Zenitsu VS Romance – Chapter 3

It was Monday and Zenitsu stood in front of the academy, doing his job as the disciplinary officer. As he was checking the uniform of each student, he also thought about the past weekend. Not only did he help his rival, Rui, with Nezuko, but on top of that he didn't get any advice from him in return.

"Grrr…" Zenitsu grinded his teeth as he made his notes

He also thought about Rui´s sister, Ane. Unlike Rui, she was willing to give him some advice. Even if it wasn't much, he still appreciated it. Thinking about her advice, he realized something.

"Wait… Most of the people that break the rules are guys… hardly any girls break the rules… WAIT, did I ever see a girl break the rules before?" he thought to himself

As he was thinking, a familiar voice called to him.

"Good morning Zenitsu!"

"IGH!" Zenitsu jumped as he was daydreaming

"Ups! Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you! Haha…"

Looking at the person next to him, Zenitsu saw Murata.

"Ugh… Hello, Murata… So… how is it? Having a girlfriend…?" Zenitsu asked

Even thought he was annoyed at the fact that Murata got himself a girlfriend, he promised Ane to be friendly with him. But it was hard.

"It's really nice! We talk and hang out a lot! At first, I was really nervous, but… with each day, we are closer and closer! And… I am really happy!" Murata said with a big smile

"…"

"…"

"…" Zenitsu just stared at him and his eye twitched a few times

"Hm? Zenitsu? Are you alright?" Murata asked concerned

"Yes. I'm. Alright. I'm. Really. Happy. For. You." Zenitsu said as he tried to form a smile on his face, while shaking

"Ah! Thank you! I hope you find yourself a girlfriend too!" Murata replied with a smile

Zenitsu in the meantime was giving his best not to explode.

"Anyway, I need to go! See you later!" Murata said as he waved at him and left

Seeing him gone, Zenitsu managed to calm down. He took a deep breath and looked at his notes.

"Ah, crap!"

Because of his previous daydreaming and little chat with Murata, he failed to check the uniforms of the passing students. As he was looking at his notes, he started panicking.

"AHHH! If Tomioka finds out, I'm dead!" he panicked

"If I find out what…" said a voice behind him, which send chills down his spine

Zenitsu started shaking, as he slowly turned his head around…

"TOMIOKA SENSEI!"

Behind him was Tomioka, looking at him with a plain expression.

"Y-Y-Y-Y-YOU… WAIT… T-T-T-THIS IS… I CAN EXPLAIN...!" Zenitsu was panicking as he tried to come up with an answer

Tomioka calmed him down by putting a hand on his shoulder and gently smiling.

"Ah… Tomioka Sensei…" Zenitsu murmured as he calmed down a little bit

"…"

"…"

"…"

"YOU BASTARD, DO YOUR JOB!" Tomioka screamed as he punched his face

"AHHHHHHHHHH!"

After visiting the infirmary (which he knew by this point pretty well thanks to Tomioka), Zenitsu went to his classes. After a few boring classes, it was lunchtime and Zenitsu continued with his planning.

"Hmmm… Being cool… Letting girls of the hook… Helping girls…" he thought

He couldn't remember any time when he actually saw a girl break any rule. The other option was to help girls… but he had no idea how or when.

"Maybe… I should just ask them if they need help with something?" he thought

As he was about to leave, Murata called to him once again.

"Hello Zenitsu! Do you mind if we sit down with you?"

"Sur- wait, we?" he replied as he looked at Murata, and saw another familiar face

"Hello…" said Ane as she was standing next to Murata

"Ah… hello. Sure, sit down." Zenitsu replied

Both Murata and Ane sat down next to him, and Ane asked Zenitsu about his achievements.

"So, any progress?" she asked with a teasing smile, to which Zenitsu looked at her annoyed

"Ah, you know that Zenitsu also wants to find a girlfriend?" Murata asked with a smile

"Hm? He didn't tell you?" Ane asked confused

"Tell me what?" Murata replied confused, as he looked at Zenitsu and Ane

Ane gave Zenitsu a teasing smile again, to which Zenitsu became even more annoyed.

"UGH! Last week, I made a deal with her brother. He was going to help me get a girlfriend…" Zenitsu explained

"With Rui? Well… Rui is pretty… well…" Murata tried to find the right words, as he didn't want to insult his girlfriend's brother

"He is a little bastard." Ane explained with a smile

"Yep." Zenitsu agreed

"…yeah…" Murata agreed too

"Anyway. That little bastard didn't help me. Instead, he made ME help him and then forgot all about me!" Zenitsu explained

"Oh dear…" Murata replied

"But as I was leaving… she… gave me some advice instead… and I will use it to get a girlfriend!" Zenitsu said as he pointed at Ane

"You did? That's nice of you!" Murata said with a smile as he looked at Ane

"Yeah…" Ane replied

"Anyway, I need to go now. I have a mission." Zenitsu said as he stood up and left

"Mission?" Ane asked confused

"I don't know…" Murata replied, also confused

As he was leaving the cafeteria, Zenitsu thought about his plans.

"Nezuko! I'm coming! I'm going to help you somehow! And with me helping you, I will make you fall for me! Nezuko! NEZUKO! NEZUKOOOO!" he thought to himself as he was walking

"Nezuko?" said a voice from around the corner

"AH! Nezuko I'm commiiiiii- HUH?!" Zenitsu murmured to himself as he walked past the corner and saw Nezuko… but she wasn't alone

"Ah! Hello, Rui! Do you need something?" Nezuko replied to Rui

Around the corner, Zenitsu saw Nezuko alongside Rui. As he saw the two, he immediately backed off and hid behind the corner.

"WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?" Zenitsu thought to himself

"Ah… you remembered me. That's nice." Rui replied

"Of course!" Nezuko said with a big smile

"GRRR…." Zenitsu grinded his teeth as he heard the two talk

Thinking about what to do next, he could come out and show himself. That would make Rui uncomfortable and lower his chances at success. He could also tell Nezuko about Rui´s betrayal. That would guarantee Rui´s failure.

"Hihihi…time for revenge!" he thought as he was about to show himself, but he could still hear the two talk

"Nezuko, I wanted to ask you something." Rui said in a soft voice

"What is it?" Nezuko asked

"Do you…. Well… do you…" Rui was talking with a soft nervous voice

Nezuko looked at him confused, as she had no idea what he was going for.

"Do you… want to become friends? And after getting to know each other better… maybe… something… more than… friends?" Rui asked

Zenitsu stopped as heard that.

Nezuko was looking at Rui and was speechless. After a couple of seconds, she finally spoke up.

"Thank you Rui, I would love to become friends with you…"

Hearing that, Zenitsu became frozen, and he could only hear one thing in his head.

"I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you…"

Defeated, Zenitsu turned around and slowly walked away, not hearing what Nezuko said next.

"I would love to become friends with you… but… right now… there is someone I like… so… I would like for us to just stay friends." Nezuko replied

"Ah…" Rui said defeated

"But I'm sure we can become good friends, Rui!" Nezuko replied with a big smile

Rui looked at her again and a small smile formed on his lips.

"Yeah… I think so too…" he replied, still sad inside

Behind the academy, Zenitsu was sitting on a bench. The students are not allowed to use the backdoor exit of the school, only staff and teachers can. But because Zenitsu is the disciplinary officer, he has special privileges.

"I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you… I would love to become friends with you…"

"Those words… I have lost… Nezuko… Nezuko…" he thought to himself as he tried to fight his tears

Thinking that he has lost his chance to become Nezuko´s boyfriend, Zenitsu needed time for himself now. After sitting on the bench for almost an hour, Zenitsu managed to somehow pull himself together and was about to head back inside.

"CRAP!" said a voice

Looking at the direction the voice came from, he saw a girl standing in the exit, ready to leave the academy.

"Wait… you're… one of the Shabana siblings, right?" Zenitsu asked as he looked at her

"GRRRR…" the girl grinded her teeth as she was looking at him

It was Ume Shabana, a girl from a different class than Zenitsu. She and her brother were infamous for being delinquents. The other girls nicknamed her Daki for some reason.

"What the hell are you doing here, ugly boy?!" she snapped at him

"…" Zenitsu didn't say anything, just looked at her

She was clearly trying to skip class, and tried to use the backdoor exit to make her escape. But unlucky for her, she crossed paths with the disciplinary officer.

"Tsk! Of all the people here, of course it had to be you!" she cursed

Zenitsu still didn't say anything, just looked at her. As she wasn't getting any reply, she became annoyed.

"Whatever. Tell Tomioka that I was ditching class, I don't care!" she replied annoyed as she turned around and was about to leave

"Wait…" Zenitsu finally spoke up to which she turned around

"I won't snitch on you…" Zenitsu said

"Huh…what? You won't?" Ume asked confused

"No… Even though I'm the disciplinary officer... I won't snitch…" he said with a plain expression

"Hey, cool! You're not half bad ugl-, I mean… boy!" Ume said with a small smile

"Yeah… thanks…" Zenitsu replied as started walking away

As Ume was about to leave too, she stopped and looked at Zenitsu again. This was very unusual… she was sure that he was going to snitch on her. Not only because he was the disciplinary officer, but also for all the crap she pulled on him and his friends in the past.

"H-hey…" Ume said with an annoyed voice, to which Zenitsu turned around

"Did… something happen?" she asked

"Do you seriously want to hear it?" Zenitsu asked

"Nah, not really… but… if you want to… you can tell me. But only if you make it quick!" Ume replied, to which Zenitsu nodded

Crossing her arms and looking away, Ume spoke up.

"So, what happened?"

Zenitsu took a deep breath and spoke.

"Well… there is a girl I'm interested in… and today… another guy asked her if she wants to become friends with him."

"…"

"…"

"…and? What's the big deal?" Ume asked confused

"Huh?! What do you mean? She said yes and that she would love to become friends with him! That's basically saying that she wants to become his girlfriend too!" Zenitsu explained

Ume just looked at him and was speechless.

"Wow… I knew you were stupid… but this? Boooooy… this is beyond stupid…" she said as she shook her head

"HUH?!" Zenitsu replied angrily

"UGH! You can't be this stupid, can you?" Ume asked annoyed

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Zenitsu replied angrily

"Listen here, dumbass! Becoming friends and becoming a couple is something completely different!" Ume yelled at him

"How do you know?!" Zenitsu yelled back

"Because I get asked out every day, you butthead!" Ume replied

"…oh… right…" Zenitsu replied as he thought about it

This was one of the most popular girls of the academy, standing right in front of him. She knew a lot about dating…

"So, only because they became friends, doesn't mean they become a couple next! I had a lot of guys that became friends with me! And not a single one of them became my boyfriend!" she continued

"Ah…" Zenitsu murmured as he thought about it

Only because Nezuko said that she wants to become Rui´s friend, doesn't mean she also would wants to become a couple with him. Yes, that makes sense!

"Yes! You're right!" Zenitsu said with a smile

"I know, you dumbass! Don't doubt me!" Ume replied

"I… I need to go now! Thank you! As I said before, I won't snitch on you, but… don't skip class in the future… please." Zenitsu said as he got up

"Hmpf! Don't tell me what to do! And you better appreciate the time I have spent with you now!" Ume said as she crossed her arms again and saw Zenitsu leave in a hurry

Standing in the hallway in front of Nezuko's class, Zenitsu finally made up his mind.

"I will tell her! I will do it! I will ask her out!" he thought to himself

As the bell finally rang, people started leaving. Zenitsu tried to spot Nezuko and after a couple of seconds, he finally found her.

"Nezuko!" he said

"Hmm? Ah! Zenitsu! What are you doing here?" Nezuko asked confused

"There is something I need to tell you!" he replied

"S-sure… what is it?" she asked confused

"GULP* Can we… can we talk outside?" he asked

"Sure!" Nezuko said with a big smile and followed him

Outside, Zenitsu stepped in front of Nezuko and faced her. He made sure nobody was around and spoke.

"Nezuko… there is something I need to tell you…" he said with a soft voice

Hearing that, Nezuko smiled and giggled a little bit.

"Huh? Why… why are you giggling?" Zenitsu asked confused

"Haha… It's because your friend, Rui, did the same thing today!" she explained with a smile

"Huh?" Zenitsu replied as he didn't understand what was so funny

"Today, Rui came up to me and asked me if I want to become friends with him and… maybe someday something more." she said a little bit blushing

"I told him that I would love to become friends with him! But… that there was someone else that I was interested in at the moment…" Nezuko continued as she played with her hair

"Huh…?" Zenitsu didn't know what to say

"So… before you ask me something Zenitsu… I wanted to ask you something first…" Nezuko continued

"Ah…" Zenitsu still didn't say anything

"This weekend… There is this festival in the Kimetsu Park… And I wanted to go there… So… how about we go there… together… and call it… a date?" Nezuko finished talking, as she was blushing and playing with her hair

"…" Zenitsu didn't say anything, he just stared at her

"…"

"…"

"Z-Zenitsu? Are you… alright?" Nezuko asked concerned

"I would love to go there with you, Nezuko." Zenitsu said with a plain voice

"Really?!" Nezuko asked with a big smile on her face

"Ofcourse. Truth be told… I wanted to ask you the same thing…" he added

"R-really!? Haha…" Nezuko started laughing while blushing

"Hahaha…" Zenitsu laughed too

"So… We see each other at weekend?" Nezuko asked

"Of course." Zenitsu said with a smile

"Alright, looking forward to it! Thank you!" Nezuko said as she waved at him and left

Zenitsu waved back at her and as soon as she left…

"HOLY CRAP, I DID IT!" Zenitsu screamed

"THIS HAS TO BE A DREAM! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! THIS IS THE BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE! I DID IT!" he continued

"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA"

As he was enjoying his success, he could feel a hand on his shoulder, so he turned around.

"Huh?! What is it?" he asked with a big smile

Tomioka was standing behind him, with a plain expression again.

"Ah! Tomioka Sensei! I did it! I finally did it!" Zenitsu said with a big smile

Tomioka just looked at him with a plain expression and spoke up.

"Congratulations."

"YOU BASTARD, YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR JOB AGAIN!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Zenitsu screamed as Tomioka punched him in the face… again

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thank you so much for reading my fanfic! In the last couple of months I started writing fanfics and I really enjoy it! I would love to receive any kind of feedback or suggestions, so feel free to comment or message me! Personally, I didn't like Zenitsu in Demon Slayer and the same goes for Daki (Ume). Thanks to Kimetsu Gakuen, I really started to like and appreciate the two. Hope we get to see more Ume chapters or even a Shinobu/Spider Sister chapter! About the VS Romance series, I think I do Rui VS Romance too and finish it. There is a demon girl which get's shipped with our little spider boy...

Thank you again for reading this far! -Fox Force