mamoritai | f. megumi

二十三 x 5k reads special

Inside the main lobby of the dormitory building of Tokyo Jujutsu High Campus, all the students were summoned by Gojo to talk about the events of what happened during thr Sister Goodwill Event.

"So...many things happened and some people died, what do you want to do? Continue the Goodwill Event?" He asks

"When you put it like that-" Yuji begins to say, but was cut off by Todo.

"Of course." Todo responded gruffly. "We should continue."

"Why?" Gojo asks

"First, mourning is for those close to the people who have passed away. That's not our concern." Todo begins to say, raising a finger. "Second, since people have died, all the more reason we should get stronger. Strength is built based on the accumulation of results. Either suffer the defeat or taste the victory. That is how we grow. Results are important since they are physical proof!"

"For a moment" Momoka begins to say, whisper among Nobara and Megumi, "He kind of sounds like my father. His words are so of an adult and Ijichi san calls my father the adult of adults." She adds, chuckling softly.

"Is your father a strict one?" Megumi asks 

"When it comes to teaching and mentoring, his methods may make you feel like he's belittling you. But he's very kind and understanding. Whenever I got a perfect score in school, he'd reward me with ice cream!" Momoka beams, hearing her words made Megumi smile a little.

Because he never experienced growing up with a father. And based from Momoka's stories, Megumi thought, it must be so nice to have a parent look after you, not abandon you.

"Third" Todo continues, raising a third finger "The feeling of not finishing up things in school will make you regret it for a lifetime."

"How old are you?" Gojo jokingly asks

"I say yes to continuing the event!" Momoka happily answers, raising her hand up in the air.

"I don't really mind" Megumi responds

"We will anyway" Nobara confidently spoke

"It's ridiculous but it makes sense" Noritoshi chimes in

"You should just rest, Kamo." Momo tells him

"I have no objection" Panda says

"Salmon" Toge hums

"Do we decide the individual battles by drawing lots?" Maki asks

"What?" Gojo questions "There's no individual battles this year" He adds, sending everyone into curiosity. "I hate to follow a fixed routine but every year, the team events are put into a box and opened on the day." He then tosses to Yuji a wooden box.

With the decision left to Yuji, he sticks his hand inside the box before drawing out a piece of paper.

"What?" Gakuganji asks

"Baseball?" Yaga asks

"Look at what I did to my hair!" Momoka says, happily showing to Megumi how she has her hair tied into two ponytails, using a black ribbon as her hair tie. "I don't like tying my hair, but this is a good change, right?" She asks, smiling up at her male friend.

Megumi was lost in thought. The new style of her hair made her look more cuter.

"You look pretty as always." Megumi mumbles, more likely to himself while placing a cap on Momoka's head.

"I didn't quite catch that" Momoka says, standing on her tiptoes to look and lean at Megumi a little closer. "Can you repeat that?"

Now with the little proximity between their faces and their lips, Megumi's breath hitched.

Casting his eyes down on her lips, it was like they were calling for him. He wanted to pull her in and place his lips on hers, to kiss her again. But he decided not to, given they are in a public setting and he didn't want to face the constant teasing of his classmates and schoolmates. Hell, maybe his teacher aka Gojo might tease him as well. Pulling himself away with self control, he shook his head and took a step back.

"Nothing." Megumi hums, walking away. "I said do your best as a water girl."

"You know I'll always do my best!" Momoka responded, catching up to him.

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"Huh?" Gojo asks, turning around and then beaming happily over to the unexpected guest of today. "It's good to see you here, Nanami! You don't usually come to events like this!"

Nanami, dressed in a blue button down shirt and gray pants, minus his glasses, heaves a sigh, not minding the white haired male marveling at his sudden presence in the school.

"Where are they, Satoru?" He asks

"They're over there!" Gojo points at the field. Following the direction of his finger, Nanami goes over there and decides to sit on one of the benches besides Utahime.

"Good morning, Nanami san!" Utahime smiles, greeting the fellow jujutsu sorcerer.

"Good morning to you too, Utahime." Nanami responded, "Has the game already started?"

"Not yet" Utahime answers, "The children are still warming up." She adds, taking a look on the time on her phone. "Give it ten to fifteen minutes then the game will finally start." She spoke, handing to him a baseball cap.

"You should wear one too!" She says.

Nanami, internally letting out a sigh, took the cap from her hands and wore it on his head. As soon as he placed the cap on, he spotted Momoka wearing a dark blue baseball uniform with leggings and a long sleeve inside. But that wasn't all, he noticed how she had tied her hair for the first time.

He watched as Momoka say something with a bright smile to Megumi, watching her stand on her tiptoes while the male puts on the baseball cap for her before running to catch up to him.

"The children grow up so fast don't they?" Utahime suddenly asks, letting out a soft sigh as she watches the Kyoto students stretching and getting into their positions in the field. "It only feels like it was yesterday when they first enrolled!" She fondly recalls the memory inside her mind.

Nanami couldn't help but hum as well, inside his mind the memory of picking up Momoka from the orphanage resurfaced. He smiled a little to himself. Oh how his little girl is already growing up before his eyes.

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