(I'm sure you all would like to see Sukuna interact with Eri. But sadly that's not what I have in mind.)
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"I'd probably join the Disaster Logistics Simulation. Oh yeah also the Agility and Movement Trials." Mina answered Sukuna's question about what competitions she'd join besides the main tournament.
"But man you have some heavy hitters, my brain would probably be like Denki's after he overuses his Quirk if I join these." She commented, shuddering at the thought. Making a plan with her teammates was alright, but debating with other high IQ people using all their brainpower was definitely a no go.
"I'll do fine. But the schedule is going to be a nightmare with all of our personal goals clashing with the stall's needs." Sukuna replied.
"Relax, no way the school would schedule students to run a stall right before a combat match. And there's no way they'd force a student to be in two mandatory places at once." Mina reasoned.
"We probably need to ask sensei about the school's scheduling table." Sukuna muttered. Mina grinned a little.
"Knowing sensei, he'd probably complain about you and Momo disturbing his precious nap time." She joked, causing Sukuna to smirk a little. That's exactly why they needed to disturb him.
Just then, the bullet train they were riding on stopped, as more passengers boarded it, being mostly people who got off work. Mina internally complained as she and Sukuna were squeezed to the side, her head a few centimeters away from hitting the window.
"Huh?" She widened her eyes as Sukuna gently cupped his hand around her head, pulling her close to him, not wanting her head to hit the window while the train was moving. The man seemed unbothered by what he was doing, but Mina was totally red in the face.
"Are you alright with this?" He asked, looking down at her, noticing her pink face was beginning to brighten. Mina nodded silently, wrapping her arms around him a little.
They'd stay like that for the whole ride home, both enjoying each other's body warmth more than they cared to admit. They were in their own little world, the claustrophobic feeling from being congested thrown out long ago.
They almost missed their stop, with both of them quickly rushing out of the train. As per usual, Sukuna walked Mina home. She wouldn't have it any other way now. They were silent, with Mina strangely not bringing up any new topics or anything about the sports festival.
Sukuna had noticed this a long time ago. They had this indescribable lingering tension between them every time they were together, even though they hadn't argued about anything.
Mina felt the same way, though it was a little worse for her, having gotten to the point where she starts overthinking about his feelings for her. She realized that her body became incredibly sensitive when they took walks like this.
"Hnngh!" She jolted up, realizing that her right hand had lightly touched his left knuckle. Sukuna glanced down at her, noticing that Mina was really trying her best to be nonchalant about it and continue walking, though her flustered expression didn't really help her out.
'Dude. Mina totally likes you. As in she wants you to be her boyfriend. For a guy who has four eyes, you're pretty blind.' His mind flash backed to a conversation he and Denki had the other day. He didn't remember what he replied to him, probably just a grunt, but Denki's words did spark a thought within him.
Mina widened her eyes as she felt her right hand suddenly being intertwined with Sukuna's hand. Her heart felt like it was about to burst out of her chest, her pink face replaced by a dark red.
'Wait, he must know my hands are sweaty!!!' She panicked, looking at Sukuna who kept looking forward. This definitely was on purpose.
'Where did all that confidence go?' He thought, secretly amused. Mina shakily looked back forward before a large smile appeared on her face, as she tightened her grip on his hand.
As they arrived at Mina's home. Sukuna, though reluctantly, let go of her hand. Mina turned around to look at him, still having a smile on her face after all that unprotected handholding they just did.
"See you tomorrow, kay?" She tilted her head at him cutely. Sukuna nodded silently.
"Hihi!~" She gave him a hug, an act they now perform regularly ever since she hugged him that day during the entrance exams. Though this time it lingered a bit longer.
Sukuna didn't mind it. Mina was warm, and the feeling he gets whenever he hugged her felt good. They both heard a camera snapping, and turned to look at Mina's mom holding her phone up, grinning mischievously.
"Honey! Look at this!" Maya shouted as she ran in the house while calling her husband.
"Wait! Mom! This isn't what it looks like!"
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Sukuna stared silently at the rotten finger before him. It had appeared after his fight with the Nomu, and he had somehow forgotten about eating it. After swallowing it all in one go(ayo), Sukuna felt a surge of power within him as his markings forcefully activated.
"I should cook a meal with this stuff. Maybe it'll taste better." He grumbled in annoyance, walking over to his bathroom to brush his teeth. There was no way he was talking to his parents with his breath smelling like rotten flesh.
'So would that be my sixth, or seventh finger?' Sukuna thought while brushing his teeth, staring into his reflection. So far, there were no new abilities given to him, just the usual boost of strength, then a boost to his regeneration and slicing abilities.
'If that Shigaraki guy is smart enough, he and his League of Villains would be watching us fight during the festival.' He wondered what Shigaraki was doing. Sukuna was sure that he had something up his sleeve.
'We just made ourselves really big targets whether we like it or not. And if Shigaraki's personality followed the usual tropes of being a villain, he'd be planning how to take revenge against us, forgetting All Might altogether.' Sukuna made a mental note to remind everyone to watch their backs.
Villains are unpredictable after all.
'Though if he and his merry band of buddies were to actually kidnap us. Who would he pick as his main target?' He wondered, drinking some mouth wash, making sure to NOT accidentally swallow it like last time.
'Well it'd definitely be me. I'm the one who caused the most losses. Then it'd either be Bakugo, Todoroki, then Momo. Though, he wouldn't be dumb enough to capture Endeavor's son now would he? That's like calling a nuke to target your own house.' If he followed the logic that villains are the most unpredictable when they were desperate, then it'd be a 90% chance he'd do so.
'Whatever, I'm sure we can deal with it when the time comes. They did receive new training plans from Momo's not so cheap private expert the other day. If they know what's good for them, they'll be disciplined.' He sighed, exiting the bathroom after spitting out the mouthwash.
He blinked, hearing his phone ring. After he unplugged it from the charger, he saw that it was Mina requesting a facetime with him.
"Seriously..." He smiled a little.
"Can't this girl go one hour without talking to me? Does she really like to be around me that much?"
To be continued...