Love is a hassle

by LalitaGupta

Love is a hassle, that is a fact but well people still fall in love every day and at any time. A one-shot compilation about Inosuke and Aoi, plus other pairings. Including modern AU.

10. Chapter 10

Hellooo! Here I am, again! Hope you are doing it wonderfully! Again, thank you very much for waiting for me! I'm very busy, and writing and editing take me a lot of time too. But, every time I read a review or a message asking me if or when I'm coming back, my day turns bright and happy.

Here's the new Chapter! I hope you enjoy it!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU!

Love to all!

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CHAPTER 10: THE RESPONSIBLE ADULT AND THE NEVER-TESTED POISON.

It was a bright day. The birds were chirping, the flowers were beautiful, the weather was perfect, the sun was perfect, yet a particular blue-haired young man and woman were walking, annoyed with each other. They had been quarreling all day, and honestly, they already had forgotten why they had started it. It was their usual dance. Kanzaki Aoi sighed as she and Hashibira Inosuke arrived at their destiny: a lively town two days by foot away from the Butterfly State. With the corners of her eyes, the blue-haired pigtailed young woman looked irritated at the handsome beast breath user as he was mesmerized by the size of buildings, the people, including some modern things he started to call monsters and demons.

Traveling together was a whole new experience for both of them, and not because they were fighting all the way.

Fighting was the usual.

"Let's look for an inn, pig-head!"

"Don't order me around, midget!"

"Just follow me. You don't know this place!"

"You neither! And for your fucking information, my senses are super amazing!"

"Even if you get lost, I'll find you!"

Aoi huffed while blushing, the "I'll find you" echoing in her brain, doing wonders to her heart. Stupid trip with the handsome pig! Though he was bragging, and she knew what everything he was saying was possibly true, he was obeying her, following her. But, she was too exhausted to point it out.

She sighed tiredly.

They were traveling alone because Shinobu had given them a mission. Not a dangerous, on-the-verge-of-death kind of mission, but yet a mission. Two days ago, smiling brightly, the purple-haired woman had called Aoi to her office, entrusting it to her.

Shinobu was going to be busy with the almost-death-after-a-fight Shinazugawa Sanemi and Tomioka Giyuu. They were severely injured due to their stupidity, Shinobu's words. It was for sure those two had been fighting against each other. That wasn't new. The problem was they had been doing it while hunting a group of high-level demons. Although they were alive, Shinobu couldn't help but grimace at them, and be extra angry and mean as most of their injuries had been made by their swords. She was going to attend them personally due to the severity of their injuries.

And to give them hell, Aoi had concluded by the way the butterfly lady looked darkly at them, but, well, that was another history Aoi hadn't dared to dig in.

Though, the blue-haired young woman was sure Tomioka was going to suffer more than Shinazugawa.

The beautiful butterfly woman (who changed her dark aura in a blink of an eye when she put the "unfortunately situation" aside) had sweetly asked Aoi to go to a far town and get some products and medicines that were necessary for the Butterfly State. Apart from Shinobu, Aoi was the only one who could do it because of her knowledge. The insect pillar wanted to make sure every product and medicine was the correct one, so not even the Kakushi could do it. As the purple-eyed was going to be in the State treating the injured demon hunters, Aoi could go without problems.

However, Shinobu wasn't planning to send her alone. When Aoi was preparing herself for the trip, she heard the purple-haired talking to someone. The young nurse wondered who it was. At that moment, there weren't many demon hunters or Kakushi she knew within the State. She was surprised when she found the butterfly lady talking to an unknown young demon hunter, who looked annoyed by the task.

"I'm sorry, Shinobu sama! I'm a demon hunter, not the babysitter of a weak woman!" The arrogant and insolent tone the guy used made Aoi frown. Sometimes hunters like him appeared, and Aoi always had trouble dealing with them. Mostly because she always was taken aback by the weak remark. Those kinds of people always talked horribly to her, knowing she was a demon hunter but couldn't fight. Sadly and ashamed, she stopped in her tracks, playing nervously with her fingers. But as Shinobu's black aura started to emanate from her petite form, a tall man grabbed the guy from the back of his collar, throwing him aside, and making him land on the floor, hard.

"Oi, oi, oi, say that again, and you'll fucking have to stay here half dead, dipshit."

Startled, Aoi blushed at his presence. Hashibira Inosuke had arrived the moment the man said his nonsense, and Aoi was sure the situation wasn't difficult to guess. It was clear he was disrespecting the butterfly woman. Aoi smiled secretly. She knew the boar man also knew the guy was talking about her due to the "weak" remark. He had been the witness and her savior in a lot of those times. He was a soon-to-be pillar. He was busier than always. Even if he was already under the Butterfly pillar care, Aoi hadn't seen him for a long time. She had felt a rush of happiness invade her as soon as she saw him.

Shinobu sighed. Patting his shoulder, she stopped Inosuke's threats and prevented the trauma he could cause on such a brainless guy. After the guy ran away, the purple woman gave the beast user the mission to escort Aoi. He obeyed without asking or complaining. His reason was simple: as a demon hunter, he had to go with her. It didn't matter how busy he was.

It was a two-days-long-by-foot trip.

Aoi had mixed feelings for the situation. One, he was loud, rude, and childish. He always shouted arrogantly about his greatness and new rank as he was only waiting for Oyakata-sama to announce it. Two, and the reason why she didn't want to be with him for too much time, she had powerful feelings towards him. She was trying to avoid the hormone attack her maiden heart was going to give her for sure. Her heart always beat fast, and she always felt her stomach jump every time she saw him. She didn't like that. She always cried like a baby when he came to the State injured or on the verge of death. They always were touching each other. She was sure it had started when the trio saved her from Uzui and the red light district some years ago. She had been treating the guy for enough time to have a conflict in her heart.

Her eyes always lingered in him more than necessary.

Yes, she believed Inosuke was marvelous, powerful, and honest. A great reliable person. But, she thought the same about Tanjirou and Zenitsu. However, those two didn't follow her around asking for food, shouting her cooking was of the Mountain King's worth. They weren't the ones who calmed her down when a demon hunter died in the State. Those two weren't the ones who defended her when injured or not injured demon hunters insulted her. Those awful guys almost got killed one day. Tanjirou and Zenitsu didn't sneak out to her room when she had a cold to see if she was alright. Those two weren't the ones who talked back to her when she scolded them. Those two didn't defy her in anything. Those two weren't the ones who told her she was strong, even if she couldn't hold a sword.

"You have a different kind of strength." Inosuke had said to her the day she had a fit due to her complex and supposed weakness.

"Have more confidence in yourself!"

Aoi sighed as she knew she was in love. Her feelings always ordered her brain to command her hormones and attack her with lustful thoughts about him. She even had wet dreams about him taking her savagely on the mountains or after a fight in the bed of the recovery wing. The last time she had a wild dream about him pushing her down to the bed of the recovery wing, she couldn't enter into the sacred place for a whole day. And, she was sure he didn't ignore her, and that gave her hopes up. She knew she was important to him. She had felt that by the way he always talked and behaved every time she was around. They constantly flirted subtly, and they had their sweet cute moments, but neither of them was honest with the other.

She wanted more.

Aoi's eyes lingered on his form again. They both had grown, and Inosuke was a tall and intimidating young man. His hair was short in the back as she could see his thick nape, though he still had his mid-long characteristic bangs. His skin was still pale, but his muscles were more built and more developed with the pass of time. He hadn't stopped exhibiting his killer body, though he was using his demon hunter jacket, but only because she had asked him to do it due they were traveling. Though his mask hid it, she knew his face was more profiled. His eyes were sharper, more menacing, but still a little round. He already knew how to write and read. Thanks to that, he could talk about a lot of things. He also had learned about a lot of things. He had a very sexy smirk. Sometimes, the rare times when she caught him without his mask, he would wink at her before doing something playful to his best friends, the blonde always being his favorite victim.

He was a very appealing, sexy young man.

"OH SHIT, AOI! THAT'S ONIGIRIS! THEY ARE SELLING ONIGIRIS!"

Grabbing her shoulder with one of his big hands, he shook her hard before running towards the white rice balls that called out to him with their delicious scent.

With the mind of a toddler, Aoi thought as she followed him.

Sighing, Aoi sat beside him on a bench as he engulfed everything. She stretched her legs a little. She was tired, and her feet hurt. Two days walking and sleeping under trees had made her body sore. Silently, even if they had been fighting all the way, she knew Inosuke had been protecting her. Not for nothing, she had been able to go to the demon hunter exam. She had noticed his stance as he always had been on guard. However, it looked like he had been goofing around. Besides, at night, he had been awake or light sleeping. The one who needed to rest more was him. Also, he had been keeping her warm with his body, hugging her. She knew because she was also awake when he had wrapped his strong arms around her shivering body. Silently, he had been hugging her to protect her from the cold. She had felt so safe in his arms that she had been able to sleep through the night.

He had hugged her.

And she had loved every second of it.

She blushed; inevitably, she was in love.

"How about we go to get the medicines now?"

Aoi jumped a little at his deep voice. Turning to him, she quietly blinked at his handsome face and shiny green eyes. She loved his face, yet she was more used to seeing him with his boar mask. But, his face was better. Arching an eyebrow at her red face and shiny blue eyes, Inosuke slowly touched her forehead. His big hand practically covered half of her face, and she couldn't help but close her eyes and lean to his touch. He silently smiled.

"Not fever." He let go of her face, and she felt cold. Oh, so that was it, Aoi felt kind of embarrassed, but he looked content. She only nodded.

Aoi blushed more as he jumped from the bench, putting his mask on again. "Let's go look for the medicines first! Then, we can rest through the whole night." Aoi looked at him quietly. "You are tired, right?"

Eighteen years old Inosuke was sharper with his senses and instincts.

Plus, he was a little more responsible as he turned and paid to the onigiri's seller.

Aoi nodded, surprised at his kind of adult behavior. Inosuke secretly grinned, satisfied he had surprised her with the "being a responsible adult plan" set by Monitsu and Gompachiro. They had talked about it days before his return to the state. He was doing an excellent job, definitely worth of the mountain king. Though, he was walking in the wrong direction. The blue-haired man heard Aoi giggling, and he turned to her smiling face. They had those rare times when they were civilized (not quarreling maniacs) and acted as a couple, though they weren't one. Grabbing his arm, she pulled him softly, leading him to the correct way, making him blush a little at the feel of her breast against his arm. He frowned, cursing the jacket he was wearing as he couldn't feel the touch of her hands directly on his skin.

"It's this way, according to the Shinobu'sama indications," she said, chuckling.

Inosuke rolled his eyes. "Fucking details."

The smile on her face was kind of difficult to ignore, so he didn't say anything more. He liked her smile. Damn, he loved everything about her. When Shinobu had asked him to accompany the blue-haired nurse, he had doubted about it for a few seconds. Sometimes, she made him nervous. He knew their feelings were something different from friendship (he had sensed it a long time ago) but, he hadn't understood it in time. Gompachirou was the one who pointed it out one day, and he couldn't stop thinking about it. Yet, she was behaving as if the only thing she knew how to do was fight him, and he decided to play her game. Aside, she had a way to get on his nerves that maddened him and at the same time turned him on immediately. Anyways, she was cute when she smiled at him, though it was very rare.

Inosuke looked at her as she was pulling him. She was a beautiful young woman. Even a beast like him could acknowledge that. He knew that a lot of men, hunters or not, had been ogling her or trying to win her over. Secretly, the beast-breath user had been scaring away the "bastards" who were trying to make a move on her. Usually, he scattered them away before they could reach her and in the scary (serial killer) mode. Under his mask, a creepy smile appeared on his face as he remembered the time he had pursued an unknown suitor for an hour, holding a kitchen cleaver above his head, laughing like a maniac.

Poor man, never returned to be the same after that. Though, it was his fault for trying to make a move on his girl.

Anyway, they weren't a couple, and Inosuke couldn't understand why they had to be a couple if their current relationship was good to him. However, like her, he was conscious of their sexual attraction, constantly fighting against his lust. Was it necessary to be an official couple? Gompaichou and Kanako were already going to marry, and Inosuke, more than one time, had asked his redhead friend if he had to be married to indulge in his desires. Tanjioru only smiled, telling him he had to be honest with her first. The green-eyed wondered if he could do it without looking like a stuttering child. Sighing under his mask, he watched her hips swaying as she walked and her long hair in low pigtails danced with the wind. He noticed she was without the white nurse dress she often put over her demon hunter uniform, and he frowned. He could outline her figure with his eyes. She was slender but curvy. She had curves all over her body, yet a petite form. She was like a doll, and he licked his lips.

He could lick and bite her, and it would feel amazing.

He wanted to touch everything.

Inosuke shook his head as they arrived where Shinobu had sent them. Entering the store, Aoi called to the owner as Inosuke frowned, looking around the place. It was too dark, in his opinion. Only some candles were illuminating the space. The windows were closed, and the light of the sun didn't reach inside the store. As the door closed behind them, a smiling man appeared.

"Good afternoon!" Aoi greeted the man. The demon hunter leaned onto the wall beside the door, watching vigilantly. "We have come in the name of the butterfly State!"

"Ohhh, miss Kochou couldn't come?" The smiling man took out a box. "That's good, that's good!" Inosuke frown deepened as he watched the man opening the box so Aoi could look inside it. "Everything she ordered is inside. You can check."

As the man was looking at Aoi with sharp eyes, suddenly Inosuke felt all the hair on his body stood. There was something that was sending alerts to his brain, and he frowned more. Someone was looking at them, especially at Aoi. He was feeling the blood lust. Gripping his swords, he looked around, concentrating all his senses, but couldn't find anything. So he looked at the man.

As Aoi finished the validation of the medications, she nodded. In a rush, she confirmed she was going to take everything. As the man was packing the medicines, Inosuke strategically opened the door so the sun could hit the man with all its force.

But it didn't happen what he thought it would happen.

"Oh young man, please could you close the door?"

Surprised, Inosuke blinked under his mask. The dark aura and the bloodlust had disappeared, and he frowned. The owner was in one piece too. "I'm weak against the sun, please!" Inosuke didn't move, his hands still over his swords, and the man only moved to the darkened side of the room. Aoi frowned at the boar guy, but she didn't question him. She just bowed and asked for an inn.

"Ohh, the inn? The one at the end of the street is the best hotel!" The man said as his bony finger pointed in the direction of the place. "They have an excellent service and food."

Bowing again, Aoi grabbed her box and then pulled Inosuke's arm before he could behead the man. As she thanked to the old sir, the blue-haired pair exited the place. Even if she didn't want to admit it, the darkness of the room had made her nervous, plus she had also felt someone looking at her.

"Thanks for opening the door."

"I'm sure there was a fucking demon in there."

Worried, Aoi looked at him. "Is it the mister?"

"No, I didn't feel the bloodlust when we entered, and he didn't die with the sun. I felt the bastard when you were checking the medicines." The boar man clicked his tongue. "They can move inside houses without windows even if it's bright outside." Inosuke frowned, looking over his shoulder at the little wooden building. "It could be anywhere."

"In the red light district, they moved under the ground too."

Aoi nodded. The sun was still up. She was sure he was going to go after the human eater. Tightening the hold on his arm, she sighed. She knew there was something he should do before going to hunt. "How about we go to the inn, and you rest a little? In the night, you can go hunt it."

"Leaving you alone?"

"I'm a big girl!" Aoi grinned at him. "And I have my wisteria charm!"

Seeing her grin and hearing her saying that, Inosuke felt very proud.

His girl's very brave.

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The inn was indeed a big hotel. So big, the two young adults felt they could get lost inside it. As they were used to the countryside, being inside a modern hotel was overwhelming. Being welcomed by a very well-trained hostess and excellent service was embarrassing. Aoi wanted to go to every corner of the place, and Inosuke only wanted food, though knowing there was a demon in town, he didn't let Aoi go too far away from him, following her everywhere. Great was their surprise when they learned the place was an only-couple hotel. There was only one room available, with one big futon, and they had to take it. Aoi first thought was there was no harm in sharing a room as they were going to stay only one night. However, the hostess told them the place only had a co-ed hot spring big bath. Smiling, the woman invited them to go and relax in hot water.

Definitely, the place was strange.

Aoi panicked. First, there were only couples inside the place. Two, Even if it was just one night, a young man and woman sleeping in the same room was a bad thing. Plus, their sexual tension. Three, bathing together in a hot spring was a sin. They would definitely be drinking tea in hell with all the demons Inosuke had killed. However, the hot water would help them with their sore feet and bodies. So, after breathing for one minute, she told him they were going to share the bath.

"Good, because I don't plan to leave you alone till night."

Undressing alone, the blue-haired young woman sighed. She had blushed like a tomato when he had said that, thinking in the double meaning of his words. She knew he had no intention of speaking in that sense, yet she still got embarrassed. The handsome guy was always paying attention, yet it looked like he was fooling around like a kid in a park. Aoi sighed once again. As expected, he had not given importance to their situation. They would be sharing things only a married couple do, and it looked like he didn't care about it.

Truth be told, she didn't care about marriage. She only wanted to be with him. But, she felt they were doing something inappropriate. Aoi knew she was contradicting herself, but her nerves were playing with her. For a second, she imagined the butterfly lady looking at them with red demon eyes, and she gulped. Wrapping her body in a tiny towel, she left the changing room and entered the steamy bath. She got astonished by it. It was a luxury she had never been before.

First of all, it was an enclosed large bath. The wood walls and very high ceilings were adorned with gold ornaments. It looked like a private one, but she knew it was public. It was just a matter of time before people would enter it. She noticed there were small windows on the highest part of the walls. Also, in the corner of the room, there were racks with all the towels, yukatas, and bathing stuff.

"Wow, what's the need to put all that damn goldy thing around here!?"

Aoi jumped at Inosuke's voice, who had already undressed and had a tiny towel around his midsection.

Soon they were sitting in the water, facing each other, but five meters away from each other. The water covered them till their collarbones, warming their bodies and doing wonders to their sore muscles. But Aoi wasn't relaxing at all. The blue-haired woman was feeling conscious of her body, anxious. She had a vivid blush on her face and shoulders. However, she was relieved they were the only ones in the bath for the time being. She was worried about more people getting into the water, especially women.

She didn't like the idea of Inosuke exposing his body in front of unknown women.

And don't make her start with his face.

He had removed his mask.

Opening her eyes, she looked at a frowning closed-eyed Inosuke, with his arms crossed over his chest, looking more on guard than relaxing in the water.

The young woman softened her expression.

When the boar man came out from the changing room without his mask and wearing a towel around his hips, Aoi had hyperventilated. His killer body was in full display, and his pale skin had flushed due to the hotness of the steamy bath. She had shivered from head to toe. His scars had been more noticeable too. She had seen closely how his sweat had danced across his muscles, and she had noticed his erected nipples. It didn't help she was naked too. The blue-eyed nurse had wanted to moan when his husky voice had complained about the gold ornaments, but she had bit the inside of her mouth. When he, completely uncharacteristic of him, had winked at her before jumping like a toddler into the water, Aoi had understood she was screwed. She was sure he was taking the situation lightly. For him, there was nothing to be ashamed of. Nakedness was ok with him, yet she had thought seeing her body wrapped in only a towel would affect him. When it didn't, she felt disappointed.

Secretly, she was hoping for something to happen, anything.

Aoi clenched her legs together under the water. Relax Aoi. Remember, there is a demon. Think about that. Look at him. He's on guard. Yet, her heart was putting stupid thoughts in her brain like what would he do if she would make the first move and approach him.

Too focused on her internal struggle, she didn't notice Inosuke had opened one eye to check on her. Watching her flushed bare skin and noticing the nervous but appealing aura she was emanating, he gulped. When they were on the Rock pillar mountain training, he had created a mantra, a sutra, to help him push his rock and withstand the pain.

-The amazing boss, King Inosuke-sama, is the best in the world!-

"The amazing boss, King Inosuke-sama, is the best in the world. The amazing boss, King Inosuke-sama, is the best in the world. The amazing boss, King Inosuke-sama, is the best in the world. The amazing boss, King Inosuke-sama, is the best in the world. The amazing boss, King Inosuke-sama, is the best in the world. THE AMAZING BOSS, KING INOSUKE SAMA, IS THE FUCKING BEST IN THE WORLD!"

SHIIIIIIIIIIT!

You have a plan to be a responsible adult Inosuke, remember it. Be calm. Be calm. Be calm. Calm? Bullshit! He was in a panic. Internally, he was screaming. In his head, he was repeating his fucking mantra. He was sure he was already in the thousandth time.

Why the hell were they bathing together!? Sure, he had agreed to it because he wasn't going to leave her alone, knowing there was a demon. But for the fucking hell, he had a fucking plan to be a thoughtful, responsible adult.

How the hell will he be a fucking responsible adult in this situation!?

Inosuke thanked his training with the rock pillar as it was helping him to maintain his control and look calm and composed. He focused on Aoi's pale white skin and gulped. He could see her collarbone and the start of her breasts. Shit, she never in his fucking life had revealed so much skin to him. He was used to nudity, but the situation was getting out of hand. Only-couple hotel? Co-ed baths? His ass! Those shouldn't exist. He was sure the demon had invented it so it could kill him without a fight. He had been battling with the urge to touch Aoi since they learned they had to share the room. And suddenly, he had to bathe with her! He was going to die for sure.

He wanted to touch.

He wanted to bite.

He wanted to lick.

He wanted to suck.

He wanted to taste.

He wanted to mark and make her his already.

And they weren't a fucking couple.

DAMN IT!

Aoi moved her legs a little, and he almost had a heart attack, imagining that wet spot between her beautiful legs. He had dreamed of that a lot of times. His dreams were wild. And he wanted more than anything to make them real.

He felt his groin going hard and he cursed.

"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, Inosuke, think! Think, dumbass! Demons, yes demons! Kill demons inside this place, swords, blood, guts splattering everywhere, violence, revenge, stupid shitty Muzan, dirt, rain, boars, mountains, minions, fangs, PIG ASSAULT! RESPONSIBLE ADULT! Yes, think! Shit! YOU CAN DO THIS!"

As he was calming down, for a second, he felt a strong presence and blood lust that appeared and disappeared in an instant. He jumped. Standing, his hands came to his side automatically to grab swords that weren't there. He widened his green eyes, looking around him, noticing there wasn't anybody. His skin was itching, though. The presence was gone, and he couldn't follow it. Inosuke's frown deepened. He noticed Aoi was looking at him, startled. She looked worried and with a blush on her face. She then averted her eyes to the side, and Inosuke looked down. He was without a towel, and the water covered him till his hip bones, barely covering him.

But he was on alert mode, so he didn't make a move.

He didn't care either.

"Inosuke-san?" Aoi tried to approach him and distract her eyes from the view. It was too tempting. She could see everything even if it was not very clear. "A-Are you ok?"

"Didn't you feel it?" Inosuke asked, and the blue-haired girl shook her head.

"I didn't." She said, feeling ashamed she wasn't able to tell if the demon was near or not.

"I have to hunt it." Inosuke started to walk to leave the water, but Aoi grabbed his arm and pulled him down with all her force, making him trip with his own feet and fall, almost drowning. The demon hunter cursed as he coughed, coming out of the water. He practically had breathed and gulped the hot liquid.

"WHA-cough-WHAT THE HELL, AOKU!?"

Aoi put her shut-up face, and he instantly closed his mouth. "Inosuke-san, please think first."

Well, maybe if we leave this fucking place and you put on some fucking clothes, I would be able to.

"ABOUT WHAT!?" Inosuke swore his thoughts were going to betray him someday, and he was going to say aloud something about his barely controlled desire to have her. She was too close to him for her own good.

"You are not going to find it at this time!"

"HAAAAAAAAAH!?" Inosuke anger vein appeared on his forehead. "You doubting me?"

Aoi slapped him. She made sure to use enough force not to hurt him but to make him listen to her. "I'M NOT DOUBTING YOU!" Aoi breathed to calm herself too. "What I'm trying to say is that there are too many presences here!"

Inosuke frowned, looking at her, understanding what she was saying. There were too many people.

And she says she's weak and not suited for a demon hunter job.

"Even if you try to find him with your technique, there are too many people inside this place! You are going to have a hard time doing it!"

Inosuke admitted that Aoi had a point. Even with all his senses focused, he was going to have a hard time finding it. It was still early, and even if the sun had just set, there were too many people inside the luxurious hotel. All the presences were going to confuse him and would make the job difficult. He was going to lose a lot of time. Crossing his arms over his chest, he clicked his tongue, narrowing his eyes. "What you suggest then?"

Aoi smiled happily. He was for once asking her opinion about the demon's hunt. "Just wait till the guests are asleep!"

The beast user arched an eyebrow but, before he could ask, she continued. "In general, when humans sleep, they are not aware of their surroundings. Their senses rest as their brains and emotions. Yet, the demon is going to be awake looking for its prey. If you wait two or three hours more, you will be able to find it quickly because the other people won't get in your way!"

Inosuke blinked a few seconds before smirking at her, making her blush. She indeed was the best girl for him. Brave, stubborn, and intelligent. Splashing some water into his face to calm himself down, he passed his hands through his bluish wet hair, lifting back his bangs, unveiling his whole face. His green eyes shone as he noted her blushing cheeks. He grinned sexily.

To the hell the plan, shit.

He wasn't a responsible adult.

"And you say you are useless as a demon hunter."

"Thi-This and that is different!"

His handsomeness broke her.

Inosuke played with a strand of her hair floating in the water as he was taking advantage of their sudden and occasional (totally her fault for pulling him) closeness. "I don't see the difference," he said softly. His hands weren't touching her skin, but she felt herself shiver. Thanks to his handsome face rarely with his hair back, she was thinking about the worst urges. Plus, as his towel was floating anywhere near them, he was exposed. She gulped, and he continued. "You just have given me the fucking best strategy according to my abilities."

"B-But, I can't kill them," Aoi said softly, feeling his knees touching her knees.

"Hah, you can do it." He said smiling, mischievously, watching her soft pale skin flush and have goosebumps thanks to him. "You are a poison maker, don't you?" Aoi gulped. Inosuke licked his lips. "I bet you have a flask of poison on you every time you go out the State."

Aoi gulped, checking him. As close as they were, she could see the beads of water running down his face and neck, tracing his collarbone, his chest, and dying in the water. Biting her bottom lip on a reflex, she locked eyes with him. The burning fire on their eyes made everything clear as his big rough hand slowly caressed her naked shoulder, passed her neck, and cupped her face. His thumb pulled free her bitten lip from her teeth.

"Do that one more time, and I'll be the one to bite that lip."

He looked agitated, panting, watching her with dilated pupils, like a wild animal, daring her to move.

Aoi's heart was beating so hard, she heard it in her ears. She never broke their eye contact as she approached him a little. Slowly, she caressed his biceps and shoulders. Her lips slowly kissed his thumb over her mouth. "Maybe, I want you to do it."

It was too much seduction for both of them. Inosuke pulled her to him in a desperate move, and she sensually started to circle his neck. But before they could indulge in their desires and get their naked chests together, the bath doors opened as it started to get crowded by couples of all ages. Inosuke separated from Aoi before making an improper scene in front of so many people. In reality, he didn't mind people seeing him kissing someone he loved deeply. But he knew that for Aoi, it would be a scandal, a sin punished only in hell. If he knew her well, she was already picturing herself in a tea party with demons. Looking at her blushing troubled face, he snickered. The beast breath user grabbed the towel he had lost inside the water, wrapped it around his hips again, and left the spring, not before giving his hand to an embarrassed Aoi, pulling her out of the water too.

"Let's get out of here, Aoku!" he said, grinning, ignoring the sultry glances and whispers about his killer body and beautiful face. "I won't let you stay here alone."

Like hell, he would let people watch her more than they were fucking already doing.

Aoi immediately took his hand and let him lead her, thinking the same as him.

I want to rip their eyes... That was the thought they both had.

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After their full of hormones, sexual frustration, and, without a doubt, a lot of lustful attraction moment, Aoi asked for food as the beast-breath user was sitting on the window of their room looking at the moon. It was night, the demon was out, and he had to hunt it before they got back. But, Aoi was right; he had to wait. He was sure the demon was waiting too because he wasn't feeling his presence or the threat anymore. He frowned. He was sure the bastard was using the hotel as its hiding place. Hearing a rustling of clothes, he turned to Aoi. They both were wearing the yukata the hotel had given to them, and he blushed slightly. He knew that, like him, there was nothing beneath it. Shooking his head, he focused on the blue-eyed girl, who was closely watching a little bottle. Not even once, they had argued after their sinful seduction encounter at the bath. They were acting like a civilized couple, even if they weren't one, and Inosuke wondered if they would stop arguing as soon as they gave the next step.

And the mountain king had decided to return to the plan of the responsible adult.

However, to think he had touched her naked skin a little while ago but had not kissed her maddened him. But, he had decided that, after killing the demon, he was going to have her. So he would patiently wait.

Like a responsible adult.

Besides, killing the human eater would be a piece of cake.

But, better start to distract himself with something, anything.

"Poison?" Inosuke's deep manly voice startled her as she looked at him, blushing. But, she smiled timidly.

"Yes, this one is the first one I had made without Shinobu-sama," Aoi said proudly. "As you have said, I always bring it with me, but I have never used it." She said, kind of disappointed. "I don't know its effectiveness."

Inosuke scoffed, "You should be happy you have never had to use it."

"Yeah, but as its maker, it's sad not to know if it works or not."

Inosuke frowned. Maybe, he could take it with him to test it if that made her happy, but it meant he would leave her defenseless, so it was a big no. He noticed she, again, was focusing on the little flask with the purplish-green liquid. Wondering what was inside it or how she had made it, he approached her and sat beside her. She turned at him and smiled. She was so beautiful. Taking the flask of her hands, he put it beside his boar mask on the floor. Aoi looked at him curios, expectantly and blushing. He chuckled at her bright big blue eyes. Patting her head, he pulled her down with him over the futon.

Well, then again, fuck the plan to be a responsible adult.

Aoi blushed when she found herself sprawled over his hard-built body. Correction, over his wearing-only-a-yukata hard-built body. She could feel every muscle against her soft skin, and she blushed. Her breasts pressed against his hard chest made her have goosebumps. The skin of her cleavage was against the exposed rough skin of his scarred chest. The direct skin contact was delightful to both of them. Pulling herself up with her hands on his chest, she looked down at him as he was grinning at her.

"You know," he put a strand of hair behind her ear, "I'm glad you don't know if it's work. It means you've been safe all this time."

Aoi blushed like a tomato. If the man beneath her was Hashibira Inosuke, she must be dreaming. The wild and foul-mouthed mountain king was affectionate sweet with her since he finished his onigiris that morning. Not even once, they had quarreled. It was a different behavior than the one she was used to but, she also loved him when he was soft and sweet with her. It meant she was special. And it also meant they didn't need words. Aoi smiled at his smirking face. Brushing away his bangs softly, she leaned to his face to kiss him when the door of their room was knocked, indicating their food had arrived.

The blue-eyed woman stopped herself before reaching the green-eyed lips and looked over her shoulder to the door. She started to stand up to open it, but suddenly Inosuke's hand came behind her head and pulled her to his lips. He couldn't control himself. It was a quick, deep kiss; it sent electricity to their bodies. He moved his head to the side as his tongue entered her mouth, playing with hers swiftly, and before she would react, he let her go. Her wide blue eyes and blushing face and his full of meaning green eyes got locked in a deep glance. But, as the hotel host called again, they returned to reality. The demon hunter was the one who stood up to receive their food, and Aoi noticed he was blushing too.

Both of them were blushing.

Like tomatoes.

Fuck.

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Demon hunter mode on, Inosuke clicked his tongue and ruffled his head for the hundredth time already. He couldn't concentrate at all. Stupid, stupid, stupid! You were going to kiss her AFTER killing the demon, not BEFORE, you dumbass! As the blue-haired strolled the quiet hotel at midnight, his internal tantrum occupied most of his mind. You were going to STICK with the fucking plan of being a fucking RESPONSIBLE ADULT! You were going to show her you are a reliable adult! Even so, he was alert; well, sometimes. Fuck, I want to return to that room. Leaving Aoi, innocently sleeping beside him, had been the most difficult to do. No, wait, the most difficult was not to touch her after their meal. Both of them had been so nervous they hadn't talked.

Shit, you should be killing the demon, not thinking about making her yours.

Inosuke stopped in the middle of a big round hall. Each side of the big salon had stairs that led to the floors above. He looked up, and he noticed it was like a circular tower. The corridors of the floors upstairs were bordering the shape of the round salon, and he could see wood doors indicating there were rooms. He counted five floors. However, he was sure those rooms were empty or used as storage. Looking up, he noticed the ceiling was open, and he could see the moon in all its glory. He had to admit, the hotel was indeed impressive, but that part looked unfinished. The boar man closed his eyes, spreading his arms on each side of his body, with his palms opened. One of his knees touched the floor as the other stayed bent. His senses got on top; his brain started to work. He felt it. He sensed its walking; he sensed its blood lust; he sensed it near him.

Too near him.

On-time, Inosuke dodged a big attack coming to his head. Jumping, he landed meters away from his enemy, gripping his swords. Frowning menacingly, he clicked his tongue. The demon had long dark hair and had crimson eyes. It was wearing a short kimono that exposed its colored purple skin. It had a lot of garments around its neck that looked like shiny pearls and was wearing big earrings and high wooden sandals. Groaning, angry and frustrated, the mountain king noticed the demon had a woman shape and looked like a crazy one.

"You are sooooooo beautiful, even with that boar mask, haha!" The demoness said in a mocking but kind of lustful voice. She hugged her own body and was blushing. "It's the first time I find a boy sooo beautiful!" She looked at him with insinuating eyes. "I'm Lila, the beauty seeker." She seductively batted her eyelashes at him. "Am I beautiful too?"

"Hah? Of course not."

He comically deadpanned at her, making the monster fall and stand up immediately. It frowned and stopped his strange behavior, wondering if the head of the boar man was broken or something. "Aoi's more beautiful than you."

The night creature's anger vein appeared on her forehead but recovered from the blow quickly, grinning evilly. Putting her finger on her lips "cutely" and posing as she was thinking deeply, she continued. "Oh yeaaah, the blue-haired woman!" Inosuke frowned more, gripping his swords tightly, ready to attack. "I saw her at that old man's store!" She then smiled evilly at him. "Should I eat her first?"

Inosuke's third fang almost ripped her. "Ooooops!" She giggled, landing far from him. "Careful, beautiful, you will give me a scar!" She then twirled over her feet. "A scar on a woman's body is horrible, you know!"

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT!" Inosuke shouted. "YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TOUCH AOI! NEVER!" Inosuke once again attacked, but this time the woman avoided it by changing the shape of her hair. It stretched like a peacock's tail. "What the fuck!?" Disgusted, Inosuke noticed it was using its demon blood art. The mountain king watched how her hair hardened, turning in something like sharp wires. In seconds, he dislocated his arms and joints. The hardened hair started to act like swords. It moved like it were alive, attacking him disturbingly fast. Her abilities as a demon were high. It was like he was fighting against million swords. She was quick, she didn't have much brutal strength, but each fucking hair acted as cutting wire. Each clash of techniques and blows left on Inosuke's body cuts and wounds. The fucking demon wasn't weak, and he wasn't going to be able to kill it in a blink of an eye.

Fucking bastard, must have eaten a ton.

The demoness noticed she had to get on his nerves to defeat him as he was too strong.

"By the way, sugar," the clash of "swords" made the two enemies get close to each other. He was already bleeding out. "Want me to tell you my secret?" Inosuke green eye twitched, annoyed,

"That girl with you is totally my type."

Falling on the provocation, Inosuke won the clash of forces. In a swift motion, he slashed the woman, but she jumped backward, recovering quickly. At high speed and with a mad smile, the demoness jumped towards him, forming its hair like the tip of a sharp spear. The boar man dodged her, moving to his side. He then kicked her on its back, and with a brutality and a rage that came from deep his heart, he cut its spine. The demoness cried out but didn't stop. Using her hands on the ground for support, she kicked him on the chest.

"I SAW HER ON THE APOTHECARY BEFORE!"

"SO, IT WAS YOU, SHIT!"

Before he could land from the kick, the demoness took advantage of the distraction and, using her tricky hair as long needles, she sunk it into his chest. Immediately after, using another bunch of her long dreadful hair, she stopped his movements, wrapping him up to a column. Inosuke grunted in pain. As soon as he was trapped, the hair turned into cutting wires. He felt each one of those things cutting his rough skin. For once, it was a good idea that Aoi had made him use his demon hunter jacket. Even if he was wearing it open, he felt it was somehow protecting him a little.

"DAMNIT!" He saw with the corners of his eyes his swords on the ground.

"Easy handsome, or you will cut yourself to death, sugar." The human eater smirked, attempting to be sexy and completely satisfied the opponent was a hot-headed boy. "I like my preys wild. They don't think much." She said, removing his mask and throwing it beside his scattered weapons. "Ahhhh, I knew you were gorgeous!" Her fingers caressed his face as he was frowning against her, angry he had fallen in her trap.

"You know, at first, I was going to eat your girl." Inosuke headbutted her with a force that made her groan as it took some steps backward. For the first time in his fucking life, he wished his best friend's iron forehead as his forehead was bleeding and throbbing from pain. Definitely, he was going to have a bulge after this. The demoness got angry with him, crying from the pain. However, it recovered quickly and clawed his neck, leaving scratching marks, making him bleed. He tried to rip the hair that was trapping him, but all he could do was cut his jacket and skin more. He cursed under his breath. The horrible monster smirked widely, licking her lips.

"As I was saying, at first, I saw her in that horrible drug store." The monster giggled, its hand came to his bloodied chest, and he cursed. "But, I saw you today at the bath and changed my mind."

"So this place is your fucking domain, huh?" He was trying to free himself even if he was already bleeding.

The human eater giggled and licked the blood off his neck. "The whole town is my domain." Inosuke felt the demoness was sucking the skin on his collarbone and tried to get free again. "I manage this hotel, and the man of the drug store sends the people here."

"Shit! You fucker! No wonder this place is so fucking strange." Frustrated, Inosuke regarded he wouldn't be free unless he cut his whole body to pieces.

The freak laughed at his desperation.

"By the way, handsome, stop cutting yourself. I'm going to have sex with you." It purred.

He stopped moving. He even forgot everything he was thinking. "You what-!?"

"Yeeeeees!" The demon said, satisfied he was paying attention. As the abomination licked his bloodied neck, the blue-haired demon hunter felt so gross his anger raised. Damn it! His blood wasn't for a demon to taste, fuck it! The demoness, now licking its red bloodied lips, smirked. "I'm going to have fun with you, with your body, and with your cock, and then I'm going to eat you!" The devil smirked. "How about it, mister demon hunter?"

Inosuke blinked at the supposedly menacing expression the demoness was making. Then he laughed so hard, and so scandalously, the purple-skinned monster arched its eyebrow. "HAHAHAHAHAHA! SHIT! YOU'RE A FUNNY, CRAZY MONSTER! HAHAHAHAHAHH!" Calming himself down because he was cutting himself due to his laughter fit, he continued. "You better jump the sex part, bastard. Sorry, If it's you, it won't fucking stand."

Comically, the devil stopped its supposedly scary threat. "You- what- it won't?" She was feeling slightly offended.

"It won't."

Proud of his statement, the green-eyed manly beauty smugly smirked at the freak's confused eyes before stubbornly continuing his struggle. The demon looked very angry for a moment, but then it grinned darkly. "You know, I have another secreeet." The demoness chirped in his ear as he decided his blood wasn't relevant and, to hell with it, he was going to tear off the cutting thread. But he, suddenly, widened his eyes.

He had stopped moving abruptly.

And not by his will.

"I'm also kinda a puppeteer."

Inosuke, for the first time in this fucking struggle, felt panic.

"Shit, no puppeteers with fucking threads again." He clicked his tongue. At least this one wasn't a venomous spider.

And they weren't in a dark mountain.

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As the dark hotel was starting to get silent, Aoi could hear sharp noises through the wall. She was sure that she wasn't safe. She wasn't an expert like the man who had kissed her not long ago, but she was sure something was happening out there. The blue-haired woman opened her eyes and jumped from her futon. The nurse sweated cold as she slowly crawled to the wooden wall. She was sure she had heard something strange. Aoi didn't want to admit it, but the fact there was a demon, and Inosuke had gone hunting it, leaving her alone, was making her paranoid. Scared and trembling, she glued her ear to the wooden wall. If the demon was outside her room, she was going to hear it.

"Ah, aah, ooh yes, YES! RIGHT THERE, DARLING!"

"Ahhhhh, it's so deep!"

Aoi blushed like a tomato, steam coming from her ears, and she peeled off her body from the wall as if it burned. She felt ashamed; she had defiled something so intimate! The couple next door must be at it for hours! Aoi felt they were doing something so improper. She frowned, thinking about calling the manager to ask him to silence them. Yet, she sighed after it. She was just jealous. She knew it. She wanted Inosuke to do those things to her, to talk dirty to her and thrust his erection deep inside her, as crude as it sounded. But, after they ate in silence, he had only pulled her to his chest and had fallen asleep.

She had fallen asleep too.

But in his arms.

However, she wasn't satisfied with that.

Aoi sighed, embarrassed by her dirty, sinful mind. She hoped he was safe, wherever he was. She hoped he would come without injuries. She hoped he had already finished the demon so he could come back and have her like her wildest fantasies and -

"AH, YES, YES! I'M CUMMING!"

Not, hell, she wasn't going to stay in that room alone and near the passionate sex.

Aoi stood up like a spring, and as quickly as a rabbit, she put on her demon hunter uniform and left the room. Walking through the corridors of the hotel, she nodded at the few people she found on her way. She should be ashamed of her brain and desires. She was a proper lady, sex only was after marriage, and she and the boar man weren't even a couple! She shouldn't be thinking about things like that green-eyed beast licking her down there, between - come on, Aoi! You are a PROPER LADY! Aoi hid her face with her hands and sighed. Who was she trying to fool? She was so in love with the boar man she didn't care if they were a couple or not; she just wanted him. There was sexual tension between them; they were frustrated. Even if they fought, they desired each other. Aoi groaned quietly. She knew that spot between her legs was twitching for Inosuke's touch. Her whole self was craving for him.

The blue-haired nurse stopped when she suddenly noticed she was in a big round salon. It looked like it was unfinished, a part of the place that wasn't open to the public. There was no light, aside from the moonlight of the open ceiling. Looking around, she noticed the empty open hallways of the five floors bordering the shape of the salon. Aoi blinked slightly, widening her eyes after some time. She noticed fight signs. There was broken wood, the floor had savage cuts, and she recognized the distinctive mess that indicated Inosuke had used his fangs. But she stiffened when she saw the pool of blood on a column. Trembling scared, she remembered the murder of her parents and the splattered blood and panicked.

"Calm down, Aoi." She whispered to herself. "He isn't dead. He can't be!"

"A-AOI!" his voice made her return to earth. Aoi turned relieved to his voice when she suddenly received a punch on her stomach that made her kneel on the floor, cry and cough hard.

She felt she was going to puke.

"AMAZIIIIIIIIING!" A high-pitched voice startled her. "Even controlled by me, you reduced your strength on your punch, sugar."

With teary eyes and breathless, Aoi looked up at her attacker. With great pain and confusion, she noticed the one who brutally had punched her was the beast-breath user. "What-" But once again, Inosuke hit her, kicking her side, making her roll on the floor.

"Are you avoiding her face, sugar?"

"I- I swear I'll fucking kill you, fucking bastard."

Clutching her side, Aoi noticed Inosuke's voice heard breathless and ragged like he was in pain. She also noticed her palms were wet and bloodied. Yet, the kick hadn't cut her skin to make her bleed like that. So, in a matter of seconds, Aoi figured it wasn't her blood. Once again, the nurse tried to stand up and clear her view, yet another kick sent her flying. While she was in the air, she saw the host of all the mess.

The freak was sitting on the stairs, looking so satisfied and smiling at her desperation that Aoi felt an urge to punch its face. Great, the demon is a female one. It was clear she was enjoying the situation, and Aoi didn't have to be a genius to comprehend what was happening. Inosuke would never hit her like that; he must be under some demon blood art. When her body landed, making a loud thud on the wooden floor, the fake human laughed hysterically. The blue-eyed noticed her hair was moving like it was alive.

Aoi was in pain, but she was sure the kick hadn't broken anything. If her suspicions were correct, the one who must be suffering more was the beast-breath user. He was fighting the demon's control. She couldn't bear that. She was already scared of the demon but, groaning, she stood up slowly, finally focusing on him.

The beast user had his whole body covered in cuts and blood like he had been tied with a cutting wire. His demon hunter jacket had protected him yet was already torn. She could see his cuts. Aoi frowned, noticing some of them were deep and still were bleeding. Knowing him, he hadn't stopped attacking, even knowing he was cutting himself. Her eyes strayed to his neck, focusing on the claw marks. Narrowing her eyes, she concluded those were shallow, thank god. Going up, she focused on his face. Why was he without the mask? He had widened green eyes, and some cuts on his cheeks, and a wound on his forehead. His green eyes and expression told her only his body was under the demon's control, not his mind. As Aoi was trying to think about how to save him, and her body was still trembling from fear and pain, she noticed something that made her whole self halt.

There was a kiss mark on his collarbone.

Aoi widened her eyes. There was a fucking kiss mark on the collarbone of her man, and it looked like it had been recent because there wasn't blood around it.

Inosuke lost at her silent stare and analysis of the situation. "ARRRRRRG! AOIII! FUCK! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!"

The demoness snickered, knowing that, even though he was resisting, she was controlling him like a wooden puppet using her cutting hair. It was around his wrists and ankles, controlling his movements, and he couldn't get free without cutting off his extremities. Of course, with a swing of her hand, she could do it herself, but the demoness was saving the moment for the grand finale. Also, it was having so much fun. Tragic soap operas were its favorites. And the demon hunter couple were humans she wanted to eat slowly.

Yet, she didn't count Aoi only was seeing red.

"You have a kiss mark."

"HUH! WHAT?"

"YOU HAVE A KISS MARK!"

Inosuke looked down to his chest and, with great horror, saw the mark. Immediately, he explained himself, like a cheater caught in the act. "THA- THAT CRAZY FREAK PUT IT ON ME!

"HAHAHAHAHHAAH" The demon came behind Inosuke smirking. "He's mine now, lady!"

"SHUT UP, STUPID MONSTER! I'M TALKING TO HIM NOT TO YOU!"

Once again, the demoness was taken aback by their foul mouth. First, the hod-headed boy, and then, the feisty girl. As the vein of anger appeared on her forehead, she tried to talk again, but Inosuke cut her. Even if he couldn't move, he still had a lot of will. "IT- IT ISN'T MY FAULT!"

"IT IS! I BET YOU WERE DISTRACTED WHEN SHE ATTACKED YOU!"

He stuttered as he tried to think of a comeback, but it was too late; his mouth talked on its own. "I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU, FUCK! SO IT'S YOUR FAULT TOO!"

Aoi widened her eyes, blushing. "Really?" She forgot her pained body too.

"Yeah..." Suddenly, Inosuke got shy.

"Mmm, hello? You are going to die, remember?" The demoness said, dumbfounded.

"SHUT UP, BASTARD! AS SOON AS I'M OUT OF THIS, YOU ARE DEAD!"

"YOU STUPID IDIOT! WHY DID YOU GET TRAPPED!?"

"I TOLD YOU, IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU, DAMN IT!"

"THAT'S NOT A VALID EXCUSE!"

"HAAAAAH!?"

The demoness got angry. It swore those humans had hearts around themselves. It was sure it could see them. Also, they were ignoring its threats. Yes, they were ignoring her, even if they were going to die soon. Then, the hot-headed handsome boy threatened to kill, even if he was on the verge of death. And, the girl didn't look like she was scared anymore.

Soon it was going to eat them, and they were quarreling about their love.

Shit, humans were so stupid, with a good reason his cock wasn't going to stand up. Pissed, and with her cutting hair, the demoness attacked Aoi, and she barely avoided it. Angry, Inosuke trembled as the demoness smirked.

"You are weak, right, demon hunter girl?" Aoi gulped on the floor again as she feared for her life. But noticing Inosuke bloodied ankles and wrists as he was trying to get free from her trap made her fear turn into anger. Standing up bravely, she frowned. The demon looked at her, disgusted she was daring her with her eyes. "Sugar, how about you kill her with your own hands!?"

"Shit, don't-" Inosuke's pained voice struck Aoi.

"Inosuke san." The green-eyed man turned to her. "I'll be alright!" She smiled at him. "I trust you, and I will set you free! I promise."

Before Inosuke could say something, he was already moving, running towards her and kicking her on her stomach. Aoi stood up quickly and ran away, just to be stopped by him and his big body. Muttering he was sorry, in a swift motion, he grabbed her from the collar of her uniform and threw her into the air. Aoi landed on her back, rolling to the bloodied column he was trapped before.

"HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

The demoness was maniacally laughing as she caressed Inosuke's frustrated face. "How can you trust him if he's the one hitting you!? HAHAAHAHAHAH" The monster gave a kiss on his cheek, and he menacingly growled at her.

"I'm really going to kill you, dipshit."

"I told you, you are going to kill her, and then I will eat her. Then, you are the main dish, handsome."

Hiding behind the column, Aoi breathed hard. She knew Inosuke was fighting the control; his strength wasn't the usual. She still hadn't had a broken bone thanks to that, but definitely, she was going to have some giant bruises. Aoi exhaled. Fighting the control meant he was hurting himself, with the threads on his wrists and ankles. The demoness had not put the threads around his neck because apparently, she was interested in eating him alive. Aoi peeked over the column at them. That horrible purple demoness was getting on her nerves, it was kissing his face, and he looked like he was going to puke at any moment. Aoi was more worried about his reactions. If she knew her man, he was going to tear off his ankles and wrists to save her. Angry by it, she frowned, trying to form a plan. She had left her wisteria charm in the room with the medicines. Think, Aoi, think. Her hand came in contact with something sharp and cold as she looked down her side and saw his swords lying on the floor, with his boar mask.

Widening her eyes, she smiled slightly. Inosuke knew what he was doing.

"And by the way, THE COLUMNS AREN'T THE BEST PLACE TO HIDE, WEAK GIRL!" The demon used its hardened hair to destroy Aoi's hiding place, and she came running out of it, heading towards the stairs. The human-eater smiled, shouting, "PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK!? I LOVE IT!"

Aoi hid behind a door on the last floor, hearing the demoness on the first floor laughing like a maniac. She closed her eyes, praying for Inosuke well being. Getting her hand inside the back of her demon jacket, she took out the green-eyed ragged sword. Her hands were trembling while holding it. It was heavy, and it was cold. Yet, she loved it because it was Inosuke's sword. He was hurting himself for her sake. Aoi gulped, breathed deeply, and frowned. She stood up and took off her demon hunter jacket. Hearing her comments about her weak self and Inosuke's handsomeness, she took her decision.

Like Inosuke had said, she should have more confidence in herself. Getting her hand into her pockets, she felt a little flask. Aoi had to make the purple being let down her guard. She knew the monster was sure she was a helpless weakling, so it wasn't wary of her.

"Please don't kill me." The blue-haired girl said loudly, with a pained crying voice.

The demoness laughed evilly from the first floor. And from the fifth floor, Aoi could faintly hear Inosuke cursing. A groan of pain indicated her the threads were cutting him deeper. She had to move quickly.

"Please don't kill him too. Don't hug him."

"I love him."

A blush appeared on a startled Inosuke, stopping his cursing.

The demoness rolled its eyes.

As the freak stood behind a startled, angry Inosuke, it lightly hugged him from behind. Its purple hands moved through his bloodied torso, and it snickered. He grimaced, clicking his tongue in disgust. The horrible purple thing was a little taller than him, pressed its breasts against his back, playing with him. Its horrible claws started to make bloody patterns in his skin as he grunted, frustrated, and desperate he couldn't move.

"FOR FUCKS SAKE, AOI! JUST RUN AWAY FROM HERE!"

Aoi gulped. She knew he knew she was plotting something.

"I'm heeeeeeeeeere girl." The crazy licked its lips. "Just come out, and I

won't kill him."

Aoi gulped, gripping Inosuke's sword with more force. "You promise?"

The demoness smirked crazily.

"Of course!"

The mountain king knew the human eater was laughing, finding humorous and pathetic his suffering. Inosuke numb arms and legs were starting to desperate him, the same the condition of his body. At any moment, he was going to lose consciousness. He was pale, he felt cold, and he was already having trouble standing up. Shit, he had lost too much blood. Whatever Aoi was planing, she had to do it soon.

"Then, I'm going!"

Aoi's voice startled him as he and the demoness looked up and saw her leaning over the railing of the last floor corridor.

Everything happened too fast, but not so fast for the demon hunter, who focused on his blue-haired beauty. Aoi smiled at his confused bright green eyes. Surprised, Inosuke noticed her deep inhale. He saw her walk backward and the take impulse on the wall behind her and jump over the corridor railing. He felt his heart crazily beating as he saw his sword on the belt on her pants. Aoi twirled on the air, rivaling Shinobu's speed. Taking Inosuke's sword, she twirled it on her delicate hands as she exhaled her breath. She had opted for a front attack, surprising not only the demoness but also Inosuke.

He swore he saw sparkling blue butterflies fluttering around her.

"Insect style breath technique second form,"

Inosuke widened her eyes, slowly smirking.

She darted to her target at blinding speed. Using the strength of the impulse, the speed of the fall, and her twirls, she gained the capacity to strengthen a single thrust into her opponent.

"Dance of the Bee Sting: True Flutter"

Her technique gave her the power to make the sword stab Inosuke on his chest, right between his pectoral and his shoulder, as the tip of the sword came in contact with the demoness behind him, injuring it.

The three of them stood quietly and frozen for three seconds. Inosuke eyes came to the sword on his chest, then to the girl in front of him. She was panting and sweating, still holding his sword in place, even if her whole body was trembling. He saw blood on her face but focused on her plan, trying to figure it out. But, the demoness's laugh made the green-eyes return to reality.

"HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA! YOU STABBED YOUR MAN BECAUSE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY!"

Aoi grunted, clenching his teeth.

"YOU HAVE ONLY MADE A SCRATCH ON ME! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH"

Inosuke widened his eyes. A scratch?

Aoi grunted when the woman made Inosuke kick her. She let go of the sword still impaled on Inosuke'd body and landed on the floor. The green-eyed demon hunter looked like a caged beast, so angry and so frustrated, but he couldn't stop himself. Aoi coughed, cleaning the blood off her mouth with the back of her hands.

"I have confidence in him."

"HUH? YOU SAID SOMETHING, BITCH?" The demoness hugged its green-eyed trophy, licking its lips. The tip of the sword made another scratch on her purple skin, but its bragging confidence made it ignore the situation.

Its prey was so weak she had only scraped its hard skin. It would take a second to regenerate.

"I knew he would be ok with that stab."

"HHAHAAHHAHAAHAH! ARE YOU DYING STUPID!?"

"Only a scratch is necessary."

Inosuke smirked smugly.

The demoness stopped its mockery when it felt something like a heartbeat on its whole body. Two beats, three beats. It widened its eyes; it couldn't move. The demon looked down and noticed the scratches weren't healing as a green holo was around it. It was spreading over its body fast, with thin veins. It clenched its teeth, widened its eyes, and looked at Aoi, who had bright defiant shining blue eyes and mocking smirk.

"What do you think about my poison, miss demon san?"

The demoness gasped as it tried to push Inosuke from its body, but the poison made her slow. Her hair fell from her head; her arms lost their strength. She wasn't fast, and she lost control of the breath user. In an instant, he reacted. He pulled the sword out of his chest and turned around with insane speed and flexibility. Before the devil could react, he beheaded it using all his force.

"GO TO HELL FUCKING ASSHOLEEEEEEE!"

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Inosuke opened his eyes over a futon. The ceiling he was looking at wasn't the ceiling of the Butterfly state, and he frowned. Looking around, he found the strange and creepy man of the apothecary treating his wounds.

"Oh! You are awake, young man!" Before Inosuke could react and get away from him or attack him, the man bowed and thanked him. Before the demon hunter could ask, the man explained the demoness had been terrorizing him and his family, threatening that if he didn't help, it would eat them all. Also, the hotel was in the same situation. The monster had killed the hotel owner's wife, and it threatened to kill their kids if he didn't let it use the place as its eating domain. She had been eating couples or beautiful people for about a month. Thanking them for the freedom, he let them use the hotel rooms till their wounds heal, for free.

"I have treated all your wounds. Thankfully, most of them were superficial scratches. Well, the ones on your wrists and ankles were deep. Also, you lost a lot of blood, but hopefully, I had asked the help of the local clinic. I was able to give you some blood. Also, you have a great body shape. Even that deep wound on your chest wasn't serious."

"Where's Aoi?" Inosuke noticed his mouth was dry. He must have been asleep for two or three days. Also, he was still disgusted with the thin man.

"Oh! Lady Kanzaki is changing in the other room." Inosuke arched an eyebrow at him as the man gave him a glass of water. "You have been sleeping for three days. She was taking care of you, giving me instructions, and taking her poison out of your system. She has told me it wasn't lethal to humans, but she had to make sure your blood's clean. But an hour ago, she has gone to bathe and just returned."

The blue-haired man looked at the thin man as he was a fortune-teller. How the fuck does he know everything of that? Well, it wasn't his business; he didn't sense malice from him. The mountain king grunted, standing up like he was already good to go. The apothecary didn't fight him; he just told him to be careful and that Shinobu knew about the situation because Aoi had written to her. Inosuke muttered a thank you and left the room, going to the room Aoi was changing.

Delighted, he noticed Aoi was in the room they had booked since the beginning.

Opening the door, he saw she was putting on her yukata. When she turned to him, she blushed but smiled. She was alive. She really was alive. He felt so relieved that he couldn't control himself. Before she could greet him, in three big steps, he approached her. Before she knew what was happening, he pushed her to the wall, and she heard her yukata falling to the floor.

She was naked.

"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!"

Aoi blushed like a tomato, but she knew what was happening; her shout had been a reflex of her embarrassment. Inosuke took a step back, frowning at her frame. She had bruises all her body. Her sides, her arms, and her hips were in a purple-greenish tone. She flinched when his rough hand touched her side softly. She squeezed her eyes shut, anxious for his touch, trying to prevent a loud moan. His hand was near her breasts, and she was sure her nipples were hardening. But, suddenly, she felt his forehead over hers. Opening her eyes, he saw tears threatening to fall on his eyes, frustration on his gorgeous features.

"Shit, Aoi, I'm so sorry." Pulling her to him, he hugged her, hiding his face on her neck. "I'm so sorry."

"Does it hurt?"

Hugging him back and feeling her naked body against his clothed one, she caressed his back, smiling. "It's ok, Inosuke san. It doesn't hurt anymore." She turned her face to kiss his temple as her lips softly caressed his ear. "If it weren't for you, I would have broken bones or worst." Inosuke tightened his hold on her waist, pulling her more to him, even if it wasn't possible as there wasn't more space between them. "They're just bruises; they will fade."

Inosuke separated a little from her as her hand came to his cheek, her palm cleaning his tears. She smiled softly at him. "Besides, you were in worse shape than me." Her hand cupped his face. "Your wrists and ankles got horribly injured. I had to rip my shirt to bandage them as soon as you passed out. You were bleeding too much." Inosuke kissed her palm as she blushed a little. "I was so scared. It was luck the apothecary sir was watching everything in his hiding spot. He came to help us immediately."

Inosuke huffed at her. Tightening his hug, he rolled his eyes, leaning to her palm. "Still think he is a coward."

"Maybe, but he helped us."

"Yeah, by sending us to the fucking horror hotel in the first place."

"But, it could have happened the same thing because you already had decided to go hunt the demon."

"But you wouldn't have gotten into the fight!"

"Meaning, you would be already dead!"

"Meaning, you shouldn't have suffered in the first place!

"Well, my suffering and my poison saved the day!"

"Thing that I'm gladly thankful but at the same time so angry!" He then smirked. "Weren't you the one who said you weren't a demon hunter?"

Blushing, she smiled back, "I'm not. That was the only move I learned well!"

"I bet you are lying."

"It's true! I wasn't that good with the others techniques. That one was the only one that I found easy to perform back then, so I focused on it."

As they were discussing playfully, a chilly breeze came from the window and made her shiver as she gripped his arms covered in a warm yukata. Suddenly, she remembered she was naked against his frame. And for his wide eyes and the deep red in his face, he was in the same revelation. Suddenly, his eyes softened at her. As she glued to him, he could only look carefully at the silky but bruised skin of her naked arms and shoulders and little of her collarbone and cleavage, but his hands were directly touching her skin. He shivered too.

"By the way, Aoi," her blue eyes got entranced with her green ones, "I love you, too."

Blushing madly, remembering what she had said so the monster could lower its guard, she smiled sweetly, happily at him. He leaned down to her lips. Finally, they were going to be together. Finally, she was going to have him for herself alone. His slow deep kiss made her shiver as she felt her moan forming from deep her throat. It was like electricity as he felt it coming from Aoi's mouth to his system, sending jolts through his spine. Inosuke growled, finally letting all his restrictions go.

"Aoi, shit, can I touch you?"

"Yes."

Fuck the plan to be a responsible adult once again. He had been so scared to lose her that he didn't care about that. He just wanted to kiss her, wanted to touch her, and to make her his. His tongue entered her mouth as her hands came to his hair, entangling her fingers in his silky blue mane. Aoi again moaned at his kiss, arching her back to his body as his hand came to one of her legs and pulled it up, giving him space to put one of his legs between her thighs. She bit his lips before returning to kiss him hungrily as she felt his-only-covered-in-a-yukata hardness against her naked wetness. His calloused hands caressed her skin, going to her back and softly passing down to cup and squeeze hard her buttocks. The blue-haired nurse hyperventilated when she felt his fingers too near her anus, playing in that erogenous zone. As his tongue once again entangled with her tongue, his hand pulled from her buttcheeks to his hardness, hitting her on her sensitive clit. She broke the kiss to let go of a loud sultry moan. He started to thrust her hips against her. He also pushed her so she could meet his hip moves. The blue-haired nurse was overwhelmed as she mewled, her hands gripping his shoulders hard. Satisfied, the boar man went to her neck and started to suck her pulse. I'm going to fall. Aoi was sure she won't last much standing.

"Ino-Inosuke san...oh god..."

Damn, that was the best sound in the world. Inosuke stopped his movements, giving her a moment to breathe. But, he had another plan. Slowly, his fingers went to her wetness, and he started to play with her. Aoi clutched at his shoulders, his yukata barely in place due her fingers had been trying to strip him since the beginning of their kiss. She bit her lips to prevent her long shout as he pressed her clit. He bit her neck as his fingers entered her and stroked her from inside.

"Aoi," Aoi mewls made him crush her form against the wall, his hand never stopping his movements. His lips were on her ear. "Don't dare to stop your voice, Aoi."

Aoi moan came out as soon as he bit her ear, and his fingers went deeper. Inosuke was relentless with her, and she could understand why.

He was still scared.

He was still thinking she could have died and by his hand. His brain hadn't been under the demoness's control, and he had printed in his mind every kick and punch he had given to her. He was still scared that he could have killed her, he was still regretting everything, he was still thinking it was his fault.

Aoi grabbed his face and pulled him to his lips. This time, she was the one who put her tongue deep inside his mouth and played with him, making him growl in satisfaction. Her hands left his face and came down slowly over his chest. Her fingers passed through his sensitive skin, and he flinched, pressing her clit with his thumb. Aoi moaned on his mouth again, her arms hugging him around his neck, and her fingers scratched slowly but sensually his back. He broke the kiss; a husky moan came from his lips.

"Shit, Aoi."

Aoi lost her ability to talk as she loudly moaned when Inosuke made her cum with his fingers.

Her naughty sounds were the best.

Clutching to his body, she moaned hard against his neck, bitting him.

"That felt good, huh?" Inosuke said proudly, hugging her to his body and licking his fingers as she was panting over her chest, gripping hard his yukata. She thanked he was supporting her body, and the wall was also preventing her from falling. He looked down at her naked, trembling body and saw his bite and kiss marks on her shoulders, neck, and collarbone. He smirked.

But Aoi straightened and pushed him softly of her.

"Come to the futon with me."

Inosuke nodded at her letting himself be pulled by her petit hand. Her body was trembling and it was obvious she had difficulties walking. He marveled at her form. Even if it had bruises, he loved how her rear bounced with each step she took. He licked his lips, noticing how her hips slowly swayed. As they came down to the futon, Aoi pushed him under her. Inosuke gulped a chuckle as he watched how the always upright and correct Aoi desperately opened his yukata to have him naked. She marveled at his form for a few seconds. She focused on his scars, on the recent marks the demoness hair had cut him. She narrowed her eyes at the faint kiss mark on his collarbone. Slowly, she leaned to his body, kissing each scar. Her hands grabbed his bandaged arm and wrist, kissing it.

"I'm alive thanks to you, Inosuke san." His other hand came to cup her face; his eyes softened at her.

"These injuries are the prove you fought with that monster till the end." She leaned to his palm and kissed his other wrist. She also was still scared. She was thinking about what would have happened if she hadn't have arrived. Inosuke would be dead or on the verge of death.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Aoi leaned again to kiss him, moving over him so she could straddle his hips. There was no time or will to stare at their naked bodies; they knew their shape very well. Both of them only wanted to feel each other, and Aoi was straddling him to make her point. She wanted him inside her. She desired to ride him, she wanted to give him pleasure and he happily, intriguingly, and so excitedly accepted.

Never breaking their eye contact, Aoi grabbed his big hard erection, leading him to her entrance. After rubbing his hardness with her wetness, she pushed herself down, starting to engulf him, slowly making her way down his member. Their aroused wet condition made it easy to do it. When she found the little resistance, Inosuke, desperate to be deep inside her, grabbed her thighs harder to hold her in place and pushed his hips upwards, breaking it. She grunted in pain, but they continued till everything of him was inside her. She panted, sweating cold, with small tears in her eyes, arching her back and clenching shut her eyes. She was trembling, trying to accommodate her body to his size.

Opening her eyes, she saw him squeezing his eyes shut, biting his bottom lip, trying to control himself. She was squeezing him tightly, and he would cum at any minute if he didn't calm down. Aoi leaned down to him. At the same time, she slowly moved her hips upwards then, she pushed them down. Inosuke opened his eyes widely. His mouth let out a moan as he gripped her thighs hard. Satisfied, Aoi moved again. He once again grunted. Gluing her chest with his chest, she bit his neck, and she, again, moved her hips and rear up and then pushed down over his hips. His curses and satisfied moans made her feel powerful. It was their first time, but she felt that at the same time, it wasn't. She wasn't scared; she was feeling like she had been doing it since forever. Maybe, it was thanks to all her hot dreams; he makes love to her wildly in those.

Also, it could be thanks to their feelings finally coming to the surface.

Aoi repeated her moves until she found a fast tempo, great for them both. She hugged him from his neck, kissing him as his hands came to squeeze her buttocks, leading her movements, making them faster. Their sweaty bodies were together, and he felt more aroused by their friction. His hips moved upwards so he could meet Aoi's thrusts. The blue-haired woman moaned against his mouth, and he bit her bottom lip, playing with her tongue again.

"You - fuck! You feel so good, Aoi"

"You-you too, Inosuke-san!"

She straightened and put her hands over her chest, never stopping moving. Curious, she saw their union and blushed. She was so wet, excited, and in love, she felt her orgasm close. Intertwining her fingers with his, she started to move faster. "Inosuke -" His free hand played with one of her breasts, pinching her nipple and pulling it. "Ah! I'm going t-" He focused on her bouncy breasts, on her arched back, on her flushed body, on her face with closed eyes and open mouth. He focused on the thread of drool in the corner of her mouth. Shit, she was absolutely stunning.

And it was her moment.

Aoi came hard. She moaned loudly as the blinding satisfaction shook her. But Inosuke, desperate, pushed her so she could be beneath him. Sex was awesome; how had he been living without knowing it? It had been excellent, but he needed his release; if not, he was going to go crazy. His thrusts gained speed and strength. His hands opened her legs widely as he leaned over her to kiss her neck and licked her collarbone and breasts. He bit and sucked as Aoi was shouting in pleasure. He did her without stopping. His eyes loved the sight; she was desperate for more, shouting his name, flushed by their sex, drooling for pleasure. Inosuke wanted more too. His hands got into the back of her knees, pushing them to her as he leaned to kiss her. Their bodies got together as she hugged him around his neck, pulling him more over her.

"Yes, there, right there, oh god, Inosuke san!"

"Co-come on, Aoi! Cum with me!"

The mountain king was wild and didn't stop till Aoi eyes rolled to the back of her head, and she dug her nails in his hard skin as she came hard once again. Inosuke came immediately after, both of them halted their bodies, flinched, and kissed deeply.

Panting hard, he kissed her softly again, then got out of her and rolled to her side. Both of them breathed hard, looking at the ceiling, entangled in a mess of sheets and yukatas.

"That was amazing." Aoi smiled.

"Yeah." Inosuke breathed out.

"I feel like we have been making love since forever."

Inosuke turned to her, surprised by her revelation, but smiled. Pulling her to him, he kissed her forehead. "Well, you were moving like an expert!" He grinned childishly.

Aoi blushed, "You too!"

Inosuke laughed and enticed her in a deep kiss, trapping her between the futon and his body.

"Round 2."

Biting her ear, he enjoyed the goosebumps his husky voice produced in her.

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"So, you were trapped by a demon. That's awful, Inosuke kun!" Shinobu, oh sweet Shinobu, said to the soon-to-be-pillar as she was looking closely at his injuries. She had finished with Shinazugawa and Tomioka's treatment of hell, so she was checking him before Aoi. Inosuke nodded quietly, gulping as the purple eyes were possed on the bite marks on his neck and the irregular scratches on his back. Aoi, who wasn't far away from him, arranging some scattered medicines, was trembling like a baby animal, gulping.

"Oh my, Oh my, did she also bite you?" Shinobu demon eyes looked at him as Inosuke sweated cold. Gulping again, he broke eye contact, looking at the ceiling. Narrowing her eyes at him, the butterfly woman turned to Aoi, who was thinking running away was the best option to stay alive. But she wasn't going to leave him behind. They needed a plan to get away together. As Shinobu meticulously continued with her checkup, Tanjirou, Kanao, and Zenitsu arrived, knowing their friends were already back.

"Inosuke, Aoi san, how was your trip!?"

"You pig! You are so lucky!"

Shinobu narrowed her demon eyes at Inosuke once again as she said softly, "You also had some mosquito bites."

Their friends stopped their greetings.

"I saw Aoi's mosquito bites marks earlier on her neck." Aoi flinched, sweating cold.

Searching into her haori, she took out a large syringe with a purple liquid in it. "I think you need a big injection!" She smiled sweetly, a vein of anger on her forehead. "Don't worry! It won't kill you, I promise!"

"NOOOOOOOO"

Inosuke jumped, running to hide behind Aoi, who was in the same state of nervousness as him. He hugged her around her neck. "OK. I'M SORRY BUT I LOVE HER!

Shinobu and everyone present widened their eyes.

"I'LL BE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT, SHINOBU! FUCK! I'LL DO WHAT I MUST DO! I'LL MARRY HER LIKE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT, BUT PLEASE GET THAT FUCKING THING AWAY FROM ME!"

As the room went silent, Aoi turned to him, surprised. He looked down at her and grinned sheepishly. "I had planned to say it more romanticly, though."

Aoi laughed as she hugged him happily. Shinobu sighed, smiling at them. Everyone reacted again. Tanjirou and Nezuko happily congratulated them. Zenitsu shouted about why life was so cruel and how his brute friend could be marrying first. Kanao took out her sword to cut the mountain king in two, but her soon-to-be husband stopped her before she could commit the murder.

In the middle of shouts, laughs, and threats, Shinobu left the room smiling. She would never get tired of those kids.

They always amused her.