𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡...?
❝ 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖺 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 ❞
PRESENT
Your mouth parted a little, from the pure predicament you faced. Love, that was in Gojo's eyes. Had you been away for so long? Long enough for Gojo to fall for someone else?
You couldn't see his genuine eyes because of that blind fold yet you knew you had come at a bad time. Perhaps It was never meant to be.
The heart ache you faced was different to what you had faced before. You turn around and walk away, escaping from the truth
" thank you again for today" meanwhile, Reina expressed her happiness to Gojo while her hands stretched together
Gojo couldn't help but smile, " anything for a friend" his voice sounded cheery. 'Friend' Reina thought, a dread built in her stomach. She wanted to be more than that
Your disappearance didn't go unknown to women as Reina managed to catch a glimpse of you leaving in the distance. " hm is that your ex?" Reina looked from behind Gojo.
Gojo turned around, a glint of excitement in his actions. He was surprised the woman even remembered your face.
You were there, walking further and further away. Gojo's feet shuffled a bit, hesitating to chase after you. Yet, who was he to do that?
Reina observed Gojo's unnatural gaze through his blindfold, she had never received such body language from Gojo himself. Reina adjusted her standing position
" do you still love her?" Reina pouted, crossing her arms.
Gojo was caught of guard by her suddenness. In truth, he did, he always did. " I thought I didn't at first but then I realised after she came back, I still love her" Gojo admitted, much to the dismay of Reina
Reina aggressively crossed her arms once more, thinking of a nonchalant answer
" shes pretty. So that probably means you have competition" Reina lied. Gojo rubbed his neck, " perhaps your right Reina." He admitted, who knows how many guys are chasing after you.
" anyways let's grab some drinks" Reina grabbed Gojo's lengthy arm.
Gojo hated drinking. He only did so to forget his death friend and now, you. " you know I'm trying not to, Megumi hates it" Gojo decided to restrict himself
" heard a couple of people said you went to a club not too long ago" Reina scoffed, baffled at the man's attempts to lie
" I guess I was out of it" Gojo let out a tired breath. Reina's foot stomps up and down due to her diminishing patience.
" fine, think of it as 'you' accompanying me then. Who knows what will happen to me without you" Reina made it sound she was weak. She was certainly not.
Gojo felt defeated. There was no way he could escape this one. With a forced grin, Gojo could only nod, " fine. Send me the details, yeah?"
| MEANWHILE
Your eyes look at the stone slant that was embedded into the ground. The names on the stone were the names of your parents.
Before you departed from Tokyo years ago, you dealt with the truth behind your parents death. That being your parents turning into curses and eventually meeting their demise.
With the knowledge that they were dead, you couldn't help but feel sorrow for them.
" I'm sorry it took years for me to come here, my reasons are just excuses . I Just couldn't face you" you begin to talk to the non existent beings
You kneel down, propping the flowers on the slant. Standing back up, your ears pick up the rustling of the grass next to you
Peering over, you noticed a tall blonde man place his flowers to a grave not so far from you. You recognised that man.
Nanami was it? Shoko introduced you to him before. You tried to stop yourself from calling out his name. His glasses failed to hide the sadness in his face.
He looked down at the grave for a long time before quickly turning back around. One step at a time you managed to touch the shoulder of the stoic man
There was a high tension as he turns around with suspense. " Nanami?" Your voice tries not to waver
" [y/n]?" He somehow recognises you. You let out an airy laugh, " I didn't know you still recognised me. It's been years" you make a short conversation
" honestly doesn't feel like years" Nanami responds. You don't understand what he means so you try to switch his gloomy mood
" why did you come here.." you look at the grave Nanami was just at. There is some silence that sits in the middle of you two
" oh sorry that was rude of me" you find your errors
Nanami shakes his head. " I use to have a friend..I felt as if I led him to his death" Nanami surprisingly opened up
" oh. I'm sorry" you lowly whisper. Nanami adjusts his glasses while looking back at you, " it wasn't your fault. I just felt like ranting to someone" Nanami's eyes were on the verge of blinking to sleep
" thank you. Must of took you a lot of courage. Perhaps we can learn more about eachother. I've only ever briefly made conversation with you" you tilted your head.
Maybe you had a lot of things in common with the man.
Nanami looks worried as if he can't fulfil his part of the 'get together'. " I started working at the school again. I don't know if my schedule would allow it" Nanami honestly confessed
" oh that's fine. I get you are a busy man" you brushed it off. His words did taint your soul a bit.
" till we meet again" Nanami's words were always short lasted. " oh okay" you awkwardly tried to wave
Nanami nodded and walked past you without exchanging any more glances. Your hand retreats to your hip. That felt incredibly awkward...
| NIGHTFALL
" should be under the name, Shoko" your hands clutch your purse while you chat to the waiter. The waiter looks at their paper clipboard
" Shoko Ieiri?" They correct. You comply by nodding and they gladly send you off into the direction of the table
Your eyes scan around the place while you walked around. There was a certain couple or 'pair' that was eye catching to you.
Your feet stop in its tracks. " Gojo..?" Your voice was barely a whisper. The sight in front of you was Gojo with that same girl from before
Were they on a date? It was only right to assume that. Even though you tried to muster the courage to be happy for him, your heart made you extremely ill.
You take a deep breath and quickly focus ahead of you.
' [y/n]?' Meanwhile on the other hand, Reina seemed to notice. After persisting Gojo for your name she finally knew who you were.
She thought you were selfish in many ways. How could you possibly leave Gojo heart broken? She had to collect the broken pieces of him and build him together again, just for you to destroy it with your appearance.
" is something over there?" Gojo merely chuckled, seconds away from turning his head
" oh nothing. Thought I recognised someone" Reina successfully stopped Gojo from averting his head. Gojo nodded and held up a drink
" cheers!"
Meanwhile, after heading into a secluded area, you finally spotted a brown haired girl disputing with a black haired girl. Shoko and Utahime were early.
Taking a step further, their conversation caught your ear. " how do we tell her?" Utahime harshly whispered
Shoko shook her head. " we can't tell her" Shoko disapproved
" she has the right to know about his death, she was his friend- " Utahime pointed out, her mood aggravating . Death? Who's death? You continued to listen discreetly
" I was his friend too, you know. It pains me that Suguru had to die with such ideals" Shoko scolded, feeling unseen and hurt
Suguru..? Did he..? You must've heard that wrong. " He wanted infinite power so bad" Utahime failed to understand
" we have to consider he only wanted—"
" did Suguru die..?" Your voice horrified the two of the women who debated over one another. Shoko and Utahime both looked to you, a shocked expression plastered on their faces
" what?" Utahime tried to remain oblivious
" did Suguru die?" You pressed the question again, your tone turning serious.
Shoko gulped, knowing your reaction. She couldn't lie, you had heard everything after all. " he..passed away a couple days ago."
The world felt like it was crashing down on you. Just a few days ago? Was it before you arrived? Your mind was accustomed to guilt but still. That one fact made you shatter completely
The horrible truth, you never got to say goodbye to him.
To hide your tears, you choked out, " give me a second" you stumble. Shoko stands up, in her efforts to comfort you
You reject all attempts, backing away. " we have to explain-"
" explain why didn't you tell me sooner?" You felt tears whelm in your eyes. " no that can't be true...please excuse me" denial was the first stage of your grief
Shoko tried walking after you but you immediately stormed away with sadness engulfing you. Everything around you censored, it blurred and your mind felt like it was in a daze
Why? Why did he have to die? He was young, kind and gentle. You never got to say goodbye or spread a message to him
Tears whelm in your eyes as the path in front of you transforms. It was your fault for leaving. Everything was your fault.
Before you could walk any further you bumped into the arms of someone. " [y/n]?" That voice again. That stupid voice.
Out of all the people you had to run into, of course it was Gojo. A man who gave you worried eyes upon your fragile state.
| TO BE CONTINUED