Author's Note: I'm sorry that I keep taking so long to updated. I work weekends and go to school on weekdays, so I have very little time to myself. I hope you enjoy this chapter! Please review!

Updated: April. 12, 2013

Sesshomaru was having difficulty concentrating on the stack of paperwork in front of him. It was strange, because his staff usually found it hard to pull him out of his work at any given time. To anyone who didn't know him, he would have appeared to be lost in business, but Dean could see that the boss had re-read the same line of text at least three or four times.

"Excuse me, sir," the young man made his presence known, "has something happened this morning?"

"Pardon?" Sesshomaru's golden flecked eyes lifted from the page in his hand, and met Dean's green ones. His newest employee walked closer to the desk.

"I couldn't help but notice that you happen to be preoccupied this morning. If I add in the fact that you seemed to be in a particularly good mood when you arrived, I can only surmise that this morning offered you a pleasant surprise. Was I too forward in inquiring as to what it was?"

Sesshomaru looked down and attempted to read the paper again. As Dean turned to leave, he replied, "not at all, Dean. I don't know exactly why I'm feeling uplifted today. I wouldn't spread it around though. I don't want the others to think I've gone soft." His employee laughed.

"Gone soft, sir? You've never been a hard-ass if you don't mind me saying. Sorry for interrupting you, but you have a phone call and left your cellphone in the lobby." He reached out and placed the phone on the desk. "I answered it so you wouldn't miss it. They're on hold."

"And why didn't you tell me that before inquiring about my morning?" Sesshomaru wondered in amusement. Dean grinned at him.

"I was wondering if you had finally asked Miss Rin out." Sesshomaru blinked and looked up.

"Why would you wonder that? We are just friend."

"Truly? Well it is a shame, sir, that you can make successful romantic pairs for hundreds of people a year, while you can't see past the tip of your own nose when it comes to your own relationships." Before waiting for a response Dean left, closing the door behind himself, leaving Sesshomaru with nothing to stare at.

"Hello?" He said, raising his phone and placing it against his ear.

"Oy, Sesshomaru, and long time it's been!" Sesshomaru groaned and ran a hand down his face.

"InuYasha, what warrants this pleasure of a phone call?"

"You don't have to sound so thrilled to hear from me, brother."

"I'm ecstatic. What is it that you wanted?"

"Miroku proposed to Sango, and they wanted to invite you to the wedding. I tried to convince them that inviting you was a ridiculous idea, but they are both set in the idea that you should be there." InuYasha's voice sounded bored. "I expect that you'll be bringing a date? I don't want to have to find my 'actor' big brother someone who will pay him by the hour."

Sesshomaru suppressed a growl. InuYasha really knew how to piss him off. Just his voice was enough. It wasn't that they hated each other, per say. They just couldn't stand one another.

Besides that, the whole reason for the call was almost preposterous. InuYasha had hired him a few years back to pretend to date Sango Kikaku, a refreshing young woman who was spurned in love by her less-than observant best friend. Things had resolved themselves, and the two had made up. Now, it seemed that they were to wed, and why did they want him there?

"I told you that I don't work in the industry anymore," Sesshomaru stated through clenched teeth. "Why would they want me there? It's not as if I am their friend like you are."

InuYasha sighed, "I know that as well as you do, but Sango's got it into her head that you are one of the people responsible for their happiness. I tried to assure her that you only did it for the money, and not for the greater good, but she won't take no for an answer."

Sesshomaru frowned into his empty office. This was preposterous, but how could he possibly get out of it?

"I'll think about it."

"I knew you would say that. Just think fast, because it's next week."

"Fine, I'll get back to you."

"Don't forget the date!" InuYasha added as he hung up.

Sesshomaru sighed, leaning back in his chair and gazed up at the ceiling. This was too much. He would end up having to go to this wedding. On top of it all, Dean seemed to be under the impression that he and Rin had been secretly dating or something. He tapped his fingers on the desk in front of him.

It didn't so much bother him that the young man had assumed such a thing, it was more bothersome that he was incorrect. Recently, Sesshomaru had admitted to himself that he found Rin to be a breath of fresh air in his often stale life. He would catch himself stealing looks at her while she was focusing on something. He found it endearing how she would bite her lip in an effort to hold back tears as they watched a sad movie.

In fact, last night he had found her so overwhelmingly captivating that he had feigned sleep as she sang a sweet tune. When she wandered over to cover him in a blanket, he had unthinkingly reached out for her. He had inwardly cursed himself, realizing that she thought that he was sleeping. It surprised him that she had curled up on his lap, rather than wake him up.

Sesshomaru shook his head, bringing himself back to the present. What was he doing? She was his friend, one of the only ones he had. It would be idiotic to breach boundaries that friendship placed. He set his mouth and allowed for the thought of: why not? No cheap seduction tricks, he could woo her fair and square. A little smile formed at the edges of his mouth and he stood, pulling on his suit jacket.

"I'm going out, I trust you can handle things," he nodded to Dean as he headed out the door.