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{Muzan POV}
I stared at the young demon slayer underneath me. He was struggling to reach for his sword beside my foot. Of course I wasn't going to let him have it; without the weapon he was completely defenceless.

I didn't want to kill the boy.

I wanted him for myself.

I wasn't going to let anyone else have him.

He was mine.

I grinned at his struggle; his cheeks flushed and red from trying to pry himself from my grasp, drips of sweat going down his face making him look quite erotic.

"You're coming with me Tanjiro Kamado" I put emphasis on his name to scare him a little. This was the one I'd been looking for. The red head with Yorrichi's earrings.

It worked as expected, his dark red eyes widened as he gritted his teeth "Muzan, ill make sure you never harm another human!" He screamed in retaliation.

What an empty threat.

{third POV}
Amidst struggling brawl between human and demon; The box which contained Nezuko had been propelled to the side, sending Tanjiro's sister hurdling through the air.

Nezuko obviously felt the large impact and was therefore woken up from her deep slumber. She slowly creeped the door open to see the scene at hand.

Feeling an overwhelming sense of protection and fury she leaped towards the demon king, knocking him off Tanjiro who scrambled to get a hold of his sword once more.

"Be careful Nezuko! Run, find the others quick!" Tanjiro shouted at the girl who was currently dodging calculated attacks from the demon king.

She reluctantly listened and sprinted to go find Giyuu and Muichiro.

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By the time the three found Tanjiro once again, Muzan had completely disappeared. And the boy was left in utter shock - though otherwise unharmed.

Both Giyuu and Muichiro couldn't believe Tanjiro's luck that he had seen the demon king twice; they were certainly jealous of the armature demon slayer.

Before the sun rose, Tanjiro had placed Nezuko back in her box once she had regenerated. She was going to need a lot of rest to charge up on energy after fighting Muzan, so was Tanjiro. Though it was more of a beating rather than fight.

Eventually morning came, beautiful splashes of colour painting the early day. Intricate chirps and tweets came from all around them as they basked in the first rays of the day, setting each of them at a strange ease.

"Sooo... that was interesting" Tanjiro spoke up, pushing past the awful situation with humour. This experience was probably the hardest for Tanjiro. His past encounters with Muzan bringing back unforgettable past memories.

The two looked at Tanjiro with concern. They could only imagine what he was feeling.

The young demon slayer looked at the bright sky. Dark eyes glowing in the sun; as if they were part of the sun itself.

Suddenly, Tanjiro's eyes became glassy. His lips trembling as he sucked in a sharp breath and collapsed to his knees. Soon after heartbreaking sobs erupted from his chest; salty tears seeping through the cracks in his fingers.

The two were frozen in place.

Tanjiro always acted so brave...

Giyuu was the first to quickly step towards the boy and engulf him in a meaningful hug. The water pillar rubbed comforting circles in his back with one hand as the other peacefully caressed his dark hair.

"Sh...Sh it's going to be ok Tanjiro" Giyuu whispered in a reassuring voice. Attempting to silence Tanjiro's agonising sobs and shaking frame.

Soon after Muichiro joined the hug, placing his arms around Tanjiro's torso. His long hair swayed in the subtle wind as the three sat there in silence. The only other sound was Tanjiro's ragged breathing.

Before long the teen wordlessly rose from his knees. Softly pushing off the two pillars. His eyes were red and puffy, soft round cheeks were stained with continuous tears, lips parted and crackled slightly releasing his uneven breaths.

The sight was absolutely heartbreaking to almost anyone who saw him in the state.

Honestly the two wanted to beat the living daylights out of Muzan for hurting their precious sunshine so much. Make him suffer like no one ever has before.

The pillars watched in confusion as Tanjiro silently walked back in the direction of the butterfly mansion. Confused and worried they followed nonetheless.

Their walk was filled with a hefty tension in the air. The bright and happy surroundings defiantly not corresponding correctly to the current mood between them.

They tried to gain his attention any way possible. However, they received silence.

Tanjiro didn't utter a single word the whole way back. Only concerning the two further. Giyuu had occasionally glanced worriedly towards Muichiro, wanting to know if he had any sort of idea. But just like him, he was clueless as well.

The odd tear sometimes elegantly ran down Tanjiro's cheek. The singular crystal like fluid holding great amounts of sorrow.

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{inosuke POV}
I was waiting for the three to come back from their mission. Honestly I don't know why the master never chooses me to go on missions with Tanjiro!

I swear if they did anything to him I will beat the shit out of them... especially since Tanjiro is so oblivious to everyone's actions. What a pain.

As if on que, the three of them came into view. However, something seemed to be off. There was no glowing aura coming from Tanjiro which was unusual.

I sprinted closer to the trio to get a closer look "TANJIROOO!" I shouted to get his attention, drawing my swords and leaping onto his chest. We fell to the floor in a dusty heap, with me standing atop his chest.

I breathed heavily, waiting for the dust to clear so I could see his perfect features. Once it was gone I was surprised at Tanjiro's expression.

He was completely blank...

No blinding smile. No angelic demeanour. He didn't even greet me as he stared into the pupils of my mask.

Face completely emotionless.

"OI, Tanjiro! HELLOOO?!" i grunted, hopping of his chest and yanking him up by his collar. I shook him by the shoulders as I once again gained no reply.

His body moved limply side to side as I shoved him from side to side "EARTH TO MONJIRO?!" I yelled once again, hoping for an actual sentence this time.

Silence.

I sighed angrily and placed him back on the floor, scanning the garden for the pillars who went with him.

If this is their fault I'll kill them.

I saw them both looking at Tanjiro concerned. I let out a puff of steam and stomped over to the two guilty looking guys.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MONJIRO, HUHH?!" I exclaimed loudly, bearing my swords towards the cloud guy.

He stared blankly at me, lost in his own thoughts as usual "this isn't a place for you to interfere, Inosuke" The guy I think is called Giyu interrupted. I snapped my head towards him and growled under my breath "i swear if you did anythi-"

I was cut off by a soft bored tone of voice coming from my right.

"He saw Muzan"

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"I want that boy"

"Yes master"

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