Kagome turned away from the door as soon as she could no longer see Inuyasha's tail lights. She put her hand on her stomach as she walked into her bedroom to put on her own clothes. She pulled on a pair of shorts and a tank top; deciding to clean to try and keep her mind off all that had transpired that morning. By the time she finished scouring her whole apartment it was 7 o' clock. She quickly showered and crawled into bed figuring she would need a good night sleep in order to face Inuyasha in the morning. Closing her eyes she began her dream filled sleep.

The next morning came too fast for Kagome's pleasure. She turned off her alarm that had so rudely pulled her from sleep and walked sleepily to her bathroom for a shower. All the while getting ready, Kagome had butterflies making a home in her stomach. She didn't know how she was going to make it through the day. All her emotions and thoughts were in a jumble. How was she supposed to act like everything was normal around Inuyasha? How was she supposed to work near him and not think of how wonderful and sculpted his body was? Before she knew it, it was 7:30 and Inuyasha was waiting downstairs for her to go to work. Kagome walked down the hall and looked in the mirror by her front door quickly studying her face. She saw a beautifully nervous woman with dark blue eyes who was having a great hair day. With one last smack of her lips after the application of rosy red lipstick she was out the door and on her way down the stairs.

Inuyasha was tapping his fingers impatiently on the steering wheel of his car when he watched Kagome walk out her front door. God she was breathtaking. She had on a black blouse, black skirt so fitted that he knew exactly what kind of underwear she was wearing. To match her red lipstick were killer red pumps. Which got him thinking of what else she was wearing that might match that red lipstick. With that last thought he quickly shifted his pride and joy as not to put a zipper imprint in it.

"Good morning mate." Inuyasha said with a grin as Kagome slid into the car. His eyes went straight to her dynamite legs an remembering there softness. 'God I have to keep it together. This is getting ridiculous' thought Inuyasha.

Kagome turned and glared at Inuyasha. "Good morning." she replied crisply.

"I missed you last night in my bed mate."

Kagome just looked down her nose at him and as a reply, then turned and looked out the front windshield.

"Don't be like that mate. We have all day together and if you start the silent treatment now what will you do later when I will probably do something to upset your delicate sensibility?" cajoled Inuyasha.

"Stop calling me mate. I have a name so use it." was Kagome's reply.

"But I like mate so much better. It helps remind you that you are mine."

Kagome groaned. "We are not going there. We already have to spend every second of every work day together. Let's not stress me out before the day has even really started."

With a harrumph Inuyasha just settled into his seat and drove the last fifteen minutes to work in silence. Once they pulled into the parking garage and parked in Inuyasha's designated spot, Kagome pretty much flew out the door and was half way to the elevator by the time Inuyasha caught up to her. "Damn it Kagome! Slow the hell down! It is unnecessary to behave like I have cooties. With you now marked as my mate who the hell knows what kind of danger you could be in!" Inuyasha was already annoyed with Kagome and the day had barely begun. This was one woman who would always keep him on edge. God forbid she ever give birth to any girls. Inuyasha shuddered at the thought of raising mini Kagome hellions. 'Hmm...I will probably have to invest in a shotgun.' As soon as that thought went through his head he noticed some of the other male employees that were also arriving to work turning a gaping at Kagome's ass as she sashayed to the elevator. 'Or maybe I should invest in one now.' Inuyasha let out a low warning growl for any male demon and glared at every human.

"Are you coming Inuyaha or are you just going to frown down here or the rest of the day?" came Kagome's melodious voice from the elevator. He quickly jumped in and pressed the door close button before anyone else could hop in. Inuyasha quickly brought Kagome into his arms, leaned down and claimed her lips in a fiery kiss. Kagome was gasping for air when he pulled away.

"Good morning mate" Inuyasha said with a smirk.

Kagome blushed all the while pulling out her day book so she could try and put her head on straight. "Okay Yash. No more touching or kissing her any type of affection starting now. You are my boss and that is inappropriate. People are going to think I got this job for sleeping with you."

"Well you would have. You work pretty hard in bed as well as out of it." was Inuyasha's reply.

Kagome gave him a fierce glare and decided to get to work. The eleveator doors opened and Kagome started relaying what was on the agenda for the day. "First on the list is a conference call to your brother about teaming up for a fundraising ball. Since he is in China right now you guys will have a lot more seats sold to the Chinese bigwigs along with the rest of the world. At about eleven you have a meeting with Naraku Onigumo, owner of Oniguma co. I believe he wants to merge companies but then again with him you can't always be too sure. The rest of your afternoon will be spent meeting with your various advisors about what their plans are for the quarter and how they can improve from last quarter." Once Kagome finished reading of her list she looked up at Inuyasha only to notice how tense he was.

"Um. Yash? What's going on? You look like you want to strangle someone. And just so you know I like my neck it's quite nice. And I like breathing too. You might like it also. so why don't you give taking deep breaths a try?"

Inuyasha didn't hear anything after the name Naraku Onigumo. He didn't want that man in his building, around his company, or anywhere near Kagome. Onigumo was a sleazy bastard with no sense of morals and had quite a few court cases thrown out from workplace harassment to rape along with all types of fraud. Rumor was it, he had blackmail on almost every person in the city. Just the thought of him anywhere near Kagome had Inuyasha seething. Inuyasha came back to the world seeing a hand in his face and hearing "Inuyasha...Yash...come back please." from Kagome.

Inuyasha turned to Kagome and said ferociously in a growl "I don't want you anywhere near him. It's not safe."

"Um you can't really dictate that. I kind of have to talk to him since he checks in with me and I send him to you. And what's your problem with him anyway?" Kagome asked confused.

"Nothing you need to concern yourself with darling." And with that last comment Inuyasha walked into his office with a slam of his door. Two seconds later Kagome's desk phone rang. Kagome leaped over to her desk and scrambled to pick up the phone. "Tashio Industries, Kagome speaking."

"It's me mate. Make sure you are ready for lunch at noon." after that it was a click and Kagome just glared at the phone. 'Is it so hard to just ask?' thought Kagome with a grumble.

Before Kagome new it 10:45 had rolled around and a male hand was resting on her desk just within her eyesight, a small cough had her looking up. She saw a handsome man with black wavy hair, black eyes that held a dangerous glint. His lips were thin and curved up slightly as his eyes perused Kagome's upper body.

"Hello, I am Naraku Onigumo and I have an appointment with Inuyasha Tashio. But that can certainly wait while we get to know each other." the voice that spoke those words was smooth but had an underlying tone of sleaze.

Kagome put on a tight smile and replied, "Hi my name is Kagome. Let me just buzz Mr. Tashio and let him know you are here." Kagome quickly pressed the intercom button on her phone and waited for Inuyasha to connect.

"Yes my wonderful little mate." came Inuyasha's deep voice over the intercom. When that little sentence was heard by Naraku his head perked just a little. 'Well that is a little tidbit of information that I was unaware of. I could use that in the future if things do not go my way today' thought Naraku with a deviant little smirk.

Kagome ignored Inuyasha's words and said, "Mr. Tashio, Mr. Onigumo is here for your meeting."

As soon as that sentence had left Kagome's lips the door to Inuyasha's office flew open. Inuyasha's face was a stone mask, impenetrable but still oh so handsome. He walked over and put his hand out to shake Naraku's.

"Hello Naraku. How lovely to see you today." came Inuyasha's sarcastic greeting.

"Hello Inuyasha. I wish I could say the same. But our meeting today was definitely improved by being able to gaze upon the face of your beautiful secretary." replied Naraku. His eyes carefully scanning Inuyasha's face in hopes of a reaction.

Inuyasha's face just held his stoic look. "I would appreciate it if you did not hit on any of my employees. They are here to work. Not to have to deal with strange men accosting them. Come back into my office." Inuyasha turned on his heel not even bothering to look if Naraku followed him or not.

With one last appreciative look at Kagome, Naraku followed Inuyasha into his office.

Naraku shut the door behind him and looked around Inuyasha's spacious office. It was expensively furnished and tastefully decorated.

"Please have a seat Naraku." Inuyasha gestured to a large, plush armchair in front of his mahogany desk.

While taking a seat Naraku commented "Your little secretary is extremely captivating. Is she seeing anyone by chance?"

"She is vice president and she is mine so don't be getting any ideas." came Inuyasha's reply. "Now let us get to the business that brought you here today. I do not want to merge. My company is thriving on its own and has no need to be paired up with another."

"Well you certainly have your decision already made before you could even hear my offer." said Naraku with a glare.

"I know what I need and what I want. A merger is neither."

"I wonder if I could persuade you to my side on this. Your mate is could fulfill quite a lot in my life. My bed being the top choice. Maybe you will reconsider your decision." Naraku watched his threat settle over Inuyasha.

"Don't you even think about threatening me Naraku. You will not be pleased with the results. If you ever even think about touching Kagome I will kill you. She is mine!" growled Inuyasha. "Now please leave. I am sure you know the way out."

Naraku slowly rose from the chair and walked toward the door. "Just keep the merger in mind Inuyasha. And no harm will come to your pretty little mate." as soon as the door shut a huge crash could be heard from the other side.

"What did you do to upset Mr. Tashio?!" asked Kagome fiercly.

"There is no need to be so professional Kagome. I know you are Inuyasha's mate. Maybe you can convince Inuyasha into this merger. It could prove to be rather eventful if he does not." With that last comment Naraku walked down the hallway and entered the elevator.

Kagome quickly rose from her chair and ran to Inuyasha's office. When she opened the door she saw a broken vase at her feet and a very angry demon looking at her. "Inuyasha please calm down. It is time for lunch and you promised me some delicious food."

Inuyasha's eyes slowly started fading to his normal gold color. "Come on Kagome." right before they left for lunch Inuyasha pulled Kagome into a heated kiss and said "You are going to be the death of me woman."