Caught in Between | Sukufushi | Itafushi

chapter 11: arcade date

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Sukuna leaned back in his chair, "See, I knew you'd ace it. I'm happy for you Megumi."

Megumi actually accepted his compliment. "Thanks. But it was really because of your notes. Even though I don't want to admit it, there's no way I could've gotten that grade without your help. So thank you."

Megumi remembered studying a few days before the test, looking through all of Sukuna's detailed and nicely written notes. He couldn't help but feel grateful for the effort that Sukuna went into for him.

Sukuna smiled. "It was no problem, I'm glad I could help you." And then he leaned a little closer to Megumi. "But if you really want to thank me then how about we go on a date?"

"A date? Why would I do that?" Megumi responded.

"Because we didn't get to hang out together on the night of the dance." He explained. "So I'll take you out to whatever restaurant you like after school and I'll treat you. It's on me." He offered generously.

Megumi looked skeptical about it. "I don't really know if I should..."

"Even though Yuuji likes another girl?" He mentioned.

Megumi flinched. He really had to bring that up.

"You'll have fun when you're with me. I promise." Sukuna assured him. "I really won't do anything to make you mad. I really like you, Megumi." He said with sincerity in his voice.

Megumi couldn't help but blush a bit at Sukuna's confession. He still thought that Sukuna was just playing around with him, but he still felt a bit warm inside. "Fine," he agreed reluctantly. "Just because I'm not that busy right now."

Yuuji likes another girl, Megumi thought. So I guess there's no harm in hanging out with someone else. Just so I can kill time. And it doesn't hurt that Sukuna looks just like him.

"But you're not allowed to touch my ass so don't even try it!" He warned.

"Haha, fine." Sukuna laughed. "But can I touch somewhere else? Like your hand?" He suggested, reaching for Megumi's hand. Megumi pulled away on reflex. 

"Not now." Megumi responded.

"So later?" Sukuna asked.

Megumi thought about it. Well if it's just hand holding then he figured it wasn't a big deal. "...We'll see." 

"Great. I can't wait for later then," he winked at Megumi. 

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They met up together at an arcade. Megumi came a bit earlier than the time they scheduled to meet. He checked his watch. "It's time now. What if he's late again?" Megumi wondered. He wouldn't be surprised if Sukuna was late by a few hours.

And then he saw Sukuna walking towards him and waving him. As he got closer, Megumi had to admit that he looked good. At least he put in effort into his appearance, Megumi thought. And he's on time.

"Surprisingly you're not late," Megumi observed.

 Sukuna just chuckled. "Didn't I tell you? I wouldn't do anything to make you mad." He smirked. Then he grabbed Megumi's hand, "Come on, let's go inside." And they walked in together. 

Megumi and Sukuna looked and walked around, observing all of the different machines and games. They were all brightly lit up and some of them had very expensive prizes. Past the arcade area was a dining area. 

Then Sukuna spotted a basketball arcade machine. "Do you want to try that Megumi?" He asked. 

"I don't know, I'm not really good at basketball," he admitted.