AN- I wanted to have this update posted yesterday but I decided to rework this chapter because of a request, J-Chan wanted to see a bit of the sango/miroku relationship so here it is! even with a dash of Naraku! this chapter is dedicated to my heart sister, J-chan.

A week later found Kagome enjoying the subtle shift in her relationship with Sesshomaru, she was not "dating" Sesshomaru, and they were not in a "relationship" but somewhere along the line, it was a comfortable shift and it left each of them with a more happy demeanor.

The only problem was while Sesshomaru had won over the company from across the seas, and they successfully created a merger, he was sure that something was amiss in his financial department. There were several things that just didn't add up correctly, and to be totally honest he didn't really trust any of his accountants, they all seemed like very strange and seemingly oily people who only crunched numbers because they had no chance at a social life.

Kagome was his saving grace once more, while she had gone to school for Miko's to train her latent abilities, she of course studied a more practical course while there, she did not feel destined to become a shrine maiden for the rest of her life, regardless of how rewarding she found shrine life to be. Even thought she had struggled in her school days with math, she had somehow found a calling to numbers in college, maybe maturity worked wonders when it came to long division. There would always be jobs waiting for accountants, whether corporate or private, there were even decent paying bank jobs too, because as long as there was money there would be a need for math.

The family shrine that Kagome grew up at was struggling, every few years they went through a lean time, and this just so happened to be the first time that her mother had let her in on her family's struggles. While Sesshomaru's family had been known to donate regularly to the shrine, it just didn't seem to be enough to keep the shrine in the black. As the stress of all the debt the shrine amassed over a year began to weigh heavily on Kagome, there was only one thing in her mind that she could do, work harder.

Sesshomaru knew the shrine was in trouble, and he offered her a large sum of money, enough to keep the place afloat for a few years and get some much needed repairs done. Kagome refused politely and then asked for help to write a resume, after rattling off a list of her skills, Sesshomaru hired her on the spot as his new lead accountant. He refused to admit it, but he created that position just for her, he even took her out and bought her a few professional outfits to work in. he needed her now more then ever, he knew that if something was going on in his company, she would find it. To be honest if there was even a single penny misplaced she would find it.

Sesshomaru could not have been happier.

Kagome loved her new job, she got to dress professionally, and she would make enough money each month to support her entire family, meaning all the money her parents made could go into the shrine. Her friend from high school Sango worked in public relations and had bribed her supervisor so that she could get the same lunch hour as Kagome.

Every day Kagome worked tirelessly only stopping for a lunch hour spent at a little bistro across the street from the giant office building, most times the girls packed a light lunch, but the bistro served the best jasmine tea either of them ever tasted. Fridays had even once again taken a new tradition.

On Fridays the stoic president of the company Sesshomaru took a lunch break.

Never before had anyone heard of that happening, sure there had been lunch meetings with clients, and there had been many times that Jakken had brought lunch from whatever place that Sesshomaru desired that day, but he was known to eat either in front of the computer screen or while looking over paperwork. Now however, every Friday found him dragged from the building at lunch time to a nearby park where Kagome would stuff him full of edible delights packed into a sturdy bento box, and of course there was chocolate milk.

Sesshomaru was slowly becoming used to this life, spending a long lunch with Kagome on Fridays seemed to help him wind down from the stress of the week, he even started taking Saturdays off, he still went in for a few hours on Sunday to check up on the weekly reports being mailed out to the investors on Mondays. Many Fridays found Sesshomaru returning to his office and not being able to focus on anything, his mind having already clocked out for the weekend.

One Friday in particular Kagome was approached by a co-worker, one of the other accountiants approached her, a man named Miroku. He was desperate to get a chance with sango, he claimed that sango was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, and so far none of his usual methods of seduction had worked on her. Kagome found that she felt sorry for the young monk's plight, he seemed to be very much the ladies man so there was no wonder that sango had refused to be wooed by his less then stellar romancing skills.

Kagome seemed to forget what day it was as she convinced sango to go across the street to the little bistro with her, miroku would supprise the two of them there and crash their lunch. They had just sat down at their usual table when miroku showed up eagerly jumping into their conversation. Kagome watched with a smile as the monk tried all his tricks to impress sango, of course none of them worked, but Kagome was overjoyed when he finally let go of trying to woo sango and just chatted casually with her. She knew sango liked the perverted monk, but no woman wanted to be just another conquest, as long as miroku was being himself he would get a chance with the woman he wanted.

Just as Kagome excused herself to head back to the office and leave the pair, another co-worker popped in at their table. Naraku was a man that no one could ever describe as friendly, he worked in the electronic sales division, but right now he was smiling at Kagome with a smile so wide she vaguely wondered if his cheeks hurt. If Kagome was being honest with herself, Naraku was quite attractive, and she was a bit flattered to have his attention. While he made polite conversation Kagome couldn't help the nagging feeling like she was forgetting something. Soon enough she ignored the feeling and found herself deep in debate with Naraku over the current election nominees.

To say that Sesshomaru was upset that Kagome missed their lunch hour was an understatement, by the time he heard from jaken that Kagome told her secretary that she was heading to the bistro for lunch he was absolutely furious. He didn't understand why Kagome made other plans, and didn't include him. He didn't know what he would do if he found out that Kagome was seeing another man, but in a moment of weakness he decided to meet her there. He swooped in on that little cafe ready to destroy his opponent.

Naraku.

How he hated that vile Hanyou, the same Hanyou that was currently the cause of the huge beaming smile across Kagome's face, but seeing as Naraku was at least half demon there was no doubt that the man would be able to smell Sesshomaru's scent lingering on Kagome. In a over the top display Sesshomaru pulled a chair up between Kagome and Naraku, before leaning down ghosting his lips over hers in a greeting, her attention was completely focused on him as he casually threw his arm over the back of her chair, remarking with a smirk.

"Double dates, how nice."

While the stoic Inu would never speak the words out loud, he was secretly happy when Kagome leaned into him, a slight blush creeping up onto her cheeks, while he normally would never leave the office for something as frivolous as this, it could be considered an impromptu meeting. He was glad he was here though, who knew what would have happened if he hadn't been here to make a proper claim on -His Miko-