A Case of You (Yuji Itadori x OC) AU

Sendai Shopping Arcade

"Please remind me, why are you here?" Umi stops and stares back at Gojo who is three steps away, with Megumi right behind him. The sole presence of the platinum blonde makes the heads turn, attracting all the unwanted attention.

"Megumi is grounded, and since the homewreckers are not here, I thought you'd help me punish him." he looks over his glasses, batting his eyelashes.

"Please don't." Megumi steps closer, looking at them grimly.

Umi rolls her eyes.

"Megumi is at fault, why am I the one getting punished?"

Satoru gasps, pressing one hand to his forehead and one to his chest. "I should have invited Nobara." He whines.

"I just wanted to do some last-minute shopping." A heavy sigh escapes her lips as she looks longingly at the bookshop.

Satoru wraps his arms around her. His warm body presses to her tightly. "Daddy will buy whatever you want."

A couple of head turn in their directions, whispering.

"Satoru!" Umi elbows him in the ribs.

"Ow! ME GU MI! Are you going to just stand there and let her abuse your father like that?"

Megumi's eye twitches.

Suddenly her phone rings. Too absorbed into Megumi's monologue, Umi answers not looking at the screen.

"Is he with you?"

She could recognize that voice in a million.

"What?"

"Is my idiot brother with you?" Sukuna barks. She could feel his irritation seeping through the phone and Umi was almost certain that he was pacing back and forth.

"Isn't he at the hospital?"

"If he was in the hospital, why the fuck would I be calling you now, looking for him?"

Umi's purses her lips. Cold flashed through her body. "He isn't with me. Did you try calling him?"

She is waiting for Sukuna to stop cussing into the phone. "He is not replying to my calls. I'm going to fucking kill him after all."

She hangs up, not bothering with a reply and dials Yuji. Sukuna can figure out his feeling on his own.

"What happened?" Satoru looks over her shoulder, but before she can reply, Itadori answers the phone.

"Umi."

"Where are you?"

Yuji is silent for a moment. "Your house."

"Stay there."

Hearing his voice. Knowing he is okay, fills her chest with much needed relief. She clenches her phone as she hangs up, feeling her knees weaken.

"Umi?" Megumi puts his hand on her shoulder, but Satoru stops him before he can say more.

"We'll see you later."

Her dark eyes meet his.

In his eyes there is understanding.

There is acceptance.

There is approval.

Umi returns Satoru's smile, and after a short bye, hurries away from the two. They watch her disappear in the backseat of a taxi.

Suddenly Satoru groans loudly. "What?" Megumi winces at the weird face their guardian is making.

"I always knew that sooner or later this day will come." His arms wrap around Megumi and head buries in his neck.

Megumi tries to pull away, but Satoru holds him firmly.

"What are you talking about?"

Fake sobbing makes more people look at them. Megumi arm snakes around Gojo's neck, grabbing him in a headlock. "Satoru." He hisses through his gritted teeth. "Control yourself."

Satoru looks above his designer glasses. "Me gu mi!" the whining gets louder. "Your homewrecking friend stole our Umi!"