65. Let It Rain

                                    

                                          
Written for gojohime daily prompt, rainy afternoon
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(2007)
"Oh shit, I'm late!"
Gojo dashes out as soon as the afternoon class ends. He almost forgot that he is responsible to escort the Star Plasma Vessel home safely today since Geto is out on another mission
"Ah, does it have to rain so heavily?", he groans
Gojo does not bring an umbrella with him. There is no time to find one too. He unsling his own school bag, shoves it over his head and runs towards the front gate
Halfway through, someone suddenly tugs at his jacket which Gojo halts and turns around
'Utahime?'
His whole system freezes for a moment when Utahime stands before him with a red umbrella, giving Gojo a temporary shelter from the rain as she asks, "Where are you going in a rush?", her calm demeanor is up as always
"I-"
Why is he stuttering?
"I promised to meet up with someone today"
"With who?"
"It's Riko-chan",
"Oh", Utahime replies flatly. "It must be urgent, then"
"Well, yeah, I am already late actually. She must be waiting since I promised. Why do you ask, though?", he looks for an answer in Utahime's face, but she is too hard to read especially today. "You have something to say?"
Utahime comes back to her sense. "No, nothing"
"Okay, then. I have to go"
Gojo is about to walk away but then Utahime grabs him by the arm and pulls him back, catching Gojo off guard. Some (most) times, putting off his Infinity especially around Utahime is not a good idea, specifically not good for his heart
However, when Utahime takes his hand and wraps it around the handle, his mouth falls shut
"Don't get all soaked", she slowly releases the grip and moves out of the way
Gojo watches Utahime running back into the building, covering her head with the wide sleeves of her kosode
Gojo pushes his chin up to look at the hood over his head. It happens too fast that he couldn't fathom what just happened earlier. But when he slowly realised - her slow voice, her wrinkled forehead asking where he is heading, her skin on his - all it did was leave a smile on his face
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The next day, Gojo is planning to return the red umbrella to Utahime. But his intention is killed off immediately when Gojo sees Utahime with a guy by her side
It suddenly starts to rain again. Dramatic enough, the guy has an umbrella with him
He unfolds the blue umbrella. Like a gentleman, he puts his arm around Utahime and walks her towards the car that has been waiting for them at the school compound 
Gojo sees the sweet smile flashing on Utahime's face as she mouths "Thank you" to the guy before he replies with "My pleasure", also smiling back at her and closes the door. He then moves to the other side and gets into the back seat as well
The car slithers past Gojo, the puddle water splashing which nearly gets on his uniform. Gojo looks down to the red umbrella he is holding. Honestly, he doesn't know what to feel. Disappointed? Angry? But why?