Chapter 01
Lee's Big Problem – Sesshomaru
Lee: [Coming home from work, tired. She sighs inwardly and sinks into the couch.]
Kagome: [Looking to her.] What's wrong?
Lee: [Takes off her shades] Work. Takumi Corporation is supposed to be working on a project with Sho Electronics but they are not being cooperative
Kagome: [Sits beside her cousin and puts her hand on her shoulder] You'll be alright Lee;
you'll figure things out.
Inu-Yasha: [Walks in drinking a Pepsi.] What are you two yapping about now?
Kagome: Hush Inu-Yasha! Lee had a bad day.
Inu-Yasha: [Rolls his eyes] Always complaining about something – What is it now Lee?
Lee: Problems with people at work; the usual. If I could just get the Sho executives to
bend a little.
Inu-Yasha: [Looking intelligent] I've made an observation.
Lee: What?
Inu-Yasha: You guys are pansies.
Kagome: Inu-Yasha!
Inu-Yasha: That's right—no backbone at all!
Lee: [Rolls her eyes, leaning back.]
Inu-Yasha: [Sits on the arm of the chair] Why don't you just go in there and get what you want? If you were more aggressive you wouldn't be complaining so much!
Kagome: Inu-Yasha! This is not the time!
Inu-Yasha: Feh … [He walks off.]
Lee: Hmmm… [He has a thoughtful look.]
Shippou: [Is playing Playstation 2 with Kotaku] I'm beating you! Finally!
Kotaku: Nu-uh Fox-boy! [He bites his own tongue hitting the buttons on the controller quickly.] I got to make it to the warehouse! I got to make it to the warehouse!
Shippou: What's so special about the warehouse?
Kotaku: The pretty lady that gives you directions even though you already know the way. [He answers, his eyes still glued to the screen.]
Shippou: [Sighing and shaking his head.] That's just sad, Kotaku.
Sango: [Walking in, holding a laundry basket.] Hey, what are you two guys up to?
Shippou: Well… Kotaku and I are playing this game and Kotaku is trying to get to the warehouse so he can see – [Is cutoff when Kotaku smacks him in the head, knocking him over.] – Ow! Hey!
Kotaku: Nothing, mom.
[Cut To: Outside the house. Inu-Yasha is taking out the garbage when his cell phone rings. Already in a bad mood, he ignores it and finishes the task. After a while, the phone keeps ringing.]
Inu-Yasha: [Talking to the cell phone.] Shut up!
[The Phone keeps ringing.]
Inu-Yasha: [Finally after frustration sets in, he answers the phone.] WHAT?! [He looks at the caller ID] Miroku?! What do you want?!
Miroku: What was that Inu-Yasha? We must have a bad connection. [Miroku checks his phone to see if it is on his side, it is not.] Inu-Yasha, can you move somewhere else to get a better signal?
Inu-Yasha: [Moves under a tree. Speaks surprisingly in a calm manner.] Can you hear me now?
Miroku: Yeah.
Inu-Yasha: Good. What do you want?
Miroku: Well I just called to remind you to – [Static can be heard through the call.] Inu-Yasha, your side is breaking up; try moving again.
Inu-Yasha: [Moves near the sidewalk. Sounds a little irritated.] Can you hear me now?
Miroku: Yeah.
Inu-Yasha: Good! Why are you bothering me Miroku?!
Miroku: Well I … [More Static] I'm sorry Inu-Yasha, we're getting a bad signal, can you move one more time?
Inu-Yasha: [Mumbles under his breath as he moves towards the house, his head away from the cell phone. He strangely speaks in a very fake calm manner.] Can you hear me now?
Miroku: [Checks his phone again, sighs.] You're still breaking up, Inu-Yasha …
Inu-Yasha: [Screams at the phone.] GOOD! [Hangs up.]
[Cut to: Inside the house, in the study room with three computers inside. There seems to also be a rack mount server case labeled "Miroku's stuff." Bookshelves line the rest of the room walls, and paper, piles of books and binders unable to fit in either file drawers or bookshelves is strewn about the room. Sango has finished the laundry and is now looking over some studies—a course in world religion.]
Sango: [Jotting down notes, talking to herself.] Hmm… Don't trust politicians … don't trust politicians … don't trust politicians from Europe … don't trust the French …
Lee: [Walks into the room, stepping on some papers and trying to step over piles of books.] Have you seen the Ramen? I just bought 5 packs of it yesterday.
Sango: [Shakes her head, having the look of knowing what happened. She puts down her notebook onto the ever growing pile of books and stands up.] Follow me.
[The two walk down over to the kitchen and Sango points out Inu-Yasha and Inuko sitting at the kitchen table inhaling Ramen.]
Inu-Yasha
And Inuko: *Gafu! Gafu! Gulp!*
Lee: Well that's interesting. [She folds her arms. An anime sweatbead forms over her head.]
Sango: [Shaking her head as to agree, unfortunately.] Stick with the granola bars, Lee.
Lee: [She runs her hands through her hair and looks up at the ceiling.] Maybe you're right—I've got enough to worry about. [She walks off.]
Sango: [Glares at the two dog-eared people.] Save some for the rest of us, will ya!?
Inu-Yasha
And Inuko: [Both with noodles stuffed in their mouth, just now realizing Sango is there and replied in a muffled manner.] Wus-da? (What's that?)
[Cut to: Lee's bedroom. Lee is seen laying down on her bed. Her legs are crossed and her arms behind her head, leaning back.]
Inu-Yasha: [He enters, still slurping ramen.] Kagome wants me to [still slurping and chomping] … wants me to talk to you or something.
Lee: I'm fine … don't drip that stuff on my rug!
Inu-Yasha: Hey! I'm trying to help here!
[Lee remains silent.]
Inu-Yasha: Listen [Sitting down on the edge of the bed.] … Why don't you just march up to the jerk in charge of the whole thing and talk to him, okay? I'll even go with you?
Lee: I'm not so sure …
Inu-Yasha: Just trust me on this one, okay? [He still has a noodle hanging from his mouth.]
Lee: [Sweatdrops.] … Alright. [Thinking in her head "I must be insane …"]
Inu-Yasha: Good.
Shippou: [Pops in] Hey Inu-Yasha, where is your Daddy Day Care DVD?
Inu-Yasha: It's on the … Hey, what the hell you are doing in my DVDs?!
Shippou: [Grins and runs off.]
Inu-Yasha: Come back here! [He takes off right after Shippou.]
Lee: [Looks down upon herself, putting her pillow over her head, thinking to herself. "Yep, I'm insane."]
[Cut To: Next Morning. Kagome, Inu-Yasha, and Lee are waiting in the hallway of an office building. Next to them is two huge double doors—the entrance to the office of the head of the company.]
Kagome: [Nudging Inu-Yasha] Please behave.
Inu-Yasha: You know, it really ticks me off when you say that.
Lee: [Is very quiet, her hands folded neatly in front of her, staring straight ahead.]
Kagome: [Quietly to Inu-Yasha] I've never seen Lee like this before – she seems really stressed out.
Inu-Yasha: Well now, we're about to put an end to that, aren't we?
Kagome: We're here to support her.
Inu-Yasha: Yeah, yeah.
Rin: [A young receptionist by the name of Rin comes up to them and smiles. ] Mr. Sho will see you now.
[Lee stands up, but Kagome and Inu-Yasha hesitate.]
Kagome: She seems familiar …
Inu-Yasha: Yeah, and that ain't usually a good thing.
[Rin opens the doors and steps inside. Lee follows but Kagome and Inu-Yasha wait at the doorway.]
Lee: [She speaks in an uneasy voice.] Mr. Sho, I wanted to speak to you about the Metasoft Project.
Mr. Sho: [Facing the window, only the back of his huge chair is visible.] Go on.
Lee: I've noticed a few … [ Lee pauses, tilting her head to the side, curious as to why he isn't facing her.]
Inu-Yasha: [He obviously has enough watching her, and storms into the room.] The least you can do is face the woman! Show some respect!
Mr. Sho: [Turns around slowly, revealing his identity as Sesshomaru.] My apologies, Ms. Higurashi. [He turns to his brother.] It's refreshing to see a familiar face Inu-Yasha.
Kagome: [Gasps.] Se-Sesshomaru?!
Inu-Yasha: [Stumbles, completely stunned for a while, but then quickly gets back on his feet and on his guard.] What the hell are *you* doing here, Sesshomaru?!
Lee: [Quietly to herself.] Who?
Sesshomaru: Simply making good use of my time, but I see things haven't been changed any for you, little brother.
Inu-Yasha: Will you just *crawl* somewhere and *die*!!
Lee: [Sweatdrops.] Well, it's obvious I missed a memo …
Inu-Yasha: [Raises his claws, preparing to attack.] Stay back Lee, this guy is about as evil as they come. [Smirks, challenging Sesshomaru.] I'll take care of him.
Sesshomaru: [Folds his hands on the back of his own neck.] Please Inu-Yasha, you aren't honestly going to make a fool of yourself in front of all these people.
Kagome: He's got a point, Inu-Yasha, you can't fight here.
Inu-Yasha: Well… I'll … I'll… I'll SUE!!! [He says enraged]
Lee: What the?
Kagome: Are you nuts? We can't sue his company; they own the whole area!
Sesshomaru: The entire country would be more accurate …
Lee: [Chiming up, interrupting the whole thing.] I think we should reschedule this for another time; let's get going you guys.
[Lee and Kagome drag a pissed off Inu-Yasha out of the office, while Sesshomaru looks on with his usual expression]
Sesshomaru: Hmm…
Lee's Big Problem – Sesshomaru
Lee: [Coming home from work, tired. She sighs inwardly and sinks into the couch.]
Kagome: [Looking to her.] What's wrong?
Lee: [Takes off her shades] Work. Takumi Corporation is supposed to be working on a project with Sho Electronics but they are not being cooperative
Kagome: [Sits beside her cousin and puts her hand on her shoulder] You'll be alright Lee;
you'll figure things out.
Inu-Yasha: [Walks in drinking a Pepsi.] What are you two yapping about now?
Kagome: Hush Inu-Yasha! Lee had a bad day.
Inu-Yasha: [Rolls his eyes] Always complaining about something – What is it now Lee?
Lee: Problems with people at work; the usual. If I could just get the Sho executives to
bend a little.
Inu-Yasha: [Looking intelligent] I've made an observation.
Lee: What?
Inu-Yasha: You guys are pansies.
Kagome: Inu-Yasha!
Inu-Yasha: That's right—no backbone at all!
Lee: [Rolls her eyes, leaning back.]
Inu-Yasha: [Sits on the arm of the chair] Why don't you just go in there and get what you want? If you were more aggressive you wouldn't be complaining so much!
Kagome: Inu-Yasha! This is not the time!
Inu-Yasha: Feh … [He walks off.]
Lee: Hmmm… [He has a thoughtful look.]
Shippou: [Is playing Playstation 2 with Kotaku] I'm beating you! Finally!
Kotaku: Nu-uh Fox-boy! [He bites his own tongue hitting the buttons on the controller quickly.] I got to make it to the warehouse! I got to make it to the warehouse!
Shippou: What's so special about the warehouse?
Kotaku: The pretty lady that gives you directions even though you already know the way. [He answers, his eyes still glued to the screen.]
Shippou: [Sighing and shaking his head.] That's just sad, Kotaku.
Sango: [Walking in, holding a laundry basket.] Hey, what are you two guys up to?
Shippou: Well… Kotaku and I are playing this game and Kotaku is trying to get to the warehouse so he can see – [Is cutoff when Kotaku smacks him in the head, knocking him over.] – Ow! Hey!
Kotaku: Nothing, mom.
[Cut To: Outside the house. Inu-Yasha is taking out the garbage when his cell phone rings. Already in a bad mood, he ignores it and finishes the task. After a while, the phone keeps ringing.]
Inu-Yasha: [Talking to the cell phone.] Shut up!
[The Phone keeps ringing.]
Inu-Yasha: [Finally after frustration sets in, he answers the phone.] WHAT?! [He looks at the caller ID] Miroku?! What do you want?!
Miroku: What was that Inu-Yasha? We must have a bad connection. [Miroku checks his phone to see if it is on his side, it is not.] Inu-Yasha, can you move somewhere else to get a better signal?
Inu-Yasha: [Moves under a tree. Speaks surprisingly in a calm manner.] Can you hear me now?
Miroku: Yeah.
Inu-Yasha: Good. What do you want?
Miroku: Well I just called to remind you to – [Static can be heard through the call.] Inu-Yasha, your side is breaking up; try moving again.
Inu-Yasha: [Moves near the sidewalk. Sounds a little irritated.] Can you hear me now?
Miroku: Yeah.
Inu-Yasha: Good! Why are you bothering me Miroku?!
Miroku: Well I … [More Static] I'm sorry Inu-Yasha, we're getting a bad signal, can you move one more time?
Inu-Yasha: [Mumbles under his breath as he moves towards the house, his head away from the cell phone. He strangely speaks in a very fake calm manner.] Can you hear me now?
Miroku: [Checks his phone again, sighs.] You're still breaking up, Inu-Yasha …
Inu-Yasha: [Screams at the phone.] GOOD! [Hangs up.]
[Cut to: Inside the house, in the study room with three computers inside. There seems to also be a rack mount server case labeled "Miroku's stuff." Bookshelves line the rest of the room walls, and paper, piles of books and binders unable to fit in either file drawers or bookshelves is strewn about the room. Sango has finished the laundry and is now looking over some studies—a course in world religion.]
Sango: [Jotting down notes, talking to herself.] Hmm… Don't trust politicians … don't trust politicians … don't trust politicians from Europe … don't trust the French …
Lee: [Walks into the room, stepping on some papers and trying to step over piles of books.] Have you seen the Ramen? I just bought 5 packs of it yesterday.
Sango: [Shakes her head, having the look of knowing what happened. She puts down her notebook onto the ever growing pile of books and stands up.] Follow me.
[The two walk down over to the kitchen and Sango points out Inu-Yasha and Inuko sitting at the kitchen table inhaling Ramen.]
Inu-Yasha
And Inuko: *Gafu! Gafu! Gulp!*
Lee: Well that's interesting. [She folds her arms. An anime sweatbead forms over her head.]
Sango: [Shaking her head as to agree, unfortunately.] Stick with the granola bars, Lee.
Lee: [She runs her hands through her hair and looks up at the ceiling.] Maybe you're right—I've got enough to worry about. [She walks off.]
Sango: [Glares at the two dog-eared people.] Save some for the rest of us, will ya!?
Inu-Yasha
And Inuko: [Both with noodles stuffed in their mouth, just now realizing Sango is there and replied in a muffled manner.] Wus-da? (What's that?)
[Cut to: Lee's bedroom. Lee is seen laying down on her bed. Her legs are crossed and her arms behind her head, leaning back.]
Inu-Yasha: [He enters, still slurping ramen.] Kagome wants me to [still slurping and chomping] … wants me to talk to you or something.
Lee: I'm fine … don't drip that stuff on my rug!
Inu-Yasha: Hey! I'm trying to help here!
[Lee remains silent.]
Inu-Yasha: Listen [Sitting down on the edge of the bed.] … Why don't you just march up to the jerk in charge of the whole thing and talk to him, okay? I'll even go with you?
Lee: I'm not so sure …
Inu-Yasha: Just trust me on this one, okay? [He still has a noodle hanging from his mouth.]
Lee: [Sweatdrops.] … Alright. [Thinking in her head "I must be insane …"]
Inu-Yasha: Good.
Shippou: [Pops in] Hey Inu-Yasha, where is your Daddy Day Care DVD?
Inu-Yasha: It's on the … Hey, what the hell you are doing in my DVDs?!
Shippou: [Grins and runs off.]
Inu-Yasha: Come back here! [He takes off right after Shippou.]
Lee: [Looks down upon herself, putting her pillow over her head, thinking to herself. "Yep, I'm insane."]
[Cut To: Next Morning. Kagome, Inu-Yasha, and Lee are waiting in the hallway of an office building. Next to them is two huge double doors—the entrance to the office of the head of the company.]
Kagome: [Nudging Inu-Yasha] Please behave.
Inu-Yasha: You know, it really ticks me off when you say that.
Lee: [Is very quiet, her hands folded neatly in front of her, staring straight ahead.]
Kagome: [Quietly to Inu-Yasha] I've never seen Lee like this before – she seems really stressed out.
Inu-Yasha: Well now, we're about to put an end to that, aren't we?
Kagome: We're here to support her.
Inu-Yasha: Yeah, yeah.
Rin: [A young receptionist by the name of Rin comes up to them and smiles. ] Mr. Sho will see you now.
[Lee stands up, but Kagome and Inu-Yasha hesitate.]
Kagome: She seems familiar …
Inu-Yasha: Yeah, and that ain't usually a good thing.
[Rin opens the doors and steps inside. Lee follows but Kagome and Inu-Yasha wait at the doorway.]
Lee: [She speaks in an uneasy voice.] Mr. Sho, I wanted to speak to you about the Metasoft Project.
Mr. Sho: [Facing the window, only the back of his huge chair is visible.] Go on.
Lee: I've noticed a few … [ Lee pauses, tilting her head to the side, curious as to why he isn't facing her.]
Inu-Yasha: [He obviously has enough watching her, and storms into the room.] The least you can do is face the woman! Show some respect!
Mr. Sho: [Turns around slowly, revealing his identity as Sesshomaru.] My apologies, Ms. Higurashi. [He turns to his brother.] It's refreshing to see a familiar face Inu-Yasha.
Kagome: [Gasps.] Se-Sesshomaru?!
Inu-Yasha: [Stumbles, completely stunned for a while, but then quickly gets back on his feet and on his guard.] What the hell are *you* doing here, Sesshomaru?!
Lee: [Quietly to herself.] Who?
Sesshomaru: Simply making good use of my time, but I see things haven't been changed any for you, little brother.
Inu-Yasha: Will you just *crawl* somewhere and *die*!!
Lee: [Sweatdrops.] Well, it's obvious I missed a memo …
Inu-Yasha: [Raises his claws, preparing to attack.] Stay back Lee, this guy is about as evil as they come. [Smirks, challenging Sesshomaru.] I'll take care of him.
Sesshomaru: [Folds his hands on the back of his own neck.] Please Inu-Yasha, you aren't honestly going to make a fool of yourself in front of all these people.
Kagome: He's got a point, Inu-Yasha, you can't fight here.
Inu-Yasha: Well… I'll … I'll… I'll SUE!!! [He says enraged]
Lee: What the?
Kagome: Are you nuts? We can't sue his company; they own the whole area!
Sesshomaru: The entire country would be more accurate …
Lee: [Chiming up, interrupting the whole thing.] I think we should reschedule this for another time; let's get going you guys.
[Lee and Kagome drag a pissed off Inu-Yasha out of the office, while Sesshomaru looks on with his usual expression]
Sesshomaru: Hmm…