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Of Moons and Stars • Chapter 1

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// what happens if the moon falls from the sky? would it bring destruction or perhaps safety? are you willing to find out?

Tags: Fluff & Angst, Memory loss, Deaths, Spoilers, Found Family, NB MC (They/He). updated as I go o7

-☆-

‘If the moon had a love, would it be the sun?’

It was daytime. The birds were quiet, the cicadas too, an odd occurrence anywhere in the more hidden and rural areas of japan. Gojo was still sitting on the chair, which he had by now moved near the window to look outside. He hadn’t particularly give any notice to the person sleeping next to him, preferring to keep his worries at bay until he knew more, lest he let them consume him. Though he was curious. They seemed to come from nowhere and even after calling Ijichi and making him try to learn something about their new visitor, he seemed to be none the wiser. This also didn’t make the upcoming paperwork, or explaining it to the higher ups any easier on his part.

His eyes left the greenery outside and he instead moved his gaze towards the bed. The visitor seemed to be in good condition, though he would still ask Shoko to check up on them later, once he saw no threat. For now there was no blood staining the white sheets, nor did their breathing seem weak or out of place. They turned a bit in their sleep but besides that he’d almost forgotten about them a few times with how quiet they were in their sleep.

Gojo did have a few appointments that day, though none with anyone who’d be worried about his disappearance. He’d been late to appointments before and he’d gladly do it again anytime. Gojo was a patient man when he wanted to be, and he would bend people to his will if he wished, the time and date of - to him - unimportant meetings, being one of those times. Megumi was still sleeping by now, and he knew that even if he left now, knowing that Megumi was more than capable of taking care of the situation if needed, he was also a very light sleeper, and daring to open the door right now would probably wake him. And even if they were supposed to start training an hour ago, Gojo still preferred if Megumi got more sleep, at least for one more hour. Plus it was funny to see him panic when he got up too late. It happened rarely, but when it did it was golden entertainment.

But it seemed like fate didn’t want to be kind to him this time, as he could hear the visitor stretch and yawn.

He leaned back in his chair and stretched his legs, making sure they hadn’t fallen asleep for how long he’d been in the same position. He did hear a pop in one of his knees, and so did the visitor it seemed, based on the suddenness of their head turn and their shocked expression.

“Rise and shine, raindrop.” He said, with his signature smile on his face. “How was the rest? Took you-“ He pulled out his phone to check the time. 10:36. “Damn, at least 7 hours! New record in the dorm I think, though… I don’t know how long you slept while in the air, huh?”

They simply stared at him. Blinking the sleep out of their eyes. Part of their hair was falling into their face so they tucked it behind their ear before opening their mouth slightly. “Where…?” They looked around, like a newborn deer, unknown that they were looking into headlights. “Who…. are you…?” If Gojo hadn’t trained his ears for as long as he did, he probably wouldn’t have caught their words with how small and unsure they sounded. He rested one of his legs on the other before turning his head slightly sideways, making his hair shine with the way the sun rays were now landing on him. “You’re in safe hands, that's all I can tell you for now. My name is Gojo Satoru. Who might you be?”

They looked down at their hands at that. A confused expression on their face, as if questioning themselves. “I’m…? I am…” Their hands slightly shaking as they tried to ground themselves with the blanket now in their hands as they sat against the wall. “I… I don’t…”

“I don’t remember.”

Ah, well that made things harder. They didn’t seem to lie, not if their body language was anything to go off of. Gojo hummed to himself in acknowledgment. “Do you know how you got here?”

Their head shook at that. No.

Gojo leaned forward before resting his arms on his thighs. “Is there anything at all that you remember? An odd person, a weird glow, anything weirdly shaped?”

Their head shook again and their eyes stayed at their hands.

“I’m sorry…”

It was Gojo’s turn to shake his head. That made them look up. “No, it’s not your fault. Are you in any pain right now?” He could tell that they felt weird looking at his blindfold instead of eyes, though they didn’t bring it up, instead trying to focus on where they would correctly assume them to be.

“No, just… exhausted…” Gojo hummed again. Interesting. They didn’t seem to sleep badly, so perhaps it was something else? Gojo leaned back again. “A doctor will come by in a bit to check your health, they might be able to give you something for that.”

They looked up at that. “Where am I?” Looking around, they didn’t seem to find anything familiar to them, so their eyes landed on his blindfolded gaze again. “You’re at a school, a student of mine found you unconscious a few hours ago and I brought you here. Once we found out who you are, you’re free to go.” They looked back down at that, seemingly unhappy with the answer, but also unwilling to argue for now. They sighed loudly until a knock startled them and forced their eyes to the door.

Gojo’s gaze moved towards the sound too but other than his companion, he was able to tell who it was. Megumi and Shoko. Perfect timing. “Come in, door’s open.” He said as he stretched his arms behind his back and stood up to greet them. As the door opened, tired brown eyes looked inside before walking in, the sound of heels tapping the ground getting closer as another pair of eyes cautiously peeked in, this time a pair of dark blue, almost the color of the night sky, caught the strangers eyes before quickly moving his gaze at the woman in front of him once caught.

The woman bowed in front of the bed, ignoring Gojo. “Good morning, my name is Ieiri Shoko. I hope you slept well.” She said as she stood normally again and moved her gaze towards the tall man besides her. “What did you get yourself involved in this time, Satoru?” One of her hands moved towards her hip while her eyes rested on Gojo, whos hand were now in the air, as if to show how innocent he was. “Hey I swear i didn’t do anything this time!”

While Shoko sat down on the chair that Gojo had preoccupied earlier and they began talking, the young boy at the door walked in, saying his good mornings towards Gojo before standing at the now closed door to watch from a distance, clearly too uncomfortable to look at the stranger for long, while also too nosy not to see what this was about. He was busy fighting his own brain that he barely missed them asking for his name. The stranger was now sitting on the edge of the bed, stretching their clearly exhausted limbs before setting their gaze on him. “Oh… uh… Fushiguro Megumi.” The stranger nodded and smiled at him with a weak smile. “Hmmm…. I was told a student found me, was that you?” It was now Megumi’s turn to nod and this time he received a more gentle and kind smile. “Whats your name?” The stranger looked sad at that, their smile quickly turning low. “Ah… about that…”

A clap rang through the room, startling both the stranger and Megumi. Gojo still held his hands above his head, the slight sting still ringing in his palms. “Shoko will check for any injuries on you, if that’s okay-“ A pause, and the stranger nodded. “Great! Megumi and I will go get some things ready in the meantime, is there anything you’d like to eat, or anything you’re allergic to?” The stranger shook their head at that, “Just some bread would be nice, if that would be alright…” Gojo smiled at them. “Of course! We’ll be back with some breakfast soon. Be nice to them Shokooo~!” And at that he carefully held Megumi’s shoulder and dragged him out, most likely to go eat breakfast themselves, if the growl from Megumi’s stomach as they left was anything to go by. They giggled at that. There was an overwhelming feeling in their chest, of sadness and fear, but the comfort of everyones kindness helped resolve it just a bit.

Shoko moved the chair towards the bed and smiled gently. “So, I take it Gojo didn’t tell you much?” They nodded and that sent a sigh out of the woman. “Of course he would make me do the work while he goes and eats half the cafeterias desserts…” Shoko leaned back and held up a finger. A gesture that reminded of Gojo. “You’re in a school on the outskirts of Tokyo right now, Gojo is one of the teachers and you’re currently in one of the empty dorm rooms. Gojo only briefed me in on a few things but from what he said you were found unconscious near the woods. Or rather, thats where they were able to catch you, since you seemingly floated down from the sky. Do you remember something like that?”

The stranger looked shocked at that, a mixture of confusion and disbelief visible in their eyes. “I.. what? Thats impossible-“ “And yet it happened. I know how unbelievable this sounds, but neither of the two are the type to make something like that up. You don’t have any recollection of it at all? What is the last thing you remember?”

They closed their eyes at that, trying to recall anything from before they woke up. A few moments passed before they sighed and lowered their head. “…nothing…” Shoko placed a hand on their shoulder and gently pat them. “It’s okay, you only woke up a short while ago, i’m sure your memory will come back to you.”

-☆-

“What do you think about them?”

“H-huh? Me? I barely talked to them… they seem fine?”

Gojo nodded and hummed at that as his hands resting behind his head as they walked towards the cafeteria. He sensed a decent amount of cursed energy on them, nothing abnormal, but concentrated enough that he believed they may be a sorcerer. “They don’t seem dangerous, plus they seemed to warm up to you fast.”

To anyone else, this may seem like a compliment, but to Megumi, who had by now known him enough, this meant ‘I have to leave soon and you get to play caretaker’ and he internally sighed at that. What teacher leaves their student with a stranger?

After a bit of chatting they both arrived at the cafeteria, which was, by now, empty. The few other students were on a mission and the teachers busy with paperworks or on missions themselves. Breakfast was already long over, since it usually started at 7:00 and ended at 8:30. Though that wouldn’t stop Gojo when he was on a mission for sweets, and they did have an area where you could get some breads and melonpan, additionally to drinks and snacks. Gojo spent his time choosing what sweets to get while Megumi looked at the breads to see if he could find some good sandwiches. He chose two and some soft drinks while Gojo seemingly emptied the entire snack machine. After a while, they both made their way back, not talking much besides smalltalk and rescheduling the training.

-☆-

There were two distinct knocks on the door, indicating that Gojo and Megumi were back before the door opened to show them both without waiting for a response. “Gojo Satoru! What did I tell you about knocking!”

Gojo walked in with a bag in hand and a lollipop in mouth. “That I should knock before coming in…? Did that! Want some?” He said as he held out the bag of sweets. Shoko sighed and stood up from her seat. Both of them looked quite relaxed, the stranger was now smiling, less scared and more happy. “He doesn’t have any injuries, though there are a few things we should discuss later. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like he’s able to remember anything before waking up here, or how he fell from the sky. There’s also no missing people that fit their appearance unfortunately.”

Straight to business, as always, Shoko. “That’s alright, I’m glad there’s no injuries at least, for now you should stay here, at least until we know you’re safe. I’ll be on a trip soon, so I won’t be able to help much, but Memgumi here would love to show you around!” As those words left his mouth Megumi sighed before being dragged in front of Gojo. “You didn’t tell me about a trip?” Shoko said as she looked at Gojo. “Mhn, found out about it this morning, quite important, shouldn’t take long though.” He said as he rested his head rested on Megumi’s, who was still grumbling below him, while his hand formed an OK sign. He then grabbed one of the small packages from the bag and started eating once he sat down, his chair now back at the window.

Megumi in the meantime gave the stranger the sandwich he got for them. “Egg and Salami.” He said as he held it. “Oh!! That sounds so good..!” They responded with as their eyes landed on it with the wonder of a child. Once they took theirs, Megumi started unwrapping his until he noticed a set of eyes staring at him. “Are you gonna eat while standing there? I can move a bit-“ And before he could argue, the stranger moved to give him some space on the bed while they sat in a crisscross position. “Here you go. Eating while standing sucks.” And even if he wanted to argue - which he didn’t, partly due to his shyness - the smile on their face made any argument he may have had die on his lips.

Meanwhile Shoko and Gojo excused themselves to discuss a few things. Leaving both of them alone.

Meanwhile Megumi - against his better judgement - decided to lift the silence while they were unwrapping their food and drinks. “So…” He looked at his sandwich. “What do we call you?” The now-no-longer stranger looked at him with their mouth attached to the sandwich. “Mph- Well… I dunno honestly… haven’t really thought about it. Ieiri did say a temporary name would be good though…” They looked outside the window, considering their options.

“Well, I guess i’d prefer a more uh… neutral name?” They looked at him with a smile on their face. “Me and Ieiri already talked a bit about it. Ah…. what to choose…”

“Moon!” Megumi said, not particularly looking at them, or listening, for that matter.

“Huh..? Oh! That sounds cute-“

He was lookinh outside, the moon was shining even though it was daytime, a rare occurrence. but fitting, considering how they appeared seemingly by falling from the moon. “Oh, no I meant-“ He looked at them with a blush on his face, agh how he hated the part of him that panicked over everything. “I mean… you did look like you fell from the moon… so…?”

Their eyes looked like they were sparkling at that. “Ohhhh!! Hell yeah Moon sounds like a great name! Thank you Fushiguro!” Eh- “Ah… no problem, call me Megumi though.”

They nodded, smile still on their face. “Thank you, Megumi!” He could already tell that they had way too much energy.

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