{I'm sorry for grammatical errors, wrong vocabularies, etc. because English is not my main language, but I hope you can enjoy my story :)}
"She just doesn't know who you're now, because your hair color has changed since she last saw you."
Zenitsu was amazed, might be Tanjirou's words were right, not long after he smiled. "Thank you, Tanjirou, I think you're right, sooner or later she will definitely recognize me."
Tanjirou smiled, he was happy because his close friend could smile again. Actually at first he was so surprised that Zenitsu had a pillar girl who was his best friend.
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Kimetsu no Yaiba
Credit : Koyoharu Gotouge
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Chapter 4
"Suzumi, wake up!" Someone said gently.
The sleeping Suzumi began to open her eyes slowly.
"Nee... chan?" Suzumi whispered.
Her eyes suddenly opened widely, her consciousness returned to full when saw her older sister.
"Nee-chan? Why you're here? Do you still alive?" She asked, couldn't believe what she saw in front of her eyes.
Kurumi smiled, "No."
"B-but... how can? Is this just a dream?" Suzuki pinched her cheeks so hard until she felt pain.
"Stop it, Suzumi."
Suzumi did what her sister said and stared at her.
"I can't say this is dream or not, but you're in a different world."
"Why I can't touch you? I wanna hug you!" Suzumi said with crying-like sound.
"Because you're still alive, you can't touch me even you came to this world."
"Wait! If this is world for who has died, so where's mom and dad?"
Kurumi tried to calm her sister down. "It's not like that, we can meet now because of the pendant necklace that I've given to you."
Suzumi was surprised, her mouth opened widely. "I gave it to you because I had feeling about this and... really happened."
Suzumi was going to cry, she never believe what just happened in her life. "I know you're here because you felt pain in your heart, isn't it?"
"Eh? How do you know it?"
"Suzumi... you really will be here, sooner or later, but I'm sure your time won't be long."
"Isn't that great? Our family can gather again." Kurumi put her index finger on her younger sister's lips.
"Do you have the heart to leave Zenitsu?"
"But... I never meet him again until now, Nee-chan, I have no reason to live longer."
"Don't you know he just met you?
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"That yellow haired boy is your old best friend, Suzumi! Don't you realize it?"
"That must be impossible." Suzumi chuckled.
Kurumi could only sighed, for couples of second she realized something, "Suzumi, where's your pendant necklace?"
"Huh? Why did you ask it? Of course I'm wearing it." She answered while touching her neck area.
"Eh?" She swallowed her saliva when she realized it was not there.
Kurumi looked her without any expression, her sister searched her pendant necklace worriedly, she didn't want to lost it.
"You can't meet me without that thing, Suzumi." After saying that, Kurumi's form disappeared from Suzumi's view slowly.
"Nee-chan, wait!!" She screamed, but in vain, suddenly her body was thrown to her real world.
"KYAA!!!" Suzumi woke up surprisingly, her breath panting.
Tanjirou, who happened to be asked by Shinobu to look after her, was shocked by her screams.
"Suzumi-san, are you okay?" Tanjirou asked worriedly.
Meanwhile, she was just silent, her breath was panting, she pulled her hair tightly, her eyes were so stiff.
"Tanjirou-san... where's my pendant necklace?" She asked.
"Pendant necklace?" Couple of seconds, he remembered the thing that he looked with his squad.
"Ah, yours is..."
"I keep it with me." Zenitsu appeared with Inosuke behind him.
She was surprised, why he had her necklace with him?
Zenitsu walked to her and align his body with her. "This yours, Suzumi-chan." He stretched out his hand to give her the necklace.
"T-thank you." Suzumi received it doubtfully, then she hugged the necklace given by her sister, the most valuable gift for her.
Zenitsu smiled, "Do you remember? I have it too," he said while showing his pendant necklace.
She was just silent, remembering her sister's words that Zenitsu who standing in front of her now is her best friend. The memories of her past with him appeared in her mind.
Suddenly, she hugged him tightly which made people in the room surprised, especially Zenitsu himself. "Where have you been all this time? Why you left me suddenly?" She asked loudly, tears dropped from her eyes.
Zenitsu hugged her back, "I'm so sorry, Suzumi-chan, I can't tell you everything that happened to me..." He said guilty.
"But, I'm glad you're okay... Please forgive me, I know I'm not a good friend to you..."
Both Tanjirou and Inosuke, they were touched by what they saw before their eyes.
Tanjirou and Inosuke have left the room, they wanted to give a chance to those two for talking each other.
"Suzumi-chan, why you become a demon slayer?" Zenitsu asked, he sat on the chair next to her.
"My sister... she was killed by them." Hearing Suzumi's answer, he was shocked.
"Do you mean... Kurumi-san? No, it must be impossible!" Zenitsu denied, unbelieved with her words.
"But it happened, maybe you don't know that she's... a demon slayer too."
Both his eyes were widen, he was too shocked hearing the fact.
"Because of that, I don't want to lose this necklace besides I have another reason why I can't lose it."
"So, Zenitsu, I think this is your turn to tell me why you become a demon slayer," she said while looking at him.
"Um, yeah, actually I'm ashamed to tell you my reason, Suzumi-chan." He chuckled as he rubbed his back hair.
"I... had a lot of debt... then someone whom I considered my own grandfather was kind enough to pay all my debts, but instead, I was trained by him to be his successor," he explained.
"Debts? Why didn't you tell me? I could help you with it."
"I can't... I don't want to trouble my own friend."
"You know? I cried a lot because all of my beloved people left me," she said in a trembling voice.
Zenitsu's mouth was opened, he felt guilty to didn't know her feelings.
"But... you don't need to worry about me, because we can meet again now, Zenitsu." She smiled which made Zenitsu feel a little relieved.
"If so, from now on we will not separate anymore." Zenitsu gestured with his pinky finger.
After Suzumi did same as he did, Zenitsu did the pinky swear to her which means they promised never to leave each other like they used to, or maybe.. just him.
Chapter 4 - end
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