Suguru stifles a yawn as Manami discusses the day's schedule.

Meet with the peons and reinforce that their duty is to bring monkeys to the shrine for their money or curses. They have been slacking in their role lately and need to be reminded of their value, which is less than dirt.

Meet with one of the sponsors for the shrine this afternoon after he's had lunch. He forgets the name. Not that it matters. All monkeys look the same to him.

And prepare for the attack on Jujutsu society. He'll need to schedule some time to stop by Jujutsu High. If he can convince Okkotsu Yuta to join his cause, there will be no need for him to waste his curses. And if he can't convince the newest special grade, then he'll just continue with his plan to kill him and take Rika.

"Geto-san!" a man with shit brown hair shouts, running down the corridor.

Suguru's lips twitch before morphing into a smile. "Ah.. Monkey-san, what can I do for you?" It's far too early for him to be dealing with monkeys. Who let this man into the shrine at this time? In the meeting today, he'll make sure to remind everyone that no unauthorized vermin should be approaching him without an appointment.

Perhaps he should kill a follower or two for their incompetency.

The man falters. "Mori. It's Mori."

"That's what I said." Suguru stuffs his hands into his long sleeves. "How can I help you, Mori-san?"

"Actually, if I may," Manami cuts in. "Mori-san has a scheduled meeting with you this afternoon to discuss the lack of payments."

Mori's face flushes red. "Yes. Yes. I have plans on resuming payments. But this is more important. My girlfriend has been bewitched."

Suguru swallows the sigh. "Bring your girlfriend in for cleansing, then."

"It's not on her…that bastard probably was on her the other night. He was far too smug. And he did something to me, I know it!"

Suguru glances at Manami from the corner of his eye, before snapping his attention back to Mori. "Please explain fully. This will add to your bill."

Mori jerks his head. He reaches into wrinkled pants and pulls out his phone. "I took a picture of that demon. Gojo Satoru, he's been all over my girlfriend. Higurashi Kagome. All over her like a curse."

Satoru?

Suguru takes the phone and blinks. Satoru is standing pretty close to this Kagome.

"Where was this taken?" It doesn't look like the outside of Satoru's penthouse.

"Kagome's apartment. I waited for her to come back home. We had a disagreement earlier that day regarding our lack of dates. We went out once and everything was going fine and then that brat. He had dark spiky hair, tripped and spilled my drink all over me. Which would have been fine, but that bastard, Gojo, came over and bewitched Kagome. He even offered to take her home in front of me! And when I tried to go after her, I couldn't move. It was like something was pushing me back, causing me to trip over myself." Mori sucks in a breath. His whole body trembles. "I know he fucked her. I just know it. She looked so beautiful that night and he…there's no way he didn't trick her into coming inside."

Suguru blinks. One date? Is this monkey stupid? He must be.

"Perhaps I should stop by and personally heal your…girlfriend. Kagome, was it?"

Mori nods. "I can write out her address and the times she normally comes back home." Mori takes the clipboard and pen from Manami and jots down the information. "The only way to get her away from that man is to kill him. He's evil. Needs to be exorcized."

Suguru's face hardens. The only one dying here is this vermin. He snaps his fingers right as Mori hands the clipboard over. Three fly heads swarm Mori and grab a hold of his face.

"Do you mind if I hold on to this?" he asks, waving the phone. Suguru sends the picture to himself.

Higurashi Kagome.

She's beautiful, he'll give her that. But what is it about her that has Satoru so interested?

"I- I kinda …" Mori's face stretches as the fly heads tug harder. "Something.. something is wrong."

"Mhmm," Suguru hums. "The only evil I see here is you." He opens an app and sends money over to himself. It's the least Mori can do right before he dies. Someone should be paid for the labor of cleaning up this mess.

The fly heads tug one more time and Mori lies in a puddle of his own blood. Suguru's lip curls. He pulls out his disinfectant and sprays himself down.

Disgusting.

"According to this, she should be home early this evening unless she has something else to do."

Suguru perks up and takes the paper. "Perfect. I'll have to pay her a visit. It's not like him to waste time on a monkey…besides that student of his." He shakes his head. "Mori's passing has left me with a great deal of hunger. Are there any snacks ready?"

Manami laughs. "I know the perfect snack for this occasion."

Suguru rolls his shoulders back as he approaches the door. This should be the address. He doesn't sense Satoru nearby.

Good. He raises his fist to knock, but the door swings open.

Oh.

Ohh.

"Are you here for an energy massage?" Kagome asks. Her black hair is down and curls at the ends. Her green turtleneck sweater dress is modest and somehow not. His eyes travel down the length of her. "Hello?" She waves a hand in his face.

"I'm sorry. I got distracted by how beautiful you are." He smiles and stuffs his hands into his dark jeans. Normally he'd wear his robes, but he wants to get a sense of who this Kagome is without Satoru around. And dressing down puts people at ease unless they are visiting the shrine.

Kagome blushes. "Umm thanks. But you're here for an energy massage, right? I normally do them at the school, but I'll let it go this time since your energy is all twisted up. Come in…what's your name?"

"Geto Suguru, but you can just call me Suguru." There's something about her that he can't put his finger on. Whatever it is, she doesn't have cursed energy.

Is that why Satoru is so interested?

She smiles and crooks her finger for him to follow. He closes the door behind him. His eyes drop to her ass.

Make that another reason why Satoru is interested in her.

Suguru slides his shoes off. He's not so uncouth as to wear his shoes inside. So, this is the woman that monkey was convinced is his girlfriend? Frankly, he doesn't see why she even gave that thing the time or day.

"How does this work? I've heard others talk about it," he says, lying through his teeth as he takes a seat next to her on the couch.

Kagome holds out her hands for him to take. She crosses her legs. "Just try to relax. If it hurts, let me know and I'll stop. It affects Satoru and Kento way differently than everyone else." She blows out a breath. "I need to ask Satoru about that. He only likes his done in private and Kento is adamant about never having another one. Everyone else is fine, though."

Suguru nods his head as though he understands. This isn't going how he envisioned the meeting going, but he's curious as to what this energy massage entails. Her energy is different from his. At least she isn't like those vermin. Something about her feels pure. A breath of fresh air in a world of curses. He needs to know more about her.

And if he's lucky, maybe he can convince her to join his cause.

"Okay, just close your eyes."

He humors her and sucks in a breath. What the hell? His breath quickens. His cock twitches, rising to half-mass.

Oh shit.

Suguru's eyes snap open. His body is on fire. At least it feels that way with how his blood thrumming in his veins. "Kagome," he says, voice slightly strained. His pupils must be dilated. He's close to coming in his pants. What the fuck was that? That's an energy massage? He bites down on his lip, drawing blood.

Shit. The things he wants to do to her right now.

"Hmm?" She opens her eyes and blinks. "You've got that same crazed look Satoru gets…" Her brows pinch together.

He blows out a breath. Her hands are so small in his.

"Does it hurt?" She leans forward.

"N-no," he says, wincing slightly. Did he just stutter?

"You're feverish!" Kagome takes her hands back and places one on his forehead. "Do you need to lie down?" She glances down. "The couch is a bit small for you, though. You can lie in my bed if you want until you feel better." Kagome stands and grabs his hand.

He needs to get out of there. Needs to get back to his place. The last thing he needs to do is follow her to her bedroom. Suguru squeezes his eyes shut. Why won't his legs cooperate? This was not a part of the plan!

"Kagome…I'm fine. I just need to get going, is all."

"Absolutely not," she snaps. "You look like you're going to fall over." She opens the door and leads him over to the bed. "Now lie down." She lets go of his head and pushes against his chest. Suguru sucks in a breath as he lies down on the bed. The sheets smell like her and…He turns his face, pushing his nose closer to the sheet. Smells like Satoru.

"What are you doing tomorrow?" he asks, turning his head to the side.

"Working. Will you be there tomorrow? I know everyone's been so busy with back-to-back missions. I still haven't been able to meet everyone yet." She huffs. "There's a whole other school and I haven't been able to meet them either."

"I might stop by if I have time," he breathes. His fingers twitch. He really, really needs to get back home. "Let me take you out tomorrow for dinner." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone. "I'll need your number."

Kagome squints. "I'm not sure…you're a coworker."

"Not really," he says breezily. "I haven't been affiliated with Jujutsu High in a long time. Though I still help with curses when I can."

"Oh." Kagome bites her lip. "One date wouldn't hurt then." She takes his phone and puts her number in. "I'll be back to check on you." A phone rings. Kagome glances at the door.

"Expecting a call?" He takes his phone back and blows out a breath.

"It's probably Satoru."

Suguru grits his teeth. "You should get that then…. Can you do me a favor?"

Kagome nods her head.

Damn. He wants to lean forward and kiss her. She looks so…this was a bad idea. Coming here. He should have sent someone else to gather intel.

"Can you not tell Satoru about this?" He motions his hand, gesturing to him and her. "About us. He likes to play a lot of tricks."

"Tricks?" She presses her lips together. "I can see that, though it's usually in good nature."

Suguru keeps his face blank. The phone rings again.

Kagome sighs. "Just get some rest before you head out." She turns and walks away, closing the door behind her.

Suguru blows out a breath and reaches down to readjust himself. Holy fuck. He glances at the window. He needs to go, like five minutes ago. Suguru slides out of the bed. His face is warm. Hot. Each step is harder than the last one. All he wants to do is strip off his clothes and jerk off.

He hisses. He's never been this turned on before. And she gives those away so freely? Anger swells in his chest. Who the fuck else got one? Satoru and Nanami? Who else? Suguru doesn't like to kill his fellow sorcerers, but he might have to change that rule if it comes down to it. He opens the window and glances back. She'll understand.

He can't stay here.

He summons a curse that can fly and hops on. "Move faster," he commands it. His cock is aching. The faster he gets home, the better. Suguru closes his eyes. He can still feel her shimming under his skin. So sweet. Intoxicating. Her scent is locked in his memory now.

That was Higurashi Kagome, huh?

He opens his eyes and hops off the curse. His hands shake as he unlocks the door to his apartment. He tosses his clothes off, nearly ripping them. There's no time to make it to his bedroom or to the bathroom. He leans back against the door, not even bothering to lock it behind him. His hand wraps around his cock. He lets out a sigh of relief as he grips his cock tighter, working it over and over. "Fuck, Kagome," he breathes, as his orgasm washes over him. He wants to sink into Kagome's heat, but it's too soon.

Too soon for that, but in time, he will have her right where he wants her…

Wait.

He glances down at the mess in his hand and then down at his feet. His mind screeches to a halt. No way. There is no way. This can't be happening.

His shoes. He left his shoes!

A/N: This chapter wasn't even supposed to come out today but I was so inspired by Erakubi's fanart on Tumblr that I couldn't stop writing lol.

There weren't any questions for A Thousand Days, but I did find the comment about how most harems are done pretty interesting. To me, it is important that Satoru, Kento, and Suguru build a relationship with Kagome individually and as a group. And also seeing how their relationships evolve with one another. I think a lot of the reverse harems we see on tv aren't really harems because the girl ends up with one dude.

So for me, it's important that everyone is building a relationship. Though poor Kento. Satoru and Suguru are going to bully that man, but he secretly likes it so it's okay.

Hopefully no one minds that this fic will be just as long as How To Tame. We still haven't even touched on the Demon realm because Satoru has been very...very needy.

Stay safe. Take your vitamins. Drink your water. And keep refilling your well! I hope your week is going well!