The Corporate Catch
By: Sandreline
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Chapter 7: Don't Get Mad, Get Even
Sesshomaru was not the sort of demon to be easily offset. However, the moment he arrived into the office Friday morning he knew that the little slip of a human that was his assistant was up to something.
The ebony haired female had greeted him at the elevator, slightly bent in a bow with a smile on her face. "Good morning, Lord Sesshomaru." She welcomed in a warm voice. "You have a fresh pot of tea on your desk along with your morning agenda. Your first meeting is in one hour."
"Hn," Sesshomaru's golden eyes clearly broadcast his uncertainty in regards to her sudden compliance.
"If you need anything else, just let me know." Kagome added while she turned around and retreated to her desk.
Hn. He would find out eventually. Perhaps she was disillusioned with glee over some trivial matter in her life.
Sesshomaru made his way to his office, opening the large oak door and already mentally preparing for the day. He did not step inside.
"Priestess."
Kagome stood up from her desk with an innocent smile stretching her lips. "Yes, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"What is the meaning of this?" He was, of course, referring to the two piles of tan files on his desk, and another two on the small table in his office. Sesshomaru estimated there were at least one hundred and fifty files that were currently littering his pristine office.
"Oh, how silly of me to forget!" Kagome chimed cheerfully. "Those are the personnel files that came in through the HR department. Don't worry; I already sorted through the ones that would not meet your approval." Her voice was far too sweet to convince Sesshomaru of true innocence. Oh, she was a clever one. "You will be meeting with each of them this afternoon to choose your new assistant."
"What makes you believe that this Sesshomaru has time in his schedule to deal with such a task, especially when I already have a capable assistant?" He retorted.
Kagome placed her hands behind her back, her innocent smile still plastered on her face. "I have already taken care of everything for you, Lord Sesshomaru, even though I did work even later than normal last night; it was worth it to ensure that you wouldn't have to worry about anything."
Minx. Sesshomaru mentally branded.
"I cleared your schedule; I have already proofed and delivered all the new contracts that had to be taken care of for today, and let InuYasha know that I will be back come Monday morning." Kagome concluded.
She was clever; but still inferior when compared to his own deviousness.
"That is a shame," Sesshomaru began, easily able to control his amusement as his assistant's confidence instantly dropped. "You see, it is necessary for this Sesshomaru to fly to London this afternoon. There is an emergency that requires my immediate attention. As such, not only will I not have any time to meet with these applicants, but neither will you."
The smile was wiped off of the young woman's face. "Why will I not?" She asked, her voice wavering slightly.
"Because, Miss Higurashi, as my assistant you will be required to accompany me and aid me on this trip."
Kagome refused to be fooled. "There is nothing in your itinerary for a trip, and I have not seen any emails nor received any calls."
"That is because this Sesshomaru was contact directly by the Vice President I left in charge while I was on my way into the office." He retorted.
Golden eyes sparkled with amusement as Kagome's blue eyes sparked with rage. "I am not required to go anywhere with you, Lord Sesshomaru. That was not a part of the original bargain with your father, not to mention that I have plans with my family this weekend."
The demon lord simply walked into his office, knowing that the irate priestess would follow. "There is no need for you to return to your apartment to pack; I have already sent my retainer Jakken to purchase you several pairs of appropriate office apparel and other trivial necessities. We leave on the company jet at two, so be ready to leave at noon."
Kagome had to force her purification powers from coming out and blasting the demon where he stood. "Then I suggest, Lord Sesshomaru, that you begin to look through those files now so that you can have a new assistant for your trip."
"You seem to forget, Miss Higurashi, that you still have an obligation to your position to fulfill. My assistants are required by corporate police to accompany me on business trip to assist me when needed." Lord Sesshomaru sent her a firm gaze. "I suggest you prepare."
Kagome's skin glowed pink before she turned on her heel and stormed out of his office, making sure to slam the door behind her. There was no way that she was going, and that was final! He would have to carry her kicking and screaming to the airport!
With one corner of his lips pulled back in a grin of amusement, the dog demon sat at his desk and picked up his phone receiver. "Jakken?" His cold voice spoke. "Prepare the company jet to take me to England. We depart at two; pack my bags for a five day trip." He paused for a moment as his retainer squeaked a reply. "While you are at it, purchase and pack the necessary materials for my assistant. I do not have to mention what will happen if you fail this Sesshomaru."
The toad's squawks were silenced as he returned the phone to its proper place. Opening his email, Sesshomaru sent a message to the Vice President in the London office, alerting him of his plans for arrival and to ensure that everything that he needed would be ready.
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Have fun in London, Kagome.
That one text message from the retired Dog General was the only warning that Kagome received.
She had been sitting in her office chair one moment, her cell phone in her hand. All she remembered was a breeze through her hair before she found herself sitting in a limo with a silver-haired dog demon blocking the door after he deposited her purse in her lap.
"Drive." The cold voice of the demon commanded of the driver.
Kagome looked at Sesshomaru and then took a moment to survey the limo before her wide blue eyes dropped the cell phone sitting dumbly in her hand.
Toga's message was still staring up at her.
"This is kidnapping, Sesshomaru!" She growled at him, tightly wrapping her fingers around the black android phone while pretending it was his neck.
"Hn," was her only reply as the demon chose to look over a handful of documents.
His nose twitched as the hair on the back of his neck stood on end. A moment later, the leather seat behind him just to the left of his pointed ear was smoking. He turned his cold, gold gaze to the human sitting across from him, whose fingertip was still glowing pink. "You dare to attempt to purify this Sesshomaru?"
"You dared to kidnap this Kagome!"
Neither one noticed the driver roll up the privacy glass window as they remained in a standoff. The atmosphere inside of the limo becoming rather suffocating very quickly.
Kagome blinked first, and Sesshomaru took that as his victory. "You may wish to call for a hotel," Sesshomaru stated as he turned his gaze to his papers once more. "As my assistant, you would normally also have to schedule mine as well; however, this Sesshomaru's servants are already preparing my accommodation for my arrival. Since it would be unwise to sleep on the street with the rainy English weather, it would be wise for you to begin calling for a reservation."
Kagome was able to smile with satisfaction, however, as she began making calls a moment later. The wince of pain on Sesshomaru's face as she let out a scream of outrage was worth the bruise her arm would have from him silencing her.
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I would like to point out that I normally do not do such short chapters; however, since this story is updating every day, I though it would even out.
I hope you all enjoyed it!
~Sandreline