"We're gonna go in here," Satoru announces, jerking his thumb back at the jewelry store. Kagome peers around him and frowns.

"You're getting a new watch?"

"No, we're going in here for you," he says, smiling. "Come on, we'll be quick. I know you want to get back so you can get a nap in." He motions for her to walk first and then places a hand on her lower back as they walk into the jewelry shop. The workers look up and then rush over to attend to them. "We need a size fitting for her for an engagement ring."

"Satoru!" Kagome hisses. "You don't need to get me a ring."

"I kinda do," he says. "It's not a want, but a need. I need to get this for you." He turns his attention back to the attendant. "The engagement ring will be custom."

Kagome sighs as she holds out her hand for the attendant to size.

"Ring finger is a seven," the attendant remarks, scribbling down some notes on a notepad. "Now, did you want to discuss the customization now?"

Satoru shakes his head. "Not with her around." He flashes Kagome a smile. "But let me see what you have in stock for now. Did you want a ring or a necklace today? Or a bracelet?"

Kagome hesitates, but he sees the flicker of her eyes glancing at the rose-shaped necklace and bracelet. She gives it a second glance and then walks over to the left. Satoru follows behind her and frowns. "You don't want the first one you were looking at?"

"That one was too…" Kagome pauses. "This one is fine."

"We'll take this one and the rose necklace and bracelet," he tells the attendant. Kagome's mouth drops and she looks as though she wants to protest, so he leans forward and kisses her. "Do you have her size?" he asks, turning back to the attendant, who nods his head and hurries to get the items ready.

"Satoru, that's too expensive," Kagome says.

"Nothing is too expensive when it comes to you and Koushi." He taps his fingers on the glass while they wait. "The realtor got back with me, and they are gonna see about pushing the timelines. Might get in within two weeks, though I'd prefer for it to be a week. He sent me a text when we were at lunch."

"Why do you want to get into the house so quickly? Is the lease almost up on the apartment?"

"Nah," Satoru replies, pulling out his wallet. He taps his card against the reader and hands the small white bag to Kagome. "I'll be back to discuss the ring," he tells the attendant. Satoru places a hand on Kagome's lower back as he leads them out of the store and back out to the car. "The faster we get in the house, the faster Koushi has his own room."

Kagome rubs her eyes and sighs. "I am not getting pregnant this year. I just had Koushi."

This year?

"…So, in two months?"

"What?" Kagome straps Koushi into his car seat while Satoru leans against the open passenger door. "What's happening in two months?"

"You said not this year, but we only have this month and December left, so in two months…" he falters slightly. Kagome crosses her arms and his eyes drift down. "I wish we were at home right now. I miss your breasts."

Kagome flushes. "We're not talking about this morning." She refuses to look at him as she slides into the passenger seat. Satoru tilts his lips down as he closes the door. He needs more information. Kagome's walls are damn near stronger than his infinity.

"Got it," he says, starting the car. His phone vibrates, so he pulls it out to check it. Satoru rolls his eyes. "If you're up to it, the students and other sorcerers want to meet you."

"If it's on the way, then we can stop by." Kagome fiddles with the bag before pulling out a black box.

"You gonna open it?" he teases, as he responds to the text. When she hesitates, Satoru reaches over and opens the box himself. He pulls the rose pendant out of the box and holds it out so he can place it around her neck. "We should go on a date sometime. Maybe when mom gets back since I doubt you want to leave Koushi with Ito right now. When's the last time you've been on one?" Satoru starts the car and heads towards the school.

Kagome is silent for a bit. "I don't know if it could be really counted as a date since I bailed in the middle of it…but the last time was when I was 15?"

15? He bites his tongue. Now, Satoru has never been on a date before because there was no reason to. But Kagome was married for five years, and she hasn't been on a date since she was 15? How the hell did her ex convince her to marry him? "Why did you get a divorce?" He winces. That could have come out better.

Kagome blows out a breath. "I mean, there were a lot of things wrong with the marriage." She fiddles with the necklace. "InuYasha wanted a big family since he didn't have that. We tried, but we couldn't get pregnant, and he took on more… opportunities outside of home. Eventually, he brought her to the house to live with us since she didn't have anywhere else to go, and I couldn't take it anymore."

"Brought who to the house? A daughter?"

"No, they had a son. He wanted me to stay and help raise him, but I just couldn't do it." She leans her head against the window and looks out. Satoru tightens his hold on the wheel. There's a lot more she isn't saying, and he doesn't want to push her to a breaking point. InuYasha isn't a common name at all. He pulls his phone out of his pocket and types the message with one hand.

"He never hit you, right?" Satoru slides his phone back into his pocket.

"…No, he never hit me."

Satoru pokes the inside of his cheek with his tongue. She took far too long to answer that question. "I'd never do that," he tells her sincerely. "If you want, I can make a binding vow."

"What's the difference between a normal vow and a binding one? Shouldn't they be the same thing?"

"The difference is if I break it, then there will be repercussions. I don't know what those repercussions are. It could be something as severe as my life."

Kagome hums. "I don't need a vow."

Satoru pulls up to the school and parks the car. He cuts the engine and turns to look at her. "What about a tattoo?"

"A tattoo? Of what? My name?" Kagome laughs as she unbuckles the seatbelt.

"Yeah, we can put your name on my dick."

Kagome coughs. "Are you serious?"

"Yes. You want to order the supplies?"

Kagome squints at him. "I don't know how to tattoo, and you want me to do that on your dick?"

"There's so many things I want you to do with my dick, but yes."

Kagome rubs her forehead. "Okay, Satoru." She snorts to herself as she gets out of the car. Satoru stares at her for a moment and then gives himself a mental shake. He gets out of the car and waits as she puts Koushi into his carrier. He needs to get one of those sometime. The baby wrap Kagome has is too small for him. "Anything I should know before we meet everyone?"

"No mentioning of what you are, or what you found at the hospital. And let's not discuss the fingers either." That should cover everything. He takes Kagome's hand and leads them to the training grounds, where everyone's energy is located at. The moment they step into view, everyone rushes over to them. Satoru wraps an arm around Kagome and pulls her closer to his side. Satoru goes through and introduces Kagome to everyone. The students stare at Kagome as if she is a mad woman and the adults stare at her as if she is some kind of foreign creature. "Everyone needs to back up," he says.

Yuki frowns and puts her hands up in front of her. "Sorry…it's just." Yuki grabs her face and presses her thumb into her cheek. "Energy wise, there's nothing remarkable about you. Is it something in your bloodline that skipped you?"

"…No," Kagome replies. She glances up at him. "Can you conceal your energy?"

"Never tried to." Satoru shrugs

"Wait!" Yuki exclaims, crowding Kagome's space again. "You're concealing it? How? Can we see it?"

"Back up," Satoru warns.

Yuki freezes. The students shuffle their feet. The mood drops drastically. Normally Satoru tries to keep the energy up, but he doesn't care too much for the lack of boundaries Yuki has when it comes to his family.

"It's okay," Kagome says. "I guess I can show you a little. Satoru, I need a strand of your hair."

Huh? He plucks a couple of strands and puts them in her hand. Surely, she won't put a hex on him. Koushi tries to turn his head, but he can't move his head as freely in the carrier. "What are doing with that?" he asks, as Kagome's palms glow. He hopes it's not a hex.

"Making a shikigami."

With his hair? He tucks his glasses into his pocket and blinks at the small human-shaped paper in her hand. That's her shikigami? It leaps from Kagome's palm onto the grass. It takes a bow right before its body expands and Satoru is staring up at a bigger version of himself.

"NOOOO!" Ijichi wails.

"I didn't feel like making one completely from scratch," Kagome admits.

"You mean you don't need someone's hair to summon one?" Satoru stares at her in slight amazement.

Kagome blinks. "Summon? I guess that's one way of putting it."

"So, what can this do? Just stand around and look handsome?" Satoru asks. He's gotta admit it is the best-looking shikigami he's ever seen. Too bad Megumi isn't here to witness it. Man, he would have loved to video Megumi's reaction.

The Satoru shikigami laughs and then holds out one finger. The wind picks up and Satoru's eyes widen. Is it about to shoot off a red?

"We're going to die!" Ijichi wails, but Satoru ignores him. He wants to see if this shikigami can pull it off. It shoots the red above, but when it explodes, nothing happens.

Kagome wipes her forehead. "I didn't realize you were that strong," she says, frowning. "That could have ended poorly." The shikigami shrinks and then fades away.

Satoru bites his tongue. Did she put a barrier up around all of them?

Yuki rushes forward and grabs Kagome's hand. "Kagome-san, please let me run some tests on you."

"Out of the question," Satoru interrupts. "My family is not something for you to test on."

Kagome pulls her hands free and places one over Koushi's back.

"Sorry, but I'm not interested."

"But…"

"Let's not be enemies, yeah?" Satoru smiles, flashing his teeth. Yuki narrows her eyes and nods.

"Never thought I'd see you become a family man," she quips, crossing her arms.

"Takes a special woman," Satoru says. "To lock down the strongest."

"Strongest human?" Kagome asks.

Satoru scratches his head. "Well, yes?" Why did she stress the human part? "I'll give you a crash course about jujutsu at home."

Kagome nods and then frowns. Koushi shakes his fists. Satoru leans over to look at Koushi, who opens and closes his fists. Kagome sighs as she takes Koushi out of his carrier and hands him over to Satoru. He holds Koushi up to his face and smiles. Not his fault that Koushi is a daddy's—OW!

Koushi giggles as he clings to the strands of hair.

"Koushi," Kagome says. "You shouldn't pull your dad's hair."

Koushi just continues to laugh as his hand glows. Satoru's brows shoot up. Is Koushi going to pull it off?

"He can do that?" Yuta exclaims, staggering back as the shikigami lands in front of him. It claps its hands together and turns into a mini-Satoru, though Koushi's shikigami is much smaller than the one Kagome created. It comes up to Yuta's ankle and shoots a red at him.

Satoru laughs as Yuta topples over. "How did you get bested by a baby shikigami? I thought you were learning something while you were in Africa. Guess not." Koushi claps his hands and laughs. "I take it back. Koushi is the strongest," Satoru announces.

Kagome yawns as she walks over to the shikigami. She taps it with one finger and it poofs away. Koushi stops laughing, which makes Satoru laugh harder.

"What is the range of your shikigami?" Yuki asks.

"Range?" Kagome's brows furrow together. "It's a shikigami. There is no range."

Satoru makes a choked noise in the back of his throat. "Let's get you two back home."

"They just got here," Yuki complains.

"Oh, are you working late?" Kagome yawns again, covering her mouth with her hand.

"I'll be home in time for a late dinner." He holds Koushi in one arm and reaches for Kagome's hand. "Besides, if we stay any longer, they'll be asking you to show off more." As hot as it is, seeing a glimpse of what Kagome can do, Satoru doesn't care too much for how Yuki and Gakuganji are watching Kagome. Gakuganji is the problem, though Yuki is more vocal about her excitement.

"Who taught you?" Gakuganji questions.

"I taught myself."

"You also healed the girl and gave birth to a six eyes user."

"Ignore him," Satoru says, "the elderly like to pick fights they can't win."

"Her powers are unknown and potentially dangerous. She should be placed under watch."

"Are you prepared to go down this path?" Satoru stares Gakuganji down. Kagome squeezes his hand.

"I wouldn't go down that path," Yuki quips. "Kagome-san isn't a danger to you unless you make her one. That's the problem with you and the higher ups. Keep trying to keep the powers in check and see where it gets you." Yuki motions to Koushi. "If he were older, I'd classify him as a special grade."

"We're talking about her," Gakuganji says sharply. "We have never allowed unknown powers to go unchecked."

"I'll ask one more time because I'm nice. Are you prepared to go down this path? That's a lot of blood on your hands."

Gakuganji inhales and looks at Yaga, who shrugs. "This isn't a case of a rogue curse user," Yaga says. "That's Gojo's family and from what I can see, Kagome-san is simply being a mother to her child. We have bigger things to worry about than the mother of Gojo's child. No offense," he adds the last part.

Gakuganji mumbles and jerks his head in acceptance.

Satoru throws one more glare over his shoulder as he leads Kagome off the school grounds. He opens the car door for Kagome and then gets Koushi situated in his car seat. "If anyone gives you trouble, let me know and I'll handle them," Satoru says, starting the car.

"Your clan was similar. Are all sorcerers like that?"

Satoru winces. "The ones from clans, yes. They tend to stick to the old way of thinking and the higher ups like to keep some kind of order. Others don't come from clans, and I guess they have a more rounded view point." He peeks at Kagome out of the corner of his eye.

"When you say you'll handle it…"

"Kill them." Satoru winces again. That was probably the wrong thing to—

"Oh."

"You're okay with that? It doesn't scare you?"

"Why would it scare me?"

Satoru hums. "How tired are you?"

"Not that tired. Why?"

"My mission is down the block if you want to come."

Kagome hums. "That's fine, though I'm a little concerned with how quickly Koushi is picking up techniques."

"What? It's awesome. Koushi is the strongest."

"Awesome for you, but a headache for me. I'm already picturing the mischief he's gonna get into. Did you want us to wait in the car?"

"Actually, I was kinda hoping to see what else you can do."

"So, you want me to do your mission?"

"I mean…. I guess you would be, but I want to know what you can do, so I can steer you away from certain conversations."

"Oh. You still think there would be some kind of manhunt?"

"Absolutely."

Kagome fiddles with the necklace again. "I don't mind taking out…the curse? But I don't see why there would be a manhunt for other spiritual users like me. Whatever it is that the other sorcerers want, probably won't happen with anyone else."

"Are you saying you're special?" Satoru smiles. He's all for Kagome praising herself.

"I'm saying that if they are looking for what an average priestess can do, then I'm not the best model for that, so hunting others down to replicate something I can do is a waste of time."

They pull up to an abandoned school. Satoru gets out of the car and grabs Koushi. "I can put the veil…up. How do you do that so quickly?"

Kagome shrugs. "So, you just go around exorcising curses? How do you know which ones to take care of?"

"We have scouters that look into them and assign grades to the curses. You wouldn't want a grade four sorcerer taking on a grade one curse. This one is a special grade, which you've already taken out one before. I won't let anything happen to you or Koushi."

"Normally, I have a bow with me," Kagome mutters. "There are several curses in this building."

Satoru hums. "Yeah…there was only supposed to be one."

"I'll just bless the area, then. I'd rather not take on several with Koushi here." Kagome places a hand on the double doors and chants something under her breath. Satoru bounces Koushi in his arms as he watches. There's a crash above. A curse leaps out of the window.

"Koushi, watch this," Satoru says, holding one finger up. He shoots off a red at the curse. Koushi giggles while Kagome continues to chant. One by one, the curses inside dwindle until there are none left.

"Satoru," Kagome says, sharply. "Don't encourage that." She plants her hands on her hips.

"Sorry," he says, "Do you want to go home and work out our differences?"

Kagome rolls her brown eyes. "Keep it up and I'll decorate the bedroom pink."

"That's fine. I love pink."

Kagome falters. "Really? Why?"

Satoru smiles.

Kagome facepalms. "I'm ready for that nap now." She walks past him and heads back to the car. Satoru laughs as he pulls his phone out. He stops and stares at his phone. "Everything okay?"

"…. Yeah, everything's fine," he replies. Satoru slides his phone back and shifts Koushi to his other arm. There are no records of Kagome being married. According to Ito, there's no record of Kagome for five years at least. No record of an InuYasha either. "Hey, when we move into the house, do you want to have a housewarming party? Invite the family and some of your friends?"

Kagome stops and turns to look at him. "You want to meet my friends?"

"Yeah, any friends of yours are friends of mine." Satoru smiles while he bounces Koushi. Does she not want him to meet her friends?

"Okay." Kagome nods. "That'll put some things to rest."

"Huh?"

Kagome grimaces. "The girls don't believe me about Koushi not being InuYasha's. They think he is because they've never seen you and…" She motions with her hands. "We didn't exchange numbers back then."

Satoru looks at Koushi. "Did he have blue eyes too?"

"No, it's because of the hair and I didn't keep in touch with them when I was married, so I get it. Why they don't believe me." She shrugs. "Are we going home?"

"Guess I can't convince you to stay by my side for the rest of the day," Satoru sighs. Koushi smacks him on the chest. "Okay, I'll get you two home, sheesh." He opens the door for Kagome. "Hey, when I come home, could you greet me in just an apron?"

"You don't have an apron."

"You don't have to, it's…. what?"

"You don't have an apron," she repeats.

"I can buy one on the way home."

"Then how would I greet you?"

"What if I hand it to you and then go back out of the apartment?"

Kagome laughs. "Satoru, just get in the car."

His pulse quickens. He loves the sound of her laughter. Satoru opens his mouth to make a flirty comment, but Koushi slaps him. Ow! Satoru huffs. Alright, fine. Everyone wants to go home. He's got some calls to make, anyway. Like finding out who the hell InuYasha is and if he's still alive.

A/N: The shikigami will actually come into play in How To Tame. Satoru got her the Piaget Rose Pendant and Bracelet, which is around 30k each or so. And InuYasha didn't hit Kagome, she was thinking about the first time they met.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I downloaded the Gojo mod for Stardew. I played it all weekend lol.

"Did Kagome have an orgasm pre-one night stand?" - Nah, InuYasha was her first and he was more about getting his satisfaction. When Kagome would try to bring it up, he didn't take it that well.

Take care! Drink plenty of water. It's pretty hot where I'm at. And if you're in the US, have a wonderful Memorial Day! If Wish I Could cooperates, I might update later in the week.