Fate can't be serious
***I don't own Inuyasha. Sadly I'm not lucky enough***
Sesshomaru considers himself to be lots of things. Ambitious. Handsome. Cold… even a little arrogant. But not this. What happens when a very stubborn dog demon clashes with a certain moth demon? (Byakuya X Sesshomaru) Rate M. More of a soft lemony goodness.
A/N Sorry I don't have a Beta yet :( I apologize for all the mistakes in advance.
It was a morning like every other morning. His annoying assistant always found a way to screw it up. Jaken told Inutaisho the wrong time for the flight and he had been late for the plane and missed it. Now he had to board last minute for another flight. Sesshomaru groaned softly as he saw the seat Jaken had chosen for him. An aisle seat of all things in second class. Brow visibly jumping he stared at the cramped space. He would have to endure the annoyance of moving all the time now through the trip. There were already four people sitting in the furthest seats. Three women and a man. They looked to be around their twenties. He took his seat and pulled out his laptop to work on his presentation.
"Excuse me sir we have seats on the inside." Came a polite voice from above him. Sesshomaru looked up from his computer to see a very handsome man with pale skin, lavender eyes, and long black hair pulled into a low ponytail standing with another man behind him. The other man would also be considered attractive, but he had something about him that turned Sesshomaru off. He was clean shaven and had short brown hair. "Thank you. Excuse me and my friend." Sesshomaru nodded as he stood to let them in. The brown haired one didn't say a word as he rolled coal eyes behind his friend. The silent one went by first sitting a seat away from Sesshomaru next to a woman with large breasts. She smiled at the new comer and he smiled back. Leaving the raven haired one to sit beside Sesshomaru.
"Sorry about that I'm Byakuya Tsukiko." The raven haired yokai softly blushed introducing himself to Sesshomaru. "Hmn." The dog demon turned his attention back to his laptop for more pressing business. "I- I don't know if you heard me, but it's nice to mee-"Sesshomaru put on his headphones and started listening to classical music. Byakuya could feel his blood boil. How could someone be so rude? So arrogant?!
Byakuya crossed and uncrossed his legs for what had to be the hundredth time. He didn't want to irritate the man next to him by asking to go by again, but he wasn't sure the dam would hold. "Excuse me…" He tapped the silver haired yokai on the shoulder. "I need to go to the gentlemen's room please. " Instantly he received an angry glare as he was let through." After relieving himself he stared at himself in the mirror. He was exhausted from all the traveling he had been forced to do recently. He had the beginning of bags under his eyes. The constant sitting wasn't helping him either. He popped a Vicodin so that he could make it through the long plane ride. He would order a glass of their strongest red wine when he got back to his seat. A blonde hair women was rising up from her seat on his row, so he stood beside the row in front of them to wait for her to pass. The plane shook violently and he lost his footing after being knocked forward by another passenger behind him. He tumbled forward over the silver haired yokai knocking his laptop from his lap. But managing to catch it with his left hand. His feet barely being able to catch a good grip against a hold.
Byakuya could basically feel his soul leave his body as he realized what he had mistaken as a grip was really expensive shoes. He was going to so be dead meat. "Get. Off. "Paralyzed with fear and apprehension Byakuya began to have an out of body experience. "I don't want to tell you twice. Or can you not hear as well as not move? "The venom from the snowy haired yokai knocked him into gear. "I'll give you my business card. You can send me the bill." Byakuya pulled out his card holder and passed him a copy of his business card. The yokai didn't even look at it as he put it in his coat pocket and shakenly retrieved a copy of his own business card.
"The bill will be $31,000 dollars. They were custom made in Italy, took me months to find someone who could do a decent job." The shear price of the shoes turned Byakuya into a dried husk of himself as he sunk into his seat. How was he ever going to afford a price like that?
"Are you okay Tsukiko? You don't look so well. Here take a sip of this." Jeremy poked at Byakuyas unmoving form. Pulling a paper cup off the bottom of the one he was drinking out of. The smell whiskey stung his nose as it filled the air. He downed the whole cup immediately coughing fire out of his chest afterward. Earning the disapproving look of the guy who owned a laptop that cost more than everything he owned. "Well at least you're moving now." Jeremy chuckled as he rubbed his friends back reassuringly. What was he going to do?! He didn't have a car and he didn't own anything valuable. Heck he didn't even have a television from this century! He'd have to pawn the new cellphone he had done his once and a lifetime splurge on. "Not again!" Jeremy shouted as Byakuya reverted by to his husk form.
It was by far the best moment of Sesshomarus life when it was time to leave the plane. "I'll make sure I send you the bill immediately." His amber eyes shot daggers through Byakuya. "Byakuya!" Jeremey shouted once again as his friend seemed to age a million years at the reminder. "Thir..ty…one… thou-sand… ..ars." Escaped parched ancient lips.
Sesshomarus POV
Sesshomaru finally reached his bedroom. His idiot brother waited to the last minute and booked his room for the company trip. There weren't any other rooms available in the entire freaking town. It would mean a twelve hour drive from the nearest swankiest hotel to here. Sesshomaru let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding to open the door to his room.
Before he could actually open the door. He noticed that the other bedroom door was open. When he received his keys he had been informed that the room would later be occupied. The little incompetent demon couldn't get him a room by himself. So not only was he stuck here, he was also stuck sharing a room with a stranger. Sesshomaru dropped his things inside beside his door. Grimacing at his favorite pair of shoes being ruined. Not that he couldn't afford to order a new pair tomorrow, but that they would take a long time. Loosening his tie he walked over to the desk area and sat up his laptop.
He worked for a good portion of the night. Until he finally undressed and went to bed. The smell of bacon wafted through his door causing his stomach to stir. He hadn't had bacon in weeks. He had been a little obsessed with watching what he put into his body. He turned back over to continue sleeping, but quickly gave up after he felt his stomach would start cannibalizing him. He had gotten a full eight hours he was sure, but he still felt groggy. A shower was definitely in order to wake him up.
He checked the time on his cellphone. It was 8:45 a.m. and he had a meeting at 11. If he was going to shower he'd better do it now. The water in the shower was felt glorious as it ran over his entire form. Warm rivulets of water massaging his physique. He rubbed shampoo through his silver locks and dunked his head under the steady stream. He massaged the conditioner in his scalp and slowly rinsed it out. The shower did wonders for waking him up fully now. After drying himself and his hair as best he could he dragged on some black silk pajama bottoms before slipping out to the hall and to the kitchen.
"Good morning! I thought I'd make us some breakfast. "Came a cheerful voice that sounded familiar before he rounded the corner. By the sound of it they had just finished cooking. "I didn't want to disturb you while you were sleeping so I made bacon, eggs, and toast." Facing the toaster he indicated the food plated on the oven." There's some fresh fruit in the fridge if you want some." He pointed towards the fridge.
"You!" Byakuya turned around to the familiar voice. "You!" Byakuya jumped back into the counter. He was frozen pointing accusingly at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru hadn't moved or taken his eyes of Byakuya the whole time. He had not expected to see this demon again at all. He walked over to the kitchen cabinet and pulled out the green tea. He used the hot water that Byakuya had prepped and made him a fresh cup of green tea. "By the way it's usually polite to ask someone if you can use their things. I requested the fridge be stocked last night." He took a sip of the green tea. "You can reimburse me for that to." He smirked to himself as he grabbed a plate and headed to the table. Pocket vibrating he checked his phone and rolled his eyes before eating.
Byakuyas POV
Sighing Byakuya put his phone back down after receiving a text notification that the meeting had been canceled and would be rescheduled for another week. And another text right after that saying that Jeremy would have to catch up with him later when he returned home. He had to go back for a family emergency. His mom's spleen apparently ruptured playing limbo. Byakuya sincerely hoped the old lady would be okay. He couldn't help inwardly groaning at the inconvenience of being stuck there with a powerful rich demon that he was sure wanted to kill him for every misstep alone. He was completely convinced he'd owe this guy a soul if he kept owing him money.
"Since were going to be here another week together how about we get to know each other?" Byakuya smiled turning towards Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru continued eating breakfast and looking through his phone. Brows furrowed and pouting the moth demon continued. "I graduated from Kura Kura University with a Ph.D. in Business and a minor in Photography. I was originally a photography major if you're wondering, but I was told you can't' make any money in it." Sesshomaru wasn't planning on engaging in any conversation but he couldn't help but notice the way he seemed desperate to connect. Curious he couldn't help himself. One perfectly manicured eyebrow popped up against his will. "What about your family?" Sesshomaru let his curiosity go as he realized it was a touchier subject than he expected. The younger demons eyes lost the luster they held previously and it slightly annoyed Sesshomaru for whatever reason to see him that way. Byakuya continued on with the very one sided conversation he was having with Sesshomaru. Talking about his travels, friends, and photography, the life seemed to return to him somewhat. However Sesshomaru wasn't fooled by the act he was certain he could smell tears and it burned his sensitive nose. He didn't mention it, because he didn't want to destroy the boy's seemingly already fragile pride.
Sure that his ears would bleed he urged Byakuya to finish the conversation later. He had been sitting there for far long enough being patient and had to make an unexpected brunch date. "Where are you going? I was hoping that we would be able to maybe hang out a bit later."
"I have a brunch date to attend. " Sesshomaru stated as if no other questions should be asked. "Ah… I see. Then in that case maybe sometime later we can have lunch?" Brows furrowed as he washed the dishes Sesshomaru had just deposited in the sink. "Doubt I'll have actual room for lunch. I'm just going to pick something small up and go handle some other business might get something quick for dinner before going to bed also." Squeezing the life out of the sponge in his hand Byakuya smiled up at Sesshomaru. "Then it's settled I'll make your dinner for tonight so you don't have to bother with anything once you're done. You can just come home." Hmm was all Sesshomaru said as he exited kitchen and picked up his keys to leave. The moth demon was unsure if that was a yes or a no. The door closed and Byakuya was left alone in the room yet again.