Bits and Pieces (Jujutsu Kaisen AU)

Chapter 1-12

Afterlife: Suguru

Nearly three days, I had been here. December 26. The second day of the grand celebration would start today whatever that was, yet I was with Shika getting a tour of the city. She made things sound normal here, but for me, this wasn't normal. I always thought that death was it, and on top of that, even if death was the final destination, I believed in reincarnation. Just not like this. But Shika spoke of it like it was life besides the fact that we were all souls and that we were dead. I stopped looking around before I turned to Shika, who was still talking about things. Certain things had changed. There was only one library in the country and one airport where people arrived after death. Cafes and shops were extremely popular. Also, people here had money. The total amount they had entered in life was given to them upon death. But for people in the tournament, they made doubled the amount they were giving for each battle they fought in. That explained why Shika lived in a five-story apartment. Either she was rich in life and had been living off that since she got here, or she was in the tournament and was making more than I could guess. Either way, it still taught me nothing about her.

"Theres two types of clubs here. Ones where they allow people who were of legal age in life to attend and those who were of legal age in death to attend. All it does is keep children from going to clubs for adults and stuff." Shika said as she took out her phone.

I lightly pouted. Like I wanted to hear that. I reached my hand out as I stood beside Shika. Since I got here, I didn't feel an ounce of coldness. Despite that, it had been snowing since yesterday.

"And the weather?" I spoke.

Shika looked at me. "Huh? Oh, right. I don't tell people this because they don't usually ask. But depending on what time of the year you died, certain temperatures won't bother you. You died in a winter month, so you won't get cold easily. However, you'll get hot in the summer much faster than you would when you were alive."

I looked at her, seeming annoyed that she said that. That was both good and bad news, and I didn't like it. Shika was lightly shivering when it first started snowing. She didn't die in a winter month, but still not enough for a definitive answer, but I was getting somewhere.

"Last question." I stated.

Shika sighed, waiting for me to speak.

"You said that when someone dies here, that's it. They don't get another second chance. They are completely forgotten. How do you know that's true. If they're forgotten, you wouldn't know if you were missing someone or not."

Shika looked at me, raising her hand to make a statement but trailing off before saying a single word. I had stunted her into silence.

"No response?" I stated.

"No." Shika said as she placed her hand to her chin. "I have an answer. I'm debating if I should tell you or not. It's not something many are fond of hearing." Shika clenched her fist. "I know it pissed me off when I heard it."

She seemed genuine. That was the first time she showed any normal emotion. I thought for a moment before speaking.

"Shika. Can you not show positive emotions?"

Shika looked at me, her stare deadly. "You said you only had one more question left. Why are you asking another?"

I felt a bit threatened by her tone and stare. I just faintly smiled at her, trying to keep calm. "Never mind. Don't answer either of them, that's fine."

Shika heavily sighed. "Don't try to know me. Your friends have been trying to do that for years. Especially Riko and Yu. Those two are annoying."

I didn't appreciate her calling my friends annoying, but I had no reason to get mad at her. She had secrets, but that doesn't mean they were all bad. My friends stayed at her place and my mother trusted her. I had no reason to dislike Shika. Not yet, at least.