Student-exchange event.

"So, I've got some great news for you!" Satoru Gojo said with a smile, sitting on his desk. Sitting in front of him were his four first years students : Keito Kumi, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki and Yuji Itadori.

"We've been talking about it for quite some time, but we've finally managed to see eye to eye with Kyoto! In a month, we'll have a student-exchange event!" Gojo announced, clapping his hands together and raising his voice at the end.

There was an uncomfortable silence that followed where the four students looked at each other, unsure of what to say. Finally, Keito spoke up, "Sensei, which of us are going to Kyoto School? And who are the Kyoto students that will come here?"

"That's a good question! First of all, does anyone want to go there?"

"I do!" Itadori yelled, raising his hand. Gojo nodded, "That's good, but NO!" "Why?!" "You're Sukuna's vessel, we can't let you out of our sight and especially not in their care. They would kill you for sure."

"Oh..." Yuji muttered, bummed out. Keito felt bad for him, but his intervention gave him an idea, "Do the second years go as well?" "Yes, we've already agreed that only Maki will go since Yuta isn't back yet."

Exactly what Keito was hoping for, "I see... I'd like to go, if that doesn't bother anyone." Megumi nodded, "I'd rather not go myself."

All eyes turned to Nobara, the last one who hadn't told yet her decision. She glanced at Keito, and saw the expectant look on her face. She understood that he wanted her to come along with him. "I'd like to go as well, Gojo-sensei."

"Great! So, Keito, Nobara and Maki will go to Kyoto. We've been told that from their side, they'll send Aoi Todo, Mechamaru and Noritoshi Kamo." Gojo said, looking at Yuji and Megumi since only the two of them would interact with those students.

"Well, with that out of the way, classes are over for today! Go have some fun!" Gojo exclaimed, shooing them away with his hands. The four students left and soon they went in two distinct directions. Megumi and Yuji were headed for the cafeteria, while Nobara and Keito were heading towards the dormitory.

"You know, I can teach you if you want." Keito offered, as the subject of Domain Expansion had been brought up in the conversation. Since he had told Gojo-sensei, naturally everyone was aware that he was able to cast his Domain.

Which prompted Megumi Fushiguro to ask him to have a Domain Expansion fight. Keito, remembering what Gojo had privately told him, agreed without hesitation.

Call it pettiness, but when they both cast their domains, Keito undertook a temporary binding vow to make sure he'd instantly obliterate Megumi's domain. It went something like : In exchange for a 300% increase in Domain Refinement, I give up the ability to use my Cursed Technique and my Sure-hit inside my domain.

It worked like a charm, and Megumi went back to his room with a troubled expression on his face. Gojo, who had been watching the exchange, chuckled and told him that he was a real scumbag, before telling him that it was the correct way to progress as a sorcerer.

Anyways, getting back to the present, Nobara's eyes widened as she squealed, "I'd love to! You can't believe how terrifying it is to hope you never encounter a Domain User or you'd be at their mercy." Keito snorted, remembering how that had been exactly what he had done to her.

"Yeah, that must suck. Even I am pretty far from being an expert on it." He told her, silently wrapping his arm around her midsection. Nobara saw it but she didn't pay attention to it, even when Keito brought her closer until their bodies were touching.

Over the past few days, he had been trying the extent of his suggestions. So far, so long as it wasn't sexual, he could really do pretty much anything : head pat, shoulder massage, foot massage, hugs, etc. She didn't bat an eye at anything.

Keito opened the door to his room, and Nobara swung it shut behind him. He kicked off his shoes and she did the same, leaving both of them barefooted. He sat on his bed and she plopped next to him, a sort of routine they had ever since he first hypnotized her.

"Why do you want to go to Kyoto?" She asked him, playing with her hammer. It had been a while since she practiced using her Cursed Technique. Keito put a hand on her knee and let it rest there, "I guess I just want to meet new people. We're like 8 students here, 7 since Okkotsu isn't even here. Megumi's a loner, Inumaki barely says anything, Panda's plain weird, Maki's something alright and Yuji... well actually Yuji's great, I like Yuji. So you're one of the two students I like around here."

"Do you prefer Yuji or me?" Nobara instantly asked, carefully looking for any trace of deceit in his eyes. Right, it seemed that the suggestion to better welcome him somehow made her quite possessive of their relationship.

"Nobara." He began, putting a hand on her shoulder, "You are the most important person in my life. Not a day goes by without me thanking God for putting you on my path. You are my special."

Keito used Bluff!

It's super-effective!

Nobara's face turned beet red as she sharply turned away, hiding her embarrassment from him. He took that opportunity to sit against the head-board and slightly spread his legs, before he grabbed her and yanked her towards him. She yelped as he put her between his legs, hugging her from behind. That was the most intimate they had been yet, and there was a very real probability that it was the straw that would break the camel's back.

Keito waited with bated breath, observing her reaction. For a solid minute, she was completely motionless. Only the sound of her uneven breathing told him that she was still alive. Just as he prepared himself to use her trigger, he felt her relax in his hold and lean back on his chest. He put his chin over her head.

"You're very important to me too." She muttered, squeezing her eyes shut. She felt... conflicted. Being in his arms, against his chest, inside his room felt oddly good, even if she'd have found it extremely weird in the past.

"Thank you." He whispered, "I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Well, did you know that Nobara's my bitch?"

She fell limply forward.