𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐘 ❧ jujutsu kaisen

𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧

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"WHERE'S KAYO?" MEGUMI ASKED, mentally cursing himself for his trembling voice.

"She's not here," Yuji replied, taking a step closer to the boy.

Megumi's body tensed, then backed away out of instinct. Yuji stopped, his hands slipping out of his pockets and falling limply to his sides.

"She called me to come meet her here..." He racked his brain for some sort of explanation.

Then it hit him.

"I was the one setting you two up..."

"You two should talk it out."

Fushiguro couldn't help but chuckle helplessly, rubbing his temples, "She really doesn't ever change, does she?"

"Fushiguro..."

"I'm going to head back," the latter muttered.

"Fushiguro!" And without thinking, Yuji's fingers wrap around Megumi's pale wrist.

And it felt like fireworks were set ablaze in Megumi's stomach.

"I'm not going to let you walk away. Not again. So please," Yuji's face burned with self-shame, he had to make things right, "Let me say some things,"

Megumi bit the inside of his cheek, his mind tearing in self-conflict.

"Okay."

Yuji released his hold, taking some steps back. He didn't want to invade. He didn't want to make Megumi even more uncomfortable.

"But I-" Megumi sighed, Kayo's words echoed in his mind, "I want to say something first,"

Yuji nodded, "Okay,"

"What happened...seeing you there with the boy you said you once loved...that shit hurt," Megumi kept his eyes focused on Yuji. He refused to look away. He wanted him to know what he did, and why he was so upset.

"That shit fucking hurt," His voice cracked a bit, but he didn't care. He continued, "And I hated it. I hated you for doing that shit. And I know you don't see how that can hurt so much but---" his eyes began to burn, "But it did. It does. And I'm not going to undermine what I feel simply because what you did was so small,"

Megumi paused, his fists clenched tightly. He looked at Yuji.

And there Yuji was, his face slack, hot tears pouring out of his brown eyes.

"Meg--Fushiguro I- I'm sorry-- I really--" Yuji looked down, rubbing his face as he choked on a sob.

"You fucked up, but it wasn't-- I know it wasn't your fault--" Megumi tore his gaze away because he knew that if he looked at Yuji, he would also break down, "But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. It hurt. That shit fucking hurt!" But he couldn't contain his tears anymore. They flowed freely, droplets falling onto the sand.

"And I should hate you, I know I should. I should. I could. I would but I-- I can't-- I fucking can't-- and I hate that even more! I hate that I can't and don't hate you because I--" Megumi hadn't realized how close he was to Yuji, their bodies and faces were merely inches away from each other's now.

"Because I still fucking love you!"

And it was as if the earth had stopped spinning.

Megumi's breath caught in his throat, the tears had stopped falling but his face was still flushed.

He bit his lip, clenching his fists he turned to walk away.

But he couldn't.

He couldn't walk away.

Because once again, Yuji's warm fingers wrapped around his arm, stopping him.

Megumi turned.

And before he could react or say something, he felt a pair of warm lips on his own.

A kiss.

A simple kiss from the boy he still loved.

His eyes were wide in disbelief as Yuji pulled away, the latter's eyes still glassy, cheeks flushed.

"Fushi--Megumi...I'm sorry I should've--"

But he is cut off.

Megumi's hands find their way to the sides of his face, his lips suddenly crashing against his own.

Megumi's lips were warm and soft. He probably used chapstick, Yuji thought to himself. His skin and hair were also soft, as Yuji's hands held the sides of his face as well.

And when the air felt insufficient, their lips finally parted.

Megumi looked into Yuji's brown eyes, his cheeks just as flushed as his. It wasn't until he looked down that he realized his hands were now also interlocked with his.

"Megumi...I know I fucked up. I know I should have realized sooner what I did and how I upset you. Please...I just..." Yuji trailed off, his cheeks becoming a deeper shade of red, "I want us to work,"

"I want us to work too," Megumi replied, his voice barely above a whisper.

But Yuji heard it, and that was all he needed to hear.

"Let's go on a proper date one day-- tomorrow. Just us two,"

Megumi couldn't help but let a small smile creep onto his lips.

"Just us two."

And as the sun finally dipped beyond the horizon, the two boys jumped back into the scavenger hunt (for those 10,000 yen weren't going to win themselves), their hands linked like the sun and the moon.

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[A/N: I was listening to the Lorax soundtrack as I wrote this btw. WELP THIS IS THE END!! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YA'LL WHO STUCK WITH ME, wouldn't be here without you:')]