Previously on Chapter 43

It's been like this since the day we returned from the Sword-smiths village. I've tried everything I can to make Tanjiro feel reassured that I'm okay and that I won't leave him. But no matter what I do, it just doesn't seem to work on him because each time I was out of his sight, he would start to cry. But I'm not going to give up. I'll help him the best I can so he can return to his old self. Right now... all he needs is a little reassurance.

-Back To Training-

Y/N P.O.V

After a lot of convincing and persuasion, Tanjiro finally allow me to join the training session. Of course, he also insisted that he'd be there to watch me. The other Hashira are annoyed by the way he's acting. But Oyakata-Sama told them to let him be.

Oyakata-Sama seem to understand Tanjiro's reluctance. He don't blame him for worrying about me. After all, Tanjiro had lost his entire family except for his little sister, Nezuko who have been turned into a demon. So it's only understandable for him to feel anxiety to lose another person in his life, and that another person just happens to be me. He's always worried, especially since I 'died.'

"Promise me you'll be careful?" Tanjiro said, holding my hands. I smile softly at him and nod my head. "Please do take a break if you feel tired, Y/N" he said, worriedly.

"Tanjiro, I'm fine. It's just a training session to see what breathing form I'm most suitable with. Nothing serious. I'm gonna be okay" I said. He frowns at what I said. I let out a sigh and cups his cheeks. "I know you're worried about me, Tanjiro. But I'm a Hashira. I have to master a breathing form as soon as possible so I can resume my duty as a Hashira" I said.

He let out a sigh and reluctantly release my hand. I smile softly at him. I lean up to place a quick peck on his lips. "I'm gonna be fine, okay? I love you, Tanjiro..." I said. I turn my body around and walk towards the middle of the ground.

The idea of this training is have the other Hashira teach me their moves, to see which breathing form is more suitable for me. The first one will be training with Gyomei-San, the Stone Hashira. He's going to try and teach me his breathing technique to see if it's going to work for me.

He demonstrate one of the easiest move and urges me to do the same. I let out a nervous laugh as he seem to use axes instead of sword. "Err... Gyomei-San. I don't have axes like you..." I said.

"You can try using mine... if it's the suitable breathing style for you then you can make your own" he said. He walks over to me and hands me his axes. I hesitantly reached out to grab it, only for me to fall down because of their weights as soon as he releases them. I let out a yelp as I land on the ground with a loud thud.

"I don't think this is going well, Gyomei-San..." I said, wincing in pain. He places his hands together in prayer and starts to pray while tears streams down his cheeks. Tanjiro rushes over to me, helping me remove the axes from my body.

"Are you okay, Y/N? Are you hurt anywhere?" He asked, frantically trying to make sure I didn't get hurt. He cups my cheeks, tilting my head slightly to see if I have any injuries. I let out a sigh and lift my hands, placing them on top of his that are cupping my cheeks.

"I'm fine, Tanjiro..." I said. He let out a sigh of relief after knowing I'm okay. He pulls me into a hug and buries his face in the crook of my neck. "Guess Stone breathing isn't for me" I said. I can feel Tanjiro nodding his head as he tighten his arms around me.

"Do you really have to keep this up, Y/N?" He asked. He sound hesitant to let me continue trying to figure out what my breathing style should be. "You're lucky you didn't get hurt. But what if you hurt yourself next time?" He said, worriedly.

"Tanjiro..." I said. He let out a sigh and raise his hands in surrender. He nods his head, understanding that I need to train in order to be able to continue my life as a Demon Slayer.

"Just be careful, alright?" He said. I smile softly and nod my head. He smiles weakly at me. He pulls me closer, placing a soft kiss on the side of my head. "I just don't want to see you hurt" he whispered.

"We're demon slayers, Tanjiro. It's occupational hazard" I said, making him huff at what I said. I let out a giggle and gently pinched his nose, making him crunch up his nose. I let out a laugh at his reaction. "How cute~" I said, making him blush deep red.

"Alright, lovebirds! It's time for Y/N-San to continue" I hear someone said. I turn my head to see it's Shinobu-San. She stands not far from us with her hands on her hips. "Time for you to try out Insect Breathing. Come on, Y/N-San..." she said.

"Wait... don't Insect Breathing use poison?" Tanjiro said. I turn my head to look at him to see him really pale. He turn to look at me and shakes his head rapidly. "No!! Skip that one, Y/N. Let's just go and try the other breathing styles. Err... oh I know! Let's go look for Tomioka-San and get you try on Water Breathing next. Come on!" He said, grabbing my hand to pull me along with him.

I turn to look at Shinobu-San. "Sorry!" I mouthed at her. She just shakes her head while letting out a giggle. I let out a sigh and turn to look forward at Tanjiro's back as he leads me away from the Insect Hashira. Gosh, Tanjiro... what am I gonna do with you?

*to be continued*