It was wet rainy Day. And As the leaves were blowing ever so gently with the wind there was a strange feeling that was in the air and two unlikely fates would soon cross the passage of time forever.

Kimetsu No Yaiba: Demon Slayer

(Alternate version of the storyline after the defeat of Muzan Kibutsuji, where majority of the demon slayer's survived and are now adjusting to a world without demons)

All credits goes exclusively to the creator of the show: Demon Slayer(Kimetsu No Yaiba)Koyoharu Gotouge, This is Just entertainment of my version of the story A "What if" FanFiction Strictly For Entertainment

This is my first Fanfiction so please go easy on me I was making this up as I go along off the strength of muscle memory

Character:POV

(Inside thoughts)

So without further ado please enjoy and tell me what you think?

Slayer Cemetery:

Giyu POV:

It was a cool spring time afternoon, as our young Water Hashira, was walking around with a Bouquet of flowers to all the fallen slayers who lost their lives and made the ultimate sacrifice to get to where they are now. Which was a place of peace and prosperity. Taking a look around at the all the Demon slayers gravestones each one different from the last dedicated to lost loved ones, decorated by loved ones, and funded by the demon slayer corp. There were a few other people around as well, paying their respects and spending times with the deceased. Even though this was still a gravesite, the aura around here was as peaceful as an autumn day with leaves falling everywhere giving the gravesite a beautiful array of colors surrounded by colorful trees. It was as if the souls here were at peace and at rest, you could just feel the energy in the air it's as if heaven itself had sanctified this place with its protection. Giyu walked around visiting the gravestones of his former Hashira comrades Kyojuro Rengoku (Flame Hashira), Muichiro Tokito (Mist Hashira), and last but not least Gyomei Himejima (Stone Hashira). He spent more than enough time with each of them telling them about what happened after Muzan was destroyed and Tanjiro being saved, what everyone else what doing, going on about that daily lives, how their families were holding up, and adjusting to a new world thanks to the sacrifice they made and bravery they showed for a new generation to be demon free. He even poured a bottle of sake for em and spent time talking to them. Before he left he would spend the most time with his late friends whom he was closer to than anyone else, Sabito and Makomo.

Giyu knew in his heart that his friends where proud of him and smiling at him from the great beyond. Crazy thing is he never wanted to become a demon slayer truth be told, that was always his best friend Sabito's dream. To become a strong demon slayer and create a world where kids and people could live in peace and no one would have to die. Him and Makomo were always supporting of Sabito because he had this ray of light and a presence around him that spoke volumes that whatever he set out to do, he was gonna go full throttle and never look back, because he always would say "There's Nowhere else to go but forward". Sabito showed much promise as a demon slayer, him and Makomo both, Giyu on the other hand was to himself and more of a stay in the background kind of guy, he did a little training but never took it as serious as Makomo and Sabito did. He never cared for attention or recognition, he just wanted to grow up and live a long life with his friends as they fought to make the world a better place. And when they trained under Master Urokodaki it seemed like they were well on their way to making those goals achievable. Unfortunately, fate had other plans for them because during their entrance test to become full fledge demon slayers they both fell at the hands of the Hand demon. It absolutely crushed Giyu as he thought about the pain they had to suffered through and torture they had to endure, and their last thoughts before they took their last breaths. It was that very same reason, and drive that pushed Giyu to honor their lives and fight against the forces of evil for the sake of their dream. He felt like both his friends entrusted him with the future and he was gonna make due on their wishes until his dying breath. So he worked hard and pushed himself until he became as strong as them and surprisingly he rose up the ranks to Water Hashira In due time. He also honored his deceased friend by imprinting half of his friend green and yellow checkered shirt into one whole side of his slayer jacket in his memory, as a reminder to never stop until the job is done or until his very own dying breath. He planned on purging the Hand Demon himself personally for killing his two best friends, but was shocked to learn that the very same boy he saved protecting his DEMON sister no less, was the same one who avenged them. Giyu couldn't help but throw a smile of satisfaction at the boy as he felt he owed Tanjiro a big debt as well as his upmost gratitude for settling a score that was personal for him. So when he got news that Tanjiro and a group of other demon slayers were fighting against the spider family at Mount Natagumo, he rushed to the scene to give aid to the other slayers but also to protect Tanjiro from the possible threat of a upper rank demon. Imagine his surprise when he arrived at the scene and discovered Tanjiro not only was STILL alive but actually held his own against a lower rank demon #5, Rui. Giyu wanted to repay his debt by finishing what Tanjiro started as he was on his last leg, putting up a good fight against the demon. He never admitted this to anyone, but Tanjiro had a same spark to him that Sabito did when it came to protecting others, and in my many ways Giyu saw Tanjiro as a little brother in some ways. He reminded him of his best friend, it's as if they were walking in the same body. That's also a reason why it was discovered he was carrying around his demon sister that Giyu Vouched for him in front of all the other Hashira's, Giyu couldn't help but he proud of him. Even more so especially after surviving the final fight against Muzan after he tried to take over his body. The water Hashira knew that from the moment he saw Tanjiro again and so much stronger and becoming a strong demon slayer in his own right. That he vowed to fight by his side, and Whenever Tanjiro needed him he was gonna be there, although he never told him that to his face. It was really like being with Sabito again. And that was all the confirmation he needed.

Finally Getting up and taking one last drink of sake for all his fallen comrades. He looked over the scene as the leaves blew softy against him and the calming wind putting his mind at ease.

Giyu: So this is what a world without demons feels like...Guys I wish you could've been here to see it. This was definitely something worth fighting for. These people will have a REAL chance to live normal lives. And now that Muzan is destroyed, and the demons are gone. Where...does that leave US at, who dedicated our lives to putting an end to this suffering ?! Where do we go from here, now that we don't need to pick up arms and fight anymore. What's next for us ? ...

As these thoughts came to his mind, as he was ponding an answer. Until he was stopped by a familiar voice.

Mystery Person: Now that just won't do, how long are you gonna sulk there looking like a bird who lost its wings. If you keep going on like that with a chip over your should in these times of peace. How are you ever gonna face your friends in the next life in such an unflashy way ?

Giyu looked up in shocked and amazement as he saw his fellow peer addressing him.

Giyu: (hmph) It's good to see your doing well too {with a small smile} ... Tengen !

Tengen: Huhh?!! What kinda hello was that? It was so bland and basic. It lacked any kind of flare at all. Didn't I tell you when you address the God Of Festival to MAKE it Flashy !! (Tengen Signature Pose)

(Awkward Slience between The Two. As the Winds Blows)

Giyu:Anyways..What you brings you here Tengen ? It's not like you to stop by ? Especially without your Wives.. (Giyu Looks at him with his Own Bouquet of Flowers in his arms with Sum Saké)

Tengen: Hmph! Didn't know I needed a special reason to pay respect to old comrades. Give me a break will ya? As if I already don't feel bad enough that you guys had to fight against Muzan his goons and I wasn't there to back you guys up.

(Giyu Heard The News That Tengen retired after his fight in the entertainment District with everyone to live out a life of normalcy with his wives. In all honesty Giyu In a way understood how he felt because if the choice was up to him he never would've became a Hashira in the first place himself. A life of battling demons is not an ideal choice and can really cut your life short at a moments notice. So many people died young due to that very fact. Like his friends Sabito and Makomo. With those things in mind and in Tengen place of being the last of the shinobi family it was surely a tough decision to make. When he heard that Tanjiro was his replacement he wasn't all that to surprise because he honestly felt that if Rengoku died to protect him he would've made the same decision.)

Giyu: We may not have understood your reasoning all the way for leaving the demon slayer corps. But we had no choice but to respect it because it was a decision you made. Everyone has to live their life with no regrets and while dying for others is honor in the highest order of itself. Being able to live and grow old with the people you love, I'd say that's something worth preserving also, wouldn't you think ? It's not a bad decision that you chose to want to live and want grow old. That's ... pretty flashy if you ask me.

Tengen:(Shocked expression) I'll be damned...Well look who's matured...and you're way more outspoken than you've ever been in the time since I worked with you. I got to say I'm really impressed. (Walking around the Hashira Section grave area, giving His offerings to his old comrades, taking a pause to pray over his friends.) it's really hard to imagine it's finally over. Sometimes I can't believe it myself. Finally a world without demons, that still has a weird taste coming out of my mouth. I never told nobody this but even after I left the hashira's and I decided to move on and live with my wives, every now and then We would still have to slay stray demons from time to time. It was moments like those that made me wonder if I should've endure with you guys to the very end.

Giyu: ...

Tengen: (shaking of the thoughts of doubts) Well anyway, now that that's out of the way why don't we have a drink and reminisce...I'm actually curious to know what's been going on with you in the new world we live in. (Pouring his Cup) Tomioka I'll be frank...you have matured, but you look LOST more then ever. It's like you've lost your purpose for Living.

(Although he wasn't much of a drinker, this was a special occasion, so he decided to a have a few drinks.)

Giyu:(Sipping his first cup) (phew)... well to be honest since this is feeling like honesty hour...You're right, we've been fighting and training, honing our skills for so long to get to this point and now that it's finally achieved for those of us that live through that to tell the tale, there's only one question that remains to be answered... if we live in a world where they are no longer demons..where does that leave us ?! What does a world look like for people like us ?(Giyu looking up at the watery sky with clouds moving ever so peacefully)

Tengen:(Meditating on his response, sighing)... You know what my stoic friend. I've been pondering that thought ever since I left the demon slayer corps myself and honestly it took me a little while to find that answer. Which was pretty dumb of me to not notice it sooner but as I was traveling and seeing the world with my wives the answer was always there in my face.

Giyu:...which was ??

Tengen: You idiot...IT'S LOVE !! Plain and simple. (Taking another sip)

Shinobu: Love ??..Are you sure, that's what I'm missing ?! You make it sound so easy. (Surprised, yet calm as she looks her female Hashira friend Mitsuri Kanroji who was eating some noodles at their local ramen shop they found 3 months after the final battle. While she sipped on her oolong tea with lemon.)

{SCENE CHANGE: (Ichinaku Noodle House) }

Mitsuri: (slurrpp)Yeah girl..totally(eating her ramen with satisfaction and joy) believe me when I tell you, that's just about the main thing left for us to experience at this point. You mean to tell me that after that dramatic battle with Muzan that we're not allowed to reap the benefits of being here today? We already lost so many members and friends we won't get back. And I want to be able to spend my last few years with the person I love with no regrets so that way when I see everyone in the afterlife I can tell them my story. I feel like at the very least I owe them that much, more importantly myself.

Shinobu: Well you do have a point about that! I've often ponded the idea of just living out the rest of my days as a married woman possibly with children and trust me when I say my days in the demon slayer corps, that wasn't even an option. (Sipping her tea) It just feels..unreal.

Mitsuri: Trust me girl I totally get where you're coming from. But we can't be afraid to go after the things we want in life now. We deserve to be happy too, isn't that what those sacrifices were for, to live in the world like this. Shinobu we are a living testament that this world that was once plunged into darkness found its way back into the light. And it was my dream to have a husband and fall in love.(She said in a soothing tone, as she rubbed her belly). Im only two months pregnant but even this child me and Iguro are having is so important in that role. Even long after me and him are gone, our child will live on...and honestly that enough for me.

(Shinobu was thinking about her answer and Mitsuri sure has matured a lot, She guess this is what the power of love does huh?! it's certainly befitting the "LOVE HASHIRA" after all, (Chuckling) "it's crazy how people can mature so fast" she thought)

Mitsuri: What's so funny I wanna laugh too?!

Shinobu: It's nothing Mitsuri, just taking in what you said. And what you feel is absolutely true. You deserve it. You --

Mitsuri: AND WHAT ABOUT YOU ?! (Cutting her off mid-sentence, shouting a little loudly but not enough to make a scene) like come on girl, your super pretty, kind and caring. You have a good fashion sense too I might add. If it wasn't for you and Miss Tamayo MORE of us wouldn't be here now. And you obviously care a lot about bout Giyu more than you let on, so why not make a move ? This is your perfect change to tell him how you feel. The worse he can do is say no right !! Though I doubt that'll end well for him because knowing you, you'll probably just poison him or something if he actually got the balls to reject you. (laughing hysterically)

Shinobu:Yeah you got a point.(laughing back)I'd kill em dead if he actually did that. Heck, I'm probably the ONLY girl crazy enough to fall for his "out of touch reality" self anyway.

Mitsuri: Exactly, Tomioka is so dense, you can write a love letter or poem to him and he'll probably have a stupid look on his face trying to figure out what he's reading.

(Both girls laughing at the joke, picturing his face)

Mitsuri: Seriously though, Shinobu, just make a move. I know he's not an expert to when it comes to love but I have this STRANGE feeling, call it woman's Intuition, that He might feel the same way about you. You even said he was consistent checking up on your after the fight well after people moved on with their lives. No guy does that unless he's totally checking for you on the low, even if HE doesn't know it himself. (Finishing the last few noodles in her bowl) And you need to establish yourself with him now because you know sadly he won't be here forever. You'll outlive him, so go forward with no regrets.

Shinobu: Maybe your right? (She said pondering the thought, still a little sad hearing that.)

Mitsuri: Ain't no maybe..I AM!! Trust me, you'll be fine.

Shinobu: I guess so. I can't lie though, I do care about him...I ALMOST even love him. It's just he makes me unsure sometimes, because when we use to hang at the mansion and I would throw hints his way and it seemed like they would fly over his head. (Sighing)

Mitsuri: Girl you Trippin, remember this Is GIYU, we talking bout. Just let your feelings take over and express yourself with your heart and actions. But DEFINITELY TELL HIM, so he can get the message loud and clear. No confusions for him.

Shinobu: Thanks Mitsuri, I really appreciate it. Your the best.

Mitsuri: That's what I'm Here For, don't even worry about it. But look though, it's almost that time for me to meet Iguro, so we can walk home together. Are you gonna be okay by yourself?

Shinobu: O yeah! Don't worry bout me. I'll be fine. I'm about to head home myself. So I'll just come see you guys another time. And give Iguro my love for me.

Mitsuri: No problem. And let me know how things go with you two. I wanna hear all bout it..o and make sure you wear something sexy for him too. He'll totally like that. I know Iguro did, between me and you..he's not the "Snake Hashira" for a reason.. he's definitely a king cobra. (Sneaky laughingly with a small side of drool hanging out her mouth) See ya. (She said winking at her, waking away, waving her hand.)

Shinobi: (Blushing red and shocked) TOO MUCH INFORMATION Mitsuri. Goodbye !! (She ran off running away a little while before stopping in her tracks)

Shinobu: (sigh) She's right. Next time I see him I need to put more effort in and I want him to know my feelings. And I'll do just that, he lucked up me liking him and I'm gonna make sure he understands that as well. (She told herself feeling pumped, walking home in the distance.) Butterflies Love water too!!

Slayer Cemetery:

Tengen: So are we finally on the same page now, you idiot ?!

Giyu: (sigh) I guess so. I get what your telling me. Just tell her how I feel right?

Tengen: Now you get it (feeling proud) Its always good when I get to school you young bucks on the art of love. I do have three wives after all. So take it from me I know what I'm talking about. But with that being said I'll take my leave now. I gotta get ready cause Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru are making me a flashy dinner and it's rare all three of them cook in the same setting. But remember what I said Giyu.

Giyu:...(sigh) "When I Express my feelings be open and honest but remain flashy right?!

Tengen: There you go now you got it. I believe my work is done. I'll see you around Giyu, and don't be a stranger. We gotta do this more often. I know the girls would appreciate it having old friends come by every now and then. (He Payed his final respect and ran off at full speed with a cloud of wind behind him.)

Giyu: (Shaking his head) That guy is TOO much, even for Himself sometimes. Guess I'd better get going too. It's just that time for me as well. (Paying his respect) Goodbye for now my friends. Until the next time ...

(Giyu was walking along the path away from the cemetery heading home, with a lot of thoughts in his head on cloud nine. Feelings and emotion of love were totally new to him. And he wasn't sure if Tengen's advice was the best one because he wasn't as flamboyant as him, so he had his doubts. But he did give some good advice Giyu didn't mind trying out to see for himself. He was all to lost in thought until a certain women stopped him in his tracks...someone he wasn't expecting on talking to again...yet

Mystery person: Sheesh can't you even look like a normal person walking home without being the odd ball. (Hitting him on his head)

Giyu:(Caught of guard expression)...O great ?! This day just keeps getting better and better.

Shinobu: (Arms Crossed) Excuse Me!? What's that suppose to mean? Making a pouty face)

Authors Comment:

Thank you guys SO MUCH for being patient with me while I give you some of my good works to the best of my ability. Sorry for the delay but I needed to take some time to put some real effort and thought into this and I didn't want to give you any less. So I had to proof read and reread myself to make sure I was on track. Excuse any grammar error I thought I got them all.

PS- Writing FanFiction Is Fun I Might need to do this more often.

(For those of you wondering, I cut into the Shinobu and Mitsuri scene Suddenly mainly to keep the story going. I didn't felt the need to introduce her because it was a typical setting and their conversation was more or less the same as the boys. And if you noticed I did the same again, transitioning back to the guys. I'm not tryn be specific with EVERY little detail Becuause I'm trying to move the story along at a decent pace to focus on them.)

Thank You For Supporting me and Stay tuned For Chapter. 3 !!!