Character : Iguro Obanai
(y/n) – Your Name
Anime/Manga : Kimetsu no Yaiba
; https://kimetsu-no-yaiba.fandom.com/wiki/Obanai_Iguro
Oneshot Story ┃ Iguro x Reader
(y/n), a cheerful girl with a gorgeous eyes and beautiful smile. You love to give people motivation quotes and support them with everything you got. The facts that you're not good at sword skills and fighting skills, makes you think you're useless but even so, you always put on a smile on your face. When it's come to fighting a demon, you would always try your best to support but end up doing nothing. Even when everyone says that you're useless in the team, you still smile and ignore them.
“hey (y/n)!” a slayer called you.
“Yes? Do you need a help? I can help you with anything!” you said happily.
“Tskk! Aren't you just a useless one among everyone? What can you help? HAHAHA!” another slayer said.
“eh? W-what-” you haven't finish your words but another slayer interrupt in.
“You're just a useless doll! And you should've died first not the others!” another slayer interrupt.
You stay silent with a weary eyes, the serpent hashira is watching you from a tree. You then smiles gently towards the 3 slayer and bow to them, you even apology to them for being a useless one in the team. They pissed off with you and went away, leaving you alone. You clench your fist and hold your blade tight, you keep on smiling, without realization your tears flowing down through your cheeks. The serpent hashira widened his eyes as he saw your tears, he would want to talk with you but he couldn't get any closer to you. Because of the relationship between him and the love hashira.
However, you wipe away your tears and keep putting the smile created on your face. You jumping around and do some exercise to let the sadness out of your life. While you were twirling around, you noticed the serpent hashira on top of the tree is watching you from up there. You blushes of embarrassment and bow to him then you run away as fast as you can. He stunned at your reaction and jump down of the tree and follow you from behind. He saw you knocking your head on the head multiple time, and confused. “Is this girl a weirdo?” is what he could think in his mind. The moment he want to greet you, you notice him and blushes, you smiles at him but then the love hashira came to greet the serpent hashira. You widened your eyes and bow to them then walkaway.
“Iguro! I've been searching for you, I thought you're on the tree as usual but you're not there.” says Kanroji.
“ah I'm just walking.. Here..” Iguro tries to explain.
When night has come, you're practicing in your swords skill. You don't want to be called as useless anymore, you've decided that you want to sacrifice your life in other to protect the humanity. You keep practicing your skills and running around the estate. Few moments after run, you collapse due to exhaustion. You panting while putting your hand on your forehead as you look up to the beautiful moon. You sighed, a sudden familiar voice startled you, making you immediately get up and look at him. You sigh in relief, it was just the serpent hashira.
“huh.. Iguro-san, you startled me.” you said.
“Sorry, what are you doing here alone?” he asked as he sit next to you.
“I'm just training myself to be a better person, so that I can get stronger and help people!” you chuckles and blink your eyes as his snake poking your cheeks.
“I see. Ah, this is Kaburamaru. My best friend that always stay with me ever since I'm a child.” he said as he pats Kaburamaru.
“Kaburamaru? Kawaii~ Jaa, I'll just call him as... Kabu-chan!” you said and letting Kaburamaru to get on your shoulder.
“hm, he never would go to other people's shoulder but this is shocking.” he said.
“I see, ah that's right! Iguro-san, it's weird that you actually notice my existence. No other hashira nor demon slayer corps ever notice my existence before.” you look at him with a curious face.
“I saw you that day, you were bullied by them but you still stood and smile. Aren't you just a weirdo?” he look at you with a bit frown.
“Ahaha that! Long ago, I was born as a kid who know nothing about smile. I never smile nor cry, or even angry. Some people even said I have no emotions, and my parents always cry because I born that way. Everyone in the village call me as “Yakumo” which is, it was the name of a creepy unemotional doll in the old shrine at the village. I never smile, laugh or even talk much, until one day my dad passed away. My mom keep crying, I want to cry because I'm sad. Even though dad dislike my existence but he never forget about me, he always bought me clothes, hairpin, and toys. I told my mom that I want to cry, but mom told me to smile instead. She always remind me to smile, until one day a demon came and eat her. Her last word was “Please keep smiling for me and your dad, we love you (y/n).”. That time, I am so angry, and sad but instead of crying, I end up smiling so wide then I ran away, a tears fall through my cheeks but I was smiling that time. That was the reason why I smile until now. I don't want to be Yakumo the Doll anymore.” you explained and look at the serpent hashira and surprised to see his eyes is watery.
Iguro gently pats your head, you stay silent. The smile on your face slowly faded as you gently ward away his hand. You look at him with a weary smile, you told him not to have a sympathy on you. You gave back Kaburamaru to him. He hold your hand, telling you that he didn't have any sympathy but instead he care about you. You widened your eyes and smile gently, you messes his hair and bow as the night has gotten late. You went straight back to your room and have a rest. The next morning when everyone ready to go for a mission, you were called by Oyakata-sama and was given an order to not follow the team in the mission. You feel even more useless but you keep smiling and obey his order.
You went back to the Serpent Estate and start to training again. The serpent hashira walk towards you and offer himself to teach you the sword skills. You smiles wide and agreed his offer. Both of you spend a lot time together, you have a feeling where you never felt before. A feeling where you keep wanting to smile more and laugh.
» (y/n) Thoughts «
//what kind of feelings is this? I never felt this before, I don't know what is this called. Why do I want to smile more for him, why do I want to show him my laughter? Is this what they call ‘happiness’? Mom, Dad, do I deserve this so called ‘happiness’? If I do, I want it to be him. The one who manage to make me felt this way.//
The next day, you went to serpent mansion with a new look. A new haircut, new wonderful haori and a new hairpin. You make a change in your appearance just for the person you've fallen in love with, the serpent hashira. You greet everyone with a very big smile and everyone surprised to see your new looks. You looks even more beautiful than you used to be. Being with the serpent hashira is the best thing ever happen in your life. You saw him and ran towards him happily, but then you stopped as you saw the love hashira is clingy with him. You look at him, your smile faded away little by little. The love hashira waved at you, she smiles wide, she's very beautiful. Much more beautiful than you are, but you believe in yourself that you have your own true beauty.
“Hi there (y/n)-chan! I heard from Iguro that lately you've been trained under him, is that true? Ah you're so cute in your new hairstyle!” she pats your head gently but you're pissed by her smile.
“Thank you, but can I have a talk with Iguro-san for awhile?” you bow to Mitsuri and she nods then leave both of you.
“What is it?” he asked.
You clenches your fist, looking at him with a blank face. “You seems happy with her.” you said.
“Oh, I do.. We love each other.” he said and pats your head.
“I cut my hair, I change my style just for you to notice me. But you never did.” you said.
“... You don't have to do that-” he haven't finish his words and you continue.
“The truth is, I already knew. How much you might love that person, the me who is beside you doesn't stand a chance. I knew that too, she love you and both of you are falling in love with each other. Meanwhile, I was by your side, quietly falling in love with you. I was always watching you and always have a real smile for you but you never notice anything.” you said with a blank face.
“... (y/n) let's not talk about this-” he haven't finish his words and you interrupted again.
“If I abandoned everything, would it be easier to laugh and live? My chest is starting to hurt again. If I forgot everything, would it be easier to live without tears? But I can't do that. However close I get to you, my heart is the one who have this one sided love. It's cruel! You're cruel! I'd rather you take my body and destroy it! Tear it apart! Or burn it! No matter how much I scream and struggle, or my eyelids swell, you just hold me without letting go. Please stop it now! Stop giving me a fake hope!” you shouted at him.
“I'm sorry, if my kindness make you think I gave you a fake hope, I'm sorry. I never plan to make you fall for me. I didn't notice your feelings before, I do love her. We both do, and we finally confess to each other. But don't say those things, don't ask me to kill you. Enough that now, I feel guilty that I've torture your heart and soul. (y/n), can't we have a fine discuss about this at another day?” he asked.
“Iguro-san, even from the start, I never wished for anything else other than your happiness. Even if it's not with me, in the end, you wouldn't be able to find the feelings I hid. By your side, I'll still give you a push on your back because I just want to make sure that you're the happiest person in this world. But even if you think of how much I love you.. After all, it can't be me, right? So I bet, it's better if I go back to how I used to live as. Living a life, like a doll.” you said, giving him your last wide smile with a tears fall through your cheeks.
Before Iguro could reply, you went away without turning back to look at him. Iguro felt guilty, he looks down thinking of your feelings but at the same time he thought that this is way too much for him. He felt like he don't deserve your pure heart, because of his background. He clenches his fist, a confusion started to play in his mind. Between his love with Kanroji and your feelings.
It's been a week since the last time Iguro met you, he's worried about you. He asked some demon slayer but they don't know about you. Until the day where Oyakata-sama gather all the hashira for a talk, a demon slayer corps member that's a team with you came to make a report.
“Oyakata-sama! We got a report! We've won in the fight with an lower moon demon.” he said.
“That was a great news, how many people survive?” Oyakata asked.
“There's only ... The 2 of us survive. And the one who send the final blow to cut the demon is, that doll girl.” he said.
“huh!? What did you say? Doll girl!? What's her name!? What happen to her!?” Iguro got angry, he couldn't control his emotions.
“ehh?? H-her name is... (y/n).. Y-yeah! That's her name. The girl who used to smile like a dead person, but that time when we went for a mission, she never smile. A blank face is the only one she show us. A-also, she died trapping herself and the demon in an unusual strong technique.” he said.
“y-yes, it was really a strong technique. A wind breathing technique. She trapped both herself and the demon in the middle of a strong tornado, but she couldn't control the amount of the power. It cause death to herself. That time only left the 3 of us, we told her that she's useless that was when she suddenly let out a strong breathing technique.” added another slayer.
“a-and, the last moment before she died, she smiles wide to the sky and say ‘finally, we can meet again, mom and dad.’ and then she fall on the ground, she cries and said ‘I'm sorry, Iguro-san’. Then... S-she died.” a slayer added more.
“Where.. Where's she!?” Iguro asked while shaking the slayer shoulder.
“Her body is now behind the estate, they are about to burn their body.” he said.
Iguro hurriedly run towards your body, he shocked to see your dead body. Your face is smiling, very beautiful like a porcelain doll. He sit next to your body and pull you into a tight hug, he cries. He apology to you, he confessed that he is confused.
“(y/n), I'm sorry. It's my fault. It's all my fault. It's a lie if I don't care about you, but it's true! I care of you. (y/n), I miss you.. I'm sorry..” his tears fall on your cheeks.
~The End~
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