Something More Important Than Life

                                    

                                          
Edited: June 5, 2021
                          
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Sprinting through the never-ending corridor, Zenitsu, with you on his back, "Where are you, Tanjiro?" He called out for him, 'I can still hear that creepy sound, just be safe and sound, Tanjiro!'
                          
"Zenitsu-kun, I'm sorry that you have to carry me...and I'm heavy too..." Your head hung low, embarrassed that you were a burden to someone.
                          
"Huh? Heavy? You're light as a feather. I'm weak but I can carry you with no problem." Zenitsu pants out, clearly struggling to carry you but he doesn't want you to feel bad so, he just has to deal with it.
                          
"Um...Zenitsu-san, is it just me, or are we just going in circles?" Shoichi points out as all of you were walking for a while now.
                          
"I knew it!" Zenitsu stop in his tracks, "I was getting the same feeling! That's my boy, Shoichi! I knew I could count on you!"
                          
"All right, could you check to see if this room is safe?" Shoichi asked and stared at him. You also stared at the back of Zenitsu's head as you waited for him to answer. 
                          
There was a moment of silence before Zenitsu had enough of the stares that were targeted at him, "What the heck? All right, all right, just stop giving me that look! Fine, I'll do it myself!"
                          
"Don't worry, Zenitsu-kun. I'm right with you." You reassured him.
                          
He slowly peeks through the door with trembling eyes, darkness was the only thing he saw, "There's nobody around." After making sure that the room was safe, all of you enter the room, "Tanjiro, please show up!"
                          
Pom
                          
By the sound of the tsuzumi, the room that all of you were currently in, flipped.
                          
"Eh?"
                          
"T-The room...just flipped!"
                          
All of you shriek as you started to fall, the door that all of you were supposed to hit opens, revealing another door and another door till it revealed the outside world. All of you hit the ground but were glad that you were finally outside of that hell place.
                          
"W-We're outside! We're alive!" You cheered before remember your sister and look around to find her box. 'There it is!' Immediately running towards it and hugging it tightly, 'I'm glad nothing happened when we were gone!' Relief flows through your veins.
                          
"Zenitsu-san! Zenitsu-san!" You heard Shoichi's panicked voice called for Zenitsu making you look at them. There you saw him lying on the ground.
                          
"Zenitsu-kun!" You exclaimed and runs up to him while carrying the box, afraid that something might happen when you leave it behind.
                          
He opened his eyes and looks at you and Shoichi, "Thank goodness! Are you all right?" Shoichi worriedly asked, almost crying in the process.
                          
Zenitsu weakly sits up as Shouchi explained the situation, "When the room spun around, we got thrown outside. We fell from the second-story window."
                          
Zenitsu puts his hand on the back of his head and happily said, "Did we now?"
                          
You and Shoichi nodded, "You were protecting both of us so we're fine but..."
                          
"I'm glad to hear that. So, tell me why all the tears?" Zenitsu asked Shoichi and looked at his hand that was on his head before. He freaks out as he saw blood, "Now I get it! I fell right onto my head, didn't I?!"
                          
"Yes..."
                          
"Am I... Am I gonna die?!" He dramatically put his hand on his forehead, "My head is starting to spin. (Y/n)-chan please marry me while I'm still breathing."