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Kagome walked rather gracefully as she headed inside the building, where she was sure the "news" about her and Inuyasha had been buzzing. As she made her way past the first secretary, she greeted her with a nod as she always had, but was surprised to find that the woman, who usually ushered a hurried greeting, simply met her with a cold, long glare.

'This is going to be a long day…' Kagome said to herself, as she rolled her eyes and walked by. Trying to remain relaxed and content, Kagome plastered a small, fake smile on her face as she walked uneasily toward the elevators, afraid to eye any woman.

Ding.

Kagome waited as the doors slowly opened to find, alas, not Inuyasha, but Kikyou. Stepping in hesitantly, Kagome made her way beside Kikyou, afraid to look her in the eye. After all, she had supposedly gone out on a date with Inuyasha, the man who her friend was interested in. At last, she thought she had been.

"Morning, Kagome," Kikyou said, her voice almost monotone, as her facial expression remained neutral as it always was with most people. But not with Kagome – with Kagome, she usually smiled. Something was the matter.

"Good morning," Kagome chirped nervously, as she kept her eyes on the elevator doors, listening to the almost inaudible music playing inside what seemed to be her casket, "Big annual meeting is coming up soon," she offered, as she tried to make conversation.

Remaining silent for a moment, Kikyou stole a glance from Kagome and smirked slightly, fixing her eyes upon the buttons, "Is that so? I've been so busy with men that I almost forgot. I heard you had some sloppy seconds last night," she said coldly and coolly to the woman that was suppose to be her friend.

Kagome, who wasn't a lover of confrontation, remained silent for a moment, wanting to gush to her friend that she hadn't gone out on a date with Inuyasha – it'd make the awkward atmosphere go away. However, as the doors opened to find Inuyasha standing so suavely on the two women's floor, Kagome kept her mouth shut, smiling.

"I didn't have sloppy seconds last night," Kagome murmured loud enough for Kikyou to hear, as she walked out of the elevator and directly into Inuyasha's arms, "Unless I'm unaware of something,"

Inuyasha smirked, as he put his arm around Kagome, "What's wrong, Kikyou? Cat got your tongue? Because it didn't seem that way last night when you left that damn message on my answering machine," he said, anger apparent in his voice.

Stepping out of the elevator, Kikyou laughed lightly and kept a small smirk on her face, "Inuyasha, I'm sorry if it bothered you that I'd rather date Naraku. However, Kagome is a sweet girl and I'd hate to see her be played by someone like you," she said, as she smirked, "Kagome, I think Inuyasha and I would like to be left alone."

Kagome didn't know what to do as she felt Inuyasha's grip on her ease up. Staring back and forth at Inuyasha and Kikyou, she realized that she was indeed part of Inuyasha's game. How foolish of herself!

"Thank you," Kagome said, a sad smile on her face as she nodded and walked away, angry that Inuyasha hadn't asked her to stay.

Walking away slowly and biting her lip, Kagome tried to restrain herself from crying. Crying, from embarrassment and anger, and crying, because she had let her guard down on the one man she should've known would've hurt her.

'Why am I working myself up on something that was never there?' Kagome asked herself, as she let out a frustrated sigh, 'How stupid could I have been? Oh, God, I'm such an idiot!' she screamed to herself, as she lowered her head, accidentally bumping into someone or something.

"Whoa, there," the man said, as he put his hands on Kagome's upper arms, trying to support her, "Are you okay?"

Looking up, Kagome was surprised to find emerald eyes gazing down at her. Kind, beautiful eyes, which did not dare leave her sight. Blushing slightly, Kagome smiled and shook her head, laughing.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I'm sorry for bumping into you," Kagome said, as she wiped a small tear away from her eye.

"It's more than all right," he said, as he grinned at her, "What's your name?"

"Kagome Higurashi. I'm one of the many journalists you see up here," Kagome said, as she eased up and smiled at the man, "What's your name?"

"Kouga, the name's Kouga. I'm a photographer. They called me up here to help out on an assignment, but I managed to get myself lost. Anyway, it's nice to meet you, Kagome,"

Kagome smiled, "Yes, you, too," she simply said, as glanced back up at him.

"You look afraid. Actually, you look sad. Cheer up, you're too beautiful to have a frown on your face," he said, as he smiled warmly at her, making her face hot, which she was sure he was aware of.

"You're too kind…" Kagome offered, as she glanced across the room to eye Inuyasha and Kikyou, still conversing with one another, "Well, I better be off to work. I think I'm late and I have a lot of things to do and –"

"Are you too busy for dinner tonight at around seven o'clock?"

Kagome took a breath in, surprised at how direct the man was being, as her eyes remained slightly wide, "N-no," she stammered, "I'm never too busy for dinner, thanks."

"All right, Kagome Higurashi, I'll be parked outside this building waiting for you at around seven," he said, as he passed her another smirk and walked away from her presence, leaving her love struck.

"Okay," Kagome said, as she stared at the man leaving the floor, yet was crushed to see Inuyasha and Kikyou leaving together down the same elevator, "Ugh…" Kagome muttered, as she tore herself away from the two, walking toward her office.

Everything seemed to be going too fast.

"Kagome, I think Inuyasha and I would like to be left alone," she had said, as the two watched the young woman leave their presence. He restrained himself, however, and let her go, without saying another word to her.

Waiting until Kagome was out of sight, Kikyou finally spoke.

"What are you trying to pull, Inuyasha?" she asked, as she crossed her arms, sending him a cool glare.

"What am I trying to pull?" Inuyasha retorted, "Excuse me if I show the slightest bit of interest in someone who isn't you," he said, as he began to tap his foot lightly on the ground, showing to her how nervous he was, "And since when do you care?"

"I've cared for a long time," was here simple reply, as she edged herself closer toward the man, "You should know that. It isn't very easy to forget someone like you," she said, as a soft smile appeared on her face, "However, a man like Naraku can make you forget a lot of things. I'm sorry, but it had to happen sometime."

Raising an eyebrow and swaying slightly, Kikyou smirked in delight, knowing the pain she was causing him. Noticing that people were beginning to fill the lobby, she dismissed herself silently and began to walk away, leaving Inuyasha alone to think. As her heels began to make a loud sound on the ground, she suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned around to meet his gaze.

"Don't worry, Inuyasha," she cooed, "No one has to know about our past,"

Glaring coldly back at Kikyou, Inuyasha remained silent as he stood uneasily on the ground. He wanted to scream at her, tell her that it was and had been completely over between them, but the words he wanted never came. Instead, he was a coward. That was always the case when it came to her.

"You're a real bitch, you know that?" he replied, as he shook his head slightly.

She merely smirked, as a small chuckle escaped from her, "And you're a fool," she said, as she turned her gaze toward Kagome, who was currently in the presence of a green eyed, tall dark and handsome man. Tossing Kikyou a confused glare, Inuyasha directed his attention to where Kikyou's eyes were currently fixated.

Biting his tongue, he remained silent as he watched Kagome happily accompanied by a man he had never seen before. Oddly, he felt a sudden surge of jealousy for a moment before turning his attention back to Kikyou.

"That's too bad," he said, "Oh, well. I was just looking for a good time,"

"You two have never caught along great, so what made you think she'd be up for a 'good time', Inuyasha?" Kikyou retorted, as she began to walk away, unconsciously knowing that he would follow after her.

"Because," Inuyasha said, as he walked faster to catch up with her, "She was last night."

Eyes widening, Kikyou dared not to say a word as she began to delve deep into her thoughts. She had known Kagome for some time and knew that her co-worker and friend wouldn't mix work with pleasure – would she?

"That's a lie. Anyway, I need to visit Naraku. Would you like to join us? We were discussing your current position last night…"

"If it has something to do with me, sure; otherwise, I'll pass."

"Oh, you wouldn't want to pass this up," Kikyou replied, as the two walked away, her hips swaying while he remained serious and cold. Glancing at him, she noticed that something was on his mind.

Choosing to remain silent, the pair went into an elevator and stood silently, allowing the elevator music to take the lead. Staring at the buttons, Inuyasha made sure not to steal a look from Kikyou. Sighing, he folded his arms and tried to relax himself against the elevator walls, yet found that he could not. Maybe it was her company? He wasn't sure. What he did know, however, was that he needed sleep desperately.

Ding.

The elevator doors suddenly and slowly went open, inviting the many people before them to go inside. Bowing their heads and making their way out of the elevator, the two made their way toward the office, which Naraku was currently working in. Cringing, Inuyasha took a step behind Kikyou and allowed her to enter the room first.

Standing up with a coy smile on his face, Naraku greeted the two and ushered them to take a seat before them. Nodding, Inuyasha sat himself uneasily on one of the chairs beside Kikyou, as a pregnant silence soon followed after.

"I was telling Inuyasha about the other night," Kikyou began slowly, as she focused her attention onto Naraku, "And your idea about his current position…"

"It was just an idea, Kikyou, dear," he said coldly, as he tossed her a careless smile, turning his attention onto a cabinet in his desk, "Would you like to see what I received the other day?"

As the two remained silent, Naraku rolled his eyes slightly, opened the drawer and took out an envelope with his name written on it, "Fan mail. Usually, I wouldn't care. I'd toss it aside and move on with my day. But for some reason this one intrigued me… would either of you care to know why?"

Inuyasha shifted in his chair and shrugged, while Kikyou remained stoic and silent.

"Sure," Inuyasha finally said nonchalantly.

Smirking, Naraku took out the letter and let out a small chuckle, "Because it was sent to me by those two assassins, who we're doing a story on this month. It must've leaked out, the story, but it's good news, because we now have our own personal autograph by the infamous criminals," he said, as a proud smile appeared on his face, "Those fools."

"What was their message?" Kikyou simply asked, as she rested her chin in her hands.

"Oh, nothing important; they're going to supposedly make sure the issue this month, which is circled around them, doesn't get out. That isn't going to happen,"

"And how would they make that happen?" Kikyou mused, as she became enthralled in the sudden turn of events.

"Kill off a few journalists. And if that were to happen, it'd be great for the magazine. We have nothing left to lose except for a few lives, and that's only a maybe. I'm a chief editor, not a journalist. I'm not the one walking on ice,"

"Does anyone know about this letter?" Inuyasha said, as he began to raise his voice, sitting up straight in his chair.

"That I know of, no. However, I couldn't contain myself. I had to tell someone and you two – rather, Kikyou, was who I chose," he said, as he winked at Kikyou, earning no blush, no smile, no response.

"So everyone upstairs is in danger and they don't even know it?" Inuyasha asked.

"Exactly," responded Naraku, a coy smile still planted on his lips.

Inuyasha sat in disbelief for a moment, thinking of all the workers in the floor above him, thinking of how defenseless they would be. Gawking at the idea, Inuyasha remained silent, almost in his own world until he heard Naraku's voice suddenly wake him.

"Any plans for lunch? I'm starved."

You don't tell me about what's going on
Make up your mind, stop dragging it on
They're only words, they don't hurt.