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‘Shit! Fucking Dazai!’

The redhead screamed internally as he ran up to the ledge of the building where a certain brunette once stood. Chuuya was just minding own business doing whatever paperwork that the bandage-wasting idiot told him to do when he was informed of that same idiot on the rooftop of a fucking building. ‘I'm going to fucking kill him!’

He had just arrived in time to see a particular someone fall over the ledge. He didn't hesitate to run up to him. He jumped over to try to save him. ‘Fuck! I forgot about his ability!’ The redhead still reached out to the brunette. He had the word ‘shocked’ plastered over his face.

Chuuya managed to grab onto the brunette’s hand. He felt his ability being nullified. ‘Fucking idiot’ he thought as he held unto the man. Tears pricked his eyes as they neared the ground. He felt the brunette tighten his grip and pull him closer as they fell. Then, the world was pitch black. ‘Maybe in another life…’ He thought, his sentence remained unfinished.

Dazai saw Chuuya try to save him as he fell. ‘Idiot! Chibi should've left him!’ He felt the redhead grab onto him nullifying his ability. He looked at the redhead, Chuuya's eyes were watery. Dazai felt pain in his heart, without questioning the feeling he tightened the hold and pulled him closer before the world fell into a pitch black darkness. ‘Idiot chibi, shouldn't have gone after me, maybe in another…’ The sentence was left at that.

‘Ouch… Am I dead yet?...’ Chuuya felt a throb in his skull. He groaned and moved his head to his side. His vision was blurry, but he can make out a certain brunette with his eyes closed facing him. “Da…zai…” He groaned.

“Try not to move, your wounds are fatal.” He heard a female voice.

‘Fuck… is this heaven?...’ He thought as he felt his consciousness slip away…

Chuuya woke up with his head throbbing. He tries to sit up, but he felt a hand on his chest, gently pushing him back down.

“Be careful, you wounds might open.” This time a higher pitched female voice was heard.

He turned his head towards the voice. A young girl with blue-ish hair with pigtails and blue eyes stared back at him. He grimaced.

“Where am I?” He managed to force out the sentence.

“You were found in the forest bleeding, if it weren't for Shinobu-san, you would've died! They suspected you were attacked by a demon, they were going to hold a meeting today…” The young girl muttered.

The redhead groaned, then realizing what she had just said. “Hold on, demons?” his face scrunched up at the girl.

“Oh, you probably don't know, that's a problem.”

“Ugh, I don't even want to think about it, wait, where's Dazai?” Chuuya asked.

“Oh, he's been awake for a few hours now, he attended the hashira meeting, it's still probably ongoing since they haven't returned. He insisted that you sleep on.”

Chuuya was glad and a bit annoyed at the fact that Dazai let him sleep for a bit longer. He sighed. He would have to wait until Dazai is back. Everything about this place is weird. From the clothing to the architecture and the mentions of ‘demons’? ‘Fuck, he's going to have a lot on his mind.’

Dazai woke up, everything in his body ached with pain, but he was used to it. He's been in the mafia for years, this was just the tip of the iceberg.

When he awoke, A lady with a butterfly haori and black uniform underneath, stared back at him with a small smile. Dazai tried to sit up, the lady tried to help him. The brunette flinched at the sudden touch, but he still let her anyway. He leaned against the wall behind him.

“Where am I?” He decides to speak up.

The lady opened her mouth to respond, and seemed to be thinking over what to say.“You are at my mansion.”

“What happened?” Dazai was genuinely confused, this was one of the only times where he couldn't really figure out things, since Dazai was smart, he can usually solve a murder case in just under a minute, but this time he is truly confused. He had just been falling of a building just a while ago. He was sure that he wouldn't survive, not even the most powerful being could ever survive the fall.

“That is what I would like to know, I was going home after a mission, when I came across you and that red-headed boy,” She pointed over to the bed beside Dazai. Chuuya was resting, his face was peaceful, it's not plastered with any sign of alert. Even in their sleep, they were always alert because their missions are usually dangerous and are always advised to be alert, even in their sleep.

Dazai felt a twinge in his heart as he looked at the peaceful redhead. After looking for long enough, he turned his attention back to the lady.

She cleared her throat before continuing on, “Both of you had painful wounds all over your body, if I had not been there, both of you might've been left for dead. I have a suspicion it might’ve been a demon, but unless you tell us what happened we might never know. There's a meeting with my master about this and I encourage you and the other boy to share what you know.”

Dazai flinched at the word ‘demon’. His face grimaced as he concluded a theory. ‘Were we taken to another world?’ It's ridiculous to even think about, but he held onto that theory, after all, and great scientists were examples of the ridiculous impossibles. He shooed away the thought and responded to the lady.

“I can share what I know, but please allow my partner to rest, he's been through a lot!” Dazai put up a facade of a helpless civilian, after all, he was a master of this.

The woman nodded. Her face showed a bit of sympathy, even through her smile.

A/N:

Hiii, Mayumi here! （*＾3＾）/～☆

This is my first work, I'm glad to say I am a bit proud of this, although I can do better. I'll try to update consistently. May the A03 curse never reach me! Please don't be afraid to comment, it'll boost my motivation so please, I'll take any criticism and support!♡

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Chapter Text

Dazai was hoisted up from his bed with the help of the butterfly lady, apparently he and Chibi has been sleeping for a week. This has never happened to Dazai, he was always alert! 'They must've done something to me. I never let my guard down!' 

His right arm was held by a sling. This almost made him laugh, it reminded him the time before he made multiple universes and during the time he met Chuuya. His arm was also in a similar sling. How the past relives itself. Only this time, that bitch, Mori, isn't here.

"Be careful, don't push yourself, if you feel pain tell me." The butterfly lady apprised him.

The brunette only nodded in return. He noticed their clothes were replaced by an old white yukata. He limped a bit as he was balanced a bit by the lady. Come to think of it, he never gotten her name. Not that it mattered to him.

They walked just a good distance before arriving to their destination. Everything about this universe seemed to look old, however, Dazai knew something was upward with this universe, the butterfly lady mentioned 'demon' and she seemed to be armed with a katana. 

As they arrived Dazai was met with a bunch of eyes. They were odd looking. They had features you probably wouldn't dare to see in your lifetime in Yokohama. One particular man, however, was isolated from the group.

Shinobu led him through towards the man and stopped just a few feet away from him.

He watch as a person in black uniform and mask held a boy captive. His maroon hair caught Dazai's eyes. He seems to be unconscious.

The person in uniform hit the poor boy, awakening him, "Wake up! You're in the presence of the Hashiras!"

'Hashiras, hm? I wonder if it's a rank name, like 'executive'' Dazai pondered.

The boy looked a bit shocked as he was awakened.

A man with white hair in a ponytail spoke up, "Man, I heard he was a Demon Slayer accompanied with a demon. I was expecting someone flashy, but that's one dull-looking kid."

Dazai held in a giggle at the comment.

A man with fiery hairstyle commented, "And we're here for this boy and that man's trial! I see!" The fiery man looked over at Dazai as he said 'that man', which is clear he meant the brunette.

"W-what the hell is thi-" The boy shouted in confusion before he was held unto the ground by the person in a black uniform.

"Don't talk without permission, you moron!" The person in uniform uttered. "Do you know who you are talking to?! These are the Hashiras!"

'Again with the 'Hashiras', are they really that important?' Dazai thought. 'They look like they just shopped over at Party City and called it a day.'

"This is the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters and you're going to be put on trial with Dazai-san, Tanjiro Kamado" Shinobu informed the boy.

"Before we start, how about you explain to us the crim you comm-" Before the butterfly lady finished, the fire-headed man cut her off.

"There's no need for a trial!" The man said in confidence. "Protecting a demon is clear violation to the Corps' rule! With our rights we can deal with him ourselves! We shall behead him, along with that demon!"

'Jeez, does this guy talk in caps?' Dazai grimaced. 'If he were in the mafia, I'd gladly eliminate him. He's giving me a headache'

"In that case, I'll flamboyant decapitate him. I'll show you the most flashy bloodstream you'll ever see. I'm talking ultra flashy." The buff man in white hair voiced.

'What the hell are these dollar store version of heroes?' Dazai sighed.

"What a pitiful sight, poor soul... I pity his existence." The crying blind man commented. Dazai really wanted to go away from these people at this point.

The Tanjiro boy seemed to be looking around in distress as if he's looking for something.... or someone...

The masked person seemed to notice this as they mentioned it, "The Hashiras are speaking, what are you doing? These are the nine high-ranking Demon Slayers."

'So I was right, it is a rank name, pretty boring if you ask me,' Dazai frowned, 'There seemed to only be eight here, if you count the man in the tree.'

The maroon haired boy mumbled something out of hearing.

The "Hashiras" started to chattering about 'removing him out of his misery', which is pretty stupid.

The young boy didn't seem to care, even when the masked person shouted at him. The boy yelled out, "Nezuko! Where are you?!" The boy sat upright as he yelled out more names, "Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke! Murata!" He looked around frantically.

At last, the man in the tree with a snake voiced out, "Scratch that. What should we do with Tomioka?"

Dazai assumed that the Tomioka guy is the one isolated from the group.

"Seeing him there without any restraints gives me headaches. Based on what Kocho told us, Tomioka is guilty of breaking the Corps' rules." The man with the snake continued. "How shall we deal with him? Don't you have anything to say Tomioka?"

Dazai could practically hear the pink haired girl's thoughts from here as she squealed over at the man.

Everyone laid their eyes on Tomioka. The pink haired continued fan girling, you could practically see hearts coming out of her eyes.

"I think it's fine, he came here without resisting, let's deal with him later." Shinobu remarked. "However, I would like to find out the reason on why he is accompanied witha demon despite being a Demon Slayer. I'd like to hear from the boy. Clearly, What he did is against the Corps' rule. You are aware of that, arent you?" She eyed the boy. "Tanjiro Kamado, why are you travelling with a demon despite being a Demon Slayer?"

It sounded way more like a command than a question.

"Take your time and tell us why." The white haired man in ponytail ordered the boy.

The boy tried to say something, but ended up coughing. Shinobu pulled a bottle out of nowhere, 'Seriously?' Dazai sneered, 'So cheesy.'

She said something to the boy and he gladly took a drink out of it.

The Tanjiro boy started to defend his supposed 'younger sister', blabbering on about how she would never eat a human.

The man in the tree scoffed, "Of course you're defending her if she's family. I don't trust what you say."

The blind man started muttering something about how Tanjiro was possessed and that they should kill him and put him out of his misery. Dazai nearly scoffed at that causing Tomioka to eye him.

"I became a Demon Slayer in hopes of finding a cure! It's been more than 2 years since Nezuko became a demon, she has never harmed a human in that time!" The boy yelled.

The Hashiras dismissed him and started rambling.

The pink haired girl seemed hesitant about the whole situation.

Dazai sensed a footprint, he looked over and see a white haired name covered in scars with a box. 'Oh, so that is where the Demon was kept. Pretty small, they might've had some shrinking ability.'

"I see some fun brewing here, aren't you the idiot who brings a demon along with him?!"

"Shinazugawa-san! I-I don't think you should do that!" A masked person stated.

At this point Dazai could feel a headache coming. He blocked out all the noises. 'This is literally going no where, I'm getting nothing out of this.'

After watching bunch of monkeys jump around a fight, Dazai finally sees his savior.

"The master is here." Two girls with white hair voiced out from the building. 'Geez, what's with people and white hair.'

The master walked up to the group accompanied by the two girls. Half of his upper face was wrinkled and purple, not to mention he's blind. Must be some sort of illness. His sleeves was tugged as the Shinobu signaled him to bow. He did so.

"Thank you, all for being here for the meeting and for the trial." The master announced. "As for Tanjiro Kamado,"

The Hashiras tensed for an answer from their master.

"Please allow him to be accompanied by his demon sister."

The Hashiras voiced out their concern and disapproval.

The master motioned and said something one of the girls accompanying him. They pulled out a paper.

"A former Hashira, Sakonji Urukodaki, wrote a letter regarding this situation." The master announced.

"I shall read it out loud." The lady holding the letter voiced out. "Please allow Tanjiro Kamado to be accompanied by his demon sister, Nezuko. If Nezuko shall harm a human, Me, Nezuko, Tanjiro, and Tomioka shall slice our stomach."

Tanjiro started crying.

The man in scars started to get mad, showing his obvious disapproval, he stepped on the box and sliced his arm with his katana. The blood dripped unto the box. "Come out demon, no need to resist."

Tanjiro started to get mad, but he was restrained by the man with a snake.

"It's not the best idea to do it out in the daylight." One of the Hashiras commented.

The scarred man brought the box inside the building. He opened the box. The Tanjiro boy starts to restrain and the man with a snake dug unto his back.

A young girl crawled out of the box. Dazai was right, she did had a shrinking ability as she grew larger as she crawled out of the box. The scarred man held out his wounded arm.

Tanjiro restrained from the man and ran up to the platform of the building. The man with the snake tried to get him back, but was held back by Tomioka.

After a while, the Demon turned it's head away in supposed disgust. The master asked the girls accompanying him what happened as they told him what happened.

"As you can see, this is proof that the Demon will not harm anyone. This trial is over. Now let's focus on the man Shinobu brought with her." The master spoke. "Please tell us why you brought this man to the Corps."

Shinobu smiled. "I was sent a mission and when I was heading back, I saw two men on the ground fatally injured."

The man with a snake spoke up. "That doesn't give us an answer!"

"Now now, Obanai-san, be patient." Shinobu eyed him. Obanai gritted his teeth, he scowled.

"Now, I shall continue, you see. I was going to leave them there at first, however, something caught my attention. You see, before I found them, I sense a demon from their direction, actually two. When I arrived I thought the demons left, but no, it never left, over the week Dazai and his partner had a presenceof a demon despite being human, I even checked. It was weird."

The other Hashiras were shocked.

"What the hell are you talking about?! I thought it was Nezuko I was sensing?!" The scarred man yelled out.

"She's telling the truth, he does smell like a demon." Tanjiro commented. A boy with long hair and blue tips nodded. "It's faint, but it's there." The long haired boy added.

Dazai's eyes widened a bit before returning back to his poker face. Everyone looked at the brunette.

"Actually, about that! Me and my partner were walking from the mountains after visiting our family. We just got married!" Dazai said in distress as the pink haired girl squealed in shock. "Then a horrible demon attacked us! He was ugly and short! He looked like a dog! He said something about cursing us, I don't remember much, but I think we were cursed!"

Dazai said, lowering his head in frustration, his hands were in a fist, shaking.

"Poor souls..." The blind man said. Shinobu put a finger to her mouth, thinking. "That's unheard of, it must've been a new demon." She muttered.

"So what!? You're saying a demon cursed you?! Don't be ridiculous! You might be a demon for all we know!" The scarred man shouted.

"Are you doubting me? I am only a poor villager." Dazai put a finger to his eyes, wiping tears away.

"I recommend finding out more about this, if a demon did truly curse you, do you know what they did or what they said when they cursed you?" Shinobu asked.

Dazai sniffled, "No, my memory is hazy, he hurt us first before cursing us."

"Don't worry, I shall flamboyantly slay that wretched demon!" The man in white ponytail said as he posed.

"If this is true, we must kill the demon before they curse more people!" The fiery haired man shouted.

' Is this guy deaf?'

"If Dazai-san is cursed, we must find out what that curse is and slay that demon. If we let the Demon go, more people will be cursed." The master said.

Everyone drew their attention back to the master.

"But, master! This is risky, what is that man is a spy?!" The man with the snake remarked.

"If he is, he shall be beheaded without hesitation."

"Master, if I may. Can Tanjiro and Dazai-san stay over at my mansion?" Shinobu asked, raising her hand.

"Very well, they shall stay at the Butterfly Mansion. Tanjiro and Dazai-san is dismissed." Dazai and Tanjiro were escorted by masked people.

Dazai internally smirked. 'Who knew these people were gullible.'

The masked people seemed to be educating Tanjiro. "You almost got us into trouble! Hashiras are scary people! I will never forgive you!"

The masked person said as she escorted Tanjiro. It hasn't even been a minute before Tanjiro escaped their hold and ran back to the Headquarters, one of the masked person ran after him and the other escorted me.

"Tch, moron" The masked person escorting me said.

A/N

Hiiiii, Mayumi hereee

How are you guys?! I made this chapter longer. I know that this isn't so different from the anime, but bear with meee (≧Д≦)

Chuuyas POV next? Or one of the Hashiras? (Choose one) 

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