Tanjiro And Tamayo Are Mate For Life

Part 2

Tamayo stared at him surprised for a moment and then she let herself smile softly.

"Yes…we're going to create a cure together." Tamayo said and her smile wasn't one of her easy long since perfected smiles, not this was a truly genuine smile.

"You should smile like that more often, it suits you." Tanjiro said grinning at her and she blushed a bit, her hand coming up to her mouth surprised and almost as if she was going to cover her mouth.

"You little-" Yushiro had arrived and either knew what they had been doing all day, or had discovered what it was as he stared at the marks on their necks.

"Yushiro-kun." Tamayo's stern voice stopped him in his tracks just before he could attack Tanjiro.

"It seems we will be sticking together now as you travel Tanjiro." Tamayo said and she kept her hand in his, squeezing his hand ever so slightly. His hands were rough and calloused but…they felt so warm and gentle in her own.

"Right. So we either travel together at night or we find some way to keep you both out of the sunlight during the day that I can carry if need be." Tanjiro said and he was trying to think of how to do so. After all they wouldn't fit in Nezuko's box even if they were in their small forms. Not all three of them and he was reluctant to have Yushiro alone in a box with his sister. Then again he was reluctant to leave any male alone with his sister.

Nezuko made a noise and when they looked over at her, she was pointing at a cart that had a roof on it and a door but no windows or holes to let sunlight in.

"Good idea Nezuko! They can ride in that and I can pull it along as we travel! It'd be harder to do on the roads and unworn paths out of the city but still possible!" Tanjiro said praising his little sister and giving her a head rub that she happily leaned into.

"That is possible and it lets us carry supplies with us for if anyone gets injured." Tamayo said smiling as well and looking briefly surprised when Nezuko appeared before her looking eager.

"She wants you to pat her head." Tanjiro said making Tamayo nod slowly and reach forward, gently patting Nezuko's head while she gave a happy noise and leaned into it. Much to Yuchiros jealousy.

"Nezuko…this is my mate, my wife. That makes her your new big sister doesn't it?" Tanjiro asked and Nezuko's big round eyes went even wider as she made excited and happy noises before she immediately wrapped her arms around Tamayo who looked surprised but smiled as she released Tanjiro's hand and hugged Nezuko back.

"We should get going before more demons come after us." Yushiro said glaring and sulking and hating the mark on Tanjiro's neck. It should be on his own neck not on that swordsmans!

"Good idea Yushiro-kun. Nezuko-chan do you want to ride in the carriage with us?" Tamayo asked smiling at the younger demon who tilted her head before she raced over to her box and climbed inside.

"I think you really like that box Nezuko-chan." Tanjiro chuckled and Tamayo shook her head slightly in disbelief before she left for a moment and returned with a pillow and blanket.

"Here. You could at least be more comfortable in there." Tamayo said and Nezuko made a happy purr like noise and nudged against Tamayo affectionately when the woman tucked the blanket in around her and placed the pillow behind her head.

"We can walk while it's night time and just keep the supplies in the cart. We should leave soon however." Tamayo said and Tanjiro smiled at her as he hooked Nezuko's basket onto his back and then immediately picked up the ends of the wagon and lifted it to carry everything that Yushiro was quickly putting inside.

"Ready?" Tanjiro asked and Tamayo and Yushiro nodded, Tamayo placing a hand over Tanjiros.

"Ready." No matter what came their way they were ready to face it together.

After all Tamayo hadn't found her mate in over 500 years and had never expected to find him but now that she had?

She wasn't letting him go.

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