I SEE FIRE ° JUJUTSU KAISEN

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 5:
Night changes.
Megumi

Ever since Itadori's death, I haven't been able to sleep well. Seeing a friend die infront of me was traumatic enough, but then the nightmares came. I was plagued by Sukuna and his sadistic smile, and what he may have done to Sakura if Itadori didn't pull through.

Which is why I was thankful for this moment.

"Megumi," A sniffling voice came from outside my door, and it opened to reveal Sakura.

"I-I can't sleep. . ."

"Me neither. . ." I didn't know what else to say. We were both mourning and in pain.

I hate this silence.

It's all I've had for days. . .

"Can I sleep with you?" She hugged her frame.

"Just for one night?" She said even quieter, afraid of my answer.

"Come here," I moved over and she walked towards the bed, slowly getting in and I became rigid.

I know now isn't the time, but I've never had a girl in my bed before. I can feel her warmth when our skin barely touches, and I want to hug her. I want to hug her because I'm scared, and I hated being scared because I'm a Jujutsu Sorcerer. I'm supposed to save people and yet I'm terrified of losing anymore.

"I'm sorry, but. . .I can feel your emotions. I'm scared too, and I hate it," She choked on a sob.

"I hate it because I'm half of him. I'm supposed to be the opposite of him, I'm supposed to save people and prove that I'm good. That-that I'm not evil. . .and yet, I-I wanted him to be good. I wanted him to prove them wrong because-"

"You haven't had anyone else to rely on, and if you couldn't have your mother, you had him," I read her file. She was considered a special-grade by the Elders and others who saw her as a threat just for her birth.

But all she wanted was a family, someone to care about her.

She just wanted a family.

"I'm sorry I barely realized he's a monster," She confessed, wiping away her own tears and I decided to test the waters by curling my hand into hers.

But. . .

Even in the darkness, I could see her ruby red eyes look up at me with curiosity and wonder.

She has one now.

"My father named me without regard for my gender. He didn't care, he only wanted money and was always angry when he didn't have any in-between missions. He only remarried so that there was someone to look after me," I confessed, and it felt good. Especially when the person listening knew pain like I did.

"Megumi. . .I didn't-I didn't know. . ." She drifted off, sitting up with me.

"I don't mean to make your story feel lesser because it's not. I don't want you to feel alone in this. You're part of the Academy now, meaning you're part of a family," I promised her.

If it's what you want.

She squeezed my hand, "Can we stay like this? For a little while?"

I nodded into the darkness with a small hum and got underneath the covers, her back facing me and our hands still intertwined. She brought her hand to her face, her breathing becoming slower as she fell into slumber and her warm breath on my knuckles.

And for the first time in a long while, I was able to peacefully sleep.

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He didn't know what to think as the girl before him exuded tremendous amounts of pure cursed energy and untapped rage. 

"Who the fuck decided it was okay to touch him?" Her voice came out dark and void of anything but a sadistic and angered tone.

"Don't worry, I got my fair fight in with your little girlfriend," She licked her fingers, which looked to have been dipped in blood, "she already learned her lesson."

"You're-" Her hand latched onto his face and slammed him downwards, holding him there while her other hand was aimed at his heart.

"Let's start with an introduction. I'm Sukunas' daughter, so who the fuck are you?"