Troubles (Itafushi, Itadori x Megumi)

Chapter 27: An Outsider (Part 2)

A/N: When I first started this fic, I was new to JJK and thought that 'Gojo' sounded so much better as a first name than 'Satoru', so I made 'Gojo' his first name and 'Satoru' his last name in this story ........... Now I feel so stupid 😭😭😭😭

Anways, consistency is key! I'm keeping it that way. He'll be referred to as 'Dr Satoru' in this chapter, please bear with me thank youuuuu

In the last chapter, Gojo was already making some plans while talking to Megumi and Yuuji. Now, you'll see what it is all about ;)

This chapter here is important, enjoy!!

WARNING: (Descriptions of a) Panic Attack

Chapter summary: Megumi is waiting for the inevitable to happen and suffers.

Meanwhile, Gojo is following his own plans.

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"He said 'Nanami'."

"Who?"

"Gojo. When we were talking to him earlier, he called our principal by his name, even though we never mentioned his name ... How did he know right away what our principal's name was?"

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"Wow!"

Gojo was slightly in awe as he stood in front of the main entrance of John-Johnson-Kent University. He had one hand on his hips, smiling to himself as he cast a look around the main building and campus.

"I really am getting old. So many things have changed here."

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It was around lunch time. Megumi had to visit Professor Nanami's office today, at 1 p.m.

Less than an hour was left until then.

Megumi and Yuuji were both sitting on Megumi's bed, next to each other.

Yuuji was looking at Megumi in a crestfallen way while Megumi was regarding his white, stuffed rabbit in his hands.

The silence wrapping around them was static.

"When my mom gave me this bunny before she died," Megumi began weakly, "she told me that she would always be by my side. Having this bunny means having her by my side. And yet ... I wish she was even closer to me right now."

Megumi's voice had almost given out at the end, the last few words a throaty whisper.

Yuuji got even more crestfallen, stroking Megumi's arm fondly.

Megumi pressed his bunny against his face, biting his quivering bottom lip hard. By now, he was basically feeling helpless — empty and devoid of any hope.

Was there still hope?

To Megumi, it was safe to say that he had given up believing in that.

As the silence engulfed both of them more, the two boyfriends were waiting for 1 p.m. to come closer.

Yesterday, when Megumi had received that mail, it hadn't disclosed anything else about the inofficial investigation that the principal of the university had conducted.

Megumi had been thinking about what he would possibly be confronted with soon, but – secretly – he was already sure about what was going to happen to him.

After all, he knew that his fingerprints would be found on the little, black container. And ... paired with his failed testimony during Professor Nanami's interrogation and Mahito's blood results, and Junpei's and Uraume's false testimonies ...