© Aftermath | gojohime

part 2

"We are almost there, Gojo-san"

Gojo's eyes snapped open from brief nap. He glanced at Ijichi through the rear-view mirror

"Oh", he replied, stretching out his limbs, getting rid of the numbness. He looked down at Utahime who was still fast asleep despite him moving around; inclining against his side, her head rested on his shoulder

Gojo wrapped the white bandage over his eyes, around his head and finally tuck the end of the fabric next to his left ear

"Where are you going right after this, Ijichi?", he asked

"Headmaster Gakuganji asked me to send Iori-san to back to Kyoto-"

Gojo cocked an eyebrow. "To Kyoto? You mean like, right away?"

"Yy- yes, Gojo-san", Ijichi pressed his mouth together. He could feel like Gojo was about to snap just by looking at his expression

"Forget it, she will be staying with me", Gojo insisted

"Pp- pardon?"

"Utahime will be staying at my place for the night. Once my energy recover, I will send send her back to Kyoto myself", Gojo repeated himself. Hopefully this time Ijichi was clear

"Will that be fine?"

"Of course. You need to get home and rest too, Ijichi"

"Yy- yes, Gojo-san"

Ijichi stopped the car right in front of the entrance to Gojo's apartment complex. He got off the car, carefully pulled Utahime out and carried her up bridal-style

"Ah, if anyone asked about Utahime, just tell them everything you know"

"Yes, Gojo-san"

"And one more thing... Our phones will be off. At least until tomorrow", he added before kicking the door close with one leg

Gojo carried Utahime all the way up to his unit. When he pressed the passcode, Utahime squirmed in his arms, slightly awaked

"Where are we?", she mumbled quietly, but still could be heard by Gojo

"My house. You will be staying here tonight, yeah?", said Gojo, almost whispering

"Uhm, whatever", she muttered before slushed back to sleep. She forgot what happened next

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Utahime could feel her gut twitched even in her sleep. Her toes curled from the unfamiliar sensation inside her stomach as she steadily regained her consciousness. Her eyelids flung upwards. All she could see was darkness until her eyes adjusted to the light

The shadow of the furniture were visible but their arrangement were somehow unfamiliar. Utahime paused for a moment, wondering if she was actually somewhere else other than her own home

"Where are we?"

"My house. You will be staying here tonight, yeah?"

She finally recalled the brief conversations with Gojo earlier. Now it all added up

She already acknowledged a pair of hands wrapping around her possessively, but she only could pay attention to them now. No need to question, they were obviously Gojo's. Muscular and heavy, but somehow warm and not suffocating

Suddenly Utahime felt another jerky feeling coming from her stomach, again. Carefully, she tried unwrapping Gojo's hands from her waist, but she unintentionally woke him up

"Utahime, Where are you going?", Gojo asked with hoarse voice. His body slightly jolted, catching up with Utahime, left arm still holding her while another one rubbing his eyes, sleepy