Chapter 27

Yuuji had spent the night at Choso's, well… Choso insisted. After hearing that Yuuji tends to panic in the middle of the night when he can't roll over, he grew concerned. Not to mention, Suiryu had a long day at the model agency, he wouldn't have been back for bedtime. So, by the morning, Itadori was up and ready to start the day. He was stunned that Choso would sleep on the floor with him in the nest bed… but then again, he keeps forgetting it is Choso!

"Good morning little brother, all set for a new day?" he asked gently.

'I suppose so…' Yuuji thought but merely nodded his head. It was odd though, he felt self conscious as Choso did the morning routine. He never felt that way when Suiryu was in charge of it, then again, Suiryu is technically him so… either way, he got over it rather quickly. He was bathed, changed and given a new set of clothing. Today happen to be a new hoodie and pants much to his delight. He was glad not to be wearing anything too cute that would make people think less of him.

He sat at the table as the brothers ate their breakfast. Eso did an amazing spread as always, Yuuji salivated at the sight of it all, but knew he couldn't eat any of it. He even tried to enjoy the smell of it all, and yet he instantly lost his appetite the moment he tried to savor it all. It made his mind snap back, reminding him that this was not food he was ready to handle just yet. "He grew again, didn't he?" Junpei asked as he shoved in the rest of his scrambled eggs.

"Actually, he shrunk a little," Choso confessed. "Strange, how on earth did that happen?"

He knew, it was the power he summoned to heal Junpei's wound. Yuuji knew it and understood from that moment on, his power was greatly limited, or else he would he stuck this way forever!

Knock, knock, knock.

The brothers peered to the door as Suiryu wondered in. Yet instantly, Yuuji cringed. 'UGH! What's that smell!' he thought and covered his nose.

Suiryu paused. "What's wrong Yuuji? Someone let one rip in front of you?"

"Hey we take that out of the room, we all know better than that!" Sho snapped back. But he paused as well. "He's never acted like this before. You okay little one?"

The smell was startling to him, like raw sewage with sweaty feet and decayed flesh! He couldn't get it out of his nose! 'It stinks! It stinks!' Yuuji wanted to yell, but his chirps only came out once more. He couldn't stand it! He slipped out of his chair and rushed out of the room trying to avoid the smell.

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The room froze as Yuuji crawled as fast as he could out of the room. "Weird…" Suiryu muttered oddly.

He took a seat, however he wasn't himself. He didn't feel right. "What's wrong?" Choso asked. He peered over and found his brother mimicking him having his hand over his chest.

He sighed aloud. "I had the strangest dream last night, but I don't know if it was a dream…" he said. "I…" Suddenly, he choked. The words wouldn't come out of him as his mind… suddenly went blank as to what occurred.

"Suiryu?" asked Noranso.

He coughed once more to clear his throat but then focused back on the table. "What was I saying?"

"Weird dream you had, screw that, this is a weird morning in general. You… you don't look like yourself today either." Said Junpei.

"Huh? What the hell do you mean by that?!"

"Whoa, calm down…"

"No, tell me you piece of shit! What did you mean by that!"

The room froze.

Suiryu suddenly froze as his face went pale. "What the hell… Junpei… I…"

"This… this isn't right." Suddenly, the brothers exchanged looks and nodded to each other. "Suiryu, what happened to you recently, has anything occurred that was out of the ordinary?" questioned Junpei.

He paused. "Freaky Fred made a peace offering to me, some sake, but it tasted horrible. Must have been his attempt as a joke or something, I don't give a shit at this point."

"Why would he gift you sake? How did he know you liked it?" Choso asked.

Suiryu froze once more. "That son of a bitch…" he muttered. Suiryu suddenly stormed out of the dorm. He was going to find Freaky Fred and see what the hell he spiked that damn drink with!