He was the sunshine that woke you in the morning. The joy that motivated you. The wisdom that guided you. The loyalty that protected you. He was everything you ever wanted.
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"(Y/N)? Why are you holding that... Thing like that?"
I looked down at the Joji in my arms. He looked at me with sorrow and agony in his cold, injured eyes. I couldn't help but feel hurt.
To differentiate between the two, I decided at that moment to call the Joji in my arms Joji 1, and the one from the other universe Joji 2. They could argue about that all they'd like, but I'm not changing it.
"Joji... He's human too..." I kissed Joji 1's forehead.
"Don't kiss that demon! He's lying to you!"
"How do you know?" I raised an eyebrow at him.
"He told you you're from this universe didn't he? Lying sack of shit. There's no such thing as 'shifting'. It's either you're from here or you're not!"
I looked down at Joji 1. He frowned and nuzzled against my chest. I stroked his head.
"Joji... He's in pain..."
"He's a demon! Worse yet, a succubus! He wants your soul, (Y/N)!"
I looked back down at Joji 1.
"Joji...?"
He looked up at me, frowning. "I'm not a demon, but I do have a strong sex drive."
"HE'S A SUCCUBUS!!!"
I rolled my eyes, gently pouting at Joji 1 and moving my right hand to caress his cheek. As my fingers reached contact his cheek, he bit my thumb. As I quickly moved my hand away, he laughed like a crazy anime villain.
"BAHAHAH, YOU STUPID FUCK! DID YOU REALLY THINK I WAS INNOCENT!?" He let out a loud, high-pitched cackle.
Naturally, I moved my arms away and cautiously hid behind Joji 2.
Joji 2 revealed a can of cooking spray from his other hand, raising the lighter, igniting it, then spraying the can and screaming something in Japanese, probably a threat to Joji 1.
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"Oooooooo! Fire bad! I'm so scared!" Joji 1 mocked in a monstrous, gruff voice as he stood up. He then switched to his normal voice. "But seriously I'm terrified please don't burn down my house."
"You're so fucking lucky that our houses are connected... If I burn down this house, I burn my house too." Joji 2 replied, regret filling his voice. Had he unintentionally burned down his house before?
"So then what the fuck are you using the fire for?" Joji 1 smirked as he lurked toward us with a signature tilt of his head and a wicked smile.
Joji 2 sprayed the can just as he did the first time, the flame burning tantalizingly close to Joji 1's nose.
"OOOOOOH FUCK! Ohfuckohfuckohfuck..." Joji 1 screamed as he fled from the flame.
And with that, Joji 2 backed up behind me, wrapping his arm around my waist and mumbling something in Japanese. He then slowly backed into the mirror behind us, taking me with him. Joji 1 had just stopped cowering in fear to realize that we were returning home.
The look on his face made me feel so much guilt. That same look he gave me as he quivered in pain 20 minutes ago. What he said just before we left the dimension broke my heart.
