#and how he only has a problem with it when its sabito's life on the line as well- exact opposite of what he wanted

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From competitors to lovers - Part 1

Disclaimer: Kimetsu No Yaiba (Demon Slayer) and its characters don't belong to me. I just use them to manage my boredom.

Chapter 1: Separate ways

Giyuu Tomioka was a boy born and raised in the United States, more specifically in New York. He loved his life there with his family.

His father always made an effort to keep his language and traditions alive so he made sure that Giyuu and his bigger sister speak Japanese with him and English in classes and outside of their home.

This forced both of them to be bilingual at a very young age, which wasn't a problem with Giyuu since he was really smart and he even learned to write Japanese quite fast for someone who hasn't been interacting with it his whole life.

His sister struggled a bit but in the end she did it as well so the Tomioka family was happy to share something unique and important.

When Giyuu was twelve, he was sent to Japan to live with Urokodaki, an old friend of his father. In there he has two more kids, Sabito and Makomo, a young girl two years younger than Sabito and himself.

The old man needed help with his dojo so Giyuu, Sabito and Makomo helped after school, they did their homework and fell asleep as soon as their heads touched the pillow.

Sabito was an outgoing guy who enjoyed talking to others and making jokes while Giyuu was quiet and he seemed grumpy at times but it was just a perception because he was actually really sweet.

Sabito noticed that, especially with Makomo who quickly became like a sister to Giyuu.

“Giyuu, you should talk more, you need more friends than me and Makomo, you know that, right?” Said Sabito one night.

“Yes I do but it's hard to do so...” He said softly “I'm not like you”

Sabito sighed and started to think about what would help his friend having more friends.

A brilliant idea came to his mind the next day “Giyuu... We are going to join a music academy!! We have some money saved and we can pay the classes with it” Urokodaki paid them for the work they do at the dojo so they used some money at school to buy a snack or a juice and saved the rest if they wanted to buy something more expensive or go to the movies.

He was reluctant at first but he finally joined a class with Sabito. Both decided to learn how to play guitar, and the classes included learning how to read music and singing lessons. Makoto didn't join them, but she supported them.

In their classes were two girls with similar black hair and hairpins, the Kochos, Kanae and Shinobu. Next to them was a mean-looking guy named Sanemi Shinazugawa, with white hair and a scar across his face.

They later discovered that they attended the same school but Kanae was in class five which was for the most brilliant students, Sanemi on the other hand was in class one which was for the... Less brilliant and bad behaving students.

Giyuu and Sabito were both in class four which means they were intelligent but not at the level of Kanao.

They quickly became friends. They even had lunch together at school and met after music lessons to hangout. Sanemi didn't like very much Giyuu at first but the black haired guy found out two secrets about Sanemi, one was that they both liked the same kind of music and the same mochis in town so they kind of found common ground there and the second one was his major crush on Kanao.

“I get it, she's pretty and very nice with everyone,” said Giyuu as they shared a box full of balls of rice filled with sweet black beans and matcha.

“Don't you dare tell anyone about it Tomioka” he said in a treating way, Giyuu only smiled.

“I won't, I would never do that, I enjoy having some friends” said Giyuu then ate some more. Sanemi was surprised by that but he could tell the boy next to him was telling the truth.

Sanemi was studying to play the drums, Kanao and her younger sister, Shinobu, were in keyboard classes. So they decided to practice together as a band. The girls parents were happy to see them having friends and enjoying the music lessons so they allowed them too, but only on the promise of not losing academic excellence, which will never be the case.

At first they weren't very good with harmony. Until they talked it out. Giyuu offered to play the bass since Sabito was better at showing up with the guitar than him and he could lead harmony. Shinobu agreed since she was younger and couldn't lead harmonies on her own.

Giyuu learned the theory. Bass and keyboard lead the harmony, drums the rhythm and the guitar was to give it a layer of rhythm and it was the flashiest instrument.

Kanae will be the lead singer, her voice and pitch were perfect. For some songs they changed to Giyuu or Sabito. They practice a lot until they organized a little show for their classmates.

Giyuu was nervous, tonight he will open with the opening of Dragon Ball Z. Something he practiced for months but was pretty nervous.

Until Shinobu took him backstage and shook him softly “hey... Tomioka... Calm down, you will be great, ok?” She said in a bossy tone “I trust you, my sister, Sabito and that weirdo Sanemi trust you so... Trust in you” he smiled softly and nodded.

“Thank you... Shinobu” he said patting her arms softly and the show began.

Kanae was backstage watching the first song. She was just their singer so, since Giyuu took the microphone he was playing and singing at the same time.

Their classmates were in shock by how good it sounded and sang alongside him. Then Kanae walked in and the show continued.

They did a mix of anime songs, some rock and pop songs popular at the moment and everyone was enjoying it.

In the end they drank water and talked to their classmates about the band and if they will continue. They decided that they would if they had more invitations for birthday parties or something like that.

The Hashiras, as they called themselves, spent the rest of the year doing performances; they even allowed the people to add two songs to their setlist to make it more personal for them.

Urokodaki was proud of his kids and encouraged them to keep going.

When they finished elementary school and joined middle school, things continued pretty well for them.

Their little band started to add their own songs, it was hard to do since they built up a reputation with their covers but people found their songs were pretty awesome too.

Giyuu normally writes rock songs, with hard feelings involved like anger or sadness. Kanae was more into love songs, she took her friends stories and wrote about them, with their permission of course, and Sabito was a mix between them so his songs could be about love but a sad love. Sanemi would never write a song in his life, he felt too dumb for that.

Shinobu also has songs but never shared them. She was keeping in the shadow her most international struggles to herself and couldn't dare to share them.

She felt anger, she felt like she was faking her emotions trying to be like her sister so she couldn't show her true self to anyone.

The band continued to grow in popularity among their school and neighborhoods so the Kocho parents bought some days in a studio for them to record five original songs for some extra money selling the CDs. It was huge and they were happy to finally have their music in a CD.

They sell it and continue to use the money they earned to continue doing the same.

They continued doing so until tragedy hits...

“WHAT THE HECK?! TOMIOKA CAN'T BE SERIOUS!!!” screamed Sanemi as some veins popped up on his forehead and his eyes were filled with little veins.

“MY PARENTS want me back to the United States...” He repeatedly emphasized that it was his parents, not him “I would rather be here than going back but they needed me there... My sister is... Dead... Her fiance did it... A car crash according to him but we don't believe it”

Kanae hugged him as he broke down and cried. Sabito and Shinobu joined in and Sanemi was dragged into it by a tearful Kanae.

They stayed like that for a while until they let the black haired boy go “I will be leaving at the end of the school year. I will start high school there” he is fourteen now as well as Sabito, Kanae and Sanemi, Shinobu is twelve.

Their last performance together was quite emotional and after it a couple of days later, Giyuu Tomioka was heading back to the United States.

Back in the USA, Tomioka continued his music lessons and luckily for him this helped him to have friends. He met Edward Monson, Matthew Braun, Samuel Fletcher and Veronica Green. They became his friends and they made a band.

Giyuu grew taller and became a very popular guy, even though he hated it, thanks to his mysterious aura.

He kept in touch with his friends in Japan but his new life was here so he tried to move on. He continued to write songs and they were really good.

He was leaning more towards rock and heavy metal thanks to Eddie, as they called their guitar player.

They became successful and entered a competition. The winner would be going on a tour and be the representative of the USA in an international competition.

Their parents allowed it and they began to practice. He wrote their setlist and practiced every day until the summer vacations arrived and the competition began.

They were allowed to perform one cover song and a set of five original songs.

Their cover song was Master of Puppets by Metallica, sung by Eddie. Veronica and Giyuu will have a duet then Veronica would be the singer of the other songs.

Sam and Giyuu were the keyboard and bass, Matt was on the drums and Eddie was their guitar player.

Their shows began and everyone was on fire. They were the last band of the day but the energy of the crowd was high so they seemed to enjoy the show pretty much.

“It was amazing!!!” Said an enthusiastic Eddie as they were in the green room drinking water and having a snack “I'm pretty sure we will past to the next round”

And they did. They scored the highest amount of points for the first set of five teams. The other three days were full of other talent groups. They picked two groups per day to continue to the next round.

Their band and seven others met in a two-day battle. Giyuu shared his progress with Sabito and the others via WhatsApp.

Then the last four battle to pick only two. Every performance they changed the songs, even the cover. They moved from Metallica to Imagine Dragons to Journey and now it was the turn for Queen. They sang Somebody to Love.

Giyuu took the lead and even though he was reserved he sang his heart out to this song and people were on fire. They continued with their original setlist and by the end of the night, their band, California Roll, and The American Girls, a band of only girls, moved to the finals.

“We have something on our favor” said Eddie as he ate a pizza slice “we have our killers duets with boy and girl, something the judges enjoy very much”

“Yeah but they will earn the vote of more men because they are all pretty girls” added Sam after finishing his own slide of pizza “and I'm not saying you aren't beautiful Vero but they are five”

“Sammy, sweetheart... I don't care if there are a band of twenty hot girls. I will beat them with my voice” she said, winking at him.

Yes, Veronica was sexy, she was blond, she had green eyes and she was tall especially with those high heels she usually wears on the stage.

But Sam was right, the American Girls had a blond girl, a brunette, a black haired, a red haired and an Asian girl. They have a girl for everyone’s taste.

“And did you forget that we have the female vote?” Said Veronica matter-of-factly “we have Giyuu, Eddie, Sam and Matty... There are a bunch of women who would be happy to vote for us”

She was right too. So Giyuu added “we can play our cards and win because, yeah... We don't have five hot girls but we have one and we can do duets with her so both women and men are happy and vote for us”

The final day of the competition would follow a different path, there will be two voting systems. One will be the judges and the other will be the audience. If you win both you will be the winner but if there's a tie they have to perform one last song and see which one is better and pick a winner.

It was hard but they were confident.

The day arrived, their cover song will be Don't stop believing by Journey. They played with the audience as always and had an extra duet.

Then it was the turn for the other band to play and they did it great but not as good as they did. They didn't say anything though, just in case they didn't jinx it.

In the end California Roll won and they celebrated all night. They would have their tour in December so they enjoyed the rest of the summer and began to practice at the beginning of their senior year.

Giyuu was very reserved but he already had his first kiss and his first time with a girl and he even enjoyed a one night stand now and then. Of course he was a gentleman and could never talk about it with anyone.

By Christmas he was on a tour with his friends. Writing songs and enjoying the success.

Then the international competition arrived and on the first day to check the sound he saw his friends... The Hashiras will be his competition... They had a new bass player and Shinobu was the one who stood up the most for him.

She grew up and she looked like Kanae but a bit shorter, she looked stunning even though she was wearing only black tight jeans and a Metallica shirt.

On the other hand, he took her breath away, he was way taller than she remembered, his hair was longer and tied in a messy ponytail. He was wearing worn out blue jeans and a black shirt.

They wanted to talk but it was hard since her band will be next to check out the sound and he would be next. She hadn't seen any picture of him ever since he left and he neither since she never posed with her sister.

OOooOOooOO

I wanted to do something with these two. It will be a long fic, I don't know yet how long but I hope you enjoyed it.

I had been thinking about writing a crossover with KNY and Spy x Family but still don't know how...

Thank you for reading and I'll see you in the comments/reviews.

[stellar-imagines]

HEADCANONS REQUEST: ❝death of the demon child.❞

[ Fandom: Kimetsu no Yaiba ] [ Characters: Demon Slayer Corps Pillars ] 

「Headcanons of the Pillars reacting to Demon Child S/O dying.」 [ Demon Child Headcanons ]

♤ After all the hard work that the Hashiras went through to take care of you, it was no surprise that each and every one of them got attached with you in some way. As a demon raised by the Demon Slayer Corps, you've grown to view them as your family and the people you love. They all treated you differently but you can't help but love all of them equally. It was nice to have people accept you for who you are. There are a lot of people who feared you because despite having an appearance of a child, you were a demon. You were what the Demon Slayer Corps were putting their lives on the line to fight against.

♤ Then again, the fact that you hadn't attacked a single human made everyone feel at ease. Not to mention, with you always under the supervision of a Hashira made the lower members relax a bit. You weren't that active in battle because most of the Hashiras prefer to keep you inside where there's no sun. There would be times where they would carry you inside a box and walk around town for a change of pace. However, its only Rengoku, Himejima, Shinobu, Giyuu and Mitsuri who would do this kind of thing for you.

♤ It was during the big battle with Muzan when it happened. You had been told to stay out of the way by everyone but knowing that they were all fighting for their lives didn't sit well with you. Despite being one who always followed orders obediently, you can't stop your body from moving. And you thanked heavens that you arrived at the right time. Though there was Sanemi yelling at you for butting into his fight, he was somewhat grateful that you came to help them. And it was safe to say that having a demon on their side added more firepower. But things didn't go as planned and you ended up taking a hit for them.

♤ Mitsuri is in tears, she recalls the first time she picked you up and can't help but crying even more. Out of everyone, she's the closest to you and probably the most emotional one. She's a very caring person who doted on you the most. As she watched your body disintegrate into ash, she begs the gods not to take you away and come back. After you had sacrificed yourself, she would have a fierce look on her face as she faced Muzan, declaring that she will no show mercy with tears still streaming down her face. She hoped that you were at least resting in peace and watching over her.

♤ Obanai may be harsh and strict with you most of the time but he considers you as one of the very few people he cares deeply about. He may not shed tears for you but he is devastated. He often spent time with Mitsuri who often took care of you so it was no surprise that he got attached with you. There was one time Mitsuri had pointed out that the two of them looked like a couple where you were their child. This had him thinking of the future he would've had if you were still alive.

♤ Giyuu loses his composure almost immediately and this rarely happens. This guy never really expresses himself that well and he always have that stoic look on his face but he deep inside, he really cares about you. He is visibly shocked when he hears the news of your death. He's the type to blame himself and carry the burden all on his own. He has lost a lot of people in his life, that being his late best fried, Sabito and his older sister. He would be surprised and slightly saddened to know that you have decided to sacrifice yourself.

♤ Shinobu is both angered and saddened by the news. To begin with, Shinobu always has this calm and tranquil exterior which hides her intense hatred towards demons. After taking you in, she began to learn that not all demons are evil. Seeing you so willing to cooperate with the Demon Slayer Corps made her think twice about demons. Then again, you were an exception from all the demons that existed. After hearing the news of your death, she would shed tears of sadness for you and then it would be tears of anger as she sought for revenge.

♤ Rengoku is not the type who would seek for revenge. He is quite strict with himself and has a strong belief that those who were born strong have the duty to protect the weak. Of course, he's saddened by your death but he moves on faster than anyone else. It made him aware of how weak he still is. Time will pass while one wallows in their own grief. So, Rengoku decides to live on for your sake and continue to grow stronger to protect the weak. 

♤ Uzui shows a somewhat nicer side towards you after a long time taking care of you and starts to accept you more as a demon. He values people's lives and often tells his comrades to value lives — their own and the innocents — over their missions. He kind of sees it as a mission to protect his comrades so he would be devastated to know that he had failed to protect you.

♤ Sanemi, just like any other member from the Demon Slayer Corps, harbors a deep hatred towards demons. He didn't trust you at first, claiming that demons and humans would never hope to coexist. He was proven wrong when you stepped into the battle to protect everyone, even going as far as to lay down your life to make sure that they were all safe. He, uncharacteristically cries from losing you. Sanemi just wished he could apologize for treating you the way he did when he first met you.

♤ Muichiro had lost his memories and only felt rage and anger towards demons, this feeling eventually became the only thing that drove his future. He hated you the moment he saw you, just like Sanemi and Obanai did, and he didn't have problems showing it. He seems to get this familiar feeling whenever he was with you ― it was because he once had a twin brother. He doesn’t show it in his face but he does feel a bit sad about losing you. 

♤ Himejima is always reminded of the children he had failed to protect whenever he takes care of you. Despite being a demon, you were still a child with needs, someone who wanted love from a parent. This guy is doubtful by nature and was worried of what you were capable at first but as time passes, he came to completely accept you. It is no surprise that he actually cries and prays for you to pass on peacefully.

Total: 1160 words Published: 22.08.2020

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