Chapter 30

The first great snowfall had happened overnight. While meant now more than ever, does Yuuji have to be bundled up and kept warm. Kitsune insisted that she possessed the solution to the problem. When she showed up that day and explained that the matter is now resolved on keeping Yuuji warm.

"I have worked hard on this to ensure young master's warmth. I happen to have been preparing for this the moment young master became this small." She said rather proudly.

Suiryu had walked in on her little fashion show for Yuuji, the winter outfit he wore was indeed warm, but the problem was… no one really saw Yuuji in it.

His arms were stuck up, his body couldn't move. Suiryu snickered as he is reminded of those angora rabbits with massive fur and you can only see their noses… that was Yuuji right now.

"Are you sure he is even in there?" Nobara asked as she tried to peer into the hoodie. It was at least five inches thick around his face!

"Rest assured, young master will be protected from the elements with this…"

"Oof"

The room jumped as Yuuji fell forward and couldn't get up again! He began to panic but no one could see him failing about with such thick clothing on! Suiryu snickered as Kitsune rushed over and helped him up again.

He tried to fidget, but once more unable to move.

"I think we need to tone it down for his winter look, granted, that cushioned him like an airbag…" he snickered.

"But this is guaranteed protection against the cold!" Kitsune protested.

Suiryu glared at her as he sat Yuuji up one more… before he face planted again into the ground from the weight of his winter outfit. "Yeah, that's going to protect him from the cold and a high fall." He said. "But he can't move in it," he smirked. "I could punt him in that and he wouldn't feel a thing!"

"NO PUNTING!" scolded Choso.

Yuuji struggled to move once more as he cried aloud for help. Suiryu snickered as he picked him up once more, but again, one only could see his nose through the thick outfit. "Poor guy, can't see a damn thing." He snickered.

"Be that as it may, I said before, baby dragons are very sensitive to the cold!" Kitsune protested. "He has to be bundled up this much or he will die!"

Suiryu sighed aloud. "Maybe not. I mean, we have carried him close to us, you know…" Suiryu took him out of his snowsuit; playfully he stuffed him in his shirt much to Yuuji delight. "See! Instant protection from the cold… OW! Sharp claws…" he muttered.

Yet as Yuuji giggled, moving around under Suiryu's shirt, he suddenly hidden behind him as Gojo entered the room. "Hey! You doing a fashion party without me? Ooo is that Yuuji in his new snowsuit!" Gojo picked up the shell of a snowsuit and snickered. "Can he even move in this?" he laughed.

"No, not in the least bit," Fushiguro stated.

"Well since he is already dress for outside, I am going to take him out!" he announced proudly and left.

Suiryu paused as did everyone else. Nobara was about to speak but Suiryu put his finger to his lip. Something was going on and Gojo was just using this as a ploy.

The crafty son of a bitch…

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Gojo just got outside with his 'baby Itadori' in tow. He knows damn well there is no one in that snowsuit, at the same time though, he wanted to mess with the council. He just went outside and placed the suit on the ground and pretended to be playing in the snow. "Itadori… Look, snow!" he said in a playful tone.

Only to have it fall forward and face plant into the ground! He snickered aloud. "Damn, Kitsune really got you good." He laughed aloud.

That was when he sensed them.

Peering up, the council had come out. "What on earth are you doing?" they demanded of him.

Gojo smiled. "Just playing with baby Itadori. He just got a new snowsuit, see!" he said and held it up proudly. "I think I'll spend ALL DAY with him!"

"Satoru, should you not be on that mission we ordered you to go on?"

He paused for a moment. "Oh right, THAT mission…" he muttered. "Well I am not in a rush, that curse isn't going anywhere…"

"SATORU! ENOUGH FOOLING AROUND!" one councilman shouted. "You have NO IDEA the danger you are putting people into. Go and resolve the matter now!"

He sighed aloud. "FINE!" he said and an exasperated tone. "But someone has to look after Itadori. Suiryu is going off to his other job, the curse wombs are busy and my students have missions of their own to attend to."

There came a devious look. He caught it for but a moment, yet the council quickly hid their intentions. "Perhaps we should tend to the little dragon. After all… we should have a better understanding of him, shouldn't we? The divine sorcerers all state how powerful he could become, perhaps it is best we better understand his situation and needs?" he said offhandedly.

Gojo hesitated as he held the bundle closer to himself. Peering between the bundle and the council, he sighed aloud. "Perhaps… just this once. I will be right back for him so don't let anything happen to Itadori! If the conditions are not good enough for him, he will die!" he said in a warning tone. With that, he gave them the bundle. "I'll be back soon… again… don't let ANYTHING happen to him!" he warned.

With that, Gojo took off, but was snickering the moment he was out of earshot…

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"Well, I wonder what Satoru has planned for that?" Suiryu muttered, but then smirked wickedly. "I can only imagine…"

"Back to the original point of all this. Young master still needs a snowsuit!" Kitsune protested. "Since mine was not accepted, what other protection do you have to offer him!" she demanded as Suiryu took Yuuji out from under his sweater. Kitsune paused as she waved her hands once more. She created another instantly, and it appeared… about the same as the last one. "Let's try this one," she said.

"It's EXACTLY the same as the first one!" Suiryu protested. Kitsune managed to get the jacket on Yuuji but he was fighting it all the way. He didn't like it!

"Little brother may wish to play in the snow, he cannot enjoy himself if he can't move." Choso said. He took Yuuji and held him, pulling back the hoodie, Yuuji appeared relieved to see the outside world again.

"UMPH!" he cheered.

"Young master, this is for your own prote…." Before Kitsune could even finish her sentence, he slipped out of the thick jacket and ran for it!

Suiryu was laughing it up as he rather be naked than wear that!

"Bro, bro, easy, she has a point, you can't play in the cold if you aren't bundled!" he explained. "Oddly enough I have something for him."

"You didn't make him a snow suit out of thin air did you?" Megumi asked.

"I'm still working on that create ability, no, actually this was given to me by D'angelo's tailor of all people Archie I think his name is." He went to his room and retrieved the box, when he returned. Yuuji was running amuck! He didn't want to wear anything after that monstrosity. But still Suiryu tried anyways as he held up a smaller and lighter looking snowsuit.

"Bro! Look!" he called.

Yuuji paused as he took notice of it. It wasn't as thick as what Kitsune brought and inside was lined with the same fur as his blankets.

He grew curious.

However, he was reluctant to wear it still, he turned his back to everyone and refused to gaze at the clothing any farther.

"Allow me," Choso said gently.

He took the outfit and sat near Yuuji. "Little brother, do you want to go outside and play?" he asked.

Yuuji turned and peered out from the corner of his eyes. "It's very cold outside, I don't want to see you get a chill. This will keep you nice and warm, and you can move in it. I promise."

He still kept his back turn, but there was temptation in his eyes now. Choso continued to try to convince him as he said. "When we go outside, we will make snowmen… snow angels as everyone calls them…"

"I can't make those… mine always end up weird…" Suiryu muttered.

"We can play with everyone outside, what do you say? And when you are all done playing, we will go inside and sit by the fire. Does that sound good?"

Yuuji turned fully around to face Choso, he has built up his trust so Yuuji was more than willing to listen to him over others. He approached with caution as he inspected the outfit himself. His little hands went over everything, until… he put the jacket over his head! He was able to move about in it just fine and he purred to the warmth and softness of it all.

The snow pants with built in boots went on next. He crawled about and found he was still able to move with ease! "There we go, he's warm and content since he can move around!" Suiryu announced.

Kitsune sighed with defeat. "I made that for him…" she said with a disappointed tone.

"Hey you tried, besides, we're getting some use out of it now…" Suiryu paused. "I can sense something going on outside… I think Gojo is playing a trick on the elders."

Kitsune paused, she vanished for a moment, only to return with a big grin on her face a few minutes later. "Indeed he is… he has convinced the elders that young master is in the snowsuit I made him, and if they don't take proper care of him, he will parish…"

"Ooo, I think we need to mess with them!" Suiryu said with a wicked grin. "Choso!"

"I will take little brother out as you have your fun," he said with a grin on his lips. "Perhaps it will be some nice bonding time. I know Junpei has gone out for the day, but not as himself…" he said offhandedly.

"Oh?" Suiryu asked with great curiosity. But Choso didn't explain any farther than that…