Modern Au - No sorcerers/no witches Au
Pure fluff♡ + cute Richeh
Not proofread - if u notice grammar mistakes sorry!
"Qifrey-sensai..?" A soft quiet voice caught me off guard. Looking down, towards the sound of the voice, my eyes met a young girl, no older then 12, she had long hair that reached her hips, soft sky blue hair with her fringe oddy cut short, leaving her forehead exposed. She wore the school's uniform for younger kids, a white dress with a greenish blueish coat on top and a matching beret with a massive white bow on the back.
As we stared at each other, she quickly noticed that i was the wrong white haired teacher..
"Gojo-sensei, please I'm not that old." I gently corrected her as I kneeled down to her level, she must have gotten lost. "Your not supposed to be here, but i think you know that already.."
She hesitates, i watch as she tried to decide if she would run or ask for help. Younger kids were not allowed to interact with the older students unless they are related, which is why they stayed in different buildings.
"Uhm.." Her voice was barely auditable, barely a whisper as she tugs at long strands of her hair to cover her mouth, her eyes looking everywhere but me.
"I know Qifrey-sensai, did you lose him? I'm sure he must be worried about you.."
Kids were not my strong suit, specially younger ones, if they were older maybe I could handle them properly but most children were scared of me, suguru said it was because of my resting bitch face that scares the younger children. It was also why I teach highschoolers, they were easier to manage and they were old enough to handle themselves. But this was one of Qifrey's students, of course I'd be gentler towards one of his students especially since I don't want to make a bad impression considering I married their teacher, even if they don't know that.
"Qifrey-sensai told us not to speak to strangers.." Her voice still quiet and shaky but this time I could make out what she said.
"He taught you well, but I'm a teacher here, I could send you to the principal's office..Or take you to Qifrey-sensai myself, what do you said?"
It was a little to mean mention the principal, but kids her age are scared to even step front near the principal's office. But it was protocol, if a student is lost or missing we as teachers are held responsible if we do not report it as fast as possible. And personally I wish to return her to Qifrey myself before he reports her, we don't want to cause a mess simply because a young girl got lost.
"I do not wish..to bother the principal.."
Ah, there we go, she finally looked at me. Her soft blue eyes staring back at me as i offered my hand towards her, she hesitatly grabbed my pinky finger and returned her gaze back down at her feet.
"May I ask for your name?" I asked gently as i stood up and began walking. She didn't reply but instead squeezed my pinky finger tightly.
We stayed like this for around 10 minutes or longer, at this point we made our towards the courtyard that kept the two buildings separated. The courtyard was used by the kids during their playtime break, then when lunch time comes around, the courtyard doorways are locked to keep the kids separated from the older students as they enjoyed to eat their lunch outside while the kids were eating in their classrooms with the supervision of their homeroom teacher.
"Uhm, Gojo-sensai? I'm feeling sleepy.." She mutters quietly, her eyes still locked down at her feet as she watched her feet take little steps trying her best to catch up with me.
"What would Qifrey-sensai do, hm?" I let out a quiet hum as i look down at her, I was trying to make her feel comfortable around me, only if it lasted a moment, it was the best I could offer considering this was our first encounter together. I usually try to stay away from the kids especially since most of them leave before entering high school, the parents preferred keeping their children until middle school then pulling them out and register them to a different high school, mainly because the fees increased each level the students passes.
"Qifrey-sensai would let sleep..unless it was an important lesson.." she mutters before stopping in her tracks. She gave me her full attention as she let go of my pinky and lefts both her arms up, as she stretched her arms, silently asking to br carried. "Qifrey-sensai would have done it.." She whispers quietly, under her breath, acting as if she slipped up on her words. But I'll give her this, she was a smart girl.
I let a chunkle escape past my lips as I reached down and picked her up, I felt as she wraps her legs around my waist while she kept her arms rested on my shoulders.
"I wish, but first you have to tell me where you were before you got lost.."
She tightness her grip on my shoulders, "We were outside, playing..But then i noticed our class pet has ran away...I tried to find it, but i ended up lost.."
As i scanned our surroundings, the courtyard was mostly empty, with the only exception being one or two teachers working while enjoying the fresh air.
"What is your class number?"
"Uhm, Class B-2.." She mutters quietly.
"So, a class pet? I do not remembering the school allowing such things during my years of studying here.." I was mainly trying to keep her awake, a conversation should do. Besides I need her to give me her full attention became I didn't know my way through the halls of the building the little ones were kept in.
"You..studied here?" I nodded at her question before carefully adjusting her in my arms as I sped up.
"Only three years, but yes. I was mostly home schooled but i convinced my family to let me go to high school." I explained gently. She looked at me, lost in thought as if she was think of a list of questions to ask.
"Then..How do you know Qifrey-sensai? He's not from here.." She couldn't stop her yawn while she spoke, her free wrist reached over to rub her eye as she tried her best to stay awake.
Qifrey was originally from a village in Europe, I was from Japan. Hell, I was even born into a privileged and infamous clan..
"We met when your sensai got the job.."
It was true, that is how we met. But it made me think, what if we met differently? I remember he told me stories of his travels with his friend olruggio before they settled in Japan and got jobs as teachers.
I couldn't help but let my imagination wonder, a light pink tint appeared across my cheeks, though it didn't last long since I felt the girl's body go still. Her hands soften as her grip on my shoulders loosened, she buries her head into my neck. Her body finally succumbed to the wonderful world of sleep.
"Richeh! My dear, we were all searching for you." Qifrey said breathlessly as he rushed over towards the doorway to meet us.
"She fell asleep.." I mutter quietly as to not wake up the girl i now know as richeh.
As i look around i notice the rest of the students looking at me. The classroom was small, cosy, unlike the classrooms I go to when it's my turn to teach..They had a area with a bookshelf and even a glass cage where their class pet is kept.
"My apologies, I was looking for her-..I don't know how she escaped my eyesight." Qifrey spoke as he took richeh from me. He cradled her, holding her as if she were a baby, not a 12 year old girl. I'm surprised he could even carry her considering he was skinny.
"It's fine, i hope you didn't report her as missing." I watched as Qifrey placed richeh on the teacher's seat, careful as to not wake her up. Before he quickly excused himself, asking a student named agott to watch over the class for a moment.
I followed him as he guided me outside the classroom and watched him closethe door behind him as we faced each other.
"I found her in the hallway, now did you report her or not? I need to know so that I could-"
"No, I didn't.." he quickly cut me off. We stared at each for another moment before he quietly thanked me under his breath.
"We will discuss this at home, don't you have a class to attend to? I'm not sure that agott kid can handle-.." I whispered understand my breath.
"She can, she's a cleaver young girl." He cut me off again.
"And no, we will discuss this now..please, God I was so worried.." I could practically feel his stress, the way his fingers were twiddling, the way he was trying to keep eye contact but failing..The way his lips are parted..
If only I could kiss those worries away...
But no, not now..But soon, the moment we get home, to our safe haven..Where not a soul could judge us. I will earse all his worries away, all the stress and pent up tension in his system.
"She is safe, there is no need to worry." I reassured him, not even checking our surroundings as I gently cupped his checks, my heart twist in guilt, his warm cheeks were faced with the cold feeling of the palms of my hands..
"Satoru..we-, not now.." a quiet whisper, a quiet beg telling me to not cause a scene.
"Yuji, I told you, I still didn't finish correcting the test, I don't know if you passed or not."
I loved yuji, I loved all my students. But I never realised that my poor student yuji has zero confidence in his academic skills.
"But Gojo-sensai!" The pink haired boy whined.
"Pardon me, are you free?" A soft voice caught us off guard. A tall, handsome man with fluffy white hair and the brightest blue eye, standing there with a little girl hiding behind him.
"Ah, Qifrey, what a surprise.."
I quickly excused yuji and told him to return to his lunch break before it ends.
Richeh watched the teen leave with a pout as he complaints to his friends who were waiting outside.
"Richeh, my dear, why don't you tell Gojo-sensei what you said to me?" Qifrey gently pushed Richeh, giving her reassurance by placing his hands on her shoulders.
The young girl nervous reaches into her pocket, searching for something. Not long after, she placed a small piece of caramel toffee in my hands. "Uhm, I wanted to thank you, for yesterday..Gojo-sensei, and I'm sorry I fell asleep.."
She was just adorable, I never met a child so polite before.
"There's no need to thank me, I was only doing my job." Carefully, I patted her head, making sure I don't mess up and or ruffle her hair too much.
Richeh looked up at me and smiled.