Ethereal Connection ♡ ⌇ Sukuna x Reader ⌇ ♡

Chapter 36

"We're gonna eat tasty sweet treats without you, Sensei~" she teased, wrapping one arm around Yuji's shoulders and pulling him in for a playful side hug.

"Humph! You are so mean!" Gojo pouted even more, looking like a stubborn child.

Their soft chuckles filled the air as they began to move toward the exit. Once they were completely outside, Gojo spoke.

"Alright, I'll be leaving now, Take care you two and make sure to reach home on time," he instructed, his tone firm as he watched them turn toward him and salute.

"Yes, Sensei!" they replied simultaneously.

"And Y/N," Gojo added, his eyes locking onto hers, "text me as soon as you both get home."

"I will, Sensei," she nodded.

"See you," Gojo said, as he departed from them making his way to Ijichi, who was waiting for him.

As Y/N and Yuji prepared to head to their destination, they overheard Ijichi's calm voice, "Why are you late? You were supposed to be here 24 minutes ago."

"It's not my fault and besides, I am *only* late by 24 minutes,"

And that was the last sentence they heard before the car drove off, both of them sighed, knowing how their Sensei was always late.

"Yess, Y/N, I cannot wait to eat!" Yuji's voice was filled with happiness and excitement.

Y/N nodded, giggling as she replied, "Yes, Yuji, oh my, I can already taste it."

With playful and lighthearted chatter, they made their way to the ice cream shop. As they entered, their eyes sparkled with delight, a bit of drool almost visible at the corners of their mouths. They both licked their lips before joining the line, exchanging pouty looks as they impatiently wished they could skip the wait and dive right in the back of the shop and devour all the ice cream.

The shop was cool and calm, with a group of friends chatting at one table, and two other tables occupied by couples.

Y/N's eyes fell on one of them; the girl who was strikingly pretty, Y/N didn't hesitate to admire her beauty internally. The girl had accidentally smeared ice cream on the side of her mouth, and her boyfriend, who was equally attractive, leaned in with a tissue in hand to wipe it away. Their eyes met, and the guy gave his girlfriend a seductive smirk before glancing at her lips and biting his lower lip.

The scene made Y/N's heart melt. She felt a pang of happiness for the couple's evident bond, but also a tinge of sadness. She had never experienced such a connection with someone she loved. Instead, she had faced the cold cruelty of the King of Curses, for whom she felt... nothing like that.

"Y/N,"

Yuji's voice shot her back to reality. She quickly looked over at him, realizing he was waiting near the counter for her to step forward and place the order.

"Which flavour, Y/N?"

"Oh, I'll just have (F/F)," she replied, shifting her gaze from Yuji to the person taking their order, giving him a warm smile.

The guy smiled back as he rang up their bill. After paying, they collected their ice cream and decided to leave the shop and have a walk while eating instead of sitting.

After walking out, they had only walked a few steps when Yuji suddenly stopped. Y/N too, stopped and turned around, her tongue still on her own ice cream as she looked at Yuji. He stood there, staring down at the ground with a relaxed posture. She followed his gaze and saw his ice cream on the ground.

When Yuji finally looked up, his eyes were filled with the cutest puppy eyes, with a pout, and he even sniffled. Y/N couldn't help but chuckle at his adorable display.