The priestess and Her God - A Utahime and Gojo fanfiction

Post Ritual

Ir was at least an hour later when Utahime finally woke up. As soon as the ritual was over, she went unconscious. The others had informed Gojo this was normal.

So he waited as he watched her sleep curled up in his arms. So far nothing had gone the way he wanted it to with Utahime, but right now she was curled up in his arms and that was more than enough for Gojo. Her eyebrows on the other hand were telling a completely different story with the way they were scrunched up like she was having nightmares.

Gojo held her even closely hoping it would at least ease some of the tension. And he felt so horrible himself. "Is this what she goes through every time?" Gojo asked Shoko who was rolling a cigarette between her fingers scowling because she couldn't smoke inside a temple.

"Yes, I think this is why she wanted me here" Shoko replied as she waved at the scene in front of her.

"Apparently someone else transports her body to inside the temple but I am glad we are here today" Shoko said

"Thanks for telling me you were coming here," Gojo said

"yeah yeah no problem, you would have come here one way or the other even if I hadn't told you" Shoko replied but she looked a little lost in thought and rubbed her palms together, warming them to protect herself from the evening cold.

"Reckon when she'll wake up, I can't keep my infinity off forever," Gojo asked Shoko

"you're the worst person Gojo, can't you keep the infinity for just some more time, you came all the way to Kyoto to see her and you say this, fuck this, and fuck you," Shoko said very infuriated with Gojo's mentality. To think she just gave him credit a few moments ago.

Gojo knew he had accidentally struck a chord  in the worst way possible with the otherwise stoic and bored Shoko. He knew he had to immediately clear the air. "I was just joking. Besides, you know how Kyoto is. Unless you want me to pay the shrine for damages if in case a fight ensues here." He told her.

"Idiot" Shoko muttered under her breath and went back to heating her palms.

This was when Utahime finally woke up from her mini coma.

"Welcome back Utahime" Gojo said teasingly

"GET OFF ME GOJO AND STAY AWAY FROM ME" Utahime said calmly

"But it is no fun staying away from you"

"Go rot in hell. I don't want anything to do with you" Utahime said to Gojo whose eyes had a hundred twinkles under the blindfold.

Gojo watched as she pushed herself away from him and tried to stand up. This was a failure, Utahime was still depleted of cursed energy and her physical strength was at 1hp.

He caught her before she could fall and held steady. He didn't view her as weak but at the moment he knew Utahime was vulnerable and he had to be careful of what he said and did to her.

"Shoko come and help me. Actually, you stay away too, you betrayed me. You didn't tell me this male succubus was coming" Utahime said.

*So you're saying I'm hot and that I tempt you?" Gojo asked without wasting a moment while he gasped and pretended to faint for dramatic effect.

"I am sorry Utahime. He said he was going to go shopping but I could have at least given you a heads-up" Shoko said very remorsefully, hoping this wouldn't ruin their friendship or whatever they had tried to build that afternoon.

"You both should be grateful I don't have the cursed technique to hollow purple you right now" Utahime said as she stomped off.

"You can hollow me purple anyti- Gojo was stopped from saying whatever he was about to say as Shoko pressed a finger on his mouth as if to stop him. Only she couldn't touch him as he had quickly turned on his infinity.

Utahime came back less angry and dressed in a snug noona dress with her hair loose. She had removed some of the Miko makeup but she left on most of it. Especially the part covering her scar. No one needed to know about that.

Shoko was no longer feeling cold and very anti-climatically Gojo forgot to undo his blindfold."Oh shit" he said as he undid it. Utahime had let her hair down and was wearing a maroon dress. Gone was the Utahime who was just crouched in his arms a few minutes ago. Before him, stood the most beautiful woman, and the only person he felt safe enough with to turn his infinity off.

Without saying another word. Utahime dragged Shoko to wherever she was going. "Don't follow us Gojo" she warned him stealing one last glance at him. She's joking, right? Does she think I came all the way here just to not follow her. Gojo thought to himself as he took long strides to keep up with her and Shoko.

Should I start operation "Wear Utahime down until she agrees to go out with me? Gojo was considering as he followed them. They stopped in front of what looked like a Resto bar. Gojo did not drink but he was not going to pass up an opportunity to be with drunk Utahime. The night was about to get better.

"Oh Kami! this place is packed" a man who stood next to Gojo said. He seemed to have come alone and looked extremely tired. He also did not have any cursed energy. Gojo was too happy to give a shit about the tired man and walked into the bar after declaring his name.

He also found Utahime quickly. It was hard to miss her in the crowd. Especially today. The place looked nothing like a bar, it looked like a makeshift club and Gojo deduced that it was probably due to the lack of clubs in the Kyoto region. The atmosphere was also hot and nothing compared to the society just outside the building. But why was Utahime here? Shouldn't she be resting or something? Partying just after finishing was rite was literally two worlds apart. But Utahime after all was always either running hot or cold.

Maybe this is where Utahime practiced her miko moves he thought to himself and snickered.

"Keep laughing to yourself and people are going to think you're actually mad, you have already got the blindfold thing going on for you" Utahime called from the crowd with scorn on her face.

Gojo thought she looked very cute. "What? I can't hear you. Can you come closer?" Gojo asked even though he heard everything very clearly

"I need to be drunk to even hold a conversation with you," Utahime said

"So you've been thinking of ways to talk to me Utahime?" I wouldn't blame you. Especially with all my handsomeness," he said as he winked at her

"I didn't mean that asshole, did they send you to 'purposely understand a sentence in the worst way possible school?" Utahime said as she rolled her eyes

"Yes and that's where I met the love of my life," Gojo said a little too loudly earning dirty looks from multiple people.

"You're absolutely impossible" Utahime glowered and stormed off to the bar.

Gojo sighed a little too pleased with himself. Completely forgetting about Shoko for a second.