Of course, his students insisted that they come along to meet the woman that displayed such ease in dispelling a curse, who hadn't even looked at it while doing so. As for himself, he as interested in learning of what she was and how she did it, but he had stated he was simply returning her phone, even if it was more or less useless now, and wanting to get to know the beautiful young woman.

Again, all of it was true, it just wasn't his fault what part of those statements his lovely students decided to focus on.

"Can I help you?" the voice of an elder had them turning to find an old man standing near where the shrine sold their wares.

He wore simple haori and hakama, hands tucked behind his back. If it were not for his bushy brows being pinched, and the slight scowl that dipped his lips, he would appear very open and welcoming.

"Ah, yes!" stepping forward, Satoru pulled out the damaged device. "I believe this belongs to Kagome. She dropped it, and I'm here to return it."

There was a sigh from the old man, but before he could say anything, a new voice spoke up. "Oh, geez, what did Nee-chan do to it?" the young teen narrowed his eyes as he used a broom in his hold to help him keep propped up as he leaned forward. "Don't tell me, she tossed it."

The boy began to grumble though it quickly came to a stop when the old man raised a hand and swiftly smacked him upside the head.

"Ow! Jii-chan, what the heck?" broom forgotten, both hands were now soothing the relatively quick and most likely not that painful strike.

"Quit your whining. And why are you not sweeping the steps?" dark eyes beneath bushy brows locked with upset younger eyes.

"Gramps! That'll take forever, and Kagome also-!" words were forgotten when the boy ducked another swipe at him "Okay, okay, I'll get going! Still not fair though!"

The old man grumbled with a shake of his head. "...lack of respect and discipline. Come along then, she's this way." hunching over slightly, due to his age, the old man turned about and walked away from the main shrine.

His students observed the few patrons that milled about, oohing and awing at what they passed, though Nobara didn't seem as taken, and Megumi was more calm about it all as usual. Satoru was more interested in the barrier he had felt when they passed the first Tori arches at the bottom of the stairs. A hum escaped him when they passed what looked like an old store house not far from the Shrine's sacred tree, picking up on residual energy. Of what, he didn't know, but it was ancient and powerful, that much he was sure of. The tree itself was more alive than any other tree he's crossed paths with, although if he was honest with himself, he wasn't familiar with that many trees unless they held curse energy.

This Shrine was turning out to be just as interesting as the woman from last night!

"She's out back, though she's not alone." he waved towards a modest little house, modern compared to the rest of the Shrine grounds.

Nodding his thanks, Satoru watched as the man walked towards the house, quietly shuffling inside before closing the door behind him. With that, he walked after his adorable students, smile growing when voices were quickly heard.

"I still don't see the problem, didn't you say you wanted to help?" the voice belonged to a man, perhaps middle-aged based on tone and the slight gruffness to it.

A harsh sigh quickly followed. "While I'm more than willing to help, I can't have random people showing up while I'm at work!" there was a pause. His students stopped just after turning the corner, forcing him to stop behind them, and he saw why.

Kagome was once again dressed up more for working out, though this time she was barefoot save for some band wrappings that stopped above her ankles. There was also no jacket this time, her tank top tight-fitting. What had them all pausing was the very sharp metal blade she held at her side, it matched the one the male across from her held.

"My co-workers think I'm some sort of dominatrix that's into weird fertility kinks!" her cheeks took on an immediate flush, brows furrowed as she turned her head away in obvious anger. "And don't get me started on the propositions I've been getting ever since!"

The male, as Satoru felt in his gut was more than just a simple human, went from relaxed to upset in a second flat. His six eyes attempted to 'see' what made him different, but it gave him an instant headache, meaning something powerful was blocking his sight. So, instead, he took to cataloguing what he looked like right now.

White hair that was pulled in a low tail, revealing in the ear that he could see a single piercing. Burnt golden eyes were narrowed beneath dark and pinched brows. He wore a simple red polo shirt with jeans, and was also bare foot. The necklace he wore seemed a little out of place with his neat appearance, but he wasn't the fashion police. "You what?"

"No! No you don't! You do not have the right to get mad here!" the blade was immediately raised and pointed at him, blue eyes flashing. "You and your brother are at fault here. So, if you need me to do my part to help make whatever business deals finish up smoothly, then let me know ahead of time as well as tell them when I can see to their issues!"

Clearing his throat, though he was curious, he felt it was best to get this done and over with before either part got further involved in the conversation and more upset. Smile bright, he waved when the two turned to him. "Hello! I came to return this to Miss Kagome." he raised the damaged device, watching as the woman blinked a few times as her anger melted away to something a little more bashful.

"Is that your cell phone?" the man asked as he leaned forward a bit. "Why is it all fucked up?"

"Inuyasha!" blush deepening, the woman spun to glare at the man once again. "Watch your mouth! It's bad enough Souta's picked up on that bad habit of yours, try to keep it clean around guests." she grumbled as she put her blade away before approaching them.

"I'm sorry about him, he's an idiot." she rolled her eyes when he called out how he heard her. "And thank you for returning my phone."

She eyed the device when it was placed in her open palm, sighing as she turned it over, fingers running over the cracks. "Well, what's left of it." she tossed it over her shoulder, straight at her friend with rather careless ease. "Either you, or your brother, owe me a new phone!"

After a few fumbled attempts at catching it, which he sadly didn't if the cell phone clattering at his feet were any indication, Kagome sighed once again before turning to him with a somewhat bright smile. "Again, thanks for that. Totally forgot about it."

"Not a problem!" stuffing his hands into his pockets, rocking on his feet as he took enjoyment at the slight confusion on her face as he and his students remained. "I actually wanted to ask you about something."

At first her brows merely pinched a bit in further confusion, it was about half a heartbeat later she took a step back in caution while her face morphed into exasperation. "If it's about a fertility check, I will punch you. Regardless of you having done me a favour and regardless of you being a guest."

Yuji and Nobara actually chuckled and laughed, thankfully Megumi was more subtle in his amusement by turning away to cover his chuckles up by making it look like he was coughing. "No, no! Nothing like that. Trust me, everything is all in working order." he raised a hand to readjust his sunglasses, not sure if he should be amused or insulted she even came to such a conclusion. "No, I wanted to ask about how you took out the curse last night."

Anger quickly melting away and leaving nothing but confusion, she tilted her head in a rather adorable manner, blinking wide eyes up at him. "Curse? What curse?"

This time, Yuji jumped in, appearing excited and still amused. "The curse from last night at the park! I've never seen such a neat disposal of a curse!" his hands were quick in joining. "The glowing cell phone and then, poof! Glittering ash! What method did you use?"

"Uh…" at the boy's exuberance, she could only blink a few times. "I uh… I honestly don't remember?"

"Wait, wait!" Inuyasha spoke up, quick on approaching them. An arm wrapped around her from behind to promptly cover her mouth and trap her against him by pulling her away and into his side. His other hand was raised and pointing at him. "That asshole warned me about you. All I can say is this, stay the fuck away, ya got that? I don't need-! The fuck you bite me for?" shaking his hand, they all stared at the shiny teeth marks that were deeply imbedded in his palm and fingers.

"For nearly smothering me to death! And since when do you agree with your brother?" after a quick and harsh wipe of her face, she gave a sharp jab into his chest. "He's my guest, so be nice! Hell, if I want to date him I will, and you have no say in it!" when he attempted to open his mouth, she leaned in close, voice lowered to a hiss. "Don't even think about it, or I'll call your wife."

Whatever argument was immediately killed before it could take flight. Lips tightly pursed, Inuyasha gave a sharp exhale, turned his head aside and muttered lowly. "Bitch."

"Damn right!" she turned to him, rubbing at her brow as her posture drooped. "Look, I honestly don't remember last night, it's all a frustrating blur for obvious reasons. And this isn't the time or place to have this conversation."

"Oh? But you're willing to have this conversation?" he was happy to hear that at least she wasn't going to brush him off. "And if here isn't okay, then when and where do you think will be?" he hoped sooner rather than later. The curiosity was beginning to niggle at the back of his mind, the questions were only mounting.

"A few days, here, but inside. This isn't just about me, so I'll need to discuss this with a few others to see what they're comfortable in what I can share." she was quick to slap a raised hand, not even blinking at the muttering from Inuyasha as he once again shook off the stinging pain she inflicted on his already injured hand. "I hope you can understand."

While he was a little disappointed that he wasn't getting his answers right away, he felt that a few days was better than nothing. "Alright. Will it be alright to bring my students along?"

Kagome leaned back, blinking at him before her eyes swept over his form. While he was wearing the standard 'civilian' clothes to allow him to better fit in, he did still tend to stick out. "Students? You're a teacher? You know what, we can share that information in a few days." she shook her head, now looking tired. "It was a pleasure to meet you…"

"Satoru. Gojo Satoru." his introduction was standard, but what happened next was entirely out of the norm. His hand, which had been readjusting his sunglasses was in the middle of being stuffed back into his pocket, only, Kagome intercepted it, bypassing his infinity without any thought or hindrance.

"Kagome. Higurashi Kagome." her smile is warm and welcoming. And like the rest of her appearance, hiding deep and powerful truths about the petite woman before him. Truths he intended on learning.

AN: I hope everyone had wonderful holidays and a wonderful New Years. Here is a second chapter, in what appears to be a now chaptered story. Hopefully, whatever future chapters there will be, they will not be as difficult to write, this one was like a mirage; not quite a full visual and seemingly impossibly to reach. But, I'm happy with the results and hope everyone enjoys it.

With that said, read, enjoy, and please leave a review!

- BunnyWK