Before dying as you were in your lover, Muichiro's lap, you two made a last promise.

If we're reborn as humans, we will marry and live the life we couldn't now. Live a life holding each other's hands, instead of nichirin swords.

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You and Muichiro were both young demon slayers, better said, Hashira's in the Taishō Era, 1912. He was the mist Hashira, and you, the flower Hashira. Despite being children, your feelings for each other were so, so strong. He thought you two still had time, so didn't propose. And you thought the same. After all, two were just friends. Yet everything went so, so wrong.

A final war arrived. In the Infinity Castle, against Muzan Kibutsuji, the demon king himself. Both of you fought until you two died. And Muichiro held you close. So, so close to his chest. He was stabbed, and your arms were cut off. At that last moment..he finally proposed. And promised you. That he'd find you again once you two were reborn, in a timeline without demons. Marry you, make his dream come true.

And he..would keep his promise.

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After a whole century, you were reborn. The same looks, same soft voice, same sweet smile. Even the same name. Yet there was a problem. You didn't remember anything. Nothing. You didn't remember the whole demon slayer incident, your times as a Hashira. After you and Muichiro died, the war soon had an end, and all the demons died. So there weren't any anymore. And Muichiro was also reborn. Still the same looks, same calm, yet attractive voice, and the same name. Muichiro Tokito. And Muichiro's case was your opposite.

He remembered everything.

All the demons. The entire infinity castle war. His death. And most importantly.

Muichiro remembered you perfectly. Your tears falling on his wounded chest as you told him you loved him. Your helpless expression as you couldn't hug him back because your arms were cut off. How you died slowly, your corpse in his arms as he cried. Every. Single. Thing. Your pretty smile. Your sweet laugh he was once addicted to. Just..you. So Muichiro made it his reason in life. To find you again.

Which he..did.

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Muichiro was a middle schooler, and applied to a new school. He didn't expect much. After all, he was just 14, searching for his soulmate with of his past life. As soon as he entered his new class, he looked around. As be did that..Muichiro's eyes widen, stopping introducing himself.

It was..you.

He immediately recognized you. The same long, silky hair. Sweet smile and soft laugh you let out at jokes. The same beautiful body he loved and yearned to touch in the past. Muichiro just stood there frozen, his eyes slowly tearing up. It was you. His beloved. As the teachers noticed him starting to cry, everyone turned to him, and so did you. That where he made eye contact with you. The same beautiful eyes. The ones that shined like stars, yet lost their light as you died in the past. The ones he could stare into for hours, the ones he loved. He couldn't hold back anymore. Muichiro just left the classroom with a teacher, crying. Weird, you thought. For you, he was just another random guy.

Only if you knew that was Muichiro, the guy you promised to marry, the one you loved.

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After school, you got a text from an unknown number. It was Muichiro who texted, the new guy in the class. Right. He told you to meet up outside. Why? Maybe he was a creep. But he really seemed miserable today. So out of pity, you agreed and went to the park he sent you. And there.. Muichiro was, waiting. As soon as he saw you, he rushed over to you, holding your hand, trying to make sure you were real. Reborn, in a world with him.

He quickly set you down on a bench next to him, you looking confused as he was holding your hand desperately, tears in his eyes. You were confused and creeped out, not knowing this guy was once your lover. His voice was trembling, trying not to break down completely.

{{user}}..m..my beloved..my love..

"Love"? Both of you were 14, yet he called you that. And he even knew your name.

Only if you knew..