Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha and Gravitation...Also, I used the last
name, Takamada and Hitami's from Striking Falcon's To Bear Witness.
Chapter 2: The Internship ~*~Three Days Later~*~
"Eiri, I sent out the application today. I hope it goes ok..." Kagome said at the dinner table.
"Everything will be fine, Kagome," Eiri assured her as they continued to eat the udon Kagome had made. "Umm...by the way, Tohma called today. He says he wants to stop over tonight. I told him that was okay, but if it's not, I can call him and tell him..."
"It's fine, Eiri," Kagome assured him. "I mean, I know he doesn't like me...but..."
Eiri reached across the table and took her hands into his own, looking straight into her eyes. "I won't let him hurt you, physically or emotionally. He won't change how I feel about you and he won't separate us. Believe me..." Eiri said sweetly. Kagome smiled and nodded.
"Well then...I guess we should finish dinner," Kagome said and they finished quickly.
Tohma arrived at 8 o'clock dressed in his normal attire: dress shirt, tie, vest, dress pants, dress shoes and sunglasses. "Hi Tohma, come in," Eiri greeted him at the door. "Kagome! Tohma is here!"
Kagome walked out of their room and smiled. "Konban wa, Tohma-san."
"Good evening, Kagome. How are your studies coming along?" Tohma asked politely as he sat down on their couch.
"Good, sir. Would you like anything to drink?" Kagome offered Eiri's wealthy and famous brother-in-law. Eiri's older sister, Mika, is married to Tohma. Tohma is one of the pianists in the hit band, the Nittle Graspers, and also owns NG Productions, a music label.
"No I'm fine, Kagome," Tohma said.
Kagome nodded and took a seat in one of the chairs. "Kagome got an A on her last international relations exam," Eiri told his brother-in-law proudly.
"Good, very good," Tohma said with a smile, but Kagome knew that it seemed to look a bit forced.
"So why are you here, Tohma?" Eiri asked as he sat down next to his fiancee.
"I wanted to know if there were any updates on the wedding plans," Tohma said flatly. Kagome and Eiri quickly looked at each other, wondering how they would answer.
"Well...uh...we're going to wait and see if Kagome gets this internship at Takamada International first. After that, we'll go from there," Eiri explained.
"Why are you waiting on that?" Tohma asked with a hint of disgust, which made Kagome cringe. She knew what he was implying. Mika wasn't exactly a very active wife. All she did was spend money on shopping, she hardly did any real...work.
"Well because it could spark her career and we don't want the wedding to interfere with that," Eiri explained.
"You should not be waiting for her career to start, Eiri," Tohma spat.
"Excuse me? Don't tell me how we should run out lives, Tohma. Her career is just as important as mine," Eiri said getting annoyed with him. "Just because she's six years younger than I am, doesn't mean a thing, and don't deny that you aren't annoyed with that fact."
"We'll see about that," Tohma said as he walked out without saying another word.
Kagome sighed and hugged her fiancee tightly. "Thank you," She whispered. Eiri smiled and nodded as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"Hey. I love you. I'd do anything for you and I know that you wouldn't be happy doing what Mika does best, sitting on her ass and spending money all day...I just want you to be happy," he whispered. Kagome kissed him gently and curled up in his arms. Each of them taking comfort in the other's presence.
~*~The Next Day~*~
"Hey Sesshomaru! Check this out!" Shippo shouted as he burst into the taiyoukai's office while Inu Yasha was inside...again.
"Damn it, Shippo!
KNOCK!" Inu Yasha
shouted back at him.
"What is it, Shippo?" Sesshomaru sighed as he sat his desk, desperately trying to rid himself of another headache.
Shippo was jumping up and down and threw a stack of papers on Sesshomaru's desk. "Kagome applied to become your intern!" Shippo cheered happily.
Inu Yasha's jaw dropped as Sesshomaru read the application over. "And that ends the search for an intern... I'll call her now and tell her she's hired," Sesshomaru said as he picked up the phone. While dialing, he took a quick glance at Inu Yasha, who had a look of worry and hope in his eyes. The phone rang and finally someone picked up bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Uesugi Residence..."
Sesshomaru's eyes grew wide. Who the hell!?
"Hello?"
"Hi...this is Sesshomaru Takamada from Takamada International. IS this where Miss Kagome Higurashi resides?"
"Oh my...uh...yes...this is her fiancee. She's at her classes right now, though and won't be back until five o'clock. Can I take a message?"
"Yes, please have her call me back at my office. 209-4923."
"Yes of course, I'll tell her as soon as she gets home."
"Thank you."
With that, Sesshomaru hung up. "So?!" Inu Yasha and Shippo asked anxiously.
"That was her fiancee but I thought his name was Yuki Eiri," Sesshomaru said with a confused look on his face. Inu Yasha shrugged. "Well anyways...She's at class. He said she'd call back."
"I can't wait to see her!" Shippo squealed happily.
"Me too, Shippo. Me too," Inu Yasha sighed as he wondered what he was going to say to her when he saw her.
Sesshomaru smiled at the two young men. I hope this all works out okay...
Kagome walked in the door and tossed her book bag aside. "Eiri, I'm home," Kagome called. Eiri instantly ran out of the bedroom.
"Call Takamada," He said frantically, handing her the number.
Kagome's eyes widened with surprise. "What?"
"He called and said for you to call him back...SO CALL!" Eiri said happily. Kagome nodded and anxiously dialed the number.
"Takamada."
"Uh...Mr. Takamada, hi...this is Kagome Higurashi. You asked me to call you?"
There was a long pause and Kagome became worried. "Yes, I called to tell you that you're hired and I though that you, my vice-president, and I should have dinner together to meet," He said. Kagome froze and suddenly had the feeling that she knew him. His voice sounded so...familiar, but she shrugged it off.
"Well sir, how about I cook you, your vice-president, and my fiancee dinner here at my place," Kagome offered.
"That sounds good."
"How about tomorrow night at 7 o'clock?"
"Sounds good. I see the address on your application. Hitami and I will be there."
"Thank you, sir. I can't wait to meet you both."
"I'm sure we'll be well acquainted..."
Kagome froze at the last comment as she heard the dial tone again. "I'm sure we'll be well acquainted...?!" What the hell did he mean by that...!? Unless...No...NO...they couldn't possibly have lived this long. He was probably just being polite.
"SO?!" Eiri asked anxiously bringing Kagome out of her thoughts.
"I got the job!" Kagome squealed as she threw her arms around him and kissed him.
"Congratulations!" He exclaimed.
"He and his vice-president are coming to dinner tomorrow at7, okay?" Kagome said.
"Sure. This will be good," Eiri said happily. "I think you should cook your famous ramen tomorrow."
"That sounds like a good idea."
"Yes, it does," Eiri said as he caught her lips in a passionate kiss.
Sesshomaru set the phone down and turned to his brother, who was sitting across from him. "Inu Yasha, we're going to her and her fiancee's tomorrow at 7 for dinner," Seshomaru said.
"I can't come?" Shippo whined.
"Don't worry, kit, you'll see her soon enough," Sesshomaru assured him.
"Her fiancee will be there?' Inu Yasha asked.
"Uh...yeah..." Sesshomaru said softly. "Sorry...just be on your best behavior."
"Yeah I know. It's ok though, I have to accept it...unfortunately. It's what I get for not seeing her earlier..."
**Thanks for reading, everyone. Please read the next chapter and tell me what you think of the whole thing so far...
~Yuki
Chapter 2: The Internship ~*~Three Days Later~*~
"Eiri, I sent out the application today. I hope it goes ok..." Kagome said at the dinner table.
"Everything will be fine, Kagome," Eiri assured her as they continued to eat the udon Kagome had made. "Umm...by the way, Tohma called today. He says he wants to stop over tonight. I told him that was okay, but if it's not, I can call him and tell him..."
"It's fine, Eiri," Kagome assured him. "I mean, I know he doesn't like me...but..."
Eiri reached across the table and took her hands into his own, looking straight into her eyes. "I won't let him hurt you, physically or emotionally. He won't change how I feel about you and he won't separate us. Believe me..." Eiri said sweetly. Kagome smiled and nodded.
"Well then...I guess we should finish dinner," Kagome said and they finished quickly.
Tohma arrived at 8 o'clock dressed in his normal attire: dress shirt, tie, vest, dress pants, dress shoes and sunglasses. "Hi Tohma, come in," Eiri greeted him at the door. "Kagome! Tohma is here!"
Kagome walked out of their room and smiled. "Konban wa, Tohma-san."
"Good evening, Kagome. How are your studies coming along?" Tohma asked politely as he sat down on their couch.
"Good, sir. Would you like anything to drink?" Kagome offered Eiri's wealthy and famous brother-in-law. Eiri's older sister, Mika, is married to Tohma. Tohma is one of the pianists in the hit band, the Nittle Graspers, and also owns NG Productions, a music label.
"No I'm fine, Kagome," Tohma said.
Kagome nodded and took a seat in one of the chairs. "Kagome got an A on her last international relations exam," Eiri told his brother-in-law proudly.
"Good, very good," Tohma said with a smile, but Kagome knew that it seemed to look a bit forced.
"So why are you here, Tohma?" Eiri asked as he sat down next to his fiancee.
"I wanted to know if there were any updates on the wedding plans," Tohma said flatly. Kagome and Eiri quickly looked at each other, wondering how they would answer.
"Well...uh...we're going to wait and see if Kagome gets this internship at Takamada International first. After that, we'll go from there," Eiri explained.
"Why are you waiting on that?" Tohma asked with a hint of disgust, which made Kagome cringe. She knew what he was implying. Mika wasn't exactly a very active wife. All she did was spend money on shopping, she hardly did any real...work.
"Well because it could spark her career and we don't want the wedding to interfere with that," Eiri explained.
"You should not be waiting for her career to start, Eiri," Tohma spat.
"Excuse me? Don't tell me how we should run out lives, Tohma. Her career is just as important as mine," Eiri said getting annoyed with him. "Just because she's six years younger than I am, doesn't mean a thing, and don't deny that you aren't annoyed with that fact."
"We'll see about that," Tohma said as he walked out without saying another word.
Kagome sighed and hugged her fiancee tightly. "Thank you," She whispered. Eiri smiled and nodded as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"Hey. I love you. I'd do anything for you and I know that you wouldn't be happy doing what Mika does best, sitting on her ass and spending money all day...I just want you to be happy," he whispered. Kagome kissed him gently and curled up in his arms. Each of them taking comfort in the other's presence.
~*~The Next Day~*~
"Hey Sesshomaru! Check this out!" Shippo shouted as he burst into the taiyoukai's office while Inu Yasha was inside...again.
"Damn it, Shippo!
KNOCK!" Inu Yasha
shouted back at him.
"What is it, Shippo?" Sesshomaru sighed as he sat his desk, desperately trying to rid himself of another headache.
Shippo was jumping up and down and threw a stack of papers on Sesshomaru's desk. "Kagome applied to become your intern!" Shippo cheered happily.
Inu Yasha's jaw dropped as Sesshomaru read the application over. "And that ends the search for an intern... I'll call her now and tell her she's hired," Sesshomaru said as he picked up the phone. While dialing, he took a quick glance at Inu Yasha, who had a look of worry and hope in his eyes. The phone rang and finally someone picked up bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Uesugi Residence..."
Sesshomaru's eyes grew wide. Who the hell!?
"Hello?"
"Hi...this is Sesshomaru Takamada from Takamada International. IS this where Miss Kagome Higurashi resides?"
"Oh my...uh...yes...this is her fiancee. She's at her classes right now, though and won't be back until five o'clock. Can I take a message?"
"Yes, please have her call me back at my office. 209-4923."
"Yes of course, I'll tell her as soon as she gets home."
"Thank you."
With that, Sesshomaru hung up. "So?!" Inu Yasha and Shippo asked anxiously.
"That was her fiancee but I thought his name was Yuki Eiri," Sesshomaru said with a confused look on his face. Inu Yasha shrugged. "Well anyways...She's at class. He said she'd call back."
"I can't wait to see her!" Shippo squealed happily.
"Me too, Shippo. Me too," Inu Yasha sighed as he wondered what he was going to say to her when he saw her.
Sesshomaru smiled at the two young men. I hope this all works out okay...
Kagome walked in the door and tossed her book bag aside. "Eiri, I'm home," Kagome called. Eiri instantly ran out of the bedroom.
"Call Takamada," He said frantically, handing her the number.
Kagome's eyes widened with surprise. "What?"
"He called and said for you to call him back...SO CALL!" Eiri said happily. Kagome nodded and anxiously dialed the number.
"Takamada."
"Uh...Mr. Takamada, hi...this is Kagome Higurashi. You asked me to call you?"
There was a long pause and Kagome became worried. "Yes, I called to tell you that you're hired and I though that you, my vice-president, and I should have dinner together to meet," He said. Kagome froze and suddenly had the feeling that she knew him. His voice sounded so...familiar, but she shrugged it off.
"Well sir, how about I cook you, your vice-president, and my fiancee dinner here at my place," Kagome offered.
"That sounds good."
"How about tomorrow night at 7 o'clock?"
"Sounds good. I see the address on your application. Hitami and I will be there."
"Thank you, sir. I can't wait to meet you both."
"I'm sure we'll be well acquainted..."
Kagome froze at the last comment as she heard the dial tone again. "I'm sure we'll be well acquainted...?!" What the hell did he mean by that...!? Unless...No...NO...they couldn't possibly have lived this long. He was probably just being polite.
"SO?!" Eiri asked anxiously bringing Kagome out of her thoughts.
"I got the job!" Kagome squealed as she threw her arms around him and kissed him.
"Congratulations!" He exclaimed.
"He and his vice-president are coming to dinner tomorrow at7, okay?" Kagome said.
"Sure. This will be good," Eiri said happily. "I think you should cook your famous ramen tomorrow."
"That sounds like a good idea."
"Yes, it does," Eiri said as he caught her lips in a passionate kiss.
Sesshomaru set the phone down and turned to his brother, who was sitting across from him. "Inu Yasha, we're going to her and her fiancee's tomorrow at 7 for dinner," Seshomaru said.
"I can't come?" Shippo whined.
"Don't worry, kit, you'll see her soon enough," Sesshomaru assured him.
"Her fiancee will be there?' Inu Yasha asked.
"Uh...yeah..." Sesshomaru said softly. "Sorry...just be on your best behavior."
"Yeah I know. It's ok though, I have to accept it...unfortunately. It's what I get for not seeing her earlier..."
**Thanks for reading, everyone. Please read the next chapter and tell me what you think of the whole thing so far...
~Yuki