Disclaimer: Anything in this story related to Rumiko Takahashi's "Inu-
Yasha" is not mine. All other ideas that make up the story, however, are
mine. Enjoy!!! ^_^
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON CHAPTER 3 "Fate's Misfortune"
After a night of sweet dreams, Kagome was well-rested for her "spy- assignment." She had come up with a plan that would hopefully work. She would go into the Hirokoyori office building and say that she was taking a survey and had questions for the manager. Kagome had even typed up a list of questions- ones that she thought would extort Hirokoyori and it's manager. Atleast she hoped it would.
Kagome put on a dark purple dress suit and twisted her hair into an angel braid. She even added small purple clips to pin back her bangs. She needed to look atleast slightly different, just in case someone would recognize her to be a journalist from Tokiyuki. She slid on her black heels and grabbed a small handbag that she hung over her shoulder. Picking up her clipboard that held the questionnaire, she walked outside into the sunlight. She was so confident in herself, she decided to walk the couple of blocks to the Hirokoyori office building. She also knew that it was safe to walk around by herself now... unlike it was at night.
Kagome reached Hirokoyori about 15 minutes later. She took a deep breath before entering, and pinned a warm smile on her face. The secretary at the front desk looked up at her when she walked in. The woman was old and had a very dull, tired voice.
"What can I do for you?" she drawled.
Kagome rested her clipboard on the desk counter and answered the woman very sweetly. "Good morning. I am here to ask your manager a few questions. I am taking a poll." She tapped her questionnaire for emphasis.
The woman nodded. "Hold on please." She mumbled. Then, the secretary proceeded to page Sesshomeru's brother. "There is a young woman here that says she needs to see you..." She was quiet for a moment, listening. Then she nodded, said "Ok, sir." And hung up the phone. She then turned to Kagome.
"Mr. Lieko would like to see you in his office now." She said. "He's on the top floor, in room 1206."
Kagome nodded, said thankyou, and walked to the elevator that was a few feet away from the front desk. She pushed the button for the top floor and waited nervously until the doors opened and she walked out. Kagome quickly found room 206. She took a deep breath, and knocked on the door. "It's okay." She thought, as the door opened for her. "Everything will be over shortly. Nothing is going to go wrong."
The door opened to reveal the manager. At that moment, Kagome felt like passing out from shock. For there was Inuyasha. And he seemed very surprised to see her there!
"Kagome?" he asked. Then, Inuyasha smiled. "How'd you find me here?"
Kagome laughed nervously. "Uh... I am taking a poll and I... didn't know you were the manager... here... eh-heh-heh-heh...?"
Inuyasha laughed. "Well it must be fate, then!" he exclaimed. He moved out of the way to let her in his office. Kagome sighed and walked in.
"Fate..." she muttered to herself. "I hate fate."
Inuyasha sat down at his desk and offered her a seat. She took it, for she felt like falling over in frustration.
"So..." Inuyasha asked, "Are we still on for tonight?"
Kagome started to nod her head yes, when suddenly the words of Sesshomeru came back to her.
"Higurashi, you are going to be the one to personally find out all you can on my brother and his company- every little dirty secret he is hiding- and report back to me when you have a sufficient amount at hand... I'll double your pay along with a special bonus for doing the inquisition... I'm counting on you, Higurashi..."
Kagome groaned inwardly.
Inuyasha frowned, seeing her take so long to answer. "Kagome?" he asked. "Is everything alright?"
Kagome jumped at the sound of his voice. "Oh, uh... yea! We're... still on for tonight, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha seemed satisfied with her answer and leaned forward in his chair, resting his chin in his hands. "You look different." He commented. "Is this your 'formal business attire' that I see you in?"
Kagome blushed. "Oh, uh... yes... I work at home for a- err- business website...?"
Inuyasha smiled. "I see. You're interviewing all the top News companies in Tokyo, or something?"
"Yea... something like that..." Kagome answered. She was lying through her teeth! However, Inuyasha wasn't satisfied with that answer. "Which companies have you interviewed so far?" he asked.
Kagome fidgeted in her chair. She had to make up names so Inuyasha would stop asking her. "Uh... the Tokyo News Company... and the Japa-news Corporation." If she wasn't in front of Inuyasha right then, she would have smacked herself in the face for being so lame.
Inuyasha frowned a bit. "Oh. I've never heard of them before..." then he shrugged. Suddenly his face lit up. "Have you interviewed Tokiyuki yet?"
Kagome wanted to die. "No..." she answered, hoping he'd change the subject.
Instead, Inuyasha smiled. "Hmph. Well don't. It'll be a waste of your time. The people there are stuck up snobs... every one of them."
Kagome narrowed her eyes. Any other time, she would have defended her company AND herself, but this time she knew she couldn't. Instead, all she did was nod.
Inuyasha picked up his coffee mug and frowned. "Darn, all out." He said. "Would you excuse me? I'm gunna go get myself a refill. Would you like something too? Maybe from the snack bar?"
Kagome sighed in relief. "Yes... please... could you please get me... a bottle of water?"
Inuyasha nodded and waved as he left the room. Kagome slumped down in her chair. "I can't do this!" she whimpered. "Not to Inuyasha... I can't!"
However, a little voice in her head whispered, "Yes you can! Do it for your boss... and your company! You can also hook up with Inuyasha at the same time! He'll never know."
Kagome seemed satisfied at that. Suddenly, her eyes fell upon Inuyasha's computer. It was on. A great idea popped into her head. She would copy the company's files and data! That would certainly make Sesshomeru happy!
Kagome glanced down the hallway. Inuyasha was no where in sight. She hurried back to his computer and went through his draws until she found an empty floppy disk. She slid it into the drive and set the system to copy all of Hirokoyori's data. A message appeared on the screen. Please wait one moment.
Kagome groaned. "I don't have one moment..." she muttered impatiently.
Finally a small dialogue box popped up. It read, "Download to Floppy 'A' Drive beginning... 30 seconds remaining."
Kagome sighed in relief. It was working! It really was!
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed down the hallway. Kagome gasped. Inuyasha was back already?! She looked at the computer screen. "25 seconds remaining." It said.
She started to bite a nail absentmindedly. "Hurry up..." she pleaded.
The footsteps got closer.
"20 seconds remaining."
The footsteps stopped outside the door.
"15 seconds remaining."
The doorknob started to turn.
"10 seconds remaining."
Kagome bit her lip and whimpered. It was all over.
The doorknob suddenly stopped turning and Inuyasha's voice could be heard. "Good morning, Mrs. Kakeru! How are you?"
Kagome sighed. Good. Mrs. Kakeru probably just saved her ass.
"5 seconds remaining."
"Alright, then, Mrs. Kakeru! Take care! And good luck with the new baby!"
"... download complete."
Kagome grabbed the floppy disk and brought the screen back to the way Inuyasha had it earlier. She stuffed the disk in her purse and sat down in the chair just as Inuyasha strolled in with his coffee and her water.
She did it. And it had been close- too close. She'd have to be careful from now on. Even the smallest mistake could cost Kagome her job, her cover, and Inuyasha.
Kagome practically chugged the whole bottle that Inuyasha had brought her in one swig, for her mouth was dry from all her panicking. Inuyasha laughed. "You must have been pretty thirsty!" he commented.
Kagome blushed and dropped her eyes to the ground. She did not want to look guilty.
Inuyasha settled down in his chair and was about to say something when his eyes fell on something that caught his attention. "Hey... my desk drawer is open!" he exclaimed.
Kagome gasped. In her haste, she had forgotten to close his drawer after she took out the floppy disk!
Inuyasha scratched his head and laughed. "Ok, that does it!" he exclaimed. "If I can't even remember to shut my own drawers, then I need to take a break from work!"
Kagome sighed in relief. Then, to make sure she did not look too relieved, she added, "You can just leave like that?!" she asked.
Inuyasha shrugged. "Well, that's the best part about being the manager!" Inuyasha declared. "You get to leave whenever you want!"
Kagome sighed and before she could stop herself, she said, "Wow... were I work, my boss would kill me if I left like that..."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and Kagome covered her mouth. "I thought you said you worked at home for an online business website..." Inuyasha commented.
Kagome gulped. "Well...uh... you see... I do work at home, it's just that I.... my boss is pretty strict, you see, and even thought you are at home, if you are not working like you are supposed to be working, somehow he'll find out. That's how it seems, anyway."
Inuyasha laughed. "Heh! And I bet all my employers here think the same of me!"
Kagome managed to laugh herself.
Inuyasha picked up his things and shut off the lights in his office. They then went down to the front desk, where he said goodbye to the secretary. Inuyasha opened the door for Kagome, and they walked outside.
Inuyasha offered Kagome a ride home, but she refused, saying that she still needed to do more questioning elsewhere. Inuyasha looked disappointed, but let her go. Kagome watched as he drove off. She sighed. "I think I am really going to regret this." She told herself. Kagome then walked in the opposite direction.
Somewhere up in the Tokiyuki office building, a man with long silver hair and cold golden eyes chuckled to himself. "Good job, Higurashi..." he said sarcastically.
"You've managed to fall in love with my younger brother."
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON CHAPTER 3 "Fate's Misfortune"
After a night of sweet dreams, Kagome was well-rested for her "spy- assignment." She had come up with a plan that would hopefully work. She would go into the Hirokoyori office building and say that she was taking a survey and had questions for the manager. Kagome had even typed up a list of questions- ones that she thought would extort Hirokoyori and it's manager. Atleast she hoped it would.
Kagome put on a dark purple dress suit and twisted her hair into an angel braid. She even added small purple clips to pin back her bangs. She needed to look atleast slightly different, just in case someone would recognize her to be a journalist from Tokiyuki. She slid on her black heels and grabbed a small handbag that she hung over her shoulder. Picking up her clipboard that held the questionnaire, she walked outside into the sunlight. She was so confident in herself, she decided to walk the couple of blocks to the Hirokoyori office building. She also knew that it was safe to walk around by herself now... unlike it was at night.
Kagome reached Hirokoyori about 15 minutes later. She took a deep breath before entering, and pinned a warm smile on her face. The secretary at the front desk looked up at her when she walked in. The woman was old and had a very dull, tired voice.
"What can I do for you?" she drawled.
Kagome rested her clipboard on the desk counter and answered the woman very sweetly. "Good morning. I am here to ask your manager a few questions. I am taking a poll." She tapped her questionnaire for emphasis.
The woman nodded. "Hold on please." She mumbled. Then, the secretary proceeded to page Sesshomeru's brother. "There is a young woman here that says she needs to see you..." She was quiet for a moment, listening. Then she nodded, said "Ok, sir." And hung up the phone. She then turned to Kagome.
"Mr. Lieko would like to see you in his office now." She said. "He's on the top floor, in room 1206."
Kagome nodded, said thankyou, and walked to the elevator that was a few feet away from the front desk. She pushed the button for the top floor and waited nervously until the doors opened and she walked out. Kagome quickly found room 206. She took a deep breath, and knocked on the door. "It's okay." She thought, as the door opened for her. "Everything will be over shortly. Nothing is going to go wrong."
The door opened to reveal the manager. At that moment, Kagome felt like passing out from shock. For there was Inuyasha. And he seemed very surprised to see her there!
"Kagome?" he asked. Then, Inuyasha smiled. "How'd you find me here?"
Kagome laughed nervously. "Uh... I am taking a poll and I... didn't know you were the manager... here... eh-heh-heh-heh...?"
Inuyasha laughed. "Well it must be fate, then!" he exclaimed. He moved out of the way to let her in his office. Kagome sighed and walked in.
"Fate..." she muttered to herself. "I hate fate."
Inuyasha sat down at his desk and offered her a seat. She took it, for she felt like falling over in frustration.
"So..." Inuyasha asked, "Are we still on for tonight?"
Kagome started to nod her head yes, when suddenly the words of Sesshomeru came back to her.
"Higurashi, you are going to be the one to personally find out all you can on my brother and his company- every little dirty secret he is hiding- and report back to me when you have a sufficient amount at hand... I'll double your pay along with a special bonus for doing the inquisition... I'm counting on you, Higurashi..."
Kagome groaned inwardly.
Inuyasha frowned, seeing her take so long to answer. "Kagome?" he asked. "Is everything alright?"
Kagome jumped at the sound of his voice. "Oh, uh... yea! We're... still on for tonight, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha seemed satisfied with her answer and leaned forward in his chair, resting his chin in his hands. "You look different." He commented. "Is this your 'formal business attire' that I see you in?"
Kagome blushed. "Oh, uh... yes... I work at home for a- err- business website...?"
Inuyasha smiled. "I see. You're interviewing all the top News companies in Tokyo, or something?"
"Yea... something like that..." Kagome answered. She was lying through her teeth! However, Inuyasha wasn't satisfied with that answer. "Which companies have you interviewed so far?" he asked.
Kagome fidgeted in her chair. She had to make up names so Inuyasha would stop asking her. "Uh... the Tokyo News Company... and the Japa-news Corporation." If she wasn't in front of Inuyasha right then, she would have smacked herself in the face for being so lame.
Inuyasha frowned a bit. "Oh. I've never heard of them before..." then he shrugged. Suddenly his face lit up. "Have you interviewed Tokiyuki yet?"
Kagome wanted to die. "No..." she answered, hoping he'd change the subject.
Instead, Inuyasha smiled. "Hmph. Well don't. It'll be a waste of your time. The people there are stuck up snobs... every one of them."
Kagome narrowed her eyes. Any other time, she would have defended her company AND herself, but this time she knew she couldn't. Instead, all she did was nod.
Inuyasha picked up his coffee mug and frowned. "Darn, all out." He said. "Would you excuse me? I'm gunna go get myself a refill. Would you like something too? Maybe from the snack bar?"
Kagome sighed in relief. "Yes... please... could you please get me... a bottle of water?"
Inuyasha nodded and waved as he left the room. Kagome slumped down in her chair. "I can't do this!" she whimpered. "Not to Inuyasha... I can't!"
However, a little voice in her head whispered, "Yes you can! Do it for your boss... and your company! You can also hook up with Inuyasha at the same time! He'll never know."
Kagome seemed satisfied at that. Suddenly, her eyes fell upon Inuyasha's computer. It was on. A great idea popped into her head. She would copy the company's files and data! That would certainly make Sesshomeru happy!
Kagome glanced down the hallway. Inuyasha was no where in sight. She hurried back to his computer and went through his draws until she found an empty floppy disk. She slid it into the drive and set the system to copy all of Hirokoyori's data. A message appeared on the screen. Please wait one moment.
Kagome groaned. "I don't have one moment..." she muttered impatiently.
Finally a small dialogue box popped up. It read, "Download to Floppy 'A' Drive beginning... 30 seconds remaining."
Kagome sighed in relief. It was working! It really was!
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed down the hallway. Kagome gasped. Inuyasha was back already?! She looked at the computer screen. "25 seconds remaining." It said.
She started to bite a nail absentmindedly. "Hurry up..." she pleaded.
The footsteps got closer.
"20 seconds remaining."
The footsteps stopped outside the door.
"15 seconds remaining."
The doorknob started to turn.
"10 seconds remaining."
Kagome bit her lip and whimpered. It was all over.
The doorknob suddenly stopped turning and Inuyasha's voice could be heard. "Good morning, Mrs. Kakeru! How are you?"
Kagome sighed. Good. Mrs. Kakeru probably just saved her ass.
"5 seconds remaining."
"Alright, then, Mrs. Kakeru! Take care! And good luck with the new baby!"
"... download complete."
Kagome grabbed the floppy disk and brought the screen back to the way Inuyasha had it earlier. She stuffed the disk in her purse and sat down in the chair just as Inuyasha strolled in with his coffee and her water.
She did it. And it had been close- too close. She'd have to be careful from now on. Even the smallest mistake could cost Kagome her job, her cover, and Inuyasha.
Kagome practically chugged the whole bottle that Inuyasha had brought her in one swig, for her mouth was dry from all her panicking. Inuyasha laughed. "You must have been pretty thirsty!" he commented.
Kagome blushed and dropped her eyes to the ground. She did not want to look guilty.
Inuyasha settled down in his chair and was about to say something when his eyes fell on something that caught his attention. "Hey... my desk drawer is open!" he exclaimed.
Kagome gasped. In her haste, she had forgotten to close his drawer after she took out the floppy disk!
Inuyasha scratched his head and laughed. "Ok, that does it!" he exclaimed. "If I can't even remember to shut my own drawers, then I need to take a break from work!"
Kagome sighed in relief. Then, to make sure she did not look too relieved, she added, "You can just leave like that?!" she asked.
Inuyasha shrugged. "Well, that's the best part about being the manager!" Inuyasha declared. "You get to leave whenever you want!"
Kagome sighed and before she could stop herself, she said, "Wow... were I work, my boss would kill me if I left like that..."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and Kagome covered her mouth. "I thought you said you worked at home for an online business website..." Inuyasha commented.
Kagome gulped. "Well...uh... you see... I do work at home, it's just that I.... my boss is pretty strict, you see, and even thought you are at home, if you are not working like you are supposed to be working, somehow he'll find out. That's how it seems, anyway."
Inuyasha laughed. "Heh! And I bet all my employers here think the same of me!"
Kagome managed to laugh herself.
Inuyasha picked up his things and shut off the lights in his office. They then went down to the front desk, where he said goodbye to the secretary. Inuyasha opened the door for Kagome, and they walked outside.
Inuyasha offered Kagome a ride home, but she refused, saying that she still needed to do more questioning elsewhere. Inuyasha looked disappointed, but let her go. Kagome watched as he drove off. She sighed. "I think I am really going to regret this." She told herself. Kagome then walked in the opposite direction.
Somewhere up in the Tokiyuki office building, a man with long silver hair and cold golden eyes chuckled to himself. "Good job, Higurashi..." he said sarcastically.
"You've managed to fall in love with my younger brother."