Itadori Yuji x Reader [Pulling Strings]

Chapter 3: What a guy.

A/N: this ones a little longer than the last 2 parts! Yippee!

You passed out for about 10 minutes. When you come to, there's some pink-haired boy looking over you with a concerned expression. You feel something underneath your head, and you think it's apart of the uniform that you saw on him earlier.

"Hey, try to take it easy, you might have a concussion." He feels your forehead like you would if you were checking for a fever. This does not inspire confidence, but he's looking at you so tenderly and you think that if you do die here you'd be able to do so calmly as long as he's near you.

"Thanks. You know, for helping me." Your words stumbled out in a slurred fashion. You might actually be mildly concussed.

"No problem!" He smiles kindly at you. "Whats your name?"

"[Y/N], I uh. Uhm. What's yours?"

"Hm. Thats a cool name. Mines Yuji," Yuji grabs your hand and pulls you up. He pulls out his phone and texts somebody before shoving it back in his front pants pocket. He picks up his jacket that he put underneath your head earlier and beats the dirt off of it so he can put it back on.

"Hey uhm." Your eyes dart around and you sit back down. Your world is kind of spinning right now. "What was that thing that attacked me? I keep seeing them, but never ones that big."

"Uh." He frowns at you, pulling out his phone and rapidly texting again. His eyes occasionally dart up at you. "Those are called curses. You can see them?"

You nod. "Up until now I thought they were sleep paralysis demons. Are they supposed to be invisible?" If they were, they'd be doing an awful job. You may have to slam them on yelp, later.

"Yeah no, that's a bad thing. Man, I wish Megumi was here, he'd be able to explain it better." He sighed and scratched his head. You don't know who that is. "Look, I think you're going to have to come with me. Okay? We can get you all sorted out."

"Uh. Yeah, O.K." you peer up at him, and as you try to stand he lifts you up and carries you with ease.

"May not be a good idea to walk in your condition." He gives you another warm smile. "We'll get you all patched up though, [Y/N], don't worry"

He may be a stranger, and this whole situation is super suspicious to you, but he has the temperament of a golden retriever and the strength of 10 bulls. You think you'll trust him.

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While he's relieved he was able to save the person before they were devoured, Yuji's disappointed that his mission was interrupted. It's the first one he's been allowed to go on unaccompanied, but thankfully it isn't urgent. In all fairness, he was able to do at least a little reconnaissance work before his little rescue mission.

That doesnt matter though, he thinks to himself, because right now I'm carrying a potential new jujutsu sorcerer. That's pretty cool!

And, admittedly, they're kind of cute. Not that Yuji has enough luck in the romance department to pull anyone like them, though.

Instead of a text, this time Yuji's phone starts to buzz. He doesn't answer it, because the thought that he could just set [Y/N] down to answer it-or have them walk on their own-just does not occur to him. He decides he should bring his new friend somewhere to sit down at, to wait for Gojo and maybe get some food.

"You want McDonald's?" He readjusts them so they're more comfortable in his arms. "I'll buy."

"Man, I get rescued and now I'm getting free food? Are you trying to lure me into a false sense of security so you can steal my organs or something?" [Y/N] jokes, though clearly not objecting the offer.

"That is... Very specific! McDonald's is a go. We'll split a 40 piece McNugget." A little pep is put into his step as he strolls into the direction of the McDonald's. The pair were getting some...odd stares, so Yuji set [Y/N] on their feet to walk into the restaurant. If you could even really call it that.

"Okay," Yuji looks over to [Y/N] as they stand in line "I'm going to order a 40 piece, 2 large fries, and 2 large drinks. What do you want?"

[Y/N] stares at him incredulously. "Uhm... [Favorite Beverage], please?".

"Haha. C'mon I was kidding, we're splitting remember?" He laughs and tugs them by the sleeve to move up in the line. He orders the food with their preferred liquid and the both of them stand off to the side to wait.

"So... Yuji? Who've you been texting? I'm still confused about... well... whatever the fuck is happening here."

"Oh! I entirely forgot!" He smacks his forehead in surprise at his negligence. "I told my teacher and teammates to come meet us here. I hope it's ok, we just need to talk to you about some things. For your safety, mainly."

[Y/N] nods slowly, looking pretty nervous about the strangeness of the situation. Them and Yuji grab their food and sit at the outdoor seating area. Yuji pulls out his phone and starts calling someone.

"Hey, we're here, show up before the fries get cold!" He hangs up after shouting into the mic.

It's around 6:00pm now, and the sun's starting to set. He feels bad about keeping [Y/N] out this late, but like he said before, it's important.

I mean, the rules for not talking to strangers changes drastically when you can see curses that hardly anyone else can, right? He figures, hoping he's not making them uneasy.

They eat in silence for a couple minutes, but he can feel [Y/N] looking at him. He meets their eyes and smiles, but they seem to he concentrating on something.

"I'm sorry. You seem a little familiar. I've met you before, haven't I?" [Y/N] looks at him expectantly.

"Hm..." Yuji leans back, "You go to that highschool by those woods right? I changed schools from there in the fall. I think I remember seeing you a few times." He leaves out the part where he thought you were kind of hot.

"Yeah, that's it! I had thought so but couldn't be sure!" [Y/N] visibly relaxes now that they know a little bit more about their new companion.

Yuji looks pleased with this, and is enjoying the time with his new friend. Until he hears a familiar voice in the distance say 2 frightening words.

Formation B.