The world around us - JJK X (Yuta?) Reader

Cursed, seen through glasses Maki

You walk silently behind Gojo, Maki by your side as you two strolled into the elementary school. You tried not to look to put off by the off atmosphere. Tiny curses peaking out from behind the glass windows. They stared at Gojo, heavy fear and distaste in their eyes. It made you wonder. In your first life, only the human like cursed spirts had emotion and even then they seemed limited, did it stay the same?

You remembered sitting in front of the tv staring at the character as they danced across the screen. Blurry, maybe it was bad past vision to maybe it was a static memory. "do... do cursed spirts feel?" You asked your new teacher, jogging a bit to keep up with him. He had been walking ahead of you and Maki after all.

"Mm?" Maki looked up to you, standing beside Gojo, she quickly rolled her eyes and looked away. The question itself was a relatively simple one. So she decided she'd leave it to the teacher to awnser. After all, it wasn't her job to awnser.

"Huh? Oh, I don't know." Gojo smiled at you while giving you a thumbs up. Maki did a double take at his awnser. You look back at Maki with a confused look.

"you... don't know?" You said slowly, your gaze refocusing in Gojo himself. Gojo merely shrugged. You knew that couldn't be right- I mean Gojo Saturo was the strongest, probably one of the most experienced Jujutsu sorcerer's alive right now. Maybe... he just didn't care about this topic so he never investigated it...? Now that sounded pretty in character for him. "Oh, um... okay." You nodded a bit and rubbed your arm. A sense of... sadness washed over you.

you had asked that question in hopes of figuring out... figuring out what exactly Yuta felt. Did he still love you? Was he still capable of it? "Oh?" Gojo grinned and looked over to you. Poking between your eyebrows so you'd look up at him he smiled down at you. "Anyway, some kids went missing. It happens a lot, probably a naturally acquiring curse. You two got this!" He turned so he was looking at both you and Maki giving you both a proud thumbs up.

"Huh..?" You questioned his earlier antics and touched the spot he poked you. Maki Rolled her eyes slightly before going up to behind you. She stood with her right hand gripping her weapon holster and the other one her waist.

"Curses tend to settle in places bad memories, or places associated with negative feelings." She explained patting your shoulder with her left hand. "Schools, hospitals, even places that just looks scary. If it brings a bad taste in your mouth or might made someone creeped out, it's a recipe for a curse to come." She explained further shifting her weight on one of her feet. Her hands crossed behind you.

"Oh, I know that!" You grin happily at the girl looking behind you, up at her. She looked at you confused for a moment before looking away. "So we exercise the curse and retrieve the kids! Well it's more likely Maki will exercise the curses and I'll simply be here!"

"Whatever..." she blushed. You grinned before looking at Gojo. He was looking ahead of you all, a soft hum leaving his lips. Maki, after taking a moment to process your words, spoke: "Hey! You're not leaving me all the work." She said her hand chopping the top of your head causing you to reach for your head.

"hey!" You whined touching your head that now hurt.

Gojo put the veil up moments ago. His words rang out the same way they did in your past life when Yuta was in your place "try not to die."

"New kid." Maki called out, she took her weapon holster, disrobing her spear of the fabric covering it- the two of you were faced with three curses. Three ugly curses. The type that made your skin crawl.t they wiggled and gargled as they stood there, all of which looked identical to each other. Tongues stuck out from there large, sideways, mouths place on their stomachs. They had ripped their own sewn in mouths open... "focus." Maki reminded you.

She stood her ground. Waiting for them to get close enough, before she took off. You watched in amazement as she skillfully twisted and fell through the air like a winged ballerina. The spear swung where she wanted it too, it looked as natural as the wind blowing or as graceful as a swan swimming with its young. Maybe it was rose tinted glasses, or maybe it was because for whatever reason you didn't feel the fear associated with cursed spirts. They're gross and make your swim crawl like a million bugs were buzzing against you, but you didn't fear them the way you should've. And so, you focused your eyes on the gorgeous girl, dancing with your blade like it was second nature.

It was over as soon as it was started. Maki had taken out all three of them as easily as that. You watched in amazement and awe as she landed gracefully and easily past them all. The curses evaporating into thin air. A blush settled on your face as you watched her stand up, her hair falling past her face and back into place to how she liked it while she stood up. "You weren't listening." She sighed, putting her spear on her shoulder as she turned to face you and suddenly an even thicker blush was on your face. Embarrassment.

She was saying something while she fought them...? "Uh... yes I was..." you smiled awkwardly at the building beside you as to not face the girl anymore. "But... maybe a cursed spirt nearby didn't and- even ground they should probably also know what we know for a fair fight!" You rambled pathetically, "so... maybe repeat it for them?"

"I don't mind you ogling at me, but try and listen." She said shortly, you deflated slightly and nodded. "Weak cursed spirts bunch up together, remember that. Let's go."

"Yes ma'am.." you nodded, "oh!" You brighten up because you remember this happening in your first life too. Her saying something to that effect. "Of course! That makes so much sense." You grin to yourself taking an imaginary note.

After it was officially noted in your memory you followed after her, inside of the building.