The sound of his phone's vibrations against the nightstand reaches his ears before his hand blindly hits the end button. Gojo knows before he opens his eyes that it's just another urgent mission. The higher-ups have been piling more on his plate because he supposedly threatened them.

So what if he told them to be careful who they make enemies out of? He practically gave them life advice.

"You should enforce office hours," Kagome says, voice thick with sleep. Her hand rests on his chest. "What time is it?"

He reaches out and lifts his phone up. "A little after three." He sets the phone back down and stretches out. Idle fingers trail the length of Kagome's arms. Her skin is always so soft. "Ah, but I'm sure it could wait another hour or four."

"Mhm sure." She shifts, nuzzling her face into the crook of his neck.

"Now who's taking advantage?" He whispers, not surprised when he doesn't get a response.


"I want to go on a mission," Kagome voices from the bed as he slips into his uniform. Gojo glances back at her.

"Yeah, no."

"Why not? You send your students on missions." She eases off of the bed and walks around to his front. Silently he debates if he should wear his blindfold or his glasses. It's supposed to be a nice day out, and he might be able to sneak away and do some sightseeing.

"You're kind of a danger magnet." He shrugs as he determines that wearing his glasses would switch things up a bit.

"It can't be any more dangerous than all the other situations I've been in." She plants her hands on her hips. "If I can survive fighting demons in the feudal era, I can handle a couple of curses."

"Wait - what?" His glasses slide down, resting on the tip of his nose. "Feudal era? I thought you were 24. Have you been lying to me this whole time?" He gasps, clutching his jacket in mock annoyance.

"Time travel. I had a special well on my property. Which is how I ended up here."

He blinks. Once. Twice.

"Man, you are so lucky that you fell into my lap." He smacks a hand to his forehead and lets out a dramatic sigh. The higher-ups would have a field day with her. Forget about the demons. A human that can purify cursed energy and time travel is the bigger threat. "I'd rather just keep you here where it's safe." He spikes his fingers through the short white locks. "But that would make me a toxic boyfriend. But not keeping you safe would also make me awful."

"How about settling for trusting me?"

"You sure ask a lot," he complains, looking upward at the ceiling. He groans at the light slap to his abs.

"Remember when you tossed me in front of that curse?"

"A gentle nudge and it was weak. The missions assigned to me are stronger." He giggles as he struggles to get the words out. Honestly, all the missions are all so boring, even that volcano curse was weak.

"How am I supposed to take on the king of curses if you won't let me help you with the weaker ones? And besides, I'll be with you."

He pulls out his phone and snaps a picture. The image of her trying to persuade him is one that he wants to keep for a long time. It's actually kind of adorable that she thinks he can be swayed by logic. "Why the sudden urge?" He pockets his phone before she can make a swipe for it.

"I'm just feeling kind of useless. I'm not really doing much other than keeping the apartment up and shopping." She crosses her arms. "Like I'm freeloading. But if I could help take out some of the curses that would mean less work for you, and then you could get more rest."

"And here I thought it was everyone's dream to be a kept woman." He frowns. It never occurred to him that she wasn't happy with their current arrangement.

"Excuse me?"

"Alright, alright. I may as well make it a field trip and take Yuji-kun too."

"But I can't shoot my arrows if Yuji is around."

"I guess you'll just have to stick close to me where it's safe." He shakes his head. "You know, this is a great honor. I don't take just anyone on my missions." The look she gives him has him fighting back giggles. "Why don't you get dressed and I'll go tell Yuji-kun the wonderful news."

"No leaving without me." She pokes his chest.

"Yeah, yeah," he responds, gripping her finger and playfully nipping at it. "Gonna go wake up my star pupil now." He backs away and closes the door on his way out. Completely bypassing the room that Yuji is sound asleep in, Gojo instead heads for the kitchen. He grabs two pans from the cabinet and starts banging them together as he walks back down the hall. "Wake up, Yuji!" he calls over the sound of the banging pots.

"G-gojo... sensei?" Yuji scratches his cheek as he opens the door. "What's going on?"

"Field trip!" Gojo bangs the pots again.

"The sun isn't even out yet," Yuji complains, covering his ears. "And do you have to bang those pans? Jeez."

"Curses wait for no one and nothing. You must always keep this in mind." Gojo waves one small pan in Yuji's face.

"Satoru! Seriously?" Kagome questions as she walks towards them. "The things I put up with."

"What are you talking about? I'm a joy to be around."

"It's too early for this," Yuji says, smacking his cheeks. "But I'm ready, Gojo-sensei!"

"That's the spirit! Get dressed. We've already wasted too much time." Gojo smiles. "C'mon children, we've got curses to exorcise and sweets to eat." He bangs the pans once more.

"If you bang those pans one more time, I'm never kissing you again." Kagome juts her chin out as if daring him to defy her. The thought crosses his mind and it must read on his face because she arches a brow in response. "Try me."

"So mean!" He drops the pans and latches onto her as she walks past. The action causes her to stumble back and crash into him. "This position is familiar," he coos. The sound of the door slamming shut breaks up the moment. Once again, he forgot about Yuji-kun.

"I think we're scaring him."

"It'll help motivate him to get stronger, so he doesn't die again."

"I- I have no words."

"Understandable, there aren't enough words to describe how inspiring I am."

"God, your ego is huge." She moves to get up. He tightens his hold around her waist and whispers near her ear.

"That's not the only thing." The blush decorating her face stirs his desires. If only he hadn't already gone through the trouble of waking Yuji up. "I love touching you." He lets out a contented sigh.

"Satoru—"

"You guys are still out here?" Yuji questions, looking down at both of them. Gojo just huffs in response.

"Alright, alright. Let's go. I want to get this taken care of in time for breakfast." He unwraps his arms from Kagome and grabs the pans as he moves to stand up. "And then we've got to train for the exchange event."

"Sensei!" Yuji raises his hand. "What's the exchange event."

"I didn't tell you? Whoops." He laughs, not at all bothered. Kagome and Yuji stare at him as if he's the crazy one. So like a sensible adult, he bangs the pans once more. "Come on you two," he chastises. "So much work to get done."

"Are the trains running at this hour?" Kagome asks as she takes the pans from him.

"Oh, Ijichi has been waiting outside this whole time." Gojo speed walks out the door, laughing the whole way to the car.


A/N: For whatever reason, words were hard this week. Thank you everyone for reading/enjoying the story so far. More action next week :)