Street Lights | Itadori Yuji x Reader

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Yuji jolted awake, scrambling to his feet quickly as he ran up to the bars of the large cell.

"Itadori!" Megumi chanted, out of breath as he leaned forward with his hands on his knees. "I never thought we'd find you."

"Yuji, I'm going to pay your bail, be on standby." Nanami informed, looking relieved before walking away.

"Shit really?! Thanks Nanami!" Itadori cheers, sighing with relief.

"Itadori, what'd they do to you? Those cops were not fucking around earlier." Megumi asked, a clear look of concern on his face.

Yuji frowned, "I don't wanna talk about that right now." he said as he turned his head.

Megumi frowned also, upset he couldn't help.

"At least I made a friend." Yuji smiled, pointing to an empty counter where Nishima was just a second ago.
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Megumi furrowed his brows as he squinted, "Itadori, there's no one there."

Yuji looks confused, "Look man, he's right th-"

"THE HELL DO YOU MEAN?!" the two boys heard from the direction of the officer's desk.

"Nanami, what's going on?!" Megumi quickly turns his head in the direction of his teacher, sweat forming on his brow.

"Sir, calm down. I don't make the rules." an officer said bluntly as he sat back in his chair.

"Well you sure as hell don't follow them either! Yuji Itadori is only 15 years old! What the hell is he doing in a jailhouse?!" Nanami shouts as he bangs his fist on the desk in front of him

The officer is unfazed, an annoyed expression plastered on his face. "Calm down sir, or you'll be right next to him."

The blonde grits his teeth audibly, his brows furrowing, "Well when someone's trying to pay bail, and you don't let that inmate leave immediately, how calm do you think anyone else would be?!" he asks.

"Pretty understanding actually." the officer replies slickly.

Nanami grabs the man by his collar, hoisting him up from his chair, "Listen here you smart ass, son of a bitch!" he growls.

The raven haired boy rushes to the blonde's side, pulling his arms from behind in hopes to get the man to drop the officer.

"Let me go, now, Fushiguro." Nanami growls.

"Drop the officer, Nanami, or you'll end up with Itadori like the officer said."

Nanami squeezes the fabric of the officer's collar tighter before dropping him.

The officer gasps for air, coughing and hacking on his knees before looking up at the tall blonde.

"I'll be gracious and pretend that didn't just happen. Get out or I won't hesitate to arrest you, you barbarian." the officer rasps angrily as he clutches his throat.

Nanami glares down at the man, sighing heavily.

"Come on, Nanami, don't push it!" Megumi scolds.

Nanami places his glare on Megumi now, "This is between adults. Stay out of it." he the blonde hisses.

The boy is taken abac but obeys, going back to check on his friend.

"Don't worry about him. He's nice, I swear! Just grumpy I guess." Yuji chuckles.

"Itadori, who are you talking to?" Megumi asks, walking back up to the cell.
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"This is the friend I was telling you about, Fushiguro! This guy's name is Nishima Yukai." Nishima smiles and waves as he's being introduced.

"Itadori, there's no one there. Are you ok?" Megumi looks inside the cell to find who Yuji's talking about.

"Don't be an asshole man. I just told you, he's right here!" Yuji points.

"Yuji, look at me. There's no one there. What's wrong with you? Did they bang your head?"

"My head is fine man! Don't fuck around like this! He's right h.." Yuji stops, "Nishima? Nishima!" he calls, looking around the cell before facing Megumi once again.

"He was just here.." Yuji frowns, disappointed. .

"Itadori, man, are you alright? A- are you sure they didn't hurt your head?" the young boy is so shaken up by his friend's hallucination that he's nearly brought to tears.

"Dude, what the fuck is wrong with you? What are you trying to say?!" Yuji backs up, a little scared.

"Listen Yuji, I think.. you may be hallucinating."

Yuji's eyes widen, "Fushiguro stop! This isn't funny." the boy becks up more.

"Yuji come back and listen." Megumi orders. ""Have you done or taken anything different recently?" the boy asks.

Yuji stumbles over his feet as he backs up again, terrified. "The Zoloft! Shit!" Yuji plunges his face into his hands. "I haven't taken one since yesterday.. I think?!"
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"How many do you usually take? Are they prescriptions?" Megumi prys more

"I don't know? 6? Sometimes more.. they're Gojo's. He told me that I needed them more.." Yuji started to spiral, on the verge of hyperventilation.

"Itadori?! That much could cause an overdose! What the hell are you trying to do, man?!" Megumi shrieks.

"Son of a bitch!" Nanami shouts. "Damnit fine!"

Nanami walks to the boys, steam practically coming from his ears. "Fushiguro, we're leaving." Nanami says before turning towards the door.

"What about Itadori?" Megumi asks.

"They're keeping him for another two days. Standard jailhouse bail protocol, apparently." the tall man sighs.
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"What?! That's illegal, he's a minor!" Megumi protests.

"Just drop it and come on." Nanami growls.

Yuji's too self absorbed to think about the conversation unfolding in front of him.

"Wait just a second now." someone says slyly, stepping up to the officer, but not before slipping something to Yuji in his cell.

"You can't do a damn thing without me present."