The Curse Between Us (ItaKugi)

The New Girl and a Hardcore Training Session

 Yuji's POV

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"When-will-this-end?" I groan while huffing from all the running Maki-senpai is making us do around the training grounds. Today in particular just happened to be my lucky day, with the sun's harsh rays making my skin sweat and heat up, and the tiny breezes that can only emit warm air. I feel like in this weather, I may as well burn to ashes. I swear to god, the weather here is either really shitty or rainy as hell...

"Not until another hour at least" Megumi pants in front of me. I groan loudly. Even Megumi's rarely-flushed face is turning pink. I guess he's really pushing his limit, which is uncommon, since he has a shit ton of stamina.

 Damn it, I wish I could be a bit more like him. I really respect Megumi. I still don't know why he didn't leave me to die back at middle school. I hope he can eventually find something-or someone-that makes him happy. Damn, where are these cheesy thoughts coming from? I guess the fucking heat is mixing with the tiny bit of sanity I have and coming up with weird thoughts.

"Alright everyone! Stop and do 30 push ups and 30 crunches right here and right now!" Maki-senpai orders, her fair skin slightly pink at the cheeks (how does she never sweat, even while wearing long sleeves and pants?). 

"Ple-please, let u-us have a bre-eak" I say, trembling of tiredness. Maki trips me, shoves me in mid-air to the ground, with her knee on my back and her fist clenching my hair so that my face and neck are facing the front, and her other hand pinning both of my arms to my back.

"Listen, you don't fucking talk like that to me, I'm the one Gojo-sensei put in charge while he was on his errands, and you have absolutely NO right to place the orders! Now, your punishment for objecting to my commands will be an extra 50 burpees in 90 seconds! Fail to do this, and I'll be sparring with you after lunch" 

She lets go of my hair, which makes my head crash to the ground (did I lose a tooth just now?) and gets her hand and leg off of my back. Now I'm here, laying down in the nice, cool grass... Shit, it's wet. I slowly get up, my muscles aching, and the rest of the class focusing on Maki now. She looks at me, with her hair still perfectly in place despite 3 hours of cardio, and gives me a devious grin. Shit. Now I know I really fucked up.

Anyway, Maki-senpai makes us do more laps around the training grounds and then some combat lessons. God, I could really go for some soba noodles. By the time training finishes, Megumi and I are chilling in my room, eating some pizza Gojo-sensei bought for us (rumor has it that Margherita flavor is his favorite) and mochi. 

"You know, you should really keep your mouth shut when it's necessary" Megumi says by the time we stop devouring our food.

"Hey, I did you a favor. If I didn't ask her then you totally would" I smirk at him.

"Would not" he rolls his eyes but the corners of his mouth lift a tiny bit. "Remember what happened last time you talked back to Maki?"

"Please don't-" I whine, and Megumi snickers.

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Flashback

6 days ago, at the training grounds, under a heavy thunderstorm, the group is working out.