Vessel // Jujutsu Kaisen x reader

2. Cursed Object

"Yuuji... I have some final words for you."

I looked up from the apple i was peeling and looked at Yuuji's grandfather who was lying in a hospital bed.
I glanced over at Yuuji who was arranging some flowers he had bought along the way.

"It's about your parents..."

"Stop, I don't care!" the boy interrupted the sickly man as I tried to not butt into their conversation.

I looked at gramps and had to hold back a laugh at his blank face. He probably didn't expect Yuuji to interrupt him like that.

"It's about... Your parents!"

"like i said, I don't care, grandpa." Yuuji sighed.
"Will you stop trying to act cool before you die?"

"You..." gramps frowned deeply.
"A MAN WANTS TO GO OUT IN STYLE, YOU KNOW! DON'T YOU GET IT !?"

I snorted before slapping a hand over my mouth, trying to contain any more indications of me bursting into laughter.

Both men looked at me but shrugged it off.

"Don't be buying flowers all the time. Save your money."

"It's for the nurses, not you gramps." I hummed and Yuuji smiled at my comment.

"Even more then, you idiots!" his grandpa huffed.
"Also, what about your school club?"
He glared at his grandson.
"don't go wasting your time at a sad place like this."

"That's enough! Our club finishes before five!" Yuuji yelled and I hummed in agreement.

"Yuuji..." His gramps started as he turned onto his side, facing away from me.

"Yeah?" he asked as he put the flowers into a vase.

"You're a strong kid, so... Help people. It doesn't have to be everyone, just whenever you can. You may feel lost. Don't expect gratitude. Just help them."

I stopped cutting the apple in pieces and looked up at the old man.

"You too, Y/n. Help people whenever you can. So when it's time for you two to go, make sure you're surrounded by others. Don't end up like me."

"Gramps?" I put away the things I had in my hands and stood up.

"Grandpa?" Yuuji turned around as well and we looked at each other.

He slowly walked over to the phone on the side of the bed and called at the nurse station.

"Yes? How may i help you? Mr. Itadori?"

Yuuji bit his trembling lip and he finally pressed out the words that still hadn't sunk in for the both of us.
"My grandpa is dead."

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I watched Yuuji as he filled out the forms that were necessary and frowned.

"Did you forget about the cursed energy that was coming from his bag?"

"It's only residue energy. Whatever he picked up, it's not with him anymore."
I whispered back, no energy to raise my voice at her.

"Oh? How did you know?"

"You'd bother me a lot more if there actually was a cursed item close by." I sighed.
"I'm trying to mourn for someone right now, do you have to ask about stuff like that right now?"

"You don't have time to mourn. That boy with cursed energy is getting closer by the minute."

At that i whipped my head up and looked around.
Now that she mentioned it, I did feel a presence with cursed energy get closer.