-1"Kagome, Mr. Taisho would like to speak to you in his office." the secretary's voice came through the line
"Sango which Mr. Taisho" Kagome said into the speaker
"Inu Taisho"
"Ok I'll be right there" Kagome quickly rushed to the elevator and with her luck it was just opening, she quickly hopped in and pressed the button for floor number 32.
Quickly exiting the elevator Kagome walked over to Sango's desk. Sango sat there typing in her usual work attire, black pencil skirt that stopped just above the knee and a cream colored silk blouse with black heels, and her hair in a bun.
"Morning Sango," Kagome said cheerfully
"Morning Kagome, Mr. Taisho is waiting for you in his office" Sango said smiling
"Ok great" Kagome said and walked down the hall to the right of Sango's desk. Kagome knocked softly on the door.
"Enter Kagome" a strong male voice came booming through the door. Kagome timidly entered the room, well more like office, there were book shelves on every wall and all of them where covered with books. There was a couch in a corner of the room and three red chairs sitting in front of a desk. The desk had a laptop on it, a few pieces of paper, and a small desk top lamp sitting in the corner. Sitting in the large suede chair behind the desk was Inu Taisho, President and Owner of Taisho Inc, he had long silver hair and golden eyes with very broad shoulders and he was wearing a red Armani suite with a white button down shirt. Kagome bowed and smiled.
"Morning Mr. Taisho you called for me" Kagome said straitening back up.
"Yes Kagome I have been watching your progress since you stared working in this company four months ago and I want to promote you" Inu Taisho spoke, Kagome gasped
"You want to promote me so early Mr. Taisho?" Kagome asked "why?"
"Because I have seen your spirit even after your family died you refused to take work off, you smile everyday as a kind jester to others and you wear your heart on your sleeves so every one can see it. I am sending you on a vacation and when you get back you will start at your new station"
"Mr. Taisho I have no need for a vacation" Kagome protested
"Yes you do Kagome you work to hard and you have come in everyday since you family died three months ago" Inu Taisho said
"Please Mr. Taisho work is the only thing keeping my family's death off my mind, I can't think about it, it hurts too much when I sleep the event plays in my head over and over I can't sleep anymore, hunger evades me now, Mr. Taisho work and Sango and Shippo are the only things keeping me alive right now. Sango has had to move in with me and put up with all I have been through for three months…… I can't make it if you send me away" Kagome pleaded Mr. Taisho sighed.
"Kagome if you don't go on this vacation I will have to make you come stay with me and my family in my home" he said
"I-I can't Inu-Inu-InuYasha will be t-there" Kagome said shakily
"What has my son done to you Kagome" Inu Taisho asked cautiously
"He-I-I c-can't tell you" Kagome said backing up towards the door. Instead of hitting the door as expected she hit a body, quickly turning around Kagome gasped and bowed.
"I am terribly sorry Mr. Taisho" the tall man gave a court nod. He was Sesshomaru Taisho vice president of Taisho Inc, he was quite identical to his father with his golden eyes and knee length silver hair. He had on a plain black suite with a navy blue button up shirt under it and black dress shoes. Kagome quickly stands up.
"May I leave now Mr. Taisho" Kagome asked quickly
"You may not leave until you tell me what my son has done to you" Inu Taisho said calmly
"Please Mr. Taisho I can't he-he'll come again" Kagome said
"In that case you have to wear a uniform tomorrow, consisting of a skirt no longer than above the knee and a button up short sleeved shirt. Earrings and necklaces are acceptable no arm wear and no long socks" Mr. Taisho said
"I-if I-I tell y-you will I-I still have to wear that stuff?" ,a small shake of InuTaisho's head gave Kagome her sought answer, "I-InuYasha and I-I used to date before I worked here he beat me all the time and left scars and bruises, he rapped me a week before my family died and I-I left him after the funeral" this time Sesshomaru spoke
"Why did you not leave him when he started beating you?"
"I-I had to… my cousin… w-was forcing me to date him and I had no choice but to obey her" Kagome said sadly
"Why?" InuTaisho asked
"He-he forced me to… my father… my mother never knew, she knew I was dating InuYasha but she didn't know of anything else" Kagome stood there her arms wrapped around her body almost protectively as she quivered. Looking almost expectantly around the room Kagome takes in little breaths quickly. InuTaisho and Sesshomaru noticed the difference in Kagome's attitude, InuTaisho paged his secretary,
"Sango"
"Yes Mr. Taisho"
"Come to my office quickly"
"Yes sir" and the line was cut. Sango entered hurriedly into the office and gasped when she saw Kagome, hurrying over to her Sango wrapped her arms around Kagome.
"Gome remember my promise, I promise to protect you in every way I can Kagome, don't slip away from me again…" Sango was fully aware of the eyes watching them but she completely ignored them "don't forget about Shippo… yes your son Kagome he needs you… that's it whose gonna help me reprimand Miroku, and you promised me a shopping trip today after work, we're going to get makeovers and everything." Kagome slowly returned to her normal self,
"Shippo"
"I'll call Miroku and tell him to bring Shippo now if you want" Kagome nodded as Sango pulled out her cell phone
"Miroku"
"Yes Sango"
"It happened again I need you to bring Shippo here"
"Ok I am near the office give me about five minutes, what floor are you on?"
"My floor in Mr. Taisho's office"
"Ok I am at the building now"
"Ok bye"
"Bye" , a few minutes later there was a knock on the door. As it opened an orange headed kid ran into the room.
"Mama… it's me Shippo" Kagome's arms hesitantly opened and Shippo jumped into her arms. Soft sobs could be heard "shh… mama, I'll protect you mama, stop crying please" Shippo's small hands ran through his mothers hair. He grunted as she fell asleep on his shoulder(still standing)
"Miroku" the man nodded as the green eyes looked up at him. Picking up Kagome bridal style. Shippo finally acknowledged the two males, with a small bow
"My name is Shippo Hagurashi my mother… has been going through these episodes quiet frequently… this may be new to you but you might what to get used to it…" he looks at Sango "how did it happen this time" Sango shrugged and looked over at her boss InuTaisho.
"What happened Mr. Taisho" she asked curiously.
"Well it seems that asking her about my son was a bad idea" Mr. Taisho said calmly but with a worried tone. Sango looked confused,
"What does Mr. Taisho have to do with this?", Mr. Taisho blinked in a confused manner then chuckled
"I was talking about InuYasha" he said highly amused. Sango growled angrily,
"That is not a very simple subject for Kagome, Mr. Taisho we found that out two days after her families funeral. The only reason he was with her was for the money that came from her cousin, Gome was physically and mentally hurt by him and now she can't even sleep. I have to force her to eat and her son can't even be in the same house as her for fear of him going crazy with worry. She is getting better as this time wasn't as bad as when we brought him up the first few times or so." she explained.
"So that is where my son kept getting money from? I think I might have a chat with him later on" InuTaisho said his eyes narrowed, Sesshomaru even spoke up ,
"The little bastard, that's why he never brought his girlfriend over like all the other ones… I'll kill him for hurting a helpless woman like that" he growled. Sango's eyes widened
"Please don't say anything to him, he knows where she stays and he still comes over to hurt her at times when I'm not there"
"Why have you not moved out of the home?" Sesshomaru asked
"Kagome can't ever since she's stopped eating and sleeping she has been getting sick more often so all her money goes to hospital bills… and all my money goes toward Shippo, Miroku, food, and bills for her apartment" Sango answered. Sesshomaru nodded and InuTaisho sat there thoughtfully, everyone just stared at him for about five minutes.
"Sango I want you to take Kagome home and let her rest then tomorrow at seven sharp I want you to bring her in and have a suitcase packed with clothes ready to go. For both you and her, now I have a favor to ask of you young Shippo" InuTaisho suddenly said
"Yes Mr. Taisho" Sango replied
"Me? What is it sir?" Shippo said surprised
"Shippo I need you to get a bag packed for you and Mr. Miroku over here and be here in the morning at seven thirty." InuTaisho replied,
"Um… ok Mr. Taisho" Shippo shrugged. Then the group, excluding Sesshomaru and InuTaisho of course, left the office and the building completely head for Kagome and Sango's apartment. After Miroku got Kagome in the bed he and Shippo headed to their apartment a floor above the girls. Sango and Shippo got to work on what Mr. Taisho asked them to do, Shippo even getting help from Miroku (who didn't want the kid packing his clothes). That night they all fell into a peaceful sleep of course until Kagome woke up with her usual nightmares. Sango was up till four in the morning soothing Kagome; she couldn't get back to sleep after that so she just made sure that she had everything for the next day. At six she took a shower and woke Kagome telling her to do the same, Sango dressed in a navy blue pants suit with a white blouse under it. Kagome got dressed in her usual uniform consisting of black pants black long-sleeved suit jacket and a black blouse under it, both headed out the door slipping on their black shoes. Sango made a mental check list before locking the door, 'lights off…check, suitcases in trunk…check, stove off…check, and last door locked' she closed the door and locked it 'check'. A large grin spread across her face as she headed to the her black Ford Mustang™, she drove quickly to work and made it there with ten minutes to spare.