Demon Slayer AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and it was just a little blurb that hit me so I had to write it. Maybe a bit OOC.)

"What? He said my wife and unborn child right? That means what I think it means right?" Tanjiro asked staring wide eyed at Shinobu who smiled at him embarrassed.

"I just found out earlier today. That's why I had to go talk to Oyakata-sama." Shinobu said and Tanjiro grinned widely at her and near tackled her as he lunged forward and pulled her into a kiss before he pulled away and began to kiss her belly.

"Hi in there little one." Tanjiro murmured softly to Shinobu's belly, Kanroji cooing over how cute they were as were Uzui's wives.

"It is nice to know that there will be a baby pillar soon. You have grown from that little girl I saved." Himejima said smiling as he cried, like normal, but reached forward and patted the top of Shinobu's head just before she was nearly tackled by her very happy and excited little sister.

"What the hell hit me?" Sanemi asked groaning as he came around and making everyone become serious again while Tanijro and Kanao were now protectively covering Shinobu.

"That would be my husbands hard head. Of course it was your own fault for lunging at him when you had just seen your sword break after hitting his head." Shinobu said with a cold smile on her face.

"Now that Sanemi-san is awake we shall let him try to defend his actions in attacking young Tanjiro-kun while he was healing from his last assignment. Please no one interrupt him at this time and wait until he's done to speak." Kagaya said calmly and Sanemi smirked slightly.

"I was going to the Butterfly Estate to receive treatment from my latest wounds and see about Tengen-san when I overheard Kamado-san talking about his relationship with Shinobu-san and bragging about what he does to her in the bedroom. Of course I told him off for daring to speak of her that way and he said that the only reason I cared was because I wanted Shinobu-san to myself. Of course I defended myself of those accusations but then he suddenly started talking about how he knew he wasn't good enough for her, probably because he smelled her nearby, and accused me of lusting after her again. When I attacked him to shut his mouth up he broke my sword and Shinobu-san attacked me under the illusion that my attack was unprovoked and restrained me. I lunged at Kamado-san again due to losing my head and the next thing I know was that I'm waking up here." Sanemi said and everyone felt a very angry pressure from all of the witnesses.

"I see and you have witnesses or proof of your story?" Kagaya asked giving no sign of any emotion as he stared sightlessly at Sanemi.

"Kanao-san witnessed the whole thing and will back me up. Won't you Kanao-san?" Sanemi asked smirking at the girl and knowing how she always obeyed her superior officers. Kanao pulled out her coin and flipped it before looking at it and nodding.

"Of course not. Why would I lie about what you did?" Kanao asked staring at him blankly and making him scowl.

"How about you speak for yourself instead of relying on that damn coin?" Sanemi demanded glaring at her and she gave him a blank look in return.

"The reason I flipped the coin wasn't to determine if I should tell the truth or not. I flipped the coin to determine whether I should punch you or not." Kanao said blandly and Shinobu smiled at her sister, patting her head.

"I fully planned to tell the truth of the incident no matter how the coin landed. Almost every word you spoke is a lie." Kanao said calmly and Kagaya turned his head towards her with a small smile on his face.

"Kanao-chan. How about you tell us your side of the story of what you witnessed?" Kagaya requested the young Flower Style user.

"Of course Oyakata-sama." Kanao bowed her head and pointedly put her coin on her lap to show that she wouldn't flip it at all.

"I had gone to visit Tanjiro-onii-san and check his wounds. While I was there we were talking about what to give Shinobu-onee-sama for her birthday in a few days, he mentioned wanting to give her something special considering this is the first time he's been able to celebrate her birthday since they were married. Shinazugawa-san who had just stormed into the room then began yelling at Tanjiro-onii-san for 'bragging' about marrying one of the best women in the world. For several minutes he ranted and yelled about how Tanjiro-onii-san wasn't good enough for Shinobu-onee-sama and accused him of somehow forcing or tricking her into marrying him. At one point he had grabbed Tanjiro-onii-san's arm roughly and I inserted myself between the two after removing his arm in order to make sure that no further harm came to Onii-san. He then yelled at me for getting in his way and Tanjiro-onii-san reminded him that Onii-san was the target for his rage and not myself. Shinazugawa-san began yelling at him again for another few minutes." Kanao paused to take a breath while Sanemi was giving her a death glare and gritting his teeth.

"After Shinazugawa-san stopped yelling for a moment Tanjiro-onii-san cut in with how he already knew he wasn't good enough for Shinobu-onee-sama and Shinazugawa-san wasn't telling him anything he didn't already know but that he also didn't like how Shinazugawa-san was talking about Shinobu-onee-sama. Then he pointed out how he could smell the bitterness, jealousy, and resentment that Shinazugawa-san felt for him and the lust that Shinazugawa-san harbored for Shinobu-onee-sama and pointed out how lust was different from love. Shinazugawa-san didn't like that and claimed that if Shinobu-onee-sama couldn't tell for her self that Tanjiro-onii-san was 'the worst husband for her' in his own words, then he'd just have to take Shinobu-onee-sama from him and show her why he, Shinazugawa-san, was so much better. That is when he attempted to stab Tanjiro-onii-sama despite that I was directly in the path and would have been stabbed as well." Kanao said this all completely straight faced and with no change in emotion at all.

"Tanjiro-onii-san pushed me out of the way of the attack and took the sword strike straight to his forehead. Fortunately Tanjiro-onii-san is very hard head and has been known to crack boulders with his headbutts. Shinazugawa-san's sword broke and Shinobu-onee-sama had arrived and knocked Shinazugawa-san away and to the ground, pinning him and putting the restraints on him. After Tanjiro-onii-san assured her that he was fine and while I was reporting what happened to a crow, Shinazugawa-san managed to throw Shinobu-onee-sama off of him and to the floor as he lunged for Tanjiro-onii-san again. That is when Tanjiro-onii-san told him to calm down and headbutted him. Shinazugawa-san was rendered unconscious by the blow. Uzui-sama and his wives, the three children, and Tanjiro-onii-san himself can stand witness to all of this and Shinobu-onee-sama was witness to the very end of the shouting and Tanjiro-onii-san's response as well as Shinazugawa-san's attempt at murder." Kanao said calmly and coldly, professionally, although she stayed close to her sister and had a hand on the hilt of her blade for if Shinazugawa-san tried to attack her sister or brother again.

"Can those listed attest to this?" Kagaya asked looking towards Uzui and his wives.

"We can Oyakata-sama. We were in Tanjiro-onii-san's room keeping him company when he was talking with Kanao-san about what to get Shinobu-sama for her birthday. As soon as Shinazugawa-san started yelling at him, Kanao-san had sent us to find Shinobu-sama. We came back with her right when the yelling stopped and Tanjiro-onii-san was talking about how he knew Shinobu-sama deserved better and how he'd let her go and find love with another if it would make her happy no matter how much it hurt him. Then we saw Shinazugawa-san attack Tanjiro-onii-san and Kanao-san before Tanjiro-onii-san saved Kanao-san! We saw all of that!" The three little ones said one after the other.

"My wives and I can attest to some of the not very flamboyant yelled Shinazugawa-san did. My wives and I were more than ready to knock him out for the things he was saying and were about to intervene when he attacked Kanao-chan and Tanjiro-kun but Shinobu-san very flamboyantly handled it until she was thrown off and then Tanjiro-kun used a most flamboyant headbutt." Tengen said and his wives all made noises of agreement.

"That's…pretty much everything that happened." Tanjiro agreed as well and Sanemi's teeth were gritting so loud he was reminding Tanjiro of that Swamp Demon.

"Although if I ever hear you say that you don't deserve me again, dear, I will leave you sleeping out in the cold for several weeks." Shinobu said to her husband who paled and nodded his head, making Amane huff slightly to keep from laughing.

"Sir surely my words as a Hashira carry more weight!" Sanemi said and Kagaya tilted his head slightly.

"Being a Hashira does not excuse your behavior nor let you get away with it. Besides that I stripped you of your title temporarily before you awoke so that it would not be biased in your favor. Also against you is the fact that Tengen-san is a former Hashira and is much better standing with the rest of the Corps than you are. I'm afraid Sanemi-san that your words carry just as much, if not actually less, weight than any of the others who testified." Kagaya said and Sanemi's eyes were wide and horrified.

"You little bastard! You stole her from me!" Sanemi snarled as he forced apart his restraints and lunged for Tanjiro.

"She doesn't belong to anyone! And I told you to Calm! Down!" Tanjiro yelled back as he slammed his head into Sanemi's fist, breaking several fingers, and then his leg lifted up and caught Sanemi between the legs.

"I apologize for fighting Oyakata-sama." Tanjiro said bowing in apology to Kagaya while Sanemi was on the ground crying in pain from both his broken hand and his probably crushed testicles.

"It is more than alright Tanjiro-kun. The penalized party would be Sanemi-san for attacking first." Kagaya said although he winced like the others at the kick to the balls.

"Wha-what kind of man are you? Aiming for another guys kintama?" Sanemi demanded through tears and with a noticeably higher voice.

"One who's used to protecting his younger sisters from guys getting pushy and grabby and will use anything he can to protect his wife and child." Tanjiro said completely serious while Shinobu smirked and pulled her husband down to kiss his cheek.

"Tanjiro-kun. Why don't you and Shinobu-chan take the children and go play or relax? Shinobu-chan is officially on temporary leave of her Demon Slaying and Hashira duties due to her pregnancy. Kanao-chan as her inheritor will temporarily take over as the Hashira for her sister. Tengen-san I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to stay as well due to being a former Hashira and this involving one of our own. Your wives however are free to leave with Tanjiro-kun and Shinobu-chan." Kagaya said and those listed stood and bowed to him deeply.

"Of course Oyakata-sama." They all said and Tanjiro then took Shinobu's hand in his while they scooped up the three children in their arms and bowed to the other Pillars before leaving, Tengen's wives giving him kisses on the cheek before they took off after the married couple and children.

"So we're really going to have a baby?" Tanjiro asked his wife as they got back to Butterfly Estate and she smiled and rubbed her belly lightly.

"Yes Tanjiro. You're going to be a father." Shinobu said, instantly she was besieged with more kisses from her husband while the three little ones began squealing and cheering now that they weren't in a meeting, hugging onto Shinobu's legs and chattering happily.

"Tengen better give us some kids soon." Makio said making her sister wives blush slightly but nod.

"Now I definitely have to make your birthday extra special!" Tanjiro was full on doting and fretting over his wife who merely laughed and gave a genuine loving smile. She wondered how Nezuko would react once night fell and the demon heard the news.

She had found something more to live for. Something much more than revenge.