Trouble in Paradise

Chapter

They gathered.

Oddly enough, Yua peered about and found everyone with the domain, close to her were setting up futons, blankets and pillows. "What the hell is this!?" she demanded. After all, it was dusk, the younger students have gone to bed and yet… everyone here is gathered as if it's a bedtime story before bed!

"Well, I told everyone you were back. Chusi was telling everyone to gather here at dusk and wait for you, and so, here we are!" Suguru explained. "So… what's this about?" he asked as he turned to Chusi.

She smiled wickedly. "Well, we're going to tell you about our trip!" she said and beamed.

"WHAT!?" roared Sukuna and Satoru. "Whoa, hey, let's… let's let things settle first okay?" Satoru asked in a nervous tone.

"Yes, I mean it wasn't all that great to begin with… why are we even talking about it!" Sukuna demanded.

"Exactly! There's nothing TO talk about!" Satoru said.

But that banter alone made everyone pause, get comfy and take out snacks! "If they are working together like that, then there IS something good going on here and we need backstory!" Suiryu decreed. "Yua, tell!" he demanded.

Yua froze.

"You want to know what happened?"

"NO SHIT!" the crowd demanded. "The fact that these two are acting weird… more so than usual… they have been changed back and yet… they are STILL acting weird!" Toji stated. "So this HAS to be good!"

He got her there. Yua smirked a little and rolled her eyes to it all. "Guys, not even I know everything that happened there!" she protested.

"But I do."

Yua froze as Lady Tiamat appeared, and bore a rather wicked smile of her own. "Do you mind if I tell them what had happened?" she asked curiously.

"OH COME ON!" Roared Sukuna in protest. "I thought that place exsisted so we would FORGET about it after!"

"Granted, you did go through the forgetful falls. But you retain some memories as to what happened there. Besides, I wouldn't dare make you forget your honeymoon." Lady Tiamat snickered. "At the same time, you and Satoru were quite the talk of the place… still are"

Yua giggled to that as she stepped aside and let Lady Tiamat tell everyone what happened. "Okay then, does everyone have enough snacks?" Yua asked.

Everyone was packing. Sukuna was trying to leave and yet Chusi kept a firm grip on him. Suguru had Satoru in place and gave the thumbs up. Yua smirked as she came down and flanked Satoru from the other side. Yuuji set up a soft, comfy chair for his mother and insisted she take a seat. When she did, the ground trembled and shook as she was lifted off the ground slightly, it was just enough for her voice to reach the back.

With a smirk, she sighed and began to explain. "Shortly after they left for the honeymoon…"

#

It was an instant teleportation.

Those daemon gates are worth their weight in gold! Yua didn't even feel sick or nauseous from the journey, that's always a bonus too. Yet, where they arrived, was a little startling. "We're already behind the waterfall…" Sukuna concluded. "Then again, I doubt they would want nosy humans around here anyway. Let's go!"

He was oddly excited for this, and so was Chusi.

"I'm not going to have fun, I already know it…" Satoru muttered.

"Just… try," she asked of him. "Look, this is something neither one of us as done, so just try for my sake please?" she asked.

He sighed in defeat. "I make no promises, but I will at least try!"

It was all she could ask of him.

Deeper they traveled in this odd cave, all the while, oddly enough. Sukuna was explaining it all!

"There are passages like these all over the world if you can believe that. Sorcerers have always made these in cases of emergencies and what have you. Some even used these to avoid me!" he laughed viscously after decreeing that part.

"With good reason…" muttered Satoru. "I don't even know WHY you are getting a honeymoon like this to begin with, considering all the shit you put us through…"

"What's with you?" Yua demanded. "No offence, you are sounding WORST than him!" she protested and pointed to Sukuna. "Satoru…"

"How!" he shouted to her.

"What?"

"EVERYTHING!" he said again. But, he wasn't making any sense! He rubbed his face rather aggressively before stating. "Since I've been like this, thoughts are coming into my head. Some I didn't even care to know the answer to, and yet since I'm like HIM, these thoughts want answers!"

"Speak normally!" Yua snapped at him. "If you are angry, tell me why you are angry! You never tell me ANYTHING!"

Staring into Gojo's four eyes, Yua glared at him. "What… pissed you off?"

He was biting his lip at this point. He didn't want to say it.

"You,"

She froze.

Yua turned as Sukuna answered for him. "What? He's pissed off with me?" she asked.

"Yes, and I understand why." Sukuna suddenly approached Gojo. "Stop me when I'm wrong… and I doubt I am." He said. "He's pissed off, because he had a death worth dying for. He died at the hands of a stronger sorcerer… me" he said and smirked to it. "You were proud of that death, weren't you? Going all out against me, the adrenaline must have been coursing through you during our fight, didn't it?" he asked.

Gojo kept silent. Sukuna then peered over to Yua and smirked. "And you… took that away. But that's not what he is pissed off about. I know since this thought… has been plaguing me ever since I was forced to submit to you. What troubles him is… how did you do it?" he simply stated. "From what happened… you managed to turn back time and allow those who had died, to live again. Some even avoiding death this time around completely from my hands, and yet, the memories remain. He is cursed with the same thought I had, and that is, in your weakened state. How did you turn back time? How did you save those and bring back the ones who died? How did you set time in your favor?"

Yua froze to this.

It's been so long… in fact… even she has forgotten how it happened.

"Judging by the look on your face, it means there is a binding vow in place. You can't tell us, since you cannot recall the event as part of the agreement." Sukuna stated. "On the bright side, we know the price isn't your first born since you still have your kid!"

SLAP!

"Ow…"

"You're leaking Gojo" scorned Chusi, she sighed and turned to Satoru. "You are a really slow learner, you know that? I thought I could have changed you two back by now!"

"What… do you expect me to learn… looking like THIS!" he demanded.

"Slow learner…" she said with a disappointing sigh.

"Is that what has you upset?" Yua asked of Satoru. "Because I set things back… you… you're upset I took away your perfect death?"

Gojo was silent. "I… I don't even know how I feel at this point."

"Well, we got time to stew on it, let's check in!"

Sukuna as indifferent as ever.