Day 6: Kiss

Another day, another chapter!

The theme of the day is 'Kiss/Narcise butterfly (beauty, freedom and happines)'

As always, I hope you enjoy! On with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own KnY.

"Tanjiro, stop it!" Zenitsu yelled; he and the aforementioned were resting in the Butterfly State after getting some minor wounds from their latest mission.

"Wha… stop what?" The Kamado asked with a puzzled look.

"Ever since you confessed to Kanao you keep making this disgustingly sweet sound day in and day out, do you have any idea how hard it is for me?!" The blond asked as he put his hands on his ears, hoping to muffle the sound.

"I… don't think I'm making any strange sounds, though?" Tanjiro asked, still puzzled by his friend's complaint.

"Ghhh… just forget it, I'm just going to go somewhere else, you go make out with Kanao or something." He said, getting up from the bed and moving towards the door.

"Oh, we haven't done anything like that yet." The red haired swordsman answered.

"…what did you just say?" Zenitsu asked, stopping just before leaving the room.

"Kanao and I haven't kissed yet." Tanjiro answered as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

"…remind me, how long has it been since you confessed?" The Agatsuma asked, giving his friend a strange look.

"Today would be two weeks."

"And you spent how much of those two weeks with her?"

"As much time as possible, I made sure to complete any missions quickly so I could go back to her, then we'd sit on her favorite spot of the porch and talk while holding hands or cuddling together; she has really soft hands, you know? I was even a bit worried about holding hands since mine are too rough due to my training but Kanao assured me she doesn't mind and…"

'This guy…' Zenitsu could feel a vein on his forehead about to pop at his friend's words. 'If I didn't know any better I'd say he is bragging.' He thought while grinding his teeth.

"Zenitsu, are you alright?" Tanjiro asked worriedly.

"I'm fine." The blond said through gritted teeth before sighing to relax. "I just don't get it, holding hands and cuddling sounds nice but I thought you would have kissed at least once by now."

"Well… it's not that I haven't thought about it…" Tanjiro admitted sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head. "I've actually been trying to think of a way to bring the matter up to Kanao… but I think I'll just talk to her about it next time I see her."

"Really? You'll just go and say 'hey Kanao, want to make out?' like that?"

"Of course not!" The Kamado denied. "I'll just ask her if I can kiss her and do so if she says yes."

"Isn't that the exact thing I just said?!" Zenitsu yelled.

"The meaning maybe… but Tanjiro's wording is better." Murata chimed in.

"Oh… I had forgotten you were here." The Thunder Breath user admitted.

"…anyway." The senior demon hunter said, pretending that his junior's words didn't hurt. "It's not like there is some sort of rule or measure for when a couple has to kiss, you two just take it at your own pace and everything should work out."

"If it were me I would be kissing her non-stop." The Agatsuma said with a dreamy face as he began to imagine how it would be to kiss Nezuko.

"And how many good relationships have you had?" Murata asked dryly. And if someone said that he took some enjoyment at the hurt expression on his junior because of the blonde's earlier comment, he would deny it.

"Hm… Aoi, can I ask you something?" Kanao asked as she helped the Kanzaki with the laundry.

"Sure, what is it?"

"I… I want to kiss Tanjiro." The Tsuyuri whispered quietly.

"Eh?" Aoi accidentally dropped the sheet she was grabbing and turned to look at the girl with the butterfly ornament in surprise. "I-I see… so~ what is the question?" She asked after a moment of shock while picking up the sheet.

"I… don't know how to bring the matter up." She admitted with a blush. "I'm sorry if I'm making you uncomfortable but Master isn't here now and I didn't know who else to ask."

"N-no, it doesn't bother me, really!" Aoi quickly assured her. "That been said… I'm not sure how to help, I haven't… you know, been in a relationship so…" Seeing the sad look in her 'sister', Aoi stopped herself and began to think. "Well… since it's Tanjiro-san we're talking about, then maybe it would be for the best if you just tell him you want to kiss him."

The comment made the Tsuyuri's blush deepen and for her to bury her face on the sheet she was holding.

"I get that it's not that easy, of course." The blue eyed girl added. "But this is Tanjiro-san we're talking about."

"What… what if he says 'no'?" Kanao asked, barely moving the sheet from her face so only her eyes were visible as she stared at Aoi expectantly.

"Kanao… Tanjiro-san is a really kind and respectful person." She began, earning a confused look at the sudden change of topic. "And he was the one that confessed to you, I see no reason why he would say no; in fact, I'm willing to bet that he wants to kiss you but, like you, doesn't know how to bring up the matter."

"…do you really think so?"

"Absolutely." Aoi said with a nod before walking closer to Kanao and taking the sheet from her hands. "Now go find him." She pretty much ordered.

"Eh? B-but the clothes-"

"I can take care of it, this is a lot more important, go." Aoi repeated, pointing towards the main house with one hand.

"Thank you." Kanao said with a bright smile, walking off- she stopped.

"Kanao?" The Kanzaki called out.

Kanao suddenly turned around and hugged her.

"Truly, thank you." She said simply.

"Don't mention it." Aoi answered, hugging her back with one arm, as a soft smile appeared in her face. "Now go."

"Yes, thank you again." With that, Kanao let go of her and really walked off.

'And to think it used to be hard to talk with her.' The blue eyed girl thought as she saw her off before going back to her task. 'Do your best, Kanao.'

After Tanjiro managed to calm Zenitsu down from Murata's comment he left the infirmary, his only wound being a cut in his left arm that was mostly healed already, and went to look for Kanao in her usual spot.

'Would it be our spot now?' The Kamado wondered idly, smiling at the thought, as he continued walking.

"Kanao!" He called out when he saw her sitting in the porch, a butterfly resting in her hand.

"Tanjiro." She greeted back, gently moving her hand so that the butterfly would leave as her boyfriend sat beside her. "Are your injuries alright?" The Tsuyuri asked with a hint of worry in her voice.

"Yes, it's mostly healed by now." Tanjiro answered. "What have you been up to?"

"Nothing much, I've been training mostly, but I've been helping out Aoi and the others with their tasks; I think I've gotten better at it."

"That's good to hear."

"I even learned how to make rice balls."

"Oh, do you think we could make some together some time?" Tanjiro asked happily.

"I'd love to." Kanao answered almost immediately with a wide smile.

The two passed the time talking about any subject that came to mind, from some of Zenitsu and Inosuke's shenanigans that Tanjiro dealt with, to how Kanao has been getting closer to the members of the Butterfly State, to missions, training, so on and so on.

During the entire thing, the two had been slowly getting closer to each other, to the point that their shoulders were now touching and their hands had intertwined with one another.

When they finally ran out of subjects to talk about, the two simply sat in comfortable silence, watching the butterflies fly around the garden.

"...hey, Kanao." Tanjiro called out.

"Yes?" She asked, her head resting comfortably against his shoulder.

"I… I've been thinking… about us… no, I'll just say it." The red haired demon slayer shook his head before turning to look at Kanao in her eyes. "Kanao, I want to kiss you, can I?"

"Yes." The Tsuyuri answered immediately, surprising Tanjiro, and herself, a bit at the speed. "I… I also want to kiss you… is it okay?" She asked with a pretty blush dusting her cheeks.

"…you're beautiful." He blurted out before raising his hands and gently cup her face.

They didn't bother with more words, the two slowly closed the distance until their lips connected in a soft kiss.

A few seconds later, they separated, staring at each other with half-lidded eyes.

"…can I kiss you again?" Tanjiro asked.

"Yes."

They repeated the same motion, this time after taking a deep breath so the kiss could last as long as possible but, even with their lung capacity, they had to separate eventually.

"Again?"

"Stop asking." Kanao said with a smile as she moved her arms behind the Kamado's head to move closer to him.

Tanjiro answered in kind and moved his arms to her back as the two kissed again, timidly but curiously as they continued to discover a new sensation for both of them.

When they separated again, Tanjiro didn't ask before kissing the purple eyed girl once more, as she had told him to, and simply continued to savor her lips.

"I feel like an idiot for not asking if I could kiss you sooner." Tanjiro said with a blush that matched his hair, resting his forehead against hers as she stared into her purple orbs.

"Me too… and I want to make up for the time lost." Kanao answered with a similar blush as she gently pecked him in the lips twice before the two began to make out again.

I'll be honest, I'm not entirely certain how this chapter ended up like this… but I'm completely okay with it!

I hope you enjoyed my contribution to day 6.

Until tomorrow!