Fairy on the Water (Giyu X OC, Kimetsu no Yaiba Fanfic)

Chapter 4

Yosei's P. O. V:

Giyu says to the Insect Hashira, who is kneeling beside Yae and gripping her arms, "Kocho, take care of her."

"Wait..." Says Yae. "Can you handle this, Tomioka, Senshi?" Shinobu gets to her feet while starting to unsheathe her sword.

"Perhaps I should help," The black and purple haired woman muses, a dark look glimmering in her eyes. "My poison will swiftly dispatch him to the Netherworld."

"W... Wait!" Yae calls.

"Yes?" I say, without looking back at her. "Surely you understand that... he's no longer a human. He's a monster. A demon."

Giyu warns her, "Prepare yourself, Yae." With both dash forwards, swords at the ready.

I say, "That thing is no longer your father."

Yae's father growls as he straightens up. He throws his severed arm at Giyu and I. I deflect the limb with ease, neither of us missing a step. The man then brings a dagger towards us as his left arm regenerates.

Giyu deflects it first before the demon swings it for me. I deflect the dagger with a swift swing of my sword.

I dash towards the demon with my fastest speed.

"Water Breathing," Giyu says lowly, lunging for the demon, "Fourth Form: Striking Tide!" He twists his body while heading towards the demon, and with a swift stroke of his sword, Giyu beheads the demon in an instant. Giyu lands before me as the demon collapses into the snow.

Then his body begins to disintegrate.

"It's over," Murmurs Giyu.

I agree, "Yes. It's finally over."

As we look back at Yae, our eyes jerk wide to see her boots off as she points her gun underneath her chin. Yae says to herself, "Now I can... be at peace."

"Kocho! Yosei-chan!" Giyu yells fearfully.

Shinobu and I whirl around and race towards the Matagi hunter.

"Dammit!" I think with gritted teeth as I hear the click of the gun. "We'll never make it in time!"

I put on my full speed but I was still too slow. Upon nearing her, I throw myself towards Yae just as Shinobu does. I throw myself atop Yae and we tumble into the snow just as the gun goes off. I straddle her as I hold Yae down with my full strength, Shinobu stopping beside us, panting.

"Hehe... why? Why now...? Why did it jam? I cleaned it like I'm supposed to... just let me die..." Yae starts sobbing uncontrollably.

I gaze down at her sympathetically. "Yae..." I think sadly as I climb off her.

"M-My father became a man eating demon! I lost Taro! I lost everyone! My house! Everything! You wouldn't understand!" She turns on her hands and knees and cries into her arms. "Leave me alone! Forget about me!"

Giyu was approaching us then. Stopping before Yae, he says to her, "I think... his dying words for you... he said "Live on." Or maybe it was demon nonsense. What do I care. Let's go, Yosei-chan."

I look up as Giyu turns to walk back into town. "Err, right," I say as I get up and follow him, quickly falling into step beside him.

"Tomioka, Senshi," Shinobu calls after us.

"Don't forget, Kocho," Giyu begins.

"We are Hashira," I finish seriously.

I walk between Giyu and Shinobu back to town to grab something to eat.