jujutsu kaisen || oneshots

megumi x oc

Megumi had always believed the world was black and white. There were the people who were kind and those who were cruel. It didn't matter to him their reasoning or in other words he didn't bother to listen. Why should he? 

He had been sent on a mission to retrieve one of Sukuna's fingers from Geto's pupil. Megumi's mission was a success but, it wasn't because of him. Geto had tried to take her out himself. Once she fulfilled the task he'd set her to complete he discarded her like nothing. Maybe this is what compelled him to visit the girl who they now held in one of rooms. 

Gojo stood outside the girl's room standing guard. Though she was less than resistant when he brought her in. 

"I can watch her." He held onto the knob of the door awaiting to her Gojo's approval. 

"Sure. Less work for me. Just don't let her leave." He rested his hands on the back of his head and walked off down the hall. He smiled as he left. Gojo somehow knew that this would be an important interaction for Megumi regarding his morals. He just wanted to know if this would strengthen them or change them. 

Megumi walked into the room and sat across from the bed. She was covered in bandages and she hugged her knees. Tanaka just stared at Megumi quietly. He went to speak before she interrupted him. 

"Don't pity me. He's coming to get me." She looked longingly out the window while hugging her knees tighter. "Suguro is coming. He always comes."

"He tried to kill you?" Megumi couldn't understand how she could be so loyal to another who's so fickle. "He's evil."

She laughed lightly and turned to look at him. "You don't think I know that. I knew what I signed up for."

"How could you just sit here and act like he wouldn't try to take your life again!"

"What does it matter! He owns me, I would willingly die by his hands."

Megumi clenched his fist and stared at her. "Why would you just give up like this."

"I owe him my life. Without him I have nothing."

Megumi just looked at her waiting for her to explain. A sorrowful smile came to her face. 

"I know it must sound pathetic. I wouldn't expect you to understand why I did the horrible things I did. But you weren't there. Nobody was there.."

Her voice started to crack and tears started to well up in her eyes. "I just wanted someone who would always be there. I had to do this to make sure he'd be there." Tears flowed from her eyes and she repeatedly tried to wipe them away. Megumi's were wide from how Tanaka broke down before him. They really weren't that different when it came to their past. He just got lucky and found good people he could trust. Though, she lost everything and she held on to whatever she could. 

He went over to her and pulled her into his chest. Tanaka was surprised by this and at first tried to pull away but he pulled her closer. She soon noticed that he was crying too. She clutched his shirt and they continued to cry quietly. In this moment, Megumi understood something. This world isn't all black and white. There will sometimes be grey area that will make it difficult to truly determine who a person is. He still doesn't believe true killers and criminals deserve to be saved. However, the key word is 'true'. This girl before him wasn't a 'true' criminal, instead she was a good person who shared her kindness with the wrong person. 

"Hey."

"hm"

"You're crushing me." Tanaka starting tapping his arm and he released her from the embrace. Her eyes were red as she wiped the tears from her face. She then looked over and saw the red in the corner of his eyes. She used the sleeve of her shirt to wipe his face. Tanaka had never really took the time to look at his face but he was quite pretty. Megumi had noticed her staring at his face which made him curious. 

"Are my eyes super red?" He went to touch his eyes.

"Oh no they're perfect don't worry about it." she frantically moved her hands away from his face. 

"Perfect, huh." He said nonchalantly while placing his hands on his face. Her face became flustered. 

"I mean not perfect. But, you know good-looking. Or no they're like-" she started to ramble nervously and his face dusted a light pink. She noticed and smiled to herself. 

"Thank you." they said in unison. The two looked up at one another and Tanaka let out a laugh. Megumi just watched her and couldn't help a ghost of smile come on his face. 

'No. There was nothing cruel about her at all. She was one of the brightest lights. And he is going to save her.'