𝙟𝙪𝙟𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙪 𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙣: 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝-𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙨

4. Itafushi: 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀.

A/N: To clarify: This is a songfic. I'm gonna include the song's lyrics in the writing, but most likely not in the dialogues since it's not what I imagine it to be. The song I chose is Silver Cross by Charli XCX, I recommend you to listen to it before, after or before and after reading this os. As you can tell by the lyrics, this chapter is gonna be angst, in other words, you're most likely gonna cry.
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Megumi knew the moment Itadori kissed him for the first time that this would probably end up ripping his heart in two, since his lover had a curse inside of him that needed to be exorcised. But he had already fallen for that particular idiot. There was no turning back anymore, so he chose to not think about the day Yuuji would have to get exorcised. The day that came closer with every single one of Sukuna's fingers they found. The day both boys were so afraid of and refused to think about. They had decided together to make the most out of the short time they had.

It was on another mission. An ordinary, almost routine-like round of exorcising another curse. But when Megumi saw Nobara taking the rotten finger out of the curse's body, he froze all over. He felt Yuuji grabbing his hand. The black lines under his eyes had gotten slightly longer, now, that he had already consumed almost all of Sukuna's fingers. It had gotten very hard for him to handle the curse, but thanks to Megumi, he always remained in control. That is because Megumi was special. He was, in fact, an anchor, like Gojo-sensei called it. Yuuji's anchor. Whenever Yuuji lost control of Sukuna, Megumi's voice made it possible for him to pull himself back in control of his body.
Now, they both stared at this last finger in horror. They had gone through so much, and now that they finally reached the goal they had been doing all of this for, they didn't want it at all. Megumi just wanted to turn back the time. He wanted to live every moment he and Yuuji had shared twice, no, thrice, no, over and over again, never ending, until the end of time. He wanted to be with this boy forever. But he knew he couldn't, and that it was indeed very selfish of him to be wanting that, since it could still happen that Sukuna breaks out when he isn't around and slaughters humans. The world or Yuuji. Megumi would've chosen Yuuji at any time if he had the choice. But he hadn't. They clenched each other's hands tightly as they now watched Nobara slide the finger into her pocket. "I'm going to give this to Gojo-sensei. Maybe he allows to wait a little longer before Yuuji..." Nobara didn't finish her sentence. She couldn't. Tears started welling up in her eyes, and she turned to face them again after wiping her face. "Let's go back to the school."

They came back as the sun went down. Gojo gave them one more day. This night, and the day after. That's it. That's all of the time I have left with my favorite person in this world. I don't want this to happen. I need Yuuji. But it's not possible. I can't risk that. If the finger gets stolen... If Sukuna takes over while I'm not able to help Yuuji out... Megumi's thoughts were a mess. He felt like he was gonna burst from it, and he must've looked like that, because Yuuji suddenly took him in his arms and started whispering in his ear: "I'm sorry. I don't wanna leave you alone. But this was inevitable. We all knew that. Let's spend the rest of our time together like no other, ok?" "Okay."

Do you feel alright?
Do you need me by your side?
We go out all night
Makes the pain hurt a little less

They went out to see the stars that night.
They held hands all the time.

Do it one more time
'Cause it feels so justified
We go out all night
See you fall, pick you up again

They made love for the first time. Megumi drank alcohol for the first time.

If your eyes are sad, it makes me sad too
Got me so overprotective, it's true
Feel like I would jump off buildings for you
It's okay, I'll watch you cry all night
I promise I won't let you go