Nah, I'd Win.

Chapter 12

"WHAT?!-" "Yep! Today we are going to go out! Just you and me Marinette!" I give Yuji a look but before I can retort we are on a new adventure. I was still extremely full from my breakfast and lunch with Adrien so I was a bit slower then I would've liked to admit. His, Yuji's, first stop was at an arcade where he was admit that he will win me a stuffed animal. I watch him waste quite a bit of money on a claw machine on Sanrio plushes. I decided I couldn't watch this poor boy waste any more money, I slightly push him away. "Wait Marinette just one more-!" I got it.

I watch him sulk at me getting the plush and decided, "Here, it's for you." He shoots up immediately and takes the plush, I look at the tag and read, 'Pochacco' I smile and look at his face seeing how happy he is. He promises me to get me a plush, so further into the arcade we went, when my eyes land on another Sanrio character, one that I was compared to when I was younger, Marroncream. Kim and Nino when I was younger used to get me her themed items whenever they could find one. I stare at the plush, memories of my childhood just crashing in. I remember when Kim would invite my family over to share cuisines and how happy we were all about that, slowly that gained into me having a crush on Kim- I shake my head trying to focus on happy memories the character brought me. "Here you go!" I turn and see Yuji holding the Marroncream plush out to me, I look at his face and slowly grab the plush from his hands. 

"So, why this one?" I then explain to Yuji about my word and what Marron Cream represents, how she brightens everyone's day with her cheerful nature and positive perspective and how she is a skilled crafter and baker, and just adores creating delectable delicacies. He smiles we continue to the other games, the void in my chest getting smaller and smaller the more we are together in this arcade. He challenged to many games, I won. Every, single, time, to the point where I had to purposely lose so Yuji would stop looking so defeated. Then we went to go see a movie together, 'Avengers: infinity war'. Now, I have only seen a few Marvel movies and since Yuji's world is technically in the future this movie wouldn't be a thing in mine for three years, which means I have to be super secretive about this.

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Holy shit. Okay. Umm, that is going to be super difficult to keep my mouth shut about. Yuji gives me those big eyes that just scream what the hell. I then say, "I promise to not just disappear like dust Yuji-" We look at each other and I start tearing up a bit, and we just hug for a bit. "If you do, come back fast- please Marinette-" God, the flood gates opened up.

Once we got ourselves put back together, we decided that crying made us extremely hungry. Yuji wanted to take me to a sushi train, and I did agree with that but also suggested some sweets from the bakery I went to earlier. We agreed, so I wasn't ready for Yuji to ask me, "Why haven't you been hanging around us, Marinette?" "What-?" I think and see Yuji staring at me intently, "I know you could disappear and go home at any moment but why does it feel like you don't want to hang out any-" I accidentally hit the table a little too hard and my soy sauce spills on me. Yuji panics and hands me a napkin but I just take out a hanker chief and hope that works for now. "Yuji, I stopped hanging out with you all because It seemed like you all were forgetting me- I mean, when's the last time you asked me to hang out?" 

He starts to think on it, "I guess I have been neglecting you Marinette- I'm so sorry." I look down and say, "It's fine, I'm not from your world. It makes since-" 

"But you are! You're my friend and the universe isn't allowed to take that away from me!" 

Everyone at the restaurant is looking at us now, some people looking in anticipation about what might happen next. I feel tears slipping from my eyes, and just start shoving sushi in my mouth. People start looking away at my lack of a response so I respond when everyone has looked away and is no longer actively listening, "I know I am your friend Yuji. But, you have to understand, that when the akuma who sent me here gets bored, they will return me in an instant. I won't be able to come back and I-" I take some deep breaths when I feel air tightening in my chest and my eyes watering, "and I- I will be stuck in my world. Forever, you will eventually forget me and- that would be it Yuji. Time will keep going..." I look up and he looks devastated, tears weld up in his eyes and everything. Eyes are on us once again, "No, I will bring you back. No matter what! I won't forget you! I would find a curse and have it find you!" He grabbed my hands during this talk and something in me just burned so hot that it brought me a mix of emotions so fast I couldn't even register the feelings. 

He starts to get blurry, ah. I'm crying. I break down in the middle of this sushi restaurant, soy sauce imbedded in my pants. Yuji Itadori, oh how I love this man. I continue to cry as he holds my hands, staring at me with determination and tears in his eyes. 

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I look at my phone and see a photo from Marinette. Her eyes were extremely puffy, pants having a darker spots on it, and seeing a stuff animal in her arms. The caption she sent for this photo was, "Damn Yuji Itadori and his determination.' I chuckled a little bit at the photo and then Todo comes running in with a photo that Itadori sent him. It was Yuji and Marinette, seemed to be taken way before the one Mari sent me. She looked tired and her eyes weren't puffy and her pants were still clean unlike the mess of her I was sent. I smile at the picture of Marinette winning a stuffed animal from the vending machine. 

Todo and I take a photo to send back, I make a face at the camera and then ask Todo, "What will you do once I am gone, Aoi?" He looks at me and then says in the most serious face, "I will find a way to bring you back buddy!" I smile and then get a message from Miwa asking me to deliver something for Komo. I head out with Todo as we continue to talk about how exactly he would get me back, then I spot Miwa, "Yo Miwa!" She looks at me with a smile that reminded me so much of Marinette back in Paris that I couldn't help but smile back at her. I am really going to miss everyone here, hopefully the akuma gives me time to spend with them... I will miss them all so dearly.