𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄: 𝐠𝐨𝐣𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐮 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

(xxiv) secret

it was finally the day of the exchange event.

y/n and gojo hadn't really spoken in the last few days.

she'd spent a lot of time with ieri, who insisted on testing out the extent of her abilities. it was equal to gojo's power in a lot of fields.

gojo had gone overseas for that period of time. it wasn't a business trip, he just needed time and space to think.

today they would meet again.

"makiii", y/n called as she caught up with the girl

"yes y/n sensei", maki turned towards her, "how do you feel now?"

"i'm okay"

she lied. she was not okay. she hadn't slept well in the last few days. she didn't know why.

well maybe she knew why.

she realised that she loved gojo but her fear of him hurting her exceeded that.

but something just didn't feel right about it.

she walked along into the room where all the teachers were seated.

"oh hey y/n", utahime waved

she smiled, sitting down next to her and they talked for a few minutes before the door opened and someone else walked in.

"helloooooo"

"ugh", utahime rolled her eyes, "hello gojo"

y/n didn't know where to look because he sat down between the two of them.

"utahimeee", gojo waved

she gave him a nod.

"and y/n", he said, and she looked at him, giving him a small smile, "hey"

eyes tend to hold much more emotion than a smile or a frown. and since gojo covered them, he seemed normal. as if he wasn't affected at all.

"hi", she replied, before looking ahead.

they didn't speak much for the rest of the event. y/n spoke to utahime and they had a mini-debate about whether maki or mai was the better twin.

gojo talked about how much yuuji had improved like a proud dad or something.

nostalgia seemed to be hitting him hard for some reason.

ah yes, another flashback: nine years ago

"remember, don't tell anyone", y/n warned, brushing his bottom lip with her thumb.

"yes baby i promise", gojo grinned, pulling her into another hug, "do well"

she rolled her eyes before smiling and going off to meet the others for the group battle.

"if you're gonna insist on coming here, the least you can do is be on time", utahime scolded as gojo walked in. a number of alumni were in the room, all of whom had mixed reactions to gojo walking in.

"gojo senpai is here!!", one of his juniors exclaimed as he walked in. he waved as he sat down facing the screen.

"never mind", utahime sighed, "why'd you come here anyway"

"to irritate you"

they watched as the battle began. gojo didn't really care about the rest of the people in the event so he mindlessly munched on marshmallows without paying attention to what was going on.

he zoned back in when utahime gasped.

"she's good", she said, looking at the screen

"who?", another kyoto ex-student asked, "isn't that zenin y/n?"