Summary: Sesshomaru Takahashi is arrogant, entitled, cruel, violent, and incredibly stubborn, and now he's Rin's boss. Mainly RinxSess, InuxKags.
Rin groaned as she woke up, wanting to stay in the warm cocoon that was her bed. Rin leisurely stretched as she glanced over at the clock, noticing that it was already 5:30am.
"Crap!" She had to be at work in half an hour. She tripped over her duvet as she rushed into the bathroom. Rin could not be late for her first day of work; she'd get fired on the spot!
Without wasting a moment, she brushed her teeth and threw on mascara, eye shadow, and lipstick, grateful that it was enough to make her look more like an adult. She sprinted to her closet, grabbing a dark blue pencil skirt and lavender dress shirt before lovingly putting on her Jimmy Choo's. Rin looked absolutely crazy hopping around her apartment, trying to grab everything she needed for her first day.
She pulled her hair into a tight French twist before grabbing her bag and rushing out the door to meet Kagome in the parking lot. Kagome laughed as Rin threw herself into the car, wasting no time heading to the Takahashi building. Rin made herself presentable before walking into the office building.
"Alright, Sesshomaru's office is right here, and this is your desk. He'll be here in five minutes, which you can usually tell because everyone goes super silent. He can be a bit…abrasive…just don't let it dishearten you. Also, never call him Sesshomaru. Good luck!" Kagome was speaking so quickly, Rin could barely get a word in, so she just nodded as Kagome gave her a hug and walked over to her desk on the opposite side of the floor. Rin had been looking for a job for months and Kagome, being a wonderful best friend, had managed to set this up for her.
Kagome was right about the silence. All the chatter completely disappeared as the elevator dinged. Rin awkwardly stood next to her desk, which was strewn with papers. Mr. Takahashi walked straight past her as though she was completely invisible, much to Rin's annoyance.
She couldn't deny he was attractive, especially with the magenta demon markings along his cheeks. His long silver hair only made him look more elegant and masculine. Rin quickly shook the thoughts out of her head as she sat down at her desk, feeling less anxious as the chatter resumed. The phone rang, and Rin immediately answered it.
"Mr. Takahashi's office-Miss Sato speaking," Rin's tone was professional, and she was genuinely impressed that she could hide her nervousness.
"Human, enter my office." Sesshomaru's voice was cold, and he disconnected immediately. Rin stared at the phone, feeling dreadful as she made her way into his office. She seriously hoped he couldn't tell she was terrified. She wasn't usually the type to get scared by an employer, but demons were another story altogether.
Rin stifled a gasp as she looked around the large room. It was probably larger than her entire apartment…hell, it might be larger than her childhood home. A giant bookshelf was positioned in the back of the room, and the adjacent wall was covered in various certificates and diplomas. A massive desk stood in the center of the room, and a large conference table and sofa were in opposite corners. Sesshomaru sat at his desk, surrounded by pristine piles of papers and contracts, as well as a massive desktop computer. Rin cleared her throat silently, trying to regain her professionalism rather than continue gaping at the room.
"How can I assist you, Mr. Takahashi?" She stood beside the doorframe, feeling pretty awkward.
"Human, where is my schedule?" Rin scowled, resisting the urge to glare at him for calling her 'human' again, but ignored her annoyance, instead lifting the schedule in her arms and walking over to hand it to him.
"You have a meeting with the Human-Demon Alliance representatives at 7:30, a meeting with a Mr. Akito at 9, a conference with the Ryuu Corp. management at 10, and you also have a Forbes photoshoot at noon. As of right now, your afternoon is clear." He ignored her completely, glancing through his schedule before waving a hand in dismissal. Rin felt her anger build up beneath her skin but decided it was better to just ignore it and stay out of his way. The less interaction with him, the better.
Rin spent the next few hours answering phone calls and attempting to organize the mess that was her desk while Sesshomaru essentially ignored her all day as he took his meetings. Rin was just starting to relax a bit when she heard a loud crash, followed by a man being thrown through the glass panels beside her head. She couldn't help but shriek, her hands gripping her office chair almost hard enough to break it. She turned slowly towards Sesshomaru's office, only to see him flex his fingers slightly before sitting back down at his desk, as though he hadn't just thrown someone fifteen feet out of his office.
"What the hell was that?" Rin exclaimed, bursting into his office. His glare made her freeze, but she brushed it off and continued to wait for an answer.
"I am not required to explain myself to you."
"You are when you nearly kill me. I could have gotten seriously hurt." Rin put her hands on her hips, still waiting. He glared at her as he finally answered.
"If you must know, human, that man is a mole. I was simply disposing of him. Have that window replaced today." He waved Rin off again and her anger from earlier grew stronger.
"Is this something I should expect in the future?" Rin asked, her words coming out harsher than intended as she gestured to the broken glass. He completely ignored her question, and Rin scoffed as she walked out of the room. Despite her fury, she managed to find a janitor to clean the broken glass and set up a repair of the glass for later in the afternoon. Rin was ranting to herself as she continued organizing her desk.
"Hey, you okay?" Rin yelped at the sudden interruption, but relaxed as she noticed it was just Kagome standing next to her desk.
"I'm fine, just a bit jumpy." Rin laughed nervously, her heart still racing.
"Good. It's time for lunch. I know this really good café. Their beignets are to die for." Kagome changed the subject. Rin wasn't surprised. Kagome was seriously the biggest pastry lover she had ever met.
"Yeah, let me just grab my bag." Rin glanced back at the broken glass panels, shaking her head as she slung her purse over her shoulder and stood up. This day was going by so quickly. She followed as Kagome walked over to the café across the street.
"Alright, now that we're out of the building, what exactly is Sesshomaru's problem? He literally threw that guy out of his office and no one even batted an eyelash." The question flew out of Rin's mouth. She had never met experienced something like that and everyone else just seemed to be fine with it.
"Sesshomaru and most demons, for that matter, tend to be very physical beings. They solve conflict through physical violence and Takahashi Corp has been owned and operated by demons since the beginning. Trust me, stuff like that doesn't happen often. Most people try not to make him angry."
"Ugh, I can't believe what an asshole he is. He keeps calling me 'human' as though I'm a piece of gum stuck to his shoe. I would quit if I didn't need this job so much." Rin grumbled, glancing over to Kagome who seemed to be quite amused by her friend's struggle.
"They warm up a bit after a while…when I first started working for Inuyasha, he was a pain in the butt, but now he's basically my best friend." Kagome shrugged, wrapping an arm around Rin's shoulders.
"Why do I have a feeling that Sesshomaru is not the friendly type?" Rin asked, making Kagome snort, though she didn't actually answer.
"Well, think of it this way, he's lived his entire life dealing with demons. He's been alive for like 500 years, you can't expect him or any demon to change their nature just because the world changes." Rin's eyes widened as she heard how old Sesshomaru really was. She knew that demons were pretty much immortal, but she couldn't comprehend that he was actually 500 years old. Sesshomaru was older than the goddamn United States.
"I guess you're right…if Sesshomaru is 500, how old is Inuyasha?"
"Inuyasha is around 300 years old, I think. It's been a while since we talked about it. He told me that he grew super quickly when he was younger, but it dramatically slowed down after hitting adulthood. Now he basically ages one year for every 15 years he's alive, and he's a half demon, so it would probably be even less apparent for Sesshomaru." Kagome answered casually.
"So…you and Inuyasha, huh?" Rin could tell immediately. Kagome wasn't exactly hiding it well. It was confirmed when Kagome suddenly spit out her coffee and widened her eyes.
"How did you know?" Kagome whispered, shoving Rin's shoulder.
"Why didn't you just tell me?"
"I just didn't want you to think that's the only reason I got this job and the only reason why I was able to set you up with one. The entire Takahashi family is so incredibly famous…I was just scared."
"I can keep a secret, I promise," Rin chuckled as she put her right hand up, swearing that she wouldn't tell. It wasn't like Kagome to keep secrets from Rin, they'd been friends for so long, but Rin trusted her reasons. They finished their lunches before heading back to work.
Rin was just about to sit down at my desk again when the phone rang, and without even picking it up she knew that it was the Ice Prince.
"Enter my office." Rin rolled her eyes at his order. Yes, he was her boss, but hadn't he ever dealt with people in a way that didn't require physically throwing them out of his office
"Sir, what do you need?"
"I need the file for my three o'clock meeting on my desk within the hour and there are a set of contracts which have been sitting on your desk since the morning, yet have not been sorted. Get it done immediately, human." Sesshomaru didn't shift his gaze from the computer as he spoke and Rin's anger continued to build when he referred to her as 'human' once again.
"It's Rin."
"Excuse me?"
"My name is Rin, or Ms. Sato, not 'human'. I would appreciate if you could address me as such." Rin knew she was poking a sleeping bear, but she was getting tired of his lack of respect and common decency. He finally looked up, and she met his amber eyes, somehow managing to maintain eye contact as he stood up. He approached her slowly, standing over her menacingly as he continued to glare. She tilted her head upwards, continuing to keep eye contact. Rin had once read that eye contact was how you asserted dominance to dogs…she figured it applied to dog demons too.
They stood there for what felt like hours before he spoke.
"Ms. Sato, return to your desk." He growled, making Rin smile as she finally turned and triumphantly walked straight out of his office. Not many could say they'd stood up to Sesshomaru without being killed.
She found his 3 o'clock file underneath the piles of paper on her desk and walked back into his office, placing it on the side of his desk before retreating. She figured one confrontation with Sesshomaru was enough.
It was nearly two hours later that Rin had finally finished sorting through the huge mess on her desk. Her whole body was sore from running around and organizing. Rin took a deep breath as walked into Sesshomaru's office with a pile of contracts for him to sign.
"Mr. Takahashi, these contracts need to be signed as soon as possible. I apologize for not sorting through them immediately." Rin carefully placed them on his desk.
"Ms. Sato, wear shoes the next time you step into my office." Sesshomaru commented as she walked out. Rin glanced down, feeling like an idiot as she realized she'd slipped off her stilettos beneath her desk as she was organizing.
Well, at least he hadn't sounded angry about it. Maybe sticking up for herself had gotten a little bit of respect from him. Glancing at the clock, Rin's anxiety dropped as she realized she was officially done with her first day at work.
She walked out of his office and pulled on her shoes and jacket before grabbing her stuff and heading to the garage to meet Kagome. Rin sighed in relief as she got to Kagome's car. Today had gone well, aside from the fact that she had seen her boss literally throw a man out of his office, talked back to said dangerous demon boss, and then embarrassed herself in front of him.
She groaned, dropping her face in her hands. Who was she kidding, today had gone horribly.
Kagome finally got to her car after about five minutes of Rin beating herself up for making so many mistakes.
"First day of work sucked, huh?" Kagome asked as the got into the car. Rin nodded in resignation and put her head on the dashboard in embarrassment.
"I've been so stupid all day. After he threw that guy out of his office, I ran in and yelled at Sesshomaru. I also totally spoke back to him and could've gotten fired, and at the end of the day, I walked into his office with no shoes on!" Rin turned to Kagome in complete frustration, only to see her laughing.
"You sound like I did after my first day with Inuyasha." Kagome cackled, continuing to laugh as Rin blanched at her assessment.
"I am not attracted to that asshole!" Rin slammed her hand on the dashboard.
"I never said you were, but now that you said it, I think you are. You have to admit he's hot."
"Okay, fine, he's hot, but that doesn't mean I'm attracted to him." Rin justified, leaning back in her seat as they pulled out of the parking spot. Kagome was completely off. Rin definitely wasn't attracted to that prick.
Definitely not.
Hey readers! It's been a while since I've felt like writing a fanfiction, and while this isn't my best work, I had a lot of fun writing this. I have some rough plans for the story, but I'm definitely up for any suggestions from you guys. Please read and review, I'd love some feedback. It's great to be back!