Sesshomaru and Kagome: An Elevator ride
"Are you almost ready? What the hell are you doing in there that is taking hours to do?"
"Hold your horses! I'll be out in two seconds. Just chill-ax!"
Sesshomaru sighed and fell onto the bed, tapping his foot, his legs crossed along with his arms. Kagome had been in the bathroom for hours and he was finished in ten minutes, in a nice black suit and tie, with his dress shoes polished and ready, while it took Kagome ten minutes just to find her outfit. Then she had to iron out all the wrinkles, and then choose which navy blue was better, and then got changed and he hadn't seen her since. It's like she got sucked into a black hole in that bathroom.
"Are you almost done?" Sesshomaru asked for the fifteenth time.
"You nag me, and I won't go any faster!" Kagome growled.
Sesshomaru sighed and fell onto his back. They were going to be late at this rate. If she wasn't going to be out in two minutes, he was going to burst in and get her. Gosh, it was much better when he had an escort with him the night before; he wouldn't have to wait for the escort to be ready to get going to work.
The lock eventually turned and the door opened and Sesshomaru sat up. Kagome walked out, a very nice and perfect curl in her hair and her outfit in perfect position with no wrinkles, and her heels on. She had bare legs, which Sesshomaru knew every guy would be staring at through the entire meeting.
"Are you finally ready?" Sesshomaru asked impatiently.
"Well, thank you for the compliment, Sesshomaru. You look good yourself," Kagome said with sarcasm. She picked up her navy purse and sighed. "Yes, I'm ready."
"Goodness sake, you took so damn long," Sesshomaru sighed, walking out with his coat in hand. Kagome carried hers as well and slipped it on. It was the tan one, the same one from the night before. She rolled her eyes.
"Well, I wanted to be perfect for this meeting. You can't make a first impression twice," Kagome pointed out.
"You already are perfect, and you'll make a perfect impression. Just relax and let's go. They probably have been waiting down there for hours," Sesshomaru complained. They took the elevator down to see three people in the lobby. Sesshomaru seemed to know them and walked right up, his arm wrapping around two of the guys. "Hey, how have you been doing, guys?"
"Seenou!" One exclaimed. Kagome stood in the lobby, quite confused. Did any of these guys have names?
"Hey, sorry we were late. You know how girls can be. Hours in the bathroom for one thing," Sesshomaru sighed, rolling his eyes. Kagome couldn't let that comment pass and whacked his arm, which he held the spot. "Sorry, sorry, sorry."
"Seenou overpowered by a girl. You think she could be the one who beats him in bowling, finally?" Another guy exclaimed.
They started walking out and into the limo, talking fast about Sesshomaru, or who they called "Seenou," and never once being named. Sesshomaru finally realized it and halted the conversation.
"Guys, this is Kagome," Sesshomaru told the guys, a hand to Kagome. She waved shyly.
"Kagome? Isn't she Kouga's fiance?" One asked. Another nodded. "Yeah, he talks about some Kagome all the time. Are you her?"
Kagome turned to Sesshomaru confused, who she got the same look from him. "I thought you said Inuyasha proposed to you, not Kouga," Sesshomaru pointed out, talking to Kagome.
"Only Inuyasha did. I don't know what Kouga's talking about," Kagome told Sesshomaru truthfully.
"Your bro must be lying to you guys," Sesshomaru said. "You see, she's my girl. My lover. My-"
A navy purse whacked his head hard. "You are now the liar," Kagome said with a glare.
"What?" Sesshomaru exclaimed.
"Just finish the introductions. I'll deal with you in the room," Kagome said with a glare.
"Ok, ok. That's Ginta Wolfe and Hakkaku Wolfe, the twin brothers of Kouga. Then that's Jaken Toed, my friend since high school. And at the meeting, there's going to be Naraku Onigumo, you've met him, and Mousso Facee, you haven't met him, and Bankotsu," Sesshomaru explained.
"Bankotsu? Isn't he one of the Killers?" Kagome asked. She thought that name was familiar.
"Yep. Youngest, but owner of the company. Look, try to say stuff, but smart stuff," Sesshomaru advised Kagome.
"Seenou, you need to take your own advise. It'll be better if Hakkaku or I tell her that than you," Ginta told Sesshomaru. The guys all laughed but Sesshomaru.
"Ha, ha. When was the last time I said something stupid?" Sesshomaru demanded.
"Um, last time we saw you, in London, England, and you got everyone on the topic of escorts and who they recently had been sleeping with, and next thing you know, our three hours were wasted on that subject. Though, your description of Miss. Fujin and your sex life was quite enjoyable," Hakkaku spoke up and burst out laughing.
"Yes, I believe we all had gone home to our girlfriends and wives with only sex on our minds, and they had some hell of a night. We did too. I remember Ayame screaming all night long, non-stop, because of how painful you got me..." Ginta spoke up. Kagome winced. She couldn't exactly join in on this conversation. First off, she wasn't at that meeting, and she had never exactly had sex before.
"Hey, guys, drop the subject," Sesshomaru demanded, quite serious, seeing Kagome's reaction to all the talking.
"Come on. You can't say that you didn't have tons of fun with Kagura that night from our stories, can you?" Ginta laughed.
"Come on, I'm serious. Just shut up," Sesshomaru said, wanting to get off that topic very fast. The guys finally saw what he meant and shut up.
"So, um, have any idea what this meeting is about?" Hakkaku asked.
Kagome felt something touch her leg softly and brushed it quickly away while listening to the conversation. But the feeling returned, feeling like Sesshomaru's claws up her bare leg. She looked down and freaked. It wasn't Sesshomaru's hand! It was some freakish green hand, and its claws were running up and down her leg. She shrieked, pushing herself into Sesshomaru. He looked over, and saw her disgusted expression and turned to see who was sitting next to her; silent Jaken. It was odd; Jaken usually talked non-stop. No wonder he was silent. He was touching up his girlfriend.
"Jaken Toed!" Sesshomaru growled loudly.
"Yes, Sesshomaru?" Jaken said, his voice high-pitched and squeaky.
"Why were you touching up my girlfriend?" Sesshomaru demanded.
"I thought, perhaps, that she wasn't good enough for you, so I thought I should test myself. Seems she does not like being touched. Or just doesn't like green. Whichever, I truly disapprove that she is suited for your exquisite taste. Plus, Sesshomaru, I was not touching her up; this is touching her up," Jaken said in one breath and next thing Kagome knew, Jaken's hand's were on her chest. She slapped Jaken before she could stop herself, and darkly blushed when she realized what she had done. She looked at Sesshomaru, but his eyes were closed. But she could also see the vein on his forehead pulsing.
"Tell me, someone please tell me, he did not just touch her chest," Sesshomaru demanded, his eyes remanding closed. The guys were silent.
"Well, Sesshomaru, I did. I mean, I was just explaining what touching her up meant. Touching her up also means-" Jaken saw Sesshomaru take a deep breath, the vein pulsing harder. "I'll shut up."
"For once in your life, take your own advise!" Ginta warned.
Kagome was looking at Sesshomaru intensely. Was he going to scowl at her for slapping his friend?
When Sesshomaru finally opened his eyes, he saw Kagome looking up at him with worry. "It's ok. You did it right. I approve of you slapping him. He had no right to touch you there. Since I haven't even," Sesshomaru added the last part under his breath. Ginta nor Hakkaku heard it. Kagome did though.
"Sesshomaru," she whispered, "you have. That one time, in my bedroom, when you wanted to take it a step farther, your hand did some wandering to my chest."
Sesshomaru looked down at her before around the limo. They other guys were busy in discussion, so he could freely kiss Kagome. He titled her head the right way and kissed her delicately and long, getting as much passion before they had to go to the meeting. She didn't mind, and even complied to it. It was a good limo ride, except for maybe Jaken touching her.
They arrived shortly and the driver opened the door for the males. When Kagome exited, happening to be the last person out, the driver offered his hand for Kagome, but Sesshomaru growled and offered his hand instead, which Kagome accepted instead. Sesshomaru allowed Kagome to hold his arm and lead her into the conference building.
"So," Ginta asked at the desk, "what floor is Naraku Onigumo holding the meeting?"
"Floor fifty-two, sir. Knock twice, and he will let you in," the attendant told Ginta with a charming smile. Ginta checked her out with a mischievous smile until Hakkaku pulled him away.
"Meeting now, cheat later," Hakkaku told Ginta harshly. Ginta rolled his eyes and stomped ahead of the group. Sesshomaru smiled and looked down at Kagome. She looked around; this place was odd. Everything was dark. Purple curtains, black walls, dark blue carpet. Naraku Onigumo had been known for being a dark one, but can someone say obsessed?
"Naraku can be odd, but his personallity is worst," Sesshomaru whispered into Kagome's ear. She turned to Sesshomaru nodded, understanding him completely. But that wasn't what she was worried about...
Riding on the elevator was silent. Not even the hum of the elevator could be heard. It was uncomfortable, and Kagome was just glad she could hold Sesshomaru's arm.
There wasn't a ding when they arrived at the floor, odd for Kagome. She just followed Sesshomaru wherever he led her.
The floor they landed on was strange; stranger than the first floor. Where the first floor was dark and cold, this floor was gold and silver and metallic everywhere. Kagome almost had to shield her eyes from the shine from the walls.
The only door, down the one hallway, was wooden and the only thing not reflecting light. Ginta knocked twice and the whir of a lock was heard and the door opened to a smiling Naraku.
"Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Wolfe, it's been too long," Naraku beamed, shaking their hands as they entered. "Mr. Toed, nice to meet you. And I see you sire has joined you this time."
Sesshomaru's face went cold and hard. The two males' eyes connected and then Sesshomaru avoided Naraku's hand, leaving Kagome to enter on her own.
"Oh, a lady! You blessed us with the female persuasion, hum, Sesshomaru?" Naraku said, checking out Kagome's wear. "But, I warned you, no escorts unless they are mine."
Kagome walked on in with a flick of her hair and a roll of her eyes. She sat down next to Sesshomaru, seeing that he left her an empty seat next to him. She felt Sesshomaru squeeze her hand under the table, and Kagome only was able to give Sesshomaru a glance before Naraku stared talking.
"Well, I see not everyone joined us, but our guest will be able to meet them all on Thursday, correct? Now, miss, what is your name?" Naraku asked. Kagome was about to reply, but Sesshomaru intercepted.
"This will not be a meeting of my girlfriend. Just get on with it, Naraku, or we will have no choice but to walk out," Sesshomaru snapped. Kagome was worried, giving Sesshomaru a glance from the corner of her eye.
"Mr. Youkai, all I was intending was to refer to her more than a guest, but by name. And she does have a tongue, does she not? So she can answer her own questions," Naraku told Sesshomaru darkly. He turned his gaze to Kagome. "Now, please tell me your name."
"For this trip, just refer to me as Ms. Youkai," Kagome said sweetly. She thought it was only appropriate, since Sesshomaru just told the entire room of their relationship.
"Ms? Are you not together yet? Still haven't taken the plunge?" A male spoke up from the side of the room.
"If you mean get married, no, not yet. But I have been thinking of taking the other one," Sesshomaru told the male, giving him just a small glance.
Kagome was puzzled. What other plunge did Sesshomaru intend? Or was it just a bluff with all the other males?
"Oh, the big one," everyone murmured. Whispers passed around the room until Naraku clapped his hands to silence them.
"Now, now. Mr. Youkai had a point. Let's get down to business. Any change in major positions?" Naraku asked.
"Rin quit," Jaken spoke up suddenly. "Said she needed to go on a long trip and no longer wanted to work for a pathetic... demon."
All eyes fell on either Kagome or Jaken and Kagome sighed. Was she to explain herself again?
"She knows, now continue," Sesshomaru said, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
"Jakotsu was promoted. If anything should happen to me, Jakotsu will be left in charge and attend these meetings," the male spoke up. Kagome finally drew the conclusion that that male was Bankotsu. So the other male on the other side of the room must have been Mr. Mousso Facee. She returned to listening to the conversations.
"I don't want that Gaylord at these meetings. He'll be all over us all, staring at us and drooling and sighing loudly. Disgusting," Hakkaku spoke up.
"I must agree," Ginta agreed.
"He isn't into you men. He only has his sights on one male," Kagome spoke up, knowing fully well of Jakotsu's crush on her last boyfriend.
Every eye fell upon Kagome. "And how would you know?" Bankotsu asked suspiciously. "He doesn't exactly converse with females."
"My ex-boyfriend was his sights," Kagome told them all. Whispers were sent around, and she felt one pair of golden eyes fall upon her, but didn't dare look at them.
"And, Ms. Youkai, who was that?" Naraku asked, leaning forward.
Kagome fell silent. She had hoped no one asked. But the room fell silent, hoping for an answer.
"Mr. Inu-jerk Hanyou," Sesshomaru spoke up coldly, but coolly. Kagome felt all the gazes lift off of her figure.
"Mr. Hanyou? Your brother?" Naraku asked with a very interested tone. Kagome glanced at Naraku and he had an eyebrow raised. "Isn't that ironic?"
"I said we would not be talking about my girlfriend. Drop the subject, now," Sesshomaru ordered. The room went silent until Ginta spoke up.
"My brother and I are planning on bringing on another boss," Ginta told everyone, hoping to get everyone back into the meeting.
"Who?" Naraku asked, interested.
"Mr. Kouga Wolfe. He was real upset when Inuyasha's secretary was fired, and needed a new workplace or Inuyasha would be dead in a week's time," Hakkaku spoke up.
"And who was Inuyasha's secretary?" Naraku asked, looking at Kagome. Kagome almost sighed and sunk in her chair. This topic would once again lead onto her.
"Miss Kikyou Miko. She was too much like his fiance and just seeing her pain, it brought him pain, and he couldn't stand it," Ginta told them all, saving Kagome's ass. Well, slightly.
"Kikyou looks nothing like Ayame," Bankotsu spoke up. "You are lying."
"Mr. Youkai, your girlfriend seems to look a lot like Kikyou. Is her name Kagome Miko, not Ms. Youkai?" Mousso asked, finally hearing his voice. Sesshomaru suddenly jerked his head up. Crap, he had completely forgotten. "Well?"
The room was silent, not a single sound was heard. It was like they weren't even breathing.
"Yes," Sesshomaru finally spoke and the room fell into chaos.
"She cannot listen anymore. She'll ruin everything!"
"She's a spy for Inuyasha!"
"SILENCE!" Naraku screamed and the entire room fell silent. "Now, did you not hear the young lady? Inuyasha is her ex-boyfriend. And Sesshomaru would know if anyone was lying. And she would be dead if he knew she was cheating with her past love. Now, calm down everyone." The males sat down and took deep breaths. "Now, miss, would you mind telling us your real name?"
"Kagome Higurashi-Miko," Kagome answered, her head slightly hanging.
"Now, tell us, why that has no Youkai in it? And why you used it then?" Naraku asked.
Before Kagome could answer, a tight hand grasped her wrist and pulled her to her feet.
"I told you, this will not be a meeting about my girlfriend. We'll be leaving. Talk among yourselves, but if I hear her name mentioned once in the review, you'll all be coated in blood by tomorrow, along with a thick addition of poison. We're going," Sesshomaru snapped and Kagome was suddenly jerked away with Sesshomaru out of the room. Sesshomaru slammed the door closed and banged the elevator button. But Kagome barely noticed. Her head was spinning.
The elevator dinged and Sesshomaru pulled Kagome inside and closed the doors with a bang on the button. Just as soon as it started, it jerked stop. Kagome yelped and held the railing, but Sesshomaru didn't even seem to notice. Especially since he had hit the stop button.
"Look, a lot of things must be confusing," Sesshomaru said in a whisper.
"Ya think?" Kagome snapped. "Like why the hell you dragged me here, yelling your head off, and then whispering lowly and softly and-"
Kagome's lips were covered by lips. She mumbled the rest, but just as soon as she was going to move into him, he pulled back.
"Thank you. Now, let me explain. Mousso, he... He knew you because, well, he dated Kikyou a long time ago. And she broke it off with him very roughly, so he knows how she looks and how much you have a resemblance to her. Which I really don't see. And, anyways, Naraku is very interested in Inuyasha. They had a feud, which ended very bitterly where Inuyasha won Kikyou, and since then, they have been rivals," Sesshomaru explained, leaning on the railing right next to Kagome. He sighed before continuing. "And it doesn't help that I'm that jerk's brother and your his ex-girlfriend. Naraku finds that amusing, since he wants to find out how it will end up when it ends. He just believes all relationships end in a break up, seeing that his parents broke up just after his birth, and every relationship he has ever had lasted only a night."
"Poor guy," Kagome commented. She saw Sesshomaru glare at her. "Like, you don't see it. He never got to experience true love. He doesn't know what it is. And he just can't stand for relationships to last long, so he wants to destroy them. And enjoys every relationship break up he knows about, especially about Inuyasha's. If he was loved and knew what love it, he wouldn't be like this."
"Kagome, he's evil. Dead evil. Can't stand love. Breaks up any relationship, even if he doesn't know them. That's what his company is about; breaking up relationships where one of the partners want to break it off. He isn't to be felt sorry for, or to be caring to. You do that, and you'll be his next victim," Sesshomaru told her.
"Victim?" Kagome asked.
"He takes human and demon bodies into his. Makes them his own, fusing them into his. Gains their power and knowledge. Too many have died like that with Naraku," Sesshomaru told her, shaking his head. "It almost happened to me."
"How? Wait, is that why you refused the merge?"
"Yep. He told me there was this girl who wanted just a night with me. Just one. Just one where she got what she wanted and I got what I wanted and then we'll go our separate ways. Kagura Fujin was her name. The thing was, she wanted a relationship. It wasn't what I originally wanted, but we hit it off for a while. Until I realized what she really wanted was to have a child with a caring, loving person. I'm not going to do that! Plus, it's impossible with me until I mate. But she didn't get that, telling me to mate her so she could get pregnant. You see, demons can only mate once. And she wasn't the one. She wasn't the one I wanted to mate, let alone get pregnant. Especially since I had bad publicity at the time because of my father's death and was waiting for that one girl."
Kagome smiled when Sesshomaru looked at her from the corner of his eyes with half closed eyes. "I guess I see that. And then she broke up with you badly, which Naraku loved, and then you found out and probably tried to kill him, and he tried to merge you into him. But what saved you?"
"That's what pisses me off the most. Inuyasha came by at that moment and broke the bond, and then let Naraku get away. What a dummy," Sesshomaru sighed. He felt a soft hand on his cheek.
"Hey, at least no one has gotten Naraku yet, hum? You can still get back at him, some how, some way," Kagome said sweetly. She heard Sesshomaru sigh. "And I think I have the perfect plan. Mousso seems to not even talk, or look up. We can use that to our advantage. And plus, he is probably still in love with Kikyou, and my resemblance can work very well. So what do you think?"
"We'll talk about it later, in the room. But, for now, we have an entire elevator to ourselves, stuck between two floors, and we can make it work when we are finished. Get my drift?" Sesshomaru asked, trapping Kagome between his hands and arms, his face only inches away.
"Yeah, you need to get a breath mint," Kagome said, turning her head away. "Did you brush your teeth today?"
"Kagome," Sesshomaru told her sternly, and heard her laugh.
"Yeah, I get your drift. I also now feel a little uncomfortable," Kagome told Sesshomaru.
"Oh really, why?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Well, one, your knee is between my thighs. And second, Jr. is resting on my knee," Kagome said with a smile.
"I thought you liked it like that," Sesshomaru whispered. Kagome sighed and rolled her eyes, before pulling Sesshomaru in for a long, passionate, steamy kiss. But she broke away when something grasped her chest.
"What was that for?" Kagome asked, holding the violated body part.
"I thought you said I could," Sesshomaru told her, a worried expression on his face. "Did I hurt?"
"No, just scared me slightly," Kagome told Sesshomaru, scratching her neck.
"I won't do it if you don't want me to," he told her in a whisper.
"No, go ahead. It was kind of more of a shock," Kagome sighed, and the lips locked again.
Kagome was lifted onto Sesshomaru one leg and pushed against the elevator walls for some time, until a woman came on a speaker.
"Is everything all right, customers?" Was heard. Sesshomaru growled darkly and angrily, slightly startling Kagome. She never heard him growl like that. He always growled, well, humanly, not like some animal. "I take that as a yes. Good bye."
A click was heard and Sesshomaru looked back up at Kagome. She looked down at him with worry. "A problem?" Sesshomaru growled.
"Yeah, that growl. Depending on the situation, it doesn't turn me on," Kagome told Sesshomaru and yelped slightly as she was dropped to the to floor. "Hey, I'm just telling you the truth!"
Sesshomaru turned his back to Kagome and stood in the corner. "Sorry," he told her, his voice soft and, well, sorry.
"What was with that growl? It sounded like an animal growl, like a canine's," Kagome said, standing up and flattening out the wrinkles in her skirt.
"I'm a dog demon. Did I ever tell you?" Sesshomaru asked. Kagome shook her head no. At least she didn't think he had. "Well, dogs growl when angered or perturbed or, well, interrupted. And I was interrupted. So, unfortunately, I do as well."
"Well," Kagome whispered, her eyes on a piece of gum stuck to the flooring, "it was slightly odd. And, you know, you could have told me first before demonstrating it."
"I didn't mean to scare you. I just forgot. Like, I can't remember everything. I have, in the past, but recently, after those many centuries, I'm beginning to forget."
"Hey, it's all right. I'm fine with it," Kagome told Sesshomaru, her hands on his shoulders and rubbed lightly. "Don't worry about it."
"Well, I ought to tell you, when very angered or at a high point of anything, I hiss," he warned. Kagome smiled and Sesshomaru turned around to face her. "Just thought I'd warn you."
"Very nice," Kagome told Sesshomaru with a smile and her lips were captured only briefly. "Do you howl as well?"
"Howl? Not anytime I can think of," Sesshomaru told her, looking at the ceiling and scratching his head. "Nope, but why do you ask?"
"Um, well, I always heard Inuyasha howling while he was with Kikyou, and seeing that you guys are related..." Kagome trailed off.
"Well, when we finally get together for the night, I'll try to howl with just you, all right?" Sesshomaru asked, stroking her cheek. She smiled.
"Yeah, whatever. Now can we go? It's kind of getting hot in here," Kagome complained. Before she even saw Sesshomaru raise his eyebrow, she added, "And I'm starting to have trouble breathing."
Sesshomaru hit the stop button again, starting the elevator up again. "We'll get out soon enough. Hey, how about lunch? The guys won't be out until 3, so let's relax and eat and, well, relax."
"I guess I can take you up on that offer," Kagome said with a smile and walked out with Sesshomaru into the street. "But we can't take the limo, or they'll notice and not have any way of transportation to their hotels. How about some old fashioned cabbing?"
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes with a chuckled and nodded. Kagome hailed one and told the driver to go to the Beaucoup de Poison down the street, in French of course, and they were off.
"How do you know your way around here?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I learned my French in this area," Kagome told him. "Also, I hope you're paying. I have almost no money."
"You mean as well as the cab?" Sesshomaru asked. Kagome smiled shyly and nodded. Sesshomaru sighed and sat back. "Heck, what are boyfriends for other than good kisses?"
"Well, I get warmth, attitude, sarcasm, money, cars, trips, and a job from mine," Kagome joked. Sesshomaru sighed and looked out the window. Kagome could miss the point completely sometimes.