FANFIC BY MAYA BLANCHEFLEUR (TWITTER: m_blanchefleur)

ORIGINAL STORY AND CHARACTERS BELONG TO KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

SORRY FOR ANY MISTAKES. ENGLISH IS NOT MY NATIVE LANGUAGE.

WARNING: AFTER CHAPTER 204/SPOILERS


Take Me to Your Heart

Kanao learned to express her emotions and wishes. She became more human. But there was still something she did not understand. It was something curious to her. She only felt it when she saw Tanjiro Kamado. It was a warmer feeling than when she was with her friends.

The first time she felt this way was when she saw that smile said he would flip that coin until they got heads. That made her happy. Very happy, like that moment that saw him wake up from that two-month coma to the point of that girl who never cried having her eyes watered by such emotion.

But it also caused her pain. That warm smile was not only for her. Those kind words were not only for her either.

"Why do I feel like this?"

Kanao was constantly asking herself that. Wasn't it great that Tanjiro was so kind to everyone? How many more people could be saved the same way she was thanks to his kindness?

However much she repeatedly affirmed this in her heart the pain in her chest did not go away. She felt lonely. Kaburamaru tried to console her tenderly on her shoulders. Her deceased sister Kanae Kocho once told her that when she fell in love, she would change.

Would falling in love be so selfish then? Her own sister taught her altruism and generosity towards others without ever expecting anything in return. Why did she talk about falling in love with such joy? She couldn't help but feel a little envious of Nezuko, his younger sister, the sister for whom he dedicated his life and blood. Kanao's thoughts and feelings became confused. She no longer had her sisters to ask about it. It did not seem to be something Aoi would comprehend either.

It was another day of Tanjiro Kamado's visit to do his monthly check-ups at Butterfly Mansion. Kanao, wanting to follow in the footsteps of her deceased sister and master, Shinobu Kocho, became a doctor and devoted herself to her studies. It was always she who accompanied Tanjiro's health.

As on every check-up day Kanao checked his heartbeat, pulse, sight, throat, ears, etc. She compressed her feelings to the maximum by examining him with her usual smile. His health was still great. But until when...?

Because of the demon mark on his forehead everyone believed he would live to be 25 at the most. Concerned about this, her purple eyes fixed even more on books and practical studies, even though her vision was not the same as before, now half did not let any doubt escape, writing everything down to ask in letters to the last demon left in the world, but who fought alongside them, Yushiro.

As in all her routine, Kanao left the mansion in the morning to do some shopping, on the way she found a small four-leaf clover. Crouching down to see better, she wondered if she would ever be lucky, if her doubts would be resolved. She took it with her and left it in her room next to her mirror.

Then Kanao was sitting in front of her mirror in her room. Her gaze seemed distant. She concluded that there would be no one else who could ease her conflict except the one who caused it. She wanted to see him once more, but would have to wait another month. Would she pay a visit? Would she send a letter? No, she didn't want to bother him.

"I want to get close to his heart again. I want to be taken by him again."

Her heart longed for his. It was he himself who had advised her to follow that voice that cried silently inside her, so she decided the next day to go out to Kumotori Mountain in the morning to see him.

It was already night, the sky was shining from so many stars. Kanao came out of her bath wearing her white yukata, her long black hair was loose and wet. Suddenly she heard the voice of Aoi and the three girls coming from the mansion gate. Any visitors? Late at night?

She tried to see by far what was happening. It was him. Tanjiro Kamado. He soon perceived her by her smell. He greeted the other girls and soon went towards femininity, beauty and fragrance that exalted her after a bath did not go unnoticed by him who was a little shy when he approached her.

She was surprised, she intended to see him the next day and the same day he appeared. Always when she needed him most he would come after her. What did he want? It didn't matter, it was enough for her to get emotional. He was distressed by her tears.

"It wasn't my imagination. I've been worried, Kanao, since that day of the check-up."

She apologised, but she was happy to see him. Her body reacted alone and stole a hug thanking him for coming, for the concern. He returned the hug.

"Sorry, Kanao, to show up late at night. It took me a while to find this. "

He delivered her a rectangular gift wrap. She wondered what all that meant. He tried so hard to give her this gift and still at night. When she opened it, it was a Japanese comb. So many beautiful details, it seemed to be very expensive. Getting a comb then meant one thing. He took it in her hand.

"Sorry for the delay, took me a while to collect enough money to buy it.

"...Eh...?"

"I was thinking for a long time. I'm so happy when I see you, I feel lonely when we're apart. I'm really in love with you, Kanao."

Such words accelerated the young lady's heart and her eyes widened. This is what the voice of her heart sought. Tanjiro's heart also called for hers. All right, then, to be a little selfish? All right, then, to want to be the most important person in the world to him?

More tears she shed for his concern, but she embraced him again. All she could say was that she was very happy that she wanted to be with him eternally, that she wanted to unite her heart to his. Hugging her back, equally moved he also cried, for she knew well, maybe he didn't live long, but still accepted him.

Aoi and the three girls were moved. Looking at the starry sky, she couldn't help but think they were blessing them both. In a low voice she wondered if the deceased butterfly sisters were watching, for their little sister found happiness again. It would not take them long to get married and unite their hearts definitively. Just a few more months after the approaching winter.