She entered the marble lobby, it was still early. Only one security guard was on duty, he had been sweet when Kagome met him this morning. He almost fell over when she had introduced herself as Lord Sesshomaru's personal assistant. She smiled as she pressed the button of the elevator. Last night Miroku explained that he had created a program for the elevators. The soft ding sounded as the doors opened, then a mechanical voice asked which floor she needed.
"How brilliant!" She exclaimed, as she stepped in.
"I'm sorry I could not understand your request." The voice said again.
"Lord Sesshomaru's office." She said, before the doors closed behind her.
"Voice identified as Higurashi, Kagome. Identity authorized." The voice stated.
"I doubt someone would try to break in." Kagome mused allowed. As the elevator climbed upward, she leaned her walking cane against the wall. She opened her bag and pulled out her iPad, the Siri voice asked for a command. She felt the elevator slow and then stop.
"Floor Sixteen, arrived." The elevator voice stated, before a clatter of her cane falling sounded.
"Damn!" She said as she placed her bag next to her feet and knelt down to pick up the cane. Her hands moved along the marble floor, it was cool to the touch. Her finger tips hit her cane and she smiled.
"Well well, if it isn't Higurashi," A familiar voice sounded, before a hand grabbed her arm forcing her to fall forward.
"Hey!" Kagome shouted, her hand hitting the male's voice. "Kōga what the hell is the mater with you," Kagome snapped as she pulled away from the wolf Yōkai.
"I was helping, you clearly needed it. But next time I leave you crawling on the floor," Kōga growled out. His aura flared out with his anger. Kagome had to stop herself from rolling her eyes, her nerves already rattled from the sudden contact.
"I appreciate your concern, but I have it under control," She forced out with a smile.
"We both know you don't mean that," he snapped, barring his fangs.
"Is there an issue here?" A gruff voice asked from the right. Kōga turned his head to study the new comer. He smirked and raised an eyebrow at the Yōkai who stood before him.
"No problem at all dog breath," Kōga chuckled.
Inuyasha Tashio stood with one hand in his suit pocket. His dog like ears flicking this way and that, at high alert. He flashed his fangs at the insult, his amber colored eyes narrowing.
"Must you be a complete asshole or are you just that dumb, wolf? Inuyasha asked, his voice sharp. Kagome listened to the exchange, the new comer's aura was strong even for a half-Yōkai. She turned her heard to look directly at this newcomer. His aura was familiar, it was warm like a mug of hot tea on a chilly day. It brushed up against her own, as if it was seeking something. She faintly remembered him helping her and her friends the night at the club.
"Dumb?! Ha! Inuyasha you should have taken lessons. It's Lord Kōga. But you wouldn't know anything about being a lord would you halfbreed?" Kōga snarled out, his fingers cracked as he created a fist in anger.
Kagome's eyes snapped to Kōga, her aura flared out at the mention of pair growled lowly, but Kagome ignored it. The hairs on her neck stood up as a swell of aura clashed in the hallway. How dare he? She thought, before forcing more aura down around Kōga. Kagome narrowed her eyes and let out a deep breath. Kōga attempted to step forward, ignoring the crackling against his skin of Kagome's aura.
"Do not." She said, her tone like ice. She put a hand out towards Kōga, as she stepped between them. "Don't you dare or I will end your clan line before you have a chance to produce pups" she threatened, her hand beginning to shine in a light pink hue. Kōga snapped his jaws at her, displeased with the female. Her aura cracked in the air before brushing his skin again softly. Kōga yipped in pain, his skin burning at the touch. Inuyasha looked at Kagome and smirked, the dumb wolf did not know who exactly he was messing with.
"This is not your home nor it is your business. Do not act like a spoiled child in Lord Sesshomaru Tashio's property. You need to leave," Kagome said, her face deadpan and her tone harsh.
"Why you-" Kōga's voice was cut off by another crackle of holy aura, he winced as it cracked.
"Do not make me hurt you. I am already annoyed with this situation and once again you act like you have a gold spoon in your mouth. Leave or you will leave me no choice but to hurt you," She said, her aura rising again to make her point.
Kōga snarled at her before turning to walk to the tossed her bag on the floor, spilling the continents on the marble floor. He mashed a bottom and the ding sounded.
"Really mature you stupid fleabag" Kagome grumbled as she lowered her cane.
"My apologies Lord Inuyasha, I am aware you are more then capable in taking care of him yourself, however I try to clean up my own messes," Kagome said with a bow. Inuyasha had been trying to stifle his laughter at the wolf. However, the bow and formal apology blind sided him. Uncomfortable with such actions, Inuyasha blushed and shrugged it off.
"Yeah.. um don't worry about it. I haven't seen him scared in a long time. That was great!" Inuyasha said, as he knelt down to help collect her things.
"Er… Do you have specific places for this stuff?" He asked with a blush. His ears laid flat on his head and his head cocked in curiosity.
"Oh, yes I do. But I can sort it later. Thank you for your help. Are you here to see Lord Sesshomaru?" She asked as she placed her things in her bag.
"Yeah, I just got back from Africa," He said as the pair stood and began to walk towards Sesshomaru's office.
"Oh? I have never been, sight seeing isn't really my thing," She said, earning a chuckle from the male next to her.
"There isn't much to see, bunch of dirt where I was. I think I saw a buzzard though, nasty looking birds," Inuyasha said, opening a glass door for her.
"I don't much like birds," She said, as she placed her bag on her desk.
"Let me ring your brother," She said before sitting. After informing her boss his brother was here waiting, she took out her contains of her bag. She felt each item and began to organize them into the bag once more.
"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru called out. He watched his personal assistant organize her things in her bag. His eyebrow raised and his eyes meet his brothers.
"Kōga had a hissy fit," Inuyasha said softly enough for only them to hear. Sesshomaru nodded slightly, as he watched her work. Her fingers moved seamlessly as she finally finished her task. Once finished, she turned on her computer and pulled out her laptop.
Inuyasha watched his brother for a moment, never has his brother been curious about a person. Kagome has Rin's nose and maybe her cheeks, but it was her aura that confirmed her ancestry. It was warm, like walking in to your home after a long time away. It makes the heart swell and gives the feeling of dejavú.
"My apologies Lord Sesshomaru, I have the report about the Coalition you asked for. The Council of Holy Folk refused to answer my calls yesterday afternoon and the email I sent yesterday was returned by the server stating it was undeliverable." Kagome said, as she typed her password into her laptop. The voice program for her office computer started.
"Hn. Seems they do not want to review it." Sesshomaru said, his voice calm but cold.
"I hope you did not actually think they would answer you brother. I mean a bunch of Mikos and Monks who hate people like us?" Inuyasha said, crossing his arms.
"Not all Holy individuals hate Yōkai. Only those who have listened to the older generations. It's sad. But the good news is, I have been able to get three other emails. Although I'm not actually supposed to have them." Kagome said, pulling up her email.
"Oh?" Sesshomaru asked, now curious on whose email she had.
"Yes, Sir. My family has owned our shrine for centuries. It dates back to the feudal era, so roughly five hundred years. Give or take really. I had to pull a few favors but, I was able to find three Council members, who are not public ally known. "Kagome said bringing up pictures for the two men.
"You sound disappointed," Sesshomaru said, as the brothers looked over the information.
"I am disappointed at them. One family, the Hayek's have branches with Yōkai marrying in and reproducing. The Hōjō family… well I dated their heir in high school. He was mutual friends with Yōkai, so I am sad to see him sitting on the council. Sad day to see someone who was once so open to back this kind of hate." She said with a large sigh.
"And what is your opinion on this tension?" Sesshomaru asked, curious as to what her answer would be though he suspected he already knew.
"It is hard for me. My family.. they did horrible things in the past. They even tried to help wage the Holy War before the Catholics arrived in Japan. I have met more humans I do not like than Yōkai. If I was being completely honest, I am more comfortable with others than holy people or just regular humans. It's hard to explain the disability and how I manage. They don't quit understand and the conservative sect of the holy community would rather see me married then do anything else." Kagome explained in a tone of annoyance.
"Not the marrying type?" Inuyasha asked.
"No, not the type to just pop out kids and do nothing else except clean. I hate doing dishes." She said shrugging. Inuyasha laughed at her, while Sesshomaru's raised an eyebrow in amusement.
"Inuyasha and I will be visiting a weapons site, then all three of us are going to a business lunch with the Lord of the East and a few others." Sesshomaru stated.
"The Dragon Clan of the East?" Kagome asked as she looked confused.
"They don't eat humans," Inuyasha said with a chuckle.
"I did not realize you were on friendly terms after your father…." Her sentence trailed off. Sesshomaru shouldn't have been surprised that she had read up on his family. But to know the Great General's role in the East was a little known fact for the general public.
"Wait, you know about that!?" Inuyasha asked surprised, locking eyes with his brother. Sesshomaru shrugged just slightly, answering the unspoken question.
"Oh. Well my family has a painting depicting the battle. It had your father the late Lord Tashio and I believe it even depicts his mate. There was another large Yōkai form dog. Once with a crescent moon and facial lines. I used to beg my grandfather to tell me the story. It was before the accident, but I can remember how it looks."
"You will have to show Inuyasha. We have only have a few painting of our late Sire. It only shows his human form and it has the Hime my father mated with." Sesshomaru said.
"I'd be happy to bring it in for you. You can have it, it's old but It wouldn't be right for me to keep it. I cannot enjoy it's beauty anymore." Kagome said with a smile.
Inuyasha thanked her before the brothers exited into the elevator. Inuyasha scrunched up his nose at the linger smell of Kōga.
"Why did she release some of her aura?" Sesshomaru asked as he watched his brothers reflection.
"He grabbed her, yanked her off the floor when she was getting her cane. Stupid prick then waned to pick a fight with his childish name calling. She surprised me. She threaten him, they appeared to have a deeper history then I thought," Inuyasha said, his hands in his suit pockets.
"Miroku said they dated in the beginning of college. It appears he is still bitter about it." Sesshomaru said.
"Wait wasn't he the prick that slapped her at that party we were at?" Inuyasha asked, now angry at the memory. It was fuzzy for him, he had been drunk and ended up going home with Kagura.
"No, that was the orange haired boy. The lanky one, the half Monk." Sesshomaru said, his eyes narrowing at the memory. It took all of his self control not to rip the human's heart out of his chest. Inuyasha had dragged, him out to this party being held at the house of a family friend. He hardly had expected to see her there. She was dressed in jeans and shimmery top., her hair was piled on the top of her head in loose curls. She had been beautiful that night, maybe it had been the alcohol or the haze of drugs that was in the air. He had watched her, agitated with the stupid fools who had tried to chat her up. She had rebuffed them, but one male had pulled her aside. The pair were arguing about their old relationship, she had pulled away from him. The slap had echoed in his ears, he saw red then. His brother and a friend held him back, trying to keep him calm.
If memory served, she had embarrassed him with words, though by her body language she very much had wished to hit the kid back. The soft ding of the elevator roused him out of the memory. The pair exited and headed out the front door. He needed to make a note for his security team, he wanted that human's name and address. Sesshomaru wanted to make sure that human never went near Kagome again.