Law and Disorder
I don't own Inuyasha
Chapter 1
Sesshoumaru Takahashi, the handsome player and infamously cold hearted defense attorney was counting down the days until his father's retirement so that the firm could fall into his hands. But when a toddler and a mock trial get thrown into the picture, the arrogant DA discovers a few new things about life, love, and law.
The sun's slow rise poured into the bedroom moving slowly from the window seal over onto the white carpet to show off a spacious bedroom. The furnishings were masculine with an earthy tone that screamed of a bachelor pad. It would have stubbornly rebelled any woman's touch.
The sun continued it's journey throughout the room revealing a bottle of wine on the dresser with two glasses, one a victim of the night's events as it lay on its side. Leopard print stilettos laid carelessly at the foot of the bed as the red cocktail dress seemed to be shed at the entrance of the door.
The sun woke him to find the brunette from the night before. Like the others, she was nothing to concern himself over past the night. She had nearly thrown herself at him when he was leaving the office yesterday. Another desperate gold-digger too easy to keep for the long haul so long as the money was good. He had begun to regret that he hadn't sent her home right after. The morning after always proved more of a challenge.
Sitting on the side of the bed he combed his fingers through his long silver hair. He smirked at the thought of his ancestor's trait. Maybe there was some truth about his family's relation to demons from feudal Japan.
He looked back at the brunette again. 'What did she say her name was?'
"Hey" he was rewarded as the woman opened her eyes to his snapping fingers not an inch from her face. She looked disoriented and obviously hung over.
"Wha…what time…?"
"Time for you to go. Get your stuff and leave."
Of course it was nothing new to him as he watched her with slight amusement as she moved awkwardly about the room trying to find her scattered clothing. The woman dressed with some uncertainty stumbling a few times trying to get the stilettos on her feet. He figured that she was waiting for the right time to ask for something.
"Can I get some money for a cab? I don't have any on me."
"Not my problem. I've got work in an hour."
He had a strict policy on not dropping a dime on a one night stand.
"Can I at least get a ride?"
"Don't have time."
"Jerk!"
"There's the door. I'll call you." He smirked as she slammed the door behind her.
… …
He entered the building met by glares. He was used to the usual standoffish behavior of his colleagues, so acknowledging their behavior would make them happier that he noticed that they were shooting daggers at him. Instead he ignored them which he knew would further infuriate them beyond repair. It was never his style to bounce into the building joyfully with 'good mornings' and 'hellos'. It was always just business and he reveled in the thought of making them look bad.
He entered his office placing his briefcase on the desk. The windows of the office gave him full view of the city. He watched the streets momentarily to gather his thoughts for the day. But what amused him was the people who hurried on their way to jobs that were hardly fulfilling. An errand boy obviously working his first day on the job spilling coffee and losing paperwork as he ran down the street. No doubt he was working his poor heart right out of his chest to climb from the doldrums in order to only find himself licking more butt of the socially elite. A woman on her cell phone nearly colliding with a pastry delivery guy on a bike as she lost the heel to her shoe. The assumption there would have been that she was trying to close the deal on the sale of the condo across the street as the pastry guy had gotten behind on deliveries. Of course the dog walker was perfectly in the mix as she tried to figure out why life had given her such a crappy job as she tried to wrangle the dogs away from the street vendor who was setting up for another day of worthless sales. It was all so pointless.
He couldn't understand why people set out on such lifeless ventures. But then again, he supposed someone had to do it. Not everyone was capable of making something worthwhile out of themselves. He had grown up in private schools all his life and of course had graduated top of his class from the top law school in the country at 23. It had been almost three years since then and he had proven himself to be a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom. If there was a loophole, he found it and if there wasn't one he had a knack for making the prosecutors look just as guilty if not more so than his clients. The whole reason that he had become a defense attorney was because of the challenge of it all. The people were merely chess pieces. If he lost (rarely), then so be it. But when he won, which was more often than not, the bragging rights held just as big of a sway as the pay day itself.
Sesshoumaru seated himself at his desk and looked over the paperwork for the cases that he was currently working until he heard a knock at his door.
He looked up to see the only other person that he communicated with on a regular basis at the firm aside from his father. Rin.
"Good morning Sesshoumaru. I pulled the information for the case that you asked for."
"Just sit it there."
"Can I get you anything else?"
"No, this is fine."
Rin was an administrative assistant and had been hired onto the firm two years ago at the age of twenty-one after the last receptionist quit. She had gotten her associates from one of the local community colleges and hadn't pursued anything higher. Rin had a bubbly personality and spoke to everyone. She worked without complaint and always seemed to find a way to smile everyday.
To Sesshoumaru, she seemed bright enough to have gone further than an associate's degree but he never questioned why she hadn't. It didn't really matter anyway.
"Oh, your father would like to see you when you get the chance."
"That's fine."
She nodded with her familiar smile as she left the room.
…. ….
Taisho was quite the enigma to most who knew him. He had his own rationale for doing things a certain way. More often than not he always got the job done though. He could have cut the air with a knife when he announced that he would be retiring within the year. There were other ventures that he wished to pursue. Of course that didn't sit well with some of the coworkers and though none had quit yet, threats had been made if the firm was turned over to Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru entered his father's office, half expecting him to be working on his putting. However, the elder sat at his desk thumbing through paper work. Sesshoumaru took his seat and noted his older mirror image. His father's long silver hair was pulled back into a low pony tail as golden eyes, like his own, remained hidden behind reading glasses that sat at the tip of his nose at the moment. The man was well dressed and kept in shape. He hardly looked his age.
"Sesshoumaru, how are your cases coming along?"
"Without flaw as always."
The elder chuckled. His son was a perfectionist who had confidence to match.
"I would expect no less."
"Are you taking your usual vacation this year?"
Taisho looked up from his paper work as he removed the glasses from his nose.
"Actually, that's why I called you in here today. I'll be taking my vacation but I'll be extending it to finish working on my book. As you already know, I'll be retiring at the end of this year so, of course I wouldn't ask anyone else to watch over this firm for the next three months but you. Think you can handle that?"
Sesshoumaru smirked as he responded, "Do you have any doubt?"
"I'm glad that you feel so confident. Some of your colleagues don't, though I'm sure you already know that."
"You can't please everyone."
"Very true. However, I would be lying if I said I didn't take their concerns to heart." The elder leaned back as he laced his fingers. "Sesshoumaru, some of the things that they've pointed out to me I can't ignore. Your work ethic is one thing but your interpersonal skills well…they could use some work."
"Don't tell me that they're upset that I don't smile and wave to them in the morning?"
"Sesshoumaru…"
"Father please. I'm surprised you're letting their petty concerns bother you so much."
"Sesshoumaru stop and think for a moment. It's not just their petty concerns that are bothering me. I've worked far too hard and for too long to build this firm and bring in some of the best people that I know. When I leave I expect it to be in the same shape that it's in now if not better fifty years down the road. I care about the people that are working for me and I don't want to lose those people when this firm falls into your hands."
"They're not going anywhere."
Inutaisho sighed. "You're confident?"
"Of course."
"Hiro, has been by my home at least three times in the last two months trying to persuade me not to retire. Of course I refused so he returned, again trying to persuade me to think twice before handing the firm down to you. Be careful that your confidence doesn't become your downfall."
"What are you saying? That you would choose a friend over blood?"
"No, I'm not saying that but Hiro was one of my best and he's threatening to leave the firm. I tried reasoning with him but it seems I can't get him to see things my way."
"And this is supposed to concern me?"
"If you think that the loss of one that is as influential as he is won't cause a domino effect, then you're wrong."
Sesshoumaru watched his father fall into deep thought.
"Some confidence you have in me..."
"Dear boy my confidence does not wane in your skills. Why don't you join me tonight for dinner. I need to discuss something else with you but I think it would be appropriate to wait until then."
He hadn't been by his father's home in some time even though they didn't live that far from each other. He had his reasons for not visiting. But the invitation really wasn't one that he could turn down especially after the conversation that they had just had.
"Fine."
"Call if you need directions." The elder smiled as he started thumbing through paperwork again.
A/N: Hi everyone! Yup, I've started another one! Must love Fluff :)
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