Chapter Text
This week between the spring and summer semesters was a rare time of reprieve for the jujutsu high students. Teachers were all on break, classes and trainings paused, and missions were already assigned to full time sorcerers. The students almost allowed themselves to feel like they were attending a normal high school. And you loved it.
You had felt like you were extremely unlucky in life: finding out you could see the monsters called curses and being shipped off to a school to fight them as your life’s main occupation. Jujutsu sorcerers were expected to throw themselves into danger, and risk their lives for the greater good.
But today… today you felt like you were just a normal girl walking down the streets of Tokyo.
Nobara - your closest friend at jujutsu high - clung to your arm. Her cool style and reddish brown hair contrasted your softer appearance. Your feminine sky blue top and grey skirt was perfect for the spring weather. The two of you got to enjoy the rare cherry blossom season in Japan.
The boys in your year trailed behind you, Itadori and Fushiguro. The latter looking like he was slightly annoyed to be hanging out with the group of you… but you knew him better. His snarky remarks and the way he smiled with the group of you when you all laughed was such a contrast to his usually stoic and professional guard.
Nobara hastily pulled you into one of the large department stores nearby, arm dragging you row by row into the the back of the store.
The boys managed to find a nearby couch in the waiting area as you two roamed the aisles. You were hunting with her for some sundresses as the weather was warming up this spring.
Your hand brushed against blue and white fabrics, looking for a floor length dress as you shopped the various designers the store offered.
“Nobara, these are kind of expensive.” You whispered, picking a dress off the rack and slinging it over your arm to try on anyways.
“What? I’ll get it for you if you like, it don’t worry.” She said.
Before you could say no she was already slinging another dress over your arm.
A few more minutes of roaming and the both of you had two dresses picked out, the store associate helping you with two side-by-side dressing rooms.
“If your boyfriends want to wait with you, there is a small seating area inside.” The store associate offered.
Nobara waved her hands wildly in response, “Nooo not our boyfriends, they can wait outside.”
The lady smiled at you both with a giggle as you looked back at Itadori and Fushiguro, who were already playing mobile games on the couch.
The first dress you tried on, you actually fell in love with. It was a picnic dress, the square neckline trimmed with lace enhanced your natural shape. The flowing skirt reached just above your ankles and swayed softly as you walked.
You exited the small room, “Nobaraaaa.” You whispered, slipping into her dressing room as you smiled.
“Sooo cute!” She said, “You have to get this one, it’s giving elegant, summer girl in Europe vibes.”
”No wait your’s is perfect for you too!” You said, the wash of mauve pink silk and ruffles flattering on her skin tone, “It goes so well with your hair.” You said as your reached out your hand to feel the satin ruffle fabric on her shoulder.
“Let me see if they can alter here.” Nobara dragged you by the hand out to the front of the store dressing room where the associate waited.
Looking around, you met Itadori’s and Fushiguro’s gaze with a shy smile before the associate stepped in front of you.
“Do you do alterations here?” Nobara asked.
The associate nodded, “Yes, let me see sweetie, where do you want them.”
You stepped to the side as Nobara stood on the small white platform, the associate safety pinning the required changes as you glanced back to Itadori and Fushiguro, who were still glancing between you and Nobara.
You mouthed silently to both of them “what?”
Fushiguro’s eyes widened and slid to his phone, Itadori flushing slightly as he waved his hands. You tilted your head at the pair of them, why were they acting weird…
“Y/N-“ Nobara called for you and you rushed to her side, telling her that you thought the length was perfect on its own, but the waist could be brought in even more.
The two of you had grabbed your things and changed out of your dresses, barely holding your bags, clothes, and phones in your hands as you piled out of the dressing room.
The store associate brought you to checkout at her small stand, Itadori and Megumi trailing behind you as you started to check out to pay.
“Let me get it for you.” Nobara bickered with you under her breath as you approached the stand.
“No - I’m gonna get it for myself.” You said.
“No I convinced you to come here, let me get it.” Nobara said. You sighed as she snatched the dress out of your arms, approaching the counter with a smirk.
The cashier rung up the dresses for you as you organized your phone in your purse, tapping your shoe lightly as you stressed slightly about the price of the dress.
The cashier rang out the total and you swallowed at the insane price. Nobara opening her purse and reaching into her wallet.
You heard the beep of a card being tapped and your eyes panned to Fushiguro who’s arm reached around the side of the counter with an unfazed look, black card in hand.
“Gojo’s card.” He said, eyes flickering to yours and down to his wallet as he put his card away.
“No way, Fushigurooo!” Nobara’s smile was the widest you had ever seen.
The store associate smiled, “That’s so sweet.” She commented as she handed her the receipt and handed you the bag with your dress.
As the group of you turned away you ran up to Fushiguro’s side and smiled up at him, “Fushiguro, you really didn’t have to.”
He rubbed the back of his neck cutely, tousling his jet black hair.
“No big deal.” He said, Nobara skipping past him.
You gave him a look that said that sum of money was kind of a big deal, but he seemed unfazed.
You walked at his side throughout the mall as Nobara and Itadori started bickering in front of you. They tended to bicker playfully, but only sometimes got out of hand. Recently, Itadori had been trying to rile up Nobara on purpose, as you and Fushiguro silently and judgingly watched.
“Let me at least buy you a coffee.” You said, gesturing to the upcoming coffee store at your right.
“You don’t need to.” He said with a shrug, walking with his hands in his pockets.
“I want to.” You said, smiling at him as you passed in front of him with a light touch to his arm.
“Nobara I’m getting drinks.” You said, waving her over as you approached the stand and rattled off your order.
“An Iced Vanilla Latte, Iced black coffee, Nobara what do you want-“
Fushiguro came up to your side, eyes studying you, surprised that you remembered his coffee order.
“Uhhhh…” Itadori studied the menu as Nobara rattled off her order, the pink-haired boy finally deciding on a sweet drink. You fought your friends off the pay for the drinks.
Once the coffees were ready, you handed it to Megumi with a smile, blushing as you brushed his hand slightly. You took a sip from your own, making a sound of satisfaction as you pointed to the nearby arcade, “I think it’s time…” you said.
You and Nobara had dragged the boys out to this shopping trip, solely on the promise that you would visit the arcade as well.
Time passed in the arcade as if you were in another dimension, the 4 of you oddly competitive when it came to the racing and sport-related games. You and Itadori were sweating and laughing after you battled each other in dance dance revolution.
“What if we beat up some kids at laser tag?” Nobara suggested.
And the four of you laughed as you geared up in the light-up vests, acting like you were a SWAT team about to raid the area. Thankfully, there were no little kids playing laser tag but another group of 4 guys around high school age.
You adjusted your laser gun in your grip with a wicked smile.
”They really don’t know what they’re getting into.” Fushiguro muttered as he caught the look on your face.
And the group of you quickly turned serious when Nobara laid out the map and the game plan, sorcerer instincts taking over. You were taking the high ground, Itadori the central distraction, as Nobara and Fushiguro roamed the lower grounds.
You watched Nobara wink at the other group of boys, one even blowing a mocking kiss back as you took the long halls down to the starting positions.
You laid flat on your stomach in the small space you had found, glad no one could see up your skirt in the darkness as you aimed down the sights of your large rifle.
Itadori was successfully baiting out one of the guys into the center arena as you sniped him down.
Soon enough, 2 more buzzes rang out. There was only one player remaining.
You hopped down from your spot, eyes roaming the walls at the right hand side as you slunk down. You turned a corner and stumbled as you bumped into a hard body
“-shit.” You heard Fushiguro’s voice.
Fushiguro gazed down at you in the darkness, the tip of your laser gun against his chest as you giggled. “Sorryyy.” You whispered.
In a flash Megumi’s gun aimed behind you and a final buzz ran through the arena as you turned around, seeing the final opponent trying to sneak up on you from behind.
You finished up at the arcade and were greeted with a setting sun as you exited the shopping mall.
Nobara convinced the group of you to stop for ice cream from a food stall as you walked down the near-empty road to the train station.
Fushiguro and Itadori grabbed your shopping bags as you and Nobara clung to each other and nearly swayed with exhaustion as you approached the train station.
“Thank goodness we have the boys to carry our bags” She said, yawning.
“Mhmmm” You said, taking another spoonful of ice cream into your mouth.
You rushed onto the train once you noticed it was already waiting at the station.
You had found a section of the train where there was 4 chairs facing each other, and you sighed as you dropped down into the window seat, head resting against the glass as you closed your eyes briefly. There was shuffling in front of you as Itadori and Fushiguro sat down in front of you, plopping your bags down on the table.
You leaned forward, reaching your spoon towards Fushiguro’s ice cream with a goofy smile on your face, “Can I try?” You said, his dark eyes meeting your in surprise, but he nodded.
You carefully scooped a piece of his chocolate and coffee flavor ice cream. You hummed in appreciation, holding your matcha flavor out to him which he hesitantly reached for.
“You want to try mine? It’s funfetti.” Itadori held his cup out to you as both you and Nobara stole a scoop as you giggled and made a face.
“…Not my favorite.” You said, “Fushiguro’s is good tho.” But the dark-haired boy was preoccupied blocking Itadori from stealing his ice cream.
Nobara was laughing as the two boys tussled, “Itadori could eat a truck if he could.” She said.
“I’ve seen him eat pasta off the floor.” You blurted out, Nobara cackling as Itadori turned bright red.
“You know- 5 second rule!” He said, but you added, “It was definitely more than 5 seconds.”
You clutched Nobara’s arm as you laughed at him, mouth gaping open at the two of you as you clutched your stomachs at he continued to mutter, “I have no idea what you are talking about…”
You caught Fushiguro’s gaze, his face in a full blown smile, white teeth shining with a glint in his eye.
Nobara and Itadori were already starting to argue again, and you shushed them gently, looking around self consciously at the stares from the nearby passengers.
The four of you sat in silence after that, well mostly silence as Yuji and Nobara were whisper-arguing about something again. Something about what idols were the hottest…
There was a slight smile on Fushiguro’s face as he rested his head in his hand and stared out at the moving landscape besides you.
You dropped your finished ice cream on the table, reapplying your pink lip gloss with smack, half mindedly passing the gloss to Nobara at your left.
You looked up and met Fushiguro’s eyes, who looked at you with almost shock as you made eye contact, before shyly looking towards Itadori.
You titled your head at him, diverting your attention to Nobara as she muttered a quick “thanks” as she rehydrated her lips, and passed back your lip gloss which you stuffed into your purse.
”Fushiguro-“ You started,
His blue-green eyes met yours.
You pointed downwards, “You can stretch your legs out here, I don’t mind.”
He paused.
“Ok.” He resigned, long legs brushing yours as they came to rest on either side of your shoes.
“Don’t mind if I do…” Itadori said, invading Nobara’s personal space as she huffed and nudged one of his feet out of the way.
You smiled at them, head resting on the window, trying to keep yourself from falling asleep.
You finally got off at the train station, not caring that you were dragging your cute shoes through the dirt as you looked up at the looming set of stairs in front of you.
”Y/N” Nobara said, “I can’t walk up these stairs.”
You sighed, “me neither.”, then grabbing onto her tightly as you propelled the both of you into the air to reach the gates of campus.
Itadori was running up, freakishly strong and fast.
Fushiguro slipped out of the shadows, holding your shopping back out to you as you approached the dorms. You took it with a soft “thanks”, Nobara already dragging you with her to have a sleepover with a comment to Itadori, “I don’t want to watch any of your stupid horror movies today.”
You looked back at the boys with an apologetic face as you followed her, Fushiguro’s soft gaze lingering on you. You couldn’t help but think that he was rather cute…