Troubles (Itafushi, Itadori x Megumi)

Chapter 28: Back to Normal (Part 1)

A/N: Now this is embarrassing ... Updating the fic after two weeks, only for the chapter to be a short one 💀

Anyways, enjoy!

Chapter summary: Megumi's and Yuuji's lives are back to normal. They visit Gojo again.

-------------

"You're a free man, Megs!!"

Yuuji shook Megumi's shoulders back and forth playfully, grinning widely. Megumi giggled and accepted Yuuji's way of breaking off the last bits of tension that were left.

And now ... after such a long time ... the reawakened bond and relationship between Megumi and Yuuji could finally blossom and prosper.

-----

Megumi and Yuuji were lying on Yuuji's bed, Megumi on top of his boyfriend.

Megumi had his head resting on Yuuji's chest while the other was caressing Megumi's back tenderly.

Megumi had come back from Professor Nanami's office an hour ago, but all the two boyfriends had done so far was finding comfort in each other's embraces.

Yuuji was caressing Megumi's back in steady intervals, while Megumi was listening to Yuuji's heartbeat.

"I'll go take a shower," Megumi said after a while, standing up.

"Okay."

Yuuji sat up in his bed and watched Megumi grab some clothes and enter the bathroom that was connected to their dorm room.

He stayed like that for a while, his eyes fixated on the closed bathroom door, almost spacing out. The dull sound of the shower running spread in the room softly.

Yuuji freed himself from his motionlessness and walked on all fours on his bed to reach his bag on the floor. He grabbed his phone and immediately unlocked it to go through his contacts.

His hands were shaking a bit and he lied down on his back and brought his phone to his ear as he waited anxiously for the person to pick up the phone.

"Hey, Yuuji. Everything alright?" came Gojo's voice from the other side.

Yuuji felt relief sagging from his chest to his stomach upon hearing his adoptive father's voice.

Everything was alright again.

"Megumi is freed from all accusations. There's no case of attempted sexual assault against him anymore."

Gojo breathed out audibly and laughed a little, feeling overly happy and relieved. If only Yuuji knew why Gojo was reacting that way.

"That's great! I'm so happy for him!"

Yuuji's hands were shaking again.

"I'm so glad ... It's just ..." And then his voice started to quiver, his breathing went flat, a lump formed in his throat and wetness accumulated in his eyes until tears were spilled at last. He choked, "I was so scared."

Gojo took Yuuji's reaction lightly to alleviate the seriousness of 'what could have happened'.

"God, Yuuji. Why are you crying? Imagine how Megumi must be feeling right now. Or how he was feeling the past few days."

Yuuji thought about Gojo's words a bit. The past few days of uncertainty and emotional pain. The way he had felt so helpless while seeing Megumi suffer.

And then there had been Megumi's panic attack. Yuuji was glad he had been able to help him through that panic attack ... because of Gojo, actually.

"Thank you, dad," Yuuji said as he dried his tears.