3. A Small Negotiator

"Yoshi!"

Utahime said opening that sliding door of the tea room

I look at the disaster caused by his father talking to the idiot Gojo

"Yoshi!"

Said Utahime again but his son was not there

"Yoshio!"

Utahime said again now opening another sliding door from another room, but his son was not there either

"Where the hell has that kid gone?"

She said reluctantly as she continued to open another door

And so, Utahime was looking for his son inside each room and each room that was inside that sanctuary

She also looked in the corners where he knew that his son was hiding from time to time, but it was useless... her son did not appear anywhere

"Yoshio Iori!" Come out right now wherever you want to be!" Utahime screamed furiously in the middle of the garden

"Yoshio!" Come out on the count of three...One...Two...Three!

She thought that this way his son would appear as on other occasions, but it was useless, that little boy did not appear at the call of his furious mother

At that moment Utahime had a strange feeling, she put his hand to his chest and went to look for his father thinking that Yoshi was with him.

"Dad! - She almost ran into the room where that priest was meditating. "Yoshio is here with you?"

Utahime looked around that room... the minutes passed and his anguish began to grow

"I haven't seen him in a while, more specifically since before I talked to that asshole Gojo Satoru... Yoshio must be with your mother for sure."

That old man answered, beginning to meditate again with his hands together and to recite some prayers.

Utahime looked for him under the altar table, inside the cupboards of that room, but he wasn't there either.

That strange feeling began to be stronger and the anguish enveloped her since she felt that something had happened to her son.

He quickly returned to his mother, who was in the store of that sanctuary

"Come back soon." Umeko said saying goodbye to some clients

-Mother! Have you seen Yoshio? Isn't he here with you?" Utahime asked very distressed

"I haven't seen him for a long time... Isn't he at the entrance?" You told him to sweep that area, surely it must be there.

Her mother answered before starting to serve other customers "Welcome"

Utahime sighed, she felt her heart shrink every minute.

The Miko quickly went to the entrance and there she found two of her apprentices who were finishing the task that corresponded to that child

"Girls, haven't you seen Yoshio?"

Utahime's anguish was already noticeable in her voice and on her face.

"We saw him a while ago, he was talking to a man who was here in the sanctuary" answer one of them moving the broom

"Very True! Yoshio seemed very happy with that man, who by the way was very handsome." The other girl answered smiling

Utahime's eyes widened. "By the way, did that man..." he cleared his throat, "sorry, that idiot had white hair?"

"Yes, and he was very tall, I think he was the man who came in to talk to Mamoru-sama" answered one of the girls

"Gojo! TSK that idiot! Also Yoshio, I've told him a thousand times not to talk to strangers! That boy!" Utahine answered annoyed

So she figured his son must still be with Gojo somewhere in the shrine.

"Do you know where those two are?" Haven't you seen them around here?" Utahime asked looking at her apprentices

"We saw them leave the sanctuary a while ago." One of them answered, pointing to the great entrance of the place.

"WHAT?!" The boy's mother approached to her apprentices

" TO‐adorwhere did they go?dow-whoandn gave Yoshio permission to leave herei?" Utahime took the girl by the shoulders very furious

—Yoshio said that would be back soon… he said that they would go to the shops that are here outside the temple"

That apprentice answered with fear when seeing her teacher very distressed in front of her... even her grip on the shoulders already hurt.

"Yes, Yoshio left the sanctuary hand in hand with that man and since they looked very happy... but... we thought he was someone known to the family... Utahime sama".

The other apprentice answered next to her friend...

Utahime widened her eyes and fell to a single conclusion.

Gojo had taken Yoshio

—Oh no!... My son!
Utahime began to hyperventilate

"Sensei, are you alright?!"

"Utahime-sama?"

The mikos asked when they saw their mentor like this

At that moment Utahime ran into the sanctuary and her students followed her because of how bad she looked

Utahime ran to the store where her mother was

She entered and between tears he just screamed

"Gojo took Yoshio!"

Umeko dropped the tablets she had in her hands at that news... her grandson was not in the sanctuary and she thought the worst at that momento

"Are you sure it's a good idea for "YOU" brat to leave the sanctuary?" Gojo asked looking at Yoshio

The little river a little—"The tents here outside the temple are supposed to belong to the same shrine since they're "on" their land, right? So technically I'm still inside the shrine"

Yoshio replied without further ado.

Gojo laugh a little at that logic

"I Agree! You win! Now tell me... — Gojo squatted down to be at his level — "How can I convince your grandfather to work with me?" Gojo asked.

Yoshio was a very witty boy and often got away with it

"The secret is..." that boy began to say in a low voice, "it is...

Gojo was just waiting for that answer

"I'll only tell you if you take me shopping for ice cream and toys!" Yoshio said with a big smile

"What?!" Gojo said surprised by that.

Yoshio giggled mockingly. "Do you want the answer no, Mojon?"

"Yes, but..."

"I already told you, I'll tell you after you take me to buy some ice cream. That boy answered."

"But won't your mother be mad at you if you eat more snow?" I mean a while ago you ate an icecream." Gojo commented raising an eyebrow.

"There's never enough sugar for a genius like me." That little boy answered with a slight smile and pointing to his head

"Besides, you want to know how to convince my grandfather, right?" I win a snow and you win information. That little boy was very cunning and that surprised Gojo

"OKAY! Let's go get your icecream"

"Yeh!"

Gojo was about to get up when Yoshio pulled his sleeve.

"And I also want you to carry me on a ride on your shoulders."

"What? I'm not a horse!" Gojo replied making a face

"You're not really a horse... " Yoshio said smiling

Gojo smiled at that, perhaps that boy had already changed his mind

"You're a Giraffe!" Yoshio started laughing loudly

Gojo winced at that. "Tsk!"💢—

But seeing that child laugh filled her life... she felt very good with that little boy.

"OKAY! Gojo began helping Yoshio climb onto his shoulders. "Let's go get your icecream."

"Yeh! It's too high up here!" He Said jokingly holding Gojo's hair

And so, that sorcerer took where that child told him

What those two didn't know was that they were behaving like father and son without knowing the truth yet...while Utahime desperately searched for her son

Notes:

Don't be cruel, English IS NOT MY ORIGINAL LANGUAGE