Future. | Satoru Gojo

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"Are you excited?" Shoko asks me as she coats the ultrasound wand with gel. I smile and nod, I am trying to make the best out of this pregnancy. Who knows if I'll ever get pregnant again, I don't want to do this all over again. Not without Gojo, at least.

"Let's do this!" She says as she places the cold wand onto my now noticeable belly. "Agh! It stings!" I yell out, I have yet to get used to how cold the gel is on my bare skin. "Let's see what we got here!" She says, staring at the screen that is out of my sight. "Wow..." She says, moving so close to the monitor that her nose grazes it. My heart drops, my mind automatically coming up with the worst possible outcomes. "What's wrong? Is it okay?!" I ask, sitting up a bit too fast.

The 20- week ultrasound is supposed to be the basic anatomy scan, where doctors can officially confirm the gender of your baby if you wish to know. This is going to be my last medical ultrasound, so if something is wrong with the baby, it waited way too long to show us.

Shoko's shocked face soon turns into a huge grin. "It's definitely a Gojo." She says, turning the screen to me. It's a normal ultrasound, the baby is now bigger than the last time I saw it. It is calm, sleeping in its fetal fetal position, but faint gray lines pulse around it. "What is that?" I ask, pointing at the squiggly lines around the baby. "That's cursed energy... So strong that we can see it through the screen. You don't ever feel it?" She says, my face now turning to shock. "I mean, I guess I sensed its energy... but I never pieced it together until now." I explain, shocked that their cursed energy is so strong, even in the womb.

"A Gojo." I say, just like Shoko, my shock turns into a wide smile. Of course, I hold a piece of him inside of me, but now it's so real to me. It's physical proof that I am growing something that is directly connected to my soulmate. "Do you think deep down Satoru knows something is about to shift in this world?" I ask her, excited that wherever I am, so is he. "I'm sure he has a feeling. He's not that far away."

My heart is happy, my soul is happy. I rarely feel anything, aside from sadness and longing. For the first time since I left Jujutsu High School, my heart is full. Though I am only halfway there, I am ready to meet this child. The chosen one, the one that will be just like Satoru Gojo. "Just gotta get through twenty more weeks and we can meet this sucker face to face." Shoko says, pulling the wand from my stomach and wiping the gel residue from it. "He's perfect." I say, and Shoko raises an eyebrow. "Just gotta feeling." I say as I pull my shirt over my bump.

"Want me to print these?" She asks me, referring to my ultrasound photos. "Of course, make a couple copies for me would you?" I ask her. I plan to give them to Megumi and Tsumiki when I get back home. "Only if I can keep one for myself." She tells me, and then exits the room.

I'm not alone. It really is me and this baby, the strongest.

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