The Veil: Reimagined

Chapter # 14

The cool moonlight bath her existence, making her skin glimmer underneath it. Her hair swaying in the gentle wind, obscuring her vision now and then, she'll simply brush it back to tuck the long strands behind her ears.

Satoru watched her restless figure from distance. It was midnight, she was supposed to be tucked in her bed, sleeping but here she was, wide awake. He considered walking up to her and telling her how irresponsible she was for sitting on the roof past curfew.

However, he was just as reckless or maybe even more for observing the girl from afar; as if she was a relic, to be admired and observed from a distance, never to be touched because it'll taint the beauty of it and Satoru will never taint (Name). So he watched...

"You know it's creepy to stare at people from a distance like that." Her melodic voice cut through his thoughts, bringing Satoru back to earth.

Satoru, with his hands in his pockets, walked up to her, "Who said I was watching you, I was admiring your..." he closely eyed her, "...pajamas, care to share from where you bought these. I might buy a pair or two."

"Sadly, I don't remember." He set himself beside her.

"Seriously, I was looking forward to buying a pair of pajamas," he pouts, bringing his glasses down.

"You can have mine," (Name) smiled at his childish behavior. She jokingly brought her hands to the hem of her pajama shirt.

"Mam, this is illegal."

She laughed saying, "I thought you wanted my pajamas, Satoru?" he did not answer to that. (Name) clasped her hands together, suddenly feeling shy, "relax, I was not going to take it off for real."

"what if I was waiting for you to take it off?" he stated with a little smirk.

"Then I'll probably smack you over the head and throw you off of the roof." (Name) shoved him slightly, "you are a pervert, you know that?"

"Says the one offering to strip for me." (Name) mouth dropped at his words, and Satoru grinned at her speechless expression, "what happened? Cat got your tongue?"

"You are a degenerate." (Name) brought her knees to her chest, goosebumps running over her skin from the cold wind. Satoru noticed it, he silently took off his jacket and draped it over her shoulders, "what was that for?" The girl was surprised at his actions but accepted the jacket nonetheless.

"See, I might be a pervert but I am also a gentleman," he spoke, his soft as he fingers lingering over the jacket more than necessary as he tucked her in.

"But what about you? You'll be cold." Satoru was just garbed in his dress shirt. He carelessly dismissed her concern.

"Cold does not bother me."

"Right, your nose is already turning red." (Name) said bringing her hand up and pointing at it.

"The moon sure is beautiful tonight, don't you think?" He spoke, ignoring her comment earlier.

(Name) gazed at the moon, "it sure is..." a comfortable silence fell over them, and after a while (Name) said, "you know, your hair color is kinda similar to the moon."

"Yeah?"

"It's pretty."

Wait, was she indirectly calling him pretty!? Was it just his hair? "I know I'm pretty."
'wow, Satoru way to be humble.'

"Everything else is pretty mediocre." she scrunched her nose at him, her eyes twinkling with mirth.

"You wound my self-esteem, (Name)."

"I hope it suffers a fatal blow and never recovers." (Name) giggled at his pouty face, he was such a baby.

"I'm gonna have to stop you right there, that reminds me, we never had a rematch of our battle."

"Do you want to rematch? I'd warn you, I'm not hitting you just verbally this time around." (Name) stood up from her spot on the rooftop.

"Bring it on..." Satoru followed her.

"But first..." (Name) jumped off of the ten-floor school building, "you gotta catch me!"

"I'm gonna catch you just you wait!" Satoru took off his glasses, folding them neatly. He jumped after her, chasing her into the night.

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"You love to give me hard time, don't you?" Satoru leaned against the tree, his eyes wandering around searching for her.

"I'm not giving you hard time, you are just slow like a snail and weak." (Name) was hanging upside-down from the branch of the tree he was leaning on.

Gojo was surprised, to say the least, at her sudden appearance his soul almost left his body. He made an effort to catch her, "wait you little---" but she was faster.

"Hah! And you call yourself the wannabe strongest sorcerer, can't even catch a single girl---" she was grabbed by the borrowed jacket she was wearing.

"Gotcha!" (Name) easily slipped the jacket off of her, giving it back to its owner.

"Try harder," she stuck her tongue out to him, sprinting away.

"I swear if I catch you I'm gonna..." he inhaled deeply, this girl was fast. He needs a plan to catch her.

"Satoru~" the girl chirped, sitting cross-legged on the tree, "where are you?"

The boy attacked her from behind, (Name) dodged his assault. His foot got stuck in between a branch breaking it in the process, he exclaimed, "Oof, I'm gonna fall!"

(Name) reacted immediately, grabbing onto his hand and preventing his drop. Satoru saw this chance as a silver lining and took it. He grabbed her hands in his steel grip, "what are you---"

She was pulled down along with him, they fell together. Satoru hit the ground with a groan, (Name) falling on him, "do you realize how stupid that was!?" she scolded, slapping his chest.

"I've caught you, haven't I?" he gave a grin, securing her in his fast grip.

"That does not matter, you could have been hurt badly," She squirmed in his hold, his face was just inches away from her. If any of them leans they can kiss and that's the last thing she wants right now.

"(Name)..." he said her name with tenderness.

"...?"

"Your elbows are digging into my ribs, do get off of me." (Name) did not notice but his arms were no longer holding her down but they were laying by his sides.

"Of course." she stumbled off of him, standing awkwardly by his side.

Satoru yawned, getting off of the ground, "I'm so sleepy, I think we should go to bed now."

"Yes, you are right, good night!"

Satoru watched her leave, he was glad that he was able to get a grip of himself, or else he would have ended up kissing her. (Name) was leaving tomorrow and He was sure she didn't even see him that way.

This 'crush' of his will forever be a crush and he was sure to forget about her when she leaves. that's best for both of them.

the teens forgetting about the reason they were playing chase in the first place.

Author's note:

Hey, how are you, people? Don't worry this has not ended yet. But this fic will be shorter than THE VEIL, only have a hand full of chapters left.

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