Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer- Kamado Tanjiro One-shots

Wait For Me

Requested by NekomiNeko

"You're still really stiff in your arms. Pretend you're water and flow through the movements."

I tried to correct Tanjiro's grip on the sword, but his muscles wouldn't stop tensing at my touch. I sighed at him and frowned. He wasn't going to be able to go to Final Selection if he didn't relax. Tanjiro blushed as he caught my gaze but quickly looked back at his sword. He tried to relax as I proceeded on trying to teach him.

"So.. like this?" He awkwardly shifted into a stance and stiffly swung the sword. I shook my head.

"Here, I'll help."

I touched his arm to continue, trying to put it in the right position, but he stiffened again. I huffed in annoyance. We were going to be stuck here until nightfall if he kept stiffening. I hit his head, but not too hard. He stumbled forward, barely able to balance himself again.

Okay, maybe I did hit a bit hard. But we've been out here for almost fifteen minutes, and we weren't getting anything done because he kept tensing. If he tenses, I can't move him into the correct positions.

He squeaked out in surprise, turning around to look at me with wide eyes once he caught his footing. He softly rubbed the spot I smacked, a small frown on his face. I felt my heart squeeze in guilt. Curse him and his cuteness.

I stepped closer to him, although I did notice him slightly shrinking away, and patted his head in apology. His soft, red hair ran through my fingers like silk. Why is his hair so nice? I like his hair. Actually, I just like him. I really like- Stop, this is not the time, (Y/n).

When I came back to my thoughts, Tanjiro had closed his eyes and was leaning into my touch.

I turned red and yanked my hand back like he burned me. "U-um anyways, I may not be like Urokodaki and fling you around, but I will still hurt you if you don't take your training seriously. Please pay attention."

He frowned again but nodded his head. We continued to train for the rest of the day.

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Long ago, when my parents were killed by robbers, I managed to escape to the mountains. I ran for almost five days straight. Lost and hungry, I thought I was going to die. Urokodaki found me, barely conscious, and took me in without a second thought. I've been living as his granddaughter ever since. I quickly found out the existence of demon slayers, and I remember always excitedly watching Urokodaki train students who wanted to become one. I learned all ten Water Breathing forms just by watching. My excitement completely dwindled when I saw so many students come to train here and never come back from Final Selection. Urokodaki blamed himself. I didn't want to be a student. I wanted to make sure the man that cared for me since I was eight would never be lonely. Instead, I became an assistant trainer for all the students.

As I watched through the window, I saw Tanjiro going through his movements. I couldn't help but smile. He improved so much in just five months. When I first met him, I thought he was an idiot for wanting to become a demon slayer. I thought anyone was an idiot if they wanted to go down that path. But now.. I couldn't help but really admire him. I broke my gaze from Tanjiro's sweating form and went back to cleaning dishes. I really needed to snap out of it.

"(Y/n)."

I jumped slightly at the Urokodaki's voice in the background but turned around to smile at him. He had his goblin mask on like always, so I couldn't see what he might have been thinking. I was the only one that knew what he looked like under the mask (he thought it would have scared me when I was younger if he had it on). He refused to take it off even after I encouraged him for so long.