"You are feeling okay now, right?" Suguru asked as he placed both of his hands on your shoulders, looking down at you with a hint of worrisome in his gaze and his voice.
You couldn't help but giggle at him while a faint blush appeared across your cheeks. "Yes, I'm okay. Thank you for asking.. for like, the tenth time."
"Well, I have to make sure because you are leaving with.. them." He said, not sounding too happy about the idea.
"I'll be fine, Suguru! I swear." You say with a smile. "I-if you want.. I can stay another night again if you'd like."
Suguru smiled softly at you, shaking his head 'no' at your suggestion. "You don't have to just because I want you to."
"How about this? If I want to, I'll have them bring me back over here or you can pick me up yourself." You said. Suguru knew you were going to pushing at the idea, so he agreed with you anyway.
You had your small bag packed with your stuff and Suguru grabbed it by the strap and sling it over his shoulder. You both walked outside. Suguru handed you your bag and smiled you, telling you that he'd see you later before climbing into his car.
"You, too!" You say happily before walking to Choso's car and get into the back of the seat, even though he had already had the passenger door open for you.
Choso was a little taken aback by your sudden change of sitting spot in the car. He wasn't sure how to address it, but he was going to anyway, letting whatever words fall out of his mouth. "What are you doing back there?"
"Putting on my seatbelt." You chirped out with a smile on your face while buckling yourself in.
"And.. you're not going to sit in the front?" He asked, sounding very confused.
You paused for a minute. You didn't think he'd make such a big deal out it, but maybe it was something that he had gotten used to. Like, how he made a small fuss of opening and closing the door for you. "Did.. you want me to?"
He sighed and crossed his arms. "We're not going anywhere until you sit in passenger. Remember, Geto needs to leave for work and we're blocking his way."
"But Choso-"
"I know this act is from when I mentioned you always sat in the passenger from people who were once involved in your life, but it's not changing what we all have already gotten used to. So, I'd suggest you get in front." He said in a stern tone, almost as if he were demanding you to rather than it being a suggestion.
'I wonder what would happen if I just started...'
You sighed in a defeat with a smile and took off your seatbelt, getting out of the car. "Fine. You win." You say to him. Choso was already prepared to close the door for you after you would get in, but blush appeared when he felt you poke his cheek, getting caught off guard from your actions. You didn't say a word, and just kept smiling as you got into the car. Choso didn't know why he felt flustered over a little thing like that, and started wondering to himself if maybe something had changed from within him since that last time you all hung out together. He closed the door and got into the driver's side.
"You seem to be feeling better." He mumbled, probably sounded more gloomy than how he thought it would come out. "You're going to be with Sukuna today. I'm going to be busy and I won't be back till tonight."
"... Where are you going?"
"Do you not want to stay with Sukuna? Because Toji's available."
You shook your head in protest. "Sukuna it is." You say to him.
Toji knows too much and you didn't want to allow him to know more than he already does. Besides, he might've been the one who told Choso and Sukuna everything. He didn't, but it was the thought that was eating at you that he might have.
"Oh, and here." Choso said, handing you a box as he keeps his eyes on the road.
"What's this?" You asked while taking the box from him.
You opened it up and it was a phone.
"Since we don't know where your old one is, we got you a new one. Everything is already set up on there." He said.
"Thank you so much! But you didn't have to.." You say to him, feeling bad a little.
Choso shrugged. "It's not a big deal, and we don't want you bored around the house while you're there."
"It is only temporary.. right?"
Choso smiled nervously with a little chuckle. "Uh... Hmm. How do I put this?"
"Choso.." Your voice filled curiosity with what he was trying to say.
"You might need to move."
After his words, there was a moment of silence. Your mouth was agape at what he had just said, so many thoughts running through your head but not one of them slipped out of your mouth. Choso noticed how speechless you were. He thought you would say something about it, but nothing came out.
"Y/n?"
"Y/n~?"
"Love?"
At all his attempts to get your attention, there was still nothing. Choso had even placed a hand on your thigh to get you to come back out of your thoughts, but still nothing and you stayed like this the whole ride back. The only thing the filled the silence was the music playing low.
Choso turned off the car and put his keys in his pocket, before walking over to your side to open the door. Still, not a word came out as you stepped out of the car. Choso finally saw your stunned reaction clearly and chuckled to himself.
"Is there anything you need to say before you go inside?"
"I need to MOVE?!" You yelled, loud and clear. You were expecting anything else, but that.
"Mm-hm." He nodded, gesturing you to start walking.
"Why do I need to move? What am I going to do? What do I tell my family? The house is under their name! They'll definitely want to know why I'm moving and only after two years?! When was the last time I had contacted them?! Again, why do I need to move?!!"
Panicked. Finally, finding out the emotion you were feeling, Choso sighed with a smile and patted your head as if you were a cat. "As much as I'd love to ease you of your worries, I have to get going. The door should be unlocked so you can just walk right in."
You nod, and was about to start walking until you felt Choso pull you back and hug you tightly. Your eyes widened at the sudden embrace, but hugged him back. "Nothing will happen to you while you're here. Okay?"
"Y-you're starting to scare me. Is there actually something that bad going to happen?" You mumbled, starting to feel worried about your own well-being.
Choso pulled away from you, realizing what he said. The thing that they didn't want you knowing about. His eyes lowered, almost looking bored and exhausted, the dark circles around his eyes not helping with the way he was looking at you. "No. It's just that you've been through a lot."
"But that was years ago."
"And it's coming back." He stated. You didn't even know what to say anymore and expected him to continue.
Choso sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, wondering how he should tell you without telling you everything. "People.. think you have some sort of involvement with your friend's passing and it's.. getting around. Kenjaku's sudden reappearance isn't helping the situation either."
"Are you all -"
"I know what you're going to say, but that has it's own world. I'm sorry for keeping it a secret from you." Choso bit the inside of his cheek, not knowing what you were going to do or say.
He did think that you were going to stop coming around or talking to them altogether. They were only involved for money, but not users of anything worse than weed and relating to that side of their life like what was happening with you. Toji had his own reasons, but only with targeting other people. Nothing at all with what Choso and them were doing. That was all there was to it, but he didn't know if that was actually enough reasons for you to understand.
"It's fine." You said with a smile.
His eyes widened at your response. "Y-you shouldn't be."
"Well.." You said before sighing, still keeping a smile on your face. "It's not like I can say anything about it now. I mean, all of you are going out of your ways to help me.. and I'm very grateful for that."
Choso's frown turned into a wearily smile. He patted your head again. "You look like you didn't get enough sleep. You can stay in my room in the meantime if you want."
Instantly, you blushed. "O-okay."
You made your way to the door as Choso got into his car, waiting for you to go inside before he drove off. Once inside, you saw Sukuna, Mahito and Naoya scrabbling all over the coffee table in the living room with a bag right next to it.
"I told him.. to fucking message me when they were close." Sukuna muttered and sighed as he leaned back into couch, running his fingers through his hair before getting up with the bag in his hand. Mahito and Naoya both sat back down at the couch, waving hi to you.
"It's been a while since I've seen both of you." You say while walking over to them. Something had caught your eye, and you bent down to pick it up. "Sukuna.. you forgot one."
Mahito and Naoya were speechless as you held out the little baggie to Sukuna. He walked over to you and snatched it away from you. "Wash your hands." He demanded, then walked away up the stairs. You nodded and went straight into the bathroom to wash your hands more than once. After drying your hands, you walked back into the living where Mahito was wiping down the table and Naoya washing his hands in the kitchen.
"Looks like our secret is out in the open now, I guess." Mahito said. You shrugged. "Choso already told me."
"So.. do you know what it is?" Naoya asked while sitting back down.
"I know the name."
"But you aren't going to say it, are you?"
You shook your head. "No."
"Well, how do you know about it?" Mahito asked. Naoya got curious as well, both turning to you, waiting for an answer. You shrugged at the question. You didn't want to answer as to how you knew. It was too personal to talk about at the moment. Suguru said hiding was unhealthy, but if you were to open up, it would be to him, Choso, or Satoru... And you guess, Toji, too. Since you already did before.
"I'm going to Choso's room. So, if you need me, I'll be in there." You say, already heading for the stairs.
You walked into the room. Choso's room. It was pretty dark in there, as usual but Sukuna's room was always lit up by LED lights and it being his favorite color, which was red. Choso's room had left his lights at purple or sometimes blue, but he left them dim, so there was lighting. Just not bright enough. It almost looked like a room you'd see a teenager or someone in college would decorate it. And as always, his room was clean and neat. You laid down on his bed, and sighed. For some reason, Choso's room always made you feel relaxed, as if you could just sleep forever. Not to mention, his bed smelled just like him, too. Eventually, you got on your phone to pass the time, downloading whatever you needed.
A few moments had passed and you were feeling yourself about to fall asleep. Choso was right. You definitely didn't get enough sleep while at Suguru's. The man would've gone all night if he wanted to until he stopped himself from doing so. He said he wanted to get at least a little bit of sleep before he went to work. The memories flashing in your head was nothing compared to the drunken moments you had with Satoru and Choso. Now, you wished more than ever that you weren't drunk, because if Suguru was that good..
"Hey." Sukuna called out after barging into the room without knocking. You sat up instantly. It was probably a good thing he stepped in, because if you had lingered on the thought any longer, you would've thought of something.
"I'm going to the store and have to see a couple of friends. Wanna come?" He asked, his hand still on the doorknob.
"What about Mahito and Naoya?"
"They left already. It's up to you if you wanna come. If not, then you'll be by yourself." He said.
Torn between the decisions, you didn't reply fast enough. Sukuna sighed, not wanting to wait any longer. "Forget I asked. You're coming. Let's go."
With that, you got up from the bed and out the door right behind him. Sukuna had something planned, though, and it was well built up in his head.
Even if you said no, he still was bringing you with him.