Chapter 6: Deadly Encounter
Nobara instantly shoots up from the ground. She feels a sharp pain on her chest and winces. The ground is cold and the cave is even colder. Her nightgown doesn't help at all in this situation.
"You are finally awake No-ba-ra" Sukuna smirks in amusement. He is still shirtless despite the freezing temperature in the cave. His body kneels against the wall. Both of his hands are in his pocket while one of his legs rests against the wall and the other on the floor.
"What's going on? Where am I? Who are you exactly?" Nobara questioned all at once in one single breath. She was in fear but survival was the first priority.
"You are in one of my lairs" Sukuna took one hand out to run through his hair; unbothered. "I am Ryomen Sukuna and I am going to kill Megumi Fushigoro" he walked towards Nobara and grabbed her wrist to stand her body up.
"Why?!" Nobara was still puzzled but she had to know why Sukuna was targeting Fushigoro.
"Because his power can take me down" Sukuna was still holding Nobara's wrist. It started hurting her but she still had so many questions.
"But why did you kidnap me? What do you mean take you down?" She tried twisting her hand to be free from Sukuna's grasp with no avail.
"You ask too many questions woman" Sukuna smirked and watched her struggle. He twisted her grabbed hand and placed it behind her. He used his other hand to grab her hair and kiss her.
"Mmmh" Nobara couldn't speak nor push him away. Both of their eyes were opened during the kiss and looked straight at each other; Nobara's eyes with shock while Sukuna's with pleasure. She struggled to be free from his rough body but he forcefully inserted his tongue inside. Nobara's mind went fuzzy. Despite the cold atmosphere, her whole body was heating up. Sukuna's muscular structure was too much pressure for her not to mention his tongue locking her mouth in place. Nobara could barely breathe, much less enjoy the kiss. Sukuna finally let go. A trail of saliva lingered down from their lips, leaving evidence of their messy encounter.
"Wh-what are you doing?" Nobara was panting, trying to catch her breath. She was even more confused now. This guy is crazy. Her mind kept repeating that sentence.
"Enjoying what's mine" Sukuna answered with a smirk. "I want some more" Sukuna instantly went for Nobara's neck. He was licking her neck from one side while she tried to shrug him off. Both of Nobara's hands were free now but that didn't help at all. This man was overpowering her in every way.
"Stop! Don't do this" Nobara cried out in pain. She was still hurting from all her injuries but Sukuna just ignored her pleas. "Why do you want me so badly? I don't even know you! This thing between you and Fushigoro doesn't concern me. I don't even like that idiot" Sukuna stopped biting her neck. He rose from his position and locked eyes with her. He started laughing.
"You mean to tell me you are marrying Fushigoro but you don't actually want him?" Sukuna was surprised by this woman.
"Ye-yeah" Nobara whispered. What the hell am I doing? Telling this pervert about my affairs; this could ruin me! Nobara thought to herself before stating, "it's an arranged marriage alright. I only agreed to it because I wanted to leave my stupid town and come to Tokyo. I have this dream of becoming a fashion designer and thought by marrying Fushigoro, I could finally come here. I was going to make myself comfortable before dumping his ass and living my dream" Nobara finished with a sigh. She didn't care anymore. If she is going to die by this man, she might as well confess her crimes.
"You are one heck of a woman" Sukuna was surprised once again. This woman is definitely not who he thought she was. Nobara was definitely interesting to him. "I guess I can tell you who I am then," Sukuna declared. Nobara looked at him, awaiting his explanation.
"You called me Yuji Itadori because we look alike; however, that is because we shared the same body. I guess you can call me the evil twin" Sukuna had a serious face now. He continued, "I am not human like him though. Well, actually, neither of us are humans" Nobara's eyes went wide in shock. But how is that possible? She thought.
"I am actually a curse from a thousand years ago while Yuji is half-human and half-cursed spirit. I died back then and became Yuji's vessel after he consumed my fingers. We were both supposed to be executed but in a weird turn of events, I acquired a normal body during the Great War and Yuji remained Yuji" Nobara had so many questions but let Sukuna explain himself.
"He has crow's feet lines under his eyes from when I used to live inside him. The war ended and the humans won, defeating the Kenjaku. However, I was to be killed off" Sukuna chuckled. "They used me and then tried tossing me away. Fushigoro is the only one who can properly destroy me, which is why I am going to kill him and then the rest of the clans. No one is safe" Sukuna finished with a wide grin.
"I see" Nobara didn't know what to say. There was a ton of information shared with her. She tried feeling bad for Sukuna but she knew the legend. This man killed many; he wasn't innocent.
"That was the plan but then something interrupted me" Sukuna looked straight at Nobara.
"What might that be?" Nobara was feeling terror again. His eyes cut through her.
"You" Sukuna closed the distance between them. He took her by the hand and tried to kiss her once more. Nobara resisted again and was pushing him away. "Stop. I belong to Fushigoro now" she was surprised by that statement but it was true. This angered Sukuna, who forcefully pushed her against the wall. This time, he was much stronger. She tried desperately pushing him off but he insisted on defiling her body. His hands were all over her, cupping her breasts and squeezing her ass. She tried locking her legs together so he won't be able to insert a finger or worse, his dick, inside her. "Let's make a deal!" Nobara shouted her last attempt at stopping him.
"What deal?" Sukuna stopped for a second. He still had her pinned and ready to continue his torture.
"A deal where if you let me go, I will help you kill Fushigoro" Nobara was panting.
"How will you ever be of service to me aside from being my sex toy?" Sukuna chuckled at her statement.
"If you keep me here. They are going to start looking for me. Since I am too troublesome for you, your option will be to kill me but you can't do that. Because if you kill me" Nobara was confident now, "all the big sorcerers will come to kill you. Based on what you said, there is no way you can kill all of them on your own. Not when they have surpassed Satoru Gojo".
"And how do you know I am alone?" Sukuna was amused by this woman. She was definitely clever but he had to make sure she wasn't just bluffing.
"Because you operate alone. Also, I doubt your minions will follow you after learning about you getting into this mess because of some woman you kidnapped" Nobara was confidently staring at Sukuna now. She knew she was minutes from freedom.
"How are you to going to help me kill Fushigoro?" Sukuna knew he could threaten his followers into killing anyone he wanted but the big sorcerers were troublesome.
"I will provide you with information. I can see that you want to find Fushigoro alone and far away from the mansion so you can kill him without attracting any strong sorcerers nearby" Nobara finished. Sukuna let go of her and stood in front of her. This woman. She sure knows how to tempt me. Sukuna cursed himself for getting carried away.
"Fine. I will have you escorted back on one condition" he smirked again, plotting something to which Nobara clenched her fists.
"What now?" Nobara was clearly annoyed. She just wanted to lay in her bed once again.
"You will be my plaything" Sukuna leaned down to whisper in her ear, "I get to fuck you when I wish or I continue killing those Zenin brats one by one" Nobara's anger when that poor man died was instantly brought back. Sukuna bit her earlobe before she was able to go berserk.
"The Zenin family will come after you" Nobara stated, trying to push him off her.
"It will be a slaughter fest before they can defeat me" Sukuna said with a wide grin on his face. Nobara knew he wasn't joking. His eyes had this darkness in them; it terrified her. She still didn't know why he was so fixated on her though.
"It's almost dawn. I need to get back" Nobara wasn't going to ask him why. She just wanted to go back to her room before more trouble ensued. Sukuna picked her up in bridal style to her surprise. He carried her to the mansion; Nobara could barely see anything properly as sukuna was going so fast.
"Come to that lair a week from now at the time when I found you in the forest or I am killing again" Sukuna lowered Nobara to the ground. She was happy to be away from him but shivers ran down her spine at his words. He was surely dangerous.
"Fine. But you can't kill anyone" Nobara looked at him coldly. She was serious about her statement.
"Fine by me" Sukuna grabbed Nobara once again and kissed her. She was caught by surprise but was instantly let go this time. It felt like a departing kiss. He then turned around and placed one of his hands in his pocket while raising the other to indicate a wave. Just as quick as the hand signal was, so was Sukuna's disappearance.
Nobara walked back to her room. She was too busy going over what happened to watch the beautiful sunrise at dawn.
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"Yuji" Choso shakes his brother's body. "Yuji please wake up" he continues to shake him while Yuji tosses the other way. "Ugh, later Choso" he grabs his blanket closer and tries to get back to his dirty dream about Nobara.
It was always tough getting Yuji out of bed every morning. Choso knew the struggle all too well. While Noritoshi and Momo would enjoy their breakfast, Choso would be stuck waking Yuji up. Choso stays up all night working on Yuji's abandoned paperwork but he is the first one up in the morning. Despite his deadpan look, Choso has the most energy out of anyone. "I guess we won't go to the Tsukumo residence then. I am very glad" Choso stated in a monotone voice and walked towards the door.
"Fine! Fine!" Yuji shot up from his bed. He yawned as he said, "we will go see your girlfriend right now".
"She is not my girlfriend" Choso glared at Yuji. As much as he wished not to go see that crazy woman, Choso didn't want to ruin the relationship between the Kamo and Tsukumo clans. They already said yes to their invitation; so, not showing up would cause unwanted problems.
"Yeah, yeah. Excited to finally lose your virginity?" Yuji was fully awake now. He grinned at Choso; it gave him joy knowing that his older brother was annoyed.
"Ugh just hurry up and head to the bathroom" Choso rushed Yuji off. He then went back to his own room to get ready for the occasion. That woman. He thought, is very troublesome.
"Here are your teas and biscuits. Please enjoy them as we prepare breakfast" the maid smiled at Choso and Yuji, who were waiting patiently on sitting pillows. The Tsukumo residence was very traditional. Everywhere was tatami mats and wooden textures. The walls of the breakfast room were decorated with pretty botanical drawings, providing a natural and calm environment. The rest of the room was filled with rattan furniture and large Japanese lanterns. Yuji and Choso sipped on their tea, resting their hands on the ground-level breakfast table.
The maids went in and out with multiple breakfast menus but there was no sign of Yuki Tsukumo. "I was staaaarving in the whole carriage ride. But this looks amazing!" Yuji's eyes went all sparkly as the maids giggled. He nibbled on some natto and rice. "They are delicious too!".
"Are the lords of the Tsukumo family joining us?" Choso asked the maids who were rushing with their work.
"Unfortunately, Lady Tsukumo requested that she be the only one who would be present at this meeting. Otherwise, the marriage won't happen" the maid finished her sentence with concern on her face. That woman. Choso thought how ridiculous she was. She is still the same.
"Yuki-I mean Lady Yuki, is pretty funny" Yuji laughed and continued to enjoy his food.
"Uhm" Yuki cleared her throat. Everyone looked up at her presence. Yuki was standing in front of the back entrance. Yuji and Choso both came from the front door, opposite of Yuki's. They were occupying the space next to the large floor-to-ceiling window on the left side of the room that leads straight to the courtyard. The maids instantly rose to greet Yuki. They led her to her seat in front of Yuji and Choso. They all headed out the door to leave the three be.
"Yuki Sensei!" Yuji was excited to see this woman. She was the teacher of Todo, who revered Yuji as a brother. The teacher of his brother was also his teacher. Todo and Yuji loved Yuki-Sensei. She was fun to be around and practically taught Todo everything. She was super strong during the Great War against the Kenjaku, protecting both Choso and Master Tengen. Yuji was excited that Yuki is joining his family.
"Yuji! I am so excited to see you" Yuki grabbed Yuji's cheek and playfully pinched it. They were acting like kids, avoiding honorifics while Choso just ignored them.
"Hello to you too, Choso. Gloomy as ever" Yuki greeted Choso annoyingly. Her expression changed from excitement to dull.
"It's great to see you Lady Yuki" Choso made sure to emphasize the honorific.
"Ugh!" both Choso and Yuki glared at each other.
"I feel like the third wheel so I will leave you lovers be" Yuji quickly grabbed some food before dashing out the entrance where Yuki came from.
"Don't leave me with this woman bro-" Choso watched as Yuji threw him a thumb up and left.
"You can leave too if you are going to be this rude" Yuki threw some food in her mouth and chewed, making loud sounds to annoy Choso.
"I would but I am not rude. I am here for a job" Choso wasn't backing down against her.
"It's not like I am going to marry you anyway. Too bad, it will bring shame on the lieutenant of the Kamo clan. Being a one-fifty-year-old virgin and all" Yuki smirked at her remark.
"Like you have a choice" Choso pointed out, "your family is desperately trying to marry you off because you are way past the age considered normal for women to marry" Yuki huffed in anger.
"I have many offers. Besides, you will never beat them anyway" Yuki chugged her drink in one sweep.
"I am confident I can defeat anyone" Choso was interested now.
"No-no. Not that kind of fight" Yuki smiled at Choso, "I hate arranged marriages but it's too late for me to do the whole love thing. My family is rushing me off to marry; however, I am not going to until I find love-even if it's in the short amount of time I have".
"So, what are you implying?" Choso questioned her. He will fight anyone and win. Choso was confident about that but this new type of challenge interested him.
"Choso, I will marry you in one condition" Yuki raised one of her hands at Choso. The hand formed one finger, "you have to fall in love with me before our wedding day or I swear on my life, I will break the engagement off".
"Fine" Choso doesn't even take a second to think on it, "I am confident I can complete any challenge" he reaches out to shake her hand. Yuki used one of the breakfast knives to cut her palm, taking Choso by surprise.
"Since your power is blood, a blood oath makes the most sense right?" Choso chuckled at her statement and produced blood on his palm as well. The two shook their bloodied hands slowly all the while locking their eyes on one another.
Yuki brushes her long blond hair in front of her lengthy mirror. The Kamo brothers departed her residence after exchanging bowes with Yuki's family members. They finalized their decision to marry off Choso and Yuki soon. The carriage carried the brothers away sometime after. Yuki smiles to herself. That man. I will make sure this challenge isn't a breeze; I will be a pain in the ass…
Choso never interacted with a girl before; being busy all the time and all. He is given Yuki to be his bride; but, boy is this woman a pain. She wants them to fall in love before getting married.