Author's Note: Kagome and InuYasha! Sexual tension!

My Darkest Hour

Chapter 10

"Mr. Takahashi, this is Higurashi Kagome, your new secretary."

The man standing behind the large oak desk in the back of the office smiled. His straight, white teeth drew attention to his plump, pink lips and cute puppy nose. Going farther north, Kagome took in the sight of his gorgeous eyes of warm, molten gold. They were framed by dense fringes of black eyelashes, and a little higher up were long, slightly thick black eyebrows. His beautiful, clear skin was free of wrinkles except around his mouth where his smile created slight creases. He also had lush and long silver hair that fell to about the small of his back. What stood out most, though, were his adorable inu ears that were perched on the top of his silver crown. Despite the downright cuteness of them, they didn't take away from his handsome façade or his steamy, undeniable sexiness.

"Hello Ms. Higurashi; glad to have you on board," the man spoke in his lovely deep voice. He walked over to where the two women stood, and extended his hand. "Takahashi InuYasha, your new boss."

Kagome grabbed his hand, despite her mind being fuzzy still after taking in his god-like appearance. "Hello Mr. Takahashi. It's absolutely wonderful to have been given this opportunity."

InuYasha smiled. "I'm glad you think so." He then looked up at his former secretary. "Thank you so much Hana. Ms. Higurashi and I will be speaking for some time now. Once we're finished, you'll be dismissed."

Hana bowed. "Of course, sir. It's been a pleasure."

"Likewise, Hana."

Hana nodded and turned to leave, closing the door behind her.

InuYasha smoothed his tie, as he gestured for Kagome to take a seat at his desk. He walked behind it and sat in his. Once they were both situated, InuYasha began.

"So, Ms. Higurashi, what made you apply to Enable?"

"Oh well, ever since high school I knew I wanted to work with children. Um… but I didn't know how. Being a teacher was the most obvious way at the time, but I felt I had more potential than that. So I went to business school, confident that I could find a decent corporation to apply to. It wasn't too long ago that I found Enable through research for such places. When I did, though, I was ecstatic. It was so perfect, and I didn't know what I'd do if I couldn't get the position I applied for."

InuYasha nodded. He had been listening intently to her answer, but at the same time he was checking her out. She was a beautiful woman, there's no doubt about that. But she also had this fiery sex appeal, though it was unintentional—effortless even. He liked her lips especially. The gorgeous heart shape and plumpness to them got him riled up, to be honest. Her eyes were his second favorite. No, maybe the lips and the eyes were on the same level. In any case, he loved them both already. Her almond eyes were a pretty chocolate color, and they were quite round and wide compared to others of their race. They were surrounded by long, wispy eyelashes that were absolutely and naturally gorgeous. Her skin was clear and perfect, and she had the cutest nose that was tiny, and sort of round at the bottom. Her long, raven colored hair was pulled up, leaving only her bangs and cute curls in front of her small ears loose. Something that was also rare for women of their race was her body shape. Higurashi Kagome had large, full breasts. They were round, and probably around a C-cup size. Her hips were also round, and she even had an exceptional amount of fat on her bottom. He had seen when she came in that her legs were silky looking, and despite her only being around 5' 5", they seemed to extend endlessly.

InuYasha opened his mouth to respond. "So you want to work for the children, huh?" He smiled when Kagome nodded. "Well, great because, as you already know, that's what we're all about. Lately we've been working on a project for opening up another center that's nearby a school in the slums. Unfortunately, nobody cares about what goes on there so all kinds of things happen to people there. I don't know why we didn't start a project of this nature before, but there's no turning back time. So anyway we're working on a daycare and rehab center nearby the school so families don't have to travel far. It's also significantly more affordable than the centers in different areas. Of course we always make sure that the centers are affordable, but you know in those areas the wages are lower. So we have to adjust the prices for each area. This corporation would be pointless if there were children that were excluded from our services over something as trivial as money. And since we're so widespread and successful, money really is insignificant."

"Wow, that's great." Kagome said with a wide smile on her face. She really loved the fact that they went out of their way to make sure everyone is able to use their services. "Um, so how are the centers organized? The daycares are separate from the rehab facilities aren't they?"

"Yes they are; good question. When you walk through the door of most of the facilities, there's a lobby. Directly to the back of the lobbies are the employee only rooms and public bathrooms. A door to the right of the entire lobby leads to the daycare centers where children play, watch shows—both fun ones and educational ones—and there are also different activities set up that are supervised by employees. The activities range from story time, to interactive games, to working in workbooks designated for each learning level that a child may be at. There's even a gym for basketball and other recreational activities like that."

Kagome nodded. "That's really great."

"Yes… Now to the left of the lobby is the rehab center. Children go there for treatments if they've been abused, if they need special medical attention, or if they've gotten into accidents of some sort. We have college trained, well-known physicians that take care of the children there. However, if for whatever reason there's a report of any form of abuse or neglect in either centers—whether it be the daycare or the rehab center—employees are immediately dismissed."

"That's wonderful. It's really great that you're providing such genuine care for the children. I really am glad to be a part of this organization."

InuYasha smiled. "Of course; and I'm glad you are. According to what Hana reported to me, you're skills in the field you've trained in are amazing."

Kagome blushed. "Well, I wouldn't say there're amazing per se…"

InuYasha laughed lightly, the sound being another thing that was other-worldly about him. "Don't be modest! I know you'll do very well here. I really am glad to have you here."

"And I'm glad to be here, sir."

InuYasha smiled. "Alright; I'm expecting great things from you, Ms. Higurashi."

"Oh…" Kagome said nervously.

InuYasha laughed again. "Oh, don't be nervous. I promise you that all my employees love it here, and there's almost never a complaint. You'll adjust well and hopefully quickly. We really are busy sometimes since we have facilities in several locations across Tokyo. We're actually hoping to expand even more…"

Kagome smiled. "That sounds great."

InuYasha stood from his desk, and Kagome followed suit.

"Alright, Ms. Higurashi… Let's confirm your new position, and say goodbye to Hana."

Author's Note: Please R&R