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Kagome nodded as a response to Inuyasha's question, but Inuyasha was not satisfied with just one question. "Are you Higurashi Kagome? The president of Kanpeki?" Now Kagome was surprised. She gave him a look of disbelief, but she tried to look indifferent. "What makes you think that I'm that Kagome?" As hard as Kagome attempted to look unaffected, Inuyasha knew that it was her from his keen observation ability. "What a lucky day." Inuyasha thought to himself. He didn't want to scare off this attractive woman in front of him, so he shrugged off the topic.

Inuyasha didn't react to Kouga's friendly warning; he thought to himself, "I'm sorry my friend, but I just got to have her. I just got to."


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Chapter 2

A New Position

After the surprising interaction with Kagome in Anshin, Inuyasha was extremely excited. He had tried so many different ways hoping that he could meet Higurashi Kagome somehow, but he failed every time. Whether it was a business party or some other luxurious balls, Kagome would always ask some other people to go as her representative. He never understood why that woman refused to attend any socializing event. Inuyasha simply assumed that Kagome was anti-social after all the disappointment that she brought him. After meeting Kagome at the restaurant, Inuyasha's impression of her changed. She didn't seem to be anti-social; rather she seemed to be a little bit miserable.

"That wench, I'll teach her not to reject any more parties." Inuyasha thought as he took a seat in front of his desk. He looked at his desktop and browsed through his image folder. The folder was filled with Kagome's pictures. "Higurashi Kagome. You can't escape from me now." He let a smile come onto his lips. He turned his seat around and looked at the building across him.

"Kanpeki huh? It doesn't look that glorious. Kagayaki is much more magnificent."


Kagome looked at the Omega diamond watch on her wrist. She smiled at the sight of the watch.

"The present that my grandpa gave me when I was 20; my coming of age present."

Kagome stood on the marble stairs in front of Kanpeki, and stared at the watch for a long time. She was brought back to reality when she heard her name called.

"Kagome-chan, you're late. Hurry because the ceremony is about to start!"

Kagome looked up and saw her best friend running toward her. Her ponytail was swaying in the air elegantly and she ran in those high heels as if they were sneakers.

"Hai Sango-chan, I'm coming."

Sango walked quickly behind Kagome. They waited for their personal elevator to reach the lobby before they went in and pressed the button to the top floor.

"Sango-san…" Kagome said in a soft tone.

"Hai Kagome-san?"

Sango would only add the honorific title when they were both in the company. They didn't want anyone to misunderstand that it was okay to call their president 'Kagome-chan.' Actually, Kagome did not care, but Sango insisted on that title.

"I'm nervous Sango-san. What if I humiliate myself in front of the whole staff? What if I'm not a good president?"

Kagome fidgeted with her blazer sleeves. She couldn't look at Sango in the eyes. She felt like all her strength was escaping from her body. Sango studied the girl next to her. She felt terribly sorry for Kagome.

"Kagome-san, everything will be okay. The ceremony only lasts for thirty minutes, and all you have to do is give those old geezers a speech. That's all. There's nothing to fear Kagome-san. You know you can do a great job at leading the company." Sango reassured Kagome. At the same time, the elevator reached the top floor, and the door slowly opened allowing the ladies to go to the largest conference room within the whole building.

Before Sango opened the doors for Kagome, she reassured Kagome once again, "Kagome-san. Mr. Higurahi, Mrs. Higurashi, and the former president Mr. Higurashi will be watching over you. Please believe in yourself, Kagome-san."

Kagome merely nodded. Both of them walked into the conference room burying their fear under their beautiful but yet untouchable appearance.

After listening to the speeches by all the departments, it was finally the new president's turn. "What kind of ceremony is this? There isn't any show at all. It's only speeches and more speeches. I'm getting bored." Kagome thought before her name was called by the announcer.

Kagome straightened her clothes and headed toward the stage. She walked up to the stage and looked down to the audience. She started to panic. Even though she had accompanied her grandfather to various news events, she had never been alone. Now, she's on the stage all by herself, and everyone's attention was on her. She felt tongue-tied. Her vision shifted to Sango, and she saw a warm smile from Sango. Kagome suddenly felt her anxiousness vanish into thin air.

"Oh Sango-chan, you're always there for me. I'll believe in our friendship. I can do this." Kagome thought before she spoke.

"First of all, thank you for taking your time to come to this ceremony. I realize that not all of you may know who I am. I'm Higurashi Kagome. I'm the grand-daughter of the former President of Kanpeki. From today on, I'll be leading Kanpeki into prosperity; however, in order to do that, I need all of you to be by my side. I cannot do this alone. Because a company simply cannot exist with only a president, a company also needs the staff to work diligently and gracefully. From what I have observed, all of you, and I mean all of you, have been putting great effort into Kanpeki, and all of you have been working splendidly for my grandfather. I sincerely wish that all of you will do the same thing for me. I may not be a perfect president, but I'm willing to learn from you. Please guide me along the way. Thank you."

Kagome decided that she should end her speech, and she bowed with refinement to the audience. For half a minute, it was complete silence, and Kagome remained bowed. She started to worry, wondering if her speech was horrible. Her worry was defeated by a great round of applause. Kagome looked up and saw everyone cheering for her. She looked over to Sango, who smiled brightly and gave her a thumbs-up. Kagome was touched by the ovation, and her tears almost flowed out disobediently. She held in her tears of joy as the ceremony concluded.


Inuyasha watched attentively at the television's plasma screen. "Honey, your dance moves are getting better and better." Inuyasha whispered into his lover's ear. She snuggled closer to him as she heard the compliment.

"Inuyasha baby, you're flattering me a little bit too much. I will get cocky that way." Kikyo replied in a low, yet refined tone.

Inuyasha looked at his girlfriend who sat on his lap coyly. He could see playfulness in her eyes. "You want to go rest in my bedroom?" Inuyasha suggested with a wink.

Kikyo pretended to hesitate before she nodded in agreement. Once Inuyasha saw the approval, he carried her bridal style and ran to his bedroom. He kicked open his bedroom door and slammed it closed with his foot.


Sango waited impatiently in front of Kagome's office. "Kagome-san, would you please hurry? We're closing and we're late for our reservation."

Kagome heard annoyance in her friend's voice. She swiftly took a pile of folders and shoved them into her purse. She checked her agenda carefully once again to make sure that she had not missed any important documents.

"Okay, Sango-san, I'm all set and ready to go."

She answered her friend as she was leaving her office. Kagome stopped when she reached the door. She inspected the room that used to be her grandfather's office.

"Grandpa, don't worry. I'll take good care of our company."

As soon as she made the promise, she turned to Sango and exclaimed cheerfully, "Sango-san, where is this restaurant that you've been talking about? I can't wait! I'm starving."

Sango rolled her eyes and said, "And just a few seconds ago, you looked like you were never going to leave your office."

Kagome giggled, "Gomen nasai Sango-chan. Let's go."


Inuyasha lazily pushed the blanket away, revealing his well toned torso. He put several pillows against the headboard to give himself some support as he laid down. He reached over to the nightstand and took a pack of cigarettes. He brought the pack toward Kikyo; a gesture that usually asked people whether they wanted a cigarette; Kikyo shook her head and covered her naked body with the same blanket. Before Inuyasha lighted the cigarette, he gave her a soft peck on her cheek. "Kikyo honey, that was great. Can you hear me?"

Inuyasha heard incoherent mumbles followed by soft snoring. He noticed that his girlfriend had fallen asleep already. He smiled at his angel. "Kikyo, don't you ever leave me. I would not allow it."

Inuyasha decided to shower and then head out to buy some food. After the intense exercise that he had just gotten, his stomach was growling loudly.

He walked nakedly to the bathroom and studied the bite-mark on his shoulder and other scratches all over his body in front of the mirror. He thought to himself proudly, "I must have been really good to make her bite me like that." He chuckled at the thought and marched toward the shower stall.


"Sango-chan, this place is packed! I'm glad you made a reservation, or else we'll have to wait in line like the other 20 people outside." Kagome felt relieved that she had escaped the torture of waiting in line.

Sango gently smacked Kagome's back for her comment. "You know, Kagome-chan, if we had gotten here 5 minutes later, we would have had to stand in the line bcause the reservation would have been cancelled"

Kagome giggled and apologized once again for her slowness. After both of the ladies were settled and had ordered their food, Kagome excused herself to the ladies' room. While she made her way through the crowded hallway, she bumped into a man causing her to fall backward. The young man was surprised but he had fast reflexes; he caught Kagome by her waist and pulled her close as an instinct. Their pelvises came into contact and Kagome's face immediately turned red. She apologized and bowed, hoping that she could hide her blush that way. The young man smirked, "What a coincidence. It's Kagome."

Kagome recognized the voice instantly. She looked up and her eyes were met with golden orbs. "Oh, it's you. Um… I'm not sure how to address you."

Kagome was about to address him by his first name, but she thought it was inappropriate. They had only met once at Anshin. However, she did not seem to notice that Inuyasha had called her by her first name.

"Ha, you don't have to be so uptight. Just call me Inuyasha. That'll be fine. I'm calling you by your first name anyway. Is that okay with you?"

Kagome nodded. Her eyes shifted from his face to his right shoulder.

"Inuyasha…Is that a bite-mark on your shoulder? What happened to you? You look like you got scratched everywhere by a furious cat or something." Kagome scrutinized the scars up close. She looked up and her face was merely inches away from his. Their eyes met once again. Kagome's heart beat radically increased, and more blood was pumped into her cheeks.

Kagome thought she could die from embarrassment. She excused herself and ran to the bathroom before Inuyasha had a chance to explain the scars.

"Damn Baka. Why the hell did you choose to wear a wife beater? You're showing your wild sex evidence to everyone!" Inuyasha thought angrily to himself and made a mental note not to wear a wife beater after each sack session.

"Mr. Kagayaki, your order is ready." The waitress at the receptionist area said politely. Inuyasha paid the bill and left the restaurant.

Kagome poked her head out from the bathroom, investigating the area to see if Inuyasha was present anywhere. She found no sight of him and she let out a sigh of relief. She walked back to the seat appearing more exhausted than she had before she went to the bathroom. Sango noticed that her friend was troubled, considering that she was astute.

"Ok Kagome, spill it. What's wrong?"

Kagome looked amazed but she knew she could hide nothing from Sango. She told Sango about her meeting with Inuyasha and the embarrassing incident when she was heading to the ladies' room. However, for some unknown reason, Kagome left out the name. She plainly referred to him as A Young Man Met at Anshin. Sango gave Kagome an odd look after Kagome finished telling her the story.

"Kagome-chan, you said he had bite mark on his shoulder and scratches all over his body?"

Kagome nodded.

"Did you ask him how he got them?"

Kagome shook her head. "I felt so embarrassed. I just ran away as fast as I could…I didn't have time to ask him."

"Well, my guess is that all the scars on him came from a fierce work out in bed."

Kagome gasped. Deep inside she knew that her friend was probably right, but a part of her refused to believe that Inuyasha was that type of men.

"Sango-chan, maybe you're right." Kagome whispered to herself.

Sango couldn't hear what Kagome said, and she forgot to ask because their food came.


Author's Message Board:

-Omega is a famous manufacturer of expensive Swiss watches.

Inuyasha is human and he has long black hair. His dog ears are gone cries but he still has his handsome golden eyes.

Kagome is about the age of 24. In Kanpeki Kaori, Souta's only two years younger than Kagome. Sango's 24 also.

Inuyasha is about the age of 25 going on to 26.

Kikyo's the same age as Inuyasha, but she's a few months older.


Hi everyone I hope you enjoyed Kanpeki Kaori so far I have to thank Angel-of-dark-Spirits and HanyouVixen for reviewing my story! I finally know how it feels when someone reviewed your story!

Also, MILLIONS OF THANKS TO KAGOME1514 for being my beta-reader. I have way too many grammar errors, and she spent lots of time in fixing them Everyone, let us applaud for Kagome-chan ¤applaud¤ :D