"You what?" I ask again, surprised by what I'm hearing. I guess all the signs were always there, I just never thought I'd hear it.
"You heard me. I love you Naomi." He tells me.
I grab his shirt at his chest and pull him to me. I crash my lips into his and he begins walking me backwards into my room. He shuts the door behind him and we stand in the entry way for a minute kissing. His lips are soft and warm, and he begins taking his hands down my shoulders and arms and rests them on my hips.
I break the kiss and breathlessly smile at him.
He's out of breath too but he looks at me with worry, "is this okay?" He asks.
I chuckle, "yes, in fact I was going to ask you to follow me."
He smiles and I take his hand and lead him to my bedroom. He holds it tight and rubs circles on the top of it. We get to my room and I turn him around and push him to a sitting position on the end of my bed. I stand in between his legs and we just take each other in.
"I didn't take my shoes off." He tells me.
I laugh, "shut up already and kiss me."
He crashes his lips into mine once again and his hands settle on my hips again. I rest mine on his chest and soon, the feeling of need takes over me. I begin to unbutton his shirt for him and take his coat off. He unzips my dress and it falls at my feet, we never break the kiss until now.
He takes his shirt off and throws it to the side of the bed. He looks back at me with a look of... wanting or hunger. And I'm sure i'm looking at him the same way.
"We don't have to do this if you don't want to. We can take it slow. I can wait." He tells me.
I climb in his lap and start kissing him on his cheek and making my way down his neck. He closes his eyes and just enjoys the feeling.
"No, I want this." I tell him looking at him again, "you don't understand how long i've loved you too." I tell him.
He smiles and gently places a kiss on my lips. We take things slow, nothing is rushed. There's no embarrassment. He makes me feel loved. His words were not empty. He shows me how he truly feels, and I show him how much I love him. How much I need him. When we finish, we're out of breath. We look over at each other and smile.
"Well," he says looking at me up and down again, "I was right again. You can't just leave as all the fun is starting."
I roll my eyes, "whatever dork."
I scoot over to him and bury my head in his chest. He holds me tightly, like he'll never let go.
"I love you Naomi." He tells me softly.
"I love you Satoru."
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We wake up to my alarm blaring. I reach over and turn it off groaning. Last night was the best night of my life. I never thought it would happen. I tried to keep my promise, I really did. But if Satoru is sure this is okay, then I trust him. I let him keep his focus long enough I suppose. If he's ready, then I'll let go and let him decide. Besides, it's kinda hard to tell him no anyways. In a good way of course.
His arms tighten around me as he kisses the back of my neck. I smile widely and hug his arms with mine.
"Good morning beautiful." He tells me softly.
"Good morning." I answer.
"Seems like you slept okay." He tells me.
"I did. It was very peaceful." I tell him.
I can feel him smile against my skin.
"We should probably get up." I tell him, "we have classes soon."
He sighs annoyed, "yeah, you're right. Just wish I could stay in bed with you all day."
I flip over and look in his eyes, he seems to have the same look as last night. I kiss him slowly and he takes over. His hands search my body all over again, except this time he seems more desperate. Desperate to have me again, but not asking if he can either. But I don't mind, I let him take me. Claim me as his. I love everything about this, and about him. I love Satoru Gojo, and nothing will change that.
When we finish, we're out of breath. He's laying on top of me, his head nuzzled in my neck as he places gentle kisses there. I brush through his hair and close my eyes as we stay there holding each other for a moment. Then, we finally get up to leave.
There's no time for breakfast. There's no time for anything really. We're going to be late. Satoru runs to his room quickly and I brush my hair and do the necessities before throwing on my uniform and heading out the door. When I walk out, Satoru is waiting for me. As soon as I finish locking the door, he unexpectedly kisses me quickly. I look surprised at the motion as he looks at me smiling, with his blindfold over his eyes now.
"What? I can't kiss you?" He asks.
"Well, yeah it's just... Gonna take some getting used to." I tell him.
He chuckles, "I know. C'mon, let's go before Megumi has an aneurysm."
We rush to the classroom only running a few minutes behind. Megumi is looking bored in his seat and when we walk in together, he rolls his eyes.
"Of course you guys are late." Megumi says annoyed.
"Only by a few minutes, that's hardly late" Satoru says chuckling and sits in the corner, propping his feet up on my desk.
"Okay, today we're going to discuss-" I start saying trying to change the topic quickly before Satoru cuts us off.
"Cursed objects! More specifically, sukuna's fingers." He announces.
"What? That's not what I had planned." I tell him confused looking at my notes. Did I forget something?
"Change in plans! We have yet to discuss this topic and I think I have a lead on where the location of one may be. Course it could take months to confirm, but all the more reason to begin your training on it now." He tells Megumi.
"What is it?" Megumi asks curiously.
"Ryomen Sukuna is one of the most powerful curses in history." He starts.
"Technically though, Sukuna didn't start out as a curse. He was a human sorcerer before he became a cursed spirit. He was eventually called the 'king of curses' and was said to kill anyone or anything in an instant." I tell him.
"So super powerful." Megumi says.
"Exactly! He was sealed ages ago and his fingers were spread out. We have five, and I think I have a lead on the sixth one."
Megumi nods his head, "i'm assuming you want me to retrieve it?"
"Yup! That's the plan." He says confidently.
"Whoa, Satoru, you can't do this. Megumi isn't ready, no offense." I tell him.
Megumi sighs, "whatever."
"That's just it though. He needs to begin his training now so he will be ready to fight first and special grade curses that try to take the fingers" he tells me.
"Why would they try to take them?" Megumi asks.
"To gain more power mainly. The fingers attract all different types of curses, that's why this ins dangerous." I tell him seriously.
Megumi sighs, "fine. When do we start?"