Author's Notes: Well…thanks to all you kind reviewers. So I guess that means continue…right? Well, there's not much else I want to say…other than 100000001 sorryz for the shortness of this chapter.
"speaking"
'thoughts'
(notes)
Disclaimer: Hmm…own…own…no…doesn't ring a bell…whatever. I only own my own characters (who don't actually appear till chapter 4 but same diff).
You kept me hanging on a string
Why you make me cry
I tried to give u everything
But you just give lies
I ain't trippin
I'm just missin you
You know what I'm saying
You know what I mean
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Chapter 2
A New Job
He blankly stared at her. Now he saw a woman he'd never met in his life, and she has the nerve to call him by his first name. A mistake most people made the first time they meet him. "That's Mr. Keiyoukai to you." He said, with slight annoyance in his tone. "How is it that you know my name? I know that Sango didn't tell you."
Rin, however, was unable to answer. She was still recovering from the initial shock. All she could do was open and close her mouth several times. Now that wasn't too professional was it? Seeing the spot she was in, Sango took the liberty of speaking for her. "Please forgive my friend. She's just a little…surprised. Because…we all went to high school together. Sesshomaru, meet Rin. Rin, meet Sesshomaru." A little surprised was the biggest understatement of the year.
"Rin…" the name took time to register, as he took the seat opposite her. Then it clicked. "That's right. You were the one who always loved annoying me with easy math questions in class." He took the coffeepot and poured himself a cup.
Annoying? No one ever calls Rin annoying! 'Come on…act professional. Don't lose your cool, you can't. You are in front of a highly dignified person. Don't lose your cool. What a jerk!' "Well excuse me Mr. So-you-should-have-said-something-if-I-was-bothering-you!" Great…now he's going to think you're a total loser now. Smooth move…just slick.
When Sesshomaru didn't answer, it meant no further discussion. So you needed to get of the topic now. "Come on. That was a long time ago. No need to get overworked about something that was finished a while ago." Sango managed to calm her ill-tempered friend to a point where it was safe. But one can't help but think. Even in a bad way, Sesshomaru had remembered the name of a woman. The only feminine names he remembered were co-workers or his family.
Taking a long breath, Rin rested her hands on the table. 'From now on, no doing stupid things, got that Rin?' she mentally sighed. "Was there business you wanted to discuss or was this solely a reunion matter?" she said returning to her dignified manner.
He asked a different question, as if hers was never asked, "So you're a computer consultant, are you not?" Did this guy ever think there was more than just him in this universe? Or was he even alone in his head?
"Ya. What of it?" she asked eyeing him suspiciously. All he did was place his hands on top of hers. It made her heart fly to her throat. All the feeling buried away came back in an instant. If any of those girls could see them now, major jealousy would have arisen.
He pulled a ring off her middle finger. It had the university letter on it. "You went to Yale?" She nodded. "You must be a smart cookie then." Smart cookie? She could have laughed right in his face. But that wasn't the right way to win over someone. He tossed it back to her and she caught it with both hands. "Too bad your intelligence is wasted on the crappy job you have now."
Her patience with this man had run out. Was this a joke, or did he take a liking to antagonizing her? So maybe he was like his brother…in a Sesshomaru type of way. Little reminder to self, note that you must later kill this guy! Sure she liked him, but even so, at one point you need to snap. "Well forgive me if there isn't a better job around in this dump. Apparently money gets one everywhere in life. Which, I happen to be short of at the moment! So if you'll excuse me, I have some work to attend to." She huffed picking up her briefcase and slinging it over her shoulder. 'When I started liking that guy, I'd never thought he'd be so…so…arg! I have to have feelings for him, don't I?'
All Sango could do was roll her eyes. "You can't be a little nicer to people, can you?" He said nothing and went back to drinking his coffee. "Don't ignore me! Listen to what I have to say!" He motioned with his hand for her to continue. "And will you use words for once?"
"Will you go on? I grow tiered of listening to you rant."
As secretary to the biggest woman hater in the world, your patience got thicker. "If you comment on her job and how 'crappy' it is, then why don't you offer her a new one?"
"And for what reason would I?"
"Will you stop interrupting me? Okay, the only reason she does what she does now is for money. She spent her savings on school, and doesn't have much now. See, after her parents died, they left her with the house. But it did have quite a few rents…"
He wasn't quite listening at this point. It was the "parents dying" part that had made him flinch a bit. For he to had had experiences with death of parents. Such an unfortunate soul indeed. "…and furthermore… Hey! Are you even listening?" he gave a small nod, not bothering to argue back. "Then go and get her. You need an assistant anyway. And she's smart, you won't regret it."
He looked at his employee very carefully. "The world will end when I chase after a woman."
"Fine! I'm going after her then. And you have no right to complain, big shot!" She put the check on the table and left the café and back to her house. Sesshomaru left as well. He got into his black Mercedes convertible and drove off, back to his house. Well it wasn't really his house, more like his fathers. But the point was…well there wasn't exactly a point. But why try to understand what goes through a woman's head?
-----With Sango-----
'Come on. I know it's here somewhere.' She was searching furiously through the box of high school momentous. She'd already torn the den apart. It left quite a shock for her husband when he got home from picking up their daughter from the daycare.
"Um…Sango…what are you looking for?" he called from downstairs. The daughter, Sen, was already putting the things away. Even for a seven-year-old, she was always neat. Always following her mother's orders to clean up her messes had made her think that every mess was hers.
"Damn…where is it? Miroku, have you seen my high school phonebook?" she was searching under the bed at this point.
"You put it next to the phone, remember?" he said dryly.
"That's right! I'm such an idiot!" she said running down to retrieve it. Amongst all the numbers, Rin's was there. As part of her job, she took the responsibility of apologizing to her. She only hoped it was still the same number. Thankfully, it was. After a few rings, she picked up.
"Hello?"
"Rin? It's Sango."
"Oh, hey."
"I just wanted to say sorry for what happened today. It's not really like him to do that."
"That's fine. I understand."
"But I want to make it up to you. How's about a better job? Sesshomaru's looking for a new assistant. And I'm sure you'd be good for the job."
She'd love to be working alongside Sesshomaru but…here come high school events all over again. Once afraid, always afraid. Hey wait! Where'd that come from? It was so not true. She tried to refrain from squealing, "Happy days! I'm going to work along side my crush!" but all she really said was, "does it pay well?"
"Hon, if you do a good job, he'll pay you anything." It sounds corny, but it convinced Rin. "Now you go give him a call tomorrow at the office and say I gave you the job. Here let me give you the number…"
Rin replaced the receiver and drew in a deep breath. "YES!" She jumped up and pumped her arm in the air. Wait, that wasn't ladylike. You work alongside Sesshomaru, you must be professional, dignified and have a patience as thick as a tree. Well, the last aspect we might have to work on. But who cares in the big pictures anyway?
------Morning-----
Preparing for the worst phone conversation ever, at about 11 o'clock, she was ready to talk to him. Sango picked up the phone, telling her to wait a few minutes. She had to first get Sesshomaru away from his death trap. Puzzled, Sango explained it was also known as a computer.
"Hello?"
"Um…this is Rin…" Don't say 'um'. That's not professional. "I'm calling to talk about a job that your secretary, Sango, spoke to me about."
"That's right, you're the Smart Cookie. Well I don't know how much Sango has told you. But I hope you like the computer domain, because you're going to be spending a whole lot of time in front of it."
"As long as I don't have to tell people that you need to read a manual to get a program working."
"Rest assured, that's not required. So, Smart Cookie, I expect to see you here at nine sharp tomorrow."
"I will. You can count on me, Sesshomaru. I…can call you that right?"
Some silence on the other end meant he was considering. "If that is what pleases you. Now excuse me, Smart Cookie, I have business to attend to. Good day." And with that, he hung up. He rubbed his temples; soon his offices were going to be filled with women. Well, better that then gay men. (Nothing against them btw). But still, he was going to have that annoying math girl working next to him for who knows how long. Not that it mattered. As long as the job was done, it was all good in the end.
Rin lay on her bed. Apparently Smart Cookie was going to be her name from now on. How annoying, and yet. It made her feel somewhat special that the man that she was gaga for actually called her by a name he made up. Annoying, yes, but cute…possibly.
So what to do for half the day? Choose an outfit for one. No big choices there, just a white blouse and knee-length black skirt. She spent the next few hours cleaning out her desk at the other job. It was short notice, but she didn't really care. Nor should she have, if you hate it so much.
The day pretty much was dull after that. Dinner, then bed. But all she could think of what type of day was going to await her tomorrow. And what a day it would be…
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Mwahahahaha! And what a day it will be! Ok…thatz exaggerating a bit but whatever. Point being plz review!
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aww.......i cant do my little face anymore......cries! :'(
