"They did. Neither Gojo or Geto celebrated their birthday this year.... Saying there is no meaning of a celebration when the light of their lives wasn't with them..... They sure are something else"

He said with a light hearted laugh

But it hit Mayumi like a truck. Making her curse herself internally, even though there wasn't something she could have done

"Did you tell them, my little one?"

Mishka asked Mayumi

"No, I didn't get the time. "

Mayumi answered

The truth is she wanted to surprise them but now she feels like it's better to not to. She doesn't know why but she just doesn't want to

Within 30 minutes they reached the Yaga mantion. As soon as Mayumi entered the room,

"NEE-CHAN!"

her little brother, panda, screamed and came running towards her. Picking her up and twirling her around. He gave her the biggest hug she had in a while

Her parents chuckled looking at them, Mayumi was giggling loudly. But soon their smiles faded as they heard Mayumi's giggles turning into sobs

She hugged her little brother so tightly that it wasn't even funny

"My little one, how I've missed you. Only I know how much I worried about you. Were you alright? Did you eat timely? I am so sorry for leaving you for so long "

She sobbed

Yaga and Mishka smiled.

They knew perfectly well how much Mayumi loved panda. She considered him as her world. She practically raised him

"I am perfectly fine, nee-chan! I ate well. But look at you! You're taller then before."

She chuckled

"Kenbu"

A voice spoke from behind

She let go of panda and smiled at inumaki while wiping her eyes

"Inumaki-kun, thank you so much for accompanying my little one. I am glad to see you "

She said, patting his head. He smiled at her and she gave them a smile

"Okay, Mayumi and Mishka, I'll have to leave for now. I have a meeting"

Mayumi nodded and Yaga left

After that, Mayumi laughed and spent time with her loved ones that she missed so much

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At Tokyo Metropolitan college

Yaga just finished a meeting with his students Geto, Haibara, Nanami and Shoko. They were casually talking

Everyone noticed Suguru was a little down. But it was usual now. After Mayumi left, both of the special grades of Tokyo jujutsu high were much more dull and unhappy. Anyone could tell that

Geto was especially a mess. He couldn't think straight, he stopped laughing all together. The only time he laughed and smiled was when he talked with Mayumi

Other than that he was pretty much a walking corpse. He was always in a foul mood. He got distracted very easily

His temper was also going bad. He usually exorcised curses in one go but now he tortured them. He put all of his frustrations on them

He stopped even sleeping around with random woman. Which he never did before

Even now, he was thinking about Mayumi and was distracted

"You sure did take your time to come here today, sensei. Why were you late anyway?"

Haibara asked playfully. Not to offend his former teacher

But Yaga just smiled and shook his head

" Mishka and Mayumi came back to Tokyo today -

Yaga couldn't finish his sentence as Geto dropped the glass he was holding on the floor. His eyes were wide and full of hope

"She is back in Japan?"

Geto asked eagerly, his eyes lit up like light bulbs

Everyone looked at him a little dumbfounded before they laughed. Haibara patted him arm

"Only Mayumi-chan can make you happy  like this senpai ''

Shoko was smirking, even yaga was chuckling

"No, like really, sensei? is she here in Japan? Why wasn't I informed about this earlier?"

Geto demanded

Yaga was about to open his mouth when Geto's phone rang

It was Mayumi

The irony

This made everyone chuckle and shake their heads

Geto quickly excused himself and picked up the phone. Leaving the room for his privacy

"Princess"

"Suguru-nii-san, how are you?"

He ignored her questions and quickly asked

"You're in Japan?"

"Yes.... It was a last minute decision so I couldn't inform you. I'll meet you in this weekend, don't worry.... I heard you didn't spend your birthday?"

He chuckled, a humorless chuckle

"There wasn't any light in my life.... The light of my life was away from me... There wasn't anything to celebrate "

Mayumi felt even more awful. It felt like she ruined it

"I am sorry. I'll make it up to you. I'll bake you both late birthday cakes the next Time you come over"

His heart warmed up at her concern for his birthday, she always did that like no one ever did. It was just her who could make him feel so special without even trying

"That'll make happy.... I can't wait to see you, princess "

Mayumi hummed

"Not tomorrow though, I want to spend time time with panda "

He creased his eyebrows in displeasure but didn't say anything since he couldn't really keep hher away from her family. That'll just make her resant him

"God, princess.... You don't even know how hard it was to live without you.... It was torture"

He heard her sigh

"I know.... I am sorry "

"Don't be, it wasn't your fault "

Then he talked a little more about what he did today and everything. Till she told him she had to go

" Bye princess, remember, I love you ''

A small but genuine smile made it's way towards her lips

" I know, I love you two"

With that, she cut the call

Looking up in the sky, her smile didn't faltered that day

But what Mayumi didn't know is when she would be sleeping, someone would be watching her from the window without any remorse of doing such a thing

Because she's his, she's theirs

So it was only fair to see her in the same night, right?

Devotion of Life || Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru Waar verhalen tot leven komen. Ontdek het nu