𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐃 | satoru gojo

09 | Don't Use Priority Seats If You Aren't A Priority Passenger

"There's a seat over there, sensei. Why don't you take Keigo and sit there until we get to Shinjuku?"

After their lengthy walk to the bus stop followed by their uneventful bus ride to the train station, Gojō and his students had finally boarded the train for the next step of their journey. However, they had been misfortunate in choosing a carriage that was scarce in seats as far as the eye could see, with the exception being a seat near one of the doors that Megumi had spotted.

"Huh? Are you kidding me? It's a priority seat for old people and pregnant women!"

Clutching onto Keigo's car seat handle with one hand and reaching for the railing above him with the other, Gojō cracked his neck and added, "Kugisaki, take Keigo and sit there. People will be less judgey if they see a girl sitting in the seat with a baby."

"Huh?" Standing across from Gojō with Megumi and Yūji, Nobara glared at her teacher. "No they won't! They'll be more judgey because they'll think I'm a teenage mother!"

"Wrong! You look old, so it's okay!"

Gojō leered at Nobara, which only furthered her enragement.

"HUH?! YOU DID NOT-" As soon as Nobara had rolled up her sleeves, Yūji and Megumi simultaneously reached out and grabbed her arms to restrain her as she lashed out at their teacher. "YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT!"

"Sorry for the noise," apologised Megumi to the passengers on the seats closest to them. "Sensei, we're going to take a while to get there. Having Keigo swinging around isn't ideal for him. You need to sit down with him."

"Oh, alright!" groaned Gojō, throwing his head back in exasperation. "Fine! I'll go and sit in the priority seat like the pregnant woman I am! Hmph!"

Shaking his head, Megumi watched as Gojō approached the visibly pregnant woman who sat next to the empty priority seat and asked, "I'm sorry, I know I'm neither an old man nor a pregnant woman, but would it be okay if I could at least put him here? I promise I'll move as soon as another seat frees up."

"Oh! Yes, of course! You can sit down as well, you know!"

"Thank you." Carefully taking off his backpack and shoving it onto the rack above their heads, Gojō then proceeded to place Keigo's car seat beside the woman before sitting down.

Finally, sighed Gojō, closing his eyes and leaning his head backwards against the window. Although the day had just barely begun, he was already exhausted from having to keep up with Keigo's frequent feeding and diaper changes, and wanted to get his necessity shopping over as soon as possible. Peace and quiet.

"Oh, he's so adorable!" As soon as the woman beside him spoke, Gojō groaned internally. "You must be so tired from carrying him around like that! It's not every day I see a car seat around here!"

"It's no big deal," insisted Gojō, waving away the woman's concerns in disinterest. "He's as light as a feather."

"Aha, he sure looks like it," beamed the woman, gazing down at Keigo's peaceful, dazed face. His eyes were lazily scanning his environment as if he were analysing his whereabouts, and when the strange woman noticed their intense, icy blue hue, she let out a gasp. "His eyes! Are those- are those actually his eyes?!"

"Yep," sighed Gojō, his head still leaned against the window. "The real deal."

"They're amazing! Sorry if I'm poking around too much, but by any chance, are you-"

Unexpectedly, Keigo let out a loud wail and burst into tears, immediately alarming not only Gojō, but his three students as well. Other passengers on the carriage also appeared to be inconvenienced by his crying, which immediately set his entourage into a panic.