Scarlet Eyes (Gojo Satoru x OC)

❀ XVII. closure

Nearing the end of Arc 2 but not quite. There'll be a timeskip so they'll be third years. This arc was short because it only lasted for like 5 chapters which isn't that much for manga. Episode 0 will be next (not next chapter), and even that won't be very long. And then we'll be into the present universe.

All five of them entered the plane at 10 o'clock. Riko immediately darted to a window seat, pulling a Kuroi with her. This plane was a little different than the one they went on last time, two seats for window sides and a three person middle. 

"Ladies first," Getou said, stepping for Kumori. She raised a brow but thought nothing of it. Getou then sweetly turned to his best friend. "Get in. I refuse to be in the middle of you two if you decide to suddenly have a lover's quarrel no thank you." Before shoving Gojo to sit next to her.

"Did you say something to him?" Kumori hissed at Gojo. Events from the night before flashed in both of their minds, causing them to blush a bit. 

"No...? At least I don't remember..." Gojo scratched his head in confusion. The couple turned to look at their friend who only smiled at them. 

"Oh please continue," he laughed. "You're not very subtle." The two just looked away from Getou's cheshire smile. 

"You gonna try and fall asleep?" Gojo asked her. She shook her head.

"No. It's the morning anyways. Don't really feel the need," She said. "You could fall asleep for a bit though. I know you didn't get a wink last night," she suggested. 

Gojo pushed his head into the headrest of the seat. "I dunno. It's better to be ready for anything."

"Have you checked the plane for any possible bounty hunters or shamans?" she asked him.

"Yeah."

"And is there any?" she raised an expectant eyebrow at him. 

"No..." 

She flicked his forehead. "Then get some rest."

"But I wanna talk to you," he pouted. So that's what he wanted this entire time. Kumori closed her book and gave him her full attention. 

"Alright then go."

"If it isn't lovey dovey shit, I'm butting in," Getou said. Kumori only smirked.

"Go ahead."

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When they arrived in Tokyo, Kumori had already called Sato to come to the airport to pick them up. While on the flight, Riko's bounty had lifted so it was smooth sailing from there. But the first years refused to let their guards down until they had at least reached the gates of Jujutsu Tech.

With everyone situated in the car, Kumori closed the car door. "You're not coming with us?" Riko asked her. 

"No. Yaga-sensei called me back to the college early. I'll be shadow passing there," Kumori explained. She placed a hand on Riko's cheek before bowing at 90 degrees. "It's been an honor escorting you, Riko-san." When she got up, Riko had tears on the corners of her eyes and her mouth was quivering. 

"Thank you." 

Kumori placed a hand on the younger girl's cheek again. "Don't cry. You said so yourself that you'd be a part of Master Tengen and Master Tengen would be a part of you no? I'm not leaving you just as much as you're not leaving me."

"You were listening that day?" Riko asked. 

"Afraid so. And I'm glad I did," Kumori only smiled warmly. "By the way, my terms and conditions went away the second we got Misato-san back."