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After school finished, me and Yuuji went over to the house so he could see the place. I got nervous and uneasy, and I felt like grabbing Yuuji's hand and running away before we went inside. But I promised to show him around. So here we were.

I was simply staring at the front door, thinking, when Yuuji's voice broke the silence. "Are you going to open the door Megumi?" He asked me.

My eyes darted around. "Yeah, I will. But I'm nervous. Just in case he's home, and you end up meeting." I already told Yuuji about my one-sided love before, but I still felt uneasy.

Yuuji merely smiled. "Don't worry, I'm here for you. And if things get awkward I'll just punch him in the face." He laughed and I laughed along with him. He really had a talent for making me feel better.

I opened the door, ready to brace myself to see him, but surprisingly he wasn't there. "Huh, looks like he's not home," I commented. "He's probably out doing something." Or maybe he was with a girl, I thought, but I didn't say out loud. 

"Well we can go to my room, and you can see my pet owl. He's one of the biggest owl's in the world!" I started walking up the stairs and Yuuji followed behind me. 

We had a nice time. I showed him my owl, who took an immediate liking to Yuuji, and then I showed him my book collection, and we ended up watching more movies. I showed him my favorite documentary about capitalism, while he made me watch Ant-man. I could tell he got bored watching my documentary, and I got slightly bored watching Ant-man, but it felt nice to just be in each other's company.

I rested my head on his shoulder. "I'm glad we're taking it slow. I really like you Yuuji. And I'm grateful that you're willing to wait for me to fall in love with you." I closed my eyes, enjoying the comfort he gave me.

"Yeah," he replied. "Me too. I'm glad I can be here for you, Megumi," he said. 

I looked into his eyes. I liked him a lot. But it was in a different way that I liked Gojo. The love I had for Gojo was all consuming, painful, and it was like butterflies filling me up. It was uncontrollable, and it left me desperate and filled with longing. 

Meanwhile the feelings I had for Yuuji were more gentler. He gave me warmth and comfort, and made me smile. I always felt safe when I was with him. It would be better for me to just love Yuuji, I thought. Maybe if I had met Yuuji first, I never would've gotten the Hanahaki disease.

"Hey, want me to make you some food?" Yuuji offered. I remembered that he made something for me when I visited his house. He was a good cook. "If I can use your kitchen, I can make us something for dinner."

I got up from the bed, and he got up along with me. "Sure," I replied. "I'm pretty hungry. What are you going to make?" I asked.

He gave me a mischievous smile. "I'll surprise you," he said. And we exited my room, and started walking downstairs. 

Once we got downstairs, we ended up seeing Gojo, who was sitting at the kitchen table. I tried to push my nervousness away. It wasn't a big deal. If Yuuji and me were going to be together for a long time, then they would have to meet eventually. Besides, Gojo was my guardian, so it was only natural he would end up meeting my boyfriend.

Yuuji nudged me. "Is that him?" He asked in a whispered tone. "The guy you are - or maybe used to be - in love with?"

I looked at the ground. "Yeah, it's him. The guy I used to be in love with." I couldn't tell him that I still had lingering feelings. But maybe if I kept talking about my feelings for Gojo like they were in the past, then maybe it would help make them fade away.

When Gojo turned around and saw us, he had a big smile on his face. Almost like it was unnatural. "Megumi, you're home!" He exclaimed. "And you're with a friend. Oh wait, you don't have any friends right? So that's just the guy that you're currently seeing."

I felt anger rise up in me at his passive-aggressiveness, but I fought it down. I wasn't going to let him get to me. Not while Yuuji was here. "This is Yuuji. My boyfriend. Long-term boyfriend, by the way. We've been together for a long while." I grabbed onto Yuuji's arm.

"Though you say that now, but you'll just end up leaving him like you left the other guys you slept with, won't you, Megumi-chan?" He got up from his chair and walked towards us. He extended his hand towards Yuuji. "Anyways, I'm Gojo Satoru. Megumi's...guardian." 

Yuuji shook his hand back. "I'm Itadori Yuuji. Megumi's boyfriend." Gojo looked at him with an expression of unamusement.

The air between us was awkward. But I broke it by saying, "We're going to last a long time. I'm not like you, where I only like to have one night flings. At least not anymore. I'm serious about Yuuji, and he's serious about me," I said, looking at Gojo with conviction in my eye. His expression was still unreadable.

Gojo crossed his arms and laughed. "Yeah, okay Megumi-chan. Tell me that again in 10 years time if you end up staying together. Then I'll believe you."

I got annoyed. "I told you to stop calling me Megumi-chan didn't I? I'm not a little kid. And we will stay together for that long, and even longer. Just watch."

Gojo ignored me and just sat back down at the kitchen table. I grabbed Yuuji's hand and lead him to the kitchen.

"He's going to be cooking?" Gojo asked. "Who said that he can use my kitchen? He might end up burning the house down."

"You're more likely to burn the house down than he is," I retorted. "Besides, Yuuji's a good cook. He's as good as Tsumiki. So stop complaining and let him cook in peace."

 Yuuji started cooking, first boiling the water, and then preparing the ingredients. I offered to help him, and he let me. It was actually a lot of fun to cook with Yuuji, despite Gojo watching from behind us the entire time.

While he was cooking I randomly gave Yuuji a kiss on the cheek, which made Yuuji give me a kiss back, causing me to giggle. It was getting easier and more comfortable for me to show casual affection to him. That probably meant that our relationship was going well.

I heard the noise of the chair move. Gojo got up from his spot, and started walking away. He opened the front door, and left the house. When he left, he slammed the door behind him.

"What's with him?" Yuuji asked. "He was mad the whole time."

I shrugged. "He's been like that for a while. I have no clue. But I also wonder why he's so mad. Maybe it's just a responsive anger, because I've been avoiding him and getting mad at him back."

Yuuji put down the spatula. "I kind of noticed something. When he saw me with you, he acted kind of weird. Almost like he was jealous."

I scoffed. "What would he be jealous over? The fact that I have a boyfriend? Why would he be jealous of that? He doesn't like me, I have the Hanahaki disease after all," I looked down. "He's probably just mad that I haven't been listening to him and that I've been arguing with him a lot recently."

"Yeah, I guess that makes sense." He said. He leaned against the kitchen counter. "But you know, getting the Hanahaki disease doesn't always mean the person doesn't love you back. I read that it's more of a mental thing. You get it when you think the person you love doesn't love you back."

I looked at him in confusion. What did he mean by that?

He continued. "After my older cousin who got the Hanahaki disease died, her ex ended up coming to her funeral. When he looked at her, he started crying, and he said that he always loved her. And it ended up angering his wife. That was not pretty sight." 

My eyes widened. "But that's- that's insane." I shook my head. "Anyways, even if that's true, it doesn't mean that Gojo loves me. He's always with other women. D-don't do say that Yuuji," I felt tears coming up again. "Don't give me hope. I already know that my love is one sided so don't make me believe that it's not. It'll just hurt me more."

He pulled me in and gave me a big hug. "I'm sorry. I won't mention it again. Actually, I don't even know why I told you that, considering that I'm your boyfriend and I don't want you to be in love with him. I want you to love me instead." 

He squeezed me tighter. "I want to be with you, Megumi."

I squeezed him back. "I want to be with you too."

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