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My nap ends with the shrill ringing of my phone.
As I rub my eyes and pick it up groggily, Kugisaki yells into the phone speaker. “Fushiguro!”
“Hmm?” I answer, and I’m sure that my voice is heavy with slumber.
“Get your ass over here right now!”
“What the fuck? Why?”
“I need you here immediately!! Please come!”
“Hnn…” I groan, hanging up.
Yet I still come anyway.
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“It’s like that?” I ask, jaw slightly hung open.
“Yeah, it’s like that…” The woman sitting on the other side of the booth whispers back.
Oh God, I wish I didn’t come.
So, here’s the thing: This girl, Ozawa, has a (massive) crush on Itadori Yuuji, my best friend. And here’s the other thing: I, Fushiguro Megumi, also have a (small) crush on Itadori Yuuji, my best friend (It’s small. Trust me on that). So now, I have a problem with a girl I met not too long ago, and it isn’t even her fault! If I’m being honest, it’s my own fault if we’re splitting hairs, and it’s all so stupid and I want to crawl in a hole and die.
“Hello? Earth to Fushiguro?” Kugisaki snaps, ending my train of thought. “What’s Itadori’s type? I mean—you must know, since you and Itadori are always the ones hanging out.”
“Oh, uhh…” I think back to the time when Itadori was yapping about his dream girl… “Tall girls..?” I say, purposefully leaving out the part about big asses.
“Perfect! Ozawa, you have a chance! I’ll call Itadori right now, okay?”
“Oh,” Ozawa responds, blushing lightly and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “Yeah. Umm, yeah, that sounds fine.”
I want to die.
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As Itadori arrives, the bell at the front door chimes. Kugisaki looks over at Ozawa, shaking her shoulders while squealing. “Girl! He’s here! It’s your time to SHINE!!”
I just roll my eyes.
Itadori walks up to our group, giving us a small wave and a big smile. “Hey, Fushiguro! Looking good, even though you must be exhausted. Hi, Kugisaki!”
I just nod in response as Kugisaki smiles back at him and gives him a peace sign. Ozawa looks like she’s trying to make herself smaller.
Itadori shifts his attention towards Ozawa and stares at her blankly while Kugisaki and I are having a conversation with our eyes.
Kugisaki’s eyes widen. “Do you think it’s going to work?”
I give Kugisaki a disappointed gaze. “Man, I don’t know.”
“What if it doesn’t??”
“It’s all in the hands of Itadori.”
“Fingers crossed!”
I, in fact, do not have my fingers crossed.
As we turn to Itadori, his eyes and his grin widen. “What the—Ozawa?”
Ozawa smiles sheepishly. “Hey, Itadori.”
He smiles again and slides in the seat next to her. “You’ve changed a lot! I’m glad I get to see you again, it’s nice seeing old friends!”
And for the first time, Ozawa genuinely smiles.
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A few days after that, the Jujutsu Tech first year students finally get a day off.
And, as I plan to sleep, my plans get ruined by none other than my stupid bitch–ass friends.
First Year GC 😝💖🪩
Kugisaki Nobara: OIOIOIOI WANNA GO OUT??
Itadori Yuuji: um yah ofc??
Fushiguro Megumi (you): i wanted to sleep.
Kugisaki Nobara: cmon fushiguroooo youre no funnnnn
Fushiguro Megumi (you): i’m tired.
Kugisaki Nobara: pleaaaaasssssssseeeeeee? 🥺
Itadori Yuuji: yea fushi cmon pllleeeeaaassese??? 🥺🥺
Fushiguro Megumi (you): fuck you guys.
Fushiguro Megumi (you): i’ll go.
Kugisaki Nobara: YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY
Itadori Yuuji: YYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYYAYAYAYYYYYYYYY!!
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Itadori Yuuji: oops sorry guys i gotta cancel
Kugisaki Nobara: wtf whyyyy?
Itadori Yuuji: goin 2 a restaurant :)
Kugisaki Nobara: with whooo??
Itadori Yuuji: ozawa 😊
Kugisaki Nobara: AWWWW I SHIP
Fushiguro Megumi (you): huh. cute.
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I knock on Kugisaki’s door three times, then she finally opens it.
“Hey, Fushiguro, what’s up?”
“I need to talk to you.”
Kugisaki freezes, then steps to the side to let me in. “Alright, but only because you sound serious.”
“So,” I huff, sitting down on Kugisaki’s bed, “this is really important, and I don’t want you to freak out. Okay?”
Kugisaki grimaces and sucks in a breath. “Before we start, I just want to let you know that if you like me, I’m going to politely decline. Women are better, I’m sorry.”
“No, I completely understand, but I don’t like you.”
Kugisaki plops down right next to me and drapes her legs over mine. “Okay, thank God! Alright, so what do you want to tell me?”
“Umm… so, uh, you know the Ozawa situation?”
Kugisaki nods intently.
“Do… do you get what I’m trying to say?”
Kugisaki thinks for a second, then audibly gasps. “Oh my God, you like Ozawa? What the fuck? That’s unexpected!”
“Yeah—wait, what? No! It’s… the other one?”
Kugisaki sits up completely. “WHAT?? You like Itadori??”
I feel my face flush and nod. “Yeah. I guess.”
“Ohhh God, how didn’t I see it? But, wait—” Kugisaki looks at me worriedly— “Ozawa likes Itadori, and so do you… Who do I pick to support?”
I shrug. “I mean, it’s completely up to you. I’m not going to force you to support me.”
Kugisaki just gets up and throws a pillow at me. “You’re not helping! Now get out!”
I’m too tired to argue, so I just roll my eyes and leave.
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My phone buzzes with a call after about two hours.
“Incoming call from: ‘Itadori Yuuji’”
This is the one time I really don’t want to answer. But, regardless, I pick up anyway.
“Hello? Itadori?”
“Hey, Fushiguro! What’s up?”
“I don’t know, you called me.”
“You’re funny. Um, anyway, I was going to wait to tell you until I get home, but I’m too excited so I’ll just say it now! But… Do you swear not to tell Kugisaki right away?”
My brain runs through every possible scenario on what Itadori could be saying. “Um,” I finally respond, “yeah. I promise not to tell her.
“Okay, thanks! So, um, Ozawa and I are kind of… dating?”
My heart sinks.
“Oh, really? That’s amazing, Itadori.”
“Mhm, thanks so much! We caught up a lot over the time I was gone, and I dug up some feelings for her, I guess? Well, it was more like the feelings exploded in my face when she confessed to me, but haha.”
I nod as if he can see me. “That’s great, but you guys just reunited yesterday. Don’t you think it’s a bit too early?”
“Nah, we will power through it! Well, thanks for listening to me rant, Fushi. Bye bye, see you at home!!”
“Yup. See you soon, Itadori.”
And I hang up.
And I scream.
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Kugisaki must’ve heard me because she knocks on my door a minute later. “Hey, Fushiguro, what’s wrong?”
“Come in.”
“Okay.” She lets herself in and sits by my side. “So what’s up?”
“Ozawa and Itadori are dating,” I blurt out.
Her eyes widen. “What? Oh my God, really? Isn’t it too soon, though?”
“That’s what I thought,” I explain, feeling a lump in my throat.
“Oh, shit… I’m sorry, Fushiguro…” Kugisaki opens her arms wide and I hug her. I feel a single tear fall roll down my cheek. The tears aren’t much from me being sad, it’s more because I’m overwhelmed.
All of a sudden, someone steps inside. Someone with annoyingly pink hair.
“Hey, guys… uhh, what’s wrong with Fushiguro?”
Kugisaki snaps her head towards him. “Leave, Itadori! He’s not in the mood right now.”
Out of the corner of my eye, I see his expression. Guilt. “Oh. Was it something that I did?”
“I said leave, Itadori Yuuji!” Kugisaki screams.
He leaves.
And I sob.