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A First for Everything
Chapter 7
"Yeah?" Inuyasha grumbled into the phone that had awoken him from his slumber.
He rolled over in his bed to glare at the clock. 10:00 am. 'Who the hell is calling me this early?' he thought. He had not had a good night. To odd hours of the night he had stayed up, wondering what to do with Kagome and his fucking brother. The situation bothered him, but there was little he could do without losing his job.
"Inuyasha?" called a soft voice.
Inuyasha shot up in bed, his groggy eyes coming into focus. It was Kagome that was calling. A million thoughts rang through his mind, the most important one wondering if she was alright. But he still wished that she would not feel that need to confide all of their activities to him.
'Fluffy naked,' he thought. His body shivered at the displeasing thought, a gag coming from his throat.
"Are you alright?" Kagome asked with concern.
"Heh, yeah. What's up, Kags?" he responded.
"I was just wondering why you left the restaurant so early yesterday," she asked timidly, almost as if she knew the answer.
'What did he do to her?' Inuyasha thought bitterly. "The ice king tried to kill...uhh, I mean he wanted to work on such a large account himself. He said that we weren't needed," he lied to her. Perhaps this would encourage her to tell him what was up. But he was wrong.
"Well that's stupid. You should have ignored him. You are my agent after all," she replied.
Inuyasha snorted at her remark. 'Feh, like that would happen.' He listened as he heard noises from the other end of the line. 'What the hell is she doing?' he thought as he himself began to rise from bed.
"I won't let it happen again, Kags," Inuyasha told her boldly. "Was everything ok last night?" he prodded.
He was looking for something to throw at his brother, but more importantly the clearance to attack his brother to protect his new friend. There was a slight pause on the phone, making Inuyasha become uneasy.
"Kagome?" he questioned, his voice becoming urgent.
"Ooooo! That cocky ass!" she exclaimed, slamming something down.
Inuyasha stopped in his tracks, his brows furrowing together. "What's wrong?"
But she ignored him. "I can't believe he did that again!"
Inuyasha's eyes grew wide, he voice becoming louder as he tried to reach her. "What happened? What's wrong!"
She seemed to be elsewhere as she ignored him. "I'll show him. He can't just keep doing this!" she growled.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, his fists clenching.
"I'll have to call you back later, Inu. Bye," she said, her tone still angry.
"Wait! Kagome! What's wrong!" he yelled again into the phone. He heard a click on the other side of the line. She had hung up. Inuyasha became antsy and angry. What the hell had happened last night?
"Damnit!" he screamed as he threw his phone down. 'Why couldn't he have just listened to me?' his mind yelled. Rushing over to his closet, he began to pull out something to wear. He would find out from the source.
Muffled sounds of shock and anger floated through the door. Sesshomaru's hand stopped moving, his eyes narrowing into dangerous slits. 'Who the fuck is making all of that noise? How dare they interrupt this Sesshomaru,' he thought. A soft growl escaped his throat as he placed down his pen. He rose from his desk, his lean arms supporting his ascent.
When the words "you can't go in there without an appointment," sounded through the door, his fingers began to clench.
'What kind of fool is this?'
SLAM
The door sprung open, allowing the full chaos to filter into his office. Sesshomaru's eyes lost some of their anger, being replaced with amusement instead. It was Kagome who had caused all of the commotion.
She stood in the doorway, her feet planted apart to brace herself. The pair of grey sweatpants clad on her legs were slipping down her thin hips, revealing some of her skin. Her white t-shirt was crumpled, as if she had grabbed it off of the nearest pile. One hand was rooted onto her hip, and the other was still on the door that she hand flung open. Black tresses were half falling from the messy bun on her head. Her face was set in a firm fix, mouth clenched and hard. The usually gentle eyes sparked with fresh anger. She was even beautiful straight out of bed.
"Ma'am, you can't go in there," Sesshomaru's secretary called out, moving to stand behind the livid woman.
Her hand reached out to Kagome, wanting to pull her away from her boss. "I'm sorry, Sir. I will escort her out immediately," she said as she grabbed Kagome away.
Sesshomaru's hand rose in the air, silently signaling for the woman to leave Kagome alone.
"It's fine, Yumi. You may leave us now," Sesshomaru interrupted calmly, sending Yumi a warning look. "Just don't let it happen again."
Yumi's hand slowly retracted from Kagome's shoulder, her eyes growing wide and fearful. "Yes...yes, Sir," she said softly, bowing before she turned and fled.
Sesshomaru's eyes retreated back to Kagome, waiting for her to begin her rant.
Stepping forward slowly from the open door, Kagome carefully sauntered further into the office. Her arm reached behind her back, grasping the door before shoving it closed forcefully.
SLAM!
Her eyes never once left the man in front of her.
Sesshomaru's head turned slightly-half to regard her, and half to hide the growing smirk on his face.
"I'm glad to see that you dressed up, Miss Higuarshi," he tested. His arms lost their tension and he slowly sat back down into his chair.
The only response he received was the clenching of her tiny fists.
"And what do I owe the honor of seeing such a beautiful woman this early in the morning?" he asked calmly. Sesshomaru wasn't lying. She truly was striking. It was a shame that he discarded woman after he had been satisfied. Kagome would look good on his arm.
Kagome marched forward, one hand dipping into her purse as she moved. A small object was pulled out.
"Shut the hell up. This is what I came for!" she exclaimed as she launched the object onto his desk.
Sesshomaru glanced down at his desk, and almost had the urge to laugh. Surely his eyes were deceiving him. Her small blue brush was laid on his desk, full of his silver strands. 'She is so upset over a brush?' he thought, his eyebrow raising. 'What a peculiar woman.'
He raised his head, a calm look on his face as he gazed at her. His amber eyes traveled all over her, confirming if her anger was just, or only an excuse to confront him on other matters.
"You are upset over a brush?" he asked, a hint of humor floating through his tone.
"Yes! You can't keep doing this! If you are so god damn worried about your hair, Mr. Egotistical, then get your own brush! Clean your hair out!" she nearly shouted, raising her hands in the air in exaggeration.
His eyes narrowed slightly. This girl was insane. "I do not need to do such a thing. I paid for your hotel. Be grateful, woman," he replied stoically.
Kagome scoffed, folding her hands across her chest and raising her chin in the air proudly. "In case you have forgotten, Sir Fluffy, I never asked you for the hotel room. I only received it because you prefer the feel of silk sheets on your skin." She snapped.
'Check mate,' Kagome thought, pleased with herself. Perhaps she would win for once.
Sesshomaru's mouth moved into a grim firm line. She had a point, and he did not like it. Nobody told Sesshomaru Tashio what to do.
"No. Now leave," he said darkly. He picked up the pen he had disquarded earlier and shifted back to his desk.
"Absolutely not. You will clean out this brush if you insisted upon using it."
He looked up from his desk, glaring up at the woman. She had moved so that her arms were braced against his desk. She was leaning down, a furious expression on her face. She was trying to intimidate him.
Sesshomaru quickly stood up and moved around his desk to where Kagome was standing. She straightened out as well, a small smile of victory on her face. He continued moving until he was right beside the smaller woman, looking down at her.
"Leave."
"No!"
"Very well."
He swiftly bent down, grabbing Kagome and tossing her over his shoulder. A yelp of shock came from her throat as she laid there wide eyed.
"Sesshomaru! Put me down!" she cried out.
"If you will not leave, then I will remove you myself," he shot back.
As he began to move, Kagome panicked. Her hand shot out, and she grabbed the brush before it was out of her reach. He continued to move, ignoring her struggles. "Ooooo!" she babbled.
Raising the brush, she brought it down, smacking Sesshomaru in the ass. Sesshomaru stopped moving. Kagome stopped struggling. 'Oh shit,' she thought.
"Heh, heh," she mumbled nervously. Her head craned around to look for a reaction. Sure enough, he was staring back at her, his expression blank.
SLAM!
'Oh, thank Kami! I'm saved!' she thought. Peering further over Sesshomaru, she looked to the door.
"What the fuck is going on?" yelled a shocked, and outraged, Inuyasha.
"What do you want, little brother?" Sesshomaru asked coldly. His faced turned to the foul-mouthed man before him.
"Why don't you fucking answer me first?" Inuyasha growled out, clenching his fists and cautiously stepping forward.
"I was just escorting Miss Higuarshi out. Now, why are you here?" Sesshmaoru replied frigidly.
Meanwhile, Kagome wiggled in Sesshomaru's grasp, trying to get out. "Put me down!" she yelled, absentmindedly slapping Sesshomaru with the brush again.
Growling, Sesshomaru let his grasp on the girl go. Kagome screamed as she began to slide down his back. Her hands shot up, dropping the brush in favor of his pants, which she used to prevent herself from falling on her face. She hung on Sesshomaru, halfway down his back, her knees still hanging over his shoulder.
"Get off," Sesshomaru said lowly.
"Inuyasha! Help me!" she called out, trying to keep from falling.
Running over to her, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's waist, hoistering her off of the cold man. When he set her down, Kagome whirled around to glare daggers into the tall man that was watching her out of the corner of his eye.
"That's it!" she began, shaking her head at his actions. "I don't want to work with you anymore!"
Sesshomaru's head slowly turned to her. He wasn't expecting this at all. Usually women were begging to even be able to be near his presence.
Inuyasha's eyes darted between the two, confused and frustrated.
"I'm afraid that isn't possible, Miss Higuarshi," Sesshomaru said, meeting her eyes with his own golden ones.
Kagome shifted her hips, huffing. "I want out. I'm sure that there are other publisher's that want my business."
"Kagome..." Inuyasha started, but was cut off by his brother.
"I'm sure that you do not want to do that," he said.
"Yes, I assure you that I am," she dared.
Sesshomaru turned to her, squaring his shoulder's tensely. "Then I would have to sue you. If you remember, you signed a contract. I would be forced to keep you to it," he informed her, his voice dropping into a threatening octave.
"Oooo! This is what I am talking about! I cannot stand you being such a bitch one minute, and sweet the next minute when you want to get into my pants! Pick a mood, you bipolar pig!" she yelled at him, spitting out the words with loathing.
Inuyasha's eyes went wide. So this is what happened last night, he had fucked her again. He felt a little pang in his heart. He didn't like that Kagome had given in; she was only susceptible to pain from the bastard now.
Sesshomaru frowned at her. So she was resorting to this, was she? "I am nice to no one," he replied, lifting his chin up arrogantly.
"That's an understatement. I want to work with Hojo and Miroku."
Sesshomaru's eyes hardened at the mention of the two men. This insufferable woman. He did not want this woman to win. He was not going to allow his conquest to degrade his presence in such a manner.
"I'm afraid that I am handling your account now. That is no longer an option," he informed her sternly.
"An option? Where was I when this option was given? How can you pride yourself in being an honest businessman when you are lying through your teeth to me?" she shot back, her azure eyes raging with an inner flame.
She knew that she was playing with fire, but she could not just stand back and allow him to do this. Sesshomaru growled, taking a step to the small woman. However, he could never complete his threat. Inuyasha stepped in between them, rigidly standing up to his brother.
"She will get Miroku and Hojo, you ass." Inuyasha cracked his knuckles as he finished his statement, his threat ringing clear.
Regarding the pair with a cold eye, Sesshomaru turned away. He saw that there was no way to solve this without resorting to physical violence, and he did not want to do that with Kagome near. He would allow for her request, but he would regain control.
"Very well," he muttered enigmatically. "But all decisions must pass through me first. Neither of you forget that you are working for me."
Huffing angrily, Kagome spun on her heel. She fled from the room, leaving the two brothers staring startled at her retreating back.
TBC...