RETRY / G. SATORU

06

❝ OH YOU'RE THE OLDER
SISTER, RIGHT? ❞

you stood frozen, as behold, right infront of you, was your fucking bestfriend— the strongest one, the one you fought with before you died, and the most annoying one —that bestfriend.

"yeah..." you nervously nodded and took a deep breath before examining his expression. one look and you knew. you knew that gojo satoru isn't here for you and he isn't also aware of the fact that you were you; his fucking bestfriend.

after all, that smile was so fucking fake.

you shifted your eye to megumi and sweetly smiled at him, "you should go and rest first, i'll talk to this man for a while, okay?"

he seemed reluctant at first but, "i'll soon follow you so don't worry." you reassured him, before he eventually followed while murmuring,

"i'm not worried tho." he entered the house, leaving you and satoru gojo alone. normally you'll find that tsundere side of megumi cute, but you decided to postpone that thought for a moment and focus on the moment right now.

"so uhm..." you faced satoru again, and even though you were feeling a sense of unfamiliarity from his expression, the yearning to hug him was so deep, to the point you can't even look at his eyes for too long.

despite the fact that you two didn't end up on good terms, that doesn't change the fact that he was your best friend. and you were his best friend.

you have every right to miss him. wanting to hug him, to tell him that you fucking miss his stupid face and nasty personality. you have the right to want but that doesn't mean you have the right to do it.

especially now, that you're just a stranger to him.

which is why, he introduced himself, something you didn't need to know since you were already and perfectly aware of it.

but what he told you next, surprised you.

you stared at satoru, in confusion, "you're saying that you're adopting the three of us, because megumi is a zenin?"

well. that sentence was quite a shock for you.

gojo nodded. while you processed.

"oh i see..." you were already aware of the fact that megumi has curse energy. but for him to be a zenin? gosh. your mouth was left agape due to the shock.

you glanced at megumi and tsumiki, who is currently at the balcony; watching you. you smiled at them before looking back at satoru.

and once again, you met his eyes. and that bitter feeling started flowing all over again.

now, you can't help but roll your eyes. after all, you knew that he only uses that kind of expression when he's being sarcastic with the higher ups. in other words, he's being plastic right now;

using his fake personality and all.

and damn. you never thought a day would come again, wherein satoru would treat you like a stranger; looking at you as if you're not important and valuable to him.

you stared at it again, hoping you'll find a little bit glimmer of care, damn, or interest towards you in his eyes. but... fuck there isn't just any of it.

and obviously. you weren't used to this; this isn't how he looks at you. it was like you're back to square one. back to day one— the exact first time you met him.

satoru was bright, had that joking aura around him, but at the same time, was judging and looking down on you.

you remember how talkative and friendly ( if it means that teasing is being friendly ) he was with you. that outsiders might think both of you are close.