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 5 "A Decision Worth Doing"
The moon eventually retreated from the sky and the sun took over, signaling it was morning.
Kagome sighed and kept staring at the spot on her ceiling that she had been staring at all night. She had been in a dazed stupor the whole time, and she still wore the now damp kimono from the previous night. Her tears had mixed with the muddy water that had splattered her when Inuyasha left her, and there were now dirt trails down her face. There was no longer a sparkle in her eyes, and she couldn't take her mind off of Inuyasha... she saw him when she closed her eyes, and he was still there when she opened them. One question played through her mind... WHY?
Suddenly, the phone wrang, snapping her out of her trance. She reached over to the little table it was on and picked it up. "Hello?" she asked groggily.
"Higurashi!" came the reply.
Kagome face-faulted. It was Sesshomeru-- and he was probably going to ask her what she had accomplished with Inuyasha.
"Mr. Lieko." Was her bland reply. She was not in the mood to even try to be courteous... and it wasn't like the man deserved it, anyway...
Sesshomeru waited for her to say something like "mission complete!" or "I did it, Sir!" at the very least. He frowned slightly when he didn't hear anything more.
"Higurashi, come to work today." He said. "We need to talk."
Kagome sighed and said she would. Then, she hung up the phone, not caring whether or not her boss had anything more to say.
She got washed and dressed, and walked outside into the cheerful morning sunlight. She didn't feel cheerful at all, though... in fact, she felt the total opposite. She flagged down a taxi cab and when the driver started on his way, she sighed. Was it right to even wish that she had never agreed to Sesshomeru's plan to spy on Hirokoyori? Because that would mean she would have never gone to the bar two nights ago, and she would not have meet Inuyasha... Or maybe that was better... Then she would have never have broken his heart, and the guy would have probably would have hooked up with someone who was prettier than her, and nicer, and more trustworthy...
Kagome's thoughts were cut short as they arrived at the Tokiyuki office building.
Kagome paid the driver and got out. She walked through the doors and went right over to the elevator, not even bothering to sign in. She had come for one purpose.
"I can't give it to you." She said as Sesshomeru opened the door to his office. The man looked down at her, giving her a very strangely amused smile.
"Good morning, Higurashi." He said. "Won't you come in?" It was as if he hadn't even heard what Kagome had said.
Kagome walked into the room and stood in front of his desk, watching him as he sat down. Sesshomeru gave her another amused grin and said, "Sit down, Higurashi."
Kagome stood still. "My name is Kagome." She said. "Higurashi is my last name, sir."
Sesshomeru raised an eyebrow. "Fine--Kagome--Sit down." He said her name so mockingly, Kagome felt like slapping him in the face.
However, she took a seat in the chair that was in front of his desk.
"Now... what's this I hear about you not giving me something?" he asked.
Kagome frowned defiantly. "You know exactly what I am talking about, sir."
Sesshomeru frowned as well. "Well, how did it go?" he asked. "Did you get the information?"
Kagome rolled her eyes. How stupid was this guy?! Did she have to spell it out for him?!
"I got the information." She said flatly.
Sesshomeru waited for her to continue, but she just kept her eyes glued on him. Sesshomeru cleared his throat. "So give it to me then."
"No."
The silver haired man looked up at the harshness in her voice. A moment later, however, he regained his composure, and smiled. "Oh, I see..." said, reaching into his desk drawer for his checkbook. "You want to get paid first. That's fine, Higurashi."
Kagome shook her head. "No." She said. "I don't want your money. And I am not giving you the information."
Sesshomeru glared at her for a moment. He couldn't believe she just told him she wasn't going to give him the information!
The man put his checkbook away and closed the drawer, slamming it slightly for emphasis on what he was about to say. "If you do not give me the information," he said, "I will have no choice but to fire you, Higurashi."
Kagome growled lightly in annoyance and stood up in her chair. "My name is KAGOME-- and you can't fire me... Because I quit." With that, she turned on her heel and stomped out of the office.
Sesshomeru, being a fairly level-headed man, leaned back in his chair. "Oh really?" he muttered as he listened to Kagome's footsteps fading. "Well, you'll regret this, HIGURASHI... and I WILL get that information... no matter what."
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON CHAPTER 5 "A Decision Worth Doing"
The moon eventually retreated from the sky and the sun took over, signaling it was morning.
Kagome sighed and kept staring at the spot on her ceiling that she had been staring at all night. She had been in a dazed stupor the whole time, and she still wore the now damp kimono from the previous night. Her tears had mixed with the muddy water that had splattered her when Inuyasha left her, and there were now dirt trails down her face. There was no longer a sparkle in her eyes, and she couldn't take her mind off of Inuyasha... she saw him when she closed her eyes, and he was still there when she opened them. One question played through her mind... WHY?
Suddenly, the phone wrang, snapping her out of her trance. She reached over to the little table it was on and picked it up. "Hello?" she asked groggily.
"Higurashi!" came the reply.
Kagome face-faulted. It was Sesshomeru-- and he was probably going to ask her what she had accomplished with Inuyasha.
"Mr. Lieko." Was her bland reply. She was not in the mood to even try to be courteous... and it wasn't like the man deserved it, anyway...
Sesshomeru waited for her to say something like "mission complete!" or "I did it, Sir!" at the very least. He frowned slightly when he didn't hear anything more.
"Higurashi, come to work today." He said. "We need to talk."
Kagome sighed and said she would. Then, she hung up the phone, not caring whether or not her boss had anything more to say.
She got washed and dressed, and walked outside into the cheerful morning sunlight. She didn't feel cheerful at all, though... in fact, she felt the total opposite. She flagged down a taxi cab and when the driver started on his way, she sighed. Was it right to even wish that she had never agreed to Sesshomeru's plan to spy on Hirokoyori? Because that would mean she would have never gone to the bar two nights ago, and she would not have meet Inuyasha... Or maybe that was better... Then she would have never have broken his heart, and the guy would have probably would have hooked up with someone who was prettier than her, and nicer, and more trustworthy...
Kagome's thoughts were cut short as they arrived at the Tokiyuki office building.
Kagome paid the driver and got out. She walked through the doors and went right over to the elevator, not even bothering to sign in. She had come for one purpose.
"I can't give it to you." She said as Sesshomeru opened the door to his office. The man looked down at her, giving her a very strangely amused smile.
"Good morning, Higurashi." He said. "Won't you come in?" It was as if he hadn't even heard what Kagome had said.
Kagome walked into the room and stood in front of his desk, watching him as he sat down. Sesshomeru gave her another amused grin and said, "Sit down, Higurashi."
Kagome stood still. "My name is Kagome." She said. "Higurashi is my last name, sir."
Sesshomeru raised an eyebrow. "Fine--Kagome--Sit down." He said her name so mockingly, Kagome felt like slapping him in the face.
However, she took a seat in the chair that was in front of his desk.
"Now... what's this I hear about you not giving me something?" he asked.
Kagome frowned defiantly. "You know exactly what I am talking about, sir."
Sesshomeru frowned as well. "Well, how did it go?" he asked. "Did you get the information?"
Kagome rolled her eyes. How stupid was this guy?! Did she have to spell it out for him?!
"I got the information." She said flatly.
Sesshomeru waited for her to continue, but she just kept her eyes glued on him. Sesshomeru cleared his throat. "So give it to me then."
"No."
The silver haired man looked up at the harshness in her voice. A moment later, however, he regained his composure, and smiled. "Oh, I see..." said, reaching into his desk drawer for his checkbook. "You want to get paid first. That's fine, Higurashi."
Kagome shook her head. "No." She said. "I don't want your money. And I am not giving you the information."
Sesshomeru glared at her for a moment. He couldn't believe she just told him she wasn't going to give him the information!
The man put his checkbook away and closed the drawer, slamming it slightly for emphasis on what he was about to say. "If you do not give me the information," he said, "I will have no choice but to fire you, Higurashi."
Kagome growled lightly in annoyance and stood up in her chair. "My name is KAGOME-- and you can't fire me... Because I quit." With that, she turned on her heel and stomped out of the office.
Sesshomeru, being a fairly level-headed man, leaned back in his chair. "Oh really?" he muttered as he listened to Kagome's footsteps fading. "Well, you'll regret this, HIGURASHI... and I WILL get that information... no matter what."