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𓁹ﺃꪶꪗꪖ ꪊᦓꪖᧁﺃ𓁹
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❥Yuji and Nobara were found at the college thankfully. Megumi had been so angry with Yuji he ended up slapping him, leaving a bright red hand mark on his right cheek.
"So what are we going to do about Ryōmen Sukuna?"
I lean on the table during their lunch break, we met up at the cafeteria at 12 the next day, Megumi still in a pretty dark mood.
"There is no we. Ilya remember what you aren't."
He snapped at me, Yuji and Nobara shot him a look and then Nobara took my hands in hers and smiled.
"Gojo is in charge of dealing with Sukuna so we don't have to worry over that."
"All alone? Isn't Sukuna at 100% strength?"
Yuji and Nobara exchange glances and nod.
"Well Gojo is the only sorcerer on the same level as Sukuna and the higher ups want Gojo focused on just him and Sukuna's fight instead of worrying about us around him getting hurt."

Satoru was the strongest sorcerer of now. Sukuna was the strongest 1000 years ago, surely Gojo will have a bit more of an advantage with the times changing.
"He will win. Gojo is the strongest now."
Yuji grinned, trying to lighten our moods,
I look over at Megumi next to me, his head laid down on the table.
"Megumi, what do you want for dinner tonight?"
I brush my fingers through the back of his hair, he just grumbled, swatting my hand away.
"Oh stop being so rude to Ilya! She is doing her best and you are just being all glum for what?"
Nobara's temper was shortening with Megumi's childish behavior.
I watch Megumi's knuckles turn white as he squeezed his hands into tight fists for a few moments.
"Shut up Nobara, I can feel however I want, I apologize when I know I am done acting out like this! Do you think I enjoy treating Ilya like shit? She knows I don't mean to-"
"But you do treat her like shit more often then not and that is my issue with you right now Megumi!"

They both slammed their hands on the table, standing up and leaning into each other's faces with the table keeping them separate, yelling at each other.
Other students watched as they argued, some even recording.
Yuji and I just looked at each other knowing neither of us could stop them without getting hit or shoved, so usually when this happened we would let them figure it out themselves.
Though Maki happened to walk in and grabbed up Nobara, the argument falling flat, Megumi grabbed me and practically dragged me with him out of the cafeteria, taking in deep breaths once we got outside.
He was worried for Satoru.
He was angry that he wasn't as strong as he should be.
He is the biggest most unnecessary critic of himself and because he has such a negative view on himself, he holds back from his true potential.

"You understand I don't mean to take everything out on you right?"
He finally speaks,
"I do understand."
"I don't want to hurt you. I just say these things in attempt to keep you safe."
I just nod, taking a seat on the top step of the stairs, he sits next to me, not looking at me.
"Nanami thinks you should be a sorcerer..."
I nod again.
"Please don't..."
He hid his face in his knees, his voice mumbled against his black pants.
"He told you not to listen to anyone but yourself, but you lead with your heart of gold and not your head Ilya. That is what scares me."

"Megumi-"
"When you were 16 and I saw you talking to a curse like a friend...It made me so worried, curses aren't people Ilya. They are negative emotions. There is to be no good or pure part of them and their intent. You can never befriend one. Humans cannot live peacefully with curses."
I chew on my bottom lip as I listen to him.
"You trust anyone, anything, that can get you killed. I don't want to burry my best friend, please don't become a sorcerer, please stop getting involved in our sorcerer problems."
"Megumi my family members descend from sorcerers. We have a technique that I possess, and I disgraced my family by not using it-"
"Because you wont use it properly! Your views don't align with jujutsu sorcery Ilya! You don't use your clan's technique because you cant kill. You are too weak!"
"I am not weak!"

I stood up, glaring down at Megumi who now was glaring up at me.
"Im not coming home tonight. I'll be with Satoru. Cook yourself stupid dinner, and don't go bothering us!"
I went to walk off but he grabbed my wrist, I didn't look back at him.
"Stop, let's just go home Ilya-"
"No! I am not coming home I already told you!"
I try to pull my wrist free but he grips tighter, my skin burning. My heart raced in anger.
I was tired of him telling me I was weak.
Nanami was right.
Nobara was right.
"Let. Me. Go."
"Ilya I am sorry I just want to keep you safe-"
"Is it so wrong for me to want to do the same for you Megumi? I want to protect you too, you just don't let me!"
"because-"

"If you say I am weak one more time I am moving in with Satoru."
"I wasn't going to. I wont say that ever again. Please just...let's just go home okay?"
"I just need some space from you Megumi. Im still going to Satoru's."
He still refuses to let me go,
"Let go of me."
"You will fall, sit down and I will okay? I don't want you falling down these steps."
I do as he says and sit down on the step next to him and he keeps his word, letting go of my wrist that was now a bright red, he looked away ashamed.
"Have a good night Megumi, I will be back tomorrow I think."
I then got up and left without looking back.
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