Can We Go Back? [ Megumi Fushiguro ]

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⚠️Trigger warning violence⚠️

I woke up to a loud sound coming from downstairs. I weakly got off my bed to get ready to go to school when my door burst open.

"There you are you bitch! Did you steal my weed?!" I instantly jumped back at the loud voice of my father.

"N-no I didn't. They were on the table I swear." My voice stammered knowing exactly what's going to happen. My small fragile body was thrown on the bed as my father hovered over me now pinning both my hands next to my head. "You know I hate liars now don't you honey? but I'll forgive you because I love you so so much. I deserve a little gift now don't I? Why don't you go put on that little skirt I bought you yesterday, hm honey?" He let go of my arms to lean back as a nasty smirk was on his lips.

"I need to get to school daddy." Right as I said that I felt a sharp pain on the side of my face. I placed my hand on my cheek to try and lessen the pain when something shiny in my fathers hand caught my attention. He was holding a pocket knife. My eyes widened when I felt blood trickling down my arm. I looked up at my father with tears threatening to leave my eyes. He just looked back down at me with a smile.

"Don't look at me like that now honey. You brought that upon yourself. Now stop being a little bitch, you know how much I fucking hate it when you cry. Uhh you ruined my mood. It doesn't matter. Go change quickly. You know how impatient daddy can get don't you honey?." He sat down on the chair that was next to my bed while his hands went to the button of his jeans but stopped confused when he felt something in his pocket. He shoved his hand in and his face instantly brightens when he pulled out a bag of weed. "Ahh finally. Honey I'll go on the balcony for a smoke. When I come back you better be ready ok?". He looked at me happily as I nodded back at him. I waited for him to close the balcony door then I instantly started running downstairs and out of the house.

I ran and ran all the way to the school with a scarf covering half my face to cover the now big gash on my cheek. I need to find Megumi quick! I know all his classes by heart so it wasn't too hard to find him. I was about to walk into his class when a guy that has a reputation for being an asshole stood in front of me.

"Awhhh, what happened to your cheek? Did you trip again? I thought you'd be able to walk by now, but I guess not huh. That's what you get from a freak." He looked down at me mockingly.

"Can you move please, I really need to go in that class." I tried to move past him but he just kept walking in front of me.

"Why? So you can get your boyfriend? He really needs to be thought a lesson you know? Beating all these people up and thinking he will never get anything back? I guess doing the same to you would be just as bad to him since he seems to care soooo much about his little girl. You probably can't even fight since you never help him. You just sit there and wait for him to finish-"

"You're right, I probably can't fight." I smiled up at him as he laughed down at me.

"Such a weak little b-" I didn't let him finish his sentence as I grabbed him from the back of his head and shoved his face into one of the lockers banging it repeatedly before I pulled him back throwing him to the other side. "I tried to be nice but you're too in the way." I left him there as he held his bleeding nose that was most definitely broken to walk into Megumi's class. I waved at the teacher as she looked down before sighing then nodding at me indicating that I could come in. I walked over to Megumi's desk as he instantly got up when he saw the now drenched cloth on my cheek.

I didn't need to say anything as he grabbed my arm and took me to the bathroom with him. He lifted me up next to the sink. "I'm sorry, I just didn't know who else to go to." I looked at him ashamed but was surprised when he pulled me into a hug. I weakly hugged him back when I felt my body going weak from the adrenaline finally wearing off.

"Kelly, how many time do I have to tell you that there's nothing to be sorry about? I want you to come to me for help ok? I want to help you." A weak smile formed on my lips as I tried to sit up straight again. He looked at me worried before taking the scarf of my cheek. "Shit" his face scrunched up when he saw how deep the cut was. He pulled all the things he needed as he instantly got to work on cleaning it and stitching it up as best as he could. When he was finally done I was very close to passing out. He noticed how bad of a shape I was in and he knew that I couldn't stay in school. Not when I'm like this, so he decided that the best thing to do right now is take me home. And no, not to my house but to his home. He faced his back towards me indicating for me to climb on his back which I did. He placed his hands under my thighs to keep me steady and when he saw that I was secured and safe he started walking out of the school and to his house.

He didn't live too far away thankfully so we made it there in no time. He opened the door going straight upstairs to his room before gently placing me down on the bed. I looked up at him absently. He looked down at me broodingly. Now slightly leaning down towards me he brushed the hair away from my face with his thumb before placing the covers on my body. I instantly fell asleep making Megumi leave a few seconds after to not wake me up. He went downstairs to the kitchen to cook so I can eat when I wake up. After he was done with the food he laid on on the sofa to relax a little. He couldn't go back to school, not when I was in this state. He wanted to be by my side just in case I needed someone.

He was very young but with the life he had he was forced to know how to do these things. He knew how hard life can be so if he could help with making mine a little easier, then he'll do whatever is needed.

And to this day, I never fully understood why. But I will forever be grateful.