Sesshomaru and Kagome: An Elevator Ride

This was the last strand. He had hurt her for the last time. All the times before, she could forgive him. But on her couch, in her house, that was too far. It was bad enough it was her sister; her twin sister. Oh, Inuyasha could be such a heart breaker.

Kagome had walked in on a "session," or so Inuyasha called it, between Inuyasha, her ex-boyfriend now, and Kikyou, her twin sister. She knew he always had something for her. He always accidentally called her Kikyou instead of Kagome, and that had started her suspicion of him cheating. And all the times she got clues, her suspicions turned out to be true. And every time, she would allow him back in. But not this time. No, he was out now and never coming back!

Kagome stomped to Sango's house and explained all this to her best friend. Sango knew how much Inuyasha hurt her; she had caught him making-out with the twin in public for the fifth time that week! Sango always told Kagome to let him go, but her friend never could. She loved him so much, but that love was almost never returned.

Kagome sighed as she finished her story and burst into tears. Sango rubbed her friend's back, comforting her to the best of her ability. "Hey, you can stay over tonight, if you want to," Sango said.

"Yeah, I can avoid him tonight, but what about tomorrow? He's my BOSS, Sango. What am I supposed to do? Do you think he's going to fire me?" Kagome sobbed.

"It's a possibility," Sango sighed, trying her best not to bring the negative to Kagome's attention. But she had to be truthful. "But remember last time? You thought he was going to fire you, but instead he asked you out for a date. Kagome, you have to let him go. He's hurt you too much. I'm afraid that one of these days, you're heart is going to be broken too much, you'll never love again. And I don't want my best friend dying a lonely, old woman."

Kagome sobbed, nodding when she could. "I guess you have a point," Kagome said, calming down a bit. "May I please stay over? I just can't confront him tonight."

Sango smiled and rubbed Kagome's back. "Always."

The next day, Kagome dressed into her suit for work. She took a deep breath before starting to walk to work. Sango worked at the same place, and would have walked Kagome to work, but she started later and was meeting her boyfriend, Miroku, at the mall for some breakfast. Sango gave a hug to Kagome, wishing her luck before they both set out. Kagome had her briefcase in hand and was calmly walking down, hoping not to walk into Inuyasha or have him drive next to her, asking if he could drive her to work. She got halfway to work when she saw a male on the sidewalk on his cell phone. She only saw the back of him, but she knew it was Inuyasha. The silver hair, which was very rare in her area, was a dead give-away. But the voice was slightly different.

"Listen, you can't fire her! She is your best secretary!" The male yelled on his cell phone. He placed a hand on his hip and tapped his foot on the sidewalk impatiently. "Listen, I don't care what she did or your complications. No, I don't want that bitch working in my building. She isn't leaving and that's final!"

Kagome was frozen on the spot. She was afraid to walk around this male, knowing it was Inuyasha. What was going to happen to her if he saw her? She was hoping not to see him until she reached the office.

The male gave up on whoever was on the phone with him and slammed his cell phone shut. He turned around and Kagome saw that it wasn't Inuyasha. It was someone else. He didn't look one bit like Inuyasha, except maybe the gloves and silver hair. He saw her and smiled. "Hello Kagome. I was hoping to see you today before getting into the office."

"Um, hello?" Kagome said, slightly confused. How did this guy know her?

"Oh, sorry, my mistake. My name is Sesshomaru Youkai. I'm the owner of Inu Corp." Sesshomaru said, outstretching a hand. Kagome accepted it and released it quickly. The gloves reminded her too much of Inuyasha.

"So, you know me. Um, how may I help you... Sir?" Kagome asked, switching her briefcase to her other hand.

"Please, just call me Sesshomaru. And please, let's talk in my limo," Sesshomaru said, indicating the limo next to him. He opened the door and Kagome crawled in, slightly weary. Sesshomaru followed afterwards.

"Look, I would love to talk to you, Sesshomaru, sir, but I really need to get to work. I can't be late, you know," Kagome said, looking around. She wanted to be early so that Inuyasha wouldn't have a reason to fire her.

"I'm shocked you would want to hurry to that place. I know about you and Inuyasha and what happened last night. He phoned me just recently, telling me to fire you. I truthfully have to say you are our best secretary, so I really can't fire you. And work conflicts isn't an excuse. I tried to talk him out of it, but he just hung up on me. Little bastard. He wants to fire you for his mistakes," Sesshomaru nearly hissed.

"Um, you know Inuyasha? And my relationship with him?" Kagome asked. She was still a little puzzled.

"Well, I know almost all the relationships of my workers, just for being the head boss, but it also is a little hard not to know what your younger half-brother is doing, or lack of doing, if I might say. He truthfully doesn't know how to treat a lady," Sesshomaru sighed, shaking his head.

"Half-brother?" Kagome exclaimed.

"Yes," Sesshomaru said calmly. "Now, look, I can't get into our family background at this moment, but I need to talk with you. Whatever Inuyasha does when you arrive at work, please do not give into it. He will probably ask you back, or on a date, or to walk you home after work. Decline it. He is only going to hurt you. If you must, call me and I'll make sure he won't take you on a date or walk you home. Here's my number," Sesshomaru said, quickly jotting a number down on a scrap piece of paper and passing it to Kagome. "Now, please get upstairs and be weary of Inuyasha. I can bet you anything that he'll try anything."

Sesshomaru pulled the handle and opened the door. They were at the foot of the building of their workplace. She never noticed that they were moving. What a smooth ride...

"Thank you. I'll take your advice. I've recently been getting that a lot," Kagome sighed.

"Sango, I bet. She's sees it as well as her boyfriend. Just trust us on this one, ok, Kagome? And never hesitate to call me on that number," Sesshomaru said. He waved her off and closed the limo door. Kagome took a deep breath before entering the building. Oh, this will be so tough...