Maya walk out of his office panting, "what the hell?" she muttered as her hand touched her neck. some where inside her, she felt like she knew him and could possible love him. love? "ok, he's fine, cute and hot but too cruel for even love, but love is what everyone have even if they seem like that" she thought as her angel side reasoned with her with a little care to words him.
Maya shook her head at that thought. This is nuts!
after taking a few deep breaths, she began to walk again, she didn't make it pass the clerk's desk when her phone rang: "they see me rolling, they hating, patrolling, trying catch me ridding dirty".
"hi, Maya here" she answered, hoping it was not something that had to do with business or computers.
"hey sis, where are you?" asked her older brother.
"at the Takahashi corp., why?" she replied as she got close to the elevator.
"oh good, you will join us in a meeting with Mr. Takahashi..." her brother replied. great! the odds were against her.
"but Zenri?" Maya protested, hating the idea of attending a meeting. all she wanted was to fix her car for the next race, or upgrade her AIs or computer robots.
"no buts, you are apart of the Kyo Suke corp., like it or not, you are going to be there, it is a merging meeting, so go back there and wait on us." he instructed her. "what were you doing there in the first place?" he asked out of curiosity.
"um, well... a favor for inu. what that got to do with me?" she asked not to please going back there.
"it involves you too, including the whole family," he told her.
"like hell!" she said mocking him as she walked back to his office." what are you planning?"
"now be on your best behavior, bye" he said and hung up before she could argue. that was fast good bye than usual, something is up.
"damn brothers" she muttered and knocks on the door and entered.
Sesshomaru heard a knock on the door, as his nose picked up that intoxicated scent again; it or should he say woman smell like Sakura blossom with spring flowers, strawberries and jasmine. oh what a scent! his demon side, wanted to bury its nose in what ever produced that scent.
he looks up from his paper work to see purple-blue eyes. it was her again, "yes?" he asked not too please. before she could answer, he begun again
"I have no time for your ridiculous games, I have an important meeting in a few minutes--" he was interrupted when she shut the door rather loudly, giving him a rude impression.
"yeah like I wanted to be here too" she replied not really caring for manners, as she made her way to a chair. this was not his day.
he growled "look wrench, I got---"
"yeah I know, what you think I' m here for? style and comfort?" she asked interrupting him again and ignoring the insult. totally this wasn't her day; she would do anything just to be at the garage again.
"it's not my fault this ridiculous meeting includes me" she said with a sigh.
"what?" he asked as he thought he heard wrong, a woman in a business meeting? well not a woman but a half breed, this is ---.
"yeah, the same thing I asked when my brother told me" she said as she went in her bag and took out her I pod.
Sesshomaru sigh and sat down and return to his paper work. he would take few glances at her, her scent was driving him crazing and she doesn't even know. 'why?' was the only thought that came to him.
His sectary told him the Kyo Suke brothers were here and his brother not to happy about the wake up call.
They were all sitting around the conference table, her older brother dressed in white and navy blue suit, Shuuchi her twin dress as if he was in town; he had on a t-shirt and jeans. not the clothes you wear at a meeting. Inuyasha was no acceptation to the dress code; he wore a red shirt and black pants, with a bored expression on his face.
"this is shit" Shuuchi and Inuyasha muttered at the same time.
they both look at each other, then back to their brothers with a look that could kill.
"now dear brother, behave" Zenri said rolling his eyes, he knew Shuuchi hate these things but it was part of what came with being a Kyo Suke. Shuuchi who growled at him then pouted a little in hopes his brother would have pity and let him get the fuck out of this conference room, but dear brother had no such thing.
"same goes for you Inuyasha" said Sesshomaru. the only reason Inuyasha was involved in any of his father fortune and fame was because he was his son and Inuyasha at the current position of taking the companies from right under his ass because he has produce an heir; Haku, that was in fathers will and also by any circumstances that Inuyasha shall not be remove from his name or fortune.
Blasted old man had everything planned. He knew Sesshomaru would drop Inuyasha flat on his ass on the street, once he had the power to do it.
But what surprise him, was that Inuyasha didn't want the position and told his brother that he would run the companies better than he had. Although Sesshomaru is head, Inuyasha holds a great deal over his head; that is until Sesshomaru produce and heir, then Inuyasha held nothing against him, but Inuyasha never used it against him even when Sesshomaru threaten and argue with him.
"fuck you" was Inuyasha's only reply, not to please to away from his mate.
"I could be home with my girl, doing all kind of pleasuring things, but noooo! got to come to this ..." Shuuchi whining stop as he tried to find the perfect word
"shit?" Maya said well more like asked.
"yeah" he replied with a smile, when his sister finishes his sentence. at least she knows how he feels.
The meeting went on with comparing stocks, financial records, business debts, income and products. The whole time Maya was in space, all she heard was blar, blar, blar. then her ears pick up the words, merging with a marriage or mating and the son will inherited the merge company when he reach eighteen.
Maya was surprise and her brother look lost while Inuyasha cough and Sesshomaru sigh in annoyance; they weren't listening to anything that was said. It was like talking in a different language with idiots listening to you.
Maya was about to asked where the hell are they gonna find someone to mate with who ever? but her phone rang; "I know you want me baby, I think I want you to, I think I love you baby, I think I love you too" (superman by enimem) she answer the phone before the song got too sexual.
"hey" she answered with a smirk on her face. It was Dou, he always have good news for her.
"hey girl, up for a race?" asked Dou. Maya face lit up, then it turn into a frown as she remember what she was doing.
"damn it Dou I'm in a meeting," she replied with a sigh of disappointment.
Dou laugh in her ears, was this real? his little Maya is in a meeting, the Maya he knows make up all kind of excuses not to be there and always get away.
"no way, you. meetings?" he laughed. This was funny and even Maya had to a small smile on her face.
"hey not funny! like I wanted to be here anyway" she huffed and pouted.
"anyway Kim said you have an m.t.d. (mission to do) and race at 12 tonight" he replied. They were good source of information and her spy friends.
"ok call me later, bye" she said and hung up. At least that there was something to look for word to later. she sighs.
Every one was looking at her, and Sesshomaru growled in annoyance.
"what?" she asked innocently with big kitty eyes and a pout. Damn she looked cute. Then her phone rang again with toxic by Britney Spears.
"hell no Maya, you know the rules" her brother warned. Although he knew saying that warning was in vain.
"look its just Kagome" she said and answered the phone after a few minutes she was off again. Sesshomaru was getting really annoyed, she was worst than Inuyasha.
"hey inu, kags say she wants you to pick up her dry cleaning and get Haku and Rin from school because..." she paused "in her exact words "your blasted brother tends to forget his own pup at school, and my son is not spending the night out of my sight" she finished.
Inuyasha had to laugh, was his brother that obvious? damn, but he did left Rin at school and didn't remember until next morning. good thing Shuuchi was passing in the area or else she would have spend the night there. scary!
The meeting went on, Zenri said the merge will be done traditionally and the scrolls he held up were quite old with the smell of old decayed blood.
"hello people, where are we gonna get people in our family to mate to become one?" asked Maya although she was hoping it wasn't her. "well Souta is out because there is no way in hell he will agree with marrying Rin at that age" she said with disgust in her voice.
"and what's wrong with my niece?" asked Inuyasha not to pleased.
"nothing but being a wife at age? what? 11?" she pauses then made a face." that's scary!" she said in a girly voice.
"sorry Maya but they are not the ones to be married by this paper" replied Zenri as he unrolls the scroll.
"ok, but Inuyasha is mated, Shuuchi got his girl and you already have someone in mind to be with. there is no way in hell and heaven I am gonna be the bride of this merger" she said with anger in her voice. she is not about to marry to some total stranger and be happy about it.
"well by this scroll you are" replied Zenri as he and Sesshomaru read the scroll. there was silence then followed by "your kidding right?" she asked with amusement in her voice.
"well his name is right here with yours and by the scents of these blood signs, I say it is your blood and his" Zenri replied.
"who the fuck is my sister marrying?" asked Shuuchi not liking his sister getting fuck up by a stranger he doesn't know.
"there is no reason to get angry or use bad language, brother or you sister..." don't you sister me" Maya said interrupting him," and there is no such thing as bad language, its just the way you use the words in context."
"so who the hell is he?" asked Maya." and please tell me that this is a nightmare?" " I can't be a bride, or even a mommy" she squeak in a very high pitch voice, with a very cute pouty face in hopes her brother have some pity on her and would not continue. too bad, shit was not going her way today.
"I want to be free, travel, visit the world, places, unfold secrets" she said dramatically.
Everyone sweat drop, Maya can be very dramatic at the strangest times.
"you already visit the world" Shuuchi said giving her sister one of those "oh brother" looks and sighed.
Maya stuck out her tongue at him playfully. "but seriously, who's the lucky bastard?" she asked.
"me" Sesshomaru said with annoyance in his voice. "ok she is cute and have a sexy body, may- be good for breeding a healthy heir. Sesshomaru had to admit, she is hot, no, scorching hot. "you've got to be the most annoying bitch that I ever came a upon, half breed." He said rubbing his temples.
That was a shock that slap her in her face over and over, she stayed there not moving, she was still, not even a breath was heard from her, as her eyes look into his, silence followed and the tension in the air thicken by the passing minutes.
"would you please say something bitch" Inuyasha shouted trying to kill the tension before it killed him.
Maya shake her head no, "hell no" she replied as her mind replayed his words.
The expression on her face turn from shock to anger, her temper just snapped.
"what the fuck did you just called me?" asked Maya as she place her hand on her hips and anger rising in her voice.
"great Zenri. here we go again" said Shuuchi rolling his eyes as he watches the scene unfold then he felt her aura which was pretty strong.
"I'll have you know that I will not tolerate your language or you disrespecting me" Sesshomaru stated, although she a total turn on when she is angry.
"well sorry buddy" she sneered poking him in the chest. He tense when he felt her poking him, it was kidda cute but then again, this is not the place to be thinking of these things.
"if you got no respect for me, I ain't as hell giving you any, pathetic demon" she told him in a matter a fact tone, as her finger pokes him in the chest again.
Sesshomaru growled at her and Maya mock him.
"knock it off Maya!" Zenri said coming between them.
"he ain't worth it" she said and turns away from them and headed out the door. she stop when she heard her phone rang again;" have you ever been hated or discriminated against? I have, I've been protested and demonstrated again." (cleaning out my closet by enimem)."this is not my day" she said and answered it.
it was her god father; Lopez.
"yo pops watz up?" she asked in a cheerful tone with the slang she pick up on the streets.
"Maya, my daughter, how is daddy's girl doing?" Lopez asked in a Italian accent.
"yo she just got engage to the worst demon on earth" she said with a sigh as she sat down and put her foot on the table.
"oh who is he? ya want daddy to give him a welcome or ya want Frankie to get rid of him?" Lopez replied with a chuckle.
"well that would be nice, but my brothers need him to merge the companies, godfather is there something I can do for you?" she asked as she rock the chair.
"yea my dear, its a job, you up for it?" Lopez asked as he watches his hench men bring him his whisky.
"hmmm lets see" Maya said as she look around the room for answers; her brother shaking his head no and the other one shake his head yes.
"sure godfather but I got to go, see ya later" she replied and hung up the phone.
"Maya" her brother called out to her. she was about to leave when she turned to her brother, who for some reason wanted her to stay in the same room as 'him'.
"what?" she replied not too politely? then she pouted knowing that was rude, and it was not right to put all her anger on him.
"there will be a ball tonight at 7" he told her and sigh when he saw her face; she uses that cute thing too much to get her own way.
"yeah? so what?" she replied. really she did not care for business balls or gatherings or even meetings.
"you are to attend as my..." Sesshomaru stop as he didn't want to say he wanted her as a date but her accepted her as business and nothing more.
"date?" she asked raising her eye brows. "sorry don't do dates". the guy got the balls and nerve to ask me out with that type of attitude and behavior, she thought. is he like asking me out? I can't breath inner Maya said dramatically with fake inhale of deep breaths.
"you have to be there, for the announcement of the merging and engagement." Zenri stated.
"your kidding, didn't you think that I would have something plan for tonight?" she asked. just hope they buy it, she thought.
"do you?" replied Shuuchi, he knew he got her there, she has no excuse.
"shut up!" her face redden in embarrassment, damn why couldn't he just buy it? she thought.
"do it for dad" stated her brother.
"look! keep dad out of this shit, ok, sure I'll go and..." she stop as she remember she had a job to do for Lopez, car racing and a M.T.D.
"what time?" she squeak.
"7, you weren't listening were you?" Zenri asked with annoyance in his voice.
"no" she answered.
"is that a no for listening or----" Shuuchi was interrupted by her cell again.
She answered, only to be Kim giving her the update of plans for the night.
"no as in no, I got things to do at that time, I got a street race, and some shit to set up and other things that are classified." she said.
"things like what?" asked Shuuchi. "fix your car, upgrade your computers and robots then your AIs' eh?" he asked mocking her in a girly voice.
"keep out of my head, you---" she was interrupted with her brothers laughing their heads off.
"Maya for once, just go, dress up nice, spend hours in the mirror and be a girl." he said. "your too much of a tom boy" her brother added.
Maya cross her arms over her chest and huffed. "excuse me, you should know, you spend more hours in the mirror than me. I am happy the way I am, if you don't like it, you can just fuck off".
"when was the last time you went out?" asked Shuuchi trying to make his point.
"last night" she answered. she knew exactly where he is taking this conversation, let it run a bit then given in , her inner Maya told her.
"not with girls or a job Lopez sends you. with a real guy and no, not Dou, he doesn't count." Zenri said trying to hide his laughter as Maya face redden with embarrassment.
ok! shut him up! , her inner Maya scream at her, it was very embarrass.
"fine, I'll go" she agreed with defeat.
"yes" they both said as did a high five and then laughed
"you never been with a guy or even went out?" asked Inuyasha as his face showed disbelief in what he just heard, then he smirked, " then that means you are a 21 year old virgin". Maya sigh as a deep blush creep across her face. she rolled her eyes, this is not her day, can it get any more embarrassing? her mind asked her.
"well Inuyasha, to tell you the truth, she never been out or with a guy in her life, she is a bit afraid of the opposite sex." Shuuchi said whispering the last part. yep it just did , her inner Maya answered.
Maya face became even more red as Inuyasha look at her then laugh at her.
Sesshomaru was well kidda surprise and glad and amused at the same time. so she's a virgin he thought, and then smirked. he gain more than he would go for. then he cover up the smirk when he heard Inuyasha voice.
"no really Maya, so who did you go to the prom with or parties during school?" asked Inuyasha as his laughter died.
"no one. she never bother in going" answered her brother.
ok they are not going down that road, shut them up now! her angry inner Maya commanded.
"shut the fuck up! that is personal shit! and who gives rat's ass who the fuck I go out with?" she was fuming red with anger, well not what I had in mind but it could work , her inner Maya said very pleased at their startled faces. "there was not even one guy at school who want to go out with me for me but to gain power or fame, that's why I think it was better not to engage in any serious relationships, its better alone or just with be with family and close friends." she said then lower her eyes so they couldn't see her pain.
"my life is not a fairy tale, the power I inherited comes with a big responsibility, that sometimes I feel like I can't handle with all these power lust demons out to get me". then she look at Sesshomaru with a look that said,' am not a fucking weakling, jackass'
"I am the sacrifice to save the world or the tool to destroy it, how ironic! that's the life that was decided by the gods the day I was born, even you Shuuchi ..." she pause. there was silence, everyone was surprise and couldn't say anything. Shuuchi hand reach out to her only to retreat back on the table. he knew her pain but he didn't think she would break down because of this merger or anything. her life isn't hers, so you think getting married to an asshole will make things better? his mind asked.
Zenri look at her with sad eyes, it was true she had the burden of the world on her shoulders from the day she came in the world, Shuuchi also has it, but who embrace the power to full capacity and who the necklace chose was the one who became the sacrifice and Maya was chosen.
"I still can't get it, why Shuuchi, you live like nothing is wrong, you live your life with hopes of seeing your future and hopefully kids but with me now, I never will, because one day I will just vanish from the world and everything will go back to normal like nothing happened between good and evil, and even without a trace of my existence" she pause as she try to control her emotions. "that's why I reasoned with my self not to love someone or that person to love me that they can't move on, not to be the reason for their pain, that's why I can't go through with this, it would be useless because you know as well as I, that I live my life full of dangers and death possibilities." she finished. She had told them every thing that was in her heart hopping they will understand.
she stood up with her head hang low so they can't see her face or eyes and left the room. without a word she was gone.
Shuuchi look at his brother with worried and sad eyes, Zenri glance at Inuyasha who was totally confuse then his face sadden as he knew exactly what it feels like.
Sesshomaru showed no emotions at all, not even pity but down in his heart he felt guilt, pain and sadness that he only ignored. "sorry you had to hear that. it's not like her to act like that" Zenri apologized.
"what you expect? you just told her she has to be engage with my ass of a brother who as hell won't even give shit much less show love towards her even if hell freeze over." Inuyasha shouted as he felt anger rising. he took a deep breath and try to control his anger and continued
"look all am saying, she has all right to act like that , she has feelings, as far as I know she needs more than that asshole in her life, she needs someone to show her love and that even if she is the sacrifice that-" Inuyasha was interrupted. "I know that!" Zenri said raising his voice.
"I have lived with that knowledge of her destiny every since she showed the first sign of Akira powers and when that necklace glued itself to her neck. It's hard living with it, I hope she can find happiness with him. he is far greater than the others I have met and I hope she could melt that ice" he said.
"yeah, plus we known you guys for years and I know he won't hurt her." Shuuchi said with a smiled then turn to Sesshomaru and his eyes turn red with slit pupils. "and I have more ways of giving pain than pain itself." he said to Sesshomaru who was a little startle and confuse but didn't flinch or showed fear. with that Shuuchi left with a rude comment about meetings.
"all of this sobbing emotions because a bitch does not know her place in life or society, is not apart of this meeting." Sesshomaru said with no remorse at all. "this is business and that will be it, she is just business and that's all." he continue only to make Inuyasha temper flared.
"you bastard! you need love in order to mate or even to have an heir or even to live!" Inuyasha shouted.
Zenri could feel their powers getting stronger and stronger; he has no right to interrupt the siblings' fight, so instead he watched.
Sesshomaru was irritated, he walk up to his brother and held his brother by his shirt.
"have you gone soft, Inuyasha?" he asked with a smirk and distaste towards his brother. "mating is just a process to bind different species together in order to create a new species such as you. a pathetic reason though, cause you're just weak like the rest with half the blood of a demon." he said with disgust.
"yeah! then why the fuck father bring your fucking piece of shit ass in this fucked up world if he didn't have any fucking emotion or feelings to towards the woman who brought you worthless ass in this world? HUH?" Inuyasha shouted he was beyond pissed; it hurt, that his brother would think like that.
"if he didn't feel any emotions towards our mothers, you think we will be here, alive today, HUH? ever thought of that? he love both of them either way, but you don't give a fuck, do you?" Inuyasha growled.
" I never knew you could be so low Sesshomaru, no matter how powerful you get, you will always be weak because you have nothing but status, fame and money." he said sighing with disappointment in his voice as he lower his voice." some one once said to be able to be strong you must have not only physical strength but also mental and emotional strength" he look into his brother's eyes with sadness towards him " you are even weaker than me Sesshomaru, because I've got something you will never have or feel, if that's the way you see things and people." Inuyasha finished and force his way out of his brother's grip and begun to walk away.
"your pathetic and weak Sesshomaru" he said and slam the door.
there was a long silence in the meeting room and only two participants left. Zenri has nothing to say because Inuyasha has said everything but in a cruel way. Sesshomaru was a little shock that his half breed brother got the balls to stand up to him like that for some thing as useless as this shit.
It's not the first time but why every time he did that it just shock him? he look so much and sounded so much like father.
Zenri cleared his throat, "I see we are done here" he stated.
"I'll send the copies and contracts for the merger later. I think everyone needs to cool off and hopefully they would behave better tonight." he said and left.
Sesshomaru was left to his thoughts. no matter what type of logic excuses he came up with, the results burned him and hurt him. ok yes! he was a bastard but was he that bad that his brother accuse him of not loving another but himself?
"damn father and genetic traits" he muttered in a sigh.
"damn brother and his human blood" he rant on. "damn feeling in my stomach and damn the pain in my chest to hell."
Why does every one in his family think he is so self absorbed. that bitch his brother mated said he needed to try something new and show some love. his brother even try taking him to a strip club to find his inner male; whatever that suppose to mean. His brother was convince that he was gay and threaten that if he ever see him with another guy he will give him a true reason to be gay. Sesshomaru flinch at that thought.
Then he had to beat his straightness into his brother, and to prove him even more wrong, he started having affair with other females in other companies mainly to get information and a good fuck which always turn out that she wasn't ready for what he had.
Sesshomaru sigh, he was going to be a married man and his relationships never lasted, approximately 3months, but that was beside the point, he had to make it work, for the sake of his little dignity and manliness that was left.
he had to change, but change take time and he was hoping to all gods that his mate-to -be was ready for the change and hopefully have the patience with him as he seek out the change.
"well so much for owning my life and future" Maya said sighing as she zoom though the red light. you didn't own it in the first place inner Maya said. Maya shook her head, that other personality of hers can be sometimes cruel. she pick up more speed as the images of today played in her head. "jerks!" she said rather loudly. then she put on her music and blast it loud as she speed cross a junction and not really caring it there was an accident. she was drowning out the noise of the world with her music out of her mind. but it was not working, their voices, their name calling, their insults of her past came back to her.
"why am I remembering these things now!" she demanded herself.
tears found themselves flowing down her cheeks.
The cops were chasing after her now; she was way beyond speed limits.
"great another ticket" she sneered. she slowed down and tried to stifle her sobs. she wipe away her tears and then she came to a complete stop and turn off her music as the officer walk up to her car.
she could tell he was a demon and his friend was a human. oh how wonderful inner Maya said with sarcasm as she roll her eyes.
"what's the matter officer?" Maya asked trying to act happy and energetic but it did not work and the office sense her discomfort and her unhappy aura.
"is there a problem Ms. Kyo Suke?" he asked trying to be comforting.
Maya had to admit he is kidda cute.
"ah no officer nothing is wrong" she lied but he saw right though it.
"then why were you speeding way beyond the limit?" he asked with annoyance in his voice. this was not the first time, if she had a bad day; she takes it out on her car or her things.
"I was?" she asked with a pout. it was cute and he soften up and sigh.
"let me ask you again, why you were speeding, had a bad day?" he asked raiding his eye brow.
"yeah, got engage to the ice lord for a merger" she replied not too please.
the office gasp and sigh. Sesshomaru also known as ice demon or heartless. the guy had no pity or remorse to anyone.
he smiled at her with one of those 'I wish you luck' shit smiles.
"I'll let you off, but promise me you will not kill yourself over this thing, there are better things in life" he said giving her advice.
"thanks" she replied with a smiled.
Maya pull up and parked in the garage of a large apartment building, her room was the last floor on the top, a penthouse. she reached home at six, "great an hour to get ready to dance with the devil" she said sighing as she close the door and walk over to the table and put down her bags.
she fail to notice a package on the chair as she went straight to the kitchen and fix something to eat, nothing much just a snack. she slowly undress and put her clothes in the hamper and went to her room and put on her TV, she pull out a draw from the dressing table. it was filled with nail polish and accessories. Why the hell she has a dressing table when she absolutely keep no clothes in it but only accessories, when she has a large walk in closet with rotating clothes hangers and shoe holders. she laid down on her bed with a sigh, thinking of what kind of style to do her nail, well claws.
Sesshomaru reach home only for his brother to give him a weird smile and smirked then pat him on the back. that kidda freak him out. The only thing Inuyasha said to him was not to be an asshole tonight to Maya.
Kagome gave him one of her sweet smiles and a hug.
Sesshomaru was pacing in his room, in only boxers. he had taken a shower, and his maid had his clothes ready for tonight. Shuuchi told him earlier to buy a matching out fit for her. he deliver it to her penthouse.
he was pacing up and down trying to calm his nerves. why was he nervous about a simple outing? should he call her to tell her about the dress? he thought. why not? so he did.
Maya house phone rang and she went over to the night stand and look at the id only to find it was a private call. she shrugged and answered.
"hello?" she answered. she sound a little bit too sweet, may-be it was the candy she was eating was affecting her. Maya sat on her bed while the dryer dried her nails.
"hi, is this Maya?" the person on the other end asked, he sound nervous.
"yes, May I help you?" she replied.
"um this is sess-" he stop when he heard her gasp.
"how did you get this number?" she pause then sigh. "don't answer that"
"I want to see if you got my gift" he said. he had to smile, she was smart.
"g-gift?" she repeat.
"yes, you brother drop it off" he said.
"oh" was her only replied.
"what do you mean oh?" he asked as he felt his nervousness leaving him and disappointment filling its place.
"nothing. so what was it?" she asked.
"you didn't get it, did you?" he asked only feeling a bit more out of character.
"yeah I did, but didn't open it yet." she lied,
"uh huh?" was what she heard on the other end.
"wait" she said and ran to the living room and on the chair close to the door was a black and red box with a bow tie on it. she pick it up and went back to her room.
she put it on the bed and pick back up the phone. "yeah I found it" she told him.
"have you opened it?" he asked. now why would he care if she open it or not? he thought.
she open it and one word came to mind and she said it out loud. "wow"
"I take it you like it?" he asked a bit nervous.
"wow, I love it" she said as she held up the dress, it was beautiful.
It was a red dress with gold dragon design and with black sparkle beads for the dragon's eyes and claws. The dress was high thigh cut with a split at the side. It was a t-strap dress that had a cut that will show a lot of her cleavage.
"wow this is beautiful" she said. "I can't accept this, it is so..."
"it is as beautiful as the person who wears it." he state cutting her off guard.
"s-s-Sesshomaru?" she asked in a small voice.
"yes my darling?" he answered.
"are you feeling alright? cause you're scaring me." she said in a very girly voice.
there was silence on the other end. he wasn't expecting that.
she laughed and a blush creep cross her cheeks.
"its ok" she said to him." it's the nicest thing you have ever said to me, I love the dress, thank you" said told him in a sweet voice.
"your welcome" he replied clearing this throat.
"I'll pick you up at seven" he said.
"but- but you-" she stop before she sound stupid. "forget it, of course you know where I live" she sigh. "sure, I'll see you then sweetie" she said then gasp and blush. did you just call him sweetie? inner Maya asked very shocked.
"yeah see you then, bye" he said and hung up.
Maya was shock, she just call him, 'sweetie' for heaven sake, and she didn't even know him.
Maya just finish her bath and was in the mirror cleaning her pores and after putting on some eyeliner, eye shadow and some face powder.
Maya comb her hair in half Japanese bun with designer's hair clips which they got the style from the chop stick. the rest of her hair was curled and let lose so it hung down on her shoulders.
she went to her room where she enter her closet; another room altogether.
she was ready; something was missing from her out fit. the earrings matched, the shoes were high but they matched. everything was perfect, but she felt something was missing. Her door bell ring and one of her computer robots answered the door.
Sesshomaru was at her door step, he rang the door bell but something that was not human answered the door.
"May I help you?" it asked. the door wasn't open but the voice came from the little camera that was on the door.
"it's Sesshomaru" he answered.
the camera scanned him and then the door opened. he walk in slowly to find Maya standing across the room.
he stared at her, taking in everything, she was beautiful and that outfit hug her curves and showed a lot of her cleavage. she wore little make up and had on a light fragrance, that smelled wonderful.
"wow" it was his turn to say that one word that said it all.
she watch as his eyes scanned her body and she had to blush and smiled. her eyes scanned his body too. he was perfectly handsome. he had on a black jacket and a red and white in shirt with gold dragons. the cuffs of the shirt and jacket and tie was red and white with gold mini dragons.
she walk up to him, he had something in his hand. "I got you something" he said and handed her the little box. she open it only to gasp at the item. it was a white diamond necklace with red and black stones.
"it's beautiful, thank you" she said. he put it on for her. it did complete the out fit. but the funny thing is her destiny necklace disappeared. (the Akira necklace).
"you look absolutely stunning" he said and gave her a kiss on the cheek which only cause her to blush more.
"thank you" she said.
The ride to the company ball was quiet. Sesshomaru drove his black Honda civic. he glance over to the passenger seat where Maya sat comfortably. Ok she was bored, her foot was tapping and her claws was tapping the glass to the rhythm. she sigh and stop the tapping. she went through his storage compartment looking for something.
"what are you doing?" he asked raising his eye brows in question.
"there's got to be some entertainment in this car" she. she move over to his side and her hands felt under his seat. she felt a CD case but couldn't get a good grip. She stretch some more and soon her body was rubbing against his.
She finally got it. "yes" she said with triumph.
when pulling the case from under the seat her hand rubbed against his crotch causing a chain reaction;
Sesshomaru's breath got caught in his throat at the sensation and he hit the breaks, making the car come to a sudden stop and causing Maya to fall head first in his lap.
There was silence in the car, no one breathe, too shock to do anything.
they stayed there, not able to move or say something to each other, too embarrassed.
Maya was breathing fast, she was shock, scared and surprised. Then her nose pick up a scent, which made her blush like a tomato.
Sesshomaru was unable to move or think. That sensation was driving him crazy. First she was intoxicating now she was a goddess sex doll; well she is extremely sexy in that dress. To make things worst, her hot breath on that area of his body was sending a wild fire of desire through his body.
The smell was too much for her to take, it was turning her on, rather fast.
"this is not what you think" she said trying to cover up her embarrassment as she slowly got up from him and sat back in her seat and face the window. her face was red and it reflected in the dark window.
he cleared his throat and starts the car again. The rest of the ride was uncomfortably quiet.
they finally reach as the car come to a complete stop. They got out of the car; they stand next to each other not looking at each other's face.
she begun to move when he reach out and grabbed her hand causing her to stop.
she didn't look at him when she look back, she couldn't face him with what just happened, it still played in her mind and the scent still lingers around her.
"Maya, this is the announcement of the engagement that will finalize the merger" he said to her. she only shook her head.
he place his hand on her chin and raise her face to his so he could look in to her eyes. "look at me Maya" he commanded.
she didn't look at him, her eyes when everywhere but not into his. he stare at he face and his eyes came upon her little soft lips.
"fine, maybe this will get your attention" he said and lean in a kiss her fully on her lips.
he was wondering how soft her lips felt, how sweet they tasted.
Maya was surprise as she felt someone's lips on hers. her muffle noises made no sense as she tried to protest against his actions.
Sesshomaru held her tight to words him as she fuss and protest against him. he wanted it to last longer and fully taste her. one of his hands wrapped around her back holding her in place and the other clawed it way slowly up her thigh.
she shivered under his touch and she gasp as his hand went further.
Sesshomaru took this opportunity to fully taste her and deepen the kiss. he slid his tongue into her mouth and explore it.
Maya felt helpless as she found herself slowly giving in and melting in to the kiss. she tasted wonderful, sweet and a bit minty from her tooth paste but Sesshomaru had to admit she was like a drug. he kept wanting more and more.
he push her against the car, still in a lip lock with her as his hands ran up and down her sides. he grind his pelvis against her, telling her what she was doing to him and how he felt.
Maya moan, she was lost in the feeling he was giving her. she was helpless to protest now; she was lost in the lust he had created for both of them.
She shyly push their dancing tongues back into his mouth, then she took this opportunity to taste him as well but she was shy and did it rather slowly, only tempting him more.
They would of continue if a flash didn't break them apart. Maya hid her flush face in his chest as he pull her close to him as the paparazzi snap shots in his face. all of them were talking at the same time, questioning what just happened. "god damn it where the hell are the body guards?" Sesshomaru growled softly.
Maya was embarrassed that they caught her doing something as intimate as this and to make things worst, she was drench between the legs. thinking about it only made her blush even more.
he wrapped his hands around her holding on tight. then the body guards finally came. A sigh of relief came from his lips as he looks down at the girl who held on to him for her dear life.
"it's ok now" he said as he squeezes her a little. 'they are gone" he whispered in her ears.
she slowly remove her face from his chest and look into his eyes for the first time since they been there. she saw something strange in his eyes, a foreign emotion towards her. was it lust? love? happiness? her phone rang breaking their trance stare. she answered; it was Kim, telling her the time table and plans for tonight.
"shall we?" he asked taking her arm as she hang up her phone. she only nodded. they walk in, Maya held on to his arm tightly as eyes begun to stare at her, it made her uncomfortable and irritated. they walk up to their family group. Inuyasha dress in black and white suit, Kagome a beautiful blue dress. Zenri in a black a blue suit, his date in dark blue and white dress, Shuuchi dressed in white and his date in a nice short yet perfectly cut white sparkle dress. Sango was dress in a pink and white while her date Miroku dress in a navy blue suit. they all look so handsome and the girls looked extremely hot tonight.
"Kagome! Sango!" Maya chirp as she let go of Sesshomaru and hug the two surprised and happy girls.
"I haven't seen you since collage Maya" Sango said as they came out of the hug.
"yeah, haven't seen or heard a thing from you" state Miroku trying to make his presence known. "oh Miroku, I miss you all" she said and hugs him which kidda surprise him being perverted and all. "sorry I haven't call, I was trying to lay low" she whispered.
"why? cops on your tail?" Miroku asked raising his eye brow, knowing well she gets herself in trouble.
"no" she said and lean in and whispered in his ears "some guy was tacking me and was pretty close on my trail" she said. Miroku mouth an 'oh'.
"so Sango how is things?" Maya asked getting into a conversation.
before Sango could answer her brother stepped in. "Maya meet April" Shuuchi said introducing his date.
Maya open her mouth in shock, "April Jayli? April, my old room mate? oh my gosh" Maya asked.
"nice to see you too, Kitty" April responded. She was a 20 year old woman with long blue-ish black hair with soft ocean blue eyes. Maya leap on the girl and gave her a big hug. "wow, you're dating my brother" she said in awe and laugh.
"who would of thought, that my room mate is dating my twin, this has turn out to be a surprising night" Maya said with a smile from ear to ear, she was happy.
"yeah" April said tapping her chin. "I knew he look kidda familiar, I mean the mark on his chest is the same as yours" she continued, "yeah that was the time when you where caught without clothes on" April laugh, sweet collage days.
"yeah" Maya said still smiling. Way to go, now that's what you call, getting caught with your pants down inner Maya laugh at the memory
"oh this is my date, and well you'll know the rest later" Maya said whispering the last part. "this is Sesshomaru, April" she said and then turn to Sesshomaru " this is April, Sesshomaru" she had introduce them.
they were introduce, said hello and now everyone was engage in a conversation.
Then someone had to interrupt the sweet reunion. she walks up to Sesshomaru, pushing her way through to be right in his face. "hi" she said
Sesshomaru was well kidda surprised. "you do remember me, right?" she asked in that sweet sluttish voice. Sesshomaru raised his eye brows in question.
"well it's nice to meet you again Sesshomaru, it's me Alira" she said
"oh" was his reply. She's the one I date last week, wait am still dating her. That means my current girlfriend is here and my fiancée is here as well. Oh shit! His mind panicked.
Sesshomaru glance over to Maya who didn't notice the new addition to the group, she was still engaging deep in the conversation with her old friend.
the music begun to play and Inuyasha dragged away Kagome for a dance.
"shall we dance" Alira said pulling him on the dance floor.
Zenri and his date, Maria went to join the rest on the dance floor. "hey I love this song" Miroku said. "shall I have this dance with you Sango dear?" he asked making her blushed and she nodded.
"wait! you two are dating?" Maya asked then laugh "it's about time" she said. Sango was unable to give a respond because Miroku tug her away.
"sorry Maya, I want to dance with her, don't mind if I take her for a while?" Shuuchi asked.
"no, go ahead" Maya said. they all left, dancing away.
Maya went to find a table and sat down, her date and her suppose husband to - be is dancing with another woman.
she sighed; he must be a shame of her, who would want a half breed as their mate when he can have a better choice and not some pathetic creature.
hey your way stronger than any demon on this god for saken place inner Maya said comforting her.
she knew this would happen, she was only for show and business and that's all. She sigh again and stirred her drink, she just got.
Maya felt a cold shiver ran up a spine. that's not good, she thought.
turning to where she felt the threat came from; there stood across the room was a man dress in black, had black hair and pale skin. his aura says he is a demon with lust for great power. his eyes were calm purple and they were looking right in to hers.
She tried to tear away her gaze but she felt like he just captures her and was not letting go. he was draining her power and her will just by looking at her. she felt helpless.
"boo!" someone said in her ears. She jump in responded; she was startled. that was enough to look away from him. Maya turned to the person who startled her, her face lit up.
Dou" she said.
"yes it's me to the rescue" he replied with a smile on his face. he had to admit, Maya did look hot tonight. but why is she all alone, he sighs.
"what are you doing here" she squeaks.
"hey I'm here to pick you up" he said.
"huh?" she replied confused,
then asked "its time already?"
"yeah, it's not like you were having fun anyway" he said.
"where's your date?" he asked only for Maya to lower her head.
"ok I'll cover up for you here, the car is in the back of the building and everything is set" he told her.
"Kim will call you in five minutes" he said and she nodded and left.
Maya left the room and walk out the back where she saw the black Honda. she felt like someone was watching her.
"I know your here" she said. "show yourself" she commanded to the empty parking lot.
"great you're insane" she mumble and begun to walk to the car when
some one grabs her hand and spins her around.
Maya gasp and squeak when something or someone grabbed her.
"what-" she said as her eyes fell upon the man from before.
he smirks at her. "I'll take it that you are the Kyo Suke brothers' little sister?' he asked.
"yeah so what?" she asked, tugging her hand away with no prevail.
"hmmm, you surely don't know who I am" he said. he looks into her eyes he could feel the power he was craving for running through her veins.
"let me go" she said squirming out of his grip. it was no use as he held her and was leaning into her face. Maya look away from his face and he took his hand and forcefully turned her face to his. he was close in kissing her when Dou appeared.
"what the hell you think you're doing?" he asked walking up to them. Maya squirmed helplessly and tried to say something but he presses his lips on hers. Maya muffled a scream and her powers burn him and he pull away rather fast at the burning sensation on his body. "bitch" he hisses.
"serves you right, asshole" Dou cursed walking up to the man and punch him square in the jaw.
"damn it, this is not over," he glared at Dou who only shrugs it off "I shall and will have you" he hissed to Maya and disappeared.
"weird" she said as she sprat and wipes away her lips.
"you ok kitty?" Dou asked.
"yeah thanks" she answered.
he was about to say something when her phone rang. he nodded knowing it was time her work and left her, she pick up her phone and walk to the car and got in.
She had an hour and a half to get back; she had to race and a mission to do in that time without any trace. hard? no, it was a challenge.
Maya was at the street race, she was to race and then go straight to the target.
she finishes the race with a lot of time to spare. she drove to the abandon building at the far east of the town, where her target was located.
with silence and stealth she finishes and cleans the bodies up like the never existed.
the phone rang, it was her god father. he wanted her to do a job to kill a spy on the other side of town.
So now she was zooming to the other side of town with an half an hour left. The guy was easy to kill and there was less blood. Maya drove back to the company ball. she stops a few blocks away from the ball and change back into her dress. she sprays an anti blood cleaner on the car and on her hands and clothes. the spray was design and made by the twin tweebs, it gets rid of blood stain and smell, not even a demon could tell if blood was there or not. then she sprays her perfume on, fixes her hair and then drove back to the ball.
She parks the car at the same spot it was before and called Dou on his cell and soon he was coming to the back of the building.
"so how was it?" he asked.
"it was a challenge with the time that was given, the targets were easy, the race was, well stupid." she said breathing hard. "these people can't race to save their life".
Dou laugh and hug her," you're the best, kitty"
"who was that guy earlier?" he asked with worry.
"I got no idea, some pervert" she answered and hand him back the keys to the car.
"a damn pervert" he said and wave good bye and left.
Maya hurried back inside only to get the shock of her life.
Her date was in a forceful lip lock with that woman. now why is this scene, so ironic? inner Maya asked.
"he played me" she whispered to herself. "I'm only business to him and that's all"
she felt broken inside and begun to walk another direction towards her brothers, only to be stop by April.
"hey girl, we're been looking all over for you" April said. she looks at Maya face only to see something was wrong, even though Maya tried to hide it. "what's wrong Maya?" she asked with concern.
Maya was about to say something when someone started to talk on the mic.
"good night ladies and gents" it was Shuuchi on the mic and standing next to him was his older brother Zenri, they were going to announce the merger.
"I'll like to say, it's nice seeing you all turned out tonight. this is a special occasion for us; we are merging the Kyo Suke companies with the Takahashi's. The merger is traditional, by doing this both companies will benefit a lot from the merger." said Shuuchi.
"since it's traditionally, that means a marriage will be arranged. It is said that the oldest son and oldest daughter of either companies can be engaged." Zenri said letting everything sink in. some of the woman made a face of disgust.
"Lord Sesshomaru will be taking Lady Maya's hand in marriage." Shuuchi stated and every one clapped. the room went dark and single lights went on Maya and the other on Sesshomaru who had a faint smile on his face as his use - to -be girlfriend got the shock of her life.
Alira gasps out of surprise, she turn to Sesshomaru, "you are not agreeing with this" she said. "she is a half breed, your heirs will be half breeds" she told him.
"it would be a disgrace to have a powerful man bend so low" she stated with disgusted.
"it's a merger" was his only replied as he walks away.
April gasps. "congratulations Maya" she said and pull her in a hug," am happy for you" she said as she let go. Maya sigh, she wasn't thrill or even happy, she was more broken and in pain.
April notice that Maya hadn't smile or say any of those happy comments when you get engage. she was sad, like she wasn't looking forward to the engagement.
"Maya what's wrong?" April repeated the question from before.
say something god damn it! inner Maya begged
"nothing, a headache" she lied. good thing April wasn't a demon.
"I'll take her" Sesshomaru said as he stood next to her.
April had to admit Maya was getting a hunk to marry. "ok" she said slowly not sure if it is the right thing to do because Maya fail to notice his presence and seem not to hear him.
The music began to play. "let the soon to -be weds have this dance together" Shuuchi said with a smile on his face.
"may I have this dance?" Sesshomaru asked sweetly.
Maya was in her own world from since the announcement of the engagement and the image of that man that kiss her and that image of Sesshomaru kissing that woman made her sick to her stomach.
She felt like she was going to hurl, her stomach was doing double flips and she felt dizzy and a slight wave of pain. She looked down on her dress, where the pain came from only to see a bit of blood stain from the shot she got during the mission.
It suppose to heal by now inner Maya said.
there is something in the bullet, a chemical her mind said.
Sesshomaru could tell she wasn't listening to him, she was blocking him out. But why? He thought. He held her hand and brought her close to him, wrapped on hand around her waist and began to dance slowly.
She was moving with him but her mind was not with her body. Sesshomaru smelled a light scent of blood, then Maya stop and back away from him. Sesshomaru look at her in surprise and worry, what's wrong with her? He thought.
His nose follows the scent and it was coming from his shirt. He looks at it to see a red stain on the white area of his in shirt.
"Maya what's wrong?" he asked, hoping she didn't see that kiss with Alira; was the shock affecting her like this? his mind asked.
When he looks in her eyes he was shock to see no emotions at all, no life. Then one single emotion plays on her face; hurt pain.
He walks up to her and held her hands and for his closeness he got the rest of what left of her lunch.
"shit" Maya curse and she begun to hurl her lunch, well what ever was left of it.
Sesshomaru was covered in her not fully digested lunch. The crowd gasps as more food came out.
Sesshomaru was shock, and felt icky with vomit on his suit.
Kagome knew exactly why her cousin just hurls without warning; she rushes over with a glass of water, only to meet a fainted girl in the arms of her husband -to -be.