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     TŌJI WAS BEYOND CONFUSED AT what the hell was going on as of currently. there was nothing left but a piece of paper, with no traces of gojō, getō, sukuna, maki, and himari.

     'to my dearest dilf: tōji,

     I have been kidnapped by gojō and getō as a sacrifice to ryō — who's actually the demon: ryōmen-sukuna.

     I angered him and now he wants to eat my soul. please come save me. there's three days given.

     sincerely, (basically) your sugar mama: nakajima himari'.

tōji's brows furrowed as he wondered what the fuck this was, and whether it was a prank or not.

     his suspicions had settled once rumi had walked into himari's room, finding no one and freaking out as she read the note in the male's hand.

"WE HAVE TO INFORM MASTER HOTARU IMMEDITA—"

"no need", tōji interrupted.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO NEED?! HIMARI'S IN DANGER AND WE NEED TO GET ALL THE SAMURAIS TOGETHER TO GO FIND HER!!"

"I'll go get her before she becomes dinner", tōji yawned. "but first, I need a nap".

rumi stood there in disbelief as she was about to go tell hotaru, before tōji had spoken again.

"don't worry, I'll handle it swiftly", tōji quietly mumbled, making rumi highly doubt the male.

however, a small part of her chose to believe him.

"himari-san, can you explain to us why we're camping out in the forest right now?", getō asked, clearly not pleased, but not entirely displeased.

     "have you guys ever had s'mores?", himari asked, making getō and gojō glance up at each other.

     "no, what is it?", the two asked in sync, making himari grin.

     "you're both lucky I like you two. I prepared some crackers and made some chocolate with cocoa that I had imported from earlier this week. also, since you guys don't have marshmallows here, I had to mix some honey and chocolate together, with some crushed up peanuts, as a substitute".

     gojō made a disturbed expression.

     "that sounds...kind of gross..."

     himari gasped.

     "do NOT insult my s'mores 2.0. I had to use my big brain for this. now start a fire so that I can show you how it's done", himari demanded.

     getō sighed as he gathered some nearby sticks, meanwhile himari had taken out her packaged goods, stacking the homemade "marshmallow" and chocolate on top of each other.

     "see, I even brought skewers for you guys. damn, someone best wifey me up soon", himari joked.

     "I thought rumi-san said that didn't want get married?", getō stated, successfully starting a fire, as he watched himari dangle the s'more above the flames.

"okay yeah, but like...I wouldn't mind marrying y'all or like nanamin, or tōji, or ryō—actually, I do mind. I just know that motherfucker's going to ditch me for some other hoe as soon as I turn old, so never mind; not ryō", himari huffed.

gojō snorted as getō just grinned.

"sorry sweetheart, but I don't plan on staying committed", gojō teased, to which himari just shrugged.

"that's alright. I can be your side piece and you can be mine", the woman winked, handing the golden brown s'more to getō first.

"it's good, just trust me", himari said, handing the other one to gojō, who no doubt loved it, as he was a lover of sweets.

     "damn...you weren't kidding when you said that it'd be good", gojō mumbled, making himari proudly smirk.

     "of course~ it is made by moi after all", the woman cockily replied.

     "this is great and all, but can you tell us why we're in the woods right now?", getō asked, making himari smile.

     "ah, getō, you've got a bit of..."

getō immediately covered his mouth as he attempted to flick the crumbs off, but it was not the crumbs that were on the corner of his mouth.

himari hastily took out a small cloth as she held getō's chin with one hand, meanwhile her other had smeared the chocolate off his lips.

"hey!! six feet away!", gojō complained, making himari chuckle.

"oof, someone's jealous that they're third-wheeling. no worries side piece, you'll get your chance soon", himari mocked, making gojō gasp with his hand on his chest.

     "suguru, why are you allowing this woman to talk to me like this?!"

     "because suguru has favorites, and you just got replaced, bitc—"

     "I'm his best friend. no one can replace me", gojō sternly stated.

     getō felt a pat on his shoulder as he watched himari stand up from her spot, shrugging.

"you're probably right", himari wryly smiled, slightly pacing around the campfire as she suddenly fell into her own thoughts.

     "you're honestly really weird", gojō added on.

     "bitch I know you ain't speaking! but anyways, since we're going to be here for a while, I was wondering if you guys had any interesting stories", himari hummed, sitting back down as she glanced over at getō.

     "interesting stories? well of course! I have had an amazing twenty-eight years of living! which year would you like to hear about?", gojō asked, batting his eyelashes.

     "so, getō, any stories?", himari asked, completely ignoring gojō.

     the dark-haired male softly chuckled.

     "umm...what would you like to hear about?"

"maybe like an ancient myth or something? you know...like with dragons, fairies, and—"

"are you a child?", gojō scoffed, making himari snort.

"says the five year-old stuck in a twenty-eight year-old's body", himari muttered, making getō stifle a laugh.

"you—"

"okay okay, how about I tell you the story of the three gods and goddesses?", getō interrupted, trying to keep the two from biting each other's heads off.

     "oh? like amaterasu, tsukuyomi, and susanoo?"

     "so you've heard of them?"

     "like briefly in history clas—in my lessons as a child", himari lied.

     "well I'm not sure if you've already heard of this before, but there's this famous little tale about how the three were birthed to help provide earth with the sun, the moon, and the sea", getō started.

     "though all three were worshiped by humans, amaterasu was treasured the most — the golden child, if you will".

     "oh my gege, I can sense the jealousy from a mile away", himari sighed, making getō nod.

     "because amaterasu was envied, she was challenged by susanoo, meanwhile tsukuyomi tried to cease the misunderstanding".

     "it was stupid of susanoo to challenge the strongest. he ended up dying anyways", gojō scoffed, making himari slightly pout at the spoiler.

     "but amaterasu felt guilt for killing her own brother, so she ended herself as a means to compensate for her own sins. tsukuyomi was then left alone, leaving the earth with no sea nor sun".

     "but....?"

     "but of course the humans started dying off, as they couldn't sustain without water and the crops fed off of sunlight, so tsukuyomi casted a spell that formed three stones. they're supposedly made from their purified souls, hidden from those that wish to retrieve it for evil usages".

     "damn, sounds intense", himari lightly laughed, making getō nod in agreement.

     "but has anyone ever found the three stones?", himari asked, to which getō had shrugged.

     "if someone has, no one would know, because it is said that the deities are guarding the stones and will protect it forever".