Tw: There is a nsfw scene but not fully detailed, suggestive, mentions of violence and death, character death and some little manga spoilers.
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You were the newly arrived Hashira, the one your comrades were ready to welcome and the one that Master Ubuyashiki would also be happy to welcome and accept into the hashiras meeting.
You were a little nervous because that was your first day as a Hashira and you didn't know exactly how the others there would react. But apparently it was better than you expected.
"It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to the new Hashira who will be joining you from today onwards." The master spoke in his usual calm and formal voice."Y/n, please come and introduce yourself to the others."
You then crossed the wide porch of the house, bowing to the master and the others who were in the garden looking at you.
"My children, this is Y/n. I hope you can collaborate and work together so we can defeat the demons. It's always a pleasure to welcome another person to this place." He smiled at you and you smiled back
"Thank you, master. I am very proud to be here too." You bowed again
Each hashira carried an idea about you and everyone seemed to share good thoughts about you.
Shinobu-"She seems really pleasant. Maybe I can have a chance to talk to her later."
Rengoku-"Her posture is serious and her smile is very kind. It's a pleasure to welcome you, young Y/n."
Tengen-"A flashy and cheerful appearance. And she has nice hips by the way."
Tokito-"She's cool but I'll probably end up forgetting about her soon."
Gyomei-"She has a gentle voice and even without seeing her I can tell that we're going to get along well. I'm going to say a prayer for her."
Tomioka-"Humble and calm. I hope we get along well."
Mitsuri-"Another girl too? She's look so pretty and so cute. I want to be her friend!"
Obanai-"She also seems to be strong. She also has a confident air."
Of all the Hashiras' opinions, Sanemi was the one who didn't want to say a word. After all, he didn't have any. He was speechless.
He thought that feeling was just some idiocy on his part, but with time and the interaction between you two, he realized that it wasn't. And that same feeling only grew bigger and stronger when his eyes met yours by chance during meetings or when you called him to train.
You always approached him without fear, which also caught his attention since everyone was afraid of him. Your kind but very silly attitude, the jokes and provocations where he pretended to be angry with you when deep down he was loving it all.
There was even a day when Obanai caught him looking at you so much that he was even forgetting to blink, and his friend quickly realized what was happening and decided to tease him a little about the subject.
"Is she that pretty?"
"What?" Sanemi turned to him, "coming back to reality"
"You're completely focused on Y/n that you were almost drooling. You like her?" Obanai said, and Sanemi immediately changed his expression to his usual threatening one
"What are talking about? Don't bring Y/n up, and besides, stop seeing things that doesn't exist." Sanemi said, turning his back on his friend
"Oh really? Because I'm sure that you're feeling something for her."
"Oh shut up, why don't you go after Mitsuri? You like her too, don't you?"
"Don't bring her up either, Shinazugawa." Obanai's expression also changed when his beloved was mentioned in the conversation
And so things started like this. Obanai was the first to suspect and later Gyomei himself, who even without seeing, knew about all the tea between you and the wind hashira and he mentioned it to Mitsuri, who went to tell Shinobu and who later also told Tomioka and Rengoku, who also happened to tell his best friend, Tengen. And so everyone started to raise suspicions about a possible relationship between the two of you. But no one dared to confront you or Sanemi about it, limiting themselves to just waiting for something to prove it and then applauding the good news (which everyone already knew but didn't say).
That night, Sanemi decided to go to your house to "check on you." Everything seemed like a normal, casual encounter, but for a few months now, things have been getting tense between the wind hashira and you. Tense in the sense that both eyes were already speaking louder than mouths and the hearts were screaming louder than both minds.
Sanemi was a tough nut to crack. Who would have thought that he would be head over heels in love with you since the first day he saw you? He wanted to have you, he wanted your whole form and essence. Not just physically but to have your whole heart, to love you completely.
And there he was, going to your house knowing that now he would have you once again. Just as he had always wanted. And so had you.
You were getting out of the shower wrapped in a towel when you heard someone knock on the door. You went there with a smile on your face, already knowing who you would find on the other side. You opened the door to see the wind hashira right in front of you.
"Did I come at a bad time?" He looked at you up and down, holding your waist
"You could have at least let me get dressed." You smiled before kiss him, turning around and going to the bedroom to get dress
"You're talking as if I didn't already know what you look like under that towel." He entered the house and closed the door
You heard his words from the bedroom and couldn't help the immediate blush on your face and a certain shiver as you remembered the scenes that had happened inside that room. And in other corners of the house too...
"Where have you gone?" He asked, looking for you
"I'm in the bedroom, just give me five minutes and--" You stopped talking when the bedroom door closed and you realized that you were now both in the same room and that he was now right next to you
You looked up to meet his big eyes that looked scary when he was out of his mind. Of course he tried to make an effort not to seem so scary around you. He liked you and he didn't want to push you away, he wanted to keep you close. Forever.
"Are you going to stay there, cowered in shame?You always seemed so bold when we were alone. What's wrong, princess?" He bent down in front of you, grabbing your face with one hand, squeezing it lightly, and you held onto his wrist
"That's what I ask, my dear. Did you miss me, Shinazugawa?" You gave him a teasing smile
"I've been thinking about doing a lot of things with you since I saw you enter the meeting room, and believe me, you don't want to hear even half of it." He said, his eyes unable to focus on anything other than your eyes and lips
"Your mind is quite creative, I see." You pulled his hand away and brought your lips closer to his, almost touching. "Why don't you do it then? That's why you came here, right?"
Sanemi pulled you into his arms in a sudden movement and kissed you hard, leaving you breathless. Everything about him was breathtaking, by the way.
It didn't take long for his strong hands to rip the towel off your body and throw it aside while his lips devoured yours. Your trembling hands still managed to remove his haori and uniform together and throw them aside with the towel.
The need and hunger to be fed by that love and by his touch was growing inside your chest.
Both of you were now in each other's arms, his hands running over his favorite curves and yours running over the scars of someone who had been through a lot. Each one of them had a story and you knew each one of them.
When you touched them or kissed the scarred skin, he felt loved and this also led him to tell you a little about their origin. Most of them had been the result of his fights against demons. And even the more personal ones that had been left by his mother when she also became one of those creatures, he had told you.
He trusted to tell you everything because he loved you and this was a way for both of you to maintain intimacy. It wasn't just about the nights when you had more than just conversation, it was about the way everything that was done there was done with reciprocal and true feeling.
"Sanemi..." You moan in his ear, arms hugging his body closer and grabbing his hair as his strong hands gripped your hips as you rode him faster
"You really miss me too, don't you? My hands running you, the way I fill you...All of that?" He asked with his hungry lips kissing down your neck and shoulder
"Yeah... I did." You whimpered, pulling his head away from your neck to find his lips again and kiss him roughly
He was not a man of words but of actions and if he had to say that he loved you through actions, he would probably hold you in his arms until he died. He would never abandon you, never run away from you. He would always protect you from the dangers of that world full of nocturnal and deadly enemies. He would train whatever it took to become strong and to keep you safe.
He was rough, stubborn and complicated but his heart was good and he never lied when it came to feelings. He was very honest and direct. Even though he was embarrassed to say many things because he had shyness in his heart that was hidden by his rough and tough personality.
He wasn't ashamed to tell you he loved you, or to grab you by the waist in the hallway of the mansion and take you to your room to take a "short break" from training.
The times when you would sneak out during the day and no one would know your whereabouts, the times when he would look at you suggestively during meetings. Or sometimes when of his hands "accidentally" slip under your skirt when no one was looking and you would blush and hold his hand so he wouldn't do anything stupid in the middle of the meeting. But of course that was only when you weren't in the presence of the master, then he would just exchange looks. Looks where your love was written and your souls met.
But deep down you knew, you knew that playing that game was a risk. A love story like yours could not be lived in that world, not when both of you could die on any mission you were subjected to. There was hope but there was also fear.
You rested your head against his chest as you caught your breath, his fingers tracing imaginary paths on your back, caressing the sweaty skin. He kissed the top of your head and rested his chin there for a moment.
He wanted it to be like this forever and you would also undoubtedly choose him over and over again without thinking. His strong arms were your shield, the place you went to feel safe and warm.
"Nemi?" You called in a low voice
"What?" His eyes went down to where you were
"Don't you want to lie down for a bit?"
"Yes."
The wind hashira lay down on the futon with you on top of him, hugging you tightly. The fingers of one of his hands played with your hair as you looked into his eyes holding one of his hands, caressing it. It was that touch he needed to feel, the gentleness that contrasted with his nature.
"Are you going to keep looking at me like that because you think I'm pretty or is this your way of inviting me to the second round?" He teased and you laughed softly, leaving a kiss on his lips
"You really are an idiot, aren't you, Nemi? No, I was just admiring you, is there a problem with that?"
"None."
"Good." You smiled, kissing him
The long make-out sessions always made him even more eager to have you. He was slowly going crazy with the sweet and soft texture of your lips.
You, on the other hand, had a something to ask him for a few days but hadn't had the chance to do it yet, and before he put you on the futon and got ready for the second round, you reluctantly pulled away from his lips and decided to ask him.
"Can I ask you something?" You whispered
"You're really annoying, you know that, brat?"
"Aren't you going to call me princess now?" You smiled, patting his chest
"Not if you don't shut up."
"Please Nemi, I really need to ask you this."
"Are you going to ask me if I wanna go again? Let's do it then, dear."He raised his eyebrow and you rolled your eyes
"No, it's not about that."
"What is it then ?"
"Nemi, what would be the first thing you would do after we defeat Muzan?" You asked, looking into his eyes, which seemed to have changed expression at that moment
He wanted to answer a lot of things, one of them was to ask you to marry him, run away from there, live with you forever in any place, have children and make you the happiest woman in the world.
He wanted to say so much, but the words wouldn't come out, he couldn't. He was afraid that none of it would come true.
Being a Hashira wasn't for everyone and the worst thing that could happen was to love someone, to get attached to someone, but love is a feeling that no one can control and that's a fact.
Sanemi couldn't help but fall in love with you, he couldn't help but look at you when you when you passed by him and he saw how beautiful you were getting every day, how much he wanted to run away with you. He couldn't help the intensity of his emotions. And as much as you wanted to have him too, to have a future with him, the fear of losing him was always there. Fear of being alone if he died in the battle against Muzan or the upper moons. You would probably never have a day of rest again and you would probably never fall in love again in your life like you fall in love with him.
You also wanted to know more about his feelings towards you, even though he was evasive about the subject.
You had been dating for months but sometimes it seemed like there was still so much to discover about each other. You wanted to know everything about him, you didn't want to lose him without knowing every single thing about him.
"So? You're not going to answer me?" You combed the white strands of hair that were still stuck to his forehead because of the sweat
"I..." Sanemi got a little confused between his words and his thoughts. "I'd probably dance on that idiot's grave, does that sound good to you?"
His joke definitely served to break the tension and get a laugh out of you. He then smiled, seeing you laugh like that but felt bad for having run away from his heart once again.
"Did you really just say that?" You said, still laughing. "You're unbelievable, Sanemi."
"What? Are you going to tell me that you don't want to get together too, after everything he's done? And keeps doing?"
"Well, he destroyed thousands of lives and is still causing a lot of problems, so yeah. I would join you in this dance."
"What about you?" He ran a hand over your face, looking into your eyes. "What would be the first thing you would do after we defeat that son of a bitch?" You felt your heart race when he asked you the same question
The urge to tell him...
The urge to tell him that you wanted him as your husband and as your man until you die.
But the fear was there once again, preventing your feelings from coming out.
"I honestly don't know. I have so many things on my mind that I can't decide."
"Besides being an idiot and annoying, you're also indecisive. What a great wife I got." Sanemi felt his heart race with anxiety after realizing what he had said just now
"Wait a minute, what did you say?" You paused for a moment, processing to see if you had heard correctly
"What?"
"Just now, what did you say? A great what?"
"I didn't say anything." He looked away, trying to change the subject even though he was already burning with blush
"Yes, you did. I heard. Come on, what did you said?"You slapped his chest, insisting
"I said a great girlfriend." He lied
"That's not what I heard."
"Go to sleep." He said, adjusting himself and closing his eyes, and you looked at him, waiting for him to repeat it
"Nemi... Say it again, please." You shook his body, but he was determined to stay silent. "Look, I'm going to sleep in the living room, you hear?And you're going to sleep alone tonight." You threatened, trying to get off of him, but his arm pulled you close and kept you quiet
"Listen here! Just shut up and go to sleep or I'll shut you up some other way, understand?" He put his hand on your lips, and you rolled your eyes, taking off his hand
"What a beautiful husband I got." You murmured, laying on his chest
"What did you say?" He lifted your face looking at you
"Nothing, go to sleep." You repeated his words, and he let out a sigh
You were mad at him for not repeating those words, but deep down you knew that it wasn't by chance, it was his feelings speaking louder and he couldn't control them. You felt a wave of emotions, but deep down you cried with joy, knowing that he also wanted to live the same life. That both of them walked side by side with the same love even if the ways of showing it were different.
*One day before the Hashiras entered the Infinite Castle*
"Sanemi, where are you?" You called out to him in the middle of the tall trees in that forest. "Nemi!" You shouted and suddenly the wind blew stronger, indicating that he was closer.
You then continued walking until you reached a large weeping tree near a river that crossed the forest. There was also a small bridge that led to the other side where there was a ruined gazebo next the large tree.
You crossed the bridge and found your boyfriend sitting on the stones of the small wall of the gazebo and looking at you as you approached. You climbed the small stairs and then he stood up to face you and you smiled at him.
He approached you and pulled you by the waist to kiss you hard as usual. You wrapped your arms around his neck and gave in to that passion. It was just the two of you there.
Crazy in love and far from the world out there...
"Where have you been? I've been calling for you this whole time and I haven't gotten an answer." You said, pulling away from his lips for a moment
"You're too annoying that's why I didn't answer." He bit out before kissing you again, silencing any answer you were going to give
"Nemi." You called him in the middle of the kiss and he pulled away, biting your lower lip
"What?"
"How did you find this place? It's so beautiful."
"I didn't think I'd find this, but I kept walking and I ended up here by chance." He said, looking around."It's a really nice spot."
"It's quiet and very pleasant. I'd give anything to live in a place like this." You hugged him and he hugged you back. "If we make it out of this battlefield alive, I'll definitely live in a place like this. A modest home and a happy marriage..."
Sanemi looked at you and thought about everything you had said. He would definitely give you all of that. The house, the wedding, everything.
"Everything..."
"My dear wife and also, the mother of my children."He thought." My everything."
*Moments after Muzan was killed*
Sanemi was so exhausted and injured that he almost died at that moment. But as soon as he looked around and didn't see you, the anxiety and the need to look for you increased.
"Where is she? Where is Y/n?" He asked himself as he ran in circles, looking for you.
"Y/N!!!" He shouted trying to find your whereabouts
He then found your body, lying on the floor, covered in blood. Deep punctures, open cuts and scratches, tearful eyes, sobs, moans of pain and sadness. You didn't want that to be the end, not without at least seeing Sanemi one last time.
"Y/n!!" He ran to you, kneeling down and taking you in his arms, hugging you and crying like you had never seen him cry before
The crying of a desperate and passionate man. He didn't even have words to describe what he was feeling at that moment he saw you there on the floor, on the verge of death.
"Nemi! You came!" You smiled almost weakly and he pulled you away for a moment to look into your eyes
"Of course I would come, my love. I will always come for you." He spoke nervosly, with words you never thought you would hear. "I'm going to call the paramedics." "No, you don't have to, Sanemi." You grabbed the collar of his uniform and he looked at you. "I've already lost a lot of blood and I can't barely feel my body. I'll just...l'll just use my last bit of strength to tell you something and you'll have to listen to me. Please, just you and me." You begged, feeling the tears running down your face
He felt tied hand and foot, knowing that this was where everything would end and that he couldn't do anything.
"Sanemi, from the first day I saw you, I fell in love. I fell in love even though I knew that this life wouldn't give us a chance to be happy, I never wanted to give up on you I tried hard and fought for your love even though I knew that this could happen. I'm so grateful to have a man like you in my life. You loved me like no other man could love a woman. I love you so, so much." You said whimpering and sobbing and he cried along with you in his arms
"I love you so much too I just wanted to see you happy and protect you. You know, that night I really meant it, I really called you wife that time because I love you and I want you forever, I want to be your man, your husband and make you happy. I want to take you to a calm place like you told me before and live with you. I want you to live, so please..." He took one of your hands and squeezed it, sobbing."don't close your eyes. Don't do this to me."
"So... You really wanted me as your wife... That's good to know." You smiled, bringing your hand to his face to meet his eyes."Your wounds will open if you push yourself too hard." You warned him, watching his blood run down his abdomen
"No, don't worry about me, my dear, it doesn't hurt, it's nothing."He comforted you by hugging you and kissing you several times on your forehead and head."Your husband is strong."
"I know...That's why I love you" You said proudly
Sanemi felt his heart tighten with anxiety more and more when he saw his hands completely covered in your blood due to the deep wounds. No one there could heal you from those wounds, too much blood had already been spilled, many of your bones had been broken, your uniform was torn, covered in blood and dust.
Sanemi looked at you and saw that that image contrasted completely with the beautiful girl with a bright smile he saw on the first day, next to the master. He blamed himself so much for not being able to protect you and now having to watch you die slowly in his arms.
"Love?"
"What?" He looked at you
"Can I ask you one last thing?" You murmured, feeling your last strength
"You can ask me whatever you want, but it won't be the last. You'll live much longer." He said optimistically, with a little hope in his heart
"Nemi...Kiss me one more time. With all your heart." You said, slowly approaching his face, and he nodded
He held your face and kissed you deeply. The tears on your faces mingled, both hearts beating fast, and the eyes closed, which were the windows of the soulmates there, hugging each other.
His lips always carried passion and roughness when he kissed you, but on your deathbed, everything seemed more gentle and pure.
When you pulled away, you caressed his cheeks and sniffed, opening your eyes to find those that did not leave your face for a moment.
"If I reincarnate and meet you in a next life, I will be your wife and I'll carry your children." You promised, holding his hand
"And I promise that I will come to you wherever you are. I will find you in the next life, my love. I will make you mine again, no matter how long it takes to find you." He promised, kissing you once more because he would never get tired of kissing you
You stayed in his lap, your arms hugging him and he hugged your body tightly. All those pain you felt earlier now seemed to be falling asleep after the heat of his body surrounded you.
He cried and cried the whole time he was there with you. That would be the last moment by your side and you yourself admitted that you did not want anyone else there so that you could stay in a quiet place with him. No one could interrupt you two there.
The wind hashira was also feeling weak at that moment, even though he didn't care, the open wounds and bleeding were taking away his strength.
Knowing that he would still have a few more years without you by his side would be painful. His mark would be his death at 25 and he was still 21. he would still have four painful years without you. He wouldn't face his own death in a sad way but rather happy, knowing that he would have to meet you. Looking for his princess in another life.
"Are you still there, princess?"He called out to you
"Forever..."An almost inaudible whisper left your lips to say your last words
"You're going home with me now, okay? I'll take you home safely and you'll live." The tears wouldn't stop flowing as he pretended that everything would be fine again
He put his hand on your chest and felt your stop completely. The wind hashira shook his head in denial, not accepting the death of his beloved.
"No...No...NO." He screamed in frustration and suffering."NOT YOU, PLEASE!!! I've already lost my family, I can't lose you too."Sanemi cried in despair, begging and sobbing
It didn't take long for the kakushis to arrive and come across the scene of him with your dead body in his arms.
Everyone there didn't dare get close to him, some even cried because they also knew you and mourned your death. Sanemi felt his heart being torn into pieces. There was no one left. He had put so much faith that today he would get back together with you to finally asked you in marriage.
The truth is that he ended up doing it, but it wasn't the way he had thought. In his dreams, you lived together. His hand caressed your hair and went down your face, closing the eyelids of your still open eyes.
When one of the members of the Demon Slayer Corps finally decided to get close to separate both of you, he immediately grabbed his wrist and pushed him back.
"Don't touch her." Sanemi threatened and the other immediately moved away. "I'm the one who will take her back. Don't you dare get close to her." Sanemi then stood up with you in his arms
*4 years later*
He remembers the place where you were together for the last time. He decided to bury you in the ground of the weeping tree. He knew you loved that place and so he decided to let your soul rest there after that fateful day. A calm and peaceful place. The same place you wanted to live after that mission was over. He never left you alone, he always visited you every day, he brought you fresh flowers when the others were drying, he brought you incense and he even ate all his meals there so he could be with you.
Sanemi was turning 25. That would be his last day alive and he decided to sit one last time in front of your tent, crying as he looked at the stone
"Today is the day. I'll be looking for you, my brat." He smiled even as he felt the tears flow. "I'll look for you and my brothers. We'll be a family again. There will be no more demons to separate us. And..." He took a small box from his pocket and opened it, revealing the silver ring. "We're going to get married. I was supposed to give it to you on our last night but I didn't have the courage."
He left the ring next to the flowers and lay down on the ground, slowly closing his eyes and feeling his body slowly die. His life ended there, by your side.
*Current life*
You were leaving home that day to go for a walk since it was your day off and you wanted to have some fun. You got ready and left the house.
There was a large garden in front of your house, with a large weeping willow tree in the middle that was really beautiful and many people liked to spend time there. You also liked to spend your time there, reading some book or just to get some air.
You entered the garden but were so distracted that you ended up bumping into another man who was coming from the opposite direction. He ended up grabbing you on impulse so you wouldn't fall to the ground and you clung to him, almost hugging each other.
You looked at him in the eyes and he looked at you, a strange feeling ran through your body. It was as if you had seen him somewhere else.
In another life...
A hazy memory of having kissed a man just like him appeared in your head, but when he spoke to you, you quickly came back to reality, leaving these memories aside.
"Hey! Are you okay?" He asked, looking at you, who was still a little shaken
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." You said, slowly moving away from him
"You seem a little scared, are you really sure?"
"Yes, thank you for holding me and for worrying." You smiled. "What's your name by the way?" You asked
"Sanemi, and you?"
Another memory appeared in your head of being in the arms of a man where he said,
"I'll meet you in the next life, my love."
"What's happening to me? What are these memories?" You thought, increasingly confused
"Nice to meet you! My name is Y/n." You extended your hand and he shook it
At that moment, the man had a memory where he was hugging a woman just like you and where she said, "If I reincarnate and meet you in the next life, I'll be your wife and I'll carry your children."
Both you and he froze for a split second that seemed like it would never end. A connection so strong that it had once been cut off by an unfair outcome.
But here you two were, meeting as you both had promised in past, although now you could only remember the past as vague memories and strange sensations that you never imagined you would feel.
"Be careful not to bump into anyone else out there." He said and you gave an embarrassed smile
"I'll pay more attention next time. Have a good day." You bowed slightly and left
He looked at you as you walked away, his expression one of confusion and curiosity at the same time.
"Who is that brat? I feel like I've seen her before but I can't remember where." He then went back on the path, still with that idea mulling over in his head
