Momoko Pov

The opening speech was finally done.

Geez, that took forever to finish.

With that out of the way, the girls started walking towards the cafeteria to grab something to eat.

"Mm, Momoko aren't you gonna come?" Miyako asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"You guys go on ahead, I still want to have a look around."

That was a lie.

I just needed to gather my thoughts, get some fresh air.

Maybe then, I'll finally be able to have some peace for a bit without unwanted memories interrupting the day.

Y/N: "Suit yourself, if you need something, I'll just be around."

Momoko:"If I need you, I can just scream from the top of my lungs and you'll be here almost immediately."

Y/N:"Obviously, who do you think won't be amazed to hear a chimp screaming only to find it coming from you."

Momoko:" You little..."

Y/N:"ANYWAYS, see you later then Pinky."

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"MOMOKO!"

"Huh, sorry what."

"You just started staring into space all of a sudden, is everything okay?"

Miyako asked, her face riddled with concerned.

Kaoru just look worried but more so confused.

Damn it.

"I'm sorry, just a habit. Don't worry about it, Miya. I'm fine."

I lied as naturally as I breathed.

Miyako has enough on her plate already.

and besides,

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This is my fault anyways.

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I made my way into the courtyard of the school. The wind was blowing softly and the sun's rays were calming..

In times like these, I often find myself reminiscing about the past. Its not everyday I get the time for them.

Now that I think about it, I wonder...

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We never really visit our hometown as much as we did back then.

Maybe I should go there after the initiation.

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Y/N Pov

"Hey Gojo, I'm gonna take a look around the courtyard for a bit, get some fresh air."

I said to the white-haired smug faced bastard before I went ahead to the courtyard.

Jujutsu sorcery and its society as a whole was getting too exhausting to deal with, and I desperately need this.

Some peace and quiet sounds good right about now.

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Well that, and I need to get away from Gojo right now.

Its starting to take a toll on me.

I made my way towards the courtyard, not bothering to listen to what Gojo has to say.

I have to say though,

This school is honestly bigger than I thought it would be.

I mean, with the student population at an all time high, it sorta makes sense but still.

Hm?

"Um hey, are you a student here?"

I guess there's nothing wrong with starting a conversation with someone.

"Oh not yet actually, the school still has a initiation we have to pass and then if we have a secondary academic course, we then have to pass an entrance exam."

The girl, who was wearing a red ribbon and had her hair in a low hanging ponytail, told me.

She looked really familiar but I just can't put my finger on it.

"Really, I didn't know that this school was strict."

"Well, it is said that this school's was formed when the top schools back in Japan chose to merge together."

"Really? I didn't know that."

Gojo never mentioned that about this school.

The more you know, I guess.

I took a seat by the bench near here.

I have to say, she actually looks pretty beautiful and somewhat mature too.

"Wait, I kinda forgot to ask but what's your name?"

"Its Momoko, Momoko Akatsutsumi. and yours?"

Wait...

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Momoko???

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Thats a nice name.

"Nice to meet you, Momoko, my names Y/N."

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Hmm?

Did I say something wrong?

"Uh, Momoko is something wrong?"

She seemed like she saw a ghost or something as soon as I introduced myself.

"I'm sorry, what did you say your name was?"

"It's Y/N, is there something wrong with it?"

Why does she look so sad when I mentioned my name.

"Hey uhh Momoko, is something wrong? Why do you look so sad?"

"Its just that, a close friend of mime just passed away recently, he had your name too."

So thats wh-

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WAIT.

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WHAT!!

"What kind of guy was he?"

"He was a real goofball when we we're kids.

I actually met him back in a rural village when we we're 6. From there, we practically grew up together.

But then... We kinda got into an argument and then I said something I shouldn't have.

A few months after our argument, I learned he took his own life and well the rest is history."

Oh

Shit, that went south real quick.

"Oh, sounds like you two we're real close."

Momoko seemed to be a little better now.

"I guess you could say that. By the way, I never asked but are you also enrolling here?"

"No, I'm actually enrolled in a different school, its just that I had to accompany someone here. He said he had some business to take care of so..."

I probably shouldn't reveal Gojo is here.

"Oh, is that so? What kind of school is that."

"Just some school in Tokyo."

"Tokyo, huh... By chance, did you pass by a rundown traditional Japanese home in there?"

Hm...

Why'd she ask?

"Uh yeah. Why, was it your house or something?"

Seems out of the blue to ask something like that.

Then again, I'm not from this world so...

"No, that's actually his old home, you know, the friend I was just talking about earlier. He used to live there with his adopted grandmother, before... well you know."

Oh...

If that's the case.

"Was it also the place where you found him."

It doesn't feel right, but asking about it won't hurt anyone, right?

"No, I uhh found him near the river where we would just watch the sunset whenever we got bored of playing by the playground. I still can't forget that day."

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I feel like I shouldn't have asked this.

This... feels wrong to know since I'm basically just a stranger to her.

But,

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If it helps get this off her chest then...

"Look at me downing the mood. Anyway, lets talk about something else."

Yeah, I agree.

This is just way too dark.

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Even for me.

"If you don't mind me asking then, Why do you wear that bandage on your eyes? Did you get an injury?"

is it too late to retract my previous statement...

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Ahh fuck it.

"Oh about this?" I asked as I pointed my right hand to my bandaged eyes.

"It's a bit complicated to explain. Its not really an injury per se."

"Why put bandage around it then?" Momoko asked, tilting her head a bit.

"Well uhh, lets just say that its a medical condition of some sorts."

I really, REALLY, don't wanna talk about how there are two Six Eyes users in this world.

That's a whole can of worms I do not wanna deal with.

"Alright, seems a bit of a heavy topic for you, so I won't pry about it" Momoko said before finally getting up.

"Well, I'm gonna go to where my friends are, if you have the time you can come with me. I'll introduce you to do them." Momoko said as she extended a hand for me.

"I appreciate it ,but I should probably look for my companion before he gets side tracked again. Anyways good luck with your initiation." I said before turning around and walked to find where Gojo could be.

"Ok, see you then." I looked back and saw Momoko flash me a small smile before turning, heading to find where her friends could be.

Somehow I felt as if this won't be the last time we'll see each other.