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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Rumiko Takahashi characters named
here, nor do I own the rights to Charlie's Angels. The only thing I own is
an Inu-Yasha video game - Thanks, Santa! :D
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"I'm looking for some chick named Kagome Higurashi - you know where I can find her?" A snide voice pierced into the dimly lit room. "And please don't tell me I've just missed her again. I've been looking for this twit for over an hour! Why can't she stay in one spot?"
"If you're looking for some 'person' named Kagome Higurashi, you've found her," Kagome said coolly, not bothering to look up from where she was hunched over a monitor in the corner of the room.
"Whatever," was his obnoxious reply. He walked over to her workstation and leaned against the table. When she continued to ignore him, he flipped on the overhead lighting.
Kagome blinked and turned her attention to this new pest. Couldn't anyone in her crew handle a problem without her involvement? She struggled to place him. She thought she'd been introduced to everyone, but she would have remembered this jerk.
He leaned over her shoulder to see what room she'd been observing. "Spying, huh?" he said. "What's the matter, you afraid two guys will show up wearing the same dress at tonight's banquet?"
Kagome stiffened. "Is there something I can help you with, Mr. - ?" she asked him.
His amber eyes seemed to look right through her as if she had said something amusing. "I'm Inu-Yasha, the computer systems technician you asked for. Didn't they tell you I was on the way over?"
Kagome tried unsuccessfully to mask her surprise. She'd heard the dress standards for the workplace were different in Hawaii, but she hadn't expected them to be this relaxed. Wearing brightly colored board shorts and a muscle shirt, this Inu-Yasha looked as if he'd just left the beach. His long silver hair hung loose about his shoulders and he was wearing some choker around his neck that looked like it was made of teeth. Her gaze landed on his feet. He wasn't wearing any shoes. And was that a tattoo of a dog above his ankle?
"Like what you see?" his caustic voice interrupted her observation. Who peed in his cornflakes? Kagome wondered. She straightened angrily.
"I called your office ages ago! What did you do, hit the surf on the way over?" Kagome asked disgustedly. She pointed to the equipment in the corner of the room. "The server supporting the resort computer network keeps crashing and has to be fixed in less than," she looked at her watch, "two hours. The staff needs it operating before the majority of the event staff and attendees begin arriving."
Inu-Yasha ambled over to the equipment in question. "Get out," he ordered her. "You'll just be in my way." He opened the backpack he'd brought with him and starting pulling out diagnostic equipment.
"You can't order me to leave!" Kagome said, enraged. "I have work to do here!"
"Stupid girl, you want this fixed or not? Get out of my face or your server stays down."
This guy couldn't be for real, Kagome thought. She fumed silently for a moment, then walked over and stood directly behind him. "You're so right," she said in a syrupy sweet voice. "I would only complicate things with my stupidity." She grabbed a rolling chair from a nearby workstation. "But before I leave, I have a great idea! I'm going to make you more comfortable! You shouldn't have to work standing up," she told him, "you should SIT!" She slammed the chair into the back of his knees and thoroughly enjoyed his yelp as he lost his balance and landed squarely on his rear. His curses followed her as she left the room.
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"Pardon me, beautiful girl, but I was told to come here for a security badge."
Sango looked up in surprise from the reservations listing she was studying. "You!" she said to the familiar figure. "What the hell are you doing here? Did you come back for another beating?"
Miroku smiled at her nervously. "Um, I'm here covering the pageant," he mumbled, showing his press credentials. Sango noticed he maintained a safe distance from her. Good. It was too early in the day to be breaking someone's hand.
Sango handed him a copy of the event itinerary and a map of the resort. "You'll have to stop by my office again later for the badge," she told him. "Stupid computer's giving us fits. Someone was supposed to come by and fix it, but - " she broke off as Kagome stormed into the office.
"Can I help you with something, Ms. Higurashi?" Sango asked, her eyes warning Kagome to keep silent in front of Miroku. Kagome pulled herself up short.
"Oh, it's nothing," Kagome smiled through clenched teeth. "I've been temporarily evicted from the operations center and thought I'd go back to my room for a bit to catch up on paperwork. I just wanted to inform you of my whereabouts in case anyone asks for me."
"I'll make a note of that, Ms. Higurashi," Sango replied smoothly. As she watched Kagome leave, she wondered why the girl looked so murderous. She hadn't been this angry since the time Sango had fallen asleep with a lit cigarette in her hand and set fire to Kagome's lab notes.
Meanwhile, Miroku had edged in closer to her desk. The man apparently had a high tolerance for pain. She willed away a traitorous urge to let the man have his fun. Why'd he have to be so handsome?
"It's a terrible inconvenience to return later for the security badge," Miroku was telling her. "Of course, it will mean I'll have the opportunity to see your lovely face again," he leered.
Sango was spared the necessity of a response by the arrival in her office of their primary suspect. She'd been introduced to Sesshomaru almost immediately because he was an early arrival. He and his boyfriend and daughter were making a family vacation of the event - what better cover for an assassin?
"Dear Ms. Sango," his soft low voice welcomed her. He moved gracefully into her office and placed himself in a chair near her desk. The guy looks better in a dress than I do, Sango thought to herself. It was so not fair.
"How can I assist you, Ms. Fluffy?" she asked, using the name he'd insisted upon as a greeting.
"My daughter's au pair will be arriving shortly," Sesshomaru said as he delicately crossed his ankles. "As she will need unrestricted access to the events, my sweet Koga suggested that we make certain her security paperwork was in order."
Sango smiled. "She stopped in here this morning, Ms. Fluffy. Fortunately, our computer was up and running and we were able to generate her badge without any trouble. I believe she said something to me about having some small personal affairs to settle before she began work." And Kagura was putting off having to do this job as long as possible, she added silently.
"Oh!" Sesshomaru put a beautifully manicured finger to his lip. "I had no idea she would arrive so quickly, or I would have been there to welcome her. Well, I won't take any more of your time, dear. I know you must be so terribly busy!" Sesshomaru stood up. "Thank you so much for taking care of things for us. This truly sets my mind at east." He gently squeezed Sango's hand and left the office.
Sango turned to Miroku, who had watched the entire scene with his mouth open. "Lovely, isn't he?" she said with a mischievous smile. "I wonder who does his hair."
"So that is a man," Miroku said wonderingly. "Pretty convincing. Do you get many guests from that, um, walk of life?"
Sango raised an eyebrow. Surely he knew? "Perhaps more guests this time than we normally do," she said slowly. "With the pageant?" she prompted. Miroku gave her a confused look.
"You did say you were here to cover the pageant, right?" Sango asked him. He nodded. "And you are aware what kind of pageant this is?" she continued.
"A beauty pageant, right?" Miroku asked uncertainly.
Oh dear. She was going to have to spell it out for him, Sango realized. She would try not to enjoy the look on his face too much.
******** A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews! This one is so much fun to write. I'm trying not to abuse Sesshy too badly, but he really lends himself to this role. Like Sango, I've often wondered who does his hair.
Likewise, I'm sorry it took so long to introduce grumpy puppy. It's hard to keep the plot from dragging when you have so many characters involved - and I haven't even brought in the other contestants yet. :P
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"I'm looking for some chick named Kagome Higurashi - you know where I can find her?" A snide voice pierced into the dimly lit room. "And please don't tell me I've just missed her again. I've been looking for this twit for over an hour! Why can't she stay in one spot?"
"If you're looking for some 'person' named Kagome Higurashi, you've found her," Kagome said coolly, not bothering to look up from where she was hunched over a monitor in the corner of the room.
"Whatever," was his obnoxious reply. He walked over to her workstation and leaned against the table. When she continued to ignore him, he flipped on the overhead lighting.
Kagome blinked and turned her attention to this new pest. Couldn't anyone in her crew handle a problem without her involvement? She struggled to place him. She thought she'd been introduced to everyone, but she would have remembered this jerk.
He leaned over her shoulder to see what room she'd been observing. "Spying, huh?" he said. "What's the matter, you afraid two guys will show up wearing the same dress at tonight's banquet?"
Kagome stiffened. "Is there something I can help you with, Mr. - ?" she asked him.
His amber eyes seemed to look right through her as if she had said something amusing. "I'm Inu-Yasha, the computer systems technician you asked for. Didn't they tell you I was on the way over?"
Kagome tried unsuccessfully to mask her surprise. She'd heard the dress standards for the workplace were different in Hawaii, but she hadn't expected them to be this relaxed. Wearing brightly colored board shorts and a muscle shirt, this Inu-Yasha looked as if he'd just left the beach. His long silver hair hung loose about his shoulders and he was wearing some choker around his neck that looked like it was made of teeth. Her gaze landed on his feet. He wasn't wearing any shoes. And was that a tattoo of a dog above his ankle?
"Like what you see?" his caustic voice interrupted her observation. Who peed in his cornflakes? Kagome wondered. She straightened angrily.
"I called your office ages ago! What did you do, hit the surf on the way over?" Kagome asked disgustedly. She pointed to the equipment in the corner of the room. "The server supporting the resort computer network keeps crashing and has to be fixed in less than," she looked at her watch, "two hours. The staff needs it operating before the majority of the event staff and attendees begin arriving."
Inu-Yasha ambled over to the equipment in question. "Get out," he ordered her. "You'll just be in my way." He opened the backpack he'd brought with him and starting pulling out diagnostic equipment.
"You can't order me to leave!" Kagome said, enraged. "I have work to do here!"
"Stupid girl, you want this fixed or not? Get out of my face or your server stays down."
This guy couldn't be for real, Kagome thought. She fumed silently for a moment, then walked over and stood directly behind him. "You're so right," she said in a syrupy sweet voice. "I would only complicate things with my stupidity." She grabbed a rolling chair from a nearby workstation. "But before I leave, I have a great idea! I'm going to make you more comfortable! You shouldn't have to work standing up," she told him, "you should SIT!" She slammed the chair into the back of his knees and thoroughly enjoyed his yelp as he lost his balance and landed squarely on his rear. His curses followed her as she left the room.
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"Pardon me, beautiful girl, but I was told to come here for a security badge."
Sango looked up in surprise from the reservations listing she was studying. "You!" she said to the familiar figure. "What the hell are you doing here? Did you come back for another beating?"
Miroku smiled at her nervously. "Um, I'm here covering the pageant," he mumbled, showing his press credentials. Sango noticed he maintained a safe distance from her. Good. It was too early in the day to be breaking someone's hand.
Sango handed him a copy of the event itinerary and a map of the resort. "You'll have to stop by my office again later for the badge," she told him. "Stupid computer's giving us fits. Someone was supposed to come by and fix it, but - " she broke off as Kagome stormed into the office.
"Can I help you with something, Ms. Higurashi?" Sango asked, her eyes warning Kagome to keep silent in front of Miroku. Kagome pulled herself up short.
"Oh, it's nothing," Kagome smiled through clenched teeth. "I've been temporarily evicted from the operations center and thought I'd go back to my room for a bit to catch up on paperwork. I just wanted to inform you of my whereabouts in case anyone asks for me."
"I'll make a note of that, Ms. Higurashi," Sango replied smoothly. As she watched Kagome leave, she wondered why the girl looked so murderous. She hadn't been this angry since the time Sango had fallen asleep with a lit cigarette in her hand and set fire to Kagome's lab notes.
Meanwhile, Miroku had edged in closer to her desk. The man apparently had a high tolerance for pain. She willed away a traitorous urge to let the man have his fun. Why'd he have to be so handsome?
"It's a terrible inconvenience to return later for the security badge," Miroku was telling her. "Of course, it will mean I'll have the opportunity to see your lovely face again," he leered.
Sango was spared the necessity of a response by the arrival in her office of their primary suspect. She'd been introduced to Sesshomaru almost immediately because he was an early arrival. He and his boyfriend and daughter were making a family vacation of the event - what better cover for an assassin?
"Dear Ms. Sango," his soft low voice welcomed her. He moved gracefully into her office and placed himself in a chair near her desk. The guy looks better in a dress than I do, Sango thought to herself. It was so not fair.
"How can I assist you, Ms. Fluffy?" she asked, using the name he'd insisted upon as a greeting.
"My daughter's au pair will be arriving shortly," Sesshomaru said as he delicately crossed his ankles. "As she will need unrestricted access to the events, my sweet Koga suggested that we make certain her security paperwork was in order."
Sango smiled. "She stopped in here this morning, Ms. Fluffy. Fortunately, our computer was up and running and we were able to generate her badge without any trouble. I believe she said something to me about having some small personal affairs to settle before she began work." And Kagura was putting off having to do this job as long as possible, she added silently.
"Oh!" Sesshomaru put a beautifully manicured finger to his lip. "I had no idea she would arrive so quickly, or I would have been there to welcome her. Well, I won't take any more of your time, dear. I know you must be so terribly busy!" Sesshomaru stood up. "Thank you so much for taking care of things for us. This truly sets my mind at east." He gently squeezed Sango's hand and left the office.
Sango turned to Miroku, who had watched the entire scene with his mouth open. "Lovely, isn't he?" she said with a mischievous smile. "I wonder who does his hair."
"So that is a man," Miroku said wonderingly. "Pretty convincing. Do you get many guests from that, um, walk of life?"
Sango raised an eyebrow. Surely he knew? "Perhaps more guests this time than we normally do," she said slowly. "With the pageant?" she prompted. Miroku gave her a confused look.
"You did say you were here to cover the pageant, right?" Sango asked him. He nodded. "And you are aware what kind of pageant this is?" she continued.
"A beauty pageant, right?" Miroku asked uncertainly.
Oh dear. She was going to have to spell it out for him, Sango realized. She would try not to enjoy the look on his face too much.
******** A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews! This one is so much fun to write. I'm trying not to abuse Sesshy too badly, but he really lends himself to this role. Like Sango, I've often wondered who does his hair.
Likewise, I'm sorry it took so long to introduce grumpy puppy. It's hard to keep the plot from dragging when you have so many characters involved - and I haven't even brought in the other contestants yet. :P
