Timeless

Chapter 8

"Bunny!"

Gojo frowned when he didn't see you inside the class.

"Oh, Gojo-san! Usa-chan is outside. She was told to work on her psyche so she could be mediating", Yu put down the book he was reading.

"With Ume-sensei?", Gojo deliberately put his elbow on Kento to annoy him. The action quickly got an annoyed tick on the younger boy's forehead.

"No, she said it was her elder sister."

Yu's answer got his full attention now.

"Her sister? She's here?"

"Of course not. She just contacted her a few days ago to teach some techniques of the Omyoji family," Kento said, successfully removing Gojo from his shoulder.

Gojo hummed thoughtfully, glancing outside, "Has it been long?"

"About an hour or so?", Yu checked the clock on the wall.

"Maybe next time, then" , the white-haired boy let out a small sigh,. "I'm off to train, too. Don't tell her that I was here!"

Without waiting for anyone's response, Gojo was off.

X

"Control your flames to the bare minimum without extinguishing. It will be useful for your curse energy control."

Your sister's voice came from the phone that was lying against the tree trunk.

"Try to control the visions you see. Don't run away from them. You will never find what you look for if you don't search for it."

You were sitting on the grass with your palms pressed together. Images were running through your mind like a rollercoaster but none of them were in order. Arranging them in sequence was harder than any puzzles you had done before. Even so, they were hints for the future so you had to try harder. Never again, you want to see your friends get hurt.

Your body flinched involuntarily when you saw Gojo shouting after Geto on a busy street. Usually, you would cower away after seeing painful frustration on his face but this time, you focused on catching his words. The surroundings. The weather. Noting anything that should be helpful. Reaching down, your hand picked up a pen and wrote down points in a book. As usual, the images disappeared after a while.

"Did you get what you need?"

Your sister asked when she heard a sigh from your side.

"More than the usual. They are getting longer and longer."

"Good, that means the training is working. I have to get ready for the ceremony now. Keep at it in the meantime."

You picked up your phone with a smile. Although she couldn't see it, you were grateful that she was patient enough to give you some time.

"Thank you for making time for me today again, Onee-sama. I will let you know if there's any improvement. I'm glad that you still have my back as a sister."

As soon as words slipped out of your mouth, you could feel chills from the speaker.

"I did what was necessary for the clan. You are no sister of mine. I simply couldn't have you making a fool out of us there."

With those last words, she hung up sharply. You groaned at your own fault for calling her a sister. As far as you can remember, she had always claimed that you were not her sister. Despite having the same features, she denied acknowledging you as one. You used to get upset everytime she said it but you got used to her cold words now. Punching yourself mentally at the slip-up, you got up to go for a run before heading back.