章節 31: Calm Before The Storm
"Cursed users." Kuroi muttered to herself after seeing Kakashi's display.
"Not quite." He said turning to her direction. "They were just random hit-men that wanted to use you as a hostage."
She nodded at him, as if she was finally understanding before running towards Riko.
"You guys are late again." Kakashi said as he watched the two students.
"What did we miss?" Geto asked.
"Some bums tried to take Ms. Kuroi as a hostage, if I wasn't here we would have a hostage situation." Kakashi explained.
"Well, it was a good thing you were here then." Geto said before going to pat Kakashi on his back.
"I have a favor to ask."
"Mhmm."
"I need shurikens."
"Shurikens?!" Gojo said with an amused look on his face. "Does this look like the Heian era? These days there's something called guns."
"I need shurikens, they were hiding in those buildings and if I didn't have any throwing weapons on me we could have been beat." Kakashi said.
"Then what did you use?"
"My clones."
"... fine, I'll get some shurikens for you in return of a favor." Gojo finally admitted. "As a favor."
"I'll go check if Kuroi is okay."
With Geto away, only the two of them were left,
"If you give me shurikens I won't owe you any favors. After-all, you sent me to help Mei Mei and the only thing I got in return was a missing leg."
"That wasn't a favor, that was helping her! And if you weren't there Mei would have had a harder time dealing with that curse."
"Sure." Kakashi said finally admitting defeat. "Just get me some shurikens and your training room for a few days and we can call it even."
…
"No."
"Are you sure?" Kuroi asked.
"Listen here kid, I'm the one that's going to assimilate with Tengen and not you. So since I can't stay at school any longer we're going to the beach." Riko said.
"Kid? It if wasn't for me, I'm sure right now you would be crying! We are definitely not going to the beach! No matter what any of you say!" Kakashi declared.
The absurdity of the situation was laughable, there was a bounty of 3m on Riko's head and she wanted to go to the beach!
"The beach sounds okay."
"Yeah, why not."
"If you say so..."
It was 4v1, four people wanted to go to the beach and one person suggested they didn't.
But no one seemed to listen to him.
"Mr. Yaga said I should make sure you guys don't make any rash decisions, this is a rash decision! Imagine how many people are there waiting for us."
"No one would think we would go the beach when she's supposed to be hiding." Gojo reasoned.
"I still don't agree."
"Fine." Riko said.
'I thought common sense didn't come that easily.' Kakashi thought.
"We won't go to the beach on Tokyo, rather we'll go to the one on Okinawa island!" Riko declared.
'Plot hates me.'
…
On a beach found on Okinawa Island in Japan many people played, the children made sandcastles, the adults conversed among themselves while some others just read a book.
But the people that attracted the most attention were 5 people, they seemed to be new to the Island and the last one was very grumpy.
"Okinawa!" Both Gojo and Riko jumped into the water at the same time.
"I hate this." Kakashi muttered.
"Cheer up, someone as young as you is supposed to be glad at a chance to visit the beach." Geto said.
'I'm older than you mentally.'
He, Geto and Kuroi both sat down on the hot day, watching Gojo and Riko play in the waters.
"But he really has more than enough money to spend, paying for all of our tickets when we could have just flown on your Rainbow Dragon."
"He insisted so he must have a reason."
Silence permeated the air as they sat watching the two play for hours.
"Eww, disgusting!" Riko's voice came.
"I expect the airport to close down due to the bounty."
"Relax, we have some people ready just in case it comes to that."
…
"The mission they assigned to us should be difficult to a first-year student." A young man in Jujutsu Tech uniform with black eyes and blond hair complained.
"I can't wait to show off in front of Geto!" His friend Ino exclaimed in excitement.
[A/N: I didn't know Geto had fans...]
"You know what? I heard our upperclassmen are all worked to the bone trying to protect one little girl! This is our chance to prove to them that we have what it takes!" Ino said excitedly.
"Your source of information was incorrect. When I was called, he seemed to be enjoying himself rather than tired." Nanami said.
"And besides." Nanami paused. "If a typhoon shows up and decides to close the airport our efforts will be for naught."
Nanami's expression turned more serious.
"I also want to see someone today."
"You have another friend?" Ino teased.
However Nanami ignored him. "You know that boy we met when we were assigned to that mission, the one that called you the 'other guy'?"
"I'm not the other guy!"
"Well, I've been told he's been staying in Jujutsu Tech but we haven't seen him. He's also part of this mission to bring the Star Plasma vessel."
"How does he connect to what were doing?" Ino asked.
"He knew my name."
"But he didn't know mine."
"And then I saw someone that looked exactly like him in the convenience store."
"The one where you go to buy bread?"
"Yes."
"Maybe he knew you because you always came to that place."
"But that was the first day I saw him."
Ino laughed.
"Well who knows? Maybe he'll have the answers you are looking for, if they exist."
…
Achoo
Kakashi wiped his nose.
'I didn't think it was true but it seems like when someone speaks about you you sneeze. Or maybe there is a bit of dust in my nose.'
"They've been playing for a long time." Geto said.
Now Gojo and Riko had carried a sea cucumber and after mocking it Gojo began chasing Riko with it.
"Should we really be vacationing like this?" Kuroi asked.
"Gojo is the one that paid for the tickets to Okinawa so I think it's okay." Kakashi said.
"He's showing compassion for Riko in his own way."
"Satoru, we should get going, it's late." Geto shouted.
Gojo tossed away the sea cucumber in his hand. "Oh, I didn't realize it was that late."
He glanced to Riko who was sulking at the news.
"Suguru, let's head back tomorrow morning instead."
"We can't."
"The weather's holding steady right? Besides, there are less cursed users in Okinawa than they are in Tokyo."
"Satoru, since the last week anytime you say something to counteract what we are supposed to do it always ends up bad for you."
"It would be better if the bounty ends mid-flight." Gojo argued.
"And what is the possibility that there isn't some strong guy who will come for the bounty anyway because he didn't check the time." Kakashi said as he got up, Kuroi had gone to help Riko.
"Careful, don't jinx it. But Satoru he has a point, and..." Geto got closer until only Gojo could hear him.
"You haven't released your technique since last night and you haven't slept as well."
"Relax." Gojo said hitting Geto on the chest in a bro-like way. "You're here with me too."
'If only I had come two years earlier.'
…
"Nanami, they said they're staying another day!"
Something broke.
…
5 people pedaled down the lake, Gojo and Riko, Kuroi and Geto and Kakashi by himself. Everyone seemed to be having a good time.
…
This time they moved along a long row of flowers that grew in every direction.
Riko held Kuroi's hand, while Geto put his hands in his pocket. Gojo had his hands on Kakashi's shoulder whispering the way into his ears.
…
They had gone to eat, Riko was trying to put some cool her food down but Gojo got the bottle of hot sauce and sprinkled some into the food.
…
Time flew and this time Riko was walking by herself in an aquarium, there was no one next to her as he walked next to the fishes on display and all the aquatic animals.
Her eyes shone in a brilliance of blue, as sadness seemed to reside in her face.
By now Kakashi was frowning, he knew what tomorrow held and if he had a choice he would have avoided it, but now his fate was decided.
"Toji..."
A/N: I put all these scenes like in the anime but just with the mc instead, they aren't the same much since I wanted to write it but at the same time keep the word count below 1,600 words.
And the monkey is making his appearance in the next chapter.
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