Saving You (ItaFushi)

Chapter 29

Although all of Yuji's memories didn't magically come back, everything seemed easier, after that.

It took a few days for the fog in his mind to clear, but, slowly, his brain started to cooperate.

After his breakthrough with Megumi, Shoko decided that it was safe for him to be discharged, and sleeping in his dorm room - with Megumi - was the best medicine Yuji could have asked for.

Nobara had a surprise for him, too, apparently. She got everyone to send her all the photos they'd taken with him since his arrival at Jujutsu Tech, all the videos they'd recorded, and all the videos she'd taken. She then organized everything into a timeline and gave him a folder with all the files.

"It's a long shot," she said, shrugging. "But maybe it'll help jog your memory. I made sure to include all the embarrassing ones, too, just so you know."

"Oh," Yuji whispered.

He was a bit overwhelmed by the gesture, his chest warm and full.

"Thank you," he managed.

"Don't get all emotional on me," Nobara grumbled. "Go on, watch them. I'm sure Fushiguro's dying to see the ones of the two of you together. I've been waiting for an excuse to tease him about them for a while."

Yuji could tell that she was trying to sound casual, but the way she was looking at him told him everything he needed to know.

"You're the best, Kugisaki," Yuji grinned.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Now get lost. I'm busy."

The photos and videos were, in a way, a trip down memory lane.

At first, he was mostly surprised by how many of them there were, and how happy he looked. In most of them, he was laughing, his smile wide and bright, and his eyes sparkling. Judging by the date stamps, the first two weeks were mostly spent with his friends, training and eating and goofing around.

That's right, he thought, before his death at the detention center, and all the time travel mess.

After that, he noticed that there were fewer photos. He remembered a big portion of that period. The trauma, the panic attacks, the nightmares, and how he'd barely slept, and Megumi had been there for all of it.

But there were some candid photos, probably taken by Nobara, of him training with Megumi, and the two of them sitting next to each other, and even a photo of the two of them smiling at each other, looking a little embarrassed.

"God, did she catch us on camera a lot?"

"Apparently," Megumi murmured.

His face was red, but he didn't look angry.

Yuji laughed, and scrolled to the next file.

"Oh my god, when did she take a photo of us sleeping?"

"She was probably trying to blackmail us," Megumi grumbled. "Considering we weren't together yet."

"We weren't?"

"Nah. Not at that point."

"Damn," Yuji grinned. "We slept like that every day, and we didn't kiss once? That's tough."

"I'm pretty sure I was dying to kiss you," Megumi mumbled. "You were the one with no idea what was going on. You freaked out when I told you I was in love with you. Do you remember that?"

"A little," Yuji admitted. "You kissed me after you found out I helped awaken Tsumiki, right?"

"Mhm."

"Wow. Okay, that- that's kind of hot."

Megumi chuckled, and leaned over his shoulder to watch the rest of the files.