Fated [JUJUTSU KAISEN x READER]

Chapter 6 : Everyone wants to rule the world

Kazui

Before he could close the door, I reached for him but I was only able to tug the hem of his shirt. He looked back wearing a superficial look.
"Can you promise me one thing?"
"Come back."

I slowly opened my eyes and I realized from the unfamiliarity of the place that everything that happened was true and I'm still in the school'sinfirmary. I touched my face and it was damp from tears. I dreamt about seeing him for the last time. It's a strange feeling not having him here anymore, it's not like he was always there to begin with but its just a surreal feeling to lose someone. I wiped my tears and sat at the edge of the bed.

Not much is going to change with my father dead, I've always been on my own most of the time. I don't fully understood grief but I understood that I'm hurting. Maybe it was the feeling of comfort and safety when he was around, or maybe I'm still holding on to the idea of him coming back, or maybe because he was all the family I had.

I heard a gasp. I looked over to the door and saw Utahime tearing up, "You're awake!" she quickly rushed to my side and wrapped her arms around me catching me off guard. I felt overwhelmed not only from the pain but also from her warmth and concern.

She called over Shoko who was also surprised to see me alive. They informed me I was asleep for three days and that I was recovering well but what really caught my attention is Shoko's inquisitive behavior and assumptions regarding my cursed energy and heavenly restriction, "I asked someone about a heavenly restriction case similar to yours but we can't know unless you tell us something" She explained. I was aware of the existence of curses and sorcerers from my father's job but I haven't been able to see them physically in a long time. Being a child with a curse that is able to perceive what is ahead in time also means seeing death but extraordinary some may call it, it was an excruciating curse that drains cursed energy and takes a huge physically toll on my body.

It was the main reason why I had to be bought to a temple in Hokkaido when I was younger which I realized was pretty unconventional for my father to do so. There was this female shaman from that temple who took me in for a while my father was away from a job and there was this thing that she taught me about binding vows and heavenly restriction. She helped me impose a binding vow to myself to suppress the remaining cursed energy I could produce but I can't exactly remember the rules and restrictions of the contract. Once the bind was placed I became blind to seeing curses but my senses heightened to the point I was able to still sense the presence of curses.

"You have zero ounce of cursed energy which is very interesting but I'm assuming you're able to produce it conditionally." She added.

I knew she wanted to ask me questions but she just gazed at me as if she wanted me to tell them myself. She's obviously smart and observant and but her prying made her wariness towards me be clearer. I couldn't tell these people about anything, I don't know their full intentions yet and the Zenin's sudden interest in my life makes the whole situation more suspicious. Still, I'm certain that someone in this school is already aware who's my father and what he did for living obviously not these two otherwise Utahime wouldn't clung this close to me and Ieiri won't still be wearing that suspicious look if they knew.

I put on a warm smile, subtly returning roguish gaze towards Shoko, "I didn't know that." I replied naively. I'm not a compulsive liar but I do know how to lie without hesitation on pressing situations such as this. Shoko squinched her face and glared at me for a second before returning to a more calmer expression.