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Kage and Hikari were sitting in the living room of their house, with their adopted sisters Nanako and Mimiko. They were doing their homework, when suddenly bowls were placed in front of them. They looked up to see their adopted fathers standing before them smiling.
"Eat up, Kiddies!" Gojo said a grin etched across his face. The kids dug into their food while Kage kept doing his homework. Soon Hikari let out a yawn and Gojo chuckles. "Want to use my lap as a pillow?" He asked clearly joking and Hikari chuckles.
"I'm calling the cops." They suddenly hear a monotone voice, and they looked over at the door to see a sea urchin standing there glaring at Gojo. Gojo freaks out about this as he frantically waved his hands around. Geto chuckles finding it amusing.
"Wait! I was just joking, Megumi!" Gojo shouted fear laced in his voice.
Nanako, Mimiko, and Hikari stared at the boy shocked while Kage glanced at him. They have been told by their adopted fathers about Megumi. Gojo had taken him and his stepsister in after killing his father, and he's been training Megumi ever since.
"Oh, you're Megumi?" Hikari asked excitement laced in his voice. Megumi nodded his head as he stared at the pink haired boy confused
"I am, but who are you?" he asked as he stared at them. Kage frowned, he didn't like being judged by someone who looks like a walking and talking sea urchin.
"I'm Hikari Inyo, and this is my brother, Kage!" Hikari introduces himself and his brother. Kage just let out a grunt before looking back at his homework.
"And we are Nanako and Mimiko!" Nanako introduces herself and her sister. The black-haired girl hugs her stuffed animal closer to her as she waves at Megumi.
"Megumi, these are our children." Gojo says and Megumi looked at him shocked as Geto sighed.
"What he means, is that Gojo adopted those twin boys while I adopted the girls." Geto explained and Gojo nodded his head with a stupid grin on his face.
Gojo then clapped his hands, a grin on his face. "Now that you are here! Let's have a family outing!" Gojo shouted excitement laced in his voice. Hikari, Nanako, and Mimiko cheered, but Kage and Megumi groaned in annoyance.
------------At The Shopping Mall------------
They got to the shopping mall and Hikari held onto Kage's hand as he looked around nervously, still not used to being around a large crowd of people.
"You, okay?" Megumi asked him. Hikari looked over at him a smile plastered on his face.
"Oh, I'm fine. I'm just not used to being around large crowds of people." Hikari said a smile etched on his lips.
"But you don't see me freaking out." Kage said as he stared at his brother. Hikari pouted at this.
"Yeah, but your way braver than me." Hikari said and Kage chuckled at this as he puffed out his chest.
"Of course, I am." Kage said and Megumi looked at him annoyed.
"Idiots, come on!" Nanako shouted at them and the boys saw them about to enter a store, leaving them behind. They rushed after them and entered the store. The worker at the counter smiled at them but the kids could notice how fake that smile was.
"Hello there!" The worker said with fake enthusiasm. "Welcome to the Kid's Boutique! Are you here for these little angels?" She glanced down at the kids and started sweating.
Megumi was blankly staring at her, but with the expression of boredom. Mimiko was blankly staring at her, with the expression of curiosity. Nanako was staring at her with the expression of boredom. Hikari was the only one grinning at her with the expression of excitement. But it was Kage's expression that scared her. The pink haired boy was scowling at her and it looked like he wanted to kill her.
"Yeah, if we're being honest. We're not sure what to get them." Gojo admitted and Geto sighed. The worker looked at them shocked and little worried.
"What he meant it, they normally pick out their own clothes. So, we don't know what they like." Geto explained, knowing how bad it sounded to the worker, and that was the last thing they needed right now. For the police to be called on them.
"Oh!" The worker looked relieved to hear that, and she smiled at them. "Don't worry, I can help." The worker said and Kage let out a tsk at that.
"I don't need help finding clothes." Kage said his voice laced with annoyance. He then pulled his twin away from them, so they could find some clothes. the twins were in a different section of the store looking through the clothes. Hikari found a plain white shirt and shows it to his brother.
"Hey, don't you think this shirt would look amazing if I painted your shadow wolf on it?" Hikari asked his brother as he showed him the shirt.
Kage glanced at the shirt and shrugged his shoulders "It would be your shirt, idiot. Do whatever you want with it." He said before looking back at the clothes he was looking at.
Hikari frowned as he looked at his brother annoyed, before placing the shirt in their basket. They soon found the clothes they needed and met up with the others at the cashresiter. The worker rang up their stuff and once she was done, her once fake smile, turned into a smug smirk.
"Okay, that will be 200 dollars." The worker said as she smugly smiled at them, but the family of seven didn't seem bothered by it.
"Wow..." Gojo trailed off and the worker's smug smile widened. "That's cheap." He finished and the worker's smug smile dropped into a frown. Geto covered up his laugh with a cough in his hand as Gojo pulled a black card out of his pocket. The worker's eyes widened as Gojo paid for the stuff and they left the store. They were walking away from the store when they walked past a pastry shop. The girls stopped to stare at the pastries in the window. The others stopped as well to look at the girls confused.
Geto walked over to them, a soft smile etched on his lips. "Do you two want something from in here?" He asked and the girls nodded their heads. The family goes into the store, and they bought some pastries. While eating the pastries, they walked around the mall, going into different stores.
-------------Time skip------------
Poor Megumi was left alone with the twins and the girls because Geto and Gojo had to run some errands, and they didn't trust the four to be by themselves. The last time they left them alone, Kage and Nanako started fighting and they broke the tv, coffee table, and put a hole in the wall. So, they left Megumi in charge.
"So... what should we do to pass the time?" Hikari asked as he looked around at everyone. Megumi and Mimiko were sitting on the couch trying to watch a movie, Nanako was in the kitchen trying to make something to eat. Kage stood beside him with his arms crossed.
"Sea Urchin!" Kage shouted as he stared at Megumi who sat on the couch.
Megumi looked at Kage, annoyance etched on his face. "My name is Megumi, idiot." He said annoyance laced in his voice.
"I don't care! Fight me!" Kage shouted as he pointed at Megumi, who looked at him dumbfounded. Hikari sighed as he shook his head.
"What would I do that?" Megumi asked confusion laced in his voice.
"To see who has the better shadow power!" Kage shouted as he crossed his arms. Megumi looked at him annoyed.
"Idiot, I don't control shadows like you do. I summon Shikigami from my shadow, that is." Megumi explained, annoyance laced in his voice.
"How about we don't fight." Hikari suggested as he placed his hands on his brother's chest to push him away from the couch and pushed up towards the stairs. "We still need to do our homework, Kage." He said and Kage groaned in annoyance.
"Why do I have to do that when you and I both know we're smart." Kage said but his brother ignored him and pushed him up the stairs, to their room.
-------------Eight Years Later------------
Kage and Hikari were sitting at a table in the common room, with their father sitting across from them.
"I got great news!" Gojo shouted excitement laced in his voice. The twins, now 14 years old, looked up at their father confused. "I need Kage to join me on my mission." Gojo said and they looked at him shocked.
"A mission?" Kage asked and they could hear a hint of excitement in his voice. They had heard how tough their father's missions were, and to be allowed to go on one of them was a way of saying "You are strong enough."
"Yes, you will be accompanying me on a little mission. It's nothing dangerous, and if things go well, we won't be fighting any curses at all." Gojo explained and Kage's grin slipped into a frown.
"Then how is that called a mission?" Kage asked annoyance laced in his voice. Hikari nodded his head, wanting to know that as well.
"We will be picking up a potential new student. Okkotsu Yuta! A cursed human!" Gojo shouted excitement laced in his voice. The twins stared at him shocked.
"A cursed human?" Hikari asked confusion laced in his voice before his eyes widened as if he realized something shocking. "Wait, isn't that where someone has a curse attached to them?" He asked and their Father did finger guns at him.
"Ding! Ding! Ding!" Gojo shouted and Kage looked at him annoyed. "Okkotsu-Kun's one of them, and this particular curse of his is quite strong and attached! A few days ago, it stuffed a group of students into locker because they were bullying Okkotsu." Their Father explained to them. Kage looked impressed by this as his twin brother sweated a little bit.
"I have seen his records, and it seems like this is a common occurrence." Gojo explained to them. "Anyone who bothers him is immediately attacked by this curse." He explained and Hikari frowned, feeling bad for the dude.
"What grade is the curse?" Kage asked wanting to know what grade the curse was. He doesn't plan on accepting this mission if it was a low grade.
"Potentially a Special Grade." Gojo responded with a grin and the brothers looked at him shocked.
"A Special Grade!?" Kage shouted excitement laced in his voice. It was clear he was itching for a fight.
"Yes, but as I said, if things go well, we won't need to fight him or the curse." Gojo said, knowing how much his son wanted to fight the curse. "And if things do go south, then I will take care of it. We just need to visit his home and convince his parents to let him attend the school." He explained and the twins looked at him confused.
"Oh, how do you plan on doing that, Father?" Hikari asked and Gojo chuckled. They frowned, knowing that was never a good sign.
"Well, because of the brutality of the incident, Okkotsu-Kun has been expelled from his school. So, we will be going to his house tomorrow morning, so make sure to be ready, Shadow." Gojo said and Kage frowned.
"Hey, you didn't answer Hikari's question!" Kage shouted annoyance laced in his voice. Gojo chuckles which annoyed Kage even more.
"Since these guys are just regular humans, we can't tell them about curses, so I came up with a cover story!" Gojo explained and the twins frowned, because they knew that was never a good idea.
"What did you tell them, Father?" Hikari asked worry laced in his voice.
"Jujutsu High is a school for troubled youths and you, my dear son, are one of the troubled kids!" Gojo explained as he gestured to Kage, who scowled at him.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kage growled out annoyance laced in his voice. Gojo chuckled but he didn't explain as he stood up from the table and walked off. "Hey, I asked you a question, old man!" Kage shouted as he got up and chased after their father.
------------Time skip------------
Kage put on the uniform that his father gave him, because Yuta's parents would question why he wasn't in uniform. But he made sure to look like a delinquent by having his shirt half buttoned and his shirt not tucked into his pants. Once he was ready, him and his father left the school and drove to the destination. Kage looked around and for some reason the city looked familiar to him, but he doesn't know where.
"Where are we?" Kage asked as he looked out the window at the passing buildings.
"We're in Sendai City. Okkotsu lives here." Gojo explained and Kage glanced at him confusion etched across his face. The name Sendai sounds familiar to him, but he can't remember from where.
They soon pulled up to an apartment complex and they got out of the car. They walked to the right apartment and Gojo knocked on the door. They stood there, waiting for several minutes before the door opened to reveal a girl about Kage's ago standing there.
"Hi there!" Gojo said as he bent his knees to reach her height. Kage just stood next to him with his hands in his pockets, scowling. "I'm Gojo Satoru, and this here is my son, Kage." Gojo said as he gestured over to Kage. The pink haired boy let out a tsk as he glanced way from his father. "Your parents were expecting us." Gojo explained and the little girl looked at him suspiciously but nodded her head.
She glanced over her shoulder, back into the house. "Mom!" She shouted into the house.
"Honey, what have I told you about opening the door for strangers!?" The little girl's mother shouted at her as she came into view and offered them a smile. "You must be the representative coming over." Gojo grinned and nodded his head. The woman then glanced over at Kage and her eyes widened. "Oh, who is this?" She asked and Gojo straightened himself, so he wasn't bending anymore.
He grinned as he placed his hands on Kage's shoulders and pushed him in front of him. Kage scowled as he looked at his father annoyed, before looking back at the woman, only to frown as he saw the worried expression on her face.
"This here is my son, Kage." Gojo explained a grin etched on his lips. "He's a little trouble making. I mean, he once got into a fight with his sister and those two broke our tv, coffee table, and put a hole in our wall." Gojo said and Kage scowled looking at him annoyed.
"I thought you and Dad were over that!?" Kage shouted annoyance laced in his voice. Gojo chuckles at this and the woman let out a sigh of relief.
"Anyway, is Okkotsu-Kun here?" Gojo asked and the woman sighed as her face fell.
"Ah, no... you...you just missed him." The woman said and they looked at her confused. "He got nervous when we told him that you would be coming over, so he-"
"He ran away." The woman's daughter said so bluntly, cutting her mother off.
The woman sighed as she nodded her head. Kage could tell how exhausted she looked. "I am sorry, but yes, he ran away." She said exhaustion laced in her voice. "I have no idea where he is, but he still has his phone so-"
"I can go look for him." Kage said, cutting the woman off. They looked at him shocked.
"What no, I can't possibly make you-" The woman goes on to say, but Kage cuts her off again by holding up his hand.
"It's okay, ma'am. I didn't even want to be here." Kage said and Gojo chuckled as the woman sighed.
"Um...well, I will get the tea reedy then." The woman said as she pushed her daughter away from the front door.
Gojo looked over at his son. "Do you know your way around?" He asked, not wanting his son to get lost. He knew Geto would murder him if he lost one of their kids.
"I can manage, old man." Kage said annoyance laced in his voice.
Gojo sighed and nodded his head. "Well, if that's the case, I drew a picture for you in case something like this happened." He explained as he pulled a folded piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to his son.
"It's very detailed so it shouldn't be hard for you to find him." Gojo said before looking serious. "Promise me you will approach him cautiously. We don't need you getting into a fight with a Special Grade." He begged and Kage let out an annoyed groan.
"Fine." Kage said annoyance laced in his voice. He walked away and unfolded the piece of paper to look at the drawing. He frowned as he stared at the stick figure drawing. "How can anyone tell what this brat looks like?" He asked to himself before throwing the paper away.
He started looking around the city and fortunately for him, he didn't have to go that far, as he suddenly felt a strong sense of cursed energy coming from an abandoned building. He walked over to the building to find a boy two years older than him with his knees pressed to his chest. His face was buried in his arms.
"Excuse me." Kage called out to the boy, and he whipped his head up to look at him horrified and worried. "Are you Yuta Okkotsu?" He asked and took step closer to him.
This seems to freak the boy out. "Wait! Stay back! Don't come near me!" The boy shouted fear laced in his voice.
Kage stopped as he suddenly felt a massive wave of bloodlust that came out of nowhere. It's high levels of cursed energy pushed down on Kage, but he clenched his fists as the pressure tried to push him down on his knees.
Suddenly a humongous curse with long arms and a shadowy looking tail with one single eye came out from behind Yuta, glaring at Kage venomously. The tendrils on its head quivered in anger as it bared its sharp teeth at him.
"GET AWAY FROM YUTA!" The curse screeched as it swiped at him with a large sharp hand.
"RIKA NO!" The boy shouted fear laced in his voice. His eyes were wide in horror as the curse's claw slied at Kage, but the pink haired boy reacted in time. Just as the claw swiped at him, he let his shadow pull him in, just nearly missing the claw. The boy's screaming stopped as he stared down at the shadow in pure bewilderment.
Kage then rose from his shadow, a sneer etched on his face as he looked at the boy annoyed. "That was your fault, you know." He said annoyance laced in his voice. The boy stared at him shocked, unable to utter a sound.
Kage ignored the curse as he stared at the boy with a bored expression on his face. "Are you Yuta Okkotsu?" He asked and the boy nodded his head. "Good I'm Kage Inyo, I came from Jujutsu Tech." He explained and Yuta took a step back and it caused the curse to bristle.
"No." Yuta said and Kage looked at him annoyed. "I-I'm sorry, but I really can't." He said and Kage groaned in annoyance.
"Look, just to let you know, my father lied about the school." Kage said and Yuta looked at him shocked. "That was just a cover up the idiot used to help you." He explained.
"Help...Yuta?" The curse croaked out. "Not hurt?"
"Not us, but those stupid higher ups want you dead." Kage explained and Yuta looked at him shocked, before he sighed.
"It's okay. They can kill me." Yuta said and Kage raised an eyebrow at that while the curse looked at him shocked and let out a soft whimper.
"Yuta no!" The curse cried out.
"Um, that was depressing." Kage said and Yuta stared at him dumbfounded. "Look, I'm not good at these types of things, that's my brother's thing. But um...give the school a chance." He said and Yuta frowned.
"But I don't want to hurt anyone." Yuta whispered as he looked down at the ground. Kage huffed. He wasn't used to comforting someone.
He walked over to Yuta and tilted his head so he could look him in the eyes. "The school is full of strong people, trust me. You wouldn't be able to hurt them so easily." He said trying to sound reassuring. "I think one of them would be the one to do most of the hurting than you." he said referring to a certain cursed tool user.
Yuta looked up at him shocked. "What about you?" He asked and Kage smirked.
"Well, we won't be in the same class because I don't start high school until next year, but I am still strong." Kage said, boosting about his strength. Yuta looked at him shocked. "So, let's get going before my father comes looking for us." Kage said and Yuta nodded his head.
"Um...it's okay, Rika. He's not here to hurt me." Yuta told the curse, trying to get it to calm down. The curse looks back at Kage, glaring at him. Kage plastered on his most charming smile, trying to show the curse that he meant no harm. It seemed to work as the curse disappeared.
"She seems to be okay with you now." Yuta commented as they started walking down the street, side by side.
"That's good to hear." Kage said, his hands in his pockets.
"I was expecting her to hurt you, how did you sink into your shadow?" Yuta asked and Kage shrugged his shoulders.
"It's my cursed technique." Kage explained and Yuta looked at him shocked. "Anyway, how old are you again?" He asked.
"Oh, I'm 16." Yuta answered and Kage let out a hum as he kept looking forward.
"Oh, right. I'm 14, so we're twos years apart." Kage said and Yuta looked at him shocked. "Me and my siblings live on the campus, so I might see you a lot, so I can show you around." Kage said and Yuta looked at him shocked.
Being basically touch deprived, he couldn't hear the bland tone that Kage was using. He was too focused on the fact that he was talking to him, to even noticed that Kage looked bored.
"Inyo-San." Yuta muttered, his steps slowing to a stop. This caused Kage to stop and glanced at him with a confused expression etched across his face.
"Yes?" Kage asked confused as to why Yuta suddenly stopped walking and was frowning.
"Why...aren't you scared of me?" Yuta asked. "You got close to me and Rika nearly killed you. Aren't you worried that it might happen again?" He asked and his hands were trembling.
Kage frowned annoyance etched across his face. He didn't like it when people worry about him, nor did he like it when people underestimate him. "I'm fine, your curse doesn't seem all that scary to me." He said and Yuta looked t him shocked.
"But...why do you treat me so...so normally?!" Yuta asked, a miserable look on his face. Kage looked at him confused.
"How did you expect me to treat you?" Kage asked confusion laced in his voice.
"Like you hate me! Like you are afraid or disgusted of me!" Yuta shouted as his eyes started to water with tears. "Everyone normally stays away from me and the ones who don't, want to hurt me!" He shouted and Kage looked at him unamused.
"Why would I hate you when you had done nothing to me?" Kage asked as he tilted his head. At this, Yuta broke down crying.
Kage frowned, as he remembered the words of one of his handlers from the compound. Hikari had asked them why they couldn't leave the compound, and their handler explained that the outside world was cruel. They were forced to read books that contained many graphic violence brought about by other humans, and he has seen firsthand what humans could do.
Kage sighed as he placed a hand on Yuta's shoulder. This caused the boy to flinch at look at him shocked and worried. "Look, I am sorry that you had to endure all you went through, you didn't deserve any of it." He said, trying to sound reassuring. "So, um...consider me a... friend." He had to force that out, as he doesn't like sounding so weak in front of others that aren't his siblings.
Yuta's eyes widened as he stared at Kage shocked. "A friend? Really?"
Kage sighed and nodded his head. "And I wouldn't be the first one." He promised, not truly believing that the boy's classmates would become his friends, only two of them would, he knew a certain cursed tool user would give the boy hard time.
Yuta swallowed thickly, sucking in a shaky breath. "You might regret this." He said and Kage let out a barked laugh.
"I doubt that." He said and Yuta looked around, almost as if he was looking for hidden cameras, but when he found nothing, he took a step closer to Kage, smiling a little.
"Then I guess...I'm coming with you." Yuta said and Kage sighed in relief. They started walking again and headed back to Yuta's house.
