𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐁𝐘𝐄 𝐄𝐑𝐈 • 𝐘.𝐎𝐊𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐒𝐔

6

"Satoru, please don't die" Saeri spoke catching satoru, who was blow drying the now eight year olds hair off guard

"Now what makes you think I'd do that precious Eri? I'm super strong remember? We're super strong" he grinned

"I know that" Saeri frowned "but today in class we had to draw the most important people in our lives and whilst everyone else drew their parents and family I could only really think of you and Shoko" she admitted

"And then I thought about it, and you're all I have left, so please don't die. I don't wanna be alone" She admitted, satoru placing the blow dryer down

"I'm not going anywhere" he smiled, squeezing her hands "I'm gonna be with you till the sun explodes"

"That's in like 13billons years" the eight year old sighed

"Smartass" satoru grumbled

"The point is, you'll never have to worry about being alone Eri, because I'm here" Satoru declared "And you're so smart and cool Eri, I'm sure if something ever did happen anyone would want to take you in" He smiled

"Yeah but I don't want anyone other than you to look after me" The child frowned, Satoru could tell she was genuinely worried at the idea of losing him

She'd been through so much in the past few years that she practically clung to him for support, he was her rock, her guide

What would she do without him?

"I pinky promise I won't leave you" Satoru stated, crouching down to her level and sticking out his pinky, Saeri intertwining hers with his

"But this means you can't complain when you're a moody teenager and you don't want me to hang around you!"

"I would never" Saeri shook her head

"Don't you have friends your own age?" A now present day Saeri scoffed as her, Gojo and the first years got ice cream, satoru looking at her as if she was toji zenin

"How the tables turn..' He grumbled, fixing his blindfold

"Oh I know you want me here!" Gojo grinned, giving Saeri a huge hug, she didn't deny it, she just let him continue

"Make sure you buy a new scarf, your other one is old and it's coming winter" Saeri reminded the light-haired male

"But I don't need a new scarf" Gojo waved her off "Plus you knitted that one for me" he smiled

"Saeri you knit?" Yuta gasped

"When I was like ten" she mumbled "and that scared has holes in it, I don't want you to get a cold so get a new one"

"Let's match" Gojo hummed, putting his arm over Saeris shoulder

"It's hard to tell who's the adult" Maki muttered

"Salmon"

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"I thought you'd finally gotten suspended" Saeri spoke as she watched kinji hakari approach her whilst she got snacks for her and makis movie night

"You wound me Saeri" Kinji smiled, bringing a hand to his heart

"I'm glad, so why are you here hakari? And where's kirara?" Saeri asked

"They went out" Kinji blew a raspberry "And I'm here because I wanted to discuss the plans for the exchange event with you" Hakari grinned "I heard you helped the third years last year and won so I'm glad to have you on the team"

"I did, but I'm not participating this year" Saeri spoke, earning a 'huh??' From kin

"Okkotsus participating this year"

"Who?" Hakari blinked, Saeri smacking her forehead

"Yuta okkotsu," Saeri spoke, yuta who was passing by halting and hiding behind one of the pillars

"You know, the boy with big dark blue eyes and fluffy black hair? His cursed energy output is insane?"

"Oh him!" Hakari clicked his fingers

"You've met him multiple times" Saeri sighed

"Yeah but he was so quiet I thought he was just another one of those men I see after rummaging through Ieris's alcohol cabinet" Kinji stated, Saeri stared at him for a moment before looking at her nails

"Alcoholism at seventeen, that sounds like a you problem" she murmured

"So is he strong?" Hakari asked "he looks pretty weak"

"Ouch" Yuta thought

"Yutas far from weak, he just hasn't realised that yet" Saeri stated "even satoru says that his level of progression succeeds any student he's taught before"

"He may seem like a bit of a pushover but he's a great guy" Saeri hummed

"Sounds to me like you like him Saeri" Kinji grinned, the silence after his statement being painful for yuta

"..I will dislocate your jaw kinji."

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"Satoru!" A seven-year-old Saeri called out as she ran into her surrogate brother's arms after spending a day with the higher-ups

"Saeri!" He smiled, the nineteen year old and seven year old staring back at one higher up with a scowl in their faces

"She has a freakishly high cursed energy output" the older man spoke "but her control over that things seems to be good"

"Make sure you keep her in check satoru"

"Satoru! Tell this guy to eff off!"

"Fuck off!" Satoru grinned, both him and saeri holding up their middle fingers earning a 'tch' from the higher up

"Now, let's go home" Saeri smiled, pointing towards the gate

"You seem happy today" Satoru smiled

"Yeah because I missed you" Saeri chirped "the higher ups are so mean, and harsh. It's like they don't even care about me" she huffed

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"You guys really didn't have to travel all this way just to congratulate me" Yuta chuckled as his friends and gojo brought him a cake, todo nishimiya and the other Kyoto students swiped slices as if it was their own victory

"Nonsense!" gojo grinned

"If you had lost we wouldn't have bothered showing up" Maki stated, something in her voice telling Yuta she was at least 60% serious

"She's joking, I think" Saeri tried to reassure yuta

"He knows what I meant" Maki hummed, the eyes meeting mais peircing one's

"Are you going to try and talk to her?" Saeri asked the zenin

"There isn't much to say" Maki sighed, Saeri looking ahead and then back at her friend

"I guess so" She yawned "but try and rekindle your relationship, it's hurts to lose a sibling"

"Aren't you an only child?" Maki reminded her, Gojo turning his attention to the first years conversation at this

"Yeah I am." Saeri hummed "so I can only imagine how hard it must be"