Hey dudes, I'm tremendously sorry for the long wait. As I've noted in other fics, with both classes and clinic and assignments, its been really hard to find some time. And even if I have time, I'm too tired to think -_- I really can't wait for all this to end.

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Chapter 10:

"Inuyasha dear come out and eat something. Surely you can't have that much homework." Izayoi knocked on the hanyo's door while holding a trap of food. "You even skipped breakfast."

Sesshomaru was passing by, holding a book and inevitably noticed his stepmother standing outside the teen's door. "What is it this time?" He prodded.

"It's Inuyasha..."

"Of course." Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Let me." With that, he took the tray from her hands. 'I can't believe he's making me do this.' Sesshomaru was discovering new limits to his tolerance. Their mom, who had a shocked expression, speechlessly left and trusted him.

The silverette knocked again, more harshly. "Ugh! I said leave me alone already!" The hanyo furiously swung the door open but was stunned to see his elder brother standing there instead. His expression instantly changed, dropping all the agitation. Sesshomaru only stared down at him, the type of silent stare that made one uncomfortable and squirmy.

"Make me." The elder demanded and practically forced his way in.

"What do you want? What are you doing?"

"Putting an end to your commotion."

"I didn't do anything."

"Your mom did."

"Then go figure it out with her." The white-haired hopped back on the bed.

"Just do us all a favor and eat." Sesshomaru set the tray indifferently on the side table.

"Not that it's any of your business." Inu averted his eyes, speaking the opposite of everything he wanted to say.

The demon pondered on that. 'It wasn't, but he didn't realize when it became his business.' "You dare talk back to me?"

The younger gulped. "I-I get it. I'll eat—geez when did you start caring...?"

"I don't know." Sesshomaru muttered to himself while Inuyasha lifted the bowl of rice and began eating. As the teen chewed, he noted that the other was still standing in place and wondered why he was still standing there.

After a brief moment, Sesshomaru spoke first. "...are you still depressed over the lost pup?" Inuyasha's hands stopped moving.

"I'm getting over it...but… I don't know why I'm just down."

"...I see." The silverette nodded once and walked towards the door, leaving the room.

"What the?" Inuyasha stared after him, baffled. 'Don't you normally comfort someone when they say that? Whatever. I guess this food is comfort enough.'

Next day: Sunday

Sesshomaru was up early and dressed. He knocked on Inuyasha's door but didn't wait for a response and swung it wide open. "Wake up half breed." He earned no response from the sleeping teen. Inuyasha was sound asleep with his stomach exposed and half a blanket over one leg. "Get up." The elder stepped towards the bed and almost knocked a pillow on the floor. The elder scooped up the pillow and dropped it on the other's face. No response.

"Unbelievable." 'How could someone sleep so deeply?' The demon internally amused. Sesshomaru found himself smiling a touch and immediately shook his head to bring about his stern face again. He dipped one knee on the bed and hovered above the teen, slapping his cheek with a palm. "Inuyasha."

The younger finally stirred, slowly coming to wakefulness and opening his eyes. "Mh…" The teen focused on his elder brother's face, taking him a whole minute to realize Sesshomaru was merely inches away from him. As soon as he did though, he relentlessly shoved him away. "Sesshomaru?! Why are you here?!" He sat up with a blush and retreated to the head of the board, also pulling up sheets.

"Get up." Sesshomaru simply ordered without a change in expression.

"Why?! It's Sunday man."

"I'm going to work."

"Okay, have fun then—wait don't tell me you especially woke me up just to—!"

"You're coming as well."

"Uh, no I'm no—"

"I don't have all day. Hurry up and get dressed. I'll be back in ten." The demon commanded as he left. "Oh, and dress into something nice."

"What—h-ey?!" Inuyasha dragged himself out of bed to follow the other but he was already out of sight. He exuded a loud sigh and walked out the room in his pajamas hoping to track him. 'Working on a Sunday? What a sad life. Why does this guy always have to overachieve?' Instead, he ran into his stepfather.

"Morning Inuyasha, I heard you wanted to check out the company? That's great news, Sesshomaru is already on the board so you'll learn a lot."

"…haha...yeah…" The hanyo didn't have the heart to deny it all in front of his dad. Both father and son were so high up there, he shouldn't make himself to appear any lower than he already was. 'But really, what has Sesshomaru plotting this time?' His eyebrow twitched.

"Well see you."

"Yup." 'Great, now I have to play along.' Inuyasha about faced to the bathroom to wash up and then to his closet. 'But…what do I wear?'

He heard his door open for the second time that morning. "Are you ready yet?"

"Look who it is. Just what are you plotting?"

"Answer my question."

"Uh…what do I wear…?"

"Are you telling me you haven't even dressed yet?" The younger could swear he could see fumes coming from the other.

"I-I've never been inside a working company before—I don't have anything to wear for that—"

"A plain button up and pants should be fine."

"Button up huh…"

"Please tell me you have a single full sleeved collared shirt?"

"…"

"…" Sesshomaru stared in silence after him.

"What?! It's just not my style!"

"Then what is your style? To dress like a beggar?" The remark was ice cold and harsh that it hit Inu like a ton of bricks. The teen didn't have a comeback to that and just sulked. "Hah, fine. Wear whatever for now then hurry up and have breakfast. We'll stop by a clothing store."

Inuyasha hated to be told by the other but felt over-powered and quietly went to the kitchen. After breakfast, he changed into a simple pair of blue jeans and reddish orange hoodie.

"Ready?"

"Yeah…do I really have to go? I'm getting sick just thinking about it."

"Whatever, lets go." Sesshomaru paid no heed to the statement and turned to the front door. Inuyasha made a 'how dare he' look but was forced to follow along. 'So, this is what having an older brother feels like?'

"Welcome, how may I help you gentlemen today?" One of the sales representatives at the boutique store greeted.

"One dress shirt and one dress pants in his size, please." Sesshomaru pointed urgently. The lady nodded and showed Inuyasha to the men's section.

"Don't take too long. I don't want to be late." The demon reminded.

"Okay, I get it. So bossy…" the hanyo murmured the last part. He tried to be quick and picked out the simplest white shirt he could find with a pair of navy-blue pants. Oh, and of course he couldn't forget the tie. That presented to be a challenge though. He liked powerful and vibrant colors such as red and orange, however, that didn't seem to go so well with his outfit…

"What's the hold up?" He heard Sesshomaru's voice right beside him.

"I can't pick a tie…" The teen hesitated in answering, hoping the demon wouldn't chew him up right then and there for wasting precious time over something so miniscule.

"Are you serious? Here, take this. Done." The silverette picked out a maroon tie with white stripes and handed it to the younger. They didn't waste another second and checked out, heading back to the car. Sesshomaru eyed the time once and pulled into gear. Inuyasha was now dressed into his new clothes which just added on to his mental stiffness. He couldn't wait for the day to be over.

"We're here." Sesshomaru parked into the reserved parking lot. "Don't forget your manners."

"Why bring me in the first place if you're that concerned?"

"Get out." Sesshomaru pulled the car keys out. Inuyasha slammed the door close and followed the other inside.

"Good morning Sesshomaru-san, how are you today?" A young woman approached them as they exited the elevators.

"Well. I have a guest today, please inform the others."

"Of course. My name is Rina Hazushi. It's a pleasure to meet you." The woman extended her hand towards Inuyasha.

"Ah, yeah, same. My name's Inuyasha." The teen shook her hand.

"This is father's assistant." Sesshomaru introduced. "And this is my stepbrother."

"Oh, is that so? Well, it's nice to have you here. Are you giving him a tour? How sweet."

The silverette frowned, not appreciating the arbitrary judgement. "Something like that."

"Well have fun. See you again, Inuyasha-kun."

"Wow, she's friendly." Inuyasha commented after she left.

"It's called professionalism, you should learn some while you're here."

"You—" Inuyasha began. "What's your problem? You've been insulting me since this morning!" the teen paced forward, walking backwards to face him.

Sesshomaru was going to leave it with a sarcastic comeback but instead pulled the younger by the arm close to his body. Inuyasha watched with wide eyes as his face hit the other's chest, speechless when he noticed his heart skip a beat. "At least watch where you're going." The elder sighed.

"Eh?" The hanyo glanced away and saw one of the workers rolling a mail cart down the hall. 'Oh, so he moved me away…' He straightened himself, clutching the clothing around his chest. Somehow, he felt disappointed. "Whatever." The teen began walking away.

"Inuyasha."

"What?" The hanyo didn't know why he turned to face him one more time, when his gut was telling to ignore and keep walking.

"Your tie is crooked." The elder deadpanned.

"Che! Back off!" Inuyasha spun around and neglected him for real this time. He turned the corner and ran into the bathroom sign. Wanting some alone time, the teen entered and looked into the mirror. 'His tie wasn't that crooked. Annoying.' He liked the Sesshomaru that cared about him. 'Huh? When did Sesshomaru ever care about him?' Inu thought back to the time he was pregnant. He wasn't mistaken, there were moments Sesshomaru took care of him. He genuinely thought they were drawing closer to each other…but now his older brother was going back to being the jerk he was. How was he going to put up with this?

Bzzz. Bzzz. The vibrations of Inuyasha's phone cut his thoughts off momentarily. The hanyo took it out of his pocket and looked down at the message.

Demon Brother: Where are you? Come to the 5th floor.

'And way too bossy.' "No way, I'm not listening to you. I'm gonna take a tour of this place myself." He resolved and shoved his phone back in his pocket.

Another solid five minutes went by and Inuyasha had barely showed himself to the other side of the floor when his phone began ringing again. He checked the caller ID: Demon Brother. Inuyasha continued to deject the call until he went the 4th floor. Each floor was well-constructed, and walls lined with numerous doors which the teen assumed were individual offices. After the third missed call, the hanyo finally answered his phone.

"Stop bothering me." Inuyasha was aware he was playing with fire.

"Half-breed. You're getting on my nerves." The silverette's voice was stone cold and it was beginning to make the other nervous. "I won't repeat myself again. Bring yourself to the fifth floor. Now." With that, the elder abruptly ended the call.

'Uh…was there a way he could exit the building and go home without being noticed…?' The hanyo fretted. And if the elder was to follow him home, at least there were less chances of him getting killed… The teen felt trapped, he couldn't decide whether he should elude or follow orders. He took a deep breath and began trudging forward towards the elevator. 'If only he wasn't so powerless…'

Inu entered the elevator and hit '5.' 'Well here goes nothing.'

His heartbeat was gradually escalating as silver doors separated. His heart nearly jumped when the first thing he saw was his older brother standing professionally, with his arms crossed. The younger's hand smashed the ' | ' button on mere impulse. Unfortunately for him, the demon planted a solid hand on one of the sliding doors, preventing it from closing.

"You…have some nerve." The elder may have been smiling on the outside but there was an evident vein popping on his forehead.

"H-hi…" The teen casually grinned but was dragged out of the elevator by an arm to the closest empty room. "Eek!" He yelped as he was slammed against the wall. "Ow… calm down…" Inu glanced up to see glazing golden eyes looking down on him.

"Do you have anything to say?"

"Um… wait why do I have to apologize? It's all your fault—if you'd been a better host—" Inuyasha cut himself off when he noticed the other raise a hand to smack him, but it never happened. Sesshomaru stood there with his hand only a couple inches away from the other's head. 'Why couldn't he do it?' Sesshomaru was the last person to feel sympathy but his instincts weren't allowing him to execute his plan. The demon frowned as he succumbed and placed his hand on the hanyo's head instead, stroking it once.

Inuyasha, whose eyes were previously closed, snapped open but before he could meet eyes with the other, his head bobbed back with force. The silverette's lips were fully locked with his. 'A kiss? Was he just kissing him?' The teen's brain short circuited immediately and was at a loss when he felt a wet presence swarm inside his mouth. "Mh…uh—" The younger clenched the other's sleeves, begging for air but was never granted it until his knees shook underneath him. His heart was darting, and his face was heating up fast. He didn't even get an opportunity to process it all until Sesshomaru backed off.

"Come to the conference room with me. You're lucky you're not late." The silverette casually fixed the other's tie before turning away apathetically.

'W-what? How could he—' "What the hell was that?!"

"Punishment…?"

"Did you seriously just kiss me?" Inuyasha wiped his lips and accused.

"…do you call that without feelings a kiss?" The pure blood exited the room, silencing the younger.

'Without feelings' The words echoed once more in the teen's head as he put up a straight face and followed behind.

To Be Continued…

Go Sesshomaru, btw, Sessho's birthday just passed (10/10). Late HBD to him lol.