[COMPLETED] When YN was a teenager, she saved a mother and an infant from a car fire using her cursed technique, which allows her to seize one's body in order to render them immunity for a short period of time. As a result, she absorbs damage to her...
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part 19 –- deceitful heart
"Yaga," YN is panting by the time she gets to the school. The sky is dark now, despite being the middle of the day, and the rain is stronger than it had been a few minutes ago. Her heart won't stop hammering and she is soaking wet, hair clinging to her face.
Yaga, who had been waiting for her by the bottom of the stairs that lead to the main entrance, has a look on his face that she has never seen before. Pure fear.
"Has anyone died?" is the first thing that YN asks, unable to take it anymore. She is tremoring with anxiety and confusion, and the icy breeze doesn't help either. They begin ascending up the stairs as they talk.
"No, no one has died. Listen, YN–"
"Where is Miwa?"
Yaga blinks at her. He opens the door for her and she steps inside, waiting for him to follow. "Miwa is," he hesitates and her heart skips a beat. "Miwa is with the other students on the other side of the building. They're fighting off... listen, I need to explain something before you go out there." He firmly grasps her arm to stop her from going any further.
She tries to take her mind off her precious student and instead puts all of her energy and attention onto what Yaga has to say, knowing she too has an important role in this. He removes his hand from her arm and rubs his chin. "The students are fighting off the cursed spirits that Kenjaku has sent."
"Kenjaku?" she quickly says, frowning in confusion.
"Those curses are not the problem. They are doing well without us. But what we need to focus on is Kenjaku themselves. And by we, I don't mean you. I need you to help the other students. That is why I called you here."
"Right." she nods once. "But tell me, who is Kenjaku?"
Yaga appears worried as he stares at her. "I don't mean to alarm you, YN-sensei, but I need you to know that he is not Geto, despite what your eyes show you."
Her blood runs cold and suddenly, she feels frozen in place. For a moment, she thinks she is dreaming a terrible, terrible dream. Her mind wanders back to the tea shop, seeing Geto's face on that body. Everyone had told her she had been imagining it, that she had been unwell.
"Do not fall for his tricks, you hear me? Do not let your heart deceive you. Right now, he's hiding because he is afraid of Gojo. He knows that Gojo is a lot more powerful than him, but that doesn't mean that he isn't here. Be wary, YN-san. Focus on protecting those students."
YN is lost for words. She cannot move her jaw to speak, so all she can do is shakily nod again.
She wants to ask about Gojo's whereabouts when suddenly, the ceiling directly above her and Yaga comes crashing down. They both jump out of the way in an instance, now divided by a pile of debris and rubble as tall as them. She coughs, her inner elbow pressed against her nose and mouth and her eyes squeezed shut.
