Caffeine

The intoxicating aroma of coffee brewing tickled his senses as he rested in a remote corner of the coffee shop. His molten eyes darted between the watch on his wrists to the front entrance of the shop. 'Surely she knows how to keep time?' He had called her fifty-five minutes ago—surely she could stand to be a little early, right?

Sesshoumaru scoffed mildly and closed his eyes in contempt. Whatever possessed him to aid the female was beyond him. He, the great Taiyoukai Sesshoumaru lied to a respected elder for the sake of one little human girl.

Argh.

He massaged his temples with his large hands, attempting to ease the provocative headache building in his head. Something bothered him though; he felt her spiritual powers. If she was a miko, why would she be carrying a youkai's offspring? That doesn't make any sense, unless of course, she was willing? Sesshoumaru shook his head to dismiss his thoughts. Whatever the reason is, he will find out from her.

Dingaling!

The metal bell hanging above the frame of the door jingled merrily as a new customer entered the shop. He looked up to only grow frustrated—it wasn't her. He pulled his watch into view again only to be disappointed. '9:01 a.m. She's late.' He was an important business man of a multibillion dollar corporation. And here he was, wasting his time waiting for a female he could've easily dismissed.

Yet, there was something about her that drew him to her like a moth to a flame.

Dingaling!

"Hello."

He heard a pitiful excuse as a greeting from a familiar voice. He couldn't recall if he remembered hearing the bell jingle, but in any case the object of his dilemma is here. Finally. "You're late," he spared her no glance at her direction but simply brought his white mug of coffee to his lips.

"Only by a minute…"

"Sit," he dismissed her excuse and motioned her to the seat across the table from him. He raised his head to meet her exhilarating blue eyes. She shifted in her seat uncomfortably under his scrutinizing gaze, but he didn't care. He was used to such reactions when he held meetings with his board and associates.

Minutes passed as neither of them motioned to speak except for the brief moment where the waitress asked her for something to drink. He raised an eyebrow at her order of a cappuccino, wondering if she knew too much caffeine would be harmful to the child. He watched her pick up the hot drink once it was delivered and brought it to her lips.

"Stop," he commanded in his cool tone.

She blinked her eyes several times and tilted her head, "Why?"

"Caffeine is harmful to the unborn pup," he nodded at her cup. He expected her to put the cup onto the saucer, but instead she gasped and nearly spilled over its contents.

"H-how did you know?"

Sesshoumaru raised an uninterested eye brow at her that seemed sarcastically to ask, 'Really?' As if his markings weren't a dead giveaway. However he kept that statement to himself and opted for a change of subject, "So. How about that explanation?"

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JR- I just love this plot :D So many things I can do with them! I'm so sorry for the late update as always, but I guess my readers expect that of me. I'm a terrible updater.

Thanks for reading!