Disclaimer: Okay, between threats, stalking, and bribery, nothing has worked for me to get Inuyasha... I wont give up! I will have him! -laughs evilly-
Notes: First and foremost I would like to bring it to everyone's attention that some asshole is going around and flaming for no apparent reason while they have the worst story I've every read,
posted themselves. Here it is:
jamiespear wrote - ur story is so stupid! gwet a life bitch! read my story it's smoo much better then urs! You rapist!
I know it isn't just me that this person has said something like this to, because one of my friends/fellow writers was the first to complain in her story. As for the rapist and bitch statements... I wont even go there.
ANYWAY, on with my story. I have more pleasant review responses at the end for the rest of you. Enjoy and review my wonderful readers! n.n - Bunny
Three Little Words: Chapter 4 - This Job Sucks
Kagome pleasantly directed them to the desk two down from Hojou's before steaming over to Inuyasha's office, where he'd sneaked off to before she got the chance to stop him from the elevator. She just had her fingers grazing the doorknob when Hojou called her over to his desk where he was doing a paint-by-numbers of Cher.
"Sweets, where have you been for the past half hour? You'll never believe what just happened."
Kagome took in a deep breath and was about to brush him off until she was finished giving boss-boy a piece of her mind, but stopped dead in her tracks at the next comment Hojou uttered."Abby, on the fourth floor, said she came into the office late today and saw you and Mr.Fine up on stage and recognized him from a few days ago.. you know, from when that big storm hit."
Kagome's mouth began to go dry as she turned her attention to the showy secretary. "Well anyway, Abby said she didn't know he was Sirosenshi's son at the time, but she'd been waiting for the elevator for decades because she's had surgery recently and couldn't take the stairs, and that Mr.YummyAss there was on top of some young thing when the doors opened, even with another guy in the elevator! Can you believe that?"
Kagome resisted the urge to scream out in terror as she listened, and put a hand to her heart to make sure it was still beating. "Do they know who the girl was?" she somehow managed to speak, but needed to know if she could work there or if she should run screaming back to McDonalds where there was never much drama circulating.
Hojou shook his head disappointedly as he dabbed some purple paint on the number 12s."No,
Abby wasn't really paying attention. Apparently the poor thing hopped right off that elevator after going up and down, if you know what I mean."
Alas, a ray of hope.
"But then again, she said that Gail had been waiting with her that day and might know. Except that Gail's in the Florida Keys right now negotiating terms on a summer bungalow. Aint that a bitch?"
Things were just getting better by the minute.
Kagome smiled at Hojou and played off her nervousness by saying she had to go deal with "Mr.Up'n'Down" just then for leaving her to deal with all the interns by herself. Hojou waved her to go on and continued with his paint by numbers, now dabbing gold on the 3s.
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Sango wasn't particularly impressed during the introduction ceremony, but had to hold back a laugh as the manager and his assistant took the stage. It had been amusing to watch the exchange of emotions behind the podium, and even more so when Inu.Sirosenshi took off from the elevator like a dog with his tail between his legs after it was over.
She and Tara had been the last of the interns to be stationed, so she had managed to catch a few words with the assistant as they went. Kagome seemed like a nice girl, and was actually younger than herself, but she could tell that Kagome was distracted with something so decided to chat later and get to work.
That is, she would have gotten to work if it weren't for the fact that the person who was in office 326 hadn't shown up. That had left her and Tara to their own devices; and rather than wandering around the work area just then, they settled on playing a game of Spit with some cards that they found in the oak desk.
Somehow, this wasn't how Sango had imaged a job at Sirosenshi-Com. But hey, who was she to complain?
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Inuyasha was sitting with his feet propped up on his applewood desk watching reruns of Monk when he heard his door open, and in glancing up he saw Kagome entering with a less than pleased look on her face.
"Funny meeting you here." Her voice was flat as she made her way over to his desk and sat in the chair before it.
"Ditto." He clicked off the television and slouched back as he switched his attention over to the woman in his office and grinned at her.
"So, what's the deal? I thought you didn't work here."
Inuyasha snorted. "Yeah, and I didn't...It was after I got to that meeting with "Daddy Dearest"
that he informed me I would be more active in the company."
"Fun fun." Kagome decided to dismiss the fact that he hadn't mentioned that his "dear daddy"
was the head of the company, just then. She had enough to deal with as it was with gossip flying around the building like wildfire about Inuyasha and the unknown girl in the elevator.
"That's what I say."
"So why did you accept?"
"It was an ultimatum. Like I said, he 'informed' me I'd be more active in the company." Inuyasha began to strum his fingers on the desk, wondering what was with all the questions. But just figured after a moment she was probably uncomfortable working under him. (no pun intended)
"Ah." Kagome smirked for a moment. "Is that why you punked out on the first day?"
Inuyasha rose an eyebrow at the comment and stopped strumming his fingers. "Excuse me?"
"The interns. You walked in, gave your bullshit speech, and left nothing but dust kicking in your wake after the elevador reached this floor."
"Feh. I didn't cop out. I just had other things to do and figured you could handle it."
Kagome just rolled her eyes. "Yes, I'm sure Adrian Monk couldn't solve any murder cases without you watching." She smiled at his uncomfortable expression. "Admit it, you were scared of screwing up, cus you have no clue what you're doing in Daddy's corporation."
"Hey! I am not scared of screwing up. I could take this business over with my eyes closed!"
Inuyasha wanted to bang his head against the desk just after he realized he'd said it, damming his pride.
Kagome just composed herself as she stood, not wanting the grin to take over her face until she left the office. "My mistake." She headed for the door and paused with her hand on the knob."Must have been some ultimatum if things are really so easy for you around here."
Before he could stop her, Kaogme had disappeared out the door and closed it behind her on her way out.
'Ugh... I'm going to have to deal with HER smart ass everyday form 9 to 5?!' Inuyasha let out a sigh, not wanting to really know if she would be a blessing or a curse. He'd already screwed up,and ditched the interns, and it was an easy call to make that she'd get him back for that. Not exactly a great start when he had no fucking clue what he was doing, and she was his assistant.
Fabulous.
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After Kagome left Inuyasha's office, the tidings of Hojou's scone had worn well off, and her stomach groaned in protest to her decision of skipping breakfast that morning. Deciding that she deserved a caffeine boost, Kagome headed for the grand stairway to go to the staff lounge and help herself to some coffee, after which she might make her way over to Rin's desk and plead for a doughnut.
Turning into the open doorway of level five, Kagome was almost surprised to see Sesshomarrou leaning back against the counter with the espresso machine, cup in hand. She smiled politely at him and made her way to the coffee pot a few feet away.
"I wouldn't if I were you. That brew is rather vile this morning." Kagome looked over at him, her hand frozen halfway to the pot with her styrofoam cup in hand.
"Then what would you suggest would take the edge off?"
He didn't say anything, just motioned for her to hand him the flimsy disposable cup, and she did.
After a few minutes tinkering with the espresso machine, he handed her a nice, foamy cup of hot caffeine. "It's a Turkish blend."
Taking a sip, Kagome could have sworn she was near heaven, and the aroma was just spicy enough to make her relax with a fools grin on her face. "It's delicious."
Sesshomarrou just gathered himself up, pitching his own empty cup into the trash and turned to leave, only pausing for a moment as he neared the door. "Nice speech this morning." And he was gone.
Kagome let out a small laugh. He may be like ice, but she was starting to wonder if there was more to Sesshomarrou Sirosenshi. Hell, if he'd said his closing comment in a different tone, she could have sworn he was mocking her for using his line.
Right...and Miroku was the Easter Bunny.
After finishing the savory espresso, Kagome went the last little stretch down the hall and made her way over to Rin's desk. The over-cheery secretary was thrilled to see her and said she could have as many doughnuts as she wanted. But after considering her diet for a hot second, Kagome settled on just one to tide her over to lunch.
She was making her way back down the hall to the stairway when the still-empty lounge caught her eye. It was like it was challenging her, the pot innocently sitting there across the room on the counter practically staring at her. A voice in her head was begging her to keep going down the hall and forget the damn coffee. But her less practical voice guided her into the lounge and over to where the coffee pot was.
She eyed it suspiciously, taking a step away from it with narrow eyes as if she'd half expected something to come jumping out at her from the tantalizing brew. Deciding it was safe somehow,
Kagome stepped closer again and looked down at the mocha substance from the opening at the top of the pot.
She wanted to just trust Sesshomarrou and turn to head for the hills, but somehow she found herself pouring some of it into an empty cup. She swirled it around and gave it a whiff as if it were wine before downing the small sample of it without thinking... and immediately regretted it.
Kagome rushed to the sink a few feet away and spat the foul liquid out, making gagging gestures and willing the aftertaste to go away to no avail. Leaving a trail of curses behind her, she B-lined for the stairs and prayed to the gods that Hojou would have something to make the lingering flavor go away.
She was just ascending to the top of the grad stairway when a scream pierced her ears, and she decided that being responsible for all those people was going to be a real bitch.
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Inuyasha had finally come out from hiding in his office and was walking around to make sure people were working. Or at least, walking around pretending he was doing something worth while when he couldn't really tell what everyone was supposed to be up to anyway.
He was just finishing pacing a row of cubicles when he heard a shriek come from the copy room that was just ahead, and picked up his pace to see what was wrong. A bit taken aback at the sight,
Inuyasha looked around the room for answers that no-one seemed to really have.
There before him, were three people practically drenched in fresh black ink from the photo-copy machine, and practically frozen where they were as it dripped off them and formed an ominous puddle on the white tile floor.
He just stopped himself from gaping at the mess no-one would expect to see everyday, or any day for that matter when a girl he barely recognized as an intern shouted out, "It was Hiten!" pointing at the young man next to her.
The other intern turned angrily to the girl, wiping ink off of his face. "Was not! You were the one who was supposed to be reloading the ink!"
"Yeah?! Well you were the one who said I was doing it wrong!" The two went at each other and Inuyasha barely noticed Kagome come up behind him as he took in what had happened.
"And look what happened bitch!"
The third person just slowly made his way to a clean patch of floor in the copy room and took off his inky shoes before quietly moving past them shaking his head and rubbing his temples,
muttering under his breath, "I don't get payed enough for this."
Inuyasha just turned to Kagome as she cringed at the two interns who were still yelling at each other. "You want to take this one?"
She smiled maliciously and clapped him on the back. "But it's so much easier... for you." Then she turned and left the scene, leaving him to his own devices.
Inuyasha just grimaced, knowing he deserved that, but dreaded facing the ink explosion by himself. "Shit."
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Kagome walked away from the ink mess with a 90 watt smile and settled herself in the seat next to Hojou's desk which she was beginning to think of as her own.
"Hmn, and what has you so smiley Missy?"
Kagome turned to Hojou and rested her elbows on the end of his desk. "From what I could tell,
two of the interns messed up the copy-machine and ink was everywhere. Surprisingly enough Inuyasha was already there while they screamed each other's heads off."
"Tell me it did not get on his Armani shoes and ruin them."
Kagome thought for a moment and figured Inu had been out of the way from the door. "Uh, yeah.
I'm pretty sure he didn't get any on him."
Hojou put a had to his heart. "Thank god! That would have been a sin in itself. No-one messes Armani on someone as fine as that." Pausing for a moment Hojou cringed his nose as he faced her. "Gods, what is that on your breath."
Kagome sighed. "I had a fight with a batch of coffee, and the coffee won."
Hojou just raised his eyebrows at her. "I can tell."
"It tastes bad."
"I have a mint."
"Thank god!"
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Okay, I guess I'll end it there. And here's the responses to your reviews::
Raifuno Maki - Hope you liked it... more is to come!
Gyousei - You are far from an idiot... I've done the same thing a few times myself. Other than that, I too, am blissfully unemployed, though kind of waiting for brokeness to come and slap me in the face at the same time... n.n'
Tsuna - Thanks for the compliment. one can only hope to get more reviews. And as for gay Hojou, I'm not exactly sure what inspired him, but it seems to have worked out nicely, right?
Pobbin - lmao. I actually did consider Jaken for Hojou's boyfriend, but you'll have to wait and see. As for the Kikyou issue.. I'm getting really tired of that played out drama. So either she wont be in it at all, or yea, she'll just be another character. Last but not least, I feel like it is almost impossible for me to write anything simple, and so it is inevitable that it should be a long story. My guess right now with this kind of chapter length, is between 20 and 30 chappys when it's done.
Shizuki - thanks for the compliments, and don't worry about Sango and Kouga's relation.. it's not important until later. n.-
And to Skitzoflame, Red Skyies, and -coughs- OTHERS who shall be unmentioned -wink wink-
Thank you for your continued support and compliments.
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