Jiraiya x Reader Stories(Smut)

Memory Loss

Warning for reader getting hurt. Some emotional distress. Reader and Jiraiya are both like early to mid twenties.
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It's been a month. A month of waiting and agonizing. Of being worried to death. Jiraiya hardly left your room. He didn't want to. He didn't want you to wake up alone. It's the least he can do! You were in the hospital because of him. Guilt ate at his conscience. He failed to protect you and you got injured. That thought won't leave his mind.

It was so fast he wasn't sure what happened. You were suddenly off your feet and flying back. You landed head first into a boulder. Your head was split open and blood was everywhere. It killed Jiraiya that he couldn't get to you. He was locked in battle and couldn't step back to help you. He got a few unnecessary injuries because he was so distracted. He kept looking back to you, it gave the enemy the opportunity to get a good hit on him. But he didn't care. Your body limp on the ground and your blood staining everything around you. Seeing you there like that filled him with dread. The second he won the battle, he booked it to your side.

You've been in a coma ever since. It has been the most taxing experience of Jiraiya's life. You won't wake up no matter what he tried. He carried you to the hospital, stopping often to check on you. But you hung like a rag doll on his back. Limp and weak. Your breathing shallow against his ear. The sick feeling of your warm blood soaking his shoulder petrified him. He's terrified of what's going to happen to you. A head injury like that is no small thing.

Will you wake up? No one is telling him a definitive answer. They don't look hopeful when they offer sympathetic smiles. Jiraiya spent his days at your bedside. He milked his injuries to stay in care for as long as he could so he didn't have to leave. People kinda let it happen, they know him well enough to know he'd just break into your room after visiting hours anyways. He watched you for any sort of movement at all hours. He loves you too much to give up. He won't ever give up! He won't lose hope or leave you alone in this place! That hope grew tenfold when he held your hand and when he squeezed it, you squeezed back. It was little. A small little squeeze. But it was a reaction god damn it and he'll rock with it.

That reaction got him so excited. You'll wake up! You had to. He held your hand all the time. He stroked your hair, squeezed your hand, and spoke quietly to you. But you didn't react further. It feels bad. What was the last thing you said to him? He can't even remember. It felt like decades ago. It's only been thirty days and he missed you so much. Your banter. Your smile. The way you laugh. How you look at him while laying in bed. Your eyes sparkle and the cute blush on your cheeks.... sigh. He looked your face. Your eyes closed and expression neutral like you were in a very deep sleep. It's just not the same. It's not like when he wakes up next to you and you're still asleep.

Sleep.... he could use some.

Jiraiya acquired an odd sleeping pattern since this whole thing happened. He woke up sporadically throughout the night. He slept in the uncomfortable chair beside your bed. Often times it just felt like his brain switched back on and he would startle awake to check on things.

Are you okay? His brain immediately asked. He looked around frantically while his eyes adjusted to the low lighting.

Yes... yes you're fine. Just comatose. He would stay awake for a few hours, just making sure you're okay before falling back asleep. During these times he fixes your pillow and blanket. He combs your hair and kissed your cheek. But nothing ever changes in your neutral face. Jiraiya rests his head on the stiff feeling mattress of the hospital bed. Why do these things suck? It's like sleeping on lumpy cardboard. He tucked his arm under his cheek to pillow it a little. It's barely better, but he does drift off. His hand never leaving your hand. He just had to hold it. That bit of physical presence put him at ease enough to take a nap.