Game Plan

Akane's pov

"People..." I heard some spirits whispered and pointed to the door

"Don't worry I know, they're here for lunch" it nodded and disappeared ok coolI got up and went over to the door, I'm surprised they didn't bring much with them

"I'm glad you guys came~ also what's with this vibe..." although I'm glad their senses are more heightened and their eyes were sharply glaring at me

I just invited them over for sukiyaki

"Is...Sukiyaki not code for you throwing fire...? While eating Sukiyaki...?"

"That actually sounds like fun but no, I told Megumi about this, didn't he tell you?" They all turned to him who was innocently holding a thermos of food

"I told you guys it'll be fine" they turned back to me and stared suspiciously

"But we didn't trained yesterday...? No running test...? No jungle gym?? No floor is lava???" Nobara squinted her eyes while pointing the hammer to me making Megumi sigh before going in my place

"She doesn't joke when it comes to food" he sighs and tossed what he brought in the pot

"See he gets it~, Toge, Panda get off my roof..."

I heard thumps as peaked in my place seeing a table with Sukiyaki hot pot and they all took a breath, lowering their guard and weapons before bowing down...

Wow am I seriously that hard on them?

"Thank you teacher/Salmon..."

"Oi stop it and just get in, it's going to rain soon" they slowly shuffled in my place, and it already looks like it might rain soon

Ah and just in time tea was ready

While they sit around the table and giving each other bowls and utensils I got the green tea and turmeric ginger, although that second one tastes like shit but helps with inflammation and stressed muscles heal and repair more quickly

Also if I had to drink this so do they

I put the kettles down and opened the lid before sitting between Maki and Toge

"Woah"

"Sometimes I forget you can cook"

"Salmon, salmon"

"I'm surprised it's not dusted with a pound of sugar"

"Keep talking and I'm eating this all for myself" I snapped as they started getting the vegetables and meat in the bowl

"So what's the occasion?" Maki asked while I poured myself some tea

"Well I've been craving Sukiyaki for a whole, also this is to talk about the students at Kyoto"

"Oh right you were grounded there...wait how did you get out?" Ahahaha... Megumiii whhyyy

"Would you believe me if I said I talked to them peacefully"

"No" they all said in unison and I don't if I should feel proud or offended

"Hahh...well they tried killing me which is expected, so I returned the favor, after the fight I blackmailed the principal then I healed them back" they were all silent while I just ate my rice, I felt a hand on patting the back my head

Hah ?

"Mustard leaf..." he pat once more before retracting his arm back so he wouldn't lose it

Smart

"They're alive in the end right? No problem there" Megumi shrugged and took some potatoes

"Don't look so glum, we know you wouldn't just kill kids for no reason" Panda said, getting the mushrooms in his bowl

"Yeah you looked like a puppy who got kicked stop it, it's gross" Nobara hissed while taking some meat with some scallions

"That's probably one of the only ways to get out anyway, doubt that old man would budge with just talk" Maki sighed getting some of the meatballs Megumi brought

Ah right Megumi's dish

"Hey the meatballs taste great, Megumi you brought these right?" She asked him

"Oh yeah, they're pretty easy to make"

"Bonito Flakes~" Toge said, feeding panda a meatball

"So you can cook for yourself huh, Megumi? No surprises there I guess" Nobara sighed taking one as well

"No, Itadori taught me how to make these actually...".......I am in pain

I am in physical pain having to keep this secret from them

This brunch is honestly just turning super depressing and it's killing me

"Ahh...Itadori's legacy"

PAIN LITERAL PAIN WHY DOES HE NEED TO MAKE ME KEEP THE SECRET FROM THEM GOD

"...well then let's make him proud, by winning the competition" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

"Yeah...he'll probably be mad if we lost" Megumi mumbled and I'm just trying not to rip my face off at this point

"...yes, now 2 of them are grade 3 sorcerer blue one and the other Maki, one is a semi grade 2 is the girl with a broom, 2 more is in semi grade 1 which is the a robot and blood man, and one grade 1 student Todo"

"You thought of their grades right after you fought them?" Nobara asked

"Everyone's grade is a rough estimate, but Todo's grade is something I have no doubt in"

"Wow so you see him as a grade 1 too huh?"

"Honestly how can I not, body of his is a tank, avoiding him is mandatory unless you want to tire yourself or die, looking at you Megumi" I lightly glared knowing he would want revenge after being beaten to a pulp

"Tuna tuna" Toge raised his hand and pointed at himself

"Maybe, but you'll exhaust yourself since he recovers annoyingly fast, you might not be able to fight off the rest"

"How about Kamo? He has bangs tied like pigtails" Maki said ahh the blood guy

"He's fucking dick I want to dropkick him" I growled making them deadpan at my comment

"...is there more?"

"oh right he has good aim, he carries blood packs, and when you see his veins being more noticeable be careful he gave himself a power boost by increasing his bloodstream"

"Alright then, Megumi will you be ok handling him?" Maki looked over to him

"I don't particularly care" he shrugs

"Right next although she's relatively weak it's better to take her out first, uhm blonde child, with a broom"

"Oh do you mean Momo senpai? She has pigtails, and blonde hair" it's so cool how they can just remember names

It took me a few days remembering their names

"Ah yeah, she's their eyes in the sky so you should consider taking her down first. Other than that...I guess the robot can be a problem since he doesn't really feel pain so you need to hit his core dead on. Also he's at least a semi first grade so be careful" I shrugged getting some vegetables and broth from the pot

"How about Todo?" I choked on a mushroom when Megumi asked that, "you haven't went specific on him...are you dying?"Toge slapped my back multiple before I finally swallowed the mushroom

"As much as I want to I can't"

"Isn't he the biggest threat there ?"

"Don't be so pouty Megumi, we made a pact, I won't tell anyone about his powers, and he won't tell mine" I sighed

"Tuna Mayo"

"How can you be so sure?" Nobara asked tilting her head

"Old people there still don't know what I can do, it's safe to say he keeps his promise. All I can really say is avoid him at all cost"

"...you befriend so many weird people"

"Oh I know, so who are you guys killing off first?"They all just stared at me blankly and I really don't get what the problem is aren't they fighting each other?......"...what?"

"What? Well if you ask me you should kill off Mai first then the broom gir-"

"Akane wait...what did you think this event was going to be like"

"....a fight until opponent rendered silent with a time limit?"

"WHAT?? NO NO NO WAIT WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT BRUTAL!!"

"It's a 2 day event, first is usually a group activity, like killing curses. Second day is an is individual assessment" Maki explained making lightly pout from how boring it is, "how'd you know it as?"

"I heard stories from my teacher that back then they would just trap students in a barrier until sunset and see who wins, all he said was nowadays it's sad and boring"

"What the hell that's terrifying, are you sure no one died??" Nobara shivered while I hummed

"Few did, they would first all aim for the weakest as a group then go on to the strongest. Hahh times really have changed huh"

"It's a good thing they did, that sounds like how your tra-wait a minute..."if I can put a light bulb on Maki's head it would've shined

"Yep that's what I've been making you guys do~ well minus the dying" I smiled making them let out a long tired sigh

"...thanks"

"...salmon"

They all mumbled making me chuckle hahh...they wouldn't last a week with him

"Anyways, drink this" I got up and poured the turmeric ginger tea for them

And now for the pain

"MUSTARD LEAF"

"WHAT IS THAT!!?!??"

"Is this a punishment...??"

Hahahaha their disgusted faces at the taste from the bitter turmeric, and the strange pepper like heat from gingerIt's nice to have a nice mid afternoon lunch with these idiots while they try their best to drink this god awful tea...sad Yuji isn't here to j-

*SMASH*

A brick came through my window and Megumi grabbed it before it smashed the basically empty pot

"There's a letter taped to it..." he mumbled taking the paper off, Maki took it with furrow brow before letting out an annoyed sigh

"It's for you" she said giving it to me....and I can't really tell what this is, everyone else peaked in the letter

Gojo I hate you

"Is that a worm...?"

"No...it's a snake see that's the tongue"

"Bread stick?"

"Fish flakes..."

"That blindfolded idiot...you seriously need to buy a phone, don't you have a card??"

I huffed putting the letter in my pocket before closing the pot the rain seems to lift up

"Well one phones break easily so no, and he's probably going to make me do his chores again" I groaned while they all prepared to leave since it's getting somewhat late

We both got out and saw the droplets of rain coming down from the sun kissed sky, were we really talking for that long? Seemed like a few minutes and it's already sunset

"Thanks for lunch Akane-chan"

"Salmon"

"After we win, this time Megumi will treat us~"

"Hah? I made no promises like that"

"Oii enough you two we haven't even won yet, See ya, Akane" they all waved good bye at me and went off on their way

"Byeee~ I'll break your bodies again tomorrow~"

I can visibly see them sigh in pain before continuing their walkAfter they're out of sight I got back in and grabbed a match, hovering it over the letter because it seems he was trying to draw a lit up match...also I got a glance of his writing

Now then what is it you deranged man...

'Your mentor has informed me to throw a brick to your window as a way of communication.Please attend to Itadori's lament, it would seem the lost of a companion has saddened him

-Kento Nanami '

Ah I didn't expect him to actually listen to Gojo

Anndds Yuji... this is why you shouldn't make friends with normal humans so quickly...

I got out and dashed through the trees, finally arriving at his place hideout, looks like he was cooking some hotpot as wellMy eye twitched seeing a spirit by his shoulder, it doesn't look human, but it's not a curse... I got no clue what it is...did that patchy prick do that?

He closed the lit to let it simmer before noticing my existence

"YOO AKANE~ I JUST FINISHED MY FIRST JOB~ Nanamin said I did good~ SO HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT??" he cheered while winking at me

"Mhm come here for a while"

"...am I in trouble?" He furrowed his brows and got ready to fight making me laugh

"Nope just come here" he jumped from the couch and waddled over to me seriously what does he take me for?His eyes were still puffy and red, and so is his nose, and I can see traces of cursed energy that probably did a number of damage on to him, more notably...from that patchy curse

I thought Patchy being eaten alive would maybe wake something in him to fuck off

"...I'm sorry about your friend..." he tilted his head and his eyes started gushing water making me flinch

"I...d-don't know what you're talking about... nothing happene-" I flicked his forehead and lightly glared at him

"Mourning isn't a sin, if you were crying th-OUF" He got me in a bone crushing hug while tears flooded his face and my arm

I wouldn't mind the crying...just not on me... or using my shirt for his sobbing...maybe go with tissues or somethingWhen I walked he wouldn't let go, so I brought us both to the sofa and plopped him down the sofa before throwing a box of tissues to him and wiping his shit off me

"Listen I'm not one you should come to for consoling...you seek to guide people to a proper death which I personally find ridiculous-" I sighed opened the lid and grabbing a bowl for him and one for me

"-death is inevitable, and in this line of work you'll have more of these experiences. My best advice to you is for you to survive, there are people who are still alive that need you more than those who died " I mumbled, giving him his bowl with and a spoon while I shoved in a random movie in the TV

"...Even I still don't get what a proper death is....so for now...I'll just focus on not losing"

"That's the spirit, now stop crying and eat rice. At least he's not suffering anymore"

"Really..?" He asked while eating the rice with snot running from his nose

"Yes, now clean your nose" he blowed his nose while wiping his tears with the tissues

"And you're not mad I lost ?"

"Oh I am" he choked on his rice when I said that

"A-ah..."

"But I'll be more pissed off if someone I taught died because I can't just yell at a dead body" I huffed making him laugh

"How long are you staying...?"

"Until you sto-" my body tensed and I immediately released my negative energy when I sense himHis low chuckle sure as hell got my attention so I distract my self by eating because that apparently is my only source of joy right now

"Hey how come you never talked to me like that?"

"Try being an adorable labradoodle like him and I might reconsider"

"Hey now this is still his body~ come on show me some love" he gripped my head and crushed it despite the fact his skin was being pealed off to the bone, I can feel my skull cracking

Ow

"Oh here come closer I'll show you how much love I have by shoving a fork up your ass"

"You have no taste in men, this brat is basically a child"

"I'm not taking love advice from someone centuries older than me, so what do you want?" I asked making him grin before pulling his hand away and regenerating it

"A cursed user annoyed me and I want you to sever his limbs and cut off his tongue. Cut his head if you want to, turn his soul to a pathetic weed " he laughed making me arch a brow since that's the first he wanted me to do something I looked back seeing his taunting smile and narrowed down eyes while I ate a potato

He was serious

"Why didn't you do it yourself?"

"I didn't have much time to have fun, do this and I'll let in a secret about our vow~" that made my ears perk and he noticed, "that curious huh?"

"Oh so you noticed...but I'll have to say no. With all honesty you could've done that yourself, but you're asking me to do something so easy?"

"Don't you want revenge as well? Since he made your little toy cry"

"...tempting but I'll do it when I feel like it, and lastly I won't mind having to deduce the probabilities of your vow"

"You'll be running out of time~" he sang as I looked at the time before smiling at him

"So are you" he made a weird face before completely disappearing bringing back Yuji

The last time we spoke this exact thing happened...his power pulled back on it's own.. which lasted a minute or so.He could've tried killing me or go out but he didn't, so I'm pretty sure something along the lines of not hurting anyone is there

"Hmm what? HEHH?? W-WHY IS THE POT ALMOST EMP-wait...Did Sukuna appeared again??" Yuji mumbled that last part, his eyes darkened and I can't help but feel guilt from this

Alright bitch

Time for some emotional healing

I lend my arm out and put it around his shoulder bringing him in an awkward hug

"...you can go through this...I know you can grow stronger-" I sighed using my other hand to get a spoon full of what's left in the pot, and shoved it in his mouth, "-and that can't happen if you don't eat"

"Bu-"

"Shut it, you just got better, don't think I didn't notice your body nearly giving up on you. I'm still unsure what the vow you two have is, and if you die then it'll be pointless" I glared to him seeing him still down making me snap his head up forcing the food down

"W-WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!??"

"You gnawing way too long is seriously gross"

"BUT I NEARLY CHOKED YOU MONSTER" he slammed his chest before drinking some water while slightly laughing

"So you do care huh~ thank y-ok you don't have to make that disgusted look you know..." he said monotonously

"Because you made it gross..." I gagged while continuing to eat, "it's more to the fact...you and the others have potential to be elders, and I'll be pretty annoyed if you guys died and those old ones live up to 200 or something"

"Is that why you stayed?" He asked while I took the bowl and started eating from there

"Yep"

"Oho~ so you're saying I'm an amazing stud-OII STOP EATING EVERYTHING ALREADY!" He yelled trying to pull me away from the nearly empty hot pot

Keyword trying

Well...at least he's not feeling that down anymore

——A few hours later——

"Your favorite teacher is her-eh what's going on..?" We got caught watching a movie while eating a tub of ice cream to drown out his sorrows

"...comfort food...?" He mumbled which made Gojo look to the side seeing a bunch of empty plates stacked up like a tower, pots, and few tubs of ice cream

"...how much comfort food do you two need...?"

"Yes"

"Hahh you two...well move over and let me have some too" he jumped to the couch and took some meatballs we cooked up earlier

"These taste great~"

"I know right?? Megumi can cook these too~"

I can't wait for them to meet already