Carnage (Vol.1)

Chapter Fourteen : Good Enough

     Sukuna gives a nod, signaling that he's ready. Tentatively, Megumi hands his knife to Sukuna who holds it with a firm grip. Megumi grabs the door, closing his eyes and takes a deep breath.

     After his crying session, he's become more lethargic. Understanding their new label is complicated, he hadn't said they were a couple but... didn't he though? In not-so descriptive words? Saying they belong to each other is the same thing, isn't it? It didn't seem like Sukuna was implying he wants just a sex thing. It's clearly something much deeper than that.

     Placing the dating or not aside, they have a virus infected hunter outside this door, waiting to tear into their flesh which is much more important.

     Megumi has always been the one to rip the band-aid fast rather than slowly, so he quickly opens the door. It turns it's head, its grey skin covered in dried blood. Instead of charging at Sukuna, it directs its attention to Megumi.

    Kuro, Kon, and Shiro whine, cowering behind Megumi's legs. Sukuna shoves the blade into its head before it can get close enough to touch Megumi. He twists it, a strange cracking yet squelch noise is made when the blade is moved inside the dead's skull.

    He pulls the blade out, strange dark blood leaking from the wound as the body drops to the ground. Shiro yelps, burying his face into Megumi's legs.

     "Come on." Sukuna takes Megumi's hand, his thumb caressing his knuckles. The touch and his eyes that reflect his feelings towards Megumi are far too intimate. Nothing at all like Megumi is familiar with and it's scary, all of it. Is this how Sukuna had felt when he was able to leave that inhumane mental institution and had to discover all these unfamiliar places and emotions?

     They leave the store, the little wolves avoiding the corpse. There is zero curiosity to sniff around and figure out what that thing is which pleases Megumi, it means they won't run off to figure out what's going on and get into danger.

     Now that the imminate danger is gone, Megumi is left with the concerns about his relationship with Sukuna.

     He could already tell that Sukuna had no intention of being friends but he had tried to not see it. He feels like a complete idiot for thinking they were. Someone he can rely on and trust to have his back in dangerous situations, that's what Sukuna has shown himself to be and if he loses that because Megumi can't be a good enough boyfriend would be... devastating.

    He's already full of doubts and insecurities, hoping he can take it all back and even if it would be demeaning, he'd drop to his knees and plead for Sukuna to reconsider and be his friend.

     "Sukuna... I–"

      "Megumi!" Tsumiki shouts, waving her hand. Her and the other two seem unharmed, which is a relief. Megumi removes his hand from Sukuna's hold, not prepared to tell the others about this development when he has yet to truly talk to Sukuna about it. He's never been in a relationship and he assumes Sukuna hasn't either, they both have a lot to discuss without the presence of others.

      Tsumiki brings Megumi into a tight hug, her anxiety settling now that he in front of her without a scratch. "Don't scare me like that." She huffs, pulling back and smacking his shoulder.

     "No promises." He teases before looking at Satoru and Suguru. "Let's get out of this damn city."

     "You read my mind." Suguru grumbles, taking the lead.

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