Mirrors • Sukuna x Reader

Trust Me?

The next morning, I spent it mostly wishing that my classmates would actually make it to class on time instead of making my professor look annoyed and only teach me. I knew psychology wasn't exactly a fun subject, but people could at least pretend to like it. 

He let out a sigh before simply nodding at me which let me know I was free to head home. College was a pain in the ass but if it helped me reach my goal, I was willing to put up with it. Since my meeting with Sukuna, it stayed in my head the fact that he was desperate enough for those keys in my possession that he was willing to learn everything to charm me. 

It was honestly hilarious that he thought that I am that easy. I may like flowers and chocolates like every other girl but like every other girl I do has something that makes me unique and not in a cringe type of way, more like a trait that not everyone has. He assumed that I was just going to pass them on because he treated me like he did when we were kids but not today, not ever. 

I really wondered if he thought I hadn't changed after so long. After all, so much can happen in less than a year. 

Hell, he had been with a whole girlfriend and if it wasn't for Yuuji telling me I would have never realized that he had ever felt anything other than rage 24/7. 

I was so busy contemplating Sukuna's action that I didn't realize that I was stepping onto oncoming traffic. The last thing I heard was the sound of a horn blaring at me as the blinding lights of the truck blurred my vision, but I didn't feel anything as the truck skidded to the side and I was tugged over to the other side of the road. 

My hear pounded in my head as I finally snapped out of my daze and realized that I was surrounded by a small crowd of people. The driver of the truck ran over to check on me, but my focus was on him. 

Sukuna.

"What the hell where you thinking woman?! You could have gotten killed!!" he yelled angrily but his voice was tainted with worry as his eyes traveled up and down making sure I hadn't been injured. I shook my head and sat up as the worried crowd finally began to drown out. The truck driver apologized for freaking me out and left while me and Sukuna stayed back. 

"Jesus, you can't go a single day without somehow either getting hurt or getting killed." he mumbled, which made me roll my eyes and attempt to stand up, but the shock of the event still remained, my knees buckled a bit before giving up on me.

Sukuna stood up quickly and caught me, my face landing into his chest. I could hear his heart; it was beating fast. "You got a heart condition or something?" I joked looking up at him as he balanced me. His expression was unreadable, but I could tell he was glad I at least was making jokes.

The more I stared up at him, the more I noticed the color of his eyes...had they always been so red?

- 

Later that night, Sukuna had walked me home making sure quote. "I didn't attempt suicide" to which I had made a sarcastic comment to because I was most definitely not trying to kill myself. Getting back to my place he didn't say much other than glancing at me every once in a while, to make sure I wasn't stumbling at all. 

"So..." I started but immediately cut myself off as I realized that I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to say to him. 

'Thank you for saving me?'

 'How was your day?'

 "Are you hungry?'

I felt that any question I asked would probably end with him just glaring at me and not responding or getting a small hum and a short witted response. He shocked me though when he suddenly began to speak. "What were you thinking about that had you so distracted from the road?" 

I didn't really know how to respond. I couldn't just say "I was thinking about you."

"What?"

Crap, did I say that out loud? I mentally smacked myself before glancing up at him. He had stopped and merely looked at me with a very confused expression. "You were thinking of me?" He asked still a bit dumbfounded. 

I sighed and nodded. "I was thinking as to why you are so desperate for the keys that you are willing to do all these nice things for me." I said honestly because truly I was confused. Sukuna was many things but a gentleman. Never. 

He didn't say anything and then smirked. "I am not allowed to want something that is rightfully mine. Plus, who says I don't find you interesting beyond just the keys you possess. Have you ever wondered why it is that I tolerate being near you?" 

Pause. 

What?

"I find that very difficult to believe." I retorted before he shrugged his shoulders. "We've been friends quote on quote because of Yuuji, we met because of Yuuji, but I have remained by your side because I find you amusing." he said honestly. I felt myself grow very weary, but his words sounded true. "Well, you have an odd way of calling yourself my "friend" how am I to believe you actually are interested when you have treated me like a rug my whole life?"

I said bitterly, it was brief, but I noticed the flash annoyance in his expression before he breathed out. "I was a child, like all children I was nothing but an idiot. Can you not let that go woman?" 

"No."

"Of course you can't." He sighed before smirking and looking at me up and down. "I guess you are just going to have to learn to trust me."