READER'S POV

The sun filtered through the blinds, a little too bright for my likings. I blinked, my head pounding slightly. But not from drinking.

Sukuna...

I sat up abruptly and my heart lurched as yesterday's events came flooding back. Sukuna's hands on my waist, his crimson eyes, his voice. Oh no..

When I looked down, I saw that I was still wearing the dress from yesterday, the dress being creased and rumpled now. Then, my gaze wandered to my side, seeing that Nobara was sprawled out next to me, her makeup smudged and one leg was hanging off the mattress.

,,Nobara..", I said, my voice still groggy as I nudged her arm but she didn't stir. I frowned and shook her shoulder:,,Nobara!"

,,No...Five more minutes...", she grumbled and covered her eyes with her arm.

,,Nope.. We need to talk. Now."

Nobara slowly let her arm down and squinted her eyes at me, being clearly annoyed:,,What is so important?" I sighed and ran my hand through my hair:,,Well...You shoved me into Sukuna last night. Sukuna!"

Her eyes widened slightly and she blinked:,,What?"

,,Sukuna! Yuji's brother.. The one we're not supposed to go near to", I crossed my arms. Nobara's face remained blank for a second before she let out a snort:,,You're kidding. Me? I would never do that."

,,But you did! I danced with him..", I stood up and went over to my closet to pick my outfit for today, ,,Yuji's going to find out and he'll kill me."

,,Relax", she muttered and sat up, stretching her arms, ,,You've probably just dreamt about it. I mean... Sukuna? Really?" I froze and let my jeans fall down to glare at her:,,Nobara... I remember every single detail. I wasn't as drunk as you were!"

,,Jeez, okay, okay", she stood up and walked to my side, picking up my jeans for me, ,,Even if it did happen, it's not like Yuji has to know. It was just one dance and nothing more, right?"

I hesitated. ,,No.. Nothing happened. But if Yuji ever finds out I was anywhere near..."

,,Then don't tell him and he won't find out- problem solved", she shrugged and gave me my jeans, ,,Besides.. Yuji is too kind to stay mad at you for long, so don't worry. Also... get your stuff ready or else we'll miss our lecture and get shitstormed by Megumi for coming late again."

Even though I wanted to argue, I just sighed heavily and nodded, grabbing a shirt and a hoodie from my closet.

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When Nobara and I arrived at the lecture hall, it was buzzing with chatter, students settling to their seats and catching up on the latest news- or gossip. Nobara strode in like she owned the place, her confidence almost blinding me.

Yuji and Megumi were already seated near the back, Yuji waving us over enthusiastically and my heart skipped a beat. Don't act suspicious and he won't ask..I'll be okay...

,,Good morning", he greeted us , grinning as we slid into the seats beside him, ,,You two look like you had fun last night."

,,Oh you have no idea", Nobara said with a laugh, shooting me a sideways glance.

I stiffened for a second but quickly cleared my throat, nodding:,,Yeah... Totally..."

,,I'm glad that I skipped", Megumi muttered, closing his book to look at me. I swallowed and forced a smile:,,You missed nothing." Shit. I'm definitely too conspicuous.

Nobara inhaled sharply and gave me a disappointed look. Yep.. I should've shut my mouth..

Yuji leaned back in his chair, tilting his head as he studied me:,,Are you okay? You seem to be tense."

,,Yes..I'm just...", I looked at Nobara and an idea sparked in my head, ,,I'm just tired. Nobara kept me up all night." Nobara's head snapped to me:,,Hey! No, that's not true!" Yuji chuckled and thankfully his attention shifted away from me.

,,Good morning!"

I looked up as the professor came in and he started droning on about something boring. It didn't take long for my thoughts to drift off, feeling a burning sensation when I thought about a certain person. I looked around the room, half expecting to see crimson eyes staring back at me. But of course, he wasn't here.

I shook my head, trying to shake off the feeling. It is nothing...Just imagination...

But deep down, I knew that Sukuna wasn't a person to forget easily. And somehow, I had the feeling that I would see him again.

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to be continued...