I Need You (Inumaki Toge X Reader)

Chapter 7

Previously on Chapter 6

He can feel tears slowly building up in his eyes. He blinks his eyes, letting the tears streams down his cheeks. He let out a choked sob, as he stares at Y/N in desperation. "Please, Y/N. Wake up...

Please be okay

-I'm Okay-

3rd P.O.V

Y/N who's still unconscious after the battle with the special grade curse, starts moving in her bed with her eyes close. Her face starts contorting as a sign of discomfort. Her hands clenching on her side as she starts letting out ragged breathing. Droplets of sweats starts to form on the side of her face.

Dreamscape

A h/c haired girl is sitting inside an empty space. Everything that surrounds her is dark and cold. No matter how hard she tries to look into the darkness, she can't see anything.

"Leave me alone..." she mumbled, as voices starts circling around her head. She hears everything the voices saying something. But she can't make out a single thing they're saying. It only makes her feel even more scared.

Soon the voices finally cleared. She can make out a thing or two of what they're saying. "You think just cause you turn into a human... they'd welcome you as one of them?" One of them said. She shakes her head, covering her ears. But the voices didn't come from her surrounding. It's coming from inside her mind.

"You will never be one of them. You're a curse! For all eternity, you will always be a curse!" Another voice said. She shakes her head, trying to deny what the person is saying. Whoever it is.

"Leave me alone!!!!" She screamed at top of her lungs. The room surrounding her shatters. She can feel herself falling through the abyss.

End of Dreamscape

Y/N sprung up into a sitting position. She breathes heavily. She looks around, realizing she's in a room. She let out a sigh and lay back down. She wince in pain as her body starts to ache painfully.

She stares at the ceiling, trying to regain control of her breathing. 'What happened?' She thought to herself. Her body feels like it's been hit by a truck. She let out a sigh and closes her eyes. She still feels tired. But she's scared to fall back asleep after what she saw in that dream... no, not a dream. It was a horrible nightmare.

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Y/N P.O.V

I hear the door to this room slides open. But I'm too tired to make a move or open my eyes. So I just lay there in silence. Which means, I have no idea who it is.

I can hear the chair next to the bed makes a sound, letting me know the person have take a seat. I hear a soft sigh coming from whoever it is. I feel something slipping into my hand. From the warmth and how it felt, I can tell it's the person's hand.

"Y/N..." the person said in a soft voice. Inumaki... that's his voice. What's he doing here? Did he always came here?

"When are you going to wake up, Y/N? It's been 3 months. Please wake up... you're the only one I can talk to normally..." he said. I can hear the sadness in his voice.

They will never accept you. You will always be a curse... a voice echoed in my head. I mentally shake my head, trying to deny what whoever it is are saying to me.

I feel a weight being placed on my arm. I can feel something soft brushing against my skin. It feels like hair. Which lets me know that Inumaki is placing his head on top of my forearm.

"Please, Y/N... please wake up..." he whispered in a hushed tone. But loud enough for me to hear. He sounded so upset. Why did he sounded so sad? He... cares for me?

I force myself to open my eyes. I stare at the ceiling for a few seconds before turning my head to look at Inumaki. He's still laying his head on my arm. I lift my free hand and gently placing it on top of his head.

"Inumaki..." I said, in a soft voice. He flinched at my action and move his head from my arm. His eyes widened when he realize I've awaken. He slowly sits up as he stares at me.

I slowly move to sit up. Inumaki quickly stands up and pulls me into a hug. I wince at his sudden move, because my body still aches. But I gently wrap my arms around his torso nonetheless.

"A little too tight there, Inumaki..." I said. He loosen his arms a little, but still holds me close. "I'm sorry, Y/N" he whispered, burying his face in the crook of my neck. I shake my head and lift my hand, gently running it through his white locks.

"It's okay..." I said. He buries his face deeper into my neck. I feel my skin getting wet. I blink my eyes as I furrow my eyebrows, realizing Inumaki is crying. "Why are you crying?" I asked. His body starts to shake lightly.

"I... I-I thought t-that y-you'd never w-wake up, Y/N. I got so scared..." he said, in a weak voice. My eyes soften at what he said. He lift his hand, placing it on my head. "Please don't do that again..." he said. I just smile softly to myself.

"I'll try... but being a Jujutsu sorcerer, we can't avoid dangerous situations..." I said in a soft voice. He let out a sigh and finally pulls away from me. He nods his head at what I said.

"You're right. But, next time please know your limit, Y/N. Don't push yourself too far" he said. I smile at him and nod my head. "Okay" I said. He smiles and pulls me into a hug again.

"What's with you and all these hugging, Inumaki? Well, I'm not complaining. It feels really nice. But, just... how do I say this... um..." I said, trying to find the right words to explain it.

He furrows his eyebrow at me. He tilts his head as he stares into my eyes. "What? Did I... make you feel uncomfortable?" He asked. My eyes widened at what he said, and quickly shakes my head.

"No... no no no. Not at all. I just, I don't know uh... it makes me feel something. I don't know uhh... how to explain it" I said. His eyes widen at what I said. I can see a blush on his cheeks, making me blush as well.

"It's... it's called-" he gets cut off mid-sentence as the door slides open. I turn my head to see Itadori and the others. Kugisaki's eyes widened when she sees me.

"Y/N... you're awake" she said. I smile softly at her and wave. Her expression from shock turned into anger. She stomps towards me and bonks my head.

"Oww!!! What-" I tried to say. But she glares angrily at me. "SHUT UP!!" She yelled, making me flinch at her sudden outburst. I stare at her in shock, having no idea what to say.

"WHY did you do that, huh?! Why did you use that technique? You clearly told us that if you overuse it, you're going to be bedridden for months!" She said. I just stare at her, speechless.

"I'm sorry... I was just trying to protect everyone" I said. She scoffs at what I said. "Damn right! You should be sorry! You scared everyone to bits! We thought you'd never wake up!" She said. I just give her a nervous smile.

She suddenly burst into tears, pulling me into a hug. She buries her face into the crook of my neck. I turn my head to look at the others. They also have tears in their eyes.

That voice is wrong. They do care for me. Otherwise, they wouldn't react this way. It's true that I was just a curse. But, I believe that I can live as a human. I'm sure of it. With these people... as my friends.

*to be continued*