𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲'𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐭 | ＧＯＪＯ

26: Revelation

You sat with the test shaking between your fingers, this moment felt surreal.

You'd imagined the scenario countless times before. Married to the love of your life, both accomplished sorcerers, trying for a baby and then it happens, the puzzle pieces fitting together at the right time.

This was not the right time.

You couldn't take your eyes off of the two blazing pink lines in front of you.
Shoko flipped the remaining tests over, two lines, another two lines, even a digital test had positive flashing on its display. "It's ok.." Shoko soothed with her arms still cradling you.

"How is this ok?" A croak finally cracks out from your throat. "This is anything but ok". Your friend frowned, you knew she had your best interests at heart but you didn't want to hear it right now.

Tap! Tap!

Two gentle thuds sounded off from the front door which made your stomach twist again, you didn't need any visitors right now.
Your friend worked her way over to the entrance and looked through the peep hole. "It's Satoru" she whispered.

Great.

You nodded and hand gestured her to let him in. "Well if it isn't my favourite medical student" he boomed happily, embracing his friend with a hug. Shoko stumbled back from him in surprise, he was clearly in a very happy mood - this was going to be fun.

He walked over to you and you couldn't help but let a tiny smile creep onto your lips, the man just made you melt.

The tall male strode over to you, flashing his immaculate white smile. He was grasping a huge bouquet of cerulean roses, the contrast of the flowers and his eyes against his pale shirt and ivory hair was breathtaking. "I saw these and thought of you" he lowered the florals down to your face allowing you to take in the aroma. The scent of flower gardens, petals and a summers day greeted you, it was just what you needed.

"Thank you"

Shoko quickly hurried over and took them from you so she could rinse them and put them into a vase.
"Heh, what's all these things?" Gojo planted a kiss on your forehead and leaned towards the side, squinting his eyes at the tests.
"Positive? Positive for what?"

Once again you found yourself stuck for words, another perfect moment stripped away from you.
"They're tests"

"Hmm.. for what?" He picked one up and brought it closer to his face, wiggling it in front of his eyes curiously. "Yeah don't get it to close" you scrunched up your nose in disgust, the idea of your pee being that close to his face was not the one. "Are you ill? Don't tell me you've got COVID or something"

You took a deep breath, he had no chance of guessing, it was now or never.
"I found an egg with Cyrax.."

He sat down on the free stall next to you, you could see his mind ticking away in contemplation. "Dragons in the Tatsuya.."

"Only lay eggs when their master is expecting" he finished your sentence. You nervously gazed up at him, his eyes were fixated on the test he had in his hand, you noticed his thumb run tenderly over the plastic casing.
He finally raised his head to look you in the eye. "You're pregnant?"
All the saliva in your mouth had evaporated out of sheer anxiety.
"Looks like it.."

"How?" He asked softly. You slide the half used pill packet over to him and he picks it up with his free hand. His iris' flick back and forth over the pills still stuck in their wrapper. "Those are the days you stayed at mine and we.."
You nodded slowly in agreement.
"Your having my baby?"
He repeated trying to solidify the thought in his mind. "As of the moment.. yeah"

Shoko looked between the pair of you and decided to slip away to her room to give you both some privacy.
"What do you mean, as of the moment?"
You cast your eyes down and started to fidget with your sleeves apprehensively.
"We have options.." you whispered quietly.

The corners of his mouth turned down into a frown as if he was disappointed in your words. "And that's what you want is it?"
You thought hard about your response, "well no, of course it isn't but Satoru, the timing, our circumstances"

"Yeah and we'll deal with it" his words were flat and matter of fact. "This baby would have a bounty on its head from the moment it's born, have you not even thought of that?" Your voice notched up a few decibels out of passion, if anyone knew how it felt to be a prodigy it would be you and him, both raised like cattle to be the heir of great houses. "I don't want that for my child. I don't want them living in fear or being hunted by our families to be their next prodigy"

Satoru sat the test down on the counter and edged his seat closer to yours. "I would NEVER let anything happen to that baby. We speak to Yaga, they can be protected and live here on school grounds. No one needs to know they exist until their strong and ready"

He delicately placed his hand under your jumper and you felt his warm palm excude heat onto your tummy. His fingers lovingly tracing circles onto your skin. "We can do this. Please, let's have this baby"