The Greatest

Chapter 22

They were trapped in a dome. Inside, big angry foxes were standing around her. Her eyes had turned orange.

"Whoa! This is so cool!" Mahito said excited.

The foxes ran towards them, one ripped off Mahito's arm.

She ran quickly in Geto's direction and grabbed him by the collar of his clothes.

"Listen, fucker" she pressed her katana against his throat. "You won't ever touch a single hair from Satoru's head."

Geto chuckled. "So pathetic, Goddess, are you in love?"

She widened her eyes and scratched his neck. Geto groaned when she slammed him on the floor.

She put her foot in his chest and the katana against his face. "That's none of your business, Geto".

"My, my, you are a delightful." He laughed. "Go on, kill me, you have us cornered anyways."

She swung the sword above her head, and when she was about to strike she heard them calling her.

"Takara-sensei!" It was Yuuji.

"Shit..." she whispered.

She vanished in the air.

"Ah, an illusion? I must say I was convinced." Geto picked Mahito. "Let's meet again, Goddess."

Her domain vanished, and she fell on her knees at the same time Geto and Mahito disappeared.

"Sensei!" Yuuji called running towards her.

"Yuuji...where is Gojo?" She whispered trying to not faint. She had used a huge amount of power to duplicate herself and keep up the domain.

Yuuji held her before her head hit the ground.

"W-where is Satoru...?" She whispered again giving up.

(. . .)

"Oi, Satoru, you must really like her to be whining like that" Ieiri lit a cigarette.

Takara heard her voice but couldn't move yet.

"She's- important to me" he whispered almost ashamed. "Shut up, Shoko"

She laughed and patted his back.

"She's fine, she just overdid herself, she's been out only 24 hours" Ieiri smiled. "But I must say, I never imagined we were in presence of a Goddess."

"She's a fighter, she resisted as much as her body let her." Shoko caressed Takara's hair softly.

Gojo was sitting beside her, he hasn't slept because he was too worried to do it. He was the last one to reach her, because he was breaking the barrier Geto putted up.

Takara breathed softly, she slowly tried to open her eyes, succeeding in the third try.

"Takara?" Satoru stood up quickly.

She smiled weakly.

"Oi, Gojo, chill" Ieiri moved him away from her. "I've to check on her, but you see, she woke up"

Takara chuckled.

"Go, take a shower, maybe a nap, and then come back." Shoko crossed her arms.

"B-but" Gojo tried to speak.

Shoko stopped him by putting her hand against his face.

"Aaaagggggghh" he yelled exasperated and held his head with both of his hands.

"Don't be dramatic!"

(. . .)

"Thanks, Ieiri" Takara smiled at her when she gave her a glass of water.

The woman smiled back.

"You're fine now, you were just worn out." She said lighting a cigarette.

"Can I have one of those?" Takara stretched in the bed.

"Sure" Shoko laughed.

They kept silence of a minute.

"Gojo almost passed out when he saw you laying there in Yuuji's arm, who was crying too."

Takara chuckled. "They're so dramatic somehow."

"Ieiriiii" Gojo knocked on the door again. "Please, let me in, I can't wait any longer, don't be mean!"

Ieiri and Takara laughed.

"Alright, alright, you are such a baby."

Gojo ran by Ieiri and reached Takara, embracing her in a hug.

"I was worried to death" he whispered holding her head.

She smiled and hugged him back. "It's okay, I'm fine"

He kissed her forehead and held her hand. "How do you feel?"

"My side hurts a little" she scoffed "but other than that I'm good"

"I never thought he would come here." Gojo let his head rest on her lap.

"None of us did, honestly." She gave a drag to her cigarette.

She caressed his hair, she felt how tired he was and slowly he fell asleep in there.

(. . .)

"Sensei, it was scary as hell!" Yuuji cried out "for a moment I thought you died in my arms."

She giggled.

"Sensei" Fushiguro called her.

The other two students and her turned their heads to him.

"Why did Mahito called you a goddess?"

"Because she is a goddess." Gojo opened his eyes slowly. "What are you all doing here?"

"Oi, don't be rude" Shoko pushed his head.

"We were worried about Takara-sensei" Nobara said while brushing her sensei's hair.

"So... my question?" Megumi frowned annoyed.

Takara looked at Gojo, he was looking at her with sleepy eyes.

"You don't have to tell them if you don't want to" he said yawning.

She faced her students, she thought about how worried they must have felt too. Yuuji's eyes were puffy from crying. Her heart went soft.

"My dear kids" she spoke softly. "I am, indeed, a reincarnated goddess."

They dropped their mouths.

"A war is coming" she let her head fall back. "And I am going to protect you".

"All of you" she looked at Gojo straight in the eye.