"You can call me suguru, you know? I dont really mind."
'Eh? For real?'
The black haired male smiled. The two were silent for a moment, y/n pacing arond his inate domain. It reminded her a bit of a prison, many balls of cursed spirits danglings above her from a metal chain. She sucked in a breath. Y/n had only seen geto use his domain once- and thankfully she wasnt the recipient. So this is what it was like.
"Forgive me, y/n-chan, my domain isnt the most pleasing to look at"
To be fair, at least it wasnt gojo's. She has gotten used to it now, his little infinity domain. Althouh if she stayed too long her head started to hurt. She didnt actually feel the effects of the "infinity", since her soul was touching his. But still, his domain was still too much, really.
'That guy was toji, right? Toji zenin?'
Geto nodded. Riko looked around in confusion, holding onto kuroi's hand. Where was y/n? Was she already waiting for them downstairs? What did geto mean by "there she is"? The male seemed to notice her confusion chuckling softly.
"Its her cursed technique. Mine is being able to control dead curses i absorb. But y/n's? Its a little more complicated"
'I mean its not really'
"Well its completated for the less understanding of jujustu. No offense, amanai-chan"
The girl glared at him, but scoffed nonetheless.
"None taken"
The rest of the elevator ride passed by in ominous silence- save for faint the screeching of metal. Eventually they reached the lowest floor and a ding resounded, doors opening. Geto steps through first, riko following after him. But kuroi lags behind. There is hesitance in her movements as she steps forward.
"Riko-sama" The older woman calls out. There is a tremor in her voice and her hands tremble as she clasps them together, bowing to the girl. "This is where we seperate"
Kuroi looks up, eyes glassy with unborn tears. Her brows are furrows and for a moment she cant bring herself to look up, choosing to stare at the floor. She couldnt believe it. It felt like just yesterday when kuroi was getting her ready for school. And just like always, shes saying goodbye. But she knows that riko isnt coming back.
"Riko-sama please-"
Her voice broke. Before she could attempt to finish her sentence, riko engulfs her in a hug. Kuroi tenses up, before relaxing into the girl's embrace.
"Kuroi, i like you the most!" Riko is crying now, tears dripping down her cheeks and she clings onto kuroi like a lost child. And almost instinctively, kuroi holds her closer, comforting her like she always has all these years. "I always have, and always will"
Those words were all it took for kuroi to break down. She graspd onto riko tighter, as if she could save the girl in her embrace. As if, if she held onto her tighter, and for long enough, it would save her from her doomed fate.
"And i..." Kuroi sobbed. "I like you the most too"
Geto watched the heartfelf exchange. He donned a somber expression, and frowned when he suddenly felt the urge to cry. From whithin his inate domain, he could hear y/n sniffle, and he could almost feel her melancholy from the tears that dripped onto the floor of this thoughts. Geto wiped the corner of his eyes, sighing heavily.
"Y/n, please do not cry. Since you're in my mind, i can involuntarily feel yout current emotions"
'I- im sorry... I just cant help it..'
