"How the hell did he do that!?" Sanemi looks at the wall. He has just seen the person they were looking for, walk through a fucking wall.
"Ara ara, it seems we got a magician on our hands' Kanae says.
"Should we follow him?" Shinobi suggests, she doesn't know what lies on the other side, but it could be nothing. A trap is also very likely, but they would never figure this out if they just stand here.
"There could be a trap," Giyuu suggests.
"yes, but we will never know if we stand here"
A silence floods over them. After a while of just standing contemplating all four agree to go through the wall.
Inside the magic walls.
"I'm back!" Tanjirou yells into the house.
"Welcome back Tanjirou, I see you had bought some groceries?" Tamayo asks
"yes love I have," he says placing the groceries down "oh yeah there may be some slayers outside, I think they are looking for us"
"oh my, are you going to take care of them?"
"yes, I'm sure Yushiro already feels their presence outside" he walks over and hugs Tamayo "let's just hope they just want to talk" breaking away from the hug he walks out the front door.
"You guys took your time," Tanjirou says trying not to you be annoyed. He just wanted a peaceful day.
It had taken them around 15 minutes to enter his humble abode
"our leader had asked for your presence," Kanae says "as well as the demons in your house"
Of course, Tanjirou thinks "and what if I don't?"
"then we'll half to bring you by force bitch!" Sanemi says in his threatening way.
"uh-huh" Tanjirou then looks at Giyuu and Shinobu "ah hello raven head and insect girl!" he says waving at them.
"Don't call me that" Shinobu says growing a tick mark on her forehead.
"well, I'm sorry, but I don't know your names," Tanjirou blinks "well, maybe your sisters," Tanjirou says
"And how would you know my name?"
"I had treated to your wounds after helping out you little scuffle with upper moon 2," Tanjirou says to her surprise "your name was written on the inside of your haori. Kanae was it?"
Kanae was shocked, to say the least. She had not anticipated that she would meet her savior through a mission like this.
Composing herself she responds "saving me or not you have been harboring demons. If you won't come with us for trial we will have to use force" Kanae says unsheathing her sword with the others following suit.
Tanjirou doesn't unsheathe his blade to show he wouldn't attack "I'm going to half to go with not going with you. I only care about these demons none other though"
"Bullshit! You are working with Muzan aren't you, you little bitch!" Sanemi yells at Tanjirou.
Sighing at the comment of the albino "anyways. May I know the name of the other three? I am curious" Tanjirou asks.
"like hell-"
"he is Sanemi, I am Giyuu" Giyuu responds to the redhead.
"I am Shinobu" Shinobu also responds
"well, Giyuu, Sanemi, Shinobu, and Kanae. I am Tanjirou." Tanjirou tells his name to them as well "I would have gladly taken up your offer if I trusted you enough, though sadly being you guys being slayer, pillars even, it makes it hard to be... trustful of you" Tanjirou admits. He can't help to worry, after all, his sister, friend, and girlfriend reside in the house behind him after all.
Sanemi gets into a stance. Tanjirou quickly noticing this raises his hands "listen I don't want to fight!" Tanjirou then lowers his hands "but I can't go with you without knowing if you aren't going to attack me or my family" Tanjirou motions towards the house.
This caught the slayers off guard. Family? Why would someone want to be a part of a family with demons? Especially someone who hunts them down and knows what they are capable of.
"We swear won't do anything to your family if you come with us" Sanemi puts up air quotes when he says, family.
"Besides that would be breaking our promise to our leader," Shinobu says.
"I can understand that, but that still doesn't stop you from harming them," Tanjirou says "I am sure he only wants us alive so he could speak with us" he adds
"Ara ara, so worried for demons aren't we?" Kanae says "we will make sure. or to harm anyone that you consider family as long as you come with us" a reassuring scent reaches Tanjirou's nose. It didn't have any smell of lying or distrust, just reassurance, and the truth.
Though that didn't stop Tanjirou from thinking about it. After giving it a moment he responds "very well, you can wait here while I get the others"
"Is everything alright big brother?" Nezuko had asked worryingly. She was watching through the window where sunlight couldn't bleed into.
"Don't Nezuko everything is fine. They will be taking us to their leader" Tanjirou says "so I suggest getting in the box and taking a nap it's going to be a long trip" Tanjirou suggests parting the head of his sister. Nezuko feeling reassured calms down and takes the suggestion.
"So you accepted their proposal?" Yuishiro says sorta pissed by the fact.
"yes I have, do not worry the one with the two butterfly ornaments will keep the other three in check" Tanjirou attempts to calm down Yuishiro.
"But what if she's lying! She could hurt miss Tamayo!" Yuishiro says frantically. "and also your sister" he quickly adds.
"Do not worry, if they tried we're are here to protect them, no?" Tanjirou says planting a hand on his shoulder. "Besides I have a good nose, I would have been able to tell if she was lying"
Yuishiro looks to the side before sighing angrily. Tanjirou had always found a way to reassure Yuishiro. "Well make sure to grab your straw hat," Tanjirou says before walking away.
"ah, hello love" Tanjirou greets Tamayo who was examining some blood.
"Ah hello, hun, how did the confrontation go?" Tamayo asks wanting to know if anything crazy happened.
"Ah, well they sorta convinced me to take you guys to their leader," he says "I am sure they just want to talk to us"
"But what if they betray us?" Tamayo asks a bit worried.
"Don't worry I'm always here remember?" Tanjirou says hugging her "I and Yuishiro will always be here to able sure of it," Tanjirou says bending down a bit and kissing Tamayo on the lips.
"well, let's hope you're right" Tamayo relaxes. Tamayo then (with the help of Tanjirou) packs some of the research supplies into a bag.
Tamayo then grabs her straw hat and puts it on.
Tanjirou then walks out of the house with Yuishiro and Tamayo following.
"Are we ready?" Tanjirou then asks the slayers.
"What's the box for punk?" Sanemi asks pointing at Tanjirou.
"something very special to me," Tanjirou says. everyone didn't ask what was in there, Tanjirou didn't want to show his sister, not yet at least.
Giyuu and Shinobu were confused, they have been informed that one other demon (being Tamayo) was with Tanjirou, but had not seen the green haired boy before.
Anyways they begin their escort of sorts to the main headquarters of the demon slayers.
It had taken them about a day and a half to make it to the headquarters. While on their little adventure the slayers soon get to learn more about the odd group with them, such as the relationship between Tamayo and Tanjirou.
Well let's say the slayers didn't take it well, it had quickly decided not to push on it as to not annoy the redhead. Well except the albino.
And let's say Sanemi had learned in a couple of seconds to shut his mouth as Tanjirou had kneed him in the gut, not hard enough to spew out blood, but hard enough even for Sanemi to feel it.
Tanjirou told some stories as well such as how he met Tamayo and also how he came to be a slayer himself even though he is not in the corps.
The slayers couldn't believe what they were hearing. Surviving that is thought to be Muzan. The slayers don't believe it and Tanjirou understands it. It's not every day this happens to the demon slayers.
Once everyone arrived at the headquarters they notice that five other slayers which we could assume are the other pillars are waiting.
These pillars are well known as...
Obanai Iguro otherwise known as the pillar of the serpent was resting on a tree as well as the pillar of most who was resting on a tree as well looking up at the clouds known as Muichiro Tokito
Misturi kanroji the pillar of love was kneeling next to the pillar of fire named Rengoku kyojuro.
Tengen Uzui known as the pillar of sound also was kneeling as well as the rock pillar Gyomei Himejima
Some of the kakushi walk up to the three to take their items. Tamayo hands them her bag of equipment, Tanjirou waves them off when they ask about the box.
"So is this the traitor?" Obanai points towards Tanjirou
"I thought he would be more... Flamboyant" Uzui says, not very pleased by his looks. Tamayo scoffs at this.
"The demons must be manipulating him. Poor soul" Gyomei was praying and simultaneously crying at the same time.
"There is no worry's I am not being manipulated," Tanjirou says denying what he said. This had come to the surprise to the stone pillar but had not said anything.
"There shouldn't be a trial about this at all! This is clear violations of the rules in or out of the corps" Rengoku states triumphantly not giving a care.
"I can agree with Rengoku, I don't know why we couldn't just kill them when we found them" Sanemi openly says.
"There is no debate here, if you work with a demon you must die," Obanai says for mostly everyone.
"We shouldn't do anything when Ubuyashiki isn't here" Misturi comments.
Everyone was arguing, by everyone, it only consists of Sanemi, Obanai, Uzui, and Rengoku. This mostly consisted of them arguing that Tanjirou and the three demons deserve death. Tanjirou of course with the occasional Yuishiro yelling at them for insulting Tamayo, in most of everything slowly getting out of hand a voice calls out.
"Ubuyashiki is arriving" A black haired boy calls out.
Everyone immediately bows down to the man with a scar going across his face. Tanjirou, Tamayo, and Yuishiro as well bow, though Yuishiro was not willing to after being told by Tamayo agrees "Nice weather we are having today," he says.
"If I may Mr. Ubuyashiki why have you called us here to speak with us" Tamayo speaks looking up with everyone else following.
"You have the same goal as us, no?" Tamayo confirms "then I am sure we can make an alliance?" Ubuyashiki suggests
"But Ubuyashiki! They could be working for Muzan!" Sanemi yells "they could have wanted this to spy on us!" He says. Most of the slayer could agree with this. They hardly know the demon and the man with them.
"Do you have any proof of this?" Ubuyashiki asks Sanemi.
"Because from my little information on them they have done nothing, but look for a cure for demons" Ubuyashiki says surprising the pillars. How could he already trust these people? is what most of them had thought. there leader had just met them and he already accepts them into the corps? This was absurd, so one (an albino to be specific) wanted to show that they were indeed traitors to human kind.
"please allow me to show the true colors of these demons..." Sanemi says bowing down before walking up to the two demons. When he was getting closer Sanemi feels a hand placed on his shoulder.
"If you must do a test do them you can easily do it from far away. I assume it doesn't concern harming them?" Tanjirou says, a different aura emitted from him. It made even Sanemi surprised. Sanemi not wanting to disrespect the wishes of Ubuyashiki backs away. Sanemi unsheathing his sword before laying it on his bare skin. He then does something unexpected, he slices his arm. This had surprised Tanjirou, Tamayo, and Yuishiro.
"Come on demons. Come and get a tasty bite of this delicious blood" the scent had rushed into the noses of Yuishiro and Tamayo (as well as Nezuko) they quickly cover there noses to block the scent, but it was a little late. There noses have already been infiltrated by the smell of the delicious marechi blood.
Now it was a game of resisting.
resisting the erg of attacking the albino pillar. the pillar kept on tempting the two demons. They slowly stepped closer and closer to the demon slayer. Mouth watering at the blood.
That was until a kind voice was heard from them. "Resist the erg. I know you can, don't succumb to the hunger" Tanjirou had spoken, his voice was smooth and calming to the two demons and to his sister. They had quickly turned around to Tanjirou before shaking there heads and walking back to him.
Sanemi was surprised. the other pillars were as well yes, but no demon had ever passed up the opportunity to feast on his delicious marechi blood.
"I'm sure that's enough to prove that they are not willing to attack any human" Ubuyashiki says. "Now this may conclude the meeting for today" he turns towards the three "do you three have anywhere to reside near here?"
"No we don't over here, we have plenty of other residents everywhere else in some villages, but not here" Tanjirou answers him.
"Then you can reside in the butterfly estate with use!" Kanae suggests to them.
"Sister what are you doing!?"
"I'm simply asking if they want to reside in our estate. After all it is welcome to everyone" Kanae says, Shinobu was planning to retort, but was quickly interrupted.
"I don't see why not" Tamayo says much to the dismay of Yuishiro.
"well it is settled then, Tanjirou and the other two will be residing in the butterfly estate until further notice."
Everyone else then commented that they will not accept the demons and Tanjirou, but are willing to give a chance for them (Sanemi's was more forceful).
