Third Person POV
The music was loud. Lights were flashing, some people were dancing while others were standing around, gossiping or just having fun. Sukuna was enjoying himself as he had two girls clinging onto him. He wasn't sure how long they were going to stay, but he knew Choso would give him shit if he didn't return with (Y/n) soon.
Obviously, Solitayr was in charge of music, but Sukuna wasn't fond of the songs she was playing. That is. . . until he saw (Y/n)'s pretty figure that was taking shots with Solitayr and giggling with her. He noticed how her lips moved, indicating she was talking but singing with the music as well. Sukuna couldn't help but feel entranced by her smile. The choice of clothing seemed to match (Y/n) perfectly and Solitayr definitely did a good job at picking out accessories for her.
The choker around (Y/n)'s neck, Sukuna loved the way it looked on her, but he was slightly disappointed that it covered the bite mark he left on her. It suited her well, almost as if she were born to be into that style.
"Don't you have a girlfriend already, Sukuna?" A voice spoke to him. He was about to get angry as he snapped his head into the direction of where the voice came from. Once Sukuna met with the gaze and a soft smile, he immediately stood up from his seat, pushing the two women aside.
"Uraume... You've returned?" Sukuna asked them, almost looking excited to see them.
Uraume nodded at his question. "Only for a short while, then I'll have to leave the country again. Yorozu is back, too, but I'm not sure how long she's staying."
Sukuna groaned at the information he was just told. Yorozu. How annoying she was to him.
"I didn't ask about her, but thanks for telling me anyway."
"I figured she would've found you first before me. Unless she's just getting started on drinking. She was very happy to come here and is very excited to see you." Uraume said with a smile.
"I haven't seen either of you since..." Sukuna trailed off, trying to figure out when was the last time he had seen Uraume by remembering how old he was when Uraume and Yorozu had left.
"It's been so long that you're having a hard time thinking?" Uraume teased. Sukuna chuckled and sat back down, moving over so Uraume could sit next to him. Sukuna had finally had a realization that hit him. "And who the fuck told you that I had a girlfriend?"
"Solitayr. She's the one who informed me of the party. I was going to surprise you, that's why I never messaged."
Sukuna growled as he turned his attention back to Solitayr, Ventus standing right next to her with his arm around her shoulders. Sukuna noticed how (Y/n) was not with Solitayr anymore, nowhere in sight. He panicked a little and was about to go look for her until someone covered his eyes with their hands from behind him and whispered. "Guess who..."
He sighed in annoyance when he recognized the voice. "Not now, Yorozu."
The female uncovered his eyes and jumped, almost squealing from the excitement just because Sukuna had noticed her.
"At least I know you haven't forgotten about me." Yorozu says with a smile, wrapping her arms around Sukuna from behind and nuzzling against his cheek. He groaned and pushed her away, not wanting to deal with her at the moment.
His worry about looking for (Y/n) faded away when he saw her in the crowd, swaying her hips to the song and was in smiles. It appeared that she had made two new friends, considering the fact that the two females were dancing alongside her as they sang along with the song. Of course, Sukuna had seen her and invited her to many parties, but was never alone. This was his first time seeing her actually enjoying herself while being alone. Perhaps she didn't need to be supervised after all.
Uraume quickly caught onto Sukuna's gaze and followed it. A smirk formed on Uraume's face when he saw the girl in fishnet leggings, almost seeming to stand out from the crowd. "Is that your girlfriend?"
"Girlfriend?" Yorozu frowned at this and held onto Sukuna, pulling him closer. "You don't have a girlfriend. If you did, I would've known because it would be me." She said in confidence.
With a wave of his hand, Sukuna shrugged Yorozu off of him. He was very annoyed with her, which is why he wasn't happy when he heard of her return. "Can you give me a fucking minute, you leech? Geez..."
Yorozu smiled, giggling as Sukuna didn't deny her and only raised her interest more. Sukuna sighed before taking his cup and downing whatever was left in it even if it was a lot. He wiped the corner of his mouth, not minding the burn of the alcohol as his red eyes were glued to the sight of (Y/n), a sly smile forming.
"So, who is she anyway? Because clearly, you aren't paying attention to us anymore." Uraume said with a smirk.
"I wouldn't call her my girlfriend... But I don't want to call her my friend either." Sukuna mumbled, he held his chin as he was in deep thought on trying to find the right way to describe her.
"Acquaintance?"
Sukuna shrugged. "I guess, she's my friend."
A small chuckle left Uraume's lips as they took a sip of their drink. "Still keeping your circle small, I see. Do you still talk to the twins?"
At the mention of this, Sukuna's mood was instantly brought down. His expression dropped into something bored and annoyed. "No. Not at all anymore."
Uraume's eyes widened at this. "Really? Not even Kenjaku?"
Sukuna sighed. "You've been gone for too long, Uraume." He said while rubbing his face from frustration from everything that was happening between (Y/n) and Kenjaku at the moment. 'What did she see in him anyway?' Sukuna had always wondered that.
Though, Sukuna was stripped from his thoughts when he had seen another guy approach (Y/n). He watched her carefully to see what she was going to. It was clear to Sukuna that (Y/n) was enjoying herself and had been drinking.
Would she be her usual self when others approached her?
What was Sukuna even thinking about anyway? No one ever walked straight up to (Y/n) in confidence. The main reason being, she was never alone. Someone was always with her and even though Sukuna doesn't hang out with her and her other friends, he had a good idea that they probably treated her the same, too. That is.. until that one night.
Sukuna wasn't even paying attention to the glare he was receiving from none other than Yorozu. She was upset because his eyes were lingering on someone else other than her. Sukuna didn't care, though. He just studied the scene carefully.
The guy tries swaying along with (Y/n) to the music while placing his hand on her hips? She moved away. The guy tries leaning into her and wrapping an arm around her waist to pull her closer? She moved away. He tries to make an attempt to kiss her neck from behind? He received a playful push. The guy makes his move and tries to capture her lips with his own?
A harsh push with a glint in her eyes, indicating (Y/n) did NOT want to be touched. The only thing she did allow was him tracing lightly along her arm and that was before the guy started all his attempts.
Sukuna leaned back into his seat, crossing his arms and man-spreading at the sight with a smirk on his face. He felt proud of her. (Y/n) did everything in a casual manner, but to onlookers? Anyone could tell she had been rejecting the guy from the start.
Sukuna definitely was enjoying his time watching (Y/n) has she kept dancing with her two new friends she had made.. until Yorozu had immediately climbed onto his lap and wrapped her arms around him.
"-Kuna..." Yorozu whined, not even saying the beginning of his name which had made him roll his eyes. Uraume took a drink of their cup to stifle their laughs. 'Sukuna must really hate Yorozu...'
"For the love of god... What the hell do you want now?" Sukuna's voice was filled with rage and annoyance as he glared at Yorozu.
"I'm finally back after I had moved away for my career, and you haven't been paying attention to me since I got back!" Yorozu whined as she tugged on the collar of Sukuna's shirt.
He showed no expression when he met Yorozu's gaze. Clearly Sukuna wasn't bothered. (Y/n)'s whines were cute to him while Yorozu's whines made him feel like his ears were bleeding because Yorozu did it. So. Fucking. Much.
Sukuna sighed and picked up Yorozu in his arms as he stood from his seat. Yorozu got so happy she held onto him tightly and nuzzled against his neck this time with a smile. Uraume couldn't believe what they were seeing. For years, Sukuna had been rejecting Yorozu since the moment the two met, and here Sukuna was, holding Yorozu like what she has been waiting for, for so long.
Just as he showed the entire time Yorozu was on his lap, Sukuna had no expression. He didn't move much, just stood and turned slightly with Yorozu in his arms, enjoying herself.
"One..."
Yorozu looked up at Sukuna with a confused expression. 'Is he counting for how long he'll be able to hold me? It's a good thing I'm light.' Yorozu thought to herself, a smile forming on her face.
"Two..."
Sukuna had felt Yorozu's grip loosen around him. 'Perfect timing.'
"Three!"
Before Sukuna had finished saying "three", he dropped Yorozu instantly in the spot he was sitting in. Her heart dropped when she felt herself fall, and then her eyes widened when she made contact with the seat. Yorozu was flabbergasted, wondering if she actually fell for that while Uraume was looking away and covering their mouth, trying to keep their composure.
Sukuna took a breath while walking towards the kitchen to make himself another drink. He was going to see (Y/n) but he knew that if he did, Yorozu would, for sure, start trouble. Choso had Ami, who was very much possessive over him. Sukuna had Yorozu, but she was worse than Ami. Sukuna didn't even want to think about what would happen. He was amazed that Yorozu didn't attack (Y/n) sooner.
He stood in the kitchen for a couple of minutes, Uraume meeting him in there to get another drink as well.
"Was Yorozu still in there when you can in here?" Sukuna asked Uraume. Uraume shook his head in response. "She got dragged away by some fans."
Sukuna down his cup, made himself another drink and downed that one as well. Uraume was just watching him with an eyebrow raised. They couldn't help but wonder what Sukuna was up to that he's actually trying to get drunk.. or just confidence. He told Uraume to message him whenever and that he'll be back.
Within seconds, Sukuna was out of the kitchen. He immediately went searching for (Y/n), hoping that she was still in the same area of where he had seen her. Sadly, (Y/n) wasn't there anymore. Sukuna couldn't help but feel frustrated, he even circled around the crowd of the people dancing to see if she was in there, but wasn't. Eventually, he decided to keep looking and his first instinct was to look upstairs. Sukuna knew it wasn't his home, but he had hoped (Y/n) wasn't too drunk to where she thought they were at his home.
Sukuna rushed upstairs, looking in every room and bathroom on the second floor. He was met with some basic scenes, then disgusting ones, or ones he were hoping it'd lead to by the end of the night.
He had no luck in finding her and ran down the stairs. It was getting a little too crowded towards the bottom, so he ended up jumping over the handrail that he knew would be safe. He started searching the bottom floor and still didn't see her, or even a glimpse of her.
When Sukuna had ran past the door that was open, he turned and saw that there were people outside as well, causing him to feel annoyed with himself as to why he didn't think to check outside sooner.
Outside, there was different music playing, a couple people dancing as well and others hanging out at the beach. Sukuna even noticed that people were playing drinking games out there that he wasn't aware of. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, a couple of people saying "hi" to him, but he ignored them. Sukuna didn't care about anything at the moment.
'She better not have left with anyone, too.'
. . .
'No, she wouldn't have.'
'She's still here.'
'I know she is.'
Sukuna tried his hardest to not let his thoughts get the best of him, but the more he looked, (Y/n) still wasn't around.
'Is this what "worry" feels like?'
Almost giving up hope and about to call Choso, a small shadow figure was caught at the corner of his eye. When Sukuna had looked, he couldn't make out exactly who it was. It could've been anyone. The figure was a pretty good distance away from the beach house, but it was still close. Walking distance, at least.
Just to see if it really was her, Sukuna made his way to the person. It was the good thing that the moon was out and full, otherwise he would've never been able to see the person. When Sukuna got close, he noticed how the waves of the water were fairly inches away.
"Aren't you afraid of getting wet? Because I know that you won't let me buy you new clothes." Sukuna said with a smirk and sat down next to her.
(Y/n) let out a soft chuckle as she stared at the ocean view. "I didn't hear you coming."
"Of course. You never hear anyone coming unless they tell you that their close and moaning that their doing so." Sukuna said to her, causing her to giggle.
"Oh, my gosh.." (Y/n) smiled as she covered her face for a moment. She guessed it was a good thing that it was dark, because Sukuna wouldn't be able to see the faint blush that appeared on her cheeks.
Sukuna chuckled at her reaction and sat there for a moment before saying anything to her. "So... What are you doing out here? Normally, a cup or bottles would be glued to your hands."
(Y/n) laughed at his comment, not feeling bothered by it. "What? I can't enjoy a pretty view?"
"You can... But I know that's not the reason why you're out here." Sukuna smiled. He glanced over at her. (Y/n) expression with a forced smile said it all he needed to know.
Sukuna sighed and lightly nudged her shoulder as an attempt to break her facade. "C'mon.. Spill it or else I'm throwing you in the water."
"You wouldn't dare."
"Are you willing to risk it?" Sukuna grinned at her.
(Y/n) sighed, but had weary smile on her face as she finally gives in. "Fine. I'm just thinking."
"Everyone thinks. I'm going to need a more specific answer."
(Y/n) giggled at Sukuna's words and turned to him, placing her hands on his shoulders and shook him back and forth a little. "Hold the fuck up and let me finish."
He laughed at her. Sukuna had actually felt relaxed, a slight buzzed but almost.. content. When Yorozu or anyone other women would act like this to him, he would be annoyed or pissed off within the second it happens. Sometimes, even just their laughs sent him over the edge and ruin his whole mood. Sukuna didn't feel that way with her, though. Even before he found out about the abusive relationship between (Y/n) and Kenjaku.
Her laugh was genuine. Sukuna had liked that.
She didn't force it, or laughed only because she wanted to get with him or sleep with him. It almost seemed as if (Y/n) was never afraid of him or found him intimidated.
After everything she endured, Sukuna felt she did deserve to be happy.. for a little price to pay, not all the time, since he's helping her and all.
"I was just wondering if my situation will ever end, that's all. I left everything behind and was so close into believing I've actually found peace and learned how to deal with my emotions. All of a sudden, everything is back, and I'm starting to feel everything I've felt those years ago, but I'm more worried now that all of you are involved." (Y/n) said with a small smile, her voice calm as if she were reading something out of a book.
Sukuna sat there for a few moments, taking in everything she had said and sighed. He was not one who knew how to comfort someone who were going through a crisis. He always cared only for himself. Though, he couldn't just leave her in the dark. His pride may be through the roof, but at least say something.
"Back then... You were alone, right? And you chose the only option you thought you trust, which ended up leading you to an even worse situation. You were even more alone after that...." Sukuna trailed off, trying to find the right words to say.
"Maybe you just need to stop depending on yourself, because you're not in the same spot you were in those years ago. You have people who actually want to help you."
(Y/n) smiled at his response. "That's hard."
Now, Sukuna was annoyed. "God.. What the FUCK did Kenjaku do to you?! Did he really make you think that low of yourself that you don't believe your worth ALL of our time AND help?" His voice was louder than what he intended, but even so, it didn't even looked like she reacted.
(Y/n) was still smiling, but was just drawing random patterns with her finger on the sand. Was she even paying attention to him?
"I'm just adjusting, that's all. It's too new for me." She finally replied to him.
Sukuna stared at her. He literally just yelled at her and was borderline insulting her, yet she answered him in her usual tone. Sukuna huffed and placed a hand on (Y/n)'s head, which caused her to flinch and freeze in her place.
He didn't like that.
He simply closed his eyes and pulled (Y/n) close to where she was leaning against his chest. She stayed silent and Sukuna swore he could feel her heartbeat against him. She was tense.
"You've been through too much to even keep that damn smile on your face... Now, go ahead and cry."