Author's Notes: Hello everyone! I'm sorry that I abandoned Four Seasons after two chapters. Okay, I shouldn't say abandoned, but I need a little bit of time to sort out my thoughts on that story. However, for compensation I whipped up another story to keep you all entertained. It's a more light-hearted one that the others I usually write, but hopefully you'll enjoy this nonetheless. Oh, and please do not email any of the addresses I've included in this story―they're not real, lol.

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha. Sadly.


Office Romance

Section I

Monday, June 23 – 10:57AM


From: Higurashi Kagome [ khigurashi (at) taisho . com ]
To: Fukazawa Sango [ sfukazawa (at) taisho . com ]
Subject: None

It's only been a total of nine days since I've been here and for some reason, I feel like I'm going to rip my brain to shreds.

Save me from my misery,

Kagome

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From: Fukazawa Sango [ sfukazawa (at) taisho . com ]
To: Higurashi Kagome [ khigurashi (at) taisho . com ]
Subject: RE: None

Wow. Don't worry; I'm surprised you even lasted nine days. Most of them either end up quitting or getting fired after the first two days. Wanna know why?

That lecher of a man sitting in that office, that's why.

Either they are seduced into his bed then he dumps them the next day (heartbroken, they leave the job faster than you can say "fuck me sideways!") or they get caught by the big boss himself and she's fired.

Has he touched you inappropriately yet? Let me know when he does and I'll bash his face in.

Sango

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From: Higurashi Kagome [ khigurashi (at) taisho . com ]
To: Fukazawa Sango [ sfukazawa (at) taisho . com ]
Subject: RE: None

You mean Miroku? You sound like you hate his guts. Haven't you been working together for years? He hasn't done anything to me yet. Miroku may be a pervert, but he's charming nonetheless. I never would have imagined it was that bad though.

If they get caught, how come Miroku doesn't get fired? I mean, they're both responsible, aren't they?

Fuck me sideways? Who even says that? And no, he hasn't touched me. Eh, maybe he has. But he's harmless!

Kagome

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From: Fukazawa Sango [ sfukazawa (at) taisho . com ]
To: Higurashi Kagome [ khigurashi (at) taisho . com ]
Subject: RE: None

Miroku doesn't get fired because a) he's worked here for about eight years now and he's the best assistant Inuyasha has ever had; b) they're best friends; c) as you said, Miroku's rather charming. He can charm his way into any situation.

What a bastard, ain't he?

I may have worked with the man for seven years, but it doesn't mean that I respect the man. And harmless? Ha! A lot of people say fuck me sideways. Okay, maybe not.

Oh, I'm getting a phone call. I'll see you around the office later, maybe?

Sango

P.S. Let's go out for lunch.

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Kagome sighed as she closed the message box and slumped over her desk. In her short nine days of work at Taisho Inc., she found that she was hired for absolutely nothing but to sit at her desk and smile all day. Sure, it was a great job for anyone who was lazy, unmotivated, and just plain dumb―but Kagome was none of those things. She wanted a job where she was actually needed, where she could actually make a difference.

She had found this job in the paper and easily passed all of the interviews. The man who interviewed her, Kouga she believed the name was, had merely stared at her the entire time even as he was asking questions. His sapphire blue eyes intimidated her, making her uncomfortable the whole time. However, she promised herself to remain professional since she needed the job for rent. Taisho Inc. was a great place to start, especially after she had just finished college.

Kagome needed money―and lots of it―to pay off the loans she had received while in school. Plus, she had rented an apartment all to herself for the first time since she left home.

And on top of that, although the job itself sucked, the people who worked here seemed pretty decent. In a matter of days Kagome had already successfully befriended everyone in her department. Sango, who had been Miroku's assistant for seven years, was sarcastic yet witty and a lot of fun. There was the twenty-year-old Rin, too. Nakamura Rin was a bit younger than Kagome was, by approximately three years. She was the intern, still in college, who was so enthusiastic about her job that she'd probably pee herself even if you merely asked her to photocopy something. Heck, the youngest person in the entire company had worked here longer than Kagome had.

Others she wasn't so familiar with, however. Saito Kouga was the one man she was determined to stay away from, especially with his creepy stare and piercing blue eyes. She had never met her boss, either. Well, technically Miroku was her boss... but Kagome had never met the owner of the company. Perhaps she never would, after all why would she have a reason to? She only knew that his name was Inuyasha and that he had just turned thirty a week ago, just days after she was hired. She knew because the entire office made a big deal out of it, but since she was still training, she was not invited to the party.

Way to make a girl feel welcome.

Kagome also knew that Inuyasha had an older brother, Sesshomaru. And apparently there had been something going on with him and Rin, although it wasn't really obvious. From what Kagome saw, Rin spent most of her time at her own desk, if not running to the break room to make copies or get coffees for everyone. Sango had also let her know about Mori Kagura, the jealous third-party who tore Sesshomaru and Rin apart. Although there had never been any real evidence that the Vice President and the Intern had ever gotten together, it was rumoured that it was because of Kagura that they were no longer seeing each other.

Sighing, Kagome wondered what she got herself into. Not that she blamed Sesshomaru, whoever he was; Rin was young, beautiful, hardworking, and smart. However, she should have been smart enough to know that office romances always ended messy. Kagome began to wonder if Rin was into older men. If Sesshomaru were older than Inuyasha, he must have been a couple of years older than thirty. Rin was still only twenty, barely old enough to have truly lived yet.

Suddenly, she was snapped back to her senses when she heard high heels clicking down the hall. It was weird because none of the females usually wore heels to work, even though they sat on their asses all day. Kagome understood completely though; heels hurt like a bitch.

From around the corner stepped the most beautiful woman Kagome had ever laid eyes on. Envy sparked in her gut, but she smiled nonetheless. This woman had hair darker than the midnight sky, eyes deeper than the wide ocean, and skin that rivalled the flawlessness of porcelain―not to mention the body that could put any supermodel to shame. Kagome found herself wishing that her legs were so long.

"Good afternoon," even the woman's voice was exceptionally professional, "You must be the new receptionist. My name is Inoue Kikyou, is Kobayashi here?"

"Oh, good afternoon. It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Inoue. However, I'm afraid Miroku's out at the moment, may I take a message?" The tall beauty pursed her lips and tapped her fingers on Kagome's desk, seemingly deep in thought. Moments later, Kikyou was shaking her head.

"No, that's fine. I'll just come back later." She turned to make her way back to the elevator, but stopped mid-stride. "I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name." Kagome opened and closed her mouth like a fish, mentally kicking herself for making a fool out of herself.

"Higurashi Kagome, Miss Inoue."

"Kagome, what an unusual name," the comment held no malice or mocking, and Kikyou faced her with a smile. "If you ever need anything, Kagome, please don't hesitate to visit me in Sesshomaru's office. And please, call me Kikyou." The mysterious beauty disappeared behind the elevator doors and Kagome was left feeling very uncomfortable.

She seemed like a nice, genuine person. However, why did Kagome get the feeling that things weren't going to go smoothly between her and her new co-worker?