Two Cursed Kids | JUJUTSU KAISEN | "Shadows and Water" Prequel Story

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-Based on Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 0: Chapter 01-

"Gojo," I asked. "Who was the boy you brought in earlier?"

My father looked down at me, a thick white bandage was wrapped around his head to cover his eyes. It was hard to read his expression. "That was Yuta Okkotsu," he said softly. "He was brought to Jujutsu High to be executed."

I gasped, covering my mouth with my hands. "Why?!" I demanded.

"Because the Higher Ups are a bunch of bitches that are scared out of their minds," he sighed. "But the boy agreed to it, so there's not much I can do."

"No need for profanity," I scoffed. "But why don't you enroll him in the Technical School?" I suggested sarcastically. Gojo stopped walking and opened his mouth to speak then closed it again quickly, turning on his heel and jogging down the hallway. "You're a genius, 'Kari." he muttered.

"Wait!" I called, sprinting to keep up with him. "Where are you going?" I gasped.

"To meet with Principal Yaga!" he yelled. I stopped running, watching as he disappeared inside of the Principals building.

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I had been sitting in my room for most of the day, bored out of my mind. Eventually I opened my back door, letting the refreshing air inside. The smell of leaves and flowers and cool wind floated around my room, the floor and walls coated in golden sunlight.

Gojo busted in, nearly knocking the door off of it's hinges. "Hey, 'Kari!" he said joyfully. "Guess what?" he asked, sitting down cross legged on the floor.

I sighed, getting up from my desk to sit in front of him. "Let me see," I muttered. "You... convinced Yaga to convince the Higher Ups to put Okkotsu's execution on hold so you can enroll him as a first year at Jujutsu High and learn to control the Curse that hovers around him constantly?"

"How'd you know?" he asked, suddenly sounding disappointed. "And how'd you know about his Curse?"

"Just a hunch," I shrugged. "As for the Curse, I can see them too, ya know," I said as I waved my hand in front of my eyes. "Besides, its aura is similar to Sukuna's or the one that killed my brother. So the feeling is pretty familiar to me," I explained. "What's up with that Curse anyways? Why is it so obsessed with Okkotsu?"

Gojo smiled. "I'm so glad you asked!" he said. "The Curse known as Rika Orimoto. She was Yuta's fiance."

"Okkotsu is engaged?" I questioned, confused. "But he's only sixteen."

Gojo laughed, ruffling my hair with his hand.  I shoved him off, annoyed. "I know right! He's way younger than me and he's already engaged to someone! Though she may be a curse, he still cares very deeply about her and got all nervous and scared when the other first years tried to exorcise her."

"But she's a Curse. Exorcising Curses is literally their only job."

"I know right?" he said sarcastically. "What a bunch of slacker students I've got this year."

"Where are the first years now?" I asked.

"On a mission," he answered.

"Can I go?" I asked excitedly.

"No."

"Why not?" I whined.

His face contorted into a confused emotion. "'Kari, you're not exactly the best with... people," he said.

"But I wanna make friends!" I complained. "You said once I start high school I'll have friends!"

"But you're not in high school yet," he said matter-of-factly.