Yeah, I'm still alive. Sorry for taking so long... In this chapter, I thought of following a bit more Satoru. I know I jump around and describe the feelings and thoughts of others characters too, not only (Y/N)'s, but since it is more focused on her, I thought it would help to describe more of Satoru's thoughts and feelings in this chapter.

(Y/N) was drinking a bit of water while observing the people in the bar. That night was busy, and just now a new group of noisy young men arrived. It looked like a bachelor party.

'This will be a long night.' She signs.

Taking a deep breath, she prepared herself to continue work. Putting on a smile, she approached the group of men. She recognized two of them, they were often at the bar.

"Hi everyone, having fun tonight? What can I get you."

The group seemed already pretty wasted so it was no surprise the ones she knew began to hit on her.

"Yuna, looking good tonight as always. Could you get me your number this time?"

Politely she once again turned him down. But he continued insisting and his friends began to bother her too. She tried once more politely.

"Come on guys, tonight I'm very busy. I can talk to you a bit more on another night, okay? Now what do you want to drink"

Eventually, they put their order and she began to prepare the drinks. Once she handed them over, they moved aside and a man standing behind the group got her attention. He made his way to the counter as soon as he could.

(Y/N) was surprised to see Satoru. After the talk they had that afternoon, she wasn't expecting him to show up at the bar. But she was happy to see him.

"Hi, handsome. Want a drink?"

If she was surprised before, Satoru made sure to surprise her even more. He leaned over the counter and stole her a kiss. As he pulled back, a playful smile graced his lips.

"What was that for?"

"Oh, that? That was just to make sure you're not getting hit on. It seemed that those guys were bothering you."

She wasn't expecting to hear that.

'Don't say the mighty Satoru is the jealous type.' She thought.

Soon, (Y/N) composed herself. She wouldn't let that opportunity pass without teasing him.

"Hum, now that you marked your territory, can I get you something?"

"You aren't mad for that, aren't you?"

"No, but I'm quite busy tonight, so I don't have time to keep talking to you."

Satoru kept his cool and continued to smile. He knew Yuna was teasing him.

After she had left his apartment that afternoon he thought about her for a long time. He pondered about everything that had happened since he had seen her jogging. There was no doubt she wanted something from him, but until now she hadn't asked anything suspicious about him, so he decided to go along with her plan and let her approach him.

'If she wants for me to act as her boyfriend then so be it.' he had decided that before coming to the bar.

Normally, Satoru doesn't like to involve himself in anything, but this time he had to make an exception because Yuna was too cunning to let his students handle her. She had even managed for Shoko to believe she was starting to fall for him, but he didn't believe that was true. Yeah, there was a moment where he thought that was the case, but now that he wasn't so sure about that. That's why he decided to go see Yuna at the bar and from now on act as a boyfriend.

He eventually made his order and let Yuna work. He let his gaze wander through the room, his eyes hidden behind his blindfold. Eventually, he noticed quite a few surprising glares and even hostile looks from other men. He had no doubt that those men hoped to get a chance with Yuna, and now that they saw him kiss her, he got their attention. But what surprised him was that he was proud of that. He was proud to be recognized as Yuna's boyfriend? No, that couldn't be...

Slowly the bar began to empty. Now Yuna would talk a bit longe to her customers. Satoru was beginning to feel bored, it seemed she was avoiding him on purpose. When she eventually came to him, he didn't let his emotions show. He gave her his usual smile.

"This was a hard night, wasn't it?"

"Don't tell me about it, I'm dying here."

"I think once I showed up here your customers became less. I must have scared them away." She chuckled, making him feel proud of himself for making her do that.

"Sure, they got scared of your crazy look."

"No, I'm sure it was more because I could do this without your complaint." He once again kissed her.

"I don't know about that. I think your theory needs to be more tested before we are able to reach any conclusion." With that, she left him with a wink and continued work.

In the end, Satoru walked her home. He could see how tired she was, although she was trying to hide it. She kept talking and smiling, but he knew. That's why he kissed her goodbye at her door. It was a long kiss that made him grave for more, but going home was the better choice. He had actually some work to do that he had kept postponing. That work was to evaluate his second and third years student's abilities to compare with the ones in Kyoto Jujutsu High for the goodwill event.

Finally, Gojo had finished his work. He made some stretches to get once again some feeling in his body after so much time by the desk. As he checked the clock he saw it was almost time for Yuna to end her shift, so he took out his phone and began texting.

Hi, how's my favorite bartender doing? Almost finished with work?

Some time passed by until he got a reply.

Hello Sensei

I'm done working and on my way home right now

Happy to hear that

Want to hang out with me later? Maybe go out for a walk by the beach?

He was really making an effort here. He would rarely use such emojis and it was the first time to suggest a date by the beach. That was just romantical nonsense which he had no time for. But as always he doesn't look at the means to achieve his goals. If something had to be sacrificed for the mission, then he would do it. Even if he was the one to be sacrificed. That is what he already did when going on the date with that Kaneko.

His phone ringing brought him back to the moment.

I would like that. Will you pick me up in about an hour?

...

It was in the middle of May and the weather was starting to get warm. So the walk by the beach was really pleasant. Anyone who saw Satoru and (Y/N) walking hand in hand would think they were just a normal couple in love. Who would guess that this was only an act of them so they could gain their trust?

At least that was what they had planned. 'So why does her hand feel so good in mine?'

To distract himself from such thoughts, he began with his plan. He would try to discover what Yuna wanted to know of him.

"Yesterday I got to know a lot about you, so I decided to let you ask something about myself."

His shining white smile and cocky attitude made (Y/N) laugh. It was like Satoru thought of himself as a god and was allowing her to get a glimpse of his private life. If it weren't for his goofy attitude, he would probably be unbearable. But in truth, she liked that. He had reason to be confident, not only because of his looks but also because of his power. His childish attitude made it so that it was never boring to be with him.

(Y/N) had nothing specific to ask him, so she just asked the first thing that came to her mind.

"Hum, you never talk about your family. Do you have any siblings or so?"

That question made him think. 'Why is she asking about my family? Does my father has sent her to make me fall for her? That would be possible, I mean I have told them I don't plan to marry nor have children. Of course, the old man would get worried about his lineage... But he would never approve for a non-sorceress to be the mother of his grandchild. Could those burning marks somehow conceal her cursed energy?'

"I don't have any family worth being called that."

He spoke in a harsh tone because he really wasn't fond of his direct family.

(Y/N) raised a surprised eyebrow. It was the first time she had seen the energetic man be so aggressive.

"I prefer to talk about my students if you don't mind. They are more like my family anyways."

So he began to talk about his students, carefully about the information he told her because he didn't want to give away too much.

"So you teach martial arts to them, is that right?"

"Not just that. I also teach them to be better people. I want them to be able to make their own life choices, not just following some out of date rules."

So the afternoon came to an end while they had dinner in a restaurant by the beach.

Satoru was again happily talking but then he changed his tone of voice. Getting closer to Yuna he began to say:

"This afternoon just passed by too fast. I don't want to get you home yet. Do you want to watch a movie?"

(Y/N) smiled softly while moving her hand over his.

"Let's go then."

Sometime later, the sorcerer drove up to his garage.

"Hum, Satoru? This isn't the cinema..."

"I know that."

"You never intended to go there, weren't you?"

"Of course not, why would you get that idea?"

His charming mischievous smile made her shake her head.

'I should have known that.' (Y/N) scolded herself.

...

The movie was quickly chosen by Satoru. It was an interesting thriller that caught (Y/N)' attention right away. But soon she was distracted.

A hand began to wander over her body followed by some lips nibbling at her neck.

Satoru couldn't help himself. After spending all this time acting like a proper boyfriend with Yuna he hoped that he would now get some reward. He wasn't disappointed because the woman next to him changed her focus to him.

Their lips soon began to move at the same rhythm while the movie continued without any watcher.

Satoru's hand found its way under (Y/N)'s shirt, the skin contact left a pleasant tingling sensation on her body. He felt how her fingers pulled his hair softly so he would tilt his head to give her better access to his neck. When he felt her teeth bite down softly on a special sensitive spot he inhaled sharply which caused her lips to curl into a smile.

They continued on with their make-out session until they were out of breath.

"Do you want to stay the night?"

(Y/N) looked into the endless blue eyes completely forgetting about her plan to trick the man before her. Without realizing so, she agreed. Not because it was a scheme to gain his trust, no, she really wanted to stay the night with Satoru.

The white-haired man stood up and led Yuna by the hand to his bedroom. Once there he pushed the woman into the wall as he assaulted her lips again. Shortly after he began to remove her shirt. She followed his example and took his shirt off too. Her hands traveled over his chest, tickling him lightly.

Once their pants were removed too, he carried her to his bed. Laying her carefully down, he began to kiss down her neck, continuing over her chest and abdomen while his hands explored the rest of her body.

They took their time to explore each other's bodies while pleasuring each other. That time was different from the other time they had sex. No one was trying to get the upper hand, they just gave themselves to each other. And so they spent the night together until they fell asleep in each other's arms.

*** A little bonus ***

Satoru woke up during the night. Yuna was moving in her sleep and whimpering. In his half-asleep estate, he pulled her closer to him.

"Shhhh." He shushed her. "I'm here for you. I'll protect you."

Little did he know that (Y/N) was dreaming about him. She dreamed that he had found out that she is considered a cursed user and was attacking her...

Hope you liked this chapter. I had my wedding anniversary this week so I felt like writing more fluff than smut.

Anyway, what I wanted to show in this chapter was how Satoru tries to ignore his growing feelings for Yuna, aka (Y/N). Well, in fact, it isn't just him doing that, they are both similar when it comes to ignoring their feelings. The difference is (Y/N) ignores them because she has a personal mission she wants to finish so she can't let herself fall in love, while Satoru just doesn't believe in love because he thinks he has more important goals to achieve.

With that said, I just wanted to add that I'm done reading, and my vacation is almost over too (😥) so I should go back to weekly updates soon. Maybe not right the next week because I have some stuff to do once I'm back home, but after that, I'm back to normal.