Crimson Tides (Malereader X JJK)

Chapter ~ 22

-(P.O.V ~ Yuji)-

Sitting between my two classmates, I yawn, bored and tired. 

It hadn't been too long since (Y/n) left but man was it boring sitting here and waiting. Not to mention, it didn't even feel right sitting around with how many people could be cursed.

"Um, where is this curse supposed to be?" Nobara said, unamused as a car zipped by us.

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"We couldn't even feel a trace of the curse." Megumi said, eating a snack we had just bought from the convenience store

"For real?" Akari asked, thinking of our options briefly "So, you gonna start over?"

"We can't waste too much time." I said, holding a bag of goodies with both my spare snacks and (Y/n)'s snacks

Nobara furrowed her eyebrows at me, confused "Why?" She asked, mid-sip from a juice box

"This is a famous paranormal spot, right?" I begin "There may be a lot of others out there who are cursed. So far there's been a one hundred percent death rate. Waiting any longer would surely cause more deaths."

"True..." Nobara said, trailing off as a tense moment of silence set in.

"They were into bungee jumping, right?" Akari said, "Maybe it has something to do with the act of jumping down?"

"We tested that theory with Itadori." Megumi said as Nobara nodded in agreement.

I point to myself, seeing Akari's shocked face.

"What?!" She shouted, concern mixed in with a little shock. "You mean with that plastic cord?"

"Hey! There you are!" A voice said, calling out to us from the side of the road.

Looking at the source, I spot Megumi's junior, the one with black hair, panting on a bike with a woman on the back of it "Fushiguro!" He called

I go to give him a brief wave before Nobara stops me "Who's that guy again?" She asked

"Fushiguro's junior. Don't you remember picking on him?" I said, whispering the last part to myself

The dude began talking, interrupting the conversation "Glad I found ya! Weren't you talking about Yasohachi Bridge?"

"Fujinuma?" Megumi said, staring at the woman with a hint of remembrance present on his face.

Nobara and I watched on in silent confusion as the woman bowed briefly before Megumi shifted his head slightly toward us. "A classmate." He explained

"I'm glad you still remember me." Fujinuma, a soft-spoken woman with dark brown hair put into a bob cut said

"I was telling my sis about how I saw you yesterday..." The black-haired dude explained

"Um, Morishita from the neighborhood passed away recently." Fujinuma said, worry evident on her face as her eyes shifted to the ground. "Then my brother told me you were investigating the bridge. I thought, maybe it was more than a coincidence."

Akari, who had somehow managed to slip behind the pair, shook her head, her finger in front of her lips in a shushing manner.

Megumi acknowledged it discreetly before shifting his attention back to the pair "What do you mean?" He asked them

"I mean, is Morishita's death somehow related to the bridge?" Fujinuma said, a droplet of cold sweat dripping down the side of her face.

I watched in concern, noting that Nobara hadn't noticed it.