Chapter 8: Her fire had gone.
Daddy? I'd heard her say. Just when things had gotten a little interesting this old crone had to walk on in and ruin everything. She quickly got off of me. The embarrassment was evident on her face. In the midst of her getting up, I caught a glimpse of the lace material under her skirt. It made my beast purr. I wanted to know what she looked like out of the rest of those clothes. I too stood up looking at the man standing before me. O-Yakata Higurashi, he was as old as they came, but he stood tall and broad. The two white whiskers he called a mustache sat above his lip. He didn't have much hair on his head either. His suit was just as plain as his shoes. He had a miserable look on his face, and that ugly mug was directed straight at me.
I waved. "Yo," I said, not really paying much attention.
"Yo? Have you no respect boy? No wonder your father had cast you aside."
That struck a nerve. "Well, that's alright. If he hadn't done so, I wouldn't have met her." I said slipping my hand around her waist. Letting me see that blush I enjoyed so much.
"K-Kagome, what the hell is going on here?" The old man stuttered.
She pushed my hand away. "He works for me, nothing more." She said glaring at me.
"I told you to stay away from him. Did I not?"
She sighed. "Yes, yes did. However, I am a big girl daddy. I can make my own decisions. Pretty good ones at that. That's why you left me your companies."
"Jesus Kagome, please tell me that you aren't fornicating with the enemy."
Her face turned the darkest shade of red I'd ever seen. "F-fornicating!? What do you take me for?
I just stood back and watched the show unfold before me.
"I had to ask. It already happened to your sister. I had to make sure." Her father sighed." Where did we go wrong? Why couldn't you and your sister be more like Souta?"
"Come again? More like Souta? The child who does nothing but blow through your money, and embarrass you. That Souta? I'm the only child you have that's actually capable of running the companies you've left behind! You know what daddy, he works for me! He, is my employee and he isn't going anywhere and that's just that." She huffed, folding her arms across her chest.
I smiled, I was here to stay and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Your mother will be hearing about this." He said before storming out, slamming the door behind him.
Kagome walked over to her office door locking it. She put her hands on her hips. I already knew what was coming. She had a bulging vein in the middle of her forehead. It was new, and it made her look even scarier than usual.
"What the hell was that!?"
I shrugged. "He took a shot at me. It was only fair that I did what I did, and you shouldn't yell. Everyone else might hear you."
She had an exasperated look on her face. "Oh my god, you're such a child!"
I walked over to my desk, sitting down. "Yeah well, what are gonna do about it. Besides, you wanted to piss him off. You got what you wanted."
"Yes! But not like that. I was thinking of showing how much of a good worker you are. Or maybe you could have at least been respectful. So, he wouldn't be able to openly hate you. Him getting a taste of his own medicine would be having to admit that you, a Taisho were actually good for the company."
"Respectful? Good worker? Do you not know me at all?"
She just looked at me, her left eye twitching. "You make it so hard to not want to choke you." She said.
I leaned back in my chair. "What's the worst that could happen?"
She grabbed a fist full of my shirt. "He is going to tell my mother!"
I smiled. "If you want me to take my shirt off, just say so. You don't have to pull it off."
She rolled her eyes letting go. "Ugh. This is so bad."
"She's just one woman. How scary could she be?"
She slumped into her chair. "Trust me, you'll find out soon enough."
**N**
Kagome had been running around the house cleaning everything. When her dad said he'd be telling her mother, he wasn't kidding. She'd gotten a call from her mother telling her that she'd be over this morning. She's been cleaning ever since. She started from the second floor now she was making her way down to the living room. Where I had been hiding from her.
"You could help me you know!"
"Again, do you not know me at all?"
"Useless dog," she said.
"Woof," I said eating another spoonful of my cereal.
Then the doorbell rang. "Shit, shit, shit," she said.
She shoved all of the cleaning supplies back into the closet. Her bonnet came off, as well as the pins, and she shoved them into a kitchen drawer. She checked herself in the mirror. Making sure that she looked okay, that's when she opened the door.
"Hello, mother how are you?"
She was like a completely different person once that door opened. She stood straight with her hands clasped in front of her. The spitfire girl who I was used to seeing. Was now tame. The fire in her eyes had been extinguished. A very regal looking woman stepped in. Covered in a fur coat, it looked as though at least 12 animals had to die to make that thing. She had a very distasteful look on her face. I understood why Kagome called her scary. I had to admit that she was intimidating for a human woman.
"Kagome couldn't you have cleaned up before I arrived."
She took her mothers coat, hanging it up on the rack by the door.
"Yes mother, I'm sorry."
"Sorry, you're always sorry," she said.
She had an air about her. That let you know she was better than you. She scanned the room, her eyes landing on me. I didn't think she could look any more disgusted, but apparently, I was wrong. My eyes darted over to Kagome. She just stood there in the corner. Like a child that had been put on punishment.
"You." she sneered at me. "I see you've followed in your sisters' footsteps Kagome. Falling for the enemy. " She sighed. "Here I thought that you were the only child that had turned out right, but it seems like I couldn't be more wrong."
I stood up, walking over to Kagome's side. "From what I saw she runs her company just fine. She's my boss and nothing more. So, you don't have to treat her like that. She is kind and she does a damn good job running those companies. Anyone who can't see how amazing she is is a fool."
"How I speak to my child is none of your business you mutt."
"I won't allow you to come into her home and disrespect her any way that you please woman."
"You insolent dog! And you, you're allowing him to speak to your mother this way.
"I-"
"No matter." She said grabbing her coat. "Do not come home until you get rid of the mutt. Then maybe your father and I will forgive you."
She left slamming the door behind her.
"Kagome I-"
"No! Why couldn't you just be quiet Sesshomaru?!"
"Kagome I'm sorry."
She put her hands up. "Forget it Sesshomaru."
I could see the teas in her eyes. I looked away, I didn't like seeing her cry. I hated how it made me feel. I listened as she ran upstairs. I plopped down onto the couch. That was the second time I'd made things worse. I didn't like seeing her this way. So tame, so timid. She was so unrecognizable in a way. Her fire had gone.
