Kuri ran over to the demon slayer village, back from the future. "Hey! I'm back!"
Tanjiro ran to meet her. "Kuri!"
"Hey! I'm all better!" Kuri dropped a ginormous backpack in the village square. "I brought presents!"
Tanjiro's siblings crowded around.
"Presents? What's this?" Tanjiro came over.
"Sorry for leaving but I needed some stuff." Kuri rummaged and gave the kids some toys. "Aw cmon Tanjiro you didn't think I'd forget everyone ne? Here I got something for you, too." She held up a keychain charm. "For your sword. It's lucky!"
Tanjiro was confused. "What is this?
"It's a charm for good luck!" Kuri attached it to the hilt of his sword. "It uh…it's my blessing to you in battle!" She blushed. "Ehehehe…"
Tanjiro smiled. "Thank you. I will keep it there always!"
Kuri blushed. "I brought a lot of medicine! And snacks so many snacks! Cuz I noticed your brother Takeo got hurt training…" She knelt and treated him. "and this will make him better!"
Nezuko put the new bow in her hair, smiling.
"You have special medicine? I…thank you!" Tanjiro cried.
"Well I had to bring it for training." Kuri smiled. "Your gonna train me right? Suddenly her stomach growled really loud.
Tanjiro laughed. "After you eat."
Kuri turned red. "Ano! I'm sorry! Will you please eat with me?"
I'm trying to do date things…Kuri thought. I hope he notices! Does he like me?!
"I would like that very much." Tanjiro pulled her over and sat with her.
Kuri handed him a sandwich and some chips and a soda. "Try this stuff! I-I brought it for you…"
"Are you trying to court me Kuri?" Tanjiro smiled at her.
Kuri turned red. "Y-yeah…mostly just to thank you for yesterday tho. You saved me from the bad guys and didn't even try to look up my skirt! And you were so tender with me…blaming yourself for my injury…I wanted to show you that I'm grateful!" Kuri beamed.
"oh…I ah…you're welcome." Tanjiro said, kinda disappointed. She doesn't want me to court her then?
Kuri blinked as he headed inside. "I…uhm… Tanjiro wait!" She leapt up. "Tanji—" Suddenly Nezuko lifted up in the air, holding a lethal weapon. "Waaah!"
Tanjiro ran back outside." Nezuko!"
Kuri tackled him just as Nezuko attacked. "That's not Nezuko! Or at least, she's not in control. Don't you see the hair? It's controlling her!"
Tanjiro squinted. "I don't see anything…but she smells wrong."
Kuri grabbed his sword and cut the hair, catching Nezuko. "Nezuko. Your ok." Kuri stroked her hair and helped her inside.
"A demon is doing this…." Tanjiro snarled.
"Yes. I think it's after m-" Kuri was cut off as Tanjiro was caught by the hair and his hair was ripped lose from the ponytail. "Huh…it didn't cut his hair…shit it wants the head! Tanjiro!"
Tanjiro winced slightly and had barely blocked it with his hands, blood dripping onto the hair. "Nngh. Can you…cut the hair?"
Kuri cut again. "Just please be careful! Are…are you hurt?!" Kuri blamed herself.
"I'll be okay." Tanjiro hissed, angry at the attack on his family. "What does it want?"
"Me."