"Did you really have to order all these burgers?" Suguru asks, folding his fingers together as he glares at the mountain of burgers next to Satoru.

"Duh," he scoffs. "I won and you gotta pay."

"But did you need all these burgers?"

"I'm a growing guy," Satoru shoots back, chomping down on the burger.

"You don't get fed at home?" Suguru rolls his eyes.

Satoru takes another bite and munches on the burger as he stares at Suguru. He takes a large sip of his drink. "Mom hasn't been cooking as much lately, and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I think it's the old man's fault. He keeps creeping on my mom, and I don't like it."

"... Your dad is creeping on your mom? They're married?"

"No." He scoffs. "Not my mom, mom. She's dead. I'm talking about my mother-in-law. He keeps creeping on her and monopolizing her time. Used to be an errand here and there. Now it's an errand every single day for weeks."

Suguru rubs his forehead. "Your mother-in-law and dad run errands together for weeks at a time?"

Satoru nods and picks up another burger. "Last trip, they were gone for a month. What errand lasts for a month?"

"It's just them?"

"Why are you acting so slow? Of course, it's just them. Why would anyone else want to go on a long ass errand? No one has time for that except for them, apparently."

Suguru's right eye twitches before he sucks in a breath and plasters a serene smile on his face. "Maybe they're fucking."

Satoru gags. The hell is wrong with Suguru? No way his mom gives the old geezer the time of day. "They aren't fucking. She's too good for him." Satoru gags again and shoots Suguru a look. "You've been reading those romance novels Shoko is into." He goes for another bite and freezes. That energy... Kagome is here? He sets his burger down and looks around the fast-food spot.

Who the hell is that?

"Satoru?" Suguru calls his name, but he's already standing. Annoyance, anger, and a hint of jealousy mix in his gut, creating a potent concoction that has him seeing red.

He marches over to the table where the not-couple is sitting. Pushing his glasses up so they become a makeshift headband, he points his finger at the brown-haired boy. "YOU HOME WRECKER! HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY WIFE SO FAMILIARY."

Kagome's face turns sheet white as she holds up a hand. "Uh... Satoru? What are you doing?"

"Home wrecker?" the guy chuckles. "Is this part of a skit? Higurashi-san isn't married." The guy laughs again. "We're not interested in this skit, though."

Satoru plants his hands on the table and crowds the guy's space. His lips twisted into a snarl. "Who the hell are you, and why are you eating with my wife alone?"

The man blinks and fear flashes across his face for a moment. Good. He should be scared.

"Okay. That's enough." Kagome stands and grabs Satoru's ear. "Hojo-kun, if you could excuse us for a moment. I'll be right back." She drags him out of the establishment and off to the side of the building. "Satoru, what the heck are you doing?" She lets his ear go and plants her hands on her hips.

"What am I doing? You're on a date with someone." He pouts. "That's cheating."

"We aren't married."

"We've been married for years."

Kagome sucks in a breath and sighs. "That was just a joke back then and you know it. You can't go around yelling that out. Someone is gonna get the wrong idea."

"I don't like the guy."

"You don't like any guy that talks to me."

"Not true. I tolerate InuYasha and Suguru."

"You built him a dog house outside," Kagome deadpans. "And made him a dog cake for his birthday." Kagome presses her lips together and then sighs. "And you barely tolerate Suguru talking to me."

"InuYasha loved it." He smiles and reaches for her arm, pulling her toward him and completely ignoring the comment about Suguru. Truth is, Kagome is Suguru's type, so yeah, he doesn't want Suguru talking to her. "That guy wants you. I don't like him."

"It is a date, after all."

"How would you like it if I went on dates?" He lowers his hand and wraps it around her waist. Biting back the jealousy that tries to rear its ugly head, Satoru inhales and settles his mind with the scent of her perfume filling his nostrils.

"Supportive. You're single. I can't stop you from dating and you should—"

"That's unreasonable. The correct answer is you'd hate it because you're my wife."

Kagome huffs. "I'm not doing this with you today. I am not your wife. You never asked. You just demanded. That's not how marriage works."

He frowns. Ask? "If I did ask, would you say yes?" He glances down at her. Kagome turns her head, pressing her body closer to his. "Don't answer that."

"What?" She pulls away and looks up at him.

"Don't answer me today." He leans down and presses a kiss to her forehead. "Ditch the guy, though. I can take you somewhere more fitting for a date."

"I can't just ditch Hojo," Kagome says, rolling her eyes. "That's rude."

Satoru huffs. "Tell him something came up. Or I'll tell him." He unwraps his arm from around her and goes to do just that. Kagome latches on to him.

"Oh, no you don't. You are not saying anything to Hojo. I know you. You'll just try to hurt his feelings. Besides, I can't bail on him again. He's a nice guy."

Bail on him again? Satoru's nostrils flare. "You've been on a date with him before?" He turns to look at her. When did this happen? Has he been too busy with missions? Shouldn't she have been too busy with gathering those shards? When the hell did she have time to go on a date? His heart constricts. "Who else?"

Kagome frowns. "I've only been on a date with Hojo, but I bailed the last time because InuYasha needed me."

Satoru squints. InuYasha knew and didn't say anything? Next time he sees his 'brother', he's putting his whole foot in his ass. "And here I thought canines were supposed to be loyal," he mutters. "Let's go, right now." Speaking of loyal, does Sota know about this Hobo dude?

Kagome sighs. "You're dressed in your school uniform, and you want to go on a date now?"

"We can change."

"We?"

"Not that I don't like the outfit, but would you wear that on a date with me?"

Kagome glances at her outfit and shrugs. "You brought this for me."

He did? "That's even worse!" How could she go on a date with someone who can't even afford to take her to an actual restaurant? He bets the guy didn't even get her flowers.

"Oh whatever, Satoru." Kagome rolls her eyes again. "If you're serious about this, then you need to ask me and actually plan one."

"Kagome, will you go on a date with me?" He brushes some of her hair back and stares in to her eyes while he waits for her response. His heart is beating so fast that he's half convinced it'll burst out of his chest. Kagome's eyes widen as her cheeks turn pink.

"Okay."

"Just okay?" he teases.

"Satoru, don't push it." She looks away from him, though the blush spreads across her face. He wants to tease her some more, but he stills his tongue. He actually got her to say yes. No way is he going to ruin it now.

"Leave it to me. I got the perfect place in mind." He drops his hand. "Real quick, was mom at home?"

Kagome scrunches her nose. "No? Her and Dad left for Italy."

"... They left for Italy? Why?"

"Because Mom wanted pasta." Kagome rolls her eyes and gives him a duh expression. "Why? Did you need her?"

"No." He shakes his head. "No, I don't need Mom and I'm not going to call while they are on their... errand," he chokes out the last part. Damn it. Why did Suguru have to put that thought in his head? "They'll probably be gone for a bit then. What about later tonight?"

"Oi! Satoru!" Suguru calls, rounding the corner. Satoru grits his teeth and glares at Suguru, but his best friend brushes the glare off as if it is a mere insect. "We gotta go. Shoko called and said that Yaga-sensei wants all of us to go find Utahime and Mei Mei."

"Huh?"

"They've been missing for days. The mission shouldn't have taken that long."

Satoru puffs his cheeks and blows out a breath. Ugh, seriously? They need all of them to go for this mission? He's trying to plan a date here and now he's gotta stop what he's doing to rescue Utahime? Mei Mei is probably alright; she is strong after all. Kagome walks around him. Satoru frowns.

"Someone is hurt?" she asks.

"We don't know that," Suguru says calmly. "But no one has been able to get in contact with them, so we need to go see if we can't find some clues."

A lightbulb goes off in his mind. Kagome is worried about Utahime and Mei Mei, even though she doesn't know them. She's got a big heart like that. Satoru snaps his fingers. "Come on, Gome-chan, let's go save them."

Suguru gives him a 'what the fuck' look, but Satoru grins in response.

"You want me to come with you? Isn't this sorcerer business?"

"Yeah, but...you're like an honorary member since you're my... you will be my wife."

Suguru chortles and turns his head away. "It's on you if Yaga-sensei gets mad."

"Please. It's not like Kagome is some normie." He goes to pick her up, but Kagome backs up and holds out a hand. "What's wrong?"

"I'm wearing a skirt," she deadpans.

Satoru presses his lips together and then glares at Suguru, who throws his hands up. "Fine, but you can hold my hand." The faster he gets her away from this spot, the faster she'll forget about her not-date with Hojo the Hobo. Satoru holds Kagome's hand and follows Suguru down the street.

"Shoko said she'd meet us there."

Kagome stops. "I feel like I'm forgetting something."

"Were you out to eat with—"

"OUR DATE TONIGHT," Satoru interjects before Suguru can finish that sentence. He is so kicking Suguru's ass as soon as they get back on Jujutsu High grounds.

Kagome blinks and then laughs. "You're always so dramatic. You should have met him when he was younger," she tells Suguru. "Satoru used to be so serious." Kagome's brows furrow together as she mimics a serious expression.

"I see..." Suguru trails off. "Will this be your first date?"

Satoru runs his tongue along the front of his teeth and stops himself from flicking Suguru off. "Yes, and Hojo doesn't count," he adds.

Kagome shrugs. "Well then, I guess yes, this will be my first date then unless you count the dates Dad took me on."

Satoru whips his head around. "Dad took you out?"

"Yeah, father and daughter dates. You guys don't go out?"

"NO." Satoru slaps his face and groans. "Just you two?"

"Yes, Satoru," Kagome says as though she is speaking to a child. "We get dressed up and we go somewhere nice. Usually, somewhere I choose. He even gets me flowers." Kagome holds up her free hand and ticks off her fingers. "I'm assuming he'll take me somewhere after he and Mom come back from Italy. That's usually how it goes, anyway. He and Mom run an errand or go on a trip, and then he takes me out when he comes back."

Satoru gags. What the hell is this? The old geezer is speed running a Best Dad award or something?

"Time out." Suguru stops this time and holds his hands up in a time-out pose. "Kagome, your mom, and Satoru's dad are in Italy right now?"

"Yeah?" Kagome looks at Satoru and then back to Suguru. "Mom said she wanted pasta, so they left."

Suguru bites his lip and then laughs a full-body laugh. He clutches his stomach. The civilians walking by, keep their heads down and ignore him.

"Oh, shut it Suguru."

"Huh? What's so funny?" Kagome squeezes his hand.

"Nothing," Satoru sighs. No need to put those thoughts in Kagome's head, either.

A/N: Hey loves/peeps, I have gotten some requests about monetizing the fanfictions, and while they have been polite requests, I want everyone to know that I am not okay with any monetization of these fics. While I have no plans of taking the fics down to rewrite them into originals, I WILL take them down if I find that someone is selling and/or monetizing these fics in some way. Sorry this author note isn't cheerful, but I just wanted to stress that I am not okay with any monetization going on for these stories.

I hope you have an awesome week! Get plenty of rest and drink plenty of water. I'm off to get on my husband's nerves by reminding him of that time I learned how to castrate in college, just to keep him on his toes.