Chapter 8: Follow Your Nose

The next day Kasumi arrived late to work. Papers flew in from other cubicles around her as she ran through the halls. She was abruptly stopped by her boss. She could tell he was angry.

"Heh… I can explain," she said quickly, looking into his flared expression.

"Kasumi, you've been late seven times this month," he replied. "I'm surprised I'm not firing you right now."

Walking past him to her office, Kasumi pushed her finger into his chest lightly and explained, "Because I'm your best worker and you love me."

Staring back at her, he knew she was right. He did love her. Too much maybe…

"Alright, Mr. Song, I've got an idea to promote that new video game. I contacted the company and they said that if we can connect with some really good anime artists, we could advertise it," Kasumi explained whilst shutting the door to her office after her boss.

Mr. Long glanced back at her. He chuckled and replied, "Kasumi, I said a million times, call me Kevyn. And speak in English. I may be the president of a Japanese Advertising Company, but I'm still having trouble with the language."

He paused for a moment and slipped an arm around her shoulder. "Besides, the accent in your voice when you speak it, is sexy…"

Kasumi nudged his arm off and replied, "I'll speak English, and call you Kevyn, but don't go so far as to making physical contact with me."

Kevyn growled in frustration and said, "Kasumi, how long have we been going out?"

"We haven't been going out at all!" Kasumi hissed in response. "But we've known each other for over a decade. We're friends. Kay?"

"When are we going to be more than friends?"

"Never. I'm spoken for."

"I don't see a ring," Kevyn grabbed Kasumi's wrist and pointed to her ring finger. "And, you're not dating anyone. How can you be spoken for?"

Kasumi yanked her hand back and replied, "I can't explain. Just leave it at that."

But Kevyn wouldn't stop. He grabbed a hold of her waist and pulled her really close to him. Before Kasumi had a say in what he was doing, he quickly pressed their lips together. Kasumi tried to hit him as he slid his tongue in her mouth, but he caught her hands in mid-air.

Kasumi was finding it hard to breathe. She was in so much shock at the moment that she couldn't use her strength correctly. She just had to wait until it was over as Kevyn gently moved his hands up her skirt, etching it closer and closer to her crotch.

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Inuyasha sniffed his surroundings as he roamed around the city in the present times. He had borrowed a hat that he snatched from a random man. He was searching for Kasumi, and wanted to find her ASAP.

Her scent became stronger when he reached a tall building in the heart of town. Shrugging, he entered. The interior was almost a little too much for him. He had to get upstairs, but how?

"Excuse me, miss?" Inuyasha stopped a woman going into an elevator. "How do I get up there?"

He pointed to the upper level of the building. The woman paused for a moment before grabbing Inuyasha by his kimono, jerking him inside the unknown contraption.

"What the Hell?" he asked angrily.

The impatient woman explained, "This is the way to go up. I'm late for a meeting and am frustrated. Sorry…"

Inuyasha snorted in response. He knew she really wasn't.

The elevator doors opened and Inuyasha followed Kasumi's scent. Unfortunately, he wasn't on the right floor, and had to go down be approximately two floors.

When he finally got to Kasumi's office. He smiled triumphantly. But something wasn't right. He could sense fear from her inside. He was afraid to open the door, but did and saw something horrific.

Inuyasha watched as he saw Kasumi's arms flailed in the air trying to hit the man and saw him jam his tongue down her throat. His top absolutely blew when the unidentified man stuck his hand up her skirt.

Without even thinking, Inuyasha approached the guy from behind him and grabbed his shirt. With close to all his might, he threw the man into the wall, making a huge indentation in it.

Kasumi gasped for air as she stumbled back onto her desk. She watched as she saw her Father pick Kevyn back up and socked him in the face. She cringed as she heard Kevyn's jaw bone crack.

"What the Hell were you doing with my daughter?!" Inuyasha asked furiously, standing over the bleeding man.

Kevyn simply smirked as he spit the blood from his mouth out onto Kasumi's office floor. But Inuyasha wouldn't have it. He quickly grabbed him by the shirt collar and yanked him up to eye-level. Kevyn didn't seem to be frightened at all.

"We weren't doing anything, Mr….. Kasumi's Dad," he said, still keeping a sly grin. "Didn't you know? We're married."

Kasumi couldn't believe her ears. That wasn't true!

Inuyasha glared daggers before socking him again. "You liar! She wouldn't stoop so low as to ditch Koga!"

Kasumi quickly ran up to her Father and pulled at his kimono sleeve. He didn't budge. He just kept glaring at Kevyn. Finally, he followed Kasumi as he heard people coming to the scene. He caused this era a big commotion before, and he wasn't about to let that happen again.

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When Kasumi and Inuyasha finally made it home, she didn't say anything. She just stared until finally, she slapped him on the shoulder.

Inuyasha flinched and rubbed his tender arm. "Ow! Hey, what was that for?"

"Don't pull that stunt again!" She said, pointing an angry finger at his face.

"Hey!" Inuyasha argued in defense. "He was practically raping you! Or were you two truly married?!"

"No… we weren't… and thanks… If I wasn't so shocked… I prob'ly would've solved it myself… But--" Kasumi was cut off in mid-sentence when Inuyasha brought her into a hug.

He tightened his grasp around her. He missed her so much. He was surprised she didn't do anything first. But now wasn't the time for sappy reunion-ness. He gently pulled away and put his hands on her shoulders, looking into her eyes. She wasn't angry anymore. She looked sad. And frightened.

"Are you okay, kiddo? He didn't try to hurt you, did he?" Inuyasha asked tenderly. He felt as if he were speaking to a child, but Kasumi had grown since they last met. She seemed more mature, physically, and maybe mentally.

Kasumi bit her lip to fight back tears. "Oh Daddy… he does that to me all the time… and I can't do anything, or I'd be fired. And, since he's the business owner, he can use all kinds of things against me."

Inuyasha growled. "That's not the Kasumi I know. You should've done something anyway. Why didn't you, really?"

"Because… I love him… in a way…" Kasumi replied, looking down.

Inuyasha's ears tweaked on their own underneath his ball-cap. "You… what…? Do you know how pissed off Koga's gonna be?! As much as I dislike him, he really loves you. Sickening about how devoted he is… but…"

He couldn't finish his statement. He knew he felt the same way about Kagome. Kagome?!

Kasumi seemed to know. "In case you're wondering, Mom's not to far. She's close enough to your scent range. Go look for her," she said.

"But what about--"

"I'll be fine. Go. But first…" Kasumi ordered.

She quickly brought Inuyasha into a giant glomp, almost knocking him to the ground.

"It's great to see you again, Daddy…"

Inuyasha nodded in response. He quickly left to find his mate.

Kasumi on the other hand, decided to go to the Feudal Era. She needed to see Koga immediately. After what she'd been through with Kevyn, she knew now would be the best time to inform him. After all… she was glad she sent her father off to her mother. She didn't want Inuyasha to catch onto another scent. But what was it…?

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Ooh! Cliffy-ness! Yeah… I had a dream about this before… actually, it was different, and it will be put into a later chapter, but yeah… I guess I decided to make the story longer again. I bet you guys can already guess what's goin' on, but still… (( big smile )) Heh, I used my cousin's name in here. Since he's a jerk, I wouldn't be surprised if he actually would try to rape a girl. But yeah… DON'T TELL HIM! His last name was changed, so there. And, there was a point to this chapter. Most would think that there wasn't, but there is! Just, wait until later chapters. You'll see…