THE SHIBUYA INCIDENT 2.0

Chapter 2

What's going on?

Itadori was screaming like a madman a few minutes ago and was now on the floor crying. Fushiguro definitely didn't know what to do. So he did the first thing that came to mind.

Megumi-chan
Are you awake?

Daddy-sensei
Aww. My little Mii-chan is having trouble sleeping and needs me ^^

Megumi&chan
Stop calling me that.
Come over now.
Bye.

Megumi-chan left the chat.

Now he just had to figure out what to do until Gojo arrived.

"Hey, Itadori. Sorry for ... yelling at you. Is there anything I could do to help?"

Itadori opened his mouth to talk but he looked hesitant.

"Just spit it out before I change my mind."

Itadori nodded, took a deep breath then said"Could you come sit in front of me, please?"

Fushiguro nodded and did as he asked. The moment he sat down he felt Itadori's arms wrapped around his waist and felt his forehead on the nape of his neck.

"Please, let me stay like this just for a little while."Itadori mumbled, his voice shaky.

Ok. Itadori was now clinging onto Fushiguro as though he was his lifeline. He was trembling. His breathing was uneven and he looked pale. Maybe if he indulged him in
a conversation, he would ease up a bit.

"Do you wanna talk about it?...I mean it's ok if you don't want to, I ju-"

"It's fine."

They sat in silence for a few seconds then Itadori took another deep breath.

"It happened a few months ago, back when I was... 'dead'.Nanamin and I were fighting Mahito and we found this kid who we suspected to be ...working with him. The kid was called Junpei Yoshino. At the time, he didn't seem to be a curse user , just a kid who got bullied a lot. And over time we became friends. His mom even invited me for dinner. It was the first time I didn't feel lonely in those two months."

Itadori had to pause to hold back the tears stinging his eyes.

"But on that night, his mom was killed by a curse. Junpei lost it and he... cursed his schoolmates and all those who bullied him. I tried to talk him out of it but Mahito had already convinced him to join him. I had no choice but to fight him . I would have won him over... but Mahito had other plans. He caught him and... disfigured him . I tried to ask Sukuna for help but he refused. And thats how I lost him. It's all my fault. I... I should have protected his mom, I should have been strong enough to save him, he would have been a talented sorcerer." Itadori said his voice breaking.

Fushiguro felt his shirt getting soaked in tears and heard his sobs. He never knew that Itadori went through all that and was still able to smile. He really was special.

Just then, the door flung open to reveal Gojo in a kitty onesie with nothing to cover his eyes. When Gojo realised Fushiguro was in Itadori's room , he never thought he would find them on the floor , Itadori clinging to Fushiguro tightly and crying.

"Yuji, calm down and tell me what happened."he said softly.

Itadori didn't seem to notice his presence and kept on crying, squeezing the life out of Fushiguro.

"He had a nightmare about his friend Junpei" Fushiguro said barely above a whisper.He was struggling to breath in the embrace but he could bare it if it helped Itadori.

That's when Itadori realized that Gojo was in the room . He pulled away from Fushiguro and wiped away his tears.

"Sorry for bothering you Fushiguro, you can go back to sleep now. I won't wake you up again, I promise. Gojo-sensei, could I speak to you outside?"

Gojo and Itadori left leaving a confused Fushiguro on the floor.

Guess I should head back to bed.

*

The two went to the training grounds.

"Gojo-sensei, something bad is going to happen, you feel it too, right?"

"What do you mean ?"

"The air keeps getting denser by the day. The atmosphere is so thick you can slice through it. Sukuna keeps telling me that I'm too weak to handle what's coming. I'm suddenly getting nightmares of Junpei when I never did after his death . Something bad is going to happen, and its big"

"I can't lie to you,Yuji,I have felt something's off. But that shouldn't trouble you, not now at least . Go get some rest kid , you really need it. We can discuss this in the morning ,ok?"

"Ok, goodnight,"Itadori said with a smile that contradicted his worry. He then ran back to his dorm.

Gojo just sat there . Even Yuji had felt the denseness of the atmosphere. If Sukuna was involved, it must have been serious. He decided he'd called for a meeting with the adults first thing in the morning.