Hurt Pride

"The nerve of that arrogant son of a……"

"So Kagome, how is your first day going?"

Kagome looked up and was greeted by a smile from her friend Miroku. He was wearing a black tailored suit with a sky blue tie, and a white shirt underneath. His hair was in the same small ponytail, and it made him look very GQ.

"Kagome did you hear me?"

"Huh! What did you say Miroku?" Kagome lowered her head blushing as she realized she was checking out Miroku of all people.

"I said how is your first day going?"

"Oh, it's going good." Kagome lied. "With the exception of an arrogant boss, who's in desperate need of being backhanded." Kagome thought.

"Well that's great. I told you it wouldn't be that bad. Well anyway I wanted to see what you would be doing for lunch."

"Well I don't have any plans……but"

"Excellent, meet me and Hojo at the Horoki Sushi Bar at eleven." You know where it is right?"

"Yes I do but I don't think…."

"Good see you at eleven." Miroku interrupted as he walked away waving at her.

"Why can't he ever listen? I hope it's not true though. That Mr. Tashio doesn't give his secretaries lunch breaks. Well there is only one way to find out." Kagome thought as she walked toward the big oak door that led to Mr. Tashio's office.

With Sesshomaru

Knock! Knock!

Sesshomaru began to sniff the air. The air smelled like peaches and vanilla. "Humph" he snorted. It was his secretary. No doubt she needed help with something he thought. She didn't seem like the brightest crayon in the crayon box. But as he sniffed the air again he couldn't help but find her scent alluring. However this time as he smelled her scent he smelled something else…anger.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Kagome started to bang on the door furiously. She knew he was in there, and that he was just ignoring her. "I will not be ignored" she thought as she banged on the door with her fist a little louder.

"Enter." was Sesshomaru's calm reply.

Kagome turned the handle on the door and walked into Sesshomaru's office. As soon as she stepped in and noticed his icy gaze locked on her, she lost all of her resolve. Her anger quickly turned to fear, and her knees began to tremble slightly as she walked.

Sesshomaru stared at Kagome with his cold façade in place. The anger that he had once smelt had quickly turned to fear as she had entered the room. "Strange indeed." Sesshomaru thought. As he was eying Kagome, a slight breeze came through his open window, and blew through Kagome's hair. It was then that Sesshomaru noticed the beauty that was Kagome. She had long wavy black hair that went a little beyond her shoulders. Her eyes were the color of the sky, and her skin was the color of a ripe peach. She had full pink round lips, a small pointed nose, and thick long eyelashes. She was wearing a black knee length skirt that had a small split on the side, that exposed a little of her thigh. Her shirt was white collard shirt, with ¾ length sleeves. She had 2 of the top buttons loose, which revealed a pink shirt underneath. "Absolutely lovely. There may be hope for her yet." he thought.

"Mr. Tashio are you okay?"

Sesshomaru turned his head back to the computer and let out a low growl when he caught himself staring at Kagome. "She's human and worthless." He told himself, in order to squash the image of her eyes in his mind.

"What do you want?" He replied icily

"I wanted to ask you if it would……ummm…. be okay to ummm……."

"Say what you have to say, and stop sounding like a babbling fool."

Kagomes eyes slanted at his comment, and her hands balled up into a fist. She could not take anymore verbal abuse from this man. It didn't matter if he was her boss.

"What the hell is your problem? It's my first day at work, and all I have gotten from you today are insults. Why?"

"I do not have to explain myself to you wench." Sesshomaru was now leaning over his desk, with his claws scraping into the wood. He was trying to control his anger but this woman was making it difficult.

"I'm not a wench, you sad excuse for a man. My name is Kagome, and if your sad ass can't remember that, then I think that you and I are going to have a problem working together."

"There won't be a problem because I can easily fire you."

"You can't fire me, I quit."

"You can't quit woman until I say so."

"Oh Yeah! And who the hell are you supposed to be?"

"Your superior."

"Well superior this." Kagome said, and threw her middle finger up in Sesshomaru's face.

Sesshomaru grabbed her finger first, then her hand, and pulled her towards him.

"You will not make such obscene gestures, in my presence, do you understand?"

"Whatever."

"Yes or NO!" Sesshomaru said bending her middle finger back a little.

"Yes." Kagome screamed in pain.

"Good, now return to your desk and get back to work."

Kagome just nodded silently and walked out the office towards her desk. As she stepped out of the office, she noticed a crowd on the side of the door. No doubt they had heard the whole argument that Sesshomaru and she had had. Kagome ignored them and walked to her desk. "What am I doing, I can't work for a man like this." Kagome thought as she looked at her bruised middle finger. She quickly got her coat, keys and purse and walked towards the elevator. As she was walking she passed by Hojo.

"So how's the first day going?" Hojo said with a smile.

"Great, cause I'm quitting,"

"You can't quit." Hojo stammered. This would surely be his head if another secretary walked out.

"I can, I will and I am." Kagome replied as she pressed the down button on the elevator.

"Kagome please, he'll kill me if I lose another secretary."

"A word of advice for you Hojo…..just say no. Bye" Kagome waved to a distressed Hojo as the elevator door closed.

"Oh no not again." Hojo moaned as he walked towards Sesshomaru's office.

Hojo entered the office and started to tremble as Sesshomaru looked at him with his cold façade.

"What is it?"

"Sir, the girl Kagome…ummm….she ummm…."

"She what?"

"She left sir, she said that she was quitting."

"SHE WHAT!" Sesshomaru's eyes turned a blood red. His pride had been hurt. No one was leaving this job without his consent. The other secretaries before had tried but had met a sad fate. He got up, and with his demonic speed raced down to the garage to face her. This human woman was getting on his nerves and he would make sure she paid for this inconvenience on his emotions.

"KAGOME!"

Kagome turned around and saw a red eyed Sesshomaru. "What the hell!" Kagome thought. But then another thought came to her mind, and that was run. Kagome followed the thought and made a mad dash for her car.

Sesshomaru smelled the fear in her and noticed her as she took off running. "You will stay." he said as he took off running after her.