If mortification had a face, Kana's face would be it

She was completely, utterly, pathetically speechless. in not a very good way

"N-no... Y-you're lying!"

She quietly said, making Gojo softly chuckle at her

"Trust me when I tell you I'd be the happiest one if it was a lie, saku- Kana... But it isn't ''

Kana looked down at her hand. In utter disbelief and shock

"B-but h-how c-can that be? I've made everyone promise not to tell anyone."

She whispered to herself

"We don't know either but it wasn't anyone from our school. that's all we know "

Kana was fully at a loss. Not because of what happened to her, she got over that years ago. But because of her poor babies. She would never forgive herself if they deny to have a relationship with their senseis because of her problems

What happened in the past stays in the past

It doesn't need to be dug up create distraction

She closed her eyes for a second before snapping them open again. Now she understood why Nobara and Yuji looked so destressed, why looked like he cried for hours

"My poor baby..."

She whispered under her breath before looking back at them again. She composed herself

"I'm extremely sorry on the behalf of the students, senpai. I will talk to them. They'll train with you tomorrow. It's a promise "

They actually chuckled

Even after everything, all pain they caused her, she'll defend them. She's promising to make everything right again. It wasn't ideal but good enough

They never really deserved her

Then, now or ever

"Don't Kanroji. Let them be... You can't make them respect u-

"But senpai, we can't just let them get detached from the help and perks you'll be providing in the near future. They are your students, you can't toss them aside"

She said in a panic as she cut off Nanami

"No one is doing that, Sakura. If they willingly come to us and tell us they need our help, we'll willingly say yes to them and do our best. "

Geto said and Gojo finished

"Until then, we'll not be forcing them to come and talk to them"

She stared at them for a good minute before sighing

"You're plan will never work. They are all hormonal teenagers. You'll probably have a better chance with Satan than you'd have with the kids. They'll never come back"

They sighed, knowing she was right in every aspect. But what could they do?

"Okay, just hear me out, I'll talk to them and tell them the past is supposed to stay in the past. I've forgiven and forgotten about it. It was more than a decade ago. So no hard feelings. But you just tell them you're sorry "

They stared at her. Completely at loss for words. How can a person be so kind? After everything she went through because of them

"I don't deserve your kindness. If I only wasn't so selfish back then....."

Geto thought out loud, making her look at him with a confused look. Though she didn't question anything

She just quickly wanted to finish her drink and take the takeout before leaving. It was getting too close for her own comfort

"Madam?"

A little girl called Kana, making her look at her

Kana smiled at the child kindly

"What is it, little lady?"

The young girl blushed

"Madam... Are you Saki's Mommy?"

The little girl asked in a hushed voice

Kana's eyes lit up, looking at the little girl with a dazzling smile, making her cute chubby cheeks look even more cute

"Yes sweetie. I'm Saki's Mommy"

"Saki-chan was right, you look like the strawberry princess... So pretty you are miss Saki's Mommy"

It took everything in Kana not to squeal with joy. They little girl was so cute. She brought her to a gentle hug

"Really now Hun? But you look so much prettier than me"

She strongly disagreed. At last that's what she told her. Kana looked a aside, a woman with with short brown hair and and kind brown eyes smiled at her

Kana smiled back and silently asked the woman if she could by the little girl something. The mother chuckled and nodded her head

Kana looked down at the little girl with a soft smile

"What's your name, pretty princess?"

"It's Becky, Miss."

"Oh how fitting! Becky-chan would you like a treat, a cookie or cake pop?"

Her heart almost melted when the little girl's eyes lit up like bulb lights

She picked her up and took her

"Gentlemen, please excuse me"

They smiled at her. They were actually loving seeing her so happy. Even if it wasn't for them, she's at least happy

After buying Becky a cookie and a cake pop, asked for a last hug from Kana

"Aww sure Hun. Remember you're invited to our house."

She enthusiastically nodded before looking at the three men with a Cheshire cat like smile

"You are lucky she's married to you Mister. Or else I would have married her instead "

The guys and Kana widened their eyes as the little girl went rushing back to her mom

"See you later Saki's Mommy and daddy"

The woman chuckled and gave Kana a grateful smile before leaving with the girl

"W-wait they are not.... It's of no use, hump"

She said with slight pout

"Well that was cute. So who was the kid?"-nanami

"Well, one Saki's classmates. She was adorable, wasn't she?"

They smiled at her happy face

"So... Sak-... Kana, you look like you're very good with kids" - Geto

"Of course I am. I have one of my own at home. I become a mother when I myself was still a hormonal teenager, senpai. I'd like brag I am quite good at that sector "

They were satisfied with her happy mood

"So did the clan try to fix you suitors after you turned of age?"

Gojo asked, not thinking much of it

But Kana paused looking at him with a bewildering look. Geto and Nanami were glaring at him, who still seems blissfully unaware at how inappropriate the question was

She thought for a moment before looking at her phone

"When you're a head of almost 9 clans together and a mom of a toddler, you really don't have time to think about marriage senpai. So no, I wasn't set up with anyone... "

That kinda stung. She always wanted to get married. To have a family of her own. To have a life partner of her own but it looks like life had oth-

"But don't worry, I'm getting set up to get married again in a year or two"

Well guess they thought too soon

She said with a smile, that only faltered when Geto dropped his phone on the ground

"Call me crazy or do they actually look jealous?"

She thought to herself, monitoring their reactions carefully

Our poor best girl was so confused. Why do they.... Look like that. As if they were in physical pain

"A-ano senpai, are you three okay? Do you need me to get you some water?"

She asked in concern as they did look like they aged 20 years all of a sudden

"N-no everything is fine... Sorry for the disturbance"

Geto said with a very artificial smile that made her frown her brows

"So.... Who's the lucky guy?"

A small smile came to her lips as she looked down at her ring

"From the Zenin clan. Zenin Toji and security reasons Ryomen Sukuna"

"What!?"

She flinched when they all shouted at once

"What?"

She asked with a confused yet scared look. I mean 3 big men like them acting like that is already bad enough

"S-should I tell them... I was just kidding?"

She thought to herself but decided to go against it

"Are you serious, Kana? You're gonna marry Sukuna? He's literally a curse, not even human."

Geto said with wide eyes

"And Toji, that dude is a fucking torad! He left his own kids to rot. Never looked back hell he sold his infant son to the Zenins. Married twice... What are they gonna give you"

Gojo said, it sounded like his voice sounded like he was high on something

Kana was really glad she mastered the art of keeping a smile always on her face because is she didn't, she'd rip them a new one. How dare they talk about them like that

"Kanroji, we want the best for you. You're talking a wrong decision that you would regret later"

Nanami said with a concerned look

This is when she giggled

"Don't worry senpai, when it came to live. I've always taken bad dicitions, don't you think?"

This made them all flinch but she just wanted to show them a little more than how crazy they sound

"You know, once I loved a guy who was a clan heir just like me... My equal is what they called him. And he thought me as nothing more than a bet to prove their superiority"

Gojo promptly shut his mouth

"Then there was was a guy who said he loved me, considered as just as strong as me, he made me feel like the most worthless thing to ever exist "

That was enough for Geto

"Then the other one, they said he was a gentleman.... What a funny joke it was"

That my friends was pointed towards Nanami, he just looked down in shame

"And Sukuna-sama won't hurt me. That's something know. I've got many proves of and Toji-san, how he was back then doesn't concern me. It's not like he can do something to me. Since I'm clearly much stronger.... I can assure you I am perfectly fine senpai. You don't need to worry about me"

She finished talking just as she finished her second strawberry shake. She paused when a small chuckle left from Gojo, she gave him a concerned look

That chuckle sounded more like a choked sob

"If I could go back in time... I'd change everything Kanroji... I would have beat some sense to a 16year old me... I was so naive. I thought it will help me brag more, willow my ego more but if I ever knew that I would have lost the only girl I ever loved and the only girl who ever loved me.... I would have never done it"

Kana just sat there like a frozen statue, looking at him as if he lost his mind

"You know Sakura, I fall in love with you back then. I did too... But I was so stupid and still in denial... And by the time I realized it was all too late ... You were gone. Trust me when I tell you I would have given you the world if my ego wasn't so big... I still hate myself for that day"

He said with a smile... His blindfold getting wet with his tears

"Yeah... We all had the same colorful glasses on our eyes that made us feel like we are the only thing that matters... In the process of that, we lost the most precious girl of our life "

Nanami said with the same sad smile on his face

"I was the luckiest... I had everything. Everyone told me I scored gold. Everyone recognized your value... Only exception of stupid old me... I don't know if you'd believe it or not, after that day, there hasn't been a single day, I, we didn't think about you...

When you almost.... Left us... That's when our dumb brains started to work... We tried for so many years to talk to you... But you never gave us a chance... Which no is to be blamed other than ourselves..."

He was the only one who was freely crying...

"That's what people say right? You don't know what you have until you lose it"

Kana just sat there, completely motionless. Looking at them with a blank expression