Nezuko held onto me tightly and nuzzled her cheek into mine. But I was spacing out. I thought my mind had reached its limit today.  "I need to send a letter to Shinobu." I passed to collect myself and my words. "To tell her we have more information." I finished, standing up. Nezuko Humphed in protest but I paid no mind to it.

Tanjiro watched me as I paced around the room. Looking for a piece of paper. He noticed how I looked at the piece of paper sitting on the desk three times before it registered in my mind that it was indeed a piece of paper. "I will write the letter. Why don't you go to bed?" He suggested.

I looked at him with tired eyes. "I'm not sleepy." My feet took me away from the room and onto the roof. Leaving the group behind. I needed some time alone. Today had me in some sort of haze and I wanted to get in an appropriate mindset before I spoke again.

Tanjiro held his sister's hand as she worried about her friend. She had been asleep this whole day and had no clue what was going on. Nezuko wanted to make sure her friend was okay. But she was far less capable than Tanjiro was. She shoved her brother out of the room with a quick push as if saying 'go make her feel better.' And shut the door behind him.

Zenitsu watched this happen. He walked up to the girl and guided her to the table to play some cards. To distract her from worrying thoughts.

Tanjiro stood outside of their bedroom door with confusion written all over his face. He knew what his sister was saying but he didn't know how to make me feel better. And why him specifically?

He didn't mind the thought of spending some time alone with me. He was excited in fact. But also nervous. His mind hadn't trailed from this morning's conversation at all from their events from today.

'Don't play dumb. I know you like her.' Tanjiro remembered what his yellow-haired friend spoke. He sighed as he took the first step on the stairs toward the roof.

My hair drifted behind my shoulder as the wind blew at it. The cold air kissed my skin. Yes, of course. The fall had come too soon from summer. It was only a month or two after I had met the trio of boys.

I remember Inosuke ranting about the Kamaboko squad and I couldn't help but smile. He could never get names right. Especially Tanjiro's. It wasn't even that hard to say.

"Tanjiro," I spoke out softly. I was saying it as emphasis but I never expected an answer. The boy seemed to be on my mind more often than not. It's like he invaded every thought of mine. 

"Yes?" I jumped up so surprised and fell. Luckily not off the building. But I wished.

"Tanjiro! Oh my gosh, you scared the hell outta me!" I yelled as I forced my face into my hands in embarrassment.

He tilted his head, holding the smallest of smiles on his face. "What's on your mind?" He asked me. His strong arms hoisted me up without me having a say in it. I stumbled in place as I tried to regain my balance

'You' I wanted to say. "What happened today...I've never seen anything quite like that. Thankfully." Is what I said. I held myself in nervousness from the boy and looked away.

The red lights of the district blocked out any stars that would've been seen. Tanjiro hummed and nodded along with my comment.

He would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous. The scent of the girl next to him drove him crazy. He wondered if I only had that effect on him and not other people.

The roof fell silent. Every so often we would hear the moans of horny adults passing by. Or aggressive laughing from the local drunks. I hung my head In embarrassment. What was I even doing out here listening to this? Tanjiro's ears were far too innocent to listen to all of these sex-driven people.

I turned around to tell him we were going inside but he caught me by surprise. He was completely normal. As if the noises these people were making didn't affect him at all. Either that, or he wasn't listening.

Tanjiro was too busy staring at me to notice anything else. I blushed under his gaze and messed with the hem of my clothes.

"Uhm. Tanjiro?" I confronted him shyly. I looked away but would peek up at him every so often. When I would find him still looking at me my blush deepened and I looked down once more.

"Yes?" He asked. His gaze never faltered. Why was he looking at me so intensely? What was on his mind? I stayed quiet for a few seconds. Was there something on my face? How long had he been staring?

I had never felt so self-conscious in my life.

"Would you like to go back inside?" I suggested. Finally, after who knows how long. Tanjiro looked to the side in contemplation

He honestly didn't know he had been staring. It had come naturally now. And he didn't even know he was staring then. He glanced at me once more and I looked away. Surprised at the sudden eye contact.

Why did he make me feel this way?

Another five minutes went by slowly. He stayed silent for whatever reason as if he was in deep, deep thought.

I finally got comfortable enough to look at him in the eye for a few more seconds before breaking eye contact once more.

"(Y/n)" he breathed out.

The way he said my name sent chills down my spine. "Yeah?" I quickly squeaked out. His eyes held my own intensely and I tried my darned hardest not to look away.

His eyes were beautiful. Capturing. Certainly, it was difficult to look away, but my flustered state made it far easier.

I began to stand up and was about to suggest going inside once more before he tugged me back down and onto his lap. I yelped in surprise but remained still. He hugged on tight to my shoulders and his lips rested on my head.

"Tanjiro?" I questioned. I was too scared to turn around. I sat comfortably in between his legs as he only held onto me tighter. Did the sight we saw earlier get him bad too?

After a few minutes, I could finally see the moon. Its bright rays shone through the clouds and I started to doze off looking at it.

He was so warm. And he smelled good too. My head began to rest on his shoulder and I shifted to get more comfortable.

"(Y/n)" Tanjiro spoke up once again. "Are you cold?" I felt his chin sit on top of my head as I shook it lazily. He knew I was exhausted.

He hummed happily and started to rock both of us side to side. This didn't help with my efforts to keep awake. His breathing fell in pace with mine.

Tanjiro took notice of every little thing I did. I always did something with my hands when I was nervous. Or how I tried to avoid eye contact when I was flustered. How the cold, fall wind made my hair fall over my shoulders. Or even how differently my eyes shined when I was looking at something I adored.

"I like you," Tanjiro spoke out of the blue. My once half-lidded tired eyes widened in realization of what he said. "I like you so much that I feel like I might explode." He laughed, squeezing m shoulders slightly.

Tanjiro observed my actions and took my silence as a 'please continue.' "I like you to the point where my heart jumps for joy at even the thought of our little midnight conversations. When I think about holding your hand. When I think about you in general." He stopped talking to pause and think about what else to say.

I unknowingly pinched myself on the hand and let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. The pinch hurt. Thank god I wasn't dreaming. I smiled before speaking to myself. "I like you too." I began.

Tanjiro's breathing stopped and his heart jumped out of his chest. He was sure that I could hear it. My heart matched the pace of his own.

One hundred miles a minute.

"I like you for your determination. I like you so much that I can't wait to see you again, even though you're on the opposite side of the room." I giggled out. "I like you a lot. So much that it kinda hurts." I began messing with my hands as I just went on and on about why I liked him. With every word, it felt like he would just hold me tighter. Luckily it wasn't one of those death grips holds.

Without warning, Tanjiro turned me around. He started kissing from the top of my head to the sides of my eyes. To my cheeks and even to my jaw. He pauses at my lips for only a few seconds before claiming them.

My mouth moved in sync with his. It was like a match made in heaven. He tasted surprisingly like oranges. Sweet and savory. My hands found their home in his hair and he pressed his hands against my back, drawing me closer.

Soon after, we parted for air. Tanjiro hugged me as I hid my face in his chest. Mother lied. First kisses were everything.

Tanjiro was my first. And I couldn't be happier. I looked up to him with a closed eyes smile. "Now do you want to go inside?"

He pushed a stray hair behind my ear and smiled at me. "Yes. That sounds good."

Zenitsu immediately noticed the change in the atmosphere when we entered the room. Both of us smiled like a couple of idiots. He could hear how fast our hearts were beating but Zenitsu was too distracted by Nezuko at the moment.

Nezuko's hands rested at the sides of his face, forcing him to look at her. Zenitsu had only looked away for a second when she acted upon it.

She studied him as his face flushed red and he started to sputter out words. The young girl giggled at the boy's nerve-wracking state and jumped up to hug her brother.

Zenitsu repeatedly hit his head against the wall and Inosuke laughed.

I smiled softly. Grateful for what I've been given. A life filled with the wonderful people I'm surrounded with, despite all of the events that have happened. But little did I know,

This was not the end.
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END OF SEASON ONE

For a little knowledge. I'm probably going to do like a short story during the time I'm gonna write the second season. It WILL be released in this book.

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I hope you like my story so far ^^

Original release date: June 28, 2020