Everything Right is Wrong Again

            Authoress's note: Wee, I got five reviews for my first chapter! Thank you to Silent Dark, The Spider, PlutonianRose, K, and Sophie Chan for reading and reviewing. Okay, now for the second chapter!

            PS: I don't recommend doing or saying anything Kagura does at work. If you do, don't say I didn't warn you about getting fired

            Disclaimer: I believe that I own InuYasha and that should be enough for everyone.

            Chapter Two: She Works Hard for the Money

            Sango woke up to the sound of screams coming from Kagura's room, alarmed, the longhaired girl hurried to her housemate's room to make sure the other woman was alright. As she opened the door Sango was assaulted by a pillow and saw Kagura throwing darts at a picture of Sesshomaru Nishi. Every time the dart hit or missed the picture, Kagura would shout a profanity then throw something.

            Sango placed her hands on her hips and announced in an authoritive voice "Kagura, if you're quite finished throwing a temper tantrum perhaps you could get ready for school-I mean work."

            Kagura threw the last dart, hitting Sesshomaru straight in the eye then glanced at the clock. "Oh My GOD! This is perfect, I'm going to be late for my first day working with that sadist."

            "Maybe you should've gotten dressed instead of acting like a two year old?" Sango suggested calmly.

            "Next time mother." Kagura replied her voice muffled by her walk in closet. "I think I'm going to wear my red skirt and jacket today with my black silk blouse. Does that sound okay?"

            "I could care less. And I suppose you want to borrow my black Jimmy Choo heels as well."

            "You're a dear." Kagura called from her closet.

Sango said nothing in reply, she just flopped down on Kagura's unmade bed trying to smooth out the Laura Ashley sheets and when the phone rang, she picked it up. "Hello, Kagura's room, Sango speaking, how may I direct your call?"

"Hey, Sango, this is InuYasha. Is Kagura there?"

Sango pondered the question for a minute. "Define here, InuYasha."

"In her room. She was supposed to be here about fifteen minutes ago with those reports."

"Ah, yeah. She's here, but I wouldn't recommend speaking to her. She's in the dressing process right now."

"Why is she late?"

"She was sorting out her anger management problems."

InuYasha sighed loudly. "Which would be?"

"Promise you won't tell, but she was releasing her anger on a picture of Sesshomaru."

"Ah, I see." InuYasha replied simply. "Very well then. Tell her to hurry up and come up to my office when she arrives."

Sango and InuYasha hung up at the same time. A minute after that Kagura came out of the bathroom completely dressed and made up. Picking up her report, Kagura stuck it in her briefcase then made her way down stairs. Sango followed closely on Happy Bunny slippered feet

"Can't I just play sick today?" Kagura asked when she reached the front door.

"Absolutely not." Sango replied handing her friend her purse and car keys. "Besides, InuYasha called while you were getting dressed. He understood that you were working out your aggressions, but he wants you at work."

"But, Sesshomaru's at work too."

"If you stay, you'll only prolong the inevitable." Sango replied gently shoving a reluctant Kagura out the door.

Sighing dejectedly, Kagura walked out to her car, got in then backed it out of the driveway and off to West Tech.

            Meanwhile, at West Tech…

            "Keh." InuYasha muttered to himself hanging up the phone.

            "What was that little brother?" A familiar male voice asked.

            InuYasha Mori spun around in his leather chair to face his older brother, Sesshomaru Nishi. "Ano, Kagura Tsukiyomi called and said she'd be late."

            Sesshomaru raised one elegant eyebrow in question. "Does Ms. Tsukiyomi do this often, or was today a special occasion?"

            "I believe today was a special situation." Broke in a new voice. Both men turned to stare at the newcomer. Kagome Higurashi stood confidently in the doorway of InuYasha's office holding a folder with billing material that needed faxing.

            "I don't believe I've had the pleasure of meeting you, Miss?" Sesshomaru asked kindly.

            "Higurashi, Kagome. I started yesterday sir. Ms. Tsukiyomi told me that she'd be up all night working on the expense reports and that if she wasn't in on time this morning to come down to your office to tell you Mr. Mori."

            InuYasha shrugged that sounded like Kagura to work late into the night and sleep past her alarm-just like she did in college. "Thank you Ms. Higurashi. Oh, and don't forget to bring me the information on that account Kagura was showing you yesterday."

            "Yes, sir. Right after I finish faxing this billing information to EDI." Kagome turned to leave, but not before Sesshomaru added his input to the conversation.

            "Ms. Higurashi. May I ask who hired you?"

            "Mr. Mori did sir." Kagome replied confused.

            "I see, so why are you acting as Ms. Tsukiyomi's personal secretary?"

            "Because I asked her to do it out of the selfishness of my own black heart." Kagura replied calmly staring Sesshomaru straight in the eyes. "Don't take it out on Kagome-besides, I have the report right here-so there's no harm done."

            "Kagome, you may leave." Sesshomaru said to the younger girl. Kagome couldn't get out of that office fast enough. "As for you Kagura…."

            "Sesshomaru, if you must scold Kagura, could you possibly do it in your own office. I have files to sort, calls to make and a fund raiser to begin organizing before tomorrow's board meeting." InuYasha stated plaintively. "I don't have time for a CEO and an executive to verbally battle like school children."

            Sesshomaru sighed loudly and Kagura smirked behind her hand.

            "Come along Kagura, Inu-chan has much to work on, I'll talk to you in my office."

Kagura obediently followed Sesshomaru into his office. Sesshomaru closed the door behind them then went to sit behind his large oak desk. "Please sit Kagura." He said politely Kagura plopped herself down in one of the leather chairs across from Sesshomaru's desk and faced the white haired business man head on. He stared back at her in such a way that Kagura began to feel uncomfortable. It was close to the way Naraku stared at her when they passed in the halls.

"If you have something to say to me, please be done with it." Kagura finally said agitated by his staring. "You're making me nervous, this is worse than when we were in middle school together."

"Oh, sorry." Sesshomaru had the grace to blush and begin to fiddle with on of his pens. "I realize that you were late today because of an assignment you had to do. Please don't let it happen again."

Kagura looked at her new boss questioningly. This isn't the Sesshomaru I grew up with. She thought. "Are you quite alright?" She asked with concern.

 "That is none of your concern, Ms. Tsukiyomi." Sesshomaru replied icily. "You are dismissed."

Kagura gave him a worried look.

"From my office. Go to your own desk and try to catch up to your co-workers."

            She removed herself from that office so fast that the heavy chair she had been sitting in wobbled a bit. Kagura was in such a rush that she wasn't watching where she was going and barreled straight into Naraku. "I'm sorry, I wasn't watching my step." She said biting back a curse. "I need to get to my office before I end up staying late. Good bye."

But Naraku wasn't about to let Kagura get to her work so easily. "Not so fast, Kagura. I'd like to ask you a question."

"Mr. Young, I've told you before you may not call me Kagura. My name is Ms. Tsukiyomi. We are not friends we are co-workers. We are not even close acquaintances so do not address me so informally."

"Perhaps we could become friends?" Naraku began casually. "Would you like to go out tonight?"

"Sorry, busy. I have deadlines to meet and well quiet frankly, you're not my type." Kagura replied scornfully hoping he'd take the hint and leave. Not hearing anything else leaving his mouth, she turned and began to walk towards her office. But before she could walk five paces, Naraku grabbed her wrist so tightly that she winced. "Please, let me go."

"Not until you go out with me."

"I've already said no. If you can't take that, then I'll have my secretary send you a singing telegram."

"But…."

"Ms. Tsukiyomi?" Came a new voice. Kagura recognized it as Kagome. "Ms. Tsukiyomi, can you please come help me with this stupid fax machine, it's acting up again."

"Of course Kagome." Kagura replied smiling. She was buying that girl lunch today. Naraku dropped her wrist in shock and Kagura followed Kagome to the malfunctioning fax machine.

When they reached the room where the fax machine was kept, Kagome slipped a paper out of the folder she was carrying, placed it in the machine and pressed the send button. The paper was successfully sent to the waiting recipient and Kagura's eyes grew wide with realization. "It wasn't broken?"

"Of course not," Kagome replied laughing,  "I was heading this way and I saw that guy bugging you so I figured I'd try out my life long dream of being a knight in shining armor."

"It worked, I owe you lunch for that."

Kagome nodded, and took the paper back from the fax machine. "Shouldn't you tell someone about that? Maybe Mr. Mori or Mr. Nishi?"

"About what? Naraku? He's annoying but relatively harmless."

"Sure, until he starts following you home and leaving cryptic messages on your answering machine." Kagome replied, sounding cryptic herself.

"What is that all about Kagome?" Kagura asked worried.

"Ne? Oh, nothing, we should get back to work. That Mr. Nishi sounds like a real-what is that word-bear."

Kagura giggled and they both walked back to their desks.

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Around noon Kagura made her way to Kagome's desk. "Grab your purse and your jacket, it's lunch time." She whispered over the woman's desk.

Kagome looked at the clock on her computer. "But, it's only 11:45" Was her worried reply.

Kagura shrugged, "I know which is why we have to hurry up so I can avoid Naraku. And before InuYasha decides to come along with us."

"He'd do that?"

"Of course, why when we were growing up, Sango and I could hardly go anywhere without…."

"InuYasha and I." Sesshomaru finished sardonically. "Kagura, why are you leaving fifteen minutes early for lunch?"

"To get a good table at Blue Margarita?" Kagura answered her supervisor's question with a question.

"She's trying to avoid Naraku Young." Kagome supplied trying to be helpful. "He seems to be making advances on her, but Kagura doesn't like it." The shorthaired woman looked at Kagura's face for some kind of recognition, she thought she saw a small smile on her co-worker's lips.

"Is this true, Kagura?" Sesshomaru's voice was the same, but the woman in question thought she saw a glimmer of concern in his amber eyes.

"Well, kind of. When Kagome came to find me for some help with the fax machine this morning she came upon Naraku and I having an altercation of sorts."

"Kagome, you may go for lunch, Kagura, please come to my office."

 Kagome picked up her purse and coat and made her way to the elevator as she pressed the button, Kagome turned and said. "Ne, Kagura don't worry, I'll let you pay for lunch tomorrow." Then she stepped onto the elevator. Kagura turned her full attention to her childhood friend's brother and the situation at hand.

"But, Sesshomaru it's not that big of a deal. Naraku asks me out every day, I say no everyday. Nothing else takes place." 'Except for female employees either joining the military or getting a transfer to Zurich because the same thing happened to them.' Kagura added mentally.

Sesshomaru took Kagura's delicate wrists gently in one large hand and led her towards his office for the second time that day. When the entered, the silver haired man gently placed Kagura on the leather sofa then sat opposite her. "Kagura once is too much." He finally replied. "You said everyday? Does he put his hands on you too?" Sesshomaru mentally clenched and unclenched his fists at the thought of Naraku's hands anywhere near Kagura. He tried to reason that it was just brotherly concern for a woman he had grown up with and thought of as a sister.

Kagura thought back to that morning's incident along with the one's that had started a few months back. "No. May I please go now?"

Sighing Sesshomaru nodded. "But, if he touches you, let me know."

"Sure, whatever." A sly smile crossed Kagura's features "You know Sesshomaru, you made me miss most of lunch with this discussion."

"Kagura, this discussion was hardly ten minutes. Besides, as a shareholder and partial owner of this company I find it in my best interest to look out for the welfare of my employees. You will tell me if this behavior of Mr. Young's escalates, won't you?"

"Yes, of course." Kagura replied hurriedly. If she hurried, she could still make it across the street where the Blue Margarita was and have lunch with Kagome.

"Kagura, I meant what I said," Sesshomaru said as Kagura walked out of his office. Kagura just nodded her head and walked towards the elevator at least she had avoided Naraku. Now if only she could manage to do that for the rest of the day.

Fin

Okay, I finished another chapter and I feel cool. Really cool. So I really wish people could review and tell me just how cool I am. Gods, I'm pathetic!