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‘Knock, Knock’

Your head darted toward the door, and you suddenly became confused. You had been reading a book while lying back on the couch. You stood up and made your way toward the door, then peeked through the peephole to see if anyone was standing there. It was just your porch light shining on the stone pathway leading to your front door. Besides that, your fenced gate was still closed. You opened the door slowly, and there was a gift sitting on the floor.

'Hello, is anyone there?' you called out, glancing around the area in front of your house. The only response was the sound of crickets filling the cool night air. You picked up the gift and turned back into your house.

'Maybe it was just one of the Demon Slayer Corps members dropping off a gift,' you thought as you placed it on the coffee table in your living room. This had to be the second time this had happened; the first was on your 19th birthday, and now it was your 20th. You looked at the clock—it read 12:03 AM. It was strange because the gift had been dropped off right at midnight. Who would drop off a gift that late?

You opened the gift slowly. Inside was a little hair clip that sparkled under the living room light. Your eyes twinkled with excitement—someone knew you had been eyeing this object but hadn’t yet obtained it at the night market. The only people who had been with you that night were Tanjiro and Rengoku after celebrating the victory of the Mugen Train mission. Of course, that was after everyone had recovered.

There was just one thing that would constantly pop up in your mind while sleeping: a recurring nightmare. It was always about the night of the Mugen Train mission. After Lower Rank One was defeated, an Upper Moon appeared shortly thereafter. Out of Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and Inosuke, you were the most capable of fighting that battle alongside Rengoku. The fight was difficult at first, but the demon struggled to read your moves, making it easier to target Rengoku. The Upper Rank demon attempted to punch Rengoku, but you jumped in the way, getting your side injured from the impact of the demon’s attack. You stared the demon straight in the eyes, and he stared back at you in shock.

You sat there admiring the gift, but you definitely couldn’t wait to thank Rengoku or Tanjiro for it.

The sun had risen and hit your face, causing you to jolt awake. 'Y/N, Y/N, you were requested by Lady Shinobu to stop by the Butterfly Mansion for a check-up!' Your crow, Shiro, had landed at your window. 'Okay, I got it,' you grumbled tiredly, then rolled out of bed to get ready for the day. 'On my birthday, Shinobu decides to schedule a check-up,' you sighed, brushing your teeth before heading out to the mansion.

You approached the walkway and walked through the doors. There was silence; usually, the Butterfly triplets would immediately greet you at the door. Growing curious, you continued down the corridor. You reached the end of the hallway and pushed through the double doors, only to be met with loud screeching sounds and confetti being thrown in your face.

'HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Y/N!' a big group of people yelled out, and you smiled widely at the surprise. The Kamaboko Squad ran over to you for a hug, squeezing you tightly. 'Wow, you guys are amazing!' you laughed, wheezing for air at the same time. 'You deserve this for all your hard work,' Rengoku clarified, smiling down at you. He knew you had spent your previous birthday recovering the entire time.

'Oh, by the way, thank you for dropping off a gift at my doorstep last night!' you thanked Rengoku, and his eyebrow rose. 'I didn’t stop by last night,' he replied, growing concerned. You both looked at Tanjiro, and he shook his head. 'No, I didn’t visit last night either,' Tanjiro answered. 'But you guys were the only ones with me at the night market when we celebrated,' you said, growing confused by the situation. 'Hmmm, it seems you have an admirer!' Rengoku exclaimed, rubbing your head teasingly.

The night ended with celebrating your day with the people you enjoy and love the most. You got ready for bed and went to the kitchen for a midnight snack to get comfortable before sleep.

‘Knock, Knock’

You glanced at the clock; it was midnight. Growing curious, you quickly walked to the door and it swung open. Time seemed to stop, and your body froze at the sight before you.

“Long time, no see,” the person spoke, breaking the silence. Your jaw dropped. You turned quickly to reach for your sword, but before you could, you were pinned against the living room wall.

“How do you know where I live?” You gritted your teeth. “That’s no way to greet someone who gifted you something,” he said, staring into your eyes with a smirk. “You think those dimwits would have known you liked the little hair clip?” He placed a finger under your chin, lifting your head to look into his eyes. “You’re the demon who almost killed me that night!” You hissed at him. He tilted his head, “try again. I didn’t try to kill you— I tried to kill him,” the demon said with disgust. “But after that fight, I grew interested in you.” The man smirked, “I’ve never fought someone whose movements I had such difficulty reading, which made it easier to target Rengoku.”

“I’ve been watching all your moves, and I couldn’t keep my eyes off you,” he continued, his voice filled with anticipation. “But now, I can finally devour you right here.” The demon licked his lips and immediately crashed his lips onto yours. Something inside you just complied with what he was doing. You didn’t know if you were under a spell, but it excited you.

He continued, even leading you to your bedroom. “This is going a different way than I thought it would,” he chuckled, starting to kiss down your neck. “Like what? Trying to kill you?” You moaned, and he raised his eyebrows, glancing up at you to see your reaction. The demon knew you were enjoying, not having anyone touch you like this in a long time. Maybe you had fantasies about Rengoku, but it never went that far.

The demon kissed down your stomach and lifted your black nightdress. Your pink lace panties covered your are, amusing the demon even more. He licked and kissed, teasing you, making you squirm under his grip. “D-don’t do that,” you whined, and he grinned at your whining. “I never knew I could get one of the Hashira in this state.” He pulled your panties to the side and began attacking your clit. This drove you crazy because nothing like this had ever happened to you. You did have action a few times here and there, but you were never on the receiving end.

“Hmmm, I can tell this is your first time,” he moaned, enjoying your movements, knowing you were liking the moment. Your face grew red at his words. “N-no,” you stuttered, and he looked up at you, gazing into your hooded eyes and open mouth. “No?” He pulled away, and you reached for his head to pull him back. “I-I— please don’t stop,” you begged, and he obeyed your orders. “That’s what I thought,” he smirked and continued.

The demon began to lick and suck faster, the more you moaned out loud. You clenched your eyes shut, coming closer to your high. He knew you were close and pulled away quickly. You gasped at the cold air hitting where his head had been. “You don’t get to finish yet,” he whispered in your ear. Then he flipped you over on your stomach, pulling your bottom up, your back arching, and your face in the pillows. Your area was dripping from his saliva and your fluids. “I like this view a lot.” He threw his pants off and lined up at your entrance, entering in quickly without letting you adjust. You yelped at the new feeling as he definitely stretched you out. “You like that, don’t you?” He hissed in pleasure and continued to pound into you. You gripped the bedsheets, exciting him even more. He wrapped his arm around your waist, reaching for your dripping clit, rubbing it to get you more aroused.

This sensation made your body go numb due to not experiencing this before. “I’m almost there!” You groaned, though your voice was muffled. Your eyes rolled back as his moans and your skins clapping together had filled the air. “God, you feel so good,” he bit his lower lip, letting it all out onto your body. Your body went limp, and he smirked at your state. “I guess this is where you kill me now?” You spoke into the linen on your bed, and he chuckled. “No, this is just the first time.” He traced your body with his fingers, “But this won’t be the end,” the demon said as he stood up to depart.

“Wait,” you sat up as he made his way toward your open window. He glanced over his shoulder, looking back at you. “What’s your name?” You asked.

“It’s Akaza,” he answered.

Just as your bedroom door opened wide, both of your heads darted to the door, where Rengoku stood in disbelief. Akaza ran off, and Rengoku quickly turned to you, rushing to your aid to see if you were injured.

It was just too hard to stay awake longer. Your vision was blurry, and you couldn't make out what was in front of you. Your face was wet from yours and Kyojuro's tears mixing together. It pained you to see him the way he was when you were being taken by the kakushi, "she's closing her eyes, how long do we have!" All you heard was the screams and cries of the three teenagers and Kyojuro's as you went away.

Your eyes opened at the bright morning sky and your surroundings were different, "where am I?" You stood up from your spot and made your way to a gate that was standing in front of you, "this is the butterfly mansion." You opened the door and saw Tanjiro and the teenagers looking devastated, "hey, why are you sad?" You asked him from afar and made your way closer to him.

It seemed like he didn't hear you clearly, so you asked louder, "hey! Why are you sad?" You reached for his shoulder, but it went through. Your eyes went wide, and you became terrified, "please, no." You glanced down at your hands and saw Shinobu walk past you, "she'll be alright boys, Kyojuro is with her." She dismissed them, and they went off to do errands for her.

Your heart skipped a beat at the sound of his name, "Kyojuro?" You whispered and took off sprinting into the mansion, "Kyojuro!" You screamed out and sprinted off to all the rooms where injured slayers would go, but you turned out to be in a private room. You found Kyojuro sleeping on your bedside in a chair. You looked over his shoulder and your body was laying there, all bandaged up.

There were tears streaming down Kyojuro's cheeks as he slept, "you should just let go of me." You whispered, and a voice came behind you, "please don't leave my sweet boy by himself." A woman placed a hand on your shoulder. You jumped at the touch, and it was a woman with red eyes with her hair to the side, "I- oba-san." You whispered out, realizing who it was.

Kyojuro's mom gave you a small smile, "it's not your time yet, please return to him." She reached for your hands and tears began falling down your cheeks, "I can't, I'm basically done for." You cried out quietly, glancing over at your body.

"Kyojuro and you are inseparable, watching you guys as kids, I knew you guys were for each other." Ruka placed her hand on your cheek, "please don't leave him right now, stay with him a little longer." She pleaded, and you nodded your head hesitantly. "I will." You hugged her quickly and your eyes opened quickly.

You looked around and felt around your body frantically, "I'm alive!" You sat up quickly and Kyojuro woke up at the sudden movement, "(Y/N)." He quickly embraced you and tears began flooding in the both of your guy's eyes, "Shinobu was right." He croaked out, and you pulled away from him looking into his eyes, "I saw your mom." You confessed, and he looked at you blankly and broke into a smile, "I'm glad she visited you, I've been praying to her every night." He grabbed your hands and Shinobu entered the room, "(Y/N)! I'm glad you're awake." She stood at the foot of the bed, "the injury the demon did to you wasn't that bad, but he did take a good chunk of your side. Luckily, he didn't hit any vital organs." Shinobu smiled, "you should rest some more, you're welcome to stay for as long as you want." The butterfly hashira dismissed herself. The two of you watched Shinobu leave, and the room fell back into silence.

"Let's fall back," Kyojuro broke the silence, and you looked at him. "Huh?" You gave him a, "what did you just say?" look, "let's fall back from the front lines, let's get married." Your eyes widened at his words, "I- are you sure?" You questioned, and he held your hands in his, "ever since we were little, I've always wanted to live my life out with you by my side with our little family." He proposed, and you jumped on him to go into a hug, "I'd love that." You pulled away and Kyojuro pulled you back into a kiss that he's been longing to give you.

It was just another day in training for you, "hey, why are you so distracted." A white haired male sneered at you, and you glared at him, "I just feel like master should let me go on Kyo's mission too." You sighed and Sanemi rolled his eyes at you, "it's the first mission you guys aren't going on with each other." He said and continued to slash away at the bamboo trees, "but he's allowing the three Mizunotos to join Kyojuro on the mission." You whined and Sanemi smacked the back of your head, "stop crying and get to training!"

You thought back to that training session, and you were right, master should've let you join Kyojuro on the mission to Mugen Train. Here you were running towards the train because your crow came back with no message from Kyojuro.

"You don't have to worry about me, I promise I'll send my crow to give you a message on my break."

That damn man didn't send his crow back, and your crow didn't even have an update on him. You sure had angry and frustrated tears brimming at your eyes. You couldn't bear the thought of Kyojuro dying today. The two of you were supposed to fall back from the front lines together and live happily. You maybe wanted to get married to him, but that wasn't the case right now.

You finally reached the train and saw that it had already toppled over. There was a change in the environment, and you felt a stronger demon's presence. You looked at the end of the train and Kyojuro was already fighting with another demon.

"What the hell is this," you made your way towards where the fight was happening. You passed by one of the teenagers who joined Kyojuro on the mission, and he was injured, while the other couldn't join in because of how fast-paced the fighting was.

You joined in a flash, and Kyojuro didn't like the fact you inserted yourself into the fight, "(Y/N)! Please get out of here, I got this!" Kyojuro yelled out, "WE got this!" You screamed back at him, and he got a hold of himself after what you said.

After all, Kyojuro did trust you even if his life was on the line. He knew he needed your help because the other three were already worn out from the previous demon.

The fight wasn't far from over, and the demon you guys were going against wasn't going down until he killed either you or Kyojuro. Kyojuro finally used his move that was passed down from his family, the ninth form. It wasn't long until the surroundings filled the air with rubble and dust, and you went in front of Kyojuro having your other sword on the other side of Akaza's neck.

The sun was rising and Akaza couldn't get out of yours and Kyojuro's grasp, "we're not letting go of you!" Kyojuro screamed in determination, and you held onto your sword tighter. The blades were close to cutting his head off, but he pulled his fists away and finally escaped with all his might.

Akaza had run off and the injured teenager was yelling at the demon. He even went far to throwing his own nichirin sword at Akaza. You felt his anger and your vision went blurry quickly.

Kyojuro came out of the fight with only a few cuts, but you fell onto your knees. The flame hashira became frantic and knelt in front of you quickly, "hey, hey, (Y/N), it's okay, stay with me." Blood fell from your mouth and Kyojuro had tears falling from his eyes. You didn't like how Kyojuro looked at the moment, seeing him sad made your heart shatter. Kyojuro looked down inside your haori and realized a part of your side was gone, "please don't cry, Kyo." You let out a few tears, and he pressed his forehead to yours. "Just stay a little longer please," he held you, and you relaxed into his arms.

"I love you," you breathed out and closed your eyes.

You and Kyojuro had met through the Final Selection. The thing is that, Kyojuro was more fit to be a pillar whereas, you were more fit to be in the medical/research area. You decided to stay away from all the fighting demons crap and went underneath Shinobu's wing, studying medicine and experimenting with wisteria.

"What's the issue (Y/N)?" Kyojuro walked up to you while you watched over Aoi take in the new boy, Tanjiro, "oh, nothing." You turned to him, and he stood beside you, "are you ready?" The hashira questioned, and you turned towards your boyfriend, "I always am." You smiled up at him, and Kyojuro placed a kiss on your forehead.

Kyojuro had come back from a hashira meeting, and he wanted to take you out to a picnic with the other's. He picked up the picnic basket and the both of you went off to the park.

The entry had Cherry blossom trees where the petals fell from the sky, and you looked at the beautiful scene unfold, "it really is pretty around this year." You sighed happily, "you're even prettier." Kyojuro admired you watching the petals fall, and you began to blush, "let's go, they're waiting for us." You pulled his arm to where the others were gesturing for you two to join.

You unfolded the blanket and laid it out for the others, "you should be more careful there." Gyomei lend out a hand, "yeah, we got it from here." Shinobu put you to the side and Mitsuri made her way to you, "how far along are you?" She happily clasped her hands together, "I'm 2 months already." You looked down at your small bump, and Mitsuri rubbed your belly softly. You giggled at her reaction, she looked like a kid who received candy.

The guys had finished setting up the picnic and you guys began to dig into the food. Tengen's wives had also pitched in on making the food, "you're so good at cooking!" Suma gushed while taking bites, and Makio began yelling at her for her outburst, "thank you." You smiled and Rengoku grabbed your attention.

You turned your head towards him, "I'm going to be departing on a mission soon." He shared, and you gestured for him to continue, "before I go on the mission, I want to do something first." Everyone focused on the flame hashira now, and you became confused until he went down onto one knee. You gasped at his actions and began to tear up.

"Ever since I laid eyes on you, I always knew you were the one. Especially with a kid coming on the way, I know I want to spend my whole life with you as my wife. Will you marry me?" He pulled out a ring, and you nodded eagerly, hugging him quickly.

Everyone cheered on and Tengen patted his back proudly, "we should celebrate when you come back!" He cheered, and his wives ran to you to look at your ring. Mitsuri had squealed in excitement as Shinobu watched happily.

The picnic had come to an end. The rest had decided to stay and clean up everything. Hinatsuru and Shinobu dismissed you and Kyojuro to spend the rest of the time he had left before he went off to his mission.

The two of you had gotten ready for bed and Kyojuro climbed into your arms, "I'll be back for you and our baby." He rubbed your belly softly, and you smiled at his determination, "you better." You joked, and he chuckled softly, "I love you." He whispered, "I love you too." You kissed his forehead.

"Promise me, when you come back, you'll fall back and stay with us?" You proposed, "of course, anything for you." He promised.

Kyojuro had fallen asleep peacefully in your arms as you hummed a lullaby. You both slept in each other's arms as always.

As the night fell and morning came, you awoke to empty arms and realized it had all been a dream once again. A year had already passed from when he left on his mission to the Mugen Train. Your husband did not in fact keep his promise.

Your daughter was born, and Tanjiro swore to Rengoku that he would take care of you and his daughter for the rest of his life, the day your husband had passed.

You woke up to a man snoring beside you, "what happened?" You sat up, and the man had woken up quickly to the moving, "(Y/N)?" Giyu sat up and launched himself forward to hug you. Your eyes had widened at his actions, but hugged back quickly.

The door to the room opened up and Tanjiro revealed himself. He realized you were now awake and dismissed himself to find Aoi.

"What's going on, Giyu?" You pulled away, and he had tears streaming down his cheeks. You've never seen Giyu in this state, and it looks like he hasn't been taking care of himself, "why so down in the dumps? We defeated Muzan, no more demons!" You happily exclaimed, and you felt all his emotions he was going through at the moment, "did-".

The door flew open, and two boys ran in crying to you, "(Y/N)!" Zenitsu and Inosuke cried onto your lap. Giyu was going to yell until Aoi screamed to catch everyone's attention.

"Would you all leave, I need to talk to her." Aoi walked into the room and Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the hashira's followed after her. You shook your head, "it's okay, they can stay." You assured her and Aoi felt hesitant, "are you feeling okay?" She questioned, and you nodded her head, "do you remember what happened before you went out?" Aoi placed her hand on your shoulder.

"Yeah, we defeated Muzan." You looked up at her, "no, you defeated him." Mitsuri spoke up, and you looked at her in confusion, "you guys were there too, we all did it together." Gyomei put his palms together, "no, we died from our injuries, you tried your best to save us after killing Muzan." He bowed his head.

"It's okay, you can let us go now." They all said in unison, disappearing into the air.

Giyu and the others were confused to who you were talking to, and Aoi realized what was happening. "You saw them didn't you," she interrupted the silence and everyone else began to get more confused.

You broke down in tears, Aoi hugged you, "Lady Shinobu saw her sister after she had passed away, it's okay to go through this." She rubbed your back and Aoi pulled away.

Giyu and the others realized what Aoi meant and felt pity for you. "If you need anything, you'll always have us by your side. You'll never be alone." Tanjiro promised, and everyone went in for a group hug.

You had no idea how to feel at the moment, it all came at you at once. You just couldn't take in the fact that almost all of your best friends had died.

It just didn't feel right. It was wrong.

As nights progressed and mornings arrived, the only thing you ever felt was guilt the more years had passed by.

You were the only young doctor that was stationed in the headquarters for the Survey Corps. Everyone was fond of you, especially the guys who had crushes on you. They ran to you even if it was just a little paper cut. On Levi’s behalf, he swore the men who kept bugging you would never seek the next day... or he’d put them on stable duty. It made your stomach flutter knowing Levi cared about you.

“Eren?” You tilted your head and the teenage boy seemed a little too eager, but not in a good way. You ran down the corridor as quick as possible following him into a specific hall where injured soldiers are stored after a mission. 

You looked around confused as to what was happening, you expected to get more than one but walked into a room with only one soldier. You walked up closely and gasped at who you saw laying on the bed unconscious.

“L-Levi?” You looked over the body, closely examining what had happened to his body and physique. Levi laid with a gash on his forehead and multiple marks on his body that will probably stay for the rest of his life. Part of his clothes was torn up from the mission, his state could possibly be worse than others. 

Commander Erwin and Section Commander Hanje watched the scene unfold, feeling pity for the young doctor. They both knew the feelings the doctor and corporal had for each other. “I need space to be able to do my job.” You commanded and everyone obliged to your command and walked out of the room. 

You didn’t want to lose Levi, not today. Your heart ached at the thought of losing him. You were so close to the man and helped him with the best ability you had. You never gave up on him and he never gave up on you. He always watched over you like a big brother and didn’t dare let you do anything stupid in his sights or out of his sights. You grew so fond of him and maybe even developed feelings for him.

After a few hours, you finally patched up his many wounds from the last mission and wiped the sweat from your forehead.  You managed to clean him up and change him out of his uniform and into a gown. You pulled a chair next to the bed and grabbed his hand, “I know you won’t be awake for a while and probably won’t hear me but-“ you cut yourself off and looked down at his hands, “I’m afraid...” you paused and tears filled your (E/C) eyes. “I’m afraid of losing you, I fear that one day you won’t come back to one of those dangerous missions and be here with me anymore.” You cried out and brought his hand close to your mouth, kissing it. “I can’t think of putting myself in a situation where you might not be here on this earth anymore. Please, don’t leave me.” You cried and bowed your head. 

After a few moments of crying, a loud tongue click entered the room making you jump and look up at the body, “Levi!” You felt a rush of relief run down your body and Levi’s grey eyes stared at you, “I won’t ever leave you, that’s the last thing I’ll ever let happen.” He proposed, “unless you have that much doubt in me in that tiny little brain of yours.” The injured soldier insulted you. You smiled with tears once again filling your eyes while laughing at his sincere insult.  Even if he was on his death bed, there wouldn’t be a time he would miss a moment to insult you.

“I love you.”