A/N: Y'all don't get too excited! I definitely do not plan on updating every single day, but I already had this chapter written. I hope you enjoy it.
I also find Sesshomaru an incredibly difficult character to write and keep in character. Which I'm trying to do. So I'm doing my best, just so you know. And thank you for the fav/follows/reviews. It means a lot and really encourages me to keep going.
With the work day finally over Rin and Kagome walked back to their shared car, completely exhausted. Rin had been asked to make copies of different files early in the day and it had taken her until the end of the day to complete. She hadn't seen Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, or their father for the entire day. Unlike Kagome, who apparently spent the afternoon making out with her new boss.
"So what all did Inuyasha say?" Rin asked, hoping to get her mind off his mysterious brother.
"That he didn't know how to tell me he was a partner at the biggest financial company in all of Japan so he figured he'd let me find out this way. I was annoyed at first but.. he made it up to me." Kagome turned pink as she let out a little giggle.
"Yeah I bet he did. Still, what a punk lying to us like that. I was completely blown away when I saw him walk into that conference room." Rin admitted.
"Oh I was too! He normally wears t-shirts and jeans when we're together. Seeing him in a suit was so different. Well.. maybe not a suit, but more dressed up." she explained. "Apparently, he's really not into the company very much but is involved to please his father. Who, by the way, seems so nice."
"He really does. I bet he'll figure out exactly who you are and why you were hired pretty quick though if you and Inuyasha keep disappearing into his office." Rin told her with a grin.
Kagome blushed deeply and hung her head in guilt. "I know. But what a turn on to see him like that and find out he's my boss now! No wonder we got the jobs." she muttered.
They got in the car and began the drive home, both silent and lost in their thoughts the entire way. After grabbing some take out, they headed home. Dinner was eaten quickly and they said their good nights, both ready to crawl into their beds after a long day of new experiences.
The alarm went off bright and early at 6:30 though, and they started their new routine all over again. Today Rin did her make up the same way and pulled her hair into a pony tail high on her head. She had teased her hair to give herself a fashionable bouffant and felt very pretty. She decided to wear the pink button up blouse with sleeves ending at her elbows matched with a grey pencil skirt that rested high on her waist. She pulled out nude pumps and pulled them on knowing her feet would be killing her by the end of the day.
She rushed into the kitchen trying to beat Kagome and her mad rush to get to work early. She ate a banana quickly and drank some orange juice, smiling when Kagome appeared. Her friend wore black slacks with a dark green shirt and was letting her hair fall loose today.
After arriving to the office they headed their separate ways with a wave to each other. Rin watched Kagome walk straight up to Inuyasha's office door and knock, receiving glares from Chie and Inuyasha's secretary, Kimiko. Inuyasha opened the door and pulled her inside. Rin rolled her eyes. Could they be anymore obvious?
Rin waved at her partner Mi as she arrived at Sora's desk. She was Sesshomaru's, or rather Mr. Taisho's, secretary and was a half demon with short faded blue hair and icey blue eyes. She wasn't at her desk, leaving Rin and Mi feeling lost on what they should do. They gave each other a nervous look as they spotted Mr. Taisho walking towards them. Mi already seemed to be a nervous person by nature, twirling her black hair in her fingers, letting her dark brown eyes flit around the room at everyone else.
Mr. Taisho wore a grey suit with a light blue shirt underneath. A very light yellow tie with tiny red dots hung around his neck and his hair hung loosely, trailing down his back. His eyes narrowed at the two girls.
"Where is Sora?" Mr. Taisho asked the girls in a cold voice.
"Uhm we don't know sir." Mi answered back meekly.
Mr. Taisho narrowed his eyes at her before saying "You will sit at her desk and answer calls until she arrives." he directed her. Mi nodded and quickly sat down at the ebony desk. Rin gave her a worried glance, knowing she probably had no idea what she was doing. She moved her eyes back to Mr. Taisho and found that he had set his amber eyes on her. She gulped and looked down, waiting for him to speak.
"Come with me." was all he said and Rin complied, following him into his office. She gaped at how huge the room was. It was as wide as a basketball court, at least, with blinds covering the windows to the outside offices, giving him privacy from prying eyes. The back half of the room where his desk sat was against the windows of the building and Rin eyed the skyline nervously seeing how high up they were.
His desk was a dark walnut color, with curved feet, and a very old fashioned feel. Papers were stacked neatly on top and an organizer held multiple pens and other office supplies. An extra piece attached to the desk held a fax machine and printer combination for his own personal use and a laptop sat above it, open and ready to go. On the wall to her left sat two thin swords that looked to be centuries old. She stared at them in awe. A few paintings hung around them of dog demons with silver fur. She realized he must be a dog demon like Inuyasha of course and smiled at the paintings wondering if they were supposed to be him.
On the wall to her right hung different degrees and certificates from fancy business schools. Apparently he held his master's in three different areas. Rin gasped in awe at how much the man had accomplished. Mr. Taisho watched her for a moment before clearing his throat and asking, "What is your name, girl?" in a harsh tone.
Startled, Rin snapped her eyes back to him and said softly, "I'm Rin Minami, sir."
"Ms. Minami. I want you to take notes on the meeting I'm about to have. You will sit over there," he motioned to the corner next to him where a computer sat, "and type my exchange with the fool who is about to arrive, for our records."
"I.." Rin started but felt as if she had been struck mute suddenly. He was so beautiful for a man and she longed to run her hands through his hair. Damn, he was distracting. She shook her head to clear it and quickly said,"I can do that, no problem, Mr. Taisho."
He gave her a short nod and she sat down at the desk in front of the computer. The desk was very small, nothing more than four legs and a flat top for the computer to sit on. She ran her hands over the keyboard, noticing the word processor program was already open and ready to be used. She sat quietly in the corner as a man burst through the door, her eyes widened but she stayed silent hoping to impress Mr. Taisho.
Sesshomaru rose and met the man as he slammed the door shut. "Calm yourself, Akira." he said lowly with a slight growl. Rin's ears perked up hearing the growl and she looked over at the man in disbelief. Who growled at their fellow business men? Apparently dog demons. Mr. Taisho told the man to sit in one of the large chairs before his desk, before sitting behind it himself.
"Ms. Minami, take notes." her new employer said to her, not even looking in her direction. As the two men spoke about some business deal, she typed the words, her fingers flying across the keyboard. She let her mind wander slightly, hearing the words and composing them to the screen, but not really listening. She was brought from her mind by a loud smack against wood. Her head whipped up to see Mr. Taisho had slammed the man's head against his wooden desk, knocking him out cold.
Rin jumped up and ran over to the man, checking to make sure he had a pulse, before rolling him on his back. She looked helplessly up at Sesshomaru, who only returned to his position behind his desk. Rin gaped at him in shock, unsure of what to say. He obviously planned on leaving the unconscious man to her so she rose to her feet and walked briskly to the door. Opening it slightly she called to Mi.
"Uhm Mi, I think you should probably call emergency services.. and then have security help this man down to meet them." she ordered, her voice wavering slightly. Apparently she was working for a violent psycho. She shut the door and turned back to her boss, leaning against the wood for support. She felt faint at the sight of him sitting so calmly, continuing his paperwork, as if the man he just knocked out wasn't lying in front of him.
"Excuse me, sir?" she said softly, getting Mr. Taisho's attention.
"Yes, Ms. Minami?" he responded.
She gave him a glare before raising her voice to say,"Uhm what the hell?"
He simply looked at her, waiting for her to continue.
"Why the hell did you do that, Mr. Taisho? You were talking one minute and the next you were slamming him around like a rag doll!" she yelled, her pent up fear taking over.
Mr. Taisho rose and walked towards her until he was inches from her face. "Do not raise your voice to me, little girl." he commanded her in a low tone. "I am Sesshomaru Taisho, future ruler of the West and partner of this company. I will do as I please." he finished, his voice remaining even. Rin trembled before him, trying to keep her composure. A knock came, startling her. She turned her back on Mr. Taisho, opening the door and security barreled past her like she wasn't there at all. They nodded at their boss as they picked the unconscious man up off the floor and carried him out, closing the door behind them.
"Ms. Minami, that man has been stealing from this company for two years. He is lucky I let him live at all. Were you paying no attention to what was being said?" he asked her, his tone still bored and cold.
"Well, not really. And I'm not sure theft warrants you slamming his face around." she replied, a look of horror on her face. What was wrong with this man?
Mr. Taisho continued to stare at her and then simply made a sound of, "Hn." Rin gawked at him when he went back to his paperwork. She stalked over to the computer, saved her notes, and slammed the top of it down.
"Ms. Minami." the man called from behind her right as she made it to the door. She looked back slightly at him and he continued. "Unlike your friend, you aren't fucking someone at this company. I suggest you do your job with a smile."
Rin whirled back to look at him as he spoke the words, her mouth hanging open.
"Yes, I'm well aware about my little brother and your friend. He has gone to great lengths to make it obvious to everyone in the building as to why your friend was hired." he explained coolly.
All of a sudden Rin busted out laughing. She giggled until she couldn't breathe. She saw Mr. Taisho raise a delicate eyebrow at her as she slid to the floor against his office door, tears of laughter running down her cheeks. She wasn't sure what was so funny exactly, other than the entire company knowing Kagome was being a whore with her boss. Which wasn't entirely funny.
After a few moments she calmed herself, wiping the corners of her eyes. A pale hand held a small cup out to her. She looked up and saw Mr. Taisho offering it to her, a look of indifference sketched into his handsome features.
She accepted it, blushing over her outburst. "I'm sorry, Mr. Taisho. I think I'm a little bit emotional right now. Seeing you slam that guy's head into your desk really freaked me out." she confessed.
"You may call me Lord Sesshomaru, if you wish." he said, completely ignoring her comment about the head slamming incident. Her eyes widened. What an arrogant prick. Lord? Really?
"Is that a demon thing?" she asked, confused.
"Yes." was all he said in return.
She nodded, sipping on her water. "How old are you, Lord Sesshomaru?" she inquired, inwardly rolling her eyes at calling him that.
"500. But humans would consider me 28 years of age." he answered.
"Well then, call me Rin. All the Ms. Minami stuff kind of weirds me out too." she admitted. thinking so did his age. "And about Kagome and Inuyasha, does everyone really know?"
"Yes." came his simple answer again.
"You're not very talkative Lord Sesshomaru." she stated to him plainly while standing up and dusting her butt off.
His response was only a look of disinterest before saying, "Sora will not be returning, Rin. Tomorrow you will take over her duties as my secretary."
Rin's eyes widened and she gasped out, "But I have no idea-" he held up his hand and cut her off.
"Tomorrow."
And that was that. He dismissed her from his office just by giving her a certain look. She stepped out into the shared office space and saw Mi frantically moving around the secretary's desk in panic.
"What's wrong, Mi?" Rin asked, concern in her voice.
Mi looked up and burst into tears. "I have no idea what I'm doing!" she cried out, falling into Rin's arms. "None of the calls I try to patch through to Mr. Taisho are actually going through. I think I keep sending them to his father! People keep placing papers on the desk, that I assume are for him to sign but I knocked them over and they scattered everywhere." she explained, huffing her words out between wails. "They said we'd be taking notes and making copies! I'm not ready for this." she wailed again, shaking her head.
Rin patted her back. "Look, go get some lunch, and I'll see if I can handle stuff here, okay?" she offered, hoping it would calm the girl. Mi nodded and immediately scurried towards the elevator.
Rin turned to look at the desk and shook her head at the pile of papers strewn about. She took a closer look and saw that many of them required Sesshomaru's signature. From what she had already learned about him, this would displease him greatly. She quickly organized the papers, setting them aside to hand him later.
She answered all phone calls and directed them quickly and neatly to her boss's office. Maybe she could do this after all. It didn't seem too bad.
Finally it was time to go home and Rin let out a breath of relief. Sesshomaru opened his office door and walked by her without saying a word. She watched him go, slightly annoyed. If only he knew the mess she had just saved him from today. 'Oh well', she thought, and gathered her things to meet Kagome, with a wave goodbye to Mi.
She swiveled around the office in search of her best friend and felt dismayed when she stepped out of Inuyasha's office with him. She was going to freak out when Rin told her what Sesshomaru had said. Rin waved to the happy couple, who gave each other a quick peck on the lips, before saying goodbye. Kagome picked up her pace to get to Rin and they headed into the elevator together.
"So," Rin said, trying to sound nonchalant, "have a good day? Finding your job enjoyable?" she asked Kagome.
Her friend wrinkled her brow in suspicious before saying,"Yeah. It's..uhm.. fun."
"Yeah, I bet it is Kagome. And the entire building knows exactly why it's fun and how much of this fun you're having." she said calmly, waiting for her friend's reaction.
Kagome turned about fifty shades of red while stuttering incoherently. Finally she bit out,"HOW?"
"I guess Inuyasha made it obvious enough. Sesshomaru mentioned everyone knowing." she explained.
"What the hell? His brother mentioned it? Great." Kagome put her head against the elevator wall in depression as they came to a halt and the doors slid open. "Speaking of Sesshomaru Taisho," Kagome continued, recovering from her embarassment,"I have some information on him too."
"Oh really?" Rin said, trying to feign disinterest. "Like what?"
"Well apparently he is heir to the Western Lands, which Toga currently rules. It's basically just how they decided which demons the Taisho's rule over and keep in line. They still answer to their own laws, ya know. And he is a real asshole. Real quiet, but deadly, if he wants to be." Kagome gushed out in one breath.
"Ha yeah I got the memo about the quiet thing. And deadly. Today he slammed some guys face into his desk like it was no big deal. It really freaked me out. Oh by the way, he made me his secretary too." Rin said with a laugh, explaining her strange day.
"Well good luck with that." Kagome said shaking her head. "He definitely sounds difficult. Inuyasha says they've never gotten along. Only started being able to be around each other maybe 100 years ago. Before that Sesshomaru would try to kill him. Over a lame sword or something." Kagome whispered the last part like she was afraid of him overhearing or something.
Rin thought back to the swords on his office wall. He did seem to like swords so maybe she shouldn't be surprised by all this new information.
"But," Kagome started, interrupting Rin's thoughts,"either way he is still super hot. And I'm pretty sure all the other interns, besides me of course, envy you."
"Envies me having to spend the majority of my day catering to an arrogant dog?" Rin said with disbelief. "Yeah, what luck I have," she whispered, her voice dripping with sarcasm as they got into their car.
"Oh let me tell you too, the whole dog demon thing is so weird!" her friend continued as if Rin hadn't said the last part about luck. "Inuyasha keeps telling me I have a 'scent' and I smell a certain way. He says it's part of what attracts him to me. AND," she said loudly, her eyes growing wide,"apparently they can smell when you're nervous, lying, or.. Kami, turned on!"
Rin's mouth dropped. Then there was keeping zero secrets from these demons basically. No wonder they were such good business men. She shook her head, trying to keep the red tint in her face from being seen.
"What?" Kagome asked her with concern. "Oh my Kami are you turned on by him!?" Kagome squealed with glee.
"NOOOO." Rin yelled back, crossing her arms with a huff. "Just awkward thinking they can tell all that. Trust me, not attracted to him in the least bit. He is handsome, but such a jerk!"
She said the words with such conviction Kagome laughed at her and nodded, dropping it for the rest of the night.
Rin wanted to cry as she crawled into her bed later that night. It was going to be one hell of a long week adjusting to her new job and her all knowing boss.
