Saving You (ItaFushi)

Chapter 30

When the pillar of light disappeared, Megumi felt so terrified that he almost couldn't breathe.

The light had disappeared, and Yuji's body had fallen onto the ground. He was lying there, still, unmoving, and Megumi's heart dropped.

He didn't even realize he was running, sprinting, towards Yuji, and his legs were shaking and his breath was short, and his vision was blurring, and his eyes were burning.

"Yuji!"

Gojo was already kneeling down next to him, and he was checking his pulse, and Megumi couldn't think, couldn't feel anything but the fear that was overwhelming him.

"Please," Megumi whispered, falling to his knees, and he grabbed Yuji's hand, his fingers squeezing his limp wrist.

"He's alive, Megumi. Sukuna is gone," Gojo said softly, his voice filled with relief.

"Yuji," Megumi breathed, and he leaned down, pressing his ear to Yuji's chest, and his eyes widened when he heard his heartbeat, the steady rise and fall of his chest, and he almost sobbed.

Yuji was alive.

He was breathing. His heart was beating.

Yuji was alive.

Yuji was alive.

Megumi didn't realize he was crying, his tears falling down his cheeks, and his hands were trembling, and his lips were quivering, and he felt Gojo's hand on his shoulder, squeezing it gently, reassuringly.

"He did it," Megumi murmured, and his voice broke.

"He did," Gojo replied, and Megumi could hear the emotion in his voice. "Yuji did it."

He could feel the weight of the words, the meaning behind them, the magnitude of the victory.

"What's going on?" Nobara's voice broke the silence, and she ran up to them, her eyes wide. "Is he-"

"Yuji did it. Sukuna is gone," Gojo repeated.

"Thank God," Nobara sighed. "We were watching from the side. It was terrifying."

"He did great," Gojo said, his tone soft.

"How is he?" she asked, kneeling down next to them.

"Unconscious. Probably exhausted," Gojo replied. "Shoko, can you help him?"

"I'm already on it," Shoko said, and Megumi realized that she was already crouching down next to him, and he could feel her cursed energy as she was starting to heal him.

"Is he going to be okay?" Megumi asked.

"He should be. He's in a better condition than last time, thanks to the Reverse Cursed Technique he's been using."

"Good," Gojo said. "I'll warp you two to the infirmary so you can help him."

"Okay. Thanks, Gojo," Shoko said, and Megumi watched as his teacher picked Yuji up and warped him and Shoko away.

He stared at the space where Yuji had been, the sudden emptiness feeling surreal.

"You okay?" Nobara asked, and he could see the worry in her eyes.

"Yeah," Megumi answered, and his voice was shaking, and his throat felt tight.

He looked up to see Tsumiki and Hana approaching them.

"Tsumiki, are you okay?"

"She's a little shaken, but she's okay," Hana said, and she had her arm around her. "It was quite scary."