Chapter Seventeen: Calm Before the Storm

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This Christmas home is really comfortable and homey. Despite the fireplace, it was a comfortable warmth, not too hot. The place has comfortable furniture, snacks laid about, and....oh fuck is that hot chocolate?! It was hot and steamy like a fresh batch was made, did Sukuna make it or is there another person here?


"Sukuna!" You call out, wondering where he is.


"I'm right here," Sukuna said, annoyed as he rubbed his ear. You turn to face him and motion to the bot chocolate. "Did you make these?" You asked him, hoping he said yes. Because you love hot chocolate, it makes you all warm and fuzzy. Sukuna glances at the reindeer cups on the table and raises his brow. "Yes, I am capable of making hot chocolate," he said, sarcastically. You frown and kneel beside the table to examine the cups. How long were they sitting here and how are they still hot?


"So if you didn't make it and I didn't either, who did?" You asked, glancing up at him. Sukuna's eyes move to the side as he also grows suspicious. He already checked the house the moment he brought you in, perhaps the intruders snuck in? Sukuna turns back to you, only to see you are close to putting the cup of hot cocoa against your lips. He immediately slaps it out of your hand, the glass shattering on the ground.


"Ow, what was that for?!" You asked him, cradling your hand.


"Don't drink it, it could be poisoned," Sukuna snarled, glaring at you. "What the hell is wrong with you?"


"I'm sorry, it was like the food was calling for me," you explained. It really felt like you were put under a spell and you were so hungry. Sighing, you turn away from Sukuna as he gets rid of the other cup. He's right though, the food here could be poisoned. You'll be fine to miss another day of food. You reach for your water bottle on autopilot and remember you lost it back in the woods. That's great.


You sit on the sofa and curl up against the arm and rub your stomach. A mantra repeats in your mind as you remind yourself you will not die from missing a day's worth of food. It will be an annoyance as no food gives you migraines and you feel sick, it gets worse without water. "Too bad you're not immune to poison in here, you could have tested the food and drinks," you said, pouting. Sukuna sits beside you and he can tell you need food and water soon. He lost that deer he killed and he noticed how rapid your hunger is becoming as well. 'The orb is probably trying to kill her through starvation, but can we really risk her eating in the future?' Sukuna thought as he scowled. For all he knows, the food could become poisonous from now on as well as water. "Hm, so I could be your guinea pig to test food?" He asked, humming. "To think you would use some as great as me for such simple tasks."

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