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returning // inumaki

this one was requested! i hope this lives up to what you expected! :) though i do apologize for it being short and probably not as sweet as you were hoping, i have trouble writing for him since we haven't seen much of him in the anime (unfortunately)

warning: typos, cursing, gender neutral reader (i think), violence and brief description of injuries, mentions of scars/scarring, mentions of death

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for a few months now, you have been dating inumaki. it kind of came out of nowhere, really. at first, you were just regular classmates, going on assignments together occasionally. then, you were sent overseas for an assignment. at first, you were confident you could make it back without a snag, but the curse you were sent to exorcise was a lot tougher than you had originally anticipated.

it wasn't just physically draining to fight the curse, but also mentally. for weeks, you thought you wouldn't even find the thing, as it was apparently skilled in cloaking its whereabouts and hiding itself from even skilled shamans. that would have been nice to know prior to being sent on the assignment. 

it wasn't until the third week into your stay that you finally found the curse off guard. when it found you, it had been to late for it to cloak its position, and a battle commenced. that was where the physical exhaustion came into play. while it was skilled in cloaking itself, it was also skilled in battle, often catching you by surprise and landing a few hits you didn't have the time to block. the first battle was the worst, as you had to retreat to take time to treat your wounds and ensure you didn't die by the time morning came. 

after patching your wounds and being sure you could finish it off the next day, you woke up early just to get it over with. the curse was badly injured as well, you were sure of it, and since curses don't have any civilization or anything of the like, you were sure it wouldn't have healed much overnight. when you found it again, it was waiting for you. it probably thought it could get by and finish you off, but you had a few moves up your sleeve that you had yet to reveal to the curse. 

after an hour of fighting the hideous thing, you finally finished it off, obtaining some new injuries once more. going back to the hotel you were staying in, you showered and washed the grime and embarrassment of having to go back for a second battle off of your form. you didn't sleep much that night, and you looked even worse the next day, new bruises coloring your skin around your wounds and several other locations. 

when you finally arrived back at jujutsu tech, inumaki was waiting for you, and the mere sight of you sent a chill down his spine. you looked as thought you had been beaten within an inch of your life.

he jogged to meet you at the entrance and just stared. he couldn't say anything, or even think for that matter. your physical state in itself was one thing, but seeing the tired look on your face made him worry even more.

without even thinking, he pulled you in for a hug, nearly knocking the wind out of you. shocked, you hugged back, happy to finally be back.

"i missed you." you smiled, burying your face into his shoulder. 

he didn't say anything, probably because he couldn't, but he didn't let go either. 

"i'm fine. i promise. if anything, these will scar pretty good and i'll have a badass story to tell." you smiled trying to see a good side of this situation.

at that, he pulled away and gave you a look that said he clearly wasn't happy to hear that you'd be scarred because of the assignment. 

"it's fine. i want them to scar, anyway. otherwise i won't have any proof of what happened." you smiled. "come with me. i'm tired and i wanna cuddle."

he nodded his head and reached out to hold your hand as you lead him to your assigned room. after a few moments walking, you finally reached your room. you quickly unlocked the door and stepped in, kicking off your shoes and shrugging off the extra layers of clothes you had on. toge followed suit, doing the same as you before following you to the bed. 

you flopped down onto the bed with a content sigh. "it feels nice to finally be on my own bed. hotel rooms are so weird."

he smiled before laying next to you, wrapping an arm around your body and pulling you into his side. he sighed happily, resting his head between your head and shoulder. "i missed you too." he said, after a comfortable moment of silence.

you smiled, shuffling closer to his warmth. "i almost didn't think i would make it back. but i'm glad i did. not for my parents, or family, or anybody else. just you."

he didn't say anything, but you could tell he wasn't happy to hear that you thought you would die. he pressed a kiss to your nape and smiled, just glad to finally have you in his arms again.

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by the time it was morning, you didn't realize toge had stayed the night and you panicked. if any of the other students saw the both of you leaving the room together, they would surely suspect something. they knew you were dating, but you didn't want them to get the wrong idea. you quickly turned over to your side to wake up toge, but he wasn't there. 

confused, you sat up. his shoes were still by the door, so he didn't leave, but... the bathroom door was closed. he must have gotten up to get ready or something.

laying back down, you gave yourself another moment to rest, still sore and tired from the assignment. you sighed dramatically, and right as you closed your eyes, you heard the bathroom door open. 

"why didn't you wake me?" you whined, embarrassed.

he smiled and pointed to the note on the bedside table you had. mentally slapping yourself for not seeing it, you quickly picked it up to read it.

'good morning! :) i'm sure you're wondering why i didn't wake you, so here's your answer: you need the rest. if you won't go to the infirmary to get fixed up, i'm going to be monitoring you to ensure you have a speedy recovery. also, you look beautiful when you sleep. so peaceful and fragile. anyway, i'm glad you're finally back. i missed you so much. but don't bring it up around panda or maki. they'll tease me... again.'

after you finished reading the note, you gave him a note. "i don't need you to monitor my recovery..."

toge twirled his finger in a circle, and you turned the paper over. 

'yes, you do. last time you didn't let me, you got an infection AND a fever because you weren't being responsible. let me take care of you.'

yo looked up at him again, this time with a smile. "you really planned ahead, huh? i guess you did miss me, more than i thought."

he smiled and nodded his head, walking over to press a kiss to your forehead. 

"fine. you can take care of me." your smile softened. "as long as you promise that extra naps and cuddling will be on the agenda."

he nodded his head vigorously and you giggled before pulling him in for a kiss.