Your eyes were the most beautiful pair he's ever seen. The [e/c] orbs that shined and opened wide as they stared, matched the [s/c] skin you had. The eyes that were always covered by bandages now revealed themselves, captivating everyone who saw them, most especially Inumaki. He never thought he could be so surprised yet so familiar at the same time when he first saw your unmasked face. Because yes— he was astonished when he first met his eyes with yours, but he also felt it to be so familiar. It was as if he saw your eyes before.

Your body looked so tired and frail, but your eyes were filled with abundant life and joy. Your face was almost deadly pale, beaded with sweat and perspiration, but you still looked at them with a radiating smile.

Everyone needed to absorb the fact that yes— this is [y/n], and these are your friends.

"I'm seriously happy I finally got to see all of you." You said, mouth full of rice as you ate lunch with your friends.

"So, how were you all when I was gone?" you asked, getting some Ebi tempura from the box of takeout Gojo bought for his precious students.

"Well, Maki's been torturing Yuta with katana wielding while you were gone." Panda replied.

"Salmon Salmon."

You look at Yuta, expecting his words. "She's a great teacher! I owe her a lot."

"I know right! Maki taught me how to fight too. She's better than Gojo-sensei when it comes to actually teaching, to be honest..." You whispered, earning a chuckle from Yuta, and a proud huff from Maki.

"That aside, it's good to have you back, [y/n]."

"Yeah... It's good to be back."

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"Are you sure you don't need to rest at the infirmary first?" Yuta asked, looking concerned that you were planning to get changed to your uniform and go to class with them after lunch.

"Yuta's right... You should probably get rest first before you go back to normal." Panda said.

"Salmon Salmon." He nodded in firm agreement.

You looked at Maki, almost pleading for her to defend you, but she merely shrugged saying, "I'm sorry, [y/n] but I agree with them."

You let out a sad pout as they looked at you in pity before leaving for the fields.

"I guess I could just do my assignments and school work in the meantime..." Sighing, you looked at them with a small smile. "See you later then."

"Sujiko." He said, giving me a thumbs up. You gave a final wave and walked to your room.

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You hummed as you walked to through the corridors, still admiring the architecture and details of your school, drowning in the amount of vivid color you're surrounded with.

You bumped into someone harshly, making you fall a few steps backward. Looking up, you saw an unfamiliar man with dark blonde hair that parted to his left, reaching a good inch under his ear. His face was charmingly square, his jawline fine and accentuated. He wore round glasses that covered his cunningly hazel upturned eyes. His uniform was the same color scheme as the classic Jujutsu High ones (a dark shade of blue), but his had twists and customs that made it so he was wearing a perfectly fitted suit, with the Jujutsu button pins placed on his collar. (no guys, its not nanami its an oc 😭🔫)

"I guess they even keep mental patients here at Tokyo now." He said with a sigh before continuing his walk towards wherever his destination was.

You raised a brow at his impudence before walking towards your room. "Another Kyoto folk I guess." You muttered to yourself.

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The earthy smell of wood greeted your entrance to your room. Light dust was collected on your counter, an unwashed glass sitting at your sink. Textbooks sitting on top of your bedside table, messy sheets, a basket full of laundry at the corner of the room near the terrace— it definitely remained untouched since you were last here.

You first go to your bed and fixed the sheets, fluffing the pillows, and folding the blanket. Then You arranged the books on your bedside table, putting them neatly on your desk together with your papers, study materials, and laptop.

The place where you put your bow and arrow was empty, making you wonder whether it was broken due to the fight with Rika. (You made a mental note to check on it later with the others.)

You laid down for a bit and stared at the blank ceiling for a while before getting up and taking a shower.

The cold water grazed your skin, making you shiver because of the sudden change of temperature. Putting a generous amount of strawberry-scented body wash on your bath sponge, you closed your eyes in relaxation as you cleansed yourself, scrubbing all the parts of your body. After you placed an ample amount of similarly strawberry scented shampoo on your palms, you massaged your scalp and threaded your fingers through your [h/c] strands. Finally, you coated your locks with conditioner and rinsed yourself.

Wrapping yourself with a towel, you exited the bathroom and checked your closet for pajamas. Putting on some undergarments and [f/c] short-sleeved pajamas, you wrapped your hair with the towel, smiling to yourself as you looked at the mirror after seeing the wrap looked like an ice cream on top of your head.

You pulled out your desk chair and sat down, finally starting to study and do some missed out homework and mission reports.

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A small huff escaped your lips as you stood up and stretched after doing numerous tasks consecutively. You looked at the time and decided to go out and check on the others since it was nearing dinner time.

You overheard Hakari talking with the familiar dark blond-haired man in a hushed voice as you walked through one of the corridors. You paused and immediately hid behind the walls with no sound coming out of your feet, your inner spy activated as you sought to know what they were talking about.

"[y/n] [l/n]." As your name escaped the familiar man's lips, your eyes widened as you brought a hand to cover your mouth, thinking that you had been caught eavesdropping on the confidential-like topic they were having.

"She's a first-year here, correct?" The man in the suit asked Hakari. "[l/n]? Yeah, she is." The other man chuckled a little. "Wow, what a surprise. The famous [y/n] [l/n]: the unwanted and illegitimate child of the Hitomi clan. You do know Hakari? Imagine getting lucky enough to inherit a cursed technique when you're merely an unexpected child caught from stupidity. Then again, even the Zenin clan has one. They tried to convince the head to buy her too you know? Just like how the Zenin clan planned on buying the boy. After all, she could prove useful to us in the future. But the old dumb moron insisted that he wouldn't let a half-blood enter the clan and give her a spot just like that. The prideful moron is dead now. Now that my father is head, I'll make sure that girl would be ours."

Hakari looked and listened uncomfortably as the dark blonde explained his motive. You were a little infuriated that this man talked about you as if you were an item. It was as if you were some prize to claim. But you didn't really care that much of his bold declaration. Because as far as you knew, they had nothing they could do to force you into entering their clan, nor did they have anything to offer you aside from money and power (and you wanted none of those). And once you've graduated and become a high ranking sorcerer, you're also certain that they wouldn't be able to make you enter their clan. They had nothing against you, and that's what you thought.

"Hitomi Haruto-kun. Hakari. Have you seen [y/n] [l/n] anywhere?" He knows. Gojo knows. You could almost feel his gaze on you from behind the wall.

Haruto eyed the blindfolded man suspiciously. "If it isn't the strongest jujutsu sorcerer of all time. Gojo Satoru, meddler of clans and protector of trash. You added Yuta Okkotsu to your collection, I heard."

Gojo smirked at his mocking statement. "Yes! That's me! Don't get me wrong though, I don't protect trash, the higher-ups protect themselves. But I do protect my students. I am the defender of youth!" He said with enthusiasm that made you sweatdrop.

"Hitomi-kun, if you plan on forcing [y/n] into your clan, I'm certain that won't happen. Or at least, I won't let that happen. A precious student's request should be fulfilled no matter what!"

"Gojo Satoru. There would come a time when you won't be able to protect her. You should watch your mouth when you talk big without knowing what we have in store for the girl."

"Nah. Even if I weren't here, [y/n] would be able to carry herself. She's no toddler after all." You now went out of your hiding spot and silently took a different route opposite to theirs to get to the dining room. Gojo waved at you with a smile, and you waved back, speeding away before Hitomi got a chance to look behind and see you.

You would never join their clan no matter what happens.

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"You're here. Just in time." Maki greeted as you slid the door close.

"Konbu."

"You should've called me to help in preparing food." you frowned a little after seeing that almost everything was prepared.

"It's fine. We only needed to cook rice since Gojo bought take out again." Panda replied.

"Sujiko." Inumaki nodded, earning a curious glance from Yuta.

You hummed, taking a seat in between Inumaki and Panda.

"Sorry for the wait!" Gojo busted into the room, taking a seat in front of Inumaki and beside Yuta.

"Let's eat! Itadakimasu! " "Itadakimasu! "

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"Wah, I'm full..." You announced after finishing the food on your plate.

"You eat surprisingly more after being bedridden for 4 days." Maki commented.

"I just probably miss food." You said, standing up and rummaging through the refrigerator to look for dessert.

"Sensei! Can I have some cake?" You pleaded, after seeing a box of cake as you opened the refrigerator.

"Yes yes! Bring it here and let's slice some for everyone!" He cheerily replied.

"Mmm, Oishi!" The strawberry shortcake filled your mouth, the soft and spongy cake mixing with the sweet strawberry flavored filling— the slice of strawberry adding a hint of sourness into your mouth as you did so.

The others silently succumbed to the delightful dessert, silence filling the room as you quietly ate your own slices of cake.

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After dinner, you headed to your room to wash your face and prepare for bed. Lighting a peppermint-scented candle jar, you flopped on your bed and checked your phone, only to see notifications.

😌✋🥳👻🗡🧿

🍞

Pan🍞

Hi Yuta! ^^

✨tuna tuna✨

helloo

👁👄👁

elloooooo 😎

Yuta Okkotsu

(╯▽╰ )

👓🤺💪

are we not going to have movie night today? its friday 🙄

👓🤺💪🦖🤺

🦖rawr🤺

... ⊙﹏⊙ ?

👁👄👁

😭

✨tuna tuna✨

i'm game to movie night (～￣▽￣)～

👁👄👁

ooooo so that yuta could join in for the first time too ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

🦖rawr🤺

aren't we not allowed to go past curfew...?

👓🤺💪

ofc we arent. but we're cool kids. 🙄😎

Pan🍞

yes.

👁👄👁

yes. (2)

✨tuna tuna✨

yes. (3)

🦖rawr🤺

...?

yes. (4) ... ?

👁👄👁

PLS 😭✋

👓🤺💪

yes yuta.

[y/n]'s place?

Pan🍞

yes.

👁👄👁

yes. (2)

✨tuna tuna✨

yes. (3)

🦖rawr🤺

〒▽〒 👍

You heard a knock on the door. Rushing to open it, you saw Inumaki in a high, loose turtle neck sweater with pajamas as his bottom. You smiled at him and gestured inside.

Opening your cabinet, you got a chair and stretched for the topmost shelf, reaching for the TV and the TV box. After struggling for a while, Inumaki tapped you and offered to try.

After successfully getting the TV, he carefully handed it to you and got the TV box before closing the cabinet. Placing it on the floor in front of your study desk, you plugged the wires on and installed the TV box, opening Netflix. Inumaki plopped himself onto your bed while waiting patiently for you to finish setting up.

A knock on the door was heard and Inumaki stood up to answer it for you, allowing Maki, Panda, and Yuta to enter. Yuta wore a plain white t-shirt with loose jogging pants, while Maki wore a fitted shirt with loose shorts. Panda was... yeah...

Maki shamelessly opened your cabinet to get two fluffy blankets.

"Oi Yuta help me here." Yuta obediently followed as Maki instructed him to help with laying the large and fluffy blanket on the floor. After they were finished fixing the blanket, Panda immediately laid down on the side close to the wall, relaxing all his limbs on the soft blanket, his body squished comfortably next to the wall.

Leaving Panda's face uncovered, Inumaki sat in front of Panda. You followed suit, sitting beside Inumaki, Maki sitting to your left, and finally, the hesitant Yuta took a seat to Maki's left. You all used Panda as your "couch", his fluffy body your back support, while your stuffed toys and pillows were used to hug and surround yourselves in warmth and comfort. Maki laid the other blanket right in front of her, stretching it out to you and Yuta, You, and Inumaki.

"What should we watch?" You asked. The screen displayed 5 Netflix profiles— yours, Inumaki's, Maki's and Gojo's. The monthly payer is obvious amidst the profiles.

Before anyone could answer, Yuta asked, "Why doesn't Panda-kun have a profile?" "I don't like watching movies from the phone or computer. But since my TV box doesn't allow me to install Netflix, I just watch movies with CDs." Panda answered himself.

"That means you could have the other profile!" You assured him. "Salmon." "Give me your phone later and I'll log you in." Maki gave Yuta a thumbs-up.

"Anyways, what movie?" You asked again. "How about we ask Yuta? We'll give you the honor seeing it's your first movie night." Maki suggested.

"Tuna mayo"

"Yeah, that's nice! So what movie Yuta?"

He paused for a while. "How about Titanic. I haven't seen it."

All of your eyes widen. "You haven't seen Titanic?" You asked.

"Never."

"Ever?" Maki asked, very much shocked.

"It's settled, we're watching Titanic." She said firmly.

"Tuna Tuna."

You nod at them, picking your profile and searching up Titanic, pressing the movie once it appeared on the search tab. Finally, the movie started.

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30 minutes in, Panda was already sleeping. Not that surprising, seeing that it was already 12 am, and he's probably seen this movie a lot of times already, remembering he had a CD copy of Titanic. Maki continued watching, yawning every now and then, her eyes starting to feel heavy. Yuta watched, immersed in the story. Inumaki was just silently watching, and so were you.

"Every night in my dreams... I see you, I feel you... That is how I know you go on...."

The three of you sweatdropped as you watched Yuta tear up and cry silently as the movie ended.

"I mean to be fair, I teared up my first time watching it as well." You say. "Any thoughts?"

[SPOILER WARNING HAHAHAHA??]

Yuta paused. "Why did Rose not move to make space for Jack?" He said, his voice sounding broken as he questioned. "Just why?"

Maki chuckled. "Because Rose is an idiot. SHE EVEN THREW THE GOD DAMN DIAMOND BACK INTO OCEAN!"

"I KNOW RIGHT?? THE POOR RESEARCHERS." Yuta and Maki discussed with determination and pointed out the faults in some of the parts of the movie.

[END OF SPOILERS??]

You turned to Inumaki. "I just thought it was a good movie the first time I watched it." You told him. "Salmon. Tuna tuna?" He pointed at the TV.

"Hmm... It's 3 am already though... Do you still wanna watch a movie?" You turned to Yuta and Maki.

"Yeah! Let's see who can stay up the longest!" Maki determinedly said. "Yuta, anything you wanna watch?" She asked him.

"How about Spirited Away?" Yuta said landing a fisted hand on his open palm.

The three of you looked at him in disbelief.

"You haven't... watched... spirited away....?" you asked.

"Do you at least know the plot by now?" Maki asked, her hands in a lecturing position.

"Is it the one with meteors and romance and uh... switching bodies...?"

"O...kaka...."

"Ight... I guess we're watching Spirited Away." You said, searching for the movie.

About one-fourth way in, Maki fell asleep, accidentally leaning on Yuta who tried desperately to keep his eyes open. Upon Maki's head falling contact on his shoulder, he looked at you in alarm, but you just simply shrugged at him with a small smile and frown on your face. After talking like she'd be the last one awake, Maki fell asleep first.

Halfway into the movie, you stood up to take a bathroom break. After struggling to get rid of your left contact lens due to your continuous blinking, you were finally changed into glasses, placing the contacts into your macaron contact lenses case.

You walked out of the bathroom and checked the time, it was almost 5 am. Yuta was now asleep, heads down on top of the stuffed toy he hugged as he supported Maki's head with his shoulders. You snuggled back on your spot beside Inumaki. You stared at him as he started nodding to sleep, smiling at his constant fight against the call of rest. Finally, Inumaki laid down on Panda, stretching his legs from a cross sit to extended legs, pulling the blanket a little to cover until his ears. You continued to watch the movie and before you knew it, you fell asleep.

Inumaki woke up a little while later to find the TV still opened without any playing movie, and your body uncomfortably positioned in sleep. He pulled the wires off from the plug, then delicately dragged you on top of Panda, pulling your feet from below the blanket to stretch your legs onto a more comfortable position. After fixing the blanket on top of you, Maki, and Yuta, he went back to your side and cuddled close to your warm body, gently pressing your head close to his shoulders. His eyes smiled a little and closed, soon drifting off to sleep.

Later that morning, Gojo was surprised that none of his students were inside the classroom.

Wandering to the corridor of his students' dorms, he knocked on each one but no one answered. Finally opening each of their room to find no one inside, he reached you dorm and knocked. With no answer, he opened the door to reveal all of his students nestled close to each other, still soundlessly sleeping and forgetting that they still had classes during Saturday.

Bringing out his phone, he of course took pictures, and sighing contently he said, "Let children live their youthful days."

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