me his body. deep down i was skeptical with how they acted, yet they cried a river and asked for forgiveness as they weren't there to save him.

and i believed them.

"just kenji?"

"just kenji."

i never knew what was my father's last name, kamado is mother's last name and i was named after her last name when i was born.

i never questioned him, i wasn't a curious kid back then. maybe i changed after he died, i just wanted to know everything after all that.

"i see."

you can't-

"whoever your father is, he did an explendid job with training you y/n."

"the kasugai crows have reported to me everything, to when muzan had met you, to fighting an upper moon."

"what do you say about raising your rank?"

that question made some of the hashiras gasp, while some never questioned his remarks and quietly agreed to his decision.

i on the other hand remained stoic, never had i thought of wanting to raise ranks. all i ever thought about is how to survive, help make nezuko human again, and take care of rokuta.

"as much as it sounds tempting, my performance overall does not satisfy me."

"i will decline your offer, oyakata-sama." i said, clenching my fists.

i know where i stand, these hashiras in front of me had shedded blood to be in this position they are in. for someone like me, to easily raise rank, no one will like me for sure.

"i knew you would say that." said oyakata-sama as he heartily laugh, earning a few giggles from the insect and love hashiras.

"then become a tsugoku."

"don't misunderstand me."

"the hashiras had worked hard for their position, shedding their own blood, and training until their bodies fully given up."

"they deserved to be looked up upon, be the holders of the title hashira."

"but i too see that in you, you were trained by your father. you of course would have shedded your own blood."

"it's the same path as the hashiras did, the only difference was that they were trained here while you were with your father."

"become a hashira or be of someone's tsugoku."

"by the end of the week, give me your decision."

"no one is against my idea, is there?"

oyakata-sama blabbered, taking notice of the sudden heavy atmosphere created around the room.

"there is none oyataka-sama, i too had felt something unusual around her. i have nothing against this!" said the flame hashira, a big smile still plastered on his face.

i frowned while thinking about that smile on his face, he had been smiling this whole time that i myself is getting creeped out.

the other hashiras remaind silent, which probably made oyakata-sama think that none of them were opposed by the idea.

"i see, then i'll be awaiting your answer y/n."

"for now, you can leave with your cousin and have a good rest for the day."

said oyakata-sama, looking at my way.

i nodded, thanking him carefully before exiting the estate. my eyes landing on one of the kakushi who had held rokuta, he wasn't allowed inside so a kakushi volunteered on looking after him.

"thank you." i said, looking at her in the eyes before grabbing rokuta away from her clutch.

she then nodded, not looking at me before scramming off leaving me all alone.

what was that about.

"e-excuse me, are you y/n kamado?"

i look at the side to see another kakushi, nodding my head.

"i s-see, please follow me to the butterfly estate. y-your cousin tanjiro is in there along with his friends."

tanjiro have friends?

now that is shocking.

he probably met a couple of people when we parted ways, i never met any demon slayer in my travel though. that's so unfair.

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"this is the butterfly estate, this is where demon hunters come and get treatment when injured." explained the kakushi as we entered a large estate, i look around the area and found lots of flowers and and trees.

the grass looks soft, the trees are tall and big, the flowers looks fantastic. a whole estate that contains just beautiful scenery, you can't find anything like this outside and deep within the forest.

"is there any specific place you would like to visit before i escort you towards your room?" questioned the kakushi as we entered the state.

"tanjiro, i wanna stop by my cousin." i mumbled staring at the ground.

the kakushi looked at me with confusion. does he not know who tanjiro is?

"no nevermind. this is my stop, i'll just search the area." i said letting out a small smile, the kakushi nodded before running away from the estate to who knows where.

sighing. i grab the things that i traveled with before roaming around the area trying to find tanjiro, or the source of his loud voice so i could follow it.

i went from room to room, i peeked through doors , yet tanjiro is still nowhere to be seen. although i'm pretty sure the insect hashira had told the kakushi's to bring him to the butterfly estate.

why is he not here?

"AM I GONNA CONTINUE DRINKING THIS MEDICINE FOR 3 MONTHS?!?!"

"IF I DRINK THIS, I CAN'T EAT ANY FOOD?!?"

"IT'S SUPER BITTER, IT'S PAINFUL!"

"ACTUALLY, CAN I CURE MY ARMS AND LEGS JUST FROM DRINKING MEDICINE?! YOU SERIOUS!?"

a loud voice echoed throughout the hallway. poor rokuta got startled as he jumped from my arms grasp, his eyes wide opened as he stared at the direction where the loud voice occurred.

"sorry rokuta that must have startled you." i mumbled before patting his head, he turned towards me before placing his head on the crook of my neck.

the loud voice continued on before i heard a familiar voice muttering "zenitsu". immediate recognizing the voice, i walked towards the direction and there i found tanjiro carried by a kakushi.

"i've explained this to you countless times already!"

"i'll tie you up if you don't knock it off!"

"oh my goodness."

i got towards the door, and made in contact with a female who had straight black hair with a parted fringe, and twin-tails.

"and you are?" questioned the girl, staring at me with one of her eyebrows raised.

"y/n kamado."

with that name being said, the girl's eyes widened before bowing for a quick second then coming face to face with me again.

"i see. you are the main topic of the kakushi's recently so i've heard a lot about you. what can i do for you y/n-sama?"

y/n-sama?

i tilted my head to the side, quite confused with the honorifics i'm getting from these people. i'm pretty sure my rank is still low and had a week to think about which position should i raise to.

that means i shouldn't be addressed with such honorifics before that happens, this is all too new to me and honestly it makes me feel awkward.

"just a quick talk with my cousin." i said.

"alright. i am aoi and i am an upkeep of the butterfly estate as well as a medic towards injured demon hunters." introduced aoi, i nodded my head before walking past her and towards tanjiro who's talking to a boy with yellow hair of varying lengths.

i waited for a couple of minutes with them catching up. intruding to someone who's talking is quite rude and disrespectful, so i waited patiently for them.

"WAHHHH! TANJIRO, HERE ME OUUUTTT!"

"I GOT STABBED BY THIS STINKY SPIDER, SO I WAS IN A LOTTA PAIN DUE TO THE POISOON!"

"AND THAT GIRL'S BEEN NAGGING AT ME AND GETTING MAD AT ME, SO IT SUCKS SO MUUUCH!"

the boy continued his wails until his eyes spotted me leaning on the wall beside the door. his wails cut short, staring at me intently, with that tanjiro turned around before a huge smile came to his face.

"Y/N YOU'RE ALRIGHT!" tanjiro shouted as he struggled to get out of the kakushi's hold, he fell on the floor before he dashed towards me and rokuta before capturing the both of us in a bear hug.

"i was so worried when i didn't saw you and rokuta that night, it was horrifying that we got separated but i am so glad you're doing alright." cried tanjiro, he got away from the hug before pulling rokuta towards him and hugging him as tight as possible causing me to sweat drop.

"tanjiro, rokuta's gonna get hurt." i warned. he then let rokuta go before holding him normally and without a tight grip.

"H-HUUUUHHHH!?!?"

"Y-O-YOU, HOW'D YOU KNOW SO MANY GIRLS TANJIROOOOO!"

the yellow haired boy stuttered and shouted as he pointed at tanjiro. his eyes screams danger as he glared at tanjiro with pure betrayal and hatred.

"the what now-" i mumbled staring at the scene in front of me.

the yellow boy charged towards tanjiro full force. the both of them chasing each other with rokuta in tanjiro's arms.

with rokuta in tanjiro's arms-

with rokuta in-

in the what?

i immediately glance at tanjiro and saw him clutching rokuta in his arms, rokuta who seems scared is trying his best not to burst out crying.

without anyone noticing, i run towards the yellow haired boy, catching up towards his phase before grabbing the back of his collar and seeing him struggled to get away from my hold.

"sorry bout that, you're kinda scaring my younger cousin." i said, smiling at him.

the yellow boy stared at me for a few minutes. his face turning red before he shouted, jumping away from my grasp. he grab both my hands before kneeling in front of me.

"P-P-PLEASE MARRY ME!"

he shouted. the whole room froze, everyone stopped whatever they were doing as they stared at both me and the yellow boy.

i stared at him, before blinking my eyes a couple of times. i let out a small smirk before removing my hands from his grasp.

"i mean, sure i guess." i trolled.

"w-what?! no way, no way." tanjiro disagreed, he stand in the middle of both me and the yellow boy before glaring at him.

"i was just kidding, chill out tanjiro." i said patting his head as he let out a huff before walking towards a bed.

the yellow boy then whined as he realized that i was kidding. he continued his wails, sulking his way towards his bed.

"inosuke, is inosuke here?"

"and murata-san, did you see him?"

tanjiro questioned the yellow boy.

"zenitsu, have you seen them?"

oh so that's the yellow boy's name.

"i don't know who murata is, but inosuke is next to you." zenitsu said.

tanjiro gasp before running towards inosuke's bed. inosuke who wore a boar mask, why is he hiding his face though?

could he be horrible looking?

"inosuke, i'm so glad you're okay."

"i'm sorry, i didn't go to help you!"

cried tanjiro as he leaned on inosuke's bed.

"i'm fine."

"don't worry about me."

said inosuke with a very husky and deep voice.

my eyes widened from the sound of his voice, is his voice like this all the time? he must have lost his voice or something.

the chatting from tanjiro's friends was block from my hearing, i stared at the window and watch the trees dance throughout the day.

"y/n, are you alright?" concerned tanjiro, grabbing my shoulders and making me stare at him.

i smiled lightly before nodding my head, exhaustion finally hitting my body.

"you must be exhausted, why don't you rest." said tanjiro, he patted my head before ushering me towards a bed across from the three.

rokuta remained in his arms which i assumed that he must have missed tanjiro for weeks of not seeing him.

laying on the bed, i stared at nothing in particular. just the white ceiling, before i knew it, the darkness is soon pulling me deep within. my eyes finally closing, before letting my mind wander into nothing but pitch black memory.

✰★✰

third person pov

away from the butterfly estate. certain nine hashiras stayed in front of the headquarters. most of them minding their own business, while some talk about a certain burgundy female who is about to join them a week from now.

"what do you think about the new girl?" questioned shinobu, as she gaze at nothing but her blade.

"brat, she's an immature brat." obanai said, stating his opinion. his mind wandering towards the scene that happened earlier.

"tch." he said, he look at the side. a frown plastered on his face as he can't seem to stop thinking about that certain burgundy female.

on the ground, mitsuri who looked at obanai with nothing but concern. she's quite concerned with how obanai is acting today, he had been on edge ever since the burgundy female showed up.

"was it because of her?" thought mitsuri, a pout forming on her face as she let out a small sigh while trying to form a plan to cheer the frowning masked man.

"i am definitely not against her, having a new hashira amongst us is not that bad." stated rengoku, smile still on his face.

his mind wandered around, before finally stopping at the scene where he had a small glimpsed of the female's blade.

it's red, the blade is red. the same as his, he had thought about it. if the female was to refuse to become a hashira then he would come and propose an idea of her becoming his tsugoku.

most response of the hashiras are positive. most of them have nothing against it, well two hashiras are definitely not fine with it.

those two, with the name of obanai iguro and shinazugawa sanemi.

obanai can't help himself but remember every details of the female burgundy, from her head to her toe. everything about her pisses him off to the point that he can't even think straight. he gritted his teeth before finally landing on the ground, excusing himself, and running towards his estate to calm his nerves.

on the other hand, shinazugawa stared at nothing but an open space. his outside demeanor looks calm and peacful yet his insides were raging in fury, wanting to grab hold of the burgundy female and land a few blows after she broke his blade in half and basically embarrassed himself in front of the hashiras and the kakushis.

"i definitely like y/n-chan, i want to get close to her." mumbled mitsuri, her mind getting occupied by the female burgundy, before she knew it she felt her face turning red.

she grab hold of her heating cheeks, before slapping herself. she let out a small squeal before running towards the butterfly estate to visit the female burgundy and maybe ask her to join for dinner.

the other hashiras watched obanai, and mitsuri leaving the estate. assuming that they were going out in some sort of 'date' as feelings and affections linger between the two.

yet those feelings and affections would soon turn into nothing but dust, as a certain female burgundy had showed up stopping the moving cogs from letting the two hashiras become together.

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To be Continued...

chapters fifteen and sixteen are now up, what'd ya think?

an early update for an early christmas celebration!

i just wanted to thank everyone who's very supportive these past few weeks. i appreciate your time for reading this book, and commenting such funny and entertaining comments.

this is the least i could do as a thank you for sparing your time and reading this book. i plan on dedicating my time writing this book and i'd hope you'll stay till the very end.

two chapters would be published for today as a thank you gift.

merry christmas everyone, have a good day (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞