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❁ཻུ۪۪ ━ ❝ Gay panic has entered the chat.

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So, after (Y/n) was finally able to snap Tanjiro out of his gay panic the hand-covered demon was finally able to recognize the kitsune mask that Tanjiro wore leading the two to where they are now. 

"Another sweet little fox has come to me." The hand-covered demon commented as his wide eyes squinted, his light green orbs shining with glee. "'Another'?" Tanjiro asked, holding his blade in a battle position. Tilting his head to the side (Y/n) plunged his sword into the ground as he leaned his body on it, watching the interaction with interested eyes.

"Little fox club, what is the year of the of Meiji now?" The hand-covered demon asked Tanjiro, his mouth making a sound once it opens. This, of course, surprised the three. "It's the Taisho Period now!" Tanjiro answered his question, readying his sword as (Y/n) only continued to silently watch. 

"Taisho?" The hand-covered demon repeated Tanjiro's word as he rolled his eyes in thought, only for it to be set straight as his expression turned quickly into anger. Flinching as the demon screamed in anger (Y/n) hardened his glare on the demon, his guard not faltering for a second as his (E/c) eyes continued to examine the demon. 

"Holy crap!" The demon yelled in anger as he stomped his feet on the ground, his head raised high as if glaring at the gods above. "Time has passed into a new period?!" The demon yelled in anger as he started ripping away his flesh with his nails. 

"Again! Again while I've been held prisoner inside this place!" The demon continued to yell in anger, his orbs seemingly trying to pop out of their sockets at the new piece of information. Glancing over at Tanjiro, (Y/n) saw that his eyes showed horror making (Y/n) soften up a bit. 

Gently grasping Tanjiro's shoulder, he looked over at (Y/n) as he gave him a small smile. "Don't worry, you forgot that you have three future demon slayers at your back, sunshine baby." (Y/n) smiled brightly at him as Tanjiro blushed, looking away as he nodded. 

"Yeah!" Tanjiro exclaimed in determination as his pair of fearful eyes now turned into one of determination. "Unforgivable! Unforgivable!" The demon continued his tantrum, slightly worrying (Y/n) since he was being far too violent with himself. 

"Damn you, Urokodaki! Damn you, Urokodaki! D-" Covering (Y/n) ears on what seemed to be on instinct, Tanjiro made sure that not one word that the hand-covered demon yelled reached (Y/n) ears as the demon continued to cuss, something that (Y/n) caretakers would have found incredibly rude. 

(Y/n), even though not knowing Tanjiro or his name, decided not to question why he did that as he continued to watch the demon rip away his skin. Even though (Y/n) wished to look away he couldn't since he was trying to examine the demon as much as possible. 

"How do you know Mr. Urokodaki?" Tanjiro questioned him as he let go of (Y/n) ears and stood near his side, sword ready. "I know him, alright! Urokodaki is the one who captured me! I'll never forget that day 47 years ago! Back when he was still hunting demons! It was the Edo Period during the Keio Era." The demon answered his question, rather politely may I add. 

"Hunting demons? Edo Period?" Tanjiro asked in confusion, (Y/n) also having some trouble processing the fact that he hadn't died yet. "You're lying! No demon has ever lived that long! The only demons in here should be the ones who've eaten just two or three humans! They don't live that long because they're killed during Final Selection, and they even eat their own kind!" The ordinary kid from earlier shouts out, saying his own disbelief.

"I don't know, he doesn't really have much reason to lie about how long he's been here." (Y/n) commented as the kid from earlier looked up at him. 'Sorry but I almost forgot that you were even here.' (Y/n) apologized in his head not having the guts to tell someone that he forgot that they even existed. 

"Yeah, but I survived all this time. Inside this wisteria prison, I've eaten at least fifty of you brats." The hand-covered demon revealed making (Y/n) want to puke. "Fifty?" Tanjiro asked under his breath, disbelief clear in his eyes as sweat started to form on his brow. 

"Not to sound rude or anything, but a lot of us are not brats. Just like not every demon is the same." (Y/n) butt in as the demon looked down at him, only to laugh later on. "Such a naive child! I'll make sure that you're last just to show how wrong you are!" The hand-covered demon cackled making Tanjiro step in front of (Y/n), blocking him from the demons view. 

"(Y/n) is not going to be eaten by you or anyone!" Tanjiro exclaimed as he glared at the demon with his newfound confidence. (Y/n) looked down at Tanjiro and smiled down at him, "You're so cute, sunshine baby!" (Y/n) complimented him making Tanjiro stop working for a while. 

'(Y-Y/n)-chan is so cute!' Tanjiro thought in his mind as his heart went 'doki doki'. Lifting his fingers to count, the hand-covered demon showed the number thirteen. "11... 12... 13." The demon counted, pointing his fingers at Tanjiro as he announced, "That makes you number fourteen!" The demon exclaimed, his eyes still raised to the sky. 

"What are you talking about?" Tanjiro asked him, his eyes showing slight fear as his confidence slipped away. At this question, the hand-covered demon covered where his mouth must be with some of his hands as he giggled. "The number of Urokodaki's disciples I've eaten, that's what." The demon replied as he continued to giggle as if the death of some innocent kids is so funny. 

Flinching at the news (Y/n) found some newfound hatred for the demon and glared at him. "You've just created a new low, handyman." (Y/n) gritted his teeth, clenching the hilt of his sword tighter. "I promised myself to kill every one of his disciples." The demon continued, his humor being way too dark for the whole world. 

Tanjiro gasped in horror as his eyes widened, looking at the demon in disbelief. "Let's see.. the ones who particularly stand out to me... It's those two." This, of course, piqued (Y/n) interest, though he did not stop from examining the demon. 

"Those two... that brat's hair was the most unusual color. He was the most powerful. He had pinkish hair, a scar by his mouth. The other one was a female brat in a flowery kimono, she was small and lacking in power, but she was awfully agile." The demon described them as Tanjiro's eyes widened more, the hand-covered demon continuing to giggle. 

'A scar by his mouth...' (Y/n) looked away from the demon for a second to recall where he remembered that facial addition. '... must be nothin'.' Looking back up at the demon, (Y/n) continued to watch. 

'They had already been killed by this demon?! But I was with them!' Tanjiro thought in disbelief, not wishing to heed the words of the hand-covered demon. "That mask," Pointing his fingers at Tanjiro's kitsune mask the demon continued. "I can tell by the fox mask. I can tell the texture of the masks Urokodaki carved. The same style of carving he used for his own goblin mask." The hand-covered demon explained, this seeming to surprise (Y/n) at how attentive he was. 

"Warding masks, right? Everyone got eaten just because they were wearing them. They're all here inside my belly. Urokodaki might as well have killed them himself!" The demon giggled as he saw Tanjiro boiling with anger. 

Looking over at his comrade (Y/n) placed his hand on his shoulder and sent Tanjiro a reassuring smile. "It's best if we act with a clear mind instead of one blinded by hatred, sunshine baby. Sensei always told me that only fools listened to their blind rage." (Y/n) instructed him and looked back over at the giggling demon. 

Looking over at (Y/n), Tanjiro smiled back at him. "When I said that to the girl, she was crying and fell into a rage." The demon stopped to giggle, this making (Y/n) own anger bubble up even more. "Right after that, she lost control of her movements. I ripped off her limbs, and then..."

Hitting Tanjiro lightly on the chest (Y/n) smiled up at the hand-covered demon, his composure calm but on the inside, all the pent-up rage that he got from the demon was locked up. "My, my, aren't you just so desperate to tell your stories to others, Ojiisan." (Y/n) giggled as this officially ticked off the hand-covered demon.

"Brat! You dare call me your Ojiisan!" The demon yelled at him as he glared, though (Y/n) just did exactly what the demon did earlier and covered his lips, tauntingly looking at the demon. "It's true! You're old enough to be my Ojiisan, you do know that, don't you?" (Y/n) asked him, tilting his head for dramatic effect.

"Why you-!" Bursting out his hands, they shot out towards (Y/n) as he went to go and attack them only for Tanjiro to intervene and attack the hands instead, running up towards him as he was using his blind rage contrary to what (Y/n) told him not to do. 

Slashing off the incoming hands that were trying to attack him and (Y/n), Tanjiro continued to run closer towards the hand-covered demon and yelled once he was close enough, jumping up as he went to go and attack his neck, attempting to cut it clean off only for one of the hands of the demon to punch Tanjiro clean on the stomach, pushing him away from the demon as he brushed through the ground and landed harshly on one of the trees. 

Cringing at what he just heard as a bone breaking (Y/n) went to go and check on him only for one of the hands of the demon to lunge at him, (Y/n) dodging in time as he was now further away from the demon. Back at Tanjiro, his kitsune mask cracked and broke due to the impact, the place where his scar should be now covered with blood. 

Turning away from the hand demon, the future demon slayer from earlier looked over his shoulder as he watched the demon approach Tanjiro. 'I'm getting out of here while the demon's taking out that guy!' The boy thought, trying to run away only to be hit by the chest of someone. 

"Cowards are always the first ones to flee from a fight, or so says my Sensei." Looking up at the voice that was saying that the boy froze as (Y/n) looked down at him with a smile. "Though I'm not my Sensei, so here, you forgot your sword." (Y/n) stated as he pushed the kid's sword towards him, walking around him as (Y/n) began to run towards the demon. 

Looking over at the boy, the future demon slayer looked down at his sword and clutched it tightly. Taking one last look at the running (Y/n), the future demon slayer looked away and began to run. 

'I have to distract the demon!' (Y/n) yelled in his mind, plunging his sword on the ground the demon tried to go near Tanjiro. 'God's Breathing: Second Form- Trapped Lamp: First Stage.' (Y/n) thought as vein-like things appeared from the ground, wrapping around the hand of the demon that tried to grab Tanjiro and the rest of the demon's body. 

"You again!" The hand-covered demon yelled in anger as it turned towards (Y/n), changing its target. "Yeah, it's me!" (Y/n) yelled back, not sure what to say to that. Yelling in frustration, the demon ripped off its body that was being wrapped by the vein-like things as it lunged towards (Y/n), the rest of the body of the demon appearing on top of (Y/n). 

Glaring at the demon, (Y/n) dodged it as his sword was now out of the ground, pointed towards the demon. "God's Breathing-" Changing his course of direction, the demon lunged towards Tanjiro at a rapid speed surprising (Y/n). 

Reaching his thin arm towards Tanjiro, (Y/n) tried to run towards him only to find that he was too late, the demon was already closely at Tanjiro's side. 

'Sunshine baby! I never learned your name, dangit!' (Y/n) reached his arm towards him, tears threatening to leave his eyes only for him to smile brightly as he saw Tanjiro wake up and block the demon's attack. 

'He dodged it!' The hand-covered demon thought in surprise, his eyes widening as he followed Tanjiro's movements. 'So, he can still move? Great! I can have some fun!' The demon thought with glee as he prepared to attack. 

Running towards Tanjiro's side, (Y/n) readied his sword as he stuck close to his comrade's side. "Almost scared me there, sunshine boy!" (Y/n) exclaimed, his full attention on the demon and not on Tanjiro. "My name is actually-"

Stopping as the demon lunged dozens of arms towards them, (Y/n) used his swords to cut them off as Tanjiro did the same. Seeing more arms appearing, both of them ran away as their eyes were still locked on the approaching hands. 

"You can't defeat me just by slashing off my arms. Then again, even that pink-haired brat couldn't slice off my head!" The demon commented, this irking Tanjiro. "Sunshine baby!" (Y/n) yelled his name as Tanjiro stopped running forcing (Y/n) to do the same and continue cutting off the approaching hands. 

'We can't be on the defensive for long! If we do, we'll just tire ourselves in no time! We have to go in the offense!' (Y/n) concluded in his mind, about to tell Tanjiro only for him to yell after the demon, running towards him as he cut off any arms approaching Tanjiro. 

'Come on! Fine, I'll protect you, sunshine baby!' (Y/n) smirked as he ran towards Tanjiro, cutting off any arms that were heading his way. Flinching as he sensed a demon coming from underground (Y/n) jumped up along with Tanjiro as they dodged the multiple demon arms coming at them officially making the hand-covered demon panic. 

'T-They jumped! Dammit, I missed them!' The demon thought with a sense of urgency making him pull out all of his cards. 'Yeah, but no way can they dodge this attack in mid-air!' The demon smiled at this and lunged his arms to them. 

Smirking down at the incoming hands, (Y/n) created a small burst of air with his sword allowing him to jump out of the way as he watched Tanjiro glaring down at the hands, dodging it as he landed on top of one of his hands. 

'They deflected me!' The demon though, fear slowly creeping up into his mind. "I'll assist you, sunshine baby!" (Y/n) exclaimed and ran in front of Tanjiro, cutting off any arms that made it towards Tanjiro allowing him to gather some energy.

'Total Concentration: Water Breathing-' Smirking one last time at the demon, (Y/n) bent down allowing Tanjiro to surprise the demon as Tanjiro appeared out of nowhere in front of him, ready to slice off his neck.

'-First Form...'

Yelling as he finally saw the silver thread, Tanjiro cut off the demon's neck with a yell of victory.

'... Water Surface Slash!'

His head fell off of his shoulders as it rolled down on the ground, the demon's eyes wide with surprise as if he was not yet able to comprehend his own demise. Taking in a deep breath, (Y/n) landed next to Tanjiro as he joined him in watching the demon's body crumple away, dissipating. 

Sheathing back his sword, (Y/n) turned around to face the demon as a look of sadness crossed his features. 'To suffer such a fate... forgive me...' Bowing down at the demon, (Y/n) placed his hands in a praying motion as he whispered a prayer for him to have luck in whatever afterlife there is. 

"What a sad scent."

"What a sad aura."

Both of them looked at each other and smiled sadly at one another, both of them grasping each other's arms and hugging them. Looking down at his outstretched hand, (Y/n) grasped it as Tanjiro did the same. 

"To die alone is such a cruel death, Ojiisan..." (Y/n) smiled sadly at him, thinking about how gorgeous and free his life must have been before turning into a demon. The hand-covered demon, let's name him Koji, wrapped his hand around both of theirs in response. 

Holding back tears, (Y/n) repeated himself the words that his sensei told him to make sure that he won't cry, only for one small tear to escape as he saw Koji began to cry. 

"(Y/n)- I mean, god, please... the next time this man is reborn please make sure he doesn't turn into a demon." Tanjiro pleaded, holding his hand to his forehead. (Y/n) nodded in agreement, not wishing to speak because of feeling that he did that he would burst into tears. 

Slowly, the hand started disappearing as it was now fully gone. Glancing over at Tanjiro, (Y/n) saw that he was in deep thought, his eyes looking up towards the sky as if telling someone that he won.

'How I wish I didn't have to fight my own past kin...' (Y/n) thought as he sighed, laying down on the floor as he rested on the ground. Looking down towards (Y/n), Tanjiro did the same and laid next to him, both of them staring up towards the night sky. 

"My name is Kamado Tanjiro." Tanjiro introduced himself, looking over towards (Y/n) only to blush as he saw how close they were. (Y/n) smiled at him, "Could have said that sooner, though I like Sunshine-chan better, so can I call you that?" (Y/n) asked him, Tanjiro freezing in surprise before nodding. 

"Sure."

"Yay! Sunshine-chan is so cute!"

So, Tanjiro fainted once more. Guess he's gay now.

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